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Back to Back Animated Features Trailers - Rio & Megamind

Synopsis courtesy of Trailer Addict :

Rio
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writer: Don Rhymer
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Hathaway, Rodrigo Santoro

Release: April 8, 2011
Rio is a 3-D animation feature from the makers of the "Ice Age" films. Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there's another — and that she's a she — he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it's far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, where they learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life's many wonders. Rio brings together a menagerie of vivid characters, a heart-warming story, colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary music, and family-friendly song and dance.

Megamind

Director: Tom McGrath
Writer: Alan Schoolcraft
Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Cast: Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey

Release: November 5, 2010

Megamind is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known. And the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as 'Metro Man,' an invincible hero until the day Megamind actually kills him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, Megamind has no purpose. A supervillain without a superhero. He realizes that achieving his life's ambition is the worst thing that ever happened to him. Megamind decides that the only way out of his rut is to create a new hero opponent called 'Titan,' who promises to be bigger, better and stronger than Metro Man ever was. Pretty quickly Titan starts to think it's much more fun to be a villain than a good guy. Except Titan doesn't just want to rule the world, he wants to destroy it. Now, Megamind must decide: can he defeat his own diabolical creation? Can the world's smartest man make the smart decision for once? Can the evil genius become the unlikely hero of his own story?

Old Days

From Mak Su Zaharah Stall

 Gelembung Buaya

Serabe

Dodol

"Cempaka Telur"

I think its name is originated from its shape and the pleasant smell it produces. Usually it blooms only during the sunset (you can smell it at that time) and will wilt the day after. The other thing that is interesting about the plant is it only can be reproduced through air-layering. My mother would ask me to air-layer a few of its branch every time I go back home because some people she knows want to grow it at their house.

DNA

"Keropok Lekor"

Yum yum yum ...

"Mak Su Zaharah Pisang Goreng"

Last week I went back to my hometown, Pasir Mas to visit my parents. During the visit, I had a chance to relive my past experience at my sister's in law's stall, which selling mainly fried bananas and keropok lekor. If you happens to pass the roundabout to enter the Pasir Mas - Rantau Panjang Highway, then you'll find a few stalls selling about the same delicacies. Look for my sister's in law's stall, Mak Su Zaharah. She's the one who started it all there about 20 years ago. Her fried bananas are quite tasteful and delicious in a way that could not be found in other place. At a time, I have helped her for a while after finished my study.