Review Shutter Island

Hey, Assalamualaikum masih lagi di bulan ramadhan yang ke 21, masih lagi berpuasa dan menahan lapar dan dahaga. This is the last weeks of the July, next month we'll celebrate Aidil Fitri and I haven't really done much except buying new baju raya, jaga kedai di Hypermarket Kulai, be a babysitter for my beloved, nephew Ariff Zafry and helping my mom by doing household chores.

Semalam masa jaga Arif, I tengok movie dekat NTV7, Shutter Island, mulanya malas nak tengok, sebab start lambat sangat pukul 11:00 malam, lepas tu nanti mesti habis lambat pukul 1 pagi, nanti susah pulak I nak bangun sahur, konon-konon tunggulah iklan baru tutup tv, but then, iklan dia sangat la sekejap, tak sempat nak pergi toilet, cerita dah main balik kat tv, tengok info, macam best, sebab I memang peminat cerita seram, tapi takut tengok sorang-sorang, plus, cerita ni tak lah seram ada hantu pun, just macam hallusination, psycho, thriller, mental macam tuh je, so tak da hal la tengok sorang-sorang, tuh Arif pun ada, tapi dia tidur la..ahahha..

Tapi sebenarnya tengok movie nih sebab ada Leonardo di Caprio, rasanya movie ni macam baru sebab dia nih dah kurang handsome dari masa acting dalam Titanic dulu, Ahahaha...

Mula-mula tengok cerita nih, tak da la suspen mana pun, mula-mula cerita terus ada kapal besar dan dua orang Marshal sibuk nak siasat kes seorang perempuan yang hilang atau melarikan diri dekat sebuah hospital mental di sebuah pulau, salah seorang marshal tuh, tentulah si pelakon utama Leonardo di Caprio. Malas pulak nak cerita, so I dah copy paste siap-siap sinopsis dia di sini.. :) suka tak? ehehhe...

"In 1954, two U.S. Marshals, Edward "Teddy" Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner, Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), travel to the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insaneon Shutter Island located in Boston Harbor, as part of an investigation into the disappearance of patient Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), incarcerated for drowning her three children. Shortly after arrival, a storm prevents their return to the mainland for several days. Daniels finds the staff confrontational: the lead psychiatrist, Dr. John Cawley (Ben Kingsley), refuses to hand over records of the hospital staff; Solando's doctor, Dr. Sheehan, had left on vacation after her disappearance, and they are barred from searching Ward C and told that the lighthouse on the island has already been searched.

Daniels starts having migraine headaches, waking visions of his involvement in the Dachau liberation reprisals, and disturbing dreams of his wife, Dolores Chanal (Michelle Williams), who was killed in a fire set by arsonist Andrew Laeddis (Elias Koteas). In one dream, Chanal tells Daniels that Solando is still on the island, as is Laeddis. Daniels later explains to Aule that locating Laeddis was an ulterior motive for taking the case.

As Daniels and Aule continue their investigation, they find that Solando has been found by the staff with no explanation. With neither the staff nor patients helping, Daniels decides to break into Ward C, and eventually meets George Noyce (Jackie Earle Haley), another patient. Noyce warns Daniels that Ashecliffe is performing questionable experiments on its patients, and sends the incurable to the lighthouse to be lobotomized. As Daniels leaves, Noyce asserts that everyone on the island, including Aule, is playing in a game designed for Daniels.

Daniels regroups with Aule and they make their way to the lighthouse, but as they attempt to traverse the cliffs, they become separated. Daniels finds a woman hiding in a cave, claiming to be the real Rachel Solando (Patricia Clarkson). The woman asserts she was a former psychiatrist at Ashecliffe until she discovered the experiments with psychotropic medication in an attempt to develop mind control techniques. When she attempted to alert the authorities, she was committed as a patient. Leaving the woman, Daniels finds no sign of Aule, and returns to the hospital. Dr. Cawley claims that Daniels arrived alone, with no evidence of Aule ever being there.

Determined but confused, Daniels returns to the lighthouse and breaks into it. At the top, he finds Dr. Cawley waiting for him. Cawley explains that Andrew Laeddis is actually Daniels himself, "[their] most dangerous patient", incarcerated in Ward C for murdering hismanic depressive wife after she drowned their children. According to Dr. Cawley, the events of the past several days have been designed to break Laeddis' conspiracy-laden insanity by allowing him to play out the role of Daniels, an anagram of his name. The hospital staff, including Dr. Sheehan posing as Aule and a nurse posing as Rachel Solando, were part of the test, and the migraines that Laeddis suffered were withdrawal symptoms from his medication. As memories of reality overwhelm Laeddis, he faints.

Laeddis awakes in the hospital, under watch of Dr. Cawley and Sheehan. When questioned, Laeddis tells the truth in a coherent manner, which satisfies the doctors as a sign of progression. Nevertheless, Dr. Cawley notes that they had achieved this state nine months before but Laeddis had quickly regressed, and further warns that this will be Laeddis' last chance. Some time later, Laeddis relaxes on the hospital grounds with Dr. Sheehan, but calls him "Chuck" and says they need to get off the island. Sheehan nods to an observing Cawley, who gestures to the orderlies towards Laeddis. As he is about to be taken away, Laeddis asks Dr. Sheehan, "Which would be worse? To live as a monster, or die as a good man?". Dr. Sheehan is visibly surprised at how rational and relevant this question is, and after being taken aback for a moment he calls out "Teddy?', but Laeddis ignores him, quietly walking away with the orderlies to be taken to the lighthouse and, finally, lobotomized."

Last kali, rupanya Leonardo tu pun salah seorang pesakit mental kat situ jugak, sebab dia depress, isteri yang dia sayang dah bunuh 3 orang anak mereka... Macam tuh la cerita dia...Ekot kan hati I bagi 4 bintang, movie ni best, sebab jalan ceritanya kita tak dapat baca, teka atau buat andaian sendiri..so harap filem melayu dapat buat movie macam nih,...movie melayu tengok thriller pon dah tahu ending dia macam mana, kan tak best cam tuh...but, I still watching movie melayu, support la sikit-sikit. :) 

Nilah kawan dia "Chuck" konon-konon Marshal jugak, rupanya itu doktor yang merawat dia.

Happy watching guys.

I sure do love them

Bukannya susah nak cerita pada orang sana sini, yang kita sayang, cinta, kasih pada seseorang, lirikan mata, first impression, feeling, excited bila ketemu, all of behavior kita, boleh lihat dan nampak dengan clear.  Kadang-kadang I sendiri tak dapat control benda tuh.  Tak semestinya kita hanya suka pada sesama insan yang kita saling menyukai, macam girlfriend dengan boyfreind aje, tapi macam kita dengan our pets, yes,..I tak da la take care sangat dengan ikan dalam aquarium dengan dekat dalam pasu dekat rumah I tuh, kadang-kadang tak perasan pun kewujudan mereka, tapi bila dah terpandang tu, terdetik dalam hati peri-kehaiwanan I, "Alololo kesian dia ye, tak makan lagi, meh bagi makan sikit"...dah bagi, terus jalan tak ingat lagi mereka sampai esok.

Bila tengok pada kasut dan baju-baju yang banyak dan menimbun, baru terperasan i haven wear that in ages, bila mak-mak kita  sibuk cakap, sedekahkan je lah baju-baju tu dekat orang, no no no no, semua nih ada sentimental value tau, tengok baju sejuk pink tuh, teringat pada A, dia yang bagi, walaupun Malaysia tak ada snow, dan memang tak sesuai langsung kalau I pakai baju tuh kalau hari hujan pun, tapi dia still kena duduk dalam wardrobe nih, only my mom bila tengok wayang malam, shes willing to wear it, tapi this one, tak boleh buang, atau kasi orang.

Magazine tu banyak lagi, ada dalam kotak, tak sempat nak selongkar, tunjukkan..ewwaahhh..ahaha..

Dalam gambar tak da sweater pink, nanti i tunjuk okay, terselit pulak dia. Ni wardorbe baju biasa-biasa, sentiasa jadi kesayangan.

Majalah-majalah lama dekat rumah, i still remember masa my family nak move to this house, my mom pesan, jual je lah majalah-majalah tuh dekat "tin tin, surat khabar lama, besi lama, bla..bla..bla.." tuh, tapi sayang ouhhh, ini la harta I, ada majalah Mangga, URTV, Hai, tuh nak update issue artis Malaysia, ada lagi Majalah ongputih macam  Galaxy, dulu memang menjadi pujaan la, bila dah baca tuh konon-konon rasa jiwa ongputih la, rasa lebih Hollywood, but still ada beli majalah macam Remaja, Klik, Bintang Kecil, Yezz, Reader's Digest, Nur, Dara.com, Asuh, Cosmopolitan.  Tak lupa juga my mom's favorite Mastika, ahahah, I pun tumpang sekaki la baca, sama-sama hobi membaca la katakan...but now tiap-tiap bulan I menjadi pembaca tetap majalah CLEO, kadang-kadang terbeli jugak Remaja, Rapi atau Cosmopolitan sekali.  Makanya sekarang, majalah kat rumah I ni bertambah banyak, mak I sendiri tak sanggup nak legokan dia punya Mastika, apatah lagi I, nih semua kesayangan ouuuuhhh...

Bila tengok high heels nih pulak, teringat i berhempas pulas mengumpul duit, semata-mata nak beli kasut macam Katy Perry, time tuh dia pakai brand Chanel, mana I mampu nak beli, adorable je tengok lambang chanel tergantung cantik dekat kaki milik Katy Perry, kebetulan I nak pergi dinner tema  Black and Red, 2 and half years ago, ternampak kasut nih, Fabiano Ricco and ada jugak accessories macam kasut idaman I, terus i grab it, but until now, boleh dikira pakai jari berapa kali je I pakai. No no no, i cant sewenang-wenangnya bagi orang, nak pinjam je boleh. Its Fabiano ricco but still item kesayangan.

I ada satu lagi high heels hitam dalam laci bilik adik I, tak boleh nak snap, kang I ambil kasut tuh, terjaga pulak dia...kasut tuh 1kali sahaja I pakai..

Buku-buku novel I, still ada yang I masih tak habis baca, but I suka baca review novel yang baru nak release, ataupun dah lama release tapi ramai orang cakap best, I pun beli, tak pun bila I pergi book store, tengok buku-buku novel tersusun cantik, bila cover novel hati dah tertarik, synopsis kena dengan jiwa, terus I beli, kadang-kadang I tak beli pun at the first time, kalau malam I mimpi, I mesti beli esoknya atau lusanya macam novel nih... "To catch a Prince by Gillian Mcknight, seriously, macam budak-budak punya tajuk, but i do loved it.  Cari dan  menang, mana novel tuh di bawah?

Dekat tempat novel pun ada dictionery, ahahah yelah, nanti ada words tak faham bila baca novel english, senang nak google..eh..senang nak search terus..Ada lagi novel dekat rak bahagian bawah meja, masa I nak snap picture gelap sangat, so tak nampak apa-apa..tak pe lah, nanti kalau you guys datang rumah I, I tunjuk, kasi angkat murah-murah pada you all okays..

Banyak jugak benda yang I sayang kat dunia ni, my mom, my dad sudah tentu mereka yang utama, my family,my niece (allysa sofea),  my siblings tentulah, luar cakap tak sayang, bergaduh, berentem (bahasa indonesia, cuti banyak nonton senetron) dalam hati saaaayaaang sangat.  

Tak lupa jugak budak gumuk, tembam nih, jantung hati saya, macam boyfriend nih, sikit-sikit tengok picture dia...bila jumpa geram sokmo.

so, apa pulak kesayangan korang???

p/s: barang-barang tu I dah ready kot nak let it go, cuma budak kecik tu je tak...:D

Novel Review: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Hello, Assalamualaikum semua, waaaah bestnya hari ini, sebab class hanya ada 1 je, nih pun I dah selamat sampai rumah, siap dah lunch, siap sempat watching Istanbul Aku Datang untuk kali ke tiga.  Haha, mestilah I kan peminat setia Lisa Surihani!

Okay bukan masanya untuk tidur, lagipun I  tak mengantuk sangat pun, jadi I rasa dah tiba masanya untuk I adakan segment baru, ewaaaaah yelah tak kan, nak cerita tentang kisah diri sendiri je, orang pun tak suka nak baca, I must do something different, yang I boleh share dengan you all.

Buat pengetahuan korang, I dah baca novel nih 3 kali, dah lama dah I beli, cuma you know, sebagai student memang tak sempat nak baca, pulak tuh in English, bila tak faham je, kau akan stop sekejap, then continue baca, bila nak baca je for the next chapter, teringat buku-buku academic belum habis baca, terus rasa bersalah, lepas tu stop lagi, then, bila nak mula baca, nak baca balik dari mula.  Jadi, kesimpulanya, bila I dah betul-betul faham dan rasa I need to share something yang baik pada korang, terhasil lah novel review nih.  

Tajuk:  The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Penulis:  Aimee Bender
Harga: RM 35.90 (MPH Bookstore)

Summary:  Rose Edelstein, seorang kanak-kanak yang menyambut hari jadinya yang ke sembilan telah merasa kek chocolate lemon buatan ibunya.  Namun dia mendapati, dia dapat merasakan emosi dan perasaan ibunya selepas dia memakan sepotong kek tersebut.  

Semuanya perasaan, hati, naluri, citarasa, kesedihan dan emosi ibunya Rose dapat rasa.  Perkara ini berlaku dengan tiba-tiba dan mungkin sepanjang hidupnya.  Dan dia merasakan makanan adalah sesuatu yang berbahaya, makanan mempunyai perasaan itulah yang Rose rasakan, dan setiap hidangan mendedahkan sesuatu emosi.

Namun begitu, perasaan aneh tersebut membuatkan Rose untuk bertindak dan memaksa dirinya untuk berhadapan dengan kebenaran disebalik emosi yang ditunjukkan.  Contohnya kesedihan ibunya, sikap bapanya dan abangnya yang pelik (clash with the world).  Walaubagaimanapun, Rose semakin membesar dan dia belajar untuk tahu terdapat beberapa rahsia keluarganya, namun masih ada rahsia yang deria rasanya masih tidak dapat mengenal pasti.

Secara general, I boleh simpulkan kat sini, novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake adalah tentang perasaan  orang yang kita sayang, yang kita kenal, yang kita rapat, kita tahu rahsia emosinya, lagi-lagi setiap orang itu adalah part of our family.  Kejujuran, keikhlasan, keresahan semuanya Rose dapat tahu selepas memakan sesuatu makanan., bermulanya dengan makan kek chocolate lemon buatan ibunya.  Namun begitu, novel ini , bagi pendapat I, ada kelakar, ada sedih, ada gembira dan yang paling penting novel ni lebih menunjukkan kisah-kisah kebiasaan yang kita lakukan, dan tanpa kita sendiri duga.

So, novel nih best sangat, mudah faham selepas baca tiga kali, dan penulisan yang kemas dan ayat yang digunakan memang cantik dan indah, sebab you akan rasa nak makan kek lepas tuh, Haha.  I rasa ada jugak e-novel online untuk novel nih, but tak best lah kalau just tengok your lappy and read words by words, lepas tu sakit mata dan kepala, tapi apa kata, kalau you hold this novel sendiri, lagi rasa seronok dan puas.  

Bila baca buat kali ketiga lagi faham.  So, Selamat Membaca.

p/s:  Nanti jangan lupa dapatkan novel Kenangan di Puncak by Pepol, I dah read online, cuma I belum cukup tabung lagi nak beli yang tangible tuh.  Next time okay.  :)