Oleh kerana aku masuk raya saja demam hari tu... memang tak lah aku nak beraya ke rumah orang. Jadi penyebar virus je keja!
Setakat ni pun dua rumah je sempat aku lawat. Jadi bila dapat pelawaan akak Umie nak beraya, apa lagi... tu lah peluang nak catch up ngan kengkawan lama. Maklumlah... sudah tak kerja sebagai wartawan ni... dah lah fokus lebih pada bidang muzik... lama tak jumpa ramai kengkawan dari bidang filem dan TV.
Sempat snappy pics sikit...celah celah catch up session dengan teman-teman pelakon dan wartawan.
I am glad despite leaving the journalism field, I still have many real friends among the industry yang genuinely kawan dengan aku on a personal level.
Always nice to know that in a very plastic industry, friendship does still exist.
Plus, they're also a source of inspiration for me to be more creative and keep pushing the limits when it comes to creativity.
Always good to be reminded of why I'm doing all this in the first place after 16 years.
Earlier tonight was the secret gathering aku been helping to plan out the last couple of days.
The event? A small gathering of the winners of Anugerah Skrin TV3 in 2007, 2008 and 2009 yang bercuti bersama pergi ke Los Angeles as part of their win.
Sedih lah aku terlibat walaupun bukan aku yang jejak ke LA. Datuk Seri Farid, jangan lupa ajak aku next year, tau bang!
All in all it was a good night - walaopon sapa follow Twitter aku dan beberapa orang artis yang hadir tweet pic aku jadi mic stand gituh tuk Aizat. Heh... someone overlooked that and aku kena jadik tukang pegang mic tuk Aizat nyanyi and skali tuk petikan gitarnya.
But it was really fun - and it was a pleasure nak spend time with the movers and shakers of all the big names yang bertanggungjawab for hasil produksi Melayu yang berkualiti.
Ni aku sempat snappy some of those yang attend.
Ni pic si Betty (Umie and Erma's sis) yang pose konon surprise la tuh. Candid katanya - walaopon tiga kali kita snap nak bagi nampak camni. Matilah aku!
Ni kak Erma and abang Farid layan anak Farid yang broke his hand. Alahai... kesian siot. Metal plate and three metal screws tuh!
Ni kak Erma pose ngan our MC for the night, hero hunky Fahrin Ahmad.
Aku ngan Aizat melantak before all the events 'onstage' started. Yummy gila food!
As you can see, everyone borak tak hengat. Ni abang borak ngan Vee, Sheila Rusly borak ngan sapa ntah and kak Ziela with kak Eton.
Vee and Shidi in matching black. I seriously hope I'm as happy as these two kalao aku jumpa my life partner kang.
Of course sebab sibuk (atau nak sibukkan) diri, aku tak snap more pics than this. But seriously I had so much fun!
Tapi yang pentingnya, pas sesi tuh, ada sesi lepak agik before I finally went home and unwrapped two things I bought that made my day.
Sebab Fazura da racun aku for the original Apple iPad nya case, aku da beli. Slim gila. Aku nya leather case cam gedabak tebal gila kalao nak bandingkan. I got it for RM200 je from a friend kalao banding market price dalam RM280.
And of course the other thing kat depan tu - is the original Apple iPad keyboard dock. Aku suka gila! Harga pasaran (kat Low Yat) jual RM450. Mampus! Aku dapat tuk RM300 jek! Suka! Umie jealous! Heh... tunggu ek kakak aku pesan tuk ko skali.
Tapi memang bagus. Skang iPad ku leh jadik workstation as I can do heavier typing work on it dengan adanya keyboard. Aku suka gila! Yeay!
Umie wat open house tadi. Mati mati aku ingat kecil-kecilan. Sampai-sampai je ramai da berkumpul. Sofea Jane, Zahida Rafik, Melissa Saila dan ramai da ada.
Masa tu kat open air kat laman area. Suddenly, ujan lak. Aduh... gerak la kedalam segalanya.
Semakin ramai sampai. Korang layan je la pics. Ramai ku tak sempat snap. Fahrin, Ziela Jalil, Alia dan Zekri... mana taknya asik kena sakat ngan Umie, Erma akibat penganiyaan Azwan (matilah mengadu kat Ziela!). Heh... but memang fun gila. Ni masih lepak umah ni sambil blog.
Pas abih open house, ramai da balik, kami segerombolan gerak atas ke rumah Umie for coffee. Seperti sesi lepak biasa, kecoh la.
Apapon, tima kasih kak Erma bagi DVD Airmata Nur Salina yang aku terlepas tayangan kat TV3 arituh. Tak sabar layan.
Bila ramai-ramai kumpul camni kan, memang we all get closer and a bond of trust is there. Aku lebih relax bab event tak formal camni di mana benda-benda ni bukan nak promosi ke nak jual apa but memang just to borak-borak kosong.
It's chilling with friends which allow us to get close. Dah keja satu industri, takyah guna-menggunakan. Ikhlas. Memasing ada tugas dan misi dalam mencari rezeki. Yang penting ikhlas.
Bukan cam sparuh artis, ya ampon... kalao jumpa jilat sampai melecet. Tapi belakang? Hado! Mengata je keja. Takpe la... rezeki memasing kan?
Ni bukak kek harijadi ek. No one's celebrating their kids' tenth birthday. Ni sebenarnya 'kek' ulangtahun Vanidah Imran dan Rashidi Ishak.
Tadi ada majlis sambutan their tenth wedding anniversary. Aku serious suka sangat couple ni. If you've read my previous posts, tau la camna aku adore si Vee ni. Dia ni memang besh, rilek dan sempoi, sesuai la ngan si Shidi.
Sedar tak sedar da 10 tahun meka bertahan. Praying that both of them will be together till their end of their days sebab they are indeed a beautiful couple. Bosan cita artis cerai pas berhari jek, ni sepuluh tahun pon going strong and kedua meka ni romantic as ever.
Tengok je their pics.
So sweet kan meka berdua ni. Cam newlyweds lak aku tengok.
Since they were the focus of the night, tak dapek layan Vee dan Shidi sangat. So borak ngan someone yang da lama ku tak jumpa.
Tuh dia. Si Nani. Lama tak jumpa sangat. Sempat la borak panjang catch up, skali diselit ngan Leya. Heh. By the way, sapa fan Nani, dia da skang bergelar tuan director da tau. Her short film da complete. Tak sabar ku nak tengok.
Monday blues, so forgive me if aku malas nak update sangat.
I know I promised you guys these pics ASAP tapi aku sungguh sibuk sampai tak larat nak edit pics ni bagai and upload.
Sebelom aku terbabas pot pet panjang, ni gambar-gambar majlis persandingan Umie Aida yang memang wedding of the year (and one of the best celebrity weddings in a long time). Aku malas nak comment too much, so korang enjoy these pics je la ek.
Apapon Umie, woman... you looked gorgeous that night, dan aku doakan ko bahagia disamping abang tercinta sampai ke anak cucu cicit etc, ok. It's so hard to imagine you finally married, being independent woman and all... but I can see how happy you are, and I pray the happiness will last forever for you.
First... the venue. Awesome. Ballroom kat One World Hotel never looked more gorgeous. Congrats to Jovian Mandagie! Memang kelas usaha ko!
Ni souvenir cokelat. Me like the box a lot. Jovian nya keja kalao Indonesian stuff ni memang meletop. I think it's unique and extremely cute!
The menu... tak makan sangat malam tuh pon. Saja jejalan tengok usha kaco Umie, and then berborak ngan orang orang TV dan filem yang hadir. Best! Macam reunion kengkawan lak... pada meka yang perlu...
Nih Engku Emran jadik VVIP usher escort Tun Dr Mahathir masuk. Erra lak escort Tun Dr Siti Hasmad masuk.
And ni the bride. Maapkan the quality or lack thereof, of the pictures. Biasala amik pakai Blackberry je (tu pon kira da meletop ok!). Malas nak galas bak camera berat sana sini time nak la la la... cantik sungguh baju Umie nih.
Again more on the decor. Memang classy and elegant... something missing in a lot of weddings bila nak feeling lavish. Umie's memang a wow and memang aku rasa ramai akan cuba niru kang.
Performers malam tuh, ada Farhan.. ada Ziana Zain... tuh je kot. Tak perasan lak...
My sis! Susah ni nak dapat time lepak ngan Nasha. Ni pon masa jumpa nak lepak borak, ramai nak amik pics ngan dia je.
Takpe la... kang lepak gak. Anyway, I think Nasha looks prettier by the day. I think people try so hard to look good, with her it's almost effortless!
Dan ni antara kengkawan industri yang hadir. Aku tak sempat snappy semua, but I think most of those I can call friends sempat aku snappy.
Ada yang TAK PENTING aku langsung tak endah pon. Ehem... no komen la kan.. bior jerk!
So here's Misha, Dynas, Nabila, Iqram, Nora, Fahrin and Linda - among the beautiful guests yang hadir malam tuh. Ramai lagik... sapa tak sempat snappy, sorry sangat. Ballroom penuh manusia sangat tak sempat spot semua pon. Apa agik nak sesi ngumpat. I know Sazzy and hubby pon ada, Liyana Jasmay... erm.. ramai la.
Korang mesti ingat aku posekan Fahrin dan Linda kan sampai dedua pose peace. Eh.. takde ok. I'm friends with both and I don't take sides. Apapon, I only hope both of them move on soon... tanak la bebenda tak elok ni.
Anyway.. hah... takyah speku. Ni pon Umie flash a peace sign.
But I LOVE the detailing on her second outfit. Amik ko! Thousands of little rosettes all over the bottom half while the top is crystals and lace and what-nots.
This is what you call haute couture!
By the way kalao korang nak tau, berat bahagian bawah baju tuh pon dan berbelas kilo ok! Aku cuba angkat pon terkejut. Umie mintak try angkat kain bawah tuh.. aiyo! Heavy gila! Tabik kat dia camna dia jalan pose bagai.
Beauty is pain, gituh!
Nih lak some shots of her with hubby dearest. Romantic abih aku tengok couple ni. Best! I like!
Ni pon pasangan romantic. Heh... except in this picture, Shidi lak ngada wat moka pose belakang Vee masa perasan aku nak snappy pics. Heh!
Ni bride's bouquet lak. Aku bak balik! Heh! Umie tak campak ke apa... entah tetiba Nasha bak kebas dari mana ntah. Pastu aku main-main benda tuh, si Nasha bagi aku. Bak je la. Keringkan.. kenangan gituh!
Ni Umie with her sister dearest. Erma nampak happy sangat that night... but I guess a lot of us were to see Umie so happy.
And yes... Umie Aida. Ko da jadi isteri orang. All the best, luv. Lots of hugs... after all these years, who would have thought!
Hah... so tuh la entry aku pasal Umie nya wedding yang overdue. Masuk bab lain.
Ni Diari dari semalam. Layan dulu... then aku komen.
Nih dia pemerhatian aku dari Diari hari Isnin.
*Aku tak paham the endless play on ‘salah pengundi’ tak Afundi so terkeluar akibat thingie. Basi… la la la … *Already Debaran haus, kenapa masih perlu repeat bits from Debaran again in Diari? Redundant. So can play airmata lagik ke? Does this drama still work? Aiyo!!! Dah lapan tahun takde lagik idea ke.. find something new to play on. Five minutes of tears… boo! *Alamak… that stupid monkey makes noises now. Yawn! *FUCK!!!! More crying???? Bodoh la asik perah airmata je keja. Dari gelak, jadik meluat jadik benci aku nak tengok sekor-sekor cenggeng melampau tak kena tempat. It’s not like they fucking died! Shit… Da masuk tiga minggu masih main drama airmata yang takde perisian. Ni ke katakan meka ada character? Bazirkan airmata pada benda yang camni. Stop it already! It’s just coming to the point of being ridiculous! Tunggu la meka keluar tengok how much respect for being weepy all the time. Puke!
And that was it! Itulah satu episod Diari yang nan hado.
Erm... Diari hari Selasa malam tadik lak. First of all.. ni lagu tugasan minggu ni.
Pelajar Lelaki
ALIF – Sesuatu Janji (Taufik Batisah) SHAHIR – Derita Cinta (Jamal Abdillah) IWAN – Permaisuriku (Jay Jay) MAULANA – So Sick (Ne-Yo) DAUS – Separuh Jiwaku Pergi (Anang)
Pelajar Perempuan AIN – Cinta Antara Benua (Arni Nazira) FARINA – Cantik (Nikki) ANUM – Kau Atau Aku (Main Tarik Tali) (Elyana) NAD – Bulan Cinta (Eva) ADIRA – Kini (Feminin)
Korang perasan tak tiap minggu mesti ada lagu KRU? Memang la they have SOME good songs in their catalog. Tuh tak nafikan. Lagu Kini ni pon memang 'evergreen' pop (matilah aku evergreen). Betul la kan... sapa tatau lagu Feminin... iconic gituh.
Cuma seriously they need more variation. Hasilnya semua jadik ala produk KRU sounding. Oh well...
Aiyo!!! Honestly? Tak cukup ke semua edisi program Akademi Fantasia kali ni sumbat botol Brands dalam moka kita, pastu sebut dalam 3,726,211 kali dalam dua minggu pertama sahaja?
Ni lagu pon kena lagu iklan? Damn!
The girls have a better selection though, tapi minggu ni aku rasa Farina either mati ngan lagu Cantik, atau meletop. Dia yang paling kritikal sebab lagu ni may be straight up poppy dance, but it's difficult. Kenapa tak bagi Anum lagu ni (gelak sorang jap)
*What’s with the siren gimmick? Pengetua nak form groups of three katanya. Perlu ke? Aiyo.. so freaking unnecessary. I really don’t see why they bother with these kind of attempts langsung demi nak dapat some sort of plot or storyline. Nampak sangat haus idea. Aduh.. it gets worse and worse. Kira cam America’s Next Top Model or Project Runway meka dok sebilik, bila partner tersingkir more drama ler. Or drama gaduh/cinta. Perah, jangan tak perah!!! This has nothing to do with reality. They can’t even get themselves in order nak focus on teamwork. Heh… macam-macam. *”Hey you, don’t move and I’ll KELL you”????? Another product of our wonderful education system. *Aduh.. Shahir ni… tuk budak nasyid serious horror la sora dia. Berkali aku katakan biasanya dak nasyid mesti vokal power. Ni.. erm… Ok.. so semalam talking monkey. Today we back to the talking motorcycle. What are we watching la? Akademi Fantasia ke Alice In Freaking Wonderpets Land??? And that was the whole freaking Diari! Only thing cute was watching kak Fati, Siti Hajar and Que acting up in the end.
The whole Akademi Fantasia series – FAIL! Three tenaga pengajar having fun – WIN!
