Sunday, October 17, 2004
Dari Studio 1 AF2
Friday, 15 Oct 2004
ASTRO, 7pm++
First of all, selamat berpuasa kepada semua Muslim readers.
Just a brief review ye. Penat Rumah Terbuka AF2 masih terasa, hehe…
Anyway, here goes:
I arrived just in time for buka puasa. Wasn’t expecting a lot of people but what a surprise, ramai jugak! Must be due to the fact that it was Zarina and Mas’ birthday on the day itself.
After registering we all went to the café where food was provided. The AF stars were already seated and eating when I came in. I was with KSNM committee (Yan, Sha and Odah) at that time. Kitorang buat2 tak nampak Zahid hehe. Merajuk le kononnya, sbb dia tak nak amik gambar ramai2 ngan KSNM and his parents masa RTAF2 recording :)
Those yang dah selalu jumpa Zahid will know that dia ni suka buli/usik fans yg selalu jumpa/amik gambar ngan dia. In lieu with the numerous Zahid events recently, mmg ler committee le yg paling selalu jumpa dia :) I (yang bukan committee) was more segan than merajuk. These last few days kan byk events Zahid. Canai Fest, RTAF2 and now DS1. Tu yang bila nampak muka dia, menyorok, haha. Nasib tak pergi Citroen handover and Car Wash at NZ :)
Anyway, lepas dah selesai buka puasa, budak2 AF2 pegi touch up make-up. Lepas I dah habis makan, hanya Linda, Zarina and Edlin were still at their table, so gambar depa je lah yg I amik before recording started. Linda was the last to leave the café. She was still eating after the other stars dah gi changing room, hehe. Yelah, sbb dia tak puasa kan. So perut dia boleh makan byk.
Edlin and Zarina after buka puasa before recording started.
Linda yg sempoi tapi tetap ayu
Dlm studio we are not supposed to take pictures during recording so I’m afraid I don’t have their pics while performing. Most pics I took were of them after the recording. Should’ve passed my camera to Hakim as I normally do during recording (as the kids were all waiting for their turn in the changing room). Aiseh.. Slacking there, hehe. Is this a sign that my demam oren semakin kebah? Aminnnnn :)
Recording started around 9.25pm. Unfortunately, you guys have to wait quite awhile to watch DS1 AF2. It will be aired on New Year’s Day 2005. It sure is worth the wait though. I definitely enjoyed DS1 more than RTAF2. Not many reshoots and most sang their AF2 Final songs which we are familiar with. RTAF2 took way too long. Imagine ye, 2am pun tak habis lagi!!
Btw, they used the same set as for RTAF2. The stage is circular and there is some space for people who want to stand. Further back there are benches for those who prefer to sit. That was me and the KSNM committee, hehe. There are 3 tiers and those benches are hard man. Sakitt!!!!
Btw, I’ve never seen so many Zarina fans. Sblm ni tak visible sgt like Farah, Mas, n Anding fans. Linda fans pun during RTAF2 recording baru nampak. Zarina and Linda fans all stood up at the top most tier of the benches sbb depa semua bwk banner kain yg besar-besar. Zarina’s fans bwk kek, a huge cloth banner and they mostly wore their blue and orange FC T-shirt. Now I know Zarina’s FC colour!!
Linda’s FC came in droves! They were the most prominent; decked in red, with 2 huge cloth banners and lotsa love shaped red posters with Linda’s name. So happy to see so many Linda supporters after all this AFMasuk business and the booing debacle at final concert and reunion concert.
Farah FC lak, someone who stood near the stage brought a huge “We love U Farah” cloth banner. Zahid FC pulak? Hehehehe.. I mmg tak plan nak dtg at first and I figured sure tak byk org dtg so I mmg tak pakai orange or bwk any posters. There were a few fans wearing orange but all were scattered unfortunately. Out of the committee members present, Odah sorang je yg pakai orange. Yan wore an orange cap. We felt sooo bad but takpelah, Mas FC, Anding FC , Kaer FC etc pun tak bwk banner or pakai warna FC. Later, we told Zahid that we’re sorry tak bwk banner. As usual ngan jokingya he replied… “Takpe, tapi terasa gak sebenarnya”. It wont happen again Zahid!!
The AF2 finalists sang their final songs while the rest sang either their Evolusi song or cover versions of other artiste.
Persembahan AF2 Stars in order:
1. Mas – She sang a really upbeat and catchy rock number. Is this her Evolusi track? I pun tak tau.. Tajuk pun tak tau.. Mmg kelakar tgk gelagat selamba Mas. She had to record the song twice sbb mula2 tu silap lirik. Sblm menyanyi siap tersendawa lagi in front of the mike. Hehehe… This time Mas wore all black. Black pants and shirt with a tank top on top. I didn’t really like her baju but her hair was nice. Not kerinting, but she had a dreadlock extension fixed in a ponytail. Very pretty.
2. Kaer – “Kembali Bersama” He looked really good. Sorry takde gambar Kaer. He wore a baby blue and white vertical striped shirt. He looked really good with his highlighted hair. His big sis Jojo was in the audience.
3. Adam – “Haruskah”. Adam wore a long sleeved red shirt and a short sleeved blue shirt on top. Tak dilupakan, bandangan merah, of course.
4. Farah – “Tangisan Dalam Kerinduan”. She wore a light yellow satin butterfly top with khaki coloured pants
5. Zarina – “Kasih Tak Bermakna” (Lagu Zarina in Evolusi ke?). She recorded this twice which I didn’t understand why. Sedap je dia nyanyi the first time round. To me, this slow ballad is not that catchy tho. But who knows with more listening.. I managed to talk to En Baha before he left the building and he told me he was going with Zarina to Korea on the next day. Wow! Maybe someone can fill me in on what it's really all about? Apa-apa pun, enjoy yourself Zarina and make Malaysia proud!
6. Linda – “Aku Cinta Kamu”. I thought Linda looked the prettiest. I loved her pink sequined skirt.
Linda with a banner given to her from her fans
7. Bob – “Cinta Seorang Teman”.
8. Nurul – Lagu Siti Nurhaliza I think. Tak tau tajuk. Nurul was dressed in all black. She wore a black top with black skirt. Sooo comel.
9. Fitri – “Dendangan Laguku”. Same song as per Konsert Reunion AF. He was decked in blue and yellow. Didn’t wear a kimono, but tetap ada imej jepun as he wore his hair up in a Shogun-like ponytail.
10. Edlin – “Halaman Cinta” (Misha Omar). Wow, she sang this really well. Power habis. Still tak leh lupakan the teary-eyed version sang by Nana. Good job Edlin!! Edlin wore a brown top and long skirt. To me lah, she should not be given long skirts lah.. Nampak lagi kecik.
11. Anding – “Higher Deeper” (Ferhad). Poor Anding, I think dia tak sempat hafal lirik (these kids have way too packed a schedule and most probably the producers yg pilihkan lagu ni for him) so he had to record 3x. Tak sempat ambik gambar Anding. Sorry Anding fans.
12. Zahid – FINALLY! Penat gue menunggu weii, hehehe.. He sang “Milikku” of course. Zahid wore a beige cap, orange t-shirt and a beige jacket on top of that. Seluar tak ingat.. Just normal jeans I think. Best best best dia perform. I really love this song. Tak sabar nak tgk the music video for this. I was told that at first Anding wanted to co-direct this video, but unfortunately dia takde masa nak siapkan storyboard. He might have time to direct for Bob’s video though.
Zahid bersalam ngan peminat onstage
13. BONUS song – Everyone was invited onstage by Zahid for the last song - “Menggapai Bintang” by Zahid & Adam, featuring Farah. Farah tak byk nyanyi in this, more to backing vocals and jerit “Breep Breep!!!” hehehehe. I haven’t heard this Evolusi song on the radio yet, but managed to listen to a copy of it courtesy of Hakim. I have to say the song is much better performed LIVE. At the end of the song Zahid siap melompat lagi tunjuk peace sign to the camera hovering above.
After the show, the kids went back inside. The fans who wanted to celebrate Mas and Zarina’s bday were asked to go to the North entrance – the place where everyone registered earlier. Too bad they didn’t let us go to the Café. But I understand lah, it was already 11pm++.
Last year during RTAF1, it was recorded in the day and during puasa, so mmg buat one take je sbb org semua puasa kan. Lepas habis recording terus buka puasa and we had loads of time to mingle with the AF stars. It was Khai’s birthday so everyone got to sing happy birthday to him at the café.
Anyway, Mas and Zarina went to North entrance to cut their cake, amik gambar with fans ramai2 and then they left. Kesian the fans. But I guess itupun dah cukup bagus and happy le kan.
Well, that’s it lah. Citer2 I jumpa Zahid tak payah le cerita. Nanti ada yg ckp nak show off kan, so I best leave it at this. Basically dpt jumpa Zahid outside their changing room and jumpa Zahid and the gang at the Astro entrance door when they were leaving.
Zahid after the show. Forever on the phone! :)
Shammm :)
Linda after the show
Nughul :)
Mas nak balik dah :) It was Mas' bday on that day too.
Fitri in yellow :)
Farah after the show :)
Adam!! :)
Before leaving Astro, Zahid drove his new Citroen C3 up to the Astro door to let us take pics of his new car. Mmg cantik!!! In fact, Zahid pulak yg disuruh cepat balik by abg2 Astro kat situ, sbb depa nak clear off the premises asap. So siapa ckp Zahid sombong ye!!!
Zahid's Citroen C3!! Achunnnya :)
Zahid stopping over to say bye to us. Haaa, sapa kata Zahid sombong?!!!
The Orange One in the driving seat :)
Zahid with Hafez and Saiful, his close friends cum PA
Back view
Front view
Okey guys. Wait for DS1 AF2 on 1 Jan 2005!
ASTRO, 7pm++
First of all, selamat berpuasa kepada semua Muslim readers.
Just a brief review ye. Penat Rumah Terbuka AF2 masih terasa, hehe…
Anyway, here goes:
I arrived just in time for buka puasa. Wasn’t expecting a lot of people but what a surprise, ramai jugak! Must be due to the fact that it was Zarina and Mas’ birthday on the day itself.
After registering we all went to the café where food was provided. The AF stars were already seated and eating when I came in. I was with KSNM committee (Yan, Sha and Odah) at that time. Kitorang buat2 tak nampak Zahid hehe. Merajuk le kononnya, sbb dia tak nak amik gambar ramai2 ngan KSNM and his parents masa RTAF2 recording :)
Those yang dah selalu jumpa Zahid will know that dia ni suka buli/usik fans yg selalu jumpa/amik gambar ngan dia. In lieu with the numerous Zahid events recently, mmg ler committee le yg paling selalu jumpa dia :) I (yang bukan committee) was more segan than merajuk. These last few days kan byk events Zahid. Canai Fest, RTAF2 and now DS1. Tu yang bila nampak muka dia, menyorok, haha. Nasib tak pergi Citroen handover and Car Wash at NZ :)
Anyway, lepas dah selesai buka puasa, budak2 AF2 pegi touch up make-up. Lepas I dah habis makan, hanya Linda, Zarina and Edlin were still at their table, so gambar depa je lah yg I amik before recording started. Linda was the last to leave the café. She was still eating after the other stars dah gi changing room, hehe. Yelah, sbb dia tak puasa kan. So perut dia boleh makan byk.
Edlin and Zarina after buka puasa before recording started.
Linda yg sempoi tapi tetap ayu
Dlm studio we are not supposed to take pictures during recording so I’m afraid I don’t have their pics while performing. Most pics I took were of them after the recording. Should’ve passed my camera to Hakim as I normally do during recording (as the kids were all waiting for their turn in the changing room). Aiseh.. Slacking there, hehe. Is this a sign that my demam oren semakin kebah? Aminnnnn :)
Recording started around 9.25pm. Unfortunately, you guys have to wait quite awhile to watch DS1 AF2. It will be aired on New Year’s Day 2005. It sure is worth the wait though. I definitely enjoyed DS1 more than RTAF2. Not many reshoots and most sang their AF2 Final songs which we are familiar with. RTAF2 took way too long. Imagine ye, 2am pun tak habis lagi!!
Btw, they used the same set as for RTAF2. The stage is circular and there is some space for people who want to stand. Further back there are benches for those who prefer to sit. That was me and the KSNM committee, hehe. There are 3 tiers and those benches are hard man. Sakitt!!!!
Btw, I’ve never seen so many Zarina fans. Sblm ni tak visible sgt like Farah, Mas, n Anding fans. Linda fans pun during RTAF2 recording baru nampak. Zarina and Linda fans all stood up at the top most tier of the benches sbb depa semua bwk banner kain yg besar-besar. Zarina’s fans bwk kek, a huge cloth banner and they mostly wore their blue and orange FC T-shirt. Now I know Zarina’s FC colour!!
Linda’s FC came in droves! They were the most prominent; decked in red, with 2 huge cloth banners and lotsa love shaped red posters with Linda’s name. So happy to see so many Linda supporters after all this AFMasuk business and the booing debacle at final concert and reunion concert.
Farah FC lak, someone who stood near the stage brought a huge “We love U Farah” cloth banner. Zahid FC pulak? Hehehehe.. I mmg tak plan nak dtg at first and I figured sure tak byk org dtg so I mmg tak pakai orange or bwk any posters. There were a few fans wearing orange but all were scattered unfortunately. Out of the committee members present, Odah sorang je yg pakai orange. Yan wore an orange cap. We felt sooo bad but takpelah, Mas FC, Anding FC , Kaer FC etc pun tak bwk banner or pakai warna FC. Later, we told Zahid that we’re sorry tak bwk banner. As usual ngan jokingya he replied… “Takpe, tapi terasa gak sebenarnya”. It wont happen again Zahid!!
The AF2 finalists sang their final songs while the rest sang either their Evolusi song or cover versions of other artiste.
Persembahan AF2 Stars in order:
1. Mas – She sang a really upbeat and catchy rock number. Is this her Evolusi track? I pun tak tau.. Tajuk pun tak tau.. Mmg kelakar tgk gelagat selamba Mas. She had to record the song twice sbb mula2 tu silap lirik. Sblm menyanyi siap tersendawa lagi in front of the mike. Hehehe… This time Mas wore all black. Black pants and shirt with a tank top on top. I didn’t really like her baju but her hair was nice. Not kerinting, but she had a dreadlock extension fixed in a ponytail. Very pretty.
2. Kaer – “Kembali Bersama” He looked really good. Sorry takde gambar Kaer. He wore a baby blue and white vertical striped shirt. He looked really good with his highlighted hair. His big sis Jojo was in the audience.
3. Adam – “Haruskah”. Adam wore a long sleeved red shirt and a short sleeved blue shirt on top. Tak dilupakan, bandangan merah, of course.
4. Farah – “Tangisan Dalam Kerinduan”. She wore a light yellow satin butterfly top with khaki coloured pants
5. Zarina – “Kasih Tak Bermakna” (Lagu Zarina in Evolusi ke?). She recorded this twice which I didn’t understand why. Sedap je dia nyanyi the first time round. To me, this slow ballad is not that catchy tho. But who knows with more listening.. I managed to talk to En Baha before he left the building and he told me he was going with Zarina to Korea on the next day. Wow! Maybe someone can fill me in on what it's really all about? Apa-apa pun, enjoy yourself Zarina and make Malaysia proud!
6. Linda – “Aku Cinta Kamu”. I thought Linda looked the prettiest. I loved her pink sequined skirt.
Linda with a banner given to her from her fans
7. Bob – “Cinta Seorang Teman”.
8. Nurul – Lagu Siti Nurhaliza I think. Tak tau tajuk. Nurul was dressed in all black. She wore a black top with black skirt. Sooo comel.
9. Fitri – “Dendangan Laguku”. Same song as per Konsert Reunion AF. He was decked in blue and yellow. Didn’t wear a kimono, but tetap ada imej jepun as he wore his hair up in a Shogun-like ponytail.
10. Edlin – “Halaman Cinta” (Misha Omar). Wow, she sang this really well. Power habis. Still tak leh lupakan the teary-eyed version sang by Nana. Good job Edlin!! Edlin wore a brown top and long skirt. To me lah, she should not be given long skirts lah.. Nampak lagi kecik.
11. Anding – “Higher Deeper” (Ferhad). Poor Anding, I think dia tak sempat hafal lirik (these kids have way too packed a schedule and most probably the producers yg pilihkan lagu ni for him) so he had to record 3x. Tak sempat ambik gambar Anding. Sorry Anding fans.
12. Zahid – FINALLY! Penat gue menunggu weii, hehehe.. He sang “Milikku” of course. Zahid wore a beige cap, orange t-shirt and a beige jacket on top of that. Seluar tak ingat.. Just normal jeans I think. Best best best dia perform. I really love this song. Tak sabar nak tgk the music video for this. I was told that at first Anding wanted to co-direct this video, but unfortunately dia takde masa nak siapkan storyboard. He might have time to direct for Bob’s video though.
Zahid bersalam ngan peminat onstage
13. BONUS song – Everyone was invited onstage by Zahid for the last song - “Menggapai Bintang” by Zahid & Adam, featuring Farah. Farah tak byk nyanyi in this, more to backing vocals and jerit “Breep Breep!!!” hehehehe. I haven’t heard this Evolusi song on the radio yet, but managed to listen to a copy of it courtesy of Hakim. I have to say the song is much better performed LIVE. At the end of the song Zahid siap melompat lagi tunjuk peace sign to the camera hovering above.
After the show, the kids went back inside. The fans who wanted to celebrate Mas and Zarina’s bday were asked to go to the North entrance – the place where everyone registered earlier. Too bad they didn’t let us go to the Café. But I understand lah, it was already 11pm++.
Last year during RTAF1, it was recorded in the day and during puasa, so mmg buat one take je sbb org semua puasa kan. Lepas habis recording terus buka puasa and we had loads of time to mingle with the AF stars. It was Khai’s birthday so everyone got to sing happy birthday to him at the café.
Anyway, Mas and Zarina went to North entrance to cut their cake, amik gambar with fans ramai2 and then they left. Kesian the fans. But I guess itupun dah cukup bagus and happy le kan.
Well, that’s it lah. Citer2 I jumpa Zahid tak payah le cerita. Nanti ada yg ckp nak show off kan, so I best leave it at this. Basically dpt jumpa Zahid outside their changing room and jumpa Zahid and the gang at the Astro entrance door when they were leaving.
Zahid after the show. Forever on the phone! :)
Shammm :)
Linda after the show
Nughul :)
Mas nak balik dah :) It was Mas' bday on that day too.
Fitri in yellow :)
Farah after the show :)
Adam!! :)
Before leaving Astro, Zahid drove his new Citroen C3 up to the Astro door to let us take pics of his new car. Mmg cantik!!! In fact, Zahid pulak yg disuruh cepat balik by abg2 Astro kat situ, sbb depa nak clear off the premises asap. So siapa ckp Zahid sombong ye!!!
Zahid's Citroen C3!! Achunnnya :)
Zahid stopping over to say bye to us. Haaa, sapa kata Zahid sombong?!!!
The Orange One in the driving seat :)
Zahid with Hafez and Saiful, his close friends cum PA
Back view
Front view
Okey guys. Wait for DS1 AF2 on 1 Jan 2005!
