Thanks to Najib's 1Malaysia, numbers associated with the word Malaysia have appeared to be the most popular catchphrase in the country these days. Enter 15Malaysia, a short film project sponsored by P1 which showcases fifteen video clips that touch on all aspects of Malaysian life.
Among the fifteen, I like Slovak Sling the most. The cheeky conversation between Patrick Teoh and Harith Iskander made me burst out laughing with tears the first time I watched the video clip.
With the recent uproar of celebrities' naked photos and videos leaked on the Internet, I guess Lesson 38 is something that everyone has to bear in mind all the time.
-sigh-
The remaining few that caught my attention are as displayed below.
The Tree is an eye-opening video clip that reveals the importance of planting trees from the perspective of a Muslim.
House reminds me of the recent Kampung Buah Pala fracas in Penang where the previous state government has somehow sold a land of substantial size that belonged to a group of Indian families for development.
One Future is an inspiring piece which narrates the birth of opposition and rejection in a flawed system that was deemed as perfect... at least, that was what I perceived it to be. :P
Meter is interesting as the principal cast who was lambasting about the current political woes is no other than the controversial politician himself, Khairy Jamaluddin. This video clip convinced me that he has potential as an actor should he decides to quit his political career one day.
Most of these short films have hidden meanings in them and it is up to the viewers on how to interpret these invisible agendas; something that the late Yasmin Ahmad used to portray in her Petronas festival commercials.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
15Malaysia
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Meme: Save Yvonne's sight
I do not usually post entries looking for help. In fact, the last time I did the exact same thing was for baby Kai Xin, where I actually created a special iConUnot section on the side panel to link visitors there.
Let us face it. I am no Kenny Sia with skyrocketing number of visitors and I do not even know how many of you actually responded to baby Kai Xin's plight in the past. I somehow stumbled upon this request in Patrick Teoh's blog and thought, Well, I shall just do my small part here and whether the rest will follow up - or not - is another story altogether. The extract below is more or less a carbon copy of Patrick's.
Yvonne Foong has been raising funds for the operations she needs to treat her neurofibromatosis which causes tumours to grow inside her body.
Yvonne had already lost her hearing and communicated through writing on a small white board. But now she is losing her eyesight and needs another operation again. The operation is due in December and once again she needs to raise funds for it. The cost of the surgery is USD44,000 (RM154,770) and the cost of her hospital stay for two weeks is USD915 or RM3,219.
She has already raised RM10,000 of this but obviously still has a long way to go. She is hoping to raise the rest by republishing her book I'm Not Sick, Just A Little Bit Unwell in English and Chinese. The books are now available in Malaysian bookshops and from her website store. She is also selling T-shirts at bazaars and via her website store. You can read about her surgery and donate to her fund here.
You can also help by sending on this meme. If you do, please follow these meme rules:
- Create a blog entry titled Meme: Save Yvonne's Sight.
- List three things you love to see. Add in the picture of Yvonne's book cover. The URL is http://www.yvonnefoong.com/images/banner/my-story.jpg.
- End with the line, Yvonne Foong is in danger of losing her eyesight thanks to neurofibromatosis (NF). Please find out how you can help her by visiting her blog at http://www.yvonnefoong.com.
- Tag 5 blog friends. Be sure to copy the rules, OK?
- If you have a Facebook account, please check out Ellen's new invention, a "feme" pronounced FEEM, a meme designed for Facebook here. And if you want to blog about NF, that would be great too!
The three things I love to see are:
- Everything.
- Something.
- Anything.
I am tagging the following blogger friends to ask them to help out:
Anyone else interested in passing on this meme is more than welcome to do so. I am sure Yvonne will much appreciate it!
Yvonne Foong is in danger of losing her eyesight to neurofibromatosis (NF). Please find out how you can help her by visiting her blog at http://www.yvonnefoong.com.
