Not Time To Grow Up..

Cartoon movies, animations in digital 3D and the classic 2D cartoon shows on Astro. The haven of delight for kids when they come back from school just to relax and laugh out loud. But is it only for children? Why cant these be for teenagers or adults as well?

Recently, Dreamworks Pictures and Disney ANimation Studios have developed various types of animated cartoon movies, some in digital 3d, for the enjoyment of the entire family. With the help of an amazing cast for the voices of the characters and a experienced crew, the movies produced have been a great success globally.

Among some of the animated movies that have been produced for the entire family to enjoy is Horton Hears A Who, Monsters VS. Aliens, Flushed Away, Shrek and many more.

My top on the list has just go to be Horton Hears A Who


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEJenuU1QKE&feature=PlayList&p=ACC2C21C6BCB04FA&index=0&playnext=1


This movie is my favourite, so far, because it has the voice talents of the one and only "Funny Man", Jim Carrey!



Jim Carrey is an amazing comedian with amazing talents and capabilities to make just about anyone laugh excessively without control. The most boring human being on Earth could go for a Jim Carrey movie and be easily entertained. Horton Hears A Who is about Horton, an elephant, being able to communicate with the Mayor of a town called Whoville which is incidentally in a tiny speck. The tiny speck landed on a daffodil flower and Horton is holding it with his trunk. Horton must risk the jungle folk thinking of him as a crazy animal while he finds a stable place for him to place the speck on.

So basically, the entire movie is about his journey to find a stable place for the speck to rest. Meanwhile, the mayor of Whoville is having troubles of his own by trying to convince the folk of WHoville that the town is not as safe as they thought it was. Conflict arises as the Council of Elders think of they Mayor as a crackpot and since the folk believe the COuncil of Elders more, it was natural that they didn't listen to the mayor. The mayor was also facing internal conflict with his son who would not communicate with him.

The journey of these two characters and theri intertwinig worlds makes up the story. WIth a pinch of drama and a whole load of comedy with the stylings of Jim Carrey as the unmistakingly hilarrious Horton, the movie is surely to have you laughing all the way..

Some other movies that will have the whole family laughing include the following:






WIth lOve,
Alvin Moses

Homosexuality

Homosexuality: Background

For my video assignment, I chose a topic that is quite recent and is much talked about in globally. My topic was none other than homosexuality. Homosexuality is easily explained as sexual attraction of a sex to the same sex. Homosexuality, as most people know, has been an ongoing controversial issue in many of the countries in the world. When homosexuality is mentioned, most people only look at same-sex relationships between men. But what most people don’t realize is that there are also women homosexuals in the world.

There is no basis of history as to when homosexuality came about. What we do know is that is has been a long debated topic from eras before when Aristotle and Plato were philosophizing. In fact, both men also mentioned homosexuality in some of their texts but not in detail. All they said was that “it” was abnormal.
Some states in the United States of America have accepted it and in many other countries, the question of accepting it is at standstill because of various factors like religion, culture, law and many more.
I find my topic relevant because homosexuality is a rising issue globally and youngsters must be brought up to date regarding the issue so that they are well prepared to face it and not get a shock when staring face to face with it. Homosexuality has been very much discriminated in the world because of its nature. Thus it is essential that the youngsters know more about homosexuality because it is a rising issue that cannot be hidden.


Concepts of Morality
Like mentioned earlier, homosexuality has been very much discriminated in the world because of its nature. Some parts of the global society support it and some are against it. For those who are for the morality of homosexuality, some of their arguments include the fact that there is no conclusive evidence as to the unnaturalness or immorality of homosexuality. Furthermore, they also feel that homosexual adults are free to engage in private sexuality in any way they see fit. Basically, adults have their rights as to their privacy in their sex life and the type of relationships they choose. Homosexuals are, in the end, still humans and thus, should not be discriminated any more than heterosexuals. Homosexuals as a group have lowered the rates of infection and contagion of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) so much through their careful behavior. Another fact that those who agree with homosexuality use is that accepting homosexuality doesn’t mean that child abuse or molestation is overlooked. As a matter of fact, most of these crimes are committed by heterosexuals and not homosexuals.

For the parts of the society that are against homosexuality, their argument on its morality is that it is unnatural and perverse. See the fact that those who are against homosexuality have drawn up a conclusion that homosexuality is unnatural without any basis to prove their theories. As they dram up these conclusions, they push these conclusive statements onto others and others condone it. Some argue that homosexuality is morally wrong because it is against the Laws of GOD. This statement shows cultural-biases. Those who came up with these statements are none other than people of the Christian faith, where in the Bible (their Holy Book), homosexuality is seen as committing adultery and is a sin. Another argument that they use is that homosexuality sets a bad example for the young one’ and is dangerous because its devotees may attempt to convert their children to become homosexuals. Some members of society tthat are against homosexuality also argue the fact that homosexuality is entirely responsible for the spread of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Some also argue the fact that homosexuality is offensive to the traditional heterosexual traditions and family values.

My personal take on the issue of homosexuality is that if two men or women are in love with each other, why stop them from doing what they think is right? And so this leads to my video, where I collected information through interviews with college-going students on homosexuality based on these questions.

1. What is your opinion on homosexuality?
2. Do you think the government of Malaysia should accept homosexuality?
3. If you have a friend or family member who admits to being a homosexual, how would you react?
4. Homosexuality has long existed in the world from eras before you were born. Knowing that this is something that has been carried on for past decades; do you think homosexuality should be abolished or let to be carried on?
5. Homosexuals are often laughed at and discriminated heavily. As a friend of a homosexual, would you protect your friend, or act otherwise?

Conclusion
Based on my interviews with the college-going students, I can deduce that they have mixed opinions on the issue. Some are okay and do not have any problems with homosexuality whatsoever because it is an ever growing issue and cannot be avoided. They also show that they don’t mind having homosexual friends are bias towards it in a sense that they would be willing to help any homosexual friends when they are facing any problems. Some others think that homosexuality should be abolished because with the number of homosexuals increasing, so will the number of same-sex marriages and eventually, the population will decrease.

There is no definite conclusion to the ongoing issue of homosexuality. Different people have different opinions on the issue. Some might agree and some might not. Therefore, it is essential that we take the right steps to face homosexuality head on and make decisive conclusion regarding the issue for the betterment of our future generation.

With Love
ALvin MOses

Harry Potter and The Sad Case Movies he has to Endure

The title of my blog gives it away that I'm very much annoyed with the Harry Potter movie franchise.

It all began with this..


Directed by Alfonso Cuaron, after the Chamber of Secret and the Philosophers Stone, the Prisoner of Azkaban was dark beyond DARK. What semmed in the book as a clear bright movie as Harry discovered the existence of his godfather and more about his parents murder, was turned into something DARK, EVIL AND DANGEROUS. No doubt that the effects were unmistakingly good and brillian, but does that mean it had to be soo dark?? I dont think so..

The darkness carried on in The Goblet of Fire. The clear theme of the book, friendship and endirance was drowned by the darkness of the Death Eaters and Lord Voldemort.



The effects of this movie was the best. Undenyingly the best that any fan of Harry Potter could ask for. But again, did it have to be so Dark yet again? May be i'm exaggerating, but I found the movie dark and useless because of the unfilmed parts that were in the book.

MOving on to the Order of the Phoenix.



With so many deleted scenes that were in the book, I really didn't like the movie. Though the scene where Sirius Black, Harry's godfather died, moved me to tears, the rest of the movie wasn't that nice. AGain, you may think I'm exaggerating but this is just MY OPINION!!

Then came along the Half-Blood Prince by David Yates and boy was this movied DULL!! But hey, it was the best among the last three. The ending was disappointing because the death od Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, the headmaster of the school was made insignificant and emotionless.

The rest of the movie was fantastic and amazing. Best of the other three.



And so,I hope that the Deathly Hallows, which has been divided into two parts much to my gladness, will be equally good and promising!

WIth Love,
Alvin Moses

Changeling

A Golden-Globe Winning MOvie, Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie is a must watch movie for the entire family..

Angelina Jolie's performance in the movie is unmistakingly perfect and can bring one to tears..



In 1928 Los Angeles, single mother Christine Collins (Jolie) returns home to discover her nine-year-old son, Walter , is missing. Reverend Gustav Briegleb (Malkovichs Christine's plight and rails against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for its incompetence, corruption and the extrajudicial punishment meted out by its "Gun Squad", led by Chief James E. Davis (Feore). Several montr Walter's disappearance, the LAPD tells Christine that he has been found alive. Believing the positive publicity will negate recent criticism of the department, the LAPD organizes a public reunion. Although "Walter" (Conti) claims he is Christin, she says he is not. Captain J. J. Jones (Donovan), the head of the LAPD's Jivision, insists the boy is Walter and pressures Christine into taking him home "on a trial basis".

After Christine confronts Jones with physical discrepancies between "Walter" and her son, Jones arranges for a medical doctor to visit her. He tells Christine that "Walter" is shorter than before his disappearance because trauma has shrunk his spine, and that the man who took Walter had him circumcised. A newspaper prints a story that implies Christine is an unfit mother; Briegleb tells Christine it was planted by police to discredit her. Walter's teacher and dentist give Christine signed letters confirming "Walter" is an impostor. Christine tells her story to the press; as a result, Jones sends her to Los Angeles County Hospital's "psychopathic ward". She befriends inmate Carol Dexter , who tells Christine she is one of several women who were sent there for challenging police authority. Dr. Steele (O'Har Christine delusional and forces her to take mood-regulating pills. Steele says he will release Christine if she admits she was mistaken about "Walter"; she refuses.

Detective Ybarra travels to a ranch in Wineville, Riverside County, to arrange the deportation of 15-year-old Sanford Clark to Canada. The boy's uncle, Gordon Northcott (Harnerled after Ybarra unwittingly alerted him to his visit. Clark tells Ybarra that Northcott forced him to help kidnap and murder around twenty boys and identifies Walter as one of them. Jones tells Briegleb that Christine is in protective custody following a mental breakdown. Jones orders Clark's deportation, but Ybarra makes Clark reveal the murder site. Briegleb secures Christine's release by showing Steele a newspaper story about the Wineville killings that names Walter as a possible victim. "Walter" reveals his motive was to secure transport to Los Angeles to see his favorite actor, Tom Mix, and says the police told him to lie about being Christine's son. The police capture Northcott in Vancouver, Canada. Christine's attorney (Pierson) securt order for the release of the other unfairly imprisoned women.

On the day of the city council's hearing into the case, Christine and Briegleb arrive at Los Angeles City Hall, where they encounter thousands of protesters who are demanding answers from the city. The hearing is intercut with scenes from Northcott's trial. The council concludes that Jones and Davis should be removed from duty, and that extrajudicial internments by police must be reviewed. Northcott's jury finds him guilty of murder and the judge sentences him to death by hanging. Two years later, Christine has not given up her search for Walter. Northcott sends her a message saying he is willing to admit to killing Walter on condition that Christine meet him before his execution. She visits Northcott, but he refuses to tell her if he killed her son. Northcott is executed the next day. In 1935, David Clay—one of the boys assumed to have been killed—is found alive. He reveals that one of the boys with whom he was imprisoned was Walter. David, Walter and another boy escaped, but were separated. David does not know whether Walter was recaptured, giving Christine hope he is alive.

To me, the story is great because it shows us the struggles that woman like Christine Collins went through back in the day. The movie addresses issues like disempowerment of woman, corruption in political hierarchies and abuse of children. All of which are senstive issues that have been dealt with and still persists in the world.

Some of the moral values present in the movie are clearly shown by Christine herslf when she never does give up to look for Walter. Her actions show us that we have to be persistent in facing chalenges in life heads on and in the hope that everything will be okay because in the end, with firm belief and faith it all will be and can be.

College Life

Well its been quite some time since i've blogged SO I have mch to write about..

College Life has been both a blast and also a drag. Its been a blast because of the fact that I have an amazing set of friends which keep me up and running, happy, smiling and annoyed at the same time..

To elaborate on them would take ages but a "touch n' go" description of them would go like so..

First is Mr. Yong Fatt Hon


He's been great for telling me jokes and making me laugh all the time. I really like to laugh A LOT and Fatt Hon helps make every day less stressful with his lame jokes which crak us all up..

Next up is Mr. Daniel See


"Danny boy" as I call him has been great for giving me advice and helping me to be less of a bad person. Sometimes I tend to look down or something or be very sarcastic to people, and when Danny realises that, he tells me to stop or makes me realise what I do is wrong. Back in HIgh School, I had my best Friend Kok Sang to do that, so i'm happy that in college I have someone to control me as well.

In addition to Danny boy is Ms. Carmen Woo


Carmen has also been a great friend for hooking me up on Waffles all the time. She's beautiful, sassy, charming, witty and all-round talented in dancing. She, like Daniel, has some control over me when I get too bad and so I really appreciate that. Carmen and I have been good friends and I hope we continue to be for a long time. She's aspiring and is an inspiration.

I love the fact that I have a great set of friends everywhere ready to be there for me when I need them..

College life has been stressful in a sense that my asisgnment had deadlines very close to each other so I struggled to get them finished and done with. This has taught me to never ever procrastinate again,

WIth love,
Alvin Moses

Study Cases

There have been a few cases of the stories of people and their struggles that have come to my attention and I woud love to blog about them and collect your opinion on them.

The first is the case of Sufiah Yusof. Though it has been around since 2008, it has just recently came to my attention and I have been very interested in it. Sufiah Yusof is a mathematics prodigy who gained entry into St. Hilda's Colleg, Oxford at the age of 13 to study Mathematics.

4 years later, in 2001, she ran away from her dormitory after completing the final exam of the academic year, and worked as a waitress at a cafe for two weeks. She refused to return home alleging that her parents had made life difficut for her.

In 2003, she returned to get jer Undergraduate Master but failed to complete the academic year. Then, she married a trainee lawyer from Oxford. Her marriage only lasted 13 months.

Come March 2008, a reporter from News of the World, reported her working as a prostitue earning up to 130 Pounds an hour.

Several reporters interviewed her and from what I can deduce from these interviews is that she is happy doing what she is doing.

So it made me wonder why she became what she is now. Personally, I think her life revolved too much around her studies and so forth that she did not develop her emotional quotient or spiritual quotient too much. As such, she would see anything wrong as right and anything right as wrong. She did not get the sense to be who she can be but was enticed to do something else.

Now, it also boils down to another point. She says that she is happy doing what she does. So is that how people achieve happiness? Doing something they like to do regardless if it is right or wrong, intellectually, emotionally or spiritually. Is that what happiness is all about?

Moving on, I am of the opinion that her parents too play a vital role as to why she has become who she is. Instead of giving her a social life and letting her have fun once a while, they pushed her to do more that she could do, which was incidentally her capability. Thus, she grew in an environment that she knew she could do better and that she must do better not knowing the consequences. Leaving her to be what she is now, a prostitue with a high pay and well-known acorss Britain.

In an interview with her mother, the mother said and I quote, when asked about her daughter, "I dont know what has come across her but let us pray that she finds the right way back,".

Soon after, an Islamic Organisation reported her to have stopped prostitution and is now working as a social worker.

The next case I wish to discuss, incidentally, also took place in Britain and is currently still being battled out. Rachel X (X as an abbreviative for her last name) is a woman who had an affair with a 65 year old man and as a result got pregnant. Now, Rachel wasn't a very smart woman. Her IQ Test results came out as 76 which is below average. She gave birth to a baby girl Y who was immediately taken from her by social workers and given to foster who were being paid by the government to take care of the child. Baby Y suffers from a chronic lung disease which made the already fragile stiuation even more destructable.

3 years prior to the birth of Baby Y, Rachel is now clean, sober and has an average IQ level. She now wants to claim custody of the baby Y and look after her. However, the court had a different mind. They ruled that the foster parents should keep baby Y. Unhappy with the decision, Rachel has now taken her legal battle to the High European Court.

Now, what makes this case interesting is that the court refused to give custody of the child back to Rachel. In my opinion, because this is what matters the most, is that the court should have in fact, handed the chile back to Rachel. After all, she is the mother of the child and there is no one better in the world to take care of a child then his or her own mother.

One then comes to think why the court ruled in such a way. Was it because of her low IQ Level? Was it because the child was fragile, having a chronic lung disease, and the court did not think Rachel could be stable enough to take crae of the child?

I think, what the court SHOULD HAVE DONE is to send Rachel for therapy sessions to make sure she is completely stable and able to take care of her own child and also provide Rachel with the proper financial aid. Thus restoring balance to nature.

One must also then consider Rachels IQ Level in this case. Small an issue as it may be, it is interesting to see how the people of the new millenium think. Their theory is that if you are smart and have an average IQ Level, you may take good care of a child. How far is this true? Does it matter? Did our ancestors have the IQ Level of Albert Einstein? Did we turn out OK?

With Love,
Alvin M.

With Love

Notice how I always sign out saying With Love? Well the reason is that With Love is a song by my most favourite artist. Hilary Duff.. Her latest album Most Wanted rocked me in my sleep. It was aweosme and I loved it. Although it was a compilation of the best of her songs, I loved it because he best songs are my favourite.

The reason I love and adore Hilry Duff is simple. Not only are her songs catchy and nice to listen to. Her lyrics, whether written by her or someone else are meaningful to me. Her lyrics are what helped me thorugh my puberty. For example, the song, Underneath This Smile from her self-titled album.

Underneath this smile
My world is slowly caving in
All the while
I'm hanging on
Cause that is all I know
Could you be the one to save me from every bad habit that has helped me dig this hole?
I've been hiding out for miles
Underneath this smile

To me, the meaning of this lyrics is like its being sung by a teenager. Underneath this smile, the 1st line, is very powerful in a sense that it says that under every smile, there's something that bothers someone. This line is backed-up by the second verse, My world is slowly caving in. Its like the teenager is saying the his world is crumbling due to puberty. At that time I could relate to the song and hence, I loved her ever since.

Hilary then went on to release her third album Dignity with a hit single, With Love. With a catchy tune and a flow of music that captivates the listener, I was singing it for days and still listening to it. In fact, I listen to Hilary Duff everyday because she inspires me to be better and do better.

She started off as a Disney Princess acting in the comedy drama, Lizzi McGuire where she plays a teenage girl who reaches puberty and struggels with boys, love and friends. The series was a hit and ended with The Lizzi McGuire Movie which blasted off her singing career. She released her 1st album after the movie including hit singles such as Come Clean and SO Yesterday.

She was a worldwide wonder. An idol. Adored everywhere. She took steps to shed her Disney Princess by acting in other movies such as A Cinderella Story, Cheaper by the Dozen 1 and 2, and War Inc. This did marvels for her image as she was more and more loved and adored by her fans.

She then went on to produce her clothing line Stuff by Duff and her Fragrance called With Love. This also became a hit worldwide and she gained more profit with which she did a lot of Charity work. For people with AIDS and research.

So this is why I adore and Love Hilary Duff and I hope people will look at her the way I do

With LOve,
Alvin M.