Parking on the edge

Desperate or running out of time?

We are not dumb, you are!!

Me peeps and I were on our way to town. We are using the public bus as a mean of transportation as it is a cheaper way to go about. We hope into the bus. The bus driver decided to take a break. Not long after that,   passengers started filling in the bus and there were also a group of European tourist( a total of four of them) women.
there were supposed to check in at cheap budget hotel in town called Kota Lodge Hotel at Kota Laksamana.
Supposed to stop before a traffic light at the junction going into Jalan Kota Laksamana.

We supposed to stop at the curb before the traffic light and walk into the  Jalan Kota Laksaman junction to get to the budget hotel

but was caught up due to the fact the the girls got to wear/carry their huge backpack.(is not their fault they carried such big backpacks, they are tourists for goodness sake). The bus driver didn't stop but instead waited at the traffic light. After the traffic light again we decided to come down. I pressed the bell once but the  bus driver never stopped.

The bus driver decided not to stop.Heading towards the mall

After reaching Mahkota Parade Shopping mall. He asked for the bus fees, but i told him my friend had paid him. before I got down he told me this," Kawan-kawan awak itu, bebal lah!!"  (Your friends are such idiots).
I know, an African guy press the button a few times. I pressed it once. We all wanted to get down there and  at the end you called my friend idiot/dumb??
I had to apologize to the European tourist because they had to walk so far if they wanted to get to their lodging. Their plans might have been disrupted too because of that incident. 
I am okay for the fact that the bus driver might be irritated because the bell was pressed many times,  but you didn't even stop for us and we really wanted to get down, but I am pissed  because he called us dumb for no apparent reason. We don't deserved that at all.

bulldozing through traffic

Harrowing experience. There was a bulldozer that was squeezing through  some traffic that apparently stopped because of the red light ahead. It wobbled from side to side, almost causing the car next to it to be scratched/punctured by the bulldozer's blade.
the driver must be cocky, insane or a risk taker. Wouldn't want to imagine what will happen if the bulldozer's blade scratches the car?

wave of failure

Taken from Yahoo News Malaysia.

7 Dis - Kehebatan filem "Ombak Rindu" tidak perlu disangkal lagi apabila berjaya mendapat kutipan RM 4 juta dalam masa 4 hari, tetapi penulis novel tersebut tampil kecewa atas tidak dapat terlibat dalam produksi filem itu.
Novel "Ombak Rindu" yang diterbitkan oleh Alaf 21 telah dicetak semula sebanyak 23 kali sejak tahun 2000, tetapi pemilihan adaptasi itu tidak boleh menjauhkan dirinya dari kontroversi.
Isu timbul apabila penulis novel "Ombak Rindu", Fauziah Ashari, nyata kecewa dengan pihak produksi kerana tidak memanggilnya untuk sama-sama menyertai produksi ini sebagai penasihat skrip hatta penulis skrip. Ini kerana selaku pemilik idea asal, mereka lebih mengetahui isi dan memahami jalan cerita novel itu sendiri.
Kini isu bayaran tidak setimpal pulak telah disuarakan oleh penulis novel yang mengatakan bahawa bayaran yang diterima cukup-cukup untuk tambang pergi dan balik dari Johor ke Kuala Lumpur dek kerana sokongan padu untuk filem "Ombak Rindu".
"Tiada apa yang tinggal," kata Fauziah lagi, " tiada sesen pun untuk saya kalau nak diikutkan bayaran yang diterima, tetapi perjanjian telah dibuat, sepatutnya pihak bertanggungjawab lebih prihatin tentang isu ini kerana apa yang diolah dari "Ombak Rindu" hampir kesemuanya adalah idea asal saya. Termasuk bait ayat yang disampaikan oleh Lisa Surihani, " Redha itu ikhlas, pasrah itu menyerah". Itu juga merupakan ayat yang ada di novel," ujar Fauziah.
"Nasihat sebagai penulis selepas ini kepada organisasi yang telus dalam menguruskan kewangan, adalah untuk adil dan saksama untuk kepentingan menjaga hak masing-masing. Apa jua yang ingin dilakukan yang melibatkan hasil ciptaan pihak lain, perlu dibincang dari akar umbi. Fauziah juga mengambil contoh penerbit barat yang mengangkat martabat penulis setanding dengan nama besar yang lain. Ini yang perlu kita contohi."
"Ombak Rindu" dibarisi oleh pelakon hebat seperti Aaron Aziz, Lisa Surihani dan Maya Karin pasti memerlukan pelaburan yang banyak dari pihak penerbit Tarantella Productions Sdn Bhd yang dipelopori pengarah ternama Sharad Shadan selaku penerbit filem ini.

Okay let me tell you what does the article says:
Apparently there is one novel which is very popular among the Malay reader here in Malaysia which is written by Malaysian novelist Fauziah  Ashari title , "Ombak Rindu". The book got pick up and is adapted into a movie  by Tarantella Production Sdn Bhd and has so far has grossed RM4 million in 4 days. The problem not only lies on the poor movie adaption but how the writer of the novel got left out during production of the film. She was not giving a proper say on what should be done with the movie.She was not even paid handsomely for her books even though the movie collected a substantial amount of money at the boxoffice. She said  can't do much about it because she signed a deal earlier on even before the movie was made.
She goes on further to say that other that the organization should be more transparent in  handling financial issues  and to be fair and just to uphold the rights of everyone that is involve. She gave an example that producers from the west have given liberty and rights to novelist on par with other big names in the industry. This she says should be followed.

conclusion:

• She totally got ripped and not been paid for what she truly deserves. I think whatever  ideas that you have you shouldn't be giving it to someone so freely. At the end of the day is your work, your idea and creation.
• When there is someone who wants to use your work, please get strong legal aid,  because apparently this woman is stupid enough to be misled by  greedy people such as the director and the entertainment company.
• Don't  just be in the entertainment and arts industry just because you want to be famous. Be ready to fight fight for it once people are trying to used them for their personal selfish gain, because honestly it's your work not theirs.

Do you know that:
Tan Sri P Ramlee has not been receiving alot royalties from most of his work which includes more the 60 films and 360 songs alltogether? The Shaw Brothers Studios has most of the rights to the late P. Ramlee's work

• P. Ramlee's kin wants their TV Royalty (AsiaOne)

Wives gets it...

BUTTERWORTH: The Obedient Wives Club is set to stir up another controversy with a member here blaming women for husbands who indulge in illegal sexual relationships.

Hajiera Hartley said women who did not fulfil the sexual needs of their husbands caused the men to look for illicit affairs.

She said a survey carried out recently by the club showed that only 10% of Malay wives understood the sexual needs of their husbands.

“Most married Malay women are busy with domestic chores and ignore the sexual needs of their husbands.

“A sexually satisfied husband can lead to a harmonious family,” she told a press conference on the club’s War Against Illicit Sex campaign at the Global Ikhwan Sdn Bhd office in Lahar Yooi, near Tasek Gelugor, yesterday.

Hajiera said Islam teaches Muslim wives to offer themselves 100% to their husbands and advised women to dress attractively for their husbands.

Global Ikhwan, reportedly an off-shoot of the banned Al-Arqam movement, had set up the club to help “improve” wives.

Original article:

• wives blamed for straying husbands ( The Star Malaysia)

The never ending saga of the Muslim lady... and in this case acts as sexual beings for their husbands lust. Seriously a bunch of fanatics in my opinion.

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