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Wednesday 31 December 2014

Love On The Cloud (Mandarin) - 微爱之渐入佳境


Release Date: Jan 1, 2015
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Director: Gu Changwei
  • Genre(s): Romance, Drama

Story: An artistic young man with dreams of becoming a film director, Gu (Chen He), meets a beautiful, young model, XiaoXi (Angelababy), over his mobile messaging app. Meanwhile, his good friend A-Gua also meets a new girlfriend on the mobile app who aspires to become an actress. Everything goes well until A-Gua introduces Gu to a powerful movie investor and they begin to experience the dramatic impact that these chance encounters have on their lives. The investor’s creative demands over the film spark a dispute between A-Gua and Gu and suddenly A-Gua’s opportunistic girlfriend leaves him for the cinematographer, becoming the new lead actress in the film. This is just the beginning of the chain of events set in motion by the subtle influences of the people around them. 

  • Starring: Angelababy, Michael Chen, Zhang Luyi,Jiang Wenli, Wang Ji, Cao Lu, Jiang Ruijia

Bring Back The Dead (Mandarin) - 招魂


Release Date: 
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 86 min
  • Director: Lee Thean-Jeen
  • Genre(s): ThrillerHorror

Story: When her seven-year-old son dies in a tragic road accident, a grieving mother, Jia En (Jesseca Liu), seeks the help of her former caregiver, Mdm Seetoh (Liu Ling Ling), to bring back his soul so he can be ‘by her side’ at home. However, after several strange and deadly occurences in the house, she begins to suspect that there is something amiss with the soul she has brought back. In discovering what has really happened, she unravels the horrific truth… A truth which may cost her her life and the lives of those around her.


  • Starring: Jessica Liu, Jacko Chiang, Shawn Tan, Liu Ling Ling

The Woman In Black: Angel Of Death


Release Date: 
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 98 min
  • Director: Tom Harper and Tom Harper
  • Genre(s): DramaThrillerHorror

Story: England, 1941 With London in the midst of the blitz, two teachers evacuate a group of schoolchildren to the abandoned Eel Marsh House. Seeking safety from the bombs in the remote coastal location, the group instead find themselves facing an evil far more frightening when their arrival awakens the Woman in Black.

A Fantastic Ghost Wedding (Mandarin) - 非常婚事


Release Date: Dec
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Director: Meng Ong
  • Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Story: Neurotic ex-singer Mrs. Wu hires 11-year-old spirit medium, Boy, and his single father, Master Wong, as highly recommended but highly unusual matchmakers, tasked to find a wife for her dead teenage son, Peng. Using an old Chinese matchmaking ritual, the three of them embark on the search for a perfect bride. However, the situation becomes challenging when they move from place to place and yet, the right bride cannot be found. Apparently Peng had died a mysterious death and he could be un-rested. As Mrs. Wu charges head on to organize an elaborate wedding banquet for Peng, the fight between her and Master Wong escalates. But as the clock ticks closer to the ghost wedding, who will the “bride” be? At the wedding, Mrs. Wu encounters one problem after another as all Chinese ghost wedding hell starts to break loose. As secrets are revealed, it turns into a fantastic night of shocking revelations and both families are forced to face up to the lies they have all been living with.


  • Starring: Sandra Ng, Mark Lee, Jim Chim, Wang Po-Chieh, Keane Chan, Kenji Fitzgerald

Thursday 25 December 2014

Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb


Release Date: 
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Director: Shawn Levy
  • Genre(s): AdventureComedyFantasy

  • Story: After two unforgettable Nights at the Museum, Ben Stiller and company are back for another exciting night of adventure and laughs! Our new adventure begins at the opening of the new Planetarium in New York, when our museum heroes lose control of their minds and bodies as the tablet that brings them to life slowly begins to deteriorate. Only Ahkmenra’s father knows the secret to restoring the tablet and as fate would have it, he’s displayed in London. The action moves to the famed British Museum of Natural History where, with a little help from some ‘new’ friends, they must risk everything to discover the secret to the magic tablet and repair it before Larry loses his museum friends forever.


Brotherhood Of Blades (Mandarin) - 绣春刀


Release Date: Dec
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 107 min
  • Director: Lu Yang
  • Genre(s): Action

Story: The 3 main characters in this movie are all elite guards for the palace in the late Ming Dynasty. One of their fellow guardsmen goes bad. His former companions must now forget their bond and apprehend him. But are they being lured into a larger conspiracy against their emperor?


  • Starring: Chang Chen, Wang Qianyuan, Cecilia Liu

Tuesday 23 December 2014

1600 Pandas Tour In Malaysia


1600 Pandas Tour finally arrived in Malaysia and started at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur on 21 December 2014 which will follow by the subsequent 14 locations tour around the Peninsular Malaysia.

One good news for Penang people is these 1600 Pandas will be exhibited during the Christmas Eve that will be held in ICT Komtar Penang from 2.00pm to 8.00pm on 24 December 2014 according to The Star newspaper. So, don't miss this golden opportunity to witness these Pandas and take great photos with them.


If you can't make it on Christmas Eve, don't worry there will be another round of 1600 Pandas Flash Mob exhibition coming back to Penang at Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion on 3rd Jan 2015 (Saturday) from 12.00pm to 2.00pm. Listed below are the details of the 1600 Pandas Flash Mob schedule tour around the Peninsular Malaysia. Come and visit the 1600 Pandas Flash Mob to snap photos together with all these adorable Pandas.

Date                                          Time                          Location
21 Dec 2014 (SUN)                 1.00pm - 2.00pm        Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
23 Dec 2014 (TUE)                 10.00am - 12.00pm     Perbadanan Putrajaya Complex, Putrajaya
23 Dec 2014 (TUE)                 2.00pm - 4.00pm         Dataran Putrajaya, Putrajaya
24 Dec 2014 (WED)                2.00pm - 8.00pm         ICT Komtar, Penang
30 Dec 2014 (TUE)                  10.00am - 12.00pm     Batu Caves, Selangor
03 Jan 2015 (SAT)                   12.00pm - 2.00pm       Cheong Fatt Tze, Penang
04 Jan 2015 (SUN)                  10.00am - 12.00pm     Taiping Lake, Perak
05 Jan 2015 (MON)                 10.00am - 12.00pm     Menara Jam Condong, Teluk Intan, Perak
06 Jan 2015 (TUE)                   10.00am - 12.00pm     Red Square, Melaka
09 Jan 2015 (FRI)                    10.00am - 12.00pm      National Monument, Kuala Lumpur
13(TUE) - 25(SUN) Jan 2015  10.00am - 10.00pm      Publika, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur


Wayang Boy (Mandarin) - 戏曲小子


Release Date: Dec
  • Rating: U
  • Runtime: 106 min
  • Director: Raymond Tan
  • Genre(s): Family, Comedy 

Story: 8 year-old Indian immigrant, Raja, gets into a fight on his first day in school. He joins the school’s traditional Wayang (Chinese Opera) troupe, in an attempt to escape punishment. The troupe needs to put up a performance to impress visiting China dignitaries. Conflict arises from choosing the lead and having a foreigner in the cast. Through the mayhem of putting up the wayang, the characters learn anew the meaning of living together as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion.


  • Starring: Law Kar Ying, Denzyl Y. Dharma, Michelle Yim

Monday 22 December 2014

Buy 1 Free 1 Promotion From The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf


The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is having new opening celebration at Perda City Mall, Bukit Mertajam (BM) and offering BUY 1 FREE 1 Promotion from 26th to 28th Dec 2014. The free beverage must be redeemed on the spot with the same transaction and not valid with other ongoing promotions or discounts. The free beverage must be of equal or lesser value and of same or smaller size. Hurry! Promotion available while stock last.

Enclosed below a map of Perda City Mall, Bukit Mertajam for your reference.



Wednesday 17 December 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies


Release Date: 
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 144 min
  • Director: Peter Jackson
  • Genre(s): AdventureFantasy, Action

Story: Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo’s frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards a desperate and dangerous choice. But there are even greater dangers ahead. Unseen by any but the Wizard Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide – unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-earth hangs in the balance.