Chinese Muslim Cuisine

In a country as diversified as Malaysia, it is not unusual to bump into someone who has the same skin color as you but might be of a different race and religion. So when the word Chinese and Muslim is brought together in the same sentence, it is not unusual either.

HOMST Restaurant is a Chinese Muslim Restaurant. The owner, Mr. Yusuf, is shy with the camera but he is very soft spoken and nice. I love that the restaurant is bright because then I'll be able to see everything on my plate. I don't mean that romantic lights are bad but I prefer this type of food outlet instead of an outlet that make me have to pick at my food one by one for fear if there's a bug hiding somewhere (yeah, I was always unlucky like that). The restaurant is also spacious and clean, which gives me a peace of mind all throughout my eating time.

There are a variety of food sold here, from fried stuffs - rice and mee - to a more specific dish that consists of beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and others. Since I was at this restaurant to celebrate my aunt's and uncle's 19 years wedding anniversary, we chose to to have plain white rice for 5 people with 7 dishes.

Black Pepper Chicken

Sweet & Sour Lala

The Black Pepper Chicken is yummylicious. They serve you boneless chicken fried until it is crispy and mixed with black pepper sauce that is not too hot but enough to give you the "kick". Then we chose the Sweet & Sour Lala which gave us the exact taste - sweet and a little sour tangy taste. You can eat the Lala just like that too. I did exactly that and pretty much cleaned up the whole plate! LOL!

Bawal Putih Asam Deep Fried Fish

Buttered Prawns

Then there was the fish, which is one of the "important" food for my aunt. She can't eat without fish. We ordered the Bawal Putih Asam Deep Fried Fish. It is first deep fried so that there is no fishy smell and then cooked again with Asam, Lady Fingers and Tomatoes. However, you can still taste the sweet Bawal Putih even though it's been cooked twice. Oh, and the Butter Prawns is AMAZING! The fried egg floss is just so delish! I don't even eat the prawns at first - even though the prawns are big and fat! I was eating the floss bit by bit, savouring each taste.. Make me drool just thinking about it right now. Yums!

Kailan Oyster Sauce

Asparagus Belacan

Bean Sprouts Oyster Sauce

We had three types of vegetables. I usually need vegetable in my plate so having three types is no problem for me. The first one is Kailan Oyster Sauce. The Kailan is cooked with Oyster Sauce and topped off with some fried shallots. The second one is Asparagus Belacan. Asparagus is my favourite type of vege so I don't really care if it's fried with belacan or cooked with oyster sauce or anything else. Lastly is Bean Sprouts cooked with Oyster Sauce and topped with fried shallots too. We love that the Bean Sprouts are still crunchy and juicy!

Ribena Special

I had the Ribena Special drink - Ribena Ice Blended with Lychee, Nata de Coco and two cubes of watermelon. This is the first time I tried this and I liked it. I didn't get the chance to snap the others' drinks though. The minute their order arrived, they sipped their drinks like crazy. LOL! All I know is that there were two coconuts, one cold Lychee juice and one Sirap Bandung on the table.

Two sides of the interior

If you would like to try some Chinese Muslim cuisine, head down to HOMST Restaurant. They have four outlets which are in Kajang, Shah Alam, Kota Damansara and Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (HQ). You'll go home full and satisfied with the price. Our total pocket damage was only RM187.00!

HOMST Restaurant Kajang

No. 47G & 48G, Jalan Prima Saujana 1/1A,

Seksyen 1, Taman Prima Saujana,

43000 Kajang, Selangor.

Tel : 03-87340760

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Mesmerizing Magical Musicals

Ahhh musicals. I just love them. I've been in love with musicals since I was very young. I love to move to the beat of Grease - how can we not dance to "You're The One That I Want" or feel Sandy's heartpain when she sings "Hopelessly Devoted" or get caught up in all the "Summer Nights"? But that's not the only musical that I love. I also love Fame, Footloose, Moulin Rouge, Mamma Mia, Westside Story and so many more! So, when Magical Musicals (consists of 30 medley songs from these musicals and others too) is said to be coming to Malaysia soon, I am just so full of excitement!

I read that there's a mixture of West End talents as well as local talents in this musical show that will be held at Sunway Lagoon's Amphitheatre from 10th June - 17th July. The ticket prices range is from RM300 (VIP), RM250, RM200 and RM100. For musical lovers such as myself, this will be such a treat!

Oh, oh.. But that's not all you guys..

If you've got the moves in those shoes, you should strut your stuff and show how you groove at the most awesome musical flash mob in Malaysia! You can bring your friends and families - no matter if they like to dance or not - to be a part of this historical event. But first, you gotta register here and come dressed up as a character from the musicals involved. Why? So that you can redeem a mystery gift worth RM250 with your registration receipt on the flash mob day! Isn't that fabulous? Have a great time and win something too?

Musicals involved : Moulin Rouge, Mamma Mia, Dreamgirls, Fame, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Footloose, We Will Rock You, West Side Story, Hairspray and Glee.

The flash mob will be held at 1pm on Saturday, 28th May 2011 at the Sunway Lagoon Main Entrance. If you like to dance (or know someone who does), come and join in on the fun. Get foot loose everybody! 

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Shopping is a breeze

I love shopping. Well, what girl doesn't right? But sometimes I just don't have the time to walk in to shopping malls, browse through every piece of clothing or handbag or jewelries like I would love to. Or even if I do have the time, I might just miss that one gorgeous dress or the to-die-for handbag just because there are too many things on display. So, most of the time lately, I opted for online shopping. In addition to me being online almost 15 hours a day for work, online shopping is also much more convenient!

Now this is where HiShop comes in to play. This is definitely one of the important URL I bookmark on my lappie.

Since the day I signed up, there have been some sales going on and one of them are home furnishings (among others) which my mom quickly told me to purchase. Oh yes, my mom is crazy about home furnishings and when she saw the tag price, she was just too happy to force me to "buy".

Does that video remind you of someone? It surely reminded me of myself before this. But after being a part HiShop and it's awesome online club, I am enjoying shopping more because it's so easy peasy and has it's benefits too. Not only members get exclusive access to the private sales that goes up to as high as 80%, we can all be rest assured that the stuffs sold here are all 100% authentic branded goods. Isn't that awesome? You get to purchase authentic branded items just by the click of a mouse and the payment method is also so easy - including Maybank2u, other online bank transfers and credit cards too.

I have joined HiShop and am waiting for the right moment to grab that dress (*check bank account balance*) - especially since sales only lasts about 3-5 days! So, what are you waiting for?

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Our Johnny

Johnny (and Dad's legs)

A few weeks ago, on 20th April, our Indian neighbour's mother passed away. So, for the next three days, families and friends gathered at that neighbour's house and there were many people (whom we do not know) came and went from our area. In between the crazy three days, a young dog came to our house. The whole family came home one evening from dinner and this dog was sitting in front of our gate. We wondered who it belonged to, we were asking around but nobody knew where he came from. 

He had a collar on so we assume he belonged to someone. Our Chinese and Indian neighbours did not want to care for him. There were days when it was pouring heavily but he had no place for shelter so we decided to let him in our house compound. He is especially friendly with Dad, always wagging his tail when Dad returns home and sitting near Dad's legs when he's doing some gardening at the front yard. I supposed it's coz Dad was the first person who gave him food on that night he came to us. In the event that he was with us, we named him Johnny.

Then one day, an Indian family came and took him away. They said they're his owner, staying closer to the front area of the Taman and we believed them. They were surprised that of all the people in the Taman, this dog came to us and they're more surprised that we actually cared for him because they thought we Muslims hate dogs. I don't know where they got that idea but Muslims DO NOT hate dogs. Why do these people have to generalize things anyway?

So few weeks has passed and we thought Johnny was fine until last Friday when he suddenly appeared in front of our gate again. This time though, he had no collar on and his body was filled with ticks and fleas. He was scratching everywhere on his body and he looked hungry. He drank the whole bowl of water we prepared for him and when we bought food for him (Pedigree brand), he finished the whole bowl in a few minutes too. He was in a rather sad state and we were shocked. How can this happen?

I think he had been beaten too because whenever he see a wooden stick, he would scurry to a corner and make whiny sounds. We feel so sad for him.

 Collar gone and small wound marks around his neck

Our Indian neighbour (whose mother passed away a month ago) refused to keep Johnny because he said he already have two dogs and his dogs were trained to be very fierce whereas Johnny is a very friendly dog. He only offered to help give Johnny baths and help medicating the tick and flea problems. Our Chinese neighbours said they already have enough dogs to care for. One particular Chinese neighbour was so angry that Johnny peed near her bushes that she told us to throw Johnny in the river. I was like - are you for real??

Can't stop wagging his tail and always want to play

So now we're caring for him. Dad's contemplating either he should build a small wooden shed for Johnny in front of our house compound or bring him to our other house since the neighbours here are so hostile towards him. I don't know why they're so angry with him. It's not his fault he's here. It's his stupid owner's fault! The only problem with the second idea is that our neighbours at the other house are mainly conservative Malays. Also, my parents and maid only go to that house in the day to tend to our 30+ cats and they don't sleep there. Ahhh dilemma.

I wonder, does any of you here want a dog as pet? We call him Johnny and he's very friendly. He don't even bark. He doesn't know how to do tricks yet but I'm sure he is a fast learner because only a few days and he already understood when we gesture for him to go out of the house compound or when we call him to stay inside. He is a little scared of thunder and lightning so I think he will be more than happy to snuggle next to you when it rains and keep you warm at the same time.

What do you guys think?

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Landslide at orphanage

When I first saw the tweets on my Twitter time line about the landslide at Rumah Anak Yatim Hidayah in Hulu Langat, I was so shocked. Firstly because I was at home (Kajang) at the time and the weather was so hot whereas on the news it said that there was heavy rain at the location - which is not so far from my house anyway. I tried what I can with the tweets, hoping that the works can be done faster if they get the sufficient help.

A few hours later however, Elizabeth Wong (ADUN Selangor) tweeted this :

When my parents came home from the other house, I departed the news about what happened. My Dad said he heard the news on the radio but my Mom was more shocked than me when she heard the news because she had been to the place many times before. She knew those people and one of the orphan there was adopted by her - sort of like a Godmother program where you help them with their needs like clothes, school stuffs, etc.

No wonder I thought the name of the place was familiar.

 Photos courtesy Berita Harian Online

Mom started crying when she saw the photos of the destructive place. Her contact, an ustazah there informed that her adopted son is fine but the boy's best friend passed away. Two of the people she was close with also passed away. The ustazah told us not to come today because it was still raining albeit only drizzling but with the number of crowd there, she thought it would be unwise. She told us to come tomorrow instead. Maybe we can help them with some essential items - such as blankets. food, extra clothes, etc.

To my dear Muslim friends, let us all recite the Al-Fatihah for the deceased and pray that their souls rest in peace and be placed amongst the blessed alongside Allah s.w.t. 

For those who are safe, let us also help them in any way possible so that we can at least help lighten their burden and the loss of close friends or families.

Al-Fatihah!

P/S : Name list of victims here.

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Movie Review - Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 : On Stranger Tides

Went to check out this movie last Monday night. One minute I was sleeping with my hands on the table and my head on my hands, the next, my phone vibrated and I saw a message saying I won two tickets to the premiere of POTC 4 courtesy of MIX.FM. Free movie, what else should I do? So, I asked my Dad out on a date with me but he declined and then I asked my brother. We were planning to go watch POTC 4 in the weekend with my other brother and BBunz but I thought it's best if we check out the premiere first and if it's worth it, we can go see the movie for the second time in the weekend with the others.

By 8pm I arrived at MidValley with my brother. I saw some familiar faces but they're there courtesy of Nuffnang. I didn't enter the contest under Nuffnang but still lucky that I won two tickets. Phones and cameras are not allowed to be brought inside the cinema and while inside the cinema, there was some quizzes where  the winners get POTC 4 merchandises. I didn't answer any question because I didn't know anything about Mix.FM or their radio shows. LOL! I'm more of a Hitz.FM and Fly FM listener. (Oops, don't tell them that!)

So, Captain Jack Sparrow is back. What do I think about this latest instalment?

In all honesty, I had hoped for something better. I was yawning twice throughout the movie - something that happens very very seldom - which I never do if a movie captures my attention. I know there's Captain Jack Sparrow and inasmuch as I love Johnny Depp to bits, I can't help but wish there's Elizabeth and Will. Heck, I even wished these two loonies (photo below) would be in this latest POTC just to spice things up a little.

Mackenzie Crook (Ragetti) & Lee Arenberg (Pintel)

I prefer Ragetti and Pintel's sarcastic jibes and humor in comparison to Jack Sparrow's very fake and trying-too-hard-at-humor in this latest one. I also did not find the so-called relationship (or past relationship) between Jack and Angelica (Penelope Cruz) any convincing. I think focusing on the mermaids too much is also a waste of time, not to mention letting "love" come in the way between one specific mermaid and the missionary Philip Swift (Sam Claflin) is so pretentious.

Philip kept repeating the word, "Such beauty.." whenever he looks at the mermaid Syrena's (Astrid Berges-Frisbey) face. I mean, come on, if you're really a man of faith and your eyes has been opened with the experiences and the real world, then the last thing you should be so captivated with is the beauty of a woman (even if half of her is a fish). If a man of faith like that can be so blinded by beauty, how can we normal women feel secure with these men around us? *gasp*

Then there's Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). Blackbeard was so unmemorable that I actually wished Davy Jones would pop-out onto the screen and save the day. Maybe he'd bring his other new pet Kraken and eat Blackbeard or something! I don't know, I just wished something exciting or surprising would come up and save everyone from boredom. At first I was happy to see Barbossa because he has always been Sparrow's frenemy but suddenly the exchange between him and Sparrow is just stale. All the explosive dialogues from the first three parts of this movie is gone. How sad...

But not all is in vain...

The music score is still fabulous. I also think the cinematography is just as good as the past three movies. Rob Marshall has the magical touch and that never wanes. I mean, look the photo up there where Jack's pushing the boat, don't you think those sands and waters are just beautiful? Don't you just feel like going to that tiny white sandy island?

I think if you LOVED the last three instalments and expect the world with this latest one, you'll be disappointed. But if you just miss Johnny Depp and want to see him in action, then you surely must not miss this movie!

Movie Rating : 6/10

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Beautiful Sunset at Sepang Gold Coast

It was my first time to be at Sepang Gold Coast last Saturday. In truth, I'm not much of a traveler and would rather spend my free time lazing on my couch or sleep longer than I usually do. So, even though Sepang Gold Coast is only about 60+km from my house in Kajang - which is approximately an hour's drive - I had never been to this place before. I blame it on the genes. My father's a very homey person.

Anyways, having been invited to Golden Palm Tree Resort & Spa for the Tourism Selangor and Selangorlicious Blog & Roll event, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to go there, even if just for a few hours. Tourism Selangor and Selangorlicious was having the Beach Food Carnival celebration and of course I wouldn't say no to a variety of food served in abundance! Since that one (eating experience) requires a much longer post, I'll write one dedicated post entirely for that event.

So before stuffing our faces (invited guests) with countless amount of food, there was a sunset photography competition going on. Now how can I not enter the competition when I have been calling myself a contest junkie? So there I was, lugging my loaned camera to snap snap snap away!

Isn't the sunset beautiful? I couldn't help but be captivated by the beautiful sunset and its reflection on the water. There's always this emotion that's been brought forth from within me when I am close to the sea or the ocean breeze hitting my face. Maybe it's the smell of the ocean or just the sound of water in the big open sea, it's hard for me to describe. I hope that you guys had at least experienced it once in your lifetime.

Oh, I didn't win the competition, sadly. I wished I had better technique in capturing the sunsets. Maybe when I get my own DSLR, I can practice and hone my skills to make the photos look better. Yup, not too long until I get my own DSLR now. *excited*

How about you guys? Have you guys been to Sepang Gold Coast? 

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April 2011 Top Commenter

My lappie had been sick since last week and I had to send it to the Hospital. At first I thought that it might already be dead but lucky me, the Doctors at the hospital was smart enough to revive my lappie back to life. Thank goodness for that because then I don't have to spend much money on a new lappie and end up not getting for myself a DSLR. The purchase of a DSLR will be next week. Need just a little bit more for the lens. Hehe..

So because of that I am a little late on updating the winner of First Commenter of last month. Sorry! 

Well, without further delay, I am here to inform that the winner of FC for April 2011 is none other than LADYJAVA! Yup, LJ did it again! Congrats LJ and your badge will be up in my sidebar. 

However, I am still grateful to everyone who made it to my humble blog and who also cared enough to leave a comment or two. I love you all, yeah!

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New Bundles of Joy!

Dear friends, 

Truthfully, I have been keeping this happy news to myself for a while now. However, I cannot keep this any longer and it is bursting out of me to share my happy news! You see, my first bundles of joy arrived on the 20th of April. This is the first time I ever am a parent so this whole thing was a huge deal to me. So come on, I want to share everything about my family with ALL of you.

This is my first wife... Her name's Tammy.

I have known Tammy since I was very very young. Dad and Mom rescued her and since then we were inseparable. I actually lost my *cough* virginity *cough* to her. LOL! I have two boys and one girl with my wife Tammy. They're three beautiful sweethearts, don't you agree?

Girl : Inanna.     Boys : Enki, Enlilah.

But then, my Mom and Dad hooked me up with another lady too. Although I am a little embarrassed to confess to this, but I am practicing polygamy. However, be rest assured that I love both my wives equally and truly. So, this is my second wife whom had recently bore me two beautiful kitties on 9th of May.

Let me introduce you to my second wife - Onyx.

Onyx is older than me. But I have no problem with the whole "cougar" thing. Come to think of it, I find it attractive that older females are attracted to me. *Cough* I can be quite a charm sometimes you know. Onyx is one of Dad's favourite meows and I am honored to be her husband. Onyx has some other kids before so I am also a stepfather to quite a few meows now too!

But first of all, let me introduce you to my two darlings with Onyx. I fathered one boy and one girl with Onyx. Isn't that wonderful?

Girl (left): Starflair.    Boy (right): Son-o-flame.

You know, being a parent is not an easy task. But before that, giving birth is not an easy task either! I was with Tammy when she delivered our babies. I was shocked at first! I couldn't understand why she kept shifting in the room and looked so antsy. At first we both thought she was having a normal stomachache. I say this because Tammy said she never had stomach pains like that before and I judged from her face that this could be some sort of diarrhea. I count my lucky starts that Dad and Mom checked in on us before they went to sleep and noticed Tammy's weird behaviour. They understood at once that she was about to give birth. Dad and Mom was with Tammy all the way while I was peeking from behind their shoulders. I couldn't help myself, I was so excited that I was going to be a Dad! I couldn't contain the adrenalin pumping in me that I had to sit in my water bowl just to cool down.

I respect how Tammy and Onyx endured the pain of birthing and how they took good care of our children. I vowed from the day that I saw my kids that I will always love and respect females all around the world, including my human family!

I couldn't wait to see my children grow up. I know they will be amazing and they will always have my love. My kids with Tammy have opened their eyes and I feel like I can swim in those dark blue colors. No matter what they do or if they have any shortcomings, I will never regret having them. Dad and Mom wouldn't let me mix with them so much because they're afraid my kids might get "infected" with my wild ways. I am, in fact not a domestic cat. I agree with Dad and Mom on this. Even though I love my kids with all my heart, but sometimes as a parent, we have to make sacrifices in order to provide a better life and future for our children. I've decided that I do not want them to be a "wild cat" like me and that they should be more exposed to their domestic counterpart. So, I leave it to my wives to teach them how to be good and sweet, not only to our kind but also to our human family. In the mean time, I shall always think of them and send my love to them from afar.

Before I end this, I hope that all of you can share the excitement in my heart and will be happy for me and my wives at the arrival of our new bundles of joy. Love you dear friends!


Yours faithfully,
Flaming Eyes (Ice)

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The Symbol Explained

Do you remember my last post about the weird thingy at KLCC? No? Well, now the answer to that weird sighting is here! Yeah yeah, was supposed to write about this a while ago but I’m a little slow in updating my blog this week. I’m in a lazy bum mode, sorry.

It's that sign on top of the Twin Towers

The symbol is about KOLONY. No, I did not misspell it. KOLONY is actually a SMS-based social network service that allows you to connect with your friends easily. So all the hype about bio hazard or alien spaceship is not true alright? Though, I’ve read online some very interesting comments on the sign and videos, that I can’t stop laughing. LOL.

Truthfully, there are many things you can enjoy once you’ve joined KOLONY. Other than being a way to connect with your friends, there are a few ways you can socialize on KOLONY and expand your network. I’m sure kids out there would love that, right? You don’t need smart phones, data or Internet plans to enjoy this social networking. You can just use normal phone! Easier access to get bigger network, would you say no to that?

This is how to get started :

1.      Text KOLONY to 25333 (All you need to join is a Xpax, U.O.X., S.O.X. or Celcom mobile number).

2.      Socialize on KOLONY after getting your nickname through these ways :

• DING – Ding friends and leave them messages. 
• BOMM – A way to share updates with all of your FRENs. 
• FREN – Making as many friends as you can in KOLONY 
• POPP – Comment in what your friends say.

But first, you need KOINZ in order to perform the above and this you can obtain by making calls on the all new XPAX Plan. Every single call made will give you free KOINZ so you can stay infected in KOLONY.

Check out the new XPAX Plan!

You may check out on the rates and understand more about this new offer at their website for more info. So, what are you waiting for? Get yourself infected - if you haven't yet!

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This is bad..

I was bloghopping, browsing websites and replying emails when I came across this website on Circus sufferings and one of the groups they were focusing on is the Bobby Roberts Super Circus in the UK. Truthfully, I have never liked circus acts that involves animals. I have no problems with circus acts like Cirque du Soleil though, coz I consider that as artistic, athletic and amazing. But that's about all for me when it comes to circus.

I have always had issues when it comes to animals - be it domestic or wildlife - that are tortured. I love animals, no matter if they are big or small. 

When I first saw the video below, I couldn't help but press a fist to my mouth and cry. I can imagine how the creatures feel, because even though they're animals, they still have sensory systems just like us humans and they can feel just like us humans too. When you hit them with force, they can feel pain, especially if you hit them where they are most vulnerable. 

This video was taken this year. The abuse had been going on for many years, but now there is proof. What else do we want? Do we need an angry tiger to pounce and kill it's torturer before we'd react? Let's stop this! A circus is not where they belong...

I seriously feel like beating these bloody fellas with that stick they use right in their gonads.

Please, help stop animal abuse. Help stop circus acts. No matter where you're from, let's get our voice out together and stop this.

This video is longer, but watch and listen so you can understand more why we must stop this!

Learn more about Animal Defenders International : ADI World and help STOP this cruelty!

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Movie Review - Fast & Furious 5 : Rio Heist

Two days ago I was invited to the Premiere Screening of Fast & Furious 5 : Rio Heist at TGV KLCC, thanks to Nuffnang and P14G. I went there with my brother coz Bbunz works at night. The movie was supposed to start at 9pm but it started at 9.30pm instead, after a round of quizzes and winning some freebies.

Yes, this is the fifth installment of Fast & Furious. I've said before that I don't like sequels because I feel that they tend to cramp too much detail into such a short time thus making the movie seem pointless instead. Most of the time, sequels tend to divert from the main objective of the movie. The excitement slowly dies after a while especially if you're the kind of person who picks up every points laid out in the movie. You'll notice that certain parts do not fit or certain things they do have no meaning.

Like the last few installments, Fast & Furious is nothing logical. You cannot come into the cinema hoping to make sense of the plot, the script or the physics of it. You've got to leave your brains outside the cinema if you want to enjoy the movie. Coz there is surely nowhere in Hell you can steal a huge safety deposit by stringing it to the back of two cars and pull it on tar all over Rio. No, the safety deposit does not have wheels. So if some crazy kid out there is planning to pull out this kind of stunt, you're in for a huge surprise kid, coz the safety deposit won't make it out to the door. Heck, the back of your car will come off, more like it. 

Then, there's the team. OK, I know the old faces, and the new ones like Leo, Santos as Gisele (to pretty up the screen) but I thought Han died in Tokyo Drift? Didn't his car went up in flames or something back then? Hmm.. Maybe I should pop my Tokyo Drift DVD in the player again. What I didn't get is, when Dom planned the heist he said he needed a team to do certain specific things, that each player have their own job or task to do but throughout the whole movie, it looked like only Dom and Brian is doing all the heavy work. I think Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) is helping them out more instead of their "team". 

So again, the plot, the script and physics of it all should be thrown out of the window.

I had hoped to see more of Rio de Janeiro though. Sure, they took three shots of Statue of Christ the Redeemer at three different times but is that the only monument in Brazil? I'm sure there are other famous monuments or architecture in Brazil, right? And the cars, well, they're playing more with the classic monster cars in this sequel which is fine by me. I have no problem with the classics or the modern fast cars because I love them all. If only I could say the same thing with the plot.

However, I love that they're going international now. Well, some day everybody's gotta graduate from the little stuffs and make it big right? LOL! I also love the diversity in the cast. I love the big guns, the stunts and the sillyness of the guys too. If you're free and have nothing to do, you can go check this movie out. Like I said, it's not logical so don't try to think much when watching it. Just fasten your seat belt and enjoy the ride (pun intended).

This movie will be in Malaysian cinemas on 5th May 2011.

Movie Rating : 7/10

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