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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Greetings Beautiful Earthlings!!!
Congratulations to Barack Obama for winning the US-Presidency election and to be the first African-American President of the United States of America. Lets just hope that they will change the foreign policy and have less countries to invade in the future. Good Luck America! Now, updates back home.
HAP'PENING'S!
The Bandar Utama RA Family Carnival is happening this Sunday, November 9th, 2008 at the BU3 Community Hall from 9am to 6pm. Do come and help raise the collection by buying stuffs from the booths for charity. My friend's husband who is a comic artist will be handling a Comic Book and Sequential Art Workshop. See you there!!!
MUSIC MANIA
Before I left the office on Friday night, a friend suggested a video and I got hooked on repeating it for like 10 times. Kokokaina, has come home to Malaysia bringing the best vibe and talent with her, and now recruiting more cute talents along the way. This one is a duet with Azwar Rashid, 'Tonight You Belong to Me" on ukulele. Enjoy! It does send you down to sappyville doesn't it?! But a cute one of course.
CRACK YOUR FUNNY BONES!
Apparently Governor Palin loves the center of attention when she did a cameo in SNL. Okayla, we cut her some slack for such openness. Hehe.
But of course, HATS OFF to Amy Poehler for an incredible freestyle rapping even while she's like freaking heavily pregnant!
CATCH - UP TV Catch Ida Nerina and her bestfriend, Tania Khan in the latest season of AXN's Amazing Race Asia (Astro Channel 701). A MUST watch every Thursday at 9pm. Updates: Ida & Tania is in the TOP FOUR against Geoff & Tisha (Philippines), Sam & Vince (Hong Kong) & A.D. & Fuzzy (Singapore). Reruns on AXN are Thursday 12midnight, Sunday 8pm then again at 11pm.
Image Courtesy of AXN Amazing Race Asia
Watch Akhtar Amin in her debut acting role in Frontpage, a new tv series about journalists. The show is aired on NTV7 (Astro Channel 107) every Sunday at 9.45pm. You can also catch the online catch up tv at www.ntv7.com.my.
Trailer for Episode 10 (November 9th 2008)
Frontpage is a riveting new drama from award-winning filmmakers Kabir Bhatia and Mira Mustaffa that details the inner workings at top newspaper The Voice. This hard-hitting series features stories inspired by events and developments that grabbed headlines in the past.
Image courtesy of www.frontpage.my
Watch Hunny Madu in her debut acting role in 5Jingga which is on air 8TV (Astro Channel 708) every Tuesday at 9.30pm. Online Streaming at www.8tv.com.my
Image Courtesy of 8tv.com.my
As always, you're also invited to read my personal blog at COSMIC BLOG ...
Happy happy happy to all of you, spreading the vibe of happiness (amidst the coldness of the office). I am in a happy mood (or so I am injecting some for ... hope to come).
Today I'm going to talk about this little girl from Bangi who is on her way to be making it big in the Big Apple and the Whole Wide World. Some people are just born with "wow" factor and they need not even realise it themselves. But this lady, Nadirah Zakariya, unknown to fellow Malaysian (wanna-be) photographers, is definitely, something hidden in the Pandora's shoebox of photos, where she quietly make her way to stardom with her unique creative eye in Photography. Having to belong in a photography community, I am quite proud to say I got the chance to be connected to this wonderful soul who constantly motivates me to achieve more in life. Currently pursuing photograhy in New York City, this 24 year-old's talent will blow your mind out of proportion!
Her other works can also be found in her official website and her photoblog. Nadirah is also part of {dmp} collective.
Digital Malaya is currently featured in KLUE (KL Upcoming Events) October edition (get your copy now!) in the Comical Art section. This was a result from {dmp}'s collection of 'Notable Young Malaysian Illustrator's' which features more than 35 Malaysian Illustrators, such as Muid Latif, Muhammad Yazid and Milx. In KLUE October edition, you can find Muid Latif's illustration as the cover page of the section. For more on "Notable Young Malaysian Illustrators', please visit Digital Malaya Project {dmp}.
Another little part of Digital Malaya was featured in a Memphis-based yoga studio's website which was my little poem entitled 'Serene Surrender'. I'd like to thank Rosemarie Montgomery for her admiration of my poetic words and wishes her the best of luck with her 'Vinyasa Yoga Studio'!!!
PODCAST MANIA
The Muthafunka radio by Raimy and Holly have been playing on loop on my Amarok player (yes, I use Linux, lalala) and if you want to be hooked like me as well, you can get it here - Muthafunka Radio Episode 3. Holly Miranda did a great guitar solo in this episode and check out her band, The Jealous Girlfriends. And she does have a sexy voice (which explains why I'm hooked). Please check out The Jealous Girlfriend's latest music video, 'Organs on the Kitchen Floor' (They are so very good I tell ya!)
CRACK YOUR FUNNY BONES!
We just lay low from Tina fey for a bit and move on to a more hilarious clip that I just came across (which my friends said I'm outdated about).
Lets laugh with A - C - phlegm - MED the Dead Terrorist!!!
CATCH - UP TV Catch Ida Nerina and her bestfriend, Tania Khan in the latest season of AXN's Amazing Race Asia (Astro Channel 701). A MUST watch every Thursday at 9pm. Ida is a well-known Malaysian actress with a few awards under her belt. Also representing Malaysia are siblings, Henry and Bernie Chan. Bernie Chan is a top Malaysian host and is also featuring in Frontpage (please scroll down for more info on Frontpage).
*Episode updates:- Episode 2 & 3 witnessed Bernie and Henry Chan first at the pit-stop and Episode 4 saw Ida and Tania first at the pitstop! Go team Malaysia GO!!!
Image Courtesy of AXN Amazing Race Asia
Watch Hunny Madu in her debut acting role in 5Jingga which is on air 8TV (Astro Channel 708) every Tuesday at 9.30pm. Online Streaming at www.8tv.com.my
Image Courtesy of 8tv.com.my
Watch Akhtar Amin in her debut acting role in Frontpage, a new tv series about journalists. The show is aired on NTV7 (Astro Channel 107) every Sunday at 9.45pm. You can also catch the online catch up tv at www.ntv7.com.my.
Trailer for 12th October 2008 Episode 6
Frontpage is a riveting new drama from award-winning filmmakers Kabir Bhatia and Mira Mustaffa that details the inner workings at top newspaper The Voice. This hard-hitting series features stories inspired by events and developments that grabbed headlines in the past.
Image courtesy of www.frontpage.my
As always, you're also invited to read my personal blog at COSMIC BLOG ...
Its a new day for the week, and a week to Eid-ul Fitri for the Muslims ... Yeay!!! 8 days more to go to fast. Good lord, I'm such a kid with this very low self-control. Well, 8 days of whiny childish Abby then (as if I won't be after fasting month).
Hey, its my baby brother's birthday!!! Happy Birthday my lovable Afis!!! Okay, he's not really a baby, today, Afis is 13. But this is what he'll always look like to me, my baby, my love, my heart. Hafiz Latif, born September 22nd 1995.
Afis with his older sister, Fiqah (Picture taken in 1998)
Last Saturday, the KLickr held their September gathering and decided to go with a Ramadhan Bazaar photography, potluck Iftar at Johan's house and Light Painting. I remembered a light painting videoclip I've watched once and immediately love the idea. It was called PikaPika The Movie.
And here is what happened behind the scenes of KLickr Light Painting activity. We didn't make a movie out of it but well, its a learning curve and I bet we can do a time-lapse light painting next time, for sure. Check out some of their streams - Prakash and Adi.
PODCAST MANIA
The Muthafunka radio by Raimy and Holly have been playing on loop on my Amarok player (yes, I use Linux, lalala) and if you want to be hooked like me as well, you can get it here - Muthafunka Radio Episode 3. Holly Miranda did a great guitar solo in this episode and check out her band, The Jealous Girlfriend. And she does have a sexy voice (which explains why I'm hooked). P/S: Anna, got new podcast I can promote here? Hehehe.
CRACK YOUR FUNNY BONES!
In between those seriously light painting and goofing around, me and Magnus made this clip. It is in Malay so sorry to those visitors who came to my humble frequency who can't understand Malay.
CATCH - UP TV Catch Ida Nerina and her bestfriend, Tania Khan in the latest season of AXN's Amazing Race Asia (Astro Channel 701). A MUST watch every Thursday at 9pm. Ida is a well-known Malaysian actress with a few awards under her belt. Also representing Malaysia are siblings, Henry and Bernie Chan. Bernie Chan is a top Malaysian host and is also featuring in Frontpage (please scroll down for more info on Frontpage).
Image Courtesy of AXN Amazing Race Asia
Watch Hunny Madu in her debut acting role in 5Jingga which is on air 8TV (Astro Channel 708) every Tuesday at 9.30pm. Online Streaming at www.8tv.com.my
Image Courtesy of 8tv.com.my
Watch Akhtar Amin in her debut acting role in Frontpage, a new series about journalists. The show is aired on NTV7 (Astro Channel 107) every Sunday at 9.45pm. You can also catch the online catch up tv at www.ntv7.com.my (but you have to register first to watch and its free registration).
Frontpage is a riveting new drama from award-winning filmmakers Kabir Bhatia and Mira Mustaffa that details the inner workings at top newspaper The Voice. This hard-hitting series features stories inspired by events and developments that grabbed headlines in the past.
Image courtesy of www.frontpage.my
As always, you're also invited to read my personal blog at COSMIC BLOG ...
It is Wednesday, 17th September 2008. Yeay, 8 days to go. Hehehe. I don't know why I am counting days to my birthday, but I am actually smiling doing it. I guess the past whole year, I've made close friends with 30 year-olds and the closer I get to it (the age), the happier I get.
With the Podcast mania going on everywhere, I came across two similar, yet different podcasts, one from my dear friend, Sue Anna Joe, another, from across the globe done by Raimy Rosenduft. Similar in means that it was done by garageband and it is a home and personal podcast wanting to be shared to the world. Sue Anna Joe's podcast is here - Sue Anna Joe @ imeem.com and Raimy Rosenduft's podcast is here - Muthafunka Radio.
In the mean time, don't you just LOVE Tina Fey??? And Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton? Hehehehe. These ladies are phenomenal! And HILARIOUS!
CATCH - UP TV
The 5Jingga featuring Hunny Madu is on air 8TV (Astro Channel 708) every Tuesday at 9.30pm. Online Streaming at www.8tv.com.my
Image Courtesy of 8tv.com.my
A new acquaintance, Akhtar Amin is also debuting her acting role in Frontpage, a new series about journalists. The show is aired on NTV7 (Astro Channel 107) every Sunday at 9.45pm. You can also catch the online catch up tv at www.ntv7.com.my (but you have to register first to watch and its free registration).
Frontpage is a riveting new drama from award-winning filmmakers Kabir Bhatia and Mira Mustaffa that details the inner workings at top newspaper The Voice. This hard-hitting series features stories inspired by events and developments that grabbed headlines in the past.
Image courtesy of www.frontpage.my
Ida Nerina coupled up with her bestfriend, Tania Khan in the latest season of AXN's Amazing Race Asia. A MUST watch every Thursday at 9pm and see the very talented actess Ida Nerina and her funny heiress bestfriend Tania, competing in this race. In the first eposide, they had to wash an express bus and eat maggots and scorpion legs. Let us see what they had to do in the future episodes.
Image Courtesy of AXN Amazing Race Asia
As always, you're also invited to read my personal blog at COSMIC BLOG ...
to note: Funky Mood Swing (FMS) alert so excuse for the excessive cursing here. Hahahaha.
How are you lads and lasses doing???? Me, sick, insomniac, catching up with tons of friends during the weekends, lap-topless, not uploading any pictures of recent activities and the list goes on. Yes, the Beijing Olympics started on the 8th of August, 2008. Good number altho I have to say, that morning, I saw 4 ambulances and 2 accidents on my way to work. Lucky for some, but not for all. Hey, thats just life, right?
Among other things, the latest buzz would be the 8TV's latest teen drama, 5 Jingga (in malay, Jingga means the colour orange). A drama about high school cheerleading team, I'm just proud to say its my friend Hunny Madu's tv debut. A superbly-talented singer and rapper, Hunny Madu is now, not only a radio DJ, but an actress as well! Catch her in the show, Tuesday at 9.30pm on 8TV. I don't know whether they would webcast the show on the 8TV site, but I do hope so later in the future for non-tv people like me. Haha.
Screenshot taken from 8TV's official website - www.8tv.com.my
As the campaign manager (haha) for Effa Desa's My Aussie Ambassador online voting contest, I am most proud to tell the world that we managed to raised nearly 18,000 votes within 1 1/2 months for her, bringing her from 6th place to the 3rd place. The rat race became more intense when on the final 30 minutes (11.30pm, Sunday, August 10th), we were putting the last fight because we fell 200 votes behind as number 4, and thanks to dearest Johan Sopiee, we managed to fight for it in our final attempt and brought her up back to 3rd place. However, the final results will only be announced on August 15th, 2008 (this Friday). We'll be having a small celebratory toast at Palate Palatte this Sunday, do dropby if you're within the vicinity.
I would like to express my highest congratulations for Sue Anna Joe for her big win 'Best Movie Poster' in Festival Filem Malaysia (Malaysia's version of Academy Awards) last Saturday (August 9th, 2008). When I got to know of her win, I reminisce back to our meet in 1998, for MRSM Language week where I represented my school for the English debate and so did she. We became penpals ever since and her creativity shown thru all those creative cards she often send me. In particular my 17th Birthday card where she did a glittery Austin Power theme. Hahaha. Well babe, Congratulations, you're now a household name, and I look forward to our future collaboration (if any) in the future!
Picture taken from Sue Anna Joe's BUDU DAN BELACAN blog. Photo rights belong to Sue Anna Joe
I would invite everyone to go watch Susuk the movie in the cinema near you (if you live in Malaysia that is) !!! I was there on the opening night and wanted to much to congratulate Amir Muhammad in person but chickened out. Hahaha. Managed to say hi to the talented madam director Yasmin Ahmad, who asked me whether I was wearing a 'susuk' for my nice-looking looks. Hahahahaha. (giler perasan). But I just have one comment, This movie will leave you putting the pieces of the puzzle much later after the movie finished. Amir Muhammad and Naiem Ghalili did a very good job for this. Ida Nerina is superb as always. But I do have a few disappointments on Diana Rafar's and Gambit's performances. But thats just my 2 cents, everyone is entitled to their opinions and preferences. But do go! Watch it 2 times if you must! Most certainly not a movie for simple-minded people who wanted simple movie tho.
Susuk is a practice of inserting charm needles with the help of paranormal beings without having to shed a single drop of blood and minus the excruciating pain of conventional needles and blades. This is best described as the paranormal version of plastic surgery with very satisfying results. This method can best serve the aging wives of the ministers that are worried of loosing their husbands to foreign beauty queens waiting to get their hands on unsuspecting ministers and diplomats. Susuk, when inserted in the right places is also said to enhance sexual performance. No one is able to resist having sex with you no matter how ugly you may look. The experience is said to be out of this world. Susuk can also maintain youth and therefore, suitable for ministers who wish to live a very long wealthy, not necessarily healthy life. There is also a form of susuk known as “buluh perindu”, usually worn inside the mouth. Those using this susuk can charm anyone including their worst enemies and should be very useful during election campaigns.
This weekend, I plan to go somewhere for a scream. Up on a cliff or on a rooftop where no one would call the police on me when I scream "FUCK YOU, YOU FUCKING HORMONES" outloud. Hahahaha. well, its good to let lose once awhile, don't you think?
Okay, enjoy a little video for this week. I love, love, love, love IT! I love dancing to it in my car driving home from work!
