I was about to board the plane when I got a message from Singapore asking if I would be interested to watch the movie Talentime by Yasmin Ahmad. In my head I was bursting with excitement because I love her adverts! I look forward to them every year! But as I was walking to the craft trying to reply the message Mr. Policeman looked at me with a stern face…..off your phone. Hahaha. So I did until I got on the plane I turned it on again and quickly replied a yes and I would call when I touched down.

Touchdown….news arrive that if I watch I will not make it to class on time…..but there is one we could catch in an hours time. Heart starts racing. Can I make it? I rushed to the church. Placed my luggage there and flew to the Cineplex just to miss the beginning of the show. Sighs

Still sweating and trying to get all comfortable….hungry….I started to turn my attention to the screen. The story was interesting. It brought us through the eyes of the different cultures in my homeland. By the time the show was over I was covered in tears. It moved me to the core of my heart. Here are the reasons why

1. It really spoke truly about what being Malaysian truly is. As a Malaysian, it made me proud of my homeland. Of the people I’ve grown up with and love. It was so nostalgic. Sad to say, so many people try to distort this picture.
2. Color polarization. If only people could see through the eyes of us true Malaysians who really grew up knowing not what color means
3. Recently, I’ve been a sucker for love stories.
4. Nice plot and so real to me. It felt as if I was back home with my buddies. (fresh from a wedding with a primary school friend, this made it so much more meaningful)
5. It made me see the good in so many things, if we only open up our eyes to see.
6. The ending! Spectacular. It takes a true Malaysian and a melancholic to see the art of the ending. It was awesome. The message sent through the ending….it slayed me

I have so much more to say about this show but I really don’t like telling the plot. Cause I always prefer seeing it and discovering it for myself. The flip side though. It wasn’t a high budgeted movie and two things really annoyed me. The bad overdubbing and the fact that the actor and actresses mostly didn’t play the instruments for real but just pretended. I couldn’t stand that!

I left the theater being so proud to be Malaysian and having such a great director. I’m rather sad though that this will be the last we’ll be seeing of the late Yasmin Ahmad. She has fought to show us Malaysians what truly being a Malaysian is and have won our hearts. I pray that many more will be able to carry your legacy. Count me in. If any of the producers read this. I would love to do something. Write music, pray, sing, or even act! J

So calling all Malaysian’s, watch this movie! Let’s show the world that we are not disunited as the media tries to paint.

I really miss all my old friends. I got to catch up with some primary school friends I grew up with and I realize I really miss some I’ve not seen since I left. I pray I will get to find you all once again soon. I pray that God will reunite us all someday soon. I want to really share all the wonderful stories with you all.