This week, the most important high school examination of my teenage years will take place... And I don't give a damn, well, not a lot.

Yes, folks, the SPM (Sijil Pengajian Tinggi) is right around the corner and I-DON'T-CARE.

The reason for my general apathy towards the whole thing is the fact that whatever happens in this test, not to mention the immense difficulty I have to go through to actually FAIL IT, I'll still move on to Form 6 next year.

So there, end of story, goodbye.

This week, I had the pleasure of watching two modern Malaysian made movies that were ACTUALLY GOOD!

Sepet: Excellent movie about love between two individuals with different skin tones (a particularly touchy subject here in Malaysia). Ahh... Watching this movie reminds me of the time when my primary school teacher reminded us NOT to marry Malays.

Quick Recap: Anyone who marries a Malay in this country MUST WITHOUT EXCEPTION, convert to Islam.

Back to the movie - I must say the director managed to somehow broach the subject very effectively without directly confronting overzealous government officials and censors. It did it in such a way, that if any aspersions from any official will result in political suicide.

Must watch for all Malaysians and the global audience at large.

Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam: Tired of Hollywood slashers or Hollywood remakes of Japanese horror or East Asian horror? Try something South-East Asian for a change.

This movie is based on an unfortunately all-too-real supernatural entity known in Malaysian folklore as the 'pontianak'. The closest thing to it in the West is the vampire.

But not close at all in my opinion.

A pontianak is born from a still born child, women who die while giving birth, and women who were killed by the pontianak or their spirits captured by them.

More info regarding pontianaks, who, believe me, are scarier than anything Dracula can throw out, can be found here.

Back to the movie - This movie is reminiscent of Dark Water (Japanese Version) where we actually empathise and even sympathize with the (somewhat murderous) specter. The scenes switch between the past and present fluidly and the acting here is excellent. My only gripe, and this is a tiny gripe, is that some of the CGI effects look fake.

But it's scary, believe me. It was so scary, I believe any male of the human race shown this movie will NEVER EVER lay a hand on women.

Definitely more effective than all periods of Moral Education in a lifetime.

Only for those who wish to learn more about Malaysian culture, want a good scare, and people who abuse their wives.

And that's all for Deepavali and Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Next post might or might not come next week, depending on (ahem... SPM) circumstances.

Oh, by the way, China make a clean sweep at the Hong Kong Badminton Open. - No comment.