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Billions in Change (Documentary 2015) My brother from another womb sent me a teaser that introduced me to this Indian American millionaire, Manoj Bhargava. He moved to the USA as a teenager with his family. He dropped out of Princeton University after freshman year to live amongst monks in India for twelve years. He made his money through his caffeine-plus-vitamin elixir, a '5-hour Energy' drink. His nett wealth worth is said to be USD 1.5 billion and was Forbes' listed. In 2015, he pledged 99% of his wealth to the half of the world population who are immersed in poverty. Billionaire Philanthropist Manoj Bhargava He recruited a group of same-minded scientists to invent simple, cheap and long-lasting simple devices to pay to society. The primary target of his selfless endeavour is the rural poor of India. Through his company, Billions in Change, he and his team have come up with simple devices which could potentially be the game changer in their lives. It is intri...

Clinton Cash (2016) Another Hilary Clinton bashing documentary made just before the last US elections, written and produced by Trump's former White House chief strategist. It is based on Peter Schweizer's New York Times best-selling book by the same name. The contents of the film are so highly damaging that, if real, Hilary and the Clinton Foundation can be charged with high treason. When Bill Clinton left the White House after his second term, the Clintons were broke with legal bills involving Monica Lewinsky. Through the Clinton Foundation, also known as Clinton Group Initiative (CGI), Bill started a fund to finance charity works.  Bill gave lectures and was paid through CGI. Pretty soon CGI was embroiled in brokering deals. They were intermediaries to mediate international oil drilling and mining contracts deals involving dictators in places like Rwanda and Nigeria. The tyrants are feted in the international arena and in return they offer deals to businessmen who in r...

Black Mirror (Season 3; 2017) Nietzsche foresaw a future for mankind so bleak that we would immerse in joy in mediocrity rather than attempting feats that are of substance. We would spend time in trivialities and would neglect endeavours that would the human race to scale greater heights. This, he predicted would happen by the end of the 20th century. We have, however, persevered but we can still see indulgences in meaningless activities like chasing 'Pokemon Go' and 'Keeping up with the Kardashians'. Generally, the future shrieks of dystopia. Human behaviours, fellow interaction and perception of what is considered is the cause of this fall from grace. In the future, human interaction is kept to a minimum. Communication is via cyber connectivity. Walking means moving forward with the neck flexed gazing at a smartphone screening and grinning to the activity therein. In one episode, life revolves around getting good rating online. Everybody is rated instantaneousl...

Waiting (Hinglish, 2016) We all think we know what is right for us, for our better halves. We think we know what the other would prefer if they are not in a position to choose and we have it to pick for them. This is especially so when it comes to matters of life and death. As if we talk about the types of morbid subjects, e.g. "Would you want we pull the plug if you were a vegetable?" Do we have all the answers for situations in our lives? Is there an algorithm or a flow-chart for all eventualities that are spewed upon us? Do you know that the decision we are making is indeed the right one? That is the premise of this story. A newly married metropolitan lady receives news that her husband was involved in a serious road traffic accident in another town. Rushing there, she finds him to be comatose with severe head injury. Whilst immersed in grief, the denial, accusation and all, she bumps into a retired Professor who has been coping with the unsettling condition of hi...

Dunkirk (2017) Written and Directed: Christopher Nolan Credit: Cinemusefilms It is a grim reminder that not everything done by the great War Prime Minister and the British Empire's leaders was right. History has shown many of Churchill's faux pas. Besides Gallipoli Campaign where only 10% percent of soldiers of the four corners of the British Empire managed to go back home, the events at Dunkirk must also be one page in his annals of annus horribilis. The thought of 300, 000 soldiers of the Allied Forces trapped in the Dunkirk by the advancing German forces and non-arrival of evacuation naval ships due to low tides must not have been a pretty sight. Hollywood and the silver screen, being the maker of dreams, managed to change the whole situation into an event of hope conveyed in the 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech that Churchill read. The story of 'Dunkirk' is told from the respective of at least three people. It comes from the narration of a...

http://says.com/my/fun/penang-then-and-now 35 Photos That Show How Much Has Evolved In The Past Century Published by  Samantha Khor  — 11 Sep 2015, 11:47 AM From one of the region's first trading ports to home of a UNESCO heritage site, Penang manages to preserve its old-world charm despite having had massive changes in its landscape. #fun   #penang   #penangisland   #nostalgia   #oldpictures   #history   #blastfromthepast   #throwback   #Country::my Cover image via  Jesus Goh's Facebook / WiLL 1. Campbell Street Image via  Jamil Othman's Facebook / RS Murthi's Facebook / David Tan via The Star Online Campbell Street in the early 20th century photo from  Jamil Othman's Facebook . Campbell Street in 1975 photo from  RS Murthi's Facebook . Campbell Street in 2014 photo by  David Tan via The Star Online .  says.com 2. Hutton Lane Image via  ...