Indo Bands
Im a sucker for Indo bands. Well I could still rmbr my 1st Indo band was SO7 or better known as Sheila On 7. Their songs aired on radio was endless, They were on every charts in Msia n Spore. Great music, great guys (got d chance to meet Adam n Duta back then)! Then suddenly d industry become flooded by penetration of Indo bands such as Peterpan, Padi, Dewa19(still maintain d throne as Da Band), Ada Band, Gigi and now d rising stars such as Ungu, Samsons, Letto, KerisPatih, Nidji n d list on goes. Every day, a new band is found and introduced.
APM 07 is almost monopolized by Indo bands. Look at Kumpulan/Duo Baru Terbaik, Kumpulan/Duo Terbaik, Album Terbaik... Could it because of their easy-listening music tat capture our hearts as listeners? Could be their image? Or is it juz us, listeners who need fresh new music?
For me, I love Ungu cos of Pasha! hehe. Good-looking man! But d music as well esp Shalawat, SurgaMu n Andai Ku Tahu realy touches your soul. N tats d songs for reflections, trust me! But d band for tis year is definitely gona b Samsons! They won 9 awards in Anugerah Musik Indonesia early d yr, wif nominations in AIM (which held tis Sat at PWTC, KL) and APM in June... they will definitely win big! Their songs, in a way or two, is sumting u can relate to... Either it happened to u or some1 close. D lyrics cukup mendalam! Cant wait for their 1st single, Kasih Tak Sempurna from their 2nd album entitled Penantian Hidup, out tis 25th May.
Anul, my frend acted as assistant sutradara for tis clip so I reali cant wait for d result! hehe
Speaking of Anul, I kinda missed d boys in KL; AC, Ryzal, Shahrul, Bell, Abg Shah, Bajai, my grape sheesha, my endless craving for food... oh gosh! Jana, pls end ur exams early!!! I need to go to a place where d air is fresher!! hehe... Not reali fresh esp wif pollutants, but at least it helps to "clear" my soul ;)
Gona view my pixs again... Shall leave u 1 of my fav songs from Samsons.
Till then
Outz
JJ@26thApril2007, 2103hours
Younger men??
Well, I enjoyed Fiza's segment 2day. In fact I loved her segment very much esp during Gerlfrends where she'll bring up issues concerning us, female and also Oh Rahsia, where d listeners can share their tiny miny secrets wif her yet keeping urself anonymous.
2days' topic was abt "Dating Younger Men". Sound interesting!
Seriously I dun mind dating younger men; 2 years younger will b my max. But if he has d following criterias:
- Stable job n income
- Great knowledge on duniawi n ukhrawi
- Respect me, family, elderly etc
and some of my other criterias lar. hehe.. My ideal Mr. S.M.I.T.H...
Then I dun mind dating him. Cos I noe nowadays its so hard to get some1 wif criteria 2. Some doesnt even noe to read Al-Fateha which saddens me. sigh. Handsome? Well if he comes equipped wif tat, then Im blessed. Otherwise, a pleasant looking sweet guy will do. Important, he noes his stuffs well cos he'll b d leader of d family.
But many agrue tat these younger men will tend to b immature. Realisticly come on lar, man at any age is still immature, childish n will always b a Boy! Tell me abt it. hehe. But to me, I rather date a man 2yrs my junior than an old man 20yrs my senior!!! haha. Sori ler sape2 yg terasa but I cant imagine myself going out on a date wif some1 who's close to my dad's or Uncle's age... hehehe. Tat will b d joke of d town man!!! haha
Enuf said abt tat. Rmbr my last entry? Yup I still haf tat. Its juz tat wen Im learning to let it go, another truth was revealed. N tat makes me feel much more guilty. I hope tis feelings to end soon. I hope Im able to go thru tis path Ive chosen, with much courage.
"tertatih aku jalani... semua kisah hidupku ini..."
Juz like toddler. Im trying to learn to walk except tis time I truly noe, who'll b there to support n catch me wen I fall....
Till then
Outz
JJ@25thApril2007, 2200hours
ps: To Irfan Aulia Irsal, whose bday falls 2mrw 26thApril, Happy B'day! Now I cant wait for Kasih Tak sempurna... I bet its gona b as awesome as Kenangan Terindah.
Unhappiness in me
Too much unhappiness in me for d past wk
I've tried to let it go but I cant
I've shed a tear, cried my heart out but still... I cant
I wana talk to someone abt it but will anyone understand wat Im goin thru...?
I've kept so many tings within me
I've sacrifised alot for my loved ones esp my family
I juz hope all of it is worth d sacrificement
I prayed tat I am given d strength to go thru d rest of my journey
I hope I will haf a better week ahead.........
To Zain
Sorry I cant b in KL as planned. But I hope d surprise bday call from Fiza make it up.
We haf dinner soon k. Happy bday dear!
To Ayah
Pls come back soon! We all missed ya ;)
To KRU Promotion team
Haf fun in Sungai Petani. Hope d event will b a smooth one
To Adam
Congrats ya bak! Album launchin kamu pasti happening!
~sigh~
Ive told myself
If a decision has to be made
I will make one
If tat makes d other party happy
Till then
Outz
JJ@19thApril2007, 2307
Sawadikap!
Memories of Phuket r still fresh in my head. D place where I get to noe my other collegeues better; people tat Ive misunderstood r now cleared, people whom Ive enjoyed shopping n clubbing wif, people who've got to noe a better me... In a nutshell, it was an all good (all paid expenses!) trip wif KRU Family. Friday 6th April Got up early... as early as 530am! Shower n prepare to b leave, but not b4 waking up people! Whoelse, but d men in d house! haha. AC's gf drove us to KL Sentral where everyone was supposed to meet. Din noe tat most will only turn up later at LCCT, which was an hour drive from KL Sentral. Ok its my very 1st time in LCCT so kinda jakunisme. haha.
Breakfast at LCCT MacD's
@d arrival hall, waitin for our flite to Phuket
Had another breakfast... Ok I realy mean another breakfast (oh god! I need sit ups! pls!) N had to check in at d counter by 1015hr. By 1115hr, we did entered d arrival hall n waited patiently for out flight. Its an hour flight, which had smooth landing... Not bad!
We were greeted wif seashell garlands upon arrival, which made us feel "Oh Diva". haha. I was already lovin d weather. Hot n humid= my style! We had lunch at Ali Restaurant (my mind floats back to Ali Bistro! bang ali, bang ali... haha). Nice food, but not b4 Ajib n Abg Archie givin d assurance its not spicy! Thk god!
Checked in at Grand Tropicana Hotel n we r given an hour off. So me, AC, Ryzal, Shahrul n Abg Shah went to d beach! Fuyoo! Happening! Half naked women, cute white boys (yes.. many young boys..) n dogs! Beach was alrite. We later gathered at d lobi in an hours' time for activities.
Patong Beach
We were brought to d Rifle Shooting Range but I opted for Elephant Trekking. Wana do d motocross but its already closed, so juz took pixs aje ;) We then had dinner by d beach. Was expecting to b breezy but I guess d humidity juz spoilt d whole ambience. Then its wat we love d most! Free n Easy! It was alrite lar.. Noting to buy cos Mama sold almost everyting there at shop ;( But d fun n happeing part was wen we, half of d group went clubbing 2gthr! So kecoh all 14 of us enterin Banana n stole d limelite as we danced in front of d dj n conquered d place!
Saturday 7th April
Got up by 7am local time cos I was so hungry! I went for breakfast n saw no 1. So I ate, ate n ate for 3rd round then I saw some souls start havin their breakfast. It was my 4th round then onli I saw more of my groupie for breakfast! haha. We then were brought to Gems Gallery. Attended d presentation b4 we had a tour of d diamonds! Oh mi god!! I immediately fall in love wif this white platinum wif delicate blue saphires in d center. Its design is so unique; not emerald, princess, square, oval or round cut. Its juz so unique! After conversion its SGD4590! Honestly, I was so tempted to but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I had another round, took d saleperson namecard n left b4 I was tempted to buy. Sigh.
We then had an hour journey to James Bond Island. But b4 tat, we ended up at Muslim Village for lunch. It was alrite lar. Then took 30mins boat ride to JBI. Wow! D scenery is juz so tranquil. Though I was expectin Pierce Bosnan to appear! ahaha... James Bond had done a scene there in late 70s.
Then we proceed to Cashew "Factory"! Honestly I was expecting machines, lotsa people workin on d cashew but to my disappointment its juz a lady, doing it manually which caught my sympathy. D whole bus journey juz got me to my boredment. But thks to d boys, we had our share of laughters! Dorang memang giler! hahaha...
Me, AC n Ryzal had another tour of Patong Beach. Patong had a very(x4) long stretch of shops. Then I decided to do my henna Scorpion tatoo. Y scorpion? Cos Im a Scorpio lar... N it looked fantastic! We had another round of partyin... Seduction was d choice tis time. Ok ok lar. Not tat happening.
Sunday 10th April
Had breakfast n we dashed to d beach! I reali had a good swim! I am finally a lil golden tan now! Yesh!! N if tats not enuf, we dashed into d pool! But d fun part was wen Adam Films, Ryzal, Abg Shah, Ajak n AC dugged Ain from her seats n throw her into d sea! hahaha... Kesian Ain basah! Best!
We had to leave hotel by 12noon local time. Had lunch b4 we rushed to d airport. It was such a long queue at Phuket airport which reminds me of Batam! haha. Arrived LCCT around 6plus. Took bus from LCCT to KL Sentral. N waited to b getched. I had dinner at RnK nearby ofis before heading for Pudu. My coach to Sgwas at 2300hours. Juz nice.
Conclusion:
I njoyed d trip. I had fun. But I still love Bali!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love d great hospitality, d frendliness of d locals, d shopping paradise, d clubs n d food! I juz love Bali more! N I tink Im gona love Indon men more! hehe.
Gif me Irfan Aulia any time baby! hahaha.
Aniwae, I had a great chat wif Zain. Missed him so much. I didnt get d chance to mit him wen I was in KL cos he had few shows n I was bz. But we r planning to mit. Insya Allah. Btw his bday is coming, wat shld I get for him?? Any suggestions?
Ok gtg. Take care peeps!
JJ@15thApril2007, 2137hours
Life full of drama...
I wanted to write about my recent Phuket trip wif KRU Family but I guess I shall leave tat to my next entry. So many tings happened in a week.
Life is juz like a stage... N everyone is playin masquerade... Many r juz putting false fronts. N wat surprises me, many r havin 2 split personalities; in front of A behaves like tis... In front of B behaves another. Y cant they juz b themselves? Y muz they hide d real them? Hoestly, Im d type - you accept me for wat I am- This is ME! You cant change or ignore it. Accept my past, present n future. N I in return will accept you for who u are. Sigh. Its hard I guess. Every1 played their role so well that d storyboard gets lengthy n excitement arises.
Enuf said abt tat. I had my fair share of drama within a week.
1.) For d very 1st time in my life, I broke down in front of Norman! Im d tough-up gerl, yet I broke down so easily in front of him. Nope! Dun get me wrong! He didnt scream, remanded me or anyting... Its others who pushed me to my limits tat I cant take it layin any longer! I did my very best for d company, yet there r people who point fingers n said "KRU Singapore did a very bad job" N Im upset! I put in so much time n effort in everything I do for d company, though in contract Im juz a part-timer... You dun even noe me, yet you shift d blame to me... Is tat fair?
Honestly, its because of d company tats wat keepin me cool... Otherwise, you'll b a dead piece of meat. But Norman is a great boss! Very calm, reasonable n he protects his staffs... N I love him for tat ;)
2) "Winter spring summer or falls, all you need to do is call... You've got a frend"
Then came along a frend, a guy frend, whom I least expect.... He was so nice to accompany me d whole Thursday (afta my cryin session), juz to listen to my woes n calm me down. His care n concern during my stay in KL was 1 of d reasons y I feel so at home. But he's juz my TTM (like Jana n Mir) n I guess tat's wat frends r for ;)
3) "Setelah tamatnya drama cinta kita"
Then came along M. M has been acting so strangely! I duno wats his motives are, but Im smelling something fishy here. He gaf her a phone call after so long! N Im juz worried tat she'll fall for him all over again... Cos I noe her! She hasnt got over him... Sigh... I juz prayed tat she'll b strong n dun b stupid again... Sigh...Drama Cinta mereka ;)
4) Weddings Bells turned Jingle Bells?
N yesterday, I got a shock of my life when my customer's sis called me up ard 4pm n told me d wedding is being called off. I was like.... WTF?! I spoke to my customer ard lunch to check if she's alrite n wats she's bz wif ... Normal chit chat session... She seemed ok, cheerful etc.
In less than 3 hours, shits happen! Reason: D guy backs out! D wedding is 2mrw n he backs off 2 days b4 wedding! Oh mi God! Wat kinda man is tat?! He's a total loser, son of a bitch n d most irresponsible person ever! N i for sure, will haf fobias!
As if all d above drama isnt enuf for me, Ive faced a few more issues tat I dun fil like writing; close people whom u tot r supportive of ur career but r actually hypocrates, clingy poeple who sticks to u like valcro, irritating people who doesnt seemed to understand etc.
Mayb cos I played my role well; being d all nice gerl- tat people tends to take advantage off. Everyone has to decide d roles they wana staged n I've decided mine. I guess each n every1 of us has a part to play in this big stage. But I truly appreciate if you individuals can play your own role w/o interfering into mine, support each other characters (in order to make a good drama) and also pls b REAL wif d roles. Cos you are wat you are!
Outz
JJ@13thMarch2007, 1951hours
May D Force B wif Me!
Yeah! I need d strength, d force n d focus to reach to today; d end of d wk! N yes!!! Ive made it!
Tq to people who haf made me walked strongly till 2day. N these are d people tat keeps me going; Norman, AC n family.
I had a tough wk n d pressure from workload juz got to my maximum capacity tat I wanted to burst out loud so many times! N to make it worst, its my last wk in KL!! I shant say much abt it, but its definitely something I haf learnt. N I will remember tis, especially if you wana b in d entertainment industry.
Ive learnt to be stronger, to work against pressure, to keep my cool, to stand on my own feet and more importantly to work professionally n keep an upright image of my company. Phew! Another sign of relieve.
Im glad I did tis, and d refreshment course did work out juz fine. Its an eye-opener for me; met new people, broaden my horizon, gain more knowledge and definitely a worthful experience.
On Thursday, afta final meeting wif Norman, we decided to let loose and haf planned to party. Wana go clubbing but many opt for karaoke instead. We ended up at Red Box, Sogo n had a blast!Promise to upload you guys wif fotos!!! ehehe.
So Im back in Sg till Wed b4 I headed for KL again on Thursday mrng. We will b leavin for Phuket on Fri morning. Hope d trip will b another blast! Am so looking forward to tat ;)
As for now, Ive gotta keep track on Janz revision, check on customers' invoices etc. For those who haf nothing to do, do catch Mukhsin! Its a very nice, simple story tat everyone can relate to. Cos everyone has their 1st love story to tell.... ;)
Outz
JJ@1st April 2007, 2340hours