As promised, here are the video clips of various performances from Suria FM Rancak Tour.
Apart from Dayang's performance, I truly enjoyed Sofaz performance. They brought the house mall down with their acoustic versions of their hits.
All the makcik-makcik, pakcik-pakcik, kakak-kakak, abang-abang and adik-adik had a major sing-along session with Sofaz! Amazing! :)
ENJOY!
Mawi covered Yassin's song - Rindu Padamu.
Diana Danielle sang a duet with Mawi, a theme song from their movie - MAGIKA, due in Feb 2010. Very pitchy this one. LOL!
I was excited when I heard that Dayang Nurfaizah was going to perform LIVE at Suria FM Rancak Tour, for not only one but two days in a row! First in Kajang and then, Shah Alam.
So, on last Saturday, Alyn, Nizan and I made a journey to Land of Satay, Kajang to watch her perform her latest song - Sayang, first time live ever!
We saw Mawi having his teh tarik session at Hameed's in Plaza Metro Kajang. Obviously he wasn't too happy being "paparazzi-ed" LOL!
The security guard also caught in the fan frenzy. :)
A very young fan.
The theme for the tour was "Back to School". As you can see here, all the Suria FM Deejays were dressed in pinafores and school uniform.
There were silly games in between shows and "baling T-shirt" competition among the artistes! The performing artistes were given T-shirt to be thrown to the audience. I was praying that the T-shirt didn't land right smack on my camera like it did on someone's face. The poor girl was standing right next to me. Phew!
We were expecting Dayang to don her "baju sekolah" but she turned op with this...
Can you imagine Dayang in her baju kurung and ponytails?
Anyway, she performed two songs in Kajang - Kau Pergi Jua and Sayang. AWESOME!
We didn't get to meet Dayang in person after the show as she was rushing for a private event somewhere else. Anyway, we would still have the next day to see her.
After Dayang, Ameng of Spring and later, SOFAZ entertained the audience.
Mawi finally took the stage...with a so-so cover of Yassin's Rindu Padamu.
Mawi later performed a love theme song from MAGIKA with Diana Dannielle.
A trip to Kajang is not complete without having a bite at the famous Satay Kajang!
This is how they do it....
Yum! Yum!
One the next day, three of us met again at Plaza Alam Sentral, Shah Alam for the Rancak Tour.
The stars line -up was slightly different. Marsha and Farawahida made their appearances. Ameng was also there with his man-boobs. :P
Diana Danielle attempted Complicated (a not so complicated song by Avril Lavigne) but she messed it up big time - pointing the mic to the audience during the difficult parts and forgetting the lyrics.
I tried to record that performance but my camera vomitted, so I had to turn it off. It couldn't take it! LOL!
Perhaps she should just stick to erm...acting.
And then, Dayang saved the day with her fantastic pipes. She belted two numbers Hilang and Sayang.
It was weird watching Dayang singing duet alone. LOL! Her latest song, Sayang features Marcell as her duet partner.
Anyway, Dayang got her fans to sing "Sayang" with her after bribing them with souvenir Suria FM T-shirts. Kidding!
Alyn, Nizan and me rush to meet Dayang after her show. Judd also turned up. It was ages since I saw this fler. Nice meeting you again!
By that time, Mawi and Diana Danielle were on stage again. We couldn't be bothered. LOL!
Here are some pics of Dayang exclusively for you. :)
I am posting Dayang's latest single here. It's a duet with Indonesian heart throb, Marcell. I couldn't decide to post the Kajang or the Shah Alam performance. So, I ended up with a mix of the two.
ENJOY!
Part 2 of this post will feature performances from Mawi, Diana Danielle and Sofaz with superb acoustic versions of "Bukan Di Sini" and "Janjiku".
Where? Start @ Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
When? 20 Dec 2009 (7am)
How far? 12K feat. 7K run.
Who? Organised by Pacesetters Athletics Club Malaysia
What? 4am?!!
I was quite surprise when I got an sms Amelia saying that she would be picking me up at 4:00am for the run!
The reason to go early was to get a parking space. According to Amelia, parking lot was limited as runners were NOT ALLOWED to park in Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort! This place sucks! The last time I was here was for the Illuminight concert. Horrible place to hold an event other than those related to horses if you ask me. LOL!
So, we parked at the Securities Commission Carpark, about 500 meters away. (Insert yawn here)
Putting the best foot forward! :)
I was yawning away waiting for the start. at 7am sharp, the 12km runners were flagged off.
After the 12km flag off, I walked out of the Equestrian to the junction near Pusat Sains Negara to capture the 7km runners.
I smacked my own head for not setting the shutter speed correctly for this. She was one of the few female runners who donned a skirt for the run. :)
Bapak borek, anak rintik - Abu and son doter.
Orange power!
Running pass the Pusat Sains Negara (National science Centre)
River of orange flowing on the road from the Equestrian park.
Full view of the Pusat Sains Negara building. It's like a spaceship perched on top of a hill.
Choi, William, Tey and some other photographers on the route.
Since there were so many photographers for the run, I decided to stick to video.
My friend, Kevin came back from the run cussing and swearing at the road marshal who wrongly directing him to run another loop! So, in total he did 3 loops instead of 2. Anyway, he still finished within the qualification time. Oh well!
Running wit horses? :P
Collection of T-shirt for the Pacemakers New Year Run.
The gorgeous Finisher Medal. (Not mine of course) :)
Video time....
I wish to highlight a potential hazard during the run. The road was not closed for the run and traffic was not diverted properly. Cars were seen coming front and behind the runners. Check out the video at 2:09. What if a runner fall and the car behind couldn't stop in time? I shudder to think!
Anyway, please have fun watching the video. Comments are most welcome.
ENJOY!
Note: I get to know that several cars belonging to runners had been broken into that morning, including my friend, Raymond Ng. Sorry to hear that. The thieves were obviously preying on runners who left their cars for roadraces. It has been very rampant lately.
I hope the organisers of run could alert the police and perhaps request for police patrol at the major parking lots near the race area.
I would like to share some of the images of the moon and surroundings, taken during the 12 Hour Walk.
The walk could be boring as it went round and round in circle. So, to keep myself "entertained", I carried my compact zoom camera and captured these images.
All images were shot handheld. I can't be lugging a tripod for 12 hours, right?
No PP, except for some croppings.
Race report and video of the 2nd Putrajaya 12 Hour Walk is coming soon. Please comeback for updates.
I was pretty miffed at the fact that Anna Kournikova, the ambassador of The Showdown of Champion, KL (aka The Glam Slam), came and left Malaysia without a trace last October. No notice. No announcement. Everything so hush hush until I saw this pic in the paper.
What? She was at Pavilion and I missed it? Dang!
Thanks to HC Foo, the Malaysian top tennis blogger, I get to know about the meet the fan session for the actual players of the Showdown KL, not just an ambassador with a ball. Heheh!
So, I made my way to Pavilion this afternoon, hoping to catch a glimpse of some hot Russian tennis chicks and then some.
When I saw the four ladies walked to the stage, all I could think of was "Where is the Glam in THE GLAM SLAM?"
Zhang Jie of China obviously doesn't believe in make-up.
Well..at least Elena Dementieva and Maria Kirilenko got some lips colour on.
Sigh! No glam at Sania Mirza's department too.
The ladies dressed like as if they were going to pasar malam (night market). I am sure there are plenty of local designers who are more than willing to sponsor some nice clothes for the ladies. Make-up artistes? I'm sure there are abundant of talents out there.
Where is the BATIK, Tourism Malaysia? :P
Enough ranting about the lack of nice clothes and make-up. I wish the ladies all the best for their showdown.
Since there is no GLAM, we hope we can see more SLAMS at the showdown this weekend.
This guy want the Glam Slam ladies to sign his balls. ;)
Wow! He sure got alotta balls signed. Heheh!
Thank God there was still some eye candy in the form of Jay Menon (the emcee) at the meet the fan session. :)
Here's the video of autograph session at Pavilion.
ENJOY!
NOTE: The Glam Slam will take place at the Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, on December 19 and 20, and will feature Elena Dementieva and Maria Kirilenko of Russia, China's Zheng Jie and Sania Mirza of India. More info HERE.
I think I should rename this blog to "Running with Glamour" or "Running After The Stars". LOL!
This week alone, I managed to wrestle myself some invitations to two movie premieres - Muallaf and this one. :)
Actually, I didn't know about this event until I saw the status update of Cinnamon The Lion about 5:30pm yesterday. Thanks Cinnamon!
I braved the traffic from Sunway to Pavilion and arrived just on time. Telekom Malaysia (TM) which was the sponsor of the event was giving away free passes for the gala. Luck was on my side, I managed to win a pass to enter the exclusive fan area by answering a simple question. (What is TM stands for? LOL!)
The movie tells the story of a group of (mostly undercover) bodyguards who must protect the revolutionary political leader Sun Yat-sen from an onslaught of highly trained assassins sent on the behest of the Emperor to quell the tide of reform in Hong Kong in 1905.
The fan area was just located behind the media. The stage was not highly elevated, our views were blocked by the press people. Dang!
Some silly games before the start of the event. (Insert yawn here)
One of the emcees for the night. Hmmmm.....
Finally they arrived.....Tony Leung Ka-Fai (the Revolutionary) and Fan Bingbing (the Concubine).
Did Tony Leong just fart? Or was it Fan Bingbing? LOL!
Other cast members like Donnie Yuen, Nicholas Tse, Leon Lai were not present.
Well, at least we get eye candy - Fan Bingbing. She's really gorgeous. I think this picture doesn't do justice to her beauty as I had no choice but to increase my iso setting resulting in a "noisy" photo because of low light condition. :(
We wish you a Merry Christmas!..
The launching of the movie - Bodyguards & Assassins.
The paparazzi...Check out those cameras!
Photo session with 70 winners (me included)...but frankly, I'd rather be on the other side. :)
Fan Bingbing was just an arm away....But of couse she was protected by some overzealous bodyguards.
The autographed poster that I won.
As usual, I end my post with a video of the event.
I won a contest to the premiere of Yasmin Ahmad's Muallaf from AMBP
It was my second time watching this movie. I caught the show in Singapore last year with thelonelyrunner and his wife at Cathay cinema. At that time, the movie was having problem being screened in Malaysia.
Then, it was tagged as "The movie Malaysia may not get to see" in the posters and flyers in Singapore! So, I travelled all the way to Singapore to watch my favourite director's work. And I was not disappointed!
Muallaf finally gets it's deserving place in the Malaysian big screens after a year tussle with the censorship board. (Insert cheers here!)
A premiere is not a premiere without the cast...Here's Sharifah Amani (Ani) and Singaporean actress, Yeo Yann Yann (Cindy).
Sharifah Aleysha (Ana) and Yeo Yann Yann.
Close up.
Introducing Brian Yap (Brian).
Sharifah Amani being interviewed by TV3.
Sharifah Amani caused a furore over her shave head for the movie.
Some people berated her in the media, saying Muslim women were not supposed to shave their heads bald. (Insert WTF? in your own language here)
Oh well, her hair has since grown back, beautifully.
Azean Irdawaty busy attending to reporters. She was seen in Yasmin Ahmad's last movie - Talentime.
Some of the local celebs at the premiere - among them are Carmen Soo, Alan Yun and Steve Yap.
Happy faces. I caught this right before they went into the cinema hall. :)
All stars, led by Yasmin Ahmad's sister - Orked. Yes. that ORKED.(The one with tudung)
You should know by now, most of the time, the names of the characters in Yasmin's movies were based on real names. :)
The cast was mobbed by cinemagoers in a 1 minute photograph opportunity. :)
Shhhh...Movie is starting! :)
Muallaf is a real gem. No one ever dare to touch the "sensitive" issue like religion the way Yasmin Ahmad did in the movie. Again, she scored beautifully with this movie about love and forgiveness.
So, please catch this great movies while it is still showing in the cinema!
I have typed in the numbers that were recited by Ani in my mobile phone during the show. Find out what is Yasmin's comment on the numbers HERE.
Here's a short video of the premiere night.
Everything was perfect except one - the absence of Yasmin Ahmad. She is dearly missed.
Hi! I attended the Grand Finals of batik design competition yesterday right after the 12 Hour walk (8pm - 8am). I was still groggy and have to keep slapping myself to stay awake during the show. LOL!
I didn't shoot during the fashion show because it was prohibited due to copyrights issue on the batik designs and stuff. But I will bring you some shots of the performing artistes during the intermission, especially my favourite local singer - Dayang Nurfaizah.
I guess you guys have to wait a little bit longer for the 12 Hours Walk photos and video because there are so many things to share and upload. So, at the mean time, please enjoy the pictures taken at Piala Seri Endon Grand Finals.
The emcees of the event - Lorraine Hahn and Ishak Nengah.
Mila of AF4.
Mawi. I think he was having a sore throat. He was struggling with higher notes.
The glamourous looking Dayang Nurfaizah.
Dayang performed two songs - Kasih & Warisan.
I was hoping that Dayang would step out onto the catwalk to be nearer to the audience, but she just limited her movement on stage. So, I had to zoom to the max to get these shots.
On the other hand, Misha was a bit "adventurous" and make full use of the catwalk.
Misha performed a medley of classic Malay songs.
After the performance, I managed to meet Dayang at the lobby of KL Convention Centre and got some updates on her future public appearances. The usual fan photography was in session with Alyn, Nizan etc.
Dayang Nurfaizah & Misha Omar.
Thank you to Dayang for obliging to pose photographs and Liza for the invite.
I believe I can fly.....Dayang pretending to be a butterfly. :P
Here's a video of Dayang Nurfaizah, performing an amazing cover of Sudirman Hj Arshad classic - Warisan.
ENJOY!
Sorry for the camera shake. I have to zoom (to avoid shooting the heads in the front rows) while handhholding my heavy camera. At the same time I was shivering due to the cold air-con in the ballroom. Brrrrr...
Note to self - bring a monopod for event like this. :)
Why? To celebrate the 64th Birthday of DYMM Sultan Selangor
How far? 10K & 7K
You have seen the video, now the photos....
I tagged along with Ronnie See and Kei Meng. The race was held in a new area called i-City in Shah Alam. We got lost even we followed the direction in the map provided in the registration form.
The funny thing was, when we asked some traffic police officers for direction, they told us that they were looking for the place too! LOL!
Anyway, we managed to find the start area in time for the race on that glorious morning....
Volunteers getting ready a huge banner of the DYMM Sultan Selangor birthday wish for photography session.
Brass band playing marching songs....
Top 20 medals.
Angels with crooked halos? :P Nah..They were the i-City mascots. The "halo" on the head is the dot on the "i" in i-City.
Chief Minister of Selangor, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, Elizabeth Wong and Teresa Kok were there for the flag off.
Daulat Tuanku!
3.2.1...Blast Off
Arrow going the wrong way? ;)
After the flag off, the politicians posed with antique cars...
Here ae some random photos of participants and also friends during the run.
I used the "portrait-soft" shooting mode in my camera. So, the focus might not be tack sharp but you will see the "glisten-in-the-sun" rather than "sweating-like-a-pig" effects in the photos. :)
Like father, like son. Aiman and his Aiman junior.
Elizabeth Wong drawing some lucky numbers from the box.
Selangor Tourism BOLEH!
To see MORE photos of Larian Rakyat, please click the below link to my photo albums.
A short post today. I leave you with a video of this morning's run in conjunction of the Sultan Selangor Birthday. I still have tonnes of photo to be sorted out before I post them here. Please comeback for updates.
This is a virtual invitation for you to RUN WITH ME in most road races all over my beautiful country, MALAYSIA and also in oversea places that I have visited.... Don’t run in front of me, I do not want to chase you. Don’t run behind me, I don’t want to be pursued. Run beside me…and share my PASSION.
