Thursday, October 30, 2008

How To Weather The Storm?

Everywhere i go and everybody i meet, the only topic occupying everyone's mind is about the economic uncertainty...and to be honest i'm not excluded...i just wish i could bump into someone who's talking about something more encouraging, something more refreshing, something more productive, something more something else u know what i mean?...

Anyway today i was fortunate enough to have a chat with someone that spoke about that something else...you see i often exchange knowledge, views, opinion and everything else under the sun with this person...hes considered as someone that i admire very much for the way he looks at things, for the way he value things and for the way he thinks about things....

So he suggested that i should get this book that he just read "A New Earth"...i cant remember who the author is but after listening to the way he expressed himself of how the book have changed the way he look at things (yet again)...i'm hitting the book store after work tmrw to get my hands on it...

I always believe all of us need some new dosage of knowledge in our lives from time to time and mine is due i think...

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Mamma Mia!...



Hey all...have you got your tickets yet?...good lord we have never seen anything like this before where tickets are selling really well and really fast...You see i grew up listening to ABBA songs in the car, in the kitchen and in the living hall as both my parents were huge ABBA fans back then and still are...matters were made worst when we were also living in Stockholm Sweeden at the time...

Me talking about the Mamma Mia! Musical k...not the movie (tho the movie is excellent too!)...i'm afraid you wont be able to get anymore tickets to the musical if you haven't done so...semua dah sold out i was told...i hope the organisers will extend the show to a few more days from the original schedule of 17 Dec 08 to 01 Jan 09...

Anyway this is certainly good for our entertainment industry in getting more locals to appreciate musical and theater shows...already we've seen world class local productions in Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical and P Ramlee The Musical and im eager to see how Impak Maksima The Musical which is currently in production gonna turn out...a drift car and track on stage? its gonna be mind blowing if they can pull it off...

Talking about Mamma Mia!...my own mama to be had a good check up last Monday...doctor was trying very hard to zoom in Between The Legs...but to no avail coz baby EE didnt want to turn its body...so we couldnt tell if its a boy or a girl err yet...but the most important thing is both Mamma and Mia are healthy...

Any how wifee and i will certainly not miss the musical show...with baby EE too ofcoz...

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Snapshot - What's Up Doc?...

Tomorrow is our next check up appointment with Doc Hamid Arshat...scheduled at 430pm as thats the only time hes free...he has to deliver a baby in the morning apparently...

So far wifee and baby are doing pretty fine...except for wifee complaining of her left foot aching...ni banyak sangat berjalan kat s'pore hari tu ler...nway not to worry so much the left foot dah ok dah that she can take freekicks that wud put david beckham to shame i tell u! (i never like this guy tho im an avid man u supporter)...

I received so many well wishes comments from all of you for wifee and baby until lately...i cant thank all of you enuf and to express my gratitude/appreciation in words is rather impossible...stay tuned for updates tomorrow nite yah...

Possible names for the little one anyone?...

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Snapshot - U Guessed It Right...

Hey all...yup yup some of you have guessed it right in your comments...have been super busy the whole week...went to S'pore on sat with wifee (she had a raya show there with ZZ) and came back on monday...then went to KK on tuesday and juz got back at 8pm just now...

So in return for your patience here are some pics taken in S'pore...promise will update more often if time permits (and if my broad band can connect too...macam siol je lately nih)...

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Snapshot - Here You Go...

Hey people...how are the lemangs & ketupats getting along in ur tummies? mine have been in and out of my small tummy if you know what i mean hahaha...
Nway its good to be back in the office after a long long break...to be honest this have been my longest raya break for many many years...usually i dont take long breaks for raya only the usual 2 days je...ye lah masa tu kan 'bujang senang' so id rather do some work while the office was quiet...

Ok tday myself and wifee had a quick photo shoot with URTV...why quick? sebab Huzz (editor URTV) terlupa to tell my PA about the shoot until yesterday...so i had to make and squeeze my time for her lah kan...that was the quickest shoot i've done with wifee ever i must say...satu jam je...
So since my riders nak tengok sangat gambar wifee...here you go...if you want to see more dont forget to get next month's URTV (November issue) when it hit the stands soon...enjoy the pics...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Snapshot - Selamat Ari Rayer!...



Hi all...i'm taking this tiny opportunity (during this hectic festive season) to wish all my riders a selamat ari rayer...it is hoped with much sincerity that all of you have reached your kampungs safely...me and wifee are safely in Penang already (my mom's home town)...

Tomorrow am our whole family will solat aidilfitri at the masjid negeri...if any of you bump into us please do say hello kay...for the first time in so many years i feel really excited about celebrating raya coz wifee took the trouble to prepare for me 4 baju melayu...hahaha yup sebelum kita kawin every time sembahyang raya kita pakai kain pelekat and baju melayu top yang lama je ke masjid...

.....kkrrr....rrr..rr... EH EH WHAT'S GOING ON NI..??..KRRRR....RRrrrr....rrr.. tuuuuttttttttttttttt........

Hi Assalammualaikum semua... YEAAAA... it's raya again!! Hmm.. sorry, don't mean to interrupt u guyz but juz nak menyelit to wish all of u A SELAMAT HARI RAYA, MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN! Maklumlah, kita tak ada blog macam cik abang ni.. so kita tumpang selit je la... ;) 
Ok now, back to u my dear cayanggg..... hehehe......

Ok guys make the best out of this very special occasion to be with your loved ones coz wifee and i certainly will...maaf zahir batin...

Monday, September 22, 2008

Snapshot - space u8...a new beginning...

Hi all today me berbuka at "space u8" in Bukit Jelutong...it's a new development area in Shah Alam...i like the way they call the new commercial center i.e. SUMO Concept (Shop Unit Mall Office)...

Viewed their model layout and i was really impressed...i'm sure its gonna be a big hit when the whole area is ready...mark my word its sure happening wan!...its also a good investment opportunity...i may have booked 1 unit i think...besides that i want to talk about the FOOD they served us just now...

Memang power lah caterer yang diorang pakai tadi...satay, roti jala, daging salai, bubur hitam semua in my tummy now...i must say the food made me a very happy man tonite!...hahaha... oh!oh!...we were also entertained by this talented 5 piece stroller band named Batak...these guys are good i tell u...if you are a frequent diner at Concorde KL you would definitely have heard of them...

Nway here are some pics...and for more info pls visit www.spaceu8.com.my



Saturday, September 20, 2008

Snapshot - 3G iPhone...Yes No?

Now that it is out...i've been thinking of getting the new 3G iPhone for wifee and myself...you see wifee has always been eyeing the iPhone but somehow i managed to refrain her from doing so...

Following the rule of thumb i told her to wait for the next generation of iPhone (the one with 3G lah) rather than grabbing the 1st model...like any other products i always believed that the next gen is always the improved one...

So riders any idea if the 3G iPhone is any good?...i made some calls to singapore earlier and some of my biker friends there told me that the 3G iPhone often hangs after you finish a call...is this true?...any of my riders with similar experience?...

 

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Snapshot - Baby EE (EmranErra) Was Waving and Moving!...

Alhamdulillah...Dr Hamid Arshat said both mom and baby EE are doing really fine...i couldn't believe my eyes when i saw baby EE's hands (and fingers too kay) and legs were moving...hehehe...the last time (at 2 months) when we went for the check up we could only see baby EE's heart beating jer...now rupa2 nye baby EE is very visible dah...boleh nampak semua kepala, tangan and kaki...

My dad couldn't contain his excitement when my mom updated him after the visit to the Dr.'s...he immediately sent wifee this sms..."Assalamu'alaikum Erra. Mmy infmd me de good news. Alhamdulillah, ddy vvvery delighted n excited at de results. Ddy wil continue 2 doa everyday 4 yr well being until de 'precious one' is safely delivered insyaAllah. Take care. Lvddy."

We even got the scan visual recorded on video...been watching baby EE over and over again on my phone ever since...if any of my caring riders bump into me in the streets please come up to me and request to watch the video kay...

Thank you for all your prayers...Alhamdulillah...

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Snapshot - Thousand Apologies...

Hey riders...sorry for not riding for the past 3 days...busy do-oh (ganu for sangat, giler) la kita lately ni...not to worry alls fine at the home front...wifee sihat walafiat and me too...alot of things been happening la since beginning of the week...im sure you know what i mean...

Nway just had our buka puasa do with persatuan ibu tunggal (and kids), some artistes and members of the press...we had it at Hotel Equatorial KL...food was MIGHTY YUMMY YUMMY i must say...you guys should try out their buffet spread while ramadhan is still around...wifee was with me too...

Some updates u've been asking for...tmrw at 12:30 we will be seeing Dr Hamid Arshat again for wifee's 3 months pregnancy appointment...my mom and kak su (my sister) will be following us too...

Stay on your bikes yah...will post the outcome of appointment tmrw...



Saturday, September 13, 2008

Snapshot - Finally Quality Time...

Hey guys...just got home from early sahur with wifee...we were at nasi kandar pelita in bangsar...wifee had her favorite paper tosey and teh halia...me 2 roti canai kosong (garing punya mamak) and teh halia too...

You see...since ramadhan started we never had the chance to spend time together as how we would have liked...both been extremely busy...wifee with her drama shoot and me with work lah...normally when she comes home she will already be tired and me trying to keep my eyes open in front of the tele...

Today wifee had nothing to do...apparently her scene takde hari ni so she had a real good rest at home earlier...me got home from work at 11 and took her out for some mamak treatment...we had a good chat while filling up our tummy...

Managed to discuss about the baby and other stuff lah...we both thoroughly enjoyed our quite time just now...i could see it in her eyes that she was deeply happy (not sure becos of the paper tosey or me hehee)...nway we haven't had the opportunity of such moment for quite a while now...sometimes you just know when the conversation u just had was eyes shutting...

Looking forward to many more moments alike...

Friday, September 12, 2008

Snapshot - Kenapa Ek?...

I have to confess that lately (for the past few weeks) i haven't been feeling too good mentally as well as emotionally...well one thing for sure i have had much much better weeks...

I'm pretty sure many of my riders are aware of whats been in the papers that is picturing the situation at present...are we as Malaysians losing it?...lets not let it go...cos for once its gone it may take a lifetime for us to get it back...if we are lucky again that is...

Ragunathan and Toh Chuan Hwa promise me we'll be brothers for life kay...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Snapshot - Should I?...

Hey guys...juz got home after berbuka at my favorite place...to my surprise the owner offered me to partner him at his set up...hmmmm...GOOD food a chance i miss shall not...i was quite engrossed during the discussion with him to be honest...well standard la kan pasal makanan ni kita jadi giler sikit...

Nway just thought i should share this with my riders and seek your opinion and feedback...the other good thing besides the GOOD food is there will only be 2 partners (me n him) should i decide to take up his offer...u know lah kalau ramai sangat yang involved things can get really messy...

This could be rezeki bulan ramadhan i hope...

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Snapshot - Where To Berbuka?...

Salam riders...some of you may have read from my profile that i'm a sucker for GOOD food kan...so i've been testing the ramadhan buffet here and there for the past 9 days...i have to say that the price per head for a buffet dinner during ramadhan is really getting ridiculous...  

Most hotels are charging well above RM100 and the highest i've heard so far is the hotel opposite Hard Rock Cafe which is charging something like RM190++...holly crap!!!...thats what i said when i heard someone mention the price to me....

Biak pi lah depa nak charge mahai lagu mana pun...i still prefer (and highly recommend) Restoran Putri in Sg Penchala...nice buffet spread at only RM45nett...yes RM45nett!!!...believe you me...the food is good and you will be spoilt for choice...yes yes thats where i nikah wifee too...

Me heading to Star Media Hub (The Star's printing plant) in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam for berbuka today...today is also The Star's 37th Anniversary...Selamat berbuka...




Sunday, September 7, 2008

Snapshot - Many Thanks Semua...

Hey riders...your best wishes and prayers have been pouring until today since the very day news about wifee is expecting broke out...i must thank each and everyone of you for making time leaving your comments...wifee and i truly appreciate every single one of them...

Anyway our next appointment with Dr Hamid Arshat is next week i think (we men are bad with dates aren't we?)...any how i'm sure wifee remembers the date...i just can't wait to see the baby again on the scan monitor...

Wifee's out now as she has a few scenes to shoot today...mommy and baby doing well and shes been eating healthily too...will update on this again after the Dr.'s appointment kay...

Think i shall spend the rest of the day coming up with possible names...hehehe... 

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Snapshot - Innalillah...

4/9 Veteran journalist Abdul Samad Ismail died at the Pantai Medical Centre KL at 5:58pm after suffering from lung cancer/STAR ...I received this sms alert from The Star at 7:02pm today as i was leaving the gym for berbuka...

I was one of the lucky people to have met and interviewed Pak Samad (as he was fondly known) way back in 2004 when i was in Channel 9...it was during the merdeka month of that year and we shot a TV program about him...it was shot at his residence No.2 , Lorong 16/7c, Petaling Jaya...

Pak Samad came across to me as a very jovial 80 years old man then...although he was wheel-chaired bound he was still joking around with us, always with a ciggy in his hand...we even gave him our merchandise t-shirt which he happily put on for the interview...at that age he still value the importance of branding hehehe...

Just got home from the address above to sedekah surah yassin for allahyarham...i wish there are many more Malaysians my age realised what a HUGE lost our country have just suffered...to share with my riders what a great man Pak Samad was...please visit rocky's bru's blog...

Will upload a pic taken with him (during the interview) tomorrow am...ALFATIHAH...


Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Snapshot - 3A's In Action

Sorry for the delay of this posting...you know lah been busy with wifee yesterday and work today...nway as promised enjoy the pictures...abg Amy sang an opening of Isabella, Aku Dah Bosan, Kerja Gila, Rozana, Isi Atau Kulit and closed with Tiada Lagi...simply AWESOME!...

Tried to upload pics MYSELF using my broad band but failed (been at it for more than an hour now)...called Faqrul and he said upload pakai broad band memang slow giler...so guys i will have to do it tmrw am when i get to office...sorry again...(it's not my fault kay...me dah terror upload pics sendiri tau...)





Monday, September 1, 2008

Snapshot - I'm Back!...

Hey guys just got back from Kota Kinabalu about an hour ago...yup thats where we (suria team) and the 3A's i.e. Amy Search, AC Mizal and Amy Mastura celebrated our merdeka day...their performances were AWESOME!!!...

Needless to say...abg Amy's aura was so powerful and infectious!...the Sabahans really worship him over there...AC and Amy Mastura put up a really good show too...these 2 entertainers were hilarious...many might not be surprised of AC being so...but let me tell you this Amy Mastura is equally funny...she has always been like that in all of our previous shows...

1Borneo Hypermall (a new shopping complex in KK)...invited suria to celebrate merdeka with them this year...so about a month ago the owner called and requested me to recommend the 3 best entertainers (singers and entertainers are different kay) that are of my opinion...so i suggested and secured them the 3A's...

Will upload pictures and story line tomorrow after i figure out how to do so kay...meantime stay on yer bikes yah...selamat berpuasa...

Friday, August 29, 2008

Snapshot - Hi Semua!...

Ni erra ni...saje nak share...sebenarnye beng jugak ngan hubby...sebab dia langgar janji...janji nak break the news sama2 bila dah cukup 3 bulan...rupa2 nye dia menggelupz dulu (i guess hes extremely excited kot)...anyway thnx for all your wishes and prayers...tolong doakan semua baik dan selamat untuk erra dan baby k...

Rasa nye lepas ni hubby will update the development frequently...love you all muah muah muah!!!

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Snapshot - She's Expecting!...

I wanted to keep this info as long as possible...but somehow one of the malay papers cought it just now and called me (i must credit Serimah of Berita Harian for being the first person to catch me off guard)...apparently they have found out that wifee is expecting...yes she is...shes almost into her 3 mths pregnancy now...

We found out of the good news 2 months ago and only shared it with our close family members...the last time we went for a check up was 2 weeks ago...and dr. harun idris confirmed that the mummy and baby are doing very well (we even saw the baby's heart beat)...alhamdullillah...thank you for all your prayers...

Yabedabedoo!....will upload pics of the scan soon...

Snapshot - Merdeka With The 3A's

Its just a few days away...and we are feeling it already (manyak jalan tutop n hali2 jam mah...)...if you travel to work in KL you wouldve experienced the same thing too...road closure for the merdeka parade rehearsal...and for once i wasn't complaining about the traffic!...(since its for a good cause)...

I still recall vividly during my days in RMC...we took part in the merdeka parade...we always get excited then...simply because it was a rare chance for us to see the outside world and mengorat the aweks in the parade too lah...so we never complained having to march under the hot sun!...

Nway...i will be celebrating merdeka with some of the coolest people in the country and in one of the coolest (if not the) places on earth too!...(im not exaggerating kay)...so stay tuned for exclusive pictures!...

Lets not have a distorted perception about merdeka...we (malay,chinese, indian,kadazan,iban and others) should all stay united as Tunku dedicated his life to keep us ALL united till today...

Merdeka Pasti Rancak!....

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Snapshot - I Need Help

I know i have creative and insighful riders...(this is judging from the comments i received thus far)...although we haven't met but i somehow feel we are very closely connected (thanx to cyberspace)...

Ok...i would like to give my riders an opportunity that is hard to come by (so please dont be missed out on this kay...)...furthermore you maybe included in this project if you are the lucky one chosen...

You see...there is this new rock band that is GOING to be formed...hence they don't have a name yet...the lead singer (who is a close friend of mine) asked me for favour (i gladly accept) to mention this in BML to get my riders to suggest some names for their band...

So riders lets get on our bikes....

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Tolong Lah...Jangan Susahkan Kami Laa...!

Started my day very early...got up at 5:15am for TM Corporate Golf Tournament in Nilai...yes had to wake up that early coz tee off was at 7:30am and we were told to be there by 6:30am for registration and then breakfast...

My game was pretty ok today despite screwing up the first 4 holes...(biasa la pagi2 hantu belum mari lagi)...if i remember correctly i only got my game going by the 5th hole onwards...completed the 18 holes by 12:30pm before heading straight to the changing room to shower...i didn't stay on for the prize giving ceremony (tak menang ape2 pun)...

You see...my whole family tries to gather on saturdays for lunch at my parents...thats the reason i had to rush home soon after...nway (you imagine eh, kita dah la penat n ngantuk...theres always something that just bound to happen kan?...) as i was getting out of Nilai...just 1km before the toll booth to enter Seremban - KL highway...there was a very long queue of...standard la traffic jam...

The stretch was about 2km long i think...u all nak tau pasal apa jam?...police buat 'road sempit'...why i say 'road sempit' n not 'road block'?...ye la diorang tutup 2 lane jadi satu lane dengan cone polis tuh...and bukan nye diorang check ape2 pun...there was this 2 police guys standing under the shade prolly just admiring the long queue...ok takpe so i thought ni mungkin just a routine 'road sempit' lah...but i sempat honk my car and give them the 'apa daa' hand gesture...

So fine...lepas toll Nilai i entered the highway la kan...masa tu i remember i glanced at the clock in my car and it was showing 1:20pm (basically i was crawling out of Nilai for 20mins lah padahal patutnya 5 min je)...so dalam masa kita tengah dok pecut punya pecut suddenly at the exit to Serdang/Kajang (mind you this is still a good 10km away from the Sg. Besi toll ok...) jam lagi sekali...(wa pun masa ni dah maki hamun la...semua bahasa carut masa wa belajar kat sekolah dulu wa ingat balik n wa carut la sorang2...bagus gak at least wa boleh revise balik apa yang wa dah belajar la kan...)...damn! i was so pissed off at that time...i cant remember the last time i was boiling with such anger...

And you know what...when i reached Sg Besi toll i asked the toll attendant..."brader apasal jam sangat ni?"...and he said "ada road block la bang kat depan"...by this time i told myself this is very unusual...2 major road blocks on the same day....haa then i remembered ni mesti pasal the important event on the 26th august nih...(kita pun sambung balik la... #@*&%#! *&^%$@+?&%$!...)...

Ok eh...dari tempat tadi (exit Serdang/Kajang) sampai toll Sg Besi dah crawling for 10km...pastu from the toll i had to crawl again for another 5km sampai ke Petronas/McDonalds opposite Mint Hotel....that's where again i saw the police buat yet again ANOTHER 'road sempit'!!!!!!!!...3 policemen standing bawah pokok with only 2 lanes not blocked (4 BUSY lanes to 2) with their cones...

My goodness for havens sake!...kita paham pihak polis kena jalan kan tugas seperti yang diarahkan oleh pihak atasan...but please la theres always a SMART way of doing things as to not punish the innocent road users...jangan lah bagi kitorang marah tak tentu pasal...kalau nak buat road block buat la betul2 dan cari lah jalan yang terbaik untuk elakkan kesesakan sepanjang LIMA BELAS KILOMETER!!!...

Simple je...kenapa tak tempatkan seorang anggota di setiap empat2 lorong di highway untuk buat pemeriksaan?...dengan cara ini tak terjadi la 'road sempit' nih...keempat-empat lorong tadi masih boleh di lalui walaupun perlahan, jadi takde la jam tu teruk sangat...lebih teruk lagi dan lebih menimbulkan kemarahan kami ialah apabila kita nampak ketiga-tiga orang polis yang sepatutnya memeriksa jalan berdiri dibawah pokok di tepi highway...jadi apa guna nya buat 'road sempit' ni kalau semua kenderaan yang lalu tadi lepas tanpa sebarang pemeriksaan...kita bukan nak suruh you periksa setiap kenderaan (kerana ini tidak sesuai dan mustahil untuk dilakukan diatas highway lebih2 lagi di waktu puncak macam tadi)...tetapi sekadar melihat and mengecam muka pemandu cukup ler...

My brother inlaw's mother ( i call her aunty sayang) experienced the EXACT same 'road sempit' today on her way up from KL to Ipoh for a wedding and i finally got to my parents at 3:15pm...

Haiya tuan...kasi tolong la...

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Snapshot - She's In!

I would like to pay tribute to my new PA Azah who joined the Suria family officially on 19/8...you see i've been PA-less for about 5 months before she came on board (couldn't find the RIGHT candidate until i interviewed her)...you have no idea how relieved i am since last tuesday...my office is now SO much more organised and teratur...oh oh and clean too i must say...Azah has been helping me out with the house keeping (mind u it was a REAL mess!) since her second day at work...will upload some pics of my new-look room tmrw morning...(biasa la...kena tunggu Faqrul buat kan)...


Many thanks Azah!...and again welcome to the family...







Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Snapshot - A Few Good Men

I enjoy meeting up with nice new people and listen to what life experience have made them to be...earlier this evening i chanced upon 2 great men (chances of this happening are very far and few between) introduced to me by my company director over dinner...one is a retired doctor and the other a successful but low profile businessman...

You see...i always get excited when i meet these kind of people simply because i know i can learn a lot from just chatting with them...both men are very articulate...from the way they speak i could tell that they are well read and travelled gentlemen...mind you they are the type who look at you when they say something...and by doing so they make you feel important and most significantly respected...priceless!...

I'm prolly half their age to say the least...any tom dick and harry at that age could've just ignored me or couldn't bother to take me seriously...but you know what...never a second did they not pay attention to what i was sharing with them of my views (we were talking about politics btw)...i thoroughly enjoyed their company this evening...wish there were many more men like them...

It was a great pleasure meeting you sirs!...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Theres Nothing That Covers My Legs Like It

You see...i'm very particular with what i wear...for comfortability that is...i'm a t-shirt and jeans kinda a guy and a big fan of denim jeans...but i do enjoy putting on a well tailored pair of suit too...when occasion calls for it ofcoz...but most of the time i'll just be in my t-shirt and blue denim...

i'm not a fan of imitation goods (i dont feel comfortable wearing them as i feel as if i'm lying to myself)...i'd rather buy something cheap but original kinda thing, if you know what i mean...so i normally get only the original stuff (and i dont mean this in an arrogant way ok...) i guess prolly because i like originality full stop...

nway i wanna share with you about my craze for Levi's jeans...if you were to slide my closet open...you would see i have more than 50 pairs of Levi's 501s...and they are all still wearable until today...i've been collecting them since my high school days...i still remember they cost only about rm100 those days and made in the US of A lagi...sekarang dah mahal giler yang ori made in china pun dah RM300 lebih...

A bit of history of it...it all started in California in 1853...a man opened his dry goods wholesale business in San Francisco...selling necessaries such as clothing to the pioneers of the time...his name is Levi Strauss...

What i'm more interested to share with my riders here is the Levi's 'Vintage Clothing' which has become collectors items to me...for some who are not familiar...if you see a capital 'E' on the red Tab of an authentic vintage pair of Levi's...it is an indicator that the jeans is over 37 years old...and mind you the older it gets the more expensive it is...

In 1936 the red Tab device was placed on the right back pocket of the overalls...and had "LEVI'S" stitched in white capital letters on one side only...(it became double-sided in the 1950s)...in 1971 the Levi's brand changed the word mark that today reads 'Levi's'...the leather patch (above the right back pocket) was introduced in 1873...it can be seen on the oldest pair held in the Levi's Co.'s historical archives in Frisco, which dates to that period...the two horses symbolised the strength and durability...

Now where can you find these really cool stuff ?...at the bundle stores...i managed to get my first pair of vintage (6 years ago) that dates back to the 1930s from a store in Kompleks Membeli-belah Campbell (got it for RM1500)...yup if you're one nut case like me u can tell the year it was made...all u have to do is to know which part of the pair to inspect and what to look out for...that's why i love this brand...every pair has a story to tell...basically u just need to know ur stuff thats all...

But lately the Levi's Co. have come up with replicas of the pair of vintage jeans in their archive...mind you they are still the original with the capital E on the red Tab (also known as big E...) so kalau u all pergi kedai Levi's mana2 just ask them if they have any big E jeans...if they carry them grab it!...coz believe u me its very very rare and better still these stuff gets more expensive by age...

Ok lah enough about Levi's...im trying to help a good friend of mine who is a jeans smith...let me tell you this...he's prolly one of the best jeans smith i've ever seen...if your jeans need any repairs or alterations...please do visit his new store in Pertama Complex...some of you may have heard of him...his name is Latip...he's quite famous too among the KL people ni...his store is on the same side and level with the Red Wings shoe store...kedai dia memang takde signage lagi...tapi he's the only store that repair jeans on that floor...so senang je nak cari...if you do visit him just say that you are one of my riders...he knows that i'll be posting about his store tonite as i was there earlier today before i had dinner with wifee...

Will upload pics taken with Latip this evening at his store tmrw...(masih bengap lagi la pasal blog ni, have to get my IT guy Faqrul to upload them for me tmrw morning)...

Meantime put on your denim to sleep...









Let US ALL Look In The Mirror First - Final Part

Got wifee to say something (last sunday) and this will also serve as a closure for L.U.A.L.I.T.M.F ....a piece of advise you may want to follow...imagine how cumi and ciki speak to each other...this will get u closest to a real live audience experience (as if you were listening to my interview with wifee, live la...) coz thats also how we talk to each other almost all of the time (when we r not fighting ofcoz)...for u it's like putting on a pair of 3D glasses la bila tengok wayang...

You may also noticed (from pics below) that i wore a different helmet for this interview...now as CRM and her husband la kan...at least kalau things get out of hand i can use my kuasa veto as her husband haha...i thought its also good for me to put on a more expensive helmet this time to protect my head from any flying objects (nway this is to just lighten up your riding la...don't take me seriously pulak k)...of coz im giving her the open road to say what ever she wants...mind you wifee has her own mind and strong views about everything...and thats why i always find it stimulating talking to her...
Q1 EE : Ok chayang apa pendapat chayang tentang 90:10 nih chayang?

A1 EF : Tujuan tu baik chayang...tapi cara tu mungkin agak keras...to me chayang, niat untuk membantu industri yang tengah nazak, sewajarnya kita semua ahli Karyawan bersidang dan discuss about it...mungkin ini adalah tindakan setelah beberapa pihak berbincang...tapi dari pandangan i chayang kita perlu kaji dari akar umbi kenapa industri kita malap...

Q2 EE : Chayang rasa cukup material ke kita nak ichi 90% nih chayang?

A2 EF : Ok chayang, kata kan la eh artis albumnya ada 10 buah lagu dan 4 daripada nya boleh dimainkan di radio maka cukuplah...tetapi masalah nya chayang, kita artis sendiri hanya push single atau hanya satu lagu hit saja dalam album tersebut maka tak cukup lah chayang...lagi pun berapa kerat sangat lah artis yang masih aktif yang kita ada sekarang chayang...

Q3 EE : Chayang ada pihak berkata radio kita tak berlaku adil terhadap artis tempatan...apa pendapat chayang?

A3 EF : Secara jujur nya chayang...i mengharapkan sokongan yang lebih dari pihak radio...tapi sekarang radio mempunyai alasan mengatakan yang material artis m'sia tak cukup dan lagu2 nya kurang bermutu...disitu lah kita kena mengkaji dimana silap masing2 chayang...

Q4 EE : Chayang setuju tak kalau pendengar radio sendiri kata kita tak banyak lagu yang berkualiti?

A4 EF : Dia macam ni chayang...kita amik satu contoh di indonesia k...since orang media suka sangat lagu2 indonesia ni kan...dalam 100 artis mereka hanya ada 30% yang gred A, 30% gred B dan seterusnya lah...sama jugak ngan artis m'sia chayang...kita pun ada gred2 ni...so mmmm...kalau nak kan gred A...kita memang tak cukup lah chayang...kita perlukan lagi lagu2 yang baik...

Q5 EE : Ok chayang...di zaman moden ni kan...kita ada internet, satelit tv dan macam2 lagi medium hiburan...jadi kalau kita sekat radio untuk putarkan lagu2 asing tak guna jugak kan chayang? apa pendapat chayang?

A5 EF : Disini lah yang i maksud kan chayang...semua pihak...semua lapisan tak kira media mana elektrik, astro ke, (yes dalam dia tengah geram2, my chayang tersasul cakap media elektrik instead of elektronik) radio ke, komposer ke...semua orang kena sumbang kan sesuatu...kena sit down and think how to bring up kita punya industri...ok kalau radio tak main kan lagu2 asing tv pulak main jugak...jadi semua pihak kena mainkan peranan yang...kalau semua buat macam tu baru la equal chayang...i rasa ada elok nya la tapi...bukan la kita nak sekat seratus peratus...contoh yang paling dekat...suatu ketika dulu chayang...ini i bagi contoh panggun wayang di indonesia la eh...suatu ketika dulu tidak dibenarkan...indonesia punya la strict mereka tidak benarkan filem luar negara masuk ke indonesia...sebab kan dia nak pelihara industri perfileman diorang....and that time during the control was in place...filem indonesia adalah filem yang terbaik...zaman tu zaman yang paling meletup bagi mereka...zaman tu zaman betul2 boom...why? because diorang sekat kemasukan filem2 luar...kemudian bila diorang bukak balik chayang...boom jatuh mendadak mencanak-canak...sehingga lah sekarang mereka masih lagi nak bangkit dan berlawan nak bangkit sekarang ni lah...begitulah juga dengan industri musik kita...yes industri kita tak lah se-gah orang luar...tapi siapa lagi yang nak menyusukan anak kalau tidak emak nya sendiri...(by this time i was thinking gotta remember to make babies tnite)...apa yang i nak tekan kan kat sini chayang adalah...semmmua pihak...i tak blame hanya pada radio...tetapi semua pihak termasuk komposer, artis tu sendiri, recording label...semua orang kena main kan peranan dan bagi yang terbaik...(by now i interrupted her saying that her answer is already too long and i wanted to proceed with my next question...but she said...) suka hati la i nak cakap panjang chayang...you yang nak interview i...(kawe pung tok leh nok ghoyak gapo aa...at least i know i dont have the patience of a reporter...)

Q6 EE : Ok chayang...mungkin masa diorang buat sekatan tu...penonton kat sana tak dahagakan kelainan atau product negara luar...kerana penonton disana berpuas hati dengan product mereka sendiri...sebab tu sekatan tu berjaya...adakah chayang rasa situasi nya akan jadi sama jika kita adakan sekatan camtuh chayang?

A6 EF : Kita akan sentiasa dahaga kan benda2 baru dan kelainan...jangan chayang kata di indonesia ketika itu tidak dahagakan kelainan dan benda2 baru...sebab itu diorang bukak kan sekatan...tapi bila bukak apa dah jadi terus kecundang...sama jugak dengan m'sia chayang...ofcoz peminat kita akan dahagakan baru yang fresh...itu maksudnya..tak bermakna bila kita sekat kita cut totally...no...bila kita sekat kita cuma bawa masuk product2 yang terbaik...kita kena jadi mahal la...seperti mana meraka mahal pada lagu2 kita...kita jangan semudah-mudah nya ajak orang luar masuk ke dalam chayang...itu satu...kedua nya...dalam masa yang sama...bila kita sekat jangan la kita masih berada di takuk yang lama...thats why i said...kita semua pihak kena bersedia untuk memajukan diri kita sendiri...sekarang global music dah berubah...sekarang ni masalah kita orang m'sia mentality kita adalah...product m'sia is always not good...tak payah tengok penyanyi atau pelakon pun chayang...takat barang pun kalau iaiya local...kita akan kata no good...tapi kalau barang made in china sekali pun kita akan kata good...( by this time kita pun terfikir...then kenapa my chayang asyik suka gi china to shop? oh ya...then i realised my chayang is also orang m'sia)...so chayang itu mentality orang2 kita lah...(haha i cant agree with her more)...

Same goes to her too...what the 4 parties should do?

1. Persatuan artis

Karyawan patut selain daripada meeting dan meeting dan meeting...harus ada action...Karyawan adalah tempat sebagai orang tengah...dimana di situ lah...artis2, komposer, media semua akan tertumpu disana dan menjadi tempat bersidang dan karyawan adalah kepala dia...Karyawan adalah orang tengah untuk membangkit kan isu2 sebegini dan memastikan apa yang kita meeting tidak hanya terbengkalai...

2. Artis themselves

Harus be more creative...kena banyak buat research jugak...kena berfikiran internasional dan global...bukan hanya target untuk berjaya di tempat sendiri saja...saingan nya kita tak patut hanya fikir kan di dalam negeri saja...tetapi kita patut mahu bersaing dengan britney spears (hweek i dislike her...up up aguilera)...and then jangan kita pandang satu negara saja...ini dia minat indonesia...dia ikut indonesia je...no no...kita kena lebih creative n ambitious than that...

3. Record label

I undestand akan kesulitan diorang...nak buat lebih2 agak terlalu mahal bila kurang sambutan...ofcoz diorang agak gentar untuk amik risiko and spend so much...so itu masalah diorang...kita paham tetapi...thats when kita kena support la...and semua orang kena crack our own heads macam mana nak jual album, di m'sia je lah...tapi ini tidak,ada mentality setengah2 label tu hanya mahu focus pada 2 buah lagu je dalam satu2 album...lagu2 lain tu kira tangkap muat je lah sebagai fillers...ha yang ini kita kena hapus kan mentality tu....kalau boleh kita bukan hanya nak buat hit song...tetapi hit album!...so label kena ada mindset yang macam tu...sebab itu untuk membantu pihak radio untuk memainkan lima atau enam lagu dari album tersebut...semua lagu kena bagus...kalau boleh kita tak nak ada lagi istilah filler ni...

4. Radio station

Radio pulak harus ada sifat sokong lagu2 tempatan...saya tahu dan faham permintaan pendengar itu penting untuk radio...tetapi kita selalu mengatakan kepada orang2 filem...filem kita wajah kita...and macam mana pun naik kan mertabat filem melayu...so benda yang sama harus di apply kan pada radio station...radio kita wajah kita...so perlu adakan sokongan yang lebih...walau busuk macam mana pun industri kita...kalau kita tak sokong siapa lagi akan buat demikian...

EE : Give me your kesimpulan chayang...kesimpulan chayang...

EF : Im not lebih blaming anyone...semua orang yang terlibat bersalah...tiada pihak yang lebih salah dari yang lain sehingga terjadi nya industri kita yang malap macam ni...radio station terlalu alpa untuk mendapatkan rating yang tinggi, recording label terlalu kemut sangat dah takut dah nak keluar budget...dok main filler je, komposer pulak dah ketandusan idea...diorang patut explore lagi dan jangan be too comfortable dengan familiar surrounding, artis pulak like i said...jika kita nak bersaing dalam negara je maka tahap kita tahap dalam negara je lah...macam mana kita nak bersaing dengan orang luar camtu?...jadi pendek kata semua pihak kena buat sesuatu...

I promise you i won't be blogging about 90:10 anymore...you can expect a lot of Snapshots after this...