Real Steel (2011)

Big thanks to Churp Churp and TuneTalk, I get to watch Real Steel five days earlier than the actual screening date in Malaysia! Thanks for the free popcorn and drinks too (;

Synopsis
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, “Real Steel” stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback — (C) Dreamworks

The film is based on "Steel" - a 1956 short story by I Am Legend author Richard Matheson. It was also made into an episode of Steel. (Source: IMDb)

Hugh Jackman with his yummy six packs(!) as Charlie Kenton and his first robot, Ambush. Remember the three girls who ask to pose for a picture with Ambush? They are director 'Shawn Levy''s daughters. (Source: IMDb)

Then, we have Noisy Boy here and this is the first time Charlie and Max went for a match together.  

 Dakota Goyo as the 11 years old Max Kenton, son to Charlie and his ex girlfriend. He's so adorable and I can't stop staring at his blue eyes. 

Max with the newly found sparring robot, Atom that saves his life.

Evangeline Lilly (The girl from LOST!) as Bailey in the movie. 

The Almighty Zeus!

Atom who is trying to bring down Zeus and who do you think will win this match? Watch to find out!

All photos taken from Google.

Verdict
If you think this movie is just another normal robot fighting sort of action movie, then you're wrong. There's more than that in this movie, another element that was portrayed was a father-and-son relationship. The combination of these two elements makes Real Steel enjoyable to watch. The plot and story line is predictable but not the compelling ending but I think the ending is better that way. In Real Steel, it's the year 2020, I was fascinated with the hi-tech gadgets and technologies but the rest, everything still remain the same. Frankly speaking, I did not watch the trailer before this because I do not want to have any expectations or else I know I will be disappointed. It turns out to be a really good movie (at least to me, boyf, Joeann and her sis) or should I say an awesome movie! The movie got me cheering and clapping and even crying in the cinema, I was all hyped up especially with few of the soundtracks by Eminem. I seriously think that Dakota is really talented; like a star being born. He doesn't need to try hard yet he manage to steal my heart from the beginning till the end of the movie. The chemistry between him and Hugh Jackman on and off screen was fun to watch. I shall stop right here and leave the rest for you to watch in the cinema starting 13th Oct, so don't miss it!

Steel bashing steel, metal bashing metal, this is the movie you have to watch this fall just cause I highly recommend it! :D

Rating
4 out of 5

The official Trailer


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Mahsa Idol 2011

It all started by American Idol; a reality television singing competition which began back in 2002. Besides that, we also have our very own local production Akademi Fantasia and also One Million Star (超級星光大道) in Taiwan in search of talented young people. Likewise, that's how Mahsa Idol 2011 came about as well, in search of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, radiologist, physiotherapist (or any medical practitioner you can name of) who can sing :P 

Mahsa Idol 2011 Elimination Round was held on last Wednesday night, 5th Oct 2011 at Mahsa (JUC) Auditorium, organized by the Student Rep Council.

Grand prize winner will bring back home a total of RM1000, first runner up -RM500 while second runner up - RM300!

Mahsa's newly built auditiorium; huge and comfy :D

Our very own Mahsa Idol; looks familiar don't you think? (;

Seats for the judges, and yes we have three judges as well! What makes it different from American Idol is our result are fully based on the judges instead of audience voting, fair enough? 

Emcees of the night; too bad we don't have Ryan Seacrest :P 

The 11 contestants of the night; consists of 9 solo singers (some of them had their own guitarist) and also 2 bands. For this elimination round, 6 will be eliminated while the remaining 5 will be moving on to the final round and  a step closer to win back home the RM1000!

The contestants from different faculties and departments in random order who sang that night;

I must say I was quite impressed with all of their performances, I never knew that we had so much talented people in our Uni! I was blown away and I did enjoy myself that night, plus I was having a really good view from the front row seat (;

We have our own Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell as well :D
Photos of judges are doing their 'thang';

Eh, pitching lari lah! -- No, it's not true, I made that up HAHA

The overwhelming and hyper crowd, never expected to have so many audiences to turn up. The auditorium was nearly full house.

Audiences showing their support and love! 

Besides that, we have performances by the winners of Sony Talent Competition (Best Solo & Best Group) to entertain the crowd. Brilliantly talented people as well. 

Wilma; my classmate in Foundation (: She sang Love Light by CNBlue and Who Says by ofcourseyouknowwho HAHA Selena Gomez! 

This group performed Thinking of You by Katy Perry and Price Tag by Jessie J, another awesome performance!

After the performance ended, it's time to announce the remaining 5 contestants who can proceed to the GRAND FINAL... *drum rolls*

Who's gonna be the lucky 5? :D

The emcee is making everyone nervous *dup dap dup dap*

Here you go! A group photo of the final 5 with the judges. 

Congrats Geek in the Pink, Megalodon, Siew Sze Hoong, Chad and Meicther! 

The who event adjourned at around 10-ish.  

Few of my classmates who came to support Mahsa Idol (:

Meet the judges; Mr. Khairul, Puan Nor, and Mr. Andrew Huan as the head judge. 

The organizing chairman who had done a lot of hard work to make Mahsa Idol a success, the emcees and Mr. Andrew Huan.

Another shot with them, Cik Zita and Mabel.  

So who do you think will walk away with grand prize of RM1000? Well, hop over to Mahsa JUC auditorium next week, same day same time to catch the grand final will be on the 12th of Oct, 8.30pm sharp!

See you there (;

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Loots from Awesome Mustache Shop

Have you heard about the giveaway from Awesome Mustache Shop? You have a few days left before the closing date, HURRY UP!

So few weeks back in September, I've received a parcel from them. Is it just me or everyone love the feeling of receiving and unpacking a parcel? I was on the Poslaju website tracking down my parcel every single day until one afternoon, I saw that my parcel has been successfully delievered. Happily, I ran to the office to claim my parcel and ran back to my room and unbox it. It felt like Christmas LOL

I'm seriously impressed by the fact that everything is packed nicely in a box and the box was wrapped with layers of cellotape to make sure it's secure. Double thumbs up for their prompt reply when it comes to emails and posting out parcels as well. 

Tadaaa! <3 Guess what's in that small box.. 

First time seeing blogshop giving out nice box to store accessories! :O I KID YOU NOT.

Even the rings are wrapped in plastic again! See how much effort they put in providing such good service (Y)

My cute vinatge rings; a little token of appreciation from them cause on behalf of the giveaway review that I wrote for them and the brown paper with Awesome Mustache Shop written on it was actually a note from them, how sweet (':

I got this cute brown Polka Dots Strip Short Pants from them (: Love the awesome quality of the short. 

Sorry, I just can't get enough of the mustache ring HAHA 

So what are you waiting for? Head down to their blogshop now for their latest collection :D I love how different the outfit they are selling compared to the other blogshop, do feel free check them out.

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Cakesicles, anyone?

What's cuter than a cupcake? A cake pop, of course! If you never heard of cake pops or never seen one, cake pops are basically cakes, crumbled and mixed with frosting. They are rolled into small balls and dipped into melted candy coating using a lollipop stick. It can be any cake, be it butter cake, chocolate cake or even red velvet cake!

No no, this post is not about me baking cake pops but I had them for my birthday :D Yes, it was another surprise from Sie Yii since she couldn't make it that night. I seriously have really awesome friends (: I went to class on Tuesday, just like any other day and was shocked to see this huge nicely packed cake pops on my table. Thanks so much ♡♡♡

All mine(!) but I know you want some (;

Cake pops coated with pink decorating sugar! Yeap they tasted sweet enough to give you some sugar rush WOOHOO

If I were to finish up all these on my own, I'll be having diabetes at the end of the day so I was generous enough to share them with my classmates :D 

Some coated with yellow chocolate rice (: 

I love particularly those pink ones cause it's my fave colour, so pretty don't you think? 

Don't lick, bite it :P 

Love the soft texture and the rich flavour of the chocolate cake (Y) Hmm-mh, so chocolatey!

Here's a video on how to make cake pops by the creator of cake pops, Angie Dudley who blogged at Bakerella. For those who enjoy baking, you'll definitely love her blog cause it is the true paradise full of cute sugary treats ♥ YUMMEH Thanks to Sie Yii for recommending!

Aren't they adorable? (': and you can make them into cute icons and cartoon characters as well. Cake pops are definitely in my to-bake-list on my next sem break, can't wait!

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