Seven Swords!

Ni petikan berita sikit tuk clarification dari Astro mengenai penyembunyian Afundi Terkini.
Aku rasa tak perlu pertikaikan ler meka nak sembunyikan ke apa ke.

Bukan lebih suspen pun...

Sampai skang pun cam da tau je kan...siapa yang menang...

Anyway - seperti aku da katakan...it just doesn't matter who wins now.

Sesiapa nak bazir duit nak AFUNDI sesapa meka suka, go ahead.

For me, Akademi Fantasia is over - and kali ni ada empat pemenang...bukan seorang.

Musim ni tuk aku lain dari musim pertama dan kedua. Because there is no deserving all out winner like Vince and Zahid.

Bukan merendahkan kemampuan Mawi - tapi populariti tak semestinya menggambarkan kredibiliti.

And aku akui ikutan Mawi memang satu fenomena.

But remember that doesn't necessarily equate it with outstanding ability.

Apapun - Sabtu ni tuk aku, adalah a party night simply to celebrate the for outlasting the 16 others.

Ok ler, nak abih keja ni. Smalam gi tengok Seven Swords terasa lak nak potong rambut.

Bak kata adik aku, biar imej baru tuk final Akademi Fantasia nanti...camler orang prasan pun rambut aku.

Anyways going for a punk mohawk!

Ok ler...nak abihkan banyak keja...I'll leave you guys with this.

KUALA LUMPUR : "There is no part of the voting process that is not transparent!" Astro programme director Zainir Aminullah told The Malay Mail today that the reason for the station in deciding not to reveal the real-time results of the public poll for the reality TV talent search was to allow heightened suspense to take over come the finale.
"We are not going to address speculation which have arisen over the decision, and we will offer a very straightforward response to questions raised. "There is no part of the voting process that is not transparent," he insists .
Zainir elaborated that their appointed auditors would ensure that. "Our auditors, Price Waterhouse-Coopers (PWC) are taking care of the entire process throughout, until the moment the results are out.
"The rationale behind it is simply to make it more fun and more intriguing to participate in the finals with an element of suspense, not knowing what their standings are at any point in time before the results are officially announced at the end of it all."
He said that since the competition has now taken a twist with only four in the finals after a second round of double elimination last Saturday night's concert, the secrecy over the standings was an added element of surprise to this season's programme.
"The issue of transparency will not only not come into play as we will share the results. We will confirm the view of the masses of a foregone conclusion. And that's part of the attraction. That's what ensures the show at its best that always promises something fresh with the format every time around."
After the announcement by Akademi Fantasia host Aznil Nawawi during the post-concert programme, Imbasan Akademi Fantasia on Saturday, the public has lashed out with claims ranging from allegations of the wildest of conspiracy theories to accusations of Astro attempting to make more profits by inducing panic among fans to spend by not allowing them access to the vote standings.
"We will not respond to speculation or allegations," was Zainir's curt comment.
Meanwhile, on the new addition of the Anugerah Vokal Terbaik, he insisted that the award would be a result of a public poll in the spirit of Akademi Fantasia where viewers have their say. This, he said despite many disputing that the award should be for the most popular vocal, since it was a result of a public poll, and not best vocals since a professional jury did not have a say.
"For Akademi Fantasia, the viewers, the fans are the best in deciding what they want, so we stand by the public polling."
On the venue of the final at the weekly home for Akademi Fantasia III in Stadium Malawati, Zainir said the location of the stage for the final had been set, "a long time ago."
He shrugged off complaints over the sold-out status of tickets, and claims that the seating capacity was insufficient compared to the finals last year which were held at Stadium Putra in Bukit Jalil. Tickets were snapped up within hours of release of sales, leaving many disappointed. "It was a question of planning and logistics. Besides, it's not too small. The stadium offers a 6,000 seating capacity for the final, and we think that's big enough."

Untuk berita terkini mengenai kontroversi, dan spekulasi pelbagai pihak dan jawapan Astro, ikuti laporan khas dalam The Malay Mail esok, Khamis, Aug 4

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Riddle me this!

Malas nak posting...just wanted to share this silly riddle one of my editors asked me.

Question : What do you call Ayah Pin's followers?
Answer : Pinheads!

Laugh it out. Come on! It was funny at least for me. By the way, untuk puaskan hati ramai pihak, ni senarai lagu tuk final. Kang aku ada masa aku share sikit pendapat aku and surprises...

Tugasan Konsert Akhir Akademi Fantasia III

Felix
Kudaku Lari (Datuk Sharifah Aini)
Warkah Berlalu Pilu (Adnan Abu Hassan/Fariz)

Marsha
Manusia (Puan Sri Saloma / Sheila Majid)
Untuk Terakhir Kali (Sharon Paul/Mohariz Yaakub)

Mawi
Seroja (S.Effendi / Jamal Abdillah)
Aduh Saleha (M.Nasir/Loloq)

Amylea
Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns & Roses)
Ku Berserah (Adnan Abu Hassan)

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Pix!

So Yazer was as nice as Fuad said he was. Which raises the question... why don't I get the vibes from the kids off the camera, in comparison to when they're still in the Akademi?

Aku bebetul rasa musim ni, everyone - bukan plastic - cuma cam cautious sangat sampai they don't dare to be themselves.

Kefli was ok, tapi still takut-takut. Kena soalan panas, nampak sangat muka dia berubah... he's just got to let go and be himself. But I suppose that should be general advice to all the Akademi Fantasia kids in general.

Oh and by the way - untuk peminat Kefli - dia menafikan ek dia da tunang (sama cam Mawi dan Ekin). Do we believe him? Pepandai ler....

Aku malas sikit nak mintak meka sign notes sebab leceh nak meng'scan'kan sebenarnya. Da agak masa kurang sikit. Rasa lesu semacam...tak cukup tidur punya kes ni.



Ni nak wat tribute sikit! Bawah ni gambar kak Norizan dari Astro. Dia ni peminat nombor satu fanatik gila babas Yazer. Kuciwa sungguh dia Yazer keluar (tapi sebenarnya bahagiakan kak Izan sebab dapat jumpa Yazer cepat sikit!) Kak Norizan ni la Nazra sebenar...



Pada mereka yang nak tengok pics masa gathering Family Day Chatterz Club @15, sori ler. Aku kan letih sangat masa tu nak amik pics.

Aku sempat amik dua pics je. Satu ngan Fuad dan satu ngan si Zahid sebab lama tak bergemabar ngan meka.

Nak amik pic ngan Idayu dan Linda tapi dok je mengumpat nak catch up. So tak sempat nak amik pics ke apa-apa.

Tu pun pic ngan Fuad kena delete dari phone aku entah ngan sapa, tinggal ngan Zahid je. Tapi kelakar lak tengok. Whatever is said...Zahid is still adik nombor satu aku!

Ok laa semua...further updates on AFUNDI Terkini coming soon! Keep checking this spot! Aku nak sambung keja sat ek...

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Recharge!

Adus! Today has been such a meletihkan day. Ni baru sempat online.

Early Sunday morning - dah gerak ke Desa Waterpark lepas update blog and all. Tak sempat tidur. Sampai sana, Zahid dan Mas da wat show. Linda pun ada sekali apart from adik-adik Akademi Fantasia III.

Tapi kan...aku sedih tiba-tiba masa jumpa Zahid, Linda dan Mas. Sebab baru masa tu aku sedar, keakraban kami sebagai adik-beradik, tak wujud dalam Akademi Fantasia musim ni.
It appears to be every man for himself or herself now. Entahlah...maybe they'll change...but somehow - season two is the best for me!

Anyways - sampai sana lepak wat lawak bodoh je hiburkan diri - tapi sampai pas lunchtime da tak tahan, aku crash! Tidur siot dalam bilik persalinan!

Apapun - bila bangun, ended the whole thing da - it was a good remainder of the day.

Mana taknya - someone gave me the best birthday gift I've received for my birthday (and the only real gift I've gotten this year since everyone sibuk sangat, ramai teman-teman rapat tak ada di sini masa birthday aku - thank you you sweet, sweet person!)

Then - sibuk main air ngan Azlif, Haider, Elliza (kuarga dia ada skali), Reza and Juan Danza.

Mula-mula tanak sebab tak bak baju extra, tapi selepas kena pujuk bebudak tu, aku pun ngalah gi beli baju dan seluar tuk berendam skali.

Baru main water slide dua kali dan nak berendam je, water park dah nak tutup! Sial jek!
Abih tu later - got some whoopie! The third for this month. (Pathetic ler score aku skang)

Ni nak update sebelum balik tidur sebab esok press conference ngan Yazer dan Kefli (Horror tul!)

Anyway - nak share one thing.

Aku tau ramai orang kecoh pasal AFUNDI Terkini yang skang kena block tu. Well, stakat aku tau, Astro mengatakan tu dibuat tuk bagik suspen peminat supaya tiada sesiapa tau apa kedudukan.

Tapi meka tetap mngatakan AFUNDI di audit oleh pihak yang bertauliah, so memang tak ada konspirasi ke apa. Nanti apa-apa update aku korekkan ek.

Ok le nak tidur...

But for those with a warped sense of humour, ni ada something silly smalam courtesy of my friend Ted.

Ada member sorang ni tayang ler pakwe dia yang baru masa kita berjumpa sat lepak minum lepas Konsert - ala ala gym fit, badan berketul. Dada size cup triple C punya laa muscle dia.

Anyways, Ted stared at his chest...before he went into his Queer As Folk mood and asked , "Are those implants?"

Kita semua pecah perut la, apa lagi. Mamat tu blur abih! Talk about being clueless!

Then knowing Ted, dia followed up agik taking another jibe at the guy's muscular chest saying,

"Did God like, misplace your butt?"

If that wasn't enough, he closed with, "Well, at least it's easier to wash up, I must say."

At this point mamat tu finally got it that he was the butt (no pun intended) of the joke and started bursting out laughing.

"Well...I'd advice you against using public toilets..."

Adus....Ted ni lawak dia bangang kekadang tapi pecah gak perut layan.

For those who don't understand it....too bad.

Ok ler semua...nak tidur. Got to be in Astro by 10am (As if!) Nak KO puas-puas!...

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THE BEST! Thank you Malaysia!

Dah terbukti! Satu Malaya akhirnya mengiktirafkan the best four in Akademi Fantasia.
Begitu bersyukurnya kami kat stadium. Berdebar jugak masa Aznil nak announce result.
But after Yazer was called, out, we knew Kefli da takder harapan.

The day started out hectic sebab nak agih-agihkan tiket pada semua. Ramai lak time nak dekat masuk final ni. Mula-muka tergelak baca kat website Astro pasal kata tiket sold out.

Yelah...every week kata nak habis, tetap berlambak ruang kosong kat stadium tu.

But tonight - it was different.

Memang padat! Perghh!

Sampai stadium 7.20pm pun da penuh parking. Nak letak keta kat celah belakang stadium seperti biasa lak kali ni, kena halang. Adus! Katanya tuk Astro je. No amount of sweet talking could help.

So we parked kat entrance nak masuk balik ke jalan besar. First time jauh sangat.

Masuk je, syukur lah semua yang kena amik tiket ngan aku sampai awal. By 8pm semua da settle, masuk tempat duduk pun da booking. Dok belakang Farah dan parents dia with Mas. Apa lagi...sempat la mengumpat sikit.

Sekali ngan my best friend, si Ted along with fellow bloggers Sultan Muzaffar dan Juan Danza and teman wartawan lain cam si Farihad dok ngan kengkawan dari Astro cam Norizan and all.

Biasalah...lepas ni tak dapat laa nak carut lagi persembahan budak-budak. Masuk final, suka ke tak suka (later found out semua aku suka kan) I am still supportive.

It was fun...because I suppose everyone had this apprehension of whether a mistake was going to be made.

But there was a certain party atmosphere sebab tak kisahlah risau mana pun - we knew this had to be it!

Mawi, Felix, Yazer & Kefli - Lagu bonus - Medley Ghazal Untuk Rabiah (Jamal Abdillah dan Nasir), Apokalips (M.Nasir), dan Ekspres Rakyat (Kembara)
Apa nak katakan ek. It was decent. I have no idea why it was called a tribute. Too self-indulgent for me. Nothing great about the boys' medley...kira biasa-biasa saja. Kefli looked and sounded really out of place in this one.

Yazer - This Love (Maroon 5)
I have a feeling that Yazer didn't have a clue what the song was about, and how to go about performing it. Kelakar to see him gyrating away...they might as well as given him a real dance tune cause he didn't seem to get into the funk of things.

And what the hell was he wearing? It seems that somehow he was wearing a sweatshirt inspired top ala karung guni that made him look heavier walaupun Aznil kata dia lost weight. He didn't have a sense of coordination in his little dance routine and vocally was so out of breath - he might as well be shagging jer. Terbayang lak ngan bunyian dia so out of breath, images from Putrajaya masa peluh meleleh tak henti-henti. And his diction was horrid, and I was straining to see if he forgot any of the words to the tune. Thank God it was finally bye-bye Yazer!


Marsha - Ku Pendam Sebuah Duka (Khatijah Ibrahim)
Aku da sediakan tissue Premier yang disponsor tuk meleleh airmata pada this one. But somehow...her fumbling with the lyrics didn't seem to help. So it was a slow start yang memang horrifying, especially at this stage of the competition to screw up....Memang kita semua cringing gila babiks ler takut sangat Marsha tak mampu bak lagu.

But into the second verse dia pick up habis and ended it proving she was one of the better vocals for the night. And yes...I dedicated the song to someone and habis juga dua pack tissue Premier.

Definitely one of the highlights of the show as usual!

Felix - Anak (Freddie Aguilar)
Aku cam bengang sikit the way they tried to put the spotlight on Yazer for backing him on guitar. Nak gorengke nak solo ker skali ngan Sham, buat lah masa lagu sendiri. Dahler sebelum tu Yazer da di promo lebih-lebih oleh Astro bab rumah orang tua tu (nak undi simpati ke). I mean...why couldn't all the kids have been taken. Anyway - another thing about the backing, perlu ke mintak Mawi backing juga kalau setakat tambourine.

Still - Felix managed to hold on to his spotlight walaupun lagu tu simple and easy listening.
And yes, I think he had the right expression for the song throughout. Simply captivating! Makes up for the past few weeks of horror from Felix.

Kefli - Tak Tahu (Adam)
Ni apa kes ni??? Teruk sangat ke sampai tertonggeng?

Setakat choreography - minimal and nothing to shout about. Vocally - he did everything! Wrong that is....

Bukan sahaja lupa lirik - dahlah bukan sekali. Ni lari tempo...pitching...key...tc. Everything was just so wrong. And the sengau was stilll as irritating as ever!

The joke is - it's only lagu Adam. Takder ler challenging mana pun! Aku rasa masa lagu ini dipilih dulu, they were trying to get something easy for him. Well, apparently mereka tak sedar easy is not in Kefli's vocab. After all - he still has trouble trying to figure out how to breathe and sing at the same time! And the trying to walk like Mawi thing was hardly cute! It was him being insistently irritating as usual...

Aku enjoy this show only because of Mawi (boleh tahan ler rap dia walaupun aku rasa Yazer ni ada hidden potential nak rap ngan groove dia).

Mana tak nya, si Mawi asyik buat second voice, "Yo! Yo! Ya-ah-ow! Ya-ah-ow!". Adus...pecah peruts!

Amylea - Gemilang (Jaclyn Victor)
So I would be the first to admit Amylea's version tak se power Jac's.
But WOW! She made it hers! Lagu tu jadi lain sangat ngan improvisation dia yang just nice, tak overboard.

She lost some steam mid-way due to the limitations of her voice, cracking a little here and there, but like Marsha, picked up and rocked the house!

Standing ovation dari kita!

Puas juga seeing a real performer like her, announced the qualifier over si sengau Kefli tu. I mean really! In a world that had any values of fairness, she wouldn't have been in contention against someone like him in the first place!

Suka pic ni... tengok muka Kefli torture nak maintain muka diplomatic over penyingkiran dia! Padahal, nampak sangat dia tahan sentap tu.

Seriously Kefli...

Did you really, actually think you stood a chance???

Mawi - Pergi Tak Kembali (Rabbani)
Mmm...this one aku tatau camna nak comment. Ok would be it. Bukan sebab Mawi tak bagus ke...ada kesilapan ke...ataupun aku tak hendak memberikan dia credit for doing his best.

Perhaps for one thing the song cam tak power. Also, since it's his forte, kekuatan dia pada irama nasyid, aku rasa cam biasa je dia sampaikan. Memang bagus dan bersahaja, tapi susah nak feel apa-apa sebab ala kadar je.

The funny thing is - seperti seseorang bloggers mengatakan - kalau orang lain surprise macam-macam kejutan, adakah Mawi pada mata Astro hanya layak untuk dibacking by kumpulan nasyid kampung dia je ke? (Tu pun off gila babas! Mencacatkan persembahan Mawi je)

But - Mawi at least maintain consistency dia dan tak slack ler.

Still, I think Pupus dia punya strongest performance so far.

Amylea & Marsha - Lagu bonus - Medley Jerat Percintaan (Siti Nurhaliza), Bunga-Bunga Cinta (Misha Omar), Tangisan Dalam Kerinduan (Farah) dan Gubahan Rindu Puisi Syahdu (Fauziah Latiff)
Wow! Kalau lah dua orang ni terus final wat camni! Adus! Ni baru standard boleh dibanggakan! Farra masuk pun takder effect.

The best thing is - kalau empat orang pelajar lelaki kena layan tiga lagu bonus, the two girls took on four songs! You have to respect that! Plus they did it their way. Again, a little few hiccups here and there - but deserving of another standing ovation!

Menuju Puncak was ridiculous. I mean...takkan Astro tak sedar hambar semacam je choreography musim ni! Dari konsert pertama, semua bising kata sedih sangat tarian tuk lagu tema Akademi Fantasia ni - and sill no change has come about!

Nine weeks later, we're still served with the same pathetic fare!



Yang peliknya kali ni - bila the final pose - kenapa Mawi seorang tu keluar dari the whole set-up. I mean, looking at the picture - it simply doesn't make sense. Sensitif ke kalau dia bersentuhan dengan pelajar memana? Ke takut cam sebelum ni dimana Kefli 'menunggang' Mawi in the last pose sampai tak reti henti meraba (usha balik replay of the last concert).

Whatever it is - Menuju Puncak has been taken to new heights of silliness!

By the way, the final tribute with semua yang tersingkir was touching - only sadly it was for AFVOKAL more than anything else.

Kalau nak sangat wat AFVOKAL, bagik laa memasing kuar lagu sendiri ke pa. Ni tak. How you suppose to judge them individually from a group song. You're talking about everyone singing on a different key and all.

Plus, everyone has their set piece for a solo, so there's bound to be seorang dua yang lebih kan?



Whatever it is - consolation prize or not - AFVOKAL (which is Anugerah Vokal Popular - sebab diundi dan bukan Anugerah Vokal Terbaik seperti didakwa Astro) should go to only among Idayu, Fuad, Amylea, Amy, Marsha or even Aidil (seriously?). Why do I say that? Well - from their unique vocal tone - to their much polished appearance now since their introduction, I think these few yang menyerlah overall.

Yes, even Aidil didn't sound as bad as he did when in Akademi ketika mempersembahkan Didn't We Almost Have It All in the group performance. Elliza was the most horrible, screeching like pontianak mengilai kena buasir (boleh ke?)

Anyway, back to the show...

And the result?



Apa lagi? The four best performers, who have been consistently delivering for weeks now! Thank God Malaysia got it right! Teringat musim lepas masa Bob diumumkan masuk and aku terpikir how the SMS votes were right for the first time the whole season!

And this time - Malaysia got it right. Mungkin aku masih tak setuju peratusan antara empat pelajar tu jauh sangat, but still - they are in the final!

Aku sekarang tak kisah siapa duduk di tangga mana. Sebab untuk aku - cukup lah keempat-empat mereka layak, teramat layak untuk masuk final!

Habis saja pengumuman - berpuluh SMS aku terima on all three mobile numbers aku! Sampai habis bateri phone siot!

Bergegas ngan bebudak tuk amik kek kat keta - lari ke belakang production area di mana dah janji ngan Idayu & Co. nak celebrate birthday Fuad. Sayang Bob tak ada kerana outstation tuk show kalau tak leh celebrate skali.

Anyway, a BIG happy birthday to both Bob dan Fuad!!!



Lama gak tunggu meka nak masuk ke area production tempat makan crew - but sampai-sampai saja, Idayu, Reza, Amy, Aidil, Elliza, Akma (Ekin tak nampakl lak) nyanyi Happy Birthday tuk Fuad. Separuh tenaga pengajar pun masih ada nak wish skali termasuk abang M.Nasir, kak Marlia (thank you for staying back, babe) and a few more.

Abih tu sembang-sembang ler kengkawan sana. Puas jugak result. And rata-rata most of us hardly care how the final turns out because buat kali pertama, statement Vince 'tiada pengalah' makes sense'.

I was told by friends that there is a possibility that dia sentimen mungkin digunakan sesetengah pihak dalam kempen tuk AFUNDI masuk final ni.

And they are the two most sensitive things that anyone could harp on. So I hope we all can pull together and vote for who we believe is talented - and not bother with these two issues which some extreme fans mugnkin menggunakan.

Sentimen pertama of course mengenai dua pelajar dari Borneo and dua pelajar dari Semenanjung. I say, so what? We're all still Malaysians kan? Biar kita banggawith the best we have to offer without caring which state or side of the country we're from!

The second is a more sensitive issue. Sudah pasti Mawi dan Amylea beragama Islam while Felix dan marsha are Christians. Again, aku merayu semua dalam keghairahan mengundi pelajar tersayang, supaya jauhi diri dari sentimen sebegini. We are voting for talent - and that's all that counts. Kita masyarakat muhibbah - and there is no difference between us all - race, religion, creed or any other distinguishing factors. Remember...blur the lines that seperate us, and only allow talent to shine through!

After all - pelajar-pelajar Akademi Fantasia telah membuktikan kami lah a community which prides itself ont he unity our nation is so proud of -maybe we could learn something from them!



Ok laa...letih siot...from the excitement and anticipation (and I suppose the subsequent partying) but thank you to everyone who voted for the girls to make sure they got into the final!

Nak habiskan update radio.blog ngan lagu-lagu serta beberapa pics dari konsert semalam sebelum KO sat. Pagi kena bangun awal sebab nak gi Desa Waterpark for the @15 Chatterz Club Family Day with pelajar-pelajar tersingkir. See you guys there!

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Ku Pendam Sebuah Duka

Ok...I feel down again. AKu tak paham ler. Aku asyik mood swings lately. Well...actually I know why. But...

Apapun, tadi bosan sangat satu hari tak cukup tidur, kerja berlambak, deadline last minute, memacam masalah...plus one big one.

I feel so down at the moment - but tengah baca-baca blog aku, sambil blog-hopping to cheer me up, saja ingat tetiba nak update senarai lagu tugasan malam ni.

Memang aku malas nak update...but something made me do it.

Ni senarai lagu-lagu tugasan...

Lagu Bonus
Pelajar perempuan - Medley Jerat Percintaan (Siti Nurhaliza), Bunga-Bunga Cinta (Misha Omar), Tangisan Dalam Kerinduan (Farah) dan Gubahan Rindu Puisi Syahdu (Fauziah Latif)
Pelajar lelaki - Medley Ghazal Untuk Rabiah (Jamal Abdillah dan Nasir), Apokalips (M.Nasir), dan Ekspres Rakyat (Kembara)

Lagu Tugasan
Yazer - This Love (Maroon 5)
Kefli - Tak Tahu (Adam)
Mawi - Pergi Tak Kembali (Rabbani)
Marsha - Ku Pendam Sebuah Duka (Khatijah Ibrahim)
Felix - Anak (Freddie Aguilar)
Amylea - Gemilang (Jaclyn Victor)

Of course, kalau tengok radio.blog, aku da update with these original versions for all of you to compare supaya dapat menilai sendiri kemampuan pelajar-pelajar untuk memastikan AFUNDI anda pergi kepada pelajar yang betul-betul berbakat. Tolonglah evaluate and janganlah ikut sentimen kasihan saja dalam undian.



Whatever it is, lagu tugasan Marsha yang aku tak habis-habis dengar sekarang. Lgu tu - kira bersesuaian dengan mood aku sekarang. And I don't know....but at the same time - it pushes me to look for positivity in my situation.

Take a listen dan hayati liriknnya.

Ku Pendam Sebuah Duka

Bercinta sudah lama
Berkasih dan bermesra
Sedang enak membuai rasa
Perpisahan tercipta

Mengapa sementara
Cerahnya cinta kita
Mendung tiba tiada ku pinta
Gelapnya suasana
Walaupun hati ku amat berat melepas mu
Dan rintangan mendatang sayang
Terpaksa ku leraikan
Seandainya kita harungi jua
Kelak punah semua.. sayang
Mimpi yang kau harapkan

Ku pasti kau kembali
Menyatu dua hati
Lebih elok cari pengganti
Tiada kau menyendiri
Tak guna disesalkan
Hakikat percintaan
Mungkin terpendam kenikmatan
Sebalik perpisahan

Apapun, take note that lagu Anak dalam radio.blog tu original version lagu tu. Aku dapati ada empat versi lagu tu termasuk dalam Bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Melayu, but I decided to post the original version.

By the way - I usually post only quality poetry, but this time I want to share something so silly, but with the sentiments in the right place. It's for whoever it's supposed to be for....It's from the movie 10 Things I Hate About You and it's the part Julia Stiles is voicing how much she hates this guy, tapi sebenarnya da jatuh hati...A little juvenile...but gets the point across. That's all for this posting...nothing more to share...I'm empty inside...

10 Things I Hate About You
I hate the way you talk to me,
and the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive my car.
I hate it when you stare.
I hate your big dumb combat boots,
and the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick,
it even makes me rhyme.
I hate the way you are always right.
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh.
Even worse when you make me cry.
I hate it when you're not around,
and the fact that you didn't call.
But mostly, I hate the way I don't hate you,
Not even close,
Not even a little bit,
Not even at all

By the way, lupa nak add. Pada peminat Aidil - ni pesanan khas. Segala email Aidil can be forwarded to Aidilistic. Apapun, website Aidil akan siap dalam bulan depan di URL http://www.aidilistic.com.

By the way...jangan lupa click undi tuk radio.blog aku kalau suka ek...at least something would cheer me up.

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Do you miss them?

Rindu tak dengan persembahan pelajar-pelajar yang tersingkir?

Hah...kalau rindu...tengok sendiri kang malam esok kejutan mini aku sebutkan tu. Entah jadi ntah tidak, but I think it will indeed take place.

Takler kejutan sebenarnya pun - but Astro always overhypes things anyway.

Still...it will be nice to watch those eliminated perform on thw same stage again, don't you think?
Meanwhile...AFUNDI MARSHA and AFUNDI AMYLEA (sekali Mawi dan Felix ler tapi undi meka da banyak cukup nak ke final da...aku nak dua ni layak skali jerk)

By the way - aku dengar lagu tuk final sudahpun siap tuk contestants. Just wondering how it will all sound. Agaknya ada tak yang meletup cam single-single Akademi Fantasia yang final sebelum ni ke tak.

Malas posting panjang-panjang...tengah takde mood upload pics and all that...

Nak sambung wat keja...

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Kejutan ke?

Malas nak update. Tapi ni berita terkini dari Astro! More news on Bangkok trip with pictures later.

Takder ler surprise sangat kan bagi pengikut-pengikut blog ni. Didn't we know this was going to happen?

Expect another possible mini kejutan this Saturday (just maybe)...

Akademi Fantasia 3: Empat pelajar akan ke peringkat akhir
Kuala Lumpur, 28 Julai 2005: Astro, sebagai penerbit dan penyiar program realiti TV paling popular, Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3), semalam mengumumkan keputusan untuk memberi peluang kepada empat pelajar untuk mara ke peringkat akhir.

Pengumuman dibuat oleh pengetua AF3, M. Nasir di hadapan enam pelajar yang masih kekal di Akademi, menerusi program Diari Akademi Fantasia 3 yang disiarkan pada 27 Julai, 8.30 malam di saluran Astro Ria dan Astro @15.

Ini bermakna pada konsert minggu kesembilan Sabtu ini, dua pelajar akan disingkirkan berdasarkan peratusan undian paling rendah Sistem Pesanan Ringkas (SMS) pengundi.

Ketua Program Melayu Astro, Rozina Aziz berkata keputusan atau kejutan ini adalah untuk memberi kelainan format kepada program Akademi Fantasia.

Beliau merujuk kepada AF musim pertama yang membawa lima pelajar ke peringkat akhir manakala AF musim kedua menampilkan 6 pelajar.

"Dengan hanya 4 pelajar di peringkat akhir, tenaga pengajar akan memberi lebih fokus kepada pelajar-pelajar itu dalam setiap aspek persembahan dan diharap mereka dapat membawa persembahan paling bertenaga di konsert akhir nanti," terang Rozina.

Bagaimanapun, dari dua pelajar tersingkir, pelajar yang mendapat undian lebih tinggi akan dikira menduduki tempat kelima. Beliau layak menerima hadiah berupa Pakej Percutian ke Bali tajaan Pearl of The Orient (POTO Travel) dengan kerjasama Aida Travel dan Gulf Air, sebuah Kerusi Urut tajaan Gintell, sebuah Beg Pakaian jenama Samsonite, Wang Tunai RM3000 sumbangan Hotlink dan Trofi Akademi Fantasia tajaan Astro.

Astro juga mengumumkan pengenalan satu Anugerah Khas yang bakal diberi kepada salah seorang daripada 14 pelajar AF3 iaitu Anugerah Vokal Terbaik. Anugerah ini adalah untuk pelajar yang mempunyai kekuatan vokal terbaik, dan dipilih melalui undian SMS penonton.

Untuk memilih calon vokal terbaik, taip AFVOKAL dan hantar ke 32999. Talian SMS bagi Anugerah Vokal Terbaik akan dibuka mulai 8.30 malam pada Jumaat, 29 Julai 2005. Setiap SMS akan dikenakan caj premium RM0.50 tidak termasuk kadar SMS biasa yang dikenakan oleh TELCO. Pemenang anugerah tersebut akan diumumkan pada Konsert Akhir Akademi Fantasia yang akan berlangsung di Stadium Malawati Shah Alam pada 6 Ogos ini. Pelajar yang memenangi Anugerah Vokal Terbaik bakal menerima sebuah trofi dan wang tunai sebanyak RM3000.

Tiket bagi Konsert Akhir Akademi Fantasia akan mula dijual oleh TicketCharge mulai Isnin, 1 Ogos pada harga RM20 dan RM40. Bagi mereka yang membeli tiket pada hari Isnin, 1 Ogos dari pukul 9 pagi hingga 6 petang akan menikmati harga istimewa "Early Bird Offer" pada kadar RM10 dan RM25. Tawaran "Early Bird Offer" ini adalah hanya pada hari Isnin sahaja.

TicketCharge boleh dihubungi di talian 03-77262002.

Selain wang tunai, bayaran boleh dibuat menggunakan kad kredit. Talian TicketCharge dibuka pada hari Isnin hingga Jumaat, mulai jam 9 pagi hingga 6 petang dan hari Sabtu, mulai jam 12 tengahari hingga 6 petang. Tiket-tiket juga boleh didapati dari tiga cawangan TicketCharge di Mid-Valley Boulevard, The Mall dan Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur.

I say : Why call it Anugerah Vokal Terbaik kalau bukan judged by professionals. If its based on public votes - then its Anugerah Vokal Popular. The masses cannot be expected to deliver a result that is equivalent to that of people knowledgeable in the business. The best tu kena laa orang yang paham apa tu vocals and techniques involved mah!

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You did this!!!

As the title says it all. Here's the result of another injustice!

Aku tak pernah pilih Akma dalam senarai peribadi aku untuk dia ke final. But still - at this point of the competition - for all her weaknesses, dia BUKAN pelajar paling lemah, dia bukan pelajar paling tidak consistent, and she sure as hell is not the least talented when it comes to vocals.

Cuma masaalahnya, she is female, not some cutesy, boyband wannabe who would be better off miming after some dance lessons.

So what happens now? Look at the results!

Siapa yang akan menjadi mangsa seterusnya? Marsha? Amylea? Hanya kerana mereka yang mengundi kerana simpati, kasihan... dan kononnya muka comel! Kalau nak sangat undi camtu, I suggest you go buy majaalah Remaja tu dan vote ler lain kali meka ada yang Hero remaja and all that. Lebih elok!

Whatever it is, I appeal for sanity among fans of Mawi, Felix, Amylea and Marsha - don't just back your favourites among the four - but also each other. I know this sounds ridiculous but it only makes your favourite student stand out all the more.

Of course - a major part of my appeal goes to Mawi and Felix fans tuk sokong Marsha dan Amylea. Kalau ada yang katakan ini tak rasional, then think if it this way. Don't you want credibility if and when the student of your choice menang?

Setakat kalau Mawi dan Felix menang 'walkover' sebab the competition is weak and not at all credible, especially in the likes of Kefli - tak berbaloi wang Ringgit tuk AFUNDI. Baik dok terus takyah undi dari sekarang. IF Mawi and Felix wins against tougher and more creidble competition like Marsha and Amylea - THAT'S putting up a fight and a deserved win!

Apapun. I think I, serta ramai bloggers lain telahpun made our stand known. One common ground we can all agree on is that we want Kefli OUT! So let's see to it that that whining cringer is booted out before the finals!

I am just so disappointed with the voting trends now - and aku malas nak update apa-apa dari press conference dan interview Akma tadi, kecuali gambar dia ni.

I hope we can pull of what we did with Akademi Fantasia II when in the last week - all the fan clubs managed to supporteach other in terms of votes to kick out yang TAK PATUT berada di final. Here's to seeing a repeat of that moment.

So from this moment - AFUNDI MAWI! AFUNDI FELIX! AFUNDI MARSHA! AFUNDI AMYLEA!

Why do I pick the four...apart from possibly another reason...they ARE simply the best!

DON'T let this happen to those who deserve to be in the final like Amylea or Marsha!

DON'T vote on sympathy pada yang dok bawah skali!

DON'T vote hanya kerana you think he's cute!

DON'T trash our music industry with people who can't sing!

DON'T embarass nama Akademi Fantasia ngan ada finalist yang TAK layak!

DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE!

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What the???!!!

Are you kidding?

Are you just bloody kidding???

Akma terkeluar when Yazer and Kefli are still in after those performances?

Granted Akma's impersonation of Ramlah Ram wat tangkap muat Beyonce wassn't all that...but seriously!!!

Aku pas konsert, takder mood nak stay for Imbasan at all. Simply because it was the wrong person again decided to leave.

So gi makan ngan kengkawan dari Mawi FC kat Section 9, Shah Alam...sambil makan tu mengisi perut, usha ler Imbasan.

Yang sakit ati nya - when they showed the results, I was glad Mawi improved his standing because he did perform quite well for the night, tapi sakit ati tengok Felix jatuh dari segi peratusan and kecewa because Amylea naik pun tak seberapa.

But the horror of all horrors was Marsha jatuh sampai ke second last! Apa barang??!!

Are you joking?

Si Kefli memang aku admit improved his performance - but considering standard dia ketinggalan sebegitu jauh - it was hardly anything significant compared to that of the others. Paling tidak pun, kalau nyamuk sengau tu terselamat - Yazer would have been the next target based on common sense because dia punya take of Mengapa Harus Cinta was a simply painful.

Lost my mood to update the blog for the night - tried to update the radio.blog tapi sebab ada change pada security features by Gengkita, I couldn't access the ftp.

As far as the radio.blog is concerned, hopefully things will rectified as soon as possible.
But back to the night - yes it was crap!

Memang Malaysians (the masses anyway) are hardly smart enough to evaluate what is quality.

As a result? Twelve months from now - pilihan meka tu akan get flushed down the toilet of failures of the local entertainment industry!

Just look at season one, how many actually made it? How about season two? Yang kecoh-kecoh dok terselamat atas undi simpati - mana dia skang? Seriously!

And that is very likely going to happen again in season three.

Tak nyesal aku tinggalkan pemantauan Diari Akademi Fantasia bermula minggu ketiga setelah bermula agenda of personal attacks on selected students.

It's out of hand...and seolah kehabisan idea mereka nak pasangkan orang laa...nak bagi citer air mata laa...etc.

You may think it's ridiculous...but Akma kuar because (in huge part) to Astro. Speculation?

Well...ingat tak masa Putrajaya - konon main kahwin-kahwin Amy dan Aidil? Siapa keluar? Amy and Reza right? Then konon nak wat citer surat dari kuarga Yazer to Ekin? Siapa keluar? Ekin...

And this week - sibuk nak tunjuk video sangat kan konon meka bercinta - konon nak pasangkan dengan Felix?

What happens? Surprise, surprise....bye bye Akma!

First of all - I think any sort of study would prove that majority of Akademi Fantasia voters are female, thus the dominance of boys in the competition. Kalau dalam pertandingan lain dalam Malaysia ni - boys selalu lose out to girls, Akademi Fantasia is the only competition girls never stand a chance.

Dah tau - lagi nak wat kes tuk pengundi-pengundi hormonal nak mjenci bebudak perempuan yang ada.

So there are two girls left in the competition - no complaints here as they are the outstanding two. But the boys? Only Felix and Mawi are worthy of the final as far as I am concerned.

These four have been consistently been performing above average, and have displayed an amazing ability to adapt and embrace versatility.

Dahlah...kepada nyamuk-nyamuk penyokong Kefli dan Yazer...I cou;dn't care less what you have to say. At the end of the day - these two will go the way of students in Akademi Fantasia previously yang bertahan all the way to the final for no bloody reason cause they will never have a career in the local music industry and will fizzle out to being small time dependants of their status on Akademi Fantasia.

Why am I so angry? Because ada mereka yang mempunyai bukan sahaja impian - tapi juga bakat semulajadi yang patut diberikan perhatian. Akademi Fantasia is an enviable platform for any new act - so why waste it on those yang takder future in this business??

Suka ati ler korang....you make the final what it is.

All I know is, I'm doing my duty to vote for only FOUR students, who to me deserve the spots in the final not only for their ambition, effort, talent but also their potential to go far. And the four, who were the best performers from the previous week - are also my favourites for this week.

Siapa lagi layak untuk persembahan terbaik konsert lepas kalau bukan Felix, Mawi, Marsha and Amylea (in no particular order).



Look at the photos of the deserved top four bebetul. Kali ni aku pilih pics yang gambarkan usaha mereka, kerisauan mereka, tekanan mereka, dan harapan mereka because these are four extremely talented kids you will letting down if any of them don't make the final.

Or perhaps - you'd prefer to settle for a pretty boy (cantik ker muka) who can't sing (let alone breathe right!!!)

This Saturday is too crucial nak memberikan lagi undi kasihan - terutamanya pada orang yang nyanyi pun tak betul, tak pernah consistent in delivery, has no distinct voice, no uniqueness and no originality!

I hardly care about Yazer making it in...but in no way does even Yazer deserve to make way for muka seksa ni nak dapat tempat, apa lagi kalau nak antara empat tu menjadi korban sentimen kasihan pengundi yang nak tengok muka 'kiut' jer. Sibuk sangat nak tengok bagi laa dia keluar tengok laa puas-puas kat funfair terdekat kang. Masa tu baru tau bertahan ke tak korang ngan sengau dia.

The competition looks hopeless at this point - with voters who have any sense (and sense of hearing) being way outnumbered by those who vote by sentiment and sympathy.

Dah...apapun - I am sick and tired of this trend of orang yang tak paham apa konsep asal Akademi Fantasia - which is a TV opportunity to offer those with promise to further enhance their abilities and talents to shine.

instead - skang da jadi biasiswa programme yang in the end - the result tak bayar balik loan sebab kuar jer berangan lebih ngan adanya peminat dan syok sendiri, padahal nyanyi tak penah cukup syarat.

On to my review. By the way - sorry tapi I didn't include the evaluation of the two groups songs sebab Ladki Badi Anjani Hai and Seri Langkat were not worthy of evaluation for me.

Interesting and mildly amusing as it was - aku tak nampak the relevance of group performances except tuk buang masa sebab this year - the group songs do not test individual contribution to the team effort.

Lagu asal nyanyian Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik dari Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was no big deal for me simply because setakat bak nyanyi backing track - baik takyah...walau apapun Aznil katakan 'as long as to their own voices' or whatever. If nak sangat miming tu, or singing over a vocal track, baik terus semua lagu wat camtu.

As for Seri Langkat - the Jamal Abdillah and Amelina version - it just didn't do much for me...
Menuju Puncak for me is the only group number I'd be bothered to evaluate this year - tapi since choreography cam dibuat oleh my taekwondo master...takyah ler.

On to the show...

Marsha - Cobalah Untuk Setia (Kris Dayanti)
I have to say mula-mula aku risau gak sebab Marsha seemed to be out of tempo. For some reason dia tak keep up to pace...possibly tak feel lagu tu as well as I thought she would.

Which brought about the problem of penghayatan, which like Yasmin Ahmad said, she seemed to lack a connection to the song and was unable to deliver the message. However, vocally - I'd have to agree with Syafinaz and she pulled out all the stops. She is definitely THE voice of Akademi Fantasia III.

Not stealing any thunder away from Amylea - as Amylea is THE voice with a personality.

Kefli - Hati Emas (Kembara)
Admittedly a fun song. Tapi because of the strength of the original composition...in no part due to Kefli's effort.

To put it simply - Syafinaz seemed to round it up best (let's forget Kudsia Kahar as usual) when she also pointed out a couple of faults in my list. My list includes the horrid manner of slurring, his intonation (or lack of it), the consistencies in going off pitch and the needless screaming. At this point, people...please note...there is a difference between dynamis and volume - something which I said Kefli has not been able to distinguish in weeks he's been in the Akademi. And for

God's sake boy! Breathe when you sing! Muka seksa tak abih-abih. By the way - I think Aznil stole the show from him without even needing vocal lessons or weeks in the Akademi (leh tak AFUNDI Aznil ganti tempat dia?)

Yazer - Mengapa Harus Cinta (Vince)
I did say before this it would be Yazer's first test - sebab yang pelajar lain semua da diuji all over the place and he's the only one that seems to be dimanjakan.

I also did say that kalau dia perform bagus - he would make it to my list sebab he has been proving he has all the elements the top four have - cuma only because he has NEVER been tested.

So how did he do? Not as bad as I thought - despite the flat, flat, flat delivery of the song throughout. Off key siot berapa kali....karam abih! Off the topic of Yazer - beginning from him we can see the wardrobe department da mula buat sial balik. Ingat stylo ka nyanyi lagu ballad tetap nak imej rock? What's with the the ripped jeans??? Tak kena konsep...Setakat menang tuk Vaanavil leh laa...(siapa yang makan cili dia yang terasa pedas...)

Mawi - Pupus (Dewa)
I love this song. Ada peminat Mawi bagitau aku yang lagu ni tak power. I begged to differ saying kalau Mawi pandai bak lagu ni - it's this sweeping emotional piece that will justify his position.

And despite wardrobe department bangap buat dia imej cam tukang cat rumah yang diupah...he did great! At several points, aku rasa his performance was a little contrived....but he pulled through well enough and made the song his own. I would say for the first time bebetul, aku puas ati ngan Mawi nya performance - a feeling I usually get from Amylea dan Marsha.

Akma - Selamat Jalan Romeo (Ramlah Ram)
Semput....and horrible moves. Almost as bad as costume dia yang ibarat ada bulu ketiak pink terjurai tu! Wardrobe buta!!! For her tall lanky figure...you do NOT put her in that kind of dress. Huh!

But what's with the Lady Marmalade-Bootylicious routine ler. Nak goyang pung aku rasa cam bukan nak patah pinggang, tapi da broken in 40 different spots.

At any rate - sayang gak bab Akma ni...she does have talent...just zero charisma.

Amylea - Dua Insan Bercinta (Ella)
Klang rocks! Heh! Bangga! Amylea did Klang proud (Klang ni kampung Ella ler - sama kampung ngan aku tu).

She sounded original, being totally herself and (if it's possible) making the song sound even better!

Cuma aku tergeli sikit dia wat dia nya snake charmer routine punya choreography...takyah ler Amylea...but you rock gurl! Nak tengok dia dapat rock tune bebetul - bukan stakat ballad ler...Mesti gempak!

Felix - Hukum Karma (Wings)
ASTRO'S WARDROBE DEPARTMENT SUCKS! Nak bagi imej rocker rempit mana pung - perlu ke sampai pakai camtu? Rempit pun malu nak keluar pakai camtuh tau!

Burok siot - and tambah wig ala Amylea punya rambut sebelum kena rebonding - adus! Felix looked a right horror!

Tapi he pulled off Hukum Karma extremely well and rocked the house. Ramai gak aku tengok head-banging kat celah tempat dok VIP! Rocksteady sibuk-sibuk - tokei dusun lagik gempak when it comes to really rocking.

But I have to point this out. Can someone tell Kudsia Kahar that it wasn't perfect. She gets so carried away tul. Habis je...tak abih-abih nak stress kat Felix, "It was perfect!!!".

No it wasn't girlfriend. He cracked...hit the wrong note...and went off key berapa banyak kali - even at that one point ko kata dia perfect tu. I suggest Akademi Fantasia IV carik sponsor pengorek telinga tuk pengkritik ek.

Oklah...nak tidur...tak larat...will try and sort out the radio.blog thingie as soon as possible. And by the way...bersedia tuk KEMUNGKINAN hints and clues apa dia kejutan terbesar Akademi Fantasia untuk musim ni!

I will not have one dedicated posting for it...but read between the lines and you may just spot what's coming up (if it happens - sebab dok pending green light kan)...

Meeting Akma for the interview tomorrow - and then nak gi office Sony-BMG tuk pick up flight tickets and stuff to leave for Bangkok Tuesday morning...will try and post before I leave. Gone...

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Updates - also on radio.blog

Aku sorry kalao ada yang expect update today tapi letih satu hal, and also ftp pun takleh access. I don't know why but hopefully we'll rectify the problem as soon as possible and possibly concert semalam akan diupdatekan by late Sunday afternoon, ok?

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Dayang is free

This should be good news for Dayang Nurfizah fans. Akhirnya, Dayang bebas tuk meneruskan kerjaya dia sebagai penyanyi tanpa meisaukan tindakan mahkamah ke apa-apa.

KUALA LUMPUR : The long-standing and highly publicised dispute between local singer Dayang Nurfaizah Awang Dowty and her former management and recording label has been amicably resolved.

In a joint press release issued on Thursday, Recording Industry of Malaysia (RIM) general manager Ramani Ramalingam said he was pleased to announce a mutually beneficial settlement between the relevant parties.

"The settlement resolves a series of unfortunate miscommunications dating back to 2002.

"Dayang has successfully come to an agreement with Bintang Seni Sdn Bhd over her management contract while New Southern Records Sdn Bhd (NSR) has bought over Dayang's recording contract from Aneka Seni Music Productions Sdn Bhd.

This means that all legal suits between Dayang and the Broadway Entertainment Group of Companies, which includes Aneka Seni, Bintang Seni, Lindung Seni and Broadway Entertainment Sdn Bhd have been amicably settled.

"Dayang is now free of all her contractual obligations with the Broadway Entertainment group of companies and to fully pursue her promising recording career with her new label, NSR," said Ramani.

Broadway chief executive officer Boon Tan and Dayang were reportedly happy to confirm in a win-win situation of the court cases which was aided by RIM, while NSR A&R director Iman Wan formally welcomed Dayang to NSR's stable.

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Sigh...

Aku malas nak posting baru. These past few days since my birthday have been the crappiest ever.

It hasn't been the worst - tapi cam yo yo. Kejap ok...kejap cam sial!

Apapun - I really have no mood to post anything. Right now - I'm just broiling in hatred. For myself and the people around me. I have no idea why things suck so bad at the moment. I am feeling dowopeless and on the verge of giving up everything.

I suppose the only silver lining is I'll be making my third trip to Bangkok this Tuesday. At least aku leh berambus sat dari KL ni. Menyampah aku dok sini. Everything is just so screwed up at the moment.

Anyway - the trip to Bangkok this time best gila lah.

Sebelum ni, earlier this year, aku gi for to watch Slipknot (tak kenal takper - rugi ko!) and get to interview them (siap tengok meka tanpa topeng!!!-checky my old postings in my blog). Then it was for the lousy MTV Asia Aid yang boring gila (redah abih Patpong lak masa tu closing time for nightspots 1am sebab time election ada ruling baru).

Anyway dalam punya laa sial punya the whole day yang aku tension tak abih about this and that... aku dapat passed invitation dari bos aku.

Yes, this Tuesday - yours truly akan menghadiri sesi pra-dengar album (kira sebelum pelancaran ler) dan interview Ricky Martin di Bangkok!

The plan is only an overnight stay in Bangkok - tapi rasanya pada tahap ni - aku mungkin extend my stay kot sebab aku da fed-up ngan all the crap here. Nak larikan diri sat.

Masaalahnya member yang ajar kat University of Chulalongkorn tu da entah kemana. Dia Malaysian tapi lecture sana sini. Adus...takder ler geng lak!

So that's the only thing that's good I can say since my most damned birthday in history.
By the way - pada kengkawan yang SMS nombor lama aku - take note of another number I've posted because nombor 013 aku da ilang SIM card dia. Entah tercicir mana masa tukar-tukar card between my Nokia 3650 dan Nokia 7200 akibat 3650 aku software failure.

Apapun - if anything, message me there ok.

*UPDATE* Aku da jumpa balik SIM card aku so you can contct me back at my 013 number.
Until then - let me wallow in my depression with this bit. Damn all the ignorant idiots in this world who make life a living hell! Memang dengki takleh lihat orang lain gembira!

There's blackness outside
blackness caged inside with me
my view from here
does not surpass my fingers
the day ascends, plateaus, and falls
It hoists and drags, and I allow
sometimes light appears before tomorrow
but it's only dreamt
and when breakfast faces get a glimpse
they turn away
they think I just might be contagious...

By the way...aku tak suka blog orang posting-posting lirik. Tapi...kongsi ler depression aku ngan melayan lagu Sahri - Memori Bahagia.

Aku letak kat radio.blog sekali tuk layan ketensionan aku.

I miss Jakarta... I am so sick and tired of KL....I miss you, babe...I'm going to sleep now with this song on permanent repeat.. The words may mean something else to some people....but in means so much to me...and is so relevant. Pass a a Marsha tissue please...

Lagu: Memori Bahagia
Penyanyi : Sahri
Lagu/Lirik : Adnan Abu Hassan Lirik:Fareez

Sayup ku terdengar suara mu
Memanggilku sedar dari lena
Mimpi yang terindah bersamamu
Umpama tiada ungkapan perpisahan

Mungkin harapan yang telah terbina
Seakan pudar warnanya saat sekian lamanya
Bila kau ucapkan
Air mata ini membasahi pipi

Mampukah ku alun kesemua tawamu
Menjadi melodi menemani diriku
Dapatkah kita memahami jalinan suci
Apakah ertinya kasih sayang ini

Berikanlah masa untuk difikirkan
Apa yang terbaik bagi meneruskan
Percintaan ini
Yang terpendam di jiwa

Dikaulah kejora
Yang menerangi hatiku kala sepi
Termenungku sendiri
Maafkanlah sekiranya
Kesilapan ku yang dulu
Menyentuh kalbumu

Kenangkanlah memori bahagia
Kau dan aku seiring berpimpin tangan
Mengukir senyuman saling merasa
Dan merindu bila bertemu

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Product placement

Selepas aku mengilhamkan product Ridsect Kefli - ramai nak bising. Well...take note. Aku buat mock product tu atas sebab menghalau nyamuk-nyamuk peminat Kefli yang tak abih-abih tak puas ati sebab aku luahkan pendapat aku yang sepatutnya dia yang keluar from the start.

Well - too bad.

He is the worst vocalist of the 14 in Akademi Fantasia and I still stand by the fact that he can't sing.

So what about popularity - in reality shows that counts. Tapi kalau da takder kredibiliti - at the end of the day berapa lama gak ko bertahan.

So whatever...tak puas ati - ko undi ler undi kesian korang tuh.

MY blog - MY opinions...not yours. Your comments are strictly yours...but you can post them elsewhere if it disrupts your delicate nature to read them.

Simple as that kan?

Orang nak tak abih-abih kata aku ada favourites aku...question yourself people...how did they become my favourites. Mawi and Felix I agree have charisma - it's just they lack consistency though I still believe they deserve top five on the average of their performing ability.

Marsha and Amylea are the most consistent two and that is undeniable.

Akma is an above average singer - but she still lack identity ataupun showmanship.

Yazer da ada segala yang perlu - in the environment he's in sebab I still maintain setakat ni dia tak diuji.

Kefli? Let's not even go there. He's going soon...and that's a fact.

Perlu ke aku nak memberikan pujian melambung? Hakikatnya...terimalah ini reality industri muzik kita. Ada je yang takleh nyanyi yang akan dipuji puji peminat...akhirnya tak kemana because setakat minat rupa etc.

As for pekerjaan aku - konon aku tak professional - all I can say is ko tak puas ati especially nick pengkritik, lantak ko ler.

Aku buat blog aku as my PERSONAL page. bangap tul tak paham bahasa. Kata kalau ada opinion takyah nak nwat blog ker page ker...abih ko tu? take your opinions and shove em somewhere where the sun don't shine - cause you really have to take a long good look in the mirror.

Anyway - back to the point of the posting.

Setelah aku kuar product tu - terpikir lak...apa macam ler kalao ada companies amik meka endorse product. Yerlah...nama Akademi Fantasia begitu gah skali. Pulling power memang ada.

So siapa akan endorse apa.

Below is my suggested list - and skali ngan tugasan mereka dapat tuk minggu ni and my evaluation. Enjoy...and stop bitching about all this and take it with a funny bone in you and have that ability to laugh. Sheesh!


Felix sudah pasti nya akan endorse product terbaru Loreal. The latest in Wrinkle Decrease cream.

Pihak pengeluar kosmetik dan kecantikan tu akan laris dengan kulit Felix yang memang flawless dan tak pernah dahi berkerut walaupun seteruk mana penderaan terhadapnya dengan tugasan yang diberikan.

Masaalah pihak Loreal cuma nak wat iklan TV sebab dipercayai Felix mempunyai masaalah untuk menunjukkan sebarang emosi sekaligus menimbulkan spekulasi mukanya terlalu 'ketat' because pakai botox.

Lagu tugasannya minggu ni adalah Hukum Karma dari Wings.

Felix has aleady proven rock genre ni - biar ballad atau kapak pun dia leh handle. The only problem he has is with English songs, so this should NOT be a problem. Only hope dia all out kali ni.

Kalau diikutkan, Felix punya only problem is that he makes things look too easy at times, which is not a good thing. Aku nak tengok dia effort with a song. And hopefully he puts his all into hia performance...he really needs to stricke it up a notch!

Akma pula mendapat menjadi duta bantal terbaru dari Vono. Makan hati Ziana Zain!

Bantal terbaru itu dipercayai dapat cure insomnia ataupun masaalah tidur.

Iklan untuk product tu di TV akan menayangkan memana pun persembahan Aka untuk menunjukkan persamaan dengan keberkesanan bantal tu di mana penonton seperti mana pengguna bantal akan tertidur serta merta.

Lagu tugasan Akma untuk mnggu kelapan ni adalah lagu Selamat Jalan Romeo oleh Ramlah Ram.

Lagu ni aku dapat rasakan adalah pilihan untuk menyelamatkan Akma minggu ni because it's a fun and lively number, and charisma and x-factor or not - anyone can be seen as a master showman (or woman) with the dangdut-esque tune.

I think Akma will rock the house with this - but then again - she's disappointed before. However am hoping for her to turn on the magic because seh really does have everything else.


Amylea pula dipercayai menerima tawaran untuk patch for headaches.
WellPatch untuk mengubati migraine - dikatakan effective sebab Amylea telahpun mula menggunakan Wellpatch ketika tak abih-abih trauma ketika di Akademi.

Walaubagaimanapun the prodcut has proven effective because Amylea has managed to control whatever afflictions to improve on her shows. Sekaligus menimbulkan minat Wellpatch tuk keluarkan jenamanya yang khas mengambil kesempatan nama Amylea.

Amylea's assignment this week is Amylea - Dua Insan Bercinta oleh Ella (orang kampung aku sih!) This isn't really heavy rock...but even if it was aku rasa Amylea wouldn't even have problems then. No brainer to comment. She's going to feed the magic that's for sure!


Si Yazer pula dipilih oleh Strepsils tuk endorse line baru Strepsils eXtra mereka yang khas buat yang melalak sampai timbul urat.

Strepsils baru ni dipercayai dapat mengurangkan sakit tekak ketika aksi-aksi meng'rock' kan diri.

Seperti diharapkan, Yazer akhirnya mendapat lagu yang kira leh 'seksa' ler diri dia sedikit. Wish he had gotten an upbeat pop number, but still Mengapa Harus Cinta oleh Vince yang actually aku grade at moderate difficulty ni memang torture ler bagi Yazer.

Especially since live, the song requires the use of falsetto ler, something yang non-existent in Yazer's vocals. So to adapt to the tune, kalau dia nak wat rock grunts and growls dia, then he's bound to strain his vocal chords. It will be the best and first challenge so far for Yazer to prove whether he can pull it off decently. Kalau Yazer is convincing in this - then I truly say he deserves Top 5.


Disebabkan pesen rambutnya menjadi gilaan, sebuah kilang menghasilkan clippers atau alat shave rambut tu, keluarkan satu line clippers berjenama Mawi World.

Clippers tu, atau alat pemotong rambut dijangkakan menjadi hit kerana potongan yang sebegitu rapi yang dapat diberikan.

Tugasan Mawi? A really big number in Pupus from Dewa!

Walaupun mungkin ada yang sangkakan lagu ni tak kuat, for me it's an understated sweeping rock ballad yang kalau Mawi buat betul-betul - he should rocket up the charts again.

This is his best opportunity to redeem himself. Potential problem I see is kalau dia repeat his usual mistake of slurring. Sebutan dan lenggok dia kekadang skema sikit, so kalau dia pandai adapt the song, his style to it...it should be one of the main highlights.


Walaupun digelar 'cenggeng', istilah tu juga ler memberi peluang pada Marsha tuk endorse her own brand of facial tissues.

Premier yang merupakan salah satu sponsor siri Akademi Fantasia, kini tampil ngan their oen brand of Marsha tissues.

Kelebihan?

Kalau biasa tisu tu double-ply, iaitu dua lapis dalam satu, Marsha tissues ni quadruple ply...iaitu empat keping dalam satu untuk lebih kuasa penyerapan air mata!

This week - Marsha mendapat lagu Kris Dayanti iaitu Cobalah Untuk Setia. As with most Indonesian power ballads, the song is relatively easy except going into the bridge on, powering into a climactic finish.

It will be a question mark whether Marsha can survive the song - but with this weepie tune, she will either bomb or perform the highlight of the show to put up another fight with the fab four along with Mawi, Felix and Amylea. While I'm happy she got a chance to showcase her vocals - I can't help but thinking the faculty should have given something a lot more challenging.


Kefli lak disebabkan suara dia sengau - Vicks telah mengeluarkan inhaler baru.

Kemujaraban inhaler ini telah dipuji dan produk ini telah menjadi household name because of its ability to clear blocked noses.

Kontrak Kefli bersama Vicks selama 5 tahun termasuk dirinya di gunakan sebagai test subject di atas sebab kesengauannya yang extreme dapat memberikan gambaran keberkesanan inhaler ni in its fullness.

Kefli's song this week is Hati Emas oleh Kembara. I really have no comments about how he's going to perform. You can be as positive all you want - but all I'm going to say is, his pitching, tempo, phrasing, and accuracy to melody is going to be important.

Of course in any song it's always a basic to have those requirements...but somehow he's been missing the mark week after week.

Could be his swan song finally. At least I'm hoping cause the other two who would probably go out otherwise is Akma or Yazer and I think they're miles better.

So if you guys like the products - apa lagi...we'll see if it makes the shelves of your nearest store soon. Oh by the way - aku malas nak review how the students will do in the group performance sebab aku rasakan by then smuer da make up their mind nak AFUNDI sapa.

By the way - radio.blog skang dah masuk lagu Pokok Kelapa Marsha tu. Sayangnya aku tak dapat grab lagu masa Marsha and the girls perform time Fuad terkeluar.

Tapi aku letak version masa konsert yang Marsha nyanyi tuk Adlin and also versi V.E. perform masa trigger last concert. The inclusion of these songs are bssed on public demand. Hope you guys like it. Kalau suka - teruskan vote/undi untuk aku kat Malaysian Topblogs.

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Ekin...oh Ekin

So it wasn't the best birthday I've had. It sure wasn't the worst either. Apapun - Sunday was a lzy day for me. Tidur seharian (tu pun selepas upload segala yang perlu dalam blog).

Didn't have much to do and only went out later that night after completing a whole list of household chores yang ignored akibat demam Akademi Fantasia.

Went out later in the night with Bob for a birthday dinner kat Hartamas Square sebab member aku, budak Hotlink si Watie dan laki dia and a friend. Tengah nak belah - serempak lak ngan geng Melodi kena lepak agi. Selang beberapa meja - masa nak bergerak lak - si Ezlynn lak ada.

Kena lak marah sebab tak gi Mentor. Ramai lak orang kat Hartamas Square semalam. Dayang ngan adik beradik dia pun there. She wasn't wearing make up and I hardly recognised her (in all the years kenal dia, I think this is the real first time aku tak nampak dia bermake-up), but I did recognise her sister.

Had a short chat - tak silap 21hb ni Dayang celebrate birthday dia kat Planet Hollywood (dia ajak pung aku tak ingat sangat tarikh). So fans Dayang, apa agik - serbu ler Planet masa tuh ek.

Hung out agik later with Elliza dan Fuad sebab meka interview kat National FM kat Angkasapuri bila gi jumpa Along lak Angkasapuri temankan dia makan. Dalam lepak tu dapat lak call dari Lina, manager Adam nak wish happy birthday lak.

Rupanya - the whole gang lak baru sampai kat Hartamas. Adus! Si Juan pun ada skali. Tapi da tak larat da nak balik to Hartamas. Lepas sekejap, surrender sebab letih dan ngantuk terus balik tidur.

Anyway - tadik jumpa Ekin. She IS very pretty in person. Comel...and yet in her own way quite sexy. Apapun, bagi fans Ekin, ni pesanan dia pada semua. (Sapa rasa minat tu masuk lerrrr enter frame cepat-cepat sementara Yazer masih dalam Akademi-though I'm sure there is nothing between them ler...gimik ma).

Khas untuk semua peminat Ekin



Pose istimewa Ekin buat peminat





So...I read through my blog before posting. Lor...ada lagik kes nyamuk! Kali ni nyamuk-nyamuk peminat nyamuk sengau.

Look...for the last time...this is MY blog...MY personal space...and MY opinions. And whoever doesn't like it - takyah masuk sini. Takder orang paksa. Dah masuk rumah orang, perlu ke nak wat kecoh. At the end of the day - nothing you say will change anything cause he STILL can't sing.

Memang aku support my favourites. But my favourites are the ones who meet the requirements in every department and have a complete package. And right now - empat orang je tuk aku yang bebetul layak untuk bertanding dalam fina, dengan cukup adanta package. They are Amylea, Marsha, Felix dan Mawi.

Akma has get her act right in time and develop something beyond her karaoke-ness and Yazer needs to be more convincing with something different apart from hsi rock poser act to earn their spot.

Kefli? He's the weakest of the 14 in the Akademi, and sepatutnya tak masuk pun. Isa had better vocals. Paling busuk pun ler...Haider leh tombangkan dia anytime comparatively.

Malas aku pelajar cam Kefli - week in week out takder improvement. Sengau, off tempo, off pitch etc jerk....walaupon kena tegur tak abih-abih. Bak kata member - "Masuk lobang hidung kiri keluar lobang hidung kanan".

Korang minat sengau tu undi ler...sapa halang, memang hak korang bazir duit pun. But it's MY right to say what I think. Understood?

Sedangkan pelajar lain kena bang, peminat meka doakan meka improve...ni kes nyanyi melalui idung kena kritik - sama jer peminat dan pelajar. Sentap jer manjang.

Harap muka wat per? Peminat Kefli ni mesti sama stok yang beli album Impressions dulu kan.

Ala...yang group Norman Hakin, Eizlan Yusof dan Sani tu...they were as good as Kefli.

Akibatnya - aku terpaksa kuarkan Ridsect khas nak halau nyamuk-nyamuk berkeliaran sini...

Ni Ridsect ada keluarkan brand Ridsect baru - so pada naymuk-nyamuk sengau...BE GONE!!!

Nuff said...

Harap-harap lepas ini - nyamuk-nyamuk peminat pelajr mana pun terima seadanya komen aku dan kalau takleh tima...bukak blog sendiri and do your own review ok? Don't cemarkan my blog!

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