Novel 4 - Sembang Sugar Bun
On August 14, 2004, the top three winners of Akademi Fantasia season 2 were
announced.
The champion was Zahid Baharuddin, 24, of Kuala Lumpur. The second and third
placers were Sabahans Linda Nanuwil, 20, and Adam Saman, 21, respectively.
The trio have just been absorbed into the Idol Fellowship (IF), and IF deputy
president Vince Chong has just sent them announcements on their admission via
e-mail.
The IF has also absorbed a new member, Azizi Mohamad, who won third place
behind Vince Chong and Khairul Nizam Wahi (Khai) in the first season of
Akademi Fantasia.
The IF originally admitted two winners of Akademi Fantasia per season, but
has now decided to admit three winners per season, to standardise the Akademi
Fantasia and American Idol admission procedures.
Our story begins in one of the most pleasant cities in Malaysia, Kota
Kinabalu, which is the capital city of Malaysia’s easternmost state of Sabah.
Asma Ghani (Mas), 23, and Linda Nanuwil (Linda), 20, sit in Beach Street,
Kota Kinabalu, which is the miniature Bintang Walk (Kuala Lumpur’s
entertainment district) of Sabah’s state capital.
They are sipping their drinks which they ordered from Sugar Bun, the most
popular fast food restaurant in town, and which is a meeting place for
youngsters in the city.
Mas is a single mother from Tawau, in the east coast of Sabah.
She has two children.
Her ancestors were once taken from Sabah to the Cocos Islands in Australia,
by planter John Clunies Ross, to work in his plantation. The Cocos Islanders
are largely found in Tawau which is the third largest town in Sabah.
Linda is from Ranau near Mount Kinabalu.
Mas is congratulating Linda on winning second place in the contest, and for
becoming the first Sabahan to make it to the tops of the contest.
Mas finished seventh in the contest.
A close friend of Linda and Mas, Adam Saman, from Kota Kinabalu, finished
third.
Linda is informing Mas about the Idol Fellowship which is an informal
gathering of the top threes of Akademi Fantasia, American Idol and the coming
Malaysian Idol contest.
Mas, Linda and Adam are close friends of Vince Chong (Vince), Khairul Nizam
Wahi (Khai) and Azizi Mohamad, the top three winners of the first Akademi
Fantasia season respectively.
The Sabahans are aware that Nemo, the mascot of Akademi Fantasia, which is
Khai’s pet cat, has magical powers.
If an Akademi Fantasia or American Idol member strokes Nemo, he or she will
be united with the top winners of the Malaysian and American talent contests.
Nemo teleports IF members to any destination they wish.
Membership of IF is conditional on one’s good behaviour. One should not be
romantically linked with other members, and one cannot be involved in
indecent behaviour.
(Key: ZB = Zahid, LN = Linda, AS = Adam, MG = Mas, KA = Kaer, BU = Bob, ZZ =
Zarina, FA = Farah, NH = Nurul, RT = Burn, VC = Vince, KW = Khai, AM = Azizi,
KC = Kelly Clarkson, RS = Ruben Studdard, FB = Fantasia, DG = Diana, JT =
Jasmine, CA = Clay, NK = Nicole, KL = Kimberley, N = Nemo)
MG: There is nothing like sipping sugar cane juice in Beach Street, KK.
LN: I think KK is a beautiful and liveable city, walking up and down KK is
simply therapeutic.
MG: Linda, do you see what I see?
LN: Nemo! Oh, he is cute. So cute.
N: Meow!
(Linda picks up Nemo and starts stroking the cat. Suddenly, Khai and Vince
appear. The two pretty guys take their seats next to Linda and Mas)
VC: Hi, Linda! Hi, Mas!
KW: How are you both doing? Congrats to you, Linda. And good show, Mas.
VC: Yeah, congrats.
LN: Thanks for inspiring me and supporting me all the way, Vince. You are the
greatest.
MG: How are the American Idols, Vince?
VC: You’ll soon be meeting them.
KW: Anyone in particular you’d love to meet?
MG: My pick would be Fantasia and Kelly.
LN: Mine would be Clay, Jasmine and Diana.
(Linda strokes Nemo again. At that moment, Jasmine Trias appears. She taps
Khai’s shoulder)
KW: Oh, hello, Jas! Meet our distant cousins, Mas and Linda of Sabah.
JT: Great to meet you, Linda, Mas. And congrats, Linda.
MG: How’s the other Idols getting along, Jas?
JT: You’ll be meeting them soon.
(Suddenly, Diana DeGarmo appears behind Khai. She slaps Khai’s back)
KW: Ouch!
N: Meow! (Nemo leaps into Diana’s embrace)
DG: Hi, folks! How’s life?
JT: Don’t be rough on Khai, Di.
(Trias strokes Khai’s back. Nemo jumps back into Khai’s embrace)
VC: Di, meet our juniors from Akademi Fantasia. This is Mas, from Sabah. This
is Linda, also from Sabah. Linda is the second winner for this year.
DG: Congrats, Linda. It’s good for Khai and Jas to have a new relative in the
Idol Fellowship. Take care of Khai, please, Linda. He can be quite a flirt!
JT: Enough please, Di.
MG: Mas and Khai very OK. I have no problems with him.
(Mas holds Khai’s hand)
LN: Same here.
(Linda also holds Khai’s hand)
VC: Actually, Khai has two more relatives in the IF now. There is Zahid the
champion and Adam the third placer.
DG: Kelly would be here soon.
(Kelly Clarkson appears behind Vince. She pats Vince’s back, and takes a seat
next to him)
LN: Great to meet you, Kelly.
MG: Yeah, it’s so good that you can make it here. I am Mas, from Sabah. This
is Linda, also from Sabah. Linda is the second placer this year.
KC: Congrats, Linda. This is my first time here. I like the ambience.
LN: KK is a very therapeutic city by the sea.
VC: How’s Ruben and Fantasia keeping, Kelly?
KC: You’ll be meeting them soon. Oh, Vince, you are looking good this
evening.
VC: I always look good. Linda, Mas, Kelly is my foster sister in the Idol
Fellowship. Jasmine and Diana are Khai’s foster sisters in the IF.
LN: Kelly, you do have some resemblance to Vanessa Chong, Vince’s attractive
elder sister.
KC: Thanks. I know Vanessa and have the highest respect for her. She tells me
to keep an eye on Vince when he is in the US. Hey, Linda, I think you can be
Vince’s foster sister, too, since he has inspired you.
VC: We share a lot in common, don’t we, Linda?
LN: Definitely (Linda holds Vince’s hand firmly).
JT: Did you send me this e-mail, Linda?
(The e-mail reads: “This is Linda from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. I think you
are really sweet and beautiful. I am so glad you have decided to be Khai’s
best friend in America. Both of you are long lost siblings. Please keep an
eye on Khai and make sure Khai does not learn to smoke”)
LN: Yes, that’s mine.
KW: Talking behind my back, eh, Linda.
JT: Khai, she’s only trying to be nice (Trias smacks Khai’s hand gently).
DG: Well said, Linda. Khai does need looking after.
MG: That was not right, Linda. I think you should have gotten Khai’s
permission before writing to Jas about Khai.
JT: Small matter, Mas. Don’t worry about it.
VC: I see you have been sending me an e-mail, Mas.
(Vince reads the e-mail. It says, Vince, I think you are very sweet, cute and
cuddly. I would love to meet you)
MG: Yes, that’s mine.
KC: I fully agree with you, Mas. It could have been me sending that e-mail to
Vince.
(Kelly pats Vince’s hand)
VC: I think Khai is the Mr Loverboy. He will always be.
LN: Yes, he is. That is why we are all very protective of him.
(Mas, Linda, Trias and DeGarmo all put their hands on Khai)
KC: Hi, Fantasia. My, you surprise me with your sudden guest appearance.
FB: This is my Academy, Kelly. And I want to meet cute Mr Vince. I miss him.
VC: Fantasia, meet Linda, the second placer for this year’s Academy. And this
is Linda’s fellow Sabahan, Mas.
FB: So good to meet you, Linda. Congratulations. Folks, I wish to say that I
am honoured to be with all of you tonight. You Malaysians are the best people
around.
MG: Thanks, Fantasia. You really made my day.
FB: Vince, Kelly, all the American Idols and the participants of the first
and second seasons of AF are in New York with me. Let’s all meet them now.
KC: Okay, folks. Let’s get Nemo.
(The AF and AI participants all stroke Nemo and get teleported to a cafe
within a studio in New York. It is the same place where Vince and Khai did
their special edition of American Idol with Fantasia, Diana and Jasmine)
Now, on to New York
Sitting in the cafe, around several joined tables, are the American Idols
Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Justin Guarini, Nicole McKibbin and Kimberley
Locke. With them are Vince’s and Khai’s batch of Akademi students namely
Azizi Mohamad, Nija Tahar, Liza Ismail, Sahri Sarip, Nurul Hana (Nana) Mahzan, Rosma
Sidik, Rueben (Burn) Thevandran, Atie Abu Bakar, Adi Fashla Juraimi and Azza
Suhaimi.
Reigning AF champion Zahid Baharuddin, third placer Adam Saman, and their
fellow students of the second season, Farah Anuar, Bob Usop, Kaer Azami,
Nurul Hamid, Zarina Zainoordin, Anding Zaini, Fitri Zainal Abidin and Edlin
Rahim are also in the cafe.
As soon as the group from KK arrive with Nemo, Zahid and Adam come up to
Vince and greet him with handshakes.
They also shake hands with Kelly, Fantasia, Diana and Jasmine.
The American Idols in the cafe congratulate Linda.
Vince announces that Zahid is one of the new vice-presidents of the Idol
Fellowship and he will take his place next to Fantasia and Ruben.
Vince announces that Azizi has officially joined the Idol Fellowship
belatedly. Azizi says: “Better late than never!”
The AI and AF vocalists all applaud Vince, Khai, Azizi, Zahid, Linda and
Adam.
VC: I had a wonderful dream about all of you American Idols and the top seven
of this year’s AF. Zahid, you were a great sparring partner. I felt that I
was Harrison Ford in The Fugitive and you were Tommy Lee Jones.
ZB: More like Mortal Kombat and Jet Li movies.
KW: I liked Adam’s and Mas’ characters. Adam was the Yang and Mas was the Yin
of the Philippines and Bajau mythology.
MG: Yes, my Princess Alitaptap was out of the ordinary. I love fireflies.
AS: And my Lord Kanloan could do with a magic bottle of carrot juice to keep
him actively slaying demons.
JT: I think both of you are the El Nino and La Nina of the Philippines.
DG: Don’t say that, Jas. You’ll cause a storm.
LN: I saved Vince once, though he saves me in real life (Linda holds Vince’s
hand).
ZB: Your Sumandak could have been a character in Shrek. She is a kindly fairy
from the mountains.
KC: Okay, I think there is someone we should thank who is not here today.
Tell them, Vince.
VC: He is Mr Zainal Alam Kadir, a brilliant journalist, entertainer and
friend of all AF students. He brought us together.
FB: On behalf of the AI vocalists, I would like to say thank you Mr Alam. God
bless.
AM: On behalf of AF season ones, I say thank you, Mr Alam. You are the
greatest.
ZB: On behalf of AF season twos, I say thank you, Mr Alam. You rock.
KC: Kaer, thanks for performing Sway by Michael Buble. He is great. I’m a big
fan and I think he is sexy, though second to Vince (Kelly cuddles Vince).
KA: Vince, you are in safe hands in America.
BU: Yeah, Vince. I envy you.
KC: Linda, could you show me how Halle Berry would greet Vince if she meets
him?
(Linda says nothing. She just walks up to Vince, smiles and hugs him
passionately. Then, Linda kisses Vince’s cheeks)
AM: Yeah, Linda. You rock!
CA: I am honoured to meet you guys today. This is my first big meeting with
Malaysians. If there is a middle kingdom, you guys are it.
AM: Clay, meet my friends from West Malaysia. Here is Azza, Adi Fashla,
Rueben, Atie, Rosma, Nurul Hana, Sahri, Liza, and Nija from season one. And
this is Edlin, Fitri, Zarina, Kaer and Farah from season two.
ZB: Bob and Kaer are budding TV presenters. Fitri is a budding fashion
designer. Anding Zaini, who is from Sarawak with Bob and Nurul, is a budding
film maker.
KW: Zarina, Nija and Nurul Hana are with me from Johor state, the
southernmost state in Malaysia.
VC: Rueben and I are childhood friends from KL.
AM: Rosma and Atie are with me from Pahang state, the third largest state in
Malaysia.
RS: You folks from Borneo are naturally musical, not unlike the African
Americans. Zahid, I hear you also have a Borneo connection and it shows.
ZB: My ancestors are Bruneians, just like Bob’s and Nurul’s. I’ll be off on a
holiday in Brunei, soon. Maybe that’s a good time to learn about my family
history.
BU: Vince, Khai, tell me honestly, did any of our friends from the AI kiss
you?
VC: Yes (Vince points to Kelly and Fantasia).
KW: Yes indeed (Khai points to Jasmine and Diana).
ZZ: Well done, Kelly and friends. You are all very sporting and I salute you.
I always think Vince and Khai have good screen chemistry with all of you.
KA: I like the idea of being Keling the Iban warrior. He brokered peace
between Princess Santubong, that’s Farah, and Princess Sejinjang, that’s
Nurul, her not-so-kindly elder sister.
FA: Yeah, Keling used his powers to change Sejinjang into a kindly sibling of
Santubong.
NH: Sejinjang and Santubong eventually joined forces to help Vince the Briton
fight the Balinese Zahid.
ZB: And the Balinese thought Vince was Sir James Brooke.
RT: I like the idea of you being Merlin, Clay. You made Vince invisible, like
in your song.
CA: I am a young Merlin.
AM: I think the only character who looked regal was Kimberley as Isis.
KL: Who would you have been, Azizi?
AM: John Denver, perhaps.
NK: You got the hair, Azizi. Nice butterscotch colour to match my ketchup
hair (Nicole touches Azizi’s hair).
MG: Bob, thanks for being the robber crab. Those creatures from the Cocos
Islands fascinate me.
BU: I especially enjoyed plucking Khai from the Yangzi River.
KW: You were more awesome than Jackie Chan.
BU: No, I’m Samo Hung.
Rosma Sidik chips in and says “Size does not matter, Bob. U R still Jackie
Chan”. Nana, a DJ, remarks that perhaps she should have recorded
their conversation and sent it to her radio station ERA which is headed by
sassy AF critic Kudsia Kahar.
Edlin Rahim comments that Fantasia, Diana and
Jasmine fit nicely into Vince’s and Khai’s story like a work of art.
AS: Here’s something for all of you I received for free from Beach Street.
(Adam shows his friends a bottle of carrot juice. He serves the drink to
everyone)
KA: Here’s something for all of you I received for free from Beach Street. I
got it from the Gents.
(Diana walks up to Kaer and smacks his hands)
KC: Cool it, Di. What have you got there, Kaer?
KA: Sorry, folks. It is not what it seems. It is green tea (Kaer serves the
green tea to everyone)
KC: Thanks a million, Kaer. U R the greatest.
DG: Sorry, Kaer. Very kind of you. U R the greatest.
VC: Guess we’ll have to call it a day now. Once again, congrats to Zahid,
Linda and Adam. Welcome to the IF. You, too, Azizi.
KC: Listen to Vince, folks. He’s THE man (Kelly holds Vince’s hand. Fantasia
follows suit).
JT: And Khai’s the Kahuna, who rules the Pacific (Jasmine holds Khai’s hand.
Diana follows suit).
DG: The Kahuna can’t win any war without Diana, Queen of the Hunt.
KW: On behalf of Nemo, I would like to say you all have made me very happy.
Thanks a million.
N: Meow!
ends
BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Cerpen Keempat - Sembang Sugar Bun
Pada Ogos 14, 2004 Zahid, Linda dan Adam muncul sebagai juara, naib juara 1
dan naib juara 2 AF2.
Mereka dengan serta-merta menjadi ahli IF. Vince telah menghantar e-mail
kepada mereka mengumumkan kemasukan mereka ke dalam IF.
Vince juga menghantar e-mail kepada Azizi Mohamad mengumumkan kemasukannya
ke dalam IF.
Pada mulanya IF hanya dianggotai 2 pemenang AF dan bukannya 3.
Tetapi baru-baru ini IF membuat keputusan menstandardkan kemasukan pemenang
AF dan AI ke dalam IF, iaitu 3 pemenang AF dan AI setiap musim akan menjadi
ahli IF.
Pada suatu petang di Kota Kinabalu, Asma Ghani (Mas), 23, dan Norlinda
Nanuwil (Linda), 20, bersembang sambil meminum air tebu di restoran Sugar
Bun, Beach Street (Bintang Walk KK).
Mas adalah seorang ibu tunggal dari Tawau, bandar ketiga terbesar di Sabah.
Dia mempunyai 2 orang anak.
Nenek moyangnya berketurunan orang Melayu Cocos dari Australia.
Menurut sejarah, Melayu Cocos adalah orang asli Sabah yang dikerah oleh taukeh British Australia, John Clunies Ross, pemilik tanah Pulau Cocos, untuk bekerja sebagai buruh ladang.
Linda berketurunan Kadazan-Dusun dari Ranau dekat Gunung Kinabalu.
Mas mengucapkan tahniah kepada Linda, pemenang tempat kedua AF2.
Mas sendiri mendapat tempat ketujuh dalam AF2.
Kawan karib Mas dan Linda, iaitu Adam Mat Saman dari KK, mendapat tempat
ketiga.
Linda memberitahu Mas pasal IF. Ketiga-tiga artis AF2 ini berkawan baik
dengan Vince, Khai dan Azizi.
Mereka juga tahu bahawa Nemo, kucing Persian milik Khai, mempunyai kuasa
sakti.
Mas: Aku rasa paling tenang bersembang di sini.
Linda: Betul. KK benar-benar “therapeutic”. Jika berjalan-jalan
di bandaraya ini, Linda rasa selamat dan selesa.
Mas: Tengok tu, Linda.
Linda: Nemo! Oh, comelnya.
Nemo: Meow!
(Linda mendukung serta membelai bulu Nemo. Khai dan Vince muncul dengan tiba-
tiba)
Vince: Hi, Linda! Hi, Mas!
Khai: Apa khabar? Congrats to U, Linda. Good show, Mas.
Vince: Yeah, congrats.
Linda: Thanks for inspiring me all the way, Vince. Kau memang hebat.
Mas: Macam mana si American Idols, Vince?
Vince: Mas akan berjumpa mereka nanti.
Khai: Ada sesiapa yang Mas dan Linda minat?
Mas: Mas pilih Kelly dan Fantasia.
Linda: Aku pula pilih Clay, Jasmine dan Diana.
(Linda membelai Nemo lagi. Jasmine Trias muncul dan memicit bahu Khai)
Khai: Oh, hello, Jas! Meet our distant cousins, Mas and Linda of Sabah.
Jasmine: Great to meet you, Linda, Mas. And congrats, Linda.
Mas: Mana dia Idola lain, Jasmine?
Jasmine: You’ll be meeting them soon.
(Dengan tiba-tiba, Diana DeGarmo muncul di belakang Khai, dan menepuk
belakang Khai)
Khai: Ouch!
Nemo: Meow! (Nemo melompat ke dalam pangkuan Diana)
Diana: Hi, folks! How’s life?
Jasmine: Don’t be rough on Khai, Di.
(Jasmine mengurut belakang badan Khai. Nemo melompat kembali ke pangkuan
Khai)
Vince: Di, meet our juniors from Akademi Fantasia. This is Mas, from Sabah.
This is Linda, also from Sabah. Linda is the second winner for this year.
Diana: Congrats, Linda. It’s good for Khai and Jasmine to have a new
relative in the Idol Fellowship. Take care of Khai, please, Linda. He can be quite a
flirt!
Jasmine: Enough please, Di.
Mas: Mas dan Khai OK. Tak ada problem.
(Mas pegang tangan Khai)
Linda: Saya pun OK dengan Khai.
(Linda pegang tangan Khai)
Vince: Khai sebenarnya ada dua orang lagi saudara baru dalam IF iaitu Zahid
dan Adam.
Diana: Kelly would be here soon.
(Kelly Clarkson muncul di belakang Vince dan memicit bahu Vince)
Linda: Hi, Kelly! Seronok berjumpa kak.
Mas: So good U can make it here. I am Mas, from Sabah. This is Linda, also
from Sabah.
Kelly: Congrats, Linda. This is my first time here. I like it.
Linda: KK betul-betul “charming”.
Vince: Macam mana si Ruben dan Fantasia, Kelly?
Kelly: U will be meeting them soon. Oh, Vince, you are looking good this
evening.
Vince: I always look good. Linda, Mas, Kelly adalah kak angkat Vince dalam
IF. Jasmine dan Diana adalah kak angkat Khai.
Linda: Kelly, U memang ada persamaan wajah dengan Vanessa, kakak dan manager
Vince.
Kelly: Thanks. I know Vanessa and have great respect for her. She tells me
to keep an eye on Vince when he is in the US. Hey, Linda, I think you can be
Vince’s foster sister, too.
Vince: Vince dan Linda banyak persamaan.
Linda: Mestilah, bang! (Linda memegang tangan Vince).
Jasmine: Did you send me this e-mail, Linda?
(Kandungan e-mail: “Ini Linda dari Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Jasmine, U
sungguh jelita, manis dan penyayang. Thank U kerana banyak membantu abang
Khai dan jadi kak angkat Khai. Tolong pastikan Khai tak akan belajar merokok)
Linda: Ya, itu surat saya.
Khai: Ada apa ni, Linda!
Jasmine: Khai, she’s only trying to be nice (Jasmine memukul tangan
Khai dengan lembutnya).
Diana: Well said, Linda. Khai does need looking after.
Mas: Tak baik tulis surat tu, Linda. Kena dapat permit Khai dulu.
Jasmine: Small matter, Mas. Don’t worry about it.
Vince: Mas ada hantar e-mail kepada Vince rupanya.
(Kandungan e-mail Mas: Hi, Vince! Mas betul-betul peminat Vince. Vince
sungguh cute macam teddy bear)
Mas: Ya, itu surat Mas.
Kelly: I fully agree with you, Mas. It could have been me sending that e-
mail to Vince.
(Kelly memicit tangan Vince)
Vince: Khai tu Mr Loverboy.
Linda: Memang betul, Vince. Sebab itu semua wanita minat Khai.
(Mas, Linda, Jasmine dan Diana memegang tangan Khai)
Kelly: Hi, Fantasia. What brings U here?
Fantasia: This is my Academy, Kelly. And I want to meet cute Mr Vince. I
miss him.
Vince: Fantasia, meet Linda and Mas.
Fantasia: So good to meet you, Linda. Congratulations. Folks, I wish to say
that I am honoured to be with all of you tonight. You Malaysians are the
best people around.
Mas: Thanks, Fantasia. You really made my day.
Fantasia: Vince, Kelly, all the AIs and AFs are in New York with me.
Let’s all meet them now.
Kelly: Okay, folks. Let’s get Nemo.
(Mereka semua membelai Nemo dan menjelma semula di sebuah cafe di NY. Cafe
itu terletak di studio di mana Vince dan Khai berjumpa AI3 dulu)
Semua ahli AI dan AF duduk sekitar meja yang bersambung-sambung di cafe itu.
Dari AF1, Azizi, Nija, Liza, Sahri, Nana, Rosma, Burn, Atie, Adi Fashla dan
Azza.
Dari AF2, Zahid, Adam, Farah, Bob, Kaer, Nurul, Zarina, Anding, Fitri dan
Edlin.
Dari AI, Ruben, Clay, Kimberley, Justin dan Nicole.
Setibanya kumpulan Vince dan Khai, Zahid dan Adam berjabat tangan dengan
Vince, Khai, Kelly, Fantasia, Diana dan Jasmine.
Artis AI dan AF semuanya mengucapkan tahniah kepada Zahid, Linda dan Adam.
Vince mengumumkan perlantikan Zahid sebagai naib presiden IF. Naib presiden
lain ialah Fantasia dan Ruben.
Vince juga mengumumkan bahawa Azizi adalah ahli baru IF.
Azizi berkata: “Better late than never.”
Vince: Mimpi saya malam tadi sungguh hebat. Zahid menjadi sparring partner
Vince yang hebat. Vince rasa macam Harrison Ford dalam The Fugitive dan
Zahid pula macam Tommy Lee Jones.
Zahid: Zahid rasa macam berlakon dalam filem Mortal Kombat dan Jet Li.
Khai: Saya suka karektor Adam dan Mas. Adam semacam Yang dan Mas semacam Yin
dalam mitos Cina serta mitos Filipina.
Mas: Puteri Alitaptap memang special. Mas suka kelip-kelip.
Adam: Dewa Kanloan pun hebat juga. Mungkin Adam ada jus kerot sakti dalam
kocek.
Jasmine: I think both of you are the El Nino and La Nina of the Philippines.
Diana: Don’t say that, Jas. You’ll cause a storm.
Linda: Linda selamatkan Vince di atas Gunung Kinabalu. Tetapi dalam realiti,
Vince yang selalu selamatkan Linda (Linda memegang tangan Vince).
Zahid: Dewi Sumandak mungkin boleh masuk filem Shrek. Dia betul-betul fairy
yang penyayang dan jelita.
Kelly: Okay, I think there is someone we should thank who is not here
tonight. Tell them, Vince.
Vince: Dia adalah Mr Zainal Alam Kadir, seorang penulis hiburan dan kawan
baik yang menyatukan kita semua malam ini.
Fantasia: On behalf of the AI vocalists, I would like to say thank you Mr
Alam. God bless.
Azizi: Bagi pihak AF1, terima kasih, Mr Alam. U R the greatest.
Zahid: Bagi pihak AF2, terima kasih, Mr Alam. U rock.
Kelly: Kaer, thanks for performing Sway by Michael Buble. He is great.
I’m a big fan and I think he is sexy, though second to Vince (Kelly memeluk Vince).
Kaer: Vince betul-betul “in safe hands” sewaktu di Amerika.
Bob: Vince betul-betul lucky.
Kelly: Linda, could you show me how Halle Berry would greet Vince if she
meets him?
(Linda tidak menjawab, dan terus memeluk Vince dengan kuat serta mencium
kedua belah pipi Vince)
Azizi: Yeah, Linda. U rock!
Clay: I am honoured to meet you guys today. This is my first big meeting
with Malaysians. If there is a middle kingdom, you guys are it.
Azizi: Clay, ini kawan saya dari Malaysia Barat, iaitu Azza, Adi Fashla,
Burn, Atie, Rosma, Nana, Sahri, Liza dan Nija dari AF1. Juga Edlin, Fitri,
Zarina, Kaer dan Farah dari AF2.
Zahid: Bob dan Kaer bakal personaliti TV. Fitri bakal pereka fesyen. Anding,
dari Sarawak macam Bob dan Nurul, bakal penerbit filem.
Khai: Zarina, Nija dan Nana adalah dari negeri Johor macam Khai.
Vince: Burn dan Vince adalah kawan karib sejak bangku sekolah. Kami dari KL.
Azizi: Rosma dan Atie sama negeri dengan Azizi, iaitu Pahang.
Ruben: You folks from Borneo are naturally musical, not unlike the African
Americans. Zahid, I hear you also have a Borneo connection and it shows.
Zahid: Saya berketurunan Brunei macam Nurul dan Bob. Saya akan bercuti di
Brunei tak lama lagi. Mungkin berpeluang belajar sejarah dan budaya kaum
keluarga sendiri.
Bob: Vince, Khai, secara terus-terang, adakah member AI ni pernah cium kamu?
Vince: Ya (Vince menuding jari ke arah Kelly dan Fantasia).
Khai: Ya (Khai menuding jari ke arah Jasmine dan Diana).
Zarina: Well done, Kelly and friends. U betul-betul sporting. Tabik semua.
Zarina rasa Vince dan Khai ada chemistry dengan U orang.
Kaer: Saya suka jadi Keling, pahlawan Iban. Keling telah mendamaikan Puteri
Santubong, iaitu Farah, dan kakaknya Puteri Sejinjang, iaitu Nurul.
Farah: Ya, Keling menggunakan kuasanya untuk mengubah sikap hasad dengki
Sejinjang.
Nurul: Sejinjang dan Santubong bersatu untuk membantu Vince lawan Zahid.
Zahid: Zahid ingat Vince tu penjajah Sir James Brooke.
Burn: I like the idea of you being Merlin, Clay. You made Vince invisible,
like in your song.
Clay: I am a young Merlin.
Azizi: Saya lihat Kimberley saja yang “regal” sebagai dewi
Mesir, Isis.
Kimberley: Who would you have been, Azizi?
Azizi: John Denver, perhaps.
Nicole: You got the hair, Azizi. Nice butterscotch colour to match my
ketchup hair (Nicole membelai rambut Azizi).
Mas: Bob, terima kasih kerana menjadi “robber crab”. Ketam tu
sungguh menakjubkan.
Bob: Saya suka mengangkat Khai keluar dari Sungai Yangzi.
Khai: Bob lebih hebat dari Jackie Chan.
Bob: Saya ni Samo Hung.
Rosma: Saiz tak jadi isu, Bob. Rosma rasa Bob memang Jackie Chan.
Nana: Mungkin I rakamkan perbualan U semua untuk Kudsia di Era Radio.
Edlin: Vince, Khai, U memang matching dengan AI. Kelly dan Fantasia matching
dengan Vince. Jasmine dan Diana matching dengan Khai.
Adam: Ini minuman dari Beach Street. Adam belanja U semua (Adam menunjukkan
sebotol jus kerot ais)
Kaer: Ini pun dari Beach Street. Dari gents.
(Diana, si cili padi, berjumpa dengan Kaer dan memukul tangannya)
Kelly: Cool it, Di. What have you got there, Kaer?
Kaer: Sorry, folks. Ini teh hijau Jepun. Kaer suka makanan dan minuman
Jepun.
Kelly: Thanks, Kaer. U R the greatest.
Diana: Sorry, Kaer. Very kind of U. U R the greatest.
Vince: Guess we’ll have to call it a day now. Once again, congrats to
Zahid, Linda and Adam. Welcome to the IF. U, too, Azizi.
Kelly: Listen to Vince, folks. He’s THE man (Kelly dan Fantasia
memegang tangan Vince).
Jasmine: And Khai’s the Kahuna, who rules the Pacific (Jasmine dan
Diana memegang tangan Khai).
Diana: The Kahuna can’t win any war without Diana, Queen of the Hunt.
Khai: Bagi pihak Nemo, terima kasih. Nemo dan Khai sungguh gembira. Thanks a
million.
Nemo: Meow!
announced.
The champion was Zahid Baharuddin, 24, of Kuala Lumpur. The second and third
placers were Sabahans Linda Nanuwil, 20, and Adam Saman, 21, respectively.
The trio have just been absorbed into the Idol Fellowship (IF), and IF deputy
president Vince Chong has just sent them announcements on their admission via
e-mail.
The IF has also absorbed a new member, Azizi Mohamad, who won third place
behind Vince Chong and Khairul Nizam Wahi (Khai) in the first season of
Akademi Fantasia.
The IF originally admitted two winners of Akademi Fantasia per season, but
has now decided to admit three winners per season, to standardise the Akademi
Fantasia and American Idol admission procedures.
Our story begins in one of the most pleasant cities in Malaysia, Kota
Kinabalu, which is the capital city of Malaysia’s easternmost state of Sabah.
Asma Ghani (Mas), 23, and Linda Nanuwil (Linda), 20, sit in Beach Street,
Kota Kinabalu, which is the miniature Bintang Walk (Kuala Lumpur’s
entertainment district) of Sabah’s state capital.
They are sipping their drinks which they ordered from Sugar Bun, the most
popular fast food restaurant in town, and which is a meeting place for
youngsters in the city.
Mas is a single mother from Tawau, in the east coast of Sabah.
She has two children.
Her ancestors were once taken from Sabah to the Cocos Islands in Australia,
by planter John Clunies Ross, to work in his plantation. The Cocos Islanders
are largely found in Tawau which is the third largest town in Sabah.
Linda is from Ranau near Mount Kinabalu.
Mas is congratulating Linda on winning second place in the contest, and for
becoming the first Sabahan to make it to the tops of the contest.
Mas finished seventh in the contest.
A close friend of Linda and Mas, Adam Saman, from Kota Kinabalu, finished
third.
Linda is informing Mas about the Idol Fellowship which is an informal
gathering of the top threes of Akademi Fantasia, American Idol and the coming
Malaysian Idol contest.
Mas, Linda and Adam are close friends of Vince Chong (Vince), Khairul Nizam
Wahi (Khai) and Azizi Mohamad, the top three winners of the first Akademi
Fantasia season respectively.
The Sabahans are aware that Nemo, the mascot of Akademi Fantasia, which is
Khai’s pet cat, has magical powers.
If an Akademi Fantasia or American Idol member strokes Nemo, he or she will
be united with the top winners of the Malaysian and American talent contests.
Nemo teleports IF members to any destination they wish.
Membership of IF is conditional on one’s good behaviour. One should not be
romantically linked with other members, and one cannot be involved in
indecent behaviour.
(Key: ZB = Zahid, LN = Linda, AS = Adam, MG = Mas, KA = Kaer, BU = Bob, ZZ =
Zarina, FA = Farah, NH = Nurul, RT = Burn, VC = Vince, KW = Khai, AM = Azizi,
KC = Kelly Clarkson, RS = Ruben Studdard, FB = Fantasia, DG = Diana, JT =
Jasmine, CA = Clay, NK = Nicole, KL = Kimberley, N = Nemo)
MG: There is nothing like sipping sugar cane juice in Beach Street, KK.
LN: I think KK is a beautiful and liveable city, walking up and down KK is
simply therapeutic.
MG: Linda, do you see what I see?
LN: Nemo! Oh, he is cute. So cute.
N: Meow!
(Linda picks up Nemo and starts stroking the cat. Suddenly, Khai and Vince
appear. The two pretty guys take their seats next to Linda and Mas)
VC: Hi, Linda! Hi, Mas!
KW: How are you both doing? Congrats to you, Linda. And good show, Mas.
VC: Yeah, congrats.
LN: Thanks for inspiring me and supporting me all the way, Vince. You are the
greatest.
MG: How are the American Idols, Vince?
VC: You’ll soon be meeting them.
KW: Anyone in particular you’d love to meet?
MG: My pick would be Fantasia and Kelly.
LN: Mine would be Clay, Jasmine and Diana.
(Linda strokes Nemo again. At that moment, Jasmine Trias appears. She taps
Khai’s shoulder)
KW: Oh, hello, Jas! Meet our distant cousins, Mas and Linda of Sabah.
JT: Great to meet you, Linda, Mas. And congrats, Linda.
MG: How’s the other Idols getting along, Jas?
JT: You’ll be meeting them soon.
(Suddenly, Diana DeGarmo appears behind Khai. She slaps Khai’s back)
KW: Ouch!
N: Meow! (Nemo leaps into Diana’s embrace)
DG: Hi, folks! How’s life?
JT: Don’t be rough on Khai, Di.
(Trias strokes Khai’s back. Nemo jumps back into Khai’s embrace)
VC: Di, meet our juniors from Akademi Fantasia. This is Mas, from Sabah. This
is Linda, also from Sabah. Linda is the second winner for this year.
DG: Congrats, Linda. It’s good for Khai and Jas to have a new relative in the
Idol Fellowship. Take care of Khai, please, Linda. He can be quite a flirt!
JT: Enough please, Di.
MG: Mas and Khai very OK. I have no problems with him.
(Mas holds Khai’s hand)
LN: Same here.
(Linda also holds Khai’s hand)
VC: Actually, Khai has two more relatives in the IF now. There is Zahid the
champion and Adam the third placer.
DG: Kelly would be here soon.
(Kelly Clarkson appears behind Vince. She pats Vince’s back, and takes a seat
next to him)
LN: Great to meet you, Kelly.
MG: Yeah, it’s so good that you can make it here. I am Mas, from Sabah. This
is Linda, also from Sabah. Linda is the second placer this year.
KC: Congrats, Linda. This is my first time here. I like the ambience.
LN: KK is a very therapeutic city by the sea.
VC: How’s Ruben and Fantasia keeping, Kelly?
KC: You’ll be meeting them soon. Oh, Vince, you are looking good this
evening.
VC: I always look good. Linda, Mas, Kelly is my foster sister in the Idol
Fellowship. Jasmine and Diana are Khai’s foster sisters in the IF.
LN: Kelly, you do have some resemblance to Vanessa Chong, Vince’s attractive
elder sister.
KC: Thanks. I know Vanessa and have the highest respect for her. She tells me
to keep an eye on Vince when he is in the US. Hey, Linda, I think you can be
Vince’s foster sister, too, since he has inspired you.
VC: We share a lot in common, don’t we, Linda?
LN: Definitely (Linda holds Vince’s hand firmly).
JT: Did you send me this e-mail, Linda?
(The e-mail reads: “This is Linda from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. I think you
are really sweet and beautiful. I am so glad you have decided to be Khai’s
best friend in America. Both of you are long lost siblings. Please keep an
eye on Khai and make sure Khai does not learn to smoke”)
LN: Yes, that’s mine.
KW: Talking behind my back, eh, Linda.
JT: Khai, she’s only trying to be nice (Trias smacks Khai’s hand gently).
DG: Well said, Linda. Khai does need looking after.
MG: That was not right, Linda. I think you should have gotten Khai’s
permission before writing to Jas about Khai.
JT: Small matter, Mas. Don’t worry about it.
VC: I see you have been sending me an e-mail, Mas.
(Vince reads the e-mail. It says, Vince, I think you are very sweet, cute and
cuddly. I would love to meet you)
MG: Yes, that’s mine.
KC: I fully agree with you, Mas. It could have been me sending that e-mail to
Vince.
(Kelly pats Vince’s hand)
VC: I think Khai is the Mr Loverboy. He will always be.
LN: Yes, he is. That is why we are all very protective of him.
(Mas, Linda, Trias and DeGarmo all put their hands on Khai)
KC: Hi, Fantasia. My, you surprise me with your sudden guest appearance.
FB: This is my Academy, Kelly. And I want to meet cute Mr Vince. I miss him.
VC: Fantasia, meet Linda, the second placer for this year’s Academy. And this
is Linda’s fellow Sabahan, Mas.
FB: So good to meet you, Linda. Congratulations. Folks, I wish to say that I
am honoured to be with all of you tonight. You Malaysians are the best people
around.
MG: Thanks, Fantasia. You really made my day.
FB: Vince, Kelly, all the American Idols and the participants of the first
and second seasons of AF are in New York with me. Let’s all meet them now.
KC: Okay, folks. Let’s get Nemo.
(The AF and AI participants all stroke Nemo and get teleported to a cafe
within a studio in New York. It is the same place where Vince and Khai did
their special edition of American Idol with Fantasia, Diana and Jasmine)
Now, on to New York
Sitting in the cafe, around several joined tables, are the American Idols
Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Justin Guarini, Nicole McKibbin and Kimberley
Locke. With them are Vince’s and Khai’s batch of Akademi students namely
Azizi Mohamad, Nija Tahar, Liza Ismail, Sahri Sarip, Nurul Hana (Nana) Mahzan, Rosma
Sidik, Rueben (Burn) Thevandran, Atie Abu Bakar, Adi Fashla Juraimi and Azza
Suhaimi.
Reigning AF champion Zahid Baharuddin, third placer Adam Saman, and their
fellow students of the second season, Farah Anuar, Bob Usop, Kaer Azami,
Nurul Hamid, Zarina Zainoordin, Anding Zaini, Fitri Zainal Abidin and Edlin
Rahim are also in the cafe.
As soon as the group from KK arrive with Nemo, Zahid and Adam come up to
Vince and greet him with handshakes.
They also shake hands with Kelly, Fantasia, Diana and Jasmine.
The American Idols in the cafe congratulate Linda.
Vince announces that Zahid is one of the new vice-presidents of the Idol
Fellowship and he will take his place next to Fantasia and Ruben.
Vince announces that Azizi has officially joined the Idol Fellowship
belatedly. Azizi says: “Better late than never!”
The AI and AF vocalists all applaud Vince, Khai, Azizi, Zahid, Linda and
Adam.
VC: I had a wonderful dream about all of you American Idols and the top seven
of this year’s AF. Zahid, you were a great sparring partner. I felt that I
was Harrison Ford in The Fugitive and you were Tommy Lee Jones.
ZB: More like Mortal Kombat and Jet Li movies.
KW: I liked Adam’s and Mas’ characters. Adam was the Yang and Mas was the Yin
of the Philippines and Bajau mythology.
MG: Yes, my Princess Alitaptap was out of the ordinary. I love fireflies.
AS: And my Lord Kanloan could do with a magic bottle of carrot juice to keep
him actively slaying demons.
JT: I think both of you are the El Nino and La Nina of the Philippines.
DG: Don’t say that, Jas. You’ll cause a storm.
LN: I saved Vince once, though he saves me in real life (Linda holds Vince’s
hand).
ZB: Your Sumandak could have been a character in Shrek. She is a kindly fairy
from the mountains.
KC: Okay, I think there is someone we should thank who is not here today.
Tell them, Vince.
VC: He is Mr Zainal Alam Kadir, a brilliant journalist, entertainer and
friend of all AF students. He brought us together.
FB: On behalf of the AI vocalists, I would like to say thank you Mr Alam. God
bless.
AM: On behalf of AF season ones, I say thank you, Mr Alam. You are the
greatest.
ZB: On behalf of AF season twos, I say thank you, Mr Alam. You rock.
KC: Kaer, thanks for performing Sway by Michael Buble. He is great. I’m a big
fan and I think he is sexy, though second to Vince (Kelly cuddles Vince).
KA: Vince, you are in safe hands in America.
BU: Yeah, Vince. I envy you.
KC: Linda, could you show me how Halle Berry would greet Vince if she meets
him?
(Linda says nothing. She just walks up to Vince, smiles and hugs him
passionately. Then, Linda kisses Vince’s cheeks)
AM: Yeah, Linda. You rock!
CA: I am honoured to meet you guys today. This is my first big meeting with
Malaysians. If there is a middle kingdom, you guys are it.
AM: Clay, meet my friends from West Malaysia. Here is Azza, Adi Fashla,
Rueben, Atie, Rosma, Nurul Hana, Sahri, Liza, and Nija from season one. And
this is Edlin, Fitri, Zarina, Kaer and Farah from season two.
ZB: Bob and Kaer are budding TV presenters. Fitri is a budding fashion
designer. Anding Zaini, who is from Sarawak with Bob and Nurul, is a budding
film maker.
KW: Zarina, Nija and Nurul Hana are with me from Johor state, the
southernmost state in Malaysia.
VC: Rueben and I are childhood friends from KL.
AM: Rosma and Atie are with me from Pahang state, the third largest state in
Malaysia.
RS: You folks from Borneo are naturally musical, not unlike the African
Americans. Zahid, I hear you also have a Borneo connection and it shows.
ZB: My ancestors are Bruneians, just like Bob’s and Nurul’s. I’ll be off on a
holiday in Brunei, soon. Maybe that’s a good time to learn about my family
history.
BU: Vince, Khai, tell me honestly, did any of our friends from the AI kiss
you?
VC: Yes (Vince points to Kelly and Fantasia).
KW: Yes indeed (Khai points to Jasmine and Diana).
ZZ: Well done, Kelly and friends. You are all very sporting and I salute you.
I always think Vince and Khai have good screen chemistry with all of you.
KA: I like the idea of being Keling the Iban warrior. He brokered peace
between Princess Santubong, that’s Farah, and Princess Sejinjang, that’s
Nurul, her not-so-kindly elder sister.
FA: Yeah, Keling used his powers to change Sejinjang into a kindly sibling of
Santubong.
NH: Sejinjang and Santubong eventually joined forces to help Vince the Briton
fight the Balinese Zahid.
ZB: And the Balinese thought Vince was Sir James Brooke.
RT: I like the idea of you being Merlin, Clay. You made Vince invisible, like
in your song.
CA: I am a young Merlin.
AM: I think the only character who looked regal was Kimberley as Isis.
KL: Who would you have been, Azizi?
AM: John Denver, perhaps.
NK: You got the hair, Azizi. Nice butterscotch colour to match my ketchup
hair (Nicole touches Azizi’s hair).
MG: Bob, thanks for being the robber crab. Those creatures from the Cocos
Islands fascinate me.
BU: I especially enjoyed plucking Khai from the Yangzi River.
KW: You were more awesome than Jackie Chan.
BU: No, I’m Samo Hung.
Rosma Sidik chips in and says “Size does not matter, Bob. U R still Jackie
Chan”. Nana, a DJ, remarks that perhaps she should have recorded
their conversation and sent it to her radio station ERA which is headed by
sassy AF critic Kudsia Kahar.
Edlin Rahim comments that Fantasia, Diana and
Jasmine fit nicely into Vince’s and Khai’s story like a work of art.
AS: Here’s something for all of you I received for free from Beach Street.
(Adam shows his friends a bottle of carrot juice. He serves the drink to
everyone)
KA: Here’s something for all of you I received for free from Beach Street. I
got it from the Gents.
(Diana walks up to Kaer and smacks his hands)
KC: Cool it, Di. What have you got there, Kaer?
KA: Sorry, folks. It is not what it seems. It is green tea (Kaer serves the
green tea to everyone)
KC: Thanks a million, Kaer. U R the greatest.
DG: Sorry, Kaer. Very kind of you. U R the greatest.
VC: Guess we’ll have to call it a day now. Once again, congrats to Zahid,
Linda and Adam. Welcome to the IF. You, too, Azizi.
KC: Listen to Vince, folks. He’s THE man (Kelly holds Vince’s hand. Fantasia
follows suit).
JT: And Khai’s the Kahuna, who rules the Pacific (Jasmine holds Khai’s hand.
Diana follows suit).
DG: The Kahuna can’t win any war without Diana, Queen of the Hunt.
KW: On behalf of Nemo, I would like to say you all have made me very happy.
Thanks a million.
N: Meow!
ends
BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Cerpen Keempat - Sembang Sugar Bun
Pada Ogos 14, 2004 Zahid, Linda dan Adam muncul sebagai juara, naib juara 1
dan naib juara 2 AF2.
Mereka dengan serta-merta menjadi ahli IF. Vince telah menghantar e-mail
kepada mereka mengumumkan kemasukan mereka ke dalam IF.
Vince juga menghantar e-mail kepada Azizi Mohamad mengumumkan kemasukannya
ke dalam IF.
Pada mulanya IF hanya dianggotai 2 pemenang AF dan bukannya 3.
Tetapi baru-baru ini IF membuat keputusan menstandardkan kemasukan pemenang
AF dan AI ke dalam IF, iaitu 3 pemenang AF dan AI setiap musim akan menjadi
ahli IF.
Pada suatu petang di Kota Kinabalu, Asma Ghani (Mas), 23, dan Norlinda
Nanuwil (Linda), 20, bersembang sambil meminum air tebu di restoran Sugar
Bun, Beach Street (Bintang Walk KK).
Mas adalah seorang ibu tunggal dari Tawau, bandar ketiga terbesar di Sabah.
Dia mempunyai 2 orang anak.
Nenek moyangnya berketurunan orang Melayu Cocos dari Australia.
Menurut sejarah, Melayu Cocos adalah orang asli Sabah yang dikerah oleh taukeh British Australia, John Clunies Ross, pemilik tanah Pulau Cocos, untuk bekerja sebagai buruh ladang.
Linda berketurunan Kadazan-Dusun dari Ranau dekat Gunung Kinabalu.
Mas mengucapkan tahniah kepada Linda, pemenang tempat kedua AF2.
Mas sendiri mendapat tempat ketujuh dalam AF2.
Kawan karib Mas dan Linda, iaitu Adam Mat Saman dari KK, mendapat tempat
ketiga.
Linda memberitahu Mas pasal IF. Ketiga-tiga artis AF2 ini berkawan baik
dengan Vince, Khai dan Azizi.
Mereka juga tahu bahawa Nemo, kucing Persian milik Khai, mempunyai kuasa
sakti.
Mas: Aku rasa paling tenang bersembang di sini.
Linda: Betul. KK benar-benar “therapeutic”. Jika berjalan-jalan
di bandaraya ini, Linda rasa selamat dan selesa.
Mas: Tengok tu, Linda.
Linda: Nemo! Oh, comelnya.
Nemo: Meow!
(Linda mendukung serta membelai bulu Nemo. Khai dan Vince muncul dengan tiba-
tiba)
Vince: Hi, Linda! Hi, Mas!
Khai: Apa khabar? Congrats to U, Linda. Good show, Mas.
Vince: Yeah, congrats.
Linda: Thanks for inspiring me all the way, Vince. Kau memang hebat.
Mas: Macam mana si American Idols, Vince?
Vince: Mas akan berjumpa mereka nanti.
Khai: Ada sesiapa yang Mas dan Linda minat?
Mas: Mas pilih Kelly dan Fantasia.
Linda: Aku pula pilih Clay, Jasmine dan Diana.
(Linda membelai Nemo lagi. Jasmine Trias muncul dan memicit bahu Khai)
Khai: Oh, hello, Jas! Meet our distant cousins, Mas and Linda of Sabah.
Jasmine: Great to meet you, Linda, Mas. And congrats, Linda.
Mas: Mana dia Idola lain, Jasmine?
Jasmine: You’ll be meeting them soon.
(Dengan tiba-tiba, Diana DeGarmo muncul di belakang Khai, dan menepuk
belakang Khai)
Khai: Ouch!
Nemo: Meow! (Nemo melompat ke dalam pangkuan Diana)
Diana: Hi, folks! How’s life?
Jasmine: Don’t be rough on Khai, Di.
(Jasmine mengurut belakang badan Khai. Nemo melompat kembali ke pangkuan
Khai)
Vince: Di, meet our juniors from Akademi Fantasia. This is Mas, from Sabah.
This is Linda, also from Sabah. Linda is the second winner for this year.
Diana: Congrats, Linda. It’s good for Khai and Jasmine to have a new
relative in the Idol Fellowship. Take care of Khai, please, Linda. He can be quite a
flirt!
Jasmine: Enough please, Di.
Mas: Mas dan Khai OK. Tak ada problem.
(Mas pegang tangan Khai)
Linda: Saya pun OK dengan Khai.
(Linda pegang tangan Khai)
Vince: Khai sebenarnya ada dua orang lagi saudara baru dalam IF iaitu Zahid
dan Adam.
Diana: Kelly would be here soon.
(Kelly Clarkson muncul di belakang Vince dan memicit bahu Vince)
Linda: Hi, Kelly! Seronok berjumpa kak.
Mas: So good U can make it here. I am Mas, from Sabah. This is Linda, also
from Sabah.
Kelly: Congrats, Linda. This is my first time here. I like it.
Linda: KK betul-betul “charming”.
Vince: Macam mana si Ruben dan Fantasia, Kelly?
Kelly: U will be meeting them soon. Oh, Vince, you are looking good this
evening.
Vince: I always look good. Linda, Mas, Kelly adalah kak angkat Vince dalam
IF. Jasmine dan Diana adalah kak angkat Khai.
Linda: Kelly, U memang ada persamaan wajah dengan Vanessa, kakak dan manager
Vince.
Kelly: Thanks. I know Vanessa and have great respect for her. She tells me
to keep an eye on Vince when he is in the US. Hey, Linda, I think you can be
Vince’s foster sister, too.
Vince: Vince dan Linda banyak persamaan.
Linda: Mestilah, bang! (Linda memegang tangan Vince).
Jasmine: Did you send me this e-mail, Linda?
(Kandungan e-mail: “Ini Linda dari Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Jasmine, U
sungguh jelita, manis dan penyayang. Thank U kerana banyak membantu abang
Khai dan jadi kak angkat Khai. Tolong pastikan Khai tak akan belajar merokok)
Linda: Ya, itu surat saya.
Khai: Ada apa ni, Linda!
Jasmine: Khai, she’s only trying to be nice (Jasmine memukul tangan
Khai dengan lembutnya).
Diana: Well said, Linda. Khai does need looking after.
Mas: Tak baik tulis surat tu, Linda. Kena dapat permit Khai dulu.
Jasmine: Small matter, Mas. Don’t worry about it.
Vince: Mas ada hantar e-mail kepada Vince rupanya.
(Kandungan e-mail Mas: Hi, Vince! Mas betul-betul peminat Vince. Vince
sungguh cute macam teddy bear)
Mas: Ya, itu surat Mas.
Kelly: I fully agree with you, Mas. It could have been me sending that e-
mail to Vince.
(Kelly memicit tangan Vince)
Vince: Khai tu Mr Loverboy.
Linda: Memang betul, Vince. Sebab itu semua wanita minat Khai.
(Mas, Linda, Jasmine dan Diana memegang tangan Khai)
Kelly: Hi, Fantasia. What brings U here?
Fantasia: This is my Academy, Kelly. And I want to meet cute Mr Vince. I
miss him.
Vince: Fantasia, meet Linda and Mas.
Fantasia: So good to meet you, Linda. Congratulations. Folks, I wish to say
that I am honoured to be with all of you tonight. You Malaysians are the
best people around.
Mas: Thanks, Fantasia. You really made my day.
Fantasia: Vince, Kelly, all the AIs and AFs are in New York with me.
Let’s all meet them now.
Kelly: Okay, folks. Let’s get Nemo.
(Mereka semua membelai Nemo dan menjelma semula di sebuah cafe di NY. Cafe
itu terletak di studio di mana Vince dan Khai berjumpa AI3 dulu)
Semua ahli AI dan AF duduk sekitar meja yang bersambung-sambung di cafe itu.
Dari AF1, Azizi, Nija, Liza, Sahri, Nana, Rosma, Burn, Atie, Adi Fashla dan
Azza.
Dari AF2, Zahid, Adam, Farah, Bob, Kaer, Nurul, Zarina, Anding, Fitri dan
Edlin.
Dari AI, Ruben, Clay, Kimberley, Justin dan Nicole.
Setibanya kumpulan Vince dan Khai, Zahid dan Adam berjabat tangan dengan
Vince, Khai, Kelly, Fantasia, Diana dan Jasmine.
Artis AI dan AF semuanya mengucapkan tahniah kepada Zahid, Linda dan Adam.
Vince mengumumkan perlantikan Zahid sebagai naib presiden IF. Naib presiden
lain ialah Fantasia dan Ruben.
Vince juga mengumumkan bahawa Azizi adalah ahli baru IF.
Azizi berkata: “Better late than never.”
Vince: Mimpi saya malam tadi sungguh hebat. Zahid menjadi sparring partner
Vince yang hebat. Vince rasa macam Harrison Ford dalam The Fugitive dan
Zahid pula macam Tommy Lee Jones.
Zahid: Zahid rasa macam berlakon dalam filem Mortal Kombat dan Jet Li.
Khai: Saya suka karektor Adam dan Mas. Adam semacam Yang dan Mas semacam Yin
dalam mitos Cina serta mitos Filipina.
Mas: Puteri Alitaptap memang special. Mas suka kelip-kelip.
Adam: Dewa Kanloan pun hebat juga. Mungkin Adam ada jus kerot sakti dalam
kocek.
Jasmine: I think both of you are the El Nino and La Nina of the Philippines.
Diana: Don’t say that, Jas. You’ll cause a storm.
Linda: Linda selamatkan Vince di atas Gunung Kinabalu. Tetapi dalam realiti,
Vince yang selalu selamatkan Linda (Linda memegang tangan Vince).
Zahid: Dewi Sumandak mungkin boleh masuk filem Shrek. Dia betul-betul fairy
yang penyayang dan jelita.
Kelly: Okay, I think there is someone we should thank who is not here
tonight. Tell them, Vince.
Vince: Dia adalah Mr Zainal Alam Kadir, seorang penulis hiburan dan kawan
baik yang menyatukan kita semua malam ini.
Fantasia: On behalf of the AI vocalists, I would like to say thank you Mr
Alam. God bless.
Azizi: Bagi pihak AF1, terima kasih, Mr Alam. U R the greatest.
Zahid: Bagi pihak AF2, terima kasih, Mr Alam. U rock.
Kelly: Kaer, thanks for performing Sway by Michael Buble. He is great.
I’m a big fan and I think he is sexy, though second to Vince (Kelly memeluk Vince).
Kaer: Vince betul-betul “in safe hands” sewaktu di Amerika.
Bob: Vince betul-betul lucky.
Kelly: Linda, could you show me how Halle Berry would greet Vince if she
meets him?
(Linda tidak menjawab, dan terus memeluk Vince dengan kuat serta mencium
kedua belah pipi Vince)
Azizi: Yeah, Linda. U rock!
Clay: I am honoured to meet you guys today. This is my first big meeting
with Malaysians. If there is a middle kingdom, you guys are it.
Azizi: Clay, ini kawan saya dari Malaysia Barat, iaitu Azza, Adi Fashla,
Burn, Atie, Rosma, Nana, Sahri, Liza dan Nija dari AF1. Juga Edlin, Fitri,
Zarina, Kaer dan Farah dari AF2.
Zahid: Bob dan Kaer bakal personaliti TV. Fitri bakal pereka fesyen. Anding,
dari Sarawak macam Bob dan Nurul, bakal penerbit filem.
Khai: Zarina, Nija dan Nana adalah dari negeri Johor macam Khai.
Vince: Burn dan Vince adalah kawan karib sejak bangku sekolah. Kami dari KL.
Azizi: Rosma dan Atie sama negeri dengan Azizi, iaitu Pahang.
Ruben: You folks from Borneo are naturally musical, not unlike the African
Americans. Zahid, I hear you also have a Borneo connection and it shows.
Zahid: Saya berketurunan Brunei macam Nurul dan Bob. Saya akan bercuti di
Brunei tak lama lagi. Mungkin berpeluang belajar sejarah dan budaya kaum
keluarga sendiri.
Bob: Vince, Khai, secara terus-terang, adakah member AI ni pernah cium kamu?
Vince: Ya (Vince menuding jari ke arah Kelly dan Fantasia).
Khai: Ya (Khai menuding jari ke arah Jasmine dan Diana).
Zarina: Well done, Kelly and friends. U betul-betul sporting. Tabik semua.
Zarina rasa Vince dan Khai ada chemistry dengan U orang.
Kaer: Saya suka jadi Keling, pahlawan Iban. Keling telah mendamaikan Puteri
Santubong, iaitu Farah, dan kakaknya Puteri Sejinjang, iaitu Nurul.
Farah: Ya, Keling menggunakan kuasanya untuk mengubah sikap hasad dengki
Sejinjang.
Nurul: Sejinjang dan Santubong bersatu untuk membantu Vince lawan Zahid.
Zahid: Zahid ingat Vince tu penjajah Sir James Brooke.
Burn: I like the idea of you being Merlin, Clay. You made Vince invisible,
like in your song.
Clay: I am a young Merlin.
Azizi: Saya lihat Kimberley saja yang “regal” sebagai dewi
Mesir, Isis.
Kimberley: Who would you have been, Azizi?
Azizi: John Denver, perhaps.
Nicole: You got the hair, Azizi. Nice butterscotch colour to match my
ketchup hair (Nicole membelai rambut Azizi).
Mas: Bob, terima kasih kerana menjadi “robber crab”. Ketam tu
sungguh menakjubkan.
Bob: Saya suka mengangkat Khai keluar dari Sungai Yangzi.
Khai: Bob lebih hebat dari Jackie Chan.
Bob: Saya ni Samo Hung.
Rosma: Saiz tak jadi isu, Bob. Rosma rasa Bob memang Jackie Chan.
Nana: Mungkin I rakamkan perbualan U semua untuk Kudsia di Era Radio.
Edlin: Vince, Khai, U memang matching dengan AI. Kelly dan Fantasia matching
dengan Vince. Jasmine dan Diana matching dengan Khai.
Adam: Ini minuman dari Beach Street. Adam belanja U semua (Adam menunjukkan
sebotol jus kerot ais)
Kaer: Ini pun dari Beach Street. Dari gents.
(Diana, si cili padi, berjumpa dengan Kaer dan memukul tangannya)
Kelly: Cool it, Di. What have you got there, Kaer?
Kaer: Sorry, folks. Ini teh hijau Jepun. Kaer suka makanan dan minuman
Jepun.
Kelly: Thanks, Kaer. U R the greatest.
Diana: Sorry, Kaer. Very kind of U. U R the greatest.
Vince: Guess we’ll have to call it a day now. Once again, congrats to
Zahid, Linda and Adam. Welcome to the IF. U, too, Azizi.
Kelly: Listen to Vince, folks. He’s THE man (Kelly dan Fantasia
memegang tangan Vince).
Jasmine: And Khai’s the Kahuna, who rules the Pacific (Jasmine dan
Diana memegang tangan Khai).
Diana: The Kahuna can’t win any war without Diana, Queen of the Hunt.
Khai: Bagi pihak Nemo, terima kasih. Nemo dan Khai sungguh gembira. Thanks a
million.
Nemo: Meow!
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