Conference on "New public? What videojournalism, blogging and Co. mean for society and international radio"

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) is pleased to announce that FES and Deutsche Welle are organising a conference entitled "New Public Space? What Video Journalism, Blogging et al Mean for Our Society and International Broadcasting” on January 15, 2008 in Berlin. At the expert conference politicians such as Gernot Erler, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, bloggers and executives of international broadcasting stations are going to discuss the challenge posed by the digital era.

It will be possible to participate to the whole conference as of 10 am (Kuala Lumpur time: 5 pm) via internet through live stream by using FES website www.fes.de/medienpolitik. Bloggers and other interested internet users will be able to comment on the topics throughout the conference and their questions will be gathered through the dialogue box. A moderator will forward the questions to the participants of the panels. Conference information in English, the programme and other details may be found on the same website.

Kindly forward this information to bloggers and other users that are deemed to be interested in participating via internet to this event. In case you or they may have further questions regarding the event, please contact Beate Martin (beate.martin@fes.de)to assist you/them.

Welcome Suamiku...

After being the main person in motivating me to keep blogging..finally hubby decides to start blogging himself -- actually by accident. So, welcome bang and good luck..

Do visit his site Imagine It.

Gambar-gambar anak2 sedara...

Memandangkan we all takde anak sendiri, jadinya sibuk menangkap gambar anak2 orang.. here are a few yang menarik..

Ni gambar cucu my mother in law paling bongsu -- Nama Arissya --siap tidur tongkat dagu lagi..baru 3 bulan banyak betul masalah negara nak pikir

Ni plak gambar anak2 my kakak ipar and adik ipar -- Kak Ami (kakak) and Kak Faridah (adik) - Charlie and his Angels -- Abang Chik, Kak Ngah, Kakak, Aina, Dik Na and Kak Lang.. --

Ni plak anak my cousin Ajeh (with Grandma Cik)-- Rafiq Mustaqim namanya - I think about 7 months old masa ni.. Very friendly baby..kita agah aje, dia sibuk agah kita balik..so cute and very the tembam.. Nasir dah panggil anak Jepun..

Ni as everyone knows, cucu tok -- with all the birthday presents the aunties bought for him -- early birthday anyway -- Happy 2nd Birthday Adi!!

This was taken last Friday while we were visiting Yah & hubby's new place in Penang.. siap ada taman permainan kanak2 -- Adi with the baby in Mami Yah's stomach.. -- Pose istimewa from 'Mat Termenung'

Ni demam nak pegi sekolah -- Adam (darjah 1) and Pipa (Playschool)..malam2 dah cat walk for Wan Anom, Pak Shir and Wan Yone..

Another cute pose from Inspector Gadget a.k.a Pipa Korea

Tagged again!!!

Buat sekian kalinya.. Abang A'a men'tag' aku lagi.. Ok la abg a, since Anom pun dah lama tak update blog.. this would be the easiest and quickest way to update.. Entry 'Vientiane' will be updated soon.. tungguuu..

1. Name one person who made you laughed last night.
Pipa – last night before I arrived to her house, she was showing her grandma her small fingers which are covered in ‘henna’. Grandma kata – “tak cantik la adik” – she dgn sedihnya turun ke bawah and told Aida – “Mi Aida – grandma cakap inai adik tak cantik tapi Wan Anom cakap cantik” – eh, eh.. Wan Anom pun belum sampai and tengok tangan adik lagi tau!!

2. What were you doing at 0800?
This morning ? Eem.. getting ready to go to work.. lambat sikit bangun pagi ni..lama sangat cuti.. nak start balik payah..

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Talking to Yone on the phone..

4. What happened to you in 2006?
I got promoted in 2006 – alhamdullillah..

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?
Assalammualaikum.. (to yone) - tak de orang kat ofis ni so tak banyak la bercakap..

6. How many beverages did you have today?
1 – tu pun air kosong aje.. memang usually I don’t like to drink tea or coffee.. Tapi sometimes to buat jugak..

7. What color is your hairbrush?
Brown with green spongy center.. (I think..)

8. What was the last thing you paid for?
Semalam – sepasang sandal kat Jaya Jusco – RM 49.90

9. Where were you last night?
Rumah Ayah Chik – Ayah Chik asked for Nasir’s help in getting Aisyah’s car towed.. so me – lepak kat rumah je la..

10. What color is your front door?
My front door is glass so transparent – tinted of course..

11. Where do you keep your change?
Kat dalam tabung, wallet and coin box dalam kereta..

12. What’s the weather like today?
Mendung – lagi la malas nak gi kerja

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor?
Coklat – my favourite

14. What excites you?
Good movies, good book and quality time spent with hubby

15. Do you want to cut your hair?
Yes.. cropped short is even better – panas la..

16. Are you over the age of 25?
Of course..

17. Do you talk a lot?
Sometimes..tapi lately ni dah kurang sikit..

18. Do you watch the O.C.?
No.. I don’t even know whether O.C ni ada ke tunjuk kat TV Malaysia ni..

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?
Ada la a couple of people – Steven Griffith from Asian Development Bank, Stephen Massey from Kaiser Family Foundation..

20. Do you make up your own words?
Not really.. not creative enough..

21. Are you a jealous person?
Sometimes.. tapi skrang ni kurang dah sikit..

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’.
Adillah Sabtu – who is my friend masa kat UUM – we’ve lost contact for a couple of years lepas habis belajar but I think about last year, she called me back – she said she found my wedding invitation card and just tried her luck calling the number stated on it.. see.. this is the reason why I don’t want to change my mobile number.

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’.
Kirenjit Kaur – she used to work with me kat ABU ni, we are the same age.. but now she has moved on to ‘Greener Pasture’

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list?
You won’t believe this – Rakan Cop – installed as AAARKN COP(tupun Nasir yg tolong savekan - he said you must be prepared) – sebab senang bila ada kecemasan terus tekan A haha… which I hope I will never have to use..

Alamak -- ingatkan phone number list -- rupanya received call list.. takpe la ye..

25. What does the last text message you received say?
Ok bila free nanti – from Mima asking me to call her whenever I'm free..

26. Do you chew on your straw?
No..

27. Do you have curly hair?
No.. wavy a bit..

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to?
Have no idea.. kalau ada pun lambat lagi.. ntah jadi ke tidak pun tak tau lagi..

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life?
Eeemmm.. at this moment tak teringat plak I sapa yang the rudest – but yes I remember now, tapi tak payah la cakap.. buat sakit hati je pun..

30. What was the last thing you ate?
Tuna sandwich and grapes this morning for breakfast.. – Wah healthy eating la konon..

31. Will you get married in the future?
Sudah kahwin la..

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks?
Enchanted – watched it with Yone last Monday..

33. Is there anyone you like right now?
Like.. eemm semua orang I seem to like these days (maklumla tengah good mood baru balik dari cuti).. But more than like mesti la my husband..hahaha..

34. When was the last time you did the dishes?
Semalam rasanya – kat rumah Ayah Chik..

35. Are you currently depressed?
Not particularly..

36. Did you cry today?
No

37. Why did you answer and post this?
Sebab lama dah tak update blog dan di'tag' plak oleh Abg A'a - so thought this is the fastest way to update it..

38. Tag 5 people who would do this.
Ni la bab paling susah..eemm.. I would like to tag
Aida Hani
Leen
Zaili
Anis Suraya
Cha

Untuk sesapa yang ter'list' di atas tapi takde blog, this is a good way to start blogging ye.. I tak kira kena buat jugak tag ni..

P. Ramlee The Musical..Kenangan P. Ramlee..

Since small, I memang minat dengan P Ramlee. Mana taknya, my early life was surrounded by his movies and songs . When we moved to Penang and stay with Pak Bib and Mak Tok, we were staying in Counter Hall Road (now known as Jalan P. Ramlee), where the house P Ramlee was born is located about almost 1km away.

I remembered mama bought for us this one book about P. Ramlee (I think we bought that book masa we visited Pustaka Peringatan P. Ramlee dekat Jalan Dedap, KL) yang dah naik lunyai dikerjakan dek we all. Selalunya we use the book to refer to the lyrics - especially lagu Nasi Goreng and Hai Obat..(masa kecikla..)

Tukang masak kerjanya enteng

Bangun pagi masak nasi goreng

Campur cili campur udang kering

Bila makan mata naik juling...

Bila dah grow up, the kegilaan tu dah berkurangan sikit.. yela dah digantikan dengan the pop singers and actors yang up to date kan.. Tapi his stories and movies tetap melekat in the back of my mind.. Sekali sekala bila tengah mencari citer2 yang best kat Astro, kalau ada citer P. Ramlee mesti nak tengok.. seronok, walau pun dah berkali-kali tengok..kelakar.. Ada one time tu I think it was last year, I and Nasir, saja one weekend we went to Pusat Peringatan P. Ramlee in Jalan Dedap again -- saja jalan-jalan.. Dah dewasa ni, perspektif tentang kehidupan P. Ramlee tu berbeza.. In fact, we also notice that after P. Ramlee meninggal dunia, ada fans yang sanggup mengupah orang untuk pegi menunaikan haji untuk P. Ramlee dan Saloma. Kat rumah tu, ada sijil pengesahan yang haji telah dilaksanakan digantung dalam frame.. Sayangnya la peminat-peminatnya kat dia..

Anyway, bila bersungguh my sister Yone mengajak pegi tengok the musical teater, I pun agree ajela.. I'm glad I did go, it was really fun. I was amazed with the props, the stage work (the New World stage movement was mesmerising), the music and the choreographs.. The acting pun boleh tahan. My favourite characters are the small Ramlee and Sukardi, Saloma and P Ramlee (in that sequence). Sean Gazi did a good job. He was really good and I almost thought that he was P. Ramlee.. My favourite scene would be the courting scene between P. Ramlee and Saloma. I guess ramai yang suka that part..

The music was really good, lagu the opening sequence memang best.. Sayangnya masa we all tengah get ready to enjoy it, a couple of late comers enter, and the stupid Istana Budaya punya usherer masatu la menyibuk nak suluhkan tempat duduk. Spoilt betul our first impression. Geram betul.

Ni tiket to the show on the 3rd of November, at 3.00pm

Me and Cha while waiting for the curtain to rise (Yone pun ada, tapi had to cut her out, sebab she said her gambar here, tak cantik..hehehe. Nanti tengok je la gambar dia kat blog dia)

The view of the stage from where we were seating

My favourite characters - Sukardi and Ramlee kecik.. pictures courtesy of P. Ramlee the Musical website

My favourite scene...cutela..

The saddest scene/part..

teater pun dah habis..

Bergambar dengan poster je la..Jadik la..

Another one with a bigger poster.. I think this was meant as a press conference backdrop kot..

And the priceless one, with Liza Hanim a.k.a "Sally"..Sayangnya, I was the one who took the picture. Terlupa plak lepas tu nak mintak orang lain plak tangkap gambar I.. Anyway, tak kisah.. sempat berbual and congratulate her on her acting.. Asked about the next round.. She said, they are also hoping that there will be a second round of show..

After the chit chat and on the way to the car, Yone said "Yong bersembang dengan Liza Hanim macam sembang dengan member ja.." Abis tu nak sembang macamana ???

Tehran: Covering your head and dress appropriately..

By now, semua secretariat ABU yang ditugaskan untuk pergi ke Tehran dah selamat sampai and have to work very hard to make sure this year punye GA is a success. But the bigger challenge is for IRIB, the Iran National Broadcaster. They not only need to make sure it's a success, tapi also to make sure it's safe for everyone to travel to Tehran or Iran.. Ever since we found out that this year GA akan buat kat Tehran, banyak la kata2 yang sinis dan pedas terdengar sana sini..ada tanya why do you decide to do it in Tehran ? Takde tempat lain ke nak buat..

Sebagai seorang muslim, I have a great respect for the Iranians. Somehow, they are able to persuade people to come to their country at this most critical time with the impending threats of attack from US. Not only that, they were also able to persuade the non-muslim women to cover their head and dress in a respectful dress code when the women arrive in that country.. Mula-mula when all the non-muslim heard about this particular restrictions, macam-macam complaints yang kedengaran.. Kadang-kadang tu malas nak layan.. naik bingit telinga.. Of course as westerners, they all mesti la tak suka di kongkong dan diarahkan sebegitu..Tapi the fact that in the end, they did it in order to show respect to that country.. ok la jugak..

Kenapa la kat Malaysia ni, yang muslim pun tak nak cover their heads and dress appropriately ?

Kat Malaysia ni yang I've seen something like this implemented is kat UIA.. Kat tempat lain tak tau la plak..

Sayangnya I tak dapat pergi..Rasa teringin jugak nak pegi ke negara yang tahan digertak dek US..

Anyway here are some of the pictures of women attending the GA.. courtesy of Tehran GA website http://tehran2007abu.irib.ir/

Yang duduk kat belakang tu is my boss -- a British woman.. Yang depan tu orang RTM

A couple of women from Vietnam

Yang kanan sekali is the Programme Commitee Chairperson dari KBS Korea..

Sakan beraya.. Part 2

Hari raya ke enam, mama, abah, adik-adik (minus Meor), Adi, Wan Chik, Wan Chu, Pak Su, Didi, Rizal & family datang ke KL, first stop my house for lunch..

Pagi tu dalam pukul 9.30 baru kelam kabut pegi Giant beli ikan and other barang2.. Sampai balik ke rumah dah 11.30, diaorang semua dah sampai Sungkai.. Kelam-kabut buat ikan bakar portugis (the trick is the sauce - achik yang ajar masak sauce dia ni..tapi achik pun dapat dari resepi chef wan), masak lemak, sambal belacan + ulam2.. Memandangkan dah beberapa hari makan daging je, so I decided to switch to ikan la plak.. Alhamdullillah.. semua langsai dan licin.. by 3..3.30, semua dah nak bergerak beraya ke rumah Kak Ina kat Bandar Rahman Putra, Sg. Buloh.

Nasir talking to the kids on the "Angkasawan Program". Anak-anak neighbour datang beraya on raya ketiga.. masa ni I just got back from work, tengah mengemas rumah tak sempat habis, they all dah sampai.. Kuih raya pun tak sempat letak dalam bekas kuih lagi..

Suprisingly, the journey only took us about 20 minutes. I think the main reasons were because kereta tak banyak lagi on the road, and the sg. buloh constructions pun dah siap, so no more traffic jams..

Kak Ina jamu meehoon soto + wantan..Sedap.. wantan + bergedil kejap je dah licin.. Then we moved on to rumah Kak Iza.. Kak Iza plak jamu nasi tomato and lauk-pauk yang sedap.. According tu Kak Iza, Abang Shukor yang masak lauk ayam.. Kak Iza masak nasi and jelatah je rasanya..

This is the landscape kat rumah Kak Ina & Abang Kidin yang Nasir was hired to do when he first started in the landscaping business 2 years ago.. Nasir was very grateful to Abang Kidin for the opportunity and trust.. He's also very happy to see the plants are healthy and growing well.

After that, singgah plak rumah abang a for the mee curry..By this time, perut semua orang dah terlampau penuh dan dah tak boleh masuk.. so sian kak yan, masak teruk2, tak banyak yang kami makan.. Tapi Nasir cakap mee curry kak yan memang sedap..nanti nak try la.. Nasib baik ada rombongan lain lagi yang nak datang kat rumah tu, kalau tidak membazir plak..

Abah, yone and Pak Su kat rumah abg a.. Abah baru buka posa 6..

Meor Adi Fimiyun with his lovely 'sisters'.. Suka betul dia.. asyik2 pegi kat diaorang, pegang tangan diaorang..Tangan ayah ngah tak nak plak pegang..Tapi bila ayah ngah dukung, agaknya rasa macam sama abah dia dukung, terus peluk, and tepuk2 belakang ayah ngah..

Semua orang tengah enjoy makan mee curry kak yan..

Malam tu, we all balik rumah dulu sebab esoknya I have to go to work..

On Saturday night, for the first time, Kak Iza and family datang ke our house since we were married for almost 7 years ni. Ayah chik and achik pun datang sekali, siap dah tak kenal rumah sebab lama dah tak datang.. Disebabkan I was taken ill for a few days (which started with Asthma attack), tak la sempat nak masak apa2. Nasir however, has gone all out to jamu orang datang bertandang.. He bought lemang, rendang, sate, sup ayam + tulang, nasi goreng ayam.. boleh tahan jugak la left overs nye..

Esoknya plak.. Nasirnye siblings and anak buah plak datang beraya.. Sebelah petang plak, abang a and family plak datang beraya.. Disebabkan masih tak brapa sihat, terpaksa la jugak membeli.. mintak maaf la ye..

Anak-anak adik Nasir tengah main kat courtyard, bawah loteng kat rumah..Budak2 memang suka spot ni, sebab banyak benda boleh explore..

Kakak, adik Nasir and me berehat kat tengah2 rumah while discussing recipes..

Abang A and family enjoying the sates..