Wedding of the Year: Datin Siti Nurhaliza & Datuk Khalid Mohamad Jiwa @ Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (28/08/2006)

the view from our table

SO. JFK invited me to go as his date for the so-called wedding of the year, and although I am prolly not her biggest fan I thought..what the hey. With less than a week's notice, I scrambled to put my look together, borrowing pieces here and there (thanks Eliza, your outfit rocked!), got my hair done in Shah Alam, and awesome blossom make-up by Zefane Fara Zakaria (anyone need a make-up artist, just ask me for her details :P)

I drove to KL Convention Centre on my own and met JFK there, who decided he was going to kick-start his John Travolta celebrity-pilot "status" that night by coming in his RM2k Italian pilot suit. um um..yeah. Malay wedding = pilot suit. ntah apa2 entah.

We were uber punctual and thank god for that too, for as soon as we arrived we all (I'm talking VIPs, celebs, commonfolk, what-have-yous) had to queue up to register for door gifts and seat numbers before entering. Trust me, with 3000 guests..this is not a possible feat or rather intelligent planning to start with.

Being a 'celebs' date at a big function like this was uber weird because the media kept wanting to interview JFK or have his picture taken and I felt like a frikkin accesory. YER. never again man..NEVER.

So anyway, we queued up to get the door gift thing coz we thought we HAD to (like half an hour??) and when we finally got into the hall (which was beautifully decorated to look like a garden) we thought our seats were rrrigghttt at the back but when we asked the usherer, apparently we could sit anywhere because they would have to start later then planned if everyone had to go through registration..pandai pun!

my date for the night

We sat four tables away from the left of the pelamin (and also the door where Siti would come out from) with some other not-so-fun people ;) The table beside us saw Joe Flizzow (yo yo.) and this other actor I forget his name..Ahmad Idham? lade-frikkin-da.

another view from our table

After being seated and slowly but surely seeing the hall fill up, I was utterly amused to see that the celebs who decided that they would come fashionably late, trying to cover their embarassment to find that this was a first come first serve seating basis as they scuttled to find seats at the very back. hilarious. I dunno who to feel sorry for, the celebs or the very poorly organised seating arrangement.

The wedding dinner started with Datin Siti looking very regal, awesome make-up ya'll..and I loved the fact that her hair she put in a loose-permed low bun. Classic!

Siti and K enter

Anyway, I'm not gonna talk about the entertainment/itinerary aspect of it - I'm sure you've read more than enough reports in the papers and what not. I am happy that I got to see Kris Dayanti and Hetty Koes Endang perform though...score! Ziana looked like a cake..yummy.

NOT Hetty or Kris..it is Ziana.

um..um..YEAH.

Tun with..some gila glam woman who was all "ohhh these are my childrennn" while Tun just nodded and darted his eyes to the entrance. Classic!

With the purdy bride and the duh-like groom. pft.

a Kelly Ng moment.

In conclusion, the dinner was alright, not great but not bad either. The performances were good, that I have to give credit. The food was mediocre, Siti's first outfit I loved, the second one..not quite to my liking but hey..it prolly cost more than anything I'll ever wear in my lifetime right, so who am I to say ;) With that, I wish her all the best of luck and for her sake I really hope this is the real thing..bonne nuit et bonne chance!

..And back home!

Cam-whore alerttt..Sleeping Dictionary ya'll hahahaha...ohh i so need a new hobby.

red corsets are the way to go eh Zef?

Where's my tiara? looking pretty and regal like Siti with red eyeshadow- Zef you rock lah woman, i look like sotong and loving it!

Kevin Shah's Birthday @ Zeta Bar, KL Hilton (18/08/2006)

gotta thank Dada and Kevin's friend Dan for the pictures..I love 'em ya'll!

picture courtesy of minion Dan ;)

with birthday boi Kevvo!

my babes Dadakins and Zevarekai

the only two who are completely sober - Zef and I. those other jenglots ain't got a clue!

all hail King Jenglot aka Minion Dan!

there he is again!

um..got enough Dan?

the dvd seller's little woman celebrates the death of JD Fortune over a glass of coke. bom.

..and the Encore!

killin' the morning away at Zeffo's place. The poser in me was dying to come out, its been awhile!! :)

represent.

click here if you wanna know what we're talkin about. yeah..cheap thrill.

One for the road..

"Die JD Fortune, die.." she said.

yeah, Zef, Dan and I were unfortunate enough to have seen JD Fortune (INXS performed earlier at Stadium Negara and the after party was at Zeta) coming out of Zeta and heading to the lifts near Zeta. he must have been high on something because he was acting like a total ass infront of us - refusing to acknowledge the fact that we were right in front of him (there was really no one else around..just us), Zef asked nicely if we could take a photo with him coz you know he's a ROCKSTAR. please lah. he was doing everything he could to avoid looking at us, by looking at the floor..looking at his right-hand man. wtf. just nod and smile would've done the trick you know fool.we're not exactly hard-up groupies. so the bodyguard noticing his stupid behaviour apologised on behalf and said, "Sorry ladies, but he just performed a huge concert so he's really tired."

and we we're almost okay with this explanation. but then guess what? instead of going back to his room, Mr JD Fortune heads back into the club to booze and club some more! OHH tired is it?! poor soul. the stress of being a fucking celebrity eh? go to hell lah JD bastard. not even an original INXS member for a year and dah nak melebih-lebih. eat shit you jenglot.

Zef was hilarious though, coz we couldn't be arsed to go back in Zeta so we were chillin outside joking around like the clowns that we are. and Zef mockingly shouted out at JD and said, "Yeahh and I voted for you..yeah!" when the bodyguard heard this he came back to us and he said, "I'm really sorry ladies, but you gotta understand." and Zef was like, "Yeah no its cool, if I were a celebrity I would've done the same." HAHA. in your face. oh well JD Fortune, lap it up while you still can..keep up the attitude man..ROCKS ON!!

*insert jenglot jive here*

Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical - Season Two

"Setapak melangkah, Dua langkah ingatan kanda kepada dinda.."

No doubt the best Malay quote ever! Caught the celebrated PGL Musical yesterday at Istana Budaya with Dada's family and Naz. Gonna put in my two cents worth here cause I'm feeling all the good tingles I get everytime I watch a good musical.

I'm gonna try and keep this as short and simple as possible. First off, PGLM had all the makings of a rockin Disney movie. Love being the central theme and good music - only the Hollywood studios might've changed the ending to a happier one ;) but I guess that's why I loved it so..sad endings always move me and to feel is a wonderful thing.

The sets and stage production was world class, its amazing to see how they could use the same props throughout in very different and creative ways. My favourite scene was when Mbok died (the usage of the red light to depict blood spillage was effin awesome) and when the white cloth dropped down from the ceiling (I bloody thought that the set was falling apart) only to realise that it was actually depicting the ocean for Gusti Putri to sail off. Good stuff.

In someways, some of the scenes reminded me of Pocahontas (especially the bit at the waterfall). The music was amazing, it's a pity the soundtracks were sold out by the time the show was finished - I want the CD so baaaadd!! Tiara was great - I think people should really cut the crap about how she got her husband to financially invest in the show and all that just so she could play the lead. Kudos to her for believing in it. Stephen Rahman-Hughes..can come serenade me ANY day man. Man. His voice was amazing, eventhough when it came to reciting his lines he was abit stiff lah but twas just a minor setback.

All the cast members put up a good job. I saw Ruzana ('Aainaa's cousin) playing a part in it and I have to admit I was envious!! But in a good way of course ;) Sigh..I miss performing..God knows if I'll ever perform again :(

After the show, Naz and I stayed back for the autograph session and I felt like the Queen when we were allowed through (coz we had bought the program book earlier) and yeah got most of the main cast to sign it. Spoke quite abit to Tiara and AC Mizal - nice people! Stephen Rahman-Hughes was hot but ala he just smiled at me..bastich, hot bastich nonetheless. Snapped a picture of him on my Nokia.

SO I'm so impressed and proud to say that Puteri Gunung Ledang is a World Class Malaysian product and I can't wait to see it being performed at the West End. Well done people!

Disclaimer: This post is to be read with a sense of humour, is not meant to be racist or to spark hatred amongst the very multicultural and muhibbah citizens of Malaysia.

Merdeka Special: Go ahead, be Jenglot
What one night at the infamous Hantu dan Jin exhibition at the Sultan Alam Shah Museum in Shah Alam a month back managed to spawn into a full blown cult when two very spaztico (AND sober) girls (with the occasional Caucasian lo-seh) got together .




The Theme: Sexy Back (Don't Be No Jenglot aka Go Ahead, Be Jenglot)
The Move: The Jenglot Jive (please ask for demo)
The Shot: Jenglotjism (A gross concotion of Pineapple, Vodka and Whipped Cream??)
The Best Seller: 1001 Jenglot Jokes

History
The Jenglot (pictured above), according to the exhibition is for the lack of a better description, the Eastern version of the Incubus/Succubus. But instead of being sexual in nature, the Jenglot apparently disturbs people in their dreams.

Jenglot in the 21st Century
In this day and age, the term Jenglot has an all together different connotation. According to the founders of the new age Jenglot - Audra K. Roslani and Zefane Fara Zakaria, the word Jenglot is flexible in nature.

Referring primarily to the stereotypical definition of what some Malaysians also refer to as the Chinese 'jeng' or 'cina bukit' - the first thought that comes to mind in describing a jenglot or in this case, Lord Jenglot would be: pasty yellow man, with yellow (not blonde) hair, spiked up naturally, with more than one piercing on the ear(s), with outfit choice either being sleeveless singlet matched with calf-lenth shorts for day wear and tight black shirt unbuttoned til below chest-area, with gold chain in full glory. Lord Jenglots usually have long fingernails, if not on all fingers, just the baby finger to make certain conquests (ie. the search for gold aka looking for the bat in the cave) easier to achieve. Latest handphone is a must for looking suave, and is usually accompanied by the female version of the Jenglot - typically skinny, with either very long, rebonded hair or with funky Japo ceramically-permed hair. Fashion styles for the female Jenglot range drastically from showing as much skin as possible to a milder version (and not as well-put together) as the Japanese Harajuku girl.

A more common term used is Ahbeng and according to Wikipedia:

Ah Beng is a term commonly given to a group of young Chinese men in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia. These Chinese men, whose age ranging from their early teens to late 20s, usually centralise in the busier and more developed cities in the region. Ah bengs typically speak local slang, which is Hokkien or Cantonese mixed with English and Malay, such as Manglish or Singlish. They are often stereotypically portrayed to
be anti-intellectual, superficial and materialistic and shallow. These values often lead to a lack of culture or indulgence in criminal activity or being involved in brawling or affray out of disagreement with other people.

Ah Beng comes from the romanization of the Hokkien pronunciation of 阿明. 明 is a word commonly used in the names of Chineses in the region; it means bright.

The term Jenglot however, is very flexible in nature. It can be used to refer to a group of Jenglots (Plural - Hey look at those jenglots) or to a specific person (Singular - He is such a jenglot). Jenglot can also be shorten to just being 'jeng' in times of desperation, but is often frowned upon in larger communities.

It can also be used as a cuss word (Shut the jenglot up!)

As a greeting (How the jenglot are you?)

Dismay (Oh jenglot it.)

Trouble (Looks like I jenglotted it again!)

Aggression (You jenglot jenglot you!)

Confusion, Curiousity or Disbelief (What the jenglot..?)

Good job (Congratujenglotians)

Desperation (Jenglottyjenglottyjeng)

Incompetence (He jenglots everything up)

Intelligence (He's a jenglot genius)

Dismissal (Why don't you go outside and play karaoke-and-go-jenglot-yourself?)

Displeasure (What the jenglot is going on?)

Lost (Where the jenglot are we?)

Disbelief (Unjenglotable!)

Retaliation (Up your jenglot ass!)

Pain (Jenglot! That hurt!!)

Pleasure (oooooh...jenglottt!!)

Love (Do you jenglot on first dates? Lets go karaoke)

Starting a relationship (Lets jenglot now)

Hate (You jenglot!)

Condemnation (Jenglot that shit)

Apathy (Who gives a jenglot)

Confusion (What the jenglot just happened)

Resignation (Oh jenglot it)

Suspicion (Who the jenglot are you?)

Panic (Lets get the jeng out of here!)

Directions (Jeng off)

Sex (Lets jenglot)

Maternal (Motherjenglot)

Pissed off (Jeng the jenging jenglots!)

Enraged (I'm gonna jeng you up)

Minors (Jenglings)

Morons (Jengturds)

So that about sums it. The beauty of the jenglot is that it is constantly evolving as with every other language. Until this writer eventually grows out of her immaturity, rest assured that there will be many more to come. And remember, you heard it here first. Goodnight, and good luck!

Girly nite in @ Zefarooney's Place 040806

ooh i had so much fun laughing that nite, esp at Zef's placeee..omg the "what time is it" bunny impersonation had me in stitches I sweaar! Viv's Patrick the Starfish impersonation also..you girls are nutters! think we were in stitches from the time I got there about 7ish till we left for Cynna.Supposed to watch Frida but ended up watching Cirque du Soleil's Varekai in the end which was SO good.

Girly nite out @ Cynna 040806

glam, bling, boho, summer, retro.

AUDRAkay, zevarekai, VivoTivo.

3/4ths of the Ah Chan sisters!

L-R: Kaer, Zef, Shaun, Moi, Joe.

Crash course with Cash and Corrs!

Zell.