Quantum of Solace

Both bee n i are definately fans of James Bond franchise. Bee has a collection of the previous Bonds films plus a CD of its soundtrack....peminat betul!! But he did mention to me that he do not prefer the new Bond which is so opposite of my opinion. I personally think that finally we have found a Bond that is not too 'whimpy' but more strong in action and tough!! I'm so looking forward for the 2nd continuation of Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace is not disappointing. Altho initially i'm a bit confuse of the story, i still enjoyed its dramatic scenes. Eventho i think they could do better with its villain (i'm only disappointed about the villain), i still look forward for the next round of the 23rd James Bond movie.

Genre : Action/Adventure

Cast : Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench & others.

Movie Plot (cut & paste from yahoo)

Seeking revenge for the death of his love, secret agent James Bond sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country's water supply.

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization.On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano. Using his associates in the organization, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organization.

Tropic Thunders

Genre : Comedy/Action

Cast : Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise, Matthew McConnaghey n some other stars.

Verdict : Okilah, quite funny.

This movie is about :- (cut n paste from Wikipedia)

Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

During the filming of Vietnam veteran John "Four Leaf" Tayback's (Nick Nolte) memoir Tropic Thunder, the stars—fading action luminary Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), five-time Academy Award-winning method actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey, Jr.), rapper Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), low-brow drug-addled comedian Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black), and character actor Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel)—behave unreasonably, resulting in a $4 million explosion going off with no cameras shooting. With filming a month behind schedule only five days into shooting, the media dubs the production "the most expensive war movie never made". Rookie director Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) is ordered by studio executive Les Grossman (Tom Cruise) to get the production back on track or risk having it shut down.

Acting on Tayback's advice, Cockburn drops the spoiled actors into the middle of the jungle, where he installs hidden cameras and special-effect explosions rigged so he can film "

guerrilla-style". The actors have only a map and a scene listing to guide them to the helicopter waiting at the end of the jungle. Shortly afterward, the director is blown up by a derelict land mine left by the French during the First Indochina War, but only Lazarus, and to a certain extent Sandusky, realize his death was real.

Unbeknownst to the actors, they are dropped in the middle of the Golden Triangle, the home of the heroin-producing Flaming Dragon gang. The Dragons believe the actors to be Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents. When Tayback and pyrotechnics man Cody Underwood (Danny R. McBride) attempt to locate the now-deceased director, they are captured by the drug producers, at which point Tayback is exposed as a fraud when the prosthetic hooks on his hands fall off. The actors continue to trek through the hostile jungle. After Lazarus and Sandusky discover that Speedman is leading them the wrong way, they split off from him with Portnoy and Chino, and leave Speedman continuing to follow the film's script while the others attempt to escape the jungle.

Speedman is captured and taken to the Flaming Dragon's heroin factory, which he initially believes to be a

prisoner of war (POW) camp from the script. The gang soon realizes that he is the star of the box office bomb Simple Jack (the only movie they have, on VHS) and force him to reenact it several times a day. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Speedman's agent, Rick Peck (Matthew McConaughey), is trying to negotiate with an uninterested Grossman a to-date unfulfilled term in Speedman's contract that entitles him to a TiVo on location, when they are contacted by the Flaming Dragon gang and are asked for a ransom. Grossman instead curses out the gang and later tells Rick that they can benefit more by collecting the insurance claim on Speedman's death, even offering the agent a share of the profits along with his own personal jet.

The other actors stumble upon the Flaming Dragon's heroin factory. After seeing Speedman being tortured, they plan an ambush based on the film's plot line. Lazarus impersonates a farmer who has caught Jeff in his farm, distracting the armed guards so Chino and Sandusky can sneak into the building where the captives are held. After the gang notices inconsistencies in Lazarus' story, the actors open fire on the gang, temporarily subduing them.

Portnoy, Sandusky, Chino, and Lazarus find Speedman and attempt an escape in Underwood and Tayback's recaptured helicopter. The gang quickly rejoins, crossing a bridge which is rigged to detonate by Underwood. Speedman asks to remain behind with his "family", but he quickly returns with the murderous gang in hot pursuit. Tayback detonates the bridge just in time for Speedman to reach safety, but as the actors and crew escape from the jungle, the gang fires a

rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at their helicopter. A disheveled Rick unexpectedly stumbles out of the jungle carrying a TiVo box and throws it in the path of the RPG, saving them all.
Footage from the hidden cameras is compiled into a feature film, Tropic Blunder, which ends up becoming a major critical and box office hit and a multiple-Academy Award winner. The film breaks Speedman's streak of flops and he wins the award for Best Actor, presented to him by the previous year's Oscar winner, Lazarus.

Layer Cake from Sarawak

Aunty L took us to a place where we can buy and choose many many types of 'kek-lapis sarawak'.

She said its quite famous, her name is Dayang Salhah.

They displayed some samples for customers to tryout the layer cakes.

So many wonderful and colourful cakes to choose from.

Coincidently the place were packed when we came but i managed to take a few pics.

Their wall of fame. Some local artists who make time to visit this place.

And here are some of the kek-lapis that were given to me by Aunty L, K and some that i bought at the shop for my colleagues.

Trip to Serikin & local dishes of Sarawak

The trip to Serikin on Saturday morning was nice. Weather was good. Its an hour hour journey from Kuching town. Huby drove the Storm while my parents were with my aunty and uncle. Serikin is a border between Kuching and Pontianak. They're so many cheap things you can get from Serikin, most of the people are Indonesia and some of the things like local keropok, kain sarong, telekung, blouses, imitation handbags were abundant.

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Glad to get to sample (yet again) the local dishes of Sarawak. My favourite is the 'bubur-pedas', 'ayam pansoh' and 'linut.

First day at my auntie house. She served so much food but thank god, our stomach was so hungry (as she warned us not to eat anyting in between) and so we managed to sample almost all.


Steamed Empurau Fish (to me it sounds like 'emperor' fish). She said it costs RM750 se-ekor.

Bubur Pedas (i loike this dish, sedap!)

Engkalak (its a family of fruit). How u take it? U dip the fruit with salt and put the whole thing in your mouth. Just throw away its seed. Rasa macam lemak-lemak.

Ulam-ulaman (some are Sarawak's local ulam which you cannot get in Semenanjung)

Rojak buah with sambal petis sarawak

Stir-fry century eggs with onions and chillies. Its my fave!

Masak Asam Pedas Terung Emas


Ayam masak hitam

Sayur Keladi
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2nd nite dinner at Top Spot.

So many types of vege to choose from.

Other fresh seafood

The place is quite cool lar. My first time there and they're so many people, the place was almost packed.

Stir-fry siput buluh



2 types of fish (Fried Jenahak Garlic Sauce & Steam Ikan Merah)

2 types of prawns (Butter Prawn & Udang Galah Grilled Cheese)

The fresh non-cultured udang-galah that we had

2 types of vege (Belacan Midin & Mixed Vege Oyster Sauce)


Grilled Squid (i didn't know how it is cos there were so many dishes to eat, i had to skip the squid)

Oyster Omelette (something different, nice and crunchy)

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3rd nite at K's house (most of the dishes were homecooked by Uncle H)


This is the size of the RM 750.00 un-cooked Empurau fish


Linut (a white starchy thingy to be eaten with its sambal)

Steam Crab (fresh & juicy)

Steam Prawns

Ayam Pansoh (my fav, its chicken cooked in bamboo and its delicious)

2 types of umai - flown specially from Mukah (to be eaten raw & pre-cooked)

Botok (its actually made of fish good for digestion)

Steamboat (i didn't sample tis dish as i'm already too full)



Ulam-ulaman which includes buah dabai and mentimun (their famous local salad)

Some desserts


Having coffee before leaving for the nite.