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More choreography sessions into the middle of the night... pening.

Tapi at least siang tadi best. In the evening went for the launch of A Cut Above at BSC. They launched their biggest outlet yang one stop beauty center, which is like major celeb-junkie rehab plot sebab kalao korang nak sangat tengok artis - gi wat rambut sana, mesti dapat tengok muka muka familiar.

The launch was uber fun cause so many friends there.

Tapi dapat la reconnect ngan yang lama tak jumpa. Ning was there, so caught up a bit. Nikki wat show, and she's improved on her vocals and her performance.

Sesi borak ngan Hani, Atilia dan Noryn yang ketiga-tiganya ting tong.

And the best thing is - all the ladies are headed for the Beyonce concert too, so yes, they are going to be part of the flashmob as well. Yes!! Meka akan join our training session sebab they don't have the time or will gituh nak practise with the instrutional video kang.

Atilia siap kata hyped on All The Single Ladies, merasalah down bila aku kata we changed our performance tune. Heh.... korang layan pics dulu ek.

Potong riben agik bagus dari potong kek, kan?




Hah tu bab potong riben tuh. Owh by the way... ramai agik there apart from mentioned names. Syafinaz, Tony, Aishah Sinclair... erm.. sapa lagik ek. Slipped my mind lak sebab sibuk men-GRO-kan diri ke hulu hilir borak je (sambil carik bahan tulis)

Owh yes, kak Nita and abang Mahathir were there too. Nice to see abang Mahathir da sihat. Sempat borak ngan meka jap.

Sesi borak


The single and not so single ladies


Abang Mahathir and kak Nita...


Dayang pon ada!


Tony Eusoffe


The two divas!

Tiring day, mad and dashing about as usual, tapi happy sikit sebab banyak things clear. Now on to another day packed with... oh well... wait for the next entry jer la. Hilang semangat cita hari akan datang. Da tau it's going to be mad... again.

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Pay day!

Today was a good day!

Pay day! It's been a year plus since dapat regular pay cheque susah nak percaya. Back to makan gaji! Sort of... since I still have my own outfit to run. So, this is like the basics, and the rest I earn is more of loose change (and for the folks, as well as savings and a little extra shopping)

But apart from that, hari ni berbuka kat event Astro.

Majlis untuk unveil the programming by Astro channels for the Raya period. Banyak wo! Some kelakar tak kena.. but some really good.

Ni some pics of the event. Sapa nak lepas rindu kat Mawi dan Datuk Siti Nurhaliza sebab da lama aku tak update about them, here they are, along with some other pics I snapped.

The best part was bumping into kak Nita and hubby abang Mahathir sebab da lama tak jumpa meka. They make me feel so good because they always talk about my column. Bangga la ada diva cam dia ni, puji hasil kerja. Anyway, had a good chin wag with them, and the rest was more to santai.

Memula nak disaster sikit sebab the outdoor event tu kena pindah indoors sebab hujan. Ada orang lupa ke nak upah khidmat bomoh hujan? But all in all - despite the cramped conditions and all - it was fun still.

Farid looks better clean shaven


Hah... tuh dia... kak Nita dan abang Mahathir pon dok bersila ok!


Datuk Siti - sweet as always


Ketika bergambar kenangan bersama anak-anak yatim yang turut hadir kat majlis tu


Ekin dan Aien


Sedondon... haru biru! Eh... serba biru!


Marsha pon ada


Ada la spoil mood sikit bila serempak binatang sekoq ni yang keja kuli kat Astro ni. Dia ni dari penah keja sekali ngan dia da memang rasa nak bagi makan tapak kaki da.

Berangan je lebih keja tak penah vast. Anyway, to cut a long story short... hari tu, lepas shooting AF Raya di Melaka, ada gosip keluar kat Harian Metro.

Walaopon aku takde kena mengena, biasalah... aku la jadik prime suspect. Sabar je lah...

Aku tak kisah la sebab aku selama ni kunci mulut kalao aku dok kat dalam ketika Akademi Fantasia, so sebab takde rasa feeling of guilt, ada aku kisah? Kan! So aku pon tak kisah kalao orang nak tuduh ke fitnah.

Tapi yang aku sakit hati, binatang tuh ni dok perli aku. Aku wat bodoh je lah. Benda camni kang melayan lagik menjadi. Batal niat posa seharian. Eh... erm... anyway, I think some people kan, seriously threatened by me, sampai they just find it easier to bitch than try and improve themselves.

Oh whatever... dalam hidup ni, berkali kali aku jumpa da orang camni. Wat bodoh je... kita keja keras dengan ikhlas, God willing, adalah hasilnya. Besides, as I always say, karma will take its course.

Wat baik ngan orang pun camni.. huh.

Anyways, lepak sampai tengah malam tuh! Da habis event layan kuih muih borak ngan Aishah, Chi dan Metra. Ngumpat.. eh.. berborak je keja. Tak lupa kak Izan pon join. Merasalah dia kena carot je. Heh! Ampun kak Izan!

Eh ok la... nak tidor!

Esok ke lusa aku upload performance Siti dan Faizal Tahir. Besh woo!!!!! Malas nak transfer, convert, edit dan upload skang. Soon... tunggu!!!

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60 Saat Bersama... Episode 2 (Ina)

Just got back from Terengganu....letih siot. Bak keta pun terhoyong hayang da...zig zagging here and there. Sampai balik je lak petang tadi, terus ada nak jumpa seseorang. Lega lak...brings a smile thinking about it. Yes...yes...life is good at the moment...

Anyway, sebelum apa-apa, ni dia seperti dijanjikan...the second webisode of 60 Saat Bersama... featuring Ina Naim seperti yang dijanjikan. Based on feedback from all of you, aku try improve banyak benda...tapi biasalah. Dalam tengah belajar sana sini nih, masih ada kekurangan, hope you guys like this episode.

Next pun lak... featuring Nabila.

Now on to the webisode.

I know masih ada kekurangan sana sini...so hope you guys can be patient and allow me to fine tune things slowly ek. Anyways...erm...semalam punya program Cit Cat kita tak ikut sangat.

Letih lak nak gi benda alah sukaneka yang di anjurkan, so slept in dan bangun only about noon. But rupanya, artis ramai pun tak menghadiri, so ok ler.

Tengahari majoriti meka pi soundcheck, kita serombongan ni decide, nak gi jalan-jalan sikit. Atas jemputan wakil kerajaan Terengganu, kami gi ler makan kat restoran terapung dekat area pasar Payang tuh yang kami gi shopping ari sebelum.

After lunch, we were taken on a boat ride (sempat nak edit Ina punya inteview sana sini while on the ride).

Enjoyed the scenery and the wondrous beauty of nature,,,but teringat lak Mauritius. Honestly, Terengganu reminds me a lot of Mauritius, tapi susah gak nak challenge, Kalao korang jalan ke Mauritius korang tau ler kenapa...it's very different. Memang cantik gila babas sana...and I don't think I've ever been to a place with such wonderful natural attractions as there.

Tapi ni some of the pics aku sempat rakam ler on our time out nak jalan jalan.

Cantik pemandangan, kan??? Sehingga dicemari group pic bebudak naik bot kami tuh yang comprising of member media. Amik ko ada orang tak betui dalam pic ketiga tu sekali. Yang ala lambai padahal tanak diamik gambar kak Izan from Astro, and last pic tu si Faizal merenung sambil si Opee leh baca buku...apa da...


Time kita nak leave the jetty tu perasan keta ni sebelah jalan lak. Aiyo!!! Abang!!! Apa tido sampai camni... bebudak sempat nak bergambar sebelah keta tuh posing ngan abang tu tanpa dia sedari... keji!!!

Anyway, headed back to the hotel late evening about 5 plus...masa tu bebudak ala ala running on Energizer, masih bertenaga nak main beach volleyball dan sebagainya.

Aku planning nak berenang, tapi kat swimming pool je...sebab dengar baru baru ni ada orang mati lemas kat area hotel Primula nih...so tak mau ler...

Speaking of scary stuff, kami dengar baru sehari dua or something like that sebelom kami dok sana, ada orang bunuh diri kat bilik 401....merasalah Rudy dan Zul dok sebelah bilik tu. Tapi meka tau pasal benda tu masa kita nak check out je...the rest of us tak sampai ati nak bagitau.

Tapi takde ler meka kena kacau ke apa apa...bukan cam masa aku stay Royal Adelphi tu...sampai benda terkut ikut (aku penah cita pasal tu dalam entry lepas lepas masa gi sana tuk rakaman Raya Anita over a year ago).

Back to the topic...erm...supposed aku nak berenang...tapi fell asleep. Jaga jaga, da time nak get ready sebab kami nak bersiap tolak ke Kelab Teluk Warisan tuk Malam Gala Mesra Sokmo Cit Cat.

Again..malas nak cita pasal event tuh...biasa biasa je...cuma..ada ler kekecohan sikit. Korang baca je katg paper kang...memang benda ni akan kecoh.

Aku control je temper aku time tu...tapi ada ler yang kena maki sebakul bukan je ngan aku, tapi media lain dan juga semua artis...

Macam macam....

Apapun, thanks a lot to kerajaan negeri Terengganu for their fantastic hospitality...termasuk seseorang dari SUK tuh...heh!

Ni some of the pics from Malam Gala tuh..again aku malas amik banyak sangat...and yang ada pun quite blur sebab dim sangat lighting dia...but hope you guys like it.

Marsha, Diddy and Velvet.
Bebanyak pics Akma ni tuk peminat Akma yang rindukan tengok dia....last one with Bob dan Marlia Musa.

Setakat tuh jer ler pics dari Ganu. Hope korang suka. I know I had a beach of a time there, walaupun ada umpatan sampai ke telinga aku pasal ada ler dua ekor binatang keji ni nak wat cita ngata aku.

Takper...karma...as I always say. Except in the case of one, it's going to come big, and it's going to come fast. And it's going to hurt.

Some people so dengki kan kalao kehidupan meka tak amount to much...accusing others of what they do tuk kaburkan orang pasal warped personalities meka nih.

Takper...aku ok jer.

I make more than you, I have more REAL friends that you...and I am making something of myself....the only thing you have...is my sympathy you turned out like this.

Cheers!!! Aku nak end kan entry ni da...esok ada lunch meeting, and then preview of Mukhsin. Malam kang, ke esok aku posting entry baru ek. Toodles!!!

PS. Feedback dari semua memang memberangsangkan tuk 60 Saat Bersama... dan aku bangga bukan je blog readers dan forummers Cari memuji usaha aku, tapi para artis yang sudahpun view usaha aku yang tak seberapa ni sebab it gives them a fairer chance nak deal ngan soalan soalan yang berat sikit nak jawab ni.

Thanks semua!

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Anugerah Industri Muzik 13

Ni posting dan ulasan secara langsung Anugerah Industri Muzik 13.

Gelak? Well...they can stop me going but they can't stop me writing...kan?

After all, music belongs to everybody.

Again I stress...music is NOT elitist!

Decided to do something yang aku tak penah buat, which is post immediately ulasan aku as the show is going on in the comfort of home...again something I've never done when it comes to events like this.

Aku mula posting ni sebaik saja opening number berkumandang..

First thing that caught my eye was the stage. Walaupun konsep menggunakan plasma screens kerapkali kelihatan ketika anugerah-anugerah, I thihnk this time the implementation not as exciting, though I have to say at least it makes a difference.

Satu aspek aku pelik bab stage ni, perasan tak tahun ni bersegi tiga aja design dia. Backdrop dia...the stage. Not very good feng shui...camno tu...patut ler kontroversi. Next time consult ler feng shui master ek tuk rekabentuk pentas.

The stage itself nampak cramped. Sempit sangat without much performance area.
V.E.memulakan show dengan Rentak Diso which was decent I suppose., tapi kinda tired punya show. We've seen it a million times from them. Tanpa gimik dengan choreography yang tak sharp, it's a little dissapointing ler for an opening act yang patutnya lebih power.

Sejurus jer lengkap persembahan, Afdlin Shauki and Bob Lokman came on. Someone tell Bob to get a proper tailor for clothes that fit, and a proper haircut.The jokes were kinda lame, tanpa much input daripada Bob. Tak payah ler lawak bangang pasal memancing ke...masak asam pedas ke haper...I mean seriously. Not only is the subject dated...execution tak ada langsung.Rambling...rambling...

"Artis datang dan pergi, tapi pemuzik boleh tinggalkan alat muzik untuk orang lain gunakan"

What an intelligent quip. Wonder how long it took for him to come up with that.

Afdlin did a Billy Crystal by showing off his vocal prowess, which would have been quite nice, until Bob decided to join and sent many rushing for earplugs and those at homes, their remote controls to cut off the volume.

Nice for them to pay tribute to the musicians yang usually orang keramaian tak kenal like musicians in Jamie Wilson, Hillary, Steve Thornton, Andy, Ujang and Aubrey Suwito as well as backing voals (though I think tu tak perlu sangat ler...)

All in all, I think the presentation took about 10 minutes, which if you think about it could have been put to better use by giving some talents on stage to perform.

The commercial break ends at about 8.55pm, which means half an hour of programming dah terbazir camtuh jerk. Adus...when they going to learn to make the most of the millions watching.

Eh...muka Dina lak keluar kat kaca TV. Erm...no komen.

Amy Mastura dan Sarimah Ibrahim bagik the first award.

Didn't quite like what they were wearing, but the duo memang lively and bubbly. Nothing fresh in their banter, tapi quite straight to the point.

BEST GROUP VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN AN ALBUM/PERSEMBAHAN TERBAIK VOKAL BERKUMPULAN DI DALAM ALBUM(Artiste/Album)
V.E. - For You

I couldn't think of an act deserving like V.E., walaupun saingan sengit in the form of Raihan and Rabbani.

Terpaksa berdepan ngan muka Bob Lokman lagi sebelum the next performance, which was the much awaited duet between Hazami dan Siti Nurhaliza.

Alamak! Siap ada iringan penari ala RTM, complete ngan baju glitter. Tolonglah...that went out in the Eighties.Firstly I have to say this is one of the few times yang Siti dressing kira kena la...cantik, pakai pants and jacket yang flattering cut. The colour could have been better, but she did look gorgeous.

Hazami was more plain, but definitely not in the vocal aspect.
It was a good combo, though aku masih tak paham pilihan lagu Getaran walaupun aku akui entertaining.

Bukan ke lebih baik kalau Siti membawa lagu daripada album Transkripsi? I'm sure Hazami pun ada lagu-lagu yang boleh diketengahkan.

"Terserlah kejantanan Hazami disebelah Siti Nurhaliza?" Bob Lokman again makes an irritating prat out of himself.

Siap introduce Nurul dan Ajai as pasangan yang halal dan dihalalkan. Apa hal lu...
Kesian lak Ajai punya monologue sounds so scripted. Perasan tak by the way, Nurul cam rupa Linda dari Akademi Fantasia lak...cuma versi lebih tan.

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN AN ALBUM (FEMALE)/PERSEMBAHAN VOKAL WANITA TERBAIK DI DALAM ALBUM (Artiste-Album)
Siti Nurhaliza - Siti Nurhaliza In Concert at Royal Albert Hall, London

Aku memang bersyukur Siti menang. Dah bertahun aku tak sorak camni tuk Siti. Walaupun ada ler sikit kesedihan bukan Adibah, tapi it was overwhelmed by kepuasan bukan Dina (yang aku rasa memang tak layak dicalonkan sekali pun) ataupun Anita Sarawak (non-Malaysian) yang menang. Lagipun, memang vocal Siti dalam the live album tuh meletups gak.

AIM bersambung ngan Afdlin introduce the line up for the next performance yang merupakan mereka yang tercalon dalam Artis Baru Terbaik.

Sharifah Zarina started the show with Langit Ke-7. She looks so pretty in that dress (except for those fabric tentacles sprouting from the side of her dress). Classic beauty. Too bad suara dia seperti tak kesampaian.

Adibah came on with Terlalu Istimewa showing why after 12 years, the industry made a mistake in thinking she wouldn't amount to anything.

Awmigawd....feel dia. Rasa nak nitis airmata. Proud that she has come this far after all her struggles...not to mention, unline anugerah-anugerah atau event sebelum ni, baju dia kelihatan erm...not so nice, this time she looked fabulous.

Jac was next dengan Tunggu Sekejap. Baju meletup! The best dress I've seen lah so far. Close up pun make-up flawless! Vocals? As usual, Jac memang dependable bab tu. Cuma some of her ad-libs over the top. Still in other parts, it added her individuality and uniqueness to the song.Aku lari cari remote controlo sat bab Dina masuk.

Tak sempat mute, and bateri habis, so terpaksa layan.Tengok dia...teringat si Mek dari Salam Pantai TImur (tak kenal takper) Cuma Mek cerah sikit.

Tak perlu ler backing dancers, feeling siot all out ada pihak seolah nak perjuangkan dia siap ngan pyrotechnics lagik. Ada dance break, tapi takde tarian? Camna tu? Setakat libas rambut? Penting ke?

Pakai cam ala Brokeback Mountain tapi feeling J. Lo?

Dan dance break tuh cam kenal jer drumline dia? tebas dari lagu orang lain ker...sedih ler kalao nak layan yang camni....buang masa jer ada dalam line up. Dah sah ler minah ni tak tahan lama...

Ahli Fiqir Dan 7 Penyamun was the next song out. Aku bab ni impressed, sebab meka perform kira up to mark. Cuma memang aku dari peringkat awal sudah membantah kehadiran Ahli Fiqir di dalam AIM simply because AIM adalah anugerah untuk industri muzik Malaysia dan the simple fact is they're not Malaysian.

Good show, but they were there for me as a selingan saja.

Minah Ahli Fiqir tuh (terlupa nama) cantik, and dressed to theme ala Arabian, dan berkaki ayam. Teringat dulu masa Emmett Butterfingers perform camtuh gak.

Etty Farhana dan Siti Sarah came on next. Who the freak is Etty? Popular ke? Ada album ke? Nampaknya siapa-siapa saja leh onstage sekarang. Sampai Sarah pun panggil dia Hetty.

Sarah lak? Kesian...kalau dulu dia la menjadi the toast of AIM, this time around setakat reduced to presenting an award bila album entah kenapa tak layak untuk apa pun pencalonan.
Lor...nak bagik award pun nak endorsement FedEx yang hantar ke?

BEST NEW ARTISTE/ARTIS BARU TERBAIK (Artiste)
Jaclyn Victor

Aku tak setuju dengan pilihan Jac bukan sebab I don't recognise her talent, but because I feel she did not win on merit.

After all, the technical specification untuk layak untuk kategori iniis that the album must be a debut! Tapi Gemilang merupakan her second, dan entah kenapa Akademi melepaskan album dia untuk contention in the first place.

BEST POP ROCK ALBUM/ALBUM POP ROCK TERBAIK (Album/Artiste/Producer)
Santai - Awie - Edrie Hashim

Aku setuju ngan kemenangan Awie if not anything simply because there was no real competition. Cam si Zoul, seperti Ahli Fiqir juga non-Malaysian, while perlu ke live album Spider dicalonkan in the first place?

Flop Poppy dan Nitrus were the closest competition, but Awie was definitely deserving.
Kenapalah rock sampai ada dua kategori ni...untuk pop rock dan hard rock lak? Gila ke apa?

Macam ler banyak sangat album rock skang? Sangkut dalam 80an ler Akademi ni. Perjuangkan rock sampai lupakan irama lain pun layak tuk bertanding!

Aduh...Bob kembali ngan lawak dia yang memeningkan.

Terkejut aku....tiba-tiba "Everybody in the house, get ya hands in the air!!!"

Lor...Waheeda rupanya...bersama Brothers featuring Akhbar.

Erm...interesting show ler, Tapi using the loud hailer? Done about a million times...

But good performance from them, and a positive step for fusion nasyid.

Tak stereotype...cuma aku geli sikit tengok mamat Brothers sorang tuh rambut overdose ngan glitter lak. Apa kes ni???

"Ayah Sin?"

More lawak bangap from Bob.

Nash dan Rahmad masuk nak present the next award. Tiba-tiba terlihat muka Mus dari May. Argh!!! Buta sekejap aku! Somebody get the paster of Paris and pat it on that mug to patch the holes.

BEST NASYID ALBUM/ALBUM NASYID TERBAIK (Album/Artiste/Producer)
Ameen - Raihan - Bakafro

Takleh cakap apa...nanti kena sambar petir. But memang Raihan undeniable ler deserving apapun.

BEST HARD ROCK ALBUM (Album/Artiste/Producer)
Live & Unplugged at Planet '05 - May - Boon Tan & Rosmin Hashim

Wow! Rosmin pun ada? Chairman of the organising committee of AIM memang pun. Lor...Boon Tan lak jilat. Tolong ler sikit. Get real ler hanya sebab menang.

Konon harap sokongan nak menjilat sampai lecet cam dia.

Masuk SMS time ni dari seorang kawan yang membuat lintas langsung yang dewan senyap je. Padan muka...ko hengat semua nak menjilat cam ko?

Kaki bodek tul Boon Tan ni.

Whatever dude...kalau nak ingat takleh tegur sampai nak kata kalao nak kritik media jangan menulis, then get another job. Nak orang puji, takleh terima orang kritik. KO ingat apa? Aku on your payroll. Dia ni dari aritu masa press conference AIM menjadi kaki merapu backing buta-buta.

Sad, sad person you...

Kelakar tak?

Dah terima award, Rosmin sebagai organising chairman AIM naik nak bagik Anugerah Kembara.

Eh...lawak pancing, Diana, Mawi dan Zamarul lagi? Perlu ke...tak kreatif tul.

ANUGERAH KEMBARA
Raihan

Memang deserving ler. Aku rasa tahun ni, selain Raihan, hanya Siti je yang challenger tuk anugerah ni kerana stint Royal Albert Hall dia dan tour Jakarta dia.

Tapi aku rasa memang Raihan layak sebab of their world tour. Hiburan sambil berdakwah...insaf kejap!

Tak tahan lama keinsafan aku si Jason Lo da naik pentas wat persembahan.

Aiyo...I like the intro!!! Dia pakai yang ala violin kulit kelapa entah haper namanya. Er...bagi mereka yang tak kenal...tu bukan Jason. Si Jason yang main gitar tuh. Anyway biola tuh dulu aku ada kat rumah selalu main-main.

Definitely a great lead in for Jason's performance of Sleepy Head.Now THIS is an award event worthy performance. Kat rumah pun aku rasa nak mosh.

Er...tak berapa paham konsep bebudak bak sign Smile, Believe, Try, Relax, Help, Peace dari Sekolah Seri Inai (Junior) Kuala Lumpur tapi dari camera angle dari belakang aku da perasan the backboard tu membentuk bendera.

Spoil gimik tul laa cameraman ni!

Hah...nampaknya Jason nak defend diri sebab orang kritik dia tak patriotik ler sebab menjadi penganjur Pesta Malam Indonesia.

Tapi takpe....a great rockin' performance! Layan.....

Rina Omar dan Popshuvit were the next presenters. Even they couldn't wake the crowd.
That's the best thing...on camera meka leh try paint a picture of kemeriahan tuk orang yang tengok atau mendengar dari rumah...definitely cuma orang kat dewan je tau kebenarannya.

But it's painfully obvious just how 'exciting' this AIM is.

BEST NEW LOCAL ENGLISH ARTISTE/ARTIS INGGERIS TEMPATAN BARU TERBAIK (Artiste)
Deja Voodoo Spells

I don't know much about them but I think they deserve it from the little I've heard. Mass Raw tak penah dengar...tapi si Saer Ze tuh memang burok nak mampos!!!

Tak banyak ler leh komen pasal anugerah ni.

But at the end of the day I think their speech was longer than the duration they'll last in the music industry.

BEST MUSIC VIDEO/VIDEO MUZIK TERBAIK (Director/Song/Artiste)
Henry Ooi - Sleepy Head - Lo

Antara kategori aku menjadi juri tuk AIM kali ni was for this category and memang Lo deserving gila nak menang ni. Saingan dia paling dekat was Adibah untuk Terlalu Istimewa.

Sayang again kak Dibah tak menang....

Sempat aku isap rokok sebatang dan gi toilet during the commercial break, something I can't usually do at the dewan. So ada ler blessing in disguise kena ban ler.

Pakai M.A.C. tuk wanita muka kemek? Kalau aku sponsor aku da maki da aku nya product di wat lawak camtuh during product placement. Idham wardrobe? Trust me...nothing to puji ler bab baju meka tak tuko tuko tuh...

ANUGERAH WIRAMA
Hashim Said (S. Atan)

Yes, worthy recognition of a talent when they're still alive.S. Atan is definitely one of the deserving winners for the lifetime achievement award. Tapi bab anugerah camni, disebabkan ramai yang layak pun kerana sumbangan mereka dalam industri muzik, tak tahulah kalau ada yang membantah.

Eh...Aziz Bakar dan Sandy Monteiro yang memberikan anugerah? Gelak je...
Alamak...lifetime achievement aku leh la terima menitis airmata, tapi jadi dedication tuk wedding anniversary camna tuh?

Next performance a solo performance by Ridzuan (takde album tapi sebab artis Boon Tan) nga lagu Permata Kasih.

Memang sedap suara dia...tapi tertanya gak kenapa artis yang berpotensi selama ni tidak diberi peluang untuk muncul kat pentas, tiba-tiba setakat keluarkan satu single, dapat pencalonan hanya untuk Artis Harapan Terbaik terus layak Shanon Shah next with Dilanda Cinta. Hah...ni aku leh tima. Mamat ni kira cam Adibah...underrated.

Album sedap...cuma sayang tak begitu dapat perhatian. Ok..so maybe he needs to learn how to dress up...and realise sideburns like that went out with the death of Elvis...tapi when you tinkle those ivories and sound as soulful as you do...leh laa maapkan gak.

Zoul was next. I summarise his performance by saying...we already have M. Nasir. The elder brother is better not just musically...but also better looking. And oh...Dicelah Gigi? Dream up a better title la tuk lagu ko.

At this point aku dapat SMS sorang lagi kawan yang berada kat dewan yang berbunyi, Welcome to Amateur Hour at the AIM...or something like that. Gelak sambil tergolek aku...

Yang tak pahamnya...kenapa Afdlin dan Bob kena introduce satu persatu dan bukan direct je ala medley persembahan mereka ni.

Jawapannya dalam lagu seterus in Tak Tercapai Akalmu. Yang menyanyi the horrendously dressed (what's with the pink ribbon kat bawah tuh???) Ezlynn wannabe, Elyana (nama pon ala ala da).

Nikki came on with Farah Fauzana next. Adus...sapa laaaa yang prepare script ni?
Apa lak lawak Farah...telan panadol sat.

BEST INDONESIAN ALBUM/ALBUM INDONESIA TERBAIK (Album/Artiste/Producer)
Padi - Padi - Piyu, Jan Djuhana & Padi

Yeay! Padi menang!!!! Aku rasa memang meka memang the best!

MOST PROMISING ARTISTE/ARTIS HARAPAN TERBAIK (Artiste)
Ridzuan

Why doesn't his win surprise me? Artis Broadway? Bawah Boon Tan? Erm...very the tulus....
Time ni kak Dibah mesej aku. Tergelak sat aku baca! You go Dibah...aku tengah doa ko dapat menang ni, Tak nak tengok ko pulang tangan kosong!

Lari isap rokok jap time break, sebelom sambung and three technical awards given out were announced.

BEST ALBUM COVER/KULIT ALBUM TERBAIK (Designer/Album/Artiste)
Bert Ismesth Ulam Raja - Rebirth Into Reality - Too Phat

A worthy win sebab packaging, layout and even the metaphorical use of the album title Rebirth Into Reality applied into the album cover. By the way, I say that technically sebab ni lagik satu kategori aku judge.

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM/RAKAMAN ALBUM TERBAIK (Engineer/Album/Artiste)
Jenny Chin, Greg Henderson, Zailan Razak, Rahmad Ayob, Rosli Selasih, Acis & Simon - Kasih - Dayang Nurfaizah

Go Kasih! Memang album yang bagus! Nasib baik ler bukan album Gemilang...pening aku kalao setakat bunyi yang ala rakam dalam bilik air leh menang. Well deserved win again.

BEST ARRANGEMENT IN A SONG/SUSUNAN MUZIK TERBAIK DALAM LAGU (Arranger/Song/Artiste)
Gemilang (Ramli MS - Jaclyn Victor)

A deserving win because Gemilang as a song memang is a wow!Takde maknanya aku anti-Jac ke haper, bukan seperti ada yang tak puas ati kutuk aku sebab aku kata ada beberapa kategori Jac tak layak atas technicalities!

On with the show, performance lak dari Jamal Abdillah (kenapa la nak medley lagu lama agik...bosan lah)

From Perjalananku, to Kekasih Awal Dan Akhir and finally with M. Nasir for Shazal Untuk Rabiah.

Juliana Banos dan Erra Fazira came on next. June punya baju tu lasam sangat, tapi Erra punya cantik sangat! Cuma kenapa laa si Erra ni tinggi sangat sanggulnya.

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN AN ALBUM (MALE)/PERSEMBAHAN VOKAL TERBAIK LELAKI DI DALAM ALBUM(Artiste-Album)
Shanon - Di Landa Cinta

Walaupun ramai tak pernah dengar nama dia, aku da lama dapat album dia. Memang power. Untuk aku saingan pun antara dia dan Hazami saja sebenarnya, and well, as long as it was either one of them, aku tak kisah pun.

Kalau yang tak pernah dengar album Shanon ni...give him a listen. Tak rugi...

BEST LOCAL ENGLISH ALBUM/ALBUM INGGERIS TEMPATAN TERBAIK (Album/Artiste/Producer)
Rebirth Into Reality - Too Phat - Malique, Joe Flizzow, DJ T-Bone, Terry Lee, Illegal, Yasin, Jae Chong, Machi, Carlo Nanni & D'Navigator

Another expected win. The only challenge here was V.E. and Lo, tapi aku rasa Rebirth Into reality memang complete package as an album.

Dah 11.30pm?

My how time flies when you're having fun...laughing at how horrible things are going.

Camna la seksa teman-teman yang menghadiri tahun ni. Cuma mampu membayangkan dari SMS-SMS yang diterima.

Eh...Fauziah Latiff dalam iklan. "Aku suka menyelam" katanya....erm...very the double meaning. Takpe...janji bukan sembarangan punya iklan ok...SK II!!!

Apapun perut aku da mula mengadu ni. Nak melantak. Cepat laa habis iklan...
Hah...baru sebut da pun.

Dalam Kenangan - the obituary section had a short delivery of the video montage paying tribute to Rosiah Chik (1931-2006) and S. Jibeng 1942-2006. Sayu rasanya.
Dayang up next wiith an appropriate tune for the rather sombre mood that suddenly seems to follow with Kasih.

Tutup mata saat feel suara Dayang sat tuk menghayati penjiwaan lagunya (tup mata lepas taip ni ler, takkan taip with eyes closed kan...)

Khadeeja and Nora were the next presenters. Adus...sapa laa sangat Khadeeja ni sampai nak jemput jadik presenter? Popular sangtat ke...senang je jawapannya...tengok dia syarikat rakaman mana dan paham ler kenapa dia ada tuh.

BEST POP ALBUM/ALBUM POP TERBAIK (Album/Artiste/Producer)
Gemilang - Jaclyn Victor - Aidit Alfian, Ajai, Azlan Abu Hassan, Edrie Hashim, Jenny Chin, Mohariz Yaakup, Ramli MS, Aubrey Suwito, Sunil Kumar, Michael Simon & Ahmad Izham

Are you joking? Erm...malas ler komen apa apa ...sendiri ingat ler. Aku rasa yang dalam dewan tu je tau setakat jauh mana terkejutnya pengumuman ni.

Tapi mengundang malapetaka ler nak komen sebab nanti orang komen sebab aku setuju kemenangan ni ada agenda peribadi against the singer lak. Some people are shallow like that...nak wat per...

Nearing the end of the show...eh tiba tiba nak overrun gila babas leh puji puji cameraman lak. Mmm...anugerah apa ni?

Kenapa Amy Search nampak sombre sangat dressing kali ni? Aduh...cantik baju Ning tapi body stocking tuh merosakkan ler baju tuh. Dah dah...on with the next category

SONG OF THE YEAR (Composer/Lyricist/Song/Artiste)
Ayub Ibrahim - Habsah Hassan - Warkah Buat Laila - Zahid

Seronok sebab lagu Warkah memang aku da lama suka. It's a great song even though not so radio friendly. Cuma sedih sebab kak Dibah ended the night tanpa satu pun anugerah. Apa nak jadi ni???

Apapun tahniah pada adik oren....no longer mee segera, bro...you proved them wrong.
To kak Dibah, you'll always be a winner for a lot of us who know the real talent that lies behind you, babe.

Seriouslah..what the hell is happening sampai Adibah tak menang satu pun. Just plain ridiculous! Aku simpati ngan meka ya.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR/ALBUM TERBAIK (Album/Artiste/Producer)
Gemilang - Jaclyn Victor - Aidit Alfian, Ajai, Azlan Abu Hassan, Edrie Hashim, Jenny Chin, Mohariz Yaakup, Ramli MS, Aubrey Suwito, Sunil Kumar, Michael Simon & Ahmad Izham

Watching the results, makes me feel like I've been raped repeatedly without the ability to fight back. Yes, that's the term I want to use.

I FEEL RAPED!

Helpless and unable to fight back.

Sesuai sangat ler Spider tutup show ngan Nazraku...lagu basi tuk anugerah paling pretij industri muzik negara kita. Such a great reflection of what's going on.

Ok ler...hope you guys 'enjoyed' the show as much as I did.

By the way aku ada last addition ni. This is a little touch of fashion colour ler to my pages. This is how you SHOULD and SHOULD NOT dress to an awards show as a new artist.On the left...we have Dina, who is obviously the big no no.

The big no no obviously being that purplish maroon chiffon or whatever material (kaim khemah kot) that is draped over her. Wonder how much fabric is hanging off her (harus ler harga kain melonjak pasnih)

And to top it off, top it off with an ugly bow that looks like it's holding it all in place.

Let's not forget bad hair and heavy make up ala drag queen on a bad day and you have HOW NOT TO DRESS FOR AN AWARDS!

On the plus side, and easier on the eyes is Marsha who simply looks stunning in comparison. No description necessary for her except to simply put it...she looks STUNNING!

So the problem here? Some people aren't just meant to be celebrities for a lot of reasons, but mostly simply because they want to be be in that position so bad, they don't mind coming across totally horrible.

Take Adibah Noor for example...simpe beauty! radiant and gorgeous from within...someone teach Dina that...

Note the reason why I haven't added a lot of pictures is because I think only those who deserve a mention for real are focused upon. Yes, these are my winners (except for Dina and that horrid dress and routine, she's the exception...along with Bob Lokman)

So kira settle ek posting ni...dah complete....

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Reading!

Ok, aku tahu I haven't been updating my blog, tapi aku memang malas nak make any entries. Faham sajalah...dahlah aku tengah cuti (matilah ko fiebie! Ni dah settle the Glass House project Nikki, terus *woohoo!!!* enjoy the holidays lor.

Anyway, just to recap the last few days first, am extremely busy with. Yerlah...on Thursday ingat nak ke Singapore tuk wat some last minute Christmas shopping because aku tau where to get the best bargains there, which is hell of a lot cheaper and more cool than here.

Tapi last minute takde tiket bus available malas terus aku...putus asa. No Christmas gifts from abroad lor...have to do my part for the Malaysian economy by offering myself up to the slaughter of local retailers with supposed discounts yang tak semana...

But one proud achievement I have to boast of is kebelakangan ni, sempat ler aku nak keep up to my reading habit which has been virtually non-existent in my business. Have read this Roald Dahl compilation of short stories halfway...tapi apa pun...into the third book from Sophie Kinsella.

The 'shopaholic' series (The Secret World of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Abroad and Shopaholic Ties The Knot) is really good (book three aku da halfway), so kalao you've heard of the Adrian Mole series, you really should get this cause it's simply hilarious!

It's so me...cause it's about this character yang obsessed with shopping...mampus ler aku mengidam ler nak go brand hogging cam dia. This book is like the Harry Potter series for anyone who can't resist a good bargain or a good sale!

Aku been neglecting to read for some time now...and the fever to start back to a habit aku came ever since aku baca the December issue of The Rolling Stones, and read that Madonna carries a book everywhere (she hates wasting time, and reading is the most beneficial way to kill time - she even drags one along into a disco just in case) aku da psyche myself up to be more prepared to more wisely spend my time.

So this year, I'm up three books (I'll be done with the third book by tomorrow and continue with the Roald Dahl one...) which makes it four, plus two Amy Tan ones (The Hundred Secret Senses and The Bonesetter's Daughter) to complete her series (saw a new one from Amy in MPH yesterday...have to get it!). Plus the autobiography from Tim Allen, Don't Stand Too Close To A Naked Man (absolutely hilarious!!! - one of the funniest books I've read in a long time), which brings my grand total of at least six books (seven if I can finish the Roald Dahl in time) in 2005. Not good...but not too bad...and that's not even including some favourite titles I've been rereading (as well as the books which are hardly credible to mention as reading material).

Seriously...think it's not too bad (waddaya think?) I read somewhere the average number of books read by Malaysians in a year is two, so I've more than done my share (boleh?) Ok, back to updating my entries...I know a lot of updates on The Glass House Project - iaitu pelancaran album Nikki, Maharani, which lasted three days.

Tapi kalau korang baca ler dalam blog beberapa geng Bloggers United yang turut terlibat menyumbang masa untuk menjayakan projek ini, iaitu sultanmuzaffar dan elkapitan, you would have gotten an idea of what it was all about and how it went. Jangan lupa usha blog Abang Bad gak because dia pun ada updates sikit pasal tu.

It was absolutely fantastic, and I think these pictures prove how amazing it was. All of us stayed at Bukit Bintang for three days, and Bintang Walk was our home (not literally lah sebab kami dok JW Marriot - cuma jarang ada peluang tidur). For those yang tatau The Glass House Project tu apa (where the flying freak have you been), on Friday, December 18th, Nikki entered her glass house located in the heart of Bukit Bintang, the busy shopping district of Kuala Lumpur.

So dalam tu, dia sibuk vocal training ngan mentor dan executive producer album dia, Ning Baizura, and also vocal trainer dia Hazami as well as Linda Jasmine tuk prepare for the mini showcase pada hujung tiga hari tu.

Celah-celah tu, ramai artis yang lawat dia untuk memberi sokongan...dan juga nasihat untuk berjaya dalam industri muzik. Dari keluarga Akademi Fantasia, tamu-tamu Nikki termasuk Zahid, Mawi, Farah (tatau ke mana gambar-gambar Farah...kena cari!), Marsha dan Kaer.

Pastu ada gak Jac, Nasha Aziz dan Afdlin Shauki yang wat kunjungan mengejut. Tu lum kira semua penyampai era yang mai memberikan sokongan tak terhingga iaitu Rustam, Nana, Kieran, Nila, Farah, Linda...erm sapa lagi ah....Geng Bloggers United pun hampir semua ada in full force (leh kira glamer lah kan)

Ok...here are a couple of photos of who was there...ni tak comprehensive...keep checking [klubbkidd's rave] - the fotopages for more and more pictures added...slowly (part ni kena tambah takut kena maki sebab lambat sangat update).

Ok...don't forget ler lawat blog kengkawan Bloggers United yang da link kat atas tu, sebab aku letih nak update bebanyak...(jangan marah) But it was a great experience...and I was glad it was for Nikki, one of the most promising new artistes in our country...and together with a team of people who I can consider friends and family...

Apapun, aku ada dua pic nak share ni. Yang aku rasa very the meaningful. First of all this one...this is the first tamu yang datang sejurus Nikki masuk je kerumah kaca. Apa lagi, alang-alang dedua beradik aku kan...so relax tak kekok ler. Lagipun ni bukan kali pertama mereka berjumpa pun...Zahid ada rakam featuring spot on one song dalam Maharani (dengar Urban di era).

So...for being the first guest (and for me...one of my favourite!)....thank you so much Zahid!!! Thank you ler pada semua yang mai sekali gak ler....I mean...all of you were so nice to visit Nikki...and not just like Nasha yang bak buah tangan hamper cekelat yang giant...siap bak teddy bear pink (favourite colour si Nikki tu) yang giant gak...but also membawa hadiah yang paling istimewa dan berharga...iaitu nasihat dan tunjuk ajar.

Terharu aku...kawan-kawan semua mai support....By the way...kalau nak tau...tengok celah pintu tu...enter frame pic di bawah tu si abang Badrul ler...

Ok...the next photo aku nak share ni...gambar Mawi. Bukan apa...sebelum projek ni jalan, dan ada promo semua, ada peminat Mawi yang serang Nikki. Aku diberitahu dalam forum semua, ada je yang hentam Nikki, angkara para fanatik (yer...yang cam pakai nickname pengkid tu).

Lantak ler ko Dol kalao ko tak suka. Tapi Mawi sendiri rilek je ngan si Nikki nak bagi nasihat, ko dengki ngan budak ni sebab tak kena ajak lunch skali ke? Lum agi...masa da siap era da announce Mawi akan lunch bersama Nikki...ada lak sebarkan benda tu tak jadi...yang si Mawi 12.30 sehingga 2.30 ada kat Dewan Felda. Apa lah nak naya tanak orang mai tengok...ehek!

Mawi sendiri gelak je...apapun...tima kasih daun keladi dari pihak Nikki tuk Mawi kerana menghabiskan masa dari lebih kurang 12.45 sehingga dia bergerak dekat kul 3pm (singgah kedai Linda Onn sat). Apapun, ni bukti sokongan album memasing. Ni time meka bertukar album...Mawi sign Yang Tercinta tuk Nikki...dan Nikki autograph kan Maharani tuk Mawi. Yang penting bagi thumbs up tu! So kalau ada yang nak kutuk sebab Mawi ok ngan Nikki...lantak ler korang...memang lebih kuah dari sudu...

So anyway...jangan lupa to drop by Nikki's Official Site and if you want to get the CD of Maharani online, check out Project : Maharani.

Moving on...Christmas is going to be so great, even though I wish I was celebrating kat Sabah. Mana taknya....Nikki kat Sabah...aku call Felix dia da pun tengah prepare nak celebrate Christmas at home there too. Marsha pun SMS aku wish da...miss them lak.

But I'm glad this year aku (walaupun habiskan bonus dua bulan) aku da settle manyak benda. Masuk 2006 ni memang kewangan way better than sebelum-sebelum ni. Keta dah renew road tax dan insurance (tinggal nak repair sana sini - sapa nak sponsor!). Pastu bebanyak yang tinggal aku shopping sakan ler. Got my mom this Clarins set....new shoes and clothes. Just sakit hati tak sempat gi SIngapore nak beli perfume my Mom punya favourite (Boucheron - Jaipur).

Takpe lah...bagi cash to her and my papa pun dah rasa sedap sikit...

Papa aku punya present lak satu hal...nasib baik this year my sis is handling that department. Rilek sikit aku takyah pecah pala nak cari! So esok...(alamak! berapa jam lagi..sah tak tidur) kena lari keluar and buy present my sis as well as her boyfriend...as well as some friends yang aku lum settle lagi.

My score card for this year - da dua hadiah da setakat ni aku dapat, a cool diary (more like book spoof of a diary and planner) and calendar dari Vern and gorgeous ear studs from Badrul (ever the sweetie!)

Ok lah..walaupun tak seberapa entry ni, aku harap ler mengubat rindu korang ek (ada ke yang rindu) entry-entry aku. To everyone (not just those celebrating)....have a merry Christmas and God bless. Sapa nak shopping last minute esok jom! Call aku!!!

So to everyone...again...here's wishing you a hearty merry Christmas...remember the reason for the season!!! (and my Christmas presents!!)

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