V my ass

Happy Valentine's Day to my non-Muslim friends. Sapa yang beragama Islam, don't take heed ok... sebab memang ikutkan V-day is haram....

Anyway... know how depressing it is to be alone on 14 February without your someone special by your side sebab nun jauh? No? I wasn't talking about you right? It's about me. I was of course speaking hypothetically, Da mula merapu....

Moving on... know how to make it even MORE depressing? Senang je. Go for someone's wedding on a day like today where everyone else is flaunting their courtship (or more mating civil mating displays).

Tadik gi Que and Linda's wedding. I didn't go for the nikah, and dropped by at Bora Ombak di Ampang for the sanding je. Since Linda invited, made the effort walaupon ikutkan hati nak lock myself up and in my room and finish Weeds seasons 4.

It was a nice, simple event. And yang pentingnya, friends semua ada. Bapak toyol aka Taiko Jin dan Jembalang aka Ramli MS ada, so apa lagik... gosip la. Tapi takde kena mengena ngan Akademi Fantasia. Carutan bab gosip lain jerk.

Enjoy the pics....

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I will make sure you pay through your nose and don't give me any bullshit about it being non-profit because the presence of any ads on your blog immediately renders it being a commercial exploit. I mean this, so heed this warning seriously.

Aku da bosan perangai bloggers busuk camni... malas sebut nama. But quite a few of them out there.

So that aside... piccies time!

The bride and groom arriving at the reception






The best man and bridesmaid - Awal and Sasha


Th beautiful flower girls. Anak Sofea Jane pon ada aku dengar tapi not sure which one


Que!!! Jangan pandang belakang! Or more accurately, belah kanan...


A long shot of the pelamin


Dafi and Pam along with mama Fati and papa Rashid


Gaya along with abang Mamat and wife


Closer look at the pelamin


Another Linda... this one of the Onn variety... and sis


Cake cutting time





Ok... aku ngaku. Aku memang malas amik pic lebih. On top of that.. geli ngan budak budak security. Memang sama ngan yang time Mawi kahwin. Menyampah tahap gaban. Tugas nak jaga tapi menggelupur nak mampos!!!!

Asik ada moka Hanj bin Atang dalam gambar je. Lama lama fed up aku. Bebudak press pun ramai tak kuasa. Not the first time. Can people stop taking these losers already? Aku jalan ngan anak raja pun security tak camni overdose.

Pas abih (didn't stay till the very end sebab janji ngan Faz nak gi karaoke) gerak ke Curve. No karaoke rooms available so lepak Fridays je ngan Faz borak.

Aku one thing aku nak lepas geram sikit.

KEPADA SEEKOR SPESIS BIN ATANG YANG PENAH CLOSE NGAN AKU - FUCK OFF AND DIE ALREADY!

Aku geram nak mampos. Time beriya cakap - either we remain friends or nothing at all - I made my choice. Nothing. Told you to get out of my life and take your skanky ass loser friends with you and leave mine alone. My friends are mine.

That includes takyah sibuk nak mesej mesej kengkawan aku kat Facebook ke haper ke like they're yours. So pathetic. Nampak loser nak mampos sampai nak hang on to my life. Get a life already - and like I said... your own. Stop trying to hang on to mine.

SO TAKE HEED MOTHERFUCKER! I MEAN BUSINESS. STOP THINKING MY FRIENDS ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

Meroyan sat. Tul la kengkawan aku cakap pasal ko. Sibuk ko menempek nak gila glamor rupanya nak baik ngan kengkawan aku for who they are and what they do.

SODIHHHHH!!!

By the way Boo - I mean someone else not you. Just in case you reading this... baby sis told me you sent your condolences to her. That's so sweet.

Ahhhh... lega nak maki hamun sikit. Jap jap.... sikit lagik. Hold on to your hats... this is the final blow out.

To the asshole I meant - wei pukimak gampang sial anak babi haram burit... tiu ni ama hongkan cibaiiiiii... peh pundek myra kunjilek etc.

One more time - and I don't give a fuck ko anak polis ke haper ke. Don't fuck with me. Jangan sampai rahsia ko tuh satu dunia tau. Adik adik hanjeng!

Oops!

Don't make me go there...


Eh.. letih meroyan. Nak sambung Weeds season 4 sat. Esok ada lepak and then ada event. Kalao sempat nak gi kak Vee nya set sebab shooting kat Port Klang. Until then... toodles kids.


PS - Cold Storage kat Ikano - please fix your sign!
PPS - I need fresh f too...

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Changeling

I watched it without reading up on anything related to the movie, but Changeling is a WOW movie. Unless of you course you want bimbo fluff or popcorn moments.

Went with Faz and her temp PA after my meeting in Bangsar for a movie marathon kat MidValley. The first was Bride Wars, which I'd already seen weeks ago.

The second was of course Changeling.



With an amazing cast that includes my favourites in Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich, Changeling is everything a movie should be.

Based on a true story, it's directed, co-produced,with even music by Clint Eastwood (never liked him cause he always acted anal no matter the role - and he's one of my dad's fave actors). Surprisingly enough, I wasn't turned off at all even though memang nyampah ngan semua hasil kerja dia.

In fact, I would say Changeling is one of his best works to date (possibly because this is the only one I like).

First thing that immediately jumped out was the amazing production value. Based in the period of 1928 to 1930, the fashion, the authenticity of the whole set-up was mind blowing.

Clint's style was also very sparing without overplaying so many aspects that might have overdramatised the plot which was already strong enough.

Though I'll never understand why it took on a title that is like a bad horror film (there actually is a 1980 horror film called The Changeling), it's actually drama based around the search of a single mother, Christine Collins for her nine year-old son Walter that goes missing one day.

With immense public pressure, the police eventually find her son, only it's not. Christine is forced to take the boy in when the [police refuse to acknowledge a mistake.

Not tolerant of any bad Press, which it has more than its fair share of, Christine is carted off to a psycho ward when she continues her claims that the boy is not her son as she's dead serious about searching for her real son.

Meanwhile the police who are about to arrange for the deportation of 15-year-old Sanford Clark to Canada for overstaying, stumble across the gruesome fact that the boy has been an unwilling partner to his uncle Gordon Northcott in serial killings of young boys, which includes Walter.

More drama ensues when Christine who is winning battle after battle against the police doesn't get any proof of Walter's death, especially when told that several boys managed to escape.

All in all, you have to watch Changeling.

For me, there was no real stand-out cast performance and even Angelina is below par on this though she did quite well. She somehow performed well enough for the broad spectrum of emotions, tapi entah kenapa cam kekurangan lagi.

Still she's won Actress of the Year for the 2008 Satellite Awards and 2008 African American Film Critics Association Awards, apart from her nominations in the 66th Golden Globe Awards, 2008 London Film Critics' Circle Awards, 14th Critics' Choice Awards, 2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards and 62nd British Academy Film Awards.

So she must have done something right. She's also up for the same category of Best Actress in the upcoming 81st Academy Awards.

The rest including John Malkovich did well but again for me, there was just enough to make it sufficient. Perhaps the storyline was overpowering even the abilities of the cast, or that Clint's directing style didn't allow more than what he actually wanted to be delivered.

But all in all - this movie is a classic. A 2 1/2 hour butt numbing evergreen!

Anyway, there were lots more movies playing. We wanted to squeeze in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but it was so packed thought esok lusa je gi tengok.

Erm.... anyway, today is Friday the 13th. Anyone notice that?Nothing bad happened... if you discount the horrible traffic jam. But then again that happens everyday in the freaking Klang Valley so I suppose that's a permanent jinx da.

My meeting left me smiling and pumped up. Can't wait to begin work. No more info on that right now. Will tell you guys when the time is right... which is pretty soon.

Esok nak gi nikah dan sanding Que dan Linda. So wedding piccies tomorrow kiddies.


Until then... nighty nite.

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What the....

If you watched American Idol 8 today, for the announcement of the Top 36, you would have shook your head in disgust!

For me... most of my faves got in.

Everything took a downhill slide however with the first shock when Jamar Rogers... didn't make the freakin' cut! Are you kidding? Nak ala Mawi ke masukkan balik since everyone knows that is one boy who can holler in tune, unlike some of the trash they put through!

Oh goodness... all the buzz over his elimination aside - honestly... it didn't take a genius to see he deserved in - even the rest of the contestants thought he was a shoo-in to perform in the coming weeks for a spot in the show.

But oh no... the dumbass judges had something else in mind.

They actually put in the annoying twats that be Tatiana Nicole Del Toro (freaking weirdo who screams endlessly like she's got crabs constantly eating out of her infected snatch) and drama queen Nathaniel Marshall who can't sing to save his life.

Great! Jamar's presence doesn't register for them, but a chunky, screeching queen and a Boy George impersonator gone punk does.

Someone like Jamar apparently for them - is not a stand out act. Honestly glance through the top 36 and see how many actually registered for you.

For me the boys that caught my attention were Adam Lambert, Anoop Desai, Brent Keith, Danny Gokey, Kai Kalama, Michael Sarver, Stephen Fowler and if nothing else but for his inspiring life story, the visually impaired Scott Macintyre.

The girls lost out in actual talent with only Lil Rounds, Jackie Tohn and Jasmine Murray worth any airtime. The rest were either skanky rejects off some backyard American bar karaoke wannabes or just total mumbling zombies. Honestly.

But here's the clincher.

Being Jamar and Joanna back!!!!


The only other female contestant apart from Lil to have actually been able to be a worthy winner, Joanna Pacitti, has been DISQUALIFIED from competition even though she was seen getting in during the show!

She apparently 'isn't eligible'! According to a FOX press release issued after the show aired, naming the 36 contestants still vying for the Idol title, Joanna has been replaced with Felicia Barton - anyone remember what Simon said to her as she was kicked off? Talk about slim pickings.

Joanna signed with A&M Records when she was 16, and has had her songs featured on film soundtracks such as Legally Blonde and First Daughter. But what got her disqualified, though not pointed out clearly - was possibly over the debate over the fact that the failed pro singer was considered by some way beyond her league in a supposedly amateur competition.

Which shouldn't be much of a problems since production allowed her to carry on in the show anyway.

But now making its rounds is also word of her rumored close relationship with a pair of 19 Entertainment executives.

Joanna lived for a time in the same apartment building as 19's Michelle Young and Roger Widynowski, even referring to the former exec as her best friend; 19, of course, is the production company behind Idol.

Who gives a flying fuck? Honestly. Idol started out strong this year, but I think moving into top 12, it's going to be seriously whacked. Especially if it's going to be made up by the likes of Tatiana, Nate, Norman Gentle (he be funny, but seriously....) and what's that other chunky psycho bitch's name... Kristen? (the one who ignited the drama during Hollywood group rounds for not wanting to practise with Nate and Nancy).

Arghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Going back to Weeds. Idol is beginning to so suck! I want Jamar and Joanna back in the fucking show!!!


PS - I don't care if people say Joanna was a plant (as in someone planted by the production). Better a plant than a freaking over the top, screeching mound of blubber that is Tatiana Del Toro. Besides - if the plants are better - why not? After all, Fremantle the right owners should look into how abusive the plant system is with other Idol franchises. Malas nak cita lebih bab tuh.

PPS - Faz, thanks for the bottle of Chanel Allure. My mom LOVES it... and you. Heh...

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Do not disturb!

Am stuck watching Weeds. Am on marathon, finishing season two, and beginning season three. Also watched Heroes da.

Damn I got lots of my fave shows to catch up! Hope America's Next Top Model and Proect Runway don't start before Heroes and Idol ends. Damn... watching too many programs and gotta finish thing fast with my catch up. Ta!

Be posting more soon.


PS - Got this from a friend. Estelle at the Grammys in Bernard Chandran. Should we be really proud a Malaysian designer was featured prominently on a red carpet for the biggest night in music, or should be be crying in shame for what must be one of the worst creations (supposedly fashionable) on this planet (though I think it belongs on some other planet). As they always say... Malaysia boleh! Boleh apa je tak tau.... left to be seen.

Estelle wore what she said was supposed to be a cross between Judy Jetson and Audrey Hepburn (matilah ko!!!) with Halston shoes and Atelier Swarovski jewels. The dress eventually inspires these words in many fashion reviews - space cadet, silver trash bag, etc)



Pic belongs to RedCarpet-FashionAwards.Com (I think originally before it was received in email - thank to Google -
CLICK HERE and HERE for the worst dress list featuring Bernard's ghastly creation among others... Google it. It's everywhere on everyone's worst dressed list - except for Style Insider. There's always one...

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Transformasi

Ok... so here's what most of you have been waiting for. Ni senarai tenaga pengajar tuk Akadem Fantasia musim ketujuh, or AF7.

Hasridz Murshim Hassim (Acis) - Pengarah Muzik/Guru Muzik
A.Aris A. Kadir - Guru Tari
Ida Nerina - Guru Seni Persembahan
Siti Hajar Ismail - Guru Vokal Teknikal
Fatimah Abu Bakar - Perunding Motivasi dan Bahasa Inggeris
Syafizawati Sharif - Guru Persembahan Vokal

As you can see, almost major change here in the line-up. Half the faculty is new.

Acis of course needs no introduction. A respected musician (and other handsome half of Datuk Sheila Majid), Acis, bekas ahli kumpulan Gersang da lama berkecimpung dalam dunia muzik, and is recognised for his work - whether behind the many albums that bear his name, ataupun heading things behind the scene when it comes to production of live shows for the biggest names.

Kira memang layak la Acis ni. Not to mention apart from the guaranteed quality behind his name, the ladies (and some men too) will love him for being great eye candy as well on TV. How can you beat that?

Siti Hajar, kak Fati and Syafie are without a doubt, household names bila masuk bab branding Akademi Fantasia, so no arguments there too.

Ida Nerina's entrance into Akademi is not really surprising. She's been involved in the audition selections a couple of times now as those yang gi ujibakat will know, and her role as guru drama rasanya is well justified, in tandem with her abilities to dish out the goods. Hope that translates to teaching, which I'm sure will be no problem.

The only real suprise (tak terkejut sangat pon sebab da dapat info bocor awal awal like every year) was the inclusion of A.Aris A. Kadir sebagai the choreographer this time around, replacing the most consistent (in terms of appearance on the show) member of faculty, Linda Jasmine.

While tak ramai may kenal dia nih, dia ni yang aku tau dari Aswara, and has been involved in a lot of theatrical productions. He is also known in his capacity as a choreographer, so here's keeping fingers crossed that things will pan out well.

Bukan apa... there have been really good members of the faculty before this pun. Good in terms of their experience and knowledge and recognition in their field of expertise. Tapi bab nak translate to syllabus yang kekadang menjadi masaalah sikit. Especially when it's condensed and compacted into a ten week schedule, with students ranging from the 'know nothing' category to the smart alecky sorts.

Kak Fati, Syafie and Ida goofing off


The people behind the announced names


Funny hand signals ahoy in the AF7 hood!


Ladies? The hot one's taken


One more


Either that's an earring come undone or a damn bigass hearing aid....heh


As the pictures above have kind of given things away, AC and Sarimah Ibrahim are back, reprising their previous roles.

Yeap... AC will again play host for the weekly Konsert and Sarimah is going to be the face of the Diari.

First on AC. Yes, I was damn hard on him last year. But hopefully since he's been given a second chance this time around, he will learn from the mistakes he made in the past. Yes, he did finally point out that the show is about the contestants, not the host. That's a good start.

If he performs better, he can only justify that he is capable of the job. So good luck to AC and hope he uses this time to get a head start on preparations to ease into the role.

Sarimah lak has been successful in bringing out her wacky character in Diari, and I think she's been so underrated about her work on it. Mintak mintak la orang nampak hasil kerja dia, cause I think she's a natural without being obnoxious in front of the camera.

Now the big question.

Sapa pengetua. Semua mintak aku wat speku sapa akan galas tanggungjawab tu. Petang tadi kat sidang media pon nama yang paling panas sudahpun disebut, which is none other than Sheila Majid.

Jadik ke? Tahun lepas pun sebut Tiara, tapi abang Ramli yang comeback kan?

Speaking of which, yes, I know a majority want Ramli back. Personally, so would I. But whoever gets the role, tuk aku it has to be beyond just being a name. It also has to be beyond recognition behind the name. Talent, experience and popularity are all good. But not everyone can teach. And not everyone can delegate AND teach.

Having knowledge is one thing. Knowing how to impart it to the young minds is somethng else altogether.

So here's keeping fingers crossed sapa pon dipilih yang akan sign contract kang (kisahnya ketika sidang media tadik disebut lom ada memana calon menandatangani kontrak sebagai pengetua), will be the best.

The production team kali ni pon revamp and promises something new to Akademi Fantasia, which wille be something to look forward to. Want to know more kena tunggu la.

Anyway, for AF fans, musim bermula 7 Mac Tirai Akademi Fantasia with the second part on 8 haribulan. Diari AF episod pertama akan bermula pada 9 Mac and pembaharuan kali ni ialah Diari akan keudara hanya sekali sehari dengan satu laporan selama sejam. Konsert pertama lak akan ke udara 14 Mac.

Meanwhile selain Diari EXT yang akan keudara hari Jumaat bermula 13 Mac, program baru, Diari INT lak akan keudara tiap Ahad bermula 15 Mac.

Damn... that's a long report. Lotih jari aku menaip. So korang da ready ke nak feeling Transformers katanya (tagline tahun ni menenai transformasi)

Apapun it's still too early to tell where the seventh season is headed. But who cares. It's Akademi Fantasia. You know you're going to get hooked.

Like I am on Weeds. Erm.. let me clarify. I mean the TV series.



A few people have been bugging me to catch it and I just finished the first season. Awesome! Three season marathon to go. Meanwhile in between, catching the latest episode of Heroes too. Damn... and Wednesday it's Idol. I'm swamped just by being a couch potato.

Back to playing sofa spud then...

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And when the rain begins to fall...

It came as a shock. Patutnya jumpa Faz petang tadi, but she was quiet je tak call balik. Then later only found out that her grandfather passed away siang tadi. She's torn about it... definitey did not come at the right time.

I know how sad it is losing a loved one... and Faz, babe... my condolences and my prayers are with you and your family through these trying times.

Pada kengkawan pembaca blog saya, yang beragama Islam, sedekahkan la Al-Fatihah and for those of you who are non Muslim, say a prayer for the dearly departed. Thanks so much in advance for your support to Faz.

Spent the rest of the day at home cause simply in no mood to go out.

Malam ni Chap Goh Meh, which roughly translates to 'fifteenth night' atau malam kelima belas. Which of course refers to the final day of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Ada sesi main terup kat rumah makcik aku, tapi malas nak join. First time time raya ni aku tak gamble.... must be a record that has stood for years.

Malam plan nak keluar ngan kengkawan nak campak limau tuk dapat jodoh baik (adooo!!!) tapi everyone sibuk or tired out so takpe la. Lagikpon jodoh aku da ada kot. Heh.... kalao takde pon biar la dia yang carik aku. Lotih den nak pikir bab tuh da.

Checked email... got some good news! Well sort of la.... fashionistas take note that the Christian Louboutin online site is finally up at http://christianlouboutin.com . How come Jakarta gets a store there but takde lak Louboutin store kat Kuala Lumpur ek?



In other developments, since raya pun da abih, aku pun ubah da baik layout blog aku ke mostly itam. But thought it looked too gloomy, so decided to dress up my blog a bit.

Since I noted that tartan, checks, plaid and gingham are the spring summer 2009 look, thought apa salahnya if I dress my blog up sikit kan. Hope you guys like it. Kalao tak, suggest what you want to see in the background. Kalao aku suka aku tukar. Kalao tak... sabar je la korang ngan apa yang ada hingga I make the next change.

Need some shut eye. Esok aku akan update secepat mungkin mengenai barisan tenaga pengajar dan juga pengacara Akademi Fantasia musim ketujuh. The press conference is at 2pm, meaning lewat petang ke malam sikit korang can look forward to an update. Aku try la secepat mungkin, but don't hold your breath la.

Pada sapa tunggu pengumuman pengetua... keep waiting cause all I can say is it's not going to be announced tomorrow. Don't ask and I won't lie. Heh... until then.. nak tidur! Good night, people.

Over and out...


PS - If you guys missed TV9's Hip TV, I was on it. CLICK HERE to watch. Three parts so enjoy.

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Lurah Bilut

Was in Felda Bilut dari semalam. Ikut si Juan balik kampung yesterday. Plan nak attend sedara dia nya wedding tapi tak sempat as we got there late, no thanks to the crazy traffic everywhere out of Klang Valley. Mentang mentang esok cuti making it a long weekend, everyone seems to be heading somewhere.

Klang sesak gila!!!


Tapi semalam lepak ngan kengkawan kampung dia. Besh gak Bilut ni. Tak cam pilem hampeh meka try to make on the first Felda settlement in the country.

But yang besh nya... siang tadik kita gi Chamang mandi air terjun! Tapi ramai gila orang noya aku memula. Cuma we found a nice spot in a rough patch of water further down the river. Wow! Memang indah ciptaan Tuhan! And I don't just mean pemandangan alam semulajadi. Yang pengunjung pun sedap mata memandang. Heh.... but seriously... aku da lama tak mandi manda camni. Walaupun sebenarnya kalao nak ikut, aku main celup kaki je.

That's me. I'm an outdoorsy person. Just as long as it's got air conditioning, room service, cable TV, fresh towels and working plumbing. Matilah cam sial kan. Nak wat camna. Walaopon aku dak kampung... da lama dok bandar sebab kampung sendiri da takde... manja sangat terus jadik camni. Heh... malas nak mandi manda lebih... kang leceh nak mandi bagai and I hate getting changed and all. Such a hassle when amenities are hardly five star, Merasalah...

But back to Chamang. Memang lawa gila!







Banyak pics aku snap. Tapi banyak gambar warga Raub yang memikat hati ku! Aduh.... tapi tu private la. Mana leh post semua sini.

But air dia sejuk satu hal... bersih abih. It was so refreshing to be out in nature like this.

Until nampak minah ni kena tenggelamkan arus deras. Dia ngan laki dia lepak upstream from us, and suddenly the next moment, I think she slipped (tu la akibat nak wat dosa feeling cintan bagai) and got caught in the current.

We didn't realise anything wrong at first sebab dia smiling away. Masa dia pass kita, where the water was smashing into some rocks, she looked panicky before going underwater. Tak jerit tak haper... semua hanya mampu memandang. By the time we realised something was seriously not right... she was about 50 metres away da.

Seb baik ada abang dua orang selamatkan dia.

She didn't suffer any injuries, but the boyfriend did - to his ego sebab wat malu je dia tercengat bodoh tak wat pe pe.

Lain kali nak mandi air terjun ke sungai please be careful guys. It is pretty dangerous. I slipped on the rocks and nearly into the water too. Seb baik tergelincir tuh aku terduduk, and as I slid down the rocks, aku guna kaki tuk tahan just before I went splat into the water. Kalao tak silap silap aku jadi front page Sinar Harian Pahang da.

Eh.. nak tidur la. It's getting late. Need some rest. Korang layan video aku wat because I was so inspired by the cleanliness and beauty of Chamang. Juan jadi guest artis menbintangi video ni.

Ampun Juan!!!!





PS -Meeting tomorrow postponed to Friday. Selasa PC lak... berdebar. Nak tengok senarai aku sama tak ngan apa akan diumumkan.

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Last call....

Got up freakin' early today. Akibat sakit perut yang melarat... asik bangun kejap kejap kerana sistem percernaan overactive lak sebab salah makan apa ntah. Sembur je keja (yeah yeah, I know... ewwwwww!!!)

Tapi ok gak.... leh kuar awal. Walaopon masih ngantuk, headed to Restoran Kampung Pandan kat Jalan Yap Kwan Seng nak jumpa geng forummers CARI yang wat breakfast gathering. About a dozen of us altogether. Besh besh. Sebab semua forummers ala anonymous - takleh la publish any pics. Kalao leh ID meka dari tangan... here's some of them.



Lama gak dok borak pasal anything and everything under the sun. And with the burning heat getting worse by the moment, last last kita bersurai and I headed for the Kompleks Sukan Bukit Jalil to check out the auditions.

Tau la hari ni the first of the two days of the final leg of the auditions, but the crowd was INSANE! Seriously AF7 kali ni memang break attendance records. Tak penah aku tengok ramai sangat turn up for auditions in the past six years of following this competition.






The expected question would be ada tak sapa sapa yang kenal gi cuba nasib. Well... a few... though don't know if you know them. Couple of guys yang previously entered other talent shows like Who Will Win, Bintang RTM, One In A Million... the usual suspects lor.

Then there was this group of people...

Yang baju putih with colourful heart prints tu Saerah. Last year dia audition ngan Saida. Tahun ni she didn't. But abang dia masuk ujibakat. Keluarga Taruddin menghantar wakil yang besh lagi. Siti's brother is the one second from left.

Yang pakai tudung tu, sepupu Siti, Saerah dan Saida.. tak silap namanya Fida. And mamat pakai cap tu pun their relative. Cantik la si Fida ni (betul ke aku dengar nama dia)




Selain tu there was this group of people who also auditioned. Now here are some notable ones. Ujung skali, on the right, the dude with crutches tu... aku respek gila. Semangat abih nak audition. Katanya dia harapkan nak calon OKU yang pertama. Kisahnya dia kena kanser tulang sebelum ni. Perghh... damn. He's got my respect for even trying out.

Mamat pakai spek tu Top 20 One In A Million yang baru tersingkir. And three people to his right later, you have Dior yang masuk Anugerah Juara Lagu baru baru ni. Terlindung belakang mamat pakai baju biru, vest hitam tu ada sorang yang partially hidden tu... tu Syuk, sepupu Aizat. Masa dulu dia audition bersama Aizat, aku kenal hanya dia. Tup tup... rezeki Aizat dapat tempat dalam Akademi.




Yang atas ni baju merah ni mungkin korang tak kenal, tapi famous gak dia ni. Ni la Kay, make up artist yang lama menjaga Erra Fazira and also responsible for the beautiful face of Siti Nurhaliza.
Dia pon cuba nasib gak.

Don't ask me how far all of them got. Pening aku.. sebab aku pun mengalah nak mengharungi ujibakat yang beratus orang, some of which bagik telinga aku berdarah berbaldi. Stayed for as long as I could but had to rush back by 6.30pm.

Nak wat last minute trip for some quick R&R. Esok aku posting lebih about it. Have to rush now.


PS - Pengumuman pengetua dan tenaga pengajar akan dibuat dalam sidang akhbar Selasa ini. Aku da tau.. korang nak tau ke? Try guessing who and sapa yang kena when the announcement comes out, the person who guesses right wins something... tak kisah la pengetua ke tenaga pengajar ke... cmon... take a shot.

PPS - Happy birthday Andrew!!! Sorry Sarimah tak sempat join!

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The call

Finally got THE call today. Meeting on Monday.

Tak sabar aku. Da lebam montot aku dok diam je. Biar sampai melecet (lain je bunyinya) but at least aku sibukkan diri pasni. Go 2009!

Biar my astrological signs say bad year, I'm going all out to make it the best year in terms of my career.

Esok ada gathering kol 7 pagik, followed by kena gi Kompleks Sukan Bukit Jalil tuk the first of the last two days of the final leg of the Kuala Lumpur Akademi Fantasia audition. Saja nak gi menyemak. So more pics tomorrow.

Hari ni tak ke mana. Ni nak kuar jap beli barang then baik rumah tidur awal. Until tomorrow then... have a good night and enjoy the weekend. Especially those who have Monday off for Thaipusam.

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Who am I?

Very the philosophical question gituh.

Actually it's more in relation to me as a blogger. Da nak masuk lima tahun aku blog, bukan je layout, atau alamat blog aku berubah.

The changes have come is so many ways. Blogging has opened doors for me, and also closed some.

It's made me more recognisable and given me a valuable branding as a writer, walaopon aku slalu tegaskan kat sini, tulisan aku akan merapu, ngan diction, spelling dan sebagainya berterabur. Tak kuasa nak dok ngan spellchecker bagai. When I write, it's just as I think, so kalao salah tekan kang... paham paham aje la. I already write for a living... ni tuk seronok seronok e, so jangan expect standard bahasa Time magazine lak.

Anyway, malam tadi ada kawan aku call. Kenal pon melalui blog. Katanya, aku da banyak berubah, as far as blogging is concerned. Aku da mellow down katanya. Carut smakin kurang, berhemah bagai. Well not really... but almost.

And this prompted me to do a little soul searching as to what it means to be blogging. Why do I do it?

It's not for the money for sure. Nak kata prestige ke fame ke... tak gak. I started as a diversion, and an outlet for my grouses with life in general. Then it became a journal for me just to remind myself what took place in my life. Apa aku takleh tulis pon kat sini, aku selitkan somewhere in the entry - so if you know how to read between the lines, you can pretty much figure out what's going on.

Mmmm... I think my best answer of who I am as a blogger is like this la.

Aku tulis, kalao seorang pun baca, aku da terharu. Biar seribu orang sehari baca tulisan aku je tiap hari - lebih dari cukup. If they can take away something in my writing that benefits them, be it information or advice, aku da bangga.

So it's not for hits. Ada, syukur.

Forget the money aspect cause what I make, I use to cover expenses sana sini (cukup la bil Internet, letrik consumed and all my PC peripherals paid by income I get)

Is it about influence? Maybe. Dalam lima tahun, aku tau ramai baca what I write cause they want my take on things, whether they choose to agree or not.

This blog is coming to five years old. Da umur lima tahun blog ni mesti la tak macam dulu lagik. How many blogs you know sustain begitu lama kan without it being some sort of organised racket to get money.

Aku rasa as a blogger aku lebih matang. Ramai gunakan blog sebagai medan carutan dan meroyan. Tuk aku, aku penah silap camtuh, tu yang ramai rasa aku bitter gila, padahal aku wat tuk meluahkan kejujuran. But now I see the mistakes of others who are newbies and aku paham where I went wrong. It's a learning process.

Biasalah... kalao dak baru lahir, ke setahun dua umur, menangis meroyan je keja. Cam blog. Da lama lama kalao da potty train bagai, mula la paham erti tanggungjawab. I am responsible for what I write.

Life is too short to be bitter and I stand by being honest but without being abrasive without a cause.

So to my friend tuh... sorry luv but tulisan aku tetap kena maintain camni. Akan ada masa aku akan sumpah ranah seseorang sampai tujuh generasi keturunannya mandul, tapi only when necessary.

Aku punya ramai kawan dalam industri ni, dan ni bukan soal jaga hati, tapi membenarkan ruang tuk teguran diberikan dalam cara lebih elok (kalao tak sedar diri gak pancung je pala)

I will remain honest in what I say. No bullshit. But doesn't mean I lose my honesty kalao aku tak meroyan kan? Sekali sekala da la... lain time aku aku makan ubat dan berbicara sebagai manusia yang normal tanpa memerlukan obscenity filter la.

So thank you to those who understand my stand. I am not blogging for cheap sensationalism or instant readers.

I am here for those who have stuck by me, reading every day of my life. We learn about life together in our ways through my experiences blogged, or thoughts you care to share with me.

Ok da abih bab tuh. Ni nak mencarut sikit. Ala... ringan ringan je.

Of the many things I hate, here's one all time favourite. Insurance salesman. You know.. people who try to sell you policies, either when you already have one, or when you don't need another.

Nothing rude meant to those who make a living by selling insurance, but some of these can be very perangai door to door salesman, practically harassing you to pay for their services. Which you eventually do to get rid of them.

Nowadays, insurance salesman, like Jehovah's Witnesses, are no longer the harrassment they pose da. You know the scourge of peace nowadays?

First, telemarketers for gyms who offer you free trial memberships. Then there's the MLM - multilevel marketing mother-fathers (matilah carot camni leh tak?)

Semalam aku kuar ngan kawan sorang ni. Ingat nak borak pasal band dia, dia nak mintak tolong bab tuh aku reti la. Whether it's movies, music or just fashion issues, pandai la sikit.

Ni dok je da start cita pasal downline... recruitment... benefits. Arghhhhhh!!!! Pening aku!

Aku ni bukan jenis carik duit. I know that sounds stupid. Plus with the stereotype orang Cina ni pandai wat duit kan. Aku lebih suka pada aspek kreatif. Bab duit ni tak ngeti den. Aku nak bukak company sendiri pun tunggu lagik ni walaopon banyak produk otak aku ni da perah.

No offence and I'm sure it works for some people, but not me. Please.. kalao korang nak kawan aku jangan sesekali sebut perkataan MLM kat aku. Hina ya amats ok! Extol the benefits camna pun, aku tetap rasa nak muntah ijo. That's just not my things.

Heh... pada member aku tuh.. jangan kecik hati kalao baca ni. Respek gak cara ko nak wat duit, Lumayan pulangannya, I'm sure. Just I don't know... it's not my thing.

Semalam plan nak gi sana sini nak tuh ni. Tapi malas menyerang. Da nak tiba masanya kerja bertimbun nak mula so chilling je skang. Nak rehatkan otak tuk diperah kang.

Dua hari ni camtuh la aku. Nak gi sidang akhbar tergempar Maestro pon malas.

Semua orang pun da tau pasal apa. Kes Mas masuk wad 3:15. Kang kata gila ada yang kata kasar lak bunyinya, Biarlah dak tuh. Kesian lak... da anak da besar besar, let them sort it out within their own family. Torture je anak dia kang kena carot ngan kengkawan because we all know how kids can be mean sometimes. Korang berapa orang penah kena buli kat skolah get called all sorts of names.

Aku penah... sakit wo. Tapi aku balas ngan penumbuk je, Al maklumlah masa sekolah dak jahat. Jahat jahat pun cikgu sayang aku tau (they siap show their love through caning me - matilah ACS Klang banyak sejarah rotan ciom montot aku) Aku jenis jahat camtuh je... tak penah ponteng ke apa... walaopon kena ngaku keta cikgu penah dimangsakan. All involving creativity of using gam gajah... kat wiper tabur pasir skali on calar windscreen... of glueing all the keyholes (time aku mana sangat alarm ke central locking keta automatic ni) or gam kan tempat tangki minyak (supaya tak leh bukak) or even gamkan penutup valve tayar.

Oops.... tu teori je. Merasalah ada cikgu skolah aku carik aku balik pasni kalao terbaca.

So anyway... backtracking, isu tu aku diamkan diri. Pastu cita kawan sorang ni dalam dunia hiburan yang cuba membunuh diri. Aku kenal dia sebelum dia jadik pengurus ke apa pun.

Honestly I am saddened sebab aku tau apa masaalah dia semua. Last aku cakap ngan dia kat phone pon aku rasa dua bulan lebih lalu. Time tu tatau lak aku krisis macam macam. Wish I knew so could do something about it... Da telan Paraquat nak wat camna. Aduh... da skang jadik kes polis. Doakan je la... we all have our down times.

Eh... camna aku meroyan sampai masuk bab ni lak.

Anyay did my catch up round of yesterday and today's two episodes of Hollywood Week of American Idol 8.

So glad that Danny Gokey, Jamar Rogers, Kai Kalama, Lil Rounds, Michael Castro, Michael Sarver, Stephen Fowler, Adam Lambert and Jasmine Murray made the cut. Hope they make up the top 12 cause these are the mos outstanding performers for Idol this time around. Especially Lil. She's the best without a doubt!

I don't know if my other favourite Joanna Pacitti made it or not but I hope she did.

Sad that 16 year-old J. B. Ahfua didn't make it, and likewise for Melinda Camille and Jesus Valenzuela.

But the second day of Hollywood group rounds was MASSIVE drama. I think I'm starting to like Idol again.

Kristen McNamara makes the list of good voices for me, but she started the drama with Nathaniel and Nancy by just not wanting to practise. I don't doubt that she deserved in, but I think she's a cunt nevertheless for the drama. And when you mention drama you have to say Nate is such a drama queen. Matilah ko!

Then there's Tatiana Nicole Del Toro, with her braying donkey laugh (not even a horse's neigh) who joined their group after pissing off hers and then going back to her group and pissing them off again. She's so fucked up!!! It's all about her in her mind. I think the Idol producers balancing the love factor for hopefuls with the hate card this time. Whatever it is, Tatiana is such a dumbass she should be blonde.

Then there's the skanky bimbo that's Katrina Darrell. THANK GOD she's out!!!! Also known as the patheticly very skanky Bikini Girl, I think she's just a selfish bitch who is more concerned how she looks than anything else.

I mean who in Idol history, decides to wear heels the whole day, bitches about the pain because of it, and uses it as an excuse for 'not feeling well' that she has to skip practise? Then talks about the other being fake for camera when she's the one that's so plastic.

Go back to your tanning bed, bitch!

Arghh... can't wait for the next episode. I hope Tatiana gets booted out soon cause that's a psycho there.

Panjang gila meroyan. Tido sat.

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WTF???!!!

Here's a major WTF moment.

What the hell possessed me to buy a vintage YELLOW Levi's tadik. Heh... aduh... entah. Fashion sense aku skang merapu sikit. Aku ni sebab slalu tak suka colour, tuk trend terbaru, I'm starting to don more colours.

Takde la sampai tahap nak jadik mangsa fesyen nak horror kan diri rabun warna. Tapi I mean... I think these jeans will so add a little zest to my wardrobe. Problem is... I don't know when the hell am I going to wear them because they're so hard to match with anything.

Ah the dilemma of always starting your own trends.

Guess aku ni pantang tengok benda luarbiasa, at a bargain. Janji original ok. How do I know? Well if you know how to spot fake Levi's, you'll know that this is the real deal (walaupon warna dia scary sikit sampai tak dijual disini)

Damn that's bloody yellow!!!



Know how to differenciate between an original and a fake Levi's?




Also got a vintage Gap T in (olive?) green. Total cost for both? Roughly RM25. Amik ko!

I love the material for this tee


Hari ni lepak sakan. Hari semakin dekat aku akan sibuk tahap cipan. Ngan apa? Adalah... kang nak start aku bagik tau korang ek. Most of you can guess ada kaitan ngan musim yang akan tiba. Is that a clue enough?

Ok... nak tido. Tengahari esok ada PC tergenpar nak layan. Also ada something ngan Bob dan bebudak 6ixth Sense and also something with Sarimah. Tatau kalao sempat semua plan.. but at least I'll be busy...

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Peronda

Yuhuuuuuuu!!! Finally hari ni aku spend a day.... well... more productively than staring at four walls. Nak ngadap skrip tak siap siap ni da tak larat. Nak rehatkan biji mata sat.

Apapon, gi lawat Zai jap, skali passing berita sikit kat kawan kat Cheras pasal kemalangan yang menimpa member baru baru nih.

Pas settle patutnya jumpa Aizat dan Liyana and mom for dinner... tapi tak sempat. Si Aizat pon ada hal sebab nak siap berlepas ke Australia katanya Jumaat nih. Makan hati! Argh!!! I so need a holiday already... far, far away from here.

So diversion sikit. Gi Rasta jumpa kak Vee sat (not Vanidah... Nur Alia la) Lepak, borak, and fiddled about with her laptop sat, before emergency call sat. When I went to answer the phone in a corner, tetiba perasan lak familiar faces. Suria and Ad were there too.

Apa lagik. Pastu borak sat... and then snappy la. Thanks Ad for being the cameraman.

Argh... pic gelap! Argh... muka minyak!


Merasalah kena laser Ad tuk bukak mata! Da aku sepet nak wat camna


Pas berejam lepak... way past midnight, lari ke Pelita. Jumpa Shuib sana dan skali joined by bebudak 6ixth Sense. Syed patut join tapi tak jadik.

Bumped into Anding and friend yang baru lepas shooting nearby and singgah Pelita nak melantak. Lama woo tak jumpa. Dengan kerelaan nan ado, dia menjadi model ala duta Pelita sat. Heh...

"Betul ek Pelita bayar aku endorse?"


So arini got it out of my system nak lepak. Aku tengah nak try reprogram my body to a new time schedule so can be more productive.

Which sadly means no more weird sessions at Pelita with my weirder friends. Take Ted for example si Ted yang nak quit smoking kononnya. Ado???!!!! Sebelah ubatan nak tolong berhenti rokok tu apa kalao bukan a pack of 20s? Merasalah propah je katanya.

Isn't it ironic.. don't you think...


Anyways... got back late but pleasantly to find my Heroes da abih download. Yes, season three continues with Volume IV : Fugitives yang ditayangkan siang tadik kat US. Merasalah tunggu berbulan kang nak tayang sini... tu pun paling cepat... tu pun melalui Astro je via Channel [V]. So here's to another twelve weeks of madness as I devote myself back to the series. Entah kali ni nak rajinkan diri wat recap ke tak.

Ok... gotta bugger off to watch it. Be posting soon...

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Bride Wars

Was bored out of my skull today. Tu la akibat dok rumah je berapa hari ni. Bagus gak tak mengular sangat. Tapi tension tahap gaban dok ngadap the four walls je. Gotta get out tomorrow.

Hari ni actually takde pilihan sebab everyone either away, busy, not feeling well or whatever reasons je that didn't allow them time out. So siang spent time ngan my parents and on the phone with several people.

Oooo.. Akademi Fantasia musim ketujuh is getting interesting. But takleh cakap pe pe wat skang. Silence is golden!

In the evening da tak tahan bertapa je kat umah, decided nak kuar. Shuib joined me later in Cineleisure. Ended up up buying couple of stuff for my laptop which was dirt cheap, but very much needed and settled to watch Bride Wars.

With a cast list that has Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway in the lead, AND Candice Bergen (her role as the wedding planner Marion St Claire was familiar... almost suspiciously Miss Congeniality) and and Kristen Johnston (I LOVE her!!!), this was one of the best popcorn movies in a long time. Not too cheesy... with just enough sugary, syrupy goodness without being diabetic.



I advice catching this movie with your best friends.... you know the ones you want to smack on a daily basis, but end up being best buds no matter what happens. Layan.....

Ok... calling it a night. Wanna get up early tomorrow and have a life instead on being cooped up at home. Script aku tak abih aku da malas ngadap PC. Later...


PS - Meriah sangat malam ni bunga api letup sana sini malam ni. It's coming into the ninth day of the Lunar new year, and orang Hokkien (and the Teochew too I think) tengah celebrate the birthday of the Jade Emperor (or actually in Hokkien translated Sky God... something like that).
Baru rasa cam bebetul tengah raya.

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American Idol 8 - My marathon

Yes, I did catch the bits over Astro. In fact I think I caught something like four or five of the seven episodes they aired, but most here and there.

Finally downloaded and watched all the episodes non-stop. Mind numbing, I tell you.

Tapi kan, I think the eighth season is one of the better ones so far. In fact, just looking through those who made it to Hollywood, I can see several who are so final material, both guys and girls. They look better, and yes, they sound better too.

But then again compared to the last few seasons, I think Idol has lost its shine anyway. I mean seriously last season with the two Davids finale.... that was just sad. It may have been the most watched, but I thought that was one of the most boring finales ever.

How many Idols can you recall. Exactly! I know I'm missing one or two from the list of names I can recall on the spot.

Anyway... aku tak pasti sama ada aku nak ikut this season of Idol. We'll see who makes it past the Hollywood round before I decide to glue myself to the boob tube to follow the drama.

And here are those that made it to the Hollywood round... all 147 of them.



I have a handful of favorites I'm already supporting. Let's see whether they make it or not in the Hollywood eliminations before I say who they are.

Yawn... going to watch a few movies I downloaded before calling it a night...

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