Colin Charles Agenda

An online survey (500 Malaysians, all online already, and in total, it was 26,000 amongst the countries surveyed) by The Nielsen Company, showed that Malaysians ranked fifth amongst 52 countries for being digital media consumers. The stats (with more from the NST):

• Malaysians ranked third globally for those that spent more than 20 hours a week watching streamed or downloaded content from the Internet – translation, Malaysians bittorrent a lot, or are in love with YouTube. Video in Malaysia is big, clearly.
• 53%/41% played(streamed, even)/downloaded video/movie/audio/game content online in December 2008. Translation? The ones with 1mbps broadband lines are streaming YouTube content… How about a local video sharing site, or a local site with content?
• 85% got on their computers, while only 77% turned on their TV sets – translation, if you’re not advertising online or your media buyers don’t know how to deal with it, its time to find new ones
• 4% download movies/movie clips more than 30 times in a month – that means about 7.5 TV series that they’re following, or less, but with movies thrown in – eep, no advertising seen
• 8% download music or other audio files more than 30 times – since there’s no iTunes music store in Malaysia, its probably entirely illegal content

So its skewed. With a broadband penetration rate of about 18% only, they asked the choir, and the results aren’t too surprising. I predict we’ll see more people online in the results of the June/July survey, as we face this economic slowdown, and more people buckle up, stay at home, and still live their lives.

in recent times, caught:

• 28 days – just remotely enjoyable, nothing too fancy, she found herself and all…
• underworld 3: rise of the lycans – not seen underworld 1 or 2, but this was most interesting. lots of action, worth seeing on the big screen
• harold & kumar escape from guantanomo bay – left me in stitches, i highly recommend it!

monday was fun. saw sk2 for dessert. i don’t really fancy the food at mango mania, their gelato seems sub-par compared to the blokes in melbourne ;)

caught my best friend’s girl. funny, we had the whole cinema to ourselves (private screening, ftw!). also caught the new bond flick, quantum of solace. nice, a must watch.

last night was interesting. after cova, shereen and her sister decided to join us at thai club. i haven’t danced in a long time, neither have i been to thai club in a long time, but it seems shereen fixed all that. she can drink :P and dance. and have fun. i was restrained though, so besides the workout on the dance floor, i remained the perfect gentleman. why? i know why…

soon, i shall take a look at an apartment, and see if the duplex thing makes sense… small enough to be an apartment, large enough for required expansion? heh

Astro is advertising a movie, the Sky of Love, right now. I saw the preview and realised that its something I’d already seen. Except, I saw it, as Koizora. On a Singapore Airlines plane, of course ;)

Highly recommended. Great story of teenage love that cannot be (for long). The hardships, the trials, the tribulations, et al. Warning, its a tearjerker – its amazing what you do on a bloody plane.

From what I hear, it’s based on a cell phone novel. Only in Japan do you find new distribution mediums!

My take? Watch it. You won’t be disappointed. Time to go find the DVD (with subtitles)!

I’ve seen a lot of movies since my last movie update. Partially because I’ve taken some long flights, but largely because I’ve decided to enjoy myself in the evenings from time to time (something about rewarding oneself). Most movies are also seen in Gold Class, so no lining up with the plebs.

1. Hancock – a lot say this was an action film. I say this was a love story, masquerading as an action film. A love story, of a love that cannot be, nonetheless. Tragic
2. The Dark Knight – I saw this twice, and wouldn’t mind a third try at it. Once a day after opening night, and another time in Portland. Why so serious? Put a smile on that face. This is a must see show!
3. Journey to the Centre of the Earth – It was OK. Nothing fabulous, but not a waste of a gold class ticket either…
4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – action packed, and a fabulous show. Definitely catch it
5. Drillbit Taylor – a comedy, pretty funny when you’re stuck in a tin can about 30,000 feet above the air
6. 21 – a nice show, good plot, and this kind of story usually appeals to me
7. Run Fatboy Run – Running a marathon for love, eh? Comedy yes, but I don’t know if I’d normally watch it
8. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – an excellent, must watch show. Isabella Leong makes her debut in English movies, and is excellent here. The graphic effects – amazing. The storyline, was however, mostly shit. Watch only for Isabella…
9. Fool’s Gold – another love story, but the combination of Matthew and Kate, after How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, is perfect. Worth watching.
10. Over Her Dead Body – A ghost (Eva Longoria, miss. desperate housewive) tries to screw with her former boyfriend’s current relationship with a psychic. Best part is, the psyhic’s best friend, is not actually gay and is secretly in love with her for the last five years (played by Jason Biggs, mr. american pie). Comedy. Hilarity ensues.
11. Forgetting Sarah Marshall – yet another love story, but this one has Mila Kunis (miss. that 70’s show) in it. Its highly interesting, shows how confused one can be after a breakup, and was also highly censored in the silly Malaysian cinemas… I now actually have to go find the pirated DVD or deity forbid, download it off some torrent. About 1/4 of the show was chopped up by silly censors (who did a poor shoddy job of it). Even “foul” words were cut. Silly, silly, bunts

Oh, while in America, I naturally picked up Californication, the entire Season One on DVD. Thought I’d also start looking at Lipstick Jungle, which is actually another good series to continue following. Can’t wait for Season 2 to start coming out.

Haven’t watched too many movies this month:

• Wargames – This hacker classic, took me a long time to watch, it would seem. Definitely a must see
• Dan in Real Life – Lost opportunities? Imagine finding out that you’ve met the girl of your dreams… except its your brother’s girlfriend. A comedy with Steve Carell
• I could never be your woman – Older woman, younger man. Saw it on a plane, can’t really recommend it, even though there’s bits of comedy in it.

It would seem that all my TV series have ended… So season wise, I’ve seen House, Desperate Housewives, One Tree Hill, Scrubs.