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Thursday 31 October 2013

Mum & Kids Fair At PISA, Penang


Venue: Penang International Sports Arena (PISA), Penang
Date: 1st - 3rd November 2013
Time: 11.00 am - 9.00 pm
Organized By: Event Masters
 
There will be "Mum & Kids Fair" in town this weekend from 1st to 3rd November, 2013 at 
Penang International Sports Arena (PISA), Penang. 

The admission to this fair is FREE and you just need to register at information counter to receive the RM10 Cash Voucher, no purchase is required. Besides, there are 6,000 Goodies Bag are awaits for you to grab. So, please come early in order not to miss out this great opportunity!

More great deals for diaper, stroller, car seat and etc. from this Mum & Kids Fair...





Wednesday 30 October 2013

Thor: The Dark World


Thor 2 movie called "The Dark World" is back and will release by October 31, 2013. Take a look on this movie trailer if you are Thor movie fans.

Release Date: Oct 31, 2013
Director: Alan Taylor
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Story: Thor fights to restore order to the cosmos, but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston

Last Vegas


Release Date: Oct
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Director: Jon Turteltaub
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Story: Last Vegas tells the story of Billy, Paddy, Archie and Sam, best friends since childhood. When Billy, the group's sworn bachelor, finally proposes to his thirty-something girlfriend, the four head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days. However, upon arriving, the four quickly realize that the decades have transformed Sin City and tested their friendship in ways they never imagined. The Rat Pack may have once played the Sands and Cirque du Soleil may now rule the Strip, but it's these four who are taking over Vegas.

  • Starring: Kevin KlineMichael DouglasRobert De Niro, Morgan Freeman

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Apple Unveils New iPhone 5c and 5s

Apple iPhone 5c & 5s Keynote Video

In a strategy shift by Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to reach a broader range of customers around the world, Apple Inc.had unveiled new iPhone 5c, a cheaper version that come in 5 bright colors and also the high-end iPhone 5s at the Apple campus on September 10, 2013 in Cupertino, California.

The high-end iPhone 5s will come in 3 colors for you to choose that including gold, black and silver which will cost USD $199 for the 16GB version, with 32GB and 64GB models running $299 and $399 respectively with a contract. According to Apple’s online store, the iPhone 5s will costs USD $649 to $849 without a contract. This iPhone 5s is crafted in high-grade aluminum with chamfered edges. For a brand new feature in iPhone 5s, the phone features a 170-micron-thick sensor with a 500 ppi resolution built into the Home button that will biometrically let you enter into the phone. Apple calls it Touch ID, building the feature directly into the operating system. This means that you can use the feature to buy stuff off iTunes securely, assuming no one else has access to your fingertips. Besides, inside the heart of iPhone 5s, you will find a 64-bit A7 processor that features twice the number of transistors as its predecessor that promise speeds twice as fast.

3 colors that available for iPhone 5s

iPhone 5s brand new feature: Fingerprint Sensor

The iPhone 5C, which has a plastic casing and a 4-inch screen, will come in blue, green, pink, yellow and white for USD $99 with a contract. Without a contract, the 16GB version will cost $549 and the 32GB version will cost $649.

5 colors that available for iPhone 5c

Apple also refurbished its mobile software with the introduction of iOS 7 which will be available for free starting 18th September. The new upgraded iOS 7 includes new picture-sharing, sounds features and an iTunes radio feature.

According to Apple’s online store. both iPhone 5s and 5c can be pre-ordered starting 13th September and it will start hitting Apple stores on the 20th September in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the UK. In December, that list will expand to include more than 100 countries.

For the release in Malaysia at Switch outlets, it will be available by 31 October 2013 and iPhone 5s is priced from RM2399 while the cheaper version iPhone 5c is priced from RM1999. More details of all iPhone pricing are listed as below.

iPhone 5s
iPhone 5s 16GB – RM2399
iPhone 5s 32GB – RM2749
iPhone 5s 64GB – RM3149

iPhone 5c
iPhone 5c 16GB – RM1999
iPhone 5c 32GB – RM2399

Baby Blues (Cantonese) - 詭嬰


Release Date: Oct 31, 2013
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 142 min
  • Director: Leong Po-Chih
  • Genre(s): Horror, Thriller

  • Story: When a young couple moves into a home, they find a mysterious doll that changes their lives forever. Not long after, Suet Ching becomes pregnant with twins but as Yip Tou is always busy with his work, he comes home late every night. When Suet Ching suffers a fall by herself and ends up giving birth to only one child, she begins to show signs of depression and weird behavior...
  • Starring: Raymond Lam, Karena Ng, Lo Hoi Pang, Kate Tsui

Friday 25 October 2013

"Weighing Vegetables for Funs" Event from Astro Hua Hee Dai at Penang - Astro 欢喜台“秤菜pun欢喜”槟城站


The long awaited "Weighing Vegetables for Funs" Event from Astro Hua Hee Dai finally come to Penang this weekend at Seberang Jaya Sunway Carnival Mall (25th Oct 2013) and Butterworth Raja Uda “DouMuKong - 斗母宫” temple (27th Oct 2013).

In conjunction with Astro Hua Hee Dai 6th Anniversary celebration and to rewards the great support from the audience over the past few years, Astro is having huge invest to setup this Hokkien base Mega Games Show through out the Malaysia. There will be a total prize up to RM 33,300 for you to WIN per each session and many more prizes awaiting for you as well.

Started from September 2013, this event will happen at 13 different places through out the whole Malaysia and hosted by famous emcee Jentzen (林震前), Shian (戴伟贤) and Chanice Tan Suat Fern (陈雪芬). Listed below are the schedule details of this event at Penang.

Date
Registration Time
Recording Time
Venue
25 Oct 2013 (Friday)
5.00 pm – 7.30 pm
8.30 pm – 10.30 pm
Seberang Jaya Sunway Carnival Mall, Penang
27 Oct 2013 (Sunday)
5.00 pm – 7.30 pm
8.30 pm – 10.30 pm
Butterworth Raja Uda “DouMuKong - 斗母宫” 

 


Thursday 24 October 2013

World Children's Day Charity Fun


Venue: Penang Times Square (1st Floor Concourse)
Date: 26th October 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm

There will be a World Children's Day Charity Fun event organized by Ivory Cares happen in Times Square, Penang at first floor Concourse area this Saturday from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm. You can find some very interesting events like kids talent performance, station games with freebies, mascot appearance, face painting, magical clown and stilt walker as well. 

If your kids are good in painting and colouring, then don't miss out this great opportunity to let your kids participate in the "World Children's Day Colouring Contest" from this event. This contest is open for the kids aged from 4 to 6 years old. 

Enclosed below with a map of Times Square, Penang for your reference.



Wednesday 23 October 2013

Mega Spider


Release Date: 
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 80 min
  • Director: Mike Mendez
  • Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Action

  • Summary: A giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampage the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.
  • Starring: Greg Grunberg, Ray Wise, Lombardo Boyar, Clare Kramer

Rigor Mortis (Cantonese) - 疆屍


Release Date: Oct 24, 2013
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 101 min
  • Director: Juno Mak
  • Genre(s): Horror, Action

  • Story: Chin plays himself as a former vampire movie actor who moves into a rundown public housing block, only to discover that the apartment is haunted and he is not alone.
  • Starring: Chin Siu-Hon, Lo Hoi-Pang, Kara Wai

Monday 21 October 2013

Odd Thomas


Release Date: 
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Director: Stephen Sommers
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Mystery

  • Story: Based on a thriller novel by American writer Dean Koontz, "Odd Thomas" derives its title from the protagonist, a twenty-year-old short-order cook named Odd Thomas. In a California desert town, the short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces. Odd uses his gift of supernatural intuition, which his soulmate Bronwen (a.k.a. Stormy) Llewellyn calls "psychic magnetism," to track the man, whom Odd nicknames "Fungus Man" This man, who Odd nicknames "Fungus Man", down.
  • Starring: Willem Dafoe, Patton Oswalt, Anton Yelchin

Tom Yum Goong 2 (Thai)


Release Date: Oct 24, 2013
  • Rating: TBD
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Director: Prachya Pinkaew
  • Genre(s): Action

  • Story: The sequel to "Tom Yum Goong", Tony Jaa is the hard-hitting Kham. Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand's war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for someone as good in martial arts as him, peace is but a wishful thought.
  • Starring: Tony Jaa, Marrese Crump, Yanin Vismitananda

Sunday 20 October 2013

Floods in Penang After 6 Hours of Heavy Rain


Several major streets in Georgetown, Penang were hit by sudden floods after 6 hours of continuous heavy rain since 7.00 pm 19th October, 2013. Affected areas are Jalan Sungai Pinang, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Patani, Jalan Anson and Kampung Makam.

More than 300 families are affected by this flood and this occurrence also caused hundreds of vehicles stuck in the terrible traffic for almost 3 hours. On the most serious affected floods area, the flood water level rose up to nearly one meter depth. There was no injury and death report received from this incident so far.

Gorilla - Bruno Mars (Official Music Video)


If you are Bruno Mars fans, now share with you the latest Official Music Video that just released on 16th October 2013 from Bruno Mars called "Gorilla". Enjoy!

Saturday 19 October 2013

"The Hippocratic Crush II" Promotional Tour At Gurney Plaza, Penang - "On Call 36小时 II" 造势活动


The upcoming famous Hong Kong TVB drama called "The Hippocratic Crush II" will start by 4th November 2013 on Astro On Demand . In conjunction of the release of this new TVB drama very soon, the main actors including Lawrence Ng (吴启华), Tavia Yeung (杨怡), Mandy Wong (黄智雯) & Benjamin Yuen (袁伟豪) plan to visit Malaysia for the drama Promotional Tour start from 18th Oct to 20th Oct, 2013 in which the final event will be at Gurney Plaza, Penang. The details schedule of this Promotional Tour are listed as below.

  Venue
Date
Time
Events
PJ  Paradigm Mall
18 Oct 2013
(Friday)
8.00pm - 9.30pm
Astro On Demand “The Hippocratic Crush II" Promotional Tour

19 Oct 2013
(Saturday)
3.30pm - 4.30pm
Nicole (赖淞凤)”爱我的人 EP autograph session
Ipoh AEON Station 18
4.30pm - 5.30pm
Astro 本地圈 Music Power Show

6.00pm - 7.30pm
Astro On Demand “The Hippocratic Crush II" Promotional Tour
Penang Gurney Plaza
20 Oct 2013
(Sunday)
3.30pm - 4.30pm
Nicole (赖淞凤)”爱我的人 EP autograph session
(New Wing Atrium)
4.30pm - 5.30pm
Astro 本地圈 Music Power Show

6.00pm - 7.30pm
Astro On Demand “The Hippocratic Crush II" Promotional Tour














“The Hippocratic Crush II" will be on air start from 4th November 2013, every Monday to Friday, 8.30 pm at Astro On Demand (Channel 351 to 354) and Astro On Demand HD (Channel 350). 

Besides, there will have Nicole (赖淞凤) ”爱我的人 收”EP autograph session and also "Astro 本地圈 Music Power Show" as well during this Promotional Tour at Ipoh and Penang sessions. If you are "The Hippocratic Crush" drama fans, don't miss out this golden opportunity and see you there!!!