reciting a poem again! deklamasi sajak yo!

Oh when was my last post? Last year?

Hahahaha. 

Later at 6pm, I'll be reciting a poem/mendeklamasi sajak as one of the performers for Local Democracy Festival Penang launch + busking event. It'll be at Esplanade, on the sidewalk between Medan Selera Renong and the War Memorial. I'll be reading a poem I wrote two years ago after the Bersih 2.0 rally, titled 'Pancutan Sperma Asid'. Hehehe. So damn nervous now. The last time I recited a poem was 8 yrs ago! And for human rights prog like this, Special Branch officers are everywhere. Fuh! Nvm this is the chance for me to express my creative writing. nyeh nyeh nyeh. So come and have fun! There'll be other performances and sales too. =p

'Beng Hock'

Most of us have heard of Teoh Beng Hock. If you don’t, u must b living in the tempurung kelapa. But it’s ok now u can know more about the whole drama on how he’s being interrogated and finally died at the MACC’s building. Head to PenangPAC in Straits Quay tonite at 8.30pm for the last show of ‘Beng Hock’. It’s a must watch show!

stage satisfaction

The highest satisfaction of performing on the stage or live on the street is the cheers, thunderous claps and the audience wide smiles that you’ll remember for long, something that you don’t get everyday. That is priceless, more valuable than the money u earn from the show. =p

*oh how i miss performing again...*

"Sbaek Thom" Khmer Puppet Theatre

Photo 1

Photo was taken on July 7 at Khoo Kongsi during Live Heritage event to celebrate the 4th anniversary of George Town's inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage listing on July 7, 2008.

running

Music In The Park Performance in conjuction with 1Malaysia Parks and Gardens Carnival.

Date: 11/6/2011

Time: 9.36pm

Location: Botanical Garden

i perform lion dance too

I’m actually a member of a lion dance troupe.

Not many people actually know about it. Hahaa. I guess I don’t have to boast about it right although many people really feel I’m a banana.

Every year during the first and second day of Chinese New Year, I’ll go house to house to perfrom lion dance.

This year, I feel a bit lazy. Furthermore, my brother is not joining me this year. He has to work. I’ve joined the troupe since I was 9. My brother joined in few years later.

I supposed to go for lion dance performance this morning at 7.30am but I woke at 8.45am. damn it man! Aih.. I missed it. I can’t go look for them coz I don’t have any of the member’s hp number. So I’ll go meet them at the makan place in a while.

I never missed performing lion dance everywhere. I guess it’s already my own culture. It’s part of me. I feel so awkward and guilty if I don’t go. It’s the Chinese tradition anyway. If we don’t keep doing it, the art and tradition will die off eventually. I’m proud of myself.

Mum has been very supportive and encouraging all this while. If we don’t go perform, she’ll start questioning. She was not happy this morning. Hahaha.

Lion dance performance is indeed a very tiring activity. At the end of the day, we’ll sweat, bleed, get darker, have blisters and pimples.

But of course, some of the house owners will give us angpau. That’s the best part. The small kids join the troupe because of this pull factor. But as they grow older, angpau does not really matter. They do it for the love of the art, the spirit of Chinese New Year, the sense of belonging and to have fun.

Alright, I’m going off now to produce good music, bring some prosperity to the families and get some angpau hopefully. =p

acting can become charcoal

this will be a short post. i'll try. ahhaha.

anyway, yes acting can actually become charcoal. if you are the crew, you'll be even darker.

im becoming darker now. im actually back in Penang last night to act in a local Chinese tv drama today and tomorrow.

fuh! it was really tiring. the whether was so terrible. we were acting under the hot sun from 10am until 8pm ok. tak larat betul.

but it's a great experience n exposure la. my most prominent character is a triad member. heheeh. i destroyed a food stall because the hawker didn't pay protection money. kakakaka.

im happy with my acting although i know im not that good yet la..

i got rm50. wheee... rm5 per hour.

my mum n sis came to kaypo n see what im doing. hahha.

okla wana oink oink d. im worn out. i have to wake up early tomorrow to attend an event at Hutton Lane then act again in the afternoon and go for Hot.fm concert at night.

im not acting on Sunday. i'll go back to Kampar on Sunday cz i have replacement class n midterm on Monday. i need time to study and to rest ma..

i'll blog more bout the acting some other time la ya if im not lazy. =p

good night. tata

Mali Tengok Anugerah Juara Lagu Ke-24

Saat yang ditunggu-tunggu telah tiba. Dalam masa 30 minit dari sekarang, akan berlangsungnya Anugerah Juara Lagu Ke-24 (AJL24). Pertandingan ini akan berlangsung di Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil dari pukul 9pm-11.30pm. Untuk penyokong yang tidak dapat menghadiri anugerah ini boleh menonton secara langsung di TV3 ataupun mendengar melalui Hot.fm.

Pertandingan pada tahun ini agak unik kerana tiada lagi kategori lagu yang dipertandingkan. Hanya terdapat hadiah untuk Lagu Terbaik, Persembahan Terbaik, dan Vokal Terbaik.

Terdapat 14 lagu yang akan dipertandingkan dalam anugerah ini iaitu:

1. Aurora (Komposer/ Penulis Lirik/ Penyanyi: Estranged)

2. Tak Mungkin Kerna Sayang (Komposer: Ajai/ Penulis Lirik: Habsah Hassan/ Penyanyi: Alyah)

3. Cinta Adam & Hawa (Komposer: Azmeer/ Penulis Lirik: Loloq/ Penyanyi: Misha Omar)

4. Masih Jelas (Komposer: Aidit Alfian/ Penulis Lirik: Ad Samad/ Penyanyi: Hafiz)

5. Situasi (Komposer/ Penulis Lirik: Sam/ Penyanyi: Bunkface)

6. Pakai Buang (Komposer/ Penulis Lirik: Edry/ Penyanyi: Stacy)

7. Pergi (Komposer/ Penulis Lirik: Pete Teo/ Penyanyi: Aizat)

8. Aku Skandal (Komposer/ Penulis Lirik: Noh/ Penyanyi: Hujan)

9. Rindu Terhenti (Komposer: Aubrey Suwito/ Penulis Lirik: Tinta/ Penyanyi: Tomok)

10. Aku Rindu Sayang Kamu (Komposer/ Penulis Lirik: Yuzai/ Penyanyi: Black)

11. Bengang (Komposer: Amir/ Penulis Lirik: Sheikh Qalam/ Penyanyi: Akim)

12. Dan Sebenarnya (Komposer/ Penulis Lirik: Yuna, Paan, Efry, Adil/ Penyanyi: Yuna)

13. Kau Aku (Komposer/ Penulis Lirik/ Penyanyi: Aizat)

14. Bencinta (Komposer: Audi Mok/ Penulis Lirik/ Penyanyi: Faizal Tahir)

Penyanyi paling senior adalah Misha Omar dan yang paling junior adalah Hafiz dan Akim dari rancangan realiti Akademi Fantasia.

Penyanyi yang berjaya mempertandingkan lebih daripada 1 lagu dalam AJL24 adalah Aizah iaitu sebanyak 2 buah lagu.

Satu-satunya orang bukan Melayu yang terlibat dalam penulisan lirik untuk lagu-lagu dalam AJL24 ini adalah Pete Teo, seorang yang versatile yang telah disenaraikan sebagai TOP 150 Man to Watch Out by CNN.

Pengacara untuk AJL24 ini masih mengekalkan muka-muka lama iaitu Cheryl Samad, Ally Iskandar dan Faizal Ismail. Ketiga-tiga mereke ini memang merupakan kombinasi yang cukup bagus untuk mengendalikan anugerah berprestij  seperti ini. Terdapat kontroversi di sebalik pemilihan mereka. Adakah Malaysia kempunan bakat baru dalam pengacaraan? Saya rasa ini bukan satu isu kerana untuk menjayakan sesebuah persembahan, hanya yang terbaik dapat mengemudikannya. Pemilihan mereka adalah untuk meneruskan kesinambungan dan kejayaan AJL-AJL yang terdahulu.

Saya memang peminat Cheryl Samad sejak dulu lagi semasa dia mengendalikan rancangan Muzik-Muzik di TV3. Dia merupakan antara pengacara wanita paling berjaya di Malaysia.I kenallah seorang yang special ni, many people say she looks like Cheryl Samad. Haha! some even say that she looks like Nicol David. Haha! This someone and Cheryl Samad both hitam manis, sweet, cute, chomel, kecik, dan petah berbicara.

I doakan this special person dapat jadi pengacara TV one day. =p

Memang best ah dapat tengok these marvellous and talented artistes perform live on the stage. AJL ini adalah satu platform untuk mengiktiraf penggiat hiburan tanah air selain daripada Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM).

Kesemua lagu-lagu yang dipertandingkan pada malam ini mempunyai kekuatan yang tersendiri dan tidak boleh dipandang remeh. Setiap daripada mereka mempunyai peluang untuk menang. Lagu-lagu yang menambat hati ku adalah:

1.Tak Mungkin Kerna Sayang-Alyah

2.Situasi-Bunkface

3.Pergi-Aizat

4.Rindu Terhenti-Tomok

5.Aku Rindu Sayang Kamu-Black

6.Bengang-Akim

7.Dan Sebenarnya-Yuna

8.Kau Aku-Aizat

9.Bencinta-Faizal Tahir

Saya harap artis pilihan saya akan menang iaitu Yuna, Aizat, dan Faizal Tahir.

I watched Hujan performed before at Hard Rock Hotel, Penang. Someone I know pula muka memang sebijik macam Yuna. She’s now also in UiTM, universiti yang Yuna belajar dulu. I start to listen to Yuna's song because of someone i used to called sayang la.. She can sing Yuna songs very well.

Who says non-Malays tak tengok rancangan berbahasa Melayu? Who says non-Malays tak patut or gila or tak ada standard sebab tengok rancangan Melayu?? BULLSHIT!

I dengar and nyanyi lagu Melayu. So? Does that make me less Chinese? Stuffs with Bahasa Malaysia or regarding Malays are not for Malays only. Bukalah minda. This is Malaysia, we share our uniqueness together. Malaysia belongs to Malaysians and not Malay, Chinese or Indian. It doesn’t belong to Muslims, Buddhists or Hindus as well.

Kalau semua orang sepakat, hormat, memahami dan give and take, taklah asyik gaduh je. Adakah patut kita buat sesuatau yang melukakan agama lain? Agama mana yang mengajar penganutnya untuk mengancam kesucian agama lain??

Anyway, luckily my semester hasn’t start, if not tak bolehg la I tgk AJL24. Hehe. I wanted to go KL n watch but it’s too far la. mahal tau duit bas. Lagipun ada benda belum settle kat penang. Rumah pula berperang. Siapa yang dapat pi tengok tu memang aku JELES la..

Anyway, I wish one day ada non-Malays yang dapat masuk AJL n get one of the awards. Best nya dapat perform on the stage sebesar tu where the whole Malaysia can c u.

I WANA ACHIEVE THAT!

So, Siapa yang anda rasa akan muncul juara pada AJL24 pada malam ini?

Siapa tahu keajaiban mungkin akan berlaku?

Are you ready people?!!

LET’S ROCK YOUR TV!!

Ko-Tai Penang Musical Drama

27/12/2009 Armenian Street 8.15pm

2/1/2010 Padang Kota Lama 8.15pm

3/1/2010 Reservoir Garden, Air Itam 8.15pm

Ko-Tai Penang is a 40-minute musical dance-drama which traces Penang’s journey from Merdeka till the twenty-first century. It features the sung stories of multiethnic Penang residents, some of whom have been displaced as a result of development and the repeal of the Rent Control Act.

Ko-Tai Penang captures the rhythms and sounds of street life and the trades of the diverse communities of Penang through song and dance. It highlights the changes in the cultural scene in Penang through the eyes of ronggeng dancers and street storytellers.

This performance is a sequel to the highly acclaimed community performances entitled Kisah Pulau Pinang (2006) and Ronggeng Merdeka (2007) which traced Penang’s early history and featured Penang’s road to Merdeka respectively.

槟榔屿歌台，是一部40分钟，引述槟城自马来西亚独立后的历史的歌舞剧。剧情是透过收集多元种族的居民的口述历史而构思，部分的采访对象也包括了被废除屋租法令而搬迁的老居民。

槟榔屿歌台 透过舞蹈，音乐和戏剧展现了槟城的特别文化，生活节奏，民间生活习俗和风情。通过曾经历经风霜的舞台和民间艺术表演者的经验叙述槟城艺术表演和娱乐事业的兴与衰。

这部剧是OMBAK较早前两部叙述槟城历史的社区街头表演“Kisah Pulau Pinang (2006)”和 Ronggeng Merdeka (2007)的延续.

FOR more information, please go to http://kotaipenang.wordpress.com/

*IT’S A NOT TO BE MISSED STREET PERFORMANCE!!!

esplanade in action - mime and physical

Date: 17th Oct 2009
Time: 8pm to 10pm
Location: Esplanade
Organizer: Penang State Tourism Development & Culture and Penang Players
Contact: Joelle (012 5512616), Eric (012 4653893)

Come and join us for a fun evening out and discover the artist in you as you can be part of the show, all without saying a word!
Discover elements like mime, movement, contact improvisation, space experimentation, props & dynamics experimentation, various levels of focusing and more in our presentation. Physical theatre is a language everyone understands!

ULRICH GOTTLIEB, based in Vienna and Bangkok, started out in street theatre before training in mime and physical theatre from Werner Mueller and Hiro Uchiyama in Germany. His performance experiences include the Bavarian State Theatre (Munich), International Street Art Theatre (Austria), World Buskers’ Festival (New Zealand), Actors’ Studio (Malaysia) and the International Dance Festival (Thailand). His physical theatre work is characterized as a fusion of mime, dance, improvisation, public participation and multi-media.
Audience participation welcomed!