Movie Review 44: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (pt1)

Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (pt.1)

Director: David Yates

Running time: 2 hours 26 minutes

Genre: Fantasy

In the second last installment of the movie series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and friends are trying to find the remaining Horcruxes and  destroying them if they are to have hope of defeating the great Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes)

I have been watching this movie series since it's first episode and even though I think the book 7 of the series quite enjoyable, I find the movie to be a dread.

There are, of course highlights during the 146 minutes of screen time... but the whole movie feels dragged out. I don't envy the director having to make a decision to whether film the seventh episode in 1 movie or 2... since if he filmed it in 1 movie, it will feel too rush and if he filmed it in 2, which is what he's doing, it will face the risk of feeling dragged out.

He could have introduced some exciting sub plots to the movie... something new and refreshing not available in the novel, but instead, he kept on adding unnecessary scenes. Several places that Harry Potter and friend traveled to are just a waste of time and the screens showing them walking alone, attempting to exhibit conflicting emotions are a bore.

And the storyline for this movie is extremely boring. It's all about emotions... very little action. The director should have lengthen the fight at the beginning of the movie... it was over before I was able to make out who's who.

I'll be expecting a much better movie for the second part. Unfortunately, this meant that one must watch the part 1 of the movie to make sense of the movie...

Observation: I still don't understand much on why Voldemort can't beat Harry when using other person's wand.I mean, a wand is afterall, a tool... sure, it will augment one's power, but surely Voldemort is much, much more powerful than Harry that he don't need to have the most powerful wand in order to just beat Harry!

Bottomline: If you're planning to watch the second part of the movie, you'll have to watch the first part, if not, you won't be able to make any sense out of it.

Bamboo Ranking: 2.5 / 5.0

Movie Review 43: Resident Evil: Afterlife

Title: Resident Evil: Afterlife

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Running time: 1 hour 37 minutes

Genre: Horror, Action

This is the fourth instalment of the Resident Evil movie series and it starts off where the third instalment ended. The world is infected by a super virus which turns all infected humans into undead. Alice (Milla Jovovich) is one of the survivors of this apocalypse. She desperately searched for Arcadia… a place where there’s safety and is free from infection. This movie is loosely based on the Resident Evil game series.

This is the first decent film that I have watched since I started movie going two months ago. I have not watched any of the first three movies before so I had no idea what happened in the beginning of the movie. Despite that, my familiarity with the Resident Evil universe through the game series quickly caught me up to date to the developments. This film is only loosely based on the Resident Evil game series as the main character in the game is Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine while in this movie, Alice is the lead cast. Maybe Alice is a character in other version of the Resident Evil game series (e.g. Wii, PSP, GC, etc.)... I played only those on the PC and PS.

Anyhow, I think that Milla Jovovich, as a superhuman hard-ass chick I is pretty good… although losing her powers in the beginning should have resulted in her dead in the plane crash. As for the newcomer in the series, Chris Redfield (Wentworth Miller), I think he’s pretty good as Chris Redfiled, although his screen time is really limited... would have like to have him having a bigger impact in the story development. In this film, his involvement doesn’t really change the story much. But I still really like his soulful eyes as in Prison Break, so I might be biased :P. And then, there’s a third character, which I presume exists in the previous series as well... Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) Chris’s little sister. I think she is by far the weakest character in the film... not that she’s very bad... just relatively the weakest one. It is quite obvious she is forcing emotions on her face which resulted in a very unnatural look.

As for the actions, they are pretty awesome... although those who watched the film previous instalment might find it to be the same bland thing if it’s the same. There’s one weak point though. I think the director uses too much slow motion in his action scenes. Slow motion actions are awesome when employed correctly. However, in this film... these slow motion scenes seemed like even longer than the normal motion action scenes (I feel only, I didn’t time them, okay). I think it would have been better if he could cut down on these slow motion scenes. On another point, I love the hammer/axe wielding executioner... he really is similiar to the one portrayed in RE5 of the game. And due to that, I think that he overshadows Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts), who is the film’s main antagonist. The final fighting scene between Wesker and Alice/Chirs/Claire is a little bit anti-climatic... not much ooohs and ahhhs scenes.

Anyhow, I believe that after watching this film, it made me want to watch the first three instalment of the film as well. I hope that they do make a fifth instalment as the director said that he would include Leon Kennedy in the fifth film, which I hope has a bigger role to play than Chris in this film... it would be nice to put Leon and Chris together... although it might result in having too much characters in the film and it might cause underdeveloped characters.

Observation: How did Luther West (Boris Kodjoe), one of the survivors, survive being attack by a group of undead in the deep dark tunnel remains a real mystery.

Bottomline: A nicely depicted film which is based on a game... much, much better effort than the likes of Tekken and King of Fighters. This film shows that you do not need to strictly follow the game in order to be successful as it is sometimes impossible to cram all info from a game into a film.

Bamboo Ranking: 4.0 / 5.0

Movie Review 42: The King of Fighters

Title: The King of Fighters

Director: Gordon Chan

Running time: 1 hour 33 minutes

Genre: Action

It was a time I (don't know what year it is) where a secret fighting tournament is being held in a next dimension to determine the next King of Fighters. All was going well, and in came Rugal (Ray Park) who stole three (actually two) sacred artifacts and made himself the lord the the other dimension. He forced people to fight in the tournament and kill them mercilessly... and the only hope the world has lies with Kyo Kusanagi (Sean Faris) who has absolutely no idea what is happening.

Sigh... I was expecting a good movie after several months of not reviewing a movie. First let's talk about the plot. The plot has absolutely nothing to do with the King of Fighters game series. It's just a group of random people fighting for a stupid title... there is even no mention of a prize! And boy oh boy, the plot holes are so evident that I don't even need to try. First, how on Earth did Rugal managed to single handedly enter a supposedly highly secured building without even a scathe through the front doors? He did not even try to hide at all! And that was before he got his hands on the artifacts, that means, he's at most just a decent fighter. Next, there's Kyo who claimed not to know anything about the sword, and hey presto, after a heart to heart with his dead father, he got the sword! And the name Rugal was mentioned several times in front of Kyo, before he chirped in "Hey, Rugal is the one who killed my father!" There is just no flow in the story... and the whole plot is ridiculously weak!

Next, it was the characters. Mai Shiranui (Maggie Q) is actually the lead cast in this movie... I never knew that. Anyway, her fighting scenes are okay, I supposed, but Rugal's and Kyo's and Iori (Will Yun Lee) are absolutely boring. Sean Faris is quite good in "Never Back Down" and it's sad to see him being relegated to a sword wielding maniac... and I still don't know whether he is supposedly being able to fight or not in the movie. First, he got his ass kicked by Mai and then he went sparring with Rugal and managed to hold his line for a long while. And the worst character of all is Rugal. Ray Park's portrayal of an evil overlord is just pathetic. Honestly, I found this Rugal to be a joker... and not the Batman Joker type joker.

This is by far the worst movie I have ever reviewed in 2010, and it is sad, because the cast is quite nice and the setting is good too... and I can't believe there is a fighting movie that's worse than Tekken! Fans or no fans, they won't like it at all.

Observation: Why did Terry stole someone's cap only to throw it away again in his next encounter?

Bottomline: Casts with high potential, but marred by disastrous script, direction and senseless plot!

Bamboo Ranking: 2.0 / 5.0

Super Bored...

Nope, I'm not dead yet, even though this had been the longest time ever since I updated my blog. Well, a blog is about sharing new experiences and stuff... but these past few months, things have been having a robotic feeling to it.

Almost nothing ever changes... if I discounted the major problems I've been having with a project I've been working for two years and is on the verge of being a total failure. People have been hinting here and there why I'm the one designing for such a complicated project... sigh...

Anyhow, I don't think it is prudent to complain about work online... who know's who's out there watching. So, if I take work out of the equation, my life has been pretty stagnant. Monday to Friday, I'll have the same breakfast, have lunch at the same place and buy dinner from the same stall. Saturday and Sunday, I'll be at the shopping complex and even though I told myself to try new things, I always fall back on the safe and tried food before.

So, nothing new about food. And I have been playing the same games over and over again, and watching the same tv series again and again... since the previous season of tv series have all ended and is starting all over again only in August and September. I didn't even feel like watching movies, which I did for almost every week previously... so, no movie reviews.

Sigh... so I have nothing to write about... but I supposed things will be picking up again soon as the wedding season is in again... so there'll be lots of pictures!

Movie Review 41: Shrek Forever After

Title: Shrek Forever After

Director: Mike Mitchell

Running time: 1 hour 33 minutes

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Shrek (Mike Myers) is back again and this time, more unhappy than ever. He longed for the days where he was feared as an ogre and not just some tourist attraction. In came Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) who offered Shrek to experience the feeling of a true ogre for one day. Unknown to Shrek, the contract he signed was not what he seems as he found himself alone and without his friends. Shrek has only one day to set everything right or he will disappear forever!

A lot of people actually did not know that this is the fourth installment of the series. Frankly, even I thought that this is the third installment. Despite the not so rememberable third installment of the series, I assure you that this fourth and most probably the final chapter of Shrek series is one that you will remember.

However, this movie is not as joyful as the previous ones. It tends to have a darker mood and theme and the laughs are less frequent, although if and when they appear, you'll still have a good old laugh. The storyline is simple enough to understand and the acts (voiceovers) are still superb... although I still find myself to have a preference to Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas)... his "form" in this movie is just really belly shaking.

There's not much to tell as this is already the fourth in the series and still with the similiar casts as previous ones... you'll find Gingerbreadman, Three Blind Mice, Pinnochio, Big Bad Wolf and many other fairytale characters... all twisted for fun and to your liking. Ryan Seacrest have a minor role in this movie as well!

Observation: A tiny loophole in the storyline... if Shrek was not there to save Fiona, the fairy godmother's son is supposed to save her!

Bottomline: Recommended

Bamboo Ranking: 4.0 / 5.0

Efficiency of LHDN

This is just unbelievable! I submitted my income tax forms last month... beginning of April, and three weeks later, I actually got the check for my extra payment of income tax due to the monthly scheduled tax deduction!

If this is not called efficiency, I don't know what it is! And that is one more reason why one should submit early... and also using the online submission forms. I still don't know why people like to submit as late as possible. Is it because of the interest rates? Or is it just out of spite?

I really don't think the government should specially extend their working hours into the midnight at the last day just so that all people can submit on time. Instead, they should just work regular time and for anyone who is a second late, they should be fined.

After that, no one would ever try to submit the income tax forms the last minute! Although an iron fist government is not the most popular thing and I don't really like that kind of government, sometimes, people are just like children. They need to be smacked and punished to behave.

We are always teaching our children to be punctual and follow house rules but the adult themselves can't even follow a simple deadline that was given a two months grace period. Something is really very wrong with our people!

KFC & McD Going Green... with different strategies

I'm not sure if this is happening in other states as well, but I found out recently that McD and KFC have been participating in the "No Plastic Bags" campaign. It has started for quite some time, but since I haven't visited these two restaurants for the past few months, I was not aware of this.

Apparently, McD and KFC are not giving out plastic bags for Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. While I'm neutral towards these kind of campaigns, it is the differences on how these two restaurants tackle this matter that fascinates me.

For KFC, it's simple... they automatically charge you an extra RM0.20 every time you make an order on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. They did not even bother to ask if one would want the plastic bag. They just add in 20 cents when they punch in the order.

For McDonald's instead of charging their customers, they replaced their plastic bags with paper bags. And if you order two or more drinks, they'll give you a cardboard coaster.

It is in my opinion that McDonald's strategy is of a better one. It reduces the use of plastics while not inconveniencing customers. While it is true that we can use shopping bags while shopping in supermarkets, I don't think that it is a viable option when shopping for food. 

KFC's strategy is does not really help much in conserving plastics as they assume that each customer need plastic bags by automatically charging them.

So, conclusion? Support McDonald's! :P

Movie Review 40: Jeon Woo Chi: The Taoist Wizard

Title: Jeon Woochi: The Taoist Wizard (known as "The Tao Fighter: Woochi" in Malaysia) (Korean)

Director: Choi Dong-Hun

Running time: 1 hour 53 minutes

Genre: Fantasy, Action

Woochi (Kang Dong-won) is a Tao wizard from the Chosun dynasty. However, he likes to play tricks on people who he thinks is corrupt and is in need of a good punishment. He accidentally came across a sacred relic that is searched by the demons of the underworld. Through deceit, the demons managed to get Woochi trapped into a scroll but not before Woochi snatched the sacred relic from the demon. Five centuries later, the world is embroiled with demons again and the only hope that the world has is Woochi.

It is my belief that Koreans make really good fantasy movies. Sure they make good love stories too, but whenever one director decided to make a movie that does not have love as the main theme, it amazes the world (yes, yes, I'm exaggerating!)

Anyhow, this movie is great. The fighting scenes, special effects are all top notch and is used in such a way that one doesn't feel over the top. Their wire works are excellent too, their "flying skills" are actually more graceful and natural than the Chinese ones.

The lead actor, Kang Dong-won is able to carry off his mischievous character convincingly. His antics are hilarious and I've seldom seen a male actor fighting in such a graceful way. The flapping of his robes, turning of the hand, stepping on the ground are all perfectly done that it really resemble the ways of the Koreans in the olden days.

The storyline is great, with a great twist in the middle (not a twist anymore if you've read my summary :P) and there're no boring, squishy love scenes! One little negative experience that I have is I have trouble in keeping up with the subtitles. The actors and actresses speak in great speed and the subtitles kept on changing every few seconds. I would have been better if the subtitles are actually in two lines instead of one. As such, I have to choose to either appreciate the movie without understanding what they are talking about or reading the subtitles but missing out the acting.

Anyhow, for those who do not mind reading subtitles and enjoy Korean styled action movies, this is the one you should go to! Unfortunately, it doesn't receive the acceptance it's supposed to have. There were only three other people in the cinema while I watched this!

Observation: I don't understand how Woochi claimed he cannot perform magic when he does not have his magical symbols but doesn't need use them when he perform his magic when he has them in his pouch.

Bottomline: Knowing Korean language would boost the experience with this great movie!

Bamboo Ranking: 4.0 / 5.0

Night at Malacca

So, after attending my friend's wedding luncheon in Malacca, and dumping my super drunk friend in the toilet of our hotel room, my other university friends met up at night to relive the memories of our stay in Malacca 5 years ago.

First stop, is of course, the super famous... Sate Celup!

The price of these "Sate" has markedly increased... no thanks to the super rich university students spending like crazy!

Super thick and delicious gravy that we cooked our "Sate"in....

Next stop, is a shop that we haven't heard of during our uni life... however it is quite famous these few years... what is it famous for? Mille Crepe!

Strawberry Mille Crepe...

Cheese Mille Crepe... well, it's safe to say that this is not like any cake that you ever had before... the "thousand" layered cake feels really different when you put it in your mouth... a must try if you're in Malacca... near Mahkota Parade...

Then, we went and visit something new... the Menara Taming Sari... basically, it's just a circular tram that moves slowly up, enabling you to enjoy the night scenery of Malacca... RM12 per ride, I think... really not worth it :P

The other people who rode with me...

A photo of night scenery... yeah, it's not very clear... I'm taking picture in a moving vehicle at night... okay... maybe even SLR is not able to take good pictures in this situation... and I realized with horror that the street below us is super jammed! Apparently it happens every weekend from morning till night!

Our next trip is to eat dim sum which opens at night... however, after got caught in heavy traffic and frantic search, we found that it was closed... so, we just sit down in a nearby food stall and had a burger... the burger   ayam special... nice!

After that, we stop by at another stall that opens late into the night... it's already midnight! This time, it's a stall famous for duck meat noodles... though the one in the picture is not a duck meat noodles... no idea what it is :P

Mango sago...

Chicken feet noodles...

It was about this time that my drunk friend woke up and calling me to asked what happened! We had a really fun time spinning tall tales about his drunken behaviour...

Unfortunately, I had to wash the hotel bathroom floor before I sleep and it was around 2am before I can finally rest!

The next morning, I realized something really nice in the bathroom...

The various flavours of body showers and even moisturizer! And they smelled really nice!

Well, staying in Malacca brought back some really fond memories... a life without worries and a life that the day began at night and ends when the sun comes up! 

Kiat Soon's Wedding

Ah, Malacca, how I missed you... the opportunity (or rather excuse) to visit Malacca came when one of my ex-coursemate held his wedding in Malacca. The wedding meal was a luncheon and it was held in Rennaissance Hotel.

I was figuring out on whether to take a bus or plane there when my friend offered to drive me there! Hurrah! We arrived at Malacca around before 12 and checked into the hotel room that was booked by the groom for us... which is a really fortunate matter (more on that later).

Anyhow, following are the pictures taken over there...

Ice goose... or is it a swan?

Top tier of the wedding cake...

Stage decoration...

Main table decoration

Another angle of the main table...

The one in the red box is fruit cake and the one in the yellow box is a customized chocolate... the pictures and words are white chocolate! Didn't managed to try them as it melted when I reached home :(

First dish... Rennaissance Five Treasure Hot & Cold Hors D'oeuvre Combination... surprisingly nice... I've never put much faith in hotel food, but this one is a real nice opener...

Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Crab Meat & Dried Scallops... fist time I see that the shark's fin come separately and was poured into the soup when served... but still, I think the starch / shark's fin ratio is too high :P

The band for the day... Rhumba Fusion Band... apparently quite famous in KL... visited their webpage and they performed for really a lot of events... got four of five of them with 3 of them singing alternately... and I think they are worth the fame... wonder how much they are charging :P 

Roasted Crispy Chicken with Prawns Cracker... the chicken is too tender... prefer the prawn cracker :P

Steam Pomfret-Hong Kong Style... nothing special about it...

Champagne pouring ceremony...

Fried Prawns in Two Varieties... love especially the salad prawns...

Braised Sliced Pearl Abalone with Pacific Clams... 

Steamed Glutinous Rice in Lotus Leaf...

Deep Fried Sesame Ball with Lotus Seed... nice!

Sweetened Red Bean Cream with Rice Dumpling... not your normal dessert...the Red Bean Cream is not really that nice, but at least it's special!

These two bottles were empty by the end of the lunch!

A group of drunkards drinking :P... notice the dark brown liquid... they are all alcohol... not even one single drop of tea... the bride's uncle who is drinking with us, checked every glass before drinking his own.

The guys... two of them are super drunk...:P

My day did not end there... my friend who brought me to Malacca was madly drunk. My other friends have to take him by each arm to take him back to his room up in the hotel (thankfully we decided to stay there)... and when he reached the bathroom he started vomiting... first in the toilet bowl, then the wash basin and finally on the floor! And he vomited from 3pm to 8pm! I didn't dare to take a nap and cannot go into the bathroom! And he was giving me this cold stare whenever I tried to guide him to his bed. So, I just check up on him now and then and just let him vomit all over the bathroom floor.

It was the first time I have to take care of a drunk all by myself and it was a really eye opening experience. My strategy is to leave him alone and just check up on him now and then to ensure he's still breathing :P. Anyhow, despite the rather unpleasant experience with my friend, I think it is still worth the trip to drive so far to Malacca (no I drive mah :P)

Movie Review 39: 14 Blades

Title: 14 Blades

Director: Daniel Lee

Running time: 1 hour 54 minutes

Genre: Action

Even though this movie came out during CNY, it can't really be considered as a CNY movie since it has nothing to do with CNY and it is a pretty dark movie which is a total opposite to the spirit of CNY. Anyhow, after reading numerous movie reviews on the four main movies that came during CNY, I decided 14 Blades as it is the only one that has the least number of unfavourable review.

The movie was set in the Ming Dynasty and the story revolves around the Royal Guards of the emperor, which sort of act like the secret police/assassins. The leader of the Royal Guards, named Green Dragon (Donnie Yen) was ordered to kill an official and retrieve an important box. During the assassination attempt, Green Dragon found out what was in the box and with that knowledge, he had to rethink his loyalties and was soon the target for the rest of the Royal Guards and a super powerful woman assassin, Tuo Tuo (Kate Tsui).

I did not regret my decision in watching 14 Blades as my first CNY movie. While it is quite disconcerting to see the lip movements not matching the voice (some actors spoke Mandarin only and had their voice dubbed), it turned out to be quite a good movie.

Of course, with Donnie Yen, there'll be lots of action sequences. Though Tuo Tuo's martial arts are really, really very fake (the person who make the CG should go for more training :P), I enjoyed Kate Tsui and Donnie Yen's showoff. Also, Wu Jun, acting as the Judge of Sands is quite convincing as a robber with principles. This is the second time I watched him on the silver screen and I think it is much better than the "Butterfly Lovers" movie, though I think he tried too hard on being a badass and it made him to be a little stiff in some scenes.

However, this movie could have been much, much better. First off, the dialogues did not flow smoothly. Sometimes the characters would say something unrelated all of a sudden and it is really noticeable. And then there's this leading actress, Zhao Wei as Qiao Hua. I can see no reason at all why she would fall head over heels in love with Green Dragon... it just doesn't make any sense at all... it's like she love Green Dragon only because he can fight very well... and that is really shallow.

Anyhow, though this is not a movie suitable for children, I believe it to be entertaining enough to be watched in cinema.

Observation: This movie shows how stupid people are in the olden days as it portrays the power of the imperial seal which would enable anyone, including one with an army obviously trying to conquer the country to pass through as long as the enemy have the imperial seal :P

Bottomline: Acceptable quality for a movie that came out during CNY.

Bamboo Ranking: 3.7 / 4.0

The Good Side of the Bank?

I never thought I would say this, but I was pleasantly surprise in an encounter with my credit card bank... Direct Access. I received a phone call that day and I was thinking that it was another telemarketer from some insurance company saying that I'm the lucky few to be picked to get this really good policy.

 I was tempted to say I was busy and never to call me ever again :P. But the good side of me managed to get a rein of my temper. This girl was actually from the Direct Access credit card center (not the "I got your info from the bank but actually work for insurance company") and she said that she noticed I have several credit cards with them and she was asking if I would like to cancel some of my credit cards!!!

I was stunned for a moment. I mean, these people are usually asking why I want to cancel the credit card... instead, she asked if I would like to cancel my credit card! Of course, it might be some hoax/fraud run by some really terrible people who want to siphon info of my credit card from me. But the questions she asked me while are confidential, should not be enough to do any permanent damage since they did not ask for password or access number... so I gave her the info she needed to "verify my status".

And the next day, my credit card was gone from the online bank account! This incident really showed me that there is goodness even in the devil's heart :P

Super Terrible Services at Kam Ling

On the fourth day of CNY, I decided to give Kam Ling restaurant another try despite my really terrible experience a week ago. I wasn't really expecting top notch service and food since it's CNY and everyone is fine with eating terrible food, with cut throat price and dismal services.

One thing to take note of is that Kam Ling is willing to serve normal dishes during the CNY, unlike Jia Restaurant who demanded all its customers to select only the set lunch/dinner. However, the first hiccup of the day was the one writing down our orders said that we would have to wait for an hour for the dish to be served!

Resisting my urge to just walk away there and then, we continued our orders. The next thing was when our jug of tea was empty, we hailed down one of the Indian servers to refill our jug... and that was the last we heard of our jug. Throughout the whole meal, we were unable to locate our jug of tea and no one gave us any new jug of tea despite my numerous complaints.

And looking at the end of the restaurant, a group of servers would huddle together doing God knows what despite some tables do not have tea or utensils (chopsticks/bowls/plate) prepared.

Celery with camel meat...

Mini version of "bak choy"

Pork ribs...

I just had to take the photo of this bowl of rice. Notice anything wrong with it? I was annoyed by the grotesque looking shape of the rice. It was evident that the rice was slapped into the bowl with no regards to it's presentations... yes, I know, I know, I'm a perfectionist :P

Well, despite my complaints about the terrible service, the food this time was acceptable and the price was actually quite low (during CNY season)... the celery with camel meat was RM16, pork ribs was RM15 and "bak choy" was just RM6! However, the "yee sang" was sold at RM35 for half size! That is daylight robbery... Jia Restaurant was selling at RM25 and even the cafe we had our reunion lunch is selling "yee sang" at only RM28 for half size!

However, I still think that Kam Ling had better train their servers so as not to embarrass Kampar to outsiders. The level of service there was really unimaginably terrible.

The Jia Restaurant, despite it's highly priced dishes during the CNY season, is able to give top notch level of service and their serving speed has markedly improved since last year. I hope that Kam Ling will receive lots of complaints this year as Jia restaurant did last year so that Kam Ling can improve itself in the future. If they continue to provide this level of service, people would go to their restaurant only because there are no place at other restaurants and not because the customers want to!