About Turning 39

4 more days before i enter my final 30s lap... going to be 39 soon. Next year I'll be 40! .

Although my mind is telling me i am still young, but lately my body is telling me otherwise... my vision is blurry, my back is aching, my knee is weak, my hairline is receding, my gray hair is multiplying and the list can go on and on...

Have i achieved my goals in life?  No.  But i hope i can get there soon.

I started late in realising the goal of life... i hope it is not too late to recover the life i lost during my "jahiliah" days. I hope Allah grant me more years to "betulkan landasan hidup" and hope my wish came true.  I want a big family. If you are reading this,  please include me in your doas for Allah to grant me and my wife a huge family. Soon. Asap. Secepat mungkin. Seramai mungkin...

Tq in advance

FB memutus dan menyambung silaturahim , kita pilih yang mana kita mahu

Salam perkenalan, ini Adik Wan Zambry

Saya kenalkan pada kengkawan, ini adik Zambry, anak jiran bawah umah semasa kami tinggal di flat Kenanga KTM, Lama betul tak berjumpa Adik Zam atau nama sebenarnya , Wan Zambry...

Pernah terserempak tanpa sempat berbual pada 1996/7 di LRT Bangsar semasa pintu LRT ditutup dan sekali lagi secara ringkas pada hari raya 2009 tanpa sempat berbual...

Kalau nak dikira kirakan, keluarga adik Zam dan kami agak rapat dahulunya dan boleh dikira sebagai keluarga.

Adik Zam pernah mengaji dengan arwah Abah dan juga mak ngah Timah (adik arwah mak) dan kemudiannya ayah adik Zam, pakcik Wan Samsudin pula telah menemukan jodoh mak ngah Timah dengan sepupunya , ayah saudara saya sekarang , Pak Rahim...

Saya sendiri semasa dizaman persekolahan pernah digossipkan dengan salah seorang adik beradik Adik Zam (tak perlulah cerita lebih lebih hehehe) gossip zaman sekolah ni rekaan semata mata! Bukan betul pun... Kami yang digossipkan ni makin la malunya bila bersua. Kesian kat dia...

Diawal mula mula saya mencari calon isteri dulu pun saya telah cuba di"keneng-keneng"kan oleh mak ngah Timah dengan salah seorang ahli keluarga adik Zambry juga... Tapi nak buat camana... Jodoh tuhan telah tentukan untuk saya dan CikWifey saya... Alhamdulillah... jadinya... Bak kata teman sebaya Wan Zambry dan juga classmate adik saya Amin... Takyah cerita, "Biarlah Rahsia!" Hehehe

Adik Zam dari fizikal memang la dah besar panjang berbanding budak kecil yang berlari bawah rumah sambil main Rounders dulu... Nakal tak juga, nakal lagi saya ! Tapi muka tetap sama dan lesung pipit tetap ada kekal kedalamannya. Kalau jumpa tepi jalan insyaAllah boleh kenal.

Setelah baru berhubung diFB , minggu lepas baru kami berkesempatan bertemu... Banyak cerita lama kami singkap, mengenai adik beradik, mengenai abah, mengenai zaman kecil...

Alhamdulillah 3 sudah cahaya matanya (kalau x silap) dan masih ramah seperti dulu. Punyai pekerjaan mulia menjaga pesakit dan terutamanya orang orang tua yang tidak sihat...

FB juga telah sambungkan tali persaudaraan kami setelah sekian lama tak berhubung ... Ini pun secara tak sengaja ... Melalui friend list sahabat Mutual kami...

So kalau ada yang sekarang boleh bergaduh , putus hubungan dek kerana FB, ada juga yang memanfaatkan social media untuk eratkan silaturahim .

Saban hari saya terbaca status status yang berbaur pergaduhan, ada juga yg hebat bergaduh walaupun tidak pernah bersua! cuma hanya di alam cyber pun boleh gaduh!

apa kata kita semua, kala bila ada masa terluang, cuba berjumpa dengan rakan FB kita, eratkan persahabatan dan bercerita tentang persahabatab seperti yang saya lakukan ini, mungkin banyak yang baik boleh kita kongsikan bersama insyaAllah...

#kawanLama #keluarga

I miss Abah dan Mak so much tonight…

Before i begin , Alfatihah

Every time when people ask me who I resemble most, I have always said I look more like my mum, her nose, her face moles are located almost identical with mine but hers are on the right side and mine was on the left side.

For the longest time I always say that I look like my mom and that my brother Yusmin (Amin) looks more like Abah … True to a certain degree… The way Amin stands and walk is almost abah’s duplicate! And the fact that Amin love ‘Kerja tukang’ and repairing motorbikes are exactly my dad’s hobby.

I am more of the artistic type! I love songs and singing and URTV and poems and novels which are exactly like mother’s hobby…

Plus the fact that I feared my dad more as he was a very strict dad. Rotan, belt and rubber hose are like gloves to Abah… I always turn to mak for anything…

When I decided to leave Kuala Lipis for Kuala lumpur after SPM in 1992, Abah was my main deciding factor in doing so… I always thought that I was never his favorite… Amin was… So I was never that close to Abah… He was such a HARD person…

But when Mak fell sick of renal complications early 1997 and eventually passed away in 1998, during one of the tahlil for my mum, I saw abah as this lonely, frail and SOFT man…

When he decided to marry again, with the help of my new UMI, I started to understand Abah… When he also started to show illness and renal related complications, I slowly make myself closer to Abah… When he lost his eyesight in 2002, I became closer and closer to him. The only problem was that I was living in Penang and back then, traveling back home was a challenge for me…

When Abah passed away, only then I realized how much I missed him and how much I regretted not wanting to understand him more before …

When I got hold of some of Abah’s photo to scan only the. I got comments that I resemble Abah more that mak… Just last month I was approached on Facebook by abah’s long lost friend asking me if I am Che Yusoff Muda’s son simply because he said my eyes reminded him of abah… When my wife saw Abah and mak’s vintage wedding photos she commented I look so much like Abah, only then I slowly dug out abah’s old photos… Not yet accepting it fully but slowly recognizing it…

Tonight as my wife who is away in JB asked how was I doing, I send her this photo of myself as I usually do to cheer her up….

When I saw this photo of mine, I suddenly cried because I saw my father in me … The eye, the lips, the beard, the stare, the hair and the messy unbutton white polo shirt and messy collar… I saw Abah

Btw, that’s me at the age of 15 smiling widely behind my Abah taken during hari raya. A rare photo, to see me that cheerful when Abah is around as I am always fearful of him…

Allahhuakbar… I miss Abah and mak so much tonight…

As tears falling down, I decided to write this and I started it with Bismillah and Al-Fatihah and now as I almost reaching the end I this note, I hope you, my friends who is reading this, please give Al-Fatihah to my Abah and Mak and the ones we love …

Thank You

Abah dan Mak, along rindu sangat…
Al-Fatihah…
Assalamuaikum …

(Taken with Instagram at Bandar Sri Damansara)

wifeless for the weekend

Adik ipar saya baru je beranak dapat anak lelaki so the whole family flew down to JB nak sambut baby baru but i tak dapat ikut… so i kiranya wifeless la for the weekend… ya ya ya most of you probably think i'll be shouting YEA MERDEKA but honestly no since i still have my second wife tagging along… my work

it is no fun when at the same time the third wife pula singgah … mrs. Ulcer… sakit mulut la pulat melayan ulcer ni… makan tak sedap pedih memanjang… nak wat canna … layan

btw, berkenaan gambar ni… setibanya CikWifey di JB, first whatsapp msg from her was …"Br Sampai JB day winduuuuu kat abg huhuhu" so my reply to her was this series of photos with captions of "muka blur", "muka rindu", "muka kusut" and etc… can you guess which is which and maybe u can put your own …

semoga weekend anda lebih sempurna ...

Kalau anda stress tahap gaban

1. Print this kit/cetak kalau tak faham

2. Place firmly on a very hard surface , a sharp spiky surface will provide better result (sendiri buat faham la)

3. Knock your kepala sekuat boleh, as hard as possible !

4. Ulang repeat step 3 jika masih sedarkan diri.

5. Do not repeat step 3 if u sudah pengsan

6. If all steps failed, bawa Stress Reduction Kit ini menaiki keretapi ERL menuju KLIA, turun di main terminal building, naik teksi limosine menuju ke LCCT, tunggu 2 jam untuk bas tambang murah ke KL sentral, naiki PUTRA turun di KELANA JAYA kemudian dengan tanpa perasaan segan silu naik bas IKANO percuma ke eCURVE dan berjalan kaki melintas ke arah ONE UTAMA sebelum sekali lagi tanpa segan silu menaiki bas percuma ke arah stesen KELANA JAYA untuk menaiki putra LRT menuju KLCC sebelum naik ke tingkat teratas dan terjun bersama STRESS REDUCTION KIT ini…

Selamat la dah takkan stress lagi selepas itu

What is stress????

Stress typically describes a negative concept that can have an impact on one’s mental and physical well-being, but it is unclear what exactly defines stress and whether or not stress is a cause, an effect, or the process connecting the two. With organisms as complex as humans, stress can take on entirely concrete or abstract meanings with highly subjective qualities, satisfying definitions of both cause and effect in ways that can be both tangible and intangible.

I AM SOOOOO STRESSS!!!!!
#biul #PetakBiulChedd

2 biul days and a note from CikWifey

The last 2 days has been a crazy busy day for me and the @enfiniti_vm team as we did our Team Building and Strategic planning for 2013. Plotting our next step...

With the new CEO and gaining new team members and temporarily losing one very pregger colleague, things are looking like as if a thunderstorm is heading towards us and it is a good one!

I have taken the leadership role a year earlier with a person under my team but today was actually the first time ever I ever did a proper department presentation to our board of directors. Not that I haven't done it in front of TJ and en IB before, I've done it many many times , the only thing is this time around , it is a proper business plan presentation where what ever I charted for my department for next year, we the creative team and especially us the department heads, holds accountability for air actions, plans and profits...

My department is a creative department, we support the company and its division across the board... How can I make sure that I will still bring in the the money when all my department's idea will then be executed by other division who then claims the ringgit KPI? That is exactly what I need to drive this department towards, a money making division .

An ultra stressful process preparing the plans, especially coming from someone like me who is all about creatives and hates to "Kira" duit...

But I think I pulled through. Tiring process it was but I managed to somewhat project that as far as the facts on paper makes its look ultra crazy... We know we can do this ! Woohoo! I was happy that even though I have always said to myself I would never be a salesman again doing 9-5 job because it can be so boring, I now get to do it and enjoy at the same time!

But even with everything , all the happiness in the world will not be complete without LOVE...

As much as I am very dedicated to my job, notes like this one (left by my wife on our fridge) makes me want to think again ... What are my priorities...

Time to think...

Oh btw did i tell u guys that today was a busy day for EVM? Because during lunch, we lost a Toshiba lappy, MacBook Pro, some cash amongst other things...

I am mengantuk...

(This was type late last night around 3 am and I just realized that I didn't press the send button hence why it is only posted now LOL I am not editing a single word so if anything up there doesn't make any sense forgive me as I was so sleepy when I wrote it)

About my #Bajet2013 quote alongside @TiaraJacquelina @suedanza @ngaiyuen by @syafique of @501awani

Aduyai, for the upcoming #BAJET2013 they ask for my wish list and I didn't realize Awani's journalist Syafique Shuib actually putting my face and quote in the same page as Datuk Faridah, Ngai Yuen, Suhaili and my boss! @TiaraJacquelina !

this is such an honor and to have my quote be the last line summore hehehe! tq Awani and Tq syafique.

Here is the original text that I sent to Syafique (check the malay version too hehehe not google translate ok)

Wishing that the arts and entertainment industry will be look upon with higher regards earlier in the education system as arts and entertainment can enhance our daily skills in dealing with daily life. Making our nation more animated and more extrovert rather than being an introvert. Especially useful in public speaking, dealing with clients and colleagues .

Saya mengharapkan bidang seni akan dipandang lebih tinggi dan serius lebih awal di dalam sistem pendidikan kerana ianya boleh meningkatkan kemahiran harian kita dalam berurusan dengan kehidupan harian. Membuat kita lebih menarik perhatian dan lebih peramah bukannya menjadi seorang pendiam. Terutama berguna dalam berhadapan dengan orang ramai, berurusan dengan pelanggan dan rakan sekerja khususnya. Dalam erti kata lain, bidang seni boleh menjadikannya kita lebih kreatif dalam apa jua bidang.

And I do hope Arts and Entertainment will be look upon as "pemangkin" for a better nation and a better future insyaAllah and not just as "Hiburan semata-mata" because the use of arts is endless... If only you can imagine it... So there's no harm to "berangan"...

Read the whole article on FB here https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151055144355965&set=a.128607885964.119922.11726505964&type=1&ref=nf

Bila si #LubangKeldai parkir kereta

Pernahkah anda lalui perkara ini... anda mengejar waktu, anda ada kecemasan, anda terdesak, anda tak tahan nak berak...

Dan satu satunya laluan terdekat kereta anda disekat oleh si LubangKeldai yang selalu ponteng kelas pendidikan moral/sivik semasa di sekolah rendah dahulu.

This is exactly what happened to me today, how could these 2 Lubang Keldai parked at the exit ramp???
Dah la the whole carpark is full!!! I am stuck here.

Apakah yang akan anda lakukan???

Biul!

Come PLAY with us !

Today we will PLAY! Are you ready to PLAY with us?

More info soon!

My BIUL day and how my wife transformed it into a BLISS.

Today is definitely a BIUL day for me… I started late because the old back ache came back to haunt me in the morning… I almost didn’t manage to get out of bed.

Walk into the office straight into discussion and project brief to colleagues and later straight into pre-launch preparation meeting for our latest product PLAY! ( www.facebook.com/PLAYCorporateTraining ) which was taxing to my brain!

Later at 2pm, another meeting with the whole office to update on our projects and was surprised with few emails and new datelines while multitasking listening to the meeting, throwing suggestions and at the same time negotiating proposal via FB inbox with a friend who lives in LA and being bombarded with whatsapp messages by my very pregnant colleague Amee (who is currently working from home) telling me problems caused by people with huge capital A attitude demanding stuffs that is out of our hand …

I became annoyed the whole day,

i forgot few stuffs,

i became angry and agitated,

I was randomly making weird loud sounds just to release tensions ,

I didn’t smile,

I forgot to call a dear friend of mine (who was offering some medical advise beneficial to me at no cost) that I promised to call last night but i didn’t… The problem is, I have always have a slight Hand eczema problem and normally it is very small and manageable but lately due to a high stress level (as my previous dermatologist told me) the hand eczema is becoming more obvious and became inflame… So he was suppose to advise me of what ointment to get from the pharmacy and I forgot to call him… But I am glad I managed to find time to call (Sorry and thanks Da)

I also forgot to call another dear friend who I usually chat and he sent me few Assalamuaikums on whatsapp , twitter and iMessage as a hint for me to call him back and I forgot to reply … (Sorry Pak Mulu)

i sounded slightly rude on the phone to a friend who i have not spoken too since Raya and all he wanted to do was to cheer me up after reading my FB status about a certain lubang keldai posting (sorry abear)

ONLY after i took my Wuduq for a very late zohor prayer I suddenly realized I haven’t spoken to my wife..

You see… Due to a late meeting I had yesterday , she decided to go back to her old place near KLIA because I won’t be able to pick her up from her bus shuttle drop off point in Subang in time ..

I felt bad…

I was so busy I forgot to call her .

As today we both need to work late, me and my piling-up works , her and her server down problems, only at 1045pm we manage to see each other and we had a very late dinner …

When we saw each other, She just smiled and I joked with her as usual. she told me funny stories from work and funny stories from our little niece who is trying to speak English … “We go to school same-same” is what Adik said referring to going to school together (same same : sama sama , geddit?) …

We were laughing we were smiling…

We didn’t talk about our work problems because all we have now is each other and why would we want spoiled the happy thoughts…

I know she is tired and stressed out with work and she probably know I am too… Thank god I have her to make me forget my BIUL day… And it was BLISS seeing u smile…

I love you sayang…

About AidilAdha tahun ini

Tak tahu lah sejak bila dan kenapa saya tidak merasa keseronokan berhari raya AidilAdha. kemeriahannya tidak lagi seperti dahulu...

Dahulunya, memang AidilAdha pernah menjadi satu perayaan yang memang saya sekeluarga nanti-nantikan kerana sudah menjadi tradisi kami lebih-lebih lagi arwah abah dan mak kedua duanya anak jati Terengganu, kalau ada peluang kami akan kembali ke kampung halaman...

Masih teringat lagi dengan jelas, suasana sibuk arwah mak sibuk menyediakan segala macam bekal air dan makanan untuk dibawa dalam raga... Masih teringat kami sekeluarga berjalan membawa beg menyusuri jalan keretapi dari rumah kami menuju ke stesen keretapi Kuala Lipis yang letaknya hanya 2 kilometer dari kawasan perumahan kami... Teringat lagi suasana sejuk berkabus...

Saya tak lupa perjalanan keretapi menuju ke Kuala Kerai, terbayang bayang bunyi bertempo kechuk-kechak-kechuk-kechak ...  Saya rindukan bunyi itu... Selalunya, hanya saya, adik yang ke3 Yusmin , arwah mak dan mak saudara (mak ngah timah) sahaja yang bersama didalam gerabak kerana kebiasaannya arwah abah berada didalam kepala lokomotif bersama kawan kawannya... (arwah abah semasa hayatnya berkerja sebagai pemandu lokomotif KTMB)... Semuanya kerana keadaan koc yang bersesak sesak kerana semua mahu pulang ke kampung halaman... Pernah sekali dua kami sekeluarga menumpang di koc belakang, koc paling belakang yang menempatkan barangan dan pegawai tiket . Semuanya kerana koc penumpang yang penuh, nasib baiklah arwah abah kakitangan KTM, kalau tak memang tak merasa nak balik kampung.

Antara lain yang masih segar diingatan ialah keadaan di stesen keretapi Gua Musang... Setibanya di sana, pelbagai juadah Kelantan dapat kami beli tanpa meninggalkan gerabak kami dapat memilih macam macam hidangan kerana jurujual akan berniaga di tepi gerabak dengan menjunjung hidangan yang siap dibungkus diatas kepala... Tak tau lah saya kalau situasi sebegini masih lagi ada disana...

Tetapi setiap kali kami sekeluarga pulang ke Terengganu melalui Kuala Kerai menggunakan keretapi ini, antara yang saya nanti-nantikan ialah perjalanan dari stesen Dabong ke Kerai kerana keretapi ini akan melalui rangkaian 6-8 terowong, mengasyikkan... Ada diantara terowong terowong ini hanya dihubungkan dengan jambatan... Indah sekali. Pengalaman sebegini hanya akan dapat kita rasa kalau kita naik keretapi....

Sampai di Kuala Kerai, arwah abah akan sibuk mencari kereta sewa untuk terus ke Kuala Terengganu. Maka berhimpit himpit la kami didalam kereta sewa yang kebiasaannya Mercedes Benz yang nyawanya dihujungkan tanduk hehe maka bermulalah perjalanan kami .... Saya ingat lagi yang saya sangat suka duduk ditepi tingkap kerana saya suka pada deru angin sepanjang perjalanan...

Sampai sahaja ke Kampung Losong Hj Mat Shafie, kebiasaannya pada hampir waktu maghrib disambut arwah tok dan adik saya yang kedua Yuslina yang selalunya akan malu malu dengan kami sekeluarga kerana Yuslina dibela tok untuk menjadi peneman... Selalunya sehari jugalah akan berlalu sebelum Yuslina akan mesra kembali bersama saya dan Yusmin... dan selalunya setiap kali sampai di Losong, sayalah orang pertama akan turun mandi di telaga belakang rumah tok... Seronok.... Sejuk... Rindu... Tetapi yang paling saya rindukan... Kuah singgang arwah tok yang dimasaknya diatas dapur arang...

Tapi itu dahulu... Hampir 30 tahun dahulu... Kini semua tinggal kenangan... Dan kenangan inilah yang saya kongsikan dengan semua kerana sememangnya saya amat rindu pada arwah mak dan abah... Tiada apa lagi yang dapat saya hadiahkan pada mereka kecuali al-fatihah. Terbit rasa berkongsi kerana raya ini sangat kosong buat saya, juga semasa maghrib semalam ketika memberi salam, saya terbayangkan arwah abah dan mak... Sungguh jelas bayangan mereka saya tak dapat menahan sedih rindukan mereka... bukannya saya tidak mahu beraya bersama adik beradik di Kuala Lipis, tetapi sejak malam Jumaat lagi badan ini kurang sihat jadinya hari ini dan semalam seharian saya terlantar diatas katil... Demam... Kosong... tahun ini saya beraya seorang... tahun depan... ?

Nasib baik ada internet, dapat juga berkongsi dengan kawan kawan yang ada. Seronok melihat anda semua beraya. Ada berbaju baru, ada yang sibuk makan itu ini, tak kurang juga status facebook masing masing yang risaukan berat badan dek kerana makan raya banyak... rezeki...  Dengan ini, saya ucapkan selamat hari raya aidiladha buat semua... Sayangi pada yang ada, ingati pada yang tiada. AlFatihah.

Image Dari internet

about Tapis Rouge opening soon

Remember those glory days of Boom Boom Room, Babylon Boom Boom Penang? those KIT KAT KLUB dancers?  Soon, those experiences will be back for all to enjoy with EVM's latest Theatrical Restaurant, Tapis Rouge opening it's door and glittering stage soon! Klang Valley’s latest theatrical restaurant specially catered for the discerning diner in search of quality culinary and entertainment experiences. Tapis Rouge (pronounced tah-pee rooj), which means Red Carpet in French, is situated at Red Carpet Avenue of Encorp Strand, the new lifestyle hub of Petaling Jaya. 

Tapis Rouge is an innovative combination of a chic restaurant and cabaret lounge that is set as the anchor tenant of Red Carpet Avenue, a covered boulevard inspired by Paris’ Champs-Elysees. The restaurant has a contemporary interior decor that thematically plays with hues of deep rouge, evoking the sense of understated elegance. The rear of Tapis Rouge houses the cabaret lounge, an intimate space equipped with an extendable stage ideal for entertainment of various types. 

The Ambassador of the cabaret lounge is the Kit Kat Klub Show, the song, dance and comedy revue founded by Tiara Jacquelina in the 90s, famous for introducing some of Malaysia’s most well-known celebrities such as Sofia Jane, Pat Ibrahim, Linda Jasmine, Nasha Aziz, Maria Farida and more. The revival of the Kit Kat Klub Show features a new line-up of talents that guarantees to be a show-stopper. Conceptualized by celebrity choreographer, Pat Ibrahim, and dance choreography by Wadi Ridhzuwan, the show features an exciting dance showcase, with vocal and comedy performances weaved offering a complete entertainment experience.

In the meantime, click like on Tapis Rouge's Facebook new page here and get latest updates.

About Stephanie, Miss Betty and me

BAGI mereka yang sudah menonton pementasan teater muzikal The Secret Life of Nora (Nora) yang kini sedang dipentaskan di Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya (IB), Kuala Lumpur, pasti akan tertarik dengan watak gadis lurus bendul bernama Betty.

Petikan dari Utusan Malaysia

Terus cari peluang baru

Oleh SHAZRYN MOHD. FAIZAL
shazryn.faizal@utusan.com.my

Gambar ihsan ENFINITI VISION MEDIA

Sebagai pembantu kepada watak Nora lakonan Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina, watak Betty yang sentiasa mengharap dan mendambakan kasih sayang daripada orang sekeliling itu membuatkan dia mudah disayangi oleh audiens.

Seharusnya sekalung tahniah layak diberikan kepada pemain watak tersebut, Stephanie Van Driesen yang telah menjiwai watak Betty dengan cemerlang sekali.

Bukan itu sahaja, Stephanie juga berjaya memukau audiens yang hadir dengan suara lunaknya tatkala menyampaikan lagu solo berjudul Kau Yang Menulis.

Sesungguhnya, Stephanie bukanlah nama baru dalam bidang seni persembahan negara kerana sebelum ini dia sudah membintangi beberapa pementasan teater muzikal.

Cuma apa yang membezakan apabila ini merupakan kali pertama Stephanie melibatkan diri dalam produksi berskala besar seperti Nora.

Bukan itu sahaja, satu kejayaan juga buat Stephanie apabila Nora merupakan pementasan teater muzikal berbahasa Melayu pertama yang dijayakan sepanjang hampir lima tahun aktif sebagai seorang bintang teater.

Dalam satu pertemuan yang berlangsung dalam penuh santai di IB lewat petang Selasa lalu, tiada perkataan yang dapat digambarkan oleh Stephanie apabila diminta mengulas tentang kejayaannya membintangi Nora.

“Tuah mungkin boleh datang dan pergi dalam hidup seseorang. Dalam konteks saya ini, saya lebih merasakan saya seorang yang berterima kasih dan bersyukur dengan peluang sebesar ini.

“Adalah menjadi impian untuk seorang penghibur seperti saya membintangi pementasan mega seperti Nora yang saya harap dapat membuka laluan yang lebih luas buat saya selepas ini.

“Apatah lagi dengan trek rekod cemerlang yang sudah dilakar oleh Enfiniti Vision Media (EVM) menerusi Puteri Gunung Ledang the Musical (PGLM) dan P. Ramlee the Musical (PRM) sebelum ini, saya gembira kerana dapat bersama-sama dengan mereka untuk melakar sebuah lagi kejayaan menerusi Nora,” kata Stephanie dalam nada penuh diplomasi.

Menyambung bicaranya, wanita yang memiliki personaliti yang cukup menyenangkan ini memberitahu Nora bukanlah tawaran pertama yang diterimanya daripada EVM.

Sebaliknya, dia pernah menjalani uji bakat dan hampir diterima untuk PRM bagi menjayakan watak kapten penari selain salah seorang daripada ensemble.

Namun, kerana ketika itu dia sibuk dan mahu menumpukan pengajiannya dalam bidang teater muzikal di LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapura, dia terpaksa melepaskan tawaran itu.

“Kata orang rezeki itu ada di mana-mana dan hanya waktu yang menentukan bilakah masa yang tepat akan hadir kepada kita. Bagi saya, soal wang ringgit bukan satu keutamaan tetapi kepuasan.

“Saya juga percaya dengan berkat kesungguhan dan kerja keras mampu memberikan habuan buat kita. Untuk mendapatkan watak Betty ini, saya juga sama seperti pelakon lain yang perlu melalui proses uji bakat.

“Walaupun Betty hanyalah sekadar watak pembantu, bagi saya ia bukanlah satu alasan untuk duduk bergoyang kaki dan tidak memberikan hasil yang terbaik.

“Hakikatnya, proses untuk membawakan watak Betty juga bukanlah semudah yang disangka memandangkan bahasa Melayu saya tidak fasih dan lancar,” kata Stephanie yang berusia 27 tahun ini sambil ketawa kecil dan pernah membintangi teater muzikal SHOUT! The Mod Musical bersama Ning Baizura, Nikki Palikat dan Tria tahun lalu.

Bercerita lanjut tentang watak Betty, sebaik sahaja mendapat tawaran tersebut, dia banyak belajar dengan penolong pengarah Nora iaitu Chedd Eddie Yusoff untuk menajamkan lagi bahasa Melayunya.

Bukannya dia tidak boleh bertutur dalam bahasa Melayu, tetapi memandangkan bahasa ibunda itu merupakan bahasa keduanya dalam pertuturan hariannya, maka, Stephanie akur kekurangannya itu.

Dengan kelas intensif yang disertainya untuk tiga sesi, anak sulung daripada tiga beradik ini ternyata berpuas hati dengan pencapaiannya sebelum tirai panggung dibuka.

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=1014&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Hiburan&pg=hi_01.htm

Original link here Utusan Malaysia Online - Hiburan

About neglecting my blog and Miss Jenab

Alamak, lama betul saya tidak kemaskini blog saya. Dahulu saya sangat rajin berBlog namun kebelakangan ini semenjak kewujudan FB, blog ini terbiar sebentar...

I did promised that I shall not neglect this blog but work caught up with me and I am stuck with work and in the end I did not post anything only to focus on work with frequent FB updates and occasional tweet.

I do post on instagram a lot lately due to the arrival of my little girl, a Persian mix , Miss Jenab Miko Jeksen . She came during Ramadan and was a blessing to my empty home. Someone I came home too..after whole day at work with stresses and what not, Miss Jenab is a blessing... tq Bahri and Nadia for letting me have Jenab. This little bundle of fur joy is growing by the day and she is 3 times bigger that when she first came.

The first month she is here, she stays in the cage in my kitchen but as she outgrew her cage, I let her roam the house freely as Miss Jenab is fully trained. But her freedom came with a price, my white leather sofa became her official throne and scratch pad ... Suppose, that is nothing compare to the joy she gave me.

She is sleeping by my side as I am writing this ... Sayang Miss Jenab.... Cium dia....

Eeee busuk... Esok mandi k ...

You can follow Jenab on www.twitter.com/MsJenab

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