A Journey of Knowledge: Taylor's Lakeside Open Day Edition

What a day!!! So many families, so many future undergrads, so many with keen interest to find a brighter, better future. Taylor’s new lakeside campus is massive and well suited for all the different courses available through Taylor’s.

I decided to begin the open day with a campus tour and I had a really good, informative guide for it too. She managed to show me around highlighting interesting facilities to me. She pointed out the Moot Court which is a mock court room for future lawyers to practice closing a cases; mock hotel rooms for future hospitality students to become cleaners...uh...i mean for them to become better hotel managers; audio recording and photo studios for communication or design students to work on their projects and understand the line of work that they will be performing in the future.

But I think by the end of the tour of the academic area, with the weather and all, the best place was the Library. It was the coldest location of the whole campus and it is really much bigger than the previous library that they have. The collection there accommodated to the different courses thus providing students with a reasonable amount of references for their assignments and exams. With the academic area covered, my tour guide took a quick route to the Boardwalk, the commercial side of Taylor’s where all the food shops like Baskin Robbins, Subway, and Starbucks are located. It also holds Taylor’s hostels and its new hotel which was just recently open for the public to set their eyes on. So campus wise I was really impressed with its layout and design.

{Taylor's New Hotel}

{the interior design}

{Nothing like a great looking bathroom : )}

From my tour, I proceeded to the Hot air balloon ride which was one of the main highlights of the day for me. The purpose of the free hot air balloon ride was also to promote Taylor’s Open Day to drivers on the LDP. The balloon will float up 30 metres high, allowing visitors to enjoy the view of the whole lakeside campus. If I’m not mistaken the hot air balloon began take off from 8am all the way to 12pm. So whoever is early enough they would be lucky to catch the sunrise from the balloon.

{a view as you pass Lakeside}

{Ignore the frown..it was just too hot at the furnace was above my head}

I proceeded to the multipurpose hall [MPH] where the main event was taking place. Everyone, lecturers and student helpers, really aid in the flow of the crowd, making sure they are comfortable and quickly attended to. I felt the layout of the main hall was well arranged to allow ample amount of seating area to accommodate to the large flow of students and their families coming in. Each school had a booth with suitable and accommodating lecturers who encouraged and provided sufficient information for each course I directed my curiousity to.

{Christmas Tree by the interns of Institutional Marketing Department}

{Informative Counselors attending to different students and their families}

{Really helpful and cheerful student helpers assisting where they are needed}

The courses I went to find out further information on were, business, hospitality, communication but the one the has grasp my attention was the course for Law .Taylor’s University was voted the most popular private university college for law in 2009.

Students Should Study at Taylor’s Law School because:

• Rated as The Most Popular Private University College for Law (Source: Trendence Malaysian Student Survey 2009)

• Taylor’s has an Industry Advisory Panel comprising members from Malaysia’s largest law firms and the Bar Council
• Taylor’s is an institutional member of LAWASIA and the ASEAN Law Association
• Linked with top-rated university in the U.K. – University of Reading
• Regular visits by senior academics from the University of Reading to enhance the quality of teaching and the overall learning experience
• Students follow the same syllabus as students enrolled at the University of Reading, right from Year 1
• Taylor’s Law School employs well qualified staff with many years of industry experience, approved by the University of Reading
• Strong emphasis on developing presentation, research and writing skills
• Strong approach to teaching and pastoral care
• Excellent IT facilities as well as library resources including on-line access to law reports and journals

The programme offered in Taylor's is the LLB (Hons) – twinning programme with the University of Reading(2+1 or 1+2 full time).

It also provides students with a moot court for the compulsory mooting organised by the School with legal practitioners serving as judges. This facility provides students with real life court room experiences.

So if you missed the opportunity of attending "Open Day," don't worry as you have another chance to find out more on what Taylor's University has to offer you on Taylor's Campus Day. This event will be held at the Lakeside Campus from 8^th January to 9^th January 2011, 10am to 5pm. Please come over and do not miss this 2nd opportunity to meet with excellent counselors and to discover so much more that Taylor's is willing to offer to you.

TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY 2010!!!!

Taylor’s Open Day is back yet again and held at its brand new campus. I got to come across their Open Day flyers and was interested with everything that will be offered during this event.

There are opportunities for me to be able to attend career talks which will aid me in choosing the right path to a better and brighter future, to gain better understanding on selecting the most suited course, but most of all I will not want to miss the chance to have a bird’s eye view of Taylor’s LAKESIDE CAMPUS from a HOT AIR BALLOON ride.

I plan to bring my family and friends to enjoy the open day as they will be able to, not only help me make the best choice to fulfil my future plans, but also share in my fun and excitement with the activities being offered at this event.

I highly recommend all of you to join me and share in all the fun from the 17^th, 18^th, & 19^th of December from 10am to 5pm at Taylor’s most impressive Lakeside Campus. You can visit my Youtube channel to view a short video I have created for this event at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXjTEjm9LD4 or on my Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Claudius851230 if you have never seen the new campus. Looking forward to seeing you there and have an exciting time. Below is a map for all of you to familiarise yourself with the location of the campus.

“COME WITH A DREAM, LEAVE WITH A PLAN”

Movie Updates :)

I have not update this blog for awhile now so I guess I have more things to talk about. Below are my personal reviews of the movies I have watched since June.

The A-Team was a great fun movie to watch. Action packed and a pretty enjoyable story. It sure as hell beat the old A-Team tv series by far. The actors and actress(Jessica Biel) carried out their roles very well. I was most surprised to see Sharlto Copley play the role of Murdock. I really enjoyed his role in District 9 and he was really good as Murdock...actually the funniest of the lot. So yeah I would rate this movie an 8/10 as it was really a good remake to the original show.

Another remake that was enjoyable for me was the new Karate Kid movie. Yes I can agree with everyone that it is a typical story and what not but it was a really good tribute to the original movie. Jaden Smith, not only reminded me of his father, but he acted out very well and really respected his agility and capabilities to do Jackie's choreography. This movie should be rate a 6/10 as it was enjoyable though very predictable.

Knight and Day was a pretty fun love/action comedy. I still enjoy Tom Cruise's movies, though this had a very typical storyline, as I admire his capabilities of doing a majority of his own stunts. Surprisingly Cameron Diaz was quite enjoyable in this movie eventhough her roles are almost the same in most movies, especially comedies. In terms of espionage stories, this movie had a reasonably good story line and some fun action sequences. Therefore I shall rate this movie a 6/10 as I did enjoy this movie.

For those who have watched the previous predator movies, Predators was a pretty good effort. With the improvements of CGI technology, this movie displayed some impressive scenes especially for the predators. Adrian Brody surprised me as its one action packed movie that I have seen him in, and though he's pretty skinny, he did manage to build up a good physique for the movie. However, nothing beats Arnold's Predator movie as it was the 1st and original and for the late 70s the movie was pretty fun. Storyline was nothing great but action sequences were entertaining, thus I will only rate this a 5/10.

Most game adapted movies are not successful or enjoyable and Tekken was one of them. Having seen good fighting movies like IpMan 1 and 2, the action choreography was really disappointing here. Each punch or kick had no real impact unlike the like of Karate Kid where Jaden Smith really took a beating. The actore were very B-grade quality and the lines were really cheesy. If you really have nothing to watch then I guess Tekken is alrite to kill time, but this movie is only worth a 3/10 and its not one I would watch again even for fun.

For a 1st effort from M.Night Shyalaman, The Last Airbender was not bad. Fans of the animated series have found this movie to be a disappointment but I actually didn't mind it. The story line was at a rush as Book 1 of the story had to be shrunk to fit a 2.5hr filming slot. Some of the lines were also corny and all the Fire nation were played by non-chinese actors...but the whole movie is filled with foreigners anyway. Actors like Dav Patel and Jackson Rathborne played their characters reasonably well and helped made the movie watchable. But if the following books are to be made into films, then Shyalaman has to make major improvements to not only regain the interest of his audiences but also maintain till the end of Book 3. The movie deserved only a 5/10 and I would still watch the other sequels if they are to be made.

Another great summer movie was Salt. I enjoy watching Angelina Jolie in her action movies and this was a good watch. It had an interesting storyline and a reasonably good twist to it. The ending seemed uncertain if there is to be a sequel but I'm looking forward to it if there is to be. For a good storyline and action sequences this movie deserves a 7/10. Watch people if you haven't yet.

The Expendables was really entertaining. Just to see these action stars unite together to provide an explosive movie to me was great fun. People who were disappointed with the movie made a mistake of expecting too much from it. Its a typical action movie and, like most action movies, the storyline isn't that great. But what the heck man, Stallone is back again, Jet Li's in it and Jason Statham was cool so just go watch the movie for the entertainment. I'll give it a 6/10 for the movie because the action sequences were cool.

Last but not least, the best movie for this summer goes to Inception. Christopher Nolan has done it again already after providing us other great movies like the 2 Batman movies and Prestige. I am honestly a fan of Chris' movies as he not only provides us with interesting storylines but he keeps us at the edge of our seats.

This movie played on the idea of planting an idea into the deepest most of your subconcious mind....who else have ever come up with such insane ideas!? The special effects and the suspense made this movie one hell of a ride and it really was a cinematic experience.

With a cast like Leonardo DiCaprio, who has improved his acting skills immensely since his Titanic days, Ken Watanabe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who is really climbing the ladder to stardom, how can this movie go wrong. Whoever came out of this movie without having felt blown away, must have either slept in the movie or isn't a movie person at all. I won't understand how anyone could not have enjoyed this movie. I recommend that everyone buy the dvd....buy a blu-ray one while your at it because this movie will be a great watch even after the 10th time of watching it. 10/10 people....won't you agree.

That's all I have for now....will provide you with more updates soon :)

The Bourne Series

If love to read and get that imagination of yours working then I would like to recommend you a series of books which has been a personal favourite or mine. Books filled with action, suspense, and romance; books where every page leads you on to the next, not giving you that chance to put it down even for a minute. You should then read the Bourne Series.

Robert Ludlum brings us into a world of conspiracies, lies, actions filled pages, and love. As you all are familiar with the films adapted from his books, starring Matt Damon, Ludlum's books gives us a live action film through the use of our imaginations. His books are a must read whenever you need to kick start your imagination. The Bourne series also continues one through the help of other writers such as Eric Van LustBader. Though I have not read it, I'm sure he still maintains the impact of the action-suspense filled story like the original writer did.

I highly recommend all of you to just pick up at least the bourne identity and begin journey through Ludlum's collection of books :)

GLEE!!!!

GLEE!!! If none of you have ever watched it or if you have no interest for it, Im telling you to go watch it. Its a great musical TV series that send High School Musical running for its money.

This show has a great cast with great singers with great choices of music that ranges from the 70's to now. The Glee group unleashes their talents by sending any songs to a 'New Direction.' Their hit song "Don't Stop Believing," originally sung by Journey, is one of my favourite songs performed by the Glee cast. Its currently playing on our radio stations now.

Besides the songs, Glee reminds us of what true friends are and what friendship is all about. True friends will forgive and always help each other whenever they can. They will rise and fall with you and always give you the support. Everyone looks for someone to turn to and most of the times they confide in their friends as they are easier to relate your problems to and its easier to accept an advise or scolding from them. Most importantly, true friends never leave your side.

Cherish all your friends, be they close or not, otherwise there will be a day where you may find yourself alone especially when you need someone around the most. I recommend this series to be amongst your repertoire of tv series. : )

TV Series

There is nothing like a good TV series than those that consists of interesting stories, good acting, watchable characters, and also character developments. I've been currently hooked on a few tv series like: NCIS, NCIS L.A., and The Mentalist.



NCIS is currently on its 7th season and I have been watching it from the very 1st season. I was introduced to it through dad who saw it when he was in Sinagpore. He asked me if I could get the series on DVD and so I did. Ever since then I have been quite a good follower of the series. Hehehe...even mom loves it as well.





NCIS not only provides interesting crime stories with each on going episodes, it also provides character developments. It is really interesting to see how each character is affected by certain events in their lives and how they somewhat change and become better people. This series also shows how anyone can make mistakes, no matter how big or small it may be. One of my favorite characters is Anthony Dinozzo, who is played by Michael Weatherly from the fame "Dark Angel" series with Jessica Alba. He is the comic relief of the series as he is full of wit, charm, and has a very watchable charisma. He's also a huge movie fan and movie titles are just at the tip of his tongue.


Just recently, a spin off of the NCIS series was aired and its titled NCIS: L.A. Towards the end of the 6th season of NCIS, both teams from NCIS and NCIS: L.A. worked together to solve a case. So far the series has been alright and I have watched about 8 episodes. Althought it cannot beat the original NCIS series, NCIS: L.A. is still a pretty good watch for the weekend.


Finally, I am really hooked on The Mentalist. The cast is great, the stories are fun, but most importantly the main character is really good at what he does. Patrick Jane (played by Simon Baker) is a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) whose real motive is to apprehend the brutal killer, Red John. The death of Jane's wife and daughter by Red John has taken a great toll on Jane to the point that he is constantly suffering inside by this great loss.

But the most interesting thing that makes his character so watchable is how people around him thinks he is a psychic, yet he isn't. He just has a really great gift of observation and knowledge of human behaviour. Though it may seem like guess work at times yet he makes these guesses after having gathered sufficient information from body language, pictures, etc. Its a great watch and highly recommended as the series has a good mixture of romance, humour, and tragedy.

Welcome!!

Welcome...Welcome...to the "eye of the beholder." This is a blog where I will fill you in on details (as much as I can) regarding the entertainment world; from music to movies or from books to games. So I hope it will meet to your satisfaction and that you enjoy the read :)