Leokid’s Life

Hoooolla~!!! Now it’s holiday fever~!! Well,lots of things happen during this holiday. Erm…the AF4 prelude,..the myTeam vs Malaysia…Argh~!! Cut the craps.!! Finally i could rest in peace in my beloved radnoy (hometown).. Hak2

This holiday, there isnt much important things goin on wif me, juz a simple, lazy life which starts usually 10am…followed by eating, sleeping, watching tv, all over again! Huh, my life is pointless!!

Enough about holiday, since its usually same things going on, so i just cut the story to…em…after the holiday! Well, after the holiday, there are certainly lots of interesting things going on involving me!!  Among them is the beginning of Anatomy Class!

Yeap,we the Russian Programme student will start studying Anatomy right after this holiday. Wif the Varonezh-imported lecturer, we will begin learning about anatomy. Well, the syllabus included parts of the body in Russian and Latin~!! Be prepared, latinos, i’m going to ya~!!!

Huhaha. Another interesting thing that will happen is…the BTN camp.What the heck is BTN~!! Well, this Biro Tatanegara camp is about building a lot of patriotic values in ourself. Our core-person said that the camp will be held in Pahang somewhere in june. Honestly, frankly spoken, i HATE camping!!! Why should i suffer myself deep in the forest,in the middle of nowhere, at the time when i could enjoy my life in luxury and comfy back in my couch at Kolej Cemara Shah Alam~!! This all craps is meant to promote patriotisme among oversea students, yet thinking of this makes my hatred toward government grow much bigger. (Sorry malaysia!)

Argh, how could i nearly forget them! Them? Who? Them!!! My juniors!! Hehe.. Those JPA-sponsored students altogether with other MARA-sponsored students will start their study here in Intec beginning the end of June. Although all of them is at the same age as me, spm 2005 candidates, but as we have been living here since the beginning  of the years, meaning that we are the Seniors 5 months in advance!! Hehe. Moreover, i’m volunteering for the MMS (Minggu Mesra Siswa) as a facillitator. So ‘juniors’, prepared for the "mingle-mingle" with me~!! (My comrades, you know what i mean…hehe)

Em…other interesting things that going to happen..such as..um.. World Cup,  EXAMS~!!!!!!!!!!, another show in Russian Centre…well i guess life’s like this!!

Finally, the day. I’ve completed reading the da vinci code last week, and it seems like a month’s waiting till dis day! The day which i watch its movie, and rate whether the narrative style of directing by Ron Howard matches with the narrative style brought by Dan Brown in his book.

Well, frankly spoken, its been a typical feedback that movies based on novel/comic are always worse than the novel/comic itself, and yes, the same goes to the Da Vinci Code too. I found out the reading the +100chapters novel give much satisfactory value rather than that 150minutes movie. I could hardly believe that it took one hour (or half, maybe) to finish a chapter, and yet the movie only covered it for about…um…a minute? Huh!

Also, there some facts and parts where have been cut off in the movie. Parts such as the explaination of the code, the journey to the scotland etc etc that enjoyable in the novel but skipped in the movie. And this also contributes one more point approving that the novel is better than the movie.

However, director Ron Howard deserves a compliment for the way he manages to draw viewers attention and interest when Langdon and Sophie was about to find the Holy Grail in the Rosalyn Church. It looks real, and such heart-beating moment.

One more aspect that i think quite ‘weird’ and ‘unsuitable’ in the movie is the humour part.(?!). Yeah, the part when Teabing joking about the Blade and Chalice (18sx?), and the part when Sophie dipped her toe into the pond imitating the Jesus ability to turn water into wine?! Hak2, its quite weird when the director put some humoristic touchs on certain2 religious facts.. while that scene actually is not there in the novel!

Well, overall, hm..i would say reading its novel is far, more satisfacting rather than watching the movie. And for those who didnt read but watch the movie only, it’ll be quite confusing. Quoting the man who sit next to me in the cinema, "What is the movie all about? It just ended like this?" Well, obviously he didnt read the book after all, so he didnt quite understand the movie. It might happen to you too.. Here’s a copy of Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code - PDF Format : On my personal file host : Specially for you guys to be downloaded! (1422kb)

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Critics n Comments

Well, guys, post a comment about the movie!

today i realize sumthing. the key of the uncertainties that keep wandering in my life. i’m not in the right path. i’m following my heart yet it kepts me away from the Truth, overwhelming me with all the materialistic, and all duniawi matters.

aku tidak lagi seperti dulu. aku bukan lagi mohd syamirulah sepertimana yang org kenal. bukan lagi mohd syamirulah penerima anugerah pelajar terbaik dahulu. bukan lagi abg kid yang dikenali di kalangan junior2 sbg seseorang yang layak mereka ikuti jejak langkahnya. aku kini sudah berubah.

akhir2 ini aku dapati aku makin hanyut. hanyut dengan segala kesesatan yang wujud. sesat dalam hanyutan dunia. aku tidak lagi seorang muslim seperti dahulu. astaghfirullah! apa yang aku lakukan!

ku sedari aku semakin dihurung kegelisahan. aku tidak pernah sebegini dahulu. dahulu sungguhpun aku sibuk dgn dunia, aku tidak rungsing. tiada yang kurasakan membebaniku. tapi kini, aku dihurung kegelisahan. aku kehilangan sesuatu! aku kehilangan Dia! Dia tidak pernah jauh dariku, sebaliknya aku yang semakin menjauhi Dia!

Ya Allah, hambaMu ini terlalu lemah! terlalu mudah terpengaruh! terlalu mudah hanyut! izinkan hambaMu ini kembali kepadamu. aku bersalah kepadaMu!!

aku rindukan saat ku dekat denganMu. aku rindukan saat itu. aku ingin bersamaMu semula. Ya Allah, satukanlah aku!

Dialah Allah dilangit dan dibumi.Dia mengetahui yang kamu rahsiakan dan yang kamu lahirkan dan mengetahui apa2 yang kamu usahakan"   (Al- An’am: 3) 

[Sudah kudaki gunung tertinggi]
[Hanya untuk mencari dimana dirimu]
[Sudah kujelajahi isi bumi]
[Hanya untuk dapat hidup bersamamu]

[Sudah kuarungi laut samudera]
[Hanya untuk mencari tempat berlabuhmu]
[Tapi semakin jauh ku mencari]
[Cinta semakin aku tak mengerti]

[Mungkin kutemui cinta sejati]
[Saat aku hembuskan nafas terakhirku]
[Mungkin cinta sejati memang tak ada]
[Dalam cerita kehidupan ini]

[this is just too real to me.]

Pada masa dahulu ada seorang jejaka yang selalu menghabiskan masanya di perpustakaan pada waktu lapang. Dia amat suka membaca novel & buku cerita
sehingga suatu hari dia telah terjumpa sebuah novel yang ada tertulis nama &
alamat seorang gadis di salah satu muka suratnya. Tertulis disitu "Catrina…kesepian & perlukan sahabat".

Tergerak hati jejaka untuk mengutus surat kepada si gadis. Setelah pulang ke
rumah, jejaka itu menulis surat untuk memberitahu niat ingin berkawan dengan
gadis itu. Beberapa hari kemudian si jejaka mendapat balasan daripada gadis
bahawa dia juga bersetuju untuk berkawan dengan si jejaka.

Hari betukar minggu dan minggu bertukar bulan. Persahabatan mula bertukar
kepada perasaan sayang. Namun begitu masing-masing masih belum bertemu. Si
jejaka ingin sekali bertemu si gadis dan begitu juga dengan si gadis. Walaupun kedua-keduanya masih belum melihat rupa masing-masing, tapi perasaan sayang tetap berbuku di hati.

Sehingga suatu hari, si jejaka dipanggil oleh bala tentera untuk pergi ke
medan perang. Si jejaka amat susah hati kerana dia takut sekiranya dia tidak
akan mungkin bertemu dengan si gadis. Maka diutuskannya surat berbunyi
"kalau Tuhan panjangkan jodoh kita, dan kamu masih sayang padaku,kita
berjumpalah di stesen keretapi di bandar kamu pada hari perang diumumkan
tamat nanti. Aku akan memakai pakaian tenteraku dan membawa sekuntum mawar berwarna merah. Aku akan mengenali kamu sekiranya kamu juga memegang bunga mawar merah. Setelah itu izikanlah aku membawa mu makan malam dan bertemu
orang tuaku."

Maka pergi lah jejaka ke medan perang setelah mengutuska! n surat itu…
Beberapa bulan kemudian…

Pada hari pengumuman perang tamat, si jejaka pergi ke stesen
keretapi di bandar tempat si gadis tinggal sambil memegang
bunga di tangan. Dilihatnya seorang demi seorang gadis yang
lalu sekiranya dia turut memegang bunga.

Tiba-tiba.. si jejaka ternampak seorang gadis yang agak berisi dan duduk di
kerusi roda sambil melihat sekeliling. Kakinya kudung dan tangannya cacat
sebelah… sebelah lagi tangannya memegang sekuntum bunga mawar berwarna
merah… Si jejaka agak terkejut tetapi dia memberanikan diri menghampiri si
gadis.

"Catrina?" Gadis itu melihat ke arah si jejaka dan tersenyum. Si jejaka
terus menghulurkan bunga mawar kepada si gadis dan berkata "aku amat
merinduimu. Terimalah bunga ini dan pelawaan ku untuk makan malam. Orang
tuaku tidak sabar untuk bertemu denganmu.." sambil kemudian mencium tangannya. Si gadis itu terus bersuara.."aku tidak tahu apa yang terjadi.! Tapi ada
seorang gadis cantik memberikan bunga ini kepadaku sebentar tadi. Dia menyuruhku memberitahu kamu bahawa di sedang menunggu kamu di
restoran dekat stesen ini sekiranya kamu mempelawaku makan malam dan bertemu orang tuamu….."

Berapa ramaikah manusia yang sesuci hati jejaka ini? Dia melihat kepada hati
dan bukan kepada rupa.. dia telah mengotakan janji nya dan tetap berpegang
kepada perasaan sayang walaupun pada mulanya dia menjangkakan gadis cacat
itu adalah Catrina…

"Sesungguhnya perempuan yang baik adalah untuk lelaki yang baik.."

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.

And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
She knows I like her just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.

And she rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.

"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on her"
Just to show that I’m thinking of her."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner, yet miles away,
"Here’s a telegram sir," "She died today."
And that’s what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend..