What you see to the left, is very obvious for what it is.
Yes, ladies and gentleman, it is, unsurprisingly, a bucket of lard. One that represents something actually more detestable in an unimaginable form of something seemingly human, but is no lesser, a bucket of lard (or in this other case, a lard bucket)
Yes, how much is this lard worth?
Like the meaner form that walks on two legs... not much actually.
But I think the one that's not in this picture is worth approximately RM3,500 now (just a symbolicfigure)
Oh well, it's amazing what the scientific manipulation of genetics can achieve when lard can have two legs and supposedly come with an education and personality. Yes, enough education to be in questionable employment status despite its opportunities (what a waste of money) and also, enough personality to manipulate one sob story and wring it for what it's worth to get RM3,500. Acting like a forlorn, stray, bitch, howling away, by the road has its advantages.
Back on track, lard bucket, however does not have enough personality however to admit to either that they were told the same reason. Nor that the date of payback will be anytime within its life expectancy (oh wait a minute, for it, it couple simply mean any minute now probably...silver lining for you eh?)
Stop the presses!
There is one major difference though, at least this bucket of lard is recognised for it has been published. The lard bucket on the other hand, remains anonymous because it's butt ugly features (very apt description) does not allow it to roam in human domain for its extreme inferiority complex (I'd like to say self awareness)
And yet, strangely enough, it reacts strongly to those it does not seem able to manipulate...
Oh well...
I don't need lard in my system anyway. Been meaning to lose weight. At least I'll get things that fit...

PS - Saja je nak entry suka suka tulis pasal lemak. Benci kan lemak lemak ni...they hang around you and don't serve a purpose and yet somehow ooze their way about to be noticed, despite the shudders it invites. Tak salah kan merapu sekali sekala... at least I admit it when I do it...
Now let's all sing 'Loving You' originally sung by the ever angelic sounding Miss Minnie Julia Riperton....no not the verse, "lovin' you....is easy cause you're beautiful" (this doesn't apply here no matter what optical illusions you use)...try the chorus bit..."la la la la lard! la la la la lard! la la la la la, la la la lard!!!!!"

PS Pt I - Life sure sucks eh when you hit rock bottom and you start thinking the only silver lining is at least it's only going up from now. Gravity has it's say, bitch! Bring it on! I know where it hurts...and you don't want me to go there.

PS Pt II - I dedicate this to real friends who don't manipulate people, and to the two losers who will never have treasures like that. No matter what they claim.

PS Pt III - Watch out for my musings on the anorexic hunchback geek who jerks off in front of the webcam soon (description provided by the 'honest' lard bucket). If I think it's worth my time. This one was, in a twisted way, like watching people stepping on bugs (this one's lower in the food chain though - but serves just as much purpose for existing)

Ari ni didn't do much. Of cource slept in sebab tengah cuti. This is the time I recover from the endless appopintments and assignments.
Tapi dalam nak bangun lewat (hajat jer tuh), tetap ada yang kejutkan ngan SMS dan call. This time nak check on supposed Leez dapat watak Saliha dalam Aduh Saliha.
Ok...aku tau ramai tanya pasal bab ni. Secara jujur aku cakap....er.... benda ni tak official lagik... so takleh cakap ler.
Sejauh mana kebenaran Leez dapat watak ni...yes she auditioned. Pernah aku kuarkan story pasal bagaimana ramai pelakon wanita who are quite known, bakat bakat yang lahir dari Akademi Fantasia...dan ramai lagi yang went for the casting call.
But honestly there is no official word (no komen ler tul ke tak siapa dapat watak)>
Tapi yang kelakarnya, Elyana antara favourite for the role. Yerrr!!! Betul!!!
Al kisahnya, dengar yang meka cari pompuan yang nak bak title character tuh kena muka kampung, so memang meka nak Elyana (gelak sikit).
Still in the end, she turned it down for her other bigger movie roles (note more sarcastic laughter). Will wonders never cease...
Anyways...aku hanya leh cakap for now apa yang orang tau, which is Mawi, Felix dan Leez ada menghadiri kelas lakonan bersama for the past few weeks already. Lain kena tunggu lah more info semakin dekat shooting ok.
Kalau ada rezeki, aku akan posting gambar dari lokasi kang, kalao abang Nasir kata ok.
Apapun, tengahari esok patutnya jumpa Mawi sat ada hal...so expect more postings on that.
Sebut pasal filem ni, aku nak posting video sikit pasal Mukhsin ni. Ramai yang tak tengok lagik (sebab lom preview), so betul ke yang komen kata Mukhsin ni best sangat? Well...I already said it's impressive as many others yang da tengok. So have the Berlinale members of jury. Tapi ni a trailer from the movie. Judge for yourself.

Official trailer for Mukhsin.

Iklan Silky White with Sharifah Aryana. FUNNY!!!! AND SO BLOODY TRUE OF SOME KG.COM PEOPLE I KNOW!

Anyway, two big numbers (defined by the emotions that they evoke) is Nina Simone's Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Leave Me) dan lagu keroncong song called Hujan (it's in the trailer), written by ayah Yasmin sendiri ok yang dalam filem tu dinyanyikan oleh Adibah Noor.
Yang second clip tuh kalao ada yang tak penah tengok, iklan Silky White..and a supposed clip from Mukhsin. Amik ko!!! Tergelak aku... good stab at some idiots who just turn up their noses at others, and yet it ends up that they're nothing but sour grapes, saying what they have to, to make themselves feel better. How pathetic can you get at trying to seek validation.
Tapi nak wat per kan... it's like a simple metaphor of my own life now.... ah well.. they can have their own heads up their arses (as Yasmin once said in an interview) but sometimes you just have to learn to ignore the moving lips that are adept at doing nothing but that. 
More on films, kalau ingat aku penah sebut pasal BMW Shorties. Just wanted to say, for those of you who entered (the closing date was last week), the gala premiere of the event is on March 16, so for those of you who qualified, see you there.
And good luck to winning RM50,000 and representing Malaysia at international film festivals backed by BMW. By the way, how am I tying this mention in? Easy... Yasmin's one of the judges.
Ok...more in tomorrow's entry...

Am still in a New Year mood. Nak celebrate kan....so this entry pun tema relevant sikit ler. Of course we all know about this time, many things are customary.
One of the many customary practices I have come to expect time perayaan camni, is the Petronas ads. So...nak off track sikit, nak kongsi beberapa iklan Chinese New Year from Petronas. Aiyo....leh nitis airmata ok. Enjoy them...

Petronas advertistment - Chinese New Year 2004 (aku rasa)

Petronas advertistment - Chinese New year 2005 (korang pastikan sendiri)

Petronas advertistment - Chinese New Year 2006

Petronas advertistment - Chinese New Year 2007

Aku sampai touched by the ad, especially yang tuk perayaan tahun ni, that aku cari lagu yang jadi backing song for the commercial ok, walaupun haram aku paham sepatah (yer yer...aku paham Hokkien je, bukan Cantonese atau Mandarin).
Feel ler sikit.
Anyway, today much to cheer about sebab banyak good news gak ari ni, and banyak info yang konon tak sepatutnya aku tau, I found out...yang pasal ada yang patut aku carut (which I will refrain from because it's the new year) blah blah blah.
Hah...tunggu....
Anyways, visited abang Badrul tadi...and for those who are wondering about his condition, jangan risau, he's definitely feeling much better.
When I reached there, popped straight to his room, sebab dia da transfer kuar Coronary Care Unit da. Vernon was already there.
Pot pet, sok sek...layan the videos on my laptop (kesian orang tu feeling better and bored, so showed my collection of Beyonce videos performing Listen at various events), before we decided nak makan.
So popped down with Vern. I opted for Domino's with my lasagna and chicken, pineapple and extra cheese pizza, and he bought some rice and lauk and we headed back to the room nak jamu selera.
Watched Gangstarz and commented for free here and there to prepare bakal pengkritik tetap ni yang akan kuar TV minggu depan for what he should biatch about. All I can say is the Indonesians still kick our sorry derrieres.
Anyways, was planning where to head to next sebab nak bagik abang Bad rest, tapi dia lak bosan, so we headed down, and finally to the mamak (after going back up, and getting him released for some time out).
Amik ko...signing himself out pun sempat promosi ok tempat kerja. Aiyo....ni cam kes product placement je sampai baju kat hospital pun promosi ok. Dedicated worker ke, lack of choice of rwardrobe? Aiyak....takleh carut....dia skang grace period takleh laser sebab tengah takleh bagik dia stress....so tarik balik statement!
Had some drink and more talk....and trust me, he's ok.
So something to celebrate about. That and the fact that I have another RM2,000 extra in my bank account. Yes!!
My second backdated contractual agreement payout is in, which still keeps the numbers in the five digits.
And I didn't even have to borrow it...oops!
Anyways...thanks again for everyone yang wished abang Bad well.Told him about all the lovely wishes coming in via here/msjbox and tagboard as well as SMSes, and he was touched.
Here some pics to show he IS really fine. And pada sapa yang kenal dia, tolong marahkan dia ek bab revelation kat bawah tuh. Merasalah aku takleh marah sebab dia takleh stress (pandai carik alasan tau nak elak kena sound)

Masa sibuk cari nombor bilik, ingat ni bilik abang Bad. Rupanya opis ek...tapi tengok cam broom cupboard lak!
  Hah...pakai tag cam pelarian lak!!!
   

Apa yang dipegang tu ek???!!! Hish...da camni pun nak ke???!!! (marah kat sini je sebab in person takleh sebab dia tengah stress takleh marah). What was it? Seven? Or eight? In two hours? (merasalah ada bukti!)

So anwyays, tomorrow, will be up and about early sebab nak drop by the office kalao sempat nak arrange some stuff (konon rajin ler)
Also have to go visiting a little, walaupun memang takde mood nak kunjung ke mana mana kecuali tempat yang ada wifi (kerek tol)
Still... it'll be fun, as I start my sporadic leave for the festive season now. Tapi ujung minggu ni gi Cit Cat Azwan lak...(banyak woo pics dan cita punya tuh updated on the spot).
For now...signing out...

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