Up and down

Dalam nak mengumumkan masjid dibina, terpaksa gak aku nak share news pasal pengumuman rumahtangga yang tak dapat bertahan. Nama pon jodoh kan...

Wanted to share Nana and Brian's wedding pics today. But I have to start off with headline dalam Harian Metro hari ni mengenai penceraian Sarimah dan Andrew @ Amir.

Actually since their divorce in December, memang banyak Sarimah hint, dan aku sendiri pun tahu secara sah dari mulut dia sendiri a couple of weeks now.

Benda camni kalao kita hidu pun, tak elok nak tanya.

Tapi tu yang marah sangat aku ada je dalam emo Akademi Fantasia, ada yang nak bising carut pasal Sarimah punya performance. The truth is, she was holding a lot inside that people didn't know, and yet dia masih terus put on a smile every night when people tuned into Diari Akademi Fantasia. And that takes helluva lot of strength for any woman!

Kalao korang ingat ada entry yang aku mintak Sarimah tabah... tu yang aku rasa part paling down skali tengok dia. And korang ingat tak video aku letak pasal last day kat Akademi - yang kita semua terjah dia nak celebrate last episode? You don't know the pain behind the smile.

But she's a strong woman, and I respect her for not allowing anyone's, her's or Andrew's names to be dragged through the mud, despite the divorce and to remain strong through all of this.

Babe, my prayers are with you, and God willing, ko akan temu jodoh ko gak one day.

Until then keep soldiering on. Lagikpon, we're neighbours now, so pop over for a cuppa je anytime. Heh... geng Mont Kiara unite!

I know Sarimah jenguk-jenguk gak kat sini (sibuk je ko kan... merasalah sebenarnya nak admire pics Molly kucing dia je kan), so guys, leave your message for Sarimah in the Comments box.

Now on to the happier news... ni pics masa Nana dan Brian nya wedding.

Masa sampai, since didn't know a lot of her family members and close friends, sought safety in the room je masa Nana tengah preparation. Time tuh kita sampai I think was 9am, so baru start preparation. The thing about her wedding was simple, yet elegant with a homely feel. I like!

Start make-up

Tak sempat makan, Nana's BFF (best friend forever gituh) si Fara pun nak suapkan sikit. Heh... last-last Nana tanak (sebab pre-wedding jitters kan, susah nak telan apa-apa), si Fara pon melantak dulu. Yerlah... sibuk wo jadik bridesmaid. Tengok Fara aktif sangat smalam.

Mai suap sikit


Tanak takpe.. more for me (ampun Fara!)

Popped out of the room masa nak salin pakaian (takkan dok lak dalam time tuh). Just to check out the pelamin and hantaran.

Simple je...


The hantaran - Nana's side

Yang aku makan hati bab hantaran tuh, bukan the ring ke apa. Tapi the combination of the RM10,000 Gibson guitar, the distortion pedal dan Ray Ban. Very the rocker punya hantaran. Tapi rocker jaga rupa ok dan pentingkan dandanan diri, siap ngan kelengkapan DKNY.

Anyway, tengah snappy hantaran, layan si Hazri (Hazrey... however you spell it lah). First time jumpa - perkahwinan Mawi kat JB. Ala... insiden kecoh tuh... kecian time tuh kena halau (oops... seb baik orang bertanggungjawab menghalau da tak keja ngan Astro or subsidiaries da). Second time jumpa masa kat Taib Andak for the sanding there.

Korang usha blog dia kat SINI dan SINI (berapa banyak blog da!)

Anyway, couldn't resist it. Nampak dia dan geng kru TV3 Johor je, terus molot aku automatic bertanya, "Hai... dapat hak eksklusif tak?" Matilah! Heh... saja je...

Ngan orang yang kena halau dari masjid ketika wedding Mawi (haiyooo.. sensationalism sangat caption)


Hazri ngan ayah Nana on the pelamin... pose apa nih??? Heh!


The family photo... awww... cantik gambar kat ruang tamu ni

Balik ke dalam bilik... meka tengah siapkan rambut Nana. Layan je snap pics yang memang mengaibkan! Matilah... bride of Frankenstein ke Juon : The Wedding Tale nih??!! Takpe Nana.. one day you'll look back at these pics and laugh... hopefully...

Hair raising experience


Back to normal


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Larikkkkk!!!!

Skipped out of the room. Brian baru sampai time tuh. Memang nervous gila rupa dia. Borak sepatah dua ngan dia as he got ready, and took his place for the engagement ceremony.

Segak sangat berbaju Melayu


Senyum nerbessss!!!

Dalam bilik, panic slowly crept in. Nana da siap... and with Fara trying to calm her down... things were starting to look very real that Nana would be engaged and married in a short while.

Sempat tuh.... time ni tak silap aku call-in dari Sepah on air kat Era


Followed by the soon-to-be in laws jenguk



Ni pics of the mothers - Brian's and Nana's mom, and far right, Nana's mak angkat

Baru sedar lom tengok hantaran Brian's side... so decided to snap the collection. Belah laki membalas ngan tujuh dulang to belah perempuan's nine.

Cantik...

A lot of Marc Jacobs there. Tapi aku paling suka the Paul Smith fragrance.

The pertunangan then started. Within a short while... Nana and Brian...were officially engaged.

Ready for the big one!


Kecut perut Nana... time nak akad nikah dia nak sangat ke bilik air da. Panic attack tuh!


Posing with her engagement ring


Father of the bride... time ni memasing berkaca mata da



Kat luar... akad nikah da nak start


Kat dalam bilik, nervous abih!



Tok Imam masuk bilik for the documents to be signed. Then Nana mintak restu ayah dia for the marriage

Dengan dua kali lafaz, it was done. Nurul Hana Che Mahazan dengan Mohd Raqeem Brian Abdullah were married. Aku nak gelak time tuh.

Brian nervous abih sebenarnya, and imam pon lajus je cakap sampai dia tak follow. Tak silap, time dia cakap tuh, instead of "RM22.50 tunai..." Brian said "Dua puluh ringgit tunai setengah". Takpe... nervous ya amats dua orang ni. I guess all of us there were feeling it too. Cam tak caya dua orang nih da bersatu da.

Nana excited gila time da lafaz as we heard in the room, she punched the air, and went, "YES!!!!!". Heh! Takpe... dalam bilik leh gila sikit. Dalam sekelip mata, mood dia tetiba sebak lak! Haiyo! Dari excited jadik emo lak. Rosak make-up!

Tuh dia... rosak eyeliner tuh. Merasalah mascara waterproof tak?

Berdebar nak jumpa suami


And finally...


Alamak! Pili air tak tutup ka?



The gorgeous couple




Popped out for a drinik... ni simple je nak sanding


Time for the press conference


And finally - the happy couple. Congrats Nana dan Brian

Sebab tak sempat stay time nak sanding... intai kek meka dulu. Alahai... comelnya. Ni benda alah kat atas kek perkahwinan meka. Two teddy bears in traditional attire. So cute!

Again, Nana and Brian. Congratulations. Semoga kekal ke anak cucu cicit bagai ek. And Nana, thanks for your hospitality masa aku kat Muar. Also to your beautiful family for making me feel so at home, walaopon rambut aku mengundang seribu jelingan. Merasalah!

Oh damn.. panjangnya entry... ok ok... off for now.

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Selamat pengantin baru Nana dan Brian

Reached Muar at about 1am. Letih gila. Mana taknya last minute rush ke sana. Ingat nak gerak ke Muar pagik esok je. But because ingat convoy skali ngan Famee yang bergerak dari Senawang, so decided to just leave early sebab bukan tau jalan pon.

I had the other option of nak ikut team dari Era berlepas pagi esok, but I thought I'd be even more tired to go to Muar and back within just a few short hours.

Sampai kat Muar, tumpang bilik si Belle and Famee. Wanted to get my own room, but Nana pon kata no rooms available in all the hotels which were fully booked. So ok jerk.

Yang aku nak gelak, Belle cakap, "Eh, dah la ada wedding Nana.... pastu ada satu lagi wedding selang beberapa rumah dari Nana. So semua hotel da fully booked."

Ok, I know what she meant, with the school holidays and all. But can't help nak gelak sebab what does it say for Muar kalao ada wedding dua je, terus fully booked katanya semua hotel kat Muar. Amik ko.

Owh by the way. If you're driving to Muar tengah malam buta... take note, pas tol kuar ke Muar tuh... very the sesuatuh.

Aku masa da exit tol, kan masuk kiri kan? Gerak depan sikit, tetiba ada bau pelik. Harum semerbak katanya. And it wasn't from me either!

Sebab bak keta sorang (Famee naik keta dia kat depan tunjuk jalan), aku diam wat bodoh. The smell got so bad, terpaksa lower the windows (walaopon bau datang dari luar) and had a smoke.

Less than 100 metres or so from the spot the smell began, noticed a sign on the right, which I only noticed one word. Crematorium. Erm...

Masa nak balik tadik, perasan yang the same stretch, but on the other side of the road, rupanya tanah perkuburan. Aiyo... patutla rasa pelik semacam je masa smalam ngan bau pelik tuh and all. Oh well.. just another weird experience. Jangan muncul depan depan da...

Back to the event, the tunang ceremony and akad nikah pulled off without a hitch, but I'm saving the pics for tomorrow's entry, so korang sabar je menunggu ok. Lots of pics.

Sebenarnya spent time with Nana in the room, so when Brian arrived tak banyak yang aku snap pon. More with Nana and her preparation throughout the whole do.

Headed back to KL petang. Didn't stay for the sanding which more people from KL were at. Too many people... and the weather was unforgivingly HOT!

Reached home, had a shower... and ni nak tidur. Ngantuk sangat... later...

The blushing bride about to be given away by her father




PS - Pics will be up sometime by after lunch esok.

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Pesta Malam Indonesia 3

One of the best events I went to last year was the Pesta Malam Indonesia 2.

Gila, tak happening??!!! Ada Samsons dan Sheila On 7! Of course there were so many other acts like Ungu, Peterpan and Slank which are definite favourites in my book as well... and Dewi Dewi.

Tapi serious aku moshing gila masa Samsons dan Sheila sebab memang I know every song from them since gilakan meka dari zaman dahulukala (macam betul jerk)

If you guys read my past entry, you would know just how much fun it was. Walaopon ada yang kata venue ketika tuh kat Bukit Kiara Equestrian Park jauh dan tak kena, in reality, that is still one of the best spots to freak out. Nama pon pesta... kena la festival vibe sikit with wide open spaces and a humongous stage to kick things off kan. Do I even need to mention the kick-ass bands?

And the tickets were more than affordable, so masa tuh aku ingat agik kita turun berempat.

Walaopon pas opening number Dewi Dewi finished mula hujan, just before Samsons came on, takde hal! Semangat meka performing, honestly was worth getting drenched for.

Tengok je pics time tuh.







I stayed on almost to the end, tapi missed out on Slank who was last, sebab dah tak larat by that time. Serious... it takes serious energy to get down with the crowd. Energy running high the whole day... and night.

For those yang are wondering what the hey is Pesta Malam Indonesia, it's actually a music festival bringing together the hottest Indonesian acts on one stage.
The first was April 2006 with Dewa, Gigi, Padi, Ada Band, Cokelat, Ungu, Ratu and Ari Lasso.

The second was in August 2008 as mentioned with Dewi Dewi, Samsons, Sheila On 7, Ungu, Peterpan, Slank. Local guests were Hujan dan Meet Uncle Hussain.




This year on 20 June, Dewa, Padi dan Gigi will make a comeback on the PMI stage, sekali Sheila On 7 from last year, while Andra & The Backbone will be making their debut at the festival. Aku and Jinbara are the local guests.

I've caught a lot of Dewa's performances, so I know what kind of show they can put on. Ditto for Gigi. Read : amazing! Yang aku tunggukan kali nih is Padi sebab da lama tak nampak meka onstage sini, and also Andra & The Backbone (nak sangat layan lagu Sempurna).

And of course... Sheila On 7. Need I say more. Cue Wayne and Garth.. "We're not worthy.. we're not worthy!!!"

They came on after Samsons last year.. perghhh!!! Best gila!







Why the need for this long entry. Sebab aku nak party out this year without any bullshit.

Tiap kali ada je Pesta Malam Indonesia nih ada yang banyak songeh. Ramai rasa tegugat. Then some will talk about patriotism. Puh-lease la guys. We are Malaysian. Period!

Tapi music is without any geographical boundaries. So why limit ourselves. These acts are the best from Indonesia. Let's enjoy music as it is - in any form or language. So guys come on out and rock! Heh... promo sangat kan. Tapi aku memang hyped pasal Pesta Malam Indonesia.

Yang sapa nak kecoh pasal pekerja asing saja pergi, seriously... you need a head check. Last time I was there were helluva lot of Malaysian there enjoying themselves. Didn't make them any less Malaysians,just like it doesn't when you attend Avril, Linkin Park or even Stefanie Sun (matilah aku tetiba lari ke sana)

But seriously though, if you guys can make it, check the show out. It's a whole day event, so korang takleh cam aku. Learn to pace yourself or you'll burn out before the end of the night. I know sponsors TM will be opening their booths to promote their iTalk products. Tapi yang besh nya, beli dapat meet the bands, so more info on that opportunity later.

TM's iTalk is sponsoring the event for the second time after their affiliation with Pesta Malam Indonesia last year as well, if you guys are picking up tickets, you'll notice yang each purchase comes with a FREE iTalk Mobile Dialer. Tatau apa iTalk mobile dialer. Aiyak! Cara mudah to make cheap call using the prepaid calling card la, which is iTalk card. Dengan iTalk Mobile dialer ni..boleh buat panggilan terus dari handphone tau. Tak payah nak dial 1 800 lagi..

And if any of you have to ask.. yes, I am going. So expect tonnes of pics.Meanhwile korang layan these pics first.

For my previous entries on Pesta Malam Indoneisa 2, CLICK HERE, HERE and HERE for the three part special I did last year.

FLASHBACK!
Link 1 - Pesta Malam Indonesia 2 (Part 1)
Link 2 - Pesta Malam Indonesia 2 (Part 2)
Link 3 - Pesta Malam Indonesia 2 (Part 3)

And..kalau nak tengok interview eksklusif dengan band-band PMI3, click here for HYPP TV


PS - Will add more on Pesta Malam Indonesia 3 soon!

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Connecting people

Semalam plan nak ke Anak Wayang, but was too lazy to go catch Pentas Anak Wayang cause letih gila, terlopong depan laptop je jawabnya.

I have finally sorted out the office. Semalam rush nak apply for phone lines, internet connection, Astro connection.... the nitty gritty. So definitely esok and hari Isnin settle je, things will be up and running.

Sorry la takde masa sangat nak posting entry panjang lebar seperti biasa. Bear with me for just a couple of days sebab aku kalao kat rumah kat Klang online biasa je. Tapi bila dok rumah Mont Kiara lom ada internet connetion leceh sikit.

But things will be ready soon and masa tuh, berejam la korang nak abih baca kang.

Apapon, jangan lupa vote me for the IKEA Go Clean Your Room Contest!

Be blogging soon, guys and gals. Nak abihkan keja sikit...

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Go Clean Your Room

Have you guys ever been in a war zone?

Well, short of working for CNN or some wire news service where you get paid obscene amounts to do so (salute Peter Arnett), I doubt it kan?

Tapi kan, here's some exclusive pics of one war zone that you'll never see elsewhere. It's in our very own country, in the beautiful state of Selangor.... and it's in MY room!

Orang mesti malu gila kalao nak tunjuk bilik bersepah kan? But hey... it's me. Dah sah-sah aku takde masa sangat nak berkemas bagai (alasan hebat tak?) But honestly, this is the downside of being a shopaholic. You spend, spend and spend.. and then you realise you have more stuff than actual room. So it all ends up everywhere.

My many jackets.. somewhere under that pile



Don't ask...



What can I say. At last count, I have more almost 300 pairs of jeans (everything from old school stuff from Gouche, Cross Colors and Kani to Levis, Guess, Armani, D&G and Cavalli), picked up from sales, flea markets and very expensive retail outlets (ni time possessed sebab ada duit, by impulse).

Dare I mention t-shirts? I have WAY too many of those, since my whole uniform in years of working revolves around t-shirt and jeans attire saja.

Ever since I picked up the craze of going jackets-crazy, I have now amassed about 30 in total and counting (I love my Ermenegildo Zegna and my Armani Black Label as well as my Gap and Guess ones... aiyak.. I love them all lah)

So imagine all that, about over 2000 CDs, hundreds of books, retro toys from ebay and many more weird items... all in one room... and you get? My room. A virtual war zone!

Books and various stuff in one corner



My pride and joy - my own CD 'store'.. and one of the most disorganised corners of my room



Stuff everywhere. And I used to be so neat. Not that I don't want to be. Cuma serious kan, dalam rushing kekadang, pull stuff out here and there, and then end up having things all over, and the mess just builds up, and you end up not having the strength to clean up.

But lo and behold. The answer to my prayers!

Was shopping for my home office furniture as you guys know, and came across IKEA's Storage Weeks. I laughed at first, cam tak caya ada Go Clean Your Room contest.

Basically, the first part of the contest is to find the top 5 most 'deserving' winners (aka messiest, unorganised room). All you have to do is snap a pic of any room in your home (jangan snap jamban or your garden dah) that deserves a makeover, upload it on the IKEA website and let them know why YOU (not me... though I think I should win hands down) deserve to win. Simple kan? The catch is, you have to lobby and get EVERYONE you know to vote for you. Either that or convince the public you've been living in a sty or even cry on the video to get them to vote for you. Kira that will help plead your case la you really need help big time in the space management part of your life! Based on that alone, you will get extra points based on that, when the final judging is done by IKEA.

The contest which runs from 28 May to 17 June will have five lucky winners who will each take home RM2,000 IKEA vouchers. Aku nak!!!

Then the top five nih will vie for Grand Prize of RM5,000 IKEA vouchers in the next level of competition where people will vote for the 'most transformed' room (aka from war zone to Switzerland - or in the case of IKEA, Sweden - I love Abba!). Dah menang, shopping, ubahsuai bilik, and kalao orang suka, immediately you're in the running for RM5,000 IKEA vouchers. Go crazy and show them what can be done with IKEA's range of products and show your creativity and originality is utilising IKEA's storage solutions.

Aku serious makan hati nak masuk! If you guys think you have a messier room than mine, just CLICK HERE to enter the contest. Otherwise, please vote for me to win a room makeover!




PS - Tengah pikir camna nak wat video yang power sikit. Malu bilik bersepah dah tak berkira. I WANT TO GO ON AN IKEA SPREE!!!

PS - My entry video is up! All you have to do is CLICK HERE, which will bring you to the contest page on top. Then click View all entries. Look for mine which is under my full name Joseph Lee Cheng Kim. Remember YOUR VOTE of ♥♥♥♥♥ is important!!! Jangan lupa take a look at my video there.

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Zoom!

Rushing this entry sebab tunggu electrician and handyman sampai nih.

Semalam naik gila lagik. Total damage ikut ribu siot! First kat Nilai 3, and then ke Ikea. Damn!!! No more shopping for me after this! I swear! This is the last trip... for a while at least!

Korang tengok la apa dibeli!

What the??? Massive promo for Ikea ni...


The back of my car... korang tak tengok what's in the car boot agik nih


Gila ke haper. Aiyo!!! Anyway, started shopping about lunch at 1pm. Between Nilai 3 and Ikea, finished about 9pm! Kaki da nak patah masa tuh.

Once settle semua, dengan kereta cam moving truck penuh dengan barang, rushed to Subang to join the kids for futsal.

Adila and gang da ada, also Obri and Co. (sekali ngan Boolat dan Nadia). Layan tengok bebudak je main futsal, takde maknanya aku nak perasan konsep Gol Dan Gincu tengah letih nih. Followed by Akim dan family dia pastuh.

Met Imadean, pembaca blog dan chatter kat sini. Merasalah peminat Fazura yang paling fanatik (betul kan???) Heh!!!...

Ni some quick pics of yesterday's session. Maapkan le amik ngan phone je.

Ni Nadia. Seluar baju sapa la yang dia bawak nih... calon bini yang baik punya nih!


Nak amik action shot ngan handphone je.. salah sangat. Blur terus



The hostess with the mostest


Where Everyone Is A Star katanya...


With some fans yang main skali. Kalao korang chat kat sini, si Imadean yang pakai tudung itam sebelah Akim tuh. Teruja ek girl...heh!


After we were done, decided to take a quick drink kat mamak kat Taipan ngan meka. Letih banget!!! Need sleep so rushed bac home pastuh.

Ni bangun masih letih dan rushing ke Mont Kiara. Later je update lagik. Ni final pic masa makan. Ada orang bagi Akim buaya nih. Sesuwaiiiiii!!!! Teringat lagu Ratu. Ok ok.. merapu da... layan... be back later.

Makan diri! Buaya makan buaya! Heh!

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Hum hum hum

Heaven for shopaholics


After planning for a few days to go Nilai, finally tengahari smalam aku managed to make my way there. Damn the place is huge!

Seriously, you really can find almost anything there. From furniture to furnishings, electrical items, textile... you name it, they have it, at ridiculous prices.

Aku pening sat sampai. Decided to just keep to my mission. Check out the lighting shops.

Found some nice stuff. Survey harga je hari ni.

The Eiffel tower??


After done, gerk gi Ampang to check out some lighting shops and terkejut beruk. The same chandelier I saw selling for perhaps Rm300 plus, was selling at about RM3000. Ada yang tiga empat kali harga, but other items like this gila babiks punya melayang harga tak masuk akal.

That's it. I'm coming back here tomorrow to get the lighting fixtures I need. Memang murah gila!!!

Masa kat Ampang running around, saw my dream car.



The H3 Hummer memang cantik gila! Siap ngan chrome vents on the hood, aku terus berdiri tengok je keta nih. Cam tak betol lak aku nih.

Whatever... this is my dream car, and yes, I promise myself on day I will own it.

Whoever the owner is (I black out the number plate) obviously didn't have much sense, parking it at the entrance of a parking lot where there was no designated are. But I guess if you're driving a Hummer, the regular rules don't apply to you. Then again, if I was driving a Hummer, I wouldn't bring it into an area like this where the risk of it being scratched for lack of space, is a very real threat.

Aduh... nak nak nak!!!

Pastu ke Ikea for one last survey harga (esok last shopping day nak bebetol beli semua pas puas hati apa aku nak beli in my last shopping wave sebab the furniture delivery, electrician and handyman coming to the office tomorrow so have get everything sorted out)

Then picked up Juan, and headed to Kajang ke rumah Che Lin nak lepak sebab Akim call ajak mai. Plan nak keluar beramai-ramai. Obri pun back in town, and Aril pon free. But semua tak jadi.

Last-last lepak ngan Akim jap borak benda nak iron out.

Came back quite early about midnight tadi sebab hari ni full day.

Faz da start sibuk Anak Wayang. Siang ni dia ada photography for EH magazine tak silap aku or something like that. Then another kat Harian Metro... and so on. Will try and catch up with her either before shopping kalao sempat, or after everything done.

Adila lak mesej ajak main futsal (matilah aku main futsal). For geng bebudak keluarga Fantasia and team Fantasia malam nih, so that should be fun. Will try to make it. Will post an entry later on, on that kalao sempat.

Nak sambung tidur for just a few hours more before my day starts.

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It's Monday and I'm going shopping

You read right. It's Monday and I'm going to Nilai to pick up some stuff. After delaying the trip for days now, hari ni sebab da cukup rehat, and aku pun takde apa nak wat hari nih, am leaving in a short while to shop my ass off. Again.

Seb baik da cukup tidur. Kalau tak seriously malas.

Semalam dapat inspiration sikit masa dinner gathering kengkawan kat rumah Sarimah. Yes, girl.. rumah ko gave me some ideas.

My sis and I, new residents of Mont Kiara gituh, joined Sarimah and a few friends for a dinner get-together, makan makan and borak-borak kat umah dia semalam. Lepak pon sampai hampir 3 pagik. Matilah!

Malas nak snap pics sebab tak bawak camera. but did use my phone to capture the thing I love most about Sarimah's place. Her cat! Here's Miss Molly.

Zzz... eh?


Ok.. you need to take the camera out of my face...


I mean NOW!


Look here you damn papparrazi! I mean it!


Don't mess with me!


Arghhh!!! Papped again!!!


I'm outta here!


So in the end I was left trying to take a picture of the view from the balcony. Look! It's KLCC.. somewhere far off. Matilah aku carut!



Ok la.. gotta leave home now. Nak gi beli barang...

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... and they get it wrong... again

America voted wrong - totally when Adam Lambert finished runner up to Kris. I like Kris from the shortlisted candidates for American Idol. But he was so outclassed by Adam, that it was an obvious error in judgement when he actually won, to everyone's surprise.

And now, the Brits have got it wrong too.

Susan Boyle, the worldwide internet phenomenon who captivated the hearts of many across the world, lost to Diversity.

Diversity, to their credit are good dancers. But, firstly I can't imagine them being all that great to win the title since there are so many other great dancers out there.

But Susan, was the deserving winner for sure. Despite being made a circus sideshow by the media, she put up with the pressure and delivered the best performance of the night. Repeating I Dreamed A Dream, the song that made her famous all over the world, she did it better than ever!

Congratulations Susan. Like Simon said, you didn't walk away despite all the nasty things people said. Just because they judged you from what's on the outside, and the hoopla that made a fool out of you.

Susan... you proved that Britain's Got Talent. And despite not winning the show, to us, everyone else around the world whom you inspired with your sheer strength, has crowned you the rightful winner.

To Diversity... good show.



To Susan... be strong for what lies ahead for your strength, is that which we draw from. God bless.

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Jangan tegur fast nanti furious

I didn't know what to use for a title, so went with something really stupid.

Hari ni plan nak ronda bagai nak complete kan shopping. But somehow, didn't feel like it. So kira to be continued and decided to spend the whole day in the sweet air-conditioning of my room, enjoying a lazy Saturday.

Played some games (Myspace - Mobsters, Facebook - My City and Car Madness) as well as layan some old school Age of Empires. Matilah... Dozed off and woke up at night. Aiyo... camna nih.

Just thought I'd spend the night watching some movies. So caught Jangan Tegur finally after tak sempat nak ke panggung nak layan.

With all the hype, sebab kuar berita MPV David siap langgar mati orang lebih sebulan lepas, dalam senario ala ala pembukaan cita nih, I wanted to see the 'cursed' movie and see how good it is. After all... aku nih suka horror. Lagik seram, lagik besh nak layan sorang tengah malam.

And honestly, it wasn't bad. Except for some really horrible parts.



The storyline was ok, but I guess it was trying too hard to weave into the mode of a murder cum mystery supernatural thriller so bad, that it just seemed contrived.

I enjoyed some scenes, but if you're a horror fan, you can expect most of it. Which puts you off, when the sound effects they use is pretty cheesy. Sampai jam jatuh nak takotkan orang pon, blast this screaming... konon bagi takut ngan sound la. Aduh... bingit ada lah.

Acting by Julia Ziegler was uhm... scary! Scary not as in a frightening horror movie sense, tapi just scary cause you have trouble believing she actually did try to act for this movie. Entah kenapa cam tak kena segala lakonan dia. I loved Ellie though, so that's a plus point. And si Azri pon ada which made it watchable.

Apart from the sound effects which turned me off, I really didn't like the references, or more like blatant rip-offs from very obvious great horror movies cam Exorcist (the possessed, speaking in multiple voices, cuts on face and blue), and various other Korean and Japanese films of the same genre.

Using some of the techniques is fine, but kelakar bab bomoh tuh campak entah aper, ala ala scene Linda Blair getting a dose of holy water in Exorcist. Aiyo... so salah.

But still enjoyed the movie. I loved the lighting, which is always an issue dalam filem seram tempatan yang overdose. The make up effects were quite above par for a local production as well and helped bring alive the story.

So not too bad la. Tapi aku kelakar satu je.

Tengok moka Julia Ziegler kena make up jadik wanita dirasuk, teringat time aku wat costume Halloween. The time I went as Kurt Cobain last year, with a bullet hole from my neck to the top of my head. Except I'm no professional and it took me only an hour.

Julia - and me, myself and I as a smoking Kurt Cobain zombie masa Halloween


Some impressive details to the techniques used by the special make up effects person though. Reminded me that I forgot details on lips. Heh... Tapi contact lens tetap sama. But use of prosthethics dan liquid latex nak achieve the effect of cuts is rather amateurish still. Matilah!

All in all.. entertaining. Not as silly as Congkak (the worst horror movie EVER!... so D grade). Hope this is a right step for local horror movies.

Pas abih layan Jangan Tegur, layan lak Fast & Furious 2009. The fourth part is more like the second in the series sebab the original cast ada with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reprising their roles.



All in all, not as good as the original, but way better than the crappy 2 Fast 2 Furious and Tokyo Drift (though the cars in Tokyo Drift were flashier).

It was so-so la.. kira worth a watch. What made it made watching was the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 and the Subaru Impreza WRX STI Brian drives. And oh, the Ford Grand Torino. Merasalah minat keta katanya.

Pastuh da bosan ngan movie sebelom tidur layan box set Mind Your Language. Motif? Saja... nostalgia tengok series ni kat RTM dulu.

Argh... esok nak continue pindah rumah. Got a call from the fiurniture guys. Barang-barang confirm hantar hari Rabu. By end of the week the office should be ready. Tak sabar...

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HELP!!!!

Oh my God! I'm possessed!! Kena rasuk gila kena shopaholic-ism tahap cipert sangat sebab takleh stop spending! Times like this lega I alraady cut up my credit cards. Semalam gi Ikea lagik.

And spent a few more hundred on some things for the house. Shelves, lamps, bathroom stuff... etc Argh!!! Matilah camni. And I'm not even done yet! So many other things to do and get! Damn damn and triple damn!

Doorway to money spent (for good... but spent nonetheless)


Oooh... I have news of Ikea's current promotion. Wait for it!


Aduh! Semalam keja aku tuh je la. And then ke rumah Che Lin kat Kajang lak. Auntie Akim la tuh. Dak tuh dan Yazid esok je balik KL pas settle Trek Selebriti (so now you guys know kenapa meka tak sempat join Jelajah 11 Era kat Pekan with Hafiz, Isma dan Aril)

Ada la lepak-lepak....

Meanwhile, back to the story of shopping. Aku nak naik gila ngan warehouse sales yang bersepah sekarang! Am going to make time for this one tomorrow, which I must be crazy cause it totally slipped my mind berapa hari nih.

Sebenarnya aku overspending, with shopping je keja - especially nak dapat kelengkapan pejabat tuk my new space, but there are just so many offers too good to pass up.

But anyone yang nak join, see you there, though maybe kalao fragrances aku tak spend sangat kot sebab I got more than enough (I think ada dalam empat lima botol unopened lagik) left still of various brands - including my favourite Dreamer from Versace. But kalao korang nak spend some money wisely, here's more info (since korang request nak info warehouse sales yang worth it) :


Date : 27 to 30 May 2009
Time : 10am to 7pm
Event : Metrojaya Branded Cosmetics & Fragrances Promotion
Location : Metrojaya Warehouse, Lot 15 Jalan Ragum 15/17, Seksyen 15, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor (Tel : +603 2070 1234)
Items : Fragrances
Brands : Lancome, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, Diesel, Cacharel, Revlon Cosmetics, Bloop Cosmetics


Date : 29 May to 7 June 2009
Time : 10am to 8pm
Event : Dataran Hamodal Warehouse Clearance Sale
Location : Dataran Hamodal, 2nd Floor Block A, Jalan Bersatu 13/4, Section 13, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor (Behind Colgate Palmolive)
Items : Branded apparel, accessories, shoes, luggage etc
Brands : Guess, Hush Puppies, Elle Homme, Dockers, Nike, Adidas, Daniel Hechter, KN Key Ng, Alain Delon, Wacoal, Disney, Camel Active, Voir, Diadora, MPH Bookstores, Brother, United Color of Benetton, Jean Perry, Bum Equipment, Anakku, Epson


Date : 29 to 30 May 2009
Time : 10am to 5pm
Event : Clarins Beauty Fair
Location : Melur / Melati / Mawar Room - Level 2, The Coronade Hotel KL, Jalan Walter Grenier, 55100 Kuala Lumpur (Next to Lot 10 / Opposite Sungei Wang Plaza)
Items : Clarins Products (face, body, fragrance, make up) including Men's range
Brands : Clarins


Date : 29 May to 7 June
Time : 10am to 7pm
Event : Hush Puppies Apparels Annual Warehouse Sale
Location : Shoe Connection Sdn Bhd, No 15 Jalan 1/13, Bandar Kinrara Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor
Items : Apparels for ladies, men and kids
Brands : Hush Puppies


And this one is a MUST GO!!! So start simpan duit skang!!!


Date : 12 to 13 June 2009
Time : 10am to 6pm
Event : Fragrance Warehouse Clearance
Location : 3K Sports Complex & Inn, Jalan SS 13/1, Persiaran Kewajipan, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor
Items : Fragrances
Brands : Anna Sui, Dunhill, Escada, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Montblanc, Dolce & Gabbana


Hah! Selamat la berbelanja. Those are the best going on, or are coming on. Aku da pening da.

So for now, I have banned myself from buying fragrances. Though apparel and shoes is ok. And shopping for others is still forgiveable. Walaopon...

Esok kalao larat nak gi Nilai 3 jap sebab tak penah usha sana. But need to get a chandelier (like that for????) among other things and then need to do one more round kat Ikea. So much stuff to pick up still that it's burning a hole in my pocket.

Heh... still open to sponsors. Any takers?

Matilah... besok maybe busykan diri sikit with some events. Not sure where am going to yet, but will let you guys know. Until then... ciao.

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Spiderman mamak

Fuh! Amik ko! Kemalasan melanda! Nak update log leh terlupa. Takper la. After berbulan update daily dengan gigih, I think I'm allowed to slack once in a while kan.

Semalam didn't do much. Wasted time in traffic as usual when I went to KL. Kali nih nak gi ofis Nuffnang nak settle kan benda. Whoa! They have a huge office. Me likey! Even though dengki there was about a dozen of them in an office space which could easily fit three times that number.
Some things are so unfair. Heh!

Then much later pas lari sana sini to pick up some stuff before heading home. I hate the traffic in town. Serious. Bagik aku pening each time I drive. And then I end up tired and sleepy by the end of the day.

Pas tidur and all, short nap la katanya, headed to Shah Alam tengah malam nak temankan Helmy, my old buddy yang aku kenal sejak sekolah rendah. Eh jap.. kita tadika sama skali kan?

Hah... ada orang tuh da la hospitalised bagai, tapi ngan IV drip and all (or whatever you call those things stuck in you with valves tuk nak suntik sana sini nya, leh lagik nak merambu kuar ke mamak. So temankan je sampai subuh.

Lepak kat Darul Ehsan kat Seksyen 19. When I saw this.

Matilah ko kan, depan customer, rajinkan diri jadik Spiderman bagai jumping from one table to another dalam usaha nak membersihkan kipas dan lampu katanya.

Keji sangat ok tempat makan nak feeling cleanliness is next to Godliness camnih. Takleh ke tunggu sampai takde orang nak makan minum ke nak feeling playground gituh dengan konsep jungle gym. Gila la.. That makes me just think a lot longer about ever eating there again. Seb baik port biasa kat Pelita Bangsar tengok meka cleaning tak penah camnih.

Gila seribu kali gila...

Ok la.. I need to pick up stuff tomorrow... so nak tidur awal. Be blogging tomorrow...

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Shorty

Hari ni memang entry yang pendek.

Patutnya gi ke Langkawi malam nih, tapi tak jadik la pulak. Aduh.

Takpe. Takde rezeki tuh. Esok lak kena rushing cam orang gila sikit sekeliling ibukota, so takde mood nak blog panjang for today.

Got some stuff to sort out tomorrow.

Dah lepak beberapa hari ni, kena rajinkan diri lak. Jumaat gi shopping barang-barang lagik sebab Sabtu officially move into my new place kat Mont Kiara.

Berjiran la dengan Sarimah. Walaopon rumah dia tiga minit dari rumah aku kat Solaris. Jiran ke? Heh! Kira same community la gituh.

Ok.. post later guys.

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