Updates on Kris Allen

So this is the info a lot of you have been waiting for on Kris Allen in Kuala Lumpur. Here is the media release by Star World.

KRIS ALLEN COMES TO KL!

Your American Idol Winner To Perform Live in KL

American Idol fans in Malaysia, brace yourselves! American Idol reigning winner and chartbuster, Kris Allen, arrives at our shores this coming Monday, 8 February, thanks to STAR WORLD, home of the of American Idol in Asia.

Kris Allen will be the first American Idol winner to visit Kuala Lumpur in association with ASTRO, Hitz.FM and The Gardens Mall & Mid Valley Megamall and during his ‘Kris Allen Live in KL’, showcase, fans will finally get to witness the touching performances and soulful hits of this huge talent, live!

Fans across the world first discovered Kris Allen on American Idol and have since followed him on an awesome journey leading to the release a self-titled album and hit song ‘Live Like We’re Dying’. The world has fallen in love with this piano-tinkling, guitar-rocking hero.

If your knees go weak at ‘Heartless’, imagine the sensation of being up close and personal with Kris, who will be available for an Autograph Session at 6pm at the Centre Court, Ground Floor, Mid Valley Megamall Kuala Lumpur.

What’s an event without a Kris Allen performance? Check him out at an exclusive, by-invitation-only showcase at 8pm held at The Gardens Ballroom of The Gardens Hotel. Then, knocking down the boundaries, lucky contest winners will get to meet our superstar in person in a meet and greet session at 10pm. Dying to be one of the lucky few? Hurry to win exclusive showcase and meet & greet passes by participating in the online contest atwww.astro.com.my/astrolife or radio contest by Hitz.FM, the Official Radio Partner, today!

Live like You’re Dying! Grab the chance to experience Kris Allen in KL!

To discover more talent, watch the latest installment of American Idol Season 9, aired first on STAR WORLD (Astro Channel 711) every Wednesday and Thursday at 6pm (Live via Satellite) and 8pm (Primetime Encore); Thursday & Friday at 12am (Late-Night Encore), 7am, 1pm; Saturday & Sunday at 12pm, 8pm, 12am.

Ok.. to all Kris Allen stalkers... I mean fans.. how do you get to see him live. Mark these details down.

Mark Monday 8 February down in your calendar.

3pm Press Conference at GSix Club, 6^th Floor, The Gardens Mall (Media Invitation Only)

6pm Kris Allen Autograph Session at Centre Court, Ground Floor, Mid Valley Megamall (First 200 fans with Kris Allen album stand a chance to get his autograph)

8pm Kris Allen LIVE in KL Showcase at The Gardens Ballroom, The Gardens Hotel (Exclusive Showcase, By Invitation Only) (STAR World ASTRO subscribers – log on www.astro.com.my/astrolife to win tickets or listen to Hitz.FM for radio contest)

So there you have it. Start getting MCs ready to ponteng for Monday and serbu Mid Valley. It is going to be awesome.

PS - Still trying to get confirmation Adam Lambert is coming to Kuala Lumpur. Apparently the rumours are real and he MAY come - but things are in talks as far as what I've heard.

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Zombieland!

So you guys know my (very unhealthy) obsession with zombies right? Besides I know a lot of zombies (emotionally, not physically)

Dah dua Halloween berturut-turut aku dress up as a zombie, first versi Kurt Cobain, then versi rempit kena langgar mati.

Anyway, coming soon is a movie - called... Zombieland! The movie debuted at number one in America, and is the highest grossing zombie movie in history! Definitely a reason to catch it.

So what does that have to do with anything?

Well, sebab aku jarang wat giveaways kat sini, I am going to give TWO free tickets to the screening of Zombieland. You'll be among the first in the country to watch it (trust me, it's crazy fun because it's horror AND comedy).

What do you have to do?

Well, simple.

For three weeks (bagi masa kaw kaw ni), all you have to do, is send a picture of you (dressed as a zombie... any zombie... from Michael Jackson's Thriller, or even one of the Evil Dead movies or such) and email it to me. Best FIVE win double passes to the exclusive screening of Zombieland.

And that's not all. The screening will be a special zombie themed screening - so if you dare, dress up then to win big prizes as well.

So don't waste time. Start planning. To inspire you, here are my looks from Halloween 2008 and Halloween 2009 to give you some inspiration.

Halloween 2008 - as Kurt Cobain back from the grave


Halloween 2009 - Rempit kena langgar mati!

This is SO worth it So start emailing me your pics at klubbkidd@gmail.com and the three weeks start from today! Note the movie begins on December 10.

CLICK HERE for my post on Halloween 2008
CLICK HERE for my post on Halloween 2009

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I am...

Have you got your Beyonce I Am... tour concert in Kuala Lumpur tickets?

If you do, win invites to the FABULOUS pre-party here. You don't want to miss it. Trust me!

If you don't have tickets, win some at the event. All you have to do is sign up for the pre-party invites, and lucky entrants get to win RM383 tickets!

And there's more. Loads of stuff at the pre-party to make things worth it. PLUS - you'll be among the first people in Malaysia to find out more details about the event of the year, at the concert of the year!

All you have to do is CLICK HERE!

Does it have anything to do with our flash mob? You think? Again - add us on Twitter by CLICKING HERE! You know I can't tell you all to add us NOW enough times.

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Bright, sunny morning

I'm actually up early this morning.. so you know this only either means aku cukup tidur atau aku memang tak tidur langsung.

Well, actually a little bit of both.

Aku sempat tidur, but definitely tak cukup and I will have to take a snooze later.

Anyway, wanted to update you guys a little. Sebab da lama tak cita anything pasal Akademi Fantasia ataupon bebudak kan? Hari tu I mentioned kan the actual date for the Akademi Fantasia Reunion Concert will actually be on Sunday, 26 July?

Well, apparently, the actual confirmed date is now pushed back to 25 July. The simple reason being, I think people in Kuching are aware that another major event in Jom Heboh is taking place on that night. So nak bagik peluang kat orang sana nak enjoy, and avoid potentially splitting the crowd for both events, so the reunion show will now be moved a day earlier back to its earlier rumoured date.

The kids begin recording next week for a couple of days from 13 to 15 July, and a then spend a few more at rehearsals for the show from 18 to 22 July. They will be in Kuching from 23 to 26 July.

Now in between all that on 14 July will the launch of Hafiz's mini album in KL. Tapi from what I've heard, the day before the reunion, there will also be a Kuching launch.



Alamak... sibuk gila nampaknya time tuh (kalao aku jadik ikut). Tapi sesapa peminat Akademi Fantasia serempak kang, jangan lupa my birthday on 17 July (matilah aku kena carut promosi besday sendiri).

Oh well... life's too short. Celebrate every moment.

A little bit more update on Akademi Fantasia from 27 July to 2 August... word is it'll be shot in Melaka. And I've gotten word aku dijemput turut serta. Aiyo.. besnya... terharu aku. It will be the real reunion cause as far as I've heard, tenaga pengajar musim ketujuh pun akan turut serta (mintak mintak Ida da ok by then so she can join).

Ok... puas korang aku da update? Heh... nanti aku update agik la word on Akademi Fantasia punya reunion plans.

For now, aku still reeling from the whole trauma of realising the King of Pop is actually gone. But oh well... time to move on kan. Sadly enough... still keeping tabs on updates though.

Anyway, speaking of updates, korang still remember that I'm in the Ikea Go Clean Your Room Contest kan? There's more or less three days to go until the voting closes on 12 July, so guys, please.. PLEASE keep voting for me! If you have voted, mintak, paksa, pujuk, rayu kengkawan, keluarga and geng kat opis undi tuk aku.

Anggap pelaburan la tuk besday present aku sebab the results come out on 15 July, just two days before my 33rd birthday (is that a hint enough?). Ikea people take note too tau. Matilah aku leh hint sampai camtuh.

Apapon, sapa da lupa camna vote, or where to go, CLICK HERE for the 'step by step' guide.

As of 7.30am, here's the standings for now. Sapa yang tatau, erm... my entry is under my full name, Joseph Lee Cheng Kim tau!



Thanks for the push guys. For now aku leading... but it won't be that way for long, I'm sure. Keep voting ok?

Here's my videos, the before one that got me in the top 5 and won me RM2,000 for the makeover, and the after, which I cleaned the mess up four days later. Note I did NOT throw anything out like what appears to have happened with some of the other rooms.

And also, I kept storage visible, which was a challenge since I had SO MUCH stuff. Not to mention some of the other rooms were pretty empty to begin with, so no challenge for them there camtuh.

And my choice for the look was simple, comfy, and yet stylishly functional though minimalistic. One of the reasons for that pon was because I wanted to tayang my CD collection, which actually forms a feature wall of sorts in my room with the Billy bookcases. If you guys like it, vote for me so I can get RM5,000 to add on (selagi nak makeover bilik orang tua aku lak)

Before



After


Now that you've seen that, VOTE HERE! (again aku pakai nama panjang aku, Joseph Lee Cheng Kim)

I gotta leave for the office now to do a little something. Esok ada meeting ngan producer nak bak jumpakan ngan talent J² for the first time.

Plans have changed quite a bit since last couple of weeks with all sorts of unnecessary drama, which brought a bit of delay. But now hopefully things will get back on track. Focus!

Ok.. got to run. Be blogging later. Nak rajinan diri hari ni pas hampir seminggu hibernasi dan ala ala dalam koma.

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What are you waiting for?

What do people like Sarimah, Fazura, Rina Omar have in common with so many of my other lovely friends?

That's easy enough. All of them voted for me in the Ikea Go Clean Your Room contest! Helps to have a networking of industry friends who jump to help you... too bad no one jumped and asked me out this weekend.

Aku dok bosan kat rumah bertapa je tak kuar langsung ujung minggu nih. Something's gotta change. Need a routine - and one that is not f*cking dependent on others' availability.

Anyway... aku nak plug for this again cause I need more votes! Thank you to friends who have continued voting - and for those who haven't, please do. Kalao ikutkan, each one of you yang masuk blog aku ni kalao take just a minute, to vote... aku da cecah ribuan undian. So something's not right here. C'mon guys. Aku selalu give in to your demands here, so vote for me please!

Like I said, results will be out on 15 July, two days before my birthday, and so want this. Nak makeover bilik orang tua aku lak.

So, just in case ada yang kata tak reti, here's how you do it, step by step! So no excuses! Besides when you guys vote, you're up for RM50 Ikea voucher pun apa... so win win la. Here it is...

Firstly...

CLICK HERE!!!

After you click the link on top in a new window or tab, then follow these four simple steps, and voila! You would have voted for me!



Ok... if you guys have done that, thank you so much! If you haven't boo to you then! Can't even spend a minute to do that but demanding I update my blog selalu!

Ok... going back to watching some DVDs. Bored as all hell today. Remember! Vote!

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I need YOUR help!

Guys... remember my makeover for IKEA?

The final round has begun! I now need YOUR votes!

When you guys vote for me, you stand to win RM50 Ikea vouchers too. So tak rugi, hanya dengan taking a minute or two.

First CLICK HERE. That will take you here.



Click VOTE NOW to begin the voting. And you'll see this page.



You'll see this page with the top five messiest room and finalists for the grsnd prize of RM5,000! My name is the first.Just click on the picture with my name, and you'll have a window pop out with my entry like this.



What you can do now, is view my previous video, the IKEA stuff I got, and also the makeover results.Then click VOTE and it will request your name, IC number and also your email (for notification purposes kalao korang menang the RM50). Vote for me maximum!

Winning this would be a great birthday present. So kalao leh get your friends to vote for me too! Thanks guys and gal...be updating later!

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Ikea Go Clean Your Room - UPDATE

Finally, I'm done!

You guys have been waiting for the transformation... and after a shopping spree and a three days worth of spring cleaning on my own, my room is finally well... clean!

Heeding Ikea's call about three weeks ago, I decided to Go Clean My Room - for their.. uhm Go Clean Your Room Contest in conjunction with their Storage Weeks promotion which runs from 28 May to 12 July.

Well, at least I was hoping for the incentive of RM2,000 in shopping vouchers from them as one of the finalists, and earn the title of one of the five messiest rooms in Malaysia so I could really have some budget to play with.

I got it - thanks to all of you who voted for my video and the lovely folks at Ikea), and in summary, went for two days back to back to Ikea and took day one to survey prices (that would fit into the budget), and items, that would fit into my grand scheme of things.

The grand total? RM1,999.80. Siapa yang baca mesti dah tau. Just 20 sen under the budget. Wish had more, but I think that's just the shopaholic impulse in me.

You guys saw this - how much I spent


So what did I get? I hope my competition doesn't get an idea of my look, but here's the breakdown. Note I also go an Ikea carrier bag in support of Ikea's greening efforts by not dishing out plastics as they used to.

And this is the breakdown of what I bought


Won't elaborate further on what I've gotten, but I bet the Ikea folks can figure out my look. Sort of anyway. All I'm saying is, I'm going for clean, simplistic and edgy. Something that will be minimalistic, and yet stylish that will reflect my personality.

Anyway, sat myself down, after everything was delivered and did over a dozen hours or so (not including a one hour break) from noon to midnight to get everything in order.

That was the first day. Day two, with music from Michael Jackson playing in the background as a tribute to the late King of Pop (while hugging my Famnig Hjärta - the red heart pillow with arms that gives so much comfort, that everyone has), I continued, storing everything that now has a proper home.

These include of course my precious 2,000 plus CDs (again, definitely a lot more.. just can be bothered to count. Also not to mention books, magazines, lots of clothes (over 30 jackets, over 150 jeans, over 200 t shirts etc). Sounds impossible? I nearly gave up during the first twelve hours for sure...

Day three was just rearranging things to my satisfaction and dusting and wiping stuff just for the final touch. Nak puaskan hati betul-betul.

So just a fresher, this was my entry for the Ikea Go Clean Your Room Contest. Remember how my room looks - or LOOKED. Because it's way different now.



My direction for the room?

Since I'm always busy, I want simple comforts of everything having a place so that it's easy to figure out where something is when I need it. Also it has to be pleasing to the eye.

My room is average sized, meaning too small for a claustrophobic like me. So I had to find ways to enhance the spaciousness since before this, I had barely any room to walk.

Still, I don't want my room to just 'look nice'. Realistically, I don't have the time to clean up that often, so everything has to be functional with minimal attention.

My shopping took into consideration eye catching products, which really fit the concept of Ikea's items, that take up only the necessary amount of space, and yet blend into room to create an easy atmosphere.

And I think I've finally gotten my dream room. It's simple, cosy, and yet has a chill out feel, enough for me to just kick back and relax while surfing the Net, doing some work, or simply reading or taking a listen while relaxing.

I combined the the stuff I got with several pieces of Ikea pieces I already have in my room. which is one basic metal shelf, a rattan hamper, a plastic storage unit, a side table and two table lamps.

Now... hopefully it's good enough for the RM5,000 worth of vouchers grand prize. I have other rooms in the house to makeover as well.




PS - Will let you guys know what the result is like soon! Check out Ikea's site HERE on 3 July to see my entry. And VOTE FOR ME!!!

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No stock?

I spent a good deal of my waking hours today (melampau tol statement... ok ok.. actually about four hours plus) in Ikea today.

Went to pick up my RM2,000 vouchers, and went to browse to plan for what my room makeover will look like. I want that RM5,000 as you can tell.

Tapi frust gak sikit hari ni. After hours of careful planning, and so on, trying to fit everything into the budget that the Ikea folks gave to the winners of the frst round in the showdown for the grand winner who gets to wak away with more Ikea stuff... RM5,000 worth... I hit so many snags.

One was trying to get pieces to fit into the colour scheme that I planned. Also to maximise each piece and item, it was a pain in the rear to slowly go over the catalogues, as well as browse different departments to pick my fave.

Sapa kata shopping seronok? Meletihkan ok! Aku rasa kaki aku cam nak patah. I went in, and out of Ikea like four times!!! Sebab by the time I got to the check out lines, I wanted to check stuff in the earlier spots. So kena U turn je keja.

The pressure was mounting. Sebab aku tau aku bukan orang pertama antara lima pemenang tuk pick up the vouchers, I knew somebody else had hours for a head start. Might not sound like much, but doing it alone, you end up very tired, and looking really psycho sebab cakap sorang, rationalising whether the piece you chose fits into the grand scheme of things.

In the end, aku da tak larat. I think about 8pm, I sat my ass down for a hot dog, half a dozen of Ikea's infamous currypuffs and a soft drink, while I planned things out. Siap lukis diagram dengan measurements. Matilah aku... shopping has become a science!

Drink, half a dozen currypuffs, a hot dog (extra mustard), RM2,000 worth of shopping vouchers, price lists, and a floor plan with measurements of my room. Amik ko!


But yes, there is a method to my madness walaopon aku shopaholic.

Bottomline? By 9.30pm, I walked out not very happy because the four hour planning was screwed because some of the smaller items takde stock. Staff sana kata kena tunggu tiga minggu kalao nak order.

Aiyo! I have over a week je ok! Siot jerk. Aduh... esok one more round of Ikea (make that several) before I finally settle on whatever decisions I make) Kena improvise the original plan.

Need sleep now. I need to simpan tenaga tuk esok lak. Sorry been busy guys and gals. Sehari dua nih je ada masa nak wat all this, so nak sort things out first. Be blogging as usual soon.

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Staring at the mess I made!

Today has been a disconcerting day to say the least. Running late the whole day through no fault of mine, all my plans were screwed.

Finally made a few engagements, but sad to say... almost, it was another big delay looming.

I have the displeasure of letting you guys know the J² first artiste's debut single, will have to be pushed back a little further. Not too much. Maybe by two weeks, walaopon pada awalnya planning nak get things going in the studio this week.

Biasalah... bila da ada backer bagai, kena ikut cakap. But rest assured, aku yakin everything will be more than fine.

But tanak cakap bab tuh buat sekarang. Actually a lot of good things happening at the moment, tapi mungkin pala aku tengah stress pikir satu dua benda tak kesempatan nak get down to being thankful for so much.

One thing yang aku nak share kan, since last weekend was this. I first got word from Nuffnang, and officially from folks at Ikea. And finally this just came out in their official website HERE. Sapa lom tengok video entry aku for the first stage of the competition, sila layan.



Yes, you guys guessed it. Sapa kata bilik aku sepah tahap gaban, that I deserved to win the Ikea Go Clean Your Room contest, can now smile cause you guys were RIGHT! That's my name mentioned first!!!! (yes, yes, my full name is Joseph Lee Cheng Kim)

I WON!

I now officially have one of the five messiest rooms in the country. Matilah... I don't know whether to laugh or cry. But because I won RM2,000 worth of Ikea shopping vouchers, I'll opt to laugh.

Yang pentingnya skang, aku esok nak gi collect the vouchers and plan my room's makeover. Sebab the next stage of competition will be where five of us, will be challenged to makeover and transform our rooms.

And the best wins RM5,000 worth of Ikea shopping vouchers. Aku nak!!! You guys think I can win? Nanti aku tunjuk korang my follow up entry ok.

Anyway, thanks so much to all of you, my lovely blog readers yang vote tuk aku cause that counted for part of the score (the other half came from the lovely folks at Ikea). Korang the best la. Kata aku confirm menang korang pastikan bebetul vote aku. Nanti undi aku lagik ok!

Apapon, sapa tunggu entry Pesta Malam Indonesia 3, sabar sikit agik ok. It's been so busy today, it's not funny. Esok pon another round. Paling awal pon aku Rabu je rilek sikit tuk nak update semua pics dan review thingie. Ok?

Oklah... aku nak gi tidur dalam bilik bersepah aku da. Good night all...

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