Ouch!

I am seriously tired.

Siang-siang da keluar ke Sungai Buloh atas urusan peribadi.

Finish at noon, terus head to venue launch album Hafiz. Well, supposed to be album Hafiz, but lagu Hafiz baru lima - including Masih Jelas. Empat lagik 'bonus track' kesemua lagu final yang lain.

Aduh... apa malas ke kedekut nih. Da lagu dalam Masih Jelas memang ok! Worth the buy - but awat empat lagu baru je (ketepikan Masih Jelas). Wat la album bebetul!

Honestly, I think fans are being well... shortchanged. Sebagai peminat Hafiz, mesti ada yang terasa. Yerlah.. nama album dia, pastuh kongsi ngan orang lain. Bukan like it's collaborations ke apa. Apa la salah AESB wat album mini dia je kalao budget tak mengizinkan full album. Apa main tumpang tumpang nih?

And then peminat bebudak lain cam Aril, Akim, Isma dan Yazid camna? Adakah mereka patut beli album yang takde nama orang meka support? Yang cuma menampilkan lagu yang da memang circulating on the Internet via free download.

Sapa yang untung? Bebudak ni untung ke, pihak lain?

Oh well... tu korang sebagai peminat... ingat pesan Nabil je. Lu fikir la sendiri! It's your money. I'm not saying the album is not worth it - because it is. But pihak pengurusan pikir la panjang sikit lain kali dan bukan tuk kaut keuntungan buta camnih.

Me personally think that Masih Jelas should be an album of its own. It deserves to be! Kalao nak wat mini album, jangan la malas studio version Masih Jelas plus four new songs je and then nak main sumbat tangkap mat sumbat semua lagu final lain kat dalam - dan harapkan peminat beli lak. Kalao malas camni baik single.

And then kalao nak alasan muatkan lagu bebudak lain, wat la album ala ala album EVO series dulu yang menampilkan studio recording and lagu baru non-finalists.

Kalao tidak pon, jangan la tipu peminat. Album Ratu dulu yang menampilkan lagu orang lain - digelar album 'Ratu And Friends'. Apek punya album pun pakai Apek and Family. Oh well... things people do. Ingat Maestro da takde, elok lagik perjalanan masa depan bebudak nih. Ado?

Apapon, happy to see the kids. Miss all of them. Aku tak snap banyak sangat pics masa event. Just a few before, and some after. Before tuh bebudak lain bersiap, Hafiz tengah rehearse, so sorry kalao starting tak banyak pics Hafiz. Masa lepak after tuh ada lah.

Anyway by the end of it, spoke to Hafiz's mom. Glad we had that talk ma'am. Heh! Matilah aku kan ting tong.

Ok la... korang layan pics. Banyak ni. Balas dendam lama tak bagi korang banyak camnih.

First batch ni masa Hafiz rehearse bebudak tengah get ready. By the way, Reza dok touch up sebab dia pengacara majlis.

Aku warning awal-awal dulu, kalao nak kebas pics kat sini - aku izinkan HANYA KALAO korang nak simpan dalam PC wat koleksi peribadi! Tapi kalao nak republish kat forum lain, atau blog ke website lain, anda sama sekali DILARANG - membuang, crop, edit watermark aku, dan mesti MESTI kredit DAN link klubbkidd.com! Kalao tak awas hidup korang! And I'm not joking!

Ni some of the guests. M Nasir, Aidit and Ad were among those who worked on the album. Eh Acis pon ada. Heh. Tapi yang best Ad bukan datang sorang. Biasalah. Pengantin baru. Berkepit je. Matilah aku Suria ko jangan carut aku... gurau je!

And these last photos, were of bebudak layan gila. Saja nak amik candid gila gila pose. Tapi yang pentingnya, blur banyak sebab bebudak ni tak koser nak pose. Asik gerak je. Merasalah cam ulat bulu semua, tak reti dok diam.

In the end joined them for a few photos, sambil kita buli Isma. Kesian lak dia kena tarik rambut, kena cubit pipi. Sabar ek Isma. Skali skala adik beradik buli si akak, apa salahnya. Buli manja tuh!

Pas abih, rush back again to Sungai Buloh nak settlekan hal sana again. Finish about 9pm, gi lak layan pra tonton filem Setem.

Featuring a stellar cast in Rashidi Ishak, Vanida Imran, Bront Palare, Afdlin Shauki, Que Haidar, Sathia, Harun Salim Bachik, Aziz Sattar, Jalalludin Hassan, Corrie, Diana Danielle, Kanchana Devi... ramai gila lah.

My verdict? Worth the RM10 for sure.

It was ok, but kalao ko nak aku describe, this would be the type of movie I would spend RM10 on without regretting, but tak feeling hype nak kompang semua kengkawan tuk tengok.

The good parts, it was funny in some parts (cue Afdlin as sheikh going "Fatimaaaa!!!") Also some good acting from a few characters. Loved Que, Afdlin, Bront, Sathia (walaopon kekadang irritating lak).

There were also some good visual effects.

The bad parts?

Cliched and trying too hard in some parts. And check out time Bront nya character si Burn nak kena bakar tuh bab final tuh. Is it me or masa api merebak ke arah dia, you can see his feet and he's already in a fire suit? Matilah!

Also boo to the editor, who has no idea of storytelling for most parts making it lengthy and overdrawn here and there, dan too many one liners sumbat sana sini at times, and too little actual development of principal characters, so in the end, you really couldn't give a toss about what happened to them (which like the whole plot - is so unlikely and far fetched even for a fictitious piece of work)

Anyhoo, go check out the movie la. Kalao korang nak aku describe, imagine Baik Punya Cilok, with a touch of Los and Foun, and then campor ngan Melayu nya take of the 'Oceans' series (11, 12 and 13).

I would give it a three and a half stars out of five. Kalao nak banding Razak Mohaideen punya usual stuff, this is in the five star league dah in comparison. I still think Kabir Bhatia should stick to melancholic drama as that's his forte, though this is a decent effort.

For more on Setem - CLICK HERE for the official website.



Heh.. ok la... aku nak tidur. Kaki terliuh siang tadik. Dah bengkak ni. It'll take a day or two to heal...

Need rest. Esok ada meeting and all. Tak larat kot... see how.

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The answer is?

Semalam together ngan the other half of J² bak bebudak Aishah, Zizi dan Obri ke soundcheck tuk show kat Putrajaya.

Motif kita lak yang bawak? Motif nak speku? Heh... dah jadik artis J² ke? Matilah aku kena carut pasnih sebab nak undang speku lelebih lak. Suka hati aku lah. I mean, this is for the fans, and if you b*tching, then just be reminded to read the disclaimer yang da berzaman sebelah kanan blog ni ek.

Anyway, it could be any one of them, or all of them... or even none of them (tetap takde jawapan kan). But we have taken on (a) talent(s). Heh... Confirmed!

Balik bab event.. fun la gak sebab the venue, right across from the Putrajaya Pullman Lakeside. Memang cantik tempat tuh. And semangat bebudak wat show. Korang layan je la pics.

Alahai... comeinya dua orang nih


Obri dan Zizi sempat nak goof about. Aishah layan phone lak


The view of the venue



Zizi dengan seseorang pembaca blog yang tegar tapi konon nak remain anonymous (dan sebenarnya tak bagi aku letak pic ni) yang juga menguruskan majlis ni


The kids with Datuk Othman


Love the view!


After we were done, Juan rushed Zizi yang ada show lain. Aku bak Aishah dan Obri gi lepak makan dulu kat Hartamas Square.

We were then joined by Juan later, along with orang ni, orang ni (yang da nak gi Hollywood da banggakan nama Malaysia (bukan feeling jerk ok!) dan kemudian last sekali Zizi yang lepas show joined up.

Cutenya pakai cap si Aishah ni


One for the album


Banyak gak antara tujuh orang kami dok berborak (matilah tujuh cam ada significance je semalam... gelak sambil guling sat). It was good for the kids, and also for us.

Tapi all in all, kira at least kira wakil J², Bob Mesra Entertainment (BME) dan f~ter six dapat gak artis baru. Eh.... silap.. dapat gak nasihati artis baru-baru nih. Lepak je ok, takde benda pon.

Anyway, actually banyak lagik pics, masaalah malas nak transfer. These were from my phone, yang lain dalam camera. Nanti je la ek. Kalao tak pon Ahad nanti I take more of these three kids.

By the way... gi 7 Eleven jap. Saw this. The things they sell... tetiba.... motif pisang?



Be back tomorrow cause it's time to party out with Pesta Malam Indonesia 3. See you guys at the fest ok!

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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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