Possible SUSUK taglines

(Synopsis).

1. Di sebalik wajah, tertusuk rahsia keramat.

2. Jangan sampai makan diri.

3. Sekali cucuk, pasti nak lagi!

4. Kejelitaan adalah hak milik semua puaka.

#5

MPH Local Non-Fiction Bestsellers
for the week ending 23 March

1. Reaching for the Stars
Author : Sheik Mustapha Shukor Al-Masrie

2. Dr Mahathir's Selected Letters to World Leaders
Author: Dr. Mahathir Mohamad; Abdullah Ahmad (Introduction by)

3. Kampung Boy: Yesterday & Today
Author : Lat

4. Judging the Judges
Author : N.H. Chan

5. New Malaysian Essays # 1
Author : Amir Muhammad (Editor)

6. Lost in Transition: Malaysia under Abdullah
Author : Ooi Kee Beng

7. Malaysian Tax Made Simple: A Pratical Guide for Taxpayers (3rd Edition)
Author : David Hor

8. How to Fill in Your Income Tax Form B & Form BE (Fourth Edition 2008)
Author : Choong Kwai Fatt

9. Tax Planning for the SOLE PROPRIETOR (Self Assessment Guide Series)
Author : Choong Kwai Fatt

10. How to Sell Unit Trusts and Why People Buy
Author : Gan, Chris

(The book at #1 is written by the Angkasawan's late brother. I need to get my hands on #9! And only two books from last week are on this week's list: ours and Dr. M's.)

In Penang this weekend

This coming weekend will be spent in the new Opposition stronghold of Penang!

Me and Chuah Guat Eng will be taking part in the Little Penang Street Market on Sunday, to flog our books and do a reading. This is a lively monthly arts fair, and the March special seems to be a cosplay event. So do come by if you are in the area.

There will also be a talk at Universiti Sains Malaysia on Friday, 3pm, at the School of Humanities.

I am also gonna 'usha' some potential writers for subsequent volumes of New Malaysian Essays. There are many good writers who live in Penang, doncha know.

Trailer for HISTERIA

Let it not be said that I only promote my own stuff here. No way! I also promote stuff made by good friends of mine.

James Lee's first big-budget horror film HISTERIA is now ready! It will make its world premiere next month at the Singapore International Film Festival. This is the trailer, ganaz siot!

Now that James Brown is dead, James Lee is officially the hardest-workin' man in showbiz. A tabik spring is in order.

Highlight for tomorrow

Jenguk-jenguklah! I shall be there. More details of previous editions here.

#2

Top 10 MPH Local Non-Fiction Bestsellers
for the week ending 16 March


1. Dr Mahathir's Selected Letters to World Leaders
Author : Dr. Mahathir Mohamad; Abdullah Ahmad (Introduction by)

2. New Malaysian Essays # 1
Author : Amir Muhammad (Editor)

3. Jangan Bersedih (Don't Be Sad): Setelah Kesulitan Pasti Ada Kemudahan
Author : Dr. 'Aidh bin Abdullah Al-Qarni

4. Jangan Bersedih: Jadilah Wanita yang Paling Bahagia (Khas untuk Wanita)
Author : Dr, 'Aidh bin 'Abdullah Al-Qarni

5. Abdullah: The Remaking of Malaysia
Author : Lim Kok Wing

6. Selera Perdana
Author : Habibah Yahya, Fadillah Yakin

7. Growing Up in Trengganu
Author : Awang Goneng

8. Umno dan Malayan Union
Author : Ja'afar Onn

9. How to Pay Off Your House Loan in 5 Years or Less
Author : Azizi Ali

10. The Untold Million-dollar Secret of Unit Trust Investment
Author : Jeffrey Gan

(Oh well, it's better to be beaten by wily old Dr. Mahathir than by another bodek Limkokwing publication).

SUSUK lepas!

Just got a call half an hour ago: Susuk has been passed by the Malaysian Film Censorship Board with two cuts.

The cuts are: a silhouette of a woman showering in the nude (she was actually wearing a swimsuit that didn't even match the colour of her skin lah); and a close-up of a man's head getting ripped off (OK, that one was kinda gross, and was totally Naeim's idea).

I am glad all the bomoh and bikini scenes were kept in. (Although neither of the bomohs is actually seen in a bikini).

The producers will most likely not appeal against the cuts (which amount to less than 10 seconds) and will instead try and secure a release date.