Rain or Shine... the show must go on!

Some update on what happened in the remaining stages of the Le Tour de Langkawi concert (for the Farahnatics who couldn't come...) before I talk bout Sunday!

Update on the Segamat Leg


On Friday Farah performed 2 songs at Segamat, Johore. They were 'Kembali Lagi Di Sisimu', and 'If I Ain't Got You. Farah was really-really happy, because although the Tampin leg was really good, the Segamat leg was like double that! She was also excited and honoured as many of the other artistes that were performing went and salam her as well as congratulate her in the tent after her performance. Hazami is practically a fan now. lol! Farah was kinda overwhelmed and can't believe all this is happening. Well, it's good that she's feeling all happy, as it's good motivation and I'm very sure that the more supportive the fans are, the better the person will perform. (So Johore folks, give yourselves a pat on the back. Everyone, give them a round of applause! WooHoo!!! These people rock!)

Update on the Malacca Leg


On Saturday Farah performed 2 songs at Malacca. They were 'Don't Speak', and 'Mimpi'. Farah was excited, even though the support wasn't as great as the other two legs... she's really grateful all the same. (Those Malacca folks who supported, thanks a lot!) I managed to catch her there... when I listened to her version of Mimpi... it was awesome... made me smile by myself, just so happy 4 her. too bad I didn't take any pics or recordings. Many apologies... She looked sweet as ever, altho tired, due to the intense heat... but it's good that the Dataran leg is a bit later than this... Passed her the lil stuff she asked me to collect from her home if I was coming. She was all drenched with sweat, but looked so pretty... gosh... She salam my mum, and made the security guard malu, as he wanted to accuse us of hgoing to serbu the tent. Apala... lol. Went with my mum and had authentic Peranakan food. Yummy!!!! Oops... should have taken some pics.

Kuala Lumpur - The Grand Finale



The Kuala Lumpur Criterium is one of the most awaited legs of the Le Tour de Langkawi. It's also the one which goes around KL City Centre... 18 laps around the city, it was fast, and accidents do happen... It also marks the end of a week-long event, travelling hundreds of kilometres... (not to mention the closest thing to a Nationwide tour by Farah... hee hee)

Rain, rain, rain...The grand finale... it was quite clear at 1st... fetched Ulee, LeOn and Estravada on the way... my mum came along too. I brought my huge banner from my Genting trip last time. We sat on the nice dry grass, waiting for the event to start. The weather was fine, and I sure wish it stayed that way. It was 3pm, we went there early as the roads are closed from 3 onwards. The Kuala Lumpur Criterium went on... whoa they were really fast! Took a few pics, the digital ones couldn't come out clear, as they were too fast. But I hope the SLR ones come out clear... Then it started to pour. And pour it did... It was so heavy! Luckily we moved into a tent earlier due to instinct. Met Safarina and her bro there... Waited patiently till 5pm, the time the show was supposed to start.







The rain didn't calm down... Farah said the performance will go on as scheduled and not be postponed. I told her, "watch us!". So talked to the rest, we decided we should join in only after Nita finishes performing. Well, due to a number of reasons... hee hee... 1stly because of her bad remarks on Farah... and well, we never liked her anyway... lol! But then the crowds started to form in front of the stage, so we decided to go anyway, in the pouring rain... with the banner! We waved Farah's banner while Nita was singing... lol... (felt a bit guilty, I'm sure she's like so geram!) And it was rather odd that she sang Farah's songs... well, she didn't mind anyway...



When Farah came out, the fans were hysterical! The screams and cheers were WAY louder than anything I saw that day... we sure made our presence felt... With our banner, which my mum held, while I recorded... Estravada was so nice to cover my mum in an umbrella. I was pretty drenched in rain. It was cold, but what the heck, I didn't wanna dampen Farah's spirit... She sang so wonderfully... "Kembali Lagi Di Sisimu", "If I Ain't Got You" and "Mimpi"... Woo Hoo! She changed the arrangements in "Kembali", she said for fun, because it'd be boring if it was the same all the time. And boy was it nice! Her version of "Mimpi" was superb... Well, each person has their opinions, but here's mine. It was the best version of Mimpi I've ever heard... She sings so much better than the Top 2 of Malaysian Idol 2. Her voice has lower pitch, and has a better range... so you bet it was melodious. It was sung onto the minus one of Nita's version, provided by our fren MXV. Sure, she needs some polishing, I hope she improves more before her album is finished. She sang like an angel (as usual!) and our cheering and support sure attracted attention. The recording camera faced us, and there were a lot of glances to the back as we screamed. A number of people snapped pics of us too... hee hee...








Anyways, most of us were drenched... Jihan came and joined us. She looked so pretty and sweet under her umbrella. She said we're so semangat, even under the rain... hee hee... I asked her to join the Akademi Fantasia auditions, and she will eclipse Mawi if she won... hahaha... after the performance and screams, I just noticed that I should have passed the photos for Farah to Jihan. So I ran after her to the backstage. And I met Farah and her mummy too there. Said hi to them, and passed the pics... They were so touched at our antics that they asked us to come over for some hot tea. But I told Farah it's ok, since we were all drenched. Sad, but had to tell her maybe another day...

The precious banner that me and Val made in September was sort of ruined... (I'll post a pic later...) I haven't told Val, but I really hope she won't be upset. I'm planning to repair it, as the main damage was to the glossy photo board, which wasn't waterproof. Farah's photo looked like it melted and she went through a snow house. Well, it's repairable, the good thing was we made an impact and gave motivation to her. Hee hee... I'm also planning to make another new one soon... hopefully in time for another show. This time it should be more waterproof and also lighter...

I guess that's all to tell for now... will post more pics when I get them as well as the video of the hysterical Farahnatics who took Dataran Merdeka by storm!

PEACE and God Bless,

Aris Tee

Touring with the Tour...

Update on the Tampin Leg
On Wednesday Farah performed 3 songs at Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. They were 'Kembali Lagi Di Sisimu', 'Mimpi' and 'Don't Speak'. The weather was "panas gila" but she felt really really happy because the crowd was super supportive and bewildered when she performed (Negeri Sembilan folks, give yourselves a pat on the back. Everyone, give them a round of applause! WooHoo!!! We need people like you guys here in KL!) She said 'best gila2 and puas hati sangat2'. Isn't that sweet? Thanks to all of those who came to support her, please do try to join in on Sunday at Dataran for the grand finale as we're trying to make it as grand as can be.

She's very grateful to each and every one of you for the support.

Le Tour de Langkawi - Segambut Leg
Today Farah's performing at Segambut, Johore... Anyone and everyone who can make it please do so... make it fun, make it cheerful, do it for Farah! Go go GO! Johore folks, here's your chance! Go for it! Show her that you care and support her~ Bring in your friends, bring in your family, bring in everyone! Rock the place, people! Expected race finish is around 16.24hrs or 4.24pm. Events should start around 3pm. Be early and show your sporting side...



Btw, Farah made it onto the Le Tour de Langkawi website for the Tampin Leg... albeit a seriously tiny pic:
http://tdl.com.my/race/pix/stage06/20.asp

Let's Rock Dataran Merdeka this Sunday!
For the Dataran Leg on Sunday, we're hoping that as many Farahnatics as possible can make it and support to the max. I've been passing the Dataran each day when going to and back from work, and I can see the finish line all readily assembled and a concert stage all nicely built. This is going to be big, and there will be lotsa coverage. I just thought that it'll be really good for Farah's image if we can show that she has a really strong and supportive fan base. I'm not too sure on the expected time of finish, but I think we should be safe if we hang around from 12noon onwards, because you can expect the roads to be closed and all... so it's better to be early than sorry. Bring all the support you can, friends, family, banners, pom-poms anything... Farah's not going to be the only performer there, so let's show that she has the best supporters!

Farahnatics, are you in, our are you out? Go go GO!

Sorry bout this entry being only bout the tour... kinda busy with work, and I have this 2006 Poll to make for Microsoft to approve. Will post details here when it's done so you all can vote. I'm promoting all this just to help Farah. She's gonna be real tired with all this touring, and having a wonderful crowd to be there should bring a much-deserved smile on her face.

PEACE and God Bless,
Aris Tee

Yay... Fun with Dick and Jane!

See Dick Run...
Caught 'Fun with Dick and Jane' today... it was quite fab. As expected, ticket redemption finished fast, I have a feeling slightly more than 15-20 mins. There was a long queue to the cineplex, and it shows that Malaysian today readers are getting smarter and now know that if they come in early they get to book the nicer spots. lol... Watched with Val, her bro & sister-in-law, Farah, Yaya, Calvin and his fren... It was a really hillarious movie, and I believe this will add some credibility to Jim Carrey's acting skills. Because he did really well, and there is this wonderful chemistry with Tea Leoni, who looked wonderful herself. There were so many laughs, and I just couldn't stop laughing at some scenes... watch out for the 'gags at the fat dude' and the 'lebam-lebam' scenes... lol! Yaya was pretty funny... she's so serious watching the movie. Even Farah who was laughing out loud said she rasa segan pulak when she look at her being serious. But we had serious fun, and after the movie I was surprised that Liang joined us too. Lol... Farah pulak wanted to go to karaoke at The Curve, but it was with her group of friends, so I didn't wanna sibuk. hee hee... (this gurl ar, it's 11-plus, go karaoke? finish what time lei? lol...) so went to the car park, said bye-bye and headed home...



Le Tour de Langkawi - Tampin Leg
Okay, today Farah's gonna perform at the Tampin leg of the Le Tour de Langkawi... so those who are in Negeri Sembilan are encouraged to support her and be there where she's performing. It's also a good chance for those there who haven't gotten the chance to meet her yet. So what are you waiting for people? Go go GO! Show her you care! :D



Okie, how's that for a short blog? :D
PEACE and God Bless,

Aris Tee

Promotions and Nostalgia...

Just doing my usual blogging before work starts... hehehehe...

Ting Ling's in the Top 12!
OmG, this should have been posted ages before, but anyways... I can't believe Ting Ling is in Project Superstar! The silly girl never told me at all... haha. Anyways, she looks exactly the same cute girl as we all know her, it's just dat now she's competing against a host of assorted talented people. Well, have to support her as a friend la... I confirmed with Annie dat it's really her (cos she didn't answer my sms). So we're gonna help promote her. So guys, if you're voting, help vote for her yeah? Thank you, muchos gracias, arigatou! Very proud of her...


(ps: sorry for stealing ur pic, Ting Ling... promotion mah... lol)

Nostalgia...
Been watching many episodes from Transformers : Masterforce, and loving it! It brings back a lot of memories, as I used to watch every episode during the weekends... Masterforce is regarded by many as the best Transformers series, and it has a different storyline from the original Generation 1, Headmasters and Zone. In this series, humans combine with robots to form the Transformers. There are the original ones left behind on Earth (Pretenders), but they soon pave way to more powerful ones that use humans. There are Junior Headmasters, which use bodies (vehicles) given to them by Hawk, the leader of the Pretender Autobots. Then later come the more powerful Powermasters, that utilise the power of Heaven, Earth and Soul. Then combined to a human mind, this makes them super-beings! They transform to robot form with their golden bracelets. Then they actually form the engine, or main part of the robot, as they combine to the vehicles. Of course, the evil Decepticons have their own batch too... lol. And I do notice that they use the phrase "you animal!" a lot! How rude.. hahaha... Okla, maybe I should do a review later before confusing everyone with my tales... here are some captures I found. Later I'll post my own...


Bomb Burst, one of the Pretender Villains. I like this fella... hahaha...

Hawk (aka Metalhawk) with a golden bracelet

Hawk with the Junior Headmasters...

Junior Headmasters - Hosehead, Siren and Nightbeat (Godbomber at the back)...

Siren and Hosehead goofing around...

Chief Giga of the evil Decepticon Powermasters...

Powermaster Optimus Prime combining with his trailer...

Godbomber...

Optimus Prime combined with Godbomber...

Spotlight on... Sharon Yeoh
Just thought I'd introduce and shed some spotlight on this cute local model. Yeah, most of the time the spotlight is on Amber Chia, but Sharon here is a star in her own right. First noticed her when she appeared in Hyper Tune a few years back. And she sure has made a lot of appearances in shows, launches, promotions, ads and even the Japan/Super GT. She's really natural when it comes to what she does best... modelling! There's even a billboard advertising a housing area near my house with her on it! Hahaha... Sure hope to see more of her around, cos she sure spices things up...



Okla, nothin much to post for now... gonna catch Fun with Dick and Jane tonight, yay!
PEACE and God Bless,

Aris Tee

Holiday or no Holiday?

Chinese New Year Celebrations
Went back to Johor for our usual CNY family reunion... it was a good one, marred by certain factors, and me getting sick on the eve. Okla, let's not remember the bad, only the good. Food was lovely as usual, especially when it's gramma's... some of the aunties cooked too. Such lovely food. Chit-chat alot as usual as well as the usual TV programmes from Singapore that we'd watch. Sigh, have to admit that our country is still nowhere close to their TV in terms of quality, variety and programmes. Well, 8TV is kinda close... hehe... Watched "The Medallion" and "Cannonball Run 2". So nice to see Frank Sinatra again... hee hee... Played a lot of Worms:Forts on the phone... and seriously a lot. I managed to top up to Level 14 so far... and I finished King Kong on the mobile too. Visited temples to pay respects to our relatives, and we also had some nice ice-kacang moments... Overall it was really nice... Had to go back early because... sigh... I had to work on Wednesday. Yup, work on Wed and Thurs, public holidays! While the rest of the family is off. How sad... But dun wanna think bout that, cos CNY is always joyous! :D

Work work work... outing... sushi?
Sigh... working on a holiday sucks... and when you are working under-staffed, it's even worse! Sigh... Lin's still off in Melbourne, while Calvin is on holiday for CNY... the workload was horrendous, but we managed to pull it off. I decided to ask Val out on Thursday... get ourselves a well-deserved outing. Went to Times Square... Val wanted to look at some stuff at the center section of the building. So we went there and did some window shopping. Hee hee... Got a couple of muvees, some odd comedies. Then we encountered this really cool trick wallet, which can strap your cash in by itself. It was seriously cool... Val bought one, while I bought another for a friend. Later I thought about it and regretted not getting one myself... Val got herself a cap too. I thought she looked really cute with the hat, but she didn't think so. Ha..ha... Wanted to catch a free movie at GSC, but found out that Times Square had no International Screen. So we were thinking of something else to do. Eventually we decided to go to Sungei Wang Plaza for some shopping and dinner... Bought a couple of DVDs there, a game and (surprise!) Transformers Masterforce! OmG... so nostalgic. It was my favourite TV show when I was small, and I caught almost every episode! Anyway, did a lot of window shopping. Disappointed that Sun Comic didn't have the Gokusen series with other subtitles besides Chinese... And further fed up with this fella at the magazine shop that tried to tell me that Max Power costs RM40. I mean COME ON!!! I saw it at KLCC for RM20+. And Rev also costs RM40. Bummer... Anyways, I wasn't disappointed at all... in fact I had a lotta fun with Val that day. Shared an expensive gelato ice cream with her... mint I think. Was really good. Finally went to Sushi Station for dinner. Wowee... it was so yummy! Ordered the all-you-can-eat buffet. For RM20+, you can order one main dish (a special mahal-er dish you can order only once) and the rest, which consist of sushi, ramen, teppanyaki, tempura and assorted teriyaki stuff, are unlimited! Woohoo... we ate a lot. And Val can seriously eat! It's so much fun eating buffet with her... After I thought we're done, she added another one. Ha..ha.. In the end, we struggled with the last dish. After that they gave us such delicious ice cream! Wowee... Oh, did I mention their sushi are served on a train? It eliminates the need of a conveyer belt, maybe as a cost-cutting measure. Just thought it was kinda cool... although my camera phone can hardly snap any photos that are moving Same goes to the food... came out kinda dark, even wif flash... Anyways, had a really good time that day, even watched some glow-in-the-dark bowling after that. Thanks Val!







BBQ @ Priest's Place
While we were in Sungei Wang I received the message from Myn, who's talking on behalf of Priest. He invited me to his BBQ on Friday. Hehe... needless to say I went. I had to finish the horrendous workload 1st, which was terrible... then rushed to USJ (I was already late!), picked up Arjuna and Shafnida at Ampang Park as well. Felt bad to make them wait for me to finish work, although luckily it wasn't too long. Arrived there bout an hour (or more) after it started. A lotta people were there... Teng, Evon, Farah, Yaya, Myn, LeOn, Sook, Mandy, Yokatta, Frankie... we were one big happy bunch. Ate a wing which was served on the table. It was slightly tak cukup masak. lol... but the food was really nice. The mee, the chicken wings, the various sausages and balls... Oh ya, Myn and Mandy cooked some good ones... so sweet of them to pass the food to me. Hahaha... my 2 lil adiks... Oh ya, there was a lot of minum too... Chit chatted with Yaya and Yokatta... and Priest of course. Btw, Farah looks simply lovely in pink... Time just flew by so fast. And soon we had to make a move, because I had to make sure Arjuna and sis can make it onto the LRT on time before the service is halted. So thanked Priest and family, said bye to the others and made a move... Thanks Priest, for the wonderful BBQ. I love BBQs... maybe I should do one... talking with Val as I type... maybe do one in the office? Or with friends? Hee hee...








- err, ok... I know we both look kinda weird in this pic. hahaha... but we had a lotta fun!



Jac wins Juara Lagu 2006!
Oh, just yesterday Jac won the title of Juara Lagu in the Anugerah Juara Lagu ke-20 2006. She also won the Best Ballad category. Gemilang is Song of the Year! Congratulations Jac! I tell you, Farah was so overjoyed as well... we were sama-sama excited... lol! (can't wait to see if she herself can make it far next year!) Btw Myn and Jihan were there... such lucky fellows... hehe... Btw, the win was good, because we badly need to prove the credibility of Malaysian Idol (despite Farah not winning the second season...sigh). And this clearly shows that it's better than Akademi Fantasia. Yay!



Okla, that's all for this time,
PEACE and God Bless,

Aris Tee