Again, it's Syadha. Seriously.

Ok.. this just happened like a few minutes ago..

So anyway... Marsha asked me to help her pay her phone bill as she is in the Phillipines and somehow, her phone has been functioning as a public phone for the delegate.. So long story short, i made the payments via maybank2u and called in Maxis customer service to confirm my payment..

Scene starts in the middle ok.. cos mcm malas nak type the whole conversation cos it doesnt really matter..

But what really matters is this :

Maxis Guy (MG) : May i know who's on the line?
Syad : It's Syadha.
MG : Ok Syadha, this account is under who's name?
Syad : Marsha Milan Londoh
MG : Oowh! Wow!
Syad : (Dalam Hati) WTF?

i wanted to laugh, just cos his reaction sounded soooo... i dunno.. sooo.. jujur.. really.. but then again, i kept my cool.. and went on to finish my business.

At the end of the conversation:

MG : Is there anything else i can help u with Miss Marsha?... i mean Syadha?
Syad : Nope. That's all..
MG : Ok, Miss Marsha.. I mean Syadha.. thanks for calling Maxis miss Marsha.. Syadha.
Syad : (Dalam Hati) Dude... seriously..@#$%^&*()_)(*&^%$#$%^&*()!@!

Ya Allah! Hurghhh... HAHAHHHAHAHA... Nite Maxis Guy!

Kekasih saya tidur dalam gelap.

Tadi saya ditanya oleh seseorang..

"Berikan intepretasi kamu tentang terma 'kekasih gelap' ?"
... atau dalam ayat sebenarnya "What does 'kekasih gelap' means to you? "

Saya menjawab dengan sekali lafaz.. mcm nak menikah.. - "Cinta tak mengenal warna kulit, tanpa prejudis".

Tau-tau kepala saya dipukul dengan segulung majalah..

Salah ke?

Lantas saya teringat lagu Ungu "Kekasih Gelapku" dan "Sephia" dari Sheila On 7... Kalau tak kerana band-band ini, soalan ini tak mungkin timbul kerana lagu-lagu itulah yang membawa masuk terma tersebut ke telinga dan perbualan harian kita.. Dan kalau tak kerana band-band itu, mungkin kepala saya tidak ditunjal.

"Selamat tidur kekasih gelapku." (Dari lagu 'Sephia' nyanyian SO7)

Saya membayangi Leonardo Di Caprio mengucapkan selamat malam kepada Naomi Campbell.. Atau Heidi Klum kepada Seal..

Jadi kembali kepada soalan kawan saya itu tadi.. "Berikan INTEPRETASI KAMU..."

Maka, itulah interpretasi saya.

Salah ke?

Jadi kenapa majalah itu digulung dan dilibas ke kepala saya?

Pagi yang gelap dan Fesbuk

Kekadang saya terasa nak menulis dalam bahasa melayu sebab ketika berurusan dengan kerajaan, saya kena bertutur dan menulis dalam bahasa melayu.. Dan selalunya saya akan stuck.

Raya lagi 15 hari. Tahun ni tak terasa macam nak raya. Mungkin sebab usia da makin meningkat.. atau mungkin sebab saya stress fikir memacam benda lain yang bukan pasal nak raya. Puasa tahun ni pun tak terasa sangat, kecuali part ngantuk yak hamat di waktu siang tu.. saya bukan jenis suka tidur, tapi bila tengah puasa ni memang lain dah jadinya.. bila malam ok, lepas sahur dalam kesangapan pun masih ok, pagi ok, tengah hari k.o, petang k.o .... takpelah, bukan saya sorang je macam tu.

Jadinya.. macam mana saya nak mengatasi masalah ini? Layan Facebook.

Maka dipagi yang gelap ini, saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih Fesbuk atas segalanya.

Pelojek #1

Huarrggghhhh!! Finally back in KL! Woohooo.. been traveling down south for 29 days.. Now i'm back!

So what's new with me? Rite now, i'm pretty much catching up with work and my so-called new life.. watever that is.. huhu

Anyway, i promised Marsha to help her deco her new house.. a 4-bedroom double story mansion terrace with a Balinese garden and a hot spring natural jacuzzi in the courtyard.. So since weekend, the mind is pretty much channeled to one thing - The house.. hahaha.. Well, i'm just being me i guess.. hik

One of the things in the list is - A garden.

She wanted a Zen-ish garden.. with white pebbles in a rectangular area.. So we went out to get the necessary stuff.. lari macam ayam laa jugak, coz it was already late.. (Well, we are two people with so many things in mind but so little time.. so sue us.. :p..)..

Ingredients : Pebbles, marble stones, pebbles, pebbles, planting husk (for padding), reflexology tiles (stepping stones)... and some plants - Not seen in picture.

We weren't satisfied with wat we had achieved that night.. The pebbles were everywhere.. and almost impossible to step on barefoot.. We left it over night and the stray cats started to poo on the pebbles.. hurgh! All these happened 2 days ago..

The concept is there but the practicality isn't.. The problem is - Cats and Pebbles.. Unless the plan is to throw the stones at the cats lah.. or else, the cats would just interpret the piece of landscape as "A big sandbox of Cat litter".. Damn cats!

So yesterday.. after thinking of it the whole nite.. i finally found a solution.. and hoping Marsha wud love it..

My plan was not to tell her.. but to just do it and surprise her.. She had a 9am call time for a Trek Selebriti shoot the whole day.. what a convenient opportunity huh?..

So while she was gone.. after a good 2-hours of sweaty hard labor.. panas ok.. macam kambing hangus aku!

Re-arranged the deck to control the pebbles and give the area some character..

... and the deck to have some purpose ...

Got two lanterns to give some feel.. added some plants.. lilies..

What do u think?

I picked her up at 6.30pm.. brought her home to this...


Btw, it's vanila scented ok.. hahahhaha.. Yeap, not only it's a Zen garden with Reflexology... but with Aromatherapy ok.. cool ay?

Her spirit will live on.

Yasmin Ahmad passed away.

I have never gotten the chance to know her in person. My very short term of service in the industry has not yet given me the chance. Well, i guess now the chance will never come.

Some of you may know this already, but my ultimate idol for the arts is the late P.Ramlee. He has been my strongest influence.. His character, work and contribution has thought me a lot in which among them are...

To be able to explore your creative mind regardless of how ridiculous it may sound or look to others. Because that's just what people need.

Don't just think out of the box. Be out of the box.

It's good to be funny. It's a talent.

Art is not a Yes or a No.. it's subjective. Maths- yes. 1+1=2.. it can't be 3 or 4 or anything else. But purple can blend with green as much as it can blend with orange. And no song is a definite bad song. A bad design to you may be a good design in the eye of another. And the best film can also be the worst.

No borders is expressing what your opinions are as long as it is within your values and morales.

Technology is technology.. but it's the story that matters.. Napoleon Dynamite is one of my all time favorite films... and i friggin hate The Matrix!.. Yeah, so what? Sue me.

Do it for passion, you'll have your heart and soul in it... Your work will live.

I never knew P.Ramlee.. I wasn't even born when he lived. But i did learn a lot from him and i still inspires me.

So will Yasmin.

Al-Fatihah.

Can u smell the air?

Hahaha... well, i maybe having so much issues goin on with my professional life.. or rather 'so-called professional life'.. but guess what... i think i'm in love..

Anyway, i will be traveling for 4 weeks beginning Monday. So pretty much gonna be spending the whole weekend preparing paperworks and lipat baju.. hahah.. yap, i have way too many laundry to do.. thanks to the double life i'm living.. hehe.. but it's okay i guess.. i'm enjoying it.

So before i get back to my work desk to finish up with the tons of paperwork.. Have a great weekend guys!

To XYZ.. i am gonna miss you. (though kite blum pape pon.. ahahhhahah!)

Where do we go from here?

*sigh*

i don't mean to whine every time i blog.. but i blog every time i have issues.. therefore i whine.

make sense tak?

i finally pulled the plug. i sat there, biting my nails thinking of the future and how would it be without. i feel so depressed thinking that it will be tough regardless of how nice it seems right now.

3 days ago...

"we have to work hard"

"we have been working hard", i answered.

"why can't you just be positive and put aside all the negativity"

"i am", i said.

"i can see it in your eyes."

i kept quiet. we only had 5 hours to go before attending a major event. i'm this close to saying my favorite 5-liner.. "can we do this later?". but i kept silent.

"i don't know why is it so hard for you.. a year a go you had all these plans but suddenly now you are declining.."

"no, i am not.. i'm just thinking of a lot of things.. i'm in a lot of stress now", i defended myself.

"well... it can only happen if you're a YES.. If i'm ok but u're not.. then it still won't happen anyway."

i shut my eyes. i kept thinking.

"are you stressed with me?"

"no. it's not you", i contradicted.

later that night, after an entertaining night...

"ok. it's a YES.", i said at the post party.

she gave me that smile.

today...

"i think we have concluded that it will be a NO to continuing the management contract..."

35 minutes later.

"thanks!"

now..

here i am, staring at this damn computer figuring what i should do next. My mind is so cluttered with ideas and worries... worries and more worries..

"if we don't try, we don't know... we can make it if we try... i think it's time.. if we fail, at least we tried ", she said over and over again 3 days ago..

now think syad. think.
must be positive. must think. must feel.

ok.. now it reminds me of this :



aahhh.. the good old days.. hahahha.. remember?

Have you cleaned up your hard disk lately?

Seriously. Have u?

I just did. Partly bcoz misplaced a few important docs and some erm.. por.. eh.. photos.. stock photos, i mean.. Partly also because it's about time that i re-organize my files and folders.

Found a few junks in my laptop from zaman biler tah.. I never knew these things exist!

1- My Frodo costume for Halloween back in 2003.. Check out the hairy feet! We went to Meijer after the party barefoot. How cool was that huh?!



2- Yet another pee shot. This was taken at the Princess' Garden in Jaipur, India last year..



3- Sara's farewell dinner / Hazura's Birthday at Kunang-kunang early this year.



4- My baby picture... awwwwhhhh...


5- Marsha's note on what used to be my book of ideas... double awwwwwhhhh...

i'm just...

Let's see...

At 25..

By day.. I run an IT company, an established software house.

By the rest of the day.. I am a brand manager for a local celebrity but I play artiste manager most of the time.

By the time i rest from the days.. I take a break.. I lay on the sofa, with my head on one end and my feet on the other.. thinking of concepts and designs.

By then.. i'm an art director.

My father has always been a workaholic for as long as i can remember. I hated the fact that i hardly see him when growing up. Every year, he made no time to attend any of my prize giving ceremonies, although he was the one to set the bars for my academics. I was surely gonna get hit if i had done bad. But he never came to collect my report card during parent-teacher day. He hardly even picked me up from school. He never saw me swim for my school. He never saw my work for school productions.

He always knew that I'm into films, theaters and all that in between. He knew that my childhood ambition was to be a film director. But he never knew where it all started. I hate that. But i love that he brought me to places around the globe for school holidays and made special routes to let me explore the world of film making. I love that he let me have his Handycam when i went to boarding school. I love that he could afford to send me for film courses without any objections.

Had he spent time with me, he would have known why i like what i love.

But if he had spent time with me, he might have not been able to give me what i own.

My hero was and is a workaholic.

I hate him and love him for that.

People say i am one.

I say, I'm just being my father.

My strongest influence.

Talking about being fair.. adil dan saksama.

Last saturday i was in JB judging an audition.. YES, i am that cool ok.. hahahha.. Sometimes i doubt my self if i cud ever be fair to the myself and to the people surrounding me.

I love arguing and debating on issues. And if you know me well enough, i get very defensive when i know exactly where i stand.. and i only debate on issues that i really know and have a strong stand in what i believe.

Can i ever be fair? like really fair?

Anyway, the audition was alright... i guess. We're looking for people with a package.. talent, looks.. lalala.. But honestly, i was goin mental at a certain point.. hahah.. But no doubts, there were plenty good ones and A LOT of the bad ones of course..

So this girl.. aged aroung 18 or so came up on stage. She does have a smiley and cheerful face so after two sessions of suicidal performances, i guess i cud use some smiley faces... hehe

So this girl came up on stage and sang 2 malay songs when Naufara (the other judge) asked her to sing somthing english. And then this was what happened:

First song.. Malay song.. can't remember.. but it was good.. Her voice i mean.
*girl stops singing*
Me : *Writing on my score sheet. "43/50"
Naufara : Adik, boleh nyanyi english song tak?
Me : *Yawning* not concentrating because i'm getting really tired and my boo has been sms-ing me asking when i'll be back.
The Girl : Boleh
Naufara : Ok.. cuba?
Me : scribbling away to ease my boredom.

The girl then clears her throat.. ehem ehem.. and sings..

"What if I never knew
What if I never found you
I never had
This feeling in my heart..."

Me : *Scribbled off 43..*

and wrote 50/50!

My quote of the day..
"You sing Destiny
I give u Fifty!"

One day in Lala Land.

Busy busy busy busy day... but u'know wat... I'm happy today... HAPPIEST day of the week.

Taken.

Jakarta.

Somehow..

31st January 2009
Amcorp Mall
4.30-ish PM

ABPH - NSTP Gaza Fund Raising

X ( Celebrity A's Manager) : Hey!
Me : Oh hey!
X : Lama tak jumpa!
Me : Yah.. how u?
X : Ok ok.. ngan Heliza?
Me : No lah... Marsha.
X : Oh? Tak lagi ngan Heliza? What happened?
Me : .....................................................................

P ( Celebrity E, N and N's Manager) : Haa..
Me : Haa..
P : Cat mana?
Me : Takde..
P : Oo arini u ngan heliza ke?
Me : erm.. tak ah.. Marsha
P : Ooooooooo yaaaa...

hmmm... somehow..

I guess it doesnt help that we hardly go places or attend events together even if it has been almost 3 years... I guess keeping a low profile does have it's price too..


Not good during times like this... hmm

Sorry sorry...

Haa.. i just realized that i have not updated my blog since we jumped into 2009..

How's my 2009 so far? Sofaruddin Al-Sogood laaa.. it's been crazy but good.

I'm currently working towards the Anugerah Juara Lagu, 'managing' Heliza.. Yeah, it will be my last day with her on Sunday.. It's sad but alrite.. I'm happy with things and how things turned out and turning out to be..

Anyway.. don't forget to catch the 23rd Anugerah Juara Lagu Sunday at 9pm on TV3.. Sorry i've ran out of tix.. i'll ask for more if anyone's interested but i can't promise anything..

Alrite.. going off now.. To pick up dress, to rehearsals to makan to see parents.. memacamlah.. penat!

My 2008

Rewind...
My 2008

I came back to KL after 6 years.
To where i belong.

I hated Penang.
But i miss it so much now.

I traveled to India.
20 days of hardcore adventure.

I got an apartment.
A crib i can finally call MINE.

I shifted my life.
For something more meaningful and significant.

I feel burdened.
With commitments and responsibilities.

I work hard.
To support my new life.

I made friends.
With the greatest souls.

I turned 25.
2 more years to go before i settle down.

My heart was broken.
Someone lost in transition.

I turned manager.
For someone i love and adore.


Fast forward... What will be my 2009?
In the Middle East with Marsha looking fabulous than ever.

Goodbye 2008.

Misha Omar is my current obsession..

Ye ke?

Hahahahha.. No lah.. but I'm playing her latest single "Jawapanmu" over.. and over.. and over again.. target sampai muntah ler.. hahahah.. (Cat's done it again.. And Misha is still a good singer..)


Yesss! Misha finally came up with a new album.. after 841 years of meditation. FINALLY.. An Album titled - MISHA OMAR.. is that the title?

I got mine on the 2nd of December 2008, the day of its release.. Semangat okay.. bertahun tunggu ni.. When i first got hold of the copies, i flipped the CD case to look at the titles off the songs.. Just to be sure it's not a CD apebendetah karaoke ke ape ke before i buy it.. Then, at first look, I realized that the album appears so much like a compilation than an album album.. get what i mean?

See.. there are 11 tracks altogether in the album.. in which are:
1-Jawapanmu *
2-Sampai Di Sini *
3- Sembunyi
4-Cinta Adam & Hawa *
5-Nafas Cahaya
6-Cinta Suci *
7-Ku Seru
8-Cinta
9-Nafas Cahaya (minus one)
10-Sembunyi (minus one)
11-Jawapanmu (minus one)

In which also means.. Only 4 out of the 11 songs are new!.. (tagged with * in the list above).. that makes 36.36% of the album saje new.. WHAT?!! I was kindda disapointed with it.. suddenly feeling fanatik ok... hahaha.. I mean since when is minus one a track in a full album? Considering i don't sing and i don't need a minus one to accompany me in the bath, having 3 minus ones doesn't really do me justice now, does it? Maybe i should make like a karaoke video? Hmmm..

Well, to be honest.. yes.. i was kindda pissed.. because i waited all these years with so much hope and anticipation.. i even planned to send a surat layang to Misha saying that if she doesn't release an album soon, i'm considering to move to Nigeria to overcome this depression... hahahaha.. erm..

But then, i came to my senses.. I guess, its not entirely wrong to only have 4 unreleased songs in a "new" album.. Considering that it's a trend for many artistes these days to survive on singles.. I figured, it's not Misha's fault that her album has only 4 new songs.. This only means that her singles were all successful. Those new songs were made popular before the album released. So popular that when compiled in an album, the songs were no longer considered 'fresh' despite the fact that they have never been released in an album before.

In general, despite the album being so much like a compilation.. i thought the very few new songs were strong ballads with different types of moods. Misha has always been good at singing really sad songs.. with her ability to sing with crying sensation or whatever you wanna call it, she made songs like "Pulangkan" an important element to the feel of the movie 'Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam".. For this album, "Sampai di sini" is not my type of song, but she did do her magic in lifting up the mood of the song.. So good that it made me so depressed listening to it!

For me, the best way to appreciate Misha is by watching her perform live on stage.. I just LOVE her selamba yet classy showmanship.. When this girl goes on stage, it seems as though she’s just having so much fun!.. I know some of you can’t stand the terkangkang and the overly bending bit that she does when performing.. But u know what? If Christina Alguilera can sing like a gorilla mengamuk.. Then, is it wrong for a Malaysian to have some sort of a weird singing trade? I don’t think soooo.. So that, my dear.. is called - STYLE .... ngok! ..

Well. tak suka-tak suka pun.. people will remember her singing like that.. The point is -- At least, people do remember her.. I wonder when will she be doing her act at Planet Hollywood again? Any idea?

It took Misha 3-4 years to complete the album.. Well, people.. producing an album is not as easy as it looks like.. The investment and effort put into it is not just dollars and cents.. I would know better cos Marsha herself is struggling to get her first album released despite the many songs that have already been recorded over the past 3 years being in the business... *sigh*.. really praying that 2009 will be a good year. Wish us luck!

In general and in my honest opinion, this fresh release is not really up to Misha Omar's standard.. I still think Aksara is the best.. The first one "Misha" was good because it had Bunga-bunga Cinta in it and of course the "first-album-factor".. So, this one could have been better but then again, i don't think i wanna wait any longer.. hahahha.. so Misha.. it's ok.. i forgive you.. wah!.. The songs are all good, but half of them were in the 2007 Muzik-muzik.. So, it's just the matter of how you look at it.

Whatever it is... it is still worth spending your RM29.90 for a copy.. Highly Recommended.

Support the Malaysian Music Industry.

Burrpp...

OMG!! I feel like puking... nak muntah dah ni...

Today i stayed in and managed to finish up 2 websites... Gila tak?? AND now i feel so nauseous...

http://www.cherrytalent.com.my

http://www.marshalondoh.com

I like this whole brand management thing.. i love it so much that i can be insanely ridiculously committed to a project.. Guys, check out those websites and tell me what you think about the design essentially... i need your opinion because at this moment, i have ran out off creative juice and ready to puke anytime.. hehehe

Anyway... I promised to write on the Muzik-muzik semifinal thingy.. tapi tetibe after the overdose designing work.. i macam malas.. bleh? hahahah.. So i guess i'll post up photos je lah bleh? I letak yang ni dulu lah.. because i took pics using Syuib's camera.. and i havent seen him since.. busy ler.. kate manager kan... ahahhaha..

But here's some for the time being yar..



Nanti i letak lagi...

Ehmm.. motif gambar stacy first? Haaa.. itu yg kita tatau..

Makan....

I told Marsha two months ago that there will not be any extravagant birthday party for her this year like she normally has because she hasn't achieved much over this past year... The truth is, she has shown a lot of improvement and maturity over the past few months and for that, she has achieved a lot over a short period of time... She did it.. But of course i didn't tell her. So, she will still not be getting a birthday party this year.

My reason -- the past few months is still less than 12 months..

Well, i said 'no party'.. i didn't say we wont be celebrating right?


Happy 23rd Birthday Luv.

So that happened on Thursday... A very private dinner among the closest ones.. Bob n Marsha cooked.. Yes, birthday girl tetiba cooked and made desserts and all.. hahahah.. sedeh!

Marsha's Speghetti Bolognaise & Fruit Pudding.

Later that night, we opened the doors to Zarina, Joe Klubbkidd and Fahmee.. in which led to the next day..... MUZIK-MUZIK Semi finals - Pop Rock.. the last one.

I'll write on that in the next entry.. sebab gambar takda yang best-best lagi.. Lagipun nanti i won't have anything to write about, lepas tu Fiyad complain my blog tak update... hehehe.. I stayed backstage because i was just menyibuk-nyibuk je.. no strings attached.. ahahahah.. well, i figured i had worked my time during Etnik Kreatif and Balada.. So datang je laa Pop Rock.. it's the last one anyway..

But just to give you guys a sneak preview of whats to come in the next entry.. Dedicated to my fellow BBGSian friends..

Makan ati tak?? MUAAHAHHAHAAHHA! *Devilish laugh* .... Oops! Terlebih sudah!

And one last one...

Take that biatches!

Muzik Muzik Muzik

"Don't aim for success if you want it;

just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally."
- David Frost

The past two weeks have been quite a fulfilling journey, for me at least.. I have gone through the best moments and the worst. And honestly, despite being so washed off and so lethargic for days, my overused body was filled with spirit... all 14 days.

"You're young..." That's always the remark i get... Yes, 3years ago when i started.. But now? I'm 25... If anything else, i should have some sense of desperation..

I'm 25. I'm getting old. I need to be somewhere.

Or at least, that's how i feel.. Huhuhu.. i'm feeling old.. I get tired easily, i'm more serious on things... i avoid having flings though my heart wants too, it's hormonal i presume... i eat durian more than i used to... i'm beginning to appreciate hot and spicy KFC... i shop for curtains!.. what else? hahahah.. signs of old age..

Oh well... whatever that is..

I was looking forward to this year's Muzik-muzik semifinals.. Honestly, normally i couldn't be bothered with these stuffs.. But since i've put my serious heart into this business (see.. i warned u.. i'm getting old...), i HAVE to make some effort into getting some studying, practicing and networking done...

So the story of my 14 day agenda begins...

It all started off way back when Syuib, my husband asked for some advice on certain things regarding the promotion of the song Cinta Terhalang.. From then onwards, we have been working hand-in-hand towards achieving our individual goals.. And when Cinta Terhalang was listed for the AJL semis.. it was time to learn...


On the side, Heliza and Mawi made the cut too.. Not only to the semis.. but straight off to the finals.. I agree that the Etnik Kreatif category has lost it's magic since Siti stopped making Nirmala-ish type of songs and Noraniza Idris retired.. And the standard of the competition within this particular category itself has somewhat been lowered over the past few years... Partly because most the songs sound more POP-ish than it should.. gone are the days when Pak Ngah made music.

So YES, i agree that Doa Dalam Lagu is a song that is fortunate to be at the right place, at the right time.. With its popularity, its well done performance and its 'less-pop-more-ethnic' music, it is expected that the song goes to the finals.. So Congratulations to Heliza, Mawi, Ajai... and of course to be remembered, the late Loloq .. Al Fatihah.


Heliza is one of a kind.. Behind the flawless skin, the beautiful eyes, the elegance of a young woman glowing into adulthood lies a regular person with so much desires and flaws that comes within..

Heliza arrived in KL at midnight on Monday, about 5 days before the big night.. As soon as she arrived, all she had in mind was the AJL semifinals.. For the next few days, her life revolves around the preparation towards giving her best shot. She was excited, happy, worried, angry, sad for just 1 cause -- AJL Semi Final.

On Monday, less than 24 hours in KL, she settled every bit of errands there is for her to get over and done with prior to the competition... Well.. not all that important for me to blog but just incase you're wondering.. getting ready for an artiste involves things like eye cream and another maroon hijjab because the old maroon hijjab has been used one too many times..Hahaha.. things we normal people don't need to care about.. Now, please feel lucky u're invisible!

*shopping for the right scarf.

That night i had a meeting with Syuib and Ruher regarding some work.. As arranged, we met up at about 8pm.. Heliza tagged along.. Bob was there.. So, for the full 3 hours of my business discussion with Syuib and Ruher, Heliza went through a vocal bootcamp with Bob... While we enjoyed the ambiance of the coffee house that night, sipping our hot drinks while pouring some fresh ideas, Heliza rehearsed with Bob in a small confined studio called - THE CAR... Hahahah.. It was all technical vocal coaching.. Just what she needs at that point... A help in refining her style.. Heliza is not a vocal acrobat.. A range too wide, or a note too high may not be best.. But she knows how to sing..

At the end of the day, when she sang to me her lines... her tune was more refined.

For the next 3 days to come, her days were filled with rehearsals and vocal warm up.. Many mishaps took place over the 3 days but i think that's not our concern now la kan.. hahhaha.. All i can say, Heliza has done a good job just keeping herself focused.

So the big day came.

Less than an hour before leaving the house, Heliza found a new style for the song intro bit.. So the trip to Shah Alam was filled with nothing but just the intro of the DDL song, rehearsed over and over and over.. and over.. and over again.

She arrived the venue at 5pm sharp... hahah.. thanks to NPE.. She mingled around for a bit before heading to the make-up room..

Bottom eyelashes that Marsha got her from Jakarta...

2 hours before call time.. Heliza gave her last shot rehearsing... There were people around.. Cheryl Samad was doing her hair.. but sometimes at times like this, it's best to be embarrased than sorry... hahaha.. well, i mean it in a good way.. i mean she has to push her shyness away and do what is best.. If she's not confident yet, especially with her new found ad-libs, she needs to work it out before the real thing.. And for a newbie, it's okay to be a little bit ambitious... ;)

* 1hr and half to go..

*Minutes before going on stage...

Time came... She gave her best shot.. Honestly, it was the best ever.. It was a duet, but she stood out.. She worked hard for it... And for that she deserves to be in the final...

And also for that..
A standing ovasion.

If u're a fan of Heliza.. you should be proud.. In away, this is a sign of her appreciation to all the support that has been given.. :)


Last week was Bob's turn to fight in the Balada category.. Sad to say we didn't make it.. We were frustrated.. But it's okay... It was a tough competition anyway.. This is just the beginning.. We are all still learning.. Learning.. learning.. and learning.. But a big round of applause to Bob for an outstanding performance..

Suddenly I dun think i'm ready to talk more about it yet.. let's wait till the whole AJL Semi Final thing is over.. but here are some pictures to share..




We had our postmortem at Pelita Bangsar then adjourn to THE CRIB for some emotional session.. hahahaha.. kidding!

Makan n makan lagi while expressing feelings like.. "Patah pun aku masih beradat dan beretika!"..

The losing celebration.. hahahahha... Kek Lapis Sarawak...

This week Pedd and the cats will be doing their bit for Pop Rock..
Good Luck Luv.

and also Good Luck Mila & Stacy.. *blush* *wink* *blush*

Oh.. there's so much to learn!

Everyone can do it!

It was a boring day at work.. (despite the fact that i've been procrastinating a lot these days..) So i browsed around aimlessly in the cyberspace like a cyber astronaut, siap buat moonwalks with my fingers.. (and i bumped into a website which kept me occupied for the next few minutes...



See...
Not only that everyone can fly.. Now, everyone can compare!!



When Air Asia came up with the tagline "Now Everyone Can Fly".. what it meant was that with this new 'thing', we can fly easily rite? Let alone the deals.. The online booking tool and easy check in itself is a revolutionary flying experience.. at least for Malaysia.

So does this mean that apparently we now have a tool that can help us compare?.. How cool is that?!

I always get screwed by certain people telling me not to compare Puteri Gunung Kinabalu Ledang with Puteri Balqis when i wasnt even comparing.. In fact, i was just (what i like to call) "sharing examples".. Whereas growing up, my mom likes to compare me with my cousins (and.. of course i'm the bad apple laa kan).. it's always unfair.. but guess what?

Now everyone can compare!

But sadly it's just comparing hotel rates between travel sites...


Damn!

M of the jungle : The product.

Title : Rediscovering Marsha Londoh
Creative Director : Syad Rosli
Photographer : Atiqah Hidayu > website
Prod. Assistant : Shafinaz Rahman
Clothing : iNNAi Batik > website