Februari lalu Rita Rudaini telah menarik diri daripada meneruskan satu penggambaran dengan sebuah produksi baru yang di'dakwa beliau sebagai tidak professional dalam kerja.
Rita Rudaini hanya sempat berlakon selama empat hari daripada jadual penggambaran dan keputusan menarik diri beliau telah mengundang surat tuntutan ganti rugi daripada pihak produksi tersebut.
"Ada beberapa masalah di set yang saya tak boleh biarkan. Misalnya dari segi kostume yang tak sesuai dan beberapa perkara lain," ujar beliau yang turut mendakwa pelakon lain turut merasa perkara sama.
Aktress ini juga memaklumkan yang beliau ada pergi bersemuka dengan pihak produksi luahkan rasa tidak puas hati tetapi mereka enggan berubah malah membuat provokasi sehingga beliau berhenti berlakon.
"Alih alih, pada bulan ini (April) saya menerima surat yang bertarikh 25 Mac daripada produksi berkenaan. Mereka menuntut ganti-rugi yang mencecah hampir RM100,000 & minta bayaran secepat mungkin"
Rita Rudaini mendakwa tuntutan itu sebagai tidak masuk akal kerana ianya melebihi jumlah 40% wang pendahuluan yang beliau terima sebelum mula berlakon & memang bercadang untuk memulangkan'nya.
The rose window, obscured with scaffolding, the sun, more August than April, beaming down on the Church of St.Vincent Ferrer on Lexington and 66th, firing up the stained glass walls, casting those gathered in candy colored halleluiahs. In his bright blue suit, my husband on my right and I am holding his left hand, rubbing the muscle between forefinger and thumb. I am trying not to look at the enlarged photo, resting on an easel, before a stepped wooden platform, of my mother in law, taken this past thanksgiving, grinning through her glasses, soft round shoulders draped in a scarf that was a gift from my daughter, exotic floral, on white silk, all bordered in black. A sanctuary crowded with Easter lilies beginning to curl at their edges. I am trying not to dwell on the black metal box, the size of a shoebox, holding her remains. Instead I am thinking about my husband's body. His broad shoulders, the narrow hips, long skinny legs, all upholstered in a satin hide, pale as milk so quick to burn, and his hands, skilled like his mother's in animating the inanimate, and how I never thanked her for this gift. This gift that lives on my skin, this gift that even now, makes me a sinner. Because I am greedy and lustful, proud he is mine and no "our fathers," no benedictions, no stale biscuit dunked in strong wine can ease my mind from ashes to ashes, dust to disease, and the stations of the cross winking on the sidelines, and how we seek shelter in walls of glass. I seek the apple that fell from the tree. I seek the coin through a hole in my pocket. I seek revenge on this faulty design, an antidote to the unbent coil. The man in white robes, standing at the alter, raises his arms, and we all stand.
Yes, I say, perfect, wear the blue suit, When he asks.
She would have approved, I think His mother.
A suit fitted close to his still taut skin, And sharp.
Later, I plan to peel it off, Give death a run for his money.
Mia Sara is an actress and poet living in Los Angeles. Her work has been published in PANK, Cultural Weekly, The Kit Kat Review, Forge, The Dirty Napkin, St. Ann's Review, and others. For more please visit: http://wheretofindmiasara.tumblr.com/
Bagi semua peminat Remy Ishak dan Tiz Zaqyah, jangan lepaskan peluang untuk menyaksikan drama lakonan terbaru gandingan mantap kedua-dua pelakon ini berjudul "Cinta Jangan Pergi," yang bakal ditayangkan mulai 6 April ini di TV9.
Secara umumnya, drama bersiri ini akan ditayangkan pada setiap hari Sabtu dan Ahad, namun begitu memandangkan pada Ahad (7 April) bakal berlangsungnya majlis berprestij Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian (ABPBH), oleh itu pihak TV9 bakal menayangkan maraton untuk episod pertama dan kedua drama tersebut pada Sabtu ini bermula jam 8.30 hingga 10.30 malam.
Antara barisan pelakon yang turut terlibat dalam menjayakan drama bersiri ini adalah Nadia Nisa, Josiah Hogan, Bil Azali, Esma Daniel, Ramona Zam Zam, Eleza Shada dan Kartina Ayoob.
Berikut kami lampirkan trailer drama 'Cinta Jangan Pergi' buat tontonan anda semua. Jom layan!
Jika anda masih ingat, tidak beberapa lama dahulu, penyanyi Nubhan pernah mendedahkan dia diabaikan oleh syarikat pengurusannya, Artistes United Records (AUR). Selain tidak menguruskan kerjayanya dengan baik, Nubhan juga tidak pernah mendapat bayaran royalti.
Kini Nubhan tidak lagi bersama AUR, sebaliknya bernaung di bawah pengurusan sendiri, Nubhan Records & Productions. Ketika ditemui di sidang media single terbarunya pada Selasa, Nubhan memberitahu dia selesa dengan pengurusan sendiri kerana berasa lebih bebas membuat keputusan.
"Alhamdulillah, saya bersyukur dan kini lebih selesa dengan pengurusan sendiri. Saya rasa lebih bebas dalam membuat keputusan demi kepentingan kerjaya saya. Bagaimanapun, untuk penerbitan single, album mahupun urusan promosi, saya bekerjasama dengan Nova Music. Setakat ini saya gembira dengan usaha yang mereka lakukan untuk saya," ujar Nubhan berkongsi cerita tentang perkembangan kerjayanya sebagai penyanyi.
Selepas lima tahun berada di dalam industri muzik, Nubhan masih menganggap dirinya orang baru dan masih banyak perkara yang perlu dipelajari untuk memajukan diri. Dalam masa yang sama, jejaka berusia 27 tahun ini menjadikan pengalaman lalu sebagai pengajaran dalam melalui kehidupannya sebagai anak seni.
"Walaupun saya sudah lima tahun terlibat dalam dunia nyanyian, tetapi saya anggap saya masih baru dalam bidang ini. Tempoh lima tahun yang berlalu memberikan saya pelbagai pengalaman dan pengajaran untuk menjadikan saya lebih berjaya di masa akan datang," luah Nubhan.
Kembali dengan semangat baru, Nubhan tampil mempertaruhkan single terbaru berjudul 'Cinta Kasih' yang menyaksikan dia berduet dengan Mila Jirin. Harapan Nubhan, single terbarunya itu akan mendapat sambutan baik di kalangan peminat muzik.
"Saya harap peminat boleh menerima baik lagu ini. Selain itu saya juga sedang mencari material untuk menghasilkan single yang seterusnya," ujar Nubhan ketika ditemui di majlis pelancaran 'Cinta Kasih' di RedBox, The Gardens Mall baru-baru ini.
Berbicara soal cinta, Nubhan memberitahu buat masa ini dia mahu fokus dengan kerjayanya dahulu. Bagaimanapun, tidak menolak seandainya ada insan yang berjaya mengetuk pintu hatinya.
"Sekarang ini saya tidak mahu fikir soal cinta. Saya mahu fokus kepada karier. Saya juga tidak bercadang untuk mencari teman istimewa atau mengenali sesiapa. Bagaimanapun, soal jodoh ini kita tidak boleh jangka, jika sudah tertulis jodoh saya sampai dalam waktu terdekat ini, saya tidak akan menolak. Lagipun umur saya sudah menginjak ke 27 tahun. " ujar Nubhan mengakhiri perbualan.
Mesti ramai peminat-peminat sudah tidak sabar untuk melihat wajah comel puteri sulung Eira Syazira dan Azad Jazmin bukan?
Ok. Di sini kami tampilkan beberapa koleksi foto comel Amarra Sofea Rose untuk tatapan anda semua dan untuk makluman anda, pasangan suami isteri ini akan mengadakan majlis cukur jambul serta aqiqah untuk puteri sulung mereka pada bulan hadapan.
Kini baby Amarra telah berusia satu bulan, 10 hari dan menurut Eira Syazira dia akan berkongsi wajah sebenar puterinya kepada umum setelah dirinya habis pantang kelak.
Apa pun di sini kami ingin tampilkan beberapa foto comel Amarra untuk semua peminat Eira dan Azad. Meskipun muka baby tidak nampak berapa jelas, akan tetapi kami pasti Amarra mesti seorang anak yang comel seperti ibu bapanya juga :)
Dafi atau nama sebenarnya Gadaffi bin Ismail Sabri baru sahaja melancarkan video klip terbaru untuk single berjudul "Salahkah Aku."
Secara umumnya lagu ini merupakan karya penulis lirik terkenal, Ajai dan menerusi klip video yang dipaparkan, ia banyak menampilkan artis-artis yang terlibat dalam program "Fear Factor Selebriti Malaysia" seperti Kaka, Didie Alias, Hairul Azreen, Elfira Loy serta Azam Pitt.
Video ini baru sahaja dimuat naik melalui laman YouTube semalam (12 Mac 2013) dan setakat ini video tersebut baru sahaja mencapai 282 orang penonton.
Ini adalah muzik video rasmi untuk single terbaru Dafi iaitu "Salahkah Aku" yang dipetik dari album Dafi yang akan berada dipasaran. Ini adalah muzik video pertama daripada empat muzik video yang akan diterbitkan. Semoga semua terhibur dengan muzik video ini. Terima kasih kerana menonton dan teruskan menyokong Dafi.
Filem lakonannya berjudul Kecoh! Hantu Raya Tok Chai pun belum ditayangkan lagi. Namun sewaktu sesi previu bersama media baru-baru ini, ramai yang terkejut dengan imej dan perwatakan anggota polis yang dibawakan oleh Intan Ladyana bersama tiga pelakon lain dalam filem itu.
Menerusi filem pertama arahan Opie Zami itu, Intan melakonkan watak Koperal Lisa yang sering mengharapkan bantuan polis lelaki dan suka mengenakan pelembap bibir setiap masa.
Hal itu sedikit sebanyak memperlihatkan kredibiliti pasukan polis yang tidak menjalankan tugas dengan berhemah sekali gus dilihat seolah-olah memperlekehkan badan beruniform terbabit.
Menjawab tuduhan yang diajukan media, Intan berkata dia hanya mempotreykan watak seorag polis wanita yang kelakar seperti mana yang dikehendaki oleh pengarah. Malah sewaktu penggambaran, beberapa orang anggota polis ditempatkan bersama sepanjang di set, demi mengawal tatacara pelakon.
"Saya melakonkan watak seorang anggota polis wanita pada landasan yang betul, kalau orang nak kutuk saya tidak kisah. Pengarah mahukan watak seorang polis wanita yang kelakar dan adakalanya nampak hilang arah kerana itu sebenarnya yang disukai oleh penonton.
"Lagipun, sepanjang penggambaran beberapa orang anggota polis turut sama berada di lokasi untuk menjaga dan mengawal tertib percakapan dan perlakuan apabila memakai uniform berkenaan," ujarnya.
Selain Intan, watak anggota polis berbeza pangkat turut dijayakan oleh tiga orang pelakon lelaki lain termasuk pelawak Sathiya.
Menerangkan lebih lanjut karakter polis yang diperlihatkan dalam filem yang bakal dutayangkan pada 18 April ini, pengarahnya, Opie Zami memberitahu dia mencorakkan watak-watak tersebut seperti drama kepolisan yang disiarkan di kaca televisyen sebelum ini.
"Anggota polis dalam filem ini sekadar watak saja, begitulah polis yang sering disiarkan di pawagam atau televisyen sebelum ini. Saya cuma potretkan semula menerusi filem saya ini," jelas Opie.
Penyanyi popular, Faizal Tahir dan Yassin Sulaiman, muncul dengan video klip berjudul 'Berani' yang kini mulai mendapat sambutan di kalangan pengguna internet.
Meskipun tidak menyebut secara langsung, namun ramai menganggap lagu dengan tema perjuangan itu didedikasikan khusus kepada perjuangan Pakatan Rakyat.
Antara bait liriknya berbunyi 'Bagai deras sungai setelah hujan, tak putus walau dibelah seribu pedang. Mengalir bagaikan ia kepastian, takkan terhalang. Berani kerana aku benar, tiada apa harus ku takutkan, berdiri teguh..,"
Kemunculan dua artis ini dengan lagu bertema perjuangan, ketika kempen pilihan raya umum semakin rancak, sedikit sebanyak dilihat menambahkan moral penyokong Pakatan.
Ini kerana kedua-duanya sebelum ini dikatakan cenderung menyokong Pakatan, meskipun tidak mengisytiharkan sokongan secara terbuka, kecuali Yassin yang dilantik sebagai duta rasmi untuk kempen Angkatan Muda KEADILAN (AMK)
Februari lalu, Yassin membuat persembahan dalam majlis pelancaran manifesto Pakatan Rakyat, menyampaikan dua lagu berjudul 'Menuju Putrajaya dan 'reformasi', manakala Faizal pula mengiringi nyanyiannya sebagai pemain gitar.
Bidas kenyataan Norman
Dalam perkembangan lain, Faizal di laman Twitternya baru-baru ini membidas pendapat mengatakan industri perfileman akan hancur jika kepimpinan negara bertukar tangan.
Beliau dipercayai menujukan kata-kata itu kepada penerbit filem dan anggota kumpulan KRU, Norman Abdul Halim.
Norman dalam twitternya menulis sekiranya Pas berkuasa, industri filem dan muzik di negara ini akan hancur, malah pengeluaran filem dan muzik antarabangsa juga akan terjejas.
Ia disanggah Faizal yang menyifatkan kenyataan itu sebagai jenaka, dan menegaskan umat Islam wajib percaya bahawa 'rezeki datang dari Allah'.
Malah Faizal juga secara sinis menjawab tweet dari Ketua Unit Media Baru Umno, Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz yang dilihat tidak senang dengan kritikannya.
Selain Norman, turut menjadi kritikan penyokong Pakatan adalah kenyataan daripada pelakon 90 an yang tidak lagi popular, Azhar Sulaiman, apabila menuduh pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat dengan skandal video seks.
Menerusi video di Youtube, Azhar membuat kenyataan kurang bijak apabila mengatakan 'sanggup disambar petir' jika video fitnah yang dikaitkan dengan pimpinan Pakatan itu tidak benar.
Ketika rakyat kini mula membandingkan dasar yang ditawarkan Pakatan dan Barisan Nasional, Azhar hanya mampu mengitar semula kempen kotor Umno BN.
Sebaliknya beliau tidak pula bersuara apabila parti itu kini giat berkempen menayangkan video lucah dalam kempennya kepada masyarakat.
Pada 12 April 2011 (Selasa) yang lepas kumpulan 6ixth Sense telah mengadakan majlis kesyukuran di Shazana Pau Shop & Restaurant, Kg Baru jam 7.30pm.
Alhamdulillah diatas kejayaan kumpulan 6ixth Sense yang meraih pelbagai anugerah semenjak mereka bergiat aktif didalam bidang seni. Anugerah yang diraih bukan sahaja didalam Malaysia, malah di luar negara juga. Tersenarai dalam pelbagai pertandingan. 6ixth Sense telah mengadakan majlis kesyukuran yang dihadiri oleh 6ixth sense fan club iaitu "deriaku", para wartawan dan blogger.
Saya amat mengagumi kumpulan 6ixth Sense kerana mereka bermurah hati untuk mengadakan majlis kesyukuran. Ini adalah ikon contoh yang baik, kerana kejayaan yang datang adalah dari yang maha kuasa iaitu Allah s.w.t. Walaupun tidak semua peminat 6ixth Sense dapat hadir, akan tetapi doa mereka yang membawa 6ixth Sense meraih kejayaan.
Vocalist : Adi Priyo Sambodo – ADI
Drummer : Mohammad Safwan – WAN
Bass Guitar : Muhamad Fairos – AYOY
Lead Guitar : Mohd Faiz Azizi – GJIE
2nd Guitar : Shahrul Effendy – ATHAN
Kumpulan 6ixth Sense
Mr Juan selaku juruacara
Doa dibacakan oleh En Azmi
Saya sempat merekodkan salah sebuah lagu daripada 3 buah lagu yang dinyanyikan secara live oleh 6ixth Sense. Enjoy! 6ixth Sense – Khatimah Cinta
Diantara Anugerah yg dimiliki oleh 6ixth Sense Anugerah Hits 1 Hits 1 Musim ke 7 – Lagu Paling Popular – Tanpa Gah 1 Musim ke 8 – Lagu Paling Popular – Khatimah Cinta Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian Finalis Penyanyi Duo/Kumpulan Popular (2009) Anugerah Juara Lagu Semi Finalis – Tanpa (AJL 23) & Khatimah Cinta (AJL 24) Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian Anugerah Artis Mobile ABPBH 2010 Anugerah Artis Duo/Berkumpulan Popular ABPBH 2010
Diantara Album kumpulan 6ixth Sense
Hari Ini (2006) 1 – Berjanjilah 2 – Seandainya 3 – Maafkanku 4 – Aku Tak Perlu Lagi Cintamu 5 – Seteguh Karang 6 – Cintailah Aku Seadanya 7 – Hikayat Cinta 8 – Pawana 10 – Pesona 11 – Hari Ini Dan Semalam
6ixth Sense (2007) 01. 6ixth Sense – Begitu Indah (Cinta) 02. 6itxh Sense – Cinta Sejati 03. 6ixth Sense – Dari Hati 04. 6ixth Sense – Hikayat Cinta II 05. 6ixth Sense – Kasih Sayang 06. 6ixth Sense – Kelam 07. 6ixth Sense – Long Distance 08. 6ixth Sense – Rayuan Gombal 09. 6ixth Sense – Tak Bisa Memilihmu 10. 6ixth Sense – Tanpa
Cinta Yang Sempurna (2008) (Single khas)
+ – x ÷ (2010) 1. 6ixth Sense – Yang Sempurnakanku 2. 6ixth Sense – Pemilik Hati 3. 6ixth Sense – Haruskah 4. 6ixth Sense – Khatimah Cinta 5. 6ixth Sense – Kita Boleh 6. 6ixth Sense – Cinta Yang Sempurna 7. 6ixth Sense – Sepi 8. 6ixth Sense – Menyesal 9. 6ixth Sense – Cinta Matiku
Lawati Facebook 6ixth Sense untuk lebih kenali mereka.
Terima kasih kepada pihak 6ixth sense yang sudi menjemput saya. Saya menerima jemputan daripada mister lal. Terima kasih ye Hilal.. Tidak lupa kepada En Juan dan Kak Pah.
Edry KRU Nafi Suntik Botoks Untuk Kekal Muda | Nak suruh nampak sentiasa muda walaupun usia dah makin tua orang sanggup buat apa sahaja. Kalau cara elok tak apalah, ni sampai suntik-suntik memang bermasalah la. Cerita bab suntik-suntik ni rupanya ia ada kaitan dengan salah seorang anggota kumpulan KRU, iaitu Edry Abdul Halim. Dia dikatakan telah melakukan suntikan botoks pada wajahnya supaya kelihatan lebih muda dan tampan.
Bagaimanapun menerusi laporan mStar Online, Edry, 37, menyangkal desas-desus berkenaan. Jelasnya gosip berkenaan langsung tidak mempunyai asas yang kukuh dan dia enggan melayan cerita tidak benar tentangnya yang hebat diperkatakan di Internet berhubung hal itu.
"Jika benar saya buat sebarang perubahan pada wajah sudah tentu kini saya kelihatan seperti Brad Pitt dan Yusry tidak lagi menjadi anggota KRU yang paling kacak. Khabar angin itu sama sekali tidak benar dan saya tidak akan melayan cerita yang tidak masuk akal seperti itu," jelasnya seperti yang dilaporkan mStar online.
Tambah Edry, dia tidak akan berselindung sekiranya benar dia melakukan perubahan pada wajahnya.
Bagaimanapun Edry berkata, perubahan pada wajahnya mungkin disebabkan oleh faktor dia aktif bersenam sebagai rutin harian hingga susuk tubuh dan wajahnya kelihatan berbeza. Kekerapannya mengubah gaya rambut dengan pelbagai fesyen turut membuatkan dia kelihatan lebih muda pada pandangan mata masyarakat.
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The journey from Hai Van Pass back to town, in fact, fun and interesting. We blended well with locals who were on their bikes, crossing and honking here and there, without any shouts or accidents. Trust me, they REALLY good in avoiding street walkers and other vehicles. C-curve, S-curve, U-curve, name it, they know how to steer clear of the obstacles.
Approaching the town, we stopped by the road side, to discuss on the next destination. Looking at the map, Cham Museum located somewhere along the Han River.
"Han River is from there to there." The long stretch of the road is located along the Han River. How to find la weh?
Lucky us, we finally found the Museum, just by comparing the printed picture in my Tour Cookbook, with the real-life building. Great!
We went into the compound and parked our bikes near the entrance gate. The ticket booth was 10 meters away, so we had no choice but to pay the fee, VND30,000 each. Haha! To the far left, in front of one info board, there was a group of visitor (foreigners), who were listening to the tour guide, who explained on Champa history.
This building was opened in 1919, dedicated to keep Cham sculptures that were collected from various sites. A French archeologist took some of the sculptures back to Paris, while some were transported to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi.
Due to the location of this building (near junction), this two storey building was designed in triangle shape with corridors on both sides. Alongside artifacts, gift shop and refreshment are available too.
Pak Ein and his wife straight away looked for a spot to rest their bums. Fortunately, there was one small chamber with long wooden benches in it. In a second, I saw Pak Ein positioned himself horizontally on the bench! Haha! Pity him. I know he wasn't into museum and artifacts, but he willingly followed and joined us. Thanks dad!
Meanwhile, Dan Arif, hubby, and I went in and enjoyed the sculptures. This museum allows visitor to take photo and video, but special filming might require special permission. Most of the statues like apsara, temple guardian, Cham head, "boobies", were taken from My Son, which clearly reflected Buddhism and Hinduism. That was the ground floor.
We went up to the first floor and things they kept here were artifacts of culture, mainly Chinese-oriented stuff. Enough with history and symbolic statues, we went out and met Pak Ein, his wife, and Aqram. On the way back to where we parked our bikes, suddenly, something caught our eyes. THERE WAS A SNAKE IN ONE OF THE STATUE! OMG! That is why, NEVER EVER stay close to historical artifacts, ESPECIALLY stone statues! Jom, jom blah!
"Eh, remember those marble sculptures by the river? How bout few minutes of photo session?"
"Can…jom…" Everyone agreed.
On the bike, we figured out how to stop by the Han River, right where those sculptures located. There was neither legal nor illegal parking space at all. We had to do what we had to do. We parked on the pedestrian! Hahaha! Hubby and Dan Arif had turned into two crazy paparazzi where they snapped pixies, non-stop.
Then I had my jaw dropped! WOW! This kind of statue, by the busy road side???
GREAT! More please?
So, no photo session for today. Pfft!
"Han Market, anyone?" *Wink! Wink!* I lured Pak Ein and his wife.
"Shopping timeeeee." I saw "nur" on both faces. Hahaha!
Few minutes from the sculptures site, there were Han Market, one of the major markets in Da Nang. This market comprises of Tran Hung Dao Street, Hung Vuong Street, Bach Dang Street, and Tran Phu Street. So, you will NEVER miss it. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE...BUT YOU CAN DRINK AND RIDE?
It is originally a small trading port for a period of time, under French occupancy. Established in 1940s, original market was completely gone after a major reconstruction in 1989. The design was less chaotic than other street market, with two floors, ranging from local foods to garments to cell phones. So, Pak Ein played once, the seller :)
"Muamột xin vui lònggiá rẻ..." means buy one please, cheap price. Hahaha!
Dissimilar to Con Market, the largest outdoor market in Da Nang, this market is less noisy, BUT STILL, smelly, like toxic! This smell genuinely came from wet market downstairs. Pak Ein's wife and I were forced to pinch our noses, ALL THE TIME, while choosing t-shirts and fabrics for "baju kurung".
"Ok, let's play bargain game. Let see who wins."
Pak Ein used his grandpa aura, told the salesgirl, that he wanted 12 adult t-shirts, 9 kid t-shirts, and 1 for a baby, WITH various sizes.
"OMG! Untuk satu kampung ke bahhhhh?" Well, they were for my sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews.
"Ayang, why not include us in? Dan, you want?" They nodded.
I took off my sling bag, pulled up my jeans, and sat on a small chair, right in front of the salesgirl, who in the midst of taking out the stocks.
"15 adults! Cheap! Cheap! I go no other shop! Only here! How much? How much?" I started bargaining. Well, just use broken English, look more Asian though.
"Pity grandpa, pity grandma, walk so far, tired you know, come, come, give me good price. Tomorrow we go back, we tell friends." I continued. Pak Ein and his wife quickly showed their sad face.
The salesgirl cum the owner of the shop, tried to offer me with lower but still higher price, that I was pretty sure that we can get lower than that. The alley was quite small, so when we sat down to pick the sizes, the front shop started to get jealous. She asked us to sit a bit further, not to "block" her shop. Wow. Cat fight alertttt!
Well, the salesgirl did tell us, that's the culture.
Back to the t-shirt story. I finally managed to get VND45,000 per piece that was approximately RM6. Better price than what Pak Ein got in Hoi An, few days earlier. Kids and extra large were ranging from RM5 to RM10.
Looking at their gorgeous designs, I then decided to get some fabrics for my "baju kurung". They were selling standard length, 4 meters for top, 4 meters for bottom, best length for their national costume, Ao Dai. I grabbed three sets that cost me VND300,000 each (RM30 per set).
EVERYONE HAD MOUTH WIDE OPENED WITH SALIVA EXPLODED.
Lapar gile kot. Masing-masing dah sunburn plak tu.
Everyone, I mean, EVERYONE, agreed to spend our last Dong, on delicious halal food. Where else? Mumtaz Restaurant, an authentic Indian food with halal signboard, without a doubt. 6 plates of rice, with veggies, fish, chickens, and eggs, we had never tasted anything good like this, throughout the journey. Yummeh!
Surprisingly, the price was affordable. Approximately VND800,000, about RM100 for 6 person, around RM17 per pax. Ok la kan?
"Let's get back to the first centuries of the Common Era. Knowing that Chinese, Burmese, Lao and Thai are relatively new in the Southeast Asian landscape, the biggest part of the peninsula was peopled by Austro-Asiatic (or Mon Khmer) ethnic groups. This means that Khmer and related groups (Mon, Kui, Bahnar) were certainly the oldest inhabitants of the peninsula."
"The process ['Nam Tien' or Vietnamese southward expansion] was well defined by Léopold Cadière in 1911: "As soon as they feel themselves able, they drive off the first inhabitants, whether in a peaceful manner, by taking over the land, clearing it and "planting the bamboo" – the hedges that to this day still surround Annamese gardens and villages – or by violence, then they fight with the Chams, destroying their temples and mutilating their statues." In short, there was no room left for the Chams."
The Khmer empire, from the ninth to the 15th century, obviously didn't develop in isolation. But, looking at the map of Southeast Asia from a historical point of view, it's nevertheless clear that this political construction benefited from an unprecedented geopolitical quietness, at least until the 13th century. The Vietnamese hadn't even begun their march to the south, and the Thai state was made up of embryonic chieftainships.
Yet the exception that proved the rule occurred. In the year 1177, guided by a Chinese deserter, the Cham fleet sailed the Mekong river upstream and from Phnom Penh, the Tonle Sap. They took Angkor by surprise, plundering and destroying the town. They quickly withdrew and, from 1181, under the leadership of the future Jayavarman VII, the Khmers won the war against the kingdom of Champa, which was soon reduced to a vassal state of the Khmer empire.
For the Khmer empire, military recovery was one thing; spiritual recovery was something else. If the very heart of the empire could be so easily struck, there were spiritual causes that couldn't be ignored. Under the rule of Jayavarman VII, the Khmer empire was the theater of the most dramatic religious shift in Khmer history as the new religion became Mahayana Buddhism. It replaced the Hindu religion, which had proved unable to protect the empire. Hindu gods still existed, but were submitted to the Mahayana Buddha. The temple of Angkor Wat was still there, but was no longer the axis of the world; that was now the Bayon. Who were those Cham who were able to disrupt a mighty empire?
The beginning of a long history
If we look at a current map of peninsular and insular Southeast Asia, we notice no fewer than nine countries. But the borders between these countries don't tell us anything about the region's ethno-linguistic components. The situation has become more and more complicated over the centuries.
Let's get back to the first centuries of the Common Era. Knowing that Chinese, Burmese, Lao and Thai are relatively new in the Southeast Asian landscape, the biggest part of the peninsula was peopled by Austro-Asiatic (or Mon Khmer) ethnic groups. This means that Khmer and related groups (Mon, Kui, Bahnar) were certainly the oldest inhabitants of the peninsula.
Tahniah buat Along Cham kerana dilantik menjadi duta Modenas, nampaknya watak Bobby dalam filem Adnan Sempit membawa tuah buat Along Cham. Cayalah! Motor baru Modenas pun nampak cun.
Dibawah pula gambar sewaktu pelancaran terbaru Motor ACE 115 dan kemunculan pertama Along Cham selaku duta Modenas.
Kami baru mendapat tahu dari mesej twitter Along Cham Raja Lawak yang dikirimnya mengatakan bahawa isterinya, Zila AF4 selamat melahirkan bayi lelaki sulong mereka pada pukul 2.04 petang tadi. Tahniah! Kami di Wassupz! ucapkan kepada mereka.
Zila AF4 melahirkan anak pertamanya di sebuah hospital swasta di Kuala Lumpur. Bayi yang seberat 2.5kg ini telah diberikan nama Ahmad Dhanial, nama yang telah dicadangkan oleh tokoh motivasi negara, Datuk Fadzillah Kamsah. Pemilihan nama itu adalah kerana nama itu ada kena mengena dengan nama nabi atau pemimpin terkenal di zaman silam.
Pasangan Along Cham dan Zila AF4 ini mendirikan rumahtangga sekitar Januari 2010.
Diharap Along Cham dapat berkongsi gambar bayi lelakinya bersama peminat secepat mungkin. Tidak sabar hendak tengok kecomelan bayi ini. Tahniah sekali lagi.
Sinopsis Lagenda Budak Hostel (LBH) Lagenda Budak Hostel (LBH) mengisahkan gelagat pelajar hostel atau asrama iaitu Along Cham sebagai Kodan dan Along Eyzendy (Put) yang melakonkan watak pelajar tingkatan enam dan senior di sekolah berasrama penuh yang terpencil di sebuah pekan. Gelagat mereka cukup mencuit hati.
Apatah lagi, kedua-duanya cukup disegani dan digeruni pelajar lain di asrama itu yang berhadapan kes buli setiap hari. Bahkan, yang bagusnya setiap aktiviti nakal dilakukan Put dan Kodan tidak pernah ditangkap warden asrama, Cikgu Angah (Angah Raja Lawak). Malah, mereka juga bersaing merebut hati Seroja.
Seroja (Nora Danish) adalah anak gadis Cikgu Angah yang jelita. Justeru, dia menjadi pujaan ramai di asrama itu. Jadi, bagi mendapatkan perhatian Seroja, maka Put dan Kodan yang bersahabat baik sentiasa bersaing. Hinggalah, suatu hari muncul pelajar baru, Kicap (Epy Raja Lawak) yang sedia membatu.
Kicap mengingatkan mereka supaya bersaing dengan cara betul untuk tonjol kehebatan masing-masing yang akhirnya mampu menambat hati Seroja. Bahkan, Kicap mencabar Put dan Kodan supaya bertanding memenangi kerusi pelajar dan sekali gus berjaya memikat Seroja seperti yang diimpikan.
Masalah, hanya seorang saja yang akan berjaya memegang gelaran ketua pelajar itu. Maka, bermulalah 'peperangan' antara dua sahabat itu dalam usaha menarik undi siapa paling banyak. Malah, pelbagai taktik sanggup dilakukan mereka yang tidak mahu mengaku kalah demi mendapatkan cinta daripada Seroja.
Apakah usaha Put dan Kodan akan menemui kejayaan? Bagaimana pula dengan hubungan persahabatan mereka yang barangkali tergugat dengan persaingan itu? LBH pasti akan membuatkan penonton tidak kering gusi, apatah lagi Ismail sedaya upaya memberi yang terbaik pada filem ke-12 arahannya.
Lokasi penggambaran filem LBH: Sekolah Menengah Sains, Ulu Yam, Selangor
LBH mengimbau kenangan pelajar yang menetap di asrama sekitar tahun 90-an hingga 2000. Ujarnya mengambil kira kesesuaian lokasi, pada era itu pun penggunaan telefon bimbit masih tak banyak. Namun, kebanyakan pelajar asrama pula dikenali menerusi kenakalan mereka dan sikap membuli.
Pelakon Lagenda Budak Hostel (LBH): Along Cham sebagai Kodan, Along Eyzendy (Put), Nora Danish (Seroja), Angah Raja Lawak (Cikgu Angah), Pekin Ibrahim (Aeron), Epy Raja Lawak (Kicap), Eddy Rauf (Ballon), Atikah Suhaime (Mila), Siti Aziz (Zakiah) dan Mikael Andre (Tobek)
FILEM: Lagenda Budah Hostel
TERBITAN: Metrowealth (MIG)
PENERBIT: David Teo
PENGARAH: Ismail Bob Hasim
PENOLONG PENGARAH 1: Ahmad Rusli Mohd Khadri
PENOLONG PENGARAH 2: Mohd Azromi Ghozali
PENGARAH SENI: Anuar Paharuddin
PENYELARAS PRODUKSI: Azahari Abdul Hamid
SKRIP: Muhamad Razif Abdul Rashid
THE MAKING OF: Khairul Afiq Sani
STILL PHOTO: Tan Shier
KOORDINATOR: Najiyah A Rahim
PENOLONG KOORDINATOR: Irda Kartini Irwan Helmi Jame
Assalamualaikum peminat MiG Online. Dah hari keempat kita beraya kan dan masih belum terlambat untuk MiG Online kongsikan dengan korang video ucapan hari raya dari Along Cham. Bukan ucapan je tau Along juga ada nasihat-nasihat berguna kepada peminat-peminat tersayang dia. Haa nak tau apa jom kita tengok. Enjoy!
The journey from Hai Van Pass back to town, in fact, fun and interesting. We blended well with locals who were on their bikes, crossing and honking here and there, without any shouts or accidents. Trust me, they REALLY good in avoiding street walkers and other vehicles. C-curve, S-curve, U-curve, name it, they know how to steer clear of the obstacles.
Approaching the town, we stopped by the road side, to discuss on the next destination. Looking at the map, Cham Museum located somewhere along the Han River.
"Han River is from there to there." The long stretch of the road is located along the Han River. How to find la weh?
Lucky us, we finally found the Museum, just by comparing the printed picture in my Tour Cookbook, with the real-life building. Great!
We went into the compound and parked our bikes near the entrance gate. The ticket booth was 10 meters away, so we had no choice but to pay the fee, VND30,000 each. Haha! To the far left, in front of one info board, there was a group of visitor (foreigners), who were listening to the tour guide, who explained on Champa history.
This building was opened in 1919, dedicated to keep Cham sculptures that were collected from various sites. A French archeologist took some of the sculptures back to Paris, while some were transported to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi.
Due to the location of this building (near junction), this two storey building was designed in triangle shape with corridors on both sides. Alongside artifacts, gift shop and refreshment are available too.
Pak Ein and his wife straight away looked for a spot to rest their bums. Fortunately, there was one small chamber with long wooden benches in it. In a second, I saw Pak Ein positioned himself horizontally on the bench! Haha! Pity him. I know he wasn't into museum and artifacts, but he willingly followed and joined us. Thanks dad!
Meanwhile, Dan Arif, hubby, and I went in and enjoyed the sculptures. This museum allows visitor to take photo and video, but special filming might require special permission. Most of the statues like apsara, temple guardian, Cham head, "boobies", were taken from My Son, which clearly reflected Buddhism and Hinduism. That was the ground floor.
We went up to the first floor and things they kept here were artifacts of culture, mainly Chinese-oriented stuff. Enough with history and symbolic statues, we went out and met Pak Ein, his wife, and Aqram. On the way back to where we parked our bikes, suddenly, something caught our eyes. THERE WAS A SNAKE IN ONE OF THE STATUE! OMG! That is why, NEVER EVER stay close to historical artifacts, ESPECIALLY stone statues! Jom, jom blah!
"Eh, remember those marble sculptures by the river? How bout few minutes of photo session?"
"Can…jom…" Everyone agreed.
On the bike, we figured out how to stop by the Han River, right where those sculptures located. There was neither legal nor illegal parking space at all. We had to do what we had to do. We parked on the pedestrian! Hahaha! Hubby and Dan Arif had turned into two crazy paparazzi where they snapped pixies, non-stop.
Then I had my jaw dropped! WOW! This kind of statue, by the busy road side???
GREAT! More please?
So, no photo session for today. Pfft!
"Han Market, anyone?" *Wink! Wink!* I lured Pak Ein and his wife.
"Shopping timeeeee." I saw "nur" on both faces. Hahaha!
Few minutes from the sculptures site, there were Han Market, one of the major markets in Da Nang. This market comprises of Tran Hung Dao Street, Hung Vuong Street, Bach Dang Street, and Tran Phu Street. So, you will NEVER miss it. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE...BUT YOU CAN DRINK AND RIDE?
It is originally a small trading port for a period of time, under French occupancy. Established in 1940s, original market was completely gone after a major reconstruction in 1989. The design was less chaotic than other street market, with two floors, ranging from local foods to garments to cell phones. So, Pak Ein played once, the seller :)
"Muamột xin vui lònggiá rẻ..." means buy one please, cheap price. Hahaha!
Dissimilar to Con Market, the largest outdoor market in Da Nang, this market is less noisy, BUT STILL, smelly, like toxic! This smell genuinely came from wet market downstairs. Pak Ein's wife and I were forced to pinch our noses, ALL THE TIME, while choosing t-shirts and fabrics for "baju kurung".
"Ok, let's play bargain game. Let see who wins."
Pak Ein used his grandpa aura, told the salesgirl, that he wanted 12 adult t-shirts, 9 kid t-shirts, and 1 for a baby, WITH various sizes.
"OMG! Untuk satu kampung ke bahhhhh?" Well, they were for my sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews.
"Ayang, why not include us in? Dan, you want?" They nodded.
I took off my sling bag, pulled up my jeans, and sat on a small chair, right in front of the salesgirl, who in the midst of taking out the stocks.
"15 adults! Cheap! Cheap! I go no other shop! Only here! How much? How much?" I started bargaining. Well, just use broken English, look more Asian though.
"Pity grandpa, pity grandma, walk so far, tired you know, come, come, give me good price. Tomorrow we go back, we tell friends." I continued. Pak Ein and his wife quickly showed their sad face.
The salesgirl cum the owner of the shop, tried to offer me with lower but still higher price, that I was pretty sure that we can get lower than that. The alley was quite small, so when we sat down to pick the sizes, the front shop started to get jealous. She asked us to sit a bit further, not to "block" her shop. Wow. Cat fight alertttt!
Well, the salesgirl did tell us, that's the culture.
Back to the t-shirt story. I finally managed to get VND45,000 per piece that was approximately RM6. Better price than what Pak Ein got in Hoi An, few days earlier. Kids and extra large were ranging from RM5 to RM10.
Looking at their gorgeous designs, I then decided to get some fabrics for my "baju kurung". They were selling standard length, 4 meters for top, 4 meters for bottom, best length for their national costume, Ao Dai. I grabbed three sets that cost me VND300,000 each (RM30 per set).
EVERYONE HAD MOUTH WIDE OPENED WITH SALIVA EXPLODED.
Lapar gile kot. Masing-masing dah sunburn plak tu.
Everyone, I mean, EVERYONE, agreed to spend our last Dong, on delicious halal food. Where else? Mumtaz Restaurant, an authentic Indian food with halal signboard, without a doubt. 6 plates of rice, with veggies, fish, chickens, and eggs, we had never tasted anything good like this, throughout the journey. Yummeh!
Surprisingly, the price was affordable. Approximately VND800,000, about RM100 for 6 person, around RM17 per pax. Ok la kan?
The journey from Hai Van Pass back to town, in fact, fun and interesting. We blended well with locals who were on their bikes, crossing and honking here and there, without any shouts or accidents. Trust me, they REALLY good in avoiding street walkers and other vehicles. C-curve, S-curve, U-curve, name it, they know how to steer clear of the obstacles.
Approaching the town, we stopped by the road side, to discuss on the next destination. Looking at the map, Cham Museum located somewhere along the Han River.
"Han River is from there to there." The long stretch of the road is located along the Han River. How to find la weh?
Lucky us, we finally found the Museum, just by comparing the printed picture in my Tour Cookbook, with the real-life building. Great!
We went into the compound and parked our bikes near the entrance gate. The ticket booth was 10 meters away, so we had no choice but to pay the fee, VND30,000 each. Haha! To the far left, in front of one info board, there was a group of visitor (foreigners), who were listening to the tour guide, who explained on Champa history.
This building was opened in 1919, dedicated to keep Cham sculptures that were collected from various sites. A French archeologist took some of the sculptures back to Paris, while some were transported to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi.
Due to the location of this building (near junction), this two storey building was designed in triangle shape with corridors on both sides. Alongside artifacts, gift shop and refreshment are available too.
Pak Ein and his wife straight away looked for a spot to rest their bums. Fortunately, there was one small chamber with long wooden benches in it. In a second, I saw Pak Ein positioned himself horizontally on the bench! Haha! Pity him. I know he wasn't into museum and artifacts, but he willingly followed and joined us. Thanks dad!
Meanwhile, Dan Arif, hubby, and I went in and enjoyed the sculptures. This museum allows visitor to take photo and video, but special filming might require special permission. Most of the statues like apsara, temple guardian, Cham head, "boobies", were taken from My Son, which clearly reflected Buddhism and Hinduism. That was the ground floor.
We went up to the first floor and things they kept here were artifacts of culture, mainly Chinese-oriented stuff. Enough with history and symbolic statues, we went out and met Pak Ein, his wife, and Aqram. On the way back to where we parked our bikes, suddenly, something caught our eyes. THERE WAS A SNAKE IN ONE OF THE STATUE! OMG! That is why, NEVER EVER stay close to historical artifacts, ESPECIALLY stone statues! Jom, jom blah!
"Eh, remember those marble sculptures by the river? How bout few minutes of photo session?"
"Can…jom…" Everyone agreed.
On the bike, we figured out how to stop by the Han River, right where those sculptures located. There was neither legal nor illegal parking space at all. We had to do what we had to do. We parked on the pedestrian! Hahaha! Hubby and Dan Arif had turned into two crazy paparazzi where they snapped pixies, non-stop.
Then I had my jaw dropped! WOW! This kind of statue, by the busy road side???
GREAT! More please?
So, no photo session for today. Pfft!
"Han Market, anyone?" *Wink! Wink!* I lured Pak Ein and his wife.
"Shopping timeeeee." I saw "nur" on both faces. Hahaha!
Few minutes from the sculptures site, there were Han Market, one of the major markets in Da Nang. This market comprises of Tran Hung Dao Street, Hung Vuong Street, Bach Dang Street, and Tran Phu Street. So, you will NEVER miss it. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE...BUT YOU CAN DRINK AND RIDE?
It is originally a small trading port for a period of time, under French occupancy. Established in 1940s, original market was completely gone after a major reconstruction in 1989. The design was less chaotic than other street market, with two floors, ranging from local foods to garments to cell phones. So, Pak Ein played once, the seller :)
"Muamột xin vui lònggiá rẻ..." means buy one please, cheap price. Hahaha!
Dissimilar to Con Market, the largest outdoor market in Da Nang, this market is less noisy, BUT STILL, smelly, like toxic! This smell genuinely came from wet market downstairs. Pak Ein's wife and I were forced to pinch our noses, ALL THE TIME, while choosing t-shirts and fabrics for "baju kurung".
"Ok, let's play bargain game. Let see who wins."
Pak Ein used his grandpa aura, told the salesgirl, that he wanted 12 adult t-shirts, 9 kid t-shirts, and 1 for a baby, WITH various sizes.
"OMG! Untuk satu kampung ke bahhhhh?" Well, they were for my sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews.
"Ayang, why not include us in? Dan, you want?" They nodded.
I took off my sling bag, pulled up my jeans, and sat on a small chair, right in front of the salesgirl, who in the midst of taking out the stocks.
"15 adults! Cheap! Cheap! I go no other shop! Only here! How much? How much?" I started bargaining. Well, just use broken English, look more Asian though.
"Pity grandpa, pity grandma, walk so far, tired you know, come, come, give me good price. Tomorrow we go back, we tell friends." I continued. Pak Ein and his wife quickly showed their sad face.
The salesgirl cum the owner of the shop, tried to offer me with lower but still higher price, that I was pretty sure that we can get lower than that. The alley was quite small, so when we sat down to pick the sizes, the front shop started to get jealous. She asked us to sit a bit further, not to "block" her shop. Wow. Cat fight alertttt!
Well, the salesgirl did tell us, that's the culture.
Back to the t-shirt story. I finally managed to get VND45,000 per piece that was approximately RM6. Better price than what Pak Ein got in Hoi An, few days earlier. Kids and extra large were ranging from RM5 to RM10.
Looking at their gorgeous designs, I then decided to get some fabrics for my "baju kurung". They were selling standard length, 4 meters for top, 4 meters for bottom, best length for their national costume, Ao Dai. I grabbed three sets that cost me VND300,000 each (RM30 per set).
EVERYONE HAD MOUTH WIDE OPENED WITH SALIVA EXPLODED.
Lapar gile kot. Masing-masing dah sunburn plak tu.
Everyone, I mean, EVERYONE, agreed to spend our last Dong, on delicious halal food. Where else? Mumtaz Restaurant, an authentic Indian food with halal signboard, without a doubt. 6 plates of rice, with veggies, fish, chickens, and eggs, we had never tasted anything good like this, throughout the journey. Yummeh!
Surprisingly, the price was affordable. Approximately VND800,000, about RM100 for 6 person, around RM17 per pax. Ok la kan?
The journey from Hai Van Pass back to town, in fact, fun and interesting. We blended well with locals who were on their bikes, crossing and honking here and there, without any shouts or accidents. Trust me, they REALLY good in avoiding street walkers and other vehicles. C-curve, S-curve, U-curve, name it, they know how to steer clear of the obstacles.
Approaching the town, we stopped by the road side, to discuss on the next destination. Looking at the map, Cham Museum located somewhere along the Han River.
"Han River is from there to there." The long stretch of the road is located along the Han River. How to find la weh?
Lucky us, we finally found the Museum, just by comparing the printed picture in my Tour Cookbook, with the real-life building. Great!
We went into the compound and parked our bikes near the entrance gate. The ticket booth was 10 meters away, so we had no choice but to pay the fee, VND30,000 each. Haha! To the far left, in front of one info board, there was a group of visitor (foreigners), who were listening to the tour guide, who explained on Champa history.
This building was opened in 1919, dedicated to keep Cham sculptures that were collected from various sites. A French archeologist took some of the sculptures back to Paris, while some were transported to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi.
Due to the location of this building (near junction), this two storey building was designed in triangle shape with corridors on both sides. Alongside artifacts, gift shop and refreshment are available too.
Pak Ein and his wife straight away looked for a spot to rest their bums. Fortunately, there was one small chamber with long wooden benches in it. In a second, I saw Pak Ein positioned himself horizontally on the bench! Haha! Pity him. I know he wasn't into museum and artifacts, but he willingly followed and joined us. Thanks dad!
Meanwhile, Dan Arif, hubby, and I went in and enjoyed the sculptures. This museum allows visitor to take photo and video, but special filming might require special permission. Most of the statues like apsara, temple guardian, Cham head, "boobies", were taken from My Son, which clearly reflected Buddhism and Hinduism. That was the ground floor.
We went up to the first floor and things they kept here were artifacts of culture, mainly Chinese-oriented stuff. Enough with history and symbolic statues, we went out and met Pak Ein, his wife, and Aqram. On the way back to where we parked our bikes, suddenly, something caught our eyes. THERE WAS A SNAKE IN ONE OF THE STATUE! OMG! That is why, NEVER EVER stay close to historical artifacts, ESPECIALLY stone statues! Jom, jom blah!
"Eh, remember those marble sculptures by the river? How bout few minutes of photo session?"
"Can…jom…" Everyone agreed.
On the bike, we figured out how to stop by the Han River, right where those sculptures located. There was neither legal nor illegal parking space at all. We had to do what we had to do. We parked on the pedestrian! Hahaha! Hubby and Dan Arif had turned into two crazy paparazzi where they snapped pixies, non-stop.
Then I had my jaw dropped! WOW! This kind of statue, by the busy road side???
GREAT! More please?
So, no photo session for today. Pfft!
"Han Market, anyone?" *Wink! Wink!* I lured Pak Ein and his wife.
"Shopping timeeeee." I saw "nur" on both faces. Hahaha!
Few minutes from the sculptures site, there were Han Market, one of the major markets in Da Nang. This market comprises of Tran Hung Dao Street, Hung Vuong Street, Bach Dang Street, and Tran Phu Street. So, you will NEVER miss it. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE...BUT YOU CAN DRINK AND RIDE?
It is originally a small trading port for a period of time, under French occupancy. Established in 1940s, original market was completely gone after a major reconstruction in 1989. The design was less chaotic than other street market, with two floors, ranging from local foods to garments to cell phones. So, Pak Ein played once, the seller :)
"Muamột xin vui lònggiá rẻ..." means buy one please, cheap price. Hahaha!
Dissimilar to Con Market, the largest outdoor market in Da Nang, this market is less noisy, BUT STILL, smelly, like toxic! This smell genuinely came from wet market downstairs. Pak Ein's wife and I were forced to pinch our noses, ALL THE TIME, while choosing t-shirts and fabrics for "baju kurung".
"Ok, let's play bargain game. Let see who wins."
Pak Ein used his grandpa aura, told the salesgirl, that he wanted 12 adult t-shirts, 9 kid t-shirts, and 1 for a baby, WITH various sizes.
"OMG! Untuk satu kampung ke bahhhhh?" Well, they were for my sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews.
"Ayang, why not include us in? Dan, you want?" They nodded.
I took off my sling bag, pulled up my jeans, and sat on a small chair, right in front of the salesgirl, who in the midst of taking out the stocks.
"15 adults! Cheap! Cheap! I go no other shop! Only here! How much? How much?" I started bargaining. Well, just use broken English, look more Asian though.
"Pity grandpa, pity grandma, walk so far, tired you know, come, come, give me good price. Tomorrow we go back, we tell friends." I continued. Pak Ein and his wife quickly showed their sad face.
The salesgirl cum the owner of the shop, tried to offer me with lower but still higher price, that I was pretty sure that we can get lower than that. The alley was quite small, so when we sat down to pick the sizes, the front shop started to get jealous. She asked us to sit a bit further, not to "block" her shop. Wow. Cat fight alertttt!
Well, the salesgirl did tell us, that's the culture.
Back to the t-shirt story. I finally managed to get VND45,000 per piece that was approximately RM6. Better price than what Pak Ein got in Hoi An, few days earlier. Kids and extra large were ranging from RM5 to RM10.
Looking at their gorgeous designs, I then decided to get some fabrics for my "baju kurung". They were selling standard length, 4 meters for top, 4 meters for bottom, best length for their national costume, Ao Dai. I grabbed three sets that cost me VND300,000 each (RM30 per set).
EVERYONE HAD MOUTH WIDE OPENED WITH SALIVA EXPLODED.
Lapar gile kot. Masing-masing dah sunburn plak tu.
Everyone, I mean, EVERYONE, agreed to spend our last Dong, on delicious halal food. Where else? Mumtaz Restaurant, an authentic Indian food with halal signboard, without a doubt. 6 plates of rice, with veggies, fish, chickens, and eggs, we had never tasted anything good like this, throughout the journey. Yummeh!
Surprisingly, the price was affordable. Approximately VND800,000, about RM100 for 6 person, around RM17 per pax. Ok la kan?
SEBUAH lagi karya arahan Ismail Bob Hasim kini menggegarkan panggung "Taikun", filem yang dikatakan merupakan genre aksi komedi pertama di Malaysia.
Mana tidaknya, jarang sekali watak gengster digalas oleh pelawak yang lebih sinonim dengan jenaka dan gelak ketawa.
Tidak hanya tertumpu kepada aksi mahupun komedi semata-mata,Taikun juga merupakan antara filem yang sarat dengan mesej-mesej berguna untuk disampaikan kepada penonton.
Apa yang pasti, penonton dikejutkan dengan pelbagai unsur suspen yang tidak disangka-sangka sepanjang tayangan filem itu.
Kurus dan gemuk
Percaturan yang menampilkan Angah Raja Lawak dan Along Cham sebagai peneraju utama ternyata satu pilihan yang tepat berdasarkan suasana gamat di dalam panggung pada majlis pratonton Taikun di Kuala Lumpur baru-baru ini.
Menurut Ismail, gandingan dua orang pelawak dalam filem aksi seperti itu memberi nafas baharu serta kelainan berbanding filem-filem genre aksi sebelum ini.
"Selalunya sebut sahaja gengster, segera terbayang lelaki bertubuh sasa. Namun, dalam Taikun ada kelainan. Saya pilih seorang kurus dan seorang gemuk untuk pegang watak gengster," katanya ketika ditemui usai majlis pratonton tersebut.
ALONG dan Angah diberi kepercayaan menghidupkan karakter gengster menerusi filem Taikun.
Gandingan mereka kali ini bukan sahaja untuk membawa watak komedi, malah Angah dan Along turut diberi kepercayaan untuk membawa watak gengster yang mana mereka perlu beraksi ganas dan melakonkan babak-babak yang membabitkan lagak ngeri.
Kata Angah pula, kesemua babak lagak ngeri dan ganas yang dipaparkan menerusi Taikun dilakukannya sendiri.
"Memang kami buat sendiri semua aksi itu sepanjang sebulan penggambaran, langsung tidak guna khidmat pelakon lagak ngeri," ujarnya.
Bagi Along pula, dia mengakui semangat serta komitmen perlu tinggi untuk mengatasi cabaran berdepan dengan aksi-aksi sukar.
"Puas rasanya apabila semua aksi dapat dilakukan sendiri walaupun kadang-kadang tenaga dah kurang dan keletihan tetapi kita buat juga sebab nak kejar masa" katanya mengenai pengalamannya berlakon dalam filem ke-65 terbitan Metrowealth milik David Teo yang kini sedang hangat ditayangkan di pawagam seluruh negara itu.
Dua kumpulan gengster
Selain Angah dan Along untuk karakter utama, Taikun turut mengetengahkan lakonan Adiba Yunus, Zul Supia'an, Alex Yanz, Adey Syafrein dan Liana Rafiai.
Taikun mengisahkan dua orang kawan baik Tai (Angah Raja Lawak) dan Kun (Along Raja Lawak) yang mempunyai masalah dengan pihak berkuasa.
Sikap mereka yang suka bergaduh dan mencuri menyebabkan mereka bertembung dengan ahli-ahli Geng King Cobra dan Geng Black Rose.
Oleh kerana Tai dan Kun telah berjaya membelasah ahli kedua-dua kumpulan gengster tersebut dengan teruk, ketua Geng Black Rose, Manan (Zul Supia'an dan ketua Geng King Cobra, Sarip (Alex Yanz) tertarik dengan kehebatan mereka.
Tai dan Kun lalu dilamar untuk menyertai kumpulan gengster masing-masing oleh Manan dan Sarip.
Sikap tamak Tai dan Kun telah menyebabkan mereka menerima pelawaan kedua-dua Manan dan Sarip tanpa mengetahuan Geng Black Rose dan Geng King Cobra yang merupakan musuh ketat dan sering bergaduh selain bersaing dalam perniagaan video cakera digital (DVD) cetak rompak.
