Mamat Khalid's ESTET the movie

Yesterday I saw the movie named “ESTET” by Mamat Khalid on astro tayagan hebat channel 952. On my opinion the movie rated well in overall performance as my background was from Estate. As per the advertisement before screening the movie was culturing the Malaysian. The director was not racist in showing the Tamilan culture and religion. Last 30 over years I did not seen any Malay script movie exploring an Indian identity clearly as was in this movie.


I was wondering during this screening who was the director of this movie? And I was shocked when saw Mamat Khalid name at the poster. He is a person raise the 1 Malaysia concepts by directing a non Islamic movie. I appreciate Mr. Mamat Khalid on his success of this movie.

I would like share some of my thoughts. As I was born and brought up at Ladang Kerling, Hulu Selangor, I did not agree the costume given to Indian community is not practical currently. May be the director encouraging the use of traditional cloth such as “Saari”, “Dhoti”, and “Thavani”. These costumes are imaging the movie to the life around late 60’s and 70’s. In my estate no one use these costumes other than temple festival. Hopefully the Tamilan community restarts using their traditional clothing on normal life.

I fail to categorize this movie. I have seen some comedy parts and some serious parts. The “BOM ATOM” was funny. Who idea was that? Why the fighting scene took so long like Hindustan movie. Please come back to the reality world. May the P.Ramlee, MGR generation may still want to watch long fighting scene. But not for the young generator, show some real effect fighting.

The climax not has expected. The movie screenplay was spoiled due to the football match of 17 goals. That is not a reality. The director may limit to max of 5 goals. Actually I was thought after the keeper injured, Dato’ David Arumugam will become goal keeper as remembrance of the our late hall of fame keeper Arumugam .

The director may extend the ending with screening the faith of Geetha and Farid’s love. Did the director encourage the inter-racial marriage? What about Sasi?

The songs are not so clear. I understand the music are base by Tamil and the lyric look like “Rojak”. Sorry to say like that. I am really not getting any single line of the all 3 songs. May be later I will down load the song and listen again.

For team of ESTET,

Story rated                   7 of 10 (Not clear as comedy or love or football fever or social)

Screenplay rated          7 of 10 (Too much of non reality shows)

Script rated                  6 of 10 (including the song lyric)

Love rated                   8 of 10 (a gentle touch)

Comedy rated              9 of 10 (I laugh most of the scenes)

Social content rated     5 of 10 (avoid the smoking and drinking content)

Direction rated             7 of 10 (Overall) class “B” Rating

10 things to learn from Japan.

1. THE CALM


Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2. THE DIGNITY

Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY

The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

4. THE GRACE

People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER

No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE

Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS

Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING

The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA

They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE

When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly!

Managerial Economic Additional Question from Shaani_911

Q1. A competitive constant cost industry always has a horizontal long run aggregate supply curve, true or false, explain

A long-term industry supply curve signifies that the minimum price at which the firm will offer various number for sale. Moreover, it also means that sufficient time is given for two things i.e. for adjusting plant size and to enter or leave the industry. The shape of the long-run industry supply curve depends on the behaviour of costs of production of an industry because the output of the whole industry is altered. Competitive constant cost industry is those industry in which in spite of expansion of input for the industry, the price and cost of production remains same. In other words, the long run supply curve is horizontal. An example of the competitive constant cost industry is match industry. Since, the entry of new firms brings about an increase in demand and does not affect the long-run average cost curve of an individual firm. It means that the minimum efficient level of production doesn’t change. The above-explained case is an example where the industry supply will have perfectly elastic curve because the factor i.e. the price remains unchanged, even when the industry expands, the additional unit will be produced at same unit cost. The reason for the occurrence of constant cost industry is most likely attributed to the industry’s very small demand for resources. The short-run supply curve will be shifted to the right as the production has already been stimulated, thereby increase in the supply. This process will continue until the market price drives it down to the initial level as a result the excess profit will also disappears completely. However, if the condition of the constant cost remains same the larger quantity will be offered for sale at the same price in long run. Therefore, in above discussed situation, the long-run industry supply curve will be completely elastic-----a horizontal straight line. Thus, the statement is correct.

Q2. In the short run profit maximizing firm produces output if it covers all its marginal costs. True or false, explain?

According to one of the output determining rule (i.e. MR=MC rule) make clear that in short run, the firm will maximize profit by producing the output at which marginal revenues equals marginal cost. That means, in the short-run, the firm has a fixed plant. Thus, the firm can adjust its output by making changes in its variable resources such as materials, labour etc that are used in producing the output. Perhaps, it adjusts its variable resources to achieve the output level that maximize its profit. Moreover, specifically, the firm compares the amounts or cost that each additional unit of output will add to total revenue and to total cost. In other words the firm compares the marginal revenues (MR) to the marginal cost (MC) of each successive unit of the output. Therefore, by estimating all above described values, if a firm covers all its marginal cost then its marginal revenues will exceed the marginal cost; this means that the firm will gain more revenues from selling that unit. Also, then producing will be more preferable than to shutting down the same. In addition to this, a firm can maximize its profit when an increment in margin percentage is equals to the reciprocal of the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand. That price will be its profit-maximizing price. Also, it has been analysed that when the marginal revenue cost is equal to the marginal cost, then the incremental margin percentage will be also equals to the reciprocal of the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand. Therefore, for maximizing profit the firm should set the price such that incremental margin percentage = -1/price elasticity of demand. Lets explain it with an example, suppose a firm find that at its present level of output, the cost of making another unit per month (marginal cost) is less than the revenue that would be gained by selling that unit (marginal revenue). So, producing another unit will be the better option for increasing the total profit by the firm. A change in the optimal level of output will be required by the firm in the short-run if there is a change in the market price to maximize its profit. It will lead to optimal output when the price will be equal to its marginal cost, as long as marginal cost will be greater than the average variable cost. Lastly, the firm will shut down the production only if the price falls below average variable cost. So, from the above discussion it is clear that the statement is true.

Q3. A monopolist continues to produce output even if it is suffering from loss given the good has positive income elasticity, true or false, explain?

Understanding of income elasticity is an important factor for the firm to see how changes in the macro-economy will change or convert into the demand for the good or service produced by it. There are two types of factors one which is influencing and dependent i.e. the consumption of goods items related to the luxuries is very much dependent on the changes in economic growth and consumer incomes. But on other side, factor does not have much impact on one other i.e. the necessities items such as food and housing are comparatively less affected by economic swings and the corresponding changes in consumer incomes. Accordingly, there are two possibilities for the goods to have positive income elasticity of demand i.e. the first possibility is to attain value greater than one for income elasticity of demand and second is that it lie in the range of 0 and 1.The former is in the case of luxury goods where for a 1% change in income, demand for the good changes by more than 1%. However the later one corresponds to the necessities goods where for a 1% change in income, demand for the good changes by less than 1%. Therefore, a firm is which is facing loss will continue to produce an output for following reasons. 1) As it will be recovered in the long-run when the economy will change which will brings changes in the income of the consumer in turn and thereby increase in the demand for its good. This is because the goods produced by the firm belong to the category of positive income goods. Increase in income will correspond to increase in demand either in greater (luxury) or comparatively lesser (general goods). 2) The shutting down the production is seems to be less favourable in terms of its profits. As the profit from production will likely to be more than the shutting down the same.

Q4. A monopolist having only fixed cost always sets a price at which price elasticity is greater than unity. True or false? Explain

Price elasticity is denoted as the percentage change in quantity demanded or supplied over the associated percentage change in price. Popularly, it is used to know the changes in quantity demanded or supplied will price increases or decreases of that commodity. This is known as either price elasticity of demand or price elasticity of supply. When the monopolists have only fixed cost but not variable cost, then maximizing revenue will be exactly same as maximizing profit. So, the monopolist will simply choose that point on the demand curve where the price elasticity is equal to one. A natural monopoly has found to have very disparate cost structure. For example, having a high fixed cost for a product and it does not depend on the output, but its marginal cost of producing one more good is more or less constant and found to be small. An important aim for any firm is significant return on investment, in order to fulfil this; the firm with high fixed costs should have a large number of customers. This is the main point where an economy of scale becomes important.

It is important to note that each firm incurs huge initial costs, but with the business gaining larger market share and increases it’s output. This results in reduction of fixed cost in large number of customers. Therefore, in industries that is having large initial investment as capital requirements, the average total cost decreases as there is increase in output over a large range of output levels.

Maritime Law – International Convention for the Safety Of Life At Sea 1974 (SOLAS ’74) – Chapter I (General provisions)

Q1. Define “International Voyage”

Under regulation 2: Definitions

A voyage from a country to which the present Convention applies to a port outside such country, or conversely.

Q2. Define :

a. Passenger

Every person other than: the master and the member of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship and a child under one year of age.

b. Passenger ship

A ship which carries more than twelve passengers.

c. Cargo ship

Any ship which is not a passenger ship

d. Tanker

A cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature.

e. Age of a ship

The elapsed period of time determined from the year of build as indicated on the ship’s registry papers.

3. Explain who may carry out surveys for the enforcement of the provisions of SOLAS

Under regulation 6: Inspection and surveys

Officers of the Administration or entrust the inspections and surveys either to surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it.

4. Describe the procedures which apply if the surveyor finds that the ship does not comply with the provisions or is in such a condition that it is not fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or to persons on board.

Under regulation 19: Control

Ensure that the ship shall not sail it can proceed to sea or leave the port for the purpose of proceeding to the appropriate repair yard without danger to the ship or persons on board.

5. Explain who will decide whether a survey required when any accident or defect affecting safety, efficiency or completeness of LSA of the ship?

Under regulation 11: Maintenance of conditions after survey

The nominated surveyor or recognized organization responsible for issuing the relevant certificate, who shall cause investigations to be initiated to determine whether a survey as require.

6. Describe the circumstances in which certificates cease to be valid.

Under regulation 14: Duration and validity of certificates

i. if the inspections and surveys are not carried out within the periods specified.

ii. upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another Government.

Maritime Law-International Convention on Load Lines 1966

Q1. Explain to which ships the conventions applied?

Under regulation 2: Application

a. Ships with mechanical means of propulsion or lighters, barges or other ships without independent means of propulsion.

b. Ships carrying timber deck cargoes

c. Ships designed to carry sail, whether as the sole means of propulsion or as a supplementary means, and tugs

d. Ships of wood or of composite construction, or of other materials the use of

e. every ship to which a minimum freeboard is assigned

Q2. What is the duration of the validity of an ILLC 1966?

5 Years

Q3. On what circumstances the ILLC cancelled by the administration?

a. Infringement of Freeboard Condition:

– Ships Proceed to sea with less freeboard than that approved or

– Load line marks have been altered in any way.

b. Material alterations have taken place in the hull or superstructure which infringed the assigned freeboard.

c. No or poor maintenance of fittings and appliances for protection of openings and means of safe for crews.

d. No periodic ILLC endorsement

e. Structural strength of the ship is reduced causing the ship to be unsafe

Q4. Define the purpose of the regulations:

a. Freeboard

b. Freeboard deck

c. Superstructure

 Recognize that limitations on the draught to which a ship may be loaded make a significant contribution to her safety.

 Ensure sufficient reserve buoyancy and adequate stability and avoid excessive stress on the ship's hull as a result of overloading.

 External weathertight integrity

 Watertight integrity.

Q5. What is the requirement of painting Plimsoll mark on the ship side hull?

Under regulation 8: Details of marking

The ring, lines and letters shall be painted in white or yellow on a dark ground or in black on a light ground. They shall also be permanently marked on the sides of the ships to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General. The marks shall be plainly visible and, if necessary, special arrangements shall be made for this purpose

Q6. Describe the requirements concerning the provision of closing appliances for ventilations?

Under regulation 19:Ventilator

a. Ventilators in position 1 the coamings of which extend to more than 4.5 metres (14.8 feet) above the deck, and in position 2 the coamings of which extend to more than 2.3 metres (7.5 feet) above the deck need not be fitted with closing arrangements unless specifically required by the Surveyor General.

b. Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this Regulation ventilator openings shall be provided with efficient weathertight closing appliances. In ships of not more than 100 metres (328 feet) in length the closing appliances shall be permanently attached; where not so provided in other ships, they shall be conveniently stowed near the ventilators to which they are to be fitted. Ventilators in position 1 shall have coamings of a height of at least 900 millimetres (35½ inches) above the deck; in position 2 the coamings shall be of a height at least 760 millimetres (30 inches) above the deck.

Position 1 - Upon exposed freeboard and raised quarter decks, and upon exposed superstructure decks situated forward of a point located a quarter of the ship’s length from the forward perpendicular.

Position 2 - Upon exposed superstructure decks situated abaft a quarter of the ship’s length from the forward perpendicular

Q7. Describe the provision for the protection of the crew?

Regulation 25: Protection of the crew

a. The strength of the deckhouses used for the accommodation of the crew shall be to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General.

b. Efficient guard rails or bulwarks shall be fitted on all exposed parts of the freeboard and superstructure decks. The height of the bulwarks or guard rails shall be at least 1 metre (39½ inches) from the deck, provided that where this height would interfere with the normal operation of the ship, a lesser height may be approved if the Surveyor General is satisfied that adequate protection is provided.

c. The opening below the lowest course of the guard rails shall not exceed 230 millimetres (9 inches). The other courses shall be not more than 380 millimetres (15 inches) apart. In the case of ships with rounded gunwales the guard rail supports shall be placed on the flat of the deck.

d. Satisfactory means (in the form of guard rails, life lines, gangways or underdeck passages etc.) shall be provided for the protection of the crew in getting to and from their quarters, the machinery space and all other parts used in the necessary work of the ship.

e. Deck cargo carried on any ship shall be so stowed that any opening which is in way of the cargo and which gives access to and from the crew’s quarters, the machinery space and all other parts used in the necessary work of the ship, can be properly closed and secured against the admission of water. Effective protection for the crew in the form of guard rails or life lines shall be provided above the deck cargo if there is no convenient passage on or below the deck of the ship

Q8. Closing the opening of air pipes to ballast tanks and other tanks should be provided permanently attached. Why?

Act as water tight integrity purposes. It will ensure the containment of any egress.