Dare To Crap!!!

"Filmmaking really is about problem solving, because no matter how good your intentions are, not matter how well you think you have planned, things always, always, go wrong......"
Quoted by Oliver Knott - Director of The Red Kebaya

Filmmaker kah akoo......muahahahahahhaha...akoo belum lagi sampai ke tahap filmmaking nie...almaklumlah...ilmu pun belum cukup di dada. Cuma bila akoo bace notes dari director The Red Kebaya tue, tetibe akoo teringat ngan projek kitorang, Deja Vecu. Ye lah....planning tak hengatnya...sket punya cantek, tapi musti ada aje benda yang tak kena. Memule akoo agak down bile pk pasal Deja Vecu yang agak mengecewakan, tapi lepas akoo bace notes nie, timbul balek semangat utk terus try dlm bab bab film making neh....ehh silap...short film making....huhuhuhuhuuhuhh....

Currently, akoo still dlm proses mendalami ilmu ilmu filem neh, dan sebagai permulaan, akoo try belajo ilmu ilmu skrip writing ni. Aku bukannya paham sangat pun tapi bole la nak belaja. Seb baek la akoo terjumpe satu blog pasal script writing neh, BicaraSkrip, bole jugak la menambah ilmu didada. Kudos utk Ajami, writer BicaraSkrip.

Bercakap pasal skrip ni plak, akoo baru terperasan pasal storyline Deja Vecu. Baru baru ni akoo gi uptown mencarik dvd, akoo terjumpe dvd final destination complete 3 in 1. Tanpa segan silu akoo terus beli. Balek tue akoo layan Final Destination 3, and satu benda akoo realize. Storyline diorang sama cam storyline akoo.....Wadafak.....huhuhuuhuhuhuhuh...akoo memati la ingatkan da kuarkan idea genuine, tapi still tak cukup genuine lagik....isk isk isk....Tapi utk pengetahuan sume, time akoo wat storyline Deja Vecu, memang tak terpk pon pasal Final Destination ni....huhuhuhuhuhuuhuhuh....takpelah, nak wat camana lagi, kitorang pun dah abes shoot dah....redha jer lah....

Okay, ni hapdet terbaru yang akoo terima pasal AFP2006 dari Legal Advisor akoo, Mr Tom Adha Amer Yaseer Hagen:-

Kategori Eksperimental: 37 Penyertaan
Kategori Dokumentari: 42 Penyertaan
Kategori Animasi: 39 Penyertaan
Kategori Khidmat Awam: 40 Penyertaan
Kategori Iklan: 45 Penyertaan
Kategori Jenaka Pendek: 24 Penyertaan

Jumlah Penyertaan: 227 Penyertaan

10 Penyertaan Terbaik akan ditayangkan di TV1 Mulai 1/1/2007 Jam 8:30 Malam.
Malam Anugerah adalah pada 27/1/2007.

Nampak gayanya, korang sume takleh ahh tgk Deja Vecu, huhhuhuhuuhuh....tapi takpe...katakan ade antara korang yang bebetul nak tgk sangat hasil kerja kitorang yang tak seberapa neh, leh ahh YM akoo (utk yang ade ID) takpun tinggal jerk email korang sama ada dlm chatterbox atau dlm comment kat bwh nie. Insyallah kalo takde aral, akoo leh anta kat korang sorang satu set (Secara Percuma).....huhuhuhuhuhuuhuhuh.....including cover (percakapan yang konpiden sbb akoo yakin tak ramai masuk blog neh)....dan satu lagi.....delivery utk dlm KL jerk....luar KL, tgk keadaan dulu, boleh diusahakan.....

Okeh...setakat ni jerk hapdet akoo utk arineh.....chalee~~

Deja Vecu Unleashed!!!!

Deja Vecu Production

Proudly Present

Official Release Date: 11 December 2006


Scene from "Deja Vecu"

Deja Vecu Production
Director & Script : Adri Rizal Nazari (Bob)
Cinematography & Graphic : Rushmira (Mira 'Jahat')
Lighting & Sound Editing : Muhd Tajul Khairyzat (Ijat)
Video Editor & Music Score: Mohd Rahafidz (Apis)

Akhirnya, siap jugak projek kitorang. Alhamdulillah akoo sempat menganto ke Filem Negara pada ari senin 11/12/06 bersama sama ngan Mira. Secara keseluruhan, akoo still tak berpueh ati ngan end product kitorang....bagi akoo, time akoo 'QC' kan cite nie ada banyak lagi kelemahan....'Wow' efek yang ijat nak pun kitorang tak dapat hasilkan....tapi disebabkan kesuntukan masa dan memasing sibuk, terpaksa jugaklah akoo mereleasekan cite nie....

Latest info yang akoo dapat pasal penyertaan Anugerah Filem Pendek 2006 nie, semua sekali ada 227 penyertaan untuk 6 kategori. Dari 227 penyertaan tue, 88 penyertaan dari kaum cina. Insyallah, kemungkinan 'Deja Vecu' akan ditayangkan samaada kat RTM1 ataupun RTM2 bulan depan. Tapi tak kompem lagi, sbb dari info yg akoo dapat maybe diorang tayang sume penyertaan, maybe diorang tayang 10 yang terbaik bagi setiap kategori.....huhuhuhuuhuhuhuh....bagi akoo, memandangkan kualiti yang dihasilkan agak rendah, jadi akoo langsung tak berharap kitorang leh cecah 10 yang terbaik tue. Maybe kitorang kena berpuas ati ngan sijil penyertaan jerk.....isk isk isk isk.....

Sebenarnya, ada beberapa kontroversi sket disaat saat akhir kerja kerja mengedit dimana untuk future project maybe akoo akan mencarik editor laen. hhuhuhuhhuhu...maleh ahh nak cite dlm nie...cukuplah setakat deja vecu production jerk tau......Kitorang jugak akan memperkemaskan balek kualiti untuk 'Deja Vecu' nie.....yer lah untuk AFP2006 nie akoo dah consider as gagal walaupun sempat anto....so maybe kitorang akan anto untuk pertandingan laen.....lepas di touch up balek.....

Future project kitorang masih lagi dalam proses perbincangan, memandangkan baru baru nie banyak sangat cabaran untuk kitorang shooting + Ijat duduk jauh sangat....huhuhuhuhuuhuhuhuh....jadi untuk sementara waktu, akoo tangguhkan dulu future project kitorang.....FYI lepas ni kitorang akan buat sequel untuk 'Deja Vecu' tajuk dia 'Karma 'and satu lagi filem pendek Ijat, tajuk dia 'Bila'.

Ada org pernah tanya akoo, berbaloi ker korang buat filem pendek ni?
Bagi akoo, amatlah berbaloi walaupun kitorang dah abes duit yang agak banyak untuk wat satu projek nie.....yang paling penting, pengalaman kitorang and at least pasnie leh masuk dlm portfolio memasing.....sijil penyertaan AFP2006 tue yang paling mahal.....hhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu......selain tu, akoo jugak ada belajar beberapa benda cthnya bab camera angle, cara cara shooting, lighting(walaupun hakikatnya kitorang tak pakai apa apa lighting), cara cara mengedit(akoo jadi 'editor terjun') and banyak lagi.......at least skrg dlm portfolio akoo dah ada multiple multimedia project....muahahahahahahahha....

So, akoo tak berharap sangat 'Deja Vecu' leh bwk balek apa apa anugerah, at least akoo sempat masuk satu competition yang akoo kira agak beso.....pengalaman berharga tue. Insyallah kalo ada apa apa competition lagi pasnie, akoo akan masuk....maybe gune future project kitorang plak....huhuhuhuhuhuh....

Credits:

As my editor forgot to put in credits inside the short film, i would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who had help us whether it is direct or indirect. Kudos to you all and may god bless u all.

Special Thanks:-
Ayep (our Actor)
Dina (our Actress)
STAR LRT
Mira (for the camera, shots, some editing and for his ideas in making Deja Vecu happened)
Ijat (for the most outstanding dedications and hardwork)
Apis (for sacrifice some of ur time to edit)
Amar (he want to be part of the team but unfortunately during shooting time we were unable to contact him)
Deha (my official legal adviser, my Tom Hagen, thank for his advice in legal aspect of producing this film)
Mat Yie (for his advice in legal aspects also)
Nuar (for his support)

See you guys again in 'Karma' and 'Bila'

Crappy Updates - Deja Vecu

Deja Vecu DVD Cover Release

Akhirnya....akoo dengan bangganya ingin memaklumkan bahwa gambar di atas adalah dvd cover bagi projek kami....iaitu Deja Vecu.....huhuhuuhuhuhuhhu....ketika akoo update blog nie....akoo dalam keadaan kurang waras dan separa sedar kerana sejak semalam akoo masih belom tido......

Deja Vecu Crisis.....

Isk...isk...isk...inilah org ckp...sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga......baru baru nie...ijat pergi meninggalkan kitorang terkapai kapai mengedit.....apis plak dah start kerja ngan kompeni kuku besi.....kena kerja sampai tgh mlm.......kerja editing banyak tertangguh......akoo plak jiwa kaco sampai kena high blood pressure........huhuhuhuuhuhuhuh.....

Nak di jadikan citer....smlm apis ngan akoo patutnya siapkan sume kerja editing....tapi petang smlm apis plak eksiden motor.....isk isk isk.....kan akoo da ckp....malang giler kitorang neh....disebabkan apis skrg nie cacat sementara....maka akoo terpaksa memikul tanggungjawab mengedit......seb baek la mira turun membantu kitorang....dapat gak lelap dlm sejam......huhuhuhuhuhuhuhu....edit punya edit....sampai kol 1030 pagi, baru siap dlm 40%....(banyak kena rejek sblm nie...akoo gak yang merejek...huhuhuhuhuuhuh)....akoo dah mule panik...tarikh tutup dah la harini....so akoo ngan machonya telepon kat urusetia AFP 2006 n tanye diorang kol bape last anto....diorang plak ckp kol 7 mlm......akoo tgk jam....hmmmm sempat neh....

so dari kol 1030 pagi tue....akoo kuar anto mira ke opis dia yang terchenta.....pastue akoo n apis gerak gi OU. kitorang terus ke kedai BEST n beli tape mini dv utk wat master tape......pastue turun plak ke bwh....beli dvd+R ngan -R utk burn cite kitorang.....disebabkan apis da tension n lapa....kitorang gi mkn kat fud court dulu.....siap makan+tunggu apis(cacat sementara) berjalan.....tgk jam dah kol 130.....dgn pantasnya akoo gerak ke Flora damansara n amik sume equipment kitorang(firewire n beberapa tape)....dari Flora kitorang nak balek....baru teringat takde thumbdrive nak transfer file beso....kena balek umah apis amik thumbdrive......time nak sampai umah apis dah dekat kol 215.....akoo dah cuak....apis pun cuak....sume wat muke ketat.....so utk sentiasa berfikiran positif...akoo ckp kat apis...rilek...kita gamble.....kalo tak siap arini....kita hantar jer esok....terima ker tak blkg cite....apis yg da letih n tgh saket tu setuju jerk.....

kol 230 kitorang terus bekerja keras.....apis wat editing....akoo setelkan cover, design n photos......kol 3 lebih deha call kate nak lepak....sbb sian kat dia akoo soh la datang umah akoo.....tgk kitorang bekerja....deha sampai dlm pukul 4 lebih....basah kuyup....huhuhuhuhuhuhu....pastue kitorang sambung buat kerja....sampai lah memasing tension dlm kul 5 tue.....lepak luar umah....sap okok lu......pastue kitorang bincang....camana nak buat pasal submission....last last akoo mintak tulun deha....call n ckp ngan urusetia nak mintak extension sehari.......so deha selaku bakal lawyer berjaya terus bersetuju......kitorang pun call.....akoo ngan apis dok kat tepi....cuak.....deha dgn selamba call....tanye 2-3 soklan....pastue bitau nak mintak extension sehari......

akoo rase la, org kat afp nie sume bagus kot....kitorang mintak extension sehari....dia kasik sampai ari senin nie.....huhuhuhuhuh...ape lagi....suke ahh akoo n apis....kiranya kitorang ade harapan lagi.....huhuhuhuuhuhuhuhuh....so akoo ngan segera msg mira kat ym....bitau update n sambung wat kije ngan apis sampai kol 6.....pastue kitorang kuar mkn.....kerja editing kat premiere dah siap...tinggal touch up kat after effects ngan sound.....sblm mkn singgah kedai printkan gambo filem 5 keping...pastue kitorang lepak sampai maghrib....then balek...tunggu mat yie datang nak teman deha,.....akoo n apis sambung bekerja.....akoo teruskan siapkan cover dvd.....apis touch up dlm AE.......sampai la deha n matyie balek....akoo n apis dah tension giler...takleh nak pk....akoo plak pale dah mcm nak meletup...pening tak ingat....seb baek la cover dah siap.....tinggal 20% lagi...n since dah letih + apis kerja esok...kitorang pun stop....n bertekad nak teruskan perjuangan esok.....

fuhhh....hebatkan cite arinie....nie pun akoo da tapis banyak....huhuhuhuhuh....tapi seriyes akoo penat giler skrg.....takpe...AFP 2006 nyer pasal....takde hal la....so dvd cover tue jer kitorang leh release dulu......maybe mlm esok insyallah siap la cite kitorang....hhuhuhuhuhuhuuhh.....

Ok la...akoo rasa takat nie jer la...dah letih...nak mati dah nie....huhhuhuhuh...chalee~~

p/s: sila lah komen pasal cover tue....time buat tue baper kali gado ngan apis....design asal mira pun akoo tuka.....muahahahahaha....mira tatau akoo dah buang design dia....wahahahahahahahhaha......

A Crappy Tribute - The Red Kebaya

Semalam akoo pergi menonton wayang. Sudah lame ku tunggu cerita ini untuk ditayangkan, kini akoo berpeluang untuk menontonnya. Dari awal cerita sampai habis, akoo memang kagum. Kagum dengan cerita yg membawa kelainan di dalam malaysia. Kagum dengan cinematography yang begitu kemas dan cantik. Kagum dengan jalan cerita yg menarik dan tidak meleret leret. Kagum dengan lakonan pelakon yang begitue mantap dan berkesan. Dan yang paling penting, akoo kagum dengan keindahan Malaysia dalam cerita tue.

Akoo malas nak cerita dengan panjang lebar pasal The Red Kebaya nie sebab dah ramai otai otai blogger dah komen. Satu yang boleh akoo bitau korang, dari korang beli tiket nak tengok Nana Tanjung, baek korang beli tiket tgk cite The Red Kebaya nie. Worth and must watch movie. Seriously different from all others malaysian movie.

Pagi tadi akoo try bukak website The Red Kebaya nie, ingatkan nak amik satu dua gambar taruk dlm blog, sekali akoo dapat error message la plak. Hehehehehehe...Bandwith Exceed Limits. Giler ramai org bukak website nie....hahahahahahha...ini pun gambar akoo rembat dari mane ntah.



Editing In Progress

Haa...ramai gak org asyik dok tanye akoo, ape cite korang nyer movie tue......dari kengkawan sampai la ke datuk nenek akoo....

Memandangkan akoo dah lame tak update kat dlm blog ni, bukanlah bermaksud cite akoo tue dah berkubur....huhuhuhuhuhuhu....kitorang selamat siapkan shooting yg akoo kira ultra express sbb shoot start kol 8 mlm abis kol 2 pagi......giler betul mane ada production house wat camtue....hahahahahahhahaha...takpe...gamble...

Sepanjang shooting, scene yang paling mencabar utk kitorang shoot ialah scene kena langgar ngan keta......giler susah nak timing org berlari ngan keta datang....tapi seb baek dapat gak scene tue....any way kudos to our actor(Ayep) and actress(Dina) for such dedications and commitment.

Skrg lepas slamat shooting, kitorang ada banyak dugaan. First, Ijat dah takde, kena gi singapore kerja kat sane.....isk isk isk...kurang ahli yang dedikasi......yang kedua, apis editor akoo dah bekerja, jadi kurang masa utk bagi tumpuan edit kerja kitorang.....isk isk isk.....sbb tue kerja mengedit ni amik masa agak lame since kitorang ade sorang jerk editor skrg nie........takpe....demi memenuhi wasiat ijat....kitorang kena siapkan jugak filem neh.....

Akoo ade gak terima 2-3 kritikan pasal wat filem nie.....dari sedara mara lak tue....bongok betul....rata rata diorang nie cam dengki jerk....tapi takpe....gi mampos ngan lu org.....gua buat ape yang gua suke....wahahahahahahahahah.....

So tunggu la update seterusnya, maybe akoo letak dlm blog kot, utk korang tonton hasil cite kitorang....frankly speaking, takdela gempak mane...biasa jerk...tapi at least kitorang dah try....hehehehehehheh...okies adios....

Deja Vecu - Crappy Project

Storyline Release
Finally, i completed the story line for Deja Vecu......after been reviewed & approved by Apis. We haven't show it to the rest of the team yet since everybody is still busy with Raya. Im planning to present it to Mira tonight, only if he's back from his home town.

As i was discussing with Apis, he had this great idea to turn my storyline to a real experimental video. However, we might not complete it by 7th Disember 2006 since we need more time to finish it. We're going to discuss with the rest of the team first since to finish this project in time we need a 100% commitment. That mean we need to spend most of the time with the video. I don't think we can do that as some of us still have other commitment like work. To be optimist, we will still try our best.

For the team parts, luckily after promoting this blog to some of my frens, we are able to get a positive response. Now we got the equipment sponsor direct from singapore.....and also our own sound engineer. These are the updates on the team:-

The Team (Updated on 29th October 2006)
Me - Producer/Writer for "Deja Vecu"
Apis - The most outstanding video editor, cameraman, director,props.
Ijat - Producer/Writer for "Bila"
Mira - Advisor in all aspects, script, storyline, camera angle, video editing, props,casting and our designer
Shah - Not sure about his participation yet but if he involve, he will be the cameraman and handle props with apis.
Amar - Crew, moral support, props, "Deja Vecu" source.
Sam - He is the one who came out with the idea to enter a competition but still cannot confirm whether he in or not. If he confirm, he will be our Project Manager.
Kamal - Thanks to him, he said want to lend us some of the equipments. Will have to wait for him to come to Malaysia. (Finally our foreign help)
Nuar - Our new Sound Engineer. He will try to arrange the sounds for this video. (Might not be from local band...hehehehehe...another foreign help) He also will involve in the technical part such as video shooting, designing and etc....
U Guys - U guys can still volunteer coz we need as much help as we can get. Like i said, it could be anything, whether it is directly or indirectly. We appreciate your support.

So finally, we might not make it but we will still carry on this project for future competetion. Thats all for now. Chalee~~

Crappy Raya Greeting

RAYA

This raya, i got a lot of sms from all my fren sending their raya greeting. I even got sms from numbers i didn't recognize. Gosh...dats not cool....heheheheh...however, sorry for not replying or sending any raya sms this raya....got some financial problem and forgot to topup my phone. However i would like to take this oppurtunity to wish u guys

"Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir dan Batin"

As for me, i am not in a raya mood. This year i celebrate Hari Raya alone at my parent's house (Jadi Guard), without any ketupat, lemang or rendang.....sob..sob...sob..pity me. One more thing, it is quite hard to find a restaurant that open during raya (accept those fast food and high class restaurants). I went out with my fren from college the first raya night and we end up eating dinner at an awful 'mamak' restaurant beside "NZ Bawah". I promised myself i won't eat there again.

UPCOMING PROJECT

If some of you noticed in my frenster i already put this image with a caption "Coming soon::AFP::I hope so". This is actually my upcoming project with some of my frens. We are planning to make an experimental video entitle "Deja Vecu" to enter a competition which is the "Anugerah Filem Pendek". Since i already left TSS, i got some extra time and i don't want to waste it. At least by doing this project, i can still increase my knowledge in multimedia. This would also be my first official project in video. However, im not quite sure whether we can finish it on time coz the closing date is 7th Disember 2006 and we haven't start shooting yet (what were we thinking). We are planning to submit 2 experimental videos which is one this "Deja Vecu", and the other one is "Bila".

The Team
The team that will involve in this project are:
Me - Producer/Writer for "Deja Vecu"
Apis - The most outstanding video editor, cameraman, director,props.
Ijat - Producer/Writer for "Bila"
Mira - Advisor in all aspects, script, storyline, camera angle, video editing, props,casting and our designer
Shah - Not sure about his participation yet but if he involve, he will be the cameraman and handle props with apis.
Amar - Crew, moral support, props, "Deja Vecu" source.
Sam - He is the one who came out with the idea to enter a competition but still cannot confirm whether he in or not. If he confirm, he will be our Project Manager.
U Guys - It would be a great honor if any of u guys want to support us. We are looking forward for moral support and also for financial support. You guys can also lend us your DV, your talent or anything else that u think might help this experimental vids. Just leave a message here and your contact details.

DEJA VECU

What is deja vecu?
Deja Vecu is actually a part of Deja Vu. According to Arthur Funkhouser there are three types of Deja Vu, which is Deja Vecu, Deja Senti, and Deja Visite.
Deja Vecu means "already seen" or "already live through".

Why deja vecu, why not deja vu?
The first title is actually Deja Vu, however as i was doing research about deja vu, i found out that there will be a movie titled Deja Vu. It will be release this November. So, i don't want the title to be the same.

When will this experimental video finish?
Frankly speaking, i don't think we all can finish on time but we will try our best. However, if we can't finish the video on time, we will still continue it and we hope at least we can enter next year AFP. I also thinking of doing other experimental vidz and for the time being, only Apis agree to follow me. At least i got my editor....hehehehehe.

Why suddenly want to make experimental video?
Simple answer, because i already fed up with razak mohiddeen stupid movies that have no point and only provoking people. Me and my team would like to try something different, something that is not a typical malay movies. I am not saying that we're good, but we are only trying to experiment with DV and try to produce something in our own point of view. We know there are many other talented people outthere.

Well thats all about Deja Vecu for now. I hope we can finish this experimental video on time. I will put any updates regarding Deja Vecu in my blog from time to time. If we really complete this project, im thinking of creating a website....hehehehehehe...well i got my inspiration from "My Date With Drew". Ok folks, i guess thats all for now. Chalee~~

5 Crappy Taggie

As requested by Mr Nuar....huhuhuhuh...this is my answers:-

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:

1. BMW
2. Invest 1 Mil
3. Start my own production house and try to change the mentality of typial malaysian who enjoy stupid razak mohideen movies.
4. Buy my ol' company and fired the stupid GM(Make sure he's bankcrupt as well), fired the stupid mutha fu*##$ ass licker lady who think she good enough just because she a senior staff(the one in the qc department)
5. Go to a shopping mall, and just throw money from the top floor....(just wanna feel the feeling of "Buang Duit" and look to those pathetic people who hoping sumthin stupid like this to come true. )

5 bad habits:

1. non stop smoker
2. non stop sleeper
3. non stop eater
4. easily bored
5. impatient

5 things I hate doing:

1. stab my own fren
2. stab my frens' fren
3. stab my frens' frens' fren
4. stab my frens' frens' frens' fren
5. stab people i know

5 things I’ll never do:

1. Be friends with mawi AF(yuckss u sucks....)
2. Be friends with razak mohideen
3. jump off a cliff
4. eat pork
5. not sharing my stuff....

5 things I regret doing:

1. all actions have consequences i'll never regret anything...
2. all actions have consequences i'll never regret anything...
3. all actions have consequences i'll never regret anything...
4. all actions have consequences i'll never regret anything...
5. all actions have consequences i'll never regret anything...

5 fave toys or thing:

1. My Kereta Kebal
2. My Pc
3. My sony xplode speakers
4. My DVDs
5. My Bed

5 people I choose to do this:

1. Pijat - kalau baca
2. Ayie - pun kalau baca
3. Aneemz - bertuah kalo ko bace
4. Nish - bertuah la kalo ko terbukak blog akoo
5. sume memember yg ade dlm list fren akoo - tue pun kalo korang bace ahh.....

Crappy - Childhood

Who is this??

The other day i went back to my mom's home and i was at my sister room when suddenly i realize this picture. hahahahaha....guess who's on the chair....well its me n my sis when we were staying at Miri, Sarawak....hahahahahahaha

Crappy Heart

Irwansyah & Acha - My Heart


Disini kau dan aku
Terbiasa bersama
Menjalani kasih sayang
Bahagia ku denganmu

Pernahkah kau menguntai
Hari paling indah
Ku ukir nama kita berdua
Disini surga kita

(Korus)
Bila kita mencintai yang lain
Mungkin kah hati ini akan tegar
Sebisa mungkin tak akan pernah
Sayang ku akan hilang

If u love somebody
Could we be this strong
I will fight to win
Our love will conquer all
Wouldn’t reach my love
Even just one night
Our love will stay in my heart
My heart

A Crappy Tribute - Dishwalla

Dishwalla - Collide

When I came here there was more.
Now I've come back to destroy,
And I've got nothing left,
And it's a shame what we've become,
When we hurt the ones we love,
And it's a place I can not go,
Anymore.

When we collide we lose ourselves.
When we collide we break in two,
And as we push and we shove and we hurt the ones we love,
It's a hard mistake.
When we collide,
We break.

When the cold comes crashing down,
And the fight lost what it's about.
I could tell that you'd left.
It's a shame what we've become,
When we hurt the ones we love.
It's a place I can not go,
Anymore.

When we collide we lose ourselves.
When we collide we break in two,
And as we push and we shove and we hurt the ones we love,
It's a hard mistake.
When we collide,
When we collide.

It's a hard mistake,
When we collide.

It's a mistake,
When we collide we lose ourselves,
When we collide we break in two,
And as we push and we shove and we hurt the ones we love,
It's a hard mistake,
When we collide,
When we collide.

It's a hard mistake,
When we collide, we break,
We break

Dishwalla

Dishwalla - Collide, my current fev song. I was watching Smallville Season 5 Episode 3 (for the fifth time) when i discover this song, it is when Lana Lang just found out that Clark is alive. Its awesome, and i think i want to make a tribute just like Lifehouse since the vocal in Dishwalla is just like Jason Wades'. Here the band bio:-

Dishwalla

Listen closely to Dishwalla, and you discover there is blood on these tracks. Twelve years and five albums after the band from Santa Barbara, California made their debut, Dishwalla endures. Together the group – lead singer JR Richards, guitarist Rodney Browning, bassist Scot Alexander, keyboardist Jim Wood and drummer Pete Maloney -have survived record company musical chairs, countless musical trends, and even the curious challenge of having their very own smash hit right out of the box. Through it all – the good, the bad and the ugly – Dishwalla have emerged stronger than ever, and in the process have established themselves as that rock & roll rarity: a real, working band that stays together to play together.

Fittingly, then, Dishwalla (a self titled CD) is very much an album about survival and transcendence – an inspired song cycle about rising “Above The Wreckage” to borrow a phrase from one of the album’s numerous standout tracks. Recorded with three diverse yet distinguished producers – Bill Szymczyk (The Eagles, B.B. King), Sylvia Massey (Tool, System of a Down) and Ryan Greene (NOFX, Lag Wagon) – the new CD is, in the words of the group’s JR Richards, “very representative of our whole journey.”

It’s a journey that, for many, began with Dishwalla’s 1996 platinum debut Pet Your Friends that included “Counting Blue Cars,” the compelling hit track that would define the band for its more casual fans. “A hit can be a blessing and a curse in the making,” Richards says with a smile. “We had a song so big that it overshadowed everything else we came up with for the next few years. You end up competing with yourself. It’s been a mixed blessing but one that’s helped us to keep working and keep going.” It’s also a song that’s led some to wrongly typecast Dishwalla as everything from a hardcore Christian band to hardcore feminists. For Richards, “It’s been interesting because some people thought we were a Christian band – and yet there’d be Christian groups protesting outside a club because we used `God’ as a feminine pronoun. Ultimately, what we learned is how that song really connected with so many people on such a lyrical level.”

Dishawalla enjoyed less commercial success with their second album, 1998’s And You Think You Know What’s Life About, at least partially the result of record company downsizing and its resultant turmoil. Leaving their label, A&M Records, the band proceeded to release the lovely, introspective Opaline on the small Immergent label in 2002. “We were pretty beat up after our first two records and our third record was very reflective of that,” Richards explains. “This new album is really something of a rebirth because we’re still together. It's like we're restating our vows," he grins. "We're still writing, still excited and the new material reflects that passion. And the new record has a lot more energy than the last album – a real sense of purpose. It’s less an album about adversity than about overcoming it.”

In a very real way, Dishwalla is the album Dishwalla has always wanted to make;a strong set of songs that brings together the band’s extraordinary and wide-ranging gifts. Dishwalla remains very much a band with each member bringing something distinct to the party. “On guitar, Rodney brings a lot of style and keeps us contemporary,” Richard explains. “Let’s face it, bands are, in part, about being cool – and Rodney’s cool! Pete is much more into a song than any drummer I know. He’s also the conscience of the band. Everything he does musically is felt and not over thought. And even though I’m a keyboard player too, Jim comes up with stuff that I could never imagine. He can take something from sounding standard to something truly unique and exciting. And Scotty is more than a bass player – he’s a great songwriter and musician. As much as we disagree with each other at times, when we play, it always brings us back together.

Released by The Orphanage – a progressive company founded by manager Leo Rossi as a nurturing, welcoming home for bands orphaned by the current record company turmoil – Dishwalla finds the band taking full control of their destinies. “This time everything was up to us without the second-guessing that’s standard fare today for major record labels these days,” Richards says. “Often you get the sense that they don’t know what they want, so you as a band had better know what you want. It was great not to have that horrible indecision hanging over your head. We are plenty tough on ourselves as it is, so we don’t need a label whose only thought is, 'I’m not sure if I hear the single.'”

Having released Live. . .Greetings From The Flow State, their first live album on Immergent in 2003, the band realized they wanted to record an album that brought the drama of their live shows into the recording studio. “Putting together the live album made me realize that there’s a lot more excitement than I realized the first time around. It made us want to record a record that had the same kind of energy that we have live. We played the new songs hundreds of times before we recorded them. We wanted them to be road-tested and ready before the release,” explains Richards, “and that translated onto the record!”

For Dishwalla, one of the keys to the new album was casting the right producers for each song. “It's funny because each person gravitated towards material they were most excited by,” says Richards. “They all had different approaches. Bill basically pushed us to give the strongest live performance we possibly could. Sylvia was all about creating and capturing a great vibe in Weed, a city in Northern California where she works in this old theater that has been converted into a studio. Ryan, known for great punk recordings, used a lot of very modern techniques and pushed us to use our chops more. All of them brought out the best in us in their own particular way. Of course, we went through three mastering sessions because each producer had they’re own way of capturing things.”

They call their latest CD simply Dishwalla because the album represents a fresh start and their name has become such a badge of honor. “I guess we’ve earned our stripes just by being a band as long as we have,” says Richard. “You can’t ignore that because these days it’s not an easy thing to do.

“Most of the bands that came out around the same time as Dishwalla are now gone,” adds manager Rossi, a rock veteran whose tour of duties include years with Fleetwood Mac. “The only thing I can attribute their staying power to is the music and, like Fleetwood Mac, their ability to always put the music first.”

Dishwalla demonstrates the band’s range and growing skill. “Collide” is a powerful look at conflict; the grand and gorgeous “Ease The Moment” features the epic accompaniment of the 55-piece Golden State Pops Orchestra; “Coral Sky” is a romantic, wide open number Richards wrote about meeting his wife; “Creeps In The Stone” suggests Richards’ love of Queen and calls upon his many years of opera training; “Above The Wreckage” finds the singer trying to make some sense of a tragic loss of a good friend who died on the way home from her engagement party. “She was a beautiful, pure soul and it devastated me. She was one of those people this world really needed.”

Thematically, there is a real balance of darkness and light here, though much blood is spilled along the way: “Winter Sun,” is about the first time Richards saw his young son fall and bleed. “Bleeding Out” was inspired by Dishwalla’s recent experiences playing for the American military in three separate tours all around the world. “That one was specifically written after talking to a Marine who'd been shot in Iraq,” Richards recalls. “We were in a field hospital in Rota, Spain, listening to this eighteen year old talk about his experiences and hearing his concern for his buddies. It was a very heavy conversation.”

In the end, Dishwalla --featuring cover art by acclaimed contemporary artist Michael Goddard, a good friend of the band's, – is a heartfelt, vivid record of the group’s experiences and a musical rededication to the very idea of being a band. And being a band, Dishwalla looks forward to bringing this music alive again onstage soon. “Being in a band is like a relationship, and the live thing is the sex,” Richard says with a grin. “And for us, the sex has always been good. Being a live band has always been something we had that couldn’t be muddled by labels or other people outside the band. The feedback comes directly from the fans, and that exchange never gets messed up. Fortunately, we have a core of fans who have always been there for us. They’ve kept the shows feeling like an event, even when we weren’t on the radio every thirty seconds. They’re the primary reason we’ve made it this far.”

Dishwalla proves that Dishwalla has even further to go.

Well, there are other songs that u suppose to hear too which is "Angels or Devils" and "Somewhere in the Middle". You can find out more about Dishwalla at their official site.




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The Freakin' Crap Returns

Muara Ikan Bakar @ Port Klang
Pics Courtesy by Pijat

Hurrmmm~~....wassup folks. Long time No see...hahahahahaha....its been too long since i've updated this blog....gosh where have i been all this time.

There's a lot of thing i've accomplished since my last update at this blog. Some of my frens even said that im already dead coz i haven't update this blog.....well guys, i'm a VERY busy man lately.....Okay about what i've accomplished:-

Work
Well first of all i've completed the second release of the Physics Form 4 Courseware (hooray for me!!!!). For this release i had face a lots of new challenges. I am no longer a Multimedia Designer here but im a Multimedia Programmer and Designer....heheheheheheheh...my contract ended with TSS on April and they renew it and increase my salary (thank god).Hurmmm.....currently i am doing the third release which is the final release and....the highlight is........jeng jeng jeng....i'm resigning my post at TSS and going to join a new company.....hahahahahahahah. My new company is Pacific Internet which is an ISP company at Singapore(well i'm still based at Kelana Jaya not Singapore). The offer there is much much much better than TSS and i got 8 hours of free time a day in my life(well at TSS i had to work 24/7). Well i got 2 more weeks before i started workin' at the new place. My title there would be Technical Care Executive. Im really lookin forward to it.

Personal Life
Hurmmm...what did i accomplished in my life for this pass few months?Well i bought a car, i am no longer staying with my parents...hehehehehe...long story bout that, don't think that i would write it here......I bought a car from my uncle, A blue saga. Well, Proton really need to check their QC thoroughly, i've been facing a lots of problem wif that car. Last month the car suddenly explode(luckily only the sound is like it explode) and my battery 'kong' and my distributor burned. Damn it. I had to spend 300 bucks to repair it. Hope it won't happen again.

Future Hope
Well for my future, i am hoping that i can stabilize my life as it is a bit shaky right now. I'm looking forward to further my studies at OUM, but still pending coz of the financial issue. Although Proton sucks but still i love that car and i will take a good care of it. Guess thats all for now....
Chalee~~

p/s: The relevant of the picture above is that Mr Sam treat me, Ali, Hazril, and Ilham a very tasty dinner there and thanks a lot to him. For all u other folks, if u hoping to get a seafood u should go there.



The crap rise again~~

The Crap Is Still Alive n' Kickin'

Me n my Officemate @ A'ala Farewell Party

Phewww....Its been a while since my last post in this blog....hehehehe...maybe some of u might wonderin' where i've been this past few months. Well actually i'm freakin' busy with my new job. The CDC project i've been doin really took lots of me n my team effort. Luckily for us we all have the commitment to finish the project although we didn't get any holidays for the past 3 month. Yes, its quite challenging but we survive although some of us were KIA(Killed In Action).

Now we have completed the project, i got some extra time to update my blog and also at this moment i'm developing Echoes Design Services new website. So watch out for the new version.

A lots of things happened in these past few months. I've just recieved my Diploma on the 19th December 2005. Yes, i've finally graduate.hehehehehehe....TSS had doubled my salary on December. I've got my loan refund on December which i spend on buying new HP(although it is a second hand), new ICE(In Car Entertainment), Give some of it to my mom, some new origional perfume(Tommy Hillfiger...wow) and of course belanja some of my frens and settled my debts.For the ICE part i've installed a brand new CD(mp3) with USB Player at my car, new Sony Explode speaker(Origional maa~~), New aerial which at the center of the car(Like Mira version). Hehehehehehe...and the speaker are awesome. Well lots of good things happened in December.

As for January, i've been really busy with my CDC project. Nothin much happened. Just moving on with my usual life except that now i'm interested in modify my kancil. Hehehehehe...I'm hoping to change the front bumper to Mira L5 bumper which i got a great deal from one of my fren next month. I also want to save some money to convert the engine to L2s.

I've also applied for the UPU to further my studies. My first choice was UNIMAS since i know that i've got a 80% chance of going there. Just wait n see...aight.

Here is my fotopages link, Kindergarten's Point of View.
Nothin much there, just some pics during my convocation. Well i guess that's all for now, chalee~~





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