AF6 2nd Concert : The Return of Dakolin

I didn’t get to watch the life show on Saturday night because I was out almost the entire day. I only get to watch the repeat on Sunday afternoon and also few other performances on Youtube.

The concert was boring as usual but there were few hilarious moments by the way. Ac did a better job this time. He was more natural and was being himself. No more control macho. It was pretty good compared to last week. Just that, I still don’t get any feelings when he was trying to create the suspense elements during the elimination process.

Adlin Aman Ramlie was there that night to replace the resident judge, Ogy becase she wasbusy with her ABPBH thingie. Adlin was good, hilarious and spot on (somehow). I like some of his comments although sometimes he tends to be very artistic but it was okay.

So how was the so called students?

Bleagh. As usual. It’s like they didn’t learn anything at all. The have been there for 2 weeks but it seems to me there were only there for 2 days! Although there were some improved performances by certain students, still not good enough to call them a star yet. But one student did shine. Really shine! Who? Wait until the end of my review,

As usual, it will be from the worst to the best. Pardon my language. Here we go:

13. Ika – Malu Tapi Mahu
The worst of the night. One of the worst students ever been in AF. No talent. No appeal (maybe a little). Ning said again, the song was too big for her. So I wonder what can this girl sing. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star perhaps? But that one also she might stumble. It’s a hard song. She is untalented gedik girl! Such a disgrace to have her in the academy. I’m sorry darl, go back home and do anything else but sing! SO OUT!
(Thank god she’s OUT!)

12. Aliff – Angan Dan Sedar
This boy can sing. I suggest , he should sing something like, hmm..let me see..London Bridge? No no. Not Fergie’s. But this one, London Bridge is falling down/falling down/falling down/ London Bridge is falling down/My fair lady. Familiar? Good. He was all over the places. Vocally weak. He looked scared. Such a nice song but he ruined it. Obviously. I feel like strangling somebody/something. OUT!

11. Saida – Dokter Cinta
I need a doctor. Quick! My ears are bleeding. OUT!

10. Toi – Sang Pencinta
I hate the outfit. Ugly green thing. The voice? Weak. The performance? Forgettable! OUT!

9. Lufya – Cinta 100%
Note : Wet armpit is a no no if you are a performer. Why? Because you are a PERFORMER. Many eyes will be looking at you, examining, focusing on your performance.
But I guess I couldn’t blame it on her 100 percent. I feel like yelling at the so called image consultant and stylist. What was his name again? OUT!

8. Naim – Aspella
Vocally okay. Nothing special. I like his performance. But I hate the outfit. Adlin was right. Again, what’s the name of the stylist? IN

7. Stanly – Sudah Tu Sudah
I feel like telling him not to over do it. I feel like telling the judges not to overate him. He’s downright mediocre. What’s so special about this guy? Good tone perhaps. But that’s all. IN

6. Nadia – Umbrella
Ning was right. The pronunciation was a bit off. Quite annoying also. Again, she was trying to hard to give a good performance. She needs to loosen up. Be more natural. Good performance anyway. IN

5. Faisal – Ranggi Metropolis
Huge improvement. Way better than last week. He was on pitch most of the time. Which is a good thing. He delivered it well. Will cool emotions. Good job. IN

4. Rina – Ku Seru
Not her best. She can do much better. Maybe the song is very Misha in terms of the dramatic effects, so when Rina sang this song with lack of “actions”, I wasn’t that satisfied. But she was vocally good. IN

3. Riz – Separuh Masa
You know what? Although he’s fat and annoying, I do like his voice. His voice is good. It’s like he can sing anything! I’m so jealous of this boy. He gave a good performance. Now I know the name of the stylist is Jasmi Rejab. I need a rifle, quick! IN

2. Nubhan – Tak Bisa Memilihmu
It was shacky towards the end, but I give this boy props. His voice is so enchanting. I was like mesmerized by his beautiful voice. He’s not perfect but he’s perfect. How’s that? SO IN!

1. Stacy – Rela
The queen of the night! I love the song. I love the performance. I love her voice. I love her. She’s a star! Period. SO IN

So that’s it guys. Another review from me. Till next time. See ya!

Konsert Akademi Fantasia 1 : Mencari BINTANG atau TAHI BINTANG?

The first AF6 concert has just ended. I would sum up it with only three words. BORING. BORING. BORING. Wait, that's only one word right? Nevermind. Just want to express how boring it was. After 5 seasons, the production team only managed to give us THAT crap? Goodness.

Now, the contestants. I wonder how did some of them get chosen. Pure karaoke singer! Only few stood out. Maybe they chose the right song. I can say that, I only like maybe 3-4 singers based on their tones. Those 3 or 4 could go further in the industry with proper trainings and ATTITUDE. The rest? Can go back home, do whatever they do best. Don't sing! Untalented bunch of people with NO COMMERCIAL VALUE.

I will review the performances from the worst to the best. Pardon my language. I'm pissed!

14. Ika – Kesetiaan
What was that? Redbox karaoke? She can hold a note but she’s not a singer. PERIOD! OUT!

13. Faisal – Satu Kiblat Yang Sama
Typical nasyid singer. Out of picth. out of tune. Out of the academy please! OUT!

12. Alif – Sayang Sayang
OMG! Wtf? Horrendous! NO FEELING! NO VOICE! OUT!

11. Lufya – Ingkar
The voice was okay.Big voice. The attitude was okay.Very the gedik! Everything was okay.
But, way below average. Karaoke! OUT!

10. Naim – Memburu Rindu
Where did this kid come from? Ordinary voice. Way below average! OUT!

9. Toi – Pagi Yang Gelap
God. Why is he there? No appeal. NOTHING. But he's lucky he got the right song. OUT!

8. Saida – Terlalu Cinta
There is something about her. The voice is normal tho Sweet but ordinary. But
admit, there is SOMETHING about her.But her performance was just below par. Good
lighting didn't help either. Sayang. Seems like she doesn’t wanna be there! OUT!

7. Yana – Diriku Tapak Sulaiman
Good but forgettable! IN

( I can’t believe Yana’s out. What a shame!!)

6. Stanly – You Raise Me Up
The most overrated singer of the night. The voice was L.O.U.D! Period. That’s why he stood
out! His delivery was just okay. Nothing spectacular.Give him something other than that
type of song. Then we’ll see whether he can pull it off or not. IN

5. Nadia – Rindu
This girl is GOOD! She knows what she’s doing. Her tone is good. She’s definitely something.
But she needs to be more natural. Don't try too hard. IN

4. Stacy - No One
Typical Sabahan voice. But she is definitely talented. Her rendition was just okay. I’ve heard
better. Need a lot of training. She could be better. IN

3. Nubhan – Ruang Rindu
WOW! I love his tone. Very Indonesian. Indonesian's boybands. Need a lot of training. Hope
he'll be able to sing other genres. But I doubt he could go solo. Good nonetheless! IN

2. Rina – Simply The Best
My my. What a voice. Simpy the best! Erk ..but she’s not number one tonight. Sorry. She
proved to me age is obviously not a factor. Everything was good. I salute you mama! IN

1. Riz – Ketulusan Hati
The best of the night! He’s very musical. I love his tone. So enchanting. His delivery was
perfect! He made the song sounded easy. Damn!! IN

There you go.

I don’t agree with the result. But it's AF. Predictable.

Till next week.

Wee Weekend

I’m having a terrible flu now. It has been three days. Argh!

Last Friday, I went to the Zouk Club to attend my company’s event, the pre-launch party of our latest magazine, Time Out. There was a small incident occurred when I was entering the club. The person who was guarding the entrance didn’t let me in at first because obviously I was a lil bit too young to enter the club. Haha. But it all went good after that.

The next day, I went out with a friend of mine, Harith. He asked me to accompany him to a place where all of his questions could be answered. I won’t elaborate more on this as it was quite a private matter. After the thing has ended, we went to the Pavilion and had our lunch/dinner at TGI Fridays.

The food was good, as always. Then we decided to watch a movie. At first, I wanted to watch The Spiderwick Chronicles but the seats were almost full so we chose Dr Seuss Horton Hears a Who instead. It was good movie (not great) and enjoyable. The characters were so bloody cute. I was in love with this cute little yellow thingie. Hahaha. The movie ended around 11.15 pm and he sent me home after that. It was nice of him to do that. Thanx mate!

Anyway, my Motorola V6 phone has been having problems since last year. First, the LED/LCD screen broke, so I had to change it for RM250. Everything was okay after that. But last Saturday, there was something wrong with the phone speaker. I dunno how to explain it but it was dead and I couldn’t hear anything. So asked Shazlan (my other friend) to accompany me. We went to Sungei Wang and I repaired the phone (again) for RM90. Sigh. I had doubt of keeping the phone and I was thinking of replacing it with another phone. So I did.

After Sungei Wang, we went all the way to Ampang Point . There, I traded in my old phone with a new one at an okay price. I decided to go with Sony Ericsson K800 Cybershot Phone. It has a good quality 3.2 megapixel camera, and all other better functions than my previous phone. This is my first non-motorola phone in my entire life. Haha. A bit awkward though but I’m fitting in.

Hopefully this phone won’t gimme much problem. And now from now on, I can put pictures up here. Weeee!

Motorola V6

Sony Ericsson K800/K800i

p/s : Cool huh? *Grins*


Anak Mak Yang Dah Tak Degil

I just wanna share something today. I found this on the net. I thought it's gonna be a joke but it made me cry. It's seriously touching. I don't know where this thing originally from but all I can say, the person who wrote this thing is brilliant!
So guys, read it carefully. I trust you would feel the same, if you don't, there's nothing I could say..


Mak.....
Terlalu bosan rasaa duduk membilang hari.....
Dah hampir sepuluh bulan mak pergi,
Rasanya baru semalam mak peluk kiter kan?
Sejuk syahdu masih terasa lagi nih....

Mak tau tak.....
itu lah pertama kali mak peluk anak mak yang nakal ni sejak kiter dewasa.....
dan itu juga terakhir kali nya.
Emmmm...rupanya mak dah tau mak nak pergi jauh.....
nak tinggal kan anak2 mak..... nak tinggal kan dunia fana ni.....

Mak macam dah sedia.....
Seminggu sebelum tu.....
mak dah menganyam tikar mengkuang 3 helai.....
Akak kata sampai ke pagi mak anyam tikar tuu....
tanpa rasa mengantuk, tanpa rasa letih.....
kakak pun rasa hairan.....
mak tak penah buat gitu.....

pastu mak pasang radio kecil di sebelah mak.....
tapi mak seolah2 tak sedar bahawa rancangan radio tu siaran siam ......
kengkadang siaran indonesia ..
mak terus tekun menganyam...
Rupanya tikar yang telah mak siapkan tu di gunakan untuk mengiringi mak ke
kuburan...

Pastu mak sapu sampah sekeliling rumah bersih2....
pastu mak jemur karpet-karpet. ..
pastu mak ubahkan sofa ke tempat lain..
mak biarkan ruang tu kosong..
rupanya kat situ jenazah mak diletakkan..

paling menarik sekali mak bgtau kat maner sume duit dan barang kemas mak..
ada kat dalam almari.....
ada kat dalam dalam beg.....
ada dalam ASB.....
ada kat dalam Tabung Haji..
mak cakap tak berapa cukup lagi....
ada kat dalam gulung tikar.....

masa tu mak perasan takk..??
kiter gelak sakan bila mak bgtau duit dalam gulung tikar...
kiter kata mak ni memang pesenn lama laaa...
mak cuma gelak jer...
eeemmm..bahagiaa nya saat ituu..

Mak.....
Hari tu hari sabtu 18/08/2006 pukul 3 petang mak tiba2 sakit perut.....
bila malam tu kiter sampai dari KL.....
mak dah dalam kesakitan.
Akak dan abang kat kampong semua dah pujuk.....
mak tetap takmau pi hospital.... .
dan cuma tinggal giliran kiter sahaja yang belum pujuk..
Mak kata mak takmau duduk dalam hospital.... .
tapi kiter berkeras juga pujukk..
nanti di hospital ada doktor...
ada ubat untuk mak..
kat rumah kami hanya mampu sapu minyak dan urut jer..

Mak tetap tak bersetuju... ..
mak memang degil..
tak salah, anak mak yang ni pon mengikut perangai mak tu..
Tapi akhirnya bila melihat keadaan mak makin teruk....
mak sakit perut sampai nak sentuh perut mak pon sakit
kami adik beradik sepakat hantar juga mak ke hospital.... ...

Mak.....
amponkan kami semua...
kami nak mak sehat...
kami sayang mak...
kami tak mau mak sakit...
kami terpaksa juga hantar mak ke hospital....
ampon kan kami yer mak....

Mak.....
Malam itu abang bawa mak ke hospital
dan itu lah pertama dan terakhir kali mak naik kereta kiter...
Masih terbayang betapa ceria dan gembiranya mak,
kiter kata nak beli kereta....
Mak asyik tanya ajer..
cukup ker duitt..
kiter jawab pula...
kalau tak cukup, mak kan banyak duit...
mak gelak ajerr.....

Lepas tu bila kereta kiter sampai....
mak buat kenduri kesyukuran.. ....
Dan kiter masih ingat lagi...
bila kiter eksiden terlanggar Ah-Chong naik motor.....
Punya la kiter takut...
kiter warning kakak kiter jangan sesekali bgtau kat mak......
Bila balik sahaja kampong....
kiter cepat-cepat simpan keta dalam garaj.....
Tapi mak perasan juga bumper depan kemek...
mak tanya kenapa...?
Selamba jerr kiter jawab terlangar pokok bunga.....

Mak....
tujuan kiter menipu tu supaya mak tak risau...
Maafkan kiter kerana sampai mak pergi mak tak tau hal sebenar...
mak, kiter menipu mak kan ..
ampon kan kiter.... Mak.....

Jam 4.30 pagi 19/08 /2006
Bila tiba aja kat hospital....
nurse tengah balut mak dengan kain putih.....
mak mesti nampak kiter jatuh terduduk di lantai hospital....
Mesti mak nampak abang cium dahi mak.....
Mesti mak nampak akak baca doa untuk mak....
Mesti mak nampak adik terduduk kat kerusi kat sudut itu...
mesti mak nampak semua tu kann...kann. .kannn

Mak tau tak....
Pagi tu balik dari hospital jam 5.20 pagi kiter mamandu dalam keadaan
separuh sedar...
Adik kat sebelah diam melayan perasann...
Kenangan bersama mak berputar dalam kepala ini...
jalan di depan terasa makin kelam.....
airmata dah tak mampu di tahan....
Masa tu seandainya apa-apa terjadi di jalan itu kiter rela...
Namun alhamdulillah akhirnya kiter sampai juga...
di sebab kan pagi masih awal, jadi jalan tu lenggang..
kosong. ...sekosong hati ini.....
Sepanjang perjalanan terasa kedinginan subuh itu lain benar suasananya.. .....
terasa syahdu dan sayu...dinginnnn.....

Mak.....
Kiter masih ingat lagi....
Kiter baca AlQuran kat tepi mak temankan mak...
Jam 11.00 pagi mak di mandi kan ....
Anak2 mak yang pangku masa mak mandi....
Mak mesti rasa betapa lembut nya kami mengosok seluruh tubuh mak.....
Kiter gosok kaki mak perlahan lahan.....
Mak perasan tak...?

Makcik yang mandikan mak tu pujuk kiter.....
Dia kata..." dikk...jangan nangis....kalau sayang mak jangan buat
gitu...jangan nangis ya.."
Bila makcik tu kata gitu...
lagi laaaa laju airmata ni..
tapi kiter kawal supaya tak menitik atas mak....

Mak.....
Sampai takat ini surat ni kiter tulis..... kiter nangis ni.....
Ni kat dlm bilik...baru pukul 4.00 pagi....
Takder orang yang bangun lagi.....
kiter dengar nasyid tajuk "anak soleh" kiter sedih...
kiter rindu kat mak..!
Takpa la.....
nanti bila kita selesai sembanyang subuh,
kiter baca yassin untuk mak...
mak tunggu ya..!
Mak..
Sebelum muka mak di tutup buat selamanya... .
Semua anak2 mak mengelilingi mak...
menatap wajah mak buat kali terakhir....
Semua orang kata mak seolah2 senyum aja...
Mak rasa tak....
masa tu kiter sentuh dahi mak....
kiter rasa sejukkkk sangat dahi makk.....
Kiter tak mampu nak cium mak...
kiter tak daya....
kiter tuliskan kalimah tauhid kat dahi mak dengan air mawar...
Airmata kiter tak boleh tahan....
Mak mesti ingat kan yang anak mak ni jadi imam solat jenazah untuk mak...
tapi kite suruh tok imam bacakan doa sebab kite sebak....

Jam 12 tengahari mak diusung keluar dari rumah....
Akak pula dah terkulai dlm pelukan makcik...
badan akak terasa panas...
makk...
anak mak yang seorang tu demam....
Mak tauu...
cuma akak sorang saja anak mak yang tak mengiringi mak ke tanah perkuburan...
Mak.....
Hari2 ku lalui tanpa kewujudan mak lagi...
Begitu terasa kehilangan mak...
boleh kata setiap malam selepas maghrib anak mak ini berendam airmata...
Dan sampai satu tahap....
masa tu malam jumaat selepas maghrib...
Selepas kiter baca yassin ngan kawan-kawan. ....
entah kenapa biler kat bilik kiter keluarkan gambar2 mak pastu apa lagi...
semakin kiter tenung terasa semakin sayu...
tangisan tak dapat dibendung...

Mak tauu...
kiter cuba bertahan....
memujuk diri sendiri tapi tak juga reda...
Kiter rasa nak telefon mak...
nak cakap dengan mak....
anak mak yang ni dah tak betul kan ..?
Dan akhirnya dalam sedu sedan itu kiter telefon kampong...
Kiter cakap dengan kakak..kiter nangis lagi...
Puas la kakak memujuk kiter...
Akak kata..." tak baik laa nangis aje..doa lah untuk mak.."
Dan akhirnya akak juga nangis.....

Mak tau tak..
di saat itu kerinduan terasa menusuk sehingga ke hulu hati...
rasa nyilu sangat...
menusuk-nusuk sehingga terasa begitu sakit dalam dada ni....
Sampai sekarang bila kerinduan itu menjelma...
hanya sedekah al-fatihah kiter berikan.....

Mak....
cukup la sampai sini dulu....
kawan kiter dah ketuk pintu bilik tu....
kejap lagi kami nak pergi solat subuh kat masjid...
selalunya, kiter yang bawak mak naik motor kan ....
kali ni kiter jalan kaki dengan kawan pulak...
esok kiter ingat nak tulis surat kat ayah pula....
Mula2 kiter tak tau nak hantar mana surat nih...
pastu kawan kiter bgtau...
simpan je buat kenangan..
Kiter cuma tau alamat ni aje...
Takper yer mak...kiter kasi orang lain baca...
Kiter stop dulu...
sebab kawan kiter dah lama tunggu tu...
akhir kata untuk mak,
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
dan jutaan terima kasih kerana membesarkan kiter...
memberi seluruh kasih sayang dari kecil sampai masuk sekolah..
sampai masuk unibesiti..
sampai kiter boleh rase naik kapal terbang...
boleh rasa duduk kat negara orang...
sampai akhir hayat ini jasa mak tak akan mampu kiter balas..

Sekian terima kasih,
Yang Benar Anak mak yang dah tak degil


p/s: To my mom..I Love You so much mak =(

Biar Aku Sahaja Yang Tahu

Ku tuliskan coretan ini, meluahkan rasa yang terpendam di hati. Ingin sekali rasanya menitiskan airmata agar segala perasaan terluah jua namun aku sedar ia tak mampu memadam semua rasa itu. Setahun akan berlalu. Segala kenangan masih segar tersemat di sudut hatiku. Ingin sekali aku menghidup kembali apa yang telah mati, namun jelas semuanya tak mungkin terjadi.

Ku tuliskan nota ini, demi menyatakan perasaan jiwa. Jauh telah aku berjalan pada usia ini. Jauh sudah aku tinggalkan memori lama. Luka di hati tiada lagi berdarah, namun bisanya masih mampu mengusik naluri.

Ku tuliskan lembaran ini, untuk menzahirkan apa yang terbuku. Ku rasakan aku hilang sesuatu tanpa mengetahui apa yang perlu aku cari. Ku cari apa yang kurasakan hilang tanpa mengetahui apa yang patut ku jumpa. Ku rasakan hidupku senang dengan apa yang aku ada namun tak pula puas aku menikmatinya. Ku rasakan aku perlu sesuatu yang lain tanpa mengetahui apa yang ku mahu. Begitu sukar gejolak jiwa.

Ku tuliskan luahan ini, mengenangkan peristiwa hidup. Banyak kenalan telah pergi, ada juga yang menghadirkan diri. Namun tak semua mampu meninggalkan lukisan kenangan di lubuk hati. Jauh sekali menempatkan kesan di ingatan. Ku rindu masa silamku, namun ku tahu ia bukan pilahan. Ku rindukan taman-taman kasih yang pernah kusinggahi, namun kini bebunganya telah mati, kering beterbangan. Jika airmata ini mampu mewarnakan kembali apa yang telah pudar, akan ku kumpul dan kucurah bersama harapan. Namun, ia jelas tak mungkin terjadi.

Ku tuliskan titipan ini, seorang diri diselubungi sepi. Hari hari kian berlalu, begitu juga masa indahku. Ku tak mampu mengagak jalan yang masih jauh di hadapan, namu ia kan tetap tiba. Entah apa yang akan kutemu. Doaku mudah, agar mampu ku hadapi semua. Tak mahu jiwa dan hatiku mati. Tak mahu ku hidup tanpa erti.

Mungkin tak siapa tahu taufan yang melanda jiwaku. Ku tutup segala dengan keriangan wajahku. Biar aku sahaja yang merasakan kesedihan. Biar aku sahaja yang tahu…