Fame

Fame is a 2009 American musical film which is a loose remake of the 1980 film of the same title. It was directed by Kevin Tancharoen and written by Allison Burnett. It was released on September 25, 2009 in both USA, Canada and the UK. I really really really wanna watch this film but I not really sure whether this film will released in Malaysia or not...

Why I'm so desperate to watch this film...? Basically, this film is about a group of actors, singers, dancers and artists over four years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, a diverse, creative powerhouse where students from all walks of life are given a chance to live out their dreams and achieve real and lasting fame...the kind that only from talent, dedication and hard work. This life is really same with the life in ASWARA which is a performing arts school as well. From the trailer, we can see them work hard for their show, same as ASWARians, we also really work hard for our Final Showcase. This film gonna to give me, all the ASWARians and all performing arts student a big impact... n' proud to say... THIS IS OUR FILM...

Bagan Lalang (Diary Edition)

During the Raya holiday, the gang of ASWARians having a trip to Bagan Lalang (a.k.a Sepang Gold Coast). This is really meaningful to all of us because this is our very first trip for ASWARians gang since we know each other in ASWARA... I'm so enjoy for this trip although we are just a few of us because some of our uni-mates going back to hometown for their dance performance... N' really nice to meet a new friend here (Nikki's friend), Kin Loong, the future pilot... Wish u can enter to the pilot school soon and hope u enjoy with us...

We sing, we eat, we drink, we play, we fly (kites) and we get crazy there... BUT, one funny stuff happen during this trip is... Gabby almost going to Port Dickson because Gabby, me, Kim and Aaron busy gossip~ing until take the wrong turning... Luckily, Kin Loong realize before we arrive to Port Dickson... ~huh~ if not, we gonna to picnic at Port Dickson and not Bagan Lalang...

I think all of us got sun~burnt after this trip... but I have a great memory with u guys... Thanks for giving me such a sweet memory to me in my life storybook.

Stay tunes for the Bagan Lalang (Album Edition)... with full of colour pictures

Remember for our next trip to PENANG end of this sem...

Raya @ ASWARA

Beraya at Malay wooden house? Ha! Ha! This is just the stage setting for ASWARA Raya Celebration. Join us for the Raya special theater performance that brought to you by Theater, Film and Dance Faculty...
ThE BoOM boOm BanG Raya 2009....

Cerita ini semata-mata rekaan saahaja dan tidak kena mengena dengan awak mahupun saya.

Lastly, Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslim especially all my friends in ASWARA. U guys really cool.... n' maaf zahir dan batin if any mistaken I did during the class, practical, production or whatever.
SELAMAT HARI RAYA and HAPPY HOLIDAY

Thunderstorm (雷雨)

Recently, in my basics of acting class, we got a chance to practice a great play from China during the 30th century, "雷雨-Thunderstorm". It is a play by the Chinese dramatist, 曹禺(Cao Yu). It is undoubtedly the most popular dramatic Chinese work of the period prior to the Japanese invasion of China in 1937.

I love this play so much because it is all about the complex relationship between the members of two households - one upper class and wealthy, the other low class and poor. Specifically, the plot of "雷雨-Thuderstorm" centers on one family's psychological and physical destruction as a result of incest, as perpetrated at the hands of its morally depraved and corrupt patriarch, Zhou Puyuan. Although, the script is in Malay Language but the it still remain the "ummp" of Chinese ancient culture.

I just found that this script was been filmed before in Hong Kong during 1957. Surprisingly, I found that the role that I plays in "雷雨-Thuderstorm", (周衝-Chou Chong) was act by Bruce Lee in the film version. Ha! Ha! Ha! ~(proud that got this role)~

Here I attached as well a scene from the film version of "雷雨-Thuderstorm"... Enjoy!

Gamelan Practical Final Exam

Today, Abang Rizal told us about Gamelan Final Exam... I'm going to die because he said we have to play 3 different types of instrument in Gamelan (Bonang, Saron Peking, Saron Baron, Saron Demung, Gendang, Kenung, Gabang & Gong) and playing 3 songs individually plus another ensemble test... ~huh~ I think I will be more buzy after Raya...

Starry Starry Night

This photo I just accidently take using my phone inside a car during the way to my cousin's baby full moon party... How was it...?

Light OFF!!!

After 5 weeks of learning Wayang Kulit music, today we started to switch off the light and started to practise with our highest respect Tok Dalang, Pak Nasir. This is a really different from what we practise few weeks ago with the light on. We no longer can read the music note in the dark, we have to listen to Tok Dalang sounds the 'kayu kesah' to cue us end up the music and have to concentrate to the puppet movement so that we can change to another music of wayang kulit. I just know that what Pak Nasir said is TRUE... "Wayang Kulit's Music Is The Hardest Music In World"

Fasting

Having lunch in ASWARA during Ramadhan

Today is the first day, all the Malay student in my university fasting due to Ramadhan month. And I found that Ramadhan month in ASWARA is cool... There are no other people (majority in ASWARA is Malays student) except for us in the cafe during lunch time... Anyway, I have to fasting as well during the class cause I also have to respect other Malay students as they are fasting the whole day. But, it is quite fun cause I have a long time didn't surround by Malay students after I enter UTAR 2 years ago that almost 100% is Chinese. 1 thing really good in ASWARA is you really in the atmosphere of SATU MALAYSIA here...

To all my Malay classmates... Selamat Berpuasa

Wayang Kulit

Wayang Kulit is really a very new stuff for me... I didn't see it before ... I didn't touch it before... But now, I have to learn everything about wayang kulit because wayang kulit is the compulsory subject in my university. I really have to work hard on this cause im still a newbie for this and have to do the best for the wayang kulit performance that is our final exam as well... so, last week... our Wayang Kulit's Master, Abang Kamarul have divided us on which classical instrument we play during the performance of wayang kulit... and guess what I got? I got CANANG. Do u guys have any idea about canang? Canang actually is an instrument with 2 metal plate that tie on a small rack and this instrument is very important for the music tempo... We have to master 8 tradition's song according to the wayang kulit's character for our final exam end of this sem... Hope I can do it!!!



...........This is what we called "Canang"

Our university's wayang kulit studio............

Musical Tun Abdul Razak

Date : 16 - 20 August 2009
Time : 8.30pm and 3pm(17 Aug & 18 Aug show only)
Venue : Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya
Ticket : RM30 & RM50

This coming August, my university ASWARA will present to u guys a Independent's Day musical, Tun Abdul Razak The Musical. This musical is a hard work from over 150 ASWARA's student from all faculties. So, grab a ticket now to watch this grand production ever of my university, ASWARA...