Ok lovely people. I'll be off to Penang tomorrow for a holiday :)
Hope you people will have a great weekend as well.. Don't miss me too much!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Sunburst Music Festival 2008
It started off with countless obstacles that nearly pushed me on the edge of not going. I was THAT close, believe me. Battles in searching for the perfect outfit that went astray, intimidating reminders of PPA that was yet to be completed, failure in finding a place to crash after the concert, my favourite stripey Converse Argentina World Cup 2006 Limited Edition sneakers that went missing in action (it was crucial for the concert), persuading & convincing my mom that I’ll be out until 2-ish in the morning, mother-daughter quarrels on silly stuff that drove me crazy and most importantly, appearance of zits on my face just the day before the big day (which I took as a bad omen in any big day or events that were to take place. Ini mmg stress tahap dewa okkkk. Why oh whyyyy??..). But lucky me, he was taking the responsibility of distracting me form those petty but were stubbornly-getting-on-my-nerves things, like a pro. Hehe.
Ok back to the real deal. When we arrived, there were many cars parked along the highway. Ah excited! Seeing many people heading towards the main entrance. Beratur jap kat luar since entrance was not yet open, panas Tuhan saja yg tau. While waiting, we munched on some yummy cucuk2 from a pakcik. Tengah syok makan2, tibe2, the vocalist of the famous band, Hujan passed by us. We looked at each other and “Jom amik gambar dgn dia!”. Belum sempat nak proceed with any action, the pakcik who was selling the cucuk2 blurted “Haa.. Hujan, Hujan.. Meh, meh. Pilih2 mana nak”. While patting the vocalist’s back. Hahahah.. Pakcik jual cucuk2 pun tahu band Hujan ok. I bet mesti dia nak tergelak kena sapa mcm tu. Kelaka gile. It was so spontaneous and hilarious.
Once we were inside, I was so ecstatic seeing all the tents selling food, beverages and merchandises, grand stages and many music lovers scattered everywhere. We were there early since he did not wanna miss out seeing Y2K performed. I think they were pretty cool since they won Blast Off. With cool mask-wearing image and energetic performance (lihat sahaja vocalist dia yg berperut gendut itu. Menyanyi sambil melompat2 tanpa jemu. Impressive. But the noticeable, moving tummy was a bit distracting laa. Maafkan saya ye. Tetapi anda memang hebat). I must admit I could understand why they managed to get into top 10 of World Finals Global Battle of the Bands, though their music want not the kind that I usually listen to. There was this one girl in the band (I bet she was very young & pretty judging from her figure and nice long hair underneath that mask), probably their sidekick vocalist, who did not sing much throughout the performance. Ala-ala back-up gitu laa kan. Once in a while when her voice could be heard over the loud booming music, it was a good voice. Sweet. Tapiii… while the band performed a harder rock version (it was really hard to the core but good) of Rihanna’s Umbrella, there was this part when the girl belted out “Under my umbrella..” (ella, ella, eh, eh..), oh her voice was…… ganassss.. How do I describe it eh? Aku terkejut. So was the audience. I looked at him and he looked and we were like..macam whaaa’?.. haha.. just didn’t expect it coming from that girl.
Ok, to cut the story short, we watched performances from Atilia, Najwa, Gerhana Ska Cinta, Pop Shuvit and Gigi. Not much to comment on other than good performances from them all. I was pretty excited to see Najwa. Ok I admit, it was the name. Hehe. But she was quite entertaining on the keyboard. Cume audiences tak berapa ramai that time. Hujan (not the band) laa pulak kan tibe2 time Pop Shuvit performed. If not I’d be joining the crowd in the mosh pit dah *insert note of exegerration here*. Their songs were awesome and very adrenaline-pumping & and the crowd just loooooved it. They just made you wanna jump and bang your head to their songs. Good interaction with the audience as well. Owh while waiting for the next performance, we spotted Hujan vocalist doing some tap dancing with his gf, I presumed, near the stage area. Comelll je. Hehe. So, we made a move and headed towards him to take some pictures. He turned out to be a very very good sport! Laid-back, funny and outgoing. Kelakar gile time nak amik gamba tuh. Kitorang ni mmg selamba laa kan. Dia pun boleh tahan gak loyar buruk. Kelakar. Haha.
Hujan!(the band) Well oh well what can I say about this band. It was raining quite heavily when Hujan started to perform. We waited under the tent feeling very stressed out coz we really wanted to watch Hujan. Dah la starving like hell. Luckily, just before they performed Pagi Yang Gelap, the heavy rain stopped. It only drizzled. Not to miss our fave song, we gambled and ran towards the stage to join the already drenched crowd. It was awesoooommmmeee. Could not be described words. Aahh.. not only tht, during singing & jumping around, I finally managed to see his eyebrows and a bit of forehead (that i as really curious about previously) that were covered by his trademark of hair style. Hehe. Anyways, Hujan, you rock my socks!
Then, after Maghrib prayer, a change of dry clothes we rushed to see Reza Salleh. While waiting and watching Tempered Mental on stage, he spotted Reza Salleh passing by us heading to the stage to get ready. “Eh babe, Reza Salleh laa!”
Him: Reza Salleh right? We’ve been following you since Rock The World man!
Reza Salleh: Oh really? (Pause for a while). Ooo.. You guys came to the booth right? (referring to the booth where he distributed Junk mags during Rock The World). I remember you guys!
Me: (giggling like mad coz I was feeling soooooooooo over the moon that Reza Salleh remembers us! REZA SALLEH REMEMBERS US!! It has been 2 years okkk since the last Rock The World. It must be the tudung laa I tell you. It just made me noticeable out of the hundreds people that were there. Ehehe..).
Him: (grinning from ear to ear)
Reza Salleh: oh btw, what’s your name?
Him: I’m Sharil
Reza Salleh: and you are..?
Me: Najwa
Reza Salleh: Owh Najwa. (I swear he looked a bit surprised when finding out my name. Maybe nama sama dgn the performer Najwa kot? Oh well, whatever the reason was, who cares when you were having a real conversation with your fave singer that remembered you!)
(he shook hands with Reza Salleh and made some small talks)
Him: can we have a picture with you?
Reza Salleh: of course!
So people, pictures as follows. I made a vow that by hook or by crook, I’ll go to the Laundry Bar if Reza Salleh is performing. Ngeee..
Incubus. Now don't get me started with this one. Absolutely mind blowinggggggg. Enough said.
Ok people, let the pictures do the rest of the talking.
Y2K. See that girl on stage? That's the one tht i'v been talking about
Gerhana Ska Cinta. I liked her vest very3 much
candid! with Hujan vocalist
the real pic :)
najwa the singer
beautiful atilia
moi with ppl painting grafitti at the back
two euphoric people, high on big dose of good music
the crowd rockin' to Pop Shuvit
Hujan performing on stage
reza salleh & a die-hard fan :p
rezaaaaaaaa
overjoyed yours truly, watching reza salleh
how could i not be a reza salleh's fan
the one & only, John Legend
Incubus!!!! Brandon Boyd...aahh...
the euphoric duo with fellow euphoric buddies
It started off with countless obstacles that nearly pushed me on the edge of not going. I was THAT close, believe me. Battles in searching for the perfect outfit that went astray, intimidating reminders of PPA that was yet to be completed, failure in finding a place to crash after the concert, my favourite stripey Converse Argentina World Cup 2006 Limited Edition sneakers that went missing in action (it was crucial for the concert), persuading & convincing my mom that I’ll be out until 2-ish in the morning, mother-daughter quarrels on silly stuff that drove me crazy and most importantly, appearance of zits on my face just the day before the big day (which I took as a bad omen in any big day or events that were to take place. Ini mmg stress tahap dewa okkkk. Why oh whyyyy??..). But lucky me, he was taking the responsibility of distracting me form those petty but were stubbornly-getting-on-my-nerves things, like a pro. Hehe.
Ok back to the real deal. When we arrived, there were many cars parked along the highway. Ah excited! Seeing many people heading towards the main entrance. Beratur jap kat luar since entrance was not yet open, panas Tuhan saja yg tau. While waiting, we munched on some yummy cucuk2 from a pakcik. Tengah syok makan2, tibe2, the vocalist of the famous band, Hujan passed by us. We looked at each other and “Jom amik gambar dgn dia!”. Belum sempat nak proceed with any action, the pakcik who was selling the cucuk2 blurted “Haa.. Hujan, Hujan.. Meh, meh. Pilih2 mana nak”. While patting the vocalist’s back. Hahahah.. Pakcik jual cucuk2 pun tahu band Hujan ok. I bet mesti dia nak tergelak kena sapa mcm tu. Kelaka gile. It was so spontaneous and hilarious.
Once we were inside, I was so ecstatic seeing all the tents selling food, beverages and merchandises, grand stages and many music lovers scattered everywhere. We were there early since he did not wanna miss out seeing Y2K performed. I think they were pretty cool since they won Blast Off. With cool mask-wearing image and energetic performance (lihat sahaja vocalist dia yg berperut gendut itu. Menyanyi sambil melompat2 tanpa jemu. Impressive. But the noticeable, moving tummy was a bit distracting laa. Maafkan saya ye. Tetapi anda memang hebat). I must admit I could understand why they managed to get into top 10 of World Finals Global Battle of the Bands, though their music want not the kind that I usually listen to. There was this one girl in the band (I bet she was very young & pretty judging from her figure and nice long hair underneath that mask), probably their sidekick vocalist, who did not sing much throughout the performance. Ala-ala back-up gitu laa kan. Once in a while when her voice could be heard over the loud booming music, it was a good voice. Sweet. Tapiii… while the band performed a harder rock version (it was really hard to the core but good) of Rihanna’s Umbrella, there was this part when the girl belted out “Under my umbrella..” (ella, ella, eh, eh..), oh her voice was…… ganassss.. How do I describe it eh? Aku terkejut. So was the audience. I looked at him and he looked and we were like..macam whaaa’?.. haha.. just didn’t expect it coming from that girl.
Ok, to cut the story short, we watched performances from Atilia, Najwa, Gerhana Ska Cinta, Pop Shuvit and Gigi. Not much to comment on other than good performances from them all. I was pretty excited to see Najwa. Ok I admit, it was the name. Hehe. But she was quite entertaining on the keyboard. Cume audiences tak berapa ramai that time. Hujan (not the band) laa pulak kan tibe2 time Pop Shuvit performed. If not I’d be joining the crowd in the mosh pit dah *insert note of exegerration here*. Their songs were awesome and very adrenaline-pumping & and the crowd just loooooved it. They just made you wanna jump and bang your head to their songs. Good interaction with the audience as well. Owh while waiting for the next performance, we spotted Hujan vocalist doing some tap dancing with his gf, I presumed, near the stage area. Comelll je. Hehe. So, we made a move and headed towards him to take some pictures. He turned out to be a very very good sport! Laid-back, funny and outgoing. Kelakar gile time nak amik gamba tuh. Kitorang ni mmg selamba laa kan. Dia pun boleh tahan gak loyar buruk. Kelakar. Haha.
Hujan!(the band) Well oh well what can I say about this band. It was raining quite heavily when Hujan started to perform. We waited under the tent feeling very stressed out coz we really wanted to watch Hujan. Dah la starving like hell. Luckily, just before they performed Pagi Yang Gelap, the heavy rain stopped. It only drizzled. Not to miss our fave song, we gambled and ran towards the stage to join the already drenched crowd. It was awesoooommmmeee. Could not be described words. Aahh.. not only tht, during singing & jumping around, I finally managed to see his eyebrows and a bit of forehead (that i as really curious about previously) that were covered by his trademark of hair style. Hehe. Anyways, Hujan, you rock my socks!
Then, after Maghrib prayer, a change of dry clothes we rushed to see Reza Salleh. While waiting and watching Tempered Mental on stage, he spotted Reza Salleh passing by us heading to the stage to get ready. “Eh babe, Reza Salleh laa!”
Him: Reza Salleh right? We’ve been following you since Rock The World man!
Reza Salleh: Oh really? (Pause for a while). Ooo.. You guys came to the booth right? (referring to the booth where he distributed Junk mags during Rock The World). I remember you guys!
Me: (giggling like mad coz I was feeling soooooooooo over the moon that Reza Salleh remembers us! REZA SALLEH REMEMBERS US!! It has been 2 years okkk since the last Rock The World. It must be the tudung laa I tell you. It just made me noticeable out of the hundreds people that were there. Ehehe..).
Him: (grinning from ear to ear)
Reza Salleh: oh btw, what’s your name?
Him: I’m Sharil
Reza Salleh: and you are..?
Me: Najwa
Reza Salleh: Owh Najwa. (I swear he looked a bit surprised when finding out my name. Maybe nama sama dgn the performer Najwa kot? Oh well, whatever the reason was, who cares when you were having a real conversation with your fave singer that remembered you!)
(he shook hands with Reza Salleh and made some small talks)
Him: can we have a picture with you?
Reza Salleh: of course!
So people, pictures as follows. I made a vow that by hook or by crook, I’ll go to the Laundry Bar if Reza Salleh is performing. Ngeee..
Incubus. Now don't get me started with this one. Absolutely mind blowinggggggg. Enough said.
Ok people, let the pictures do the rest of the talking.
Y2K. See that girl on stage? That's the one tht i'v been talking about
Gerhana Ska Cinta. I liked her vest very3 much
candid! with Hujan vocalist
the real pic :)
najwa the singer
beautiful atilia
moi with ppl painting grafitti at the back
two euphoric people, high on big dose of good music
the crowd rockin' to Pop Shuvit
Hujan performing on stage
reza salleh & a die-hard fan :p
rezaaaaaaaa
overjoyed yours truly, watching reza salleh
how could i not be a reza salleh's fan
the one & only, John Legend
Incubus!!!! Brandon Boyd...aahh...
the euphoric duo with fellow euphoric buddies
Monday, March 10, 2008
My amusing trip to KK
If i can choose anywhere(apart from my beloved KL) where i can get to be transferred to, it will be Kota Kinabalu, Sabah :) So far, I've gone there twice :) Fist time, for a communication session. Second time, for a training, which i managed to convince my unconvinced boss that i really have to go.I just dont understand why my boss had this mindset if you wanna go for training, go must go to sessions in KL.Outside KL, she'll take a very verrry long time to consider.Ala-ala dengki xnak kasik la tuh kan.Faham sangat.To her, gi tempat2 cam KK nih, nanti pergi berseronok je. Sangat apakah kan? Padahal,if you wait for the next session, u hafta wait like for another 2-3 months.It's for our own development pun.Eleee..Cam la time dia muda2 dulu, tak amik kesempatan g tempat2 yg tak penah pegi.Tol tak? Anyways, KK really is a cool place to go to. Pegi training macam gi bercuti.I like the fact that i can just walk from 1 mall to another. The food outlets are everywhere.Depan hotel je. Tengok kat tingkap, dah nampak.Hehe..Staying at a posh hotel like Le Meridien really do make my stay more interesting.
picture about life
otw to the filipino market,stopped by to get some refreshing air kelapa.
this reminds me of Goldcoast..aahh.. rindu
KK's famous chicken wing
some exotic stuff for purchase
i really love the view
hiyaaaakkk!!
you can see the nearby islands from here
If i can choose anywhere(apart from my beloved KL) where i can get to be transferred to, it will be Kota Kinabalu, Sabah :) So far, I've gone there twice :) Fist time, for a communication session. Second time, for a training, which i managed to convince my unconvinced boss that i really have to go.I just dont understand why my boss had this mindset if you wanna go for training, go must go to sessions in KL.Outside KL, she'll take a very verrry long time to consider.Ala-ala dengki xnak kasik la tuh kan.Faham sangat.To her, gi tempat2 cam KK nih, nanti pergi berseronok je. Sangat apakah kan? Padahal,if you wait for the next session, u hafta wait like for another 2-3 months.It's for our own development pun.Eleee..Cam la time dia muda2 dulu, tak amik kesempatan g tempat2 yg tak penah pegi.Tol tak? Anyways, KK really is a cool place to go to. Pegi training macam gi bercuti.I like the fact that i can just walk from 1 mall to another. The food outlets are everywhere.Depan hotel je. Tengok kat tingkap, dah nampak.Hehe..Staying at a posh hotel like Le Meridien really do make my stay more interesting.
picture about life
otw to the filipino market,stopped by to get some refreshing air kelapa.
this reminds me of Goldcoast..aahh.. rindu
KK's famous chicken wing
some exotic stuff for purchase
i really love the view
hiyaaaakkk!!
you can see the nearby islands from here
Friday, March 07, 2008
activated
hi readers. i'm back after a very very long silence. fret not,i made a vow that i'll try to update at least once a week.
well actually i'm being through a rough time. Everything seems so...cloudy..at the moment. BUT i'm not gonna put you through a hard time as well by reading all the sadness n crappiness of my life bad happenings.Instead i'll try to entertain you people with my charms that i hope are still there ;)
Okay.One in a million finale. I'm a big fan of this reality show. Maafkan saya ye.Though many people seemed to favour Shila over Ayu but I really think that Ayu deserved it. A friend of mine said that Shila has the vocals of Christina Aguilera when belting out that Spanish song & that it'd be hard for Ayu to make it in the industry simply becasue of..the looks. I mean c'moonnn...Malaysian music fans are getting smarter nowadays.I personally think that Ayu has improved a lot. She really can sing well.Have you heard her duet performance with Jac Victor?Fabolousss..Mungkin juga gaya pemakaiannya sedikit..How do you say it? Janggal?..Alaaa it wasnt entirely her fault pun. I thought they have stylists or wardrobe managers to handle that.All that can be mastered in no time.I really hope that she will make it big! Go Ayu!
Next, my division grand dinner. one word. weee-huu!! It was fun all the way.I have never thought that people would actually go all out to abide the theme "Movie Characters". Haa..Gempak tak? Memang pun. Hehe. I admit laa that at first, i was very very sceptical & hesitant knowing that we all had to dress up accordingly to the theme.Kalau tak, makan luar dewan.Garang x garang tu?I mean, at this age (not that old), within this kind of environment (we are always perceived as rigid), would people really be ecstatic at these sorts things? The answer turned out to be surprisingly positive!People from all walks of life (read: regardless of positions & age - GMs, Managers,the young ones & the makciks), were really into the theme!We got princesses (i was one of them, I was Giselle from Enchanted.Don't ask.Hahaha..), jedis, many pirates,warriors,fairies, & many more famous characters. It was a very memorable nite.One that would be hard to beat.Performances-wise, supremo! We had a live band, all made up from the division members.And lagi best, the drummer was a Senior Manager in his 50s. Cool taaaak?...A very funny sketch. And many more songs sang live by the talented singers from the division.The guitarist (a spikey hair dude with a fondness of pro-emo rock songs)asked me to sing for the band before that but I declined.Katanya "suara kau rock aah, boleh nyanyi lagu2 cam nidji ke dewa ke, lagu2 rock aah.." Hahahaha.. I vowed that the one & only time that I'd saig (in showers, not counted yaa) was during the karaoke competiton when I attended PIPE. I was amazed on how did i summon enough courage to belt out several songs in front of an audience.Hahaha..Kelaka kelaka.I sang "Kau Ilhamku","Relaku Pujuk", and Peter Pan's "Mimpi yg Sempurna" and managed to get into the semifinals.Boleeeehh?? Hahaha.. Anyways, pictures to be enjoyed below :D
Me (Giselle), Kajol, Princess Fiona & Esmeralda
Giselle with Willy Wonka (best dressed) & Esmeralda
Cruella(best dressed!), a pirate, a victorian-era lady, Mr.Bean and Tun Fatimah
Giselle felt safe being guarded by a star wars soldier(sorry i forgot the name.not a star wars fan :p) & Azroy (80s malay movie)
posing gedik skiiit..boleh?
3 ladies among the thorns
Tht's it for now people. Havva nice weekend! :)
hi readers. i'm back after a very very long silence. fret not,i made a vow that i'll try to update at least once a week.
well actually i'm being through a rough time. Everything seems so...cloudy..at the moment. BUT i'm not gonna put you through a hard time as well by reading all the sadness n crappiness of my life bad happenings.Instead i'll try to entertain you people with my charms that i hope are still there ;)
Okay.One in a million finale. I'm a big fan of this reality show. Maafkan saya ye.Though many people seemed to favour Shila over Ayu but I really think that Ayu deserved it. A friend of mine said that Shila has the vocals of Christina Aguilera when belting out that Spanish song & that it'd be hard for Ayu to make it in the industry simply becasue of..the looks. I mean c'moonnn...Malaysian music fans are getting smarter nowadays.I personally think that Ayu has improved a lot. She really can sing well.Have you heard her duet performance with Jac Victor?Fabolousss..Mungkin juga gaya pemakaiannya sedikit..How do you say it? Janggal?..Alaaa it wasnt entirely her fault pun. I thought they have stylists or wardrobe managers to handle that.All that can be mastered in no time.I really hope that she will make it big! Go Ayu!
Next, my division grand dinner. one word. weee-huu!! It was fun all the way.I have never thought that people would actually go all out to abide the theme "Movie Characters". Haa..Gempak tak? Memang pun. Hehe. I admit laa that at first, i was very very sceptical & hesitant knowing that we all had to dress up accordingly to the theme.Kalau tak, makan luar dewan.Garang x garang tu?I mean, at this age (not that old), within this kind of environment (we are always perceived as rigid), would people really be ecstatic at these sorts things? The answer turned out to be surprisingly positive!People from all walks of life (read: regardless of positions & age - GMs, Managers,the young ones & the makciks), were really into the theme!We got princesses (i was one of them, I was Giselle from Enchanted.Don't ask.Hahaha..), jedis, many pirates,warriors,fairies, & many more famous characters. It was a very memorable nite.One that would be hard to beat.Performances-wise, supremo! We had a live band, all made up from the division members.And lagi best, the drummer was a Senior Manager in his 50s. Cool taaaak?...A very funny sketch. And many more songs sang live by the talented singers from the division.The guitarist (a spikey hair dude with a fondness of pro-emo rock songs)asked me to sing for the band before that but I declined.Katanya "suara kau rock aah, boleh nyanyi lagu2 cam nidji ke dewa ke, lagu2 rock aah.." Hahahaha.. I vowed that the one & only time that I'd saig (in showers, not counted yaa) was during the karaoke competiton when I attended PIPE. I was amazed on how did i summon enough courage to belt out several songs in front of an audience.Hahaha..Kelaka kelaka.I sang "Kau Ilhamku","Relaku Pujuk", and Peter Pan's "Mimpi yg Sempurna" and managed to get into the semifinals.Boleeeehh?? Hahaha.. Anyways, pictures to be enjoyed below :D
Me (Giselle), Kajol, Princess Fiona & Esmeralda
Giselle with Willy Wonka (best dressed) & Esmeralda
Cruella(best dressed!), a pirate, a victorian-era lady, Mr.Bean and Tun Fatimah
Giselle felt safe being guarded by a star wars soldier(sorry i forgot the name.not a star wars fan :p) & Azroy (80s malay movie)
posing gedik skiiit..boleh?
3 ladies among the thorns
Tht's it for now people. Havva nice weekend! :)
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