Pagik tadik ngan mata panda sebab tak tidur, gi join rombongan berkumpul ke Astro untuk nak meet the others ke Terengganu untuk program Mesra Sokmo Cit Cat.
Memang riuh rendah...pening...tapi at least ilang la ngantuk yang mula mula terasa.
There were sampai empat bas. standby, and penoh semua.
Mmm...biasa ler janji Azwan tuh...standby 9 pagik...gerak da dekat kol 11. Sekor sekor tension jer sebab mata masing masing cam kena penumbuk (bukan self inflicted cam kes popular dulu).
Anyways, ni pics dari masa kita nak berlepas.

What's wrong with this picture yang aku snap of the bus aku naik?
  Crowd yang gather masa kat Astro. And antara yang berlepas sekali (Bob, Marsha, Amylea, Nita (sembunyi tepi Razali tuh sambil Velvet usha dari sudut tuh) dan Akma.

Aku malas update sangat....on the road...more coming... oh and by the way...and premiere of something new here esok...so tunggu!!!!
Mana ada wifi tuh aku tompang update....tapi tu pun tengok kalao ada masa ek.

The day has not amounted to much today basically sebab ari ni aku nak rilek sebenarnya. Yerlah...da packing segala kan nak ke Terengganu esok for Cit Cat Sokmo whatever they call it.
So off to the East Coast for four days...facing the beach every other moment, just lazing, and then living it up. Yes, it's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
Heh...sebenarnya ari ni special sikit sebab nak wish a good friend a happy birthday. Umo sebenar dia adalah rahsia kerajaan, so takleh bagitau kat sini (mampos aku kalao aku pecah lobang dia). Yes, selamat harijadi Farihad Shalla Mahmud.
Farihad is of course from Berita Harian punya entertainment side. And the small intimate gathering hosted by kak Izan and Co. also saw colleagues dari semua paper.
Ramai ler...from all papers and media represented but all comprising of friends, so sesi kompol gosip gak ler. Sapa ek sana, che Din, Abie, Rudy, Syazwan, Fendi, Zul, Fairuz, JD...lose count ler. Sapa agik aku leave out angkat tangan ok.
Tu je sebenarnya entry aku sebab muka mula ada gak beberapa plan nak enjoy tapi called off all sebab nak packing (dan layan Episode 16 of Heroes)
So...Terenganu...here we come!!! here's to more midnight swims cam in Mauritius!)

PS - Aku akan update ASAP the documented trip there ek. Tunggu!!!!

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...