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zahiril adzim. Assalamualaikum w.b.t. Jalan punya jalan dalam alam maya ni, bermula dengan penemuan video exclusive SCHA DAN AWAL dari CST PRODUCTION. memang cool! masih lagi berjalan dan terjumpa ini.
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Erra fazira dan engku emran tak bercerai, masih bersama - Aku rasa kebelakangan ini memang banyak gosip tentang rumah tangga erra disebut-sebut peminat dan peminat dunia hiburan tempatan sama ada di forum atau blog. Contohnya macam dia dan suami bergaduh, dia dimadukan, diceraikan lah. Tapi semalam di Bipop, erra dah menjelaskan sepenunya status perkahwinan dan keadaan rumah tangga dia yang ternyata jauh berbeza dengan gosip liar tentang dia sebelum ni.
Kata erra tentang gosip rumah tangganya di akhbar bipop 13 mei 2012 :
Emran masih lagi suami saya dan bapa kepada anak kami, aleesya. Saya tahu orang luar suka bercakap tentang rumah tangga saya, macam-macam gosip saya dah dengar dan baca tapi hakikatnya, suami masih ada di depan mata. Mulut tempayan boleh ditutup, mulut manusia? Biarlah mereka bercakap selagi boleh. Jika saya nafikan, nanti ada yang cakap saya cuba berselindung. Nak berselingdung apanya kalau dah gosip tu tak benar! Saya tak suka membebankan fikiran, soalnya orang luar lebih mengetahui soal isi rumah tangga saya. Bagi saya, suami dan anak menjadi keutamaan, kerjaya pula sudah jatuh nombor dua selepas saya berkahwin.
Rasanya dengan jawapan dari erra sendiri tentang rumah tangganya ini , mereka-mereka yang sibuk mengata erra begitu erra begini di forum atau di blog bolehlah berhenti mengata. Lagipun tak molek rasanya kita yang tak mempunyai sebarang kaitan dengan erra tiba-tiba masuk campur soal rumah tangganya dan mengata benda yang bukan-bukan. Pada peminat, sama-sama doakan kebahagian rumah tangga erra sekeluarga kekal hingga akhir hayat.
Elly Mazlein Satu Persatu (1999) P & C 1999 NAR Records Sdn Bhd
Penerbit: Is Wow, Azmeer, LY, Eddie Hamid, Salman Susunan Muzik: Is Wow, Azmeer, LY, Belle, Rumie, Alfa, Helen Yap, Salman Studio Rakaman / Adunan / Mastering: NAR Studio Jurutera: Is Wow, "D", Alex, Amir, Calvin Penerbit Eksekutif: Mokhtaza Ahmad Konsep Kulit Album: Bombay Grafik: Kul City Studio (Tengku Shahrul Effendy, John @ R. Jegan, Mohd Fazli Ahmad Zuber) Fotografi: GG King Jurusolek: A'M Unit Promosi: Mohd Asri, Emilia Pemuzik: Suria Booty, Helen Yap, Is Wow, gary Gideon, Mahmud, Mat Rock, Aub, Bong, Mus Satira, Eddie Marzuki, Alfa & Rumie Booty Penyanyi Latar: kak Lin, Feeza, Marlina, Azmeer, Eddie Hamid
Tracklist: 01 Usah Ditambah Bara Yang Tersimpan Lagu: Azmeer (PonyCanyon Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd) Lirik: Lukhman S (BMG Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd)
02 Serikan Hati Kita Lagu: Rumie Booty (Warner Chappel) Lirik: Afiq Syahmi (BMG Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd)
03 Pengorbnanku Racun Bagimu Lagu: Emilia Awang Dahalan (NAR Publishing Sdn Bhd) Lirik: Tina Kasdir (NAR Publishing Sdn Bhd)
04 Hujan Sanubari Lagu: LY (Kelarai Sakti Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd) Lirik: Baiduri (Kelarai Sakti Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd)
05 Tidak Berjauh Lagu: Is Wow (BMG Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd) Lirik: Maya Sari (BMG Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd)
06 Gemersik Cintamu Lagu: Alfa Booty (Warner Chappel) Lirik: Tina Kasdir (NAR Publishing Sdn Bhd)
07 Layu Terlerai Lagu: Teoh Weng Kiew (NAR Publishing Sdn Bhd) Lirik: Elly Mazlein (NAR Publishing Sdn Bhd)
08 Indahnya Persada Cinta Lagu: Salman Shariff (OP Sri Dondang SP BMG Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd) Lirik: Khalil Shariff (OP Sri Dondang SP BMG Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd)
09 Rasa Ada Cinta Lagu: Helen Yap (Magic Nova Production) Lirik: Amran Omar (EMI Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd)
10 Janji Kekasih Lagu: Eddie Hamid (BMG Music Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd) Lirik: Iman Toba (NAR Publishing Sdn Bhd)
Biasalahh.. nama pon kemalangan.. Jangan lar nak salahkan Beto.. dia tak sengajaaa.. Ok lar tuh Abg Remy.. baru nampak macho ada parut dahi berjahit.. keh keh keh..
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Football player and national ATM, Aidil Zafuan yesterday had withdrawn a divorce with his wife, popular actress, Rita Rudaini.
In a statement quoted by The Star newspaper reports today, the real name is Mohamad Eid Eid Zafuan Abd Razak when met outside the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Subordinate Court, says he still loves and wants to return Rita with Rita and the kids.
Judge Wan Muhammad Wan Mahyuddin permit application Eid, 25, but ordered the plaintiff to pay costs as a loss of RM250 to Rita, 36, for retracting the case of last minute yesterday, day before mention.
Eid is also hoped that the withdrawal of the application of divorce, the relationship he and Rita recovery. Eid in the trial also had a claim nusyuz (to be loyal) to Rita and when Rita agrees with the claim, he wanted Rita and the children returned to her home in USJ1 (Subang) because this time, Rita lived in rented house in Damansara.
Meanwhile, Rita Rudaini nusyuz, described the claim by the Eid is a hilarious action and how "the boys".
According to Rita, he was amused to hear the claim which he described as ridiculous as all this he never broke the husband or despite them. Rita said she had been carrying out as well for his wife and children.
Add Rita again, he saw action Eid as something that is not serious as quickly changed his mind whether to divorce or not.
"I see him as not serious, sometimes want to divorce, then pull back. At the same time he submitted their application to me to be loyal and stay at home, who left home when she was not me," said Rita again.
On Eid claims seeking Rita and the children moved to her home in Subang, Rita told, there is no reason for him to move because they have shared joy and sorrow in the house occupied now and has lived the past four years.
"What I want to move? Already four years we lived in Damansara. Why he did not go home and stay with me and the children if he is the husband who is responsible?
"Rental RM3, 000 a month to pay that we share together. Imagine, payment out of the half he was in dispute, much less maintenance for the children?" asked Rita.
Rita and Eid were married on February 28, 2008 and had two sons of Darkness Rizqin Rayyan, 4, and Darkness Qaqa Arjuna, who is now about a year.
Alternative Posters o Year: 2012 (8 March) o Directed by: Dain Said o Produced by: Apparat o Genre: Drama | Horror | Action o Runtime: 1 hr 34 min o Country: Malaysia o Language: Malay (Kelantanese Dialect) o Subtitles: English | Malay (selectable) o IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2041321/ o Casts: Faizal Hussein, Zahiril Adzim, Pekin Ibrahim, Wan Hanafi Su, Namron, Bront Palarae, Tengku Azura
SYNOPSIS
A complex story of murder, passion and haunting memories for three estranged brothers and their ailing father.
Ilham (Faizal Hussein), Bakar (Pekin Ibrahim) and Adil (Zahiril Adzim) are three estranged half-brothers, sons of the old wayang kulit puppetmaster Pok Eng (Wan Hanafi Su). Ilham is a hitman for a Thai crime syndicate, charged by his keeper Deng (Bront Palarae) with finding a tomoi kickboxer who fled his fight and doesn't necessarily have to bring him back alive. Adil is that kickboxer, reluctantly rescued by his friend Muski (Amerul Affendi) and brought back to his old mentor Pok Wah (Namron). Bakar is scheming to obtain his father's ancestral lands in order to sell it to developers, and has his henchman Jolok (Hushairy Hussein) bribing and threatening anyone who stands in his way. The fractured family converge on their home village - aptly named Bunohan, loosely meaning "murder" - where the spectre of Ilham's mother Mek Yah (Tengku Azura) still haunts the swamps and beaches. Their tale will be one of corruption, betrayal, despair, violence - and yes, murder. (ThatMovieBloggerFella)
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AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS NETPAC Award - Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2011 Official Selection - Toronto's International Film Festival (TIFF) 2011 Official Selection - International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2012
The title of the 65 minutes feature film is JALAN PINTAS. The film was directed by Namron and had it's premiere at the Freedom Film Fest last year.
This independently produced film is in Malay and runs at approx. 65 mins and was shot on HD (Canon 5D). It also stars Bront Palarae, Zahiril Adzim and Sharifah Amani.
Presenter: Rat Production & The Actors Studio
Genre: Movie Screening
Date/Time: 2 – 5 May 2012 @ 830PM & 6 May 2012 @ 3PM
A new Malaysian made movie called Bunohan is out for fans of Tomoi/ Muaythai kickboxing!
Check out the trailer here:
What we also found out about the movie is that it actually won some awards overseas:
World Premiere @ Toronto Int'l Film Festival (8-18 Sept 2011) - Discovery
US Premier @ Austin Fantastic Festival (22-29 Sept 2011)
Asian Premier @ Taipei Golden Horse (Nov 2011)
*** *** *** Here are some info about the movie as from their facebook page: Plot:
BUNOHAN is set in the secluded mangroves of Malaysia. Three brothers return to their home, each with their own path and each with their own fate. Kickboxer Adil, the youngest, is on the run from an illegal fight, while Ilham, a hired assassin and the oldest brother, hunts for his next prey. It is the middle brother, Bakar, an opportunist, that sets them all on a collision course of deceit, regret and murder. As quickly as their lives reunite, their ties are forever ripped apart.
Starring:
Faizal Hussein, Zahiril Adzim, Pekin Ibrahim, Bront Palarae, Namron, Wan Hanafisu, Hushairy Hussin, Amerul Affendi, Jimmy Lor, Tengku Azura
Directed, Screen Played & Written by:
Dain Said
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We also found this trailer at their official youtube account here.
Check out this "the making video".
What got us most excited is that (at minute 10:45) we see Mr. Marzuki helping to choreograph the Tomoi fight scenes for the movie. For the readers info, Mr. Marzuki is also the organiser for the recent F3 event & a very active Muaythai activist. He is a legit Muaythai teacher and with his guidance FightBah believes the movie to pack some interesting fight scenes to watch.
In fact (at minute 12:10) "Kipas Lanun" a well known Malaysian Muaythai fighter will cameo as 1 of the fighters in the movie for the Malaysian fight fans.
Bunohan will be showing in the following location:
JOHOR
- Cathay Cineplex City Sq.
- GSC Pelangi Leisure Mall JB
- LFS Segamat
KUALA LUMPUR
- GSC Mid Valley (w/ English subtitles)
- GSC Pavillion (w/ English subtitles)
- GSC Berjaya Times Square
- MBO Festival City Mall Danau Kota
KEDAH:
- Grand Cineplex Sg. Petani
- LFS Mahkota
NEGRI SEMBILAN
- GSC Mega Mall Kuantan
PERAK
- TGV Kinta City, Ipoh
PULAU PINANG
- LFS Bukit Jambul
PUTRAJAYA
- LFS Riverside Kuching
SELANGOR
- TGV Sunway Pyramid (w/ English subtitles)
- TGV Bukit Tinggi, Klang
- TGV Mines Sri Kembangan
- Cathay Cineplex Mutiara Damansara
- MBO Space U8 Mall Shah Alam
- LFS Kuala Selangor
TERENGGANU
- TGV Mesra Mall
BRUNEI (Dari 15 Mac)
- Jing Hua Cineplex
For more info on Bunohan check out their official site here. See you in the movies!
Bunohan is a movie that is starting to gain popularity regarding its greatness long before it is even screened in cinemas.
Since the movie trailer was shown on Youtube last year, local movie lovers and activist start to feel that it would bear its own standard in local and international film industry.
It is proven true.
Even earlier the movie was sniffed out by Universal Pictures who successfully obtained distribution rights.
Since it was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, September last year, the movie produced by Nandita Solomon also managed to penetrate several other festivals including the 2011 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, 2011 Sao Paolo International Film Festival, Palm Spring International Film Festival, 2011 Asia Film Festival in Bali, 2012 Rotterdam International Film Festival and the 2011 Fantastic Fest in the United States of America.
Besides that, Bunohan's impressive storyline which features Faizal Hussein, Zahiril Adzim, Pekan Ibrahim, Bront Palarae, Nam Ron, Wan Hanafi Su, Sofi Jikan and many more has been marketed successfully in nearly 30 countries including United Kingdom (UK), France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.
The latest, this movie was also highly praised by Rembau Member of Parliament who is also UMNO Youth Leader, Khairy Jamaluddin.
In an interview with a newspaper recently, its director Dain Said described Bunohan as a manuscript born from a sincere heart and is also close to his heart.
What more, raised in Tumpat, Kelantan, Dain was very impressed with tomoi activities which became a mandatory activity and generates economy from tomoi clubs.
"It could be said that Bunohan was born from my experience and perception when I was small who saw how tomoi activity which actually has a metaphor behind the definition of violence that is often labeled as.
"It really connects their family ties through business at the same time giving me an idea to write this manuscript.
"Maybe some do not know, Bunohan is also a place in Kelantan," he said telling that the story of Bunohan was already in his mind since five years ago before he directed his first movie, Dukun.
However said Dain, the tale of tomoi is not the backbone to Bunohan's narrative story but actually shows family relationship between three siblings played by Faizal, Zahiril Adzim and Pekin Ibrahim.
Bunohan is a story about Adil who was involved in a deathly tomoi competition in Thailand, however he was saved by his best-friend, Muski. Because he violated the rules, Adil is hunted by Ilham, a killer hired by the organizer of the illegal competition.
Muski brought Adil back to their hometown, Bunohan. Without realizing it, Ilham is his step-brother who has not return to his hometown since he ran away as a teenager, after his parents divorced. Ilham tracked Adil to Bunohan.
There, Adil's older brother, Bakar also returned to the hometown with an excuse of taking care their father who is sick. Actually, he has an evil agenda.
Wow…actually I am quite excited when I read the comments, trailer and the movie's storyline.
Could it be true that Bunohan is this century's greatest Malay movies?
Watch it in cinemas starting this March 8…. -Syahril A. Kadir (mynewshub.my)
www.buanaseni.blogspot.com Title: Bunohan ~ Type: Movie ~ Genre: Malay Thriller Drama ~ Year: 2012 ~ Length: 1 hour 37 minutes ~ Writer & Director: Dain Iskandar Said ~ Producers: Nandita Solomon / Apparat ~ Casts: Faizal Hussein, Zahril Adzim, Pekin Ibrahim & Bront PalaraeUNOHAN is a Kelantanese cinematic experience. This thriller drama is presented in the Kelantanese dialec (Klate) all the way. Not coming from the state of Kelantan, I was forced to read the subtitles save for some few words that I understand. Even the word Bunohan was pronounced Bunoh'e. The actors must have practised speaking Klate real hard because those actors,... I don't think they are Kelantanese. Nevertheless, the movie is fantastic. I was surprised to have enjoyed a relatively simple story. That has to be because of a very well production work done for it. Two thumbs up for Dain, the writter and director. Bunohan literally means "murder" in Bahasa Malaysia. No doubt the movie does have a lot of murderous scenes, but what is interesting is that, the movie was shot at a town called Bunohan near the border of Malaysia-Thailand in the state of Kelantan. I must say that the cinematography is fantastic. Kelantan offers beautiful scenery in the villages, forests, beaches, etc. That, coupled with brilliant angle, effects and 'poetic'ally organised photography, produces a magnificant piece of art work from cinematography point of view. It creates the mood necessary for the movie, i.e. dark and suspense. My favourite scenes are the ones involving a grave yard by the beach where you can see hundreds of tomb stones sticking out from the sandy beach that is flanked by a melancholic ocean waves as if saying good bye to the departed and sheltered by the dark clouds above.
My initial thoughts when I heard that Faizal Hussein was going to be in it wasn't that impressive because I could not imagine how someone like him can bring a dark role. Faizal is famous for his acting as playful teenager given his boyish look. It seems that he has lost that boyish look and has gone brutal - Magnificent acting by Faizal! Bront Palarae has always been a good actor. The only issue here is that he doesn't appear as much as I hoped he would. Zahril is a new and young actor who proved himself well in a TV-drama series Juvana. In Bunohan, Zahril elevated his career and acting quality. Pekin on the other hand is a mysterious one. I have never seen him before. For a mysterious guy, his mysterious acting was somewhat appropriate as well. The cinematography and acting present a quality worthy of the label "new age Malay movie" that can only manifest itself from a job well done by the director, Dain.
... an assasin who finds himself back in his hometown, Bunohan, for a 'job' to eliminate a tomoi (kickboxing) fighter named Bunga Lalang ...
The story line is relatively simple but powerful enough to create necessary actions surrounding it. It is about a battle over the custody of a land by the beach side which is used as a grave yard to the people of Bunohan. Three brothers have differing opinions over the matter. The eldest, Ilham (Faizal Hussein), is an assasin who finds himself back in his hometown, Bunohan, for a 'job' to eliminate a tomoi (kickboxing) fighter named Bunga Lalang - only to find himself caught in a family dispute over custody of his father's land. The three brothers, it seems, share different mothers. Bakar (Pekin), a younger brother, is determined to win custody over the land as he has secured a viable development project that can only proceed if the land is available. The youngest of them all, Adil (Zahril), left town in protest of his brother Bakar and finds his way in the rough-life of Thailand. Ilham was accompanied by a fellow assasin, Deng (Bront), a dark character who knows no mercy. The deal gets thougher when the death of Bunga Lalang may not be achieved when the mysterious Bunga Lalang is actually the wonderer in Thailand who ran away from his family because of a land custody dispute. Apparently, Ilham has lost contact with his half-brothers too long that he had no clue that his target, Bunga Lalang, is no other than his half brother, Adil. When family gets intertwined with business, it gets messy. What is more interesting is that, Bunga Lalang had to return to Bunohan for a tomoi fight to settle old debts of his guardian, a tomoi-house-master. In Bunohan, they all met. Everything that needs to happen, happened, inclusive of bunohan (murder). In the end, the land where "hundreds of tomb stones sticking out from the sandy beach that is flanked by a melancholic ocean waves as if saying good bye to the departed and sheltered by the dark clouds above" had to fall under someone's hand. Whose hands will it be? Well, for you Malaysians, please support local industry! The movie is no longer in the cinemas but the original DVDs are available.
... hundreds of tomb stones sticking out from the sandy beach that is flanked by a melancholic ocean waves as if saying good bye to the departed and sheltered by the dark clouds above ...
Pelakon Lelaki Terbaik Festival Filem Malaysia ke 23 (2010)
I just like him the way he is.
As an actor, all of you must agree with me, he is good and in his own class.
Dia berbeda kerana dikenali dengan hasil kerja dan karya. Langsung tidak bersandar pada gosip dan kontroversi.
Memiliki darah campuran Melayu dan Siam, pada kite, cukup untuk menjelaskan keunikan pada wajahnya. Dia adalah lelaki yang tak perlukan potongan rambut yang bergaya atau mengenakan pakaian yang trendy untuk nampak stylo. Dia ada gaya tersendiri.
Satu lagi point penting yang perlu ada pada seorang lelaki ialah kematangan dalam hidup dan pendidikan. Pernah menerima biasiswa dari Italy untuk pengajian Bahasa dan Budaya di University of Foreigners, Perugia, Italy.
Just my type kan ? Cool, educated, matured, and originality. wink*
p.s : masa iklan hotlink tu keluar dulu, mama kite sangat suka... comel kan iklan tu... rasanya the whole family suka \(~v~)/
On 10th April 2012, from 3pm – 5pm at Cinnamon, One World Hotel; we had the 9th Boh Cameronian 'Technical' Arts Awards.
It was a fun afternoon 1920′s themed tea party and the event was packed to the brim with representatives from our Sponsors and Partner, Boh and PWC; members of the press, performing arts practitioners, friends and of course the Nominees themselves showed up.
And here are the list of Awards and the Winners!
Category : DANCE
Best Lighting Design > Tan Eng Heng For "Enduring" in Wandering Within, choreographed by Mak Foong Ming, presented by Kwang Tung Dance Company
Best Set Design > David Wong For Fragile, choreographed by Steve Goh, presented by JSDance Theatre
Best Costume Design, Styling & Make Up > Lee Swee Seng & Colin De Sean For Farewell, My Concubine – The Movement of the Matyr, presented by Lee Wushu Arts Theatre and The Actors Studio
Category : MUSICAL THEATRE
Best Lighting Design > Mohamed Fairuz Bin Mohamed Ariff For The Last Five Years, musical direction by Stephen Tok, directed by Christopher Ling, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
Best Set Design > Jia Wei-Loo For Lat Kampung Boy Sebuah Muzikal, written by Harith Iskander Musa, musical direction by Michael Veerapen, directed by Harith Iskander Musa and Hans Isaac, presented by Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia (ITNM) and Tall Order Productions
Best Costume Design, Styling & Make Up > Dominique Devorsine and Fabien Wong For Dreamgirls, musical direction by Casey Koh, directed by Joanna Bessey, presented by Broadway Academy
Best Sound Design > Ivan De Cruz For Lat Kampung Boy Sebuah Muzikal, written by Harith Iskander Musa, musical direction by Michael Veerapen, directed by Harith Iskander Musa and Hans Isaac, presented by Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia (ITNM) and Tall Order Productions
Category : Theatre
Best Lighting Design > Tung Jit Yang For CARTOON by Stevey Yockey, directed by Kelvin Wong, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
Best Set Design > Matthew Kneale For Klue, Doh!, directed by Mohd Iqbal and Murad Ben Ladesh, presented by TerryandTheCuz
Best Costume Design > Swing Chong Shu Yin For Aku Cinta XXX 2011, written by Amelia Tan, Ceci Yong, Jinnie Lim, Easee Gan, Swing Chong and Simon Lee, directed by Amelia Tan, presented by ACX Production and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
A big hearty congratulations to all the winners!
Stay tuned to this space for more pictures from the afternoon and more updates about the upcoming 'Backers Audition' on 27th and the Awards night on the 29th.
I drafted this posting on March 27 but have been postponing it due to my other commitments...but here goes...
My schoolmates find it hard to recall anything significant about me throughout our schooldays for yours truly was truly average. But being schooled in one of the best schools that placed emphasis on sports as part of the process of growing up, helped shape my life and perspective on sports.
The class of 1980, upon receiving our respective medals on the same pitch that bore witness to Hassan Sani's unstoppable run for James Wong to score the winning goal in the pre-Olympics. Recognise the husband of Datuk Sheila Majid?
When 1983 came, I was somehow placed in the top class of Form 1. With William Goldman as our English literature teacher, Puan Sulastri as form teacher and Cikgu Badiozzaman our maths wizard who coined the nickname Kenit for me (for I was one of the shortest in class), the early years were certainly unforgettable. Academically I managed to consistently finish among the bottom three of the class, probably because of my tendency to let my mind wander each time I took a peek outside the classroom. For each time I took a glance, it was either the football Under-15 or Under-18 teams being put through their paces or the hockey teams and the rugby guys undergoing training.
The image of David Fernandez, Vincent Fernandez and Phua Seng Tiong pushing, coaxing and cajoling the seniors in their respective sports remains embedded on my memory bank.
Can you see Harith Iskander the comedian anywhere in this picture? Team skipper was Isham Hassan, brother of Zainal Abidin Hassan...Isham (with the ball) was known for his close control...front row, second from right is Preman, later assistant accountant at Wisma FAM
David Fernandez with the SJI football Under-18 team 1987. Right smack in the middle Sheldon Xavier, keeper when I was right-back of St John School One way back in 1982...Sheldon of course went on to become a football pundit. Back row, notice Hans Isaac? When the star of the team, David Hung, saw the overweight 14-year old Rizal Hashim attending the open trials, he said "wah gumuk pun mau main bola ka"...
Apart from being our PE master, Master Vincent was the voice of sports over the English channel. He had a soothing and distinctive voice perfect for commentary.
When I bumped into Master Vincent covering events on a number of occasions in the mid-90s, I was too intimidated to introduce myself to him. Since I was an average student, no teacher would remember me! Even Badiozzaman could barely recall Kenit! Master Vincent and I often crossed paths, covering badminton tournaments at Stadium Negara, football matches at Stadium Merdeka and hockey events at Stadium Tun Razak but not once I told him that I was his student. Imagine standing before the teacher-cum-coach-cum-sports commentator, ah, not many could hold a candle to him! It was only when I joined the Malay Mail in 1996 that I plucked the courage to tell him that I was a Johannian. The NST sportswriting family then boasted old boys like Lazarus Rokk, younger brother of maths teacher-cum-football coach Kiru, national fencer Gerald Martinez, Malay Mail football coach Tony Mariadass and Faizul Azim Saiful. Then in 2009, SJI-VI organised the Rivalry Games, where I took the opportunity to snap a picture with Master Vincent. Read here
Tributes came pouring in from his students following Master Vincent's demise. One of them Jahabar Sadiq, several years my senior, a councillor prefect who used to tick us off for a lot of reasons. Read here
When producer Markus Lim invited me for Kerusi Panas over Bernama Radio, little did I know he was a Johannian. Read here
My ex-boss Tony Mariadass, a school footballer-turned-sports journalist-cum-coach, pays his tribute here
Master Vincent was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara cemetery, with hundreds of his students in attendance. Among the crowd was actor Hans Isaac, actor-comedian Reza Zainal Abidin, TV host Nazruddin Habibur Rahman and two neighbours of mine, Hisham and Hj Azmi, chairman of our residents' association who happened to be Cikgu Zabedah's cousin. I was standing beside Y.P Sivam as he interviewed Joshua. Read here
Sorry for this late tribute, Master Vincent, but better late than never.
"I'm taking bottles of medication," said master Vincent, referring to his illness, as Zaidi Barkis snapped this picture that I will cherish forever.
Preman, the school's football rightback in 1983 who later became assistant accountant at FA of Malaysia (FAM), said: "Master Vincent was forward thinking, do you know how he prepared the school teams from various sports - football, hockey, basketball, volleyball and rugby - in terms of physical fitness? Months before the schools tournament began, he made us come to school during the December holidays to train around the natural terrains surrounding Bukit Nanas. There were maybe 70 of us, running, jogging, hurting, puffing, climbing...I won't forget the pain one had to suffer in order to perform months later."
A friend on FB, a fellow Johannian, said Master Vincent was fond of reminding his students of the saying "your attitude determines your altitude." With the right attitude human beings can move mountains. The orientation of our minds determines how high we can fly. Master Vincent flew high indeed, as high up as an eagle can be, so high that he had helped his underlings flew higher. That's the hallmark of a great man.
