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Singapore eBuzz! : Piala Seni Dikir 3

2008-04-18T19:46:00.000+08:00

Catch 19 teams from all over Singapore competing for the title of Champion. Piala Seni Dikir 3 organised by Si Anak Seni is a prestigious event that happens once every 3 years. Therefore this is one of the much anticipated and awaited competition in Singapore.

Piala Seni Dikir 3
Date: 19th April 2008, Saturday
Time: 2pm - 10pm
Venue: Ayer Rajah CC, Pandan Garden
Admission: $10 per person

More info @ Piala Seni Dikir Website

QRIOS.SG will be providing the pro audio support for the competition as well as the grand finale performance by Orkestra Melayu Marsiling and Si Anak Seni. Catch them and us in action!

Graphics Design Services : Invitation Cards (Ain Society)

2008-03-22T06:04:00.000+08:00

Recently, Ain Society (Persatuan Ain) engaged our Graphics Design service to create their official invitation cards. We managed to do the designs and printing quickly. They were quick to produce the needed collaterals and images and we on our part we design, print and delivered them to their office within 10 working days from their first email to us.

Total printed invitaion cards : 1000 pieces with standard white DL envelopes.

Interested to have your invitation cards custom designed and printed too?

Singapore eBuzz! : Lets Go To The Zoo!

2008-03-20T15:36:00.000+08:00

In our effort for holding as much back to back events for 2008, we'll be making our way out of event halls, typical autograph sessions and CD stores.

It's time for the Zoo, lovelies! We'll meet on Sunday morning for some time with the nature, greeneries and funtime with the friends. We will be going to the Singapore Zoo with children from an orphanage, organized by the kind folks from World Harmony Day. If you’d like to come, we could get you a discount.

Lets go to the Zoo with Imran Ajmain!
Date: 6th April 2008 (Sunday)
Time: 8.30am to 2pm
Fee: $13.20 (Adult), $6.80 (Children)
* Children from 3-12years old.

Email to: raudha@beats.sg
for CONFIRMED bookings of 2 or more only with your
Real Name and Contact Details

* First come first serve basis.

Hurry because places are limited!

Check out Imran's entry on this : Diari Seekor Kumbang
Here's some Tips on Enjoying the Zoo : Singapore Zoo

Fun Quiz : Extra Info!

2008-03-12T12:17:00.000+08:00

Baru je abes design invitation card for Ain Society so dropby lah Multiply ni sekali nampak ni quiz done by Odah n Izzati :) So apa lagi aku pun try lah haha!

1.Could you date someone taller than you?
Why not? Orang tua-tua kata kalau isteri tinggi dari kita murah rezeki lolz! Tapi height not important so next question please!

2. When was the last time something bothered you?
Just now before I complete my invitation card design :) Now dah ok dah!

3. What would you do if your ex showed up at your door?
My ex? Ermm... kalau takde ex camne? Pass! Next question!

4. What are you watching?
Adobe Photoshop and this questions obviously! Multi-tasking namanya haha!

5. What do you think of this person you took this from?
Dua-dua ni bubbly and gile2 gayanya. Wonderful company to have around! Promo ni!

6. Where was your default picture taken?
Singapore National Stadium, Asian Cup Qualifying Round

7. Who was your last text from?
Fiza Superstar

8. What's the most interesting thing that you did today?
Main facebook macam orang addict lolz!

9. What's your favorite number?
1909 ehem...

10. Are you single?
Single and available mwahaha!

11. What is your current mood?
Relief one work is done now doing another one!

12. Last people you hung out with?
3 Arts after our show pat Yew Tee CC :)

13. What sport do you enjoy playing?
Badminton!

14. Do you have a crazy side?
Soalan yang bagus! Ofcoz lah! :P

15. Ever had a near death experience?
When I was small, I nearly drowned after jumping of a sampan in the name of fun! Thats crazy for the above question :)

16. What was the highlight of your week?
3 Arts performance at Yew Tee CC.

17. Could you date someone who was a bad kisser?
Blum tau sebab no ex lah!

18. Who would be the first to know if you got someone pregnant/got pregnant?
I won't be pregnant my wife will haha! I wish to be the 1st person to know if she does :)

24. Whats the last thing someone said to you?
Ok confirm order? I will invoice you by email :) BTW where's questions 19-23?

25. Where is your phone?
On my study table beside my laptop.

26. Do you like cuddling?
Ya to my future wife and kids lolz, InsyaAllah.

27. Who/what do you hate/dislike currently?
Urgent work! Mintak hari ni nak besok! Mampos!

28. Have you ever been given an engagement ring?
Never.

29. Would you ever cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend?
I'm a one woman man.

30. Would you ever date a friends ex?
I wouldn't know untill its over :)

32. What is the last thing you thought about?
designs for KESUMA

33. When is your birthday?
19th September - Virgo :)

35. How do you feel about your hair right now?
Ok lah baru potong :) BTW mana soalan 34?

36. Do you miss anyone?
my cuzzins and friends.

37. What do you miss most about the past?
freedom of money lolz! when ur a kid no stress about that :)

38. Do you think you can last in a relationship for 6 months without cheating?
That should be asked to my future partner not me :)

3 Arts @ Ladies Nite, Yew Tee CC

2008-03-10T07:35:00.000+08:00

Recently 3 Arts did a couple of performance to celebrate the Woman's Day. The event was called Ladies Nite at Yew Tee CC. We had to dance and sing the songs Balqis and Lagu Cinta Lagu Jiwa.

Balqis was a performance by the guys and gals. The singers were Afiqah and Aymah, the dancers were Kak Siti, Nizam, Fatin, Adam, Zuraimi, Jasmine and Syimah.

The next performance were by the boys, Adam, Firuz, Nizam, Rufiyan and Zuraimi singing and dancing to Lagu Cinta Lagu Jiwa. Enjoy these performances recorded by Abang Irwan and edited by Abang Izar below! :)

Thanks Hafika and Shiela for helping out on that day as photographer and make-up artistes. :) Photos of this day will be available soon once the members email them to Abang Izar!

More info about the performing arts group @ 3 ARTS

FunStuff! : Get to know yourself better

2008-03-04T14:42:00.000+08:00

I read ikah's post on this so I decide to do it too :) Thanks for sharing the site. It's fun people try it!

Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education:
You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.

The right job for you:
You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.

How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

Try it @ http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

The Guy RULES @ No.1 to No.1

2008-03-03T08:02:00.000+08:00

The Guys' Rules
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down. Finally, the guys' side of the story. (I must admit, it's pretty good). We always hear "the rules" from the female point of view... Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules!

Please note... these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!

1. Men ARE NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly Acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only If you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will Be scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear Is fine...Really.

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;

But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping!

Pass this to as many men as you can - to give them a laugh.
Pass this to as many women as you can - to give them a bigger laugh

Singapore Buzz! : IMRAN AJMAIN'S DSX : Live Band Showcase

2008-02-25T13:29:00.000+08:00

IMRAN AJMAIN'S DSX : Live Band Showcase
DSX is a 90 minute concert, Imran's officially 2nd showcase, with more than 20 numbers that Imran will be performing.

He will be backed by musicians handpicked from different popular local bands. He will be singing his originals, and covers chosen by his fans and visitors to his personal blog. A feat never done he will be attempting for the first time.

Why mid-week?
Because you shouldn't limit happiness to the weekends!

EVENT IN A GLANCE
Event: IMRAN AJMAIN'S DSX : Live Band Showcase
Date: 27th February 2008, Wednesday
Time: 8pm
Venue: Chamber, The Arts House

HOW TO GET THE TICKETS

$22 each for online bookings @ www.imranajmain.com/tickets *(including postage fee. Tickets will be mailed)
$24 each at Muzika Records
$27 each at the door *(on the day of event)

More infos : ImranAjmain.com
Source: iZone.SG - entertainment buzz!

Gathering 2008 with Hyrul Anuar!

2008-02-21T18:55:00.000+08:00

Hello Hyrulites!
Finally its time for a gathering with the JUARA himself!

Gathering 2008 with HYRUL ANUAR!
Date: 15 March 2008, Saturday
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue: (To be disclosed on ticket)
Price: $10
* exclusive of $2 administration fee, for every order
* inclusive of door gift, lucky draw and light tea-reception
Dress Code: RED

Please email the Hyrulites Team @ hyrulitesteam@hyrulanuar.com by Thursday, 28 February 2008, with the following format and check your email for our reply within 3 days!
* All fields are required.

Name:
No. of tickets:
Contact Number(Home/HP):
Home Address:
Mode of payment: Cash Only!

Cash payment collection:
Saturday 1 March (1-3pm) @ Starbucks City Hall
*Tickets will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis

Please note:

Admission is only by ticket
Please pick up our calls, when contacted

Thank you for supporting Hyrul Anuar!
Spread the love!
Love, The Hyrulites Team

Source: HYRULANUAR.COM

Hyrul Anuar @ Pesta! Pesta! Pesta! 2008

2008-02-16T10:47:00.000+08:00

HYRUL ANUAR has been nominated for PENYANYI PALING JIWANG! (Most Emotive Singer) Voting Period: 15 February 2008(FRI) to 20 February 2008(WED) So, hesitate no futher.

Click HERE and START VOTING!

PESTA! PESTA! PESTA! 2008
Live telecast on Suria
Date: Friday, 7 March 2008
Time: 8.30pm (Hyrulites Meeting Time @ Taxi Stand: 6pm)
Venue: MediaCorps Caldecott Hill
Dress Code: Sporty Glam!

TICKET INFO!
FREE tickets (1 pair per person) available at MediaCorp TV12 Bestway reception from 3 Mar 2008 onwards. Subject to availability and first-come-first-served basis.

PLEASE NOTE!
Please log on to Hyrulites Forum @ HyrulAuar.com for updates on the Hyrulites Dress Code for the day and some tickets up for grabs. Fiza is trying her best to get the tickets for us.

Thank you. Spread the love and VOTE!
Love, The Hyrulites Team

Source: www.hyrulanuar.com

More info on Pesta! Pesta! Pesta! Click Here

Singapore eBuzz! : Revalina Live Performance

2008-02-16T02:28:00.000+08:00

REVALINA, the finalist of Live The Dream, are invited to perform at Jalan Besar Stadium for The NTUC Income-YEO'S S-League FAN FARE 2008 on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 along side Dance Floor 1st Runner Up, FANTASTIC FOUR! Admission is FREE!

Revalina will be entertaining the crowd as a curtain raiser in the annual Singapore Charity Shield match challenge between Singapore Armed Forces FC and Home United FC and the Launching of 2008 NTUC Income-YEO’S S-League Season.

After the performance for Countdown 2007 at Vivocity, this would be their first time performing at a stadium atmosphere, infront of the estatic fans of the S-League. Revalina will feature Daniel Chew of After The Rain for their performance at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Also catch a glimpse of Korean celebrities in action as they take on our local celebrities in the curtain raiser match and many more exciting games and entertainments that urge you wanting for more!

Event: The NTUC Income-YEO'S S-League FAN FARE 2008
Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium
Date: Sunday, 17th February 2008
Time: 5pm
Admission: FREE!

Source: www.izone.sg

Welcome 2008! : Happy New Year!

2007-12-31T14:20:00.000+08:00

Wishing all readers of iZone.SG a happy new year! May all of you have a prosperous and successful year ahead. Those who plans to get married, please do :) Those who plans to study well, please do :) Those who want to be rich, I support you! :) Those who want to be friends, I'm here with open arms :) Those who wish to be my girlfriend, please fill up the form haha! :)

I wish to thank you all for coming here and checking out on the latest news on movies, tv shows, as well as the music scene that I personally had watched, listened or attended :)

Also in the new year I wish to call upon any local event organisers and recording labels that has albums to launch, needs a buzz for their artiste or events, do email to me and we'll work something out, ok? :)

iZone.SG : Entertainment Buzz! : Loves creating a buzz!
Goodbye 2007! Welcome 2008!

Chef Selebriti Winner 2007 : Chef Khaled

2007-12-24T17:17:00.000+08:00

Congratulation Chef Khaled for being the first ever reality programme winner of Chef Selebriti on Suria!

Chef Khaled had always been the underdog in this competition due to his experience but on the day he needs to perform with the help of his good friend Chef Akmal in the kitchen they managed to "wowed" the judges with their dishes and also the modern classical theme for the buffet spread was a winners choice. Simple yet elegent in design and settings.

Khaled's hosting was also his best ever since the competition started which he opens up to the senior citizens at Pertapis. He suprised most of us surely but to me, he deserves the title for the work he had produced for the finale. Read the rest of this entry »

Chef Selebriti Episode 8 : My Point of View

2007-12-11T05:46:00.000+08:00

Yes the wildcard round was over, Chef Sufiyan and Andri came back to fight again in the Semis. There are two leagues in the semi finals and episode 8 is semi final no.1. On this episode they had to go to Golden Mile complex, Thai Supermarket, this is where the hosting task was held. Most of them did very well on for hosting but a suprise task of guessing the fried grasshoppers on the plate infront of them blindfolded is daunting for them and only Chef Alfie and Mustaqim managed to guess it right. I was unable to elaborate more on this episode and there were no pics captured during the Thai Supermarket challenge because it was my birthday on that day and I get to go home for the 1st time since production starts to celebrate it with my family (hehe!) Read the rest of this entry »

Dato' Siti Nurhaliza Latest Album : 10.12.07

2007-12-03T14:37:00.000+08:00

'HADIAH DARIPADA HATI' this is the title of Dato' Siti Nurhaliza latest album. A much anticipated album by her fans and Malay music lovers, this album contains 11 songs produced by high calibre musicians like Azlan Abu Hassan, Aubrey Suwito, Dick Lee as well as the new bloods, Sharon Paul and Jenny Chin (which I've not heard of them before) were included in this album.

This album will be available in stores (Malaysia) on 10 December 2007!

This would be her 12th solo album and the 1st album since her marriage with Dato Sri Khalid Mohamad Jiwa.

The 11 songs are:

Ku Mahu (Audi Mok / Rina Khan)
Melawan Kesepian (Pongky Barata)
Mulanya Cinta (Dick Lee / Adlin Aman Ramly)
Tanpa Kalian (Taufik / Dato Siti Nurhaliza)
Biarkan (Azlan Abu Hassan / Azalea)
Kerana Dirimu (Cynthia Lamusu)
Hati (Sharon Paul / Shuhaimi Baba)
Wanita (Muhamad Fahmi / Shanty Ramadani / Dato Siti Nurhaliza)
Cintamu (Sharon Paul / Fedtri Yahya)
Sutramata (Aubrey Suwito / Tinta S)
Sekian Lama (Azlan Abu Hassan / Azalea)

More on Siti Nurhaliza and her album: Siti Nurhaliza @ SitiZone

Chef Selebriti Episode 6 : My Point of View

2007-11-26T17:25:00.000+08:00

It's 2am and we were all quite tired but the show had to go on! So, all of us with "not enough sleep" disorder (haha!) took the bus to Jurong Fishery Port. A place not for the "weak of the nose", meaning who can't 'tahan' the smell of fishes, this is not the place for you! As for me, I have an immune system that's good enough to block them.

I was one of the "fit" ones for the job to run around the fish market chasing the 'speeding chefs' as they looked for their fishes! It was an experienced that can never be replaced untill I visit that place again with the same tasks (hehe!)

The chefs were really comfortable during this challenge, they were behaving naturally towards the smells or wet conditions, maybe they had faced this situation lots of time during their career. As for the hosting task that they did, I'm proud of them because hosting is not an easy task and they were brave to do it in a bustling place, unscripted and also do it with much confidence in just ONE take! Kudos to all of them!

In this episode, we saw Chef Andri and Chef Firdauz were sent packing home. I think for Andri he was given the boot due to his weakness to excel in hosting and maybe he's focus is not 100% in the competition. As for Firdauz, he was too comfortable which is true because he had forgottent that and his jokes were mostly the kind that "friends to friends" would do but to do that to someone you don't know he/she might not be able to accept his jokes. So he was eliminated :)

Next week, episode 7, who will get the call back? Who are the "Wildcards" chefs? How many will stay and how many will be sent back home? Don't miss it to find out!

Now you can send your comments/feedback to Chef Selebriti @ Forum!
Also don't forget to enter the weekly contest at Chef Selebriti @ Contest!
$50 worth of MARIGOLD products to be won!

More on Chef Selebriti:
Chef Selebriti @ iZone
Chef Selebriti @ Suria

Sharing The Experience : Chef Andri

2007-11-20T05:58:00.000+08:00

CHEF SELEBRITI, EPISODE 5

Guys, guys, guys... This will be my most memorable episode, simply because I won the challenge. Its an honour for me to have my dish in the menu of BOX BISTRO (Courts Megastore) for a month!

Hosting was still a major problem and I was easily distracted with the surroundings easily and to host sitting down is actually very different than to host standing up... Really!

The ghost encounters and happenings didn't really bother me and Chef Alfie that much as I think the ghost must be thinking we were their friends (LOL!), but it became an everyday topic and conversation in the penthouse.

Mummy asmah was the guest judge and yes, I felt intimidated by her. Here is a powerful woman with 5 books (if i'm not wrong) under her name and having her own cooking show (Dapur Mami)... Old timer beb!!! She's truly a nice and warm lady with all the good and kind words for us... Thanks Mami!

We had a radio interview today on Warna 94.2FM yesterday and it's the first time for all of us and I actually love it! If i have a good voice and command in Malay. I wanna be a DJ too! Haha!

I saw the trailer for next week and was shocked to see us dancing! It was not suppose to be there, producers told us it's just an exercise and to let us lose all the tensions! Thanks NETTY, ZULINA and MR SANIF, now you all really made us feel like CHEF JOGET...

More on Chef Andri: Chef Andri

Chef Selebriti Episode 5 : My Point of View

2007-11-19T17:13:00.000+08:00

NO ELIMINATION!

Due to the good performance by all the chefs in their hosting and cooking challenge, it gives the judges a hard time to decide who to be eliminated. Maybe because the dish they had to prepare was very familiar and they well versed in it. It was a western theme dish and most of them are from western restaurants. Therefor, they were all given a chance the go ahead to the next round of this competition.

Regarding the ghost stories that was happening in the pent house, I would say all of it were genuine cases and not made up although I myself did not encounter "it" during my stay there. Most of the activities occured on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the pent house and me, my PA's and producers we in the 1st floor, so we were not in the "cold zone" :)

The worst hit was ofcourse Fadhilad our host. The chefs were also affected by "it" but at the end of the day, we all decide not to think too much about the whole situation and ignore any weird happening or just let it be :)

Next week in episode 6! We will have an interesting task for the chefs which involves them waking up in the wee hours of the night! Also, they were given another self-confidence task which was to perform a dance routine! So, don't miss it!

Behind the scene photos and videos of Episode 5 will be uploaded soon! So watch out for it here on iZone.sg!

Now you can send your comments/feedback to Chef Selebriti @ Forum!
Also don't forget to enter the weekly contest at Chef Selebriti @ Contest!
$50 worth of MARIGOLD products to be won!

More on Chef Selebriti:
Chef Selebriti @ iZone
Chef Selebriti @ Suria

Chef Selebtiti TOP 6 on Warna 94.2FM

2007-11-18T18:33:00.000+08:00

Dear Chef Selebriti supporters, admirers, friends and families, on Monday, 19th November 2007, from 3 to 4pm the TOP 6 chefs will be having a special interview on Warna 94.2FM! So don't miss them on air!

The TOP 6 Chefs are:

This will be their 1st radio interview and I'm sure you can get to know more about them. I'm sure callers are allowed to call in since it's a 1 hour interview, so makciks, aunties, sisters and admirers. Do give them a call if you get the chance, ok? :)

Catch Chef Selebriti every MONDAYS, 8.30PM on SURIA! Any feedbacks/comments on the show, please send them to: Chef Selebriti Forum!

Win $50 worth of MARIGOLD products if you answer a couple of simple questions after each episode! More detail at Chef Selebriti @ Contest!

More in Chef Selebriti: Chef Selebriti @ iZone Chef Selebriti @ Suria

Sharing The Experience : Chef Andri

2007-11-13T13:30:00.000+08:00

CHEF SELEBRITI, EPISODE 4

So, dah tau why I cried right?
Not because I was save by the elimanation or I was lucky to be still in the show. At that point of time, I don't give a damn about the show anymore... I CRIED BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO HOME, MEET MY DAUGHTER. FAMILY AND GET BACK TO WORK...

I miss her so much, Tia Qistynna is only 5 yrs old, I was married and divorced when she was only 1 yrs old. I was so sad and the divorce was not a good one either (actually nobody had a good divorce also). I felt that I owe her alot of explaination and to let her come to this world and make her wonder why mummy is not staying with daddy and why she had 2 daddy now (my ex remarried in 2005, I wish her all the best and now we don't have any grudges against each other too) even till now, Tia does not allow me to get married to anyone.... I know, but I will still listen to her though.

Lamien noodle, heard the name but never do before, thought it's easy, because it does look easy actually, but.... WRONG! Its very hard, practice ,practice, practice... but ok la.

Then go Geylang Serai to host? haha! Dunno why I wanna sing that song also (I'm not a dangdut fanatic though). The asking about recipe, I got no problem, as I always happy to talk to young kids and old folks.

The cooking was fine, but I was shocked to see Chef Haryani voted out, she should still be in last night. Some others were not even following the theme and yet still in... (TV world ape)

Don't forget to see me again next week! Ciao!

More on Chef Andri: Chef Andri

Sharing The Experience : Chef Andri

2007-11-13T13:25:00.000+08:00

CHEF SELEBRITI, EPISODE 3

I was ask to pair up with Haryani and deep inside, I was very happy (not because she is a gal la) because she is very good in hosting, but suddenly when they told me about the singing part, the happy became unhappy. How to sing? If I can sing... dah lama masuk anugerah, dah tak payah susah susah jadi chef!

We went to Jenal Jetty, I stay yishun, so always been to that place, in the day atau pun in the middle of the night... winks!... so we do the hosting there, ok ok la. Than the lokan challenge, I was figuring how to do it, I can't just wheelbarrow her kan (bini orang jack) we did well though.

The singing was horrible, at Causeway Point somemore (malu boy). People was looking and wondering, anak siapalah ni semua? That singing was the worst I had done on national tv.

Cooking part was always the nicest of all, guess I've been cooking so much that I really think, thats the highlight of the show. As usual, it was an impromtu food, if we been cooking long enough in the kitchen industry, we will be loving this kind of impromtu cooking... only my hosting while cooking sucks!!!

This is wat viewer wanna know right, WHY I CRIED? Wait for next week k. After this episode, I realise that Chef Alfie and Chef Amri is someone which I can confide in and till now we are still buddies, they are wat they are and not someone who can be so plastic on tv... Triple A's...

More on Chef Andri: Chef Andri

Sharing The Experience : Chef Haryani

2007-11-12T18:38:00.000+08:00

CHEF SELEBRITI, EPISODE 4

So I'm finally OUT... Did I expect it? Yes & No... How do I feel?? Surprised? Disappointed? Relieved? Happy? Well, all of the above. How long do you think I will last?? The odds are against me... I was surprised cos I thought I was doing OK, I did not cock-up anything badly.. Yes my performances were not perfect and I guess OK is not good enough.

"Ada yang kurang ", kata BJ... Erm ape yang kurangnye?? Pertuturan tidak jelas? Tiada X-factor? Kurang menghiburkan?? I think thats the reasons.

I was mainly disappointed not becos of missing the chance of winning $10k (which will really came in handy next year!) or the holiday/spa prizes (which I badly need!).. But disappointed that I don't get the chance to fight it out with the guys again!! I can't challenge myself anymore! I can't host & cook infront of the camera anymore!! I love the challenges! They gave me a certain high & excitement that I always crave for.. Its like performing tarian or drama on stage..I love all that! My hosting segment at Geylang was quite disappointing..Why? Fyi I was unwell that day. Sakit puan... It was my first menses after childbirth and I was bleeding non-stop for the last few weeks already! Somehow that day, the bleeding was quite excessive. So this is not normal. I was kinda worried.. Actually the producers intended for me to see my gynae after the shoot at Geylang (& they wanna shoot all that!) but shooting ended late & Dr. Aziz had to rush to the hospital.. So for me, it was mind over matter. I literally brush all the pain & discomfort away. The next day was the cooking challenge & I was glad that the main ingredient was rice. I can't stand when I hear people say, " Oh I should cut down on rice, its fattening." So I always advise them otherwise, like I tried to explain on the show. I know I talked to fast, but I just can't help it. People who knew me have gotten use to my train-talking already!! I talked fast when I'm pressured, stressed or when I'm rushing for time & thats the exact situations during the cooking challenges! I felt relieved that its finally over.. I was away for 1 week already..The competition was really tiring & stressful... And of cos I missed Marsya badly. I cried almost every night looking at her pictures.. When the camera caught me crying, I was at my weakest moment. Its like I was crying to the camera.. I always find relief when I share my emotions with family/friends.. And this time, I was sharing it with the camera. I just wanna let go.. I missed Marsya horribly.. The next morning when I reached home, my body finally gave up on me. I was bleeding even more! When the burden of the competition is off, my mind zoomed in on my body..My mind can't ignore it anymore like when I was at the penthouse. I felt so weak!! I waited for hubby to come home & we immediately fetched Marsya from my in-laws.. Was I HAPPY to see her!! Unbelievable that my baby is finally in my arms! After that we rushed to Dr. Aziz's clinic. He scanned me & luckily there's no abnormal growth or anything like that.. That can cause excessive bleeding actually.. I guess my system/hormones is still unstable, coupled this with the stress & pressure that I was feeling during the competition. But Alhamdulliah, after some rest (mentally & physically), the bleeding finally subsided the next day.. Yes I was stressed by the competition...Yes I'm OUT but I had no regrets.

I'm glad I pushed myself. I'm proud of myself for being brave and I know I put my 100% effort during the competition. Never once I wanna give up my place or say that I wanna go home no matter who tough it gets.. I'm grateful for the friendship forged with the guys.. I'm grateful to be given this experience & to discover yet another aspect of myself. The memories of this competition will stay with me forever.

Thank you to all the 11 wonderful guys who made my stay much more pleasant & fun.. You guys rock!! I hope to be part of your 'ink' OK?? wink wink... Thank you to the judges & producers for choosing me & giving me this once in a life-time chance.. hope to work with u guys again if there's a chance, wink wink wink.. Thank you to all my friends & supporters of Chef Selebriti for giving me your constant encouragement & support.. Thank you to my family & last but not least my wonderful husband for always supporting & believing in me... I LOVE U ALL!!!

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Chef Selebriti Episode 4 : My Point of View

2007-11-12T18:10:00.000+08:00

In Chef Selebriti episode 4, we see lots of tears in it mainly because the chefs had been in the pent house for more than 10 days with minimal contact with their loved ones. Their form of contact were just by 20 to 30 minutes phone calls that can only be made usually late at night after their shooting is done. So you can imagine life with no handphones which is a neccessity in our lifes today.

On the 1st day of shoot for episode 4, we had to move out very early to Banquet IOI Plaza to avoid the lunchtime crowd. Arriving on set, they had a mini task which is to make 'lamian' or hand made noodles. Most of them struggled to do it because it looks easy but it's actually tough to master. Chef Mustaqim won because he did an almost perfect piece in this challenge.

Then after having luch at Banquet, we move on to the hosting challenge which is at Geylang Serai Market. A good place to conquer any fears in hosting since there are lots of Malay people there. As usual, each of them had to memorise a script, they did all that in the waiting area. One by one were brought to the location and they performed their task. Another suprise hosting challenge was they had to do interviews with the patron in that market.

During this challenge I realised... that they were totally focused and had thrown out any fear in them to approach these people to be interviewed which was a vast improvement since the day they stepped into the pent house. Except for Sufiyan who still declared to me he's still afraid of the camera :) Well Sufiyan, you have to conquer it to be a Chef Selebriti, bro :grin:

Next week in episode 5, we shall see how our chefs cook western dishes (most of them are expert in this) but doing it in the middle of Courts Megastore (their audition memories came streaming back). Who will be eliminated next??? Don't miss it!

You can send your comments and feedbacks for the show @ Chef Selebriti Forum! Do let us know what you think!

SURIA.SG is having a weekly quiz for Chef Selebriti viewers! $50 worth of MARIGOLD products! So do give it a try ok! :) Go to Chef Selebriti @ Suria!

View behind the scene pictures : Episode 4

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WTH! The Stadium Is Still Here?

2007-11-11T18:07:00.000+08:00

When my friend Ash asked me out last friday, to catch the 2010 World Cup Asian Qualification Round 2 game against Tajikistan I was excited mainly because it's a big game for the Lions. So I told him, I'll meet him 6.30pm at Lavender MRT and he told me it's at Kallang, the National Stadium and I was... "WHAT!!??? Kallang? Stadium kan dah roboh!? (Stadium had been demolished right?)" and he said, "No lah! It's still there lah bro!".

Then I remembered thousands came to watch the finals of Asean Cup and all of us thought it was the last time we'll be standing in that stadium. All buzy snapping pictures and also shedding tears. So I was alittle shocked to know that the National Stadium is still standing and I'm going there again to watch the Lions play!

While we were walking towards the stadium on the overheard bridge, my friend Elvis said, "Man, I thought it's gone too! It's like seeing a ghost now as we're walking towards it!" We all had a good laugh because of that.

As most of you had read in the papers the score ended 2-0 to Singapore for the 1st leg in this round. I wish Singapore to continue thier winning run as long as possible. The crowd that came were not the same as before, just a few thousand on the night, I think most of us were unaware of this game or maybe thought that the stadium was gone too! (hehe!)

Sharing The Experience : Chef Haryani

2007-11-06T12:43:00.000+08:00

So I'm still IN... I think I did better for this episode as compared to last week's.

Of course the Chef Idol segment was the highlight! Haha betul tak Andri?? We were asked to choose a song from the 70s. As we were the only "Romeo & Juliet" duo among the group, we chose a 70s Malay duet song from Hail Amir & Uji Rashid. My favourite! Absolute classic.. My partner can definitely carry a tune! We definitely had fun & worked well together. Too bad they did not show our whole song segment.. banyak drama you!! I've always enjoyed singing & performing. But I will never enter those singing competition.. I will only do so if my voice is as power as Siti's or Dayang's!

As for the cooking challenge, I think I'm the only contestant who did a soup dish. I LOVE SOUPS! Its my comfort food! I've always added prawns to my soup, so when I saw prawns, the recipe instantly came to my mind.

Of course I would add vegetables to my soup. That was what I was trying to say that eating soup is more nutritious. Water-soluble vitamins will leak into the soup, as vitamins in veges are mostly destroyed during cooking, we could retain as much vitamins as possible when we drink the soup. But somehow I think my point did not really came across.. My tongue somehow gets a bit twisted when I tried to translate all these info in Malay!! Lucky my garlic & blood pressure topic menjadi...

But I still I talked to fast but I cooked fast too! I finished cooking in 12 minutes! So just nice, I had another 3 minutes to garnish my soup in the capsicum bowl. This time round, my dish tasted good, as commented by the judges. In fact, they loved it! I felt a sense of relief. Ultimately, I think you must really enjoy what you're doing, and I was indeed really enjoying myself during the cooking challenge!

What pushes or helped me to focus was the fact I had to prove myself to everyone. I think some people expected me to get eliminated after the 1st set of challenges. But I realised that I have this tough competitive streak! Being the only woman actually puts more pressure on me. Some people may think that "Oh they put a woman there to make it more interesting only".

Well that may be true and this is for TV anyway... But for myself, I will not let all these theories distract me. I know what is my main purpose of doing this. Its really a sense of individual achievement, no matter if I win or not.

Do leave some comments for us to share ok... And continue watching Chef Selebriti as the competition gets tougher!! Both emotionally & mentally! Stay tuned to find out more!

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Chef Selebriti Episode 3 : My Point of View

2007-11-06T12:32:00.000+08:00

In episode 3 we saw the elimination of Chef Hisham and Chef Khernizam. Hisham is a great chef and his weakness was his hosting and the way he convey his messages. It's too muffled although he gave some good tips while he's cooking he rarely looked at the camera and that I think what causes this elimination.

As for Chef Khernizam he was camera shy, he's actually talkative and witty once you know him but infront of the camera he became too quiet at times and we had to prompt him to talk so that his cooking would not be so dull. He's a good chef by the way. I think between him and Chef Andri there was a good fight and in the end the judges decides who stays and who goes home.

As the competition gets nearer to the end and knowing that they could be eliminated in the next two days, it gets more competitive in the pent house and also the differences in opinions can be seen with some chefs in my point of view.

Next week in episode 4, we shall see which chef has the magic hands in making noodles and also who's daring enough to host and interview ordinary folks who's having their meal time! Who will be eliminated next? Don't miss it next Monday, 8.30pm on Suria!

You can send your comments and feedbacks for the show @ Chef Selebriti Forum! Do let us know what you think!

Behind The Scence Pics : Episode 3

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Chef Selebriti NEW TIMING!

2007-10-28T19:36:00.000+08:00

Chef Selebriti , the new reality tv programme about professional chefs fighting it out to be the next Chef Selebriti (Celebrity Chef) on Suria had changed it's date and time to Mondays, 8.30pm! So don't miss the 3rd episode where the chefs had to sweat it out and also serenade the viewers. Who says chefs can't sing??? Don't miss the chefs enthics and hidden talent and who will be eliminated next!? Send your feedbacks/comments about the show @ Chef Selebriti FORUM!

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Sharing The Experience : Chef Haryani

2007-10-25T12:52:00.000+08:00

CHEF SELEBRITI, EPISODE 1

Finally the long-awaited 1st episode of Chef Selebriti was aired!! Now I can blog about it!! I tried my best to keep all the details of the upcoming episodes a secret. But some‘things’ just got leaked out due to a particular ‘no-appreciation-for-confidentiality-&-element of surprise- individual. So for those who ‘know’, PLS keep in to yourselves ok. I would really appreciate it.

Let’s talk about what I feel about this competition thus far. I remembered the mass cook-off at COURTS vividly. I was actually in the daze all the time after it was announced that I’m going to be in the top 12. For your information, I’m competing against 11 professional male chefs!! Cam tak percaya gitu!! Am I really doing this??

Was I intimidated by them?? Well maybe initially. Especially when all the 30 contestants gathered for the 1st day of competition. I was surprised to see mostly men were competing. Not only that, at least 20 of them are professional chefs! With their knives set in leather cases & their crisp black & white uniform. My knives were wrapped in newspapers! Standard makciks nye style! LOL!

It was indeed a mental challenge for me. But I realised, everyone else was just as nervous & anxious as me. The anticipation of waiting, what are we going to cook? We only know at the very last minute what we''ll cook. We stood at our stations looking at the ingredients given for about a minute. Then cook-off begin! We had 30mins to cook & garnish our dissh.

I knew for definitely, I'm NOT going to just fry or make KOKA noodles soup! Actually, I have never cooked Noodle Omelette before! I was so glad to be given eggs. I just heard about this type of dish somewhere before.

So Alhamdullillah, menjadi. Takut omelettenye pecah ke, hangus ke... My luck was good that day. I will never forget KOKA noodles all my life!!

My sole supporter that day, my dearest hubby, sampai kempunan. He was standing there all afternoon, straight from his 24hrs shift. And when he saw my dish, "Eh kenapa you nak pernah masak recipe ni kat rumah??" Kecian laki aku...

Like I've said before, I was like in a daze all day under that tent. The issue that held me back was that I was going to have to leave my baby behind to compete. Thinking about that made me wanna give up my place. Even the latest MANJA article mentioned that I was like NOT interested in this competition. But hubby gave me his support & encouraged me to take on this once in a lifetime experience. That phrase in MANJA is definitely WRONG!

I wanted so much to be a part of this. This is what I love. It's always been my dream to host my own cooking show! I love this, just as much as I love my daughter.

So don't forget to catch me & the rest of the contestants next Sunday when the competition truly begins!! Will I be eliminated next week?! Stay tuned & find out!!! Chef Haryani

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Sharing The Experience : Chef Andri

2007-10-25T12:50:00.000+08:00

CHEF SELEBRITI, EPISODE 1

Some of you might want to my experience in the competition and so here I am!

I was alittle shocked because of the confession part. Gosh! Now people will already label me as a bad boy from the very first episode (well... well.. well..) but it was fun and suprised to know that, there's a lot of good and experience chef in the malay society (a job well done to each and everyone of you)

Some chefs which came down for the mass cooking were dissapointed when they got to know that we had to cook KOKA noodles with our own creativity (a good chef never complains about what they are given to them for
cooking, they just cook the best that they can) RIGHT?

SO, DON'T FORGET TO WATCH THE REST OF THE
EPISODE, IT'S GETTING BETTER AND BETTER EACH DAY... Chef Andri

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Chef Selebriti @ iZone Exclusive!

2007-10-21T10:17:00.000+08:00

Chef Selebriti will be airing its 1st episode on Suria at 9pm tonight! As I was involved in this production from day 1 till the end, I will be providing exclusive behind the scene photos, videos and information which you will find interesting and add some light to a certain scenario on the show. So, don't miss the show! Visit Chef Selebriti @ iZone! Also do give a visit Chef Selebriti Official website on SURIA.SG. You will find video logs, a forum about the show and best of all recipes for the makciks and auties!

Ada tak ada yang penting kita ketawa!!! APA KATA...!

a QRIOS.SG production

Chef Selebriti Trailers! Watch it here!

2007-10-16T11:30:00.000+08:00

Chef Selebriti Trailer No.1

Coming to your homes soon! This 21st October 2007, 9pm on SURIA! The first ever malay tv reality programme that's looking for a celebriti chef. All 12 chefs will be staying under one roof, fighting it out against each other, showing off their cooking and hosting skills. Most of them are professional chefs but had no experience in hosting a tv programme. So watch them, as they struggle and learn the hard way in becoming a celebrity. The winner of this competition will get $10,000 worth of cash and prizes as well as hosting their own cooking show on Suria.

Chef Selebriti Trailer No.2

I'm involved in this production and I've stayed with the chefs throughout their stay in the penthouse. Watch out for more exclusive updates on Chef Selebriti here on iZone as I give you my first hand experience on this reality programme. This programme is a QRIOS.SG Pte Ltd production :)

So watch out for this tv programme! Only on SURIA!

Hari Raya Update! : It's been awhile...

2007-10-16T11:28:00.000+08:00

Since 2002, I had been unable to go out with my family during hari raya. Usually it's due to work commitments. Most of the time it's about laziness, I guess the feeling of having to work the next day usually drains your hari raya spirit away but this year it's a different story! The idea of not knowing that I will be needed to work the next day gives me the extra push to finally go out with my family and visit the other relatives! Actually it's fun as you're able to do some catching up on your cousins and uncles and aunties.

The first day of hari raya is usually the sobre and close family affair. I just went to my grandparents. Only two homes in one day very relax mode. On the other hand, the second day was the visiting day to all the we knows in the family. I think it lasted for about 10 hours and we just managed to visit seven homes. Which is not productive in my point of view. Every home there were food to eat, kuehs and biscuits to munch and I felt I had gained all my diet during the fasting month! Anyway it's once a year affair and I feel it's worth the pounds regained haha!

As usual I'm not the photo friendly type and I don't have much photos to share but I hope you all had a good time this Hari Raya and thanks for stopping by! Maaf Zahir dan Batin...

Selamat Hari Raya To All Muslims!

2007-10-11T19:05:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya to All!!! Firstly I'm very sorry that I had not been updating my blog as frequently due to my work commitments on Chef Selebriti and also the preparation for none other than HARI RAYA! So, I wish all my muslim readers and friends a SELAMAT HARI RAYA and may you all be happy with your love ones as well as be successful in anything that you all wish to pursue in life. A small pantun for all of you...

Ketupat dan lepat menjadi juadah Menjamu tetamu yang hadir ke rumah Memohon maaf jika ada silap dan salah Kalau tau alamat tuan hamba... Jemput lah datang ke rumah :)

All the best to all and hopefully I will have more updates after hari raya! Take care and be good! Berhati-hati di jalan raya... kalau masih hendak beraya haha!

Fitrah - Hazir Lebaran 2007 : 22.09.07

2007-09-20T07:47:00.000+08:00

click image above to view poster
A compilation album of Singapore's own singers titled Fitrah, Hazir Lebaran 2007. A worthwhile cause, portion of the album proceeds will be donated to Pertapis Children's Home. An initiative by Beats Society, EZS Music and MediaCorp TV12 Artiste Management Unit.

The artistes involved : Hyrul Anuar, Fauzie Laily, Norfasarie, Imran Ajmain, Sleeq, Izzat Shine, Lady E, Solihin, Merah, Tengku Adil, Kazsreal Alfi, Wan Arshad, Hairi Yusoff and special guest Ann Hussein.

Album releasing : 22nd of September 2007

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! So do get it soon!

A free service from iZone : Entertainment Buzz!
If you have any events or happenings that involves charity, iZone will do a simple buzz like the one above to help you or your company in this cause. Email the details to : izar@izone.sg

Chef Selebriti TOP 12 Chefs! The Competition is ON!

2007-09-16T10:19:00.000+08:00

It's been awhile since my last update, I've been buzy with the upcoming TV reality programme 'Chef Selebriti'. Top 12 Chefs had been choosen from the grand finals where 30 chefs did a mass cookout battle at Courts Megastore on 24th August and the compeition kickoff on the 25th August with these chefs aiming to achieve the status of a celebrity chef. I'm currently housed in an excellent property with the production crew, technical crew, artistes and the 12 chefs which will be eliminated as the days goes by. Not much that I can tell you right now since it will only be aired on the 21st October 2007 on Suria. What I can tell you is that the 12 chefs that had been choosen are an animated bunch. They have their own identity, their own set of stratergy to achieve the finals. I will not be able to blog regularly since my time is limited in this house. There's going to be a lot of challenging days of almost 30 days for me as well as the chefs themselves. Missing my family, my bedroom and ofcourse all my 3 Arts Crews! Hope to see you all soon after this production ends. Watch out for Chef Selebriti, the first of its kind on Suria and maybe in Singapore's television history :) Dont forget the date and time, 21st October 2007, 9pm! More info @ QRIOS.SG

Chef Selebriti MASS COOKOUT!

2007-08-21T18:13:00.000+08:00

We will be having a MASS COOKOUT of 30 CHEF battling it out, showing of their skills and ability to interact with audiences vying to be the TOP 10 CHEFS that will have the chance to be a celebrity chef. They will have to impress the experienced judges on the day. Lots of frying, cutting and chopping action!Cooking demos by our famous TV personalities like Asmah Laily and Chef Bob (Chef Skuter) will also stir up some dishes for you to try out! Not forgetting those who love our local entertainment industry, you will be glad to know the involvemnet of our recent ANUGERAH 2007 finalists, Maiya, Nuwwarah, Roslan and Kassreal in this event! What’s “CHEF SELEBRITI” about? These selected 10 CHEFS will be housed in a premium property with restricted priviledges and challenging tasks everyday to acheive the ultimate prize of being the inaugural celebrity chef on Suria. He/She will get to host their own cooking show as well as winning $10,000 worth of cash and prizes! CHEF SELEBRITI MASS COOKOUT!

Date: 25th (Sat) & 26th (Sun) August 2007
Time: 1pm to 5pm
Venue: COURTS Megastore, Tampines Retail Park

So come on down to Tampines COURTS Megastore! Catch the future celebrity chefs and your favourite Anugerettes! More info @ QRIOS.SG

MatRock had moved!

2007-04-29T22:27:00.000+08:00

Dear friends and blog readers....

It's time to move on for me hehe...
Please go to iZone. Thank you!

Mat Rock 'pesan' to renew my blog link on your blogs ya. Thanks!

Call of Duty

2007-04-16T01:04:00.000+08:00

MatRock will not be in cyberworld from 16th to 21st April 2006. So take care people :)
Salam...

Mat Rock kena call of duty biase anak watan Singapura :)

Move it or go around it?

2007-04-14T11:46:00.000+08:00

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.

The peasant learned what many of us never understand -

"Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition. We should boldly face it and not just walk around it."

Cerita ini mudah untuk difahami kerana bila kita susah kita akan berusaha lebih untuk mencapai kejayaan atau impian, tidak kira lah kalau perlu kerja siang hingga ke malam, tidak kira kalau perlu kerja dihujung minggu asalkan kita dapat memcapai kesenangan yang diinginkan. Ini berkaitan dengan cerita atas tu. Yang bawah ni semua cerita tambahan dari aku hehe :)

Kalau ada yang susah dan ingin menjadi susah juga menyusahkan diri tu aku sendiri tak tau apa yang mereka fikirkan melainkan mereka dah tidak ada daya fikiran untuk menjalani kehidupan dengan senang.

Namun jangan bila pula kita sudah senang ada kemewahan kita lupa semasa susah dan berhenti berusaha jadi pemalah, penyakit M namanya tu. Cuba lah untuk mengelakkan diri dari sikap begini sebab kalau kita dah senang kita tolong pula orang yang susah supaya mereka juga senang, sebab orang yang senang mempunyai upaya membantu orang yang susah.

Jangan jadi pemalas kalau dah senang! Kalau dah senang tolong orang sekali!

Mat Rock wishes happy birthday to all April babies epecially to Hakim (my bro) and Akhmar (a new friend)

Mr. Bean's Holiday

2007-04-06T17:36:00.000+08:00

Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

Mr. Bean´s Holiday trailer

Genre: Comedy
Main Cast: Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean)
Running Time: 88 minutes

MatRock Rating: 4 of 5

Synopsis:
Tired of the wet London weather, Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is delighted when he wins a trip to the South of France, complete with a digital video camera.

His adventures begin at the classy restaurant in Gare de Lyon, where the maitre d' (Jean Rochefort) talks him into eating seafood he has never seen before. Eventually managing to catch the TGV (very fast train), he is involved in a series of Bean-ish accidents that unite him with the son (Max Baldry) of a Russian jury member (Karel Roden) headed for the Cannes film festival.

Before being mistaken for a kidnapper, he stumbles onto the set of a commercial being shot by Palme d'Or contender Carson Clay (Willem Dafoe) and meets the lovely Sabine (Emma de Caunes).

And his clumsy video footage ends up as part of a festival acclaimed movie...

Official Website: Mr. Bean's Holiday

Film reviews:
BBC Movie Review
Channel 4 Movie Review

Mat Rock rasa kalau korang suker citer gelak sampai pecah perut sila lah tengok Mr. Bean :)

3 ARTS Crew WP

2007-04-04T22:06:00.000+08:00

Since I have spare time in my hands, I created 3 ARTS Crew wallpaper, our performing art group that is still new for promotional purposes. We are a young bunch of people with experience mentors guiding us. So far the response had been good and we are hoping more will join us to make this a success. Enjoy the wallpaper below...

Wide : 1280px x 800px

Normal : 1024px x 768px

All aspect of the performing arts will be covered in our workshops which will be held twice a month. The upcoming date will be 14th March 2007. On this day basic lines and basic vocals will be covered by our mentor, Irwan Mahpoel. Different days we will cover different aspects of the performing arts to make it all more interesting :) If any of you wishes to join us, do contact Kak Siti at 9363 7399!

The fee is $12/mth. No registration fee needed.

Mat Rock will be at the workshop too! It's been a great experiece for me :)

Hyra WP

2007-04-02T22:25:00.000+08:00

SURPRISE! Here's one wallpaper that might be unexpected. I believe with hardwork and determination Hyra will be able to make her career a success. For a start here's a wallpaper of her. Maybe it's her 1st wallpaper who knows hehe. Anyways, she deserve one from me. Hope you like it Hyra :)

Hyra (Wide : 1280px by 800px)

Hyra (Normal : 1024px by 768px)

Mat Rock looking for good hi-res pics of celebrities all over the net maybe a wallpaper will be created out of it hehe :) Maybe...

Hyrul Anuar WP 02

2007-04-01T20:39:00.000+08:00

2nd wallpaper for HyrulAnuar.com. This time a lighter and airy theme. The last one was a mysterious and darker theme maybe some won't like it hehe :) So here's another choice for you fans :) Enjoy!

Normal version (1024 x 768)

Wide version (1280 x 800)

Will be doing more wallpapers of Hyrul but that's all for now :) Maybe will give a suprise one for someone ;)

Mat Rock kalau banyak waktu ini lah dia boleh buat hehe :) Kalau takde waktu satu jangan harap :)

Be Giving To Others

2007-03-31T01:08:00.000+08:00

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year-old
boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a
glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he
asked. "50¢," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the
coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now
more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing
impatient. "35¢!" she annoyingly replied.

The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice
cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the
cashier and left.

When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were 15¢. You see,
he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to
leave her a tip.

Bila memberi jangan mengharapkan balasan kerana memberi dengan ikhlas balasannya tidak terkira.

Mat Rock harap kita semua dapat belajar sesuatu dalam kisah ini...

Hyrul Anuar WP 01

2007-03-29T22:28:00.000+08:00

One of the best things in my work is I'm doing what I like to do, that's to have the freedom to express how I feel about a subject, a picture etc on a design. Doing wallpapers for celebrities is one of them, it may not be the best work you've seen but if you feel you're better there will others who are better than you. So, for me I have no need to be proud of something that won't last in this world.

Anyways, here's a wallpaper of Hyrul Anuar I did for his official website, it's the 1st of many more to come, I hope hehe. Fans of Hyrul, enjoy it! :) Bro hope you like it too!

Wide version (1280 x 800)

Normal version (1024 x 768)

Mat Rock glad that he can do something for the music industry.

APM 2007 : Vote Hyrul

2007-03-27T10:53:00.000+08:00

APM 2007 dah mula voting season! So sesiapa yang minat artis masing-masing sila undi lah ye :) Untuk peminat HYRUL ANUAR dan yang meminati lagu PERTAMA oleh HYRUL sila ikut arahan dibawah ini untuk membuat undian, terima kasih :)

To vote for Hyrul:
Code: L15 (Pertama) & A9 (Hyrul)

SMS to 72346:
APM(space)Code(space)I/C No.(space)Name

Vote wisely and responsibly! Let's do it today!
Note: 50cents per vote, voting ends 8th April 07, Sunday

Official Websites: RIA 89.7, WARNA 94.2
Hyrul Official Website: www.hyrulanuar.com

So apa lagi tunggu-tunggu? Undi jangan tak undi bros and sisters!

Mat Rock dah undi korang bila lagi? Hehe

Iqa Tag Gua! Ishhh!

2007-03-25T22:09:00.000+08:00

It's very rare, infact its very very rare that I would be tagged to do some quizzes or something in that category but today I had been tagged!!! Tagged by Iqa who else hmmm... (ni mesti case dah takde orang atau memang nak dera orang lah ni kan? Hehe)
Apapun thanks! Kalau ada lagi jangan segan-segan tag, tapi jangan merepek-merepek punya dah le hehe :)

Anyways here's what I had to do...

Instructions:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense. NO CHEATING!
4. Tag 10 people to play this game too.
5. Bold the questions and answers that swack.

How are you feeling today?
Dambaan - Didi Cazli
Eh... macam tau je wahaha!

Will you get far in life?
Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
If you say it right hehe I think...

How do your friends see you?
Yang Terdalam - Peterpan
Terdalam? Dalam ke wahaha!

Will you get married?
Sahabat - Peterpan
Marry my sahabat hmmm... maybe :)

What is your best friend's theme song?
Tak Ada Logika - Agnes Monica
Best friends... is this our theme song?

What is the story of your life?
Kamu dan Kamu - Agnes Monica
Yeah kamu dan kamu dan kamu dan kamu... etc hehe

What was high school like?
Hypnotize - System of A Down
Hypnotize to believe papers are everything! NOT!

How can you get ahead in life?
Gugurnya Bunga Cinta - Laksmana
Let go and move on! That's the way!

What is the best thing about your friends?
Satu Hati - Peterpan
Yeah satu hati that's right! Cool!

What is in store for this weekend?
Seroja - Akhil Hayy
If I can meet my Seroja that would be great!

What song describes you?
Mohon Kasih - Siti Nurhaliza
Wahhh... well mabye not but maybe YES too!

To describe your grandparents?
Pandang-Pandang, Jeling-Jeling - Siti Nurhaliza & SM Salim
Wahaha! Yeah they are still loving each other!

How is your life going?
Semua Tentang Kita - Peterpan
All about US! That's almost it.

What song will they play at your funeral?
Give It To Me - Timbaland feat. Justin & Nelly
Haha! Cool song for a funeral! PARTY! NOT!

How does the world see you?
Aku dan Bintang - Peterpan
Hehe I like to dream so yeah maybe it is :)

Will you have a happy life?
My Love - Justin Timberlake
I will with My Love :)

What do your friends really think of you?
Show Me The Money - Petey Pablo
If this is true I will be a millionaire soon wahaha!

Do people secretly lust after you?
Rama-Rama - Ella
Memories will last till you erased it :)

How can I make myself happy?
Puspasari Penawar - Metalasia
If Puspasari Penawar comes along I will be happy :)

Will you ever have children?
Erti Hidup - Dayang Nurfaizah
Mungkin ia erti kehidupan to have children...

Ok siap! Ini dia 10 orang yang aku nak dera dan tag! Jangan marah hehe :)
1. Jannah
2. Aina
3. Ika
4. Noris
5. Raudha
6. Jaz
7. Zuraimi
8. Ariff
9. Joe
10. and YOU! Hehehe :)

Mat Rock rasa sekali sekala dera orang dengan tagging pun best juga eh wahaha!

Alizee Jacotey

2007-03-24T02:06:00.000+08:00

I appreciate a beautiful face, which sane guy doesn't? I mean if you were sitting in the MRT train, you saw someone beautiful sitting or just walking through the train door, you'll give a second look maybe a few more than you wanted. Oppsss almost missing the point here, it's just that I have been admiring a singer far away from Singapore named Alizée Jacotey. More on her here! She's is talented. She's beautiful, some might think I like here for the wrong reasons but hey, I just like her cute face, but not to the extend of wanting to do more than just admiring her beauty DUH!
So I wish to share it with you guys :)

Below are video of her singles that are popular in 2003: (Enjoy the visuals)

Vidéo
Uploaded by shermix

Song title: J'ai Pas Vingt Ans

Alizee -Clip - tele
Uploaded by docjonathan

Song title: J'en Ai Marre

Mat Rock wants to learn French incase he stumbles upon her wahaha! Any tutors? For FREE?

Dayang Nurfaizah WP

2007-03-17T20:44:00.000+08:00

It's been awhile since I did a celebrity wallpaper. This was a request from someone I knew. Thanks to her for this Dayang photo which inspired me to create a wallpaper out of it! Luk thanks ya! Hehe. Sekarang aku nak share dengan peminat Dayang yang lain pula kat blog ni! Jangan marah!

Dayang Nurfaizah (1280 x 800) Wide

Mat Rock tunggu kalau ada lain celebrity nak buat wallpaper hehe :)

Wear a SMILE!

2007-03-16T00:47:00.000+08:00

My Dear Friends,

Research has shown that smiles can be heard. When a person who is
speaking on the phone is smiling, the person listening can actually
sense it. Believe it or not? Even in SMS we can sense a smile! (Sebab banyak kali nampak orang baca SMS tersenyum sendiri dalam MRT, dalam bus, tepi jalan, mana-mana pun boleh wahaha!)

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only
sunshine he sees all day... Author Unknown

It takes less muscles to smile than it does to frown "It takes
seventeen muscles to smile and forty-three to frown."... Author
Unknown

People are attracted to those who smile. When was the last time you
wanted to meet a person who was frowning? "Wear a smile and have
friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not
to make the world less difficult for each other... George Eliot

Smile and your eyes lighten up. Frown and your eyes darken. "Of all
the things you wear, your expression is the most important... Janet
Lane

The cost of a smile is zero. "A smile is an inexpensive way to
change your looks... Charles Gordy

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight... Phyllis Diller

Senyum selalu orang kata gila, kalau tak tau senyum lagi gila!... MatRock

Terima kasih dan SENYUM SELALU :)

Mat Rock smiles to all who read his blog :)

World of Voices

2007-03-13T13:50:00.000+08:00

Lama juga aku tak update blog bukan malas cuma sibuk day in day out buat pekerjaan yang rasanya tak terlintas aku akan alami iaitu the world of voice dubbing hehe. Sebab selalunya bila aku tengok rancangan kartun atau rancangan documentari yang di voice over ke Melayu aku ketawa sebab lucu dengan suara-suara mereka, sekarang aku pula yang kena buat voice over! Padan muka!

Apapun ia satu pengalaman yang tidak akan aku lepaskan sebab aku suka belajar benda baru, contohnya macam mana nak record suara guna Final Cut Pro, apa yang harus aku perhatikan sebelum bermulanya rakaman seperti mixer, mic dan sebagainya. Kirakan hands on learning lah ni sebab kalau nak belajar kat luar kena bayar ni belajar percuma dibayar lagi hehe siapa tak nak betul tak?

Jadi rancangan yang aku terlibat sama lebih tepat lagi QRIOS terlibat ialah, rancangan kanank-kanak iaitu Bawa Berus Gigi (Bring Your Toothbrush) dan Kerja Untuk Si Kecil (Jobs For Juniors). Nasib baik QRIOS sudah mempunyai members yang boleh menjadi voice talents kalau tidak aku lah jadi suara adik-adik kecil tu issshhhh naya punya kerja!

Itulah update yang aku nak tulis buat masa ni, jadi buat yang tertanya-tanya tu macam Jannah hehe Abang sibuk buat kerja ni yang lain tu, kalau tengah cuti sekolah! Enjoys! Ada cuti 1 minggu ada cuti sampai 5 minggu! Gunakan masa dengan baik oraits!

Mat Rock baru baik demam sebab ngadap editing suite lama sangat hehe. Orang baru lah katakan belum biasa :)

3 Arts Crew (1st Gathering)

2007-02-15T21:15:00.000+08:00

Recently on the 10th February 2007, we held the 1st Gathering for the performing arts workshop, the response was overwhelming! Almost 30 enthusiast came to hear what we are all about, we are the 3 ARTS CREW. What we had to offer and what they will gain from it. It's an eye opener as well as a heartfelt session where we exchanged views on the same passion that is performing arts.

The age group ranges from energetic 14 to the wise age of 40! After the discussion, we hope that those who came had a better understanding and would pursue their passion in the future with us. For more info on this workshop, which is offereing the 3 major arts that's Dancing, Singing and Acting do call us at 6226 0662 or directly to Abg Irwan @ 9842 2582 or email him at mahpoel@qrios.sg. Hope I will hear from you readers too!

Jangan segan-segan kalau ada minat sebab orang yang segan nanti ketinggalan. Orang yang berani akan alami kemajuan, belajar dari kesilapan dan InsyaAllah cerah masa depan.

Mat Rock ajak korang yang minat bidang seni ni beri peluang untuk "Experience the passion!"

SwissCult (SwissCash)

2007-02-12T13:17:00.000+08:00

SwissCash is the scam of the moment.

In reality, its returns are quite low compared to some of the big scams of the past, the problem is they offer very high returns for multi-level-marketers, which in turn inspires these slimy sorts to con people out of their hard earned money into the 'guaranteed' returns of Swisscash.

Everywhere I look there are more and more people popping up, promoting this scam, either blind to its fallacy, or knowing of it but trying to get as much off their referrals as they can (some members proudly parading the fact that they are working as a team and have suckered in $100,000 + from their downline.)

It's funny, originally Swisscash claimed SwissMutual or whatever-the-hell they're legitimate multi-trillion dollar fund is meant to be called, has been around since 1948 or some such similar date. Then, the Swiss government, along with other agencies, release warnings and basically say they've never even heard of the existence of such a thing.

But of course, this gets 'legitimately' explained away because SwissMutual is no longer registered in Switzerland. What a load of bulldust. They originally claimed it did have long standing connections to the land of the Swiss. You'd think the governing bodies would have at least bloody heard of such a thing before it 'stopped being registered there.'

That's just a tiny example of the false claims and idiotic lies that spring up from this program but the problem is - people lap it up like a puppy loves warm milk.

"Of course, the dodgy site with bad grammar MUST know more than the multiple government and third party agencies which have pointed out that it's a scam. We know nothing about SwissCash's inner workings, or who's behind it - they MUST be telling the truth."

A whole cottage industry has popped up, all hailing to the God of SwissCult. There's exchangers, between SwissCash's internal point-currency, complete with phone numbers. There's cheerleaders everywhere. There's 'teams' working towards common goals, once again complete with details. They even have SwissCash parties in some countries such as Malaysia where every week they all meet and discuss their team and their deity, SwissCult.

It's sad - a lot of the people in these teams are living in countries with a median income lower than most. The SwissCult is offering them the promise of 'guaranteed' returns and a better life, the idea of working as a team, towards a common goal. They can see nothing else than the fake promises.

These people are being suckered, by smiling she-devils and shysters, more money than they can afford to lose.

But, wouldn't it be funny, if this cottage-industry that has sprouted up around SwissCash, with third party exchangers, teams, and the like somewhat sustained SwissCult and allowed it to go on and on and eventually grew into a legitimate income stream and trading market that could sustain the cult?

That'd be a thought - a scam so cult like, that it ends up legitamizing itself. A market so popular, that by force of conviction, it wills itself into legitimate existence.

SwissCult - don't do it.
Above article taken from: (here)

MatRock view is simple, you want to invest go ahead because investments does not gurantee returns. What you invest into, you must be wiling to loose it too! The things to look out when you do any investments is make sure it's a legal business in your country, Why? So that you can lodge a complain or a place to report foulplays if/or anything were to happen eg. they ran away with your money.

When you invest in something there are blacks and whites involved, lots of paperwork to be read and ofcourse signed, they should show what you are investing in and the breakdown of the investments. Also you should know who's doing the investment for you? How you can contact them directly? Protect your investments, protect yourself too!

For your info SwissCash is not a legitimate business in Singapore, meaning it's not registered and not recognized, some people will say there are risk in investments, yeah that's totally true but don't be a fool and choose blindly! Duh!

Mat Rock rasa baik korang invest in something that's legal in our country nak lagi bagus invest untuk akhirat!

Singapore ASEAN Champion!

2007-02-05T12:39:00.000+08:00

Photo from The Straits Times

Asean Football Championship (AFC)
Singapore 1 Thailand 1 (2nd Leg Final)
Singapore won 3-2 on aggregate

Wish I was in Bangkok but due to financial and time factor, I guess staying home with my family to watch the game LIVE on TV in the comfort of my home is the next best option.

Ole Ole Ole! We Are The CHAMPIONS!

Incredibly, Singapore won the AFC! When Khairul Amri smashed a swerving shot into the top corner of the net, I could hear the whole neighbourhood shoting GOAL! I think the whole of Singapore must be watching this match last night hehe. It was pure determination by the Lions to crawl back after falling behind.

I had been following this tournament very closely and when the whistle was blown for the kick off, I was very relaxed, even when Sharil's goal was disallowed I was not worried that was how confident I am of this Singapore Team. As expected the Thais would be on an all out attack and after sometime, they scored, still I was relaxed, in my heart I know that the Lions can score in this game because I have seen how the did it lots of time.

In the second half with my chilled green tea in my hand thanks to POKKA (haha! promo nampak) I sat down to watch how the Lions calmly yet surely hold their ground like knowing they will surely get a goal in this final match. Business as usual, the fast Khairul dribbled the ball from the third quater nearing the box, no pressure from the defenders (this time I was feeling something special is going to happen), right after he entered the penalty box, Khairul gave a full swing with his legs and the ball just flew into the net, the Thai keeper just stood there with his hand on his head in disbelief (by this time, the neighboorhood was crazy with people shouting GOAL! outside of their windows like me haha!) Singapore came back and the host were silenced. From then I knew the CUP was ours! AGAIN! Wahaha!

Mohd Noh Defensive Save & Khairul Amri's Smashing GOAL!
This morning, I did something I did as a ritual since the AFC started, go to 7-11 and get the newspapers before it's sold out. Read all the articles and I'm damn proud to be a Singaporean and doubly damn proud of the LIONS! Only football is the game of the people. Other sports are just... sports. I hope, the S-League will also bring the crowds in because we must not forget that this cup winning LIONS, they are from the S-League! Which means that the S-League is one of the best league in the region, why don't you just drop by to your nearest stadium and find out which local team is representing your neighbourhood and give them your support!

As for me, it's back to Choa Chu Kang stadium! The home of the Warriors! SAFFC that is, what's your?

Mat Rock congrats the Singapore LIONS for winning the Cup! Now go beyond ASEAN! All the best!

Performing Arts Workshop

2007-02-03T09:50:00.000+08:00

Allo people! :)

I have a very good news to tell you guys and gals who's interests are towards either DANCING, SINGING and ACTING! Coming this 10th February, Saturday at 7.30pm we will be holding a small gathering for you enthusiasts, it will be held at QRIOS.SG (Map Click Here).

This workshop must not be missed by you because you will gain the knowledge of performing arts taught by very exprienced moderators in their respective fields. Power brader! Other that the knowledge you also will get a good workout, a fun and interactive way to stay healthy. I am also going to be involved in it as a member! Let's have a good laugh and fun together-gather hehehe :) Also it's going to be damn cheap for all these at only $12/mth. Harga jatuh Petronas Tower ni!

If you guys are interested to join the gathering just to ask questions and have a better idea of the workshop do infrom me by email, sms of just directly call me orait! Jangan terlepas brader! Ada makan-makan gak hehe :)

Mat Rock ajak korang join sebab boleh kita enjoys sama-sama!

Thailand Football A Disgrace

2007-02-01T12:00:00.000+08:00

Harsh words for a title but they fully deserve it, WHY? you may ask.
If you are one of the people watching the Singapore Vs Thailand match last night, you will surely know why.

Lots of things to point out, the match did not went smoothly due to poor performance by the middle man (refree), he did not control the game well and let some obvious tackles go unpunished! Lots of poor decision by him. He lets tackles and fouls go like it's a rugby match. So perfomance rating for the ref is very low.

Now to the main topic which is the Thailand national team, this is a team that had been well respected in Asean. A team that is always to beat in any tournament but last night, they threw their earned respect into the toilet bowl and flushed it away. WHY? you may ask again, well... they did something really STUPID or really CRAZY, 10mins before the end of official time, the ref awarded a penalty to Singapore! A harsh decision some may say but that's football! Some nights you win, some nights you will lose! Some nights you draw the game, so that's fair right? But the Thailand team, NO! they decided that well, TONIGHT we want to be like cry babies and boycott the match hoping that the refree will undo his decision by sitting at the sideline! WTF!!! Is this Thailand or some small children playing under the block? I think the children under the blocks playing are better at sportmanship than them!

For 15mins! They were persuaded by the match officials, federation commitees and all the big shots available on the field (lucky Mr S.R. Nathan were not called to the field too!) like a small kid who did not get his candy and his father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncles all must go to him and "pujuk" to not cry and play the game! Wahaha! Mangkuk hayun! What nosense is this? The stadium is packed! LIVE TV on two channels (Ch5 and STAR Sports!) They act like this!?

After much persuasion, they decide to continue the game, but damage is done! Thailand is a DISGRACE to Asean Football. I think before they boycott another game, why not we just give them the trophy! So that they won't cry like kids without candies. Ermmm, NOT (fat hope)!

This weekend, to my beloved LIONS! Show the cry babies (Thailand) how to act like men and play good football! Show them what's sportmanship and win the CUP! I believe this current team have the power to do it. I wish them all the BEST! GO LIONS GO!

Last night score: SINGAPORE 2 Thailand 1.

Mat Rock rasa Thailand team macam budak-budak tak cukup umur nak main tournament macam ni hehe.

Singapura menang Malaysia!

2007-01-29T13:50:00.000+08:00

Singapura 6 Malaysia 5 (lepas penalty kick!)

Aku ada confession nak buat hehe, aku ikut perkembangan Singapore dalam pertandingan ASEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (dulu nama Tiger Cup). Aku cuma miss 1 game je iaitu Singapore lawan Vietnam lepas tu aku tak miss 1 game pun bila lawan kat National Stadium, Alhamdulillah.

Sabtu lalu terkenang aku kembali waktu Malaysia Cup. Stadium penuh dengan penyokong! Duduk takde space kosong pun malam tu, semua sama-sama datang nak beri sokongan pada Singapore. Ramai datang berbaju merah termasuk lah aku sekali hehe. Sabtu lalu, ada Kallang Wave (lagi gerek dari National Day), ada sorakkan OLE OLE OLE, ada hentakkan kaki (nasib tak romboh National Stadium), ada jeritan Refree Kayu!, ada jeritan BUT** gak wahaha! (yang ni memang tak boleh elak). Nasib ler sesiapa bawa anak-anak kecil tengok bola terpaksa endure haha. Apapun ia satu kenangan yang lagi manis sebab Singapore menang!

Malaysian supporter yang datang pun tak boleh buat apa-apa sebab totally outnumbered lah kirakan, apa-apa sorakkan semua tenggelam. Masa di Shah Alam tiket diturunkan harga tak boleh penuh, 30 000 je datang, Kallang tak payah turun kan harga penuh sampai 55 000 orang hehe. Aku dapat tau FAS naikkan harga galleri $7 ($1 tambah je) alaaa aku tak kisah pun, sebab FINALS brader mahal sket no problem confirm datang juga! Penuh tak penuh tu terpulang pada korang yang baca, kalau setakat baca je tak boleh rasa suasananya, kena datang tengok sendiri dan alaminya haha.

So apa kata, korang datang hari rabu ni tengok Singapore lawan Thailand, confirm best punya match walapun Thailand tu favourite team tapi aku percaya Singapore boleh bagi sebiji dua kat dorang ni. Jangan tunggu last minute nanti macam Sabtu lalu, tiket sold out gigit jari je kat luar hehe.

Oh ya, aku ada petik gambar sket ngan video sekali masa Sabtu lalu kasi korang lagi bingit sebab tak pegi tengok wahaha. Kalau ada yang nak tengok ngan aku silakan SMS atau DIRECT CALL ok hehe boleh kita sorak sama-sama!

Nyanyi Majulah Singapura!

Mat Rock rasa happy-happy, yang tak tengok kat stadium sabtu lalu, datang lah rabu ni!

Mainan 70an! Tengok video ni!

2007-01-26T17:09:00.000+08:00

Aku terserempak dengan satu video kat YouTube sebab tengah tengok funny commercials lah gitu, sekali jumpa commercial mainan zaman 70an! Bing Bang Boing macam gerek gitu kalau lah ada mainan ni, zaman sekarang tak tau lah laku ke tidak sebab sekarang budak-budak nak PSP, Nintendo, iPod etc. Zaman mainan board games, kereta racing dikirakan hilang entah kemana. Bagi dorang mainan2 macam ni semua tak mencabar minda lah agaknya. Apapun, enjoy the video, jangan lupa bilang aku mana mainan yang korang minat lepas tengok video ni ok :)

Mat Rock suke Bing Bang Boing! Korang suke yang mana?

Secret Dollhouse v.2

2007-01-22T14:40:00.000+08:00

Finally and I hope this will be the last redesign for Secret Dollhouse. The 1st design to the owners were not to their taste, not very Victorian, too little watermarks, etc and I did a redesign for them with no extra charges which by right I am suppose to charge them for any adjustments especially large ones but to me, as long as the client is happy with the new design I'm satisfied too, maybe I have to be more firm about the charges then this kind of things won't happen again. There will be no more freebies from me because all this work takes alot of my time which I am suppose to concentrate on other important things like upcoming events and productions.

So, Secret Dollhouse, I hope you are satisfied with this redesign.

Mat Rock kena tegas kalau tak orang ingat keje aku semua ni free agaknya.

Bengkel Anugerah 2007

2007-01-02T17:54:00.000+08:00

Bengkel Anugerah 2007 yang diusahakan oleh QRIOS.SG Pte Ltd ini akan diadakan di QUEENSTOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE, THEATRETTE, Commonwealth Avenue, pada tanggal 28 Januari 2007, dari jam 2:00 petang hingga 5.00 petang. Turut menjayakan bengkel ini adalah penyanyi-penyanyi tempatan yang bakal berkongsi dan berbincang bersama peserta bengkel akan teknik dan cara mereka menyanyi dan membuat persembahan.

Antara barisan penyanyi yang bakal ditampilkan di Bengkel Anugerah 2007 ialah peserta-peserta Anugerah, Hyrul Anuar, Fauzie Laily, Fuad Rahman, Elfaeza ul Haq dan Norfasarie. Mereka turut disertai dengan penampilan khas oleh Ali Anugerah yang akan berkongsi pengalaman beliau dalam pertandingan ini.

Menurut Irwan lagi, dengan penyertaan Ali di dalam Bengkel Vokal ini, beliau sedikit sebanyak akan menyentuh tentang soal keyakinan diri, keperibadian, penampilan dan tatarias seseorang itu apabila berada di atas pentas.

“Sekiranya kita ingin berdiri sama tinggi dan duduk sama rendah dengan bakat-bakat seperti di Malaysia dan Indonesia, maka sudah tiba masanya, kita didik dan sematkan nilai-nilai persembahan yang positif dalam bakat-bakat tempatan kita.”

Harga Tiket: $28
Ticket Venue: QRIOS Office, 34 Craig Rd, Chinatown Plaza, #B1-05/A

Untuk mengikuti bengkel ini, sila hubungi QRIOS.SG di 6226 0662 dari 12 tengahari hingga 8 malam atau email kami di bengkel@qrios.sg. Spread the word!

Promo banner (www.qrios.sg):

Mat Rock harap ramai perserta yang berminat untuk bengkel ini... Spread the word!

HyrulAnuar.com

2006-12-31T20:51:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah dibina juga HyrulAnuar.com, boleh juga Hyrul bergembira kerana dia mempunya websitenya sendiri hehe sama macam Siti Nurhaliza idolanya tuuu. Apapun aku harap Hyrul akan teruskan rakaman albumnya dan aku dapat menerima maklumat terkini darinya untuk membuat website rasminya ini dinamik dan berguna untuk peminat-peminatnya.

Ok Hyrul like I've promised I did what I could for now hehe. Will update more in the future with more infos and pictures from you bro. For now Hyrul fans, enjoy the website it's a place for you to get to know him better, trust me hehe :)

The website that Hyrul should be proud to have, InsyaAllah...

Visit Hyrul's website at http://www.hyrulanuar.com

Mat Rock sekarang Car City punya turn! Wahaha!

SitiZone.com

2006-12-23T09:44:00.000+08:00

Setelah alami pelbagai masalah untuk recover SitiZone domain dan host server, yang memakan masa selama 2 minggu dan juga mencari design yang sesuai untuk SitiZone kali ini, Alhamdulillah, akhirnya dapat dilancarkan SitiZone yang baru. Walaupun masih banyak lagi tugas yang perlu dilakukan, aku dapat meletak keperluan yang utama dalam SitiZone untuk peminat Siti yang merindui catatan beliau dan juga berkenalan sesama peminat disana.

Semoga SitiZone kali ini dapat memberi manfaat kepada peminat Siti semua, InsyaAllah.

Intro page pada SitiZone.com

Main page untuk SitiZone.com

Some web buttons untuk SitiZone.com (boleh gunakan untuk website atau blog korang yang peminat Siti):

Jemput masuk ke SitiZone.com : Di sini

Mat Rock rasa lega sebab dapat selesaikan sebanyak mungkin untuk SitiZone.com, sekarang Hyrul it's your turn! Hehe :)

Wedding DVD Cover

2006-12-21T23:22:00.000+08:00

Aku baru selesai membuat sebuah DVD cover untuk perkahwinan sepasang mempelai berbangsa Cina, aku diminta oleh Rudy dari Rudz Visual Production untuk melakukan tugas ini sebab dia juga sibuk dengan editing of the video. Pada mulanya aku tak pasti lah bagaimana rupa yang diinginkan tapi akhirnya setelah lebih banyak info, dapat lah aku agak design untuk DVD ini. Aku sediakan dua sample untuk dia.

Ini design DVD Cover perkawinan pertama aku hehe... kalau ada bakal mempelai yang berminat sila lah hubungi aku di talian 6226 0662 atau emel aku kat izar@qrios.sg. Terima kasih!

Sample yang pertama...

Sample yang kedua... The ONE selected :)

The DVD Face that accompanies the cover design :)

Selesai sudah sekarang SitiZone.com bila nak siap ni! Ishh!

Mat Rock kena siapkan SitiZone.com sebelum 23hb ni! Ishh!

Secret Dollhouse

2006-12-17T02:36:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah, after a week of mengumpul materials and 2 drafts of design later, habis juga website Secret Dollhouse. It's a retreat, a treat for all ladies out there. A place for a lady to be a lady, treated well with enjoyable experience. How I know all this? Well I don't become their web designer without knowing more about their services.

Akhirnya selesai tugas yang satu ini, bawah ada 2 pages yang sempat aku capture :) Do give them a visit okay!

The first page of the website...

The second page, ada 6 pages in total...

Secret Dollhouse have yet to update more on their pricing, contact info etc, but I'm sure in a few days time they will give me those to put it up! So watch out for it!

Website: http://www.secretdollhouse.com

Mat Rock baru boleh tumpu sepenuhnya pada Siti dan Hyrul pula...

Koleksi Lama

2006-12-15T21:51:00.001+08:00

Ramai berkata berulang kali
Sering ku dengar sehingga ku terlena
Mungkin aku tidak siuman
Mencintaimu tanpa mengharapkan balasan
Kau juga bukan sempurna
Namun kata-kata itu hanya kata-kata
Bila aku bersamamu

Jika cinta itu buta
Aku tidak buta terhadapmu
Kerana aku tidak dapat melihat
Jika aku tidak bersamamu

Jika cinta itu buta
Aku tidak buta terhadapmu
Apa guna kata-kata mereka
Jika aku yang salah
Biar aku saja yang bersalah

Jika cinta itu buta
Aku tidak buta terhadapmu
Kau tidak akan ada disisiku malam ini
Jika aku rasa aku yang salah
Apa gunanya lagi kata-kata itu semua
Bila kita bersama
- 23rd February 2003

Kegelapan dihadapan aku teruskan juga...
Adakah setiap langkah selamat hanya berserah...
Aku yakinkan diri sebagai penerang hati...
Semoga cahayanya menerangi perjalanan ini...
Diiringi dengan berkat doa pada Illahi...
Aku pasti dihujung jalan impianku menanti...

Serpihan kaca bertaburan memenuhi perjalanan...
Langkah aku berhati-hati juga menahan kesakitan...
Namun aku percaya dapat aku selesaikan...
Kaca bertaburan dijalanan menjadi intan berkilauan...
Akan aku kutip satu persatu sebagai kenangan...
Sebagai pengajaran sebagai tauladan dan sempadan...
- 5th February 2003

Pernah aku menilai...
Pernah aku dinilai...
Tiada hasrat untuk menyakiti
Tersentuh hati dilukai
Adanya kurang untuk memahami...

Namun peluang kembali diberi...
Setelah berbicara hati ke hati...
Walau sepahit hempedu dirasai...
Kembali semula walau dicemari...
Apa yang berlaku biar menjadi...

Menjadi pengajaran pembekal diri...
- 31st January 2003

Aku pulang dengan kebenaran,
aku pulang dengan kebahgiaan...
Aku bawa bersamaku kenangan,
aku bawa bersamaku keyakinan...
Keyakinan bahawa apa yang terjalin pada suatu ketika dahulu,
masih lagi bertaut erat, masih lagi berikat ketat...

Keceriaan wajah² menyeri setiap pandanganku...
Walaupun mungkin ada yang dalam kesusahan,
Namun pada hari² aku disini,
kepayahan dimudahkan, kepahitan dimaniskan...
Aku terharu dengan kesediaan dan keperihatinan yang diberikan...

Kepada yang telah bersama-sama aku...
ketika aku berada di negara ini,
negara yang pernah melihat aku dibesarkan...
Aku ucapkan jutaan terima kasih...
kepada kalian, insan² yang sentiasa dalam ingatan...
Walau jauh dipadangan mata, namun tetap dekat dihati...
Sehingga kita bersua lagi...
- 13th January 2003

Seperti dibelit sawa hati tersepit merana
Terpaksa berpura walau hakikatnya berbeza...
Seksa... diseksa
Ingin saja melarikan diri namun masih berdiri....
Mengharapkan takdir mengubah segala
Masih berdiri menanti...
Ingin di tanam sedalam bumi memberi
Namun jauh di jiwa ia mekar mewangi segar berseri...

Peritnya yang menanggung di sudut hati dia disayang
apakan daya berderai atas kecewa dilupa begitu saja...
Sayang kita harus bersandiwara...
Mulanya jika berjujur tidak berlakunya peristiwa
melihat harapan hancur...
Namun jangan terpedaya kerana di satu ketika
kita pernah terasa...
Pernah jatuh cinta...
- 30th November 2002

Kenapa adanya rindu?
Rindu hadir tanpa diseru...
Datangnya diwaktu sepi, seorang diri...
Tidak mengira tempat dan waktu...
Wajah yang dirindu berada diingatan... Selalu...

Kenapa merindu?
Sebak dihati memikirkan yang dirindu...
Pilu bertandang hati menjadi sayu...
Ingin sekali bertemu walau untuk seketika,
sekilas wajah, sepatah kata, sejeling manja...

Apa perlu rindu?
Cekalkan hati, titisan airmata ditahan..
Kenangan bersama menjadi kekuatan...
Kekukuhan talian keikhlasan diuji...
Berjaya jika tabah menghadapi...
- 28th November 2002

Rindu aku merindu, merindu pada semua...
Syukur aku bersyukur, beryukur pada yang Esa...
Aku diberikan peluang bersua walaupun bersua bila ada masa...
Aku diberikan peluang bertanya khabar walaupun khabar ditanya sekali sekala...
- 28th October 2002

Dari dalam diri aku berikan...
Segalanya bermula dari impian...
Hanya masa yang akan menentukan...
Segala yang aku beri menjadi kenyataan...

Sayang sekali aku tidak mula dari dulu...
Kerana aku dulu buta dan bisu...
Impian ini membangkitkan aku...
Aku kini aku yang baru aku ingin maju...

Namun perjalan tidaklah elok sentiasa...
Dugaan sentiada datang melanda...
Inilah cabaran diberi olehNya...
Jika aku berjaya... Impian menjadi kenyataan akhirnya...
- 23rd October 2002

Aku tidak tahu mengapa tiba-tiba kau berkelakuan begitu...
Bukan aku memaksa, bukan aku sengaja...
Aku tahu walau berjuta perkataan, beribu puisi,
beratus luahan aku sampaikan... tak dapat memulihkan keadaan ini...
Hanya keampunan yang aku inginkan darimu...

Aku manusia... mungkin aku salah sangka... dan mungkin aku tidak...
- 1st July 2002

Mat Rock dah kumpul semua jadi senang untuk baca semula hehe...

Dear Life

2006-12-15T01:52:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Anthony Hamilton
Album: OST Step Up

Oh my baby, Oh my Love,
Ooooooh, woah, oh, woah... woah.

Early was the morn, flowers filled with dew,
I became somebody, through loving you.
Softly as a child, born in natural rain,
I predict the seasons, to go unchanged.

Sometimes in life,
You run across a love unknown,
Without a reason, it seems like you, belong.
Hold on Dear Life,
Don’t go off running from what’s new,
I became somebody, through loving you.

Warm was the sun, that covered my body so.
Reminded me of you, as I’d first known.
Those were tha days, tha days,
That changed my life, and made me new,
I became somebody, through loving you.

Sometimes in life,
You run across a love unknown,
Without a reason, it feels like you, belong.
Hold on Dear Life,
Don’t go off running from what’s new,
I became somebody, through loving you.

As the sun shined, down on me,
I know with you in love is where I wonna be,
Oooh sometimes, I go on through life,
thinking that love is something that’s not meant for me,

Woooah... Somebody, somebody.

Hold on dear life,
Don’t go off running from what’s new,
I became somebody, through loving you.
I became somebody, through loving you.
Oh, I became somebody, through loving you.
Woah, oh. Oooo...

Mat Rock like the song... a wonderful and meaningful song for someone who became better for loving someone...

Membebaniku

2006-12-13T14:26:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Peterpan
Album: OST Alexandria

Tak tidur lagi
Masih menangis dalam sela waktu
Dan tanganku ini
Masih memegang erat kepalaku
Uh... uh... uh... kepalaku

Semua yang membebaniku
Sungguh membebaniku
Sungguh membebaniku
Sungguh membebaniku

Lemah tetap menari
Langkahku... mencoba tetap
Berdiri, ku menangis... masih tetap
Mencari jalanku,
Memahami beban itu

Mat Rock likes the melody of this song... deep lyrics... beban apa saja namun tetap meneruskan langkah...

1st entry in December

2006-12-12T00:13:00.000+08:00

Ini entry aku yang pertama untuk bulan December, sebenarnya banyak yang berlaku dalam bulan ini cuma masa takde untuk aku catitkan dalam blog ni. Hmmm... Ramai kawan2 aku yang kahwin pada hujung minggu. Baru saje lepas Ahad lalu ialah Norafidah @ Fidah. 1 antara 3 gadis dalam workheART. Aku dan abg wan diminta untuk handle soundsystem untuk majlis ini selama dua hari.

Hari Sabtu was a dinner event, adalah kirakan programme line up yang perlu dijaga, apa lagu nak dimainkan dan sebagainya. Imran juga turut menyumbangkan 2 lagu pada malam itu. Sebenarnya ini kali pertama aku jaga sound untuk majlis perkahwinan haha. Namun ini bukan pertama kali aku menggunakan sound console yang ada di situ. Aku hanya perlu refresher course dari abg wan dan Alhamdulillah aku dapat handle console tersebut cuma bila part live singing je baru abg wan take over sebab dia nak equalize suara penyanyi yang terlibat. Untuk ini aku perlu pelajari lebih teliti lah nampaknya haha.

Apapun bila Ahad bermula, aku terjumpa salah seorang kawan di Friendster iaitu Aisyah. Jadi kendarat rupanya hari tu haha. Tak sempat nak bertegur sape sebab aku di console dan dia di bahagian dekat dengan dapur. Kerja kami berdua pada Ahad itu ialah putarkan lagu-lagu yang telah dipilih oleh Raudha (semua lagu faveret dia je!), tiba-tiba Mak Long minta lagu lama, Cik Yasin pula tanya takde lagu-lagu lama ke? Haha jawab Odah jawab! Wahaha!

Apapun tugas hari tu agak mendak bagi aku, nasib baik tak terlelap pat console haha, apapun majlis berjalan dengan lancar Alhamdulillah. Terima kasih workheART bagi kami peluang lagi untuk menyerikan majlis haha ermmmm berseri ke? Ntah lah janji berjalan lancar cukup lah hehe.

Mat Rock dah boleh tumpu pada website-website yang tergendala selama ini, InsyaAllah...

QRIOS.SG Website (Launched)

2006-11-30T19:05:00.000+08:00

Selepas 2 hari dengan penuh focus dibantu oleh Feeza dengan materials yang diberi, akhirnya website QRIOS dapat disiapkan :) Syukur Alhamdulillah! Semoga website ini dapat memberi maklumat dan khidmat untuk members QRIOS semua, InsyaAllah.

Atas ialah intro page website. Current Promo! Jangan lepaskan peluang ni!

Main page, sebuah portal untuk members QRIOS! Boleh chat dan berkongsi idea disana!

Jemput masuk ke: http://www.qrios.sg

Harap the members will make full use of it :)

Mat Rock kena siapkan website Secret Dollhouse pula sekarang ni... :)

Santai With Hans Isaac (The Story)

2006-11-27T08:51:00.000+08:00

Aku jumpa abg wan jam 11pagi di Yishun dan kita dua naik Free Shuttle from there to Orchid Country Club, aku ni agaknya kali kedua ke sana dan perlu lah kita mencari Sapphire Suite. Dibantu oleh papan tanda, sampai juga akhirnya. Bila tiba sound system dah tiba dan sedang dipasang. Aku dan abg wan pun turut membantu, abg wan dengan sound console aku biasa dengan laptop aku hehe.

Selepas sound check dilakukan, kita tunggu kehadiran tetamu, jumpa juga Netty disana, antara tetamu yang hadir adalah ialah Ariff, lama tak nampak dia ni. Around 70 guests yang hadir.

Sekarang pasal show ni, it's very santai laid back gila hehe, so kita yang jaga sound pun santai giler haha. It had almost zero margin for error tapi kalau takde kesilapan bukan event namanya maka, adalah sedikit sana dan sini kesilapan yang berlaku macam video playback, etc. Namun keseluruhannya it was a good show because of the man himself, Hans. He's so confident on stage that he took over the show really well. Very experienced and knowledgable guy also.

Performances by Roze and Sleeq were not too bad either. Roze performance caught my ears hope she will improve in time. As for Sleeq they are still a very young duo act so I have yet to see the confidence maybe with more stage performance they will be better.

Overall, it was a memorable show for Hans fans, as for me, I'm not really a fan but he should be respected in his field. Thanks for the opportunity and experience to workHeart, especially Raudha and Noris, both of you should have alittle break now, we will contact you soon! Haha.

Mat Rock had a santai time haha!

Keys To Remember in Painful Seasons

2006-11-21T23:58:00.000+08:00

Dear Friends,
Here are six important keys to remember in painful seasons.

1. You cannot prevent every tragedy from occurring, but you can
prevent it from destroying you emotionally.

2. Your future is too wonderful to stop. Put your energy and focus on
something in front of you, not behind you.

3. The broken often become masters at mending. When you experience
inner pain, you have an opportunity to become the golden key of
healing for somebody else who is hurting. Look around. Permit your
own tragedy to soften your heart and make you a healer to the hurting
around you.

4. Don't keep asking the wrong questions. Instead of "Why?"
ask, "What is my next step toward my dream?" When you ask the right
questions, the right answers emerge.

5. Give yourself time to heal.

6. Do not rush away from the scene of pain.

Mat Rock rasa kalau kita bersabar, memahami dan tolong satu sama lain, InsyaAllah susah nak alami keperitan kan?

Selamat Pergi... Selamat Pulang...

2006-11-21T00:01:00.000+08:00

I got to know that I'm going to miss someone for 6 days! Dia yang menemani dan dia ditemani selama ini, waktu aku berjaga di tengah-tengah malam / buta pagi. Tapi selama 6 hari aku perlu berpuasa rasanya tanpa dia. Puasa 6 lah kirakan nampaknya! Mudah-mudahan bila disana adalah caranya untuk berkomunikasi. Tapi kalau takde aku dah ready dah nak kena puasa ni!

Aku cuma boleh doakan selamat pergi dan selamat pulang kepada dia dan keluarganya. InsyaAllah ada rezeki panjang umur, kita jumpa lagi di alam siber ya! :)

Pergi ke seberang untuk bercuti...
Cutinya lama sampai enam hari...
Kalau ada jodoh dan rezeki...
Jauh disana pun boleh chat lagi!

Mat Rock tunggu dia balik untuk buka... wahaha!

Selamat Pengantin Baru

2006-11-20T23:33:00.000+08:00

Akhirnya ada juga members aku dari SitiZone (Singapura) yang kawin hehe setelah lama menunggu akhirnya hari itu pun tiba! Aku ucapkan SELAMAT PENGANTIN BARU buat kawan-kawan ku CT Mar dan Jaz. Semoga kalian berdua hidup bahagia bersama pasangan masing-masing lah yerrr... InsyaAllah.

19 November 2006
Siti Mariamah bersama pasangan Md Nordin

3 Disember 2006
Jaz ' Aleya bersama pasangan Juraimi

Segak perkasa seri pahlawan...
Bertanjak lima dari seberang...
Bukan pertama jadi hantaran...
Budi bahasa tutur cara jadi ukuran...

Lemah gemalai tari perawan...
Senyum melirik menambat hati...
Bukan mahligai jadi renungan...
Lembut bicara tutur kata jadi rebutan...

Mat Rock happy tengok kawan-kawan naik pelamin hehe... aku... belum lagi haha!

Along... Bukit Beruntung!

2006-11-19T00:35:00.000+08:00

Ok lu orang, wa ada jumpa wa punya kawan lama itu along ah sekalang dia ada buat itu veedeo klip punya banyak bugut ah! It ada macam adbertisment punya loh... fuhhh dolang sekalang banyak canggih wooo wa miss itu wa punya kawan ah along... ada time wa pegi itu bukit beruntung jumpa sama lu ok! Hehe jangan lupa tekan itu play button untuk tengok ini video bagus punya ok! :)

Yang ni pulak kawan sekolah... nyanyi pasal sekolah dia haha:
Sekolahku...

Mat Rock lepak ketawa golek2!

Eka Story @ Esplanade

2006-11-18T08:39:00.000+08:00

Dengan tak disangka aku terlibat juga dalam Pesta Raya tahun ini untuk acara Kisah Eka (Eka Story) yang berlangsung semalam di Recital Studio. Aku ditugaskan design visual backdrop pada projector untuk acara ini dan juga aku di"campak" untuk menggunakan video mixer (pertama kali sentuh benda ni) so aku kena crash course dalam 1/2jam oleh technical crew disana (Asri aku rasa namanya).

Lepas dia ajar aku basic handling dia cakap, "Ok bro, I have to go somewhere else, this is your show! Kau handle ni semua ok." Dalam hati dah ketawa golek2 dah. Ah yelah 1/2jam ajar pastu aku nak kena handle ni video mixer sendiri hehe gasak le!

Nasib gak ada sound engineer pat sebelah iaitu Kamil, dia yang jenguk2 pat console aku. Very helpful people around. Sebab ini aku pun tak rasa kanchiong lah walaupun ini kali pertama aku pat Esplanade dan guna video mixer :) Thanks tech crews disana!

Aku ada masa dari 2.30ptg hingga 6.30ptg untuk reherse dan get use to the machine. Alhamdulillah so far so good cuma waktu rehersal pertama aku blur sket sampai buat Eka dan Mayuni risau wahahaha. Tapi second rehersal dah ok dah phew...

5 mins before the show, floor manager pergi pat semua station bagitau kita "holding the house in 5mins" aku ingat apa benda lah holding the house tu rupanya nak kasi penonton masuk in 5mins haha! First time brader ni semua pengalaman baru untuk aku.

Bila show start, kira nak dekat penuh juga Recital Studio tu. Dalam 3/4 full, boleh tahan sambutannya. Considering it's a paying crowd yang aku selalunya macam rasa orang kita tak suka pergi nak free show je haha. Jangan marah sebab dah banyak tengok event yang dibuat sambutannya hampeh. The show runs smoothly, lega aku, Eka dan Mayuni pun lega. Aku bersalam dan ucap terima kasih pada tech crew, Kamil kalau mulut kau masin aku akan kesana lagi haha!

During show takde masa nak amik gambar, lepas show tak sempat amik gambar so sampai sini je gambar yang aku dapat petik dari handphone aku yang tak seberapa ni hehe :)

Thank you Eka and Mayuni for the opportunity! Lain kali nama jangan salah kasi lagi haha! It's double R bro. Had a blast and a rush wahahaha! Well QRIOS.SG next time will be ours :) InsyaAllah!

Mat Rock bersyukur atas kemudahan dan kesempatan yang diberi olehNya.

QRIOS Vocal Course

2006-11-14T22:11:00.000+08:00

QRIOS VOCAL COURSE IS BACK!

It's starting very soon! QRIOS.SG is back with full force to start it's vocal course by Irwan Mahpoel (a very experienced vocal director). The date to watch out is on the 2nd December 2006! With it's revised syllabus and fee it's worth the wait after a month break for the month of Ramadhan.

So guys and gals who are interested to discover your voices, experience the passion and soon the fame, please do contact Kak Siti @ QRIOS hotline no.: 6226 0662

Apa lagi jangan tunggu lama-lama nanti mood dah takde dah tak nak belajar vokal hehe :)

For widescreen PC/Laptops for the best result :) Another QRIOS.SG wallpaper to be shared among members who reads my blog hehe :) Enjoy!

Mat Rock suke tengok orang belajar sesuatu yang dorang minat!

Made in Singapore Web Band 2

2006-11-11T07:38:00.000+08:00

Ok kawan-kawan... aku siapkan web band made in Singapore part 2. Lebih besar, lebih slim dan lebih simple. Kalau sudi gunakan sila copy and paste code disediakan pat bawah ni dalam blog, website, myspace, friendster, multiply korang lah yer :)

Untuk web band sebelah kiri yang bawah ni:

Untuk web band sebelah kanan yang bawah ni:

Mat Rock anak watan Singapura...

Step Up

2006-11-10T16:38:00.000+08:00

STEP UP (Website @ MySpace)
This is a movie with a simple message in mind, that is to give someone that second chance and if you do get that second chance don't waste it! Brader!

Bila movie ni start je, it was already the typical street vs ballet dance comparison. Tapi it's done nicely and visually appetising. Makes you feel that you won't be disappointed sitting in the cinema watching this movie.

Hero dia, Tyler Cage is good looking (biasa), heroin dia, Nora is sexy (pun biasa gak). Hero is a bad boy from a bad neighbourhood, tinggal dengan family angkat. Ada 2 kawan karib, satu sama usia, lagi satu adik pada kawan. Basically the scene is about life living in a harsh neighbourhood.

Tyler satu malam ni dia pergi pecah masuk satu sekolah persembahan seni iaitu Maryland School of Arts (MSA), dah masuk pula dengan kawan-kawan dia pecahkan barang-barang senior showcase! So confirm kena tangkap lepas tu kena serve community service 200 jam.

Sambil serve the hours, dia terpikat dengan Norah, seorang senior. Tyler yang pandai menari street dance cuba untuk ujibakat mengganti partner Nora yang sakit untuk senior showcase dia. Tyler berjaya dan mula practice ballet.

Seperti movie dance yang lain-lain, ada gabungan tarian street dan ballet maka ada jugalah gabungan antara Tyler dan Nora.

Ending cerita ini power, sebab showcase yang dorang practice menjadi. It's an ending yang cukup menarik. So kalau korang minat this type of movie... jangan terlepas peluang untuk menyaksikannya. Intro power! Tengah-tengah ada slowwww sket. Ending gempak! Ohhh dan tidak lupa soundtrack dalam movie ni tidak menghampakan. Kalau boleh beli soundtrack dulu, tengok movie lain kali haha!

SOUNDTRACK: Get Up - Ciara (Video)

RATING: 2 of 5 BATU
Kalau tengah tak lembab mungkin boleh aku bagi lagi 0.5 markah hehe :)

Mat Rock puas tengok tarian mereka tapi jalan cerita biasa je :)

Fill Up Your Life

2006-11-10T01:36:00.000+08:00

Dear readers,

Everyday we eat food to fill our bodies. We have often heard the saying

You are what you eat...

Well, you also need to fill your mind & heart for a good life.

- Fill your body with the right foods and it will perform well.
- Fill your mind with learning and it will not stagnate.
- Fill your mind with optimistic attitudes and you will always have hope.
- Fill your heart with courage and you will be able to face life with confidence.
- Fill your heart with love and you'll never be alone.
- Fill every day with plenty of gratitude and you will always be happy.

By Steve Goodier

Only YOU can decide how to fill up your life.

Mat Rock is going for fills and refills! Ya Allah berilah aku ketenangan dan kelapangan...

Yang Terdalam

2006-11-06T07:32:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Peter Pan

Kulepas semua yang ku inginkan
Tak akan ku ulangi
Maafkan jika kau kusayangi
Dan bila kumenanti

Pernahkah engkau coba mengerti
Lihatlah ku disini
Mungkinkah jika aku bermimpi
Salahkah tuk menanti

Reff :

Takan lelah aku menanti
Takkan hilang cintaku ini
Hingga saat kau tak kembali
Kan kukenang di hati saja

Kau telah tinggalkan
Hati yang terdalam
Hingga tiada cinta
Tersisa dijiwa

Mat Rock found this a sad love song... feel it man...

QRIOS.SG Office

2006-11-01T09:37:00.000+08:00

Semalam aku dan Abg Wan ambil kunci office kami (QRIOS.SG Pte Ltd) di Criag Road, Chinatown Plaza, Basement 1. Inilah office kami yang boleh kami teruskan impian dan cita-cita. Hajat aku untuk ada office sendiri sudah pun tercapai dengan bantuan sahabat-sahabat aku. Kami sama hala tuju dan inilah langkah pertama setelah setahun bersama.

QRIOS.SG yang terdiri dari 4 sahabat iaitu, aku, Irwan Mahpoel, Zulina Karim dan juga Elfeeza Ul-Haq. Masing-masing mempunyai kemahiran sendiri, maka tertubuhnya syarikat ini. Aku cuma boleh berusaha dan berdoa semoga segalanya berjalan lancar dan sempurna, InsyaAllah.

Khidmat yang disediakan adalah media & events production, multimedia and graphics design serta satu lagi kemahiran kami iaitu perfoming arts courses and trainings. Semua ini dalam satu bumbung. Alhamdulillah.

Maaf lah dengan kesibukkan aku ni, sampai website syarikat pun tertunda tak siap lagi hehe. Confirm mengamuk dorang ni. Aku cuba siapkan secepat mungkin. Keje kalau kelam kabut ni boleh tapi tak puas nanti.

Apapun... websitenya disini: QRIOS.SG

Mat Rock cat ofis hari ni... wohooo! Blew karer :)

Ilustration of Wawa 2

2006-10-30T12:56:00.000+08:00

Wawa dah kena illustrated untuk kali kedua! Ermmm... pasal tem*** tu kan, sorry lah kalau ketara sangat, maklumlah tak boleh accurate macam gambar asal apapun hehe semoga terhibur :)

Odah... InsyaAllah bantuan yang diperlukan itu akan dilaksanakan sebaik mungkin. Will do my best! ;)

Mat Rock dah mula buat kerja dah tak lama lagi so 3-4 hari ni focus giler lah...

made in Singapore Web Band

2006-10-29T23:57:00.000+08:00

This web band was inspired by blogger who are proud to show where they come from and also not forgetting the NATIONAL DAY (9th Aug)!

So aku nak share dengan korang yang dari Singapura khasnya kalau sudi letak lah web band ini kat blog atau website korang lah ye :)

Copy code kat bawah tu kemudian paste aje dalam source blog atau website korang senang kan? Hehe...

Untuk web band sebelah kiri yang bawah ni:

Untuk web band sebelah kanan yang bawah ni:

Mat Rock rekomen korang letak kalau korang anak watan Singapura ye :)

KABA Modern

2006-10-29T14:38:00.000+08:00

KABA Modern is one of the best teams competing at dance competitions in America. They had performed in VIBE 6, 10, 11, Hip-Hop World Championships 2006 and FUSION 2006. Watch the slick moves in the movie below... Tengok jangan tak tengok! :)

VIBE 10 (click video above for better resolution and more videos!)

Cool rite? Stylo ah braders and sisters...

Mat Rock boleh juga joget macam dorang... dalam mimpi... Wahahaha!

Santai Bersama Hans Isaac

2006-10-29T03:25:00.000+08:00

Hans Isaac is coming over to Singapore just to meet his fans! So if there are any of his fans reading this right now. Jangan tunggu lama sangat, limited seats babe! Nanti bayang Hans pun tak sempat tengok. Ni ada peluang grab.

Tak mahal cuma $65 je, huh? Mahal ke? Eh kata minat dia takkan $65 pun mahal? Kan banyak duit collection tu apa lagi beli tiket tu cepat! Ada kat Muzika Records tak pun boleh je order terus kat workheART di www.work-heart.com!

Ada t-shirt free untuk 50 peminat pertama! Ada makan yang sedap-sedap babe, apa tak kat Orchid Country Club (fuyooo class!) Amik gambar, minta signature, nasib dapat salam, dapat cium (oppsss! jangan marah haa..) Hans! Apa lagi tunggu tu???

Mat Rock pun kena datang juga sebab kena tolong pasang meja, kerusi, langsir, carpet, susun makanan, susun minuman, macam-macam lah. Jumpa kat sana!

Atikah Brushed

2006-10-27T11:11:00.000+08:00

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Ikah asked a favour to add brushes to her Hari Raya pic to make it more presentable so here it is Ikah. Hope you like it! Selamat Hari Raya!

Mat Rock do favours and request as long as I'm still free to do it :)

Rindu Raya

2006-10-27T07:11:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Spider

di hening pagi mulia ku melayari sepi
sementara tangisan menitis tak kusedari
terbawa angan menyentuh daun pintumu kasih
memohon maaf sekian kali

setelah jauh terpisah baru aku mengerti
silau sinar kutercari-cari selama ini
terlalu hampir ia mengabur mata hati
tanpamu tak bisaku berdiri

*
mengecap segala keindahan alam fana ini
apalah lagi hendak untuk menyerap cinta Ilahi
ketika takbir hari raya
seluruh umat bergembira

terbawa angan menyentuh daun pintumu kasih
memohon maaf sekian kali

ulang *

tersentuh jiwa sedang lara
dibelai rindu
tak terkata
dihari raya

Mat Rock sayu dengar lagu ni... not the top of sayu songs for hari raya but this is something new from a "new" band...

Car City Leasing Pte Ltd

2006-10-27T07:02:00.000+08:00

(www.carcity.com.sg)
This is Car City Leasing Pte. Ltd website, created just before Hari Raya. They wanted to go online so here is the website that was created. 6 pages and still not fully complete, will complete it once I have more info.

Mat Rock thinks it needs more colour :) but I'll wait for them to give more feedbacks soon...

Illustration of Wawa

2006-10-19T02:04:00.000+08:00

Aku diminta oleh Wawa untuk illustrate dirinya sebab dia suka illustration hehe. Namun mungkin ini juga pertama kali dia lalui design technique ini, ini juga kali pertama aku illustrate dia. Aku dan dia pilih gambar yang paling kita suka dan hasilnya di atas itu :) Wawa hope you like it!

Mat Rock will be up for any request tetapi perlu ada mutual agreement lah sebab nak pandang gambar ni berjam lamanya jadi gambar tu biar sedap mata memandang (mata aku rasanya yang kena sedap sebab aku yang kena ngadap haha!)

Selamat Hari Raya!

2006-10-18T11:00:00.000+08:00

Kepada semua muslim yang mengunjung blog aku ini, aku ucapkan selamat hari raya!

Selamat membuat kuih raya, selamat berbelanja raya, selamat menjahit baju raya, selamat menjual barangan raya, selamat berniaga di bazar raya, selamat bersama keluarga tercinta...

Segalanya selamat lah hendaknya, kalau ada salah dan silap ketika bersama ataupun tidak, harap dimaafkan lah ye :)

Mat Rock nak sambung buat kuih raya.., :)

Controlled Chaos

2006-10-18T00:19:00.000+08:00

1280 x 800 screen resolution

A wallpaper using brushes... Controlled Chaos whatever that means haha! Apapun aku cuma testing je buat wallpaper yang tak bermakna kalau wallpaper bermakna mungkin bukan macam ni haha!

Mat Rock practice je sampai dah tak boleh practice... which ofcourse is BS... we always have to practice :)

Kamu Dan Kamu

2006-10-17T11:15:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Agnes Monica
Album: Whaddup...A!?

Ada dua cinta di hati
Belum bisa aku pastikan
Bila aku harus memilih
Sepertinya cinta takkan memilih

Goncangan jiwa makin hebat
Ruang hati makin bergoncang
Degup jantung semakin keras
Bila kubersama kamu dan kamu

Memang cinta tak bisa memilih dengan mata
Maka biar saja kunikmati perasaan ini
Biar waktu yang berbicara tentang semua
Pasti aku dan cintaku akan berlabuh

Ada dua cinta di hati
Biar saja ini terjadi
Selama aku bisa menyimpan rahasia kita hanya untukku

Ada dua cinta di hati
Belum bisa aku pastikan
Bila aku harus memilih
Say what?
Aku takkan memilih

Mat Rock suka lagu Agnes yang fast tempo in this album... :)

Illustration of Huda 2

2006-10-16T13:32:00.000+08:00

Still practicing the techniques I've learned. Heee harap ia akan lebih baik dari sebelumnya. Huda I hope I do some justice to your beauty this time around hehe!

Thank you to the people who have taught me to use illustration as an alternative design ;) Enjoy!

Mat Rock rasa perlu car subject lain lah hmmm.. siapa agakanya ye?

Lab Bridal Couture

2006-10-15T13:10:00.000+08:00

L.A.B. Bridal Couture (www.labbridal.com)
Website terbaru untuk bridal service di Singapura. Aku ditugaskan untuk revamp semula website ini. Hmmm... yang penting client kita happy :)

Mat Rock ada lagi website yang perlu dilakukan... gerek!

Kau Auraku

2006-10-15T12:42:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Ada Band
Album: Heaven Of Love

Malam kehadiran cinta sambut jiwa baru
Telah lama kutunggu hadirmu disini
Namun hanya ruang semu yang nampak padaku

Kerinduan yang mendalam terbitkan hasratku
Sambutlah tangan ini terima janjiku
Rasakan cinta yang tulus lewat aliran darahmu
Menyatu seiring dalam kasih

Reff :
Kau auraku..
Pancarkan sepercik harapan
Datanglah merasuk menjelma
Meleburkan cinta
Kubawa kau terbang menembus awan yang beriring
Kembangkan senyuman
Bagai bunga.. bawa keindahan

Tak dapat kusangkal adanya dirimu yang selalu menaungi
Pikiran batinku ingin miliki hatimu
Takkan pernah terlepaskan
Kupersembahkan semua padamu

Mat Rock feels this song haha!

Illustration of Atikah 2

2006-10-15T01:55:00.000+08:00

Kali kedua aku mencuba untuk illustrate Ikah sebab kali pertama kurang cun lah! 2nd time ni aku harap memuaskan heee... Ikah hope you like this one ok :)

Mat Rock trying to be less realistic because if it looks real then might as well use the original picture haha!

Tak Ada Logika

2006-10-14T07:36:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Agnes Monica
Album: Whaddup...A!

Karna aku tak tahu
Kau sudah ada yang punya
Atau bisikan cinta
Ku tahu engkau berdusta

Namun ku tak mau mengerti
Selama kau masih bersamaku
Karna ku suka
Ku butuh cinta yang pernah hilang dariku

Cinta ini kadang-kadang tak ada logika
Bersih semua hasrat dalam hati
Ku hanya ingin dapat memiliki
Dirimu hanya untuk sesaat

Karna aku tak tahu
Kau sudah ada yang punya
Karna kau telah bisikkan cintamu

Mat Rock thinks this song rocks!

My Heart

2006-10-13T23:35:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Irwansyah & Acha Septriasa
Album: OST My Heart

Di sini kau dan aku
Terbiasa bersama
Menjalani kasih sayang
Bahagia ku denganmu

Pernahkah kau menguntai
Hari paling indah
Ku ukir nama kita berdua
Di sini surga kita

Bila kita mencintai yang lain
Mungkinkah hati ini akan tegar
Sebisa mungkin, tak akan pernah
Sayangku akan hilang...

If we love somebody
Could we be this strong
I will fight to win
Our love will conquer all
I wouldn't risk my love
Even just one night
Our love will stay in my heart
My heart... my heart... my heart...

Mat Rock loves this song too! Thanks Ikah!

Pencinta Wanita

2006-10-13T23:08:00.000+08:00

Artiste: Irwansyah
Album: OST My Heart

Kutemukan dalam pencarian
Cinta sejati untuk hidupku
Kurang lebih yang seperti dia
Kuharap dalam cintaku

Ku tak mau menjanjikannya
Pasti bahagia bila denganku
Biar dia rasakan sendiri
Betapa gilanya cintaku

Reff:
Aku memang pencinta wanita
Namun ku bukan buaya
Yang setia pada seribu gadis
Ku hanya mencintai dia

Aku memang pencinta wanita
Yang lembut seperti dia
Ini saat ku akhiri semua
Pencarian dalam hidup
Dan cintaku ternyata
Yang kumau hanyalah dia

Mat Rock suka lagu ni :)

Illustration of Huda

2006-10-13T18:41:00.000+08:00

Lepas 1st try, semangat nak teruskan dan practice, jumpa subject yang sesuai :)
Thank you!

Mat Rock kalau tak lawa jangan marah juga sebab baru belajar hehe...