Oh Africa The Video - Akon feat Keri Hilson

Oh Africa is a song performed by Akon featuring Keri Hilson. The song is a charity single and possibly the official FIFA World Cup 2010 song, being released to benefit underprivileged youth in Haiti where loads of families have lost relatives through a devastating earthquake. The song was released as a digital download on 52nd Grammy Awards Night, January 31, 2010, along with the video. The Soweto Gospel Choir and young singers from many countries are also featured on the single. Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres make cameo appearances in the music video.

Oh Africa The Lyrics

[Akon]
I know that we have to take it to the goal ’cause everyone is depending on we
see we ain’t got nowhere to go but, it’s our destiny

[Keri Hilson]
we’re choosing nowhere, we’ll do what it takes to get to the top of the highest mountain
we’ll do anything, we got to prove ourselves ’cause we know

~~OH AFRICA~~

[Akon]
see we’ll never be able to forget this day ’cause it’s the greatest day of our life
see no matter what happens at least we can say "we came, we saw, we tried"

[Keri Hilson]
we’re choosing nowhere, we’ll do what it takes to get to the top of the highest mountain
we’ll do anything, we got to prove ourselves ’cause we know

~~OH AFRICA~~
[Akon & Keri Hilson]
This our time to show, our time to fly, our time to be inside the sky
our time to so, our time of song
the last one in football

~Credit to Adel Ali~

The Lovely Bones The Movie

(This synopsis I got from wikipedia, if you watch the movie, some of the incidents is either cannot be understand clearly or has been sensored in Malaysian release). On December 6, 1973, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Susie Salmon takes a shortcut, that she usually takes, home from her school. She is approached by a neighbor, George Harvey, a man in his mid-30s who lives alone and builds dollhouses for a living. He persuades her to enter an underground den he has recently built nearby. Once she enters, he rapes and murders her, dismembering her body and putting it in a safe. Susie's spirit flees toward her personal heaven.

The Salmon family at first refuses to accept that Susie has been killed, until Susie's elbow is found by a neighbor's dog. The police talk to Harvey, finding him odd but seeing no reason to suspect him. Jack, Susie's father, becomes suspicious and later begins to obsess about Harvey; Susie's sister Lindsey comes to share these suspicions. Jack, consumed with guilt over not having been able to protect his daughter, remains on extended leave from work and isolates himself at home, although he becomes very close with his son, Buckley, the youngest child, who tries to make sense of all this as he starts school.

One day late in the summer a detective named Len Fenerman comes to tell the Salmons that the police have exhausted all leads and are dropping the investigation. That night in his study, Jack looks out the window and sees a flashlight in the cornfield. Believing it to be Harvey returning to destroy evidence, he runs out to confront him with a baseball bat. It turns out to be Susie's best friend, Clarissa, and her boyfriend Brian. Brian and Jack struggle, and Brian hits Jack with the bat. As a result he has to have knee replacement surgery. In the wake of this, his wife Abigail begins having an affair with Fenerman, a widower.

Still suspicious, Lindsey sneaks into Harvey's house and finds and steals a drawing of the pit, but is forced to leave when Harvey returns prematurely. Sensing danger, Harvey leaves Lansdale as soon as possible and becomes a drifter. A year later the police bulldoze the cornfield and turn up a Coke bottle from the night of the murder with Harvey's and Susie's fingerprints, finally making him an official suspect. However, he remains at large. That fall, a hunter in Connecticut discovers the body of another one of Harvey's victims, and one of Susie's charms nearby. In 1981, a detective in Connecticut links the charm to Susie's murder and calls Fenerman. As they uncover further evidence, the police realize that Harvey is a serial killer who preys on young girls. At about the same time, Susie meets his other victims and sees into his traumatic childhood; she also realizes that he has, at various points, made failed attempts to stop killing.

The following winter Abigail leaves her husband, going to her father's old cabin in New Hampshire and then moving to California, taking a job at a winery. As a result, her eccentric mother, Grandma Lynn, moves into the Salmons' home to help her son-in-law care for Buckley and Lindsey.

Lindsey and her boyfriend Samuel Heckler become engaged, find an old house in the woods owned by a classmate's father, and decide to fix it up and live there. Sometime after the celebration, while arguing with Buckley, Jack suffers a heart attack. The emergency prompts Abigail to return from California, but the reunion is tempered by Buckley's lingering bitterness at her for having abandoned him and his father.

Meanwhile, Harvey returns to Norristown, which has become more developed. He explores his old neighborhood and notices the school is being expanded into the cornfield where he murdered Susie. He drives by the sinkhole where Susie's body rests, and where Ruth Connors and Ray Singh are standing. Ruth, an old classmate of Susie's who had felt Susie's spirit go past her after her murder, senses the women Harvey has killed and is overcome. Susie, looking down from heaven, is also overwhelmed with emotion and the two girls exchange positions. Susie, her spirit now in Ruth's body, connects with Ray, who had a crush on Susie in school, and had made plans to go out with her a few days before the murder. Ray senses Susie's presence, and takes advantage of the fact he has Susie back with him for the time being. The two go to the back room in Hal Heckler's (the older brother of Lindsey's boyfriend Samuel) bike shop and make love, as Susie had longed to do after witnessing her sister and Samuel. Afterward, Susie returns to heaven.

She moves on into the larger heaven, still watching earthbound events from time to time. She sees her sister's newborn baby girl, who is named Abigail Suzanne. One day she spies Harvey getting off a Greyhound bus at a diner in New Hampshire in early spring. Behind the diner he sees a young woman and attempts to speak to her, but she rebuffs him. Susie notices some large icicles hanging from the roof, and after the woman leaves, one falls and hits Harvey on the head, knocking him into a nearby ravine and ultimately killing him.

Susie closes the story by wishing the reader "a long and happy life".

Lakonan : ***
Plot : ****
Nilai Komersial : *** 1/2

Stuck With Each Other -Shontelle feat Akon

Layan ajer lagu ini sementara menunggu Single terbaru daripada Akon yang akan keluar tidak lama lagi....

(photo : credited to yahoo.com)

Latest News on Akon : Akon banned from Sri Lanka for Buddha statue video R&B singer denied entry to Sri Lanka after 'controversial' video featuring Buddha statue provokes violent protests in the capital. guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 March 2010 10.30 GMT Article history Spot the statue ... Akon's video for Sexy Chick.

R&B star Akon has been refused a Sri Lankan visa after one of his music videos spurred violent protests in the nation's capital. The singer apologised to Sri Lankan Buddhists, saying he "never set out to offend or desecrate anyone's religion" with the video to Sexy Chick, which shows a raunchy pool party in front of a statue of the Buddha.

"I am a spiritual man, so I can understand why they are offended," Akon said. "But violence is never the answer and I am disheartened to hear about what happened in Sri Lanka."

Sexy Chick is not strictly speaking Akon's song – it was released by French producer David Guetta, with Akon as guest vocalist. Nor is the video a parade of sharply targeted blasphemies. Instead, it's the most banal kind of dance-music clip, with writhing bikini babes and terrible haircuts. Shot at a mansion in Ibiza, the Buddha statue scarcely figures at all, appearing in the corner of frames, out of focus, for mere instants (minutes 2:06 in youtube of the song). Akon claims that he was not aware the statue was even there.

Despite this, hundreds of people stormed the headquarters of Colombo's Maharaja television network on Monday, protesting a forthcoming gig by Akon. Demonstrators threw stones, with four workers injured and several cars smashed, according to the BBC. The Sri Lankan government subsequently denied the Senegalese-born singer's visa request, citing his "controversial video images, offensive song lyrics and strong protests coming from various cultural, religious groups and organisations in the country".

Akon's promoters have formally cancelled the 20 April concert, but say they are hoping to reschedule once the "situation [has been] resolved".

Majlis Resepsi Zizan Nin & Hani

Tahniah kepada Zizan dan Hani. Terima kasih sekali lagi kerana bersusah payanh menjemput saya dan Lisa untuk menghadiri Majlis Persadingan 'Taman Kota' Gilang Gemilang kalian berdua. Semoga pernikahan ini akan kekal sehingga ke hujung nyawa. meskipun kami tiba agak lewat tetapi kami sebenarnya tidak ketinggalan sebarang acara penting kerana majlis bermula agak lewat mungkin kerana kesesakan lalu lintas yang di hadapi oleh hampir kesemua jemputan. Dewan di bahagikan kepada dua bahagian, sebelah kiri untuk jemputan Zizan dan sebelah kanan bagi jemputan hani. Di sebelah Zizan kelihatan ramai juga selebriti yang datang seperti Tony Eusoff, Cheryl Samad, Corrie, Aqasha, Zamarul dll.

Selalunya jemputan akan berbicara tentang makanan, tema, bunga telur dan perjalanan majlis selepas menghadiri mana-mana resepsi. Begitu jugalah dengan saya. saya mulakan dengan Kad Jemputan - Cantik berseri dan nampak eksklusif dan mahal. Bunga telur - sungguh menarik dan tampak elegant (meskipun saya kurang meminati warna merah jambu). Hidangan - tidak begitu 'lavish'. Sekadar sedang elok. Perjalanan Majlis - Mungkin kerana bermula agak lewat maka kami telah di 'ambush' dengan 4 rangkap pantun sekaligus oleh pengacara majlis sebelum majlis menepung tawar dimulakan. Pantun-pantun ada yang menarik dan ada juga yang terlalu moden pembayangnya sehingga mencacatkan keaslian pantun itu sendiri. Ucapan Zizan & Hani - meskipun katanya 'inpromptu' tetapi teks sudah tersedia kan. Namun yang pasti dari nada suara kedua belah pihak saya percaya semuanya lahir dari hati yang bersyukur dengan pernikahan ini.

Akhir kata, Terima Kasih Zizan & Hani kerana sudi bergambar dengan kami meskipun ramai juga yang sedang beratur ketika itu... Harap-harap sukalah dengan hadiah kami ya...:)

Persediaan ke Taipei?

Little Taiwan adalah antara francais restoran yang lahir di Malaysia dan sedang berkembang pesat. Menghidangkan makanan dari Negara Taiwan yang telah diubahsuai untuk memenuhi citarasa rakyat Malaysia yang berbilang kaum dan sudah semestinya halal. Untuk minuman, Taiwan sebenarnya amat terkenal dengan 'bubble milk tea'nya. Tetapi kami cuma minum 'bubble red tea' dan 'jasmine honey tea'. Seperti makanan cina yang lain maka antara 'signiture dish' adalah berasaskan bihun, bebola daging dan sup. Kami juga memilih menu yang agak terkenal juga iaitu nasi kukus dengan 'minched chicken', telur rebus yang seakan-akan telur pindang, 'kim-chee' taiwan, taufu kicap dan sup bebola daging. Ini memang terapi awal sebelum ke Taiwan.

Saya dan Lisa, merasa hidangan-hidangan Taiwan ini di Little Taiwan, e@curve. Banyak lagi cawangan yang ada seperti di 1Utama, Pavillion dan juga Ampang. Boleh cuba..

21 & 27 Mac 2010 @ PBAKL

Pelancaran Novel/Antologi Puisi/Kumpulan Drama hasil karya Penerima Anugerah S.E.A. Writers 'Ustaz' Isa Kamari (Singapura) & 'Cikgu' Azizi Abdullah (Malaysia - orang kampung saya ni) serta Penerima Anugerah Seni Negara, Saudara Faisal Tehrani telah disempurnakan di Pentas Utama PBAKL 2010 pada 27 Mac 2010 yang baru-baru ini kira-kira jam 3 petang. Alhamdulillah saya telah berkesempatan untuk turut serta. 'Ustaz' Isa Kamari dengan tiga buah tangan. Dua adalah karya beliau yang telah diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Inggeris iaitu 'Intercession' (Tasawwul) & 'Nadra' (Atas Nama Cinta) sementara sebuah lagi adalah kumpulan 3 buah drama berjudul 'Pintu'. Sementara 'Cikgu' Azizi Abdullah pula melancarkan novel 'Beruk'. Saudara Faisal Tehrani pula melancarkan 2 karya beliau iaitu novel 'Bahlut' dan 'Ingin Jadi Nasrallah' sebuah antologi puisi. Ini merupakan kunjungan kedua saya ke PBAKL 2010; kunjungan pertama untuk memborong buku telah selama disempurnakan pada 21 Mac 2010 yang lalu.

Perasan tak semua saterawan hebat ini berada di dalam gerak laku (gesture) yang sama iaitu menongkat/memegang dagu? Adakah ini persamaan atau kebeutulan?

Usai menandatangani novel yang dibeli oleh saya, Cikgu Azizi dan Ustaz Isa sudi merakam kenangan bersama saya. Tidak sempat berbual panjang dengan Cikgu Azizi sebenarnya, apatah lagi Ustaz Isa kerana mereka perlu bergegas ke Gerai Al-Ameen untuk sesi seterusnya. Yang menariknya sebelum itu, sempena mengambil 'berkat' Kempen Tulisan Jawi yang mengambil tempat di Pentas Utama, Cikgu Azizi telah menulis nota di dalam novel 'Beruk' saya dengan tulisan jawi - katanya 'saja-saja sebab dah lama tak tulis jawi'. Nasib baik saya boleh membcaca jawi. Sebaliknya pula, saya membeli novel terdahulu Ustaz Isa, 'Satu Bumi' yang belum saya miliki dan bukannnya ketika-tiga hasil beliau yang dilancarkan sebelum itu. Tasawwul & Atas Nama Cinta telah saya baca dan Drama pula bukan genre yang saya minati. 'Satu Bumi' yang telah diterbitkan tahun lalu nampak menarik !!!

Saya telah membeli IJN (Ingin Jadi Nasrallah) & Bahlut minggu lalu tetapi masih belum sempat membaca kerana masih bekerja keras untuk menghabiskan 9 Nyawa (RAM). Namun kali ini saya telah membawa dua novel terdahulu FT untuk ditandatangani; Ketupat Cinta (yang amat kontroversial itu) dan Karbala (yang sungguh berat dan tersirat itu), kedua-duanya telah sempat saya habiskan tahun lalu. Oik... Business baru ka FT? Jual t-shirt IJN & MK pulak?

Pada kunjungan 21 Mac 2010 yang lalu saya cuma sempat bertemu dengan seorang lagi penulis BEST SELLER dari tanah seberang iaitu Muhammad Alexander @Wisnu Sasongko yang amat masyhur dengan karya perdana beliau 'Yakjuj & Makjuj'. Tetapi saya membeli 'Alexander Adalah Zulqarnain' kali ini. Buku semi-ilmiah setebal 727 halaman ini diterbitkan di Malaysia oleh PTS. Entah bila saya dapat menyelak halam-halaman berharga ini?

Nota Jase : Saya juga sebenarnya ada bertemu dengan RAM (Ramlee Awang Murshid) yang juga melahirkan sebuah lagi thriller terbaru berjudul 'Cinta Sufi' yang merupakan 'spin off' daripada trilogi 'Bagaikan Putri' dengan hero yang sama iaitu Laksamana Sunan (Untuk rekod, 'Bagaikan Putri telah dinobatkan sebagai Novel Terlaris Alaf 21 - TAHNIAH RAM). Malangnya saya tidak dapat bergambar dengan Novelis Ayam Terlaris ini kerana terlalu ramai orang yang beratur di Dewan Tun Husein yang disewa khas oleh Kumpulan Karangkraf ini untuk mendapatkan tanda tangan beliau. Fuyoo !!! Apa yang pasti RAM semakin botak sekarang ini dan diberitakan sedang melancarkan Kelab Peminat RAM di PWTC sekarang.

Earth Hour - 27 March 2010

SATURDAY

27 MARCH 2010

8.30 PM - 9.30 PM

"SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS

AND FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE"

"SWITCH OFF YOUR LIGHTS"

Always Be There The Video - Maher Zain

Always Be There Lyrics

Alllahu Akbar…Alllahu Akbar… Alllahu Akbar… Alllah hu Akbar Allah…
Alllahu Akbar…Alllahu Akbar… Alllahu Akbar… Alllah hu Akbar allah…

If you ask me about love
And what i know about it
My answer would be
It’s everything about Allah
The pure love, to our souls
The creator of you and me,the heaven and whole universe
The one that made us whole and free
The guardian of HIS true believers
So when the time is hard
There’s no way to turn
As HE promise HE will always be there
To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy
Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there
HE’s always watching us, guiding us

So when the time is hard
There’s no way to turn
As HE promise HE will always be there
To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy
Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there
HE’s always watching us, guiding us
And HE knows what’s in all in our heart

So when you lose your way
To Allah you should turn
As HE promise HE will always be there…

HE bring ourselves from the darkness into the light
Subhanallah praise belongs to YOU for everything
Shouldn’t never feel afraid of anything
As long as we follow HIS guidance all the way
Through the short time we have in this life
Soon it all’ll be over
And we’ll be in His heaven and we’ll all be fine

So when the time gets hard
There’s no way to turn
As HE promise He will always be there
To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy
Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there
HE’s always watching us, guiding us
And HE knows what’s in all in our heart

So when you lose your way
To Allah you should turn
As HE promise HE will always be there…

Allahu Akbar…

So when the time gets hard
There’s no way to turn
As HE promise He will always be there
To bless us with HIS love and HIS mercy
Coz, as HE promise HE will always be there
HE’s always watching us, guiding us
And he knows what’s in all in our heart

So when you lose your way
To Allah you should turn
As HE promise HE will always be there…

Allahu Akbar…

Video & Lyrics Information
Artist: Maher Zain
Album: Thank You Allah
Lyrics: Bilal Hajji & Maher Zain
Melody: Maher Zain
Arrangement: N/A
Copyright: Awakening Records 2009

Maher's Biodata : Maher’s first musical inspiration came from his father, who was a singer himself, performing locally in the beautiful Mediterranean city of Tripoli - Lebanon. Fascinated by the music and instruments, Maher got his first keyboard when he was only ten and ever since music officially became part of Maher’s world.

The family moved to Sweden when Maher was only 8, where he continued his schooling, and later entered university and got a Bachelors degree in Aeronautical Engineering. With things changing around him, one thing remained the same - his strong passion for music. He would spend late nights at school with his friends where they would sing, rap, compose and experiment with music in every way. It didn’t take him long to realize that music became an integral part of who he is.

After being involved for a while in the music scene in Sweden as a music producer, Maher was introduced to RedOne, a gifted music producer who was fast rising in the music scene in Sweden. Maher started working with RedOne with Swedish artists, and later moved with him to New York. For a few years he was in the middle of the hot rush of the NY music industry, working with chart topping artists such as Kat Deluna on her debut album which included smash hits ‘Whine up’ and ‘Run the Show’.

Maher had what many would describe as a dream job for someone so young in such a glamorous business, but for Maher it felt like this was far from what he would call ‘the dream’, “I loved the music but I hated everything that surrounded it, it always felt like something wasn’t right”. RedOne was on the verge of breaking into the big time, going on to work with artists like Akon, Lady Gaga, Enrique Iglesias, Brandy, New Kids on the Block, and Michael Jackson to mention just a few, and becoming one of the most sought-after music producers in the world. Maher however was restless and eventually decided that the music industry and all that surrounded wasn’t the right place for him and he returned to Sweden. It wasn’t until he met a group of brothers who were active in the Islamic community in Stockholm and he started regularly attending his local mosque that he felt like he’d reached ‘home’.

Maher feels blessed to able to finally find the right way, and feels like it’s his turn now to help others through his music to do the same: “If I had one thing I’d like to tell people out there it would be that it’s so easy to see the right way if we just open our eyes and look properly; that’s what happened to me.”

InsyaAllah The Video - Maher Zain

Everytime you feel like you cannot go on
You feel so lost
That your so alone
All you is see is night
And darkness all around
You feel so helpless
You can`t see which way to go
Don`t despair and never loose hope
Cause Allah is always by your side

Insya Allah3x
Insya Allah you`ll find your way

Everytime you can make one more mistake
You feel you can`t repent
And that its way too late
Your`re so confused,wrong decisions you have made
Haunt your mind and your heart is full of shame


Don`t despair and never loose hope
Cause Allah is always by your side
Insya Allah3x
Insya Allah you`ll find your way
Insya Allah3x
Insya Allah you`ll find your way

Turn to Allah
He`s never far away
Put your trust in Him
Raise your hands and pray
OOO Ya Allah
Guide my steps don`t let me go astray
You`re the only one that showed me the way,
Showed me the way 2x
Insya Allah3x
Insya Allah we`ll find the way

Nota Jase : Another Maher's song that are so soothing to the ears, the melody is so sweet and light and the lyrics really touches our heart. It makes you want to listen to it over and over again. And 'InsyaAllah" not just for me but you too will LOVE this song. Maher, May Allah bless you and us all, Insyaallah.

Open Your Eyes The Video - Maher Zain

Open Your Eyes Lyrics

Look around yourselves
Can’t you see this wonder
Spreaded infront of you
The clouds floating by
The skies are clear and blue
Planets in the orbits
The moon and the sun
Such perfect harmony

Let’s start question in ourselves
Isn’t this proof enough for us
Or are we so blind
To push it all aside..
No..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Look inside yourselves
Such a perfect order
Hiding in yourselves
Running in your veins
What about anger love and pain
And all the things you’re feeling
Can you touch them with your hand?
So are they really there?

Lets start question in ourselves
Isn’t this proof enough for us?
Or are we so blind
To push it all aside..?
No..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

When a baby’s born
So helpless and weak
And you’re watching him growing..
So why deny
Whats in front of your eyes
The biggest miracle of life..

We just have to
Open our eyes, our hearts, and minds
If we just look quiet we’ll see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Open your eyes and hearts and minds
If you just look bright to see the signs
We can’t keep hiding from the truth
Let it take us by surprise
Take us in the best way
(Allah..)
Guide us every single day..
(Allah..)
Keep us close to You
Until the end of time..

Allah..
You created everything
We belong to You
Ya Robb we raise our hands
Forever we thank You..
Alhamdulillah..

Artist: Maher Zain
Album: Thank You Allah
Copyright: Awakening Records 2009

Nota Jase : He is not related to me by the way (although our sir name is the same. Oh Sungguh perasan.). But off course both of us are Muslim Brothers. I found his CD during my visit to PBAKL 2010 last Sunday. To the very first time when listen to the very first track of his CD, it really, really touch my heart. So I decided to buy and listen to the whole CD. (BTW, you can also buy his CD via amazon.com) The melody 'sungguh mengancam' !!! Maher Zain is a Lebanese living in Sweden (what a co-incidence as there will be a protest against Swedish Goverment in front of the Swedish Embassy due to the Prophet Muhammad Caricature that has been published again in the Swedish Newspaper this Friday. Enjoy one of the many, many great tunes by him. YES... I will google more info later.

He's No Mafia... He's Just the Italian Guy Who Likes To Sing !!!

The 3rd Album - PATRIZIO. Diterbitkan tahun lalu. Disebabkan komen yang amat memberangsangkan di dalam STAR (yang saya cuma TERbaca) maka saya pun terus membeli CD ini untuk menilai sendiri meskipun ketika itu nama Patrizio Buanne begitu asing buat saya. Perkatan pertama yang terpacul dimulut saya ketika mendengar trek pertama "On The Street Where You Live" ialah, "if you really can sing... buat cover version song pun tak pa !!! Orang akan beli CD". Tapi suara Patrizio ni sebenarnya memang lunak. Kiranya Patrizio ni seangkatan dengan Micheal Bubble, Jimie Collum?, Il Divo jugaklah... maksudnya genre muzik yang hampir-hampir sama. Jika mengikut teorinya, Patrizio adalah penyanyi 'baritone' dimana suaranya adalah di antara 'bass' dan 'tenor'. Lagu yang paling tangkap cintan di dalam album ini ialah 'Why Did You Have To Be?". Saya juga meminati "Grande 3X", Have You Ever Really Love A Woman" dan "Fly Me To The Moon".

The 2nd Album - 'Forever Begins Tonight'. Saya baru sempat mendapatkan album ini pada 21/3/2010 ketika di Speedy, Pavillion. Memang ada juga mencari tetapi mungkin kerana ia diterbitkan pada tahun 2006 maka mungkin tiada dalam stok simpanan kedai rekod. CD ini sebenarnya penyelamat saya untuk sesuatu yang agak istimewa. (Skroll di bawah untuk ceritanya). Baru beberapa kali 'spin' CD in i dikereta tetapi sudah ada dua lagu yang 'amat-amat' memukau iaitu, tajuk album 'Forever Begins Tonight' dan 'Un Angelo'. Ramai peminat yang mengatakan yang album ini adalah album terbaik Patrizio. Tetapi mungkin terlalu awal untuk saya memberi penilaian.

The 1st Album The Italian yang memperkenalkan Patrizio Buanne di persada nyanyi antarabangsa. Percaya atau tidak, Patrizio fasih berkomunikasi di dalam sekurang-kurangnya 5 bahasa iaitu Bahasa Inggeris, Bahasa Itali, Bahasa Peranchis, Bahasa German dan Bahasa Sepanyol. Di dalam album perdana ini, saya amat meminati lagu 'A Man Without Love', 'My LOve Forgive Me' dan 'On An Evening In Roma'. Di Malaysia album ini diterbitkan pada tahun 2005.

Inilah yang dikatakan istimewa itu. Dek kerana saya memiliki ketiga-tiga CD Patrizio ketika beratur untuk mendapatkan tandatangan, maka Patrizio ketika itu mengatakan yang dia perlu mengambil gambar dengan saya bersama-sama dengan ketiga-tiga CD tersebut. Bukan hanya dengan kamera saya sahaja tau, (ya lah semua orang boleh bergambar dengan beliau menggunakan kamera masing-masing) tetapi saya juga dipelawa untuk bergambar dengan kamera rasmi pihak penganjur -itu yang 'powernya !!!-. Entahlah akan muncul di mana gambar tersebut. Ini bukan tujuan utama, saya cuma ingin mendapatkan pas untuk 2 orang menonton 'show case' beliau di Hilton Kl Sentral di sebelah malamnya. Sudah tentu berjaya !!!

Selamat Pengantin Baru Shahrul & Sue

"Ini Kad Jemputannya" - Teringat saya bersusah payah betul Shahrul mendapatkan kad jemputan ini daripada tunangnya Sue (sekarang isteri beliaulah) untuk memanjangkan undangan ini kepada saya. Tambahnya lagi no telefon sayapun telah hilang dalam simpanan beliau dek kerana telefon bimbit beliau hilang. Berdasarkan bil-bil terdahulu beliau dapat menjejak nombor saya semula, lantaran di pendekkan cerita saya memang berada di KLCC semasa beliau menelefon. Jadi memang patut sangatlah saya meluangkan masa dan ketika, Sabtu lalu (20/3/2010) untuk menghadiri majlis persandingan ini. Tahniah ya Shahrul & Sue. Semoga Berbahagia sehingga di hujung nyawa...

"Ini pula hadiahnya" - Macam-macam di kotak fikiran. Macam-macam hendak dibeli. Antara faktor yang difikirkan tentulah yang lain daripada yang lain. Maka akhirnya 'yang satu ini' menjadi pilihan. Maka, ucapan daripada saya cuma sebaris ayat mudah dan padat. "Selamat bertukang di rumah baru". Mesti cuma dapat satu set saja kan... hehehe.

"Ini pula Pelaminnya" - Alamak lupa pula nak tanya konsep majlis tersebut, kalau tidak pasti saya akan buka almari cari baju dan seluar biru juga bagi berseri bila bergambar. Tak gitu. Atas pelamin pasangan mempelai ini tampak serasi. Senyuman manis tak lekang dibibir. Hmm... macam pepatah lama; bagai cincin dengan permata. Bagai sirih dengan pinang. Bagai sarong pelikat dan kain batik? Ini merupakan majlis di sebelah keluarga Sue, Majlis Menyambut Menantu di rumah keluarga Shahrul di Kelantan akan di adakan hujung minggu ini.

Senarai Top 5 AIM 17

Berikut adalah senarai 5 finalis bagi 24 kategori yang dipertandingkan :

(Pilihan JaseMario)

Artis Baru Terbaik

Azlan & The Typewriter
Bunkface
Prema Yin
Tomok
Yuna


Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu (Lelaki)

Faizal Tahir (Bercinta)
Hazami (Survivor)
Jamal Abdillah (Tak Hilang Cinta Di Dunia)
Riz (Kehilangan Kamu)
Vince Chong (Buah Hati)


Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu (Wanita)

Dato Siti Nurhaliza (Ku Percaya Ada Cinta)
Dayang Nurfaizah (Hilang)
Jaclyn Victor (Bertamu Di Kalbu)
Juwita Suwito (Sejak Hadirmu)
Yuna (Dan Sebenarnya)


Persembahan Vokal Berkumpulan Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu

Dato Siti Nurhaliza & Kris Dayanti (Amarah)
DJ Fuzz & Malique feat Salam (Cerita Kedai Kopi)
InTeam (Allahu Rabbi)
Rabbani (Kejora Sinar Zaman)
Ruffedge (Pemuja Dari Jauh)


Kulit Album Terbaik

Sarah Joan Mokhtar (To Prevent The Earth From Moving With You – Disagree)
Aida/Nizam Rahmat (Liyana Jasmay – Liyana Jasmay)
Ong Chen Han (All About Rynn – Rynn Lim)
Rewan Ishak (The Great Battle – Sevencollar T-Shirt)
Anthony Ho (Kronologi Cinta – Vince Chong)


Rakaman Album Terbaik

Akasha (Into…Akasha)
Ayu (Inspirasi)
Dayang Nurfaizah (Dayang Live)
Hattan (Inderawala)
Prema Yin (Eyo Eyo)


Video Muzik Terbaik

Fiqir-Fiqir (Ahli Fiqir)
Haley (Disagree)
Osaka (Disagree)
Oh! Sizuka (Pop Shuvit)
Eyo Eyo (Prema Yin)


Lagu Pop Etnik Terbaik

Dusta Berkalang (Aiman)
Penangan Rindu (Ghazal)
Barangkali (Mawi)
Enjut (Noraniza Idris)
Inang Anak Perantau (Saujana)


Album Nasyid Terbaik

Syukran (Hafiz Hamidun)
Allahu Rabbi (InTeam)
Suatu Perjalanan (Marjan)
Mahabbah ( Rabbani)
Nota Cinta (Saujana)


Lagu Nasyid Terbaik

Allahu Rabbi (InTeam)
Dia Muhammad (InTeam)
Kejora Sinar Zaman (Rabbani)
Mahabbah (Rabbani)
Syahadah (Rabbani)

Album Rock Terbaik

Adrenalin (Faizal Tahir)
Rasa (Flop Poppy)
Mencari Konklusi (Hujan)
Prolog 2009 (Maximus)
Rasopariso (XPDC)


Lagu Rock Terbaik

Kelibat Si Penyair (Azlan & The Typewriter)
Situasi (Bunkface)
Bencinta (Faizal Tahir)
Mencari Konklusi (Hujan)
Drama King (Meet Uncle Hussain feat Black)


Album Pop Terbaik

Tahajjud Cinta (Dato Siti Nurhaliza)
CTKD (Dato Siti Nurhaliza & Kris Dayanti)
Dayang Live (Dayang Nurfaizah)
Aku Stacy (Stacy)
Kronologi Cinta (Vince Chong)


Lagu Pop Terbaik

Pergi (Aizat)
Masih Jelas (Hafiz)
Permaisuriku (Jay Jay)
Cinta Ada (Karen Kong/Dato Sheila Majid/Jaclyn Victor)
Dan Sebenarnya (Yuna)


Album Hip Hop Terbaik

Irama Berirama (Ahli Fiqir)
Jian (Altimet)
1212 (Colabr8)
K.O. The Mixtape (DJ Fuzz & Malique)
The Turning Point (Point Blanc)


Lagu Hip Hop Terbaik

Chantek (Altimet)
Syukur (Altimet)
Sayang-sayang (Altimet, DJ Fuzz)
Masih Hip Hop (DJ Fuzz & Malique feat Daly & Altimet)
Cerita Kedai Kopi (DJ Fuzz & Malique)


Album Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik

Yeah (Amanda Imani)
To Prevent The Earth From Moving With You (Disagree)
Running (Hazami)
The Turning Point (Point Blanc)
The Great Battle (Sevencollar T-Shirt)

Lagu Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik

Prom Queen (Bunkface)
Haley (Disagree)
Osaka (Disagree)
Survivor (Hazami)
Deeper Conversation (Yuna)


Album Cina Tempatan Terbaik

Stardom (Andrew Tan)
One & Only-Jeanie (Jeanie Lee)
I’m Karen (Karen Kong)
All About Rynn (Rynn Lim)
Thomasjack (Thomasjack)


Lagu Cina Tempatan Terbaik

Stardom (Andrew Tan)
Na Han (JK Chen Jia Kai)
Insane (Jovi Theng)
Tian Shan (Karen Kong)
Sunrise (Vinx Lim Yi Xin)


Album India Tempatan Terbaik

Paarthu (Diwan)
SMS (Emergency)
Neethikku Poraatnam (Masta Clan)
Life Is A Mystery (Shruthi)
Saran Z Ennavaley (Saran Z)



Lagu India Tempatan Terbaik

Uyartinthidu Thozha (Jey Raggaveindra, Ashokan, Dr Ombala, Sidhartan, Jegathisan)
Thuli Thuli Mazhai Thuli (Preeta Prasad)
Uyirile Ondrage Kalantida (Sidharthan)
Talattu Paade (Sitharthan)
Megathul (Sivakumar A/L Jayabalan)

Lagu Bahasa Melayu Terbaik Yang Dipersembahkan Oleh Artis Luar Negara

Teruskanlah (Agnes Monica)
Aku Wanita Biasa (Kris Dayanti)
Madu Tiga (Muhammad Dani)
Terlanjur Cinta (Rossa feat Pasha Ungu)
Nuansa Bening (Vidi Aldiano)


Susunan Muzik Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu

Aubrey Suwito/Sebagai Teman (Dato Siti Nurhaliza & Kris Dayanti)
Acis/Masih Jelas (Hafiz)
Aubrey Suwito/Sejak Hadirmu (Juwita Suwito)
Jenny Chin/Cinta Ada (Karen Kong/Dato Sheila Majid/Jaclyn Victor)
Greg Henderson/Eyo-Eyo (Prema Yin)

Aiskrim Lagi?

Siapa yang dah pernah rasa Fantasia Ria? Perasa apa? Kat rumah saya ada Strawberry Baldu? Oh... Para pemiant Mawi tentu saja boleh dapatkan Aiskrim Wall's Fantasia Ria ini di Giant, Carefour, Jusco, Mydin mahupun kedai runcit berdekatan !!! Mawi sendiri pula suka perisa apa? Saya tak boleh jawab, kena tanya Mawi sendirilah...:)

Petang Yang Dingin di Suria KLCC

Bukan peminat aiskrim sebenarnya. Namun begitu jika ada voucher bernilai RM30.00 apa salahnya sekali-sekala makan aiskrim kan? Tambahan lagi dengan 6 'scoop' perisa berbeza di dalam 1 mangkuk. Tentu 'terangkat !!!'. Ada yang bertanya, halalkah aiskrim di Hagaan Dasz ni? Bagi saya pilih saja perisa yang tidak mengandungi alkohol, insyaAllah selamat.

Tarikan Sementara Putrajaya

Pada 9hb Mac yang baru lalu usai makan tengahari bersama Oxford dan Mas di Restoran Bonda, Precint Diplomatik, Putrajaya ketika dalam perjalanan pulang ke pejabat tiba-tiba saya telah mengusulkan idea bernas kepada mereka berdua. Ideanya ialah meninjau Pusat Informasi Precint Diplomatik di bangunan berdekatan. Dek kerana kami masih mempunyai banyak masa maka keduanya pun bersetuju. Bangunan tersebut yang masih cantik tetapi persis tiada pengunjung. Apabila tiba dipintu masuk kami diberitahu yang Pusat Informasi tersebut belum dibuka tetapi sekarang ini (sehingga bulan Julai 2010 jika tidak salah saya) Jabatan Muzium Malaysia sedang menyewa bangunan tersebut untuk dijadikan Muzium Alam Semulajadi dengan mengadakan Pameran Mamalia Malaysia. Maka kamipun mengambil kesempatan untuk melawat muzium tersebut. Banyak juga bahan pameran yang diketengahkan antaranya ialah ikan paus, gajah, harimau, tenuk/tapir, badak sumbu, beruang, rusa, memerang dan banyak lagi. Maka pengetahuan kamipun bertambah berkenaan Mamalia Malaysia pada hari tersebut.

Waktu lawatan ialah dari 9 pagi hingga 5 petang dari Isnin hingga Ahad. Precint Diplomatik, Putrajaya lebih mudah untuk dikunjungi dengan menggunakan Pintu 1 Putrajaya dari Jalan Kampung Abu Bakar Baginda arah ke Sungai Merab. Apalagi, Jom !!!

Malam Bersama Bintang !!!

Nota Jase : Tetiba sahaja dapat SMS yang mengatakan Mawi akan mengikuti promosi KRU Berhad di Malam Bersama Bintang di Dataran FINAS pada 12 Mac 2010 yang lalu. Lantaran kerana dah lama tidak berjumpa dengan Mawi maka sayapun merangka rancangan untuk menjengah ke Dataran FINAS. Beberapa SMS dan panggilan telefon susulan telah saya buat kepada Cute, Yeo, Rezza, Mus, Galzean, Cik Bedah, Cikgu Jah dsb. Cuma Galzean sahaja yang dapat menyahut ajakan. Cikgu Jah juga sebenarnya. Sementara Cute yang 'kata OK' tiba-tiba tak jadi datanglah pula. Perancangan saya dengan Galzean terpaksa ditukar di saat akhir dek kerana 'macet' yang teramat sangat. Aklhirnya kami pergi dengan menaiki motosikal Galzean sahaja. Sementara Cikgu Jah pula datang dengan teksi bersama dengan anak-anak murid beliau.

Saya tiba kira-kira jam 9.15 malam. Lebih kurang 5 minit lebih lewat sedikit sahaja daripada Mawi dan Ekin. Di pentas ketika itu Ruhil sedang menyampaikan lagu antaranya termasuk lagu KAWAN. Usai Ruhil saya kira Nash mengambil pentas dengan tiga buah lagu termasuk KU DI HALAMAN RINDU (yang sungguh syahdu dan mendayu-dayu, teringat semasa 'sekolah' dahulu). Maknanya saya telah terlepas Joey BPR dan Aris Ariwatan. DARI SINAR MATA dan LAMUNAN TERHENTI?

Kemudian tibalah giliran Ayu KRU Berhad tampil untuk mempromosikan filem-filem KRU seperti JIN NOTTI, MAGIKA (yang penuh dengan bintang-bintang, mawi menjadi BADANG) dan HIKAYAT MERONG MAHAWANGSA. Mawi muncul dipentas untu kuiz dan sayapun dipanggil untuk menjawab soalan; maka dapatlah saya goodie bag yang penuh dengan barang-barang. Mawi kemudian berduet dengan Diana Danielle. Kemudian Diana menyambung promosi sebelum berduet sekali lagi dengan Mawi. Malam ini amat bertuah kerana kami juga turut berpeluang untuk menonton Trailer MAGIKA dan HIKAYAT MERONG MAHAWANGSA (yang trailernya sungguh mengujakan !!!).

Untuk malam ini, KRU telah berbaik hati dengan menayang semula secara percuma JIN NOTTI !!! (Untuk rekod saya telah menonton 2 X.)

Saya, Cikgu Jah & Galzean cuma dapat bertemu Mawi (dan Ekin) setelah tamat sesi autograf Mawi bersama peminat. Seketika cuma kerana Mawi perlu bergegas ke Kuala Terengganu untuk promosi ABPBH. Jumpa lagi ya Mawi !!!

Antara barang-barang di dalam 'Goodie Bag' yang saya dapat pada malam tersebut.

Movie Day Out With Fizz @ 'Niyang Rapik'

A group of university students travel to a village called Niyang Rapik to conduct research for their studies. There, they meet Laila (Liyana Jasmay), the daughter of the village headman. However, due to a mistake they made before returning home, a year later, one of their friends die mysteriously. Soon, they return to Niyang Rapik to give back an item that they once took. Mysterious incidents and tragedies befall on them and Niyang Rapik is no longer the same.

After the success of "Adnan Sempit" and several other local films in 2009, film production company Metrowealth (MIG) together with director Ahmad Idham have once again collaborated on the new horror film "Niyang Rapik". The film has been brought to the silver screen after TV drama series "Puaka Niyang Rapik" managed to obtain high ratings, pulling in 4 million viewers when it was aired.

"Niyang Rapik" starts with Zack (Fizz Fairuz) who dies due to a horrible curse. His untimely death shocks four of his best friends - Helmi (Kamal Adli), Zizan (Shaheizy Sam), Saiful (Zed Zaidi) and Amir (Awal Ashaari). Thus, they journey to Niyang Rapik, a village where they've conducted research for their final-year history project, to return a karambit stolen by Zack. However, things in Niyang Rapik aren't as cheerful as before.

It does not take long before the action unfolds in "Niyang Rapik" and audiences are forced to guess what happened to Zack and his friends while they were in Niyang Rapik for the first time. Even though the storyline is simple, the twist is an added advantage to audiences' interest leaving the story to be quite engaging.

"Niyang Rapik" boasts an all-youthful cast. Liyana Jasmay is the only 'rose among the thorns'. Playing Laila, the daughter of Tok Neram (Nasir Bilal Khan), Liyana's character this time seems a lot different from her previous roles such as "Papadom" (2009) and "Duhai Si Pari-Pari" (2009) that had her playing cheerful characters. Liyana manages to convey her character's dark and mysterious side well. Other cast members such as Awal, Kamal, Shaheizy and Zed do not disappoint. Even though there are a large number of lead actors and there is a worry of one actor outshining the other, they manage to effectively convey their roles in their own way.

Other than the solid acting by the cast, viewers can also appreciate the beauty of Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu that was chosen as a filming location. Even the visual effects in "Niyang Rapik" were commendable. Viewers can look forward to seeing a stomach open up, a head in a jar, and many more.

"Niyang Rapik" has many factors to make it a box-office hit. Even though the success of a drama series does not usually guarantee success on the silver screen, films of the horror genre that includes a good-looking cast is enough to pull in audiences.

"Antara yang turut serta menonton Niyang Rapik bersama Fizz. Goodie Bag dia memang kelaaaas.... siap dapat cup cakes lagi".

"Inilah cup cakes yang dimaksudkan itu..."

"Tak sangka Fizz juga adalah salah seorang pengguna Crocs !!!"

"Ambil sahaja kesempatan. InsyaAllah jumpa Fizz lagi di ABPBH di Genting 4 April 2010 ini. Nasib baik bukan Fizz yang antagonis dalam Niyang Rapik. kalau tak memang kena 'punggai' dah ngan saya dalam panggung...:)"

"Dengan bayaran RM20.00 kami dapat tiket, pop corn, mineral water dan goodie bag. Memang berbaloi-baloi. Terima kasih kepada penganjur ya...."

Rating Jase Mario :

Keseluruhan Cerita - ****

Lakonan - ***1/2

Skrip - ***1/2