If you have a horrid sex life.. I bet you can’t be as bad as this lil bunny.

Title:
Everyone Has Had More Sex Than Me

This news is from last year but a friend of mine sent it to me. It makes you wonder if money is not the actual key to happiness, then what is? They do say more money more problem. Then again, in this story, I believe is the lack of financial education. If a person is not careful with money, no matter if he/she has a billion dollars or only a dime, it will be spent.

October 5th, 2005

By: Mike McIntyre

Gerald Muswagon smiles during a news conference in this 1998 photo in Winnipeg after winning a $10-million Super 7 jackpot. He recently committed suicide.

WINNIPEG — Seven years ago, Gerald Muswagon was all smiles as his troubled life took a fairy-tale turn by winning a $10-million lottery jackpot.

On Sunday, Muswagon hung himself in his parent’s garage.

It was a shocking end for a man who appeared to have the world at his fingertips, yet clearly never could grasp the instant fame and fortune he was handed through his lucky $2 Super 7 ticket.

‘‘People are very upset, and this is all very surprising,’’ said his cousin, Mike Muswagon. ‘‘But he had been very depressed lately, although he kept that part of him well hidden.’’

Muswagon, 42, somehow managed to do what seemed unthinkable and spent nearly every penny of his winnings in only a few years.

The former resident of Norway House in northern Manitoba was forced to take a job this summer doing heavy lifting on a friend’s farm just to make ends meet while supporting his girlfriend and six young children in their modest Winnipeg home.

‘‘I really wanted him to be set up for life, so he never had to work another day,’’ said his cousin. ‘‘He should have been able to do that. But he made some very bad decisions.’’

Muswagon’s spending habits were the stuff of local legend, as rumours began to spread throughout Winnipeg shortly after he won.

Most of them were true — Muswagon bought several new vehicles for himself and friends, purchased a house which turned into a nightly ‘‘party pad’’ and often celebrated his new lifestyle with copious amounts of drugs and alcohol.

In a single day, he bought eight big screen televisions for friends.

‘‘He didn’t have the right people around him at the time, people who could have guided him,’’ recalled his cousin. ‘‘A lot of people asked a lot of him.’’

Helping my friend Josie…

If you are………..

- between 15 – 22 years old
- a looker
- cool / funky / hip
- definately not camera shy

and….

- know how to skate (plus a few cool tricks or two)

or…

- have outrageous tattoos to show us

or…

- have an obsession with PS2

Then we probably want you =)

Am looking for talents and if you think you’ve got
what it takes, then call us @ 017 301 2238 for a
casting session.

Freedom Film Festival 2006

Venue:
The Actor’s Studio Greenhall – Penang
Ground Floor, Zhong Zheng School Memorial Centre
32, Lebuh Light

Date and Time:
06 Oct : 10am till 11 pm
07 Oct : 10 am till 11 pm
08 Oct : 10 am till 11 pm
Please call to get your invite!
For invite:
Wee Ching 012-2755438
Or Chon Kai 019-5669518
Or e-mail:
chinweeching@gmail.com

This year’s FFF will feature the premiere screenings of the 4 winning films of the competition highlighting themes about children, social justice, police and governance. The four winners to the competition namely Andrew Sia, Rajan Paramesran, Hariati Azizan and the team of Claudia Theophilus, Foo Fang Juing, Ong Ju Lin and Loh Yin San are amateur and first time film makers. It is indeed rare to find ordinary concerned Malaysians who dare to use their creative talents to explore the film medium to discuss urgent human rights issues.

Other feature films that will be screened include “Singapore Gaga” by Tan Pin Pin, “Road to Guantanamo ” by Michael Winterbottom, “Portait of Amina Wadud” by Elli Safari and “Imelda” by Ramona S. Diaz. Esteemed filmmakers such as Tan Pin Pin from Singapore; Leena Manimekalai from India; and home grown talents like Margaret Bong and Chi Too will also be invited to share their films and give us an opportunity to discuss their works.

Freedom Film Festival 2006 Â?EScreening Schedule

DAY 1 – FRIDAY, 6 October 2006

Theme: FFF winners rescreen
10.00 am
“The Big Durian” by Amir Muhammad (50 mins)
A fiction/documentary hybrid in which 23 Malaysians talk about the chain of events triggered by a single soldier’s actions on October 18, 1987 in Chow Kit, a district in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
Semboyan telah berbunyi! Ikuti kisah seorang perajurit negara yang menimbulkan kekecohan berikutan tindak-tanduknya di Chow Kit pada sepetang Oktober dalam tahun 1987.

Discussion
11.00 am

“Sex Education in Malaysia: Are We Doing Enough?”
by Lydia Lubon, Ahmad Yazid (30 mins)
Through a series of interviews with students, teachers and directors of local NGOs, we discover the truth behind why sex education is lagging in Malaysia.
Menerusi rangkaian wawancara dan temuramah bersama pelajar-pelajar, golongan pendidik dan pengarah- pengarah badan-badan bukan kerajaan, kenalilah kisah di sebalik ketandusan pendidikan seks dan kesihatan di kalangan generasi muda.

“Alice Lives Here” by Reel Powers (40 mins)
An inspirational story and political intervention which tells the scandal of building an incinerator in Broga through the personal story of transformation of a woman.
Renungilah sebuah kisah kemelut politik dan skandal melalui lensa seorang wanita muda berikutan penglibatannya dalam menentang pembinaan sebuah tapak pelupusan sampah di Broga.

Discussion

1.30 pm
Movie Feature 1
“Road to Guantanamo” by Michael Winterbottom (1 hr 45 mins)
This film chronicles the journey of Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal and Rhuhel Ahmed who decided to pay a visit to Pakistan ahead of the American invasion in 2001. Before long there was an intense conflict and they found themselves in the least serendipitous circumstances imaginable. 2006 Berlin Silver Bear winner.
Berbekalkan niat untuk membantu penduduk setempat di Pakistan sebelum lancaran serangan Amerika Syarikat pada tahun 2001, Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal and Rhuhel Ahmed mendapati diri mereka melancong ke Afghanistan dan terperangkap dalam kegamatan pertempuran. Pemenang Silver Bear Award, Berlin 2006

Discussion

Theme: Dignity and Rights to Live
4.00 pm
“The Art of Community Organizing” by KOMAS, SEAPCP (20 mins)
3 friends sat, shared, discuss and debated on the art of community organizing from their years of various experiences.
Tiga sahabat berkongsi pengalaman mereka dalam bidang kesepaduan komuniti/ “community organising” dan membahaskan kebaikan dan kelemahan kerja-kerja sebegini.

“Break the Shackles” by Leena Manimekalai (48 mins)
Break the Shackles explores the social oppression and marginalization faced by the Dalit community. The Dalits, or ex-untouchables, is a scheduled caste that occupies the lowest rung of the Indian caste system that has been in place for 3000 years.
Mendalami isu penindasan yang dialami masyarakat Dalit, golongan di tempat terbawah sistem kasta tradisional di India yang diamalkan semenjak 3000 tahun lalu.

Discussion

5.30 pm
Opening Ceremony

Theme: Racism
6.30 pm
“Reframe” by Jo Luping (50 mins)
Looks at the Palestinian-Israeli situation through the lens of international law and universal human rights.The film follows Jo’s sister Diane, a human rights lawyer, as she works in the Palestinian territories during 2001 and 2002.
Mempersembahkan konflik Israel-Palestin dari perspektif perundangan antarabangsa dan hak asasi manusia. Memaparkan kisah Diana, kakak kepada pengarah filem tersebut merangkap peguam hak asasi, ketika dia bertugas di wilayah Palestin antara tahun 2001 dan 2002.
Discussion
8.00 pm
“Where is Home” by Shaymal Karmakar (14 mins)
Set in a Hindu-majority part of India, Rekha’s Muslim family has been displaced by the religious riots around. Frustrated, they move to another state where their faith is the majority instead and Rekha is forced to face the harsh reality of how discrimination and persecution transcends religion
Keluarga Rekha’s yang beragama Islam tinggal di tempat yang banyak orang Hindu di India. Mereka pindah ke tempat yang banyak orang Muslim dan mendapati diskriminasi itu bukan saja pada agama.

Bangsa Malaysia 2005 Compilation
“Loud Thoughts” by Raymond Sekhon (5 mins)
Secret thoughts of prejudices are depicted in this film.
Pemikiran prejudis yang jarang terungkap diperdengarkan dalam filem ini.
“Ada Apa Dengan Cina” Chi Too (13 mins)
A story that highlights the perpetual cycle of discrimination in our society.
Mengetengahkan amalan diskriminasi yang kian menebal dalam masyarakat Malaysia.
“Antara Cinta dan Bangsa” by Grace Tan (5 mins)
Watch Angela go through a learning period of labels, social stereotyping and discrimination in love and social relationships.
Angela menerima pengajaran mengenai stereotaip perkauman dan diskriminasi sambil mendalami erti cinta dan perhubungan sosial.
“Darahku Merah” by Hakim (4 mins)
A little girl, through her innocence questions her parents on the media play on race and skin colour.
Seorang kanak-kanak perempuan merenung dan mempersoalkan isu-isu berhubung warna kulit dan kaum yang sering dijadikan bahan mainan pihak media.

Discussion

Theme: Women and Religion
9.00 pm
“Mahtamma” by Leena Manimekalai (16 mins)
This movie delves into the child offering practice of the Arundhati community in Arrakkonam, Chennai. In order to fulfill their prayers, a girl-child is offered to their deity, Mahtamma. After becoming married to this deity, she becomes God’s wife.
Mengisahkan sebuan amalan tradisional masyarakat Arundhati di Arrakkonam, India. Demi memakbulkan doa penduduk, kanak-kanak perempuan dipersembahkan kepada Dewa Mahtamma untuk dijadikan isteri-Nya.
“An Afternoon in Hijjabed” by Nadiah Hamzah, Wan Muhammad (8 mins)
It is a setup interview between five Muslim women. Each of them differs vastly in character, but is bound by one common factor Â?Ethey all wear the tudung.
Sepetang bersama yang berhijab: Lima wanita ditemuramah dan berkongsi pendapat dan fikiran bersama penonton. Yang menyatukan mereka ialah pemakaian tudung, meskipun berasal dari latar belakang yang sangat berbeza.

“Portrait of Amina Wadud” by Elli Safari (29 mins)
Wadud was the subject of much debate and Muslim juristic discourse after leading a mixed gender Isalamic Friday prayer congregation in New York on March 18 2005. Following 1400 years of male exclusivity for the function of imam, her action caused global awareness of the struggle for women’s rights within Islam but also violence and death threats against her.
Amina menimbulkan kekecohan apabila menjadi imam kepada jemaah lelaki dan perempuan pada tahun 2005. Seiring dengan kepekaan terhadap hak-hak wanita Islam, tindakannya itu mempelawa keganasan dan ancaman membunuh terhadap dirinya.

Discussion

DAY 2 – SATURDAY, 7 October 2006

Theme: Gender and Sexuality
10.00 pm
“Dansport” by Carmi Raymundo & Kristine Mariel Icban (14 mins)
A superbly-shot poetic narrative about competitive ballroom dancing and a male dancer on the edge.
Sebuah naratif puitis mengenai tarian “ballroom” kompetitif dan pengalaman seorang penari lelaki yang bergiat aktif dalam bidang ini.
“My Confessions: The Picture Diary” by Mien Lor (10 mins)
My picture diary reveals my inner most thoughts on the politics of space and desires in this context of gender.
Susunan gambar di dalam diari menggambarkan pendapat si pengarah mengenai nilai-nilai politik ruang dan keinginan, dari perspektif gender.
“Aunty Wahid” by Umi Salwana (26 mins)
Follow the life of an unconventional transvestite on his journey as he struggles to find out his true self, overcomes painful obstacles in seeking acceptance, and finding a place to stand in a prejudiced society.
Saksikan suka-dukanya seorang ‘mak nyah’ dalam mengenal makna dan tujuan kewujudannya di bumi nyata, di samping merentasi cabaran untuk menuntut penerimaan masyarakat dan haknya untuk turut bergelar insan yang diterima dan dihormati.

Discussion

Theme: Children
11.30 pm
PLAN Project: Short films under “Recording dreams through the lenses prjeoct” Produced by the children in Tsunami affected area from Ratjaprachanukhroh.
Karya kanak-kanak dari kawasan dilanda tsunami di Ratjaprachanukroh

“A Real Miracle” by PLAN Project (4 mins)
To survive from danger. Sometimes it’s like a miracle. Jane is a girl at Ban Koh Khor Khao. She survived from Tsunami at that day because it was a making merit day. Hasratnya beribadat menbawa berkat. Jane, seorang gadis dari Ban Koh Khor Khao terselamat apabila meluangkan masa untuk menyempurnakan istiadat memanjatkan doa.

“The Desk” by PLAN Project (3 mins)
A small girl named Fah, she has a good memory about old stuffs. Especially, with her old desk in her old school building. They all have so much meaning to her more than we expect.
Si gadis kecil Fah mempunyai ingatan yang sangat kuat, terutama sekali terhadap mejanya di bangunan sekolah lamanya. Malangnya, tidak ramai yang mengerti betapa bermakna barangan sebegini kepadanya.

“Gift’s New Mother” by PLAN Project (3 mins)
Many children in school lost their parents from Tsunami but they have new parents to replace the one they lost. Gift is one of the girls among them. Gift got a new mom after she lost her parentsÂ?EBoth of them have been writing to each other regularly.
Bagi ramai kanak-kanak tempatan, kehilangan ibu bapa dalam tsunami membawa kehadiran orang baru untuk dikasihi dan berkongsi bersama. Antara mereka ialah si kecil Gift, yang kini kerap berhubung dengan “ibu” barunya.

“Pendidikan Kanak-kanak Asli” by SPNS (10 mins)
The problems faced by Asli children in Bidor in trying to get an education.
Masalah pendidikan yang dihadapi oleh budak-budak Orang Asal di Bidor.

“Tudtu- The Salt Boy” by Margaret Bong (15 mins)
A story about a young Kelabit boy from Bario. Raised in a salt making family, here he shares his life and his world that still fills with innocence and also his struggle with his own choice towards the Kelabit culture.
Kisah seorang budak Kelabit dari Bario. Berasal daripada sebuah keluarga penghasil garam, dia berkongsi kisah hidupnya dengan keletah keanak-anakan, di samping menggambarkan persepsinya terhadap budaya Kelabit warisannya sendiri.

Discussion

Theme: People and Culture
1.00 pm
“Lost and Found” by Roy Vimalan, Zhang Xiu Wei (8 mins)
Based on a true story of a foreign student who had a frustrating experience while studying in Malaysia. The issue in which seems to be so simplistic, still affected him in many ways.
Berdasarkan pengalaman sebenar yang dialami seorang pelajar asing di Malaysia. Meskipun kecil, pengalaman ini tetap meninggalkan kesan yang pelbagai pada pelajar ini.

“Puppet Theatre: Tax Boycott” by Urban Poor Consortium (9 mins)
This short film traces an activist group as they interact with the urban poor community in Jakarta garnering support for a tax boycott. Using theater as the medium of communication, they condemn the misuse of the local budget, and insincerity of the government officials.
Melalui wadah teater, sebuah kumpulan aktivis di Jakarta berinteraksi bersama warga kota terpinggir yang berhasrat melancarkan sebuah boikot pembayaran cukai.
“Kata Gender” by Kata Gender (3 mins)
A collective of artist and activist roam the streets in their version of street art to bring human rights issues into the usual commercial and nonchalant spaces.
Menggunakan konsep ’street art’, sebuah kolektif artis-aktivis membawa isu-isu hak asasi manusia kepada warga kota yang membanjiri ruang-ruang komersil setempat.
“Positive People Demanding Rights to Dignity” (15 mins)
Post pol-pot regime state is now grappling with a crisis of AIDS.
Dalam zaman pasca rejim Pol Pot, Kemboja berhadapan krisis AIDS yang dashyat.
2.30 pm
“Surviving Asian Megacity” by Urban Poor Consortium (4 mins)
Jakarta ’s urban poor faces the complexities of being in the ‘new’ culture of big cities and fast cars.
Golongan miskin di Jakarta berhadapan dengan “budaya” baru berlambangkan bandaraya besar dan kereta-kereta canggih.

“Singapore Ga Ga” by Tan Pin Pin (55 mins)
A paean to the quirkiness of the Singaporean aural landscape. It reveals Singapore’s past and present with a delight and humour that makes it a necessary film for all Singaporeans. We hear buskers, street vendors, school cheerleaders sing hymns to themselves and to their communities. From these vocabularies (including Arabic, Latin, Hainanese), a sense of what it might mean to be a modern Singaporean emerges.
Mempersembahkan pertemuan tradisi dan kemodenan di Singapura dalam nada yang menghiburkan. Penyanyi jalanan, peniaga warung dan pasukan-pasukan sorak bernyanyi khas kepada diri dan masyarakat mereka. Melalui perbendaharaan kata yang berpelbagai asal-usul (Arab, Latin, Hainan), muncul imbasan erti sebuah Singapura moden.

Discussion

Theme: IP,land and Environment
4.00 pm

This morning, I have received bad news from Australia. A very close family friend, who my siblings and I fondly call Grandpa, has passed away. I felt bad because there were numerous times that Grandpa had asked us to visit him and his family in Australia but we just could not make it. Exams… Work.. etc. Well there was always something.

Then again, were those reasons or merely excuses?

I guess there is no point regretting now. Sigh.

He was a great man and he will be dearly missed. But as we all know, life goes on. And it is up to us to cherish and keep his memories alive.

Perhaps, I should rebond with Grandma. Is it too late? I mean, after Grandpa’s passing that is. I wonder…

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