Saturday, May 9

not real


kawasan rumah aku ni
(mungkin) macam kawasan lain gak
reception untuk public tv channels
agak kurang memuaskan

hence, nak tak nak
kene gak la aku subscribed to Astro

kalau ikutkan hati (dan poket)
malas aku nak membayar 39.95 monthly
just to watch tv, that i didn't get to see much

ye la kan..
pegi keje, balik keje dah pukul berapa
lewat malam and weekend je la kot
tu pun kalau tak tertido or out somewhere

free-to-air channels are not bad at all
i.e. tv1, tv2, tv3, ntv7, channel8, tv9
enuff said! these 6 networks are simple and suffice
banyak gak cerita yang bagus and menarik
plus, ada some tu yang terkini dari astro

nevertheless..
i finally got to 'follow' with my own eyes
what's the big deal about this AF
yep.. Akademi Fantasia

after much time spent (and wasted)
letih aku nengok AF ni
tak paham aku, why and what is so interesting

contoh..
setiap hari, bebudak AF ni
kena buat itu ini
tapinya, at the end (of the week)
judgment is via sms para penonton
judging from the students' singing performance

thus, the result,
is more about a popular contender
rather than an absolute talent

above all.. sorry..
what's up with that guy Adlin Aman Ramli!
he's not a singer, merely an actor, mostly theatre
but yet, mouthful and trying-too-hard to become a Simon Cowell
bluwekkk! tarus aku tukar channel

apapun.. ikutkan minda
nyampah nak follow sangat
rancangan realiti tv macam ni
among other reasons... one too many of them
Malaysian Idols, Gangstarz, AF
Mentor, One In A Million
dulu ada jugak Audition (ntv7)
Bintang RTM (rtm1/tv1) ok la gak

seriously..
macam la tak leh nak buat
pertandingan konsep lain
semuanya.. kisah orang melalakkkkkk je

makin parah.. now..
dah sampai peringkat di mana
calon yang pernah tried-out for another programme
also trying-out for another similar programme
apatah lagi yang dah pernah jadi penyanyi ada album
punnn.. masuk bertanding sama
yennaaa deiii...

well..
it's all about opportunity and money
vis-a-vis peserta cari rezeki
penonton bagi rezeki

hmmm.. satu lagi aspek..
kalau kita amati betul-betul
rancangan berbentuk kuiz kat malaysia ni
agak kurang pengisian dan motifnya
lebih berat hanya sekadar hiburan
dan mesti melibatkan artis/celebriti

contoh..
berbanding dengan rancangan sepertinya di UK
seperti Countdown dan 100%
yang betul punya payah dan menduga akal
berbanding dengan rancangan di Japan
seperti Istana Takeshi dan Ninja Warrior
yang cukup punya kreatif dan mencabar

of course..
no one should/could forget and resist
the classics like Wheel of Fortune
and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and Survivor
pergghhhh..

game shows and reality programs
yang dari luar negara ni
more often than not
nilai hadiah untuk pemenang
ada yang amat sikit sangat dan macam terbaloi
dengan usaha dan kepayahan

macam.. Amazing Race tu
peserta nak menang kalu
kena melalui cabaran dan halangan segala
demi nak rebut/menang sejuta

tapinya.. kita punya One In A Million
peserta yang nak menang
hanya kena perlu melalak je
dah boleh dapat duit sejuta

c' est la vie
rezeki masing-masing
aminn..

Sunday, May 3

oily rice


for the last few weeks
managed to attend weddings of friends and relatives
ada yang buat di rumah, dewan, ballroom

yesterday.. went to one in Shah Alam
my abah's cousin's second daughter
nice.. really nice. the event i meant

dah lama tak ziarah rumah
my second cousin tu
ingat-ingat lupa juga location nye

but, thank God
diaorang ada letak signage
at very good/strategic spots
with a big and clear font

seriously..!
sakit betul rasanya jiwa dan raga
bila nak gi ke umah orang kenduri
kita just following the arrows/instruction
of the map sketched neatly behind the card
then, bila dah sampai kat simpang kawasan tu
and there were junctions to pick from
and the signage bearing the bride and groom's name
was printed in the font size no bigger than batang mancis
siap italic la plak tu.. like that will help

tu yang kengkadang..
ramai orang datang lambat, after dah sesat barat
bila ke rumah orang aruh (kenduri = bahsa banjar)

apsal la korang tak print
pakai font size 200 ke 300
rather than pakai arial 40 or worst 14
print nama and anak panah dah la, kertas tu kecik je
yang penting orang nampak dan boleh follow

hmmm..
me personally, would prefer to attend
majlis kenduri yang simple and sweet
or lebih tepat lagi, yang biasa-biasa
compare to receptions that were held
at ballroom or dewan, with fine-dining in format

reasons being?
- kita datang, salam-salam, makan, borak, then balik
- tak perlu kene tunggu sampai semua events selesai
- lagi ramai orang boleh dijemput, people come and go
- reception kat hotels = limited seats = limited invitees

yang wajib, were;
- accepting and attending to the invitation
- menjamu orang makan and mengucap selamat

anyhow.. more often than not
yang buat majlis kat rooms and halls ni
selalunya akan jugak kene buat 2-3 majlis
vis-a-vis satu untuk saudara mara je
satu untuk kenalan mak-ayah dan rakan sekerja
satu untuk rakan-rakan artis
hehe...

oh ya.. nasihat Mak Andam..
kalau yang bersanding and makan berhidang tu
tolong la jangan mata tu kelilau mandang hadirin
tolong la jangan nak sengih merata tak berpasal
apatah lagi angkat tangan menyapa ke kira dan kanan
buruk betul kalau orang lain perasan gelagat gitu

nama pun raja.. sehari...
orang yang datang akan paham tentunya
kalau raja tak toleh/padangan/sapa korang
;)

apapun..
orang punya majlis
sendiri rancang, sendiri tanggung
nak buat 7 hari 7 malam ke
nak buat kat Hotel ke Hostel ke
tepuk poket, tanya wallet
jangan membazir sudah le!

semoga berbahagia ke akhir hayat
aminn..

Friday, May 1

may day


dalam Buletin 1.30 by TV3 tadi
the reporter interviewed
few people, about how do they feel about Labour Day

funniest thing was, among others
most of them were interviewed
whilst doing window shopping at some malls
saying the darnest sentences
such as; "it feels good not working today"
"dapat jalan-jalan with family"
"hari ini adalah hari untuk keluar"
and at the background were 'workers' of the outlets
were actuallly indeed, 'working'
:)

it made thinking and reminiscing
the good old days, when i was working
at several places, as various titles
which Hari Pekerja would mean Hari Biasa je
i.e. working day, hard knocking life

hmmm.. agaknya la
kalau SEMUA PEKERJA
diwajibkan TIDAK BEKERJA
pada HARI PEKERJA
apa akan jadi?

selamat hari pekerja!
syukur, masih ada kerja dan sedang bekerja
:)