There is always a story behind every picture..

Indeed, there is always a story behind every picture. Alright. I had never tried to write a fiction before. So I'm gonna start now.

I bet everyone know about World War II. According to Wikipedia, World War II was a global war that was underway by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations including all the great powers eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. These deaths make World War II by far the deadliest conflict in all of human history.

It is just a brief introduction for you guys to recall all the memory about World War II.

When it was in the World War II era, people were very worried about whether they will be killed by those Japanese armies or not. But there was a girl, named Jane who thinks that she should do something to protect her family members so she tried to pretend as a guy so she won't be arrested. This is the way how she protects her family.

One day, when she went to market to buy something, there was a loud alert that the Japanese armies were informed the public that they gonna dropped a atomic bomb down. When she heard the loud alert, the first thought that appeared in her mind is, she needs to go back to her home as quick as possible because all her family members were still in the house which is her parents and two younger brothers. When she ran back to her home, she accidentally bumped into a Japanese army. The moment she fell down, she was thinking that she gonna get arrested by the Japanese army since the action that bumped into them is one of an irreverence and impolite behavior toward them.

"Dear officer, I'm really sorry. Please! Please don't killed me! My family members are still waiting for me in home! I truly apologize what I had did and I'm not do it on purposely!"

"..............................................."

"(looked up and saw the Japanese army's face with crying face)"

"(Armed Jane by getting up from the floor) If you still want to be alive, ran as far as you possible and don't come back to this area anymore. My leader is gonna dropped more atomic bomb down to this area in a few days more."

"Thank you officer! Thanks to your kindness! I will never forget you! You're the kindest army that I had been met!"

By the time, when Jane reached home, she spoke out what she met and what she had been told. What she can do now is bring her family out of this area.

Few days later, Jane met the Japanese army again beside the river when Jane was doing her laundry. Both of them chatted happily beside the river.

"Hmm. You still haven't know my name right?"

"Oops! Yup! What's your name?"

"My name is Takashi."

"Oh! Takashi! Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too. Actually I hate war. I hate how those armies tried to destroy and occupied other people country. It's shameful and disgusting towards me.

"But why you came here? You said you hate war."

"I was being forced to come here. If I refused to come, my family will be killed by those Japanese armies. I wanna protect my family so I came here. I have no choices!"

"Hmm. Actually I'm a girl and my name is Jane (putting her hair down and wiped her face clean)."

"By the first time I met you, I knew that you're a girl."

Finally, both of them were true enough to reveal anything to each other and both of them started to fall in love with each other.

But sadly, in one of the bomb action, Takashi who wishes to protect Jane sacrificed himself to save Jane. It's indeed one of the saddest memories for Jane since she was the one who cause Takashi dead. But before Takashi dead, he told Jane that he's willing to do anything just to protect Jane but now he couldn't do anything anymore. After he finished his word, Takashi left Jane with lots of regret.

Until now, Jane still can't forget the love and kindness that given by Takashi although she had already married to John which is a British and gave birth to two healthy children. For Jane, the appearance of Takashi in her life was truly the most sweet and happier moments towards her, or maybe to Takashi too. Jane promised that she will always keep Takashi in her heart and will never forget him.

Instead of saying there is always a story behind every picture, there is always a sweet memory behind every sad ending is more suitable for this short fiction.

For your information, according to Wikipedia, World War II fatality statistics vary, with estimates of total dead ranging from 50 million to over 70 million. The sources cited in this article document an estimated death toll in World War II of 62 to 78 million, making it the deadliest war in world history in absolute terms of total dead but not in terms of deaths relative to the world population. When scholarly sources differ on the number of deaths in a country, a range of war losses is given, in order to inform readers that the death toll is disputed. Civilians killed totaled from 40 to 52 million, including 13 to 20 million from war-related disease and famine. Total military dead: from 22 to 25 million, including deaths in captivity of about 5 million prisoners of war.

Dream? PETS SHOP!

Dream? I do have a dream.
For me, my dream is to open a pets shop.

Although it's not a new idea since nowadays there are a lot of pets shops, even pet saloon. But I don't care. I just want to own a pet shop. Yea my own pet shop.

Since I was a child, I love doggie so much. But my parents won't allow me to keep a pet because they think that I can't take care of it. Alright, what I can do is just listen to them.

But for now, I finally own a little doggie! Her name is Crystal. Of course, she's a little girl. She's naughty but yet too cute. She likes sleeping on my bed, lying on my legs and running with socks then bang on the door without control. Now she's at Muar with my parents and my younger sister. Although at the first, my parents are quite disagree that we keep her as a pet because my mum is a neat freak and she always keeps our house very clean so she's worried about if the pet will lose their fur or not. If yes, she seriously can't bear it. But luckily, Crystal seldom loses her fur so she's accepted by my mum.

My mum treats Crystal like treating her own daughter, even though she already has five daughters.

Ok, back to the topic. Why I wish to own myself a pet shop? The reason is quite simple, it is because I wish I can give the best and ever service to those doggies and taking care of them. I think it's an enjoyable and happier job ever!

Not only service the doggie that have owner, there is a duty that I wish I can achieve someday, that's I hope there is no stray dogs in my country or even worldwide! Once you have decided to keep a pet, it's a responsibility to keep them as your pet and take care of them within their lifetime. If you really don't have time to keep a pet, PLEASE DON'T BUY THEM JUST FOR FUN AND ABANDON THEM WHEN YOU'RE TIRED OF THEM! There is always a notice on every pet shop that reminds the buyer if they can truly take care of the pets or not. Not only doggie, but all kind of animals. If they can't, please leave.

Besides that, I believe the quote - "Dog is a Man's Best Friend". Doggie actually knows what our feeling is. Once they firmly believe in us, he/she ( I hate to use the word 'it' to describe doggie) will only listens to you no matter what. This is why I really love doggie.

DOGS ARE MORE SINCERE THAN HUMANS. Am I correct?

Let's go TV!

Nowadays, there is variety of TV series, TV show, broadcast news and even live show. Among these varieties of show, there are two types of TV show that I love the most.

First, it's sport variety program.

There is a lot of sport variety program but the sport variety program that I prefer the most is Let's Go Dream Team that airs on KBS2. In this show, the producer will split the participants into two groups, one is Dream Team that set up with Korean artist and another group will set up with those professional athletes. The reason why I like this show so much is because it is a healthy show. Compare with others tv program, it is more interesting and fun. You can see the effort that putting on by every artist. I love how the determination of those artist had that they want to win the contest. They work together and encourage each other; this is the part that I love the most.

Second, it's music television program such as MCountdown!, Show Champion, Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo. These five types of music television program broadcast by Mnet, KBS, MBC and SBS which is South Korean music television program. I love this kind of tv program because I love Kpop song so much and from these music program, I get to listen to the most latest Kpop songs. Besides that, I love the feeling how the celebrities enjoy on the stage, singing and dancing. This is one of the most enjoy moment towards a celebrities and how they can influence us by those lively atmosphere. Thus, on every week, they will announce a champion for the show that based on the album sales, digital sales and so-on. I love to see the scene when my favourite celebrities get the award. It feels so touched because I knew that their effort has not been put into waste.

It's definitely one of a sweetest moments for these celebrities because by getting awards in these music show, that's mean they are enough qualifications to stand on this stage and become the real performers. So for Korean celebrities, by winning in these music shows, is a most important springboard for them to move towards to the international.

Of course, it's one of a motivation for me by seeing them getting these awards and reminds myself that once I tried my best, my effort will not be wasted and the rewards that I get will more than what I expect.

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Novel. The only novel that I can think about is only Harry Potter.

Although I'm not the biggest fans of Harry Potter, but at least this is the only novel that I can really read through inside out.

Instead of comedy novels, romance novels, adventure novels and many more genres of novels, I still prefer mystery novels. So I will choose Harry Potter. Initially, Harry Potter only has paperback copy, but since Harry Potter becomes more famous after they release the movie version, the publisher started to publish the hardcover version for the reader to keep it as a collection.

The lesson that I can learn from Harry Potter is "three is better than one". Oops! What I mean is not the boys and girls relationship but truly friendship. From this novel, when one of them gets into trouble, his/her friends will come and rescue him/her without any hesitation. This is part that always impressed me so much.

Besides that, by reading this novel, I can really imagine if in this world everyone have their own magic skill and how is the world gonna be? It sounds fun but back to reality, it would never be happen so it's good for us to imagine. Ya, I mean just for fun.

Alright, the second reason why I will get addicted to Harry Potter since I had never touch a single novel before. Yea, it's because of the second male lead - Ron Weasley as known as Rupert Grint. Instead of the male lead Daniel Radcliffe, I more prefer Rupert Grint because he's way too cute! May I speak frankly? Actually I get addicted to the movie version first then I only started to read the novel version. Compare to novel version, of course, movie version is more interesting than novel version. But the feeling of when you're holding the book and flip it from one page to another page, you can feel how much of the effort does the writer - J.K. Rowling put inside. It's the feeling that you can feel when you're watching the movie version.

That's all for my review of novel - Harry Potter.

Magazine..

Honestly, I seldom read magazine. I usually read the magazine that bought by my mum, that's "Feminine". Here is one of the cover of the magazine that featuring one of the Taiwanese Girl Group S.H.E member Ella.

In this magazine, the reporters always get the facts and truths that seldom revealed in the newspaper or other magazine. They will always get the one and only news that interviewed with the litigant. The spirit always impresses me very much. Although they will get rejected or insulted with some bad words by those litigant or victim, they still never give up and always give the readers the most accurate news details.

Besides of facts and truths, this magazine will also recommend some new IT products such as laptop or smartphone. Not only IT products, they will also posted some cuisine recipe, latest cars product, fashion, make-up tutorial, fashion show event and some celebrities interview.

The part that I love the most in this magazine is the celebrity's interview part. In the interview, I can know more about the inherent of the celebrities.

That's all for my view of magazine. 

Camera Shots, Angles & ASSIGNMENT!

Before I start, I would like to recommend you guys a video that I truly love the way they shoot. It is Super Junior 3rd album <Sorry Sorry> Repackage album <It's You> Drama version MV. They shoot all the way the MV just a take and without any NG. It really impressed me because they can make a member walk through the camera to bring us to another member's scene without awareness and it form a storyline. Click this link :- It's You Drama Ver. MV

Okay, let talk about the main topic.

Our latest assignment for Mr Hardip is we need to make a 10-15 minutes short video with any genre of drama or comedy. So Mr Hardip let us watch some previous student's product and all the short videos that Mr Hardip shows us are really very good work. At first, I'm so excited that we finally have to do some video -shooting assignment. But when we started doing our video-shooting, I realize that it is indeed a tough task.

My group members Joyce, Guat Ling, Nanyoung, Abigail, AK and I had form a team is supposed to shoot a Bollywood video because we think that nobody had tried shooting Bollywood video before so we're doing something special now and it sounds interesting!

So what's our short video talking about?

First, there is an Indian boy who fall in love with an Indian girl. Both of them love each other very much but who knows the girl suffers cancer disease and ended up die in the end. So in our short video, we put in sad ending instead of happy ending to remind people aka our classmates that we need to cherish the one we love when we're able to do so.

We tried our best to use those camera shots and angles that teaches by Mr Hardip in our tutorial class. We even to dance in the short video since it is a Bollywood style short video.

Anyway, this is my very first time that doing a video-shooting assignment with our classmates. Even though I need to come back from my hometown on purpose just for this video-shooting assignment but it's indeed a fun project although I had mentioned at above that it's really a tough task :/

TOUGH + FUN = SWEET MEMORIES.

Advertisement..

Last Friday, Mr Hardip let us watched a lot of funny advertisement.
Seriously, I never thought about that advertisement can be so funny.
Although it is funny, but it also can transfer the information that the producer wants to transfer to their audiences.
If they produced an advertisement with a serious mode, people will find it boring and won't have the mood to watch it again and agin.
That's why advertising company always needs to come out with many creative idea to attract their audiences.

Click this link :- McDonald's AD

This advertisement is talking about there is a couple that the boy loves the girl so much. Even the girl accidentally dropped her flower into the sea, the boy just jumped into the sea without any hesitated and find the flower back to her. Besides that, the boy even accompany the girl went shopping and helped her to push the car that without fuel. They look like a sweet couple but then everything had changed when they went to McDonald's. If you want to know what had actually happened, just click the link and find out everything!

Actually, advertisement is not only for those company to promote their new products, it also can be to encourage society to look after the environment. For example, this Save Energy, Save Earth advertisement by Super Junior. It came out with a song rhythm that easy for people to addicted it and funny acting.
"One! Don't leave your unused computer on, ENERGY IS LEAKING! Two! Use public transportation when going out! THINK ABOUT OUR EARTH!"

So, SAVE ENERGY, SAVE EARTH! Advertising is doing everything to protect the earth!

Thing that people can't live without it.

Whopps! What's the thing that people can't live without it?
Don't talk about oxygen, water, electric! Be creative! It's NEWSPAPER!

Maybe nowadays people loves to read newspaper through iPad, iPhone or internet, but let's talk about my dad my mum's generation, they can't accept if they need to read newspaper through those things. And not only my parents, I also prefer to read printed newspaper. I love to flip through one page to another page and feel the effort that those newspaper editor did it just for their readers to know what news exactly happened in the country that they lived. Besides that, Sin Chew Daily is the newspaper that my family read.


Now, newspaper not only gives public important news about the country that they lived and worldwide news, they also making effort in publish something to wish people HAPPY BIRTHDAY! This is a great idea to wish your idol Happy Birthday through newspaper and it's very meaningful. The picture that I attached beside is the newspaper in Malaysia named 'GuangMing JitPoh' that really published a advertisement to wish South Korean boy band Super Junior's Yesung HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (It's sponsored by Yesung's Malaysia fanbase - listen2yesung) Of course, you need to paid money before they did it.
(p/s: as a fans of Super Junior, I do bought this newspaper and the picture that I attached is really taken by me!)

Don't always think that printed newspaper is old-fashioned stuff. It has became more and more creative than you expected!

The Limited Effects Theory - Attitude Change Theory?

Today, I'm gonna talk about 'Attitude Change Theory'.

What is 'Attitude Change Theory'?

Hmm. People can find the sources or definition of Attitude Change Theory via Google so I won't explain so much. Now, I will just give out a example and experience about Attitude Change Theory.

Nowadays, people loves to go shopping. Not only window shopping but really spend money to buy something home. Maybe it can be a 'disease' for those people especially girls that love to buy something each time they go shopping. Don't bother if the thing is useful or useless, pretty or ugly, everything in shopping mall is so attractive towards girls! So, it's easy for girls to being regret for buying something that actually they don't like it but all because of that SHOPPING DISEASE!

I did it before when I'm in secondary school. Each time I did it, I will be scolded by my mum. She will said"I thought you love this dress so much but why I didn't see you wear it for just one time? The dress always be hanged in your wardrobe!" and I will be like"Sorry mum, I don't like it already. It is so old-fashioned!" So from now on, I will think twice when I'm shopping. It's avoid to spend too much money to buy something that is useless and ya, it's also to avoid be scolded by my mum!

So, this is my opinion about 'Attitude Change Theory'. Hope you guys won't get addicted to the SHOPPING DISEASE that I mentioned about!

Taboo!

What is Taboo?
Hmm. Actually, I can't answer this question before I played the game in our tutorial class on last Tuesday. But now, I can tell you that this is a fun word guessing game that I had played ever!

Taboo, is a word guessing game published by Hasbro in 1989. And yea, this is just my introduction about Taboo since everything about Taboo you can just search it in Google.

So now, I wanna talk about what am I thinking about when I'm playing Taboo in front of the class.

First, when I knew that Mr Hardip wanna let us play a word guessing game and I'm telling myself that 'I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT AND PLAY THIS GAME IN FRONT OF THE CLASS!!!!'. But when it reached my turn, I was just 'Hmm. Just take it easy.' But basically, this game is not as hard as I think. For me, I think that I'm a person that lack of creativity and describing, but when I'm truly participating in this game, my brain do works! Yeah! My brain do WORKS! It is fun and motive as this is a word guessing game, not just a meaningless game.

So, for those who haven't try this game, feel free to try it when the game is available beside you. You can call on on your group of friend and play it together!

Delicatessen..

Last Friday, my lecturer played a French movie named "Delicatessen" in the class. It is such a horror movie in my first thought because in the intro, there are a few scenes that showed how the people ate human flesh and I don't know why they want to eat human flesh!

After watching the movie, seriously, I have no idea what is the movie talking about. And many of my friends are very confused about it. So Hardip let us go back and do some research about this movie. After doing these research, I'm now 70 out of 100 percent knows what is the movie talking about.

First, the setting of this flim. It is set in an apartment building in a post-apocalyptic France of an ambiguous time period. It is a film that directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, starring Dominique Pinon and Marie-Laure Dougnac. Dominique Pinon as Louison and Marie-Laure Dougnac as Julie Clapet.

The things that I admired about Delicatessen is they don't revert to making it a horror comedy on gore and horror. It is not a film that's going to have many fans will drooling over it but it is a film that a lot of films that miss that point and Delicatessen get it right on so many levels. If you want to know more about this film, feel free to watch it and I'm sure that you won't regret! Click the trailer :- Delicatessen (1991) Trailer

GENRE

In this 21st century, people had more freedom to choose what genre of song that they want to listen to. Even though there are many genre of song but basically not every genre that can catches us.

For example, there are ballads, A cappella, rock, pop, electronic and many more.

Actually, I have no particular preference to the genre of songs. As long as the song's rhythm can catch my heart and yeah it is enough already. But the most most genre of song that I prefer is A cappella.

After I'm falling in love with the song rhythm, then I will go and take a look at the lyrics (because basically I'm listening to K-pop songs). 

So here is the A cappella song that I love the most :- Super Junior - Lovely Day (Acapella Version) (p/s: feel free to click 1080p hd for the FULL HD version :P )

A capella, in Italian it is the meaning of "In the manner of the chapel". It is a solo or group vocal or singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way.

The reason that I'm easily falling in love with A capella song is because it is a genre of song that can makes people feels pleasantly and enjoyable. It is a part of life for human to relax since we are all living in a hastiness society. So I'm totally recommend A capella song for my friends to listen to it!

Review of movie - I AM

According to Wikipedia, it's a biographical film on 32 SM Town K-pop artists on their journey to become the first Asian singers to stage their milestone SMTown Live '10 World Tour concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. The film was originally schedule for release in South Korea on 10 May 2010, but was postponed  to 21 June 2012, due to audio issues. The movie reflect the past, present and future of each artist with behind-the-scenes footage that follows the stars as they undergo rehearsals, revealing their day-to-day lives and also features interview, video diaries and never-seen-before archive files.

Due to Malaysia was not in the movie screening country list so I went to Singapore purposely just for this movie. And ya, if you're looking for something more than just a concert experience, I AM is one movie that you should not miss.

Feel free to click this link to watch the promotion video :- I AM Trailer

Made up of concert footages juxtaposed with behind the scenes stories of various SM Entertainment artistes, the documentary is an eye-openers for those curious to know about more their favourite idols. I AM not only gives you a rare glimpse into the blood, sweat and tears that these Hallyu stars have pumped into their career, but also brings you on an insightful journey into the internal conflicts that rise among themselves. The audiences will also see never-seen-before footages of the day of debut of Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee and f(x). The video clips will make you laugh and cry as you witness the painstaking hardships that these stars had to endure during their trainee and early debut days.

Besides that, on April 24, SM Town released the film's theme song "Dear My Family", along with its music video. According to Wikipedia again, it is a remake of the song of the same name from Yoo Young-jin's 2001 third album and 2002 Winter Vacation in SM Town - My Angel My Light performed by Kangta, Moon Hee-joon, S.E.S, Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky and BoA. The 2012 version is performed by BoA, Kangta, TVXQ, Yesung of Super Junior, Taeyeon of Girls' Generation, Jonghyun of SHINee, Luna of f(x) and Luhan & D.O of EXO.

Click the link to watch the Original Sound Track's MV :- I AM OST "Dear My Family"

Click the link to watch the full version of I AM (p/s: with English sub)

Semiotics..

This is a fried chicken's advertisement by Kyochon Chicken.

This is a fried chicken's advertisement by Kentucky Fried Chicken.


So what's the difference between these two advertisement by two different Fried Chicken's shop?

For the first one, Kyochon Chicken use South Korean boy band - Super Junior to be their spokesperson and there is no even a single fried chicken in their poster and maybe they're just using the artist's popularity to increase their sales. But for the second one, Kentucky Fried Chicken just uses a bucket of fried chicken as their 'spokesperson'. How to say, it's like Kentucky Fried Chicken already have their own logo that they no need to hire any famous artist to promote their own brand. People will knows even though they have no any promote advertisement but juts looking at the 'Colonel Sanders' face and people will knew it "Oh! It's KFC!"

By the way, I don't think people will knows 'Kyochon Chicken' this brand unless you're a Super Junior's fans or a Korean because it's a Korea's brand.

That's all about my explanation of Semiotics. Hope I didn't go off of the topic!

Media Literacy..

My first lecture of Media Appreciation is all about MEDIA LITERACY.. Hmm. What's the definition of media literacy?

Media literacy is a repertoire of competences that enable people to analyze, evalute, and create messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres, and forms.

There are 8 elements of media literacy and 7 skills of media literacy, but I will just long story cut short, list down and explain one from each because this is a blog not an essay.

From the element and skill of media literacy, I think 'Ability to enjoy and appreciate media content' and 'Discover the part of the story that's not being told' are the element and skill that I agree the most. We always enjoy the media that those producer produce it with hard work but do we know how to appreciate it? We should learn how to appreciate media before we enjoy it. It's a hard work that we cannot see from the scene but it all hide behind the scene. Besides that, there are a lot of story that haven't being told by public so the skill of media literacy is going to let the public knows what is happening now so the public will knows.

Media are very powerful as we all know about it. As an example, I'm a Chinese that only know Chinese, English and Malay but I'm in love with South Korean boy band - Super Junior! I enjoy listen to their songs and performance, even their talkshow or DJ hosting although I'm not fluent in Korean, but I try to learn it step by step and listen it to improve my Korean language. It's the powerful of media that I can't imagine that I can actually learn a foreign language that I had never touch it before.

That's all for my opinion of Media Literacy.

Media Literacy - Beyond your imagination.

Baraka - Without saying a word, you can light up the dark.

Last Friday, the day before the long break of Hari Raya, my lecturer of Media Appreciation let us watched a movie named "Baraka". It's indeed a kind of movie that I never watched it before. Can you imagine that in the whole movie, there are no actors, no plot, no storyline and nobody talking around to lead us to the movie. At first I think that it would be boring for me because this is not the type of movie that I like, but when it started about 10 minutes, it slowly attract me.

What I see from Baraka it's like we need to treasure what we have right now. The people in those third-world countries need to pick up those trash that in the garbage to sell it and try to survive. Besides that, I'm surprised when I saw how those people strongly believe in their religion, this is the part that I'm most admired at.

After watching Baraka, the only word that keeps appear in my mind is - "Silence Speaks Than Sounds". For Baraka, speaking is way too much than sounds. The producer is too amazing that how he can 'speak' with his every shoot and let us understand what he wants to express

Without saying a word, you can light up the dark.