It's Blue Black

Yes, I coloured my hair in the middle of the night -- that's not so bad for an insomniac, right?

And the colour is... (drumrollsss....) BLUE BLACK.



Dah gila ker?

Well, not really... I just like to change the way I look every few days.

I'm quite sure I'll bleach my hair again tomorrow...

When at about the same in Lebanon manusia menderita akibat kekejaman Israel dan bekas pemimpin negara dispray gas pemedih mata... Hmmmmm.. now that we put it in perspective...

Congratulations Wawa and Teratai

Congratulations Shazrul Azwa & Teratai Edithy.

The wedding reception yesterday was great.

Had a good time with budak-budak Kolek yang lain.

The MCOBA boys were there in full force.

We had a great time bercerita memanjang with Morkymoqq & Milla, Papa Khalid, Abang Poelese, Azli, Kichi, Bulet and the rest of the gang.


Milla & Moqq


Papa Khalid & Tengku Hashim a.k.a Abang Poelese


Me, Moqq and Milla

Also finally got to meet Wawa’s sister Nadia. She comes to this blog once in a while. BTW Nadia, great speech.

I’ll upload the wedding pictures here once I dapat from Papa Khalid’s camera.

Cheers.

Selamat Pergi Hani Mohsin

I was preparing a progress report at the office when Aznil Nawawi called and said, “Mi, Hani Mohsin dah tak ada. Heart attack. Jomlah kita pergi rumah dia kat Bukit Antarabangsa tu...”. And I said, “I’ll be there waktu Asar.”

Mokciknab, Rizal and I left the office and rushed to Hani Mohsin’s house and picked up Papa Khalid at McDonald’s near the Zoo.





Along the way, the mobile phone kept ringing and SMS kept coming in from the MCOBA gang asking for directions to the house.

By the time we got to the place, it was like a huge gathering of former students of Malay College and the stars of Malaysia’s entertainment industry paying their last respects to Hani Mohsin.





Datuk Khalid Ahmad (my mentor and former big chief of TV3), Razin, Jugek, Don, Aznil, Hisham Badrul, Hasnul and the big MCOBA family were all there.

The last time I talked to Mohsin was many months back. We had a great time enjoying teh tarik during our TV programme recording break at ASTRO. He was recording ‘Roda Impian’ and I just finished recording ‘Agenda’.

We talked about the good old times at Malay College and plans to do more for the local content industry.

Hani Mohsin and I went back a long way. We went to the same school. When I was in Form 5 he was the nice, cute and polite young man in Form 2. He was one brave man who followed his heart, worked hard and dived into the industry he loved most – performing arts and became a star.

I left the house slightly before Magrib time.



While others will remember Hani Mohsin as one of the brightest ‘stars’ of the entertainment industry, to me, Hani Mohsin will always be the nice guy who used to greet me with a smile at MCKK – “Assalamualaikum Abang Su.”

Mohsin, -- “Fiat Sapienta Virtus”

Love,

Abang Su.

OK Dah Tak Marah Dah

Dah reda...

Kita tak leh sensitif sangat kan?

Hmmm...

I AM ANGRY!!!

A cousin in her mid 40s called me yesterday and went straight to the point -- “we want to marry you off with someone we think suitable for you”...

The last time I talked to her was millions of years ago for a few seconds at a boring gathering of boring people with no life.

What the F....?

Who do you think you are?

You don’t even have an interesting life!!

You can’t even help your kids with simple mathematics, calculus, statistics and can’t even correct their homework (yes English grammar and all...).

And you are NOBODY... You are not even in the local district map...



What made you think I’m not happy being single and all?

F.. F... and F... to the max.

Damn... The next person who does the same will get the ultimate Gundu treatment from me... When I make you disappear, you’ll just vanish like how pimples diminish after a clearasil treatment!!!

Go get a life, read more, travel the world, get some education, plant some brain cells, take up pottery classes ker? Basket weaving ker? Not everyone is as horny as you are!!!

Tak der kerja, main, lepas masak, main, lepas tengok TV main...



Bosan... Bosan...

After all the talk, she had the cheek to say, “Ami tak marah ker, kita cakap ni?”

And I said, “tak lah”

Like shit I tak marah... I nak bunuh you sajer...

Belajarlah etiquette berkomunikasi. Know what to say and what not to say.

Offer help only when people asked for it!! If you really want to help, create an environment for people to come to you and pour their hearts out -- in other words, be pleasant enough!!

As for me, I am happy the way I am. I want to live my life the way I see fit (of course taking into consideration the surroundings too) -- I make my own choices....

We all have our unique purpose in life.. I'm here to shine!!

If your purpose in life is to be a 'breeding factory', yes a 'kilang beranak' and lead a mediocre life, then terima jer lah.

Ampun dan maaf jua ku pinta... But if I don't put in on record semua orang ingat it is OK to jadi 'tukang nikahkan orang'. That's not right!!!

Kawang-kawang datang melawat

Visit SSO year 2007 bermula awal.


NK came to surf the net looking for gyms nak enrol.


Husni came to ‘check out’ the ‘market’. (code word plak dah).


And Rizal, our visualizer yang dah rambut platinum – Liz Tajuddin, you’ve got real competition here.

KATA-KATA MAGIC

“Kalau duduk dalam rumah kaca jangan baling batu”


From my macho friends -- “Aku bukan takut bini, bini yang tak takut aku”.

From my successful friends with eating disorder -- “Makanan tu musuh I....”.

From my friends who are always guilty of ‘berbudi’ -- "Jangan risau, I belanja, tak payah main”.

From my friend yang telah ‘dipasong’ -- “Takutlah...”

From a buddy -- ‘Mulai hari ni, awak diharamkan pergi kedai si ____ tu”.

From fraudster nombor satu dunia -- "I believe in you".

Pukul 4 pagi...

Got back from Tronoh at 4:00am this morning after a meeting and follow-up works before we handover the exhibition hall to UTP.


Mirza doing the touch-ups.


4:00 am? Why so late? Because time flies when you are having a good time -- we love doing what we do best!! -- only to realize dah 11 malam dah!! Oh tidak... You know lah jalan kat sana tu extra sunyi (background music: silalah main lagu Twilight Zone) Not to mention the various cerita hantu yang dah diriwayatkan oleh kengkawans at UTP).


Razin drove masa pergi Tronoh and also balik and I belajar nak pakai my new 3G phone... I ni slow sikit coz tak tech-savvy like my nephew.

Razin was the designated driver as my back and side muscles ada sikit koyak as a result of lifting heavy objects. Dah tua dah...

On the way back, Razin decided to stop at Rawang to sleep as both of us failed to keep each other tak mengantuk – even cerita hantu and sex stories pun tak boleh lawan mengantuk. Kuaci pun tewas!!!


Makan kuaci pun tak leh hilang ngantuk

So we tidok sat and snored like mad.

I wonder how Razin will manage today as he needs to go to Melaka to celebrate his son’s birthday at Kolej Yayasan Saad.

Anyway, The Culture of Excellence in the Islamic World project really brought the SSO and the Netwide Family closer together. If dulu our ‘adik-beradik’ comprised of Mokciknab, Cekem, Papa Khalid, Ian, Rizal (and now tambah lagi 2 interns -- Mar and Ashwad), sekarang ni we have a bigger stronger family as a result of the ‘union’ with Razin’s team. Pusing-pusing, budak Kolek jugak. Belajar kat MCKK ni macam diberanakkan semula dalam womb yang amat special. We not only take care of each other but we protect each other sampai mati -– only budak kolek will understand.

Cakap pasal budak MCKK ni, shortly I will go out with Papa Khalid nak pergi beli baju Melayu for Wawa's wedding -- budak kolek gak (Morky Moqq tu dah komplen I ni balik-balik pakai baju Melayu purple jer. Memang, that's the only baju Melayu yang boleh pakai-- lain ketat beb)


Me and Ikram taking a break.


Razin and Khairul relaxing (Khairul now is also known as Don... hmmm apasal Don? Rahsia...)


Pak Su Jugek.


Ikram and Pian senang hati


Ashwad cuba bakat colour rambut

And bila kita buat project baik, Tuhan balas cash beb... An important man with the money and connection has been ‘studying’ us and we are now preparing for a bigger exhibition and will soon spread our wings to Dubai and London.

So to my ex-boss, Datuk Khalid Ahmad (a.k.a Kelly – kalau kat MCOBA functions) who has been inviting me to join him in Dubai, see -- I told you, we will be there someday – and it’s sooner than you think...

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Before the trip, on Thursday, my students came to the office for a visit. Lihatlah gambar mereka di bawah ini.



Hilmy, Ku Hafidz and Eric


Eric and Ji.


Roul.

Play-Play Time (Masa Main-Main)

Yes, we have lots of things to do, but waddaheck...

Highlight rambut is therapy wor...

So we went..... Papa Khalid bawak kereta, me and mokciknab cantik jer at Salon Richard in Bangsar...

More on the Culture of Excellence in the Islamic World Exhibition

I have received lots of e-mails regarding the exhibition.

The exhibition is about great works by Muslims from all over the world, the influence of Islam in the Art of Living and the stories of the great Muslim scientists and scholars from 700 to 1300 AD.

For those who are interested enjoy the pictures by my buddy Bakeri Abdul Rahman.




Here are some of the exhibits

Tepak Sirih Lama



Periuk Berayat


Excellence in Design from Uzbekistan



Uzbek Outer Coat



Info on Uzbekistan



Handicraft – Sudan



Teko Tembaga Lama



Cop Mohor Raja Patani


Bokor



Keris Collection



Jebak Puyuh



Pinggan Kaligrafi



Pending



Perhiasan Diri



Periuk Tembaga Kurun ke 18th



Kitab kurun ke 18



Kendi Murai Bertangkai (Kurun ke 18)



Model Masjid Kampung Tuan



Quran tulisan tangan Patani



Koleksi fabrik Nusantara


The Intellectual Discourse









The Exhibition Hall:










The people who made the exhibition a success: