Wednesday, October 6, 2010
CWG Day 4
India has gotten to us! This is what we did during our free time at IBC...well not actually free time, but to release tension..
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
CWG - DAY 3
The day didn't start out right. Our call time was suppose to be at 8am but the driver came late. As we were waiting outside we saw a car drove in...all banged up! and we were saying to ourselves "please not let this car be our ride". Well, it wasn't at first, that car was for the reporters but because the cars' radiator was leaking, we couldn't let the reporters have that car coz they needed to go around town with it. So we took the kereta rosak instead.
To get to IBC, it takes about an hour from our hotel, The Courtyard by Marriot. As we were driving , we noticed the car stopped and we found out that our car had a flat tyre! And we are talking about serious flatness!!
What is that?? A nail?? A big ass nail?? That's what I thought at first but it was actually a bloody SCREW! how the hell do you get a mother of a screw stuck in your tyre??
To add to things, the driver doesn't even have a spare tyre! We had to wait for someone to bring it over. We finally got to IBC 2 hours later.
"Welcome to India" and it truly is "Incredible India".
Wonder what's in store for us tomorrow....
To get to IBC, it takes about an hour from our hotel, The Courtyard by Marriot. As we were driving , we noticed the car stopped and we found out that our car had a flat tyre! And we are talking about serious flatness!!
What is that?? A nail?? A big ass nail?? That's what I thought at first but it was actually a bloody SCREW! how the hell do you get a mother of a screw stuck in your tyre??
To add to things, the driver doesn't even have a spare tyre! We had to wait for someone to bring it over. We finally got to IBC 2 hours later."Welcome to India" and it truly is "Incredible India".
Wonder what's in store for us tomorrow....
Monday, October 4, 2010
CWG - DAY 2
Sorry but no picture today coz I was afraid to bring my camera in due to the most menyusahkan security check. Yesterday my food got thrown away so...anyway, here's what happened today :
1) went out to several locations to do links for squash, swimming, hockey,weigh-lifting and off course we had to go through securities. Today I decided to bring minimal things out of the car. Guess what happened??!! THEY TOOK MY LIPGLOSS! I wasn't allowed to bring it into the swimming stadium! They were probably afraid I would paint the pool pink!
2) Then it was off to the Squash court. Here it was pretty straight forward. Because the entrance to the stadium was far, we had a shuttle bus to take us in. As we stepped in, our "Squash queen" Nicole David was painted on their wall! Awethome! The Siri Fort Stadium was quite nice because it was built around the old fort so it actually had some historical sites around it.
3) Then it was off to the Jewarhar Lal Nehru Stadium where the opening ceremony was held. We were there for the lawn bowl event. Dahla nak masuk macam taik, the volunteers don't even know their way around. So like yesterday, we were sent to walk all around the stadium. In the end we had to search for our own way. There's no signage that makes sense. One minute they say we can exit here but when we reach the security check, they say we cannot exit. KEPALA HOTAK! So back to where we started and met one of the volunteers and told him the problem. He apologized and my cameraman Pulen said "Dont say sorry, do something about it!'". Tu dah lepas geram sikit.
4) Finally at the Hockey stadium which is around the same area - all we wanted was to take an establishing shot of the freaking building. We have a media pass/tag that allow us to go anywhere (apparently not!) but the police decided that we cannot take any shot of the building. Got one the people with the green t-shirt (who is above the volunteers) to help take us around. We told him (coz he understands English) that:- "you are making our life/work difficult. We are trying to promote your place to our country in Malaysia. its not our loss if we don't get this shot. Stop giving us problems and you better talk to your organizers to give briefing to all your freaking volunteers and police and securities so that everyone is on the same page." Itu dah panas habis dah. I told them off. Mana tak-nya after walking so far thanks to them, then they come and tell us another bullc**p! Siapa tak marah?!
There was also a point where we wanted to get out of the place and they didn't allow us to! Apa hal?!!
Haiyo, well that's a brief on what happened on the 2nd day of the CWG. Feel free to tell anyone about it :)
More to come!
Luv Luv
1) went out to several locations to do links for squash, swimming, hockey,weigh-lifting and off course we had to go through securities. Today I decided to bring minimal things out of the car. Guess what happened??!! THEY TOOK MY LIPGLOSS! I wasn't allowed to bring it into the swimming stadium! They were probably afraid I would paint the pool pink!
2) Then it was off to the Squash court. Here it was pretty straight forward. Because the entrance to the stadium was far, we had a shuttle bus to take us in. As we stepped in, our "Squash queen" Nicole David was painted on their wall! Awethome! The Siri Fort Stadium was quite nice because it was built around the old fort so it actually had some historical sites around it.
3) Then it was off to the Jewarhar Lal Nehru Stadium where the opening ceremony was held. We were there for the lawn bowl event. Dahla nak masuk macam taik, the volunteers don't even know their way around. So like yesterday, we were sent to walk all around the stadium. In the end we had to search for our own way. There's no signage that makes sense. One minute they say we can exit here but when we reach the security check, they say we cannot exit. KEPALA HOTAK! So back to where we started and met one of the volunteers and told him the problem. He apologized and my cameraman Pulen said "Dont say sorry, do something about it!'". Tu dah lepas geram sikit.
4) Finally at the Hockey stadium which is around the same area - all we wanted was to take an establishing shot of the freaking building. We have a media pass/tag that allow us to go anywhere (apparently not!) but the police decided that we cannot take any shot of the building. Got one the people with the green t-shirt (who is above the volunteers) to help take us around. We told him (coz he understands English) that:- "you are making our life/work difficult. We are trying to promote your place to our country in Malaysia. its not our loss if we don't get this shot. Stop giving us problems and you better talk to your organizers to give briefing to all your freaking volunteers and police and securities so that everyone is on the same page." Itu dah panas habis dah. I told them off. Mana tak-nya after walking so far thanks to them, then they come and tell us another bullc**p! Siapa tak marah?!
There was also a point where we wanted to get out of the place and they didn't allow us to! Apa hal?!!
Haiyo, well that's a brief on what happened on the 2nd day of the CWG. Feel free to tell anyone about it :)
More to come!
Luv Luv
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010
Hey! I'm actually here in India for the Commonwealth Games. I'm hosting the highlights for Astro Arena channel 801. U know how a lot of people were saying that u will get a culture shock when you come to India? Well, I actually didn't experience that, probably because of the "clean-up" that was done for this huge event!
The security at the IBC is ridiculously tight that it's actually becoming annoying! At the stadium was even worst! There were like 5 security checks and at one of them, I had to throw away all my snacks. I need them for my gastric but unfortunately it had to go to waste. I think it's also coz The Prince of Wales was there. Besides that, we had to walk reeeeeaaaaaaly far to get in coz cars were not allowed to go into the stadium area. I think the 3 of us (afiq and pulen) actually walked for like 3km!
Once we got in, we were asked to go here and there without proper directions. We were walking like idiots and we couldn't even find a spot for us to plonk our camera! Finally we just did guerilla style. We had to rush the footages from the opening ceremony to be transferred back to Malaysia. Man that was quite tiring.
So far day one experience has been interesting. OHH!!! I forgot, we nearly got pick-pocketed!! Choo (arena personnel) and I went out to buy food for the boys and as we were talking to a few boys for directions, and just as we were about to get in the car, Choo noticed her bag was unzipped! She thought all her stuff were gone ie passport, company money and etc! But thankfully as we were driving, she remembered she had put her purse in a different pocket of the bag! PHEW!! Panic giler siot! Imagine passport hilang??!!!
So that's a lil piece of India for us - "WELCOME TO INDIA!"
luv luv!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Stuck in the Airport??!!
So, if you didn't already know, I am currently hosting a program called RHB The Star Mighty Minds National Challenge 2010. The show takes me all over Malaysia in search for the mightiest minds (school) of each state to compete in the National challenge. The winner gets 6k!
Anyway, my previous trip was in Kuching. It was lovely, I love Sarawak. If only I had extra time to just go and visit the National Parks! It was an early (8am) flight to Kuching and Bai's (make-up artist) first time on a plane! So I decided to get the crew to play a prank on her! So what we did was, when she went to the toilet, we all decided to go the gate and leave her behind. Shimie (asst. director) was holding Bai's boarding pass and he was hiding in the toilet. She panicked coz no one was to be seen! But we could see her,then she started calling Shimie to find out where everyone had gone! She panicked and it was sooooo funny! hahahahaha
The event in The Spring, Kuching, went well. I spent quite a bit there! I don't even know why I shopped! But all I can say is that, Kuching was fun.
Our flight the next day was even earlier...6am! So everyone got up at 3am to get ready and bla bla bla. Obviously everyone did not get enough rest. So of course we were all looking forward to get back to KL to just sleep. When we got to the airport at 4.30am, MAS told us that our flight had been re-timed to 1030am!! WTF!! That's like 6 hours of doing nothing! We couldn't sleep coz there was no where to, we couldn't eat coz everything was closed! so we just sat there, and watched RTM. So semua like so penat and zombified!
Bai and Denny(producer) tried to sleep a bit on the chair, but as soon as they put their heads down, suddenly a rooster started to cockadoodle-doo!!! IN THE FREAKING AIRPORT! That time it was 5am. At first I thought it was someone's alarm but then again, how loud can a phone alarm be, right? After the second cockadoodle-doo then I realized it was an actual chicken. It wasn't even 1 rooster! There were 3 of them! I was thinking to myself, what's so special about chickens in Kuching that you cant buy them in the Peninsular??
So oklah, flight re-timed, then the chicken, then MAS gave us KFC coupon for breakfast and said it'll open at 7.30, and they lied! It only opened at 8am! And when we got to the counter, the people at KFC said that we were only getting chicken nuggets and coke..IN THE MORNING???!! You gotta be kidding me!! SQUIRREL! But we took 'em anyway sebab lapar giler!
So then it was time to go to the gate ...and guess what?? We decided to play another prank on Bai! hahahahaha. She had slept at Starbucks when we were doing our voice over there. Denny said to just leave her there and so we did! But Shimie and I decided to wait at the toy store which was just opposite Starbucks. Then Denny called her on the phone to ask her where she was and that we had board the plane! If only you were there to see the look on her face! CLASSIC! She panicked, and when she walked past the toy store, she actually looked at me in the eyes but didn't realize that it was me! She was still half asleep! ahahhahahahaha kesian dia...
Overall, it turned out to be a fun 6 hours wait at Kuching International Airport. I'm lucky to have a fun crew to work with. :D
Anyway, my previous trip was in Kuching. It was lovely, I love Sarawak. If only I had extra time to just go and visit the National Parks! It was an early (8am) flight to Kuching and Bai's (make-up artist) first time on a plane! So I decided to get the crew to play a prank on her! So what we did was, when she went to the toilet, we all decided to go the gate and leave her behind. Shimie (asst. director) was holding Bai's boarding pass and he was hiding in the toilet. She panicked coz no one was to be seen! But we could see her,then she started calling Shimie to find out where everyone had gone! She panicked and it was sooooo funny! hahahahaha
The event in The Spring, Kuching, went well. I spent quite a bit there! I don't even know why I shopped! But all I can say is that, Kuching was fun.
Our flight the next day was even earlier...6am! So everyone got up at 3am to get ready and bla bla bla. Obviously everyone did not get enough rest. So of course we were all looking forward to get back to KL to just sleep. When we got to the airport at 4.30am, MAS told us that our flight had been re-timed to 1030am!! WTF!! That's like 6 hours of doing nothing! We couldn't sleep coz there was no where to, we couldn't eat coz everything was closed! so we just sat there, and watched RTM. So semua like so penat and zombified!
Bai and Denny(producer) tried to sleep a bit on the chair, but as soon as they put their heads down, suddenly a rooster started to cockadoodle-doo!!! IN THE FREAKING AIRPORT! That time it was 5am. At first I thought it was someone's alarm but then again, how loud can a phone alarm be, right? After the second cockadoodle-doo then I realized it was an actual chicken. It wasn't even 1 rooster! There were 3 of them! I was thinking to myself, what's so special about chickens in Kuching that you cant buy them in the Peninsular??
So oklah, flight re-timed, then the chicken, then MAS gave us KFC coupon for breakfast and said it'll open at 7.30, and they lied! It only opened at 8am! And when we got to the counter, the people at KFC said that we were only getting chicken nuggets and coke..IN THE MORNING???!! You gotta be kidding me!! SQUIRREL! But we took 'em anyway sebab lapar giler!
So then it was time to go to the gate ...and guess what?? We decided to play another prank on Bai! hahahahaha. She had slept at Starbucks when we were doing our voice over there. Denny said to just leave her there and so we did! But Shimie and I decided to wait at the toy store which was just opposite Starbucks. Then Denny called her on the phone to ask her where she was and that we had board the plane! If only you were there to see the look on her face! CLASSIC! She panicked, and when she walked past the toy store, she actually looked at me in the eyes but didn't realize that it was me! She was still half asleep! ahahhahahahaha kesian dia...
Overall, it turned out to be a fun 6 hours wait at Kuching International Airport. I'm lucky to have a fun crew to work with. :D
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tied Up
Hey, I know I have been bad by not up-dating my blog. Its just that I have been so busy with work and other things! Right now, Im actually at NZ Curry House in Wangsa Maju waiting for the crew to come so that we can be on our way to Johor for the RHB The Star Mighty Minds Challenge shoot. So I thought, rather than waste my time sitting and drinking Milo O ice and look at cars go past, I might as well do this, right? Thank mickey this place has got internet connection!
I have so many things I wanna share, but i feel I need to be in the right state of mind to write it. Just a quick one, if you didn't already know, i was also busy with Princess Of Mount Ledang the Musical rehearsals and showcase. I played the lead role, Gusti Puteri! Something totally different from Tv Hosting, hehehe..
At least now, I can say I have tried musical theater and oh!! Stephen Rahman Hughs is HOT!!! He was Hang Tuah! heheh..oh dang, the crew is here. I got to go now! Chat soon k!
Luv Luv!
I have so many things I wanna share, but i feel I need to be in the right state of mind to write it. Just a quick one, if you didn't already know, i was also busy with Princess Of Mount Ledang the Musical rehearsals and showcase. I played the lead role, Gusti Puteri! Something totally different from Tv Hosting, hehehe..
At least now, I can say I have tried musical theater and oh!! Stephen Rahman Hughs is HOT!!! He was Hang Tuah! heheh..oh dang, the crew is here. I got to go now! Chat soon k!
Luv Luv!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
I just came back from Kuala Selangor coz today I decided to take drive and just enjoy the beautiful drive and scenery. Left KL about 4.35pm and the drive was smooth sailing till I reached the JPJ roadblock!! Mang it took forever!! But after that was done, it was all good.
I wanted to see the fireflies in Kampung Kuantan. I didn't know what time the ticket counter opens, so when i got there at 6.25pm, I had to wait for an hour and 1/2 for it to open. So instead of waiting I decided to take a drive to Tanjung Karang to see the green padi fields. Man, it was such a beautiful sight and I felt so free and light. I love looking at God's beautiful creations, u know just take maybe 15 minutes to just sit and let your mind go free from negative thoughts and relax...i love that.
Anyway, coming back to my original trip, I decided to have dinner first so I had satay and nasi daging merah. Sedap siot! weehehehhe!! I really took my time, coz as we are all aware, fireflies only appears at night so I ended up at the sanctuary at about 10-ish. The ticket was RM40 per boat with a maximum of 4 passengers. It was a peaceful trip on the sampan. We paddled through Sungai Selangor and the mangrove trees looked like Christmas trees.
I learned that the male fireflies "blinks" 3 times per sec whereas the female only "blinks" once every second, so basically, the cheerful and always lit up are the males. What they do is, they would 'blink' to attract the females. When they're mating, they do not produce any lights or "blink"(ing).
According to the pakcik, there are 3 places in the world that has fireflies, Malaysia, Brasil, and New Zealand. And according to most people/tourists Malaysian fireflies are the most beautiful, and the only place where you can get up close and personal i.e touch them! And fireflies in Malaysia are the only ones that "blinks" at the same time, like they're in-synced!
There are no season for you to see fireflies, so, good news! you can see them anytime through out the year. The only times you cant see them are during heavy rain and strong winds.
I know a lot of us take things for granted especially when it comes to our country. There are a lot to see and learn, we neglect our own beauty. We always think that it will always be here because its in our backyard. I strongly suggest that you take a day and go see our fireflies...I'm sure they'll be happy to see you! :P
p/s: i couldn't take pictures of fireflies coz i would need a hi-tech camera. it was too dark!!
I wanted to see the fireflies in Kampung Kuantan. I didn't know what time the ticket counter opens, so when i got there at 6.25pm, I had to wait for an hour and 1/2 for it to open. So instead of waiting I decided to take a drive to Tanjung Karang to see the green padi fields. Man, it was such a beautiful sight and I felt so free and light. I love looking at God's beautiful creations, u know just take maybe 15 minutes to just sit and let your mind go free from negative thoughts and relax...i love that.
Anyway, coming back to my original trip, I decided to have dinner first so I had satay and nasi daging merah. Sedap siot! weehehehhe!! I really took my time, coz as we are all aware, fireflies only appears at night so I ended up at the sanctuary at about 10-ish. The ticket was RM40 per boat with a maximum of 4 passengers. It was a peaceful trip on the sampan. We paddled through Sungai Selangor and the mangrove trees looked like Christmas trees.I learned that the male fireflies "blinks" 3 times per sec whereas the female only "blinks" once every second, so basically, the cheerful and always lit up are the males. What they do is, they would 'blink' to attract the females. When they're mating, they do not produce any lights or "blink"(ing).
According to the pakcik, there are 3 places in the world that has fireflies, Malaysia, Brasil, and New Zealand. And according to most people/tourists Malaysian fireflies are the most beautiful, and the only place where you can get up close and personal i.e touch them! And fireflies in Malaysia are the only ones that "blinks" at the same time, like they're in-synced!
There are no season for you to see fireflies, so, good news! you can see them anytime through out the year. The only times you cant see them are during heavy rain and strong winds.
I know a lot of us take things for granted especially when it comes to our country. There are a lot to see and learn, we neglect our own beauty. We always think that it will always be here because its in our backyard. I strongly suggest that you take a day and go see our fireflies...I'm sure they'll be happy to see you! :Pp/s: i couldn't take pictures of fireflies coz i would need a hi-tech camera. it was too dark!!
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