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Monsters University is the prequel to 2001′s hit Pixar animation, Monsters Inc, which introduced us to Monstropolis, a city powered by the nightmare screams of human children, and the misadventures of 2 monster buddies, James “Sulley” P Sullivan (John Goodman) and Michael “Mike” Wazowski (Billy Crystal), who had the arduous task of returning a human [...]
M.Night.Shyamalan’s new space drama, After Earth, has been given negative reviews by quite a number of popular film critics. Even at the end of the preview with a near full house audience, I could hear some complain of dullness and boredom. Some reviews has mentioned the poor quality of direction and screenplay from Shyamalan and [...]
Airasia recently won the 2013 Low Cost Airline of the Year Award again at the 2013 Air Transport News (ATN) Awards ceremony in Montreal, Canada. This repeat recognition and reputation is probably why we chose to fly with them again into Denpasar the capital of Bali, and also maybe because of their affordability, due to [...]
We visited JP teres at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur next to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center for a buffet lunch recently and pleasantly found the Malaysian cuisine presented by its live cooking stations rather delectable. The international hotel chain, Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, with 412 hotel rooms opened its doors 8 months ago, right in [...]
Fans of science fiction and Trekkies will have another reason celebrate with the latest installment of the U.S.S. Enterprise’s journey into deep space. Star Trek Into Darkness is coming to a cinema near you soon. J.J. Abrams the director who brought us the 2009 re-boot of the Star Trek franchise is back with an ambitious [...]
Penang, the areca nut palm tree island no more. Unlike many south asian destinations, there are fewer betel nut vendors and chewers now on this Malacca Straits island, colonially known as the Prince of Wales Island, and a former free port of the British East India Company. There are no more coolies on the docks [...]
Next stop, the vibrant modern city of Shanghai, and the style capital of China. Then, a short hop to Hangzhou, the lake city, where I escaped the Chinese crowds and return back to into the sweet chili paste of South East Asia… not before a little drama that really changed my perspective of modern China. [...]
Not to be confused by the Korean Science Fiction movie of the same name from 2006, or the impending American remake of that same Korean movie, The Host (2013) is a movie written by the infamous Twilight author-producer Stephenie Meyer, and directed by Andrew Niccol who is famous for In Time, Lord of War, S1m0ne, [...]
CCFoodTavel fly to Penang, for the Martell Pure Gourmet dinner.. would it be worth the journey? Martell, the oldest cognac maker in the world, showcased its Penang edition of the Martell Pure Gourmet signature dinner series in the UNESCO World Heritage Site city of George Town. The capital city’s unique blend of cultural and historical [...]
Only 120km away from Shanghai and a quick dash on the high speed train, is Suzhou. Suzhou is famous for its classical landscape gardens, ancient buildings, winding canals, chinese opera, silk museums, and had once been home to Sun Tzu, the great military strategist whose name is often mentioned on the History Channel, and by [...]
Here is our movie review of the film Stoker .. The Koreans have conquered the smart-phone global market. Can they conquer Hollywood too? Park Chan-wook famous for his Korean speaking revenge thrillers Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Lady Vengeance has adapted the screenplay from Wentworth Miller (the blue eyed Prison Break actor who has [...]
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