Frontiers is One!
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Applying Science into Our Daily Lives
How do we apply scientific formulas or theories into our daily lives?
According to Associate Professor Dr Hon Wei Min, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at UCSI University, the
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happenings
Of kuih raya, buffets and everything in between
Yes, Hari Raya is just round the corner and this is when the frenzy of doing Raya shopping overtakes Raya itself. I was in the heart of K.L. just to catch a glimpse of all the craziness that was a ritual with every major celebration in this country.
The roads leading to K.L. were crammed because
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Leisure & Lifestyle
The Last Airbender - Visual Treat!
If I mention the word ‘Avatar’ in passing, I am sure you would imagine blue creatures jumping from one tree branch to another.
I love THAT Avatar, but I’m not here to talk about the inhabitants of Planet Pandora.
It is sad that not many people recognise that Avatar was originally the name used for a cartoon
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Talk To Us
By Sashareen Omar On Friday, 16th of July 2010, Dulux ICI Malaysia started their Dulux Paint Bank campaign to create awareness amongst the public about the dangers of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) that could be found in old paints. Dulux Paint Bank is an educational and empowerment campaign initiated by Akzo Nobel, the world’s largest paints
"Creating awareness with public campaigns"
Imagine That
Having seen Eddie Murphy movies before, I did not expect the movie Imagine That to be any different from his other comedies. Even when I looked at the movie’s poster in the cinema with the words “What if your daughter’s imagination was the secret to your success?” printed on it, the only thing that cross my mind was “How can a seven year old child’s imagination bring success to the father’s business?”
Well, I was wrong. Imagine That is a movie where imagination has no boundaries and where the smallest and tiniest things in the world can sometimes be the most meaningful. During the time where family relationships are being tested through what seems to be one of those ‘moments,’ this imaginary world shared by a father and daughter mends broken relationships, and brings new hope to the family.
Eddie Murphy plays Evan Danielson, a successful financial executive, who has no time for his 7-year-old daughter, Olivia Danielson, played by Yara Shahidi. For Olivia, her daddy is always too busy at work to spend quality time with her. However, when work starts to go wrong, Evan discovers that he might just find the solution to his problems with the help of Olivia’s imaginary friends, the princesses and queen whom she visits through her security blanket called the ‘Goo-Gaa.’
With a little guidance from Olivia, Evan joins her imaginary world of dragons and magical creatures where he finds himself singing and dancing in public, chatting and laughing with Olivia until late in the night, and, succeeding in his career at the same time.
The plot becomes more intense when Evan has to compete with his company rival, Johnny Whitefeather (Thomas Haden Church) for the promotion of a lifetime. In order to be qualified for the promotion, Evan goes beyond playing with his daughter to committing childish actions - breaking into a friend’s house and stealing Olivia’s ‘Goo-Gaa’ while she is asleep. In the process of all this, he forgets the true meaning of being successful in life.
Comedy movies are in abundance, but a comedy movie with a heartwarming family bonding story is hard to find these days. Director Karey Kirkpatrick managed a movie that possesses both qualities in it. Imagine That makes a perfect family comedy movie but also reminds us that true success cannot be measured money.
