After so much hype on the fairy tales ads by TV3 – one raya ads stand out above the rest.

As a former art director, I think this ads really deliver a right message to MAXIS customers as Aidilfitri greeting message - Hari Raya is a time when people return home to visit their family. In this ads, they show that family is forever, and that it transcends culture and race. Its follow a young Chinese woman as she journeys home to celebrate Hari Raya with her Malay family.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Dw9C2qkBQ

May our bonds never break by MAXIS

But importantly in any marketing investment – what’s commercial message you want to deliver – and MAXIS got one – a subtle warning to their competitors, DiGi and Celcom.

Since the open market for mobile starts last year, any mobile customers can opt to change network providers and still keeping the numbers. Eventho you’re on 012 – you can be DiGi or Celcom customers and I’ve seen many of my friends who opt out – has return back to MAXIS.

From MAXIS to DiGi and Celcom – if you guys didn’t provide a great service to our previous customers – they will find their own way to return to us.

“No matter how far away you were – even you’re no longer with us – after all this years, we closer than ever – forever – will the ties that binds us never break”

So DiGi and Celcom, got it?

[Malay Version] Selagi hayat dikandung badan, tak kan putus tali persaudaraan, tak kan putus tali persaudaraan

*The music really sounds like the finale of LOST

**If you watch closely, you can see Xpax and Digi prepaid pass by and Hotlink just glance thru smiling…

Have you watch the new most memorable (*cough) Aidilfitri TV advertisement/iklan by Media Prima tv channel – TV3.

It’s like adaptation straight from a short story by Hans Christian Andersen – but slightly injected with 1Malaysia propaganda.

It’s just so wrong in many places.

[UPDATED] YouTube video has been removed by Grand Brilliance for copyright issue (hmmm I don’t think advertisement can be claim as copyright items)

Let go frame by frame (to understand the concept)

A boy (Look like Wendy Darling of Peter Pan) alone at home (very poor – coz the roof made of nipah – probably somewhere in Penang) reading a story book (in Jawi if you close up) on the eve of Hari Raya and suddenly the book magically turn the picture of ‘Beca’ into real life thing (Cinderella) and comes the Santa Claus with a kopiah gesturing the boy to join him (probably celebrate Aidilfitri at a better place).

Then the magical sleigh (beca) flying next and above the Penang Bridge, Menara Condong Teluk Intan, KLCC Twin Tower and Jalan Raja Chulan traffic junction – before that, they stop by a few houses and pick other childrens too (Peter Pan again).

Those landmark started to light up when the sleigh passes by – probably to show that ‘kegembiraan‘ celebrating Aidilfitri.

After that, you can see the famous tree of UPM next to the huge moon (It’s the ET scene) – they sort of going to a better place – (from Penang – to Perak – stop in KL – maybe Gunung Ledang?)

Suddenly out of the sky comes the majestic mosque on top of mountain – like the land of Arda of the Elves in the Lord of the Ring trilogy.

Above the hill, family members and the habitant of the land of ‘TV3′ gather together preparing for Hari Raya and there’s flying lotus with bahulu, lampu pelita, the magic ‘ketupat’ and ‘kacau-ing’ dodol inside the big lotus.

It’s end with firework on the sky and everybody happily ever after.

‘Sinari Lebaran – Keindahan Dalam Lebaran’

Syawal menjelma menitik detik-detik riang
Doa dan ampun maaf dipinta
Lebaran ini memberi sinar suci
Ramadan penuh kemuliaan
Kegembiraan, ketenangan, kesabaran menanti lebaran
Kita temui keimanan di Syawal ini
Sinar lebaran dihiasi berwarna warni
Selamat, selamat hari raya
Selamat, selamat hari raya

—–

I didn’t get it!

What’s the essence creative director of this ads want to deliver in the first place (I heard they said it’s like kids fantasy)?

Does he/she want to convey that there are a lot of TV programme during Hari Raya for kids to spend their time in front of tv?

I’m sure TV3 will pulled this out but for a such thing to happen in this country and from a leading TV channel in Malaysia – it’s such a shame for Media Prima corporate comms.

It’s like watching an ads made by someone who didn’t know what Islam is – or religion sensitivity (at least)?

Bottom line is religion celebration is not a fairy tale, guys!

Someone should get fired!

*I do love the song tho – it’s kind of catchy!

>>I don’t make comparison this advert with other religion symbols or practices except fairy tales – so please stop placing any nasty comment – I won’t approve.

LOST Back!

A few things I noticed

Flash sideways – 2004

1. New flash – flash sideways – kind of alternate timeline
2. Every back story (from flash back) somehow change – Hugo luckiest – the chicken restaurant never hit by asteroid, Locke went to walkabout, Shannon never on the plane.
3. The island with Dharma cabin submerged n a Dharma printed shark  lurking around
4. The Oceanic never crash but somehow it’s kind of odd

Flash sideways – 2007

1. The Swan did blown up – so the hatch exist and built by Dharma in 1977
2. The Losties in 1977 back in 2007
3. Juliet said thru Miles – it’s work – does its mean she manage to reset everything when she smack those Jarhead?

My thought:-

Juliet manage to knock the Jarhead n create a pocket of energy that create the magnetic fields which Desmond have to key-in the NUMBER every 108 minutes.

But the chain of events hasn’t happen yet till the end of this season. Flash sideways 2004 never happen till flash sideways 2007 ends.

This season will be the key event. When Juliet hit the bomb – she manage to make them flashes thru time to 2007. Some event will happen this season that make all the time start back in different path from 1977 in the island and also off the islands. The bomb somehow will explode in 1977 after 2007 happen.

And my prediction flash sideways was not alternate timeline but somehow the original path when Jacob n Flocke (evil John Locke) somehow manage to settle their wars in 2007 after using the Losties as their pawn.

The last supper could means the last gathering they will have in the island. After that it’s the path they will lead begin from the time they supposedly to crash on the Island.

I’m sure Jack hurt himself somewhere around the neck at the end of this season and that’s what you see at the beginning of this episode.

It just so many questions.. an LOST at it best always making me LOST!

This Malaysia Ministry of Health No Smoking TVC ads make me think (again and again) to stop smoking;

There’s new spoiler viral – viral – viral – coming out all over the web for LOST Season 6!

[This time their viral marketing goes smarter than just guessing a flashy game - it's involved fan based key person and a comedian]

I’m so eager for January 2010!

Now, the serious part – what’s LA X – It wasn’t “LAX” as the Los Angeles Airport which the plane should landed (instead its crashed on the Island)

After some googling over the Net, I found this following facts that may or may not be related but it always has a LOST biblical oriented facts.

Fact 1 : Acronym

LA X  could be LA 10, which could be 10 person return to LA – but is that too obvious;

Fact 2 : Symbol or Road Sign

LA X as LA 10, which Louisiana Highway 10 (LA 10) is a state highway in south-central Louisiana. It runs from east to west for 250 miles (400 km), beginning near Fort Polk and ending east of Bogalusa.

Does anyone related to Lousiana?

Fact 3 : Chemicals

LA is stand for Lanthanum (La) which its origin name came from the Greek of word lanthaneis (to lie hidden);

Hmmm, to lie hidden for 10 years? 10 people hidden?

Fact 4 : Mathematics

This one, I wasn’t sure what does its mean but I would just attached the image as for reference;

But, as LOST always be – a complex ‘LA X’ could be in the simplest explanation like a flight schedule or notes with written ‘LA’ and a marking ‘X’ next to it;

No matter how, I’m so happy LOST final season is coming soon!

Watch out on August 15th, new viral clue is coming your way at http://damoncarltonandapolarbear.com/dcpb/

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“Look over there, beyond where you can see, there’s an island. And it’s a very special island. . . it’s called Great Britain.”

What? Great Britain?

That was interesting… I thought when I see the light flickering on the dark skyline – it is the Island… and I was wrong!

This week on LOST… SPOILER AHEAD!

Things move to fast, my brain kind of want to explode to decipher more and more clue given in JugHead.

1. I’m sure Ellie is Faraday’s Mother / Ms Hawking who currently in Los Angeles – since Ellie does speak like Ms Hawking.. and the way she put her hair is so similar.
2. Charles Whidmore was on the Island back in 1954 so does Richard! Hmmm.. he know Sayed snapping neck trick too.
3. Sawyer say ‘Enlighten my ass” to Juliet – so sexy!
4. JugHead is H-Bomb – ok if H-Bomb belong to American and which side is the ‘Others’ – Jap? – If you think Korean (Sun’s father) was, they were on American side!
5. Others 101, Hmm.. why Latin? – They should choose Malay instead? Since nobody in the West know how to speak Malaylah.
6. Now I predict, the bomb will play major part this season – maybe this is the scientific answer of all; They buried it near the Orchid station – and Ben somehow use the power out of it to move the island.
7. If Charlotte was born/conceive in the Island – who’s her father and mother? Mysterious
8. Now we know why Richard visiting John when he was born – bcoz John ask him too… confuse? Somehow I know this…
9. Ghost whisperer’s Miles does comes handy this season – good cross over from Jennifer Love Hewitt!
10. Charlie? Hmmm… does I’m nut if I think Charlie’s Desmond is always Charlie the rocker. Why does Desmond keep dreaming about Charlie not others. Since baby is always make strong connection to the Island - perhaps that was the ultimate sacrifice that curse the Island.

Hmm.. anyone in Lost writer visited Langkawi in the last 10 years and heard about Mahsuri curse? Sound like.. we’re in 7 decedent curse;

Kak Putu, sory no shirtless Sawyer this week, only Sawyer with gun!

For all LOST fan, this funny video is for you all…

You lie! It’s all because you left me!

Does I sound so drama queen?

After waiting for almost 8 months, I had an orgasmic LOST this morning!

I feels like a dry out land on a very long drought, showered by rain for 2 hours long; not with drizzle but a very heavy downpour!

At time, I was gag and biting my lips hard, it’s like having an orgasm after 2 hours of sex – non-stop!

Damn, it was so much thing to absorb in short 2 hours, out of the truth and the lie but it was fun to tease somebody at FB this morning.

JM Jr thought I had a group sex after I posted this on FB : Wahaza will have 2 hours orgasm after waiting for 8 freaking month

JM Jr : dats kickin shait! hahaha
Wahaza : Oh yeah, having the 1st hour now; I’m squeezing my lips now; it’s so awesome!
JM Jr : euw!!

Wahaza : I’m shock! Luv when he said “I’ve to go back! We’ve to go back”

JM Jr : i’ve to go back? we’ve to go back? we? how many of em? hahaha..

Wahaza : A bunch of them, they were back n forth! To much to take it right now;

LOST at last return for Season 5 last night on ABC!

SPOILER AHEAD…

So as per expected from my previous prediction, the Island did lost in time, its fit with the LOST series theme – after Flash-Back, Flash-Forward, now they call it Flash-Present.

However, I doesn’t understand a few other things, like the flaming arrows and a night and day switch between pre-crash, post-crash and post-purge? Kind of confusing… but I’m sure the writer have their plan for this to be explain before season end.

But the theory of it, is so freaking awesome, is like you scratch a disc and play it non-stop; it’ll keep repeating and start to move back and forth, again & again.

I think some day, the loop will shrink and the Island people will start to feed the memory of the Oceanic Six by messing up with their past, like what’s happen to Desmond when Faraday told him about someone in Oxford.

Hmmm, my guess on Richard knows everything because he kept bumping to John Locke is spot on.

Also, it was nice to have a comic relief seeing Ana-Lucia joking about Libby to Hurley; “Libby say hi!”

One thing I did notice, maybe it was nothing (Lost/Fringe love to have this type of clue) is the flight attendance walking off the lift when Kate coming in to see Sun; the lady is wearing Singapore Airlines uniform look alike, perhaps it will be Ajira Airlines stewardess uniform – and who’s going to own it – perhaps Sun!

I think Ben is a liar and will be a liar no matter how, his connection with Ms Hawking is kind of interesting and the thing she said to Ben is really strange is like she is the Oracle in the Matrix trilogy and everything will be gone if Ben didn’t fix it fast, which is 70 hours!

That’s it for today; not going to review much about the episode… but for Kak Putu who love Sawyer so badly.. this for you!

Shirtless Mr Josh Holloway…. (hmmm which is more hot between Josh H / Josh Y, Kak Putu?)

Sometimes some sitcom can make such a basic mistake!

Guess what’s wrong with Two And A Half Man’s Charlie screen shot photo below?

Danial & Josh should able to answer this question since they’re using it! Answer after the jump!

The iPhone was upside down!

The black bottom part (mic) is on Charlie Sheen ears & the speaker in his mouth!

Silly do you think?A

Can’t wait! Can’t wait for the new year biggest premiere…

[Faraday] I know what’s happening..
[Aaron] Where are you going mummy?
[Ben] All of you have to go back…
[Hurley] Maybe we shouldn’t left the Island
[Sawyer] Ruuuunnn…
[Jack] We’ve to go back, Kate
[Sawyer] Open the damn door!
[Jack] We’ve to go back! 

Thanks to DarkUFO & Luanne for the video;

Another entry about LOST? Why?

Today, mark the 55th days prior to LOST Season 5 premier on ABC; so what a better way to write my prediction what will be the storyline of this season.

For you who didn’t follow this wacky show, let’s recap what happen for the past 4 years;

An Oceanic Flight 815 crashes on mysteriously Unknown Island somewhere in the South Pacific. 72 survivors of the plane crash spread across the island and realise they were not the only inhabitant of the Island.

An encounter with a Polar Bear in the tropical island was a start to many weirder things happening that lead them to discover there is far greater mystery surrounding the Island.

In Season 2, we were introduce with a few Dharma Initiative’s hatches which its purpose was so mysterious and unsuspectedly exist through out the island. We also get know there are the Others and the Tail Section living on the Island;

During Season 3, thing get weirder each and every episode, we realise the Others living in the Island for a certain purpose and how they were watching the Losties movement after the plane crash.

By end of the season the survivors (the Losties) discovered there is a rescue team on a freighter ship approaching the Island which the Others leader try to avoid any communication with them.

Throughout the 3 seasons, every characters history being told using a flashback (sort of what played on their mind) to explain the more complex story of their past and why they were connected to the Island somehow.

On season finale of Season 3, the flash-forwards were introduced to show what will happen after they get rescued from the Island.

Last season focuses on the survivors dealing with people from the freighter (rescue team) which has landed on to the Island and the Oceanic Six (six survivors who successfully rescued) post-island life being shown in flash-forwards.

Now my prediction!

We know that six of the survivors has been rescued (they lie to the outside world about how they were survive the plane crash) and also at the end of the season the Island just vanished by an action done by Ben, the leader of the Others.

In flash-forwards we also knows that the Oceanic Six has only one purpose to go back to the Island, if they not return, the survivors who still left behind on the island will die; how they going to die; nobody knows; but we know that Jeremy Bentham aka John Locke did manage to escape out of the Island in the flash-forwards but died mysteriously in his apartment;

Somehow, I would think the whole season will tell a story about how the Oceanic Six try their best to go back to the Island. There are rumours that the Dharma Initiative’s hatches is exist outside the Island.

This story somehow is predictable; the one that I’m more excited is where does the other survivors and the Island itself exist in the timeline of the story.

In the flash-forwards The Oceanic Six is living in the future and somehow I doubt it would be the Island timeline too; I would think, the Island is trap on a loop hole of time, in similar to what happen to Desmond which he back and forth travel through time (his mind – not his body) and if you remember it also happen to Goodspeed in one of the episode, which he nose kept bleeding all the time;

The survivor will be stuck in time and stumble upon either themselves or things that already happening in the Island before. I would think this would allow the writer to tell the story what happen to Rousseau 16 years ago and the Dharma Initiative researches facilities on the Island.

If you remember, we always wonder why does Richard Alpert never aged; we thought he never get old – but think about it, what if the 1970’s Richard is actually the future Richard who stuck in time and he has to find Ben (during the Purge) and Locke to be sure that Ben/Locke able to help the Oceanic Six return back to the Island.

I still wonder how Locke / Jeremy Bentham escape the Island tho. That one my mind is still playing trick with me, so does Charles Whitmore intention towards Ben.

Did anyone want to see Smoke Monster again – I think that thing will comes again with vengeance this season.

Hmm how about Jacob, I still thing Jacob is nothing but something or someone who stuck in the time-loop that happen after Ben have move the Island and try to communicate with Locke to help him escape the Island and becomes Jeremy Bentham.

There is still plenty of thing unanswered and I would say the best way to explain it, it happen because of the survivors is creating mark or sign to the survivors and only then they realise it was them who help them to understand and move forward in time, which will happen in Season 6 after the Season 5 finished.

Time will tell, if I’m right or wrong tho.

Confuse? I’m confused too!

That’s it; I can’t wait!

After a weird ending on the 4th season finale; I can’t stop thinking what will happen to LOST if they (the Oceanic Six) move out from the Island and the Island itself vanished with others who still on the island.

The answer is a second chance for them to move back to the Island!

With the Island is no where to be found and we saw on the last moment of the finale that Jeremy Bentom / John Locke inside the coffin, it’s impossible to go back to the Island as easy as the first time.

How does John Locke get out of the Island at the first place still make wonder.

Prediction isn’t easy this time around.

If Ben couldn’t go back for the past few years after he has ‘move’ the island, I’m surely this time it would be very tricky and the stake is high for him! 

Would it possible what Jeremy Bentom was saying, you’ve to go back to the Island if not all your friend would died, to Jack prior to his suicide attempt means that they (who left behind) already dead at the end of 4th finale and the Oceanic Six have to go back to the Island before all that is happening?

I’m surely Ben would not say ‘a second chance’ for nothing!

Didn’t believe me? The preview contains a bit of clue…

It’s freaking awesome to see this, at last!

Does Jack inside a cave? Searching for a Dharma bunkers outside the Island, perhaps!

Can’t wait! Never thought she would noodling into hers…

I know what would be his (House) reaction… after knowing this!

Did anyone love the tune?

When I first set my eyes on Sarah Palin photographs, I straight way knew this Alaskan lady would be spoof by none other than her.

I had nothing much to said how funny does she poke fun about a little thing Ms. Palin do in the Saturday Night Live (SNL) show other than laugh out loud!

I hope she will no longer need to act as her on SNL again after the Nov 5!

I was holding my tears for 2 hours and trying my best not to cry but when I saw the notes wrote by Amber, the ‘Cut Throat B*tch’, I can’t hold it anymore…

She would be the same par with how Denny Duquette almost make me want to throw my TV box out of the window last time…

SPOILER AHEAD!

Aside from my unstable lunatic emo, House season finale accomplished to show how much a depth of some character, although it was written to be annoying will make you thinking, without him/her you’ll end up sad and alone and you going to miss her.

Poor Wilson… should I say poor House.

Its good when I was holding last week episode to watch in back-to-back episode and not to get spoiled by any recap or review.

Any moment inside those episodes make you wonder what will happen to House. Who is the person he try to save?

At the end it was Amber. What a sad and tragic ending.

I never like some of House episode this season either it has to much characters or it was to confuse but this 2 hours episode is far the best I ever seen the way how the story line was told. Haven’t watch others like Grey’s and Betty (Lost would be shocking indefinitely), so can’t made yet my mind in which TV Show this season had the best finale.

To reveal pieces by pieces till the final moment; how we know that it was Amber simple mistake to take the pill on the bus that get hit by dump truck…

I was… No! No! Don’t do it!

To watch her died like that, it so cruel even for a fictional character. I guess when House cried, he knows this all was his mistake. 

Lesson to learn, truth or not in real life outside the square box;

Never take any pill when you’re driving or on the road. The accident might not kill you but any drugs have side effect if it didn’t dissolved by your body injured by the accident. Only take it when you going to bed or at home.