Happy Valentine's Day

This is my special Valentine's Day entry. Time ni sebenarnya tengah pacing and all nak leave for Singapore in an hour or so, so saja publish sebelom kemalasan take over.

Ni some pics from Azwan's birthday party last night of the happy couple yang baru baik dari honeymoon. For fans of Erra Fazira and Engku Emran especially, hope you guys like it... kinda sets the romantic tone for this day to celebrate lovers kan?

Erm sapa nak curik pics ni letak tempat lain silakan jerk, tapi as usual please remember KREDIT dan LINK my blog ok. It's only polite...















Kalau tuh koleksi pics pasangan yang da honeymoon pelbagai dan menunggu cahaya mata, ni lak pics teman rapat yang tak ngaku ngaku lagik ada apa dengan cinta gituh.

Linda Onn dan Fahrin Ahmad la.. sapa agik. Tapi mengejutkan.. sebab meka muncul malam tadik bak... erm.. anak?

Aiyo! Dalam diam ke???

Of course not la. Ni anak sister Linda, and dia memang biasa babysit pun, so jangan lak spekulasi lain tau. Erm.. kalao speku yang training nak jadik mother leh tak, Linda? Merasalah kena carut kang. Ampun!!!!







Merasalah terkejut kalao ada yang tengok pics tak reti baca entry nih kan? Anyway the party was ok, and some friends were there. Ni some pics aku snap... tak banyak pun. Merasalah yang bawah nih time joget lambak!







Oit! Cam perli aku jerk Farah! Mentang-mentang smakin sihat aku skarang. Heh!
Anyway, hope you guys have a good Valentine's Day. In a few hours, I'll be in Singapore. My next entry will be on the finale show party for the Amazing Race Asia 2.

Aku akan bersama the teams competing there, screaming for our favourite teams. I'll be rooting for Vanessa and Pam as I have from the start. Malaysia Boleh! Jangan lupa tune in and shout for Malaysia ek sampai jiran ngamuk! (unless your jiran pun doing the same thing)

Away from my Boo Valentine's ni... sakit sikit. Dah la this is our first. But at least lega dia cakap everyday is Valentine's Day for us. Thanks sayang... that just makes me sayang you all the more. We'll have many more Valentines together, I'm sure.

Ok guys... nak gerak da ni. Be posting later.

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Cloverfield - the BEST movie of 2008!!!

It WAS the most anticipated movie of 2008... (for me, at least), and now it's THE BEST movie of 2008! I'm of course talking about Cloverfield!

If you've not heard anything about it so far, then where have you been? Ok lah, in Malaysia itself, hype over Cloverfield has been minimal, so perhaps you haven't come across it.

Speed up your reading and CLICK HERE for my past entry on Cloverfield.
Anyway, I am officially one of the first few dozens to watch Cloverfield in Malaysia! I watched it beginning 1030 hours on 16 January 2008. A day before it opens in Malaysia, and also before the official international release on 18 January.

How was it? Oh my God!!!!

I don't want to give away too many details (if you believe that - I also am gorgeously hunky at my ideal body weight). For those of you who want it in a nutshell, it's a monster movie. I know what you're thinking. Either men running around in rubber suits stomping on model buildings, or massive use of CGI.

Almost true there... there is quite a bit of CGI, BUT it doesn't scream in this movie as everything is subtle and beautifully woven in. It looks and feels real!

Like you could have been there itself!

The premise of the story starts when Rob is given a farewell party. Dude's been promoted and is going to Japan as the new vice president.. At the party, Beth, a crush he's slept with shows up with a new guy, just to piss him off for being a dimwit who won't commit.

Jason is given the job of documenting his brother's sayonara party, and taping goodbyes and testimonials from everyone by girlfriend Lily. He however passes it to the blur Hudson whose work of taping everything is the documentation eventually found and tagged as 'Cloverfield' - the military code name for the site.

Woven in between the action, are several relationship stories. It doesn't go too deep but beyond just scratching the surface.

There's Rob, and how he deals with his feelings for Beth. There's Jason and Lily who are almost the perfect couple. And there's Hudson who has a massive crush on a rather socially awkward character like him in Marlena.

And as the first attacks on Manhattan begin, we're slowly shown Rob, Jason, Hudson, Lily and Marlena trying to make their way off the island. Ooh, the rolling head of the Statue Of Liberty is just a moment to savour! It's like the official flag off of Manhattan monster madness!!!

So anyway Jason is the first to on the bridge, when the creature smashes it, with him being the first to say bye bye from the group.

The make a U turn when Rob gets a call from Beth which is cut off saying that she's trapped in her apartment. Along the way, we get glimpses of the monster, but not much. Through TV coverage, snatches here and there...

Along the way, the subplots kick in, though they don't distract the action fans, by being too much, or they're not like just in there for the hey of it - and does basically explore the blossoming/full blown status of relationships of the characters.

Marlena is the next to go when they get caught in a crossfire between the military and the monster, which is shown to be able to 'dispense' smaller creatures. Marlena becomes a casualty when the group try to bypass the nastiness by stepping into a subway line underground, and get attacked by the little critters. Marlena is bitten, and immediately, a viral attack begins, and she has to be put down by the military which they come across.

Emotional moments... especially for Hud, who throughout the experience has been warming up to her after so long having a crush on her.

Rob refuses to join the military evacuation and insists on saving Beth. When they reach Beth's apartment, it's kind of knocked aside, resting on another building.
The trio courageously go up the next door building and hop over. They manage to save Beth, and are bundled away in helicopters.

Well, at least Lily gets away. Because the monster starts raging and while Hud, Beth and Rob go in one chopper, it gets bitch slapped by the creature and goes crashing down.
The three of them survive, though not the pilot.

As they pick themselves up, they hear massive roars, and Hud shoots the camera upwards only to see the creature in full glory, before he gets chomped.

Rob and Beth make their way to Central Park,

In a very familiar scene in the tunnel in the park (they mention Stranger's Gate in Jodie Foster's The Brave One from last year for the same location where her character was mugged), the climax takes place.

Not being able to get out of the city in time, as the military had already warned the government has already agreed on blowing up the island, they record their last moments before being blown up.

And that sums up Lost and Alias mastermind J.J. Abrams' Cloverfield.Hope you guys skipped the blacked out parts and did not highlight to read if you didn't want to know the full details.
But I doubt I could spoil it for you even then because it is a spectacle.

I give it a five star rating!!!! Very rare!!!

The monster? What does it look like? N some parts, it looks almost humanoid, with a weird face that looks alien like, with crustacean similarities. Reminded also of an eel, a whale, Aliens, Predator and a lot more things.

Yes, the Americans now have their own Godzilla!

The promo standee at GSC Mid Valley

They were having a screening of Kala Malam Bulan Mengembang next door, so bumped into Avaa masa nak kuar Golden Screen Cinemas in MidValley. Abang Mamat Khalid the director was there too.

Avaa showing off her bag.

So after the movie, Farihad, Faridhul, Nurul and I went to lunch. We were so stoked about the movie, we gabbed about it forever.Popped by this place I always walked past but never went in for a bite called D'lish. Awesome lunch. Nice touch to a great beginning of today.






And they had cupcakes! The most gorgeous, and glorious tasting cupcakes I've had so far! Worth it! Yummy!!!!


And here's what I had for lunch. Not much of a food critic. but I think mine was the quarter chicken with live rice, roasted vegetables and some sauce with a lemon. Also had a cupcake for dessert. Yummy! Cupcake freak alert!


While we were wolfing down our food, tetiba dari sebatu perasan ada sorang diva catwalk nih. Semakin dekat, it was obvious it was... kak Ogy! Lor... dia nak shopping sikit rupanya sebab esok dia ke Sarawak nak bersedia untuk ujibakat Akademi Fantasia there.


Sebab kita dok luar, so dia pun perasan. Stopped over for a quick chat. When everyone decided to go back office (seronoknya aku cuti!!!) I headed to izie, for a drink and to do some work on my laptop.

It was quiet so managed to pound out a couple of articles.

Left later in the evening to catch up with friends, and then headed to to have dinner with Boo. Turning in early. Been sleeping abut midnight the past few nights, which is considered quite early for me.

Age must be catching up. Remember to book your Cloverfield tickets for tomorrow guys! Time to sleep...

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Phew!

Hari ni aku memang konsep headless chicken, running about cam tak betul. Mana tak nya, banyak siot assignment hari nih! Pergh!

Siang aku ada perjumpaan sikit about noon, and once abih, aku lari ke izzi, my second destination tempat geng Ebi Fan Club berkumpul tuk celebrate Ebi's belated birthday. Sampai pun sudah past 4pm, about two hours late! Tapi better late than never kan?

And in a while, joined by Nikki and Azmi. Patutnya ada kawan sorang agik, tapi dia tido kot (walaopon tamau ngaku kan!)

Kalau biasa-biasa lately aku malas nak amik pic, entry hari nih memang banyak pic, so brace yourselves. Dan kalau korang tak nampak, salahkan diri sendiri sebab pakai dial-up zaman broadband nih ek - or complain ISP korang pasal problem line korang - kalau pic asik time out sebelom load.

So here are some of the pics aku rajin sikit amik.

Baru nak amik pic ngan Nikki si Azmi mencelah...


Amik jer sekali lah dari enter frame... sapa punya keja la budget tak masuk semua nih...


Apapun thanks to the Ebi family sebab sudi ajak, sampai call berkali kali tuk pastikan aku mai. Apapun, Ebi, ko memang lucky gila dapat peminat camnih, setia to you time ramai yang sudah pudar sokongan, walaupun time demam Akademi Fantasia beriya-iya sampai maki hamun orang.

Keep being humble and working hard, and God willing, ko akan capai semua cita-cita ko.

Romeo and Juliet? Tunggu je single bakal meletops!

Ada rahsia sebalik pic ni.

Time syok sendiri amik kesempatan lighting tuk dramatic photo sikit.

Next destination? Dari izzi, dumped my car kat parking awal tadi, and tumpang si Nikki and Azmi ke EH! 20 Anggun 2007 kat Ruums sebab tak kuasa nak bawak keta berapa ratus meter jerk tak pasal pasal, and then kena kejar lagik ke destinasi after that lak. Senang idop tompang jerk and then naik public transport. Pening dowh with the bloody traffic in KL.

A lot of familiar faces, a lot of pics tapi malas nak label satu-satu so sapa korang nampak dalam pics tuh, that's them jer la ek.

Sori kualiti pics kureng sikit sebab lighting kat area VIP gelap sangat, there was no real cantik punya pics aku leh amik, so there. Enjoy it, or don't bother. Leh?

Seletih aku, mampu agik gila gila sebab seronok ramai kawan ada. Enjoy the pics ek. Sori pada kengkawan yang jumpa, tak sempat mention sebab ramai sangat kalao nak sebut!!! Ampun!!!!

Caramu, dan caranya berbeza - my baby bro, Zahid and my baby sis Nikki! Have always been, am always and will always be proud of them no matter what, or no matter what anyone says.


Ramainya wanta-wanita anggun. The first pic is Dekna yang rupa lain sangat malam nih. Lainnya, Shazzy, Yatt, Nikki, Marsha, Avaa, Ezlynn, Dynaz... aiyo ramai. Korang layan la sendiri.





Another of my baby sis cayang Marsha and I. Vogue sangat!!!.... dia pun keh tahan (matilah aku kena carut pasnih berangan)


The stage


The audience


The 20 Anggun Women - Dekna, Avaa, Arafah, Ezlynn, Cheryl Samad, Emelda Rosmila, Yatt, Intan Nurladyana, Suki, Marsha, Nora Danish, Hana, Linda, Puteri Andreanna, Atilia, Kat, Misha Omar, Yanie, Siti Elizad dan Dynaz.


Pening siot nak upload all the pics. Thanks to Faizal and the Blue Inc gang for playing the best hosts. Memang seronok gak ler, antara banyak event camnih aku hadir. The place was comfortable, the line-up wasn't boring, and the crowd was fun.

Walaupun pening sikit time games ada minah sorang ni ala Beyonce mabuk menari mak aih... memeningkan.

Before finish, said a quick goodbye to as many people as possible and aku made a run for it untuk ke Dataran Merdeka untuk Konsert Pelancaran Suria FM. Hopped into a cab. The trip itself took less than ten minutes, tapi sempat layan cabbie tuh bincang pasal radio, Erra Fazira dan Engku Emran, politik semasa, road blocks and protests... pening lagik.

But he got me to Dataran Merdeka quickly enough, despite the jam sebab dia cam baik sangat celah sana sini carik jalan tercepat. Balasan layan dia sembang walaupon tak larat kot.
Konsert of course dah mid-way (ok la tuh, dapat aku miss show binatang sekor ni yang memang aku tanak pun tengok muka dia yang sakai berangan vogue tuh - sapa ek rasanya?)

More pics...layan dulu ek.
Cat Farish ada kuasa siot! Macam ET jari dia kuar cahaya. Er...yerlah tuh. Cat dan The Fabulous Cats ada kat parti EH!, and like me meka pun sprint ke Dataran sebab dedua tempat wat show.


Sifu M. Nasir borak ngan abang Imuda backstage. Perasan tak baju kuning tongkat dagu tu... tu ler Engku Emran.


Aku lak layan si Erra sembang sebab dia cam boring abih show da...tapi takleh balik sebab laki organiser...matilah Web carut aku pasnih. Sempat snappy one for the album celah borak ngan dia dan kak Marlia Musa (kedekut ek tips bagi nak breeding nih). But seronok ngan meka berdua. Meka banyak occupy time aku. Love you guys!


Asyik ada pic aku, ni ada model lain ganti pose ngan Dayang Nurfaizah lak. Heh... ni lah Syed, or more affectionately known to friends as Web, manager Erra Fazira. Matilah aku!!!!


Sapa lak sibuk amik pic aku nih!!!! Macam ku cam pala tuh jerk.


Have a break - sempat posing Julia, dulu xfresh (sejarah lampau dan tak relevan kini), and now with Suria FM. Great show you put together Jules!


Wajah misteri (misteri ke) sebalik handphone (handphone ke?), Mawi (Mawi ke?)


Yerlah... dia lah tu! Semalam jumpa masa Genting Magic Festival, ni jumpa agik. Amik pic jer laaaaa....moka da nampak keletihan kalahkan Mawi tuh!


Mawi bersama with Taufik Batisah yang wat show sekali.


Dayang potong rambut agik!


Dia pun nak pose ngan Taufik. Eh silap...Taufik yang nak pose ngan Dayang ok...


Keluarga Suria FM dan mereka yang menjayakan konsert.


Again walaupun letih camna, tapi seronok. By the time konsert abih, ucap bye bye beribu kali tetap tak berganjak. Selangkah demi selangkah ada jerk jumpa someone nak borak something.
Aku da memang keletihan abih da at this point. Tumpang Juan and keluarga JomStar ikut naik keta Muchlis, balik dekat area izzi nak amik keta. Sempat berlawak dalam keta sat. By the time sampai, call Boo aku nak jumpa, singgah Shah Alam and had supper together.

Perfect end, to a perfectly fun but perfectly busy day. Hope you guys had fun on the hectic kelam kabut activities here as much as I did going through them.

Nak tidur dulu ek...mintak izin...

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