Wednesday, May 26, 2010
AF8 -Siri Autopsi 3
Monday, May 24, 2010
AF8 -Siri Autopsi 2
Oleh KEMALIA OTHMAN

BIARPUN banyak kritikan dilemparkan di dalam blog-blog hiburan yang memberi persepsi buruk terhadap prestasi pelajar-pelajar Akademi Fantasi 8 (AF8), namun pengetuanya, Norman Abdul Halim mempunyai pandangan berbeza.
Menurutnya, persembahan yang ditunjukkan oleh pelajar-pelajarnya kini semakin meningkat berbanding minggu pertama, malah katanya, reaksi positif turut diterima daripada kaum bukan Melayu di luar.
"Saya tidak rasa prestasi mereka lemah, bagi saya pelajar-pelajar yang dianggap lemah juga semakin menunjukkan prestasi yang baik. Saya lihat kualiti mereka semakin meningkat.
"Katika saya berada di sebuah restoran, saya didatangi seorang lelaki bukan Melayu yang ingin mengucapkan tahniah dan menganggap persembahan pelajar-pelajar malam Sabtu kelmarin adalah yang terbaik.
"Persembahan pentas mereka lebih matang, seperti yang semua maklum, ini bukan pertandingan nyanyian semata-mata. Saya menganggap mereka seperti berlakon teater.
"Dalam satu masa mereka perlu menyanyi sambil melakukan gerakan-gerakan badan dan tarian yang telah diajar. Sedangkan baju mereka sendiri juga bukan pilihan mereka.
"Jadi, saya rasa tidak adil jika mereka terus dikritik terutamanya di blog-blog. Kritikan biarlah adil, saya rasa masyarakat luar masih ramai yang menyokong dan mempunyai pandangan positif," jelasnya.

Dalam pada itu, Norman turut memberitahu peningkatan terhadap penonton rancangan ini lebih 40 peratus berbanding AF7 lalu.
"Kita baru menerima maklumat bahawa peningkatan penonton melebihi 40 peratus berbanding musim lalu, ia menunjukkan AF8 masih mempunyai pengikut dan sokongan.
"Kita bukan nak lahirkan penyanyi tetapi penghibur, sekarang pun ada bekas pelajar yang telah tersingkir sedang merakamkan single mereka," jelasnya.
Sementara itu, dia turut mengakui Diari AF8 mempengaruhi tanggapan segelintir masyarakat terhadap pelajar-pelajar.
"Saya sedar ramai yang menonton Diari AF8 menganggap pelajar banyak main-main berbanding belajar, namun itu hanya drama. Di sebalik itu mereka belajar dengan bersungguh-sungguh.
"Kami tidak pernah main-main mengajar, namun masyarakat tidak nampak perkara itu, sebab ia tidak tunjuk di televisyen," katanya.
Tiada Penyingkiran, gimik AF8.
Kejutan yang sudah dijangka apabila tiada sebarang penyingkiran dilakukan pada minggu ke lima ini. Menurut Ketua Saluran Astro Ria, Azlin Reza Azmi, pihaknya sengaja merancang tidak mengadakan penyingkiran pada minggu ini bagi menampilkan kejutan terhadap AF8.
"Ia sudah menjadi sebahagian permainan kepada AF8 dan saya berharap keputusan ini akan meningkatkan mutu persembahan para pelajar untuk bersaing pada minggu seterusnya," ujarnya.
Seramai lapan pelajar lagi akan meneruskan perjuangan mereka iaitu Adira, Ain, Farina, Iwan, Daus, Maulana, Shahir dan Nad akan meneruskan perjuang
Abaikan semua statement yang tidak relevan, except for the one highlighted in bold red lettering yer. Tu yang kena pay attention.
AF8 (nilai dalam bracket is jumlah penonton/channel share)
Highest rating - (Tirai – 835,943/42.1%)
Lowest rating - (Konsert 7 – 590,012/35.8%)
Lowest channel share – (Konsert 6 – 617, 260/32.45)
Average – 798,632
Highest rating – (Konsert 2 – 1,1119,390/57.1%)
Lowest rating (Konsert 8 – 786,810/44.1%)
Lowest channel share – (Konsert 8 – 786,810/44.1%)
Average – 993,356
FINAL – 1,242,192 (57.9%)
AF6
Highest rating – (Konsert 3 - 1,382,188/66.8%)
Lowest rating – (Konsert 9 – 946,168/63.2%)
Lowest channel share – (Konsert 7 – 1,171,055/60.1%)
Average – 1,229,884
AF5
Highest rating – (Konsert 2 – 1,045,197/68.5%)
Lowest rating (Konsert 9 – 916,244/57.5%)
Lowest channel share – (Konsert 9 – 916,244/57.5%)
Average – 1,002,242
AF4
Highest rating – (Konsert 9 - 1,196,416/76.5%)
Lowest rating (Konsert 5 – 832,355/68.4%)
Lowest channel share – (Konsert 1 – 880,122/67.9%)
Average – 985,075
AF3
Highest rating – (Konsert 8 – 1,043,758/82.1%)
Lowest rating - (Konsert 1 – 603,680/73.3%)
Lowest channel share - (Konsert 1 – 603,680/73.3%)
Average – 851,086
Sunday, May 23, 2010
AF8 -Siri Autopsi 1
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Panas!!!


I have to say, the costumes as usual, were FUGLY! Every year, in and out, they get tackier and tackier. Oh wait a minute. They can't get tackier, because they've always been butt fugly anyways.


Merasalah... panas gak soalan. But both Awal and Scha cleared the air.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Goodbye Diari 2009
So the last day has come about. Sedih gila actually semalam. Mana taknya, setelah sepuluh minggu berkampung, it was time to pack up and leave for the final Konsert.
It's almost the end, and it's curtains for musim ketujuh after the results tonight.
Dalam sedih kerana Diari tamat, ada kesedihan lain... tapi nanti je la kalao perlu cita, baru I tell you guys about something that happened. Banyak sangat benda sedih tak guna pon. Just for seorang kawan yang begitu tabah menghadapi keadaan sepuluh minggu kerja, walaopon memacam dugaan, be strong, and I know you're stronger than anyone gives you credit for. You're a true professional, and someone yang deserve so much better.
Balik Diari... after the last shots were acquired, memang it was a bittersweet moment when it came time for the last time to hear the words, "It's a wrap!"
And the eleven cameras went off, leaving blue screens and colour bar dan test signals came on. Time tuh baru it hit home for everyone that, fifty episodes of Diari had come to an end.
"And that's a wrap!!!"

And it comes to an end

The cakes come out

And it's farewell to the workspace... where the lives of 14 kids have dominated our 10 weeks like yours

Tapi it didn't end there. Semua tunggu wrap lak tuk shooting host links for Sarimah tuk Diari, which would close the day's session before we move out to the Konsert.
Pas da shoot the last scene, meka radioed in ada benda tak kena. Konon Sarimah kena rakam balik. Without her suspecting semua da komplot. Dalam diam semua berkumpul luar studio Diari... and surprise! It was snow in May!
If you guys tengok Diari kat atas, you'll see how Sarimah kena. I'll also upload a video on Youtube on how dia kena. Heh!
Everyone plotting

Snow!

In tears

Farid ngan aku record the moment

Everyone takes turns for one for the album

And so it was officially over as Diari was concerned.
Yeap.. penat lelah sepuluh minggu, it was all worth it. And to cap it off, everyone in production then naik ke Akademi, dan diperkenalkan kepada tenaga produksi.
I think the kids terkejut sebab ramai sangat yang bertugas at one go. Believe it or not, there is no less than 30 people working on the show at any given time. And I think the kids were taken aback yang ramai sangat berjaga dengan mereka when all this time they think they were alone, save for a handful of people. And I think they were pretty sad too at it all ending...
When it was all over, aku nak sangat balik tidur. Mana taknya...
Bayangkan I had not slept dari sound check malam sebelum. Abih 1 lebih pagi, I spent some time planning with friends for today, and sampai umah pon da 5 lebih pagi.
From there, tak tido sebab nak ke Akademi awal sebab last day... until this point.
Pas abih about 2pm smalam kat Akademi, gerak ke Astro untuk rakaman Diari EXT episod akhir at 5pm. Sempat la curi 1/2 jam tidur dalam kereta.
Da abih tuh lak, at 8pm, atas jemputan Cham, ke studio Era ngan dia dan Rey to talk about Konsert Akhir Akademi Fantasia. About an hour later when we were done, gerak lak ke Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil for the rehearsals sekaligus layan bebudak Gafim dan Aril Lovers yang da rancak wat persiapan tuk booths meka kat tapak Stadium.

Finished about 3 or 4 am. Keletihan nak mampos. Sempat curi dua jam tido, then rajinkan diri update.
It's hectic today. Aku kena kuar awal nak get lots of stuff, and then have to be at the Stadium by lunch or so nak layan semua kelab peminat. These people, all the fan clubs never cease to amaze me with their dedication. Ni la jenis peminat yang bukan stok air liur je, fanatik kompang je lebih anonymously, but put their money where their mouth is, spending their own time and resources to promote their favourites.
Tukang komen lebih sini dari stok fanatik, tak perlu la masuk sini kalao nampak keburukan je ye. Hakikatnya semua tuduhan korang dua tiga kerat tuh yang sememangnya yang bias takleh tima kenyataan orang lain punya hak tuk pendapat.
Pathetic.
Whatever it is, idiots aside, it's going to be great. Aku ada banyak pics bebudak punya last day kat Akademi, but we keep that for later. By the way... tonight, behave people! You reflect the kid you champion, so let's all have fun and not allow beberapa orang batu api to get the better of us.
Malam ni pas Konsert, I will try and update as soon as possible, but it's definitely going to be late. Pics, pics and more pics. Of the last day kat Akademi, of the concert, of the behind the scenes...
And hari Ahad, sambil semua da tak betui tak cukup tido, we have kenduri kat Akademi where the kids will officially be handed over to their families. More pics of that too.

And then hopefully life returns to normal... well, normal as it can be...
See you guys at the Stadium hari nih! And remember AFUNDI!!!
PS - Peratusan akhir kat Diari tadi - Hafiz 35%, Yazid 22%, Aril 22%, Akim 12% dan Isma 9%. Tapi peratusan ni pas Diari sekali lagi da berubah. Some peratusan turun dan ada kedudukan pelajar da berubah. So keep voting guys sapa pon korang sokong. Sebab that's the only way to make a difference.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Konsert Final Akademi Fantasia 6 - Part 1
I have to say, kali ni karnival yang paling BEST ever aku pernah experienced. Musim musim sebelum ni pun best kot tapi kali ni aku memang lama lepak and had fun like hell.
Start lepak booth Alif FC. Sebelah booth tuh, jiran rumah sebelah Nadia FC. Seang dua rumah tuh rumah Pepari atau Riz FC. Sebelah rumah meka lak Stacy FC.
Aiyo.. kecoh! Sampai geng Alif FC dan Nadia FC start joget lambak ngan muzik dari Gempak the Musical yang ongoing kat depan jerk. Beberapa orang dari Pepari pun join. I'm actually glad that MOST were ok with each other, because it was the final, and whatever differences tuh, put aside, Tonight nak celebrate, tak kisah la suka ke tak results kan?
Still, I know ada ler beberapa ekor tuh tak puas ati aku kerana statement statement aku. All I can say is, oh bloody grow up. Ni cam tengok bola jerk, masa sorak ker haper ker, you shout for your team, and yes, you may occasionally put down the other team. Not to mention, supporting someone, ko takkan nak dengar the negatives... so you get worked up.
But digressing, REAL fans of Akademi Fantasia know once the season is closing, we pull together and have fun no matter what. And weirdly enough, the poco poco was what pulled most of us together.
Fun gila tapi peluh tak hengat! Ada gak guna bawak perfume Versace nak sembur merata (time konsert pun sibuk sembur sana sini alao show busuk).
Here are some pics from the carnival. Sorry aku tak amik lebih. Either sibuk poco poco, or recovering because too tired pas ikut bebudak. Biasalah... umur catching up. I'm 32... you guys have to forgive my lack of stamina. Matilah statement!
Rumah Stacy FC


Syurga Pepari

Rumah Nadia FC

Rumah Alif FC

Nadia FC rumah paling grand! Berbelon bagai!

Siap belon promo tuh!

Saturday, May 24, 2008
Pesanan terakhir sebelum Konsert Akhir - AFUNDI STACY
Tu dia.. sapa tak suka Stacy terbakar katanya. Pada yang suka harap harap la ni pembakar semangat tuk meka terus AFUNDI STACY!
Tak kisah lah apa pun result hari ni, yang pentingnya, it's obvious who the champion is this time around. Lantak ler sapa nak cakap apa pon, but yes, I do hope Stacy wins. Even in the last few days of preparation, I see Stacy as going all put compared to the others, and yes, she deserves to win.
Will she? Tuh isu lain. Sometimes the right ones win (like David Cook against that wimpy ass pretty boy David Archuleta), sometimes they don't.(if Stacy doesn't win).
Apapun, I hope this time fans go all out for the right ones. Not the ones yang membuat meka merembes jerk.
I hate that mentality whre people think it's all about who they 'like' and trying to justify it's the biggest thing to happen. Kerana merembes terus semua sedap la.
But the choice is ours.. every one of us out there with the ability to AFUNDI.
So, have you AFUNDIed? Make the right choice.
I am still saying AFUNDI STACY, AFUNDI NADIA and AFUNDI RIZ.
WHo do I want to champion?And siapa aku nak dok tempat-tempat lain? I would like the girls to have a one two finish, but judging from the kedudukan sekarang, I will settle for Stacy sebagai juara, Riz in second and Nadia in third.
Mintak mintak la.. hari ni aku ta nak meroyan lebih.It's going to be a long day.. nak gi stadium jap lagik. Paa sapa yang heading there... see you guys. Apapon.. ingat tu AFUNDI and cheer for your favourites.
And last but not least....pesanan penaja... AFUNDI STACY!