teh-tarik@MadrasCafe

Prank

2012-01-27T20:43:00.001+08:00

A Must Watch: Waste Land

2012-01-27T01:09:00.001+08:00

Waste Land

A bite into memories of a simpler time

2012-01-26T17:29:00.001+08:00

USB thumb drive of the year

2012-01-26T17:15:00.001+08:00

A single tear

2012-01-26T13:26:00.001+08:00

My favorite scene from Midnight In Paris.Adrien Brody was brilliant as Salvador Dali.

Chinese New Year 2012

2012-01-26T01:01:00.001+08:00

CNY celebration at Luke's school (Live coverage ha ha)

2012-01-25T13:48:00.001+08:00

The Chinese orchestra is quite good.

iPhone 4s & iPad 2 Jailbreak Available Now

2012-01-24T22:26:00.001+08:00

iTunes U

2012-01-20T13:07:00.001+08:00

Take a course for FREE.

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone

2012-01-20T11:58:00.001+08:00

iBooks Author

2012-01-20T11:02:00.001+08:00

Go write a book.

Apple reinvents textbook

2012-01-20T09:17:00.001+08:00

The textbook. Reinvented for iPad. - YouTube

The textbook. Reinvented for iPad.

Toca

2012-01-18T08:33:00.001+08:00

Faye loves the apps from this guys. Really well designed.

Genius

2012-01-18T00:42:00.001+08:00

Greatest is the one who serves

2012-01-16T15:04:00.001+08:00

Only the cassock now is a major eyesore at least to me.

Best birthday gift!

2012-01-14T15:33:00.001+08:00

Cath and the kids gift to me this year was a photoshoot on my birthday. It was the best present I've ever had because this captured a moment in my life and most of all I spent with the love of my life and our two little pirates!

Movies to look forward to in 2012

2012-01-14T00:54:00.001+08:00

The Dark Knight Rises (Dir. Christopher Nolan. Everything is pointing at this being THE movie event of the summer, if not the entire year) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yh6SriAjdE

The Avengers (Dir. Joss Whedon. Any other year you could same the same thing about this. Getting both within two months of each other is just great) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOrNdBpGMv8

The Hobbit (Dir. Peter Jackson. 11 years in the making) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0k3kHtyoqc

The Master (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Could top There Will Be Blood with this, and that's saying a lot)

Django Unchained (Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Jamie Foxx as a former slave shooting people. Just shows how many big directors are having films come out this year)

Lincoln (Dir. Steven Spielberg. Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln. All that needs to be said)

Prometheus (Dir. Ridley Scott. Took us seven spots to finally reach an original story. Take that as you want) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU

Skyfall (Dir. Sam Mendes. New James Bond with Roger Deakins cinematogrpaghy and Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem. Happy Thanksgiving!)

Brave (Dir. Mark Andrews. First directing job. The latest Pixar. Looks like a Dreamworks film but trailers can be decieving) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEHWDA_6e3M

The Expendables 2 (Dir. Simon West. Con Air. You may not know the director, but you'll know the cast. Expendables is going to be just as fun as the first one, and hopefully with less zoomed in on the shoulder camera work) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rkdTcQLwZ4

Moonrise Kingdom (Dir. Wes Anderson. This being this low is more proof that it's a stacked year. The cast alone is worth checking this out)

Men in Black III (Dir. Barry Sonnenfield. There's no way this can be as bad as the second one. 10 years should be enough time) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyaFEBI_L24

Seven Psychopaths (Dir. Martin McDounagh. If you've seen and loved In Bruges then this is required viewing. If you haven't. Watch it first, because this will be required viewing)

The Amazing Spider-Man (Dir. Marc Webb. 500 Days of Summer. Would be around 3-5 if it wasn't 'the damn origin story told AGAIN! It's been only 10 years) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XayxMPrUP4

The Bourne Legacy (Dir. Tony Gilroy. The Bourne Identity. Looking forward to a new Bourne film, even without Damon. Halfway down the list because faith in it isn't as big as it could be)

Argo (Dir. Ben Affleck. Affleck has done two great films, with The Town being better than Gone Baby Gone. Argo looks like it could easily be even better than those two. Keep it in mind)

Gravity (Dir. Alfonso Cuaron. The last American film Cuaron did was Children of Men. That's an automatic pass)

Gangster Squad (Dir. Ruben Fleischer. Ruben's last two films were Zombieland and 30 Minutes or Less, two films that seemed like could have been so much more if they'd been longer. Gangster Squad looks like the perfect oppurtunity for Fleischer to show whether he's going to flourish on simple short comedies or if he can work in multiple genres. Either way, it's a mix of L.A. Confidential and The Untouchables)

Ted (Dir. Seth McFarlane. Only on here because I trust McFarlane to pull together at least a solid comedy)

Dark Shadows (Dir. Tim Burton. In the past, Burton would have easily been in the top 10, but he's a mixed bag quality wise. I'll trust Shadows as a possibly of a return to form)

Battleship (Dir. Peter Berg. The Rundown, Friday Night Lights. Liam Neeson better say "THEY SUNK MY BATTLESHIP!" or I'll leave the theater mad) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDMXkPfxjOc

The Raid (Dir.Gareth Evans. Possible first American exposure. Hate just to say "Watch the trailer" but that's the best way I can do it justice. Just...holy crap this looks brutal!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWlmhMSnVdM

Looper (Dir. Rian Johnson. Rian did the near perfect Brick then the disappointing Brothers Bloom. Still plenty of faith in Looper)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Dir. Timur Bekmambetov. Wanted. The title alone is enough)

Tomorrow (Dir. Paul McGuigan. Lucky Number Slevin. Push. One of the more underrated directors on this list. Only reason it's down here is becasue I can't find any word on it since 2010 so it's possible it doesn't even exist anymore. Hoping I'm wrong)

The Woman in Black (Dir. James Watkins. Eden Lake. Simply put, a horror film that isn't full of gore and jump scares. Sold) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lReemWmO5o

The Raven (Dir. James McTeigue. V for Vendetta. John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe. Neat) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYAZnVk0Czw

The Grey (Dir. Joe Carnahan. Smokin' Aces. Liam Neeson fights wolves off with beer bottle claws he broke with his teeth) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujrBaHS8UTg

Dredd (Dir. Pete Travis. Vantage Point. Another take on Judge Dredd with Karl Urban as Dredd)

Gambit (Dir. Michael Hoffman. The Emperors Club. A Coen Bros. script)

Grooveshark

2012-01-14T00:40:00.001+08:00

Now with HTML5 , I wonder how Apple will block this. Grooveshark is the best free online music streaming site....period.

Just point your browser on your iPhone or iPad to

html5.grooveshark.com/

Good TV

2012-01-13T14:16:00.001+08:00

To find beauty in the ordinary

2012-01-13T12:50:00.001+08:00

You asked for it

2012-01-12T22:35:00.001+08:00

When I Say "I am a Christian"

2012-01-12T10:08:00.001+08:00

by Carol Wimmer

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I am saved"
I'm whispering "I get lost!"
"That is why I chose this way."

When I say..."I am a Christian"
don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need someone to be my guide.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
and pray for strength to carry on.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
and cannot ever pay the debt.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
my flaws are too visible
but God believes I'm worth it.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartaches
which is why I seek His name.

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I do not wish to judge.
I have no authority.
I only know I'm loved.

(Martin J posted this and I loved it so much that had to re-post)

Top Cat The Movie

2012-01-11T16:49:00.001+08:00

Brought back memories but certainly was not more mischevious or as charming as Heathcliff IMHO.

And the winner is

2012-01-11T09:15:00.001+08:00

Ubuntu TV

2012-01-11T08:55:00.001+08:00

Install at your own risk. My go to media centre is Plex but I am still very much in love with all things Linux.

Cut The Rope in all browsers

2012-01-11T08:46:00.001+08:00

http://www.cuttherope.ie/

Not surprising news

2012-01-10T13:57:00.001+08:00

So this is where Mr&Mrs Irudayam spent their weekend

2012-01-10T08:41:00.001+08:00

King Henry

2012-01-10T08:36:00.001+08:00

You worry when Henry has to come off the bench to score for Arsenal.

Plastic utensils

2012-01-07T23:48:00.001+08:00

Clothes that poke the eyes. Go figure.

2012-01-06T09:20:00.000+08:00

All abuzz over ‘Ethical Clothing’

3D Audio

2012-01-05T21:43:00.001+08:00

HAMBURGLR

Music memories

2012-01-04T22:59:00.001+08:00

You listen to a song from years ago and all the old memories come rushing back.Some are vivid while some seem like a dream where you are not certain if it was real or something your brain made up. I was listening to U2 - The best of 1980-1990 and just wanted to capture the moment.

Packs a punch

2012-01-04T15:34:00.001+08:00

School Daze

2012-01-03T21:09:00.001+08:00

Another Chapter

2012-01-03T17:49:00.001+08:00

Primary 1 Sincerity 7 students heading to class. The whole affair was organized and parents were not allowed to stay after recess. No entry after this and were assured the kids are in good hands.

I hope the teachers are too. The principal was friendly but seemed to be a stern lady as well.

At least one block to remind me of our Great SFI la. This where the canteen is located , sadly there was no way that they could match our Mee Kari definitely. So, Daphne & me went for Japanese after checking out what was available.


The school has bus bay where kids disembark and board directly within the compounds. I liked this the best about the school as it made the atmosphere outside less chaotic. Overall, it was a pleasant and memorable experience for the parents............I am not sure about the student though.

Facebook from a public place.

2012-01-03T16:50:00.001+08:00

Maximum trolling - Imgur

FIFA 12 for iPad

2012-01-02T21:17:00.001+08:00

Finally with a recent update the gameplay has improved and the graphics gorgeous.

Jobs loved Japan

2012-01-02T14:14:00.001+08:00

Steve Jobs and Japan | Nippon.com

Welcoming The New Year - DAS style

2012-01-01T23:49:00.003+08:00

Siah I know you missed out on this one as the kids was sick but the kids who came had their share of fun at Jake and Jessie's place. For my kids I know the water balloons were the best part of the day. Jake and Jessie…… just wanna to say thanks for the time, effort and of course the cake for Alyssa. I am sure she appreciates her Godparents doing this for her in her own way! Oh yes Jake the teh tarik was almost there. Arul needs to be the judge of your teh making skills..... you learn fast my friend! Arul we missed you and the family as well here. For Felix it was dad's day out with the kids.....Suresh a happy new year to you too!

2011 in pictures

2012-01-01T22:28:00.001+08:00

Pictures of 2011

My fav app for 2011

2011-12-31T22:57:00.001+08:00

Flipboard for iPad

Happy New Year

2011-12-31T12:10:00.001+08:00

Of Friends & Family

2011-12-30T22:55:00.002+08:00

It's good to know that the kids will be there to keep some of the traditions going. Dulu bujang sekarang sekeliling pinggang ade anak kena pegang!

Disney Girls Come Alive

2011-12-30T12:57:00.001+08:00

Violent football fight

2011-12-30T12:47:00.001+08:00

Siri powered Apple TV?

2011-12-29T17:03:00.001+08:00

Rumours... but sounds interesting.

Jailbreak Available (except iPad 2 & iPhone 4s)

2011-12-29T16:59:00.001+08:00

GreenP0ison

He asked for his Dad to come home

2011-12-29T15:46:00.001+08:00

We do not remember days; we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese

2011-12-29T12:42:00.001+08:00

The Scully Boys

2011-12-29T00:14:00.001+08:00

Workspaces

2011-12-22T22:40:00.001+08:00

Others here but the one below is my favourite and hope to get this set-up when we move to our new place eventualy.

Great Idea

2011-12-22T12:37:00.001+08:00

Get it?

2011-12-21T23:07:00.001+08:00

Merry Christmas

2011-12-21T14:56:00.001+08:00

Merry Christmas guys. 2011 has been quite the year for most of us.Thank you for everything and wishing you nothing but the best life has to offer.

Love is all around

2011-12-21T14:50:00.001+08:00

He's Good

2011-12-17T07:50:00.003+08:00

Time Person Of The Year

2011-12-14T23:03:00.001+08:00

Massive and effective street protest' was a global oxymoron until-suddenly, shockingly-starting exactly a year ago, it became the defining trope of our times. And the protester, once again, became a maker of history....The stakes are very different in different places. In North America and Europe, there are no dictators, and dissidents don't get tortured. Any day that Tunisians, Egyptians or Syrians occupy streets and squares, they know that some of them might be beaten or shot, not just pepper-sprayed or flex-cuffed. The protesters in the Middle East and North Africa are literally dying to get political systems that roughly resemble the ones that seem intolerably undemocratic to protesters in Madrid, Athens, London and New York City.

FYI

2011-12-13T23:36:00.001+08:00

Kids these days....sheesh.

2011-12-10T13:51:00.001+08:00

The 50mm still rocks

2011-12-08T20:26:00.001+08:00

At the dentist

2011-12-08T19:14:00.001+08:00

Still A Class Act

2011-12-06T23:11:00.001+08:00

ABS

2011-12-06T19:27:00.001+08:00

Disney, Pixar , Apple

2011-12-06T14:15:00.001+08:00

Mickey Mouse in pyjamas comes to say good night to the kids in the hotel. This was Luke's reaction. I am sure the title here is a little confusing and if you read Steve Jobs autobiography , there are revelations on the whole Disney Pixar deal. When I looked at this pic on my phone today it struck a certain chord with what SJ was talking about.

Make memories

2011-12-05T15:47:00.001+08:00

In this life, nothing material really matters.

So Different

2011-12-01T15:23:00.001+08:00

Great Movie

2011-11-27T01:22:00.001+08:00

The Classics

2011-11-26T12:43:00.001+08:00

Treasure each moment

2011-11-25T23:16:00.001+08:00

Malaysian Road Practice (not in 'L' license syllabus)

2011-11-21T16:15:00.001+08:00

I finally got the Microwave joke that Arul sent. Damn kau slow, these days! Must be age!

Anyway, just wanted to share with you some general observations on Malaysian traffic practice that I noticed since I started driving.

1. "Tree branch" - Malaysian drivers are quite a special breed, creative and errmm.. different. I noticed that there's an unwritten rule for symbols for hazard. Say, if your car has broken down in the middle of Federal Highway, all you need is a tree branch, instead of the hazard triangle. You'll be surprise how many people actually understand 'the branch' as the replacement for the hazard triangle. 'Kereta rosak' - Tree Branch! (Car manufacturers, take note, if you're selling cars in Malaysia, give a free tree branch or create the triangle with branch logo on it.)
2. "Empty container" - Another interesting symbol is an empty Shell Helix container (or any similar plastic container) on top of a car. This means that the car is for sale. :-)
3. "The other traffic light" - If you notice when you are at the traffic light on red, most Malaysian's don't look at the traffic light that is directly in front them. They always look at other people's traffic light, 'yellow' for others means that we can go.
4. "Automatic Audio Green Light indicator" - Don't bother looking at the traffic light when you're waiting for it to turn green. There's an automatic audio indicator in Malaysia. When it turns green, you will hear the 'honk'. Funny thing is, the Malaysian govt need not invest in hi-tech audio indicators (differently-abled friendly). There's always a volunteer to 'honk'. 9 out of 10 times, the 'honk' activates immediately after the traffic light turns green. Talk about automation.
5. "Cross-Road Traffic Light Bypass" - Faster way to turn right when the traffic light is red on a cross-road junction. Turn left, then make a U turn, go straight.

The value of education

2011-11-21T14:23:00.001+08:00

Nailed it

2011-11-18T14:57:00.001+08:00

Total Guitar

2011-11-17T09:36:00.001+08:00

This sounds a little like Steve Vai in the begining but remember, this
guy is using an acoustic guitar alone with some overlaping track
pre-recorded maybe. Still ...awesome.

Insane Guitar Skills "Passionflower".

Wow

2011-11-16T22:23:00.001+08:00

Just awesome

2011-11-14T19:30:00.001+08:00

www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/

Twillight

2011-11-14T08:59:00.001+08:00

recharge your faith

2011-11-10T23:21:00.001+08:00

Neat free app

2011-11-09T16:10:00.001+08:00

Photoshop This

2011-11-08T15:16:00.001+08:00

8track = awesome

2011-11-03T13:00:00.001+08:00

More to this life

2011-11-02T23:58:00.001+08:00

Beautiful

2011-10-31T19:03:00.001+08:00

A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs - NYTimes.com

It's been a long time for all Arsenal fans

2011-10-30T20:20:00.001+08:00

Our education system

2011-10-29T14:37:00.001+08:00

Thailand Under Water

2011-10-27T21:05:00.001+08:00

Powerful

2011-10-26T00:43:00.001+08:00

Dare To Get Closer

Four youngsters rape and sodomise seven-year-old girl

2011-10-24T10:32:00.000+08:00

Four youngsters rape and sodomise seven-year-old girl

WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING TO OUR YOUNG?

Now we are talking

2011-10-22T21:49:00.001+08:00

Anonymous exposes pedophile ring - hacks Lolita City - National Anonymous | Examiner.com

iPhone 4 camera & aided by some neat apps

2011-10-22T01:00:00.001+08:00

No,sir.

2011-10-20T19:55:00.001+08:00

Seems quite true

2011-10-15T18:17:00.001+08:00

Unix

2011-10-14T21:02:00.001+08:00

Days of our lives

2011-10-12T22:24:00.001+08:00

I am speechless

2011-10-09T10:12:00.001+08:00

Man sodomises 23-day-old son after wife declines sex

Life

2011-10-07T16:43:00.001+08:00

Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T15:00:00.001+08:00

Apple - Remembering Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T12:34:00.001+08:00

Apple - Remembering Steve Jobs:

'via Blog this'

Windows 8

2011-09-16T11:08:00.001+08:00

Taking a peek into Windows 8.

September 2011

2011-09-16T10:53:00.001+08:00