AJL-22 - Itu Kamu!

First impression - colors! Everywhere.. all hues of colors! Ni ke makna music is magic? Magic = music = colorful like clowns who does magic? Apa punya logic ni? Ally Iskandar n FF was in kaler kuning taik anjing. So not flattering. Lepas tu ada pulak, ally and faisal in purple shirt. Apa ni, purple rain ke. Ally, grey pinstrip does not work at night, at award shows. Tak kena sial. At the end of the show, dah semua pulak pakai..merah..or maroon? Baju FF was like tah apa2... Ally looks like austin powers and Faisal mcm Jefri Din minus the sunnies. Only Cheryl aje yg nampak elok. Satu lagi tak tahan sbb eye shadow FF mcm over.

Harkkk.. let's get on with the actual show:

1. First up was Jimbara - with Farhana Puteri Bumi Kenyalang (I thot I heard Ally said.. Puteri Bunian, hahaha)Performance: The opening was good. The voice was very composed. Tapi ada terkucil sket masa nak switch to the electric guitars.

Costume (get-up or what ever they call it) color: Pink, Blue, Orange, Red, Green

Gimmic (special effect?): Started up with guitar kapak, then switch to rocking beat on electric guitars

Tekanan perasaan factor: Jimbara was like The Wonders in That Thing You Do. The wonders would either wear a set of gold... blue..or maroon. Jimbara (who couldn't settle for one color) Pink, Orange, Blue, Red and I swear.. really swear that the brother in Hijau Pucuk Pisang... was blushing when the camera pan on him... "Hai malunya aku rock kapak, tapi org nampak pakai kaler baju mcm Ina Naim". Apa kejad, kejad har!

2.Next, Nora singing Samudera

Performance: Nora looks confident, but a bit overdoing it. The vocals was almost shouting.

Costume color: Blue, silver

Gimmic: dancers that looks like pirates (?!) with flowy, flowy kain to show it's really samudera on the stage. Tekanan perasaan factor: She was wearing a silver chain/earing that seems to hook to her hair. Mcm mana tu?

3. Then it was Fazli Zainal (Hazami protege - enuff said) with Harapan

Performance: Vocal was good.. but appear trying too hard.

Costume color: Merahnya, mak ngah. Cong Xi Fa Cai bro!

Gimmic: Choir of nicely dressed (finally!!!) guys and girlsTekanan perasaan factor: there were actually bubbles blowing all over the stage. How can I take you seriously man?

4. Next, was Datuk Siti Nurhaliza with Destinasi Cinta

Performance: The opening - some people would go.. WTF?!.. some would go.. WOwweee... Well, if you have to guess which one is my reaction, you don't know me at all. No doubt, vocally she delivers. The dance part.. yawnnnn.

Costume (yg ni mmg costume!!!!) color : Green, black. But I have to say, I lobes the boots, tho!

Gimmic: brought in huge flags.. or banner.. or panji2 kebesaran negara gohead gostan.

Tekanan perasaan factor: OMG! The whole thing was like Sherrif of Nottingham Forrest meets King Saladin. I was half expecting Robin Hood and Little John galloping in the stadium on horses.... shooting arrows at people who does not sms for Siti!

5. Then it was the one that I was waiting for, Fiq - Mahakarya Cinta

Performance: Well what can I say, if Faizal was singing, the song would sound better. But I think Fiq did a good job. There are some points that he didn't reach the notes.. tapi bila dah nyanyi melutut... sampai dik.. sampai.

Costume color: White

Gimmic: he came alone.. hahahahhahahaha

Tekanan perasaan factor: Takde benda sgt.

6. Next, Aisyah with Kasihnya Balkis

Performance: Vocal mantap beb! Tapi towards the end mcm dah hilang steam sket.

Costume color: Gold

Gimmic: The short drama with pirates dancers again!

Tekanan perasaan factor: The short drama with pirates dancers again!

7. Then it was Misha Omar and Andy with Sembunyi

Performance: The were no chemistry between the two of them. Andy mcm nak sembunyi... Misha mcm nak main sembunyi-sembunyi. Misha was singing her hearts out.. (equipped with the usual kicking mcm nak start motor). Andy... well, suara mmg tak kuar.

Costume color: Pink.. or army green. Ok I have to comment the costume. What exactly happen here? Andy wanted to wear marching band costume.. but Misha still wants to wear a girly dress? And oh yes.. the glittering jeans. PLEASE.ENOUGH.BUANG.SEKARANG!

Gimmic: Misha Omar in glittering jeans. That must be it :P

Tekanan persaaan factor: the clothes. And sometimes... at certain angle, Misha looks like the alien from alien versus predator. Ok aku jahat... ampun.

8. After that, yeay!!! Sofaz with Janjiku.

Performance: The band was playing great. The vocal mcm kureng sket. But at least there were some connection with the audience... OK gak. I love the song by the way.

Costume color: hahahah yg ni I have to say, KUDOS! Finally someone who came out as they are. Keep it real!Gimmic: The bridge with just the drums was nice.

Tekanan perasaan factor: If the vocal was a little bit better...lagi ngam.

9. Next is Sahri with Kaer's Izinkan Ku Pergi

Performance: Of course Sahri can sing. But where is Kaer?

Costume Color: Maroon (ala2 Elton John pulak)

Gimmic: Nothing much.. there were some movement on the stage.. but did not caught my attention at all.

Tekanan Persaan Factor: Someone creepy under a silver cloak reading a poem or what, holding a candle?!!! Dead Poet Society, anyone?

10. Then it was Mawi's turn. Singing Angan dan Sedar.

Performance: Hahahahahha.... what can I say. Mawi did sing from the heart walaupun vocal tak la hebat sgt. He did keep it real! I think the audience suddenly woke up. Up to this point, everyone was singing in very controlled.. poised way. Mamat ni hentam aje... but he did enjoy himself.

Costume color: White, then it was brown (err?!!!!) suit

Gimmic: Hahahhaha ada magic show, with Mawi doing costume change. And ada little girl in white tracksuit. Vair comel.

Tekanan perasaan factor: is it me or... aku rasa mcm Mawi punya dancers mcm multiply tetiba as the song continues. Makin lama makin ramai

11. Lepas tu, Jac and Lah with Ceritera Cinta
Performance: OMMMMGGGG! Meremang bulu roma listen to the two of them. It was as if it's only the two of them in the big stadium. As if the world revolves only around them. The voice complements each other. The chemistry was going of the charts! EXCELLENT! I know Jac will deliver, but Lah impress me most sbb can sing with Jac.

Costume Color: Maroon, white.

Gimmic: None needed. The two of them is just enough.

Tekanan Persaan Factor: NONE! I LIKE.

12. Another one that I have been waiting for, Estranged with Itu Kamu
Performance: Ok Rich's voice was a bit sengau at the begining. But the different runs that they did, together with the orchestra backups.. was great!

Costume Color: Again... another band remember to come as they are. Yeay!

Gimmic: The different runs on the song

Tekanan Persaan Factor: Nothing much.. all was good.

13. Up next, Ramlah Ram with Dirgahayu, yeayyy!
Performance: Ok la... the voice is not bad... tapi mmg Kak Melah dah tak boley jerit.

Costume Color: Black. (YS so like the dress)

Gimmic: dancers from RTM.

Tekanan Persaan Factor: Kipas hijau merah... and ada Vogue moment.. where all dancers line up in single line.. then tangan satu2 kuar bukak kipas tu. OOOiiiiii.. so the 1980s.

14. Finally Bob with Kasih Tercipta

Performance: Bob sang really well.

Costume Color: Black (with gold waist coat?!)

Gimmic: None

Tekanan Persaan Factor: None

Ok then it was the extra performance or what ever you call it. First stop, the mayor of Funkytown himself - Hazami with Katakanlah. I like! The jacket with his H crest looks good too. Then it was Hattan with Dayang. Ok i hate Search songs sang by others...esp if the others is wearing sunglasses at night and the other one wearing a silver glittering heels. Then it was Nicki, full of attitude (in a good way I mean). The dancers with the red headress was not necessary tho. Ziana Zain dressed in white (I vote best dress), sang Anuar's Keabadian Cinta. I was hoping that she will sing her.."sekebun cinta" song... but ok la.. not bad. Closing was dissapointing. Not that the Lima was bad, tapi lagu tu mcm brought the mood down. I think they should have stopped with Ziana on Keabadian cinta.

So how did the night fare:
- Best Vocal: Jac and Lah. Spot On! Yeay

- Best Performance: Mawi. Yeay!

- Best Song for Etnik Kreatif: Samudera - Nora

- Best Song for Pop Rock: YEAYYYYYYYY! I knew it. Itu Kamu - Estranged

- Best Song for Balada: Errrr... this one is not expected. Izinkan ku pergi - Sahri

- BEST SONG: ITTTTUUUUUU KAMMMMMUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU - I ABSOLUTELY LOBES THIS SONG! Congratulations Estranged. Kudos judges for choosing something new and fresh!

Last sekali, my two cents of apa kejad, kejadhar:

-Kaer kenapa tak nyanyi sendiri?

-Vair sorry for Faizal Tahir. I don't agree with the decision of not allowing him to perform. It's too harsh. Stupid harsh!

Good nite people!

p/s: I have since removed all Sheila Majid songs and put Itu Kamu on the player. Tah boley dgr ke tak. If tak boley, mmg tekanan perasaan!

Sukses! Sukses!

What a buzzing weekend on the TV front. There's Australian Open finals, there's Liverpool almost losing to some Parit-mana-punya team last nite, and there'll be AJL finals tonight. Yesterday Sharapova already won her 2nd Grand Slam after winning Wimbeldon some years back. Currently new kid on the block, Tsonga is in battle with 3rd seed Djokovic for the man's Australian Open title. Me always the underdog supporter is rooting for Tsonga... tapi nampak gaya mcm nak kalah je. So instead I spend some time playing around with Picasa and trying to figure out how to get the mp3 players on my blog. Oh yeahhhh Sukses! Sukses!

The pictures above are my nieces and nephews - Hanan, Meeya, Anees, Ameng Parit and Hamstead.. oh and not to forget dad who suddenly wanted to 'enter frame'. It was taken during last raya and I guess we were old bored gila. So I asked the rascals to pose for me. They were suppose to show different emotion in each frame... hahahhahahaha but in the end I guess in the end the pictures are all saying, ' This is what your kids will look like when they are sugar high'

And.. oh yeah managed to post the mp3 player. Since I'll be going to Sheila Majid concert this Friday (insya-allah.. kalau tak tergolek kat mana2... Friday is still far away), i'm playing all Sheila's song.

Tsonga is 2 sets down. Apa kejad!

Heathcliff Andrew Ledger : 1979 - 2008

The good die young.. and the bad lives on and annoys us forever. Ok, I add on the last bit. I watched CNN today (wuhooo) just because it was the only channel that featured Heath Ledger death. Well.. at least in the morning. It's a sad way to go especially for someone who is very talented. Apa Kejad, Kejad Har!

The internet was super slow today.. either it's because there are thousands of people like me, suddenly interested to browse and read about Heath... or it's due to the public holiday in KL and Selangor that everyone is hogging the bandwidth to download Lingam's Video... (i hear a faint "ha..correct correct correct"...erk)

So what did I find? Indeed his name is Heathcliff. Named after the character in Wuthering Heights. How quaint. (checkout IMDB) .

Brokeback Mountain. The Patriot. Casanova (vair yummy). The Brothers Grimm. Lords of DogTown. And so many more that I can't recall... No matter how great he was in these movies, I absolutely lobes him in 10 Things I Hate About You. And all because he sang!

(courtesy of sakeynah @www.youtube.com)

NoTidak vs HasBeens

Friday Nite. What's good on TV? Aha.. One In A Million... Friday Nite Lights (is it still running or it's end of the season coz the Panthers already won?) ...some sort of consert on RTM ( aparently in conjuction with Indonesian President's visit to KL)... AC di sini with Ogy (interesting)

The first time (last week) I watched One In A Million I was puzzled why was everyone has a NoTidak behind their name. Apa ni? After sometime, I realized it's actually part of the instruction for the sms vote. sms Ya/Yes _space_ (whatever the contestant's name is) _space_ or No/Tidak. Hahahhahahahhahahahhahaha - kudos to me for being blur sotong! So how did it go just now?

- First up was Sarah NoTidak with Penasaran. Err... I thot it was suppose to be R&B night. Nak gelek gerudi pulak? Suddenly it was a mixed of Beyonce song and Penasaran. Whatever la labu. You're not going to win anyway. The mix was rubbish to me.
- After channel surfing... it was ND Lala's daugther's turn, Shila NoTidak. Singing Jac - DiBawah Pohon Asmara. Not bad. Not bad at all... just that sometimes the music is louder than the voice. Music arrangements was excellent by the way. Errr but... just curious why the eye bags la?
- Next was Ayu NoTidak. WOW. The vocals is beyond words. I could listen to the playback all night long. She could have done better if she maintained her eye contact. Confident sket dik!
- Chenelle made a special appearance wearing a 'puss in boots'-boot. But tak kisah la.. coz I kinda like ' I fell in Love with the Dj', hoping that she'll perform this song... sekali tu tak.. looorrrrr.

(The rest that I didn't mention, next week sing with your underwear on your head to make a lasting impression...zzzzzzzzz)

Concert on RTM - don't know why, every time I switched to RTM someone.. or a group of people are singing Search classics. Fantasia Bulan Madu. Isabella. But no Amy Search in sight. Tak phweeeet la. Seems like RTM has a soft spots for the has beens. Why don't just let them sing their own song... or better still get Amy to sing. Still sore about the long hair issue ke? Someone actually screwed up Isabella sbb salah masuk cue. Apa kejad?

On AC disini... Ogy was rambling about Malaysian artist don't really have high IQ? Or was it no IQ at all. Hahahahhahahahaha... who cares if they have low IQ but they are already millionaires. Who cares if they are wearing Hermes but can't pronounce it. Who cares if they read Vokyu while the rest of the world read Vogue. After all, we all came to know and love with the girl who sang, (in the middle of the padi field no less :p hehehe) :
"lihatlah keindahan awan
mencelah langit biru
lihatlah keindahan
kampung halaman gunung-ganang"

Sighhh...Basuh baju lagi bagus. Have a good weekend people!

Special Shoutout: To my friend whose birthday is tomorrow (12 Jan), HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY kak! May this year be the year for your everything!

Not An Empty Plea

Bukan Rayuan Gombal. Finally I found out what gombal means. Empty (or false)... oooo. For the past weeks, eversince I finally got Judika's album (One), it's a must song for driving to work. Ulalalalala... best gila. As soon as he sang the first line "Duhai kekaksih pujaan yang selalu dihati", I'm hooked!

Check out his performance singing Bukan Rayuan Gombal, at last year's IKON Asean (courtesy of baguskansai at http://www.youtube.com/). THIS is what I call singing from the heart.




Read more on Judika at http://www.judikasihotang.com

Shout Out: Caroline and YS, ni la cd yg aku nak cari kat Speedy hari tu, yang korang tak nak teman aku. Hampeh!

I stopped watching the skys

Courtesy of www.hobotalk.com - Lately More Than Ever

This song reminds me of my Mom. This is for all the letters that she loves to write to us. Sorry for sometimes being lazy to write back.

My Batu Pahat Rocks!

If you haven't heard of Batu Pahat, Johor, you would've probably hear it by now. For the past few days, it's all over the news. If you watched the tv, you probably have seen half of the town featured... from 4 star hotels to the Courthouse. Heck, even the traffic reports on the radio is including the traffic condition over there. "There's no congestion reported in Batu Pahat, Johor"...."And in Batu Pahat, Johor, traffic's looking clear". Why thank you, for reporting though I was driving in KL. Good to hear that all is well in my hometown.

So why Batu Pahat rocks?

10. If we eat nasi Beryani for breakfast, no one bats an eye.

9. There's goreng pisang stall at every corner of the town.

8. There's a Secret Recipe

7. There's a Carrefour

6. There's a BMW dealership

5. Everything sold at the pasar malam are actually sedap

4. Lontong Kering!

3. Hotel security's pretty tight that there's CCTV everywhere

2. The town has an endless supply of gossips - from celeb getting divorce to religious cult getting gunned down to politician in DVD

1. The auntie at the hair saloon where you frequented moonlights as DVD producer and distributor (nothing is cooler than this!)

Seriously.

I find the whole thing rather amusing. A big 'So what?'. There's a lot like it out there, just waiting to surface when least expected. I was hoping that the ex Minister would actually hold his initial stand. He handled everything rather well. I'm not saying that what he did was right. It's a big mistake. And he paid for it. So let's move on to the next gossip folks. Have a good weekend!

p/s: the hair saloon in Taman Bukit Perdana is just a 5 minutes drive from my home. Hahahha

pp/s: off to watch the news... just in case they feature my favorite bakery next

2008, Here We Go Again..

New year is finally here. Happy New Year! As usual, where did last year go? Mine went to 50% working (i think?!), the remainder 50% is between sleeping, eating and staring into space (or sometimes tv)...Let's not bother about new year resolutions... sebab I won't be bothered at all to make any efforts towards it, anyway. If you still want to do it... make it something simple... like, I'll eat more junk food than I did last year... or I vow not to wash my car every week (or make that every month)... Easier, no?

Righto... let's get the 'hi, hello world, lihatlah aku dunia' greetings out of the way. Yes, this is my first entry to the world of blogging. To all my friends who knows me too well, please, I insist... take a 10-minute break to laugh your ass off ( i hope some of you choke!!!).

Ha-Ha (to quote Nelson the bully) your anti-cyberspace friend has finally crumbled. She has a blog!!!! OMG... what has this world comes to?! What's next? Malaysia wins the World Cup? Hahahahahhahah... Well during my many, many 'staring-into-space' session, i find that as time goes by we tend to forget, even the things that excites the living hell out of us at one point in time...so I figured I should write... before I really forget (bla bla bla.. cue string quartet!!). Mum has that idea pegged down long ago. She writes in her diary every single day ... even if it's just to write... 'Ayah pergi pasar, aku siram bunga'. So, here to you, Mak!

(but gang.. this does not mean, that I will stop saying Internet is such an evil thing.. the picture of your toilet will eventually end up somewhere on the Net.. you just never know :P)

Jan 1st 2008, Dad was suppose to rent out our home in Johor. Tapi tak jadi because the folks that was suppose to move in decided not to. And the best part was that, my sisters found out about it after they spent half a day cleaning up junks that has been hiding in the house for the past 30 years!!! Apa ke jadah??!!

The house where I was born :p