Bulan Puasa 2009

Hari ni hari kedua puasa. Esok dah masuk hari ketiga.

Terlupa pulak aku nak ucapkan Selamat Berpuasa pada semua.

Semoga semua menjalani ibadah ini dengan penuh kesabaran and moga dilimpahi segala rahmat dan keberkatan daripadaNya, Insya Allah.

Should I or Should I Not?

Letihnya nak update blog.

Guys, is it ok if I stop blogging?

Tiba-tiba pegi Genting

Sunday. Yesterday. We were at Lutfi's place, just got back from our Adidas Run in Shah Alam. I was in front of Lutfi's computer registering for the Standard Chartered International Singapore Run, when my phone went off.

YT: Jom pegi Genting.
Aku: Genting? Now? Kitorang baru habis run ok. Motif nak gi Genting?
YT: Saja je la. I dah ada driver yg sanggup nak drive keta I.
Aku: Sapa?
YT: Ivan.
Aku: Sapa lagi nak gi ni?
YT: I dgn Ivan dgn korang la. Sapa ada kat sana?
Aku: Lut dgn Fei. Marul nak kena balik. Jap I tanya Lut. Lut, kau nak gi tak Genting?
Lut: Aku ok je as long as I don't have to drive (statement diva).
Aku: Ok la, so mcmana ni?
YT: Kitorang ambik korang la. Dah on the way ni.
Aku: Ok la. See you guys.

The planning was impromptu and everyone agreed in less than 5 minutes. Crazy. And so we went. Gila betul. But it was fun, walaupun kaki Aku, Lut and Fei still sakit from the run (Aku dgn Fei mcm org cacat everytime turun naik tangga and Lut pulak jalan terkangkang mcm baru kena [I leave it to you guys to fill in this blank ya....he he he])

Trivia (or the useless facts):

1. Coklat yang teramat sedap yg kitorang sebat dalam keta and masa kat Coffee Bean tu Ivan beli kat Stockholm. Yang penting nama dia 'NOT CHOKLAD'.

2. Fei akhirnya dapat beli bag utk netbook dia. Puas cari kat KL takde kat atas bukit jugak dia jumpa.

3. YT nampak mcm org Myanmar bila dia pakai cap....he he he

4. Sebelum bertolak ke Genting, kitorang lunch kat Nasi Ayam Mancongkam kat Gombak. Fei, Aku & Lutfi had double servings of rice and chicken setiap seorang ye.

5. Lutfi buang air besar dua kali kat Genting. YT sekali je.

6. Ivan tak reti nak keluarkan keta YT dr parking lot masa nak balik. YT had to finish the job, but not in the manner where Aku and Fei thought it should be....he he he

7. Aku pening jadi passenger duduk belakang. Makanya aku habiskan asam satu paket mengalahkan pompuan mengandung.

8. Kitorang kena tahan polis sebab Ivan bawak laju masa on the way nak gi lunch. Nasib baik lepas. Thanks to Ivan for working his charm over the Pakcik Polis.

9. Kitorang nyanyi kuat kuat dalam gondola cable car on the way up. We shared the gondola with this one pakcik cina yang tua. Mesti masa kitorang nyanyi tu pakcik tu rasa nak terjun ke bawah.

10. Masa aku post entry ni, kaki aku still sakit lagi from yesterday's run.

Atilia & Noryn....Oh WOW!

I was not a big fan of Atilia and Noryn. I have listened to their music before but that was just it until last night.

Both of them sang at this small concert entitled 'Malam Nada Biru' held at the Lambang Sari, Istana Budaya.

The size of Lambang Sari is not that big, hence it gave the audience a cool and comfortable ambience. A venue that is audibly and visually intimate for everyone, just the best place for last nite's performances.

What can I say, I was mesmerised the second Atilia opened up the first set of the show with her first song. Tak silap aku, she sang around six to seven numbers, and my personal favourites would be her rendition of Leka (taken from the P. Ramlee musical) and Indah, the title track of her forthcoming album with the same name.

Atilia's vocals: Crisp and husky. And she sings effortlessly.

Atilia gave way to Noryn for her to take the stage for the second set and as expected, she wowed the audience with her set of songs that highlighted her powerful vocals. Her low tones were so soothing and there were no pithcy moments when she did those high vocal acrobats! Again, I enjoyed myself watching another great talent performing.

Noryn's vocals: Big and sultry. Kalau dia tarik tinggi sikit lagi suara dia malam tadi, Zach would have gone into a coma sebab terlalu kagum....he he he....

The show was ended with the two songbirds singing their songs together.

No better finale for the night.

There'll be more concerts coming up in the 'Malam Nada Biru' series. I am so gonna keep myself updated for this.

Atilia's & Noryn's poster for the show.

The stage where they performed.

From left: Atilia, Aku & Noryn.

*** Oh, and I finally got to meet Atilia's Manager i.e. Mr Fizar Harun. We have been communicating through Facebook. I didn't actually recognize him in the crowd. Lucky he tegur me first. Mr Fizar, a great show. Congratulations!