Sole's list of anything: 1 + 1 equals millions

Alright...so the economy might be down right now...but to this people, they are still counting millions. What I'm talking about is this Hollywood's couples...they are the ones who've made it last year. Here's the Top Five of the highest earning couples last year:

No 5: Brangelina (34 million USD)


Although they ended up at No. 5, this couples is said to be one of the most influential in Hollywood right now. Both of them were busy churning out movies last year; Jolie with Beowulf and A Mighty Heart, while her hunk Pitt in front of the camera with Oceans 13, The Assassination of Jesse James, and behind it with The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, A Mighty Heart and Tree of Life.


No 4: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (35 Million USD)


Country music do make us rich; in this case, it's true to McGraw and Hill. Most of their income comes from their music activities, with their Soul-2-Soul concert tour provide them the big bucks. McGraw also had it from the double platinum album, Let It Go. Hill also recorded another album entitled The Hits, and also the theme song for the NFL Sunday Night Football.


No 3: David and Victoria Beckham (58 Million USD)


Beck's share was 50 millions, with his Los Angeles Galaxy salary of 5.5 million, he get more than double of it when the merchandising and sponsorship were counted in. There are also the lucrative endorsement deals with companies such as Motorola, Adidas, and Pepsi Co., which bring another 35 millions to his bank account. His wife, better known as Posh, top it up with another 8 millions with the Spice Girl's Reunion Tour and product lines.


No 2: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith (85 Million USD)


Well, any movie starring Will Smith has a high chance to rake in millions. He's one of the most bankable stars. Together, the movies he stars in last year; I Am Legend, The Pursuit of Happyness and Hancock, banked in 1.2 billion worldwide, which make him some 80 million richer. Jada pulled in another 5 million with her role in The Women and The Human Contract.
A lone survivor + a single father + a dazed superhero= 80 million. Not bad, uh?


No 1: Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) and Beyonce Knowles (162 Million USD)


82 million hip-hop brand plus 80 million R&B empire...then we got the No 1 in our list. He signed a 150 million contract with concert promoter Live Nation and releasing comeback CD, American Gangster. She raked in another 80 million in an entertainment empire spanning fashion, film and publishing deals, plus the 50 million concert tour, together with endorsement deals with L'Oréal, Direct TV and American Express, among others.

...so long two double zero eight

mm...how to start. 2008 had passed...i felt this year is so short. i can still remember 25th december 2007 when i came back to UPM for my practical training...my training was at MPOB's HQ to be exact.

and then somewhere in may 2008 i found myself at home again...traveled here and there quite a bit...i think late july or early august i got SMS from my friend of a vacancy to be Research Assistant back at my beloved faculty (duh). that time i remember hanging out with my buddy Pian at Sara Thai Tomyam Seafood Kuantan...we discussed quite a bit about it and since i'm doing nothing and quite worried of my growing tummies, i chose to accept that...

time: late august
place: somewhere in Serdang
situation: a nervous young man who just finished his degree (about 3 months already) about to be interviewed by a professor in one of institusi pengajian tinggi awam (IPTA)

it's not really an interview anyway..she didn't even look at my resume. and i don't even remember what the heck we talk about at that time. so anyway i got the job, rent a room in university's college (duh,again) and started looking forward to slim down my tummies...not really a problem anyway, since not long after that is fasting season...

then i raya a bit...i quite enjoyed it this year since i can give my anak-anak buah some angpow heh not much anyway. then back to work...somewhere around october, my convocation. quite messy time for me. OK only a few knew what i'm talking about...how we struggled hehe kinda remind me of our batch dinner...hm...my convo...not absolute fun. just a testament that we had finished the ride of campus life.

then i hu-ha again with my job...time flies when we're busy. or chasing datelines.

then in 25 december 2008, while i was enjoying my holiday, it kinda struck me that a year had passed. it's been quite a ride...and a slide show of 'what happened throughout the year in sole's life' started to play in my head...

so what 2008 left me, and what do i expect in 2009? well...the biggest milestone in 2008 is...2 of my batch mate already resigned from bachelorhood...haha. kidding. it is i finished my studies...and welcomed to the real world (or so they said).

and 2009?
it still kinda blurry for me...lots of hope and endless expectation. but i think i see the big picture...
anyway, this year will ROCK!!!
;)