THE REAL WINNER - FAIZAL TAHIR - AKU.MUZIK.KAMU

Korang masih ingat tak dengan the most talented participant dalam One In A Million Season 1? Ala yang paling bagus tapi kalah dengan Suki yang tahpahapa tu disebabkan undi sms yang ada berunsur "ehem-ehem' tu? He managed to get 1st runner-up aje. I know this guy really good. I mean really damn good. His voice......pergh!!....power beb.

I just bought his album. It was recently out in the market. Faizal Tahir - 'Aku. Muzik.Kamu'. This album was produced by a great composer ...sapa lagi kalau bukan our talented Audi Mok (mamat ni memang tererla....wa respect sama lu!!) dan Faizal himself on most of the songs and lyrics.

In my personal opinion as an amatur dalam bab-bab nih, this album memang akan mengangkat darjat Faizal Tahir as the most promising artis kat Malaysia ni. Lagu-lagu dia memang hebat dan my favourite bangat sangat such as 'La Da Di Dum', Batu & Golek (tengah hebat kat radio sekarang), Cuba, Gemuruh, Aku Punya Kamu, Sampai Syurga dan banyak lagi la. Obviously, album ni bukan main tangkap muat aje mcm album-album lain kat luar tu. Overall, it was very good....sama puas macam album Anuar Zain yang terbaru tu.

Aku cadangkan korang belilah album nih. Bukan nak spedo tapi honestly benda baik kalau kita tak support akan rugi. A combination of talented guys like Audi Mok dan Faizal Tahir ni kalau korang tak sedar-sedar jugak....entahlah. Buy and get a copy and judge yourself.

Faizal Tahir........keep on rockin' bro!!!! You are the real One In A Million.

ACOUSTICA EXTRAVAGANZA

Remember my story about Live 'n' Loud?
Yes, for the past few days, aku berpeluang untuk menonton series of concerts under Live 'n' Loud ini. On the 1st night, it was a R&B show where KC & Jojo, Mint Condition, Taufiq Batisah etc performed. The performance was okay tapi kurang umphhhh padaku. Pendapat personal aku aja lah. Tapi, aku memang kagum dengan persembahan Taufiq Batisah dari Singapore. He was the 1st Singapore Idol. This guy really superb. Kira aku enjoy la show dia. I love all his songs especially Sesuatu Janji....an upbeat tempo.....so happening.





Last night plak aku tengok Acoustic performance by our talented artist Dayang Nurfaizah, Rick Price and James Morrison. It was damnnnnnnnnnnnnnn good. I love acoustic performance. Memang best bangat. Dayang started the show dengan sebuah lagu lama....lupa plak nama dia. Then she performed 'Hurt' by Chrisitina Aguilerra......pergh!!....sedapppppppppppp sih! Lagu baru dia 'Hilang' pun ada dan last sekali lagu wajib 'Dayang Sayang Kamu'. Overall, in my opinion, she did a good job. Kira tak malu la performed satu stage ngan international artiste malam tu.

Then Rick Price plak performed. Aku tak la familiar sangat ngan mamat nih. Aku pernah dengar la lagu dia yang popular tu 'Heaven Knows'. Tapi persembahan dia sungguh akustika extravanganza. Soooooooooooooooo cool walaupun aku tak pernah sangat dengar lagu-lagu dia sebab aku ni pun bukan peminat dia sangat. Anyway, i enjoyed very much show dia.

Unfortunately, I cannot stay because I have to go to Shah Alam malam tu. So, kira melapas la aku nak tengak Jim Morisson walaupun dah ada didepan mata. My friends said it was realy good . I bet it was la. Terkilan pun ada gak....tapi nak buat camana?

For 01DEC07, I am waiting for the climax of the show where ramai artis-artis best akan perform i.e. Whitney Houston, Shaggy, Elliot Yamin, Anuar Zain, Jac etc. I am lucky coz aku dapat VIP seats for 2 and bunch of Tier 2 tickets. Most of the tickets aku kasi to all my friends. They are so happy sebab ingat gak aku kat dia orang. Ya lah.....kalau ada lebih, share lah ngan yang lain-lain. Amal jariah la sikit....kan????

So, till I snap the photos on that nite.........see you next time on the last episode of Live 'n' Loud.

A NIGHT WITH PARTNERS

Last Monday night, we had the appreciation dinner for our strong supporters. It was an annual event. It was the night where we revealed all the best players in the region. It was the night where my Managing Director, Commercial Director and most of the Management Team gathered , strengthen our relationship and renew our partnership with our partners in the industry.

The event was great and enjoyable. The performance by our own talented jazz band was marvellous. They really good although I am not really into jazz music. But the most interesting part was the second performance where we invited a Drag Queen by the name of Bibik Kepoh and her entourage. It was superb and very entertaining. You knowlah....kalau pondan perform sure very the kelakar one. Check-out the photos......sexy mahutttt!!!

However, on the very next day in the morning, I have to rush to KJ to attend a very important conference. Too bad!!!

LIVE 'N' LOUD

Ari ni best sangat.. I've got my 'Live & Loud' tickets. This event is considered as the largest, most sensational and longest running music festival in Asia. Yang best tu, aku dapat semua sekali. Tapi dalam banyak-banyak tu, aku cuma looking forward for 'Turn On The Pop' on 01 Dec 07 nih. Napa plak ya??? Well....penyanyi kesukaan aku ada...sapa lagi si Whitney Houston la.....pergh best tuh!! Anuar Zain, Shaggy, Elliot Yamin dan ramai lagi pun ada.

Mesti korang herankan camana aku boleh dapat tickets ni semua. Sebenornye, Company aku involved le jugak dalam membawa segerombolan artis-artis ni ke Malaysia. Memandangkan, ini adalah salah satu dari projek aku, so aku pun dapatlah imbuhan nih.

Memandangkan benda nih aku dah ada, mintak-mintak malam tu aku takdala plan lain. Kalau tak rugi la beb. Bukan senang nak tengok makcik black bersuara merdu nih....walaupun dia sekarang ni dah ting-tong sikit.

Anyway, apa-apa hal nanti aku update on the event kalau aku jadik pergi.

Tak sabar wei!!!!!!!!

'SEPUTEH QASEH RAMADHAN'.....

Malam ni aku malas nak keluar. Aku nak layan TV je. Letih siang tadi masih ada. Lepas aku angkut suma benda kudap-kudap buat santapan dan air Coke, aku pun terus lepak depan TV.

Malam ni repeat drama "Seputeh Qaseh Ramadahan" tengah main. Drama ni kira kategory heavy la sebab banyak isu-isu kekeluargaan dibentangkan. Pelakon dia pun not bad especially yang jadi mak mertua Eja tu.....kira ala-ala mak jahat dalam Ibu Mertuaku. Aku suka tengok lakonan makcik ni. Very the method.

Irama "Melukut Ditepi Gantang" yang jadi background music dia memang syahdu. Bait-bait liriknye yang sungguh mendalam membuatkan aku 'melekat' kat depan TV. Pandai betul dia orang matchkan lagu ni dengan intipati drama ni.

Kisah ni pasal kasih sayang seorang ibu terhadap anak-anak dia yang ditinggalkan sebab dia masuk penjara. So lepas dia dibebaskan, dia pun try mencari anak2 dia balik. Kira macam edisi "Jejak Kasih' la ni.

Bak kata orang, naluri seorang ibu tu memang kuat. Tapi aku rasa, naluri ibu ayam lagi kuatkan? Kalau tak, takkan le dia tahu anak2 ayam dia yang nak escape....alih-alih kena cekup dan kena paksa 'beroperasi' balik. Naluri 'Nora' macam mana plak??? Larikkk!!!

Seorang suami haruslah tegas dan bertindak sebagai ketua keluarga. Tapi dalam cerita drama ni, si suami Qaseh ni hanya ikut telunjuk ibu dia aja....ala yang makcik jahat aku cakap kat atas tadi tu la. Bukan itu aja, dia pun kena queen control ngan bini baru dia...si Ratu Cucuk tuh!!

Penerimaan anak-anak terhadap seorang ibu yang dipenjarakan adakalanya memeritkan. Tambah-tambah lagi kalau anak-anak tu dah besar panjang dan paham akan permainan emosi. Part ni, aku rasa the kids did a good job especially yang kecik sekali tu. Ada harapan jadi pelakon kanak-kanak terbaik.

Nak jadikan cerite, si Qaseh ni kerja dia jual kueh. Btw, cerite ni konon-kononye dalam bulan Ramadhan la. Kalau tak takde la tajuknye 'Seputeh Qaseh Ramadan' kan???

Tapi, napa dia jual kueh plak? Napa dia tak kerja kilang? Napa dia tak kerja salesgirl? Well......kan ke bulan posa memang ramai orang buat bisnes....so kiranye Qaseh ni pun macam yang lain-lain la.....masyuk beb bulan posa bisnes.

Perkomplotan si ibu mertua (makcik jahat tadi) ngan bini baru ni memang hebat. Makcik ni memang benci sesangat ngan si Qaseh ni. Kira tahap lahanat la tuh. Si bini muda ni plak mulut....macam hanjeng!! Nak menjerit aje.......sumbat ngan terung dalam mulut tu baru tau!!!

Tengah syok tengok drama ni, alih-alih 'TO BE CONTINUED'.......hampeh betuila....apa kesudahannye? Dahla aku tak tengok drama ni masa dia mula-mula main dulu. Nasib baik, Aisyah keluar ngan lagu 'Melukut DiTepi Gantang".......pergh...memang power lagu ni!!!

So, kiranye ulasan aku tak abis lah sebab cerite dia pun tak abis malam nih.....kena tunggu next week la jawapnye......

PROJEK "EHEM-EHEM".....

Wah....dah lama dah since my last posting. Now I am back. Nothing much interesting lately so takda apa pun nak tulis. Lagipun I was damn busy for the last 2 weeks dan sampaila ujung tahun ni. Pening aku dibuatnye...so many projects coming......sampaikan aku nak buat projek 'ehem-ehem' pun tak sempat. LOL!!!

So, this afternoon, I was invited for one prize giving ceremony for Rumah Idaman BH & ECE. Actually aku malas nak pergi tapi memandngkan aku memang nak ke Mid Valley, so aku pun pergile....lagipun benda tu kat Bangsar je...kira dekatla.

The event was supposed to start pukul 3.00pm....tapi biasala.....sure tak ontime punye. Punyala aku bengang maklumla aku pun ada plan 'ehem-ehem' lepas tu. So, kira timing sudah larik la. Anyway, pukul 3.45pm baru start....masa tu la baru VIP dia terhegeh-hegeh nak sampai. As usual, start dengan ucapan bagai......orang dah letih tunggu nih.....tak start-start lagi. Hampeh betui la.

Anyway, monthly resultnye aku dah tau pun so kiranye event ni untuk collect hadiah aja le. Tapi the grand winner dan overall winners for each category belum announce lagik. So, to those yang menang 1st prize tu kira suspenla sebab they are competing for the grand prizes i.e. Plasma TV 50 inches and RM5,000 cash.

Since aku cuma dapat 2nd place, dapatla satu tv slimfit 29 inches dan satu deep fryer. Not bad la kan......sapa nak kasik? Tapi yang tak sangka tu....aku dapat satu lagi hadiah. Rupa-rupanye of all the monthly winners tadi, we all compete for the overall winners. So, tak disangka-sangka aku dapt Consolation Prize.......satu lagi slimfit 29 inches dan satu lagi deep fryer. So, maksudnye aku dapat 2 set la.........okla tuh!!!

Since aku pun ada projek 'ehem-ehem' lepas tu....takkan la aku nak masuk semua hadiah tu dan berangkut. Tak muat pun bonet kereta aku....maklumla kereta aku ni cute-mute. So, aku cakap kat organizer that "I'll be back".....to collect suma hadiah tu at some other time.

Nak kata puas.....puas la jugak.....sebab dapat benda free.....cuma yang aku tak berkenan tu sebab punctuality was not considered by these people. Aku memang bab2 ni tak gemar sangat. Tapi nak buat camana......kan???

Since benda ni dah drag lama sangat...so aku decide to chow aje lepas ambik hadiah tu. Malas aku nak join the photo session. Lantakla korang nak bergambar sakan......

Yang penting.....aku ada projek 'ehem-ehem' lepas tu............

PELUANG MEMPERBAIKI TARAF HIDUP

Pembaca Blog yang dihormati!

Adakah anda tergolong di dalam golongan dibawah ini:-

a)Makan Gaji
b)Banyak Hutang
c)Lepas Bayar Bil Bulanan, Tinggal Cukup Makan Aje
d)Teringin Nak Buat Saving Tapi Takda Apapun Yang Boleh Disavingkan
e)Sentiasa Tension Sebab Tak Tau Nak Cari Pendapatan Lebihan

Adakah anda inginkan perkara-perkara dibawah ini:-

a)Bebas dari hutang
b)Bolehlah Buat Simpanan Bulanan Untuk Hari Mendatang
c)Memperbaiki Keadaan Diri & Keluarga Anda
d)Pergi Bercuti/Beli Kereta Baru/Berumahtangga etc

Untuk pengetahuan anda, kesemua perkara diatas INSHAALAH akan dapat di perbaiki sekiranya kita tahu peluang yang disediakan IN A SMART WAY!

Sekiranya anda ingin mengetahui dengan lebih lanjut, sila lakukan perkara berikut:-

Sila smskan "YES" diikuti dengan (nama, HP dan lokasi) anda ke:-

ZUL aka MontelKarung @ 012-219-0124

Contoh:- YES Ahmad 012xxxxxxx Subangjaya dan hantar ke 012-219-0124

Setelah saya menerima sms anda, anda akan dihubungi oleh saya atau rakan saya (Ary) untuk mendengar penjelasan mengenai peluang ini. 15-20 minit yang diluangkan oleh anda mampu untuk mengubah keadaan diri dan keluarga anda. INSHAALAH!!
Jangan risau..'TIADA PAKSAAN' atau 'NO OBLIGATION' untuk menyertai peluang ini.


ZUL aka MontelKarung @ 012-219-0124

SEMBANG-SEMBANG MALAM MINGGU

Aku dapat sms dari Ary ajak minum malam ni. Since aku pun dah lama tak jumpa dia(maklumle dua-dua asyik busy memanjang), so aku pun terimalah ajakan dia dengan redho, tawaduk dan penuh kesyukuran. Dalam pukul 11.30pm, he came to pick me up and then we all pun keluarla.

Seronok jumpa kengkawan nih especially kalau yang sewaktu dengannye sebab senang sikit nak bersembang. We all pun berceritele segala bagai dari kisah ofis, kisah business, kisah ekonomy alam sejagat dan kisah dot dot dot. Kisah dia kena kencing ex pun ada gak (agenda ni takda dalam senarai sebenornye). Tengah bercerite sakan tu, seperti biasa, rancangan pun tergendala sebentar. Penjual DVD datang buat marketing. Aku rasa kan, kat dalam Malaysia ni, mana2 tempat yang kita pergi, mesti ada penjual DVD haram nih. Betul2 opening of store front la depa nih.

Untuk pengetahuan kalian, aku dan Ary share the common thing. We all suka travel. Walaupun so far we all tak pernah travel berduet, so maybe next trip, go together-gether la. Ary mencadangkan we all pergi Jakarta (sebab kawan dia kat Jakarta tu bestfren Kris Dayanti, Rossa dan Tamara, so ada chance la aku dapat jumpa nanti....YESS!!!). Aku quiet excited gak sebab Jakarta masih belum masuk dalam itinerary travel aku lagi. So, kira nye idea tu bernas dan manasabah la jugak. Tentative date mungkin December tapi tak sure lagi. Tapi mintak2 jadila kan?? Bukan senang sih mau jumpa sama Diva Kris......harus bangat!!!

Sembang punya sembang tak sedar dah dekat nak pukul 1.00 pagi. Since esok Ary ada appointment waktu pagi, so we all pun berambus la seadanye dari kedai tu. Perutku dah kenyang dan mata pun dah berat rasanye.

Sampai umah, terusssssssssssssss aku update blog ni.Napa nak update plak? ...sebab atas permintaan Ary sebenornye. Voley?????

NEW ASSIGNMENT

We just received an email from our boss. He gave us an assigment. Tak pernah terima benda-benda ni before...maklumla all this while, kerja kita orang concentrate on how to improve our revenue je.

All staff yang report direct under him kena pilih satu buku. Any material will do. Be it motivational stuff, self improvement, sales and marketing, etc....buku lucah je tak boleh. We all kena baca buku tu dan later make a presentation infront of everybody. In a way, this is to build our confident dan our public speaking skill jugak.

Petang tu aku pun pergi le ke MPH. Honestly, aku bukan le ulat buku sangat. The last book yang aku baca...tajuknye pun tak ingat dah. Kalau setakat magazine tu rajinla gak.

Seriously I dont know what material should I choose. Pusing kat banyak section kat dalam MPH tu...tapi still nothing gak yang aku suka. I need something yang not so complicated, not so thick, easy to understand dan yang paling penting....font buku tu mesti besar-besar....so senang sikit nak baca.

At last, I found something. Very interesting one. Very the besar-besar font one. Very not so expensive one. And got gambar-gambar one inside. I LIKE!!!!!

"WHATEVER YOU THINK - THINK THE OPPOSITE" by Paul Arden



Tak sabar rasanye nak baca buku nih......

SATU LAGI CERITA...

It was a very hectic day.......maklumle we have to stay till late to brainstorm our Regional Marketing Plan 2007+1 (...i have problem with my number eight button).

Masa tu dah pukul 9.00 lebih dah. Semua dah mula rasa bosan....tension....rimas....sebab we all started this brainstorming session since early morning. We decided to stop (esok kena continue balik) dan one of our friends suggested to go for karaoke. Budak2 semua dah tension....so apa lagi....harussssssssss pergi. But of all, only 5 of us yang nak enjoy karaoke session nih. The rest....balik ke hotel...letih katanye. Since the nearest karaoke place dekat Bukit Bintang, so I drove them to RedBox (promote plak!!!!).

Yang best nye kat sini ada package campur dinner....i think around RM29+++. Sampai2 je terus balun dulu makanan.....malumle perut dah berirama gitew. Sambil berangkut segala bagai makanan2 yang ada....terus we all masuk bilik....maka bermulala session karaoke kita orang. Masa tengah2 makan itew, Yati's friend joined us for the session.

Nida start the session ngan lagu rock dia. Not bad la....ada gak sora dia. Next...my turn. Mcm biasa..my intro was 'Bukan Diriku'...one of my fav numbers dari Samsons. Lepas tarik napas panjang2, kangkang2 sikit kaki tu 1,2,3.... dan aku pun mulalah menyanyi. Considering ini baru 1st song, kira okla....maklumla nafas banyak lagi.

Yati's turn was next. Wah....Adibah Noor's Terlalu Istimewa plak. Mentah2lah same saiz....(jangan marah ye!!!). To my surprise, this gurl mmg MANTAP dan MALATOPS!!! Dia punya tarik tuh, memang dahsyat. Terkasima kau dibuatnye.

Mr Teo, Danny & Kawan Yati masih senyap. Seronok agaknye tgk we all bertiga ni belasah mike tuh. After all, datang sini pun niat nak karaokekan...so apa lagi....bantai je la.!

Kira malam tu lepasla gak tension dek branstorming session sebelum tu. This is the time to chill-out. Bukan selalu enjoy nagn budak2 ni maklum le dia orang nih dari cawangan lain.

Sedar tak sedar...dah dekat pukul 1.00am. I told them I need to go home. Dah le umah aku jauh, the next day tu kerja plak. Budak2 ni lainlah.....dok kat hotel sebelah tu je.

I say goodbye to them that nite (pagi dah pun) dan terus balik umah. It was a good and entertaining nite and aku mmg enjoy sangat-sangat. Puas hati rasanye!!!! Cuma tak bawak kamera malam tu....kalau tak boleh gak post kat sini.

CERITA DULU-DULU.....

Jam dah nak pukul 2.00 pagi....I still tak boleh tido. Nak layan TV...macam boring jer....so, apa lagi tulis blog le..!!

I am not good in writing but I feel that I want to express apa yang terfikir dalam otak ni buat tatapan sendiri...tak pun sapa-sapa kat luar sana yg terbaca blog ni.And for the first time ever, I will write about MYSELF.

Aku sebenornye lahir kat Pahang but raised kat merata-rata tempat maklum la my father dulu askar. That's why my siblings ada yang lahir kat Perak, Negeri Sembilan dll. My father jugak pernah kena hantar kat Congo....bertugas kat sana. Nasib baik la sekejap....kalau tak.....mahunye aku ni dilahirkan di negara Afrika tu....eiishh!!!...tak glamor langsung kan???

Being an army, my father will be posted merata-rata. The last posting was in Sarawak...and I followed my parents there. Tinggal kat sana 2 tahun je. I had my pre-school there and back to Perak to continue my primary and secondary schools. Sekolah kampung je..Malay medium some more.

Kalau nak ikutkan, I was considered pandai le jugak....considering standard sekolah kampung I ni. I managed to get 1st Grade during my SPM and all my science subjects dapat kepujian....kira ok ape???

Abis SPM, I masuk Form 6....tempat yang paling dibenci. Ada gak apply to masuk universiti tapi tak dapat offer plak. At last, UITM (dulu ITM je) hantar surat suruh lapor diri. Alhamdulillah........dapat gak aku berambus dari Form 6 nih.

Kat ITM, I did my DIB (budak2 ITM tau le maknanye) for 3 years. Ni pun satu lagi hal...sebab tak tau apa course nak masuk....so I just put DIB le...padahal banyak lagi course2 yang canggih manggih. Honestly, nobody guided me during that time and I was unsure also what I wanted to be.

Abis ITM, I decided to go to KL. Masa tu mmg tak leh nak stay kat kampung. Kalau stay, peluang kerja sure susahkan?? So, berbekalkan duit RM100, dengan selamba kodoknye I went to KL. Penuh semangat nih....maklumle KL...bandar besor beb!!.

Kat KL, I have to stay with Mak Cu and her husband. It was in Bandar baru Sentul. Masa tu takda LRT lagi...so ari ari naik bas SJ no. 3 kalau nak ke bandar. I was lucky because after few months, I got a job kat Oriental Bank as a clerk. Walaupun ada Diploma tapi pasal kerja susah nak dapat, so I decided to take up the offer....clerk pun clerk la asalkan masyuk.

After 9 months working as a clerk, I dapat plak another offer as a Maybank Officer. Wah! Masa tu grand beb maklumla Bank Officer....kat Maybank plak tuh!! Tapi kat JB....nak ke????

Being a young and adventurous person...I managed to survive kat JB. I met lots of people and have lots of friends. I was still young then...around 22 years and not Johorean....which I think people surrounding me appreciated me more. Maklumle kira adik la kan....kat opis yang dipenuhi dengan abang2 dan kakak2...di perantauan pulak tu!!

While I was still in JB, few of my close friends decided to further their studies. Yes, it did bring a big impact on me....coz I want to do that too. I decided to apply for scholarship and managed to secure MARA's convertible loan. Convertible as it will be converted into a full scholarship provided I have to pass their minimum requirements etc. Now I have already a scholarship so to speak and I must find a university to enrol. And my target was to go to USA with all my friends who already there starting their first fall semester. And.....I managed to get into few universities but later decided not to join my friends kat University of Kalamazoo sebab ramai sangatla orang Melayu kat sana....voley???????

None of my family members and office mates knew about my plan till I told them. I tendered my resignation and revealed everthing. Excited sangat dah nih maklumla nak ke US....memang my land of dream pun. My family was shocked when I told them for the first time but my dad was cool aje...as usual.

Myself : Yah, Di nak sambung belajar?
Ayah : Kek mano tu?
Myself : Kek Oklahoma
Ayah : Kek Jopun ko?
Myself : Dok eh.....kek Amerika....
Ayah : Okay la tu....

Untung pengetahuan korang suma, the language yang I pakai with my family dan bila balik kampung is called 'Bahasa Rawa'. Rawa was originated from Indonesia...kira suku sakat Minang la.....that's why more less bahasa Rawa ni macam cakap Nogori sikit.

After pengumuman tu, kira kecoh la gak....maklum le tak sapa expect budak kampung ni akan pergi oversea. Dan tersebarla berita tu kat kawan2 kat kampung. Glamer la jugak dan we all pun buat le kenduri doa selamat untuk I. I know my family are very proud maklumle in my family dan sedara mara, ni consider the first time la yang ke oversea.

I still remember this conversation between me, orang kampung 1 dan orang kampung 2 (kira penyebok le ni):-

Orang Kampung 1 : Ko amik ape Di kat Amarika tuh?
Myself : Ambik Degree in Finance, pak!
Orang Kampung 1 : Finance??? (maklum le...pokcik tua mana dia paham...aku ni pun
satu!!)
Orang Kampung 2 : Kiro Akauntan la tuhhhhh!!! (menyampuk dari belakang)
Orang Kampung 1 : Oooooooooo!!!!!!

Dalam hati aku......lantak korang la..............

Masa yang ditunggu pun semakin hampir. So lepas prepare apa2 yang patut....we all pun berangkatlah ke KL to stay kat umah Mak Cu I yg kat Bandar Baru Sentul tu. My whole family termasuk makcik sedara bagai hantar I kat sana. Kira macam rombongan Mak Kiah gitew!!

Honestly, I didn't feel sad masa nak berlepas tu. I was soooooooo excited. The night before I fly tu, memang tak boleh tido lelap...kejap2 bangun...kejap2 bangun....maklumla esok nak ke Amerika la katakan. Funny gilerrrr masa tu. But I know, my mum was sad maklumla I ni macam anak manja dia. As usual, my dad cool je.

At last, tanggal 25 December 1994, I landed kat US. I was so proud and I even menjerit kat airport tu (kampung betul) that " US, here I comes". Seronok giler rasanye...maklumla bak kata Elyana, "Tak tercapai akalku"....kalau diikut-ikutkan...considering my English yang berterabur bagai...lepas tu kena study dan duduk kat tempat mat saleh plak!!

Throughout my 2 1/2 years my student life kat OSU ni memang cukup manis. I did not regret to enrol kat kawasan kampung mat saleh ni. Hidup kat negara orang ni kenala adventurous. Indeed I was and still I am. I have to admit that I had a great life there in US and that was one of the best experiences that I had in my life. Period.

Okay....sekarang, I dah reside kat Subang Jaya. Baru lagi dan maybe settle down kot kat sini. I love my new place. Locationwise memang bagus.....dekat dengan semua amenities. And the best part I guess, I have now fulfilled my childhood dream to stay in a place yang ada swimming pool, ada lift, bangunannye tinggi.....maklum le budak2 kan suka berangan masa kecik2 dulu.

Ada gak few of my friends yang kasi pendapat depa yang tak bertauliah tu..."Napa ko beli umah mahal2 kat condo? Bukan ada tanahpun? Buat rugi je......

Carutanku......Helloooooooooo!! Berapa deposit ko kasik kat aku beli umah nih?? Aku beli umah ni untuk korang ke???....Duit aku sukahati akula kan??? Piiirahhhh!!!!!

PASAR MALAM MINGGU

Hari ni hari Sabtu.....biasala...selalunye I will go out to KL for buang-buang masa.

Being a kampung guy, I guess I like pasar malam very much. So far, the best pasar malam yg I suke pergi is the one kat AU2....memang best. Dan when I was staying di Pandan Indah dulu, memang I tak pernah miss pergi pasar malam AU2. Every week....without fail!!! Unless kalau I ada kat outstation le.

Since dah pindah ke Subang Jaya ni.....so berjanggut le sikit nak ke sana. Jauh beb!! But tonite, I decided to go.....rindu ngan popia basah Kak Ani, air mangga blended Kak Tahsapatahnamadia, keropok lekor gebu dan jugak buah-buahan dia yg berbagai sakan tu.

Tah camana.....plan kena ubah. Tak jadi ke AU2....ke Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman sudahnye. So kira okla walaupun memamg tempat ni takla masuk dalam tempat Pasar Malam favourite aku.

Sudahnye......i borong mangga 2kg, keropok lekor gebu(my favorite nih), nasik lemak sehinggit (tapi sedap), 2 gelas air mata kucing dan kacang kuda pedas. Puasssssssssss hati aku!!!

HAPPY DEEPAVALI

Today is a Deepavali Day......means another public holiday in Malaysia. All our Indian friends are celebrating this festival with new clothes, new friends, new hope etc.

Deepavali denotes a shift from darkness to light....that's why it is also called as "The Festival of Lights".

Same like any other religious celebrations, the Indian community together with other communities are celebrating it together.

I shall share you this joke. I received this morning a sms from my friend. Do you still remember one of the TV's advertisement about "Burung Murai"? This excellent adv was screened over and over again recently during Hari Raya. To recap, it evolved around a father and his son asking about the "burung murai". What I am going to share with you is the Deepavali's version kind of thing. Let's check this out:-


Anak: Appa! ini binatang apa???
Ayah: Kambing..
Anak: Binatang apa???
Ayah: Kambing nak...
Anak: Binatang apa???
Ayah: Kambing sayang..
Anak: Binatang apa????
Ayah: Kambing lah....( suara dah tinggi..mula marah la nih!!!)
Anak: Binatang apa?
Ayah: Kambingla sayang ( suara rendah sikit tapi masih marah gak nih!!!)
Anak: Binatang apa?
Ayah: Oi! Kambing la pundek!!!!!!!

Hehehehehehehe.........joke aja ok!!! Anyway, enjoy the videos kat bawah ni and Happy Deepavali again from me!!!

PROJECT RUNWAY MALAYSIA

For the past few days, I was busy preparing for one of the important projects for my Company. I spent lots of time in doing this especially since I need to ensure everything is right.

Considering the last minute arrangement that I need to work-out, I must ensure everything is smooth as planned.

Unfortunately, we didn't get what we wanted and as such I need to consult my big boss for his advise. After looking at all possible angles, we decided to postpone the project until further notice.

Phew!!!....I feel a bit relieved since it will give me more time to prepare and I think the decision made was absolutely brilliant.

So now, I can have a good time and can plan well in advance for my weekend. One thing for sure, I will be glued infront of TV on Friday Nite to watch the Finale of Malaysia Project Runaway.

Honestly, I didn't follow this program from the beginning but towards the end of the series, I managed to convince myself not to miss any episode of it. I am just hoping my fav designer, si Hatta tu akan menangla....sebab for me he is very talented.

So, mintak2 menangla dia...!!

MICASA 2007 Part Deux!

It was 9.30am in the morning when I received this phone call. I was still in bed maklumle sunday morning.

It was actually my sister and she sounds extremely excited. "Di, congrats!! Your house got the second place". What???? You know la I am still in the state of 'mamai'.....and can't realy figure out what did she mean by that. "Check-out the BH today and your name came out", she said. Then I said, "OK!..I will and told her thanks for reminding me. Shortly after that, I continue my nap. So ngantuk la still!!

Around 10.30am I had my breakfast and managed to get a copy of BH. Yes, It was indeed true that I won the second place and the prize is going to be a 29" Flat screen TV. I love that and infact I know where i want to put it.....absolutely in my own bedroom.

For the sake of people who dont know, the pictures that I posted under MICASA @ 2007 are the ones that I submitted to a home design kind of competition organized by one of the popular local newspapers. It was indeed a last minute entry since I was not sure whether should I participate or not. But now, I am glad that my ideas of designing my own home decoration using my own idea has been appreciated.

And now, I can't wait for what's going to happen next!!!

MICASA @ 2007

Bestnye!!

That was the first word came out from my mouth when I got my apt keys. Yes, at last I have my own space....I mean a 1367 kind of extra space.

I started with the concept - should I go for modern contemporary, retro concept or minimalist? I would love to mix and match but I guess I am not that good in doing that. Verdict? Okaylah......modern contemporary....senang sikit!

Honestly, I need a place where I can really have a good rest after a hectic life in office. And not also that, the concept of the house must be right. So, these pictures are the results. Ok tak hasil kerja aku nih??? Tak payah nak buang duit upah interior designer bagai!!

MOVIE LAGI!!!!!!!

Last night, few friends ajak gi tengok wayang. Wah....2 days in a row pergi nonton. Movie? Shoot 'em up!!. Location? Mid Valley lagik! I was excited sbb Monica Belucci ada dalam movie ni. Fyi, she also acted in another movie called Irreversible....very artistic dan lain dari yang lain punye movie.

Ceritenye macam cerite hindustan sikit.....terer bebenor le pulak heronye. Ate!....kena tembak 100 kali pun tak pernah lekat peluru tu kat dia. Whereas, he killed hundres of people. Fyi, I am from Perak and that's how typical Perakian bercakap. Occayyyyy!!!!

Anyway, it was entertaining.....I would give 3/5........bolehlah!!!

After the movie, we all stay kat Coffee Bean. I decided to have the apple crumble. The taste was really really awesome and love it so much. Cuma it was not heated...so sejuk le kirenye. We were there till 10.30pm and then we went home separately. I was thinking to write my blog after reached home tapi letih le pulak. So, tido terusla jawapnya!!

So, that's how my life ended for that day till I woke up the next morning!!!