Hello all...da tengah malam ni, so Gong Xi Fa Cai...or Kong Hee Fatt Choy, depending which dialect you're looking at...tapi apapun Happy Chinese New Year. Erm...pic atas sebab aku kan lahir tahun naga...nak letak khinzir, kang nanti ada yang saman aku sebab letak muka meka kang...(aiyo sempat mencarut).
By the way...kalao korang nak tau korang lahir dalam tahun apa, nak tau your zodiac following the Chinese calendar, ni ada a little guide aku provide ni to judge what animal you guys are.
By the way, some people don't have to be born in the year of the oink oink to be one. Most just have to look or act like one (I know several people who qualify) to earn that title.
The list below is the most accurate...sebab slalu orang tanya aku...camna nak tau lahir tahun apa. Well, the year of your birth by the Western calendar itself is not enough...so kalau leh ikut the exact date...this is also to allow to know which element you are.
Below is the most comprehensive list I could find from 1920 to 2020. Bookmark this page for reference so you can help anyone to find what zodiac they really are.
Then dari sana...korang cari ler predictions based on your zodiac untuk tahun ni. That shouldn't be too hard since there are a lot on the web.
Trust me...you may find most of it is, and will be true.

   From 01 Feb 1919 to 19 Feb 1920 : EARTH GOAT
   From 20 Feb 1920 to 07 Feb 1921 : METAL MONKEY
   From 08 Feb 1921 to 27 Jan 1922 : METAL ROOSTER
   From 28 Jan 1922 to 15 Feb 1923 : WATER DOG
   From 16 Feb 1923 to 04 Feb 1924 : WATER PIG
   From 05 Feb 1924 to 24 Jan 1925 : WOOD RAT
   From 25 Jan 1925 to 12 Feb 1926 : WOOD OX
   From 13 Feb 1926 to 01 Feb 1927 : FIRE TIGER
   From 02 Feb 1927 to 22 Jan 1928 : FIRE RABBIT
   From 23 Jan 1928 to 09 Feb 1929 : EARTH DRAGON
   From 10 Feb 1929 to 29 Jan 1930 : EARTH SNAKE
   From 30 Jan 1930 to 16 Feb 1931 : METAL HORSE
   From 17 Feb 1931 to 05 Feb 1932 : METAL GOAT
   From 06 Feb 1932 to 25 Jan 1933 : WATER MONKEY
   From 26 Jan 1933 to 13 Feb 1934 : WATER ROOSTER
   From 14 Feb 1934 to 03 Feb 1935 : WOOD DOG
   From 04 Feb 1935 to 23 Jan 1936 : WOOD PIG
   From 24 Jan 1936 to 10 Feb 1937 : FIRE RAT
   From 11 Feb 1937 to 30 Jan 1938 : FIRE OX
   From 31 Jan 1938 to 18 Feb 1939 : EARTH TIGER
   From 19 Feb 1939 to 07 Feb 1940 : EARTH RABBIT
   From 08 Feb 1940 to 26 Jan 1941 : METAL DRAGON
   From 27 Jan 1941 to 14 Feb 1942 : METAL SNAKE
   From 15 Feb 1942 to 04 Feb 1943 : WATER HORSE
   From 05 Feb 1943 to 24 Jan 1944 : WATER GOAT
   From 25 Jan 1944 to 12 Feb 1945 : WOOD MONKEY
   From 13 Feb 1945 to 01 Feb 1946 : WOOD ROOSTER
   From 02 Feb 1946 to 21 Jan 1947 : FIRE DOG
   From 22 Jan 1947 to 09 Feb 1948 : FIRE PIG
   From 10 Feb 1948 to 28 Jan 1949 : EARTH RAT
   From 29 Jan 1949 to 16 Feb 1950 : EARTH OX
   From 17 Feb 1950 to 05 Feb 1951 : METAL TIGER
   From 06 Feb 1951 to 26 Jan 1952 : METAL RABBIT
   From 27 Jan 1952 to 13 Feb 1953 : WATER DRAGON
   From 14 Feb 1953 to 02 Feb 1954 : WATER SNAKE
   From 03 Feb 1954 to 23 Jan 1955 : WOOD HORSE
   From 24 Jan 1955 to 11 Feb 1956 : WOOD GOAT
   From 12 Feb 1956 to 30 Jan 1957 : FIRE MONKEY
   From 31 Jan 1957 to 17 Feb 1958 : FIRE ROOSTER
   From 18 Feb 1958 to 07 Feb 1959 : EARTH DOG
   From 08 Feb 1959 to 27 Jan 1960 : EARTH PIG
   From 28 Jan 1960 to 14 Feb 1961 : METAL RAT
   From 15 Feb 1961 to 04 Feb 1962 : METAL OX
   From 05 Feb 1962 to 24 Jan 1963 : WATER TIGER
   From 25 Jan 1963 to 12 Feb 1964 : WATER RABBIT
   From 13 Feb 1964 to 01 Feb 1965 : WOOD DRAGON
   From 02 Feb 1965 to 20 Jan 1966 : WOOD SNAKE
   From 21 Jan 1966 to 08 Feb 1967 : FIRE HORSE
   From 09 Feb 1967 to 29 Jan 1968 : FIRE GOAT
   From 30 Jan 1968 to 16 Feb 1969 : EARTH MONKEY
   From 17 Feb 1969 to 05 Feb 1970 : EARTH ROOSTER
   From 06 Feb 1970 to 26 Jan 1971 : METAL DOG
   From 27 Jan 1971 to 14 Feb 1972 : METAL PIG
   From 15 Feb 1972 to 02 Feb 1973 : WATER RAT
   From 03 Feb 1973 to 22 Jan 1974 : WATER OX
   From 23 Jan 1974 to 10 Feb 1975 : WOOD TIGER
   From 11 Feb 1975 to 30 Jan 1976 : WOOD RABBIT
   From 31 Jan 1976 to 17 Feb 1977 : FIRE DRAGON
   From 18 Feb 1977 to 06 Feb 1978 : FIRE SNAKE
   From 07 Feb 1978 to 27 Jan 1979 : EARTH HORSE
   From 28 Jan 1979 to 15 Feb 1980 : EARTH GOAT
   From 16 Feb 1980 to 04 Feb 1981 : METAL MONKEY
   From 05 Feb 1981 to 24 Jan 1982 : METAL ROOSTER
   From 25 Jan 1982 to 12 Feb 1983 : WATER DOG
   From 13 Feb 1983 to 01 Feb 1984 : WATER PIG
   From 02 Feb 1984 to 19 Feb 1985 : WOOD RAT
   From 20 Feb 1985 to 08 Feb 1986 : WOOD OX
   From 09 Feb 1986 to 28 Jan 1987 : FIRE TIGER
   From 29 Jan 1987 to 16 Feb 1988 : FIRE RABBIT
   From 17 Feb 1988 to 05 Feb 1989 : EARTH DRAGON
   From 06 Feb 1989 to 26 Jan 1990 : EARTH SNAKE
   From 27 Jan 1990 to 14 Feb 1991 : METAL HORSE
   From 15 Feb 1991 to 03 Feb 1992 : METAL GOAT
   From 04 Feb 1992 to 22 Jan 1993 : WATER MONKEY
   From 23 Jan 1993 to 09 Feb 1994 : WATER ROOSTER
   From 10 Feb 1994 to 30 Jan 1995 : WOOD DOG
   From 31 Jan 1995 to 18 Feb 1996 : WOOD PIG
   From 19 Feb 1996 to 06 Feb 1997 : FIRE RAT
   From 07 Feb 1997 to 27 Jan 1998 : FIRE OX
   From 28 Jan 1998 to 15 Feb 1999 : EARTH TIGER
   From 16 Feb 1999 to 04 Feb 2000 : EARTH RABBIT
   From 05 Feb 2000 to 23 Jan 2001 : METAL DRAGON
   From 24 Jan 2001 to 11 Feb 2002 : METAL SNAKE
   From 12 Feb 2002 to 31 Jan 2003 : WATER HORSE
   From 01 Feb 2003 to 21 Jan 2004 : WATER GOAT
   From 22 Jan 2004 to 08 Feb 2005 : WOOD MONKEY
   From 09 Feb 2005 to 28 Jan 2006 : WOOD ROOSTER
   From 29 Jan 2006 to 17 Feb 2007 : FIRE DOG
   From 18 Feb 2007 to 06 Feb 2008 : FIRE PIG
   From 07 Feb 2008 to 25 Jan 2009 : EARTH RAT
   From 26 Jan 2009 to 13 Feb 2010 : EARTH OX
   From 14 Feb 2010 to 02 Feb 2011 : METAL TIGER
   From 03 Feb 2011 to 22 Jan 2012 : METAL RABBIT
   From 23 Jan 2012 to 09 Feb 2013 : WATER DRAGON
   From 10 Feb 2013 to 30 Jan 2014 : WATER SNAKE
   From 31 Jan 2014 to 18 Feb 2015 : WOOD HORSE
   From 19 Feb 2015 to 07 Feb 2016 : WOOD GOAT
   From 08 Feb 2016 to 27 Jan 2017 : FIRE MONKEY
   From 28 Jan 2017 to 15 Feb 2018 : FIRE ROOSTER
   From 16 Feb 2018 to 04 Feb 2019 : EARTH DOG
   From 05 Feb 2019 to 24 Jan 2020 : EARTH PIG

Anyway, much luck, fortune and prosperity to all of you. MY zodiac of the fire dragon says it's going to be a great year, so looking forward, because with some of the base plans I've set, it seems that the predictions are quite on the mark la.
Am posting this sebab esok ada hal nak lawat melawat sikit...tunggu sedara mara datang and going through all the traditional rites with the family...and plus aku happy sebab ada panggilan dari Jakarta to wish me.
Thanks Leo!!! Miss you so much and Jakarta....I'm coming soon...mark my words!
Oh and thanks for EVERYONE yang SMS aku...I wish I could message all of you thanks back, but you know who you are.
Merasalah dozens of people camna nak SMS semua...so thanks and thanks again ok...you guys are the best and I wish you all the prosperity and fortune for the new lunar year!!!
Anyway....dapat SMS dari Yasmin pasal Mukhsin menang kat Berlin in the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. Amik ko!!! Sapa nak kecoh lagik pasal tuh nih...merasalah Yasmin has proven it again! You rock Yasmin!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO YASMIN AND CO. SEBAB KEJAYAAN MUKHSIN MEMBANGGAKAN KITA SEMUA!!!!

Now that's something to be proud of....it won not only one award...BUT TWO!!!!
Yes, Mukhsin grabbed the Special Mention for the Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film in the Generations category The Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk For Best Feature Film.
Here's my double forefinger salute to those yang asik kutuk Mukhsin even before they've seen it....kenapa nak hina produk buatan Malaysia yang berkualiti....just because it's personally something that's up your rear ends.
Movie after movie...it has been proven...but I suppose some people will never see the light of day....
For more info korang gi terus the official page and look up the results and more info on the win.
You rock Yasmin, and thanks for letting me know as soon as you won.
In all your sweetness, even the joy of the moment of personal glory, didn't take away you remembering us back home who cheer you and your amazing work on.
And we love you all the more for sharing these happy moments, which have also become ours too.
We all wish you continued success in sharing your brand of storytelling and hope that you will continue with you efforts no matter what anyone says about you.
Biasalah, ada je nak hina Yasmin kerana tuh dan nih...tapi aku rasa hasil kerja dia da banyak membuktikan yang it's of substansial qualiy and should be something that we all as Malaysians can appreciate and hold up head high and say we're on par with the world.
And before I end this entry...just one more time, guys, I wanna wish all of you...a happy Chinese new year.

For more info :
Go to Yasmin's blog by CLICKING HERE
Go to Vernon's blog by CLICKING HERE
Go to the festival homepage by CLICKING HERE

Firstly, and most importantly, kepada semua yang doa untuk kesihatan abang Bad, I'd like to thank you guys. Yes, he is still in SJMC, tapi visited him petang semalam and thankfully, he was awake, and mampu nak cakap.
Spent some time alone with him, and talked. Mmm...entahlah. All I can say is, money doesn't buy you everything....and yet, so many people bitch so easily about it. At times, likes this, love and relationships count, and that's when people you care
about matter most...and yet so few people appreciate things they deem so unimportant. Lantak lah ko...your time will come when you realise how cold and lonely you are.
To abang Bad, you still have thelove of many, and we're all going to be there for you, praying for you to get better. At the moment, kalao ada yang nak perkembangan terbaru, abang Bad kini dalam Coronary Care Unit (CCU).
After asking what happened and all (dia kena about midnight - ingat dia kena time pagi aku dapat mesej tu)
Spent some time sembang, and then sempat gelak abang Bad punya Get Well card yang Leen bagik. It said something like 'The Doctor Says You'll Be Normal In No Time...' and then belah dalam, '....That'll Be A First'. Matilah sarcastic and funny. So Leen...you rock gurl.
Sempat wak lawak bodoh sat and related to abang Bad some details of what happened the night before about something funny that happened and laughed some more. Then the circus led by the ringmaster came. Matilah statement keji.
Anyways sebab orang ni da break the taboo of photographing in the room, aku pun start...
Fascinating actually sebab abang Bad was hooked up on this huge amount of machinery. Cam sci fi movie sangat. Not to mention he was hooked up all over on these tubes and all. Very the Star Trek (yang 70s version lah)
The one he had on his left hand, was kind of funky, dan abang Bad siap bangga ok, ala ala very the laser pointed, light sabre, , laser pointer kind of combo. Amik ko...dalam  tu lak, bila si Vernon da lead si Rudy, Abie dan Audi Mok masuk, sempat lak ada yang point out how lucky he was to be able to wear the hospital gown yang erm...roomy and comfortable.
Merasalah abang Bad kejap kejap tug at his shoulder area and tummy area kata nak adjust kain dia sebab terlampau seksi. Aiyo!!!
Anyways, it was good to see him ok, and also of course since we had nice grapes from the hamper the circus brought.
So anyway...abang Bad, you get well ok. Hugs to the big teddy bear....
After we went a-viisiting, the circus, and I (minus Audi) went to the gala premiere of Dreamgirls at TVG KLCC.
The movie was bigger and better on the big screen, and memang worth it gila ler. Ada ler dua tiga babak yang leh nitiskan airmata, as expected (which doesn't happen when you watch it on your computer) including (note so you can get the tissues ready) - when Effie belts out And I Am Telling You, and when the reunion takes place in the end (oops...forgot the spoiler warning).
But then again, I think most people just want to see what the pictures from the event...so there. Ramai gak yang hadir.
Mawi tak stay for the movie sebab ada futsal event haper ntah...so stay for the cocktail je....along ada Ning, Nikki dan Yanie (yang perform ala Motown ok), Dayang, Jac, Camelia, Zainal Alam Kadir (uwaaa...former boss aku celeb skang ek), Iwan FO3, Ramli M.S., Ogy Ahmad Daud, Faradhiya, Aznil Nawawi....aiyo...ramai....aku tinggal nama sapa lagik ek...aku tak banyak amik pics sebab masa tu excited nak tengok the film...but this is what I took.

Check out the crowd. About 300 or so invited guests or more.
   Kak Cham, editor bahagian hiburan Berita Harian dan Ramli M.S. pose one for me, and Mawi nak ciao ngan peminat mengejar in the other pic.
  Kak Ogy pose vogue tau khas tuk aku, dan Ning lak feel Deena!
   Jac dan Dayang...the lovely ladies for the night.
  Camelia dan Nikki yang feeling Jennifer Hudson minus the weight problem.
 

Ok ler tuh jer ler aku sempat update...malas nak tulis panjang panjang...a lot of work to be done tomorrow...so there. Have a good weekened guys...and toodles!!! Oh by the way, if you're wondering about the title of this posting, aku tatau apa nak letak headline for this entry, so tengah layan Astro in the background, there was this line from the script of this movie I wasn't paying attention to that caught my attention.

Note : For more pics of the Dreamgirls gala premiere, CLICK HERE.

Baru dapat khabar berita sebentar tadi melalui SMS from Shonny.
Abang Badrul has been admitted to the Subang Jaya Medical Centre CCU after a mild heart attack.
Everyone please pray for him. More updates later....

Aku ari ni tamau wat entry personal.because today is my review of Dreamgirls. Yes, caught it, no not on ciplak punya DVD but on downloaded format. Aku wat review skang because tomorrow, ada gala premiere for the event, aku nak pastikan aku focus on our local stars cause I already know every inch of the Dreamgirls movie.
If that isn't enough, aku siap da tengok the original Broadway staged version thanks to the beauty of technology.
Yer...pada sapa yang tatau, it';s not Beyonce ok who made Dreamgirls big. Dreamgirls was already a big musical prior to it making film.  Now on to one of the most anticipated movies of the year (for me - apart from The Simpsons Movie and Transformers The Movie amongst others)

Synopsis
The story begins with Curtis Taylor Jr (Jamie Foxx) who is a car salesman with a big dream to make it in the music business with his tadical ideas in 1960s Detroit where being black equalled your song not being played on the radio.
He comes across The Dreamettes, comprising of Deena Jones (Beyonce Knowles), Lorrel Robinson (Anika Noni Rose) and lead singer Effie White (Jennifer Hudson) with cheap wigs (siap pakai terbalik ok, that's creativitiy for you) and homemade outfits - that still look better than the outfits you see on Akademi Fantasia, with original songs an choreography courtesy of C.C., Effie's brother (Keith Robinson).
They get their first real break backing up James 'Thunder' Early (Eddie Murphy), before Curtis introduces the trio for their own spot, tapi kali ni nak jual rupa Deena, pushing Effie to the back  The rest is drama and more than enough songs for me to holler to (kesian sapa yang akan dok sebelah aku nak dengau sora katak aku melalak skali pada lagu lagu)

Facts
*It took 25 years for Dreamgirls to be made into a movie. *The script for Dreamgirls began with Big Dreams. The musical then was written by Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger and made public theatre.
*On Dec 20 1981, Dreamgirls began its run at the Imperial Theatre with a cast that included Jennifer Holliday. *In 1982, Dreamgirls received 13 Tony Award nominations (anugerah seni pentas) and won six.
*The success of Dreamgirls also saw the work of David Foster, who was involved in the original caat album of the musical.
*The show has been performed in many countries, which include Malaysia sometime in the 80s, anyone remember that?
*The songs And I Am Telling You and I Am Changing placed Jennifer Holliday among the legendary divas and made them the biggest musical anthems. And I Am Telling You is considered the BEST tune from musicals and is my personal drama tune.The new version has Beyonce to thank for in making One Night Only a crossover pop hit.
*Jennifer Hudson was originally was one of the favourites of the American Idol where she was anticipated to join Latoya London and Fantasia Barrino in the top three for the battle of divas before two of them were eliminated before Fantasia won.
*Dreamgirls received eight 2007 Academy Award nominations, the most of any film for the year,but it didn't get one for  Best Picture, Best Director, or any of the lead acting categories. The film's nominations include Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson), Best Achievement in Costume Design, Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Sound Mixing, and three nominations for Best Song (Listen, Love You I Do, and Patience). Dreamgirls is the first live-action film to receive three nominations for Best Song with only Disney animated features Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Lion King (1994) having achieved that.
In 2007 Golden Globe Awards, Dreamgirls was nominated in five categories: Best Picture - Comedy or Musical, Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical (Beyoncé Knowles), Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson), and Best Original Song (Listen). The film won the awards for Best Picture - Comedy or Musical, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. The film also garnered Screen Actors Guild Awards for Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson) and Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), as well as a nomination for its ensemble cast. The film was also nominated by the Producers Guild of America for Best Picture and the Directors Guild of America for Bill Condon's directing. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts gave the film nominations for Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson) and Music (Henry Krieger). Dreamgirls was nominated for eleven 2007 International Press Academy Satellite Awards, and won four, Best Picture - Comedy or Musical, Best Director (Bill Condon) (tied with Clint Eastwood for Flags of Our Fathers), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Hudson), and Best Sound (Mixing & Editing). Dreamgirls also received a record eleven Black Reel Award nominations, among them Best Film, Best Actor (Jamie Foxx), Best Actress (Beyoncé Knowles), Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), and Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson). In addition, Dreamgirls received eight NAACP Image Awards nominations, including Best Picture, and was named as one of the American Film Institute's top ten films of 2006.

What did I think of it?
Love it love it love it love it love it!!!!!!!
I'm a freak when it comes to musicals (aku pegi panggung bayar sendiri ok nak tengok The Producers FOUR times - keep it happy, keep it snappy...)
And Dreamgirls is definitely a showcase of amazing acting. The real star of the movie bukan Beyonce ok, but Jennifer Hudson. She carries off where the other Jennifer (Holliday) left off with her big voice.
Vocally, Hudson takde ler standard Hollliday but I think she fared a lot better in the acting department.
Beyonce is just so-so and despite her starring role, I think the folks behind it letak nama Beyonce besau besau because in an ironic move, like the storyline, meka nak jual rupa dan nama Beyonce.
Still...it's all fabulous. Listen to the songs before ko pegi tengok (if you haven't heard the songs, so you can sing along, like what I did when The Bodyguard made the screens here - watched that SIX times in the cinema).
Anyway...definitely worth a watch....
After all...it is one of the best movies of the year. And no, no poster colored painted faces in green biting of toes for this one...

Now I've gotten that out of the way, tomorrow aku akan posting pics from the event sebab the gala premiere malam esok if I am not mistaken is organised by Berita Harian with all the biggest stars in the country attending the event.
The theme, aku dengar for the event is Motown, so aku nak gak tengok how many of our local artises understand what Motown means.
Nanti aku post pics tomorrow...
Meanwhile, I'll leave you guys with clips from the original Dreamgirls, the first taken from the 1982 Tonys and the second a clip from the movie. So you guys can compare...and then enjoy the movie trailer, and erm...a little bonus. Enjoy....and be posting soon...

Note : To learn more about Dreamgirls, CLICK HERE for info on the movie and musical on wikipedia, or CLICK HERE for the Dreamgirls official motion picture website.

Jennifer Hudson doing And I Am Telling You in the Dreamgirls movie (this video is a little skewed but the best I could find)

Jennifer Holliday doing the original And I Am Not Telling you at the 1982 Tony Awards (original musical version which includes It's All Over)

Official Dreamgirls trailer

MadTV - Dreamgirls trailer (parody ok...not real)

First of all, to the important stuff. I know ramai yang tertanya pasal pic Siti kat Grammys kan?
I got the email from Star World (terima kasih teramat Nini, Naomi and the Star World and the Channel [V] family) semalam, tapi pikir nak simpan posting tuk ari ni je.
Yerlah kan...paper kena print dulu baru leh kuarkan...kalau tak, namanya conflict of interest....yes, some of us have something called ethics.
Anyways, aku da agak most papers would not run all the pictures given, most run dua je tak silap aku....I got about five.
So ni nak kongsi pics tuh. Enjoy!!!

       

Gambar ni semua aku da kecikkan, but didn't make to make them too small sebab kang semua bising lak kan kata tak nampak sebab pics cinonet sangat. So korang kena sabar jer la loading time camtuh because if you use a dial-up lama sikit ler nak bukak pics.....silap silap tak muncui kena refresh terus.
Honestly the only thing I like about these pictures is Datuk Bernard Chandran's dress. I think it makes Siti look old and frumpy.
Dalam nak nampakkan Siti pinggang kicik, he went and made her whole upper body look extremely bulky!
Material dia lak mula mula aku nampak ok sebab it does look like tweed, tapi bila on close up, lor, those miniscule sequins lak.
Keji tau...dah menjadi identiti negara kita ke ngan kewajipan labuci kena ada kat baju artis kita ni. I mean...we surely can do better than that kan?
At the end of the day, creations like this prove yang nama cam Bernard Chandran ni setakat makan nama je cause hasil tak seberapa.
Anyways, moving on...nak ucap Happy Valentine's Day to all...my own Valentine ni jauh sangat...but takpe...it's the thought that counts.
To my new found sweetheart...here's hoping things will be as wonderful tomorrow as they were yesterday and as they are today.
Eh...lupa lak nak wish pada Siti dan Datuk K yang spending their Valentine's kat LA and then cuti seminggu to a secret location.
Siti...jangan lupa bak ole ole balik yang dijanjikan!!!
Eh..nak sambung keja sat.

PS - Tolong kreditkan Star World dan Channel [V] untuk gambar ni kalao nak tempek memana ok.

Yer...saksikan la internet cafe bergerak ini, Jangan tatau..citer nya aku sebenarnya tengah siap keja. Masa tu tengah online, so sambil tuh parking ler nick online.
Si Boy Kerol lak pot pet ngan aku. Aku pun haven't spent time ngan dia da...dulu penah rapat giler ngan dia.
And then small misunderstanding (and I mean small and petty, not some backstabbing bullshit, or selfish act of bitchiness like some cases I've encountered), nyebabkan kami lama tak bertegur. Tapi kami tak pun berperang.
Anyways kebelakangan ni kami selalu terserempak....so kebetulan aku parking online tu, si Boy ajak ler jumpa. Dia mai to my office in Bangsar, and then masa tu sebab keja pun da complete dan send in da, kami gerak ke KLCC.
Sambil melantak kat Dome, memasing bukak laptop.
In about an hour, si Ted lak join. Penoh satu meja. Makan minom semua letak lak kat bench. Keji kan...
Makan minum second importance katanya...
Anyway masa tu memang lantak ler orang cakap apa...Internet cafe bergerak pun jadilah. Siap webcam tuh...aku ngan boy sempat videoconferencing sat (matilah berangan...tapi janji ada).
From there, we gerak ke izzi, which was in Bukit Bintang, and then sambung kat gerai kak Ara. Saja je..seronok lak...kalau biasa technology meminggirkan kami dari what happens in real life, this was one example where technology brought us all together.
Sapa nak join lain kali...kita leh wat gathering...heh!
Ok...nak sambung bab entry....will post some nice pics tomorrow...nak tau pasal apa?
Korang mesti suka punya lah...aku esok ada banyak sikit keja nak abihkan, so I'll post early. Tunggu!!!

Ari ni banyak kerja, as Monday always is. Depresssing really sebab hati nak cuti sangat ni ngan Chinese New Year just around the corner. In fact, I think I deserve at least a two week long break pasnih...which I probably will take sebab leave aku banyak agik.
But today ada program sikit. Pas abih keja kena lak gegas ke Astro. Sebab ada rakaman Macam Macam Aznil yang akankeluar musim baru kat Astro Prima (hah...da pindah rumah....used to be Astro Ria tapi skang Astro Prima sebab meka konon nak rebranding channel)
Anyways got there in the rain at the same time as Rudy from Harian Metro. Meanwhile, si Syazwan (bila ko nak ada blog....) dan Marliah from Kosmo! da ada, as well as Farihad dan si Zul Husni from Berita Harian pun da sampai.
Al-kisahnya, Aznil veing the sweet thing that he is, wat rakaman special episode bersama media.
So apa artis kena dera, wartawan pun kena. Had a light dinner kat cafeteria before proceeded to the studio. Cabut undi, tengok tengok si Zul dan Syazwan kena the wheel of racun gituh. Aku dan Farihad kena segmen kedua for acara ikut silat (don't ask..kena tengok kot baru paham...keji sangat aku ni)
And then last but not least si Marliah dan Rudy (sesuaiii!!) kena erm...tiru gaya ballerina. Memang pecah perot la. It was a laugh fest the whole night.
Kak Aina, producer Macam Macam Aznil (love you kak Aina!) dan Norizan (abih ko anak ko ikut aku kang main tindik tindik dan tattoo) pun provided the light hearted entertainment ngan tompang gosip semalaman.
Tapi ni ada soalan trivia sikit. On the left is Marliah from Kosmo!
Teka la rupa dia cam siapa?
Ni masa we were all changing (not me la meka je) tuk program Aznil dalam werdrobe area (kenapa I sense evil giruh).
Yang pentingnya this has been marliah's look of late sejak dia potong rambut dia...kalao dulu panjang....
We noticed this some time back but cuma now je aku kesempatan nak amik pic (tu pun kena marah ngan dia satu round dulu sebab tau je aku nak carut dia kat blog).
Yeap...hasilnya, kalao korang penah tengok kartun Scooby Doo, you'd recognise Marliah as... Velma Dinkley!
Pesen je kena ubah sikit Marliah. Rambut, specs dan kasut da sama. Skang pakai pullover dan skirt ala cheerleader dan stoking yang matching orange je.
Merasalah harajuku....bukan carut ek gurl..;. comel per...
Daripada ada yang kecoh tuh, muka cam Scooby Doo itself, camna?
Aduh...anyway...finished the programme jer, we headed back to the cafeteria for another drink, and this time, with Aznil, join for one more round of gossip.
Kesian tau, sepanjang rakaman Macam Macam Aznil, takde sora lak mamat tuh.
Back to back siot berapa belas episod....mana tak ilang nya suara. Tapi time da abih, sorsa come back lak...sentap!!!
Tapi my salute ler to Aznil...you are definitely one of the most hardest working individuals in TV and no matter what anyone says, you deserve a round of appplause. Thanks for having us on your show.
Anyway....abih je, aku decide nak rush balik...apa agik kalau bukan tuk sambung nak download...then need rest. Ujan ni...mmm..best...zzzZZZ

Siang tadik aku kembali ke Low Yat to get my modem reconfigured.
Again redah lautan manusia dan yang berupa manusia just to get it done, which was all of 20 minutes. Tapi jam dan sesak lalulintas sebab jalan tuh nih tutup mengakibatkan perjalanan aku berejam jadi nya.
After finished, pop in kat Starbuck KL Plaza for a drink and to snd in som ework via email.
Then it was off to a private event. By the time abih da tengah malam, straight away headed home. Mula mula thought of nak singgah kat Planet Hollywood for Ella's Sunday Nite Live, tapi pikir punya pikir....takper la.
Anxious nak get home dan make sure everything's hooked up...and it was. Within m inutes je, I was online! Yeah!!!

Spent the remainder of night following my favourite series, Heroes yang baru season one yang selama semingu ni aku dok kumpul.Right now kat US da masuk episode 15 this week
Astro lak tak silap aku baru tayang epiode 2 ke masuk 3. I've already caught up with the US punya. Tunggu 15 nih... as I'm blogging.
It's one of the best series I've seen in a long time. While a lot of people get caught in Lost, Desperate Housewives, O.C....aku tak penah nak follow siri siri ni because too long winded and all.
But Heroes is awesome and aku tetap leh tengok balik episode after episode because there's a lot of details in it that you gradually notice if you observe closely and watch it repeatedly. Ok...aku nak layan sat....more entries soon...

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Yes, today I am finally getting connected broadband at home. Sebenarnya I had connection at home since Wednesday, tapi sebab takde masa, I didn't go and get my ADSL modem.
Ni ler hasilnya tanak amik streamyx package punya modem yang keji teramat tuh,
So today picked up some new toys. Now only did I get my ADSL modem, I picked up a wireless router. Merasalah tengah berak pun leh online (eeewwww....!!!)
Also picked up a Microsoft webcam (have plans for that, but no it doesn't involve anything of adult nature) as well as some playthings like a USB vaccum for my laptop.
Pening sebab sesak kat Low Yat Plaza.
Had a friend belanja belanja makan (thanks noks for the meal...that was sweet of you to pick up the cheque..next time it's on me - we all earn enough!) Dia dan sorang agik member temankan.
After we were done, Imah melarikan diri nak kejau free gift kat eventnya.
I rushed home before meeting up with Juan later for a drink. Sebenarnya balik nak pasang segalanya, tapi sebab terlampau pandai ingat leh configure modem aku tuh sendiri...amik ko. Zilch!
So popped back out again. Looks like I have to pop back into Low Yat again esok.
Apapun, just wanted to finish my entry pasal semalam.
Hung out until 6am kat lokasi shooting babak terakhir Malaikat Maut. I'll just tell my little story of what went on in pictures that are damn blurry, ok.

Ni lah sekitar lokasi penggambaran babak terakhir Malaikat Maut.
  Sherry, Nana dan Que (tak muat lak Awal dalam pic) join the rest dalam doa sebelum aksi ni. Nampak lak crew tengah sibuk preparation terakhir atas keta.
  Ni la posisi asal keta pas shot pertama keta diterbalikkan ngan bantuan crane dengan keempat pelakon kat dalam. Pas da scene golek sikit, meka bounce the car further down and reshot another take.
    Tiap kali satu scene, kena check equipment to make sure the safety of the cast dan equipment. Tengok mounting camera.
   Sekali da angkat ngan crane...abang Bade supervise sendiri ok. Pas da siap, dia take his seat kat director's chair nak see how it looks on camera lak.
  Hah...ni la crane gedabak meka pakai. Aiyo...dahler touch up make tu awal. Ni gothic ke...iklan tepong komak. Cantik blusher si Que.
  This is midway. Ingat tak curam ek. Ni long shot sikit of the location. Curam ok...dari angle aku amik gambar tak nampak...but it must have been a 30-40 foot drop.
  Lagik satu angle nak tunujuk how steep the place is. Ni nampak sikit. Kul 5 pagik, cast da tak larat da...touch up sekali lagik sebelum di basahkan thanks to the lovely and ever so friendly abang abang bomba.
  Ni shot terakhir kul 6 pagi. Keta da sampai masuk ke longkang ala sungai tu. Halfway immersed in the water, the cast members kena masuk sekali ok. Yerlah...nak lakon da kena accident...mersalah mandi air longkang kul; 6 pagik...masih ingat ni keja glamer? Bouncing upside down in a car yang thrown over the steep side of the embankment and then end up six hours later dalam longkang.

Gambar aku keji sikit quality for obvious reasons. That I used my beat up mobile phone (sabar...ada replacement nak mai) But kalau korang nak tengok pic yang lebih jelas (termasuk sorang cast member yang honorary - tima kasih Que sebab lobi aku), KLIK SINI untuk tengok pics yang lebih jelas dan high res gituh.
Ok...gotta call it a night!
Thanks so much to Anita for inviting me... Tayang Unggul rocks!!!
And Gaya, luv...mintak mintak ni jangan ler give up making the movies you guys make. Kalau nak commercial je pun no fun.
Night all...

Seharian bekerja nak tepati all my deadlines, and then sempat gegas balik ke rumah balik, tukau baju before later in the night headed to McDonalds' yang nak on the way ke Sentul after Hospital Tawakal tuh.
Tunggu abang Mus, my photographer sampai...kuar masuk McDonalds nak resist the temptation. Finally couldn't, but settled  for an apple pie and corn in a cup.
Sampai je nampak ramai ler orang kat set.
Aksi malam ni adalah nak feeling golekkan keta ke dalam longkang yang ala ala cam sungai da.
Amik ko...berapa kali meka take. Slow motion...jangan ingat dalam pilem golek keta tuh all the way down tuh one take.
Tu Hollywood je ok. Sini mangsa keta satu je...so take sekali tuh kena manfaatkan ler sepenuhnya.
Tengah take ni aku sempat amik pic ler. Tapi rasanya sebab meka tak sampai separuh jalan mau golekka keta tuh ke dalam sungai, esok je remainder of the pics.
Sempat interview abang Bade, and had a nice talk with Gaya (yes, you gurl!) about Puaka Tebing Biru which I didn't find too interesting (you think??!!!)
Still sometimes betul gak aku ni overanalyse something, thus rendering the inability to enjoy it kan...
Dalam erti kata lain, aku ni jenis kekadang nak nilai sesuatuh tu too much sampai aku tak nampak the big  picture ler kan. Which is sometimes what you need to enjoy the pic.
Still aku tak tarik balik apa aku cakap pasal banyak kelemahan yang ada dalam Puaka Tebing Biru. Tapi kan...memang aku da kata, and I also stand by what I said, which is Syaitan is quite good, in fact one of the more intelligent movies of the year, despite a few shortcomings.
Anyway....had fun ngan abang Bade.
He is quite an impressive person.
Practical and yet sort of insightful in his own way. I also notice he absorbs what everone has to say like a sponge.... signs of a truely intelligent person.
Eh ok ler...sebelum aku berundur, nak kongsi sikit nasihat tuk adik adik yang berangan nak feel star. Eh lain lak terasa kan...
Ni tuk meka yang mabuk glamer...oops...lain lak yang terasa lagik.
I mean mereka yang rasa glamer ni the best way out of their mundane lives. Damn...I did it again.
Ok...let me reword it...pada adik adik yang rasa jalan senang nak berjaya is by acting ke singing ke wat apa saja janji popular, bukan senang dik oi.
Nampak je glamer.....ketiak masam (oops), badan berlengas... dok kat lokasi bukan senang tau.

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Tengok ler contohnya....ni da tengah masa time aku update, sempat ler aku snap pic Nana yang erm... begitu tekun kerja sambil tunggu production team preparekan keta yang nak meka tunggang terbalikkan.
Tak tahan gelak...dalam tidur tersedar lak si Nana, sempat carut aku...pastu libas rambut sekali and then sambung tidur. And we lost her from there to malaikat tidur...ader ker?
Sambil dok lepak ramai-ramai....sempat ler sembang sok sek sana sin iabout this and that. I seriously have high hopes for Malaikat Maut, sebab pas cakap ngan abang bade, aku yakin konsep cita ni leh jual.
Abang Bade wat style Twilight Zone, ngan tiga citer yang lain, tapi ngan basic underlying aim tu sama.
To kind of display mortality...yang kita ni sebagai manusia, leh dipanggil bebila. Really simple, but interesting premise as far as I can tell.
While we were chatting...distracted sat because there was this cutest kitten tidur kat bawah kerusi abang Bade.
Sempat lak iklan katanya nak tunjuk pic kitty ni yang memang comel, curled up in the cold. Cam Nana lak...merasalah aku kena carut agik ngan Nana pasni. Ampun dearie...you know aku sayang ko.
I really would love to update panjang lagi, tapi battery da low (akibat biarkan laptop on nak download abih Heroes sebab leh tompang unsecured network kat sini)...so esok jer lah aku upload more pics.
Setakat ni yang mampu aku transfer and upload  this pics of cast yang terlibat. Ni last shooting sebelum nak wrap. Ni for the third story. Terlibat include, Nana, Awal, Que dan Sherry.
The last scene meka nak shoot ni, aksi konon nya bulan Ramadhan yang mulia ni feeling party, last last mabuk dan sebagainya, keta yang di bak tergolek masuk longkang (yang aku tetap maintain cam sungai).
Time aku tulis ni meka still setting up cameras (dua bijik melekat kat keta) one on the bonnet, one attached to the back window...and one more static if I'm not mistaken.
Eh...ok ler..enjoy these pics first. Kang aku update esok. Ni pun entah sampai kol brapa ni....

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Pics masing masing tengah make-up. Si Awal nakutkan tul muka dia. Bebudak ni kisahnya ala ala gothic ler. Si Nana tu baru nak feeling manicure...merasalah time nak start shoot baru nak cat kuku katanya. Anyway...pic ni diamik sebelom dia membuta kejap. as in the earlier picture.