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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3D Animation for the Future
Are you creative? Need a platform to design? Get to know School of Design and explore your talent in it!
Although being relatively the smallest school in UCSI University, Associate Dean
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happenings
Negeri Sembilan Cultural Carnival 2010
By Farezza Rashid
The Negeri Sembilan Cultural Carnival is an annual event organized by the state’s Ministry of Tourism to promote tourism through its local cultural performances. This year the Carnival was held from 18th until 20th of June in Seremban with 700 participants from the districts of Negeri Sembilan, the different states around Malaysia as
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Leisure & Lifestyle
Engelbert Humperdinck’s ‘Legacy of Love’
For more than four decades, Engelbert Humperdinck has shared his music with fans from every age on every continent including Malaysia. His Legacy of Love World Tour which stopped at the Resorts World Genting’s Arena of Stars on the 18 & 19th June was anything but superb.
At 74, he showed no signs of slowing down.
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Talk To Us
By Joshua Chay I would have wanted to start with an inspirational quote from a famous figure about how education is the cornerstone of any great man. Then move on to share my personal experiences from the 3 years that I was in university, explaining to you how I am now better prepared for the challenges
"The Road to Menara Gading and Back"
The Christmas Carol
It’s that time of year again for us to exchange gifts and visit friends and family for the last festival before the year ends. As I was doing my last minute Christmas shopping, I came across this incredible poster which attracted me and caused me to take a detour. The movie was a remake of an old Charles Dickens classic - The Christmas Carol.
Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) an old grouch, who hates Christmas and is never one to be festive. He thinks that people waste money by celebrating, he never joins any invitation to parties nor does he donate to the needy during the festive season. It was an unusual Christmas Eve for Scrooge, when he had three uninvited guests visit him that night to ‘teach’ him a valuable lesson. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future (also played by Jim Carrey) had a scary and creepy image with the help of motion-capture and animation tech
nology.
I’ve always loved Jim’s acting and in this movie I can say that again he had given his best in multiple characters. Gary Oldman who played Bob Crachit, the innocent and loyal employee to Scrooge was also commendable. He never complained nor did he hate his employer, even though his family lived in poverty.
Everything about the future is what we make it, and the Christmas Carol shows that nothing can be more powerful than love in this world; happiness is gain by giving and sharing and definitely not with money. Personally, I feel that this movie is a soft reminder to give love and share happiness with others even though we are too busy. Make time for loved ones.
The Christmas Carol is one perfect example of the saying ‘Old is Gold’; I’m glad that director Robert Zemeckis saw the need to do this remake. Famous for his previous animation movies such as The Polar Express, Beowulf and Monster House, this movie was entertaining. With the help of impressive animation created by Malaysian animators Jax Lee and Woei Lee, this classic will definitely bring the crowds to cinemas this festive season.
