Is This The Actual Reason Why?...

She was supposed to shake her "Bootylicious" and get "All The Single Ladies" to do the same this coming Sunday 25/10...however sadly for the second time in as many years Beyonce axed her performance here in KL without giving her millions of fans in Malaysia a compelling reason for it...

I for one know many of my friends and colleagues have purchased the tickets to her concert...but you know what?...none of them were actually surprised when the news about the cancellation were made known to the public..."standard la Mesia" was prolly the 3 most uttered words on the day the news broke out...

I came across this article in thesun.co.uk last month but never thought it would have had any bearing whatsoever towards what was going to happen eventually...how naive was i at the time i now realised...(btw it is also my favorite website for the latest on EPL news...you guys should check it out...)

Nway i just wish Beyonce would have some courtesy to come up with her own official statement of apology to her fans in Malaysia for letting us down...AGAIN...

Guess wifee n i would be watching "Papadom" instead this weekend...heard its damn good!!!...

Selamat Hari Raya...

Taking this opportunity to wish all my riders selamat hari raya aidilfitri...this year is extra special fr me n wifee with aleesya's presence...at this very moment im baby sitting her as mom pergi cari bunga api...not sure if its for aleesya or for herself hehehe...

Id like to remind myself and all of u...lets observe this syawal with a big heart...lets inflate our mind and soul with loads of forgiveness...nak kongsi sikit what some1 i look up to once said to me...

You know bila kita misplace a barang yang kita betul2 sayang and suddenly kita terjumpe balik...rasa kegembiraan bila kita terjumpe balik tu adalah tidak seperti mana gembira Nya Allah untuk memaafkan hamba Nya yang berbuat dosa...

I shall leave u with that thought...Maaf Zahir Batin...

1Malaysia F1 Team...Dear Mr Prime Minister...

I was a proud Malaysian when i watched the CNN's sports news the other day as the newscaster reported the F1 series will have a new team for the 2010 season...i personally think it is a good move for Malaysia (for many many reasons of which i wont dwell into here)...its definitely a bloody good news too for F1 chief Mr Bernie Ecclestone ie more Queen Elizabeth notes for him...especially after the BMW and Renault saga...

But im more interested in knowing who will be behind the wheels of our 1Malaysia team...i read and heard in the news that 3 local names have been considered to fly our national flag...namely Alex, Fairuz and Jazeman...

Now i believe that every single Malaysian shares the same notion as me...please choose the right driver for the job...lets not just have our very own F1 team for the sake of getting our Malaysian brands enjoy the TV airplay and reap other commercial benefits...Im pretty sure our PM does not just want that either...if we were to have a team lets get it spot on and create a title challenging team...

Im certain our PM will have some significant say in the selection process...after all 1Malaysia as we all know is his baby...already its exciting to know that the entire pitt crew will be made of Malaysians...its a great way for Malaysia to compete at the world stage i must say...i mean - i remember reading it somewhere recently - it is the most watched sport this F1 is...(i thought its the football world cup no?)...

Anyway...Alex? my opinion he has left the sport for far too long now...(in F1 i was told even if u miss for a season its considered a hell of a long time ok)...furthermore id have wished we produced our very 1st F1 driver through a much more credible way...no disrespect to Alex as he has done us proud in the A1 series but well lets not go there lah...he is some1 i admire for his dedication throughout his motorsport career...

Fairuz...hmmm...he still has alot to prove in A1...he must at least outdo what Alex has achieved when Alex was driving the A1 car...its a different ball game altogether F1 and A1...A1 is not a natural progression to F1...A1 was created more for...well lets not go there too lah...

But this young man Jazeman he is something you know...i have been following his career not closely but i know enough that this guy is a real talent to be recognized with...hey you dont take podium finishes of the BMW series in Europe if you are a crap racer ok...at only 17 i think he has built himself a very strong credential...most of the F1 drivers today graduate from the BMW series...and for Jazeman to prove his worthiness in Europe on a few occasions already i think we can all be very proud of him...

What impressed me even further with this young man's maturity is he was recently quoted in Malay Mail as saying he is not ready for F1 YET...(bukan senang untuk admit this ok kat Malaysia ni ramai orang tak sedar diri la kan)...he went on to say that he still has a lot to learn and would be happy to move to F1 only when hes 21...which means 3 or 4 more racing years lah...i just hope takde orang yg gila akan put pressure on him to move to F1 next year just to create history as he would be the youngest ever F1 driver at 18...ye lah kita kat malaysia ni kan gila nak pecah record ini itu...ehem ehem...

Lets prepare this boy in all aspects of the sport...let him progress to F1 naturally and most importantly through merit...only then we as a nation will not be ashamed every time the chequered flag is waved...as whoever thats behind the wheels will wont be driving for a team but for a great nation...

But for now kita guna je lah drebar omputih dulu...takpa kita belajaq dulu dari depa...let there be transfer of knowledge and skills first...bila Jazeman or siapa2 Malaysian lain yang betul2 layak dan ada potensi utk harum kan nama negara baru la kita bagi kunci kereta kat dia...

Now besides badminton we will soon have another reason to come together as 1Malaysia...

Your Last Chance...

Hey all...thank you to those who have been to our Gerai Juz Jumbo at Jalan Raja Alang in Kg Baru...i must say its prolly the most happening Ramadhan Bazaar in KL if not in the country...

Our fellow traders and loyal visitors there have become immune to the noise and shouts of JUZ JUM-BOOO...it is certainly a great experience for all of us especially our marketing & promotions team...

So to all that haven't got the chance to taste our Juz Jumbo pls do come over as we are approaching our last days...an extra reason for u to come this sunday as wifee and her close friend Umie Aida will be there too from 530 to 730pm...our gerai is right opposite the 7eleven store...

Nway tday we took some family photos for raya...unfortunately i cant upload them here as they are meant for the press for their hari raya pullout...but what i can share is a picture of aleesya and her ayah...i may have something special for my riders so see you guys on sunday...

Salam Merdeka...

We all have our own interpretation of the meaning merdeka...whats obviously obvious is every generation has its definition tersendiri...and all of us kinda agree perbezaan makna kemerdekaan antara generasi amat ketara sekali...

Im sure at sum point of our life we have heard stories from our parents of where they were when Tunku addressed the nation on that day in 1957...although physically at the time they were all at different places but their minds were all holding the same thought...

What we failed to do for many many years is to focus on our similarities....to me there are only 2 types of people in this world...the good and bad... imagine this...the next time our national badminton team (ye lah sukan popular ni je pun yang kita boleh masuk final kan?) is playing in the finals please take notice of how this nation becomes ONE....

So whats my definition?...break free of racial barriers...

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno

Hmm...i believe most of us are already aware whos name that belongs to...before i go on allow me to establish afew things...ie i dont know her, i dont sympathise for her...im just sharing my thoughts about her case that's all...

Yesterday the news about her supposed to undergo caning (for drinking beer in sum hotel lounge in Cherating Pahang last year) not only caught everyones attention in the country but to my supprise CNN even carried it as their top story of the day...

Terkejut jugak when i was flicking the channel in my office tiba2 nampak kartika on CNN...well one would have thought such an isolated case would never make it to any international newswire let alone CNN top story la kan...

Nway biasa la bila dah dapat kan CNN...macam2 la depa spin...instead of reporting on the subject matter depa pi spin pulak benda2 lain macam...eg wat message would our country send to the rest of the world in the wake of this case, would this case chase away foreign investors bla bla bla...

Anyway that is not why im riding this post...but the fact of the matter is...common la...well if i wanna be blunt here i ll get myself into alot trouble...kadang2 kita kena fikir macam mana benda ni boleh berlaku in the 1st place?...sama2 lah kita buat kesimpulan masing2...

If u ride my post carefully ull get wat im trying to say...

Hari Pertama Di Gerai Ramadhan

Buat pertama kalinya saya berpengalaman berniaga di gerai ramadhan...seronok juga rasanya...melihat gelagat warga kota memilih juadah untuk berbuka...

Buat julung kalinya juga saya berada di kedudukan berlainan ie sebagai seorang peniaga...biasanya sebagai pembeli kita tidak perlu fikir samada jualan pada hari ini akan dapat pulangan modal atau tidak...

Jadi bermacam-macam perkara bermain difikiran saya tadi...eg apa rasa air yang aku jual ni sedap ke tak?, boleh ke jual 120 gelas hari ni untuk balik modal?, nanti buka nak makan apa?...

Tiba2 apa yang difikirkan lesap begitu saja apabila gerai kami di kunjungi oleh...

Datuk Seri Najib (dan adindanya Datuk Nazim) singgah di gerai kami selepas beliau selesai mengagihkan bubur lambuk di masjid kg baru kepada warga kota petang tadi...

Beliau bertanya pada saya..."what are u doing here wearing this?"...saya pun jawab lah... "cari rezeki datuk seri"...wa pun apa lagi la kan...sah2 wa akan pasti kan PM kita beli air Jus Jambo kitorang...

Beliau yg juga ditemani datin seri rosmah pun borong la kat gerai kitorang...we ended up making RM50 business from him and wife alone...Oh ya n from datuk nazim RM7.50 hehehe...

Anyhow it was a good 1st day i think as we managed to sell more than 120 cups and just made profit for the day...hope to see u guys there soon!...

Selamat Berpuasa

Hi All...how time really flies...besok kita dah nak puasa...this year would be really special fr me n wifee as we have aleesya with us for the first time in Ramadhan...

Everytime when Ramadhan comes...i always tell myself kalau boleh taknak miss terawikh...TATAPI memang setan tu ada dimana-mana lah...ada je rasa macam malas nak pergi...but this year i think i want to make a promise to aleesya that i will try my best not to ponteng terawikh...

Nway kitorang kat Suria bukak gerai ramadhan tau kat Jalan Raja Alang, Kg Baru KL (depan 7Eleven)...yup we will be there for the whole of ramadhan starting tmrw...kitorang jual air je...i thod the untung frm berniaga nanti nak bagi semua staff duit raya...

Pls do come visit our stall n ofcoz buy our JUMBO Juice Suria k...all of us will take turns manning the stall n the best thing is every monday, wednesday and friday ada artis yang will be helping us with the gerai...names like Amy Search, Ning, Dayang, Umie Aida & Wifee, Stacy/Aizat/Hafiz, Amy Mastura, Rosyam Nor and many more big names i cant recall (12 of them altogether)...

So hope to see u guys there...me will be there too ofcoz....

This Was Why They Were Late...

8:00pm - If u guys are familiar with KL...the traffic started to build juz after Eastin Hotel and all the way to Bukit Kiara Equest where the concert was held...the photo was taken from the band's bus...and if u look carefully the car in front is a patrol car escorting the bus...

9:15pm - I boarded the bus somewhere around KLGCC junction after running towards it for about 1.5KM...u see cars were parked left and right of the road and made it impossible for even a motorbike to pass thru so nevermind a bus la kan...noris (abg amy's wife) arrived earlier with the family's Alphard n when i met her around back stage area...she told me that the bus is stucked like 3 KMs away...so i offered to help...as she looked all panicky not knowing wat to do...(i dont blame her )...imagine at this point the time was already showing 9:00pm which is when the concert suppose to start...

So me and abg amy's son in law (the one who married Nabila)...drove the Alphard as far back as we could, thinking we could ferry the band members la kan...tapi tak sampai setengah jalan (i think about 2 KM away to the stranded bus)...our Alphard couldnt go any further...so apa lagi wa tompang naik kapcai brader jaga kat situ which only could take me a further 500m back...so from then on i had to buat larian obor lah to board the bus...

9:20pm - I thod i shud impress the band member of my traffic policing skills as we were clearly not moving even an inch...notice brader dalam kereta myvi hitam ni? well since he was alone in the car i had to ask him for a favour to ferry hillary, abg nasir and abg yazit...abg amy and i we jump into the patrol car...for the first time wa rasa macam penjenayah jugak la duduk kat seat belakang kereta polis...nway jalan tak sampai 1KM je dua2 kerata sangkut pulak sebab jalan dah sempit...

9:30pm - So apa lagi kitorang semua terpaksa buat larian obor ramai2 pulak (wa macam tau2 pulak nak kena lari malam tu pakai baju tu kan?)...abg amy was more like pura2 lari than actually running hahaha...ye la rockers kan kena maintain cool...asalkan nampak macam gaya sedang berlari is prolly wat was on abg amy's mind at the time...and we finally got to the waiting Alphard 10 mins later...

9:40pm - as we were about to move...we suddenly realized Kit was missing...so i had to make a dash back to get him...nasib baik he wasnt that far behind...so kitorang pun sampai kat back stage roughly around 9:45pm...(concert supposed to start at 9:00pm)...

All pictures before we got to the back stage are courtesy of www.fidfathir.com (fid was the band's pixman for the nite)...others tu semua wa punye lah...Keep Rock & Rollin'...

Setem Is Just Sin-Wau-Pa-Raw-B (SUPERB)!!!

Hi juz got home from watching Setem with wifee...wat can i say...it was the best RM7 i spent for sheer entertainment...(who says u cant have fun with juz RM7?)...

For a very long time my intelligence (figure of speech je k) wasn't being insulted at the movies!...i felt good, happy, entertained, all-problems-solved kinda feeling u know wat i mean?...

Kudos to Kabir Bakhtiar and Gayatri...i feel very proud to be a local movie goer today (cant remember the last time i felt this way)...the script is simply witty...jokes are snappy and intelligently executed by the casts and effortlessly done...

It shows what kind of man this Kabir Bakhtiar is...the same can be said for Afdlin's movies (of which im a fan of too)...you just know that the ideas are so original...takde nak tiru2 orang or what we call lawak bodoh...

I honestly believe although its a malay movie...its a piece our chinese and indian friends can also relate to...serious wor...the jokes arr are like...haiya difficult to say lah...u misti pigi tengok mah...betul aya saya tara tipu...u belakang jugak musti tengok itu cerita...

Anyway riders go watch it for urself...its very sad that this movie is not enjoying enough publicity it deserves....im doing my bit here to at least give due justice to the people who work their socks off just to make my RM7 as WELL spent tonite...ohoh wifee enjoyed it too ofcoz!...

Ok ok...will upload pics of Search concert tmrw...

They Were Still Awesome...

No matter what people say...It was the BIGGEST concert done by any SINGLE local artistes in years!...Having said that i dont recall any SINGLE international act managed to pull off an almost 25 freaking thousand crowd k...

For a change it was nice to see all different races coming together for a hell of a great time...at least Search managed to do what others failed...kelakar nampak mat rock2 dolu2 zaman 80's n 90's keluar balik...it was like a fashion parade ok...semua pakai balik wat we all used to have in common (sadly to say) ie seluar jeans KETAT lagi SENDAT!!!...

Nway wat i intend to say here is lets not judge any1 before we listen to both side of the story...yes there were hickups here and there...but hey we can all only do wats humanly possible je kan?....so stay BML for behind the scenes stories and pictures...

Trust me u'll c never-revealed-before pictures wat happened before and during the concert...

WAHUAHUAHUAHUA...Oh Really???...Part 1

Hmmm...how do i begin this...mungkin ada diantara kalian terbaca tulisan diakhbar (entertainment section that is n im not blaming any of the writers k) perihal tentang 2 buah radio station, satu yang kecik dan satu lagi manyak BUSAT...Well put it this way...i won't make any noise (with the statements i made in the papers) if i'm not sure what i was talking about...

Working in a radio station is a great job...tak yah nak angkat2 benda berat or kira2 stock or buat kira2...in what other profession do you get paid to listen to great music all day long?...It is easy to get diillusioned and jaded when concern for profit seems to make creativity a luxury, if not a vice. But whatever it is we continuously strive to give our best in terms of music Malaysians demand.


You see beginning of this year we made a major revamp to the formatics of our station (in radio terms if u change ur format IT IS a HUGE thing ok, so u better do ur homework properly to make sure u r spot on; sori MJ have to use u to exemplify, so its like changing the color of ur skin tau bukan saja buat hidung, tebal kan bibir n etc)...after DOING extensive research and through many many brainstorming sessions...we chose the most suitble formatics for us at that time n decided to go with "40 minit muzik terbaik tanpa henti" format...


Before i proceed...let me share something 1st...radio ni kan kat mana2 negara pun kat dunia ni tak ada satu radio pun yang boleh claim yang idea itu adalah idea mereka sendiri (of which i TOTALLY agree with that brader punye comment)...its near impossible to do so...so memang saya akui idea concept/format 40 minit yang kami applikasikan itu bukan lah benda baru...malah banyak radio2 lain dinegara kita (satu ketika dulu) dan negara lain pernah menggunakan format ini...

Tetapi!...sebelum kami membuat keputusan untuk mengapplikasikan concept tersebut...we DID our homework to make sure NONE of our DIRECT competitors ada menggunakan concept/format yang sama pada ketika itu...(did u?)...it is the BIGGEST sin in radio if you change something (even if its minor so let alone major la kan) without doing proper homework or research (benda ni semua org yang kerja di radio tahu, so its nothing new)... because the last thing u want to find out is ur competitor is ALREADY doing the same BLOODY thing...n u will end up for no reason being labelled a copycat...


I feel very humble to say Suria still has a long way to go...but believe u me we are working really hard to put ourselves on the right track...since day 1 of operations we knew what we needed however we had to wait nearly 3 years to get it...but alhamdulillah...we managed to sort out some pressing issues late last year...n thnx to the support we've been perpetually getting from every1...


K enuf of the sedih story (serious, wa sedih terkenang kisah2 lalu ni)...look kok ye pung tak kang la tak dok idea laing kot..."40 minit b&b#s @k!a+"...itu concept SEBIJON la brader ngan "40 minit muzik terbaik tanpa henti"...(i'm not the type who runs down my opponents unfairly or even fairly...people who know me n even the friends i hv in UR organisation can testify to that)...but common la, as much as i hate to do this, u left me with no choice but to defend our ground...(dalam rugby theres a term called "hospital ball"...its a situation where u waaait for ur opponent to be in and BAM! u hit them where it hurts most)...


Berlambak-lambak (teringat kat bubur lambuk pulak tiba2, tak lama lagi nak puasa ek) lagi idea2 lain yang boleh pakai, apasal la ko pilih 40 minit jugak...TRUST me until today i still can't believe what had happened...being in the position where they are in, i expected something way BIGGER than that...coz i always give them the much due respect (n other stations in the country too) for running a great station...


Riders theres nothing more stimulating n rewarding than to know what we've been doing all this while is actually being recognised by u know who la kan...

I shall now share with you comments i seeked from a radio expert in the US, Mr. RW:

"40 Minutes Non Stop Music is a world renowned radio format that delivers Weekly Reach (the total amount of listeners) but also Time Spent Listening (the amount of time an average listener spends with their favourite radio station). It is known that Malaysians love to listen to uninterrupted music but radio stations also need to pay the bills as well. I'm surprised the market leading radio station has to resort to copying the exact formatics of Suria FM without the merest hint of creativity about it. It's flattering that they feel Suria FM's programming is such a threat to them but I would have thought they could have been a bit more original in their 'new' format choice. I trust Suria FM won't be beaten on The Best Music - Non Stop which is why they went to 50 Minutes Non Stop Music (the VERY next day!) and I was told listeners response has been even more positive than before!"


A market leader has actually done the marketing for us...and the best thing is we got it for FREE!...Wahuahuahuahua...Stay on ur bikes for Part 2...

Snapshot - Erra & Aleesya on SuriaFM

Want to do a promo a bit lah can yah...think i'd take it easy with this posting since the last 2 very hot wan...to fans of erra don't forget tmrw am at 7:30 my 2 ladies will be on air with our breakfast crew Tuah n Zizi (sum of u may take this the wrong way but hey trust me its juz for fun k besides my people have been pushing this idea to me for ages so lets chill n loosen abit la k)...You can also watch them live on Suria tv thru our website during the interview...to know the frequencies in ur bronx and our website juz click on the suria link on BML...

BTW...Sum donkey (sori to call u donkey, donkey...but pretending to be sum1 u r not is juz not nice ok) is running a facebook under my name without my knowledge...sum more take pics frm BML n upload them there (i hvnt seen it coz nak bukak facebook pun wa tak tau camne blogging is rocket science to me already)...i was alerted by sum1 of this juz last week...so if any of my riders know how to trace n stop the donkey or better still know the donkey pls enlighten me k...

Nak update BML pun susah let alone have a facebook...

Orang Nak Cari Rezeki La!!!!....Part 2 - Dear Munirah...

Hi Munirah...i respect ur opinion and agree with u on sum parts...however UGLY street protest is not our culture(i'm for 1 a very vocal person when expressing my views and believe every1 has a right to say sumthing)...

Look at how fragile London n NY are (the cities you quoated in ur comment in my previous posting)...in those 2 cities alone everyday ada bomb scare...only certain human rights issues have been successfully upheld thru street protest...but they are mostly done with good intentions and most importantly in peace (the successful ones that is)...

But then again what can be applied in other parts of the world may not be suitable for msia...simply coz our mentality is far different from them (not suggesting we are backwards but we were brought up differently as a society)...there are safer isolated places like the stadium where they can make themselves heard...

Tapi yang i kesian sangat2 3 of my close friends (n many other traders in jln TAR i believe) were frantically calling me on saturday to do something as they know i work in Suria...they wanted me to use my radio to tell those irresposible people off sebab they were damaging their periuk nasi...cuba u all bayang kan kalau periuk nasi u all terjejas...mesti u all marah jugak kan...

Anyway...this and my previous posting doesn't represent my political stand (coz its so not BML)...i just want to live in a peaceful country so that i can build a brighter future for my daughter...

Concert Search giler BEST siol!!!!....stay Between My Legs (hehe) for exclusive and rocking pictures....

Orang Nak Cari Rezeki Laa!!!!....

I feel very angry today...juz because of 1 bloody person, a few of my friends yang tengah berniaga had to shut their business for today...these friends of mine work really hard juz to put food on the table at home...juz to put their kids to school...and juz to pay the growing medical bills of an ailing mother...

Seriously gua memang marah semarah-marahnya ni (im actually slamming the keyboard buttons with my fingers as im typing this bloody post k)...believe u me i cant get any angrier than this...simply because i can't imagine how many more people's life are depended on the proceeds they hope make today...

Kadang2 kita tak pikir benda2 ni...apa yang kita pikir cuma kepentingan diri sendiri...that is such a selfish act to the MAX!!!...takde nak pikir LANGSUNG pasal orang lain yang tak bersalah...WORST is you get your own people into a lot trouble juz to fulfill your OWN agenda...Seriously i would spit on the ground that you walked on!!!...

I have my right as a father and a Malaysian to live in a peaceful country...  

can never SEARCH for a replacement

I'm touched by the few comments i got for my previous posting...thank you for the warm welcome...tapi i won't promise you that it won't happened again...(satu hari nanti mesti wa malas balik nye...)

Nway any of you guys going for Search concert this sat?...me definitely going...won't miss it for the world...went to abg amy's house again last week (had to arrange for a bit of publicity for my radio and a client, oh oh and also needed abg amy's favour for something - watch this space)...

Well after done with what ever needed to be done...abg amy and i got down to some productive chit-chatting...he asked me about my new family and work...and i asked about what else la kan - his prep for what was supposed to be Search last ever concert...suffice to say hes not that all pleased with everything about the concert...

But 1 thing for sure i bet he will not disappoint any of his fans that nite...me going to korek my closet and look for my old jeans ketat!!!...pls come say hello to me if any of you guys see me there k...

They are simply irreplaceable...Lets Rock N Roll...Hidup Rock!!! 

(wa dulu siap sapu bedak dari peha sampai buku lali wa cakap lu - nak bagi senang pakai seluar ketat punye pasal!)

  

Snapshot - I Was Right!...

Salam riders...selamat tahun baru 2009...wahahaha...guess i'm 6 months and 29 days late huh? (oh oh and a toddler late too)...damn...i really hate it when the thing that i fear most actually happens...

Exactly about a year and 5 days ago...(my god...sitting on the same spot as i am right now) before i penned my first posting...(memang wa dah agak dah)...that i won't be able to keep the ride going...i just knew myself too well that 1 day sure wa malas nak ride blog ni...that was my fear!...and still is...so I Was Right!...

Something struck me tonite...don't what laa...but tiba2 je wa terasa rajin pulak nak ride something...another reason pulak maybe pasal last week i met a friend-a mentor-a brother-a guardian (bro nanti kalau ada orang aku nak lu hentak i let u know k hahaha) and most importantly he is some1 i have utmost respect for (tak ramai orang dalam dunia ni yang wa respect sampai camni)...

Nway...will always remember this very particular ride...as for the 1st time i'm riding as a father and with my lovely daughter sleeping on my lap...

Shes as beautiful as an angel...I Was Right!...