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Hey, I think its bout time I refresh my scene.

Moving to Tumblr soon.

Work in progress. Will update here soon.

District 9

30 years ago, in 1979, a man named George Lucas came up with the idea of Star Wars.
That completely changed how the masses perceived Sci-Fi films.

Fast forward to today, 30 years later into 2009, a South African ad film maker and acclaimed 3D animator has done what George did. Redefining the Genre. 29 year old Neil Blomkamp to me has really topped it off since 1979.

District 9 tells the story of Aliens in coexistence with humans on Earth. Speculate all you want why it's filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa, but I personally love it. It brings a clear reflection of the world today with its mentality towards something "foreign" or "alien". Aliens in this film go through oppression similar to what South Africans experienced during Apartheid. Gritty, in-your-face, and heavy with cinema verite style, its FRESH.

District 9 completely destroys all stereotypes of aliens in sci-fi. Blomkamp's style of a documentary-like film may not appeal to most commercial movie-goers but not to true fans of sci-fi. Not saying it will not appeal to the masses, but its probably to "fresh" or unconventional to most.

Character development of the leads are also very in depth and their transformation throughout the film. This brings tears in your eyes, a raging anger in your heart, and a very busy mind afterwards.

My final verdict for District 9 is that it is really FRESH. Sci-fi fans, you're not going to be disappointed.

Also, out of randomness, Blomkamp was chosen to direct the canned Halo film adaptation. Shit. Imagine how Halo would've been.



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Injured, Bored, And Awaiting Uni.

Had a small accident at home. Some stray piece of broken glass I didn't see and I stepped on it.
Ouch. 2 stitches.

Oooh, saw my results online and I didn't screw up. Yay!!!!!

Shit, I have registration in the morning later.
Class starts on the 10th. There goes my mid year break.
Another 5 months of study study study and ASSignments ASSignments ASSignment.

Me and Love Affair are almost 6 months. Surprise, surprise =)

That's all for now folks.

Smell you later.

=P

Quick One

hello all!!....

Still vacationing here in Medan. Be back on the 21st.

Nothing much here. I can only go online from a coffee joint in a mall.

Had an interesting outing to Lake Toba yesterday.

Gonna go cycling around tomorrow I suppose.

More to come when I get back.

ATTENTION ALL DFTV STUDENTS, WE ARE TO COMMENCE REGISTRATION ON AUGUST 3RD.

w.o.r.d.

Windows 7

Ok, about 2 days ago I managed to acquire a copy of Windows 7 Beta from Fuzzy.
Been reading up alot about this OS and the rave reviews, so I decided to give it try.

Initially, I wasn't really keen because of bad experiences with Vista.
But I was convinced to give it a go. I reluctantly did, and woah!.
I never knew a Windows OS can be so good.

Windows 7 comes in both 32Bit and 64Bit versions.

32Bit requires:
1Gb HD storage space
1Gb of RAM minimum
1GHz Processor minimum
Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of graphics memory
DVD-R/W Drive

64Bit requires:
20Gb HD storage space
2Gb of RAM minimum
1GHz Processor minimum
Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of graphics memory
DVD-R/W Drive


Currently, I am running the Beta version of the 64Bit.


At first glance, it appears to look like a pretty version of Vista.
Trust me, its not just prettier, its better.


That's how Windows 7 looks. Its pretty elegant, and visually clear.
Bear in mind that the visual themes, wallpaper, etc, are all at default Windows 7 settings.
I like it =D

I remembered the days when I first got my XP and Vista, I spent the first couple of hours tinkering with the visual theme options and personalizing it.
I only spent 15 minutes tinkering with this one, and then I decided to keep it back to original settings. Its already pretty at standard. Not saying that the customization options suck, they're cool, but I decided that it's prettier this way.
My point is that its visually pretty and you don't necessarily have to do anything to it.


Another visual improvement over its predecessors is a clutter free Windows Taskbar.
Just mouse over the the icons in the taskbar i.e. the Windows Live Icon, and you instantly get a glance of what is grouped in it. No more taskbar clutters and eye sores.


The next major visual improvement is how Windows 7 helps you manage your browser window. Now this is handy when your doing comparisons between two pages in a browser.

Here's how 2 IE windows look like before drag and dropping them to the sides.


Ok, now here's when you drag and drop one window to one side, and the other window to the opposite side.


Windows 7 will automatically resize both browser windows, allowing much easier management and creating a clutter free environment for your display. Its pretty handy =P

Oooh!!!!!.....


Another really neat thing is that all these shots weren't taken the old fashion way of pressing the print screen button. Windows 7 comes win a program called 'Snip Tool', which allows the user to print screen, or selected part of the GUI.

As if that's not enough, this OS is apparently games friendly. Previously on my Vista OS, whenever I am LAN gaming Rainbow 6 Vegas 2, it has the tendency to crash alot and encounter numerous bugs. I had a 4 hour LAN session on this game last night, and not once did it crash or encounter bugs.

Another experience I am willing to share is the difference in performance using Traktor DJ Software. Traktor DJ does encounter some bugs in Vista, and has the very high tendency to crash under high strain. In Windows 7, no matter how high the strain, Traktor DJ remains functional and so far, I havent encounter any bugs and its NEVER CRASHED.

So seriously, you Vista users, get ready to switch to Windows 7 when it comes available for the market later this year. It really is sweet. DJs, f**k Vista, quickly switch to Windows 7 or get s Beta copy if you can.

This is just merely a tip of the iceberg of my experience. Plenty more to be discovered in this OS. Get it if you can and enjoy.




w.o.r.d.

And then...

This is totally out of mind, but yeah...

I think I'm slowly losing all sense of time and space.

This could only mean one thing.

Someone/Something has altered by space time continuum.

hahahahahaahahahahahahahahah!

w.o.r.d

Hello World!

Hello!!!

I'm on semester break still. what's new? Nothing i suppose....Yeah, I know, boring of me.

What have I been doing the past 4 days? Well, nothing really. Except play Rainbow 6 Vegas 2,

like a gazillion times on LAN with people at home, hahahaha!....

Good god!...I swear, I've been playing PC games non stop for the past week. Need a job!

Better yet, I need a new hobby =S

What do I intend to do in this coming week?

1. Service my other car.

2. See the love affair and spend time with her (smiles).

3. Get a job.

4. Get a new hobby I suppose =S

5. Update track collection for Deejaying.

6. Haircut??

This might be random, but i am seriously craving for a vanilla milkshake right now.

I don't know why.

As I sit here smoking my Lucky Strikes and writting this post, I can't quite help thinking

on how small the world is getting for me. People I knew from last week, probably knew people

I've been friends with for like 10 years. Funny. But it gets horrible when you just cant recall

names sometimes, especially when you bump into people you haven't seen in 5-8 years...

Well whatever it is, my point is that this city is starting to get really really small as people get

even more connected. Random, but maybe KL is just one big "Join-The-Dots" game =P

Hahahaha, I don't even know what I'm crapping about now.

Sh*t, I need sleep.

later people.

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Nvidia Geforce 8800 Ultra Leadtek For Sale.

Hello people, here's an item I have for sale.

It is a computer graphics card from Nvidia.

Details:

Nvidia Geforce 8800 Ultra Leadtek.

Installed and used only ONCE for testing purposes. Been in storage eversince.

Bought in September 2008.

Includes original box from Nvidia/Leadtek, inclusive of driver CDs, and bonus CDs.

Note:

Requires a 500watt PSU minimum.

Requires PCI-E Express slot.

Requires reasonably large casing.

Requires adequate cooling.

Runs on Windows XP/Windows Vista.

Serious buyers only. Perfect for case-modders, serious gamers, or other puposes requiring serious graphic processing power.

Asking price: RM9xx.xx and NEGOTIABLE. Call in to give best price.

Contact Details:

mvptareeq@gmail.com (Header: Geforce 8800)

012 6988520 (Tareeq)

p.s.

SMS-es will not be tolerated. Call in between 11am - 10pm anyday.

RIP Mike!

Thank you for the big piece of pop culture DNA.

MY pop culture DNA.

Thank you for the cool jackets, the moonwalks, the "lean", and of course, Billie Jean.

Michael Joseph Jackson

1958 - 2009

DFTV Year 2 Semester 1 Febuary 2009

Its the end of the semester and I want to take some time to thank a very special group of people.

DFTV Year 2 Semester 1 of Febuary 2009, again as I mentioned before, I can never ask for a

better group that you guys.

Thank you for making the first semester of 2009 a good one. We have seen ourselves improve

with editing, shooting, becoming talents, producing, and increased our work quality.

Personally, my favourite sets of assignments was Short Film (Asian Cinema), Silent Film (Digital Post), and Compositing (Digital Post). It wasn't easy, but we all did it, and we all did it well.

Looking forward to our July semester. Have a great and safe semester break. Come back in good order and condition to take on the next semester.

w.o.r.d.

ISKL Prom 2009

Just thought I drop here and post a really big THANK YOU to my clients at ISKL.

My music was on cue, my CDs never missed a beat, and no software crashes.

Thank you ISKL, thank you KL Convention Centre, and everyone else involved.

With regards from DJ Tareeq.

w.o.r.d.

Appreciation

Hi, just dropped by to appreciate a few people.

Ehsan Kabir and team, thank you for making Bangladeshi Night a happening night.

Also, thank you Ehsan for allowing me and DJ Rocky the space to flex our talents.

Special thanks to DJ Rocky. Your no bedroom DJ bro! Expand Your horizons!

Thank you to LUCT and LUCT sound techs.

Thank you students who attended, and those who enjoyed the sounds of DJ Tareeq and DJ Rocky.

A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO ASKAR YERMUKHANBETOV@OSKAR.

Your Behringer BHC3000 MIDI Controller worked like a charm.

I also want to appreciate a group of people who just helped me out of car troubles just now.

Fuzzy.

Mariah.

Naz.

Raja.

Bob.

Dorian.

Shaz.

Raj.

.w.o.r.d.

To Lovers Lost, Found, And Searching.

There's nothing more that I want...

Than to touch you,

To see through....

In your eyes.

The only thing that I want...

Is to be with you and,

Watch the sunrise.

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Flash Update

Hello..... I know i've been neglecting this space for a while, and I'm sorry.

I've been extra busy, as usual, at uni. Gonna finish up the current sem in a couple of weeks.

Oh yeah, watched the new Star Trek movie.

It was friggin awesome!!!! Surprisingly, it pretty safe for non-Trekkies to watch, so yeah.

Watch it!

In case none of ya'll know, my friend Fuzz-Ball has now lived in with me and the family here

in the Cheras Home. Long story cut short, I'm just helping a friend out.

Finally got a new TV and home theatre system. Its a Sony Bravia 40 inch with matching Sony

home theatre system. Its got 3 inputs for HDMI and 1 input for DVI. Fuzz-Ball's CPU

has been hooked up onto it and we've been gaming on HD eversince.

(HAHAAHAHHAAHAHA!!!!!!)

Me and current love affair are doing good. 3 months now.

I just cant wait to settle my current semester and go back to work.

Already got a gig lined up for the 23rd of May. ISKL's prom. Buzz me for deets.

I think that's it for now.

Gotta run.

Will ramble some more here when i can from time to time.

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Missing In Action?

Hi semua orang!!!

Sorry but you know me. I've been busy lately.

Girlfriend, classes, assignments, mid-sem break, and a lil bit of work here and there.

Was down at the tracks for F1 weekend, but disappointed with the rain.

Jamiroquai was kick ass though, hehehe. No photos, but i can tell you straight up that it was the best damn live performace ever! Period.

Mid sem break went like a breeze. Chilled at home with the family, my friends Fuzz-Ball, MZA, and Naz...Wished it was a longer break though =(

Ok, I just wanna fill the gap here for now. I shall return and ramble some more soon. Catch ya'll in just a few ticks =P

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Countdown!

I am exactly 7 days away from raceday of the MalaysianGP and Jamiroquai.
OMFG SOMEBODY PINCH ME!!!
First time I have main grandstand seats for MalaysianGP.

Which team am I rooning for??
Well, to put it simply, just 2 teams.
One, of course, the Men In Black. McLaren and Lewis.


But after today's AustralianGP, I cosupport Brawn GP.
One team to look out for this year.


Why 2 teams? Simple.
2 words:

MERCEDES POWERED.

heheheheheehehehehe.

Come Sunday, all I'll be hearing will be the V8s howling down the straights,
and Cosmic Girl, Corner Of The Earth, High Times, Supersonic, and of course,
Little L.
hehehehehehehehee.


Hopefully I get to go for Free Practice session on Friday before class, since its free entry.
And also, I hope that i manage to get my trackside headphones within the next week
before Raceday.





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Boredom

Ok the past week and a half or so has been overshadowed by the damned rain.
The rain has plagued me as bad as it has plagued people in KL.

House wiring has gone haywire due to leaks.
To make it worse, the damned barrage of rain has flooded my Astro
satellite receiver!!!!!!!!

To make things even more heart breaking, the rain makes both my cars dirty!
Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rain go away!!!

Update

Sorry guys, been away for quite a while from blogging.
Uni has been full of sh*t this past two weeks, but I'm putting up with it.

The current love affair's doing great too, ahahaha. Story you guys on that soon.

Many congratulations to HK and Reza on their engagement.

What's on my mind?
Brunch, cause I just woke up.hahahahaha.

What am I doing today?
-Animation Practice at 3pm - 6pm, and then maybe send the SUV to the washers.

What do I need to get done this weekend?
-Laze, see the current love affair, and go get my overdue paycheck
from that KFC TVC I did back in January.

When's the next update?
-hahahahahaha, wait and you'll see.






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BlackBerry

hello peepz!

I am now reachable on my BlackBerry =P
Drop me an email at djtareeq89@maxis.blackberry.com =)



later ppl.




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