Kisah tak sempurna

First of all, being Monday, things were a little hectic. With the Monday blues and all, aku pun malas sebenarnya nak wat apa apa hari ni. Ada ler bebenda main pala aku. I think too much sometimes.

Erm... but I suppose it's better than being brain dead, though like the first bite of the Adam's apple, awareness and the ability to differenciate things for what they are or aren't is just such a bitch.

First, let me get the Ikon pics out of the way cause aku pun baru dapat email tadik, nak touch up pelbagai pics aku tima. Not too many as I didn't want to weigh down my blog.

The Ikon Asean final champions from the solo and group categories from Philippines in Vina Morales and Kjwan. Below, our Malaysian best in Jaclyn Victor and OAG who both put up more than a good fight, and finally, the not quite the best representatives from Indonesia in Judika and Tahta.




Our darling! You did great no matter what, Jac!


So now that's out of the way, here's my Samsons bit. Actually, like the me that you guys pun tau, I'm always on my mood swings. Being happy for over a week, being with that person everywhere, However, like I said, realising things don't happen on their own, my mind is into overdrive and thinking about how it will be, which just totally f**ks me up. Oh well.. biasalah.

The song that's been keeping me company for today is Kisah Tak Sempurna. I know it's not the newest song of the second album... tapi it just fits me in this current mood. Cepat gila kan berubah mood aku...sebelom ni, the whole week was summed up by Dengan Nafasmu from Samsons' first album...oh well. At least music remains teh best lover. Proven.

Erm... dalam melayan perasaan, suddenly I just feel like going down to Johor tomorrow for the Samsons showcase there. Tengok lar kalao aku gila.Mesti aku nitis air mata kalao dengar meka nyanyi Kisah Tak Sempurna lagik sekali live. Ok ok... cukup merapu. Here are the pics. By the way, orang Johor... turun Danga Bay tuh kalao ada amik pics kongsi kongsi ler ok. Send your pics to me kalao korang sempat amik aku publish sini.
At the Samsons press conference, Planet Hollywood Kuala Lumpur.



At the Samsons Live! showcase at Menara PGRM, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur




Amacam...ok tak. Sorry ler. Walaopon inbox aku banyak pics yang dihantar, malas tol nak letak semua. Hope these are sufficient.

Ok la...nak sambung layan Kisah Tak Sempurna hingga aku dibuai lena kesepian. Merasalah jiwang nak mampos. Heh! Tadi da jumpa camtuh lar kan.

Dia ni...da jadik cam a drug lak. Addictive. Aku kena jumpa dia tiap hari kalao tak... erm... rimas lak kang. Esok jumpa agik. I think we've been inseperable for the past one and a half weeks or so. And I hope it continues.

Apapon, good or bad, nampaknya album Samsons skang yang menjadi teman aku. Penantian

Hidup is a must. Cam album Agnes Monica yang second da where every song just grips you.

Hardcore fan of Samsons katanya. To Bams and gang... hope I can make it down to Johor tomorrow. Would love to see your show again.Be posting again tomorrow...

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Ikon Malaysia - Final

They call Putrajaya our federal administrative capital. Boy are we doomed!!!

Aku ari ni ke PICC for the final of Ikon on my own sebab gatal bijik nak drive. Akibatnya tunggu ler sejam baru manage to find my way to the venue walaopon da gi sana beberapa kali sebelom tuh. Yerlah sebelom ni naik beramai ramai bukan aku drive...

Bila da pandu diri sendiri ke sana tuh yang seram. Takde sign board langsung!!!

Until I reach the main area kawasan Jabatan Perdana Menteri along the main federal road, baru spotted sign board.

Tu pun papan tanda konsep Chipsmore, kejap ada, kejap takde.

In the end managed to find it, no thanks to the beautiful spirit of government servants. Stop a coupke of times tanya...lombab!!!

Argh... everyone seems blur here. Ok lar tuh... sama cam gi government department. Cam tak biasa lak kan...

Anyhoo... found my way, masuk area backstage lak again berdepan one more hurdle, pak guard yang sibuk nak cakap takde tempat parking pelbagai. Terus kena laser sebab show da start.
Aku punya tanya, dia nak bagik info trafik ke? Terdiam jap, dia direct aku ke area loading bay.

Heh...thanks Jolyn and Nik dan abang abang security Astro yang da reserve ngan ngan kat pintu masuk backstage. Love you guys...

Nampak Mawi dan Jac... wished good luck and rush to find my seat.

Ok lar...show da start...nak review...

Flop Poppy
Medley Dewi & Ye Ke
Honestly I didn't know what to make of them. We had a tacky trojan in glitter, a Bollywood hero wannabe, Zorro, a matador, and some other mishaps from the cheapest costume rental store out there.
Not only it didn't gel with anything, it marked the beginning of everything about to go wrong for the night. For Flop Poppy at least.
The choice of the medley was boring and didn't rivet the audience.Bosan lak layan meka ni, unlike their performance masa semifinal yang rocked the house and brought it down!
Bosan nak mampos. Aduh.... apa da jadi ngan Flop Poppy nih.
Verdict : Based on this performance... why are they here?

Jaclyn Victor
Medley Jangan Tinggal Daku & One Thousand Million Smiles
I think she overdid Jangan Tinggal Daku tapi terpaku gak ler ngan power sora dia. Her version of it was so so, but her One Thousand Million Smiles, buat aku meremang bulu roma yang berdiri ala ala salute Negaraku.
Not only did Jac look radiant tonight, with her simply and yet elegantly stunning outfit, her hair simply done back, she felt every word she sang. Is there any doubt she should be the Ikon for Malaysia?
Verdict : Is there really any doubt???

OAG
Medley Akustik & PerMYsuri
Padan moka bebudak sound bila Radhi campak mic tuh. I hope it was a very expensive Sengeiser or Shure and it broke...and cost the sound company a bomb. Sebab sakit hati tol baru nak start takde sora lak. Kesian lak kat Radhi.
Apapon aku salute kat meka tul... they had this little acoustic set which just worked so well with a little appearance of visual and as well as audio fusion going on.
It was spellbinding...and I think OAG established early on, they're the icons when it comes to bands sebab aku nak tengok band cam meka nih, rock ker haper, tetap maintain this respect and tribute to our local heritage.
Apart from the technical glitch, the rest of OAG's performance was enjoyable... nay!!! Praiseworthy even!!!
Verdict : Our heritage is cool!

Dayang Nurfaizah
Tiba-tiba
She had her hits and misses. Aku suka baju dia pakai sangat! Yeah yeah! Me likey! Sexy and yet stunning...classy! Lain daripada apa aku selalu nampak yang dikenakan.
Anyway puas gak sebab orang kecoh jangan dedah atas...dia cover la. Takde sapa cakap bab bawah tuh kan...heh!!!
Sekali imbas ngan rambut dia dan make up, cam Ayumi Hamasaki versi tan lak. Very the living doll.
Tapi tengok dua kali, aku horror rambut dia... cam baru sprint seratus meter punya tahap kekusutan.
Vocally she did better than in the semis. Ok lar tuh... kira she managed to give Jac a run for her money, even though she didn't have the same level of power.
Still, kudos to Dayang for finally managing to balance her soul and the commercial appeal of her performance dan tak over goreng seperti sebelom ni.
Her voice memang aku rasa bagus gila malam ni... she pushed it to the limits... and I hope she maintains this, Ikon or not... sebab kalao camni...memang ni la Dayang yang I know who exploded onto the scene years ago.
She proved she was no underdog despite Jac and Mawi being favourites.
Verdict : Can we have TWO representatives?

Def Gab C
Medley Retrospektif (Marilah Maria, Ibu Kota Cinta & CInta Sakti)
I honestly don't know how they got in. Ikon haper ni. Asheed needs to get rid of that pencil mustache and also go for proper vocal lessons. Oh gawd!!! Some people think vocals kesengauan yang ala a badly dubbed Doraemon character ni actually rocking ke.
I remember their songs well of course sebab very the knsep fave rempit rock kapak leleh dok tepi longkang with a kapok. Erm...Ikon? I hardly think so.
To sum it up I hope the Indonesians and Filipinos are not watching any of this. I really hope not...wat malu je
Motif yo yo yo yo yo...poyolah. Heh...adus...time for a cigarette break.
Verdict : Kenapa aku terasa cam kat show funfair lak...

Mawi
Salam Mesra & La Aube
Erm.. dunia magic Mawi? Heh... good idea tapi execution cam busuk sikit lar. Sebab semua da agak how magic itu was done kan? Sapa tatau rahsia show tuh, erm gi mandi Sungai Klang dan tapa kat tebingnya seama tiga hari. Dapat la the answer...
Heh... tapi aku tak suka tol pilihan lagu dia sebab tak sesuai ngan sora dia. It was way too low and he didn't seem confortable to dip that low to reach it.
Still, I suppose it was kind of amusing, the songs itself... and dari segi fun factor ada la kot. Cuma aku lebih risaukan suara dia yang strain sikit nak dip that low.
Tapi kekadang comic sangat like part dia menari ala bersilat ker whatever that movement was almost embarassing. Aduh...
Erm..ok la. At least he made the effort.
Verdict : Walaopon tanak masuk dan dipaksa...ok lar tuh. Semangat gak kan...

Jaclyn Victor
Medley Gemilang, Cepat Cepat & Impian
Oh my god... she just looks amazing tonight. Everything is just perfect! Her dress is gorgeous!! Sebab nak cover sebab takot ada yang kecoh pasal bab dedah ketiak (nampak ketiak leh stim ke???), she wore a skin coloured top which I thought was smart.
On her dress, I think her choice of colours in gold, champagne, off white, really brings out the best of her features and skin tone, so pepandai ler pasni ek keep it up ek. Even the embelishments on her dress, were minimal..simple and just stunning.
Vocal?
Aiyo...perlu ke nak cakap lagik?
Impian was amazing display of her projection... Cepat Cepat (I hate that song) showed she could groove... and finally when it came to Gemilang, she killed all the competition... and I mean everyone.
Semua orang leh pack barang barang dulu ek. Congrats Jac. Kalau tak menang tatau la...
Verdict : Why are we doing this still?

Flop Poppy
Medley Jangan Begitu & Sembunyi
Perhaps after pujian tuk persembahan meka masa separuh akhir, confidence level meka hanya ada kalao ada costumes and gimmicks like the KL Marching Band .
But it just didn't work this time. Not at all.
Andy tried to come across as a jazzy and suave character, but it was hard to take him seriously despite his vocals sebab nak gelak everyone else yang pakai baju tailcoats cam dari koleksi Datuk M. Daud Kilau. Salah era dan salah konsep lah ni...
I wish they had kept it simple this time. It just didn't work as well with all the clutter, and they should have gone simple this time.
Andy himself was interesting in Jangan Begitu. In Sembunyi things got slightly better and even the musicians had a proper role, but despite the appeal of the horns section aku still feel it was a little too late.
Verdict : Ala lagu Moluccas aku nyanyikan...lupakaaaaannn...lupakan laaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh...

Dayang Nurfaizah
Medley Lagenda & Jeritan Batinku
Erm...baju dia frumpy la. Cam konsep makcik sikit. Takde shape langsung. yang ni nampak cam lilit cadar ke bedsheet jer and tied with a cheap gold sequinned sash for a belt.
Don't like how she looks here though rambut dia lebih cantik banding ngan konsep Lion King sebelom ni.
Vocally, her soulful but more cheery version of Lagnda made for nice easy listening. But looks like she already forgot this is a competition.
She however picked up masa Jerita Batinku but it was like being left a whole lap nak catch up balik. Jac da tinggalkan semua orang da, so Dayang diberi handicap sepuluh tiang pon susah nak catch up da (matila konsep metaphor rempit gituh).
In other words, Jac's second performance set the bar so high it was almost imposible to catch up for anyone else.
When she went back into Lagenda, it was better because the build up was there and designed for an all out vocal assault.
Still...a little too late. But Dayang was still amazing no less.
Verdict : Kalao takde Jac, Dayang da makan semua da...

OAG
Medley Generasiku & MerDAYka
Honestly, they've made wearing songkoks cool. It's not supposed to sound rude... sebab kang ada yang kata apa ni lak cakap camtuh. But aku suka cara meka blend in this appeal yang tak terlalu ikut gaya orang.
This time it was tracktops with the songkok.
Performance wise? Flop Poppy dan Def Gab C balik dulu ek. Jangan amik hati... you guys were good (Flop Poppy...not Def Gab C), just that OAG were way, way, way better.
Verdict : OAG, please...!!!

Mawi
Medley Padamu Kekasih, Kian & Gadis Ayu
Mawi dressed better this time about, but aiyo perlu ke feeling konsert siap mintak crowd nyanyi skali. Takper la. Dak botak pon da cakap dia akan perform only because of the fans, so I guess he did it to make the fans happy, which was good.
The fact that he took the enjoyment of the fans as a priority is a point for him, though not in a competition like this.
Still, good performance. Cuma kenapa dedua show dia asik kangkang je. Heh... and someone please don't use those burok dressed dancers anymore leh tak. Very the konsert Akademi Fantasia tau.
Verdict : Congrats Mawi for being a good sport and aku harap peminat Mawi tak marah dia tak dapat Ikon kang. He did his best... cuma it's not his time.

Def Gab C
Merah
Erm... camna nak komen ni. Aku sebenarnya suka lagu ni. Tapi sora dia.. aduh. Bingit! Nak cakap apa lagik.
Their wardrobe is so Eighties without being a parody, which makes it scary. To be fair though, Def Gab C musically are quite an impressive band. Just someone replace the lead vocalist lar.
Aku tak larat....erm... nak isap rokok agik.
Verdict : Can we get on to the results please?

Kalau ikutkan aku, aku personally prefer Jac as the solo representative and OAG as the group rep for Malaysia kalao nak betul betul bangga ngan jiran jiran kita.
It would be horrendous if someone incapable (fill in the names youre thinking of) wakili Malaysia.
So officially yes, my prediction, and also who I would prefer wakili Malaysia is Jaclyn Victor and OAG.
Lantak lar Philippines, aku pikir pasal Indonesia jer yang hanya hantar generasi pelapis meka tuk cabar the best in our industry yang diwakili kebanyakkannya otai.
Erm...mau kalao we can't least put on a show as good as theirs, if not more.
Sambil tunggu result yang mintak mintak takde kejutan, it was nice that Astro and Ikon called David to keep the Alleycats flame burning with two of their favourites, in Sampaikan Salam, Hingga Akhir Nanti
Everyone knew the words ok... aku ndagap laptop ni pun nak focus, nak nyanyi sekali (sempat light light je)
Erm... suka cara David nyanyi.. sampaikan lah salam aku pada nyehhhhhhh!!!!!
heh... lain jer.
Sedih bab Hingga Akhir nanti...erm biasalah kalao tengah emo konsep cinta tarik tali nih kan.
Dan keputusannya?
Ikon Solo Malaysia : Jaclyn Victor
Ikon Kumpulan Malaysia - OAG
Terkejut tak? Not at all. Yeah! THe best won. And congratulations to all yang put up a good show and made us believe that there is still Malaysian talent we can be proud of!

Kalah? No way! Dayang was a winner too... dalam hati peminat because of her awesome performance.


Seorang lagi juara di hati peminat, who did very well malam final, Mawi. Sekali pose ngan Dayang... cam dok pelamin jer lak. Heh!


Juara Ikon Solo Malaysia, Jac, along with Juara Senyum Paling Lama, Sarimah.


Wakil Ikon Malaysia, Jac (solo) dan Radhi representing OAG (kumpulan)


Party time for OAG!!!




Jac joins in the fun!


Alahai...manjanya semua....

Now that pencarian dah over for wakil Malaysia, kita tengok sapa wakil negara lain and how our wakil fare at the Asean level. Apapon, all the best to Jac and OAG and hope you guys make us prouder that you already have.

Win one for us kiddies. Break a leg! Mai ramai ramai sesakkan PICC (kalao tak sesat carik jalan kang) dan sokong meka.

Malaysia Boleh!


PS : Pic Dayang tuh khas buat ko BTTB sebab walaopon aku masih geram ngan what happened, I do owe you something still. So hope you at least like the pic.

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Thank you

Wow. Semalam was kind of weird for me. Erm... I don't know. Maybe because it's my birthday and nothing ever goes well on my birthday. This time pn tak lari konsep.

There were a few downs kali ni. Like some people I consider family not even making to make an effort over my birthday (I know... it's childish... but I thought they'd care more, not that it's that big an issue.

Then, there was someone in my mind yang disappear da berapa hari ni, which I was disappointed sebab tak dapat spend my birthday with. Again... so much for the big planning kan. Never quite works out as hoped.

If that's not enough... erm... oh never mind...

After all, tahun ni, apart from the real pain of having those close to me not really giving a toss (ok..fine, I'll stop being childish, but I thought they'd bother just a little more), other things more than made up for it, I suppose.

First, there was that someone who kept me smiling throughout the last couple of days, which made me feel real good, no matter what.

Then, trust one of my best friends, Ted, to faithfully remember my birthday walaoapapon... but erm... in true him fashion, dia gi bagik aku nih...

Somehow Ted forgot that I have already given up drinking. I admit, used to binge, tapi aku da lama tak sentuh bebenda camni. Skang paling jahat pon rokok jerk. Tu pun selagi mampu.

He may have remembered I liked vodka, tapi obviously dia lupa aku dulu kaki Smirnoff and not Absolut, which I think just sucks big time (sorry Ted... love your gift anyway!)

Yang kelakarnya kawan aku ni... ada ler eccentricity dia tuh. Kepelikan dia.. erm... korang kawan ngan dia baru tau.

He's got some weird habits... and one of them, I recalled masa bukak package dia bagik malam tadi.

Dahler bungkus plastik duty free King Power (nampak sangat dari Bangkok), it came complete with resit lagik ok! Aduh...keji... aku gelak pecah perot. Dan tuh memang trademark dia kalao bagik hadiah.

Burok tol perangai... kalao balut hadiah skalipun, mesti ada resit atau price tag tunjuk how much he spent. Heh... memula ingat nak offended masa dulu dia bagik hadiah. Lama lama, biasa lak habit dia nih.

Erm... kalau Zack lagik pelik. Bagik hadiah, nampak sangat last minute gift, pastuh balut lak kelam kabut. Sekali tuh dia penah bagik hadiah, berbalut suratkhabar jer (ala...aku beli wrapping paper pon ko koyakkan kang...) which had cellophanetape clumsily holding it all together.

That's Zack for you. Tapi still, always appreciate them through a decade I've known them, they've been there for me through the thick and thin. Sibuk sibuk pun... meka ingat aku. Cam si

Ted... dia yang call aku nak jumpa semata mata nak passkan hadiah walaopon kesibukan dia punya pasal tak jumpa dia for three weeks or so dah.

So thank you anyway Ted, for your present. People say it's the thought that counts... and at least through the years, you made an effort to be my friend. No matter how weird you are.
Now, anyone want a bottle of vodka? (matilah aku kena carut... ok ok... aku simpan wat perhiasan)

Also thanks Juan kerana ajak minum sama, with the rest of the gang, joined by Vern much later.

Ingat gak nak ajak aku...

And of course, banyak sangat orang nak thank.

Ari aku started late. Aku tak gi event Mawi. Well I did, tapi after it was over, sebab cuma nak interview dak botak. And yesterday evening, aku terharu, sebab kawan lelama ngan botak, dia dan family Maestro dan Mawi World (Man, Baha, Wan, Liza, Nasser etc - love all of you), tengah aku interview, tetiba bak cake surprisekan aku.

Erm.... terbodoh jap aku termalu.

Aku tak sangka... and yet meka surprise kan aku. Se-down nya aku yang kawan kawan aku yang anggap cam kuarga sibuk ngan urusan memasing, ada lagik extended family aku yang ingat aku. Abang Wan - keji tau nak rub it in Mawi celebrate sekali!!! Heh!!!

To dak botak and gang - love you guys, korang memang WORLD lah! Erm...tapi kek tuh aku nak wat apa (semua feeling tanak makan - aku lak diet - merasalah!) Kena bak balik seketul da..
Pastuh, gerak sekali ngan Liza ke PC Ikon tuk umumkan wildcard entry kat Planet Hollywood. Jac, Dayang and finalists lain in OAG and Flop Poppy ada.

Yang dapat Def Gab C dan Mawi, tapi sebab Mawi ada recording ngan Ajai, dia tak hadirkan diri sebab pas kami habih lepak tadik dia rush ke studio (cewah... kira bangga birthday aku leh sempat celebrate skali)

Erm... aku tengah send news pakai opis Planet Hollywood (thanks Sherina and Elina - the most beautiful women in Planet and my sistas!) si Aniz dari Astro dan kak Shahila da kecoh kecoh ajak aku kuar.

Seb baik instinct aku supaya tamau kuar... apparently program dimana bebudak Filipina punya Ikon tengah perform, ada kes naya nunggu aku...(thanks Sarimah kerana pecah lobang pastuh).

But after event abih, Sarimah announce lak ada yang celebrate birthday. Aku nak lari tak sempat da. So another round of public embarrasment. Well, not really.. it was touching to have Sarimah, Jac, Dayang and Radhi who I consider people I closely work with, together ngan the likes of kak Aina and kak Shahila (tetap maintain penyandang title ratu ratu production Akademi Fantasia walaopon last season tak terlibat) as well as Aniz and more there. Even Shawal pun ada sekali sebab jenguk event Ikon.

Anyway, Sarimah naya aku ek!!! Kak Mah Gali keji!!!! Heh!!! Tunggu ko aku letak pic baju ko tadik.

Dayang pose vogue masa event berjalan. Maintain ayu ler tuh!


Partners in crime - kak Shahila comel and kak Aina yang ayu(matilah aku pasnih!!!)


Kak Mah Gali part time keja Planet Hollywood ke? Pakai uniform cam sama je (matilah aku!!!)


Another cake???!! Jap.. ikut lilin, besar satu kecik tiga... aku baru...13!!!


Perlu ke???? But thanks Jac, Dayang, Radhi, Sarimah and all the guys from Philippines (Chris Cayzer, Sitti Navarro and Kjwan) kerana celebrate skali walaopon tak kenal aku. Matilaaaaa....


Shawal dan Jac


Kalao merujuk pic kat atas sama tak baju Sarimah ngan staff Planet Hollywood? Amik ko! Kata Kak Mah baju Naff Naff ok... merasalah return pasnih. Mintak mintak simpan resit. Heh...thanks you guys. Had fun...!!!! And just before the stroke of midnight too.

Oklah... malas posting entry pepanjang. Kang later aku post agik satu entry. Alamak... sapa tunggu clip Mawi terbaru kang je aku wat ek sebab sibuk seharian kena dok surprise takde masa lak wat.

By the way... about Mawi. Don't ask me why I ask this question... but persoalannya, Mawi akan bertanding ke untuk final Ikon nanti? Oops...

Erm... korang usha la sendiri kalao nak tau cita sebenar. Mawi kalao leh tamau, dan nak Jac dan Dayang teruskan je final sebab meka da pilihan juri dan SMS combined. But keputusan lum dibuat.

I actually agree with Mawi, dan rasa dia pon tak perlu nak ada dalam final for reasons obvious kalao korang paham konsep Ikon, dan sapa yang untung (merasalah pasni kena carut ngan deadly duo!)

Apapon, Mawi... hope you make up your mind, dan mintak mintak ler peminat terima keputusan Mawi whether or not dia nak tarik diri dari Ikon.
Kalao dia perform... or dia tak pon... it's his choice.

Eh... merapu lak. Nak prepare. Hari ni aku off tapi aku program sikit. Kang aku update. Ciao!


PS - Tunggu seseorang update myspace seperti dijanjikan... erm...

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Ikon

Memandangkan aku sibuk nak banyakkan update yang terbengkalai nih, sempat nak announce sikit pasal Ikon.

Yang layak dari kategori solo Dayang Nurfaizah dan Jaclyn Victor, while from the group side represented by OAG an Flop Poppy. No surprise sangat kan?

Yang wakil pemenang SMS tuk kedua kategori akan diumumkan kelak, minggu depan actually.
So apapun, congrats to Dayang, Jac, OAG dan Flop Poppy. Memang layak lar meka dapat tempat in the final. And kita tunggu dua orang lagi layak dari kiraan SMS.





Untuk tangani kelewatan aku nak update these past few days sebab sibuk, most of my entries will now be shorter, kecuali kalao aku ada masa. At least lebih regular ler update aku. Letih bung, kekadang sebab pics banyak nak resize, upload dan sebagainya. Berejam gak nak link kan bebanyak pics ni.

Pas siang ke Astro tuk PC Ikon, rush lak balik opis, wat keja, then rush out again ke Menara KL tuk event annual dinner KRU Music Group yang ke 15.

Ramai gak yang hadir, tapi malas tahap gaban nak amik pics at all. Only pic menara satu nih ler time aku nak naik aku shoot dari base.

Lawa ok...

Walaupon da dekat kol 9 malam, tapi the whole sky lighted up ngan the city skyline gituh sebab cloudy.

Once in a while, aku rasa tak salah aku lebih suka post kan pics seperti ni. Pics artis dan kawan kawan selalu sangat da. Apa salahnya pic pemandangan camnih kan...kan... kannnnnn???!!!
Anyhoo ramai la...majoriti meka bawah KRU hadir. Aznil, Dafi, Flava, AC Mizal dan banyak lagi.
Si Nana jadik host. Makan melantak, lucky draw, lots of speeches, couple of performances, and then I moved on home sebab memang ngantuk sangat tak larat.

Tapi sampai rumah lak pikir pasal blog terbiar paksa diri spend an hour nak upload semua pics brapa hari ni nak updatekan blog.
Aduh...kadang kadang malas gak amik banyak pics ni... tapi bila da settle happy lak blog dijaga and tended to.

Esok another busy day sebab pagi buta da ada preiew filem Haru Biru. After that, gotta follow up with lunch with pihak Starworld dan Channel [V],

Got some quite happy news, Selain nak gi Singapore TWCE next month on assignment, nampaknya aku akan ke Bangkok pun for a while. Erm... banyak la shopping nampaknya aku ni. Pokai....susah wo nak saving camni.

But then again, I do have some things on my shopping list, so maybe the trip came just right. May just time it with my vacation days sebab rasa nak extend dok sana lama sikit nak shop around for stuff.

Meanwhile... just got to keep busy. Six days to go....

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Alamak... tak ramai orang lak. Ni baru sampai kat PICC surprised tengok kosong sikit. Erm... oh well, sebab jumlah yang bertanding so obviously ler kureng gak.

Malam ni semifinals mana yang solo dan jugak yang berkumpulan akan square off.

Keputusan dari undian juri yang berjumlah 70% dan kiraan SMS penonton yang total 30% show malam ni yang menentukan wakil Ikon Malaysia akan diketahui on 11 July,

Dalam nak nunggu the show start, gelak memacam ler perangai dan gelagat peminat yang mai.

Tanak la cakap sapa ek...tapi ada ler beberapa yang kelakar lak tengok.

When the show kick off, memang gelak. first sebab lawak tol tengok intro Citrawarna. Erm... oh well.

Tapi pastu gelak ngan lawak Sarimah yang memang nampak semakin getting more comfortable ngan hosting. Masuk masuk je miming lagu Snap, The Power, siap nari ok. syukur nya hari ni dia tak jerit seperti minggu lepas. Bingit woo... tapi today ok la. Guess it's just a question of easing in slowly.

Now on with the show.. by the way semua peserta kali ni diberikan lapan minit tuk total performance. So jangan terkejut kalao majoriti wat ala ala konsert medle tak abih or yang takde lagu lain nak perjuangkan remix satu lagu sampai extended abih..

Gerhana Ska Cinta
Tetris (Intro)/Is There Any Soul In Your Music/Things Of The Past/Senyum Ragamu
Gerhana Ska Cinta C kicked off the show ngan setiap anggota pakai t shirt yang ada abjad. Nice... cute take . Kinda reminds me of those little buttons with alphabets.
They started off quite well, proving their tight sound was an admirable representation of the underground scene they originated from.

Intro Tetris kelakar... and a nice touch to kick off the show.Their laid back sound was a breath of fresh air,

IN There Any Soul In Your Music and Things Of The Past were a little too laid back, and I think in terms of competition salah lagu sebab while musically proven they're up to it, wish they'd stress a little more on the vocal performance aspect to make it more powerful.

Deserving winners for the band category...that's for sure. just perhaps... it wasn't enough.
They just better find a wat to make their performance sizzle a little more so that it'll be able to match up with some butt kicking acts from the other countries, especially Indonesia.

After all, credibility is fine and all, but they seriously have to think of things in a more competitive level.

Farah
Tak Pernah Ada/Gembira Hidup Ini
Erm... seriously I love Farah. Tapi aku nih dilema sikit bila tengok persembahan dia. Bukan apa... naik pentas je pening aku. Imej dia... erm... burok.

With a glittery top, couple with a short dress yang ruffles and all yang nampak tak siap with gaudy heels, it was just tack-o-rama.

Cuma nasib baik, first song, masa Tak Pernah Ada, aku impress gila. She dd better than last week, and it's quite an inspiring show by her in comparison to previous performances I've seen.

Makes you almost forget her baju buruk... notice I said ALMOST!

Masuk lagu kedua, Gembira Hidup Ini, ketara yang Farah ni sebenarnya quite hardworking and quite impressive actually.

Cuma aku rasa nak bunuh stylist dia jer sebab tak kuasa tol tengok minggu demi minggu keburukan pakaian dan imej dia yang pesen asik tak jadik.

Oh well...

Here's hoping they realise that image tuh adalah penting bagi seseorang artis dan Farah sendiri amik berat isu pakaian dan imej.

Not quite the umpphh yang diperlukan tuk wakili Malaysia.

Flop Poppy
Sewaktu Dulu/Keliru
Starting out quite well, ni one of the things aku nak puji pasal Flop Poppy. They don't take things for granted.

All dressed to the theme of a marching band, with five members of an actual marching band, yang midway through the first song, battle with the drummer in a clash of percussions, it was quite interesting.

Nevermind kat instrument memasing ada tampal kertas ngan logo Bentley Music.

Andy and the boys in kilts, proved clothes make the man... siap pakai kilt lagik.

Musically they were quite impressive, and they provided a punch to things where others failed.

Sewaktu Dulu and Keliru itself was a pleasure to listen to as it displayed a band where all members were in synch with each other, and yes, they did sound like they were indeed having fun.

Of the eight minutes time frame, they didn't waste a second to amaze.

I don't know how it'll sound on TV but in the venue there was some problem in terms of miking up the percussions.

Not that original... but in a night where things were run of the mill and biasa biasa, they stood out as the best.

Oh they brought the house down...that's for sure... again and again.

A potential to represent Malaysia.

Dayang Nurfaizah
Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta/Ingin Ku Miliki/Dayang Sayang Kamu
Lama tak dengar dia nyanyi Seandainya Masih Ada Cinta. Rindu tol. And in a simple black outfit with a diamante studded belt buckle and matching heels, she look classy!!!

Elegance in all simplicity which contrast with her occasionally overdose punya soul. Still, kekuatan lagu tuh itself was enough to get the message across if she didn't stretch it sampai meleret sangat.

Most good singers tend to forget when they sing, it's for the people, not for themselves. And there has to be a balance between artistry and acceptance. Kalau da goreng sampai hangus nak makan apa? Erm... when it comes to pop appeal there has to be the proper placement to achieve that climax, cause at the end of the day, it is about the pop appeal of the performance.

Between a mass appeal stage and a blues club, you just have to know the difference.

She redeemed herself in Ingin Ku Miliki, which I thought wasn't the best song choice, but ended on a high with Dayang Sayang Kamu.

Nicely done though, and definite one of the top candidates to represent Malaysia.

By the way terkejut Dayang kurang lak accessories berketul seperti biasa. Heh... still she looked sweet.

Reshmonu
Walk Away (Slow Jam)/Where There Is Love There Is You/Hey Walley/Understand
Ni satu agik kes tergoreng lebih. One thing for sure pasal Reshmonu, show dia mesti entertaining. Kali ni not any different. In fact meriah abih... tapi konsep pesta bhangra sikit ler.

A little bit too much if you ask me, but what to do, some artistes like I said kurang faham ngan competition level performances and still more often that not come across as overdose and self indulgent.

Nak wat camna... erm... goyang pala leh, tapi darpada segi leh tak dia wakili Malaysia... memang boleh. Cuma not in this competition.

So... kira filler ler nih. janji enjoy, tapi ala ala interlude ler ler sparuh jalan among the more performances yang sizzled.

Still good and admirable effort.

Just again, wrong place at the wrong time.

OAG
Slumber
The only act to perform only one song selain Jinbara, OAG however is undoubtedly on that level where bukan sebab takde lagu lain ke tak mampu nak buat performance yang lain... sebab their performance was still enjoyable withut all the pizzazz.

Biar simple janji bagus.

Walaupon bersilih ganti anggota OAG nih, still, I'm amazed at how tight they kept their set. With OAG, there was no need for gimmicks and such nak wow the crowd.

Ok... baju Radhi yang kuning, merah and black ala tartan tuh could be considered a gimmick, but let's face it, Radhi is one colourful character camna pon.

Besides their quirk mage nak bersongkok dan berbaju Melayu is an admirable effort and being themselves and bridging the gap of being cool and still appreciating the finer points of our culture.

Radhi throughout the song, wat cam konsert lak, throwing caution to the wind, and buat memang slumber jer...siap mintak crowd nyanyi sekali and made sure everyone had fun. Siap pusing pusing la... baring kat lantai la... lompat lompat la... dan sebagainya.

Erm... cuma apa tuh Radhi conteng muka tuh.

THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT FROM A BAND!

No gimmicks, no pressure... just tons of fun!

Leh masuk tak? I hope so!

Good choice of their sing-a-long hit yang pleasant, and yet still leh despite it being a tad mild, cukup nak induced a little head banging. Please oh please everone vote for them!

Mawi
Demi Dia/Yasallam
Lagu dah sedap... erm.. botak pun nampak semangat. Tapi for some reason, it didn't work. Takde lah buruk, just not his best dan sayang la sebab ramai masih mempertikaikan kebolehan dia.

Daripada mula, da mula sumbang sana sini. Intro shaky gila. The chorus was much better, tapi still, sayang seribu sayang.

Still, despite that, I put Mawi on the level of Dayang dan Jac, my original three.

The next song Yasallam aku nak gelak sikit. Ngan intro Aduh Saliha, burok siot backing dia!

Rasa cam tengok video clip lie dari filem Diva. Very the Citrawarna yang erm...azab sebenarnya. Vocally, I think ni lagu salah ler. Sebab takde punch.

Cam tak pikir lak ramai malam ni pasal pilihan lagu yang mampu tonjolkan the best of their singing and performing abilities.

Erm... not the best, and based on performance, aku rasa Mawi lum brsedia nak jadik ikon dari segi competition.

Takper la botak... ko pun da jadik salah seorang ikon for Malaysian music with or without this competition.

Masa kau kan sampai gak kang... apapon... I still feel it's such a waste.

I think so far only Flop Poppy dan OAG jer ang betul betul paham what it takes dari segi nak menghiburkan audience.

May
Cintamu Mekar Di Hati/Dari Kaca Mata
Erm.... what do I say. I love lagu Cintamu Mekar Di Hati dari kecik. Memag rempit dan very the rock tak cuci rambut seluar ketat dan busuk lar kalau ikutkan ngan evolusi rock skang.

But who cares!!!! I love them. Heh...walaopon Ikon zaman 80an.... leh la...janji head banging. Great show and definitely enjoy abih!!!!

Cuma... nak kata meka nak menang dan wakili Malaysia, aku rasa tak perlu la. Kang orang ingat muzik Malaysia ni masih time warp.

I mean honestly the sound is so dated.

The second song proved me right. A throwback to the 80s rock yang memang all about wailing guitar and screaming with lots of unwashed hair flying about.

Erm... fun.. but no thank you.

Nice to watch... but that's about it. Time to move on and come back to the 2000s.

Jaclyn Victor
Tiada Lagi Indah/Inilah Masanya
The favourite for the solo representative tfor Malaysia to the regional Ikon, Jac memang tak dapat dinafikan has the perfect package nak buktikan Malaysia da sampai tahap untuk digeruni kat peringkat dunia.

Her vocals are amazing... and masa dia tarik, maunya tercabut anak tekak kita semua sekumpulan yang hadir event ni bersama menjerit tuk dia.

Sayang baju dia kali ni busuk... yerla...selepas kena tegur seksi....

That golden off-white outfit is just plain UGLY!!! No I take that back... it's not ugly...it's FUGLY!
And that shawl is so salah. Takper...burok mana baju dia, suara dia tetap the best! Oh my God. Does she ever fail?

Erk...masuk Inilah Masanya, she tears off the humongoues misshapened skirt to reveal a little tutu in side with leggings and matching boots. If you took that shawl away, she would look cute, cause I think the outfit then became quite nice.

But that shawl just made it a little fugly.

Urm.. ni mesti kes seksi yang timbul terus takleh dedah ni. Akibatnya camni la. Dedah sikit lantak la.. hish...

Tapi bestnya time ni sebab biasa Jac amazing time ballads, ngan lagu berentak upbeat pun, Jac buktikan she is versatile.Yeap kebolehan vokal dia tak leh dipertikaikan lagi, thugh I would love to see her dance a little more, even though kali ni dia bop around and looked like she was having massive fun... walaopon ada ketika dia nampak cam kurang biasa.

The best soloist of the night.

Need I say any more?

Mungkin ada yang tak suka... but she is the best we have, and we need the best to represent us so that kami leh bangga kat peringkat lebih tinggi dan industri kami leh digeruni orang luar. It's a matter of pride.

Jinbara
Farhana
Korang penah tengok filem Garasi tak? The ending scene mana band bak traditional instruments and all sebab nak wat fusion rock dan traditional?

Yes, Jinbara ciplak the idea and came across as a weak-assed rip off yang didn't make it. And what's wrong with their hair. My God!!!!

It's so uncool...it could never be in.

Oh well... it's a miracle some people even enjoy the song. I mean Farhana isn't all that bad,...tapi erm... maybe some people just like ppping in a time machine to be reminded of how things were 20 years ago.

Dressing a lot better than May la... and their musicianship is a lot more polished walaupon they may not have the same amount of years behind them like May. But May unlike them... are legends.

The hair... what's with their hair????

Anyways...gemersik gesekan biola (heh...tol ke ayat tuh) memang besh... but still reminded me too much of Garasi visually).

Rock rempit yang decent tapi aku tak bayangkan meka in the context of this competition. I mean... bandingkan contohnya ngan Samsons? Personal preference for me sebab aku rasa meka busuk, tapi aku akui meka memang ok lar dari banyak segi. Just not something I think people regionally will appreciate.

But...erm...very masses if you ask me. Pandai pandai paham...

Well... at least they weren't boring...

Erm... enough said.

My vote for bands remain either OAG or Flop Poppy. Solo?? Jac. Tatau ler jadik ke tak. Not sure bila meka akan tayang kat Astro... but korang nilai sendiri ler ek and make your own choices.

Dayang pose special. Si Jac dan Farra cam kumpulan Ratu lak.


Mawi wat pose dak nakal kena denda dok kat sudut.


Semifinalists Ikon kumpulan dan solo.


Semifinalists kategori solo.


Pentas Ikon.


Head judge Ramli MS ngan Farra dan Nurul yang ada sekali.

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