Pencuri!

Selepas kes hantu, yang bersepah gambar aku diedarkan dalam email, blog, website dan forum, aku ingat betapa berhemahnya blogger-blogger sekarang. Kalao nak reference pon, tak buang watermark aku yang menunjukkan hakmilik aku... siap link.

Hah.. ni la baru beradab. Dah amik hak orang, tak mintak kebenaran, at least kredit dan link.

It's called intellectual property rights.

Tima kasih pada bebanyak yang wat camtuh.

Tapi in one of my entries pasal pic Hafiz straighten rambut, one of my readers alerted me pada website pencuri nih.

Dasar blog yang nak wat duit, cedok benda kiri kanan satu hal. Tu ko nya pasal la. But aku memang bengang sebab setelah sekian lama aku warning binatang-binatang spesis nih, jangan memain ngan blog aku, ada gak bangsa tak sedar diri.

If you guys ingat my posting pra-AJL pasal rambut Hafiz straighten, you would remember this pic. So camna lak ada bangsat main tempek watermark dia atas watermark aku lak?

Pada binatang berkenaan, sila ingat ni. I can track you down. Jangan sampai aku lepas geram ni. Buang pic tuh, or acknowledge where you took the pic from before I get pissed. Jangan sampai kena baru nyesal.

Moving on. Ni isu pasal ada gosip hari ni katakan Akim da besar kepala. Kononnya dikatakan dia jawab ngan angkuh dan sombong sekali masa preparation Anugerah Juara Lagu bila ditanya pasal saingan dengan rakan-rakan dia dari show sama dalam AJL.

Konon dia cakap jangan samakan Akademi Fantasia ngan AJL sebab Akademi Fantasia tidak apa apa.

Hasil tuh dia dituduh kacang lupakan kulit. Well put it this way. Bukan ke betul? Apa sangat Akademi Fantasia kalao nak dibandingkan dengan pentas Anugerah Juara Lagu. Lain ok pentas reality show dengan pentas industri sebenar di mana semua nama gak akan membuat persembahan.

I mean really... how can this be misconstrued as as arrogance?

Pastuh, sambungan konon kat another launch dia, dia ditanya tak takot ke kalao takde orang beli tiket tuk show, dan dia jawab kalao sorang je datang pon dia kena hiburkan. Ni pon kena kutuk kata lupa diri. Aiyo! Honestly.

Dah memang betul... tugas performer is to deliver to an audience, no matter how big or small the audience is.

Camna lak ni kata besar pala lak.

Aku tatau la apa agenda penulis, atau kenapa dikatakan sebegitu. Point is kenapa marah dia tak bagi jawapan cliche yang diharapkan, bimbang segala pasal turnout and all?

I'm not saying Akim was right, but berdasarkan apa aku baca, I just think there is nothing wrong dengan jawapan dia. Perbandingan dilakukan antara Hafiz dan Akim, because Hafiz dikatakan lemah lembut dan sopan santun berbanding.

Kedua mereka student aku ketika dalam Akademi. And memang perangai meka berbeza. Hafiz is soft spoken, and memang jenis berhemah amat ketika menjawab. And he knows the right answers. Akim pon sama.. dia tau apa nak jawab. But dia memang straightforward, takde nak bodek bodek tak kena tempat.

So the point here is, ada ke yang harapkan layanan istimewa? Gosip berbentuk teguran, dan yang hanjengkan terus is just weird. I make it a point never to criticise my fellow media friends. But kengkadang ada yang emo tak bertempat. For me la.. kalao katakan kawan yang pass cita, bukan first hand news, and then nak tekankan 'cara jawab kasar' atau pakai nada yang kasar and so on, walhal jawapan straightforward je... it really confuses me.

Macam-macam...

Moving on... ujung minggu depan (the weekend after this) aku akan ke Sarawak for ujibakat Akademi Fantasia kat sana. So jumpa la kengkawan blog kat sana ek. Ni first time rasanya aku gi ujibakat kat sana. tak sabar tengok bakat-bakat Sarawak. Selalunya Sabah and Sarawak ni memang banyak potential.

Which reminds me, esok last day before ujibakat kat Johor dan Penang. So mereka yang kat Johor, jangan lupa Sabtu dan Ahad gi The Zon, Johor Bahru dan yang kat Penang ke Redbox Gurney, Plaza Gurney lak on the same days.

Yang kat Sabah dan Sarawak, remember ko ada just over a week before the auditions kat Hotel Promenade di Kota Kinabalu dan Merdeka Palace di Kuching.

Esok aku kuar basic tips camna nak ujibakat so maybe it'll help you guys. A revamped guide based on criteria of judging for this year.

Eh ok la.. nak gi layan movie jap. Lama tak ke cinema.

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Dozing off

Alamak, baru terjaga pas koma sejak dari petang tadi. Ngantuk sangat pas balik dari TV9. Pening punya pening, terus tumbang and went to sleep walaopon try nak control.

Ni just woke up, nak dinner makan sikit jap, rehat bagi digest, and then nak KO balik sebab esok nak jalankan resolusi tahun baru (practise run lagik ni) yang pertama dan kedua. Which is firstly, wake up early and work out in the allotted time frame (very the hidup cara sihat) and secondly nak get to the office early like any normal drone. Matilah... drone katanya.

Besides, esok ada something interesting. Tomorrow ada sidang media pengumuman ujibakat Akademi Fantasia 8.

Hah... kan da kata it was coming. So sapa nak audition kang, bersedia. Time to pull out my yearly tips to share.

Sapa nak ujibakat kang, good luck. Esok aku post full details sini ok. Along with some other details about this season.

Also, Anugerah Juara Lagu preparations are under way. Nanti story sikit pasal tuh gak kang.

Ok.. time to call it a night.

PS - Sedang nak tido dapat panggilan dengan gosip panas! Mungkinkah? Esok nak calling nak dapat story lebih. Kalau betul memang BUSUK!

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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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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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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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