Monday, June 26, 2006

"Nancy Sinatra" Zila Hopes 2 Sing With "Frank" Kaer

Beautiful Nur Azilah (Zila) Seeron who finished ninth in Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) hails from Kuala Pilah in Negeri Sembilan, the hometown of handsome Akademi Fantasia 2 (AF2) singer Wan Muhammad Khair (Kaer) Wan Azami's mother.

Zila, whose parents are divorced not unlike Kaer's, has great respect for her senior, and hopes to sing with him.

"He's a great singer, and he's sweet and handsome, too. I'd love to meet him," she said.

Zila and Kaer were both eliminated in their respective Akademi Fantasia (AF) seasons after singing Sinatra songs.

Zila was eliminated after singing Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking" while Kaer was eliminated at the sixth place after singing Frank Sinatra's "Sway".

"Sway" was also sung by Dean Martin and Michael Buble.

"These Boots Are Made For Walking" was also sung by Jessica Simpson.

Zila also has great respect for Nurul Hana (Nana) Che Mahazan, Kaer's loving and caring "elder sister" who is a disk jockey (DJ) with radio station Era FM.

Era FM is a subsidiary of the parent company of Astro Television which produces Akademi Fantasia.

Nana thinks Zila would make a good television host and DJ, and Zila is willing to give it a try.

Zila would also love to sing with leggy beauty Asiah Tunakma Abdullah or Akma, who is sometimes nicknamed Kaer's "twin sister", as they both enjoy sushi and can speak Japanese.

Both Zila and Akma are fans of Dangdut music, the indigenous Malay answer to disco.

Zila became a student of AF4 after performing a Dangdut number.

Akma was eliminated from Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3) after singing a Dangdut number.

Zila sent her best wishes to all Akademi Fantasia and Malaysian Idol singers especially Malaysian Idol's Sufiah Mohamad Noor, Zamil Idris, Farah Asyikin Zulkifli, Tengku Zaharah (Xerra) Tengku Zaimi, Norhanita (Nita) Hamzah and Ashvin Nair, and Akademi Fantasia's Idayu Yaakob and Nik Aidil Nik Zamri.




BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
"Nancy Sinatra" Zila Ingin Menyanyi Bersama "Frank Sinatra" Kaer

Jelitawan Nur Azilah (Zila) Seeron yang mendapat tempat kesembilan dalam Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) berasal dari Kuala Pilah di Negeri Sembilan, iaitu kampung asal ibu Wan Muhammad Khair (Kaer) Wan Azami, pemenang tempat keenam Akademi Fantasia 2 (AF2).

Seperti Kaer, Zila adalah anak kepada pasangan yang sudahpun bercerai. Zila amat menghormati Kaer dan ingin menyanyi bersamanya.

"Abang Kaer penyanyi yang kacak, comel lagi hebat. Zila ingin menyanyi bersamanya," katanya.

Zila dan Kaer kedua-duanya tersingkir dari Akademi Fantasia (AF) setelah menyanyikan lagu yang dipopularkan oleh ahli keluarga Sinatra, iaitu keluarga penyanyi yang terkenal di Amerika.

Zila tersingkir setelah menyanyikan lagu Nancy Sinatra, "These Boots Are Made For Walking" manakala Kaer tersingkir setelah menyanyikan lagu Frank Sinatra, "Sway".

"Sway" juga dinyanyikan oleh Dean Martin dan Michael Buble.

"These Boots Are Made For Walking" juga dinyanyikan oleh Jessica Simpson.

Zila juga amat menghormati Nurul Hana (Nana) Che Mahazan, "kakak angkat" Kaer yang prihatin dan penyayang, serta DJ stesen radio Era FM.

Era FM adalah stesen radio milik ibu syarikat stesen TV Astro yang menerbitkan rancangan Akademi Fantasia.

Nana berpendapat Zila boleh menjadi hos TV dan DJ radio yang baik, dan Zila ingin mencuba bakat baru seperti itu.

Zila juga ingin menyanyi bersama jelitawan tinggi lampai Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3) Asiah Tunakma Abdullah atau Akma, yang kekadang digelar "saudari kembar Kaer", kerana dia dan Kaer suka makan sushi dan boleh bertutur dalam bahasa Jepun.

Zila dan Akma meminati muzik Dangdut.

Zila menjadi pelajar AF4 setelah menyanyikan lagu Dangdut.

Akma tersingkir dari AF3 setelah menyanyikan lagu Dangdut.

Zila turut mengirim salam kepada semua penyanyi rancangan Akademi Fantasia dan Malaysian Idol terutamanya Sufiah Mohamad Noor, Zamil Idris, Farah Asyikin Zulkifli, Tengku Zaharah (Xerra) Tengku Zaimi, Norhanita (Nita) Hamzah dan Ashvin Nair dari Malaysian Idol, dan Idayu Yaakob dan Nik Aidil Nik Zamri dari Akademi Fantasia.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Handsome Sabahan Gentlemen



(From left) Yazer Yusof, Rich Gimbang and Felix Agus, Akademi Fantasia singers from Sabah.
Rich is from Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4). Yazer and Felix are from Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3).




BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Jejaka Tampan Dari Sabah

(Dari Kiri) Yazer Yusof, Rich Gimbang Dan Felix Agus, Penyanyi Akademi Fantasia Dari Sabah.
Rich adalah peserta Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4). Yazer dan Felix adalah peserta Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3).

Friday, June 23, 2006

Novel 16 - Triple MXV

Michael Xavier Voon, known as MXV to his friends, is a graduate in performing arts, graphic communication and fine arts from the United States.

The handsome young man from Ipoh, Malaysia's second largest city in the state of Perak, has spent the last 15 years working as a college lecturer, choreographer, television and stage actor, director, publisher and visual artist.

The self-confessed "over-achiever" has worked with the entertainment industry in the US, France, Australia and Malaysia.

He has also befriended American actors Julia Roberts, Jeff Goldblum, Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce and Eric McCormack.

MXV is a dear friend of the Idols as he is the dance and performance director of Malaysian Idol (MI).

Nemo the magical Persian cat also knows him, and gave him the combined power of all the Idols in his house one morning.

While he is one of the most powerful men in Malaysia, he firmly believes in what Spider-Man says - With great power comes great responsibility.

MXV paid a visit to the New Straits Times office one day, on invitation from the Malaysian national English language newspaper's subsidiary The Malay Mail's editor Mohamad Zulkifli Abdul Jalil.

He spent some time chatting with the staff of the English language tabloid who included entertainment writers Meor Shariman Meor Shafie, Joe Lee, Terrina Hussein, Adly Syairy Ramli, Chow Ee-Tan and Amir Hafizi Mohamad Soud.

He also met up with Hafidah Samat, an entertainment writer from the main paper, the New Straits Times, a dear friend of Malaysian Idol 1 (MI1) champion Jaclyn Victor, who is sometimes nicknamed "Jaclyn's elder sister".

While in the New Straits Times building in Jalan Riong (Riong Road), Kuala Lumpur, MXV accidentally dropped two of his photographs from his pocket on the news room floor.

The photos were picked up by former Malay Mail reporters Fariq Abdul Rahman and Ricky Yap Chee Kong, who arrived shortly after he left.

They, too, went to pay a courtesy call on Mohamad Zulkifli.

MXV, Fariq and Ricky did not waste time conveying their congratulations to Mohamad Zulkifli's uncle, Tun Musa Hitam, Malaysia's former deputy prime minister, who was awarded the Tun title, the country's highest honour, equivalent to Lord or Earl in Britain, by the King of Malaysia, during the King's birthday in early June.

At that time, the King of Malaysia was Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, the Raja (Sultan) of the state of Perlis, and a distant relative of all the indigenous West Malaysian Idols.

Ricky and Fariq now work for other companies. Ricky is still a journalist while Fariq is a manager.

In Clay Aiken's apartment, the American Idol 2 (AI2) runner-up is having a drink with American Idol 5 (AI5) champion Taylor Hicks.

Clay is very happy that Taylor won AI5. Clay is sometimes nicknamed the Invisible Mouse while Taylor is sometimes nicknamed the Easter Bunny.

Taylor actually worked as an Easter Bunny before he joined AI5.

Clay does love visiting Disneyland and meeting Mickey Mouse.

Taylor shows Clay his new hand phone. He clicks a button and the HP plays Frank Sinatra's song "Strangers In The Night".

Clay says: "Wow! Your HP is wonderful. It can play any song U wish."

Taylor says: "Even better, U can meet the singer himself."

Frank appears. He says: "Hello, I'm Francis Albert Sinatra."

Taylor and Clay greet him.

Frank tells them that he is not far away, and he will help them whenever they are in trouble.

Taylor tells Clay: "He's a fine example of a man who is living the American Dream."

Clay says: "I'd beg to differ a little, Taylor. While the American Dream means everybody can succeed in life by really trying hard, only a minority make it.

"Perhaps, Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen were right."

Taylor says with a smile: "Perhaps we'll be meeting them soon."

One evening, at 10.15pm, Fariq and Ricky drink water in their houses.

They awake the next morning realising that they know all about the man in the photo they found.

At 10.15am the day before, MXV visited the source of the Selangor River in Kuala Kubu Baru, northern Selangor.

He was with Antares Kit Lee, a well-known cartoonist and environmental activist.

Lee is a champion of the well-being of the aboriginal Temuan Malays of Selangor.

Many Temuans live in villages around the source of the Selangor River.

MXV used his HP to beam himself over to Lee's house in Kuala Kubu Baru town. From there, they were beamed by MXV to the river's source.

MXV accidentally slipped and fell into the river. Thank goodness it was shallow at its source.

However, a strand of MXV's hair entered the river.

The river supplies water to most residents of Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital city, and its neighbouring city, Petaling Jaya.

The water which Ricky and Fariq drank was contaminated with MXV's hair.

MXV's super powers were transmitted to Ricky and Fariq.

Anybody who picks up MXV's photo, drinks water contaminated with his hair, and wants to be him, will have their wish come true.

Fariq says: "Perhaps MXV could help."

Ricky Yap is watching CNN on his television.

He learns that George W. Bush has decided to invade Iran.

Ricky clicks his HP, invoking the power of dreams possessed by Nana.

A large, alien spacecraft appears in the America of Bush's dreams and the dreams of all who think like him, including British leader Tony Blair and Aussie leader John Howard.

It is so large that it blocks the sky.

A voice thunders from the spacecraft: "BY ORDER OF MXV, REPENT, FOR THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEAR!!!"

The next day, all the "Bushes" of the world cease their aggressive world views and policies.

All detainees of Guantanamo Bay are released.

Bush tells his number two, Condoleeza Rice: "Who on earth is MXV?"

He commands the Central Intelligence Agency to find out.

Some agents ask Julia Roberts, Jeff Goldblum, Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce and Eric McCormack about MXV.

They tell him they know a brilliant young man from Malaysia by that name.

The US Ambassador to Malaysia springs into action.

He tells his staff to inform the Malaysian government that Michael Xavier Voon (MXV) is actually a dangerous alien leader.

At Kaer Azami's house, Farhan Azizan speaks of the special powers Nemo the magical Persian cat gave her.

She tells Kaer, Nana Mahazan, Akma Abdullah, Idayu Yaakob, Zila Seeron, Aidil Zamri, Diddy Muhid and Faizal Ramly that the cat gave her the power to beam all of the Idols any place they wanted, even in the fantasy world.

"Folks, we all have our very own fantasy worlds to retreat whenever danger comes to us.

"They are just at a click of my HP button.

"We can also save people by taking them to our hide-aways in the fantasy world," she says.

Sufiah Noor, Farah Zulkifli (Farah Z), Xerra Zaimi, Nita Hamzah and Ashvin Nair arrive.

They are joined by Farah Z's close pals Mimi Shamsudin, Anny Shariff and Alia Abu Hasan, who were participants of a new talent show One In A Million (OIAM).

And by Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) rejects Rosliza Rosli, Tasha Nordin, Lydia Khairul and Shaz Zahari.

Farah Z says: "Interesting. But let's all make sure it is not pirated."

Nana says: "Don't worry, Kak Fa. Nobody steals from Nemo."

Kaer says: "Unless it's another cat."

Nita says: "And we've always got MXV to stop pirates in their tracks."

MXV is at the Malaysian Idol studio in the 8TV television station in Petaling Jaya.

Comic troupe Senario comprising Saiful Yusoff, Azlee Jaafar, Mazlan Ahmad and Wahid Mohamad arrive.

They are joined by fellow comedians Hamdan Ramli, Illya Buang Shahrum, Shamsul Azhar Alaiddin, Farouk Hussein and Yassin Yahya.

And by actors Adlin Aman Ramlie, Que Haidar and Beego.

Saiful Yusoff, also known as Apek, says: "Mr Mike, the US and Malaysian cops would like 2 C U."

MXV is shocked, but willingly accompanies the group to the US embassy in Jalan (Road) Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

After some friendly questioning by the US and Malaysian police, MXV is released.

Beego and Que tell him: "Thank goodness they were nice 2 U.

"Looks like the police have cleaned up their act following the government's plan to set up a regulatory body accountable to the people."

Saiful Yusoff asks: "What did they tell U, Mr Mike?"

MXV replies: "Nothing. It was all a case of mistaken identity. They thought I was an evil alien called MXV."

Jaclyn Victor contacts MXV on his HP. She tells him that Kelly Clarkson, Jasmine Trias and Khai (Khairul Nizam Wahi) picked up the news of his interview.

MXV says: "Wow! Kelly, Khai and Jasmine are amazing. They can pick up news on anybody, everywhere."

Jac says: "Yes, and they told me about the interview. Strange, isn't it? What did they want from you?"

MXV says: "I've a feeling someone stole my powers, and it could be someone with a cat."

Jac is having a drink with popular composers Freddie Fernandez and Hazami somewhere in Kuala Lumpur.

She tells them that she has to hurry, and clicks her HP.

In a flash, Jac appears in Kelly's bedroom. Kelly is with Carrie Underwood, Tamyra Gray, Fantasia Barrino, Latoya London, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Vince Chong, Linda Nanuwil, Marsha Londoh, Karen Tan and Velvet Aduk.

Also there are Malaysian TV personalities Zainal Alam Kadir (the uncle of Nana Mahazan), Amber Chia, Estelle Looi, Carmen Soo, Chelsea Ng, Jojo Struys, Hannah Tan, Xandria Ooi and Daphne Iking.

The Malaysian TV personalities are paying a courtesy call on Kelly, Carrie and Fantasia.

Jac tells them: "Hi, guys! Looks like someone's gotten hold of MXV's powers and that could be dangerous."

Velvet looks out of the window.

She sees a mighty firewall outside.

"We R trapped, guys!" says Velvet.

Jaclyn says: "Could be the side effect of someone stealing MXV's powers. Now, who could that be? How could it happen?"

At Zamil Idris' house, he is watching a film with Adi Fashla Juraimi, Sahri Sarip, Fazly Zainal, Fahmy Zakaria, Faizull Yahaya, Vick Teo, Azizi Mohamad, Victor Lee, Reza Mohamad, Anding Zaini and Fitri Zainal Abidin.

Andrew Tan, Edlin Rahim, Zarina Zainoordin, Liza Ismail and Nija Tahar subsequently show up.

Zamil tells them: "Guys, I grew up with 16 pussycats in this house."

Faizull says: "HOT pussycats, I guess."

Zamil says: "Yes, really hot ones. They loved to move around the house."

The group smells something burning. Edlin, Andrew, Vick and Victor look out of the window, and see a large firewall surrounding the house.

In Mawi Ani's house in Johor Baru, Mawi finds himself trapped within the building together with Salima Habibi, Haziq Rosebi, Khai, Zulkefli (Kefli) Idir, Malisa Janudin and Fuad Azri.

In Rueben (Burn) Thevandran's house in Kuala Lumpur, he finds himself trapped indoors with Felix Agus, Yazer Yusof, Lotter Edin, Rich Gimbang, Atilia Sarani, Mas Ghani, Trish De Cruz, Dianne Guerzo (Trish's cousin) and EJ Wong.

Kaer and his guests are also trapped inside his house.

In Ruben Studdard's house, somewhere in America, he finds himself trapped indoors with Mandisa Hundley, Clay Aiken, Taylor Hicks, Justin Guarini, Bo Bice, Chris Daughtry, Daniel Lee, Elliza Razak, Zahid Baharuddin, Dina Nadzir, Rosma Sidik and Bob Usop.

In another part of America, Diana DeGarmo finds herself trapped at home with her Malaysian friends Farah Anuar, Amylea Azizan, Nurul Hamid, Saiful Bakeri, Amy Azlan, Amirul Ghazali, Adam Alli Kawi, Atie Abu Bakar, Azza Suaymi, Adam Mat Saman, Rydiana (Rydee) Rahim, Nikki Palikat, Ekin Rahman, Nora Daud and Azam Yakob.

Jac tries to HP MXV. Sadly, he cannot be contacted.

Kelly tells Jac: "The firewall's too strong. We are now the prisoners of the one who stole his powers."

Katharine and Kellie click their HPs and release two kittens.

The kittens bite the firewall. It falls apart, but within seconds, it reappears.

Zamil and his circle members try to freeze the firewall, unsuccessfully.

Felix and Lotter release a swarm of bees from their HPs to destroy the firewall. Yazer, Rich, Malisa and EJ release golden lions from their HPs to help. All attempts fail.

Zila multiplies Akma's pirahha avatar, Idayu's shark avatar, Faizal's snapping turtle avatar, Diddy's tiger avatar, and the lion avatars of Farhan, Lydia and Tasha.

Xerra, Nita, Farhan, Lydia and Tasha try to freeze the wall.

They all fail to destroy the wall.

Daniel multiplies Bo's and Chris' lion avatar, Elliza's mouse avatar, Bob's ape avatar and Rosma's panda avatar. The avatars fail to destroy the wall.

Amy and Amylea try to freeze the wall. Farah tries to bring it down with her HP's sonic boom. Ekin and Nora try to destroy it with their mouse avatars. They, too, fail.

Vince tells Karen: "U've got the exit key. Look within U."
He is very weak and in great pain.

Karen takes out a pen from her pocket, and rubs her HP on it. The pen glows.

She draws a trap door, and tells them: "Guys, this is our escape. We'll meet up with Farhan, Kaer and their group once we get through this door."

Zainal says: "But Vince cannot move. He's not well."

Kelly and her guests, except Zainal, press Vince with their hands to relieve his great pain.

Karen draws a towel. She says: "Guys, this will help. Feel it, and you will heal him fast."

Kelly and Katharine tell Vince: "Don't worry, Vincey. U will be OK." They hug him tightly.

Adi Fashla tells Zamil: "Guys, I have a brilliant idea!"

He HPs Woogie and Creamy, the two pet cats of Zainal which died several years ago.

Woogie and Creamy show up outside the firewall. They scratch at it, and it crumbles.

Haziq tells Mawi: "Bang, I've got an idea."

He clicks his HP, and Stella, the skunk from the movie Over The Hedge emerges.

Haziq says: "This is my avatar, guys!"

Stella digs a hole in the ground.

Haziq tells Mawi, Kefli and Fuad to click their HPs. The mint, vanilla and chocolate cats appear. They release sweet scents from their fur.

Deep underground, Stella releases a mighty stink bomb. The firewall is destroyed.

Felix and Lotter tell Burn that they have an idea. Felix turns into a large, red ant while Lotter turns into a hornet.

They both go underground.

Clay has an idea. He tells Justin, Taylor, Daniel and Elliza to click their HPs and release their avatars. All their avatars are mice, except for Taylor's which is a rabbit.

Elliza's avatar nibbles the floor and a large hole appears on it. The five of them enter their avatars and make their way down the hole.

Amy has an idea. She tells Amirul to release his avatar, a magical kitten which scratches the ground and creates a vacuum cleaner out of its scratch marks.

The avatars of Adam, Rydee, Nikki, Ekin, Nora and Azam emerge with the click of their HPs. They enter their avatars - a rabbit, 2 guinea pigs, and 3 mice - and make their way underground.

Farhan clicks her HP and creates a trap door. "We've got an escape route, Route 66, guys!" she says.

Kaer says: "Great job, Natalie Cole!"

Farhan says: "Thanks Frankie baby!"

Farhan and friends re-appear in a large, living room which is very comfortable.

She says: "Guys, relax here, while I try to contact the others."

Kaer is in great pain. The beauties among his guests hold on to him.

Zila says: "Bang, don't worry. The pain will not stay for long."

Vince and friends appear in the living room.

Jaclyn and Kelly tell Farhan to contact Nemo with her HP.

Nemo appears, and licks Farhan's HP. All the Idols outside the firewalls are alerted by Nemo.

They appear inside the living room Farhan created.

Mawi says: "We've got to find out who created the firewalls. I have an idea. Nana, I think we should create a manageable crisis."

Nana tells her fellow Johorean: "Great idea. I have just the plan."

Nora says: "The swifts of Gomantong Caves in Sandakan can help."

Nora, Ekin and Rydee get hold of Adam. He has become weak and is in great pain.

Farah and the other guests of Diana's room appear in the living room created by Farhan.

They were vacuumed over by Amirul.

Amirul and Saiful are weak and in great pain. Amy gets hold of Amirul, while Nurul and Farah get hold of Saiful.

Elliza clicks her HP. A tornado sucks Zahid and friends over to the living room.

Zahid says: "No worries, guys. I took them through the twister. Elliza guided us here."

Elliza says: "We've only got Burn and friends left."

Nana tells the Idols of her plan.

A force field is to be erected around every coastline on the planet. Zahid and Elliza will create hurricanes, while members of her circle, and those from Farah's and Zamil's circles, will create an artificial haze.

Zila and Daniel will enlarge the hurricanes and the haze, while the Idols with animal avatars will have theirs multiplied and spread across the planet.

Edlin and her circle will create artificial meteors falling from the sky all over the planet.

Mawi says: "Once we create an artificial world crisis, we can find out who the people who took MXV's powers are."

Khai says: "And more importantly, we can rescue Burn and friends who are still trapped."

Trish tells Burn: "Burn, I've got a great idea. Hope it works."

Dianne says: "Yes, we'll stone the wall."

They click on their HPs and turn the firewall into stone.

Burn HPs Liza.

Liza, Nija, Edlin and Zarina click their HPs and send tiny balls of fire into the firewall, destroying it.

"Free at last!" says Atilia.

Burn and friends are greeted by their American pals Elliott Yamin, Anwar Robinson, Vonzell Solomon, Nadia Turner, Lisa Tucker and Paris Bennett.

Elliott says: "Wow! That was a good one. Kelly sent us here."

Paris says: "Come on, guys. We don't have time to lose."

Lisa says: "U guys R part of the plan."

The Idols get busy creating the artificial crisis Mawi talked about.

Large, red ants, bees, sharks, piranhas, snapping turtles, hornbills, eagles, swifts [from Nora] and kingfishers [from Linda and Mas] fill the skies and seas.

Monkeys, centipedes, pandas, sheep [from Vince and Khai], hamsters, teddy bears, mice, wolves, squirrels, skunks, guinea pigs, rabbits, tigers, lions, deer and cats appear in cities and towns, without harming anyone.

Some of the mice and cats destroy metal objects.

Fireballs appear in the sky. Ice rains down in the hottest of places.
Tap water turns black, and the colour of many objects also changes.

Every sea is shrouded in a thick but healthy haze.

Lightning [from Kelly’s circle] appears in the sky, and so does thunder [from Farah’s circle].

Fariq and Ricky are detected by Nana and Elliott (who can both detect anything they want) as they spring into action, to save the world from the ‘crisis’.

Kelly promptly sends an SMS to MXV.

“OK, I’ll be here right away,” he says.

MXV emerges in the living room.

He tells Jac and Kelly: "Leave it to me, girls. I'll bring them here."

He clicks his HP and brings Fariq and Ricky into the room.

He says: "Hi, guys! Nice of U 2 drop in. Thanks 4 saving the world."

"Hey, Ricky! Where R we?" says Fariq.

"Hello, Fariq! Did U borrow money from these people?" asks Ricky.

MXV says: "No, guys. U do not owe us any money. Just that U owe us your powers."

Kelly and Jaclyn tell Fariq and Ricky: "Guys, could U tell us when you ended up with superpowers?"

Fariq and Ricky explain.

Farhan says: "Guys, I guess you better have a rest here. Perhaps, we can think of a plan tomorrow."

She clicks her HP at the wall. A door opens. Fariq and Ricky enter their very own living rooms.

Farhan says: "If U guys have any problems, U can call us at the click of your HP."

Vince is slowly recovering from the terrible physical pain caused by Fariq's and Ricky's unintentional appropriation of MXV's powers.

The same it is with Amirul, Saiful, Kaer and Adam. Burn also fell ill, and is equally on the road to recovery.

Vince is greeted, in his room, by R&B and jazz diva Chante Moore. She asks him: "How, R U, Vincey?"

He says: "Much better, Chante. What brings U here?"

She says: "I shared your dream, Vincey."

Vince explains that in his dream, he saw a mathematical equation. Negative plus negative equals positive.

Chante also visits Burn, Kaer, Saiful, Amirul and Adam in their rooms.

Paris, Lisa, Nadia and Vonzell join Chante in Burn's room. Burn tells them: "I saw MXV fall into a river."

When Chante visits Kaer, he tells her: "I experienced Vince's and Burn's dreams."

Saiful, Amirul and Adam also shared Vince's dream.

Chante tells Vince, as she hugs him: "You've got the answer, Vincey. Things will get back to normal real soon."

MXV, Ricky and Fariq go to the source of the Selangor River. Lee meets them.

MXV enters the river. He says: "Ricky, Fariq. Tonight, at 10.15pm, please do what U have to do."

They agree with him.

Karen Tan receives a call on her HP. She hands over her HP to Vince.

"Kor, the wonderful Shelley Leong says hi. She's back for another show in Alexis Bistro," she says.

Saiful awakes. He finds Atie placing her hands on his legs. She says: "Oh, abang Saiful. I really miss U."

Nurul, Farah, Amy, Amylea, Amirul, Azza and Adam Alli approach him.

Nurul says: "Sayang, Kak Atie really cares for U. But please don't flirt with her."

Farah, Amylea and Amy tell Amirul: "Don't worry. Saiful and Atie R only acting."

Amirul says: "I know. Keep it real."

Atie's friend Lynn Khalil calls her HP. Atie smiles and tells her they are all OK.

Nora and Ekin get close to Adam. He tells them: "Cantik lah Chante tadi."

They tell him: "Adik tak cantik ah?"

Adam replies: "Of course lah. U 2 pun cantik."

(Cantik means Beautiful in Malaysian)

Nikki, Rydee and Azam enter his room. An old friend of theirs, Haider Arif, also appears. Haider introduces up-and-coming Sabahan singer Fiq Halim, who hails from Nora's hometown Sandakan.

Nora says: "How's life, Fiq?"

He replies: "Life's great, Gomantong Gal!"

(Gomantong is a famous swift nest cave in Sandakan, Sabah. The ancestors of Nora and Fiq are Idahan Dusuns, skilled in picking swift nests from the cave)

Other pals of Adam appear - singers Sabhi Saddi, Ijan Tahir, Azharina Azhar, Rachel Ansibin, Pija Yasin, Naufara Yasin, Gracie Ehtah, Eyza Shariff and Balkish Khan.

They all greet him, and the beauties among them give him a hug.

Nora tells Adam: "Bang, I was so worried about you. Thank God it is all over."

Kaer also recovers from his illness. His guests approach him, and the beauties among them hug him.

Nana tells Kaer: "Sayang, U better remember to thank Adik Zila. She's the real hero today."

Kaer says: "Don't worry, Kak Long. I always remember. Zila's the Nancy Sinatra here, while I'm the Frank Sinatra here."

Zila tells Kaer: "Bang, any time U face trouble, Adik can help." She kisses his hands.

Fariq, Ricky and MXV emerge out of a room. MXV tells them: "Guys, even though you have lost your powers, I can lend them to you any time you need them, provided you use them for the betterment of the human race."

Nemo meows.

Ricky and Fariq agree with MXV. They drank water from their taps at 10.15pm the night before, and their powers were neutralised.

Fariq apologises to MXV for using his powers without his permission. Ricky does likewise.

MXV says: "It's OK guys. It was my clumsy fault.

"But I must thank U guys for helping me save others."

Mawi gets a HP call from actress Diana Rafar and her elder sister Linda Rafar.

They ask if the Idols are OK. He says: "It's OK semuanya World!"

("We R all safe. It's OK.")

Zamil receives a HP call from composer and singer Shanon Shah. Shanon says: “Hi, Zams! Heard U got trapped. How’s it going?”

Zamil says: “Lime Juice Cat and HOT Pussycat have broken free. So watch out, rats!”

Vick gets a call from Kimberley Locke and Nicole McKibbin. He tells them that they are all safe.

Zamil and his house guests are joined by budding singer Rahayu Baharuddin, who is from Sahri’s home town Melaka City.

Rahayu’s fellow TV3 artistes Fiq, Hidayah Othman (old friend of Amylea), Khatijah Hassan, Rizal Alwi (old friend of Bob) and Nuriylia Zailani (old friend of Nana Mahazan) also meet the Idols.

Other TV3 artistes who visit are Raihan Zaki (old friend of Faizal), Rachel Ansibin (school mate of Adam and old friend of Velvet), Nadia Rusali (neighbour of Haziq), Fina Sahidan, Fariz Taib and Hal Razmi.

Even 8TV artistes from reality show One In A Million (OIAM) Dayang Nurfaizah (Adam Alli’s old friend), Faizal Tahir (from Faizal Ramly’s hometown), Alif Satar, Alif Azfar Ishak (Salima’s old friend), Shahmeen Halim Shah (from Khai’s hometown), Lokman Mutalip (from Khai’s hometown), Zaihanee Zainal Abidin (from Elliza Razak’s hometown) and Low Suk Yee (a fan of Jaclyn, Vince, Velvet and Karen) drop in.

The established artistes involved in TV3 talent show Mentor (which produced Pija, Rahayu and the other TV3 artistes) also drop in. They in turn introduce artistes from Indonesian TV station Trans TV’s answer to Mentor called Bintang Cari Bintang.

Established artiste Suhaimi Abdul Rahman says: “Guys, Jamal Abdillah will be coming in 15 minutes. He’s got an important announcement to make.”

Zahid says: “Wow! That would be great. I have not seen Jamal for a long time. How’s he doing?”

Suhaimi or Amy Search as he is nicknamed, says: “He’s found something we hardly knew existed.”

When Jamal finally shows up, he says: “Hi, guys! Zahid, U R looking great today.”

Zahid and Elliza greet Jamal. The other Idols and their friends follow.

Elliza asks Jamal: “Abang, I hear U found something amazing today.”

Zahid says: “Is it a secret passage beneath KL?”

Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) rejects, Zahid's pals Hazama Azmi and Jeff Nasir, ask the same question.

Jamal says: “Ladies and gentlemen, I have found Atlantis. Eden in the East.”

In another room, Ricky and Fariq are with Nemo and MXV. MXV says: “Mr Ricky Yap and Mr Fariq Rahman, I hereby name you as members of My Team.

“The three of us have the same powers which we use to save humanity from evil.

Ricky’s good friend, entertainment journalist Gerald Martinez drops in at the click of Ricky’s HP. “Serious?” he asks.

MXV replies: “No lah! Only joking lah!”





BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Novel 16 - Tiga Kali MXV

Michael Xavier Voon, yang dikenali sebagai MXV di kalangan sahabatnya, adalah graduan dalam bidang seni persembahan, komunikasi grafik dan seni halus dari Amerika Syarikat.

Jejaka kacak dari Ipoh, Perak itu telah bekerja sebagai pensyarah kolej, juru tari, aktor TV dan pentas, direktor, penerbit dan pelukis visual sejak 15 tahun dahulu.

MXV menganggap dirinya "penakluk cabaran", dan suka melawat negara asing. Dia telah bekerja dalam bidang seni di Amerika, Perancis, Australia dan Malaysia.

MXV juga bersahabat baik dengan aktor Amerika Julia Roberts, Jeff Goldblum, Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce dan Eric McCormack.

MXV adalah kawan karib Kekawan Idola, dan merupakan guru tari dan guru seni persembahan bebudak Malaysian Idol (MI).

Si kucing Persian sakti Nemo juga adalah kawan baik MXV. Nemo telah memberikan kuasa ajaib kesemua ahli Kekawan Idola kepada MXV ketika melawat rumah juru tari itu pada suatu pagi.

MXV kini adalah di antara lelaki yang terhandal di dunia. Walau bagaimanapun, dia tidak menggunakan kuasa ajaibnya dengan sewenang-wenangnya.

MXV menyokong kata-kata hikmah Spider-Man yang menyatakan - Orang yang memiliki kuasa yang hebat juga memikul tanggungjawab yang berat.

Pada suatu hari, MXV telah melawat ibu pejabat akhbar The New Straits Times di Jalan Riong, Kuala Lumpur.

The New Straits Times ialah syarikat akhbar nasional Malaysia.

Dia dijemput oleh editor The Malay Mail, sebuah surat khabar tabloid Inggeris di bawah The New Straits Times, iaitu Mohamad Zulkifli Abdul Jalil.

MXV telah berbual dengan staf The Malay Mail termasuk wartawan hiburannya Meor Shariman Meor Shafie, Joe Lee, Terrina Hussein, Adly Syairy Ramli, Chow Ee-Tan dan Amir Hafizi Mohamad Soud.

Dia juga berjumpa dengan Hafidah Samat, wartawan hiburan dari akhbar Inggeris utama syarikat itu, The New Straits Times.

Hafidah adalah sahabat baik juara Malaysian Idol 1 (MI1) Jaclyn Victor, dan dia kekadang digelar "kakak Jaclyn".

Semasa di dalam bangunan The New Straits Times, dua keping gambar MXV yang berada di dalam poket seluarnya terjatuh ke atas lantai bilik berita.

Gambar itu telah diangkat oleh bekas wartawan The Malay Mail Fariq Abdul Rahman dan Ricky Yap Chee Kong, yang tiba di bangunan itu sejurus selepas MXV meninggalkannya.

Seperti MXV, Fariq dan Ricky juga datang berjumpa dengan Mohamad Zulkifli.

MXV, Fariq dan Ricky telah mengirim salam tahniah kepada bapa saudara Mohamad Zulkifli, Tun Musa Hitam, bekas timbalan perdana menteri Malaysia, yang telah diberi gelaran Tun oleh Yang Dipertuan Agong Malaysia, semasa hari keputeraan baginda di awal bulan Jun.

Pada masa itu, Raja Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, adalah Yang Dipertuan Agong Malaysia.

Baginda mempunyai hubungan kekeluargaan jauh dengan kesemua ahli Kekawan Idola keturunan kaum bumiputera Malaysia Barat.

Ricky dan Fariq kini bekerja di syarikat lain. Ricky masih seorang wartawan. Fariq pula seorang manager.

Di apartmen Clay Aiken, naib juara American Idol 2 (AI2) itu sedang minum bersama juara American Idol 5 (AI5) Taylor Hicks.

Clay amat gembira dengan kemenangan Taylor di AI5.

Clay kekadang digelar Tikus Halimunan manakala Taylor kekadang digelar Arnab Easter.

Taylor pernah bekerja sebagai Arnab Easter sebelum memasuki AI5.

Clay suka melawat Disneyland dan berjumpa sang tikus comel Mickey Mouse.

Taylor menunjukkan HP barunya kepada Clay.

Dia menekan butang HP itu dan lagu Frank Sinatra "Strangers In The Night" muncul dari HP itu.

Clay berkata: "Wow! Your HP is wonderful. It can play any song U wish."

Taylor berkata: "Even better, U can meet the singer himself."

Frank muncul dan berkata: "Hello, I'm Francis Albert Sinatra."

Taylor dan Clay bersalaman dengannya.

Frank berkata dia tinggal tidak jauh dari mereka dan akan sentiasa bersedia menolong mereka ketika dalam kesusahan.

Taylor berkata kepada Clay: "He's a fine example of a man who is living the American Dream."

("Frank adalah contoh baik untuk menerangkan konsep Impian Amerika, iaitu sesiapa sahaja yang rajin dan gigih berusaha akan menjadi sukses di Amerika")

Clay berkata: "I'd beg to differ a little, Taylor. While the American Dream means everybody can succeed in life by really trying hard, only a minority make it.

"Perhaps, Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen were right."

("Saya tak berapa setuju, Taylor. Hanya minoriti sahaja yang dapat menempuh kejayaan cemerlang di Amerika. Mungkin Johnny Cash dan Bruce Springsteen tu betul")

Taylor berkata sambil tersenyum: "Perhaps we'll be meeting them soon."

Pada suatu petang, pada jam 10.15 malam, Fariq dan Ricky meminum air di rumah mereka.

Pada keesokan harinya, mereka berdua mendapati bahawa kesemua maklumat berkenaan lelaki dalam gambar yang mereka temui itu diketahui oleh mereka.

Sehari sebelum itu, pada jam 10.15 pagi, MXV telah melawat punca Sungai Selangor di Kuala Kubu Baru, Hulu Selangor.

Dia pergi ke sana bersama Antares Kit Lee, seorang aktivis alam sekitar dan juru kartun yang dihormati.

Lee adalah pejuang hak Orang Asli Temuan di negeri Selangor.

Ramai orang Temuan tinggal di kampung yang berdekatan dengan punca Sungai Selangor.

MXV menggunakan HPnya untuk membawanya ke rumah Lee di bandar Kuala Kubu Baru.

Dari sana, MXV membawa mereka berdua dengan HPnya ke punca sungai.

MXV tergelincir dan terjatuh ke dalam punca sungai. Nasib baik punca sungai itu amat cetek.

Seurat rambut MXV terjatuh ke dalam sungai.

Sungai Selangor membekalkan air kepada penduduk Kuala Lumpur, ibu negara Malaysia dan bandaraya yang berjiran dengannya, Petaling Jaya.

Air yang diminum oleh Ricky dan Fariq dicemari oleh rambut MXV.

Kuasa ajaib MXV telah diberi kepada Ricky dan Fariq.

Sesiapa yang memegang gambar MXV, meminum air yang dicemari rambutnya, dan ingin menjadi handal sepertinya, akan menjadi handal sepertinya.

Fariq berkata: "Mungkin MXV boleh bantu."

Ricky Yap sedang menonton berita CNN di televisyennya.

Dia mendapat tahu bahawa George W. Bush mahu menyerang Iran.

Ricky menekan butang HPnya, dan menggunakan kuasa mimpi milik Nana.

Dalam mimpi malam Bush, sebuah kapal angkasa gergasi milik makhluk asing muncul di ruang angkasa Amerika.

Ia juga muncul dalam mimpi semua penyokong Bush dan orang yang sependapat dengan pemimpin Amerika itu, termasuk pemimpin British Tony Blair dan pemimpin Australia John Howard.

Kapal itu teramat besar hingga menutup langit.

Suara kuat dari kapal itu bercakap: "BY ORDER OF MXV, REPENT, FOR THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEAR!!!"

"ATAS NAMA MXV, BERTAUBATLAH, SEBELUM TIBA MASANYA!!!"

Pada keesokan harinya, kesemua "Bush" dunia mengubah pandangan dunia mereka yang agresif.

Semua tahanan Teluk Guantanamo dibebaskan.

Bush bertanya kepada orang kanannya, Condoleeza Rice: "Who on earth is MXV?"

Bush mengarahkan Agensi Perisikan Pusat (CIA) mencari jawapannya.

Beberapa agen CIA bertanya kepada Julia Roberts, Jeff Goldblum, Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce dan Eric McCormack pasal MXV.

Mereka berkata MXV seorang jejaka tampan yang bijak dari Malaysia.

Duta Amerika ke Malaysia mula bertindak.

Dia mengarahkan stafnya untuk memberitahu kerajaan Malaysia bahawa MXV adalah makhluk asing yang bahaya dan ganas.

Di rumah Kaer Azami, Farhan Azizan bercakap pasal kuasa ajaib yang diberikan oleh Nemo kepadanya.

Dia menerangkan kuasa ajaib itu kepada Kaer, Nana Mahazan, Akma Abdullah, Idayu Yaakob, Zila Seeron, Aidil Zamri, Diddy Muhid dan Faizal Ramly.

Kucing itu memberikan Farhan kuasa untuk memindahkan ahli Kekawan Idola ke mana sahaja, termasuk alam fantasi.

"Saudara-saudari, kita semua dah ada bilik dan kubu di alam fantasi masing-masing, untuk berundur tatkala musuh menyerang.

"Kita boleh sampai kat sana dengan hanya menekan butang HP.

"Kita pun boleh selamatkan orang dengan membawanya ke sana," kata Farhan.

Sufiah Noor, Farah Zulkifli (Farah Z), Xerra Zaimi, Nita Hamzah dan Ashvin Nair muncul.

Mereka diiringi oleh kawan-kawan Farah Z, Mimi Shamsudin, Anny Shariff dan Alia Abu Hasan, iaitu peserta rancangan hiburan baru One In A Million (OIAM).

Peserta uji bakat Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) yang gagal, Rosliza Rosli, Tasha Nordin, Lydia Khairul dan Shaz Zahari juga muncul.

Farah Z berkata: "Hebatnya. Tapi kita kena pastikan yang ia tidak dicetak rompak."

Nana berkata: "Don't worry, Kak Fa. Takda orang yang berani curi dari Nemo."

Kaer berkata: "Melainkan pencuri tu seekor kucing sakti."

Nita berkata: "Dan MXV akan banteras lanun cetak rompak."

MXV berada di studio rakaman Malaysian Idol di stesen 8TV, Petaling Jaya.

Kumpulan pelawak Senario iaitu Saiful Yusoff, Azlee Jaafar, Mazlan Ahmad dan Wahid Mohamad muncul.

Mereka diiringi pelawak Hamdan Ramli, Illya Buang Shahrum, Shamsul Azhar Alaiddin, Farouk Hussein dan Yassin Yahya.

Dan aktor terkenal Adlin Aman Ramlie, Que Haidar dan Beego.

Saiful Yusoff, atau Apek, berkata: "Mr Mike, polis US dan Malaysia mau jumpa kamu."

MXV terperanjat, tetapi dengan rela hati, dia mengikut kumpulan pelakon itu untuk berjumpa polis Malaysia dan Amerika di Kedutaan Amerika, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

Setelah disoal siasat secara terbuka dan tidak formal, polis Amerika dan Malaysia melepaskan MXV.

Beego dan Que berkata: "Nasib baik mereka tu mesra rakyat.

"Mungkin tindakan kerajaan memperkenalkan suruhanjaya bebas untuk mengawasi polis berkesan."

Saiful Yusoff bertanya: "Apa kata mereka, Mr Mike?"

MXV menjawab: "Takda apa-apa. Mereka salah faham. Mereka ingat saya ni makhluk asing yang ganas."

Jaclyn Victor menghubungi MXV di HPnya. Dia telah mendapat tahu pasal interbiu MXV dengan polis Amerika, dari kawan mereka yang pandai menyerap info iaitu Kelly Clarkson, Jasmine Trias dan Khai (Khairul Nizam Wahi).

MXV berkata: "Wow! Kelly, Khai and Jasmine are amazing. They can pick up news on anybody, everywhere."

Jac berkata: "Yes, and they told me about the interview. Strange, isn't it? What did they want from you?"

MXV berkata: "Aku rasa ada orang yang curi kuasa ku, dan dia ada seekor kucing."

Jac sedang minum bersama komposer popular Freddie Fernandez dan Hazami di Kuala Lumpur.

Dia meminta izin untuk tinggalkan restoran itu dan menekan butang HPnya.

Dalam sekelip mata, Jac muncul di bilik Kelly. Kelly ada bersama Carrie Underwood, Tamyra Gray, Fantasia Barrino, Latoya London, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Vince Chong, Linda Nanuwil, Marsha Londoh, Karen Tan dan Velvet Aduk.

Bersama mereka ialah personaliti TV Malaysia Zainal Alam Kadir (bapa saudara Nana Mahazan), Amber Chia, Estelle Looi, Carmen Soo, Chelsea Ng, Jojo Struys, Hannah Tan, Xandria Ooi dan Daphne Iking.

Personaliti TV itu telah datang melawat Kelly, Carrie dan Fantasia.

Jac berkata: "Hi, guys! Looks like someone's gotten hold of MXV's powers and that could be dangerous."

Velvet memandang keluar dari tingkap.

Dia ternampak tembok api yang besar.

"Kita semua terperangkap, guys!" kata Velvet.

Jaclyn berkata: "Mungkin ada orang yang curi kuasa MXV. Persoalannya, siapa orang tu dan bagaimana ia boleh berlaku?"

Di rumah Zamil Idris, Zamil sedang menonton filem bersama Adi Fashla Juraimi, Sahri Sarip, Fazly Zainal, Fahmy Zakaria, Faizull Yahaya, Vick Teo, Azizi Mohamad, Victor Lee, Reza Mohamad, Anding Zaini dan Fitri Zainal Abidin.

Andrew Tan, Edlin Rahim, Zarina Zainoordin, Liza Ismail dan Nija Tahar turut datang ke rumah Zamil.

Zamil berkata: "Guys, aku besar kat sini bersama 16 ekor kucing comel."

Faizull berkata: "HOT pussycat lah tu."

Zamil berkata: "Yes, really hot. Mereka selalu berjalan-jalan di dalam dan luar rumah."

Zamil dan tetamunya terhidu bau benda yang sedang terbakar. Edlin, Andrew, Vick dan Victor memandang keluar dari tingkap dan melihat tembok api besar mengelilingi rumah Zamil.

Di rumah Mawi Ani di Johor Baru, Mawi terperangkap di dalam bersama tetamunya Salima Habibi, Haziq Rosebi, Khai, Zulkefli (Kefli) Idir, Malisa Janudin dan Fuad Azri.

Di rumah Rueben (Burn) Thevandran di Kuala Lumpur, Burn terperangkap di dalam bersama Felix Agus, Yazer Yusof, Lotter Edin, Rich Gimbang, Atilia Sarani, Mas Ghani, Trish De Cruz, Dianne Guerzo (sepupu Trish) dan EJ Wong.

Kaer dan tetamunya turut terperangkap di dalam rumahnya.

Di rumah Ruben Studdard di Amerika, Ruben terperangkap di dalam bersama Mandisa Hundley, Clay Aiken, Taylor Hicks, Justin Guarini, Bo Bice, Chris Daughtry, Daniel Lee, Elliza Razak, Zahid Baharuddin, Dina Nadzir, Rosma Sidik dan Bob Usop.

Juga di Amerika, Diana DeGarmo terperangkap di dalam rumahnya bersama kawan-kawannya dari Malaysia Farah Anuar, Amylea Azizan, Nurul Hamid, Saiful Bakeri, Amy Azlan, Amirul Ghazali, Adam Alli Kawi, Atie Abu Bakar, Azza Suaymi, Adam Mat Saman, Rydiana (Rydee) Rahim, Nikki Palikat, Ekin Rahman, Nora Daud dan Azam Yakob.

Jac cuba menelefon HP MXV, tetapi dia tidak dapat dihubungi.

Kelly berkata kepada Jac: "The firewall's too strong. We are now the prisoners of the one who stole his powers."

Katharine dan Kellie melepaskan 2 ekor anak kucing dari HP mereka.

Kucing itu menggigit dan memusnahkan tembok api, tetapi tembok api itu muncul kembali dalam beberapa saat.

Zamil dan ahli kumpulannya cuba membekukan tembok dengan ais tetapi gagal.

Felix dan Lotter melepaskan berjuta-juta ekor tebuan dari HP mereka untuk memusnahkan tembok itu. Yazer, Rich, Malisa dan EJ melepaskan singa emas dari HP mereka untuk tujuan yang sama. Kesemua mereka gagal.

Zila menggandakan avatar piranha Akma, avatar yu Idayu, avatar penyu garang Faizal, avatar harimau Diddy, dan avatar singa emas Farhan, Lydia dan Tasha.

Xerra, Nita, Farhan, Lydia dan Tasha cuba membekukan tembok dengan kuasa ais mereka.

Mereka semuanya gagal.

Daniel menggandakan avatar singa Bo dan Chris, avatar tikus Elliza, avatar monyet Bob dan avatar panda Rosma. Mereka gagal memusnahkan tembok itu.

Amy dan Amylea cuba membekukan tembok. Farah cuba memusnahkan tembok dengan letupan sonik dari HPnya. Ekin dan Nora cuba memusnahkan tembok dengan avatar tikus mereka. Mereka semua gagal.

Vince memberitahu Karen: "U've got the exit key. Look within U."

Dia berasa amat sakit.

Karen mengeluarkan pen dari poketnya, dan menggosoknya ke atas HPnya. Pen itu berkilauan.

Dia melukis pintu di atas lantai. Katanya: "Guys, this is our escape. We'll meet up with Farhan, Kaer and their group once we get through this door."

Zainal berkata: "Tapi Vince tak boleh jalan. Dia tak sihat."

Kelly dan tetamunya, kecuali Zainal, menekan Vince dengan tangan mereka untuk melegakan kesakitannya.

Karen melukis tuala. Katanya: "Guys, this will help. Pegang tuala ni dan saudari akan ubati Kor dengan cepat."

Kelly dan Katharine memberitahu Vince: "Don't worry, Vincey. U will be OK."

Mereka memeluknya dengan kuat.

Adi Fashla memberitahu Zamil: "Guys, aku ada satu idea hebat!"

Dia menghubungi Woogie dan Creamy, dua ekor kucing milik Zainal yang sudahpun meninggal dunia, dengan HPnya.

Woogie dan Creamy muncul di luar tembok api. Mereka mencakar dan memusnahkannya.

Haziq memberitahu Mawi: "Bang, aku ada satu idea."

Dia menekan butang HPnya. Stella, skunk dari filem Over The Hedge muncul.

Haziq berkata: "Ni dia avatar saya, guys!"

Stella menggali lubang di atas tanah.

Haziq menyuruh Mawi, Kefli dan Fuad menekan butang HP mereka. Si kucing pudina, vanila dan coklat muncul, lalu melepaskan gas perisa pudina, vanila dan coklat dari bulu mereka.

Di bawah tanah, Stella melepaskan gas busuk. Tembok api itu musnah.

Felix dan Lotter memberitahu Burn bahawa mereka ada satu idea yang bagus.

Felix menjadi seekor semut merah yang besar. Lotter menjadi seekor tebuan.

Kedua-dua serangga itu masuk ke dalam tanah.

Clay mendapat satu idea. Dia menyuruh Justin, Taylor, Daniel dan Elliza menekan butang HP masing-masing dan membebaskan avatar mereka. Avatar mereka adalah tikus, kecuali avatar Taylor iaitu arnab.

Avatar Elliza menggigit lantai dan lubang besar muncul. Mereka berlima memasuki avatar masing-masing dan memasuki lubang itu.

Amy mendapat satu idea. Dia menyuruh Amirul melepaskan avatarnya, seekor anak kucing sakti. Kucing itu mencakar lantai dan tanda cakarnya menjadi mesin vakum kuasa tinggi.

Avatar Adam, Rydee, Nikki, Ekin, Nora dan Azam muncul apabila mereka menekan butang HP masing-masing. Mereka memasuki avatar masing-masing - seekor arnab, 2 ekor arkus, dan 3 ekor tikus - dan memasuki lubang mesin vakum itu.

Farhan menekan butang HPnya dan menghasilkan pintu di atas tanah. "Kita sekarang ada jalan keluar iaitu Route 66, guys!" katanya.

Kaer berkata: "Great job, Natalie Cole!"

Farhan berkata: "Thanks Frankie baby!"

Farhan dan kawan-kawannya muncul semula di sebuah bilik tamu yang besar dan amat selesa.

Katanya: "Guys, relax here, sementara aku cuba hubungi member lain."

Kaer berasa amat sakit. Jelitawan di kalangan tetamu rumahnya memegangnya sambil menyerap kesakitannya dengan tangan mereka.

Zila berkata: "Bang, jangan risau. Sakit ni takkan lama."

Vince dan kawan-kawannya muncul di bilik tamu itu.

Jaclyn dan Kelly menyuruh Farhan menghubungi Nemo dengan HPnya.

Nemo muncul dan menjilat HP Farhan. Semua Idola di luar tembok api dihubungi oleh Nemo dan muncul di bilik tamu itu.

Mawi berkata: "Kita kena siasat siapa buat tembok api tu. Aku ada idea. Nana, kita kena buat krisis palsu."

Nana berkata kepada rakan senegerinya dari Johor: "Idea hebat Mr World. Aku ada plannya sekarang."

Nora berkata: "Si burung layang-layang dari Gua Gomantong di Sandakan boleh bantu."

Nora, Ekin dan Rydee memegang Adam yang lemah dan kesakitan.

Farah dan tetamu di bilik Diana muncul. Mereka divakum kemari oleh Amirul.

Amirul dan Saiful amat lemah dan kesakitan. Amy memegang Amirul. Nurul dan Farah memegang Saiful.

Elliza menekan butang HPnya. Tornado membawa Zahid dan kawan-kawannya kemari.

Zahid berkata: "Jangan bimbang, guys. Aku bawa mereka ke dalam twister. Elliza pandu kami."

Elliza berkata: "Kini hanya member Burn tertinggal."

Nana memberitahu plannya kepada Kekawan Idola.

Tembok kuasa akan didirikan di sepanjang pantai setiap bidang tanah di muka bumi. Zahid dan Elliza akan hasilkan taufan, manakala ahli bulatan Nana, Farah dan Zamil akan hasilkan jerebu tiruan.

Zila dan Daniel akan memperbesarkan taufan dan jerebu, serta menggandakan avatar haiwan milik Idola yang dapat menghasilkannya.

Avatar haiwan itu akan disebarkan ke seluruh dunia.

Edlin dan ahli kumpulannya akan menghasilkan meteor tiruan di seluruh dunia.

Mawi berkata: "Kita akan buatkan satu krisis World. Baru kita akan dapat tau siapa ambil kuasa sakti MXV."

Khai berkata: "Lebih penting lagi, kita akan dapat bebaskan Burn dan kawan-kawannya yang masih terperangkap."

Trish berkata kepada Burn: "Burn, aku ada idea bagus. Harap berjaya."

Dianne berkata: "Kami akan batukan tembok tu."

Mereka berdua menekan butang HP masing-masing dan membuatkan tembok api menjadi batu.

Burn menghubungi HP Liza.

Liza, Nija, Edlin dan Zarina menekan butang HP masing-masing dan menembak bebola api kecil ke dalam tembok itu sehingga memusnahkannya.

"Bebas akhirnya!" kata Atilia.

Burn dan kawan-kawannya berjumpa dengan rakan mereka dari Amerika Elliott Yamin, Anwar Robinson, Vonzell Solomon, Nadia Turner, Lisa Tucker dan Paris Bennett.

Elliott berkata: "Wow! That was a good one. Kelly sent us here."

Paris berkata: "Come on, guys. We don't have time to lose."

Lisa berkata: "U guys R part of the plan."

Kekawan Idola bertungkus-lumus menghasilkan ‘krisis dunia’ yang dicadangkan oleh Mawi.

Semut merah besar, tebuan, yu, piranha, penyu garang, enggang, helang, burung lelayang [dari Nora] dan pekaka [dari Linda dan Mas] muncul di laut dan udara.

Monyet, lipan, panda, bebiri [dari Vince dan Khai], tikus belanda, beruang mainan, tikus, arkus, arnab, harimau, singa, serigala, tupai, skunk, rusa dan kucing muncul di bandar-bandar, tanpa mencederakan sesiapa.

Ada beberapa ekor kucing dan tikus yang memusnahkan barangan logam.

Bebola api muncul di langit. Salji dan ais turun di tempat yang kering dan panas.

Air paip menjadi hitam, dan banyak benda bertukar warna.

Setiap lautan dipenuhi jerebu yang sihat.

Kilat [dari bulatan Kelly] muncul di langit, dan guruh turut muncul [dari bulatan Farah].

Fariq dan Ricky dikesan oleh Nana dan Elliott (yang boleh mengesan sesiapapun) ketika mereka datang untuk berlawan dengan ‘krisis dunia’ itu.

Kelly dengan ceptanya menghantar SMS kepada MXV.

“OK, I’ll be here right away,” kata MXV.

MXV muncul di bilik tamu.

Dia berkata kepada Jac dan Kelly: "Leave it to me, girls. I'll bring them here."

Dia menekan butang HPnya dan membawa Fariq dan Ricky kemari.

Katanya: "Hi, guys! Memang bagus lu datang kemari. Terima kasih kerana selamatkan dunia kita."

"Hey, Ricky! Where R we?" tanya Fariq.

"Hello, Fariq! Lu hutang sama orang ni kah?" tanya Ricky.

MXV berkata: "No, guys. U tak hutang kami duit. Tapi U hutang kami kuasa ajaib."

Kelly dan Jaclyn memberitahu Fariq dan Ricky: "Guys, could U tell us when you ended up with superpowers?"

Fariq dan Ricky pun menceritakan kejadian itu.

Farhan berkata: "Guys, aku rasa U berdua kena rehat dulu. Mungkin kita akan buat plan besok."

Dia menekan butang HPnya dan menghalakan HPnya ke arah dinding. Sebuah pintu muncul dan membuka dengan sendirinya. Fariq dan Ricky memasuki bilik masing-masing.

Farhan berkata: "Jika U guys ada masalah, takpa. U boleh klik HP untuk bantuan."

Vince beransur pulih dari kesakitan badan yang berpunca dari tindakan tidak sengaja Fariq dan Ricky mengambil kuasa MXV.

Begitu juga dengan Amirul, Saiful, Kaer dan Adam. Burn juga jatuh sakit tetapi sedang beransur pulih.

Di biliknya, Vince bertemu dengan seorang pelawat iaitu diva jazz dan R&B Chante Moore. Dia berkata: "How, R U, Vincey?"

Vince menjawab: "Much better, Chante. What brings U here?"

Katanya: "I shared your dream, Vincey."

Vince menerangkan mimpinya. Dalam mimpinya, dia bertemu dengan ekuasi matematik, negatif campur negatif jadi positif.

Chante juga melawat Burn, Kaer, Saiful, Amirul dan Adam di bilik masing-masing.

Paris, Lisa, Nadia dan Vonzell mengiringi Chante di bilik Burn. Burn berkata: "I saw MXV fall into a river."

Bila Chante melawat Kaer, Kaer berkata: "Aku bermimpi apa yang Vince dan Burn mimpi."

Saiful, Amirul dan Adam turut berkongsi mimpi Vince.

Chante memeluk Vince dan berkata: "You've got the answer, Vincey. Things will get back to normal real soon."

MXV, Ricky dan Fariq pergi ke punca Sungai Selangor. Lee menemani mereka bertiga.

MXV memasuki sungai itu. Katanya: "Ricky, Fariq. Malam ni, jam 10.15pm, tolong buat apa yang patut."

Mereka berdua bersetuju.

Karen Tan mendapat panggilan HP. Dia memberikan HPnya kepada Vince.

"Kor, pemuzik hebat Shelley Leong kata hi. Dia akan muncul untuk persembahan di Alexis Bistro," katanya.

Saiful terjaga dari tidurnya. Atie meletakkan tangan di atas kakinya. Katanya: "Oh, abang Saiful. Ku rindu pada mu."

Nurul, Farah, Amy, Amylea, Amirul, Azza dan Adam Alli muncul dan mendekatinya.

Nurul berkata: "Sayang, Kak Atie betul-betul sayang kitak. Tapi tolong jangan flirt dengan Kak Atie."

Farah, Amylea dan Amy berkata kepada Amirul: "Don't worry. Saiful dan Atie lakon saja."

Amirul berkata: "I know. Keep it real."

Kawan Atie, Lynn Khalil, menelefon HPnya. Atie tersenyum dan berkata semuanya OK.

Nora dan Ekin mendekati Adam. Dia berkata: "Cantik lah Chante tadi."

Mereka berkata: "Adik tak cantik ah?"

Adam menjawab: "Of course lah. U 2 pun cantik."

Nikki, Rydee dan Azam muncul. Kawan lama mereka, Haider Arif, turut muncul. Haider memperkenalkan penyanyi baru Sabah Fiq Halim, rakan kampung Nora dari Sandakan.

Nora berkata: "How's life, Fiq?"

Fiq menjawab: "Life's great, Gomantong Gal!"

(Gomantong ialah gua burung lelayang terkenal di Sandakan, Sabah. Nenek moyang Nora dan Fiq ialah orang Dusun Idahan, yang pandai memetik sarang burung lelayang di gua itu)

Kawan Adam yang lain muncul - penyanyi Sabhi Saddi, Ijan Tahir, Azharina Azhar, Rachel Ansibin, Pija Yasin, Naufara Yasin, Gracie Ehtah, Eyza Shariff dan Balkish Khan.

Mereka bersalaman dengannya, dan jelitawan di kalangan mereka itu memeluknya.

Nora berkata kepada Adam: "Bang, aku risau sangat pasal bang. Thank God it is all over."

Kaer juga sembuh dari sakitnya. Tetamunya muncul, dan jelitawan di kalangan mereka memeluknya.

Nana berkata kepada Kaer: "Sayang, U mesti ucap terima kasih kepada Adik Zila. Dia betul-betul hero hari ni."

Kaer berkata: "Don't worry, Kak Long. I selalu ingat. Zila macam Nancy Sinatra, dan adik macam Frank Sinatra."

Zila berkata kepada Kaer: "Bang, bila ada problem, Adik tentu akan tolong bang." Dia mencium tangan Kaer.

Fariq, Ricky dan MXV muncul dari sebuah bilik. MXV berkata: "Guys, U mungkin tak ada kuasa lagi, tapi aku boleh pinjamkan bila-bila masa, asalkan U berdua gunakannya untuk kebaikan umat manusia."

Nemo mengiau.

Ricky dan Fariq bersetuju dengan MXV. Mereka telah meminum air dari paip masing-masing pada jam 10.15 petang semalam, dan ini membuatkan mereka hilang kuasa ajaib.

Fariq dan Ricky memohon maaf dari MXV kerana menggunakan kuasanya tanpa persetujuannya.

MXV berkata: "It's OK guys. Saya ni cuai.

"Tapi aku berterima kasih kerana U berdua membantu selamatkan orang lain."

Mawi menerima panggilan HP dari aktres Diana Rafar dan kakaknya Linda Rafar.

Mereka bertanya sama ada Kekawan Idola selamat. Mawi berkata: "It's OK semuanya World!"

Zamil menerima panggilan HP dari komposer dan penyanyi Shanon Shah.

Shanon berkata: "Hi, Zams! Ku dengar kamu semua kena perangkap. How’s it going?"

Zamil berkata: “Lime Juice Cat dan HOT Pussycat dah bebas. Awas, tikus-tikus semua!”

Vick menerima panggilan dari Kimberley Locke dan Nicole McKibbin. Dia berkata mereka semua selamat.

Zamil dan tetamu rumahnya bertemu dengan penyanyi baru Rahayu Baharuddin, dari kampung Sahri iaitu Bandaraya Melaka.

Rakan Rahayu iaitu penyanyi TV3 Fiq, Hidayah Othman (kawan lama Amylea), Khatijah Hassan, Rizal Alwi (kawan lama Bob) dan Nuriylia Zailani (kawan lama Nana Mahazan) turut datang ke ruang tamu Idola.

Artis TV3 lain yang muncul ialah Raihan Zaki (kawan lama Faizal), Rachel Ansibin (rakan sekolah Adam dan kawan lama Velvet), Nadia Rusali (jiran Haziq), Fina Sahidan, Fariz Taib dan Hal Razmi.

Artis 8TV dari rancangan realiti One In A Million (OIAM) Dayang Nurfaizah (kawan lama Adam Alli), Faizal Tahir (rakan kampung Faizal Ramly), Alif Satar, Alif Azfar Ishak (kawan lama Salima), Shahmeen Halim Shah (rakan kampung Khai), Lokman Mutalip (rakan kampung Khai), Zaihanee Zainal Abidin (rakan kampung Elliza Razak) dan Low Suk Yee (peminat Jaclyn, Vince, Velvet dan Karen) turut muncul.

Artis popular yang terlibat dalam produksi rancangan nyanyian realiti TV3 Mentor (yang menghasilkan Pija, Rahayu dan artis TV3 yang lain) turut muncul.

Mereka perkenalkan artis dari rancangan Mentor versi stesen Trans TV Indonesia iaitu Bintang Cari Bintang.

Artis terkenal Suhaimi Abdul Rahman berkata: “Guys, Jamal Abdillah akan datang 15 minit lagi. Dia ada pengumuman penting.”

Zahid berkata: “Wow! Itu memang hebat. Aku lama tak jumpa Abang Jamal. Macam mana dia sekarang?”

Suhaimi atau Amy Search berkata: “Dia sihat. Dia dah jumpa satu benda yang kita semua tak sangka wujud.”

Bila Jamal muncul, dia berkata: “Hi, guys! Zahid, U memang nampak sihat hari ni.”

Zahid dan Elliza bersalaman dengan Jamal. Idola lain dan rakan mereka turut serta.

Elliza bertanya kepada Jamal: “Abang, aku dengar abang dah jumpa satu benda misteri hari ni.”

Zahid berkata: “Terowong misteri di bawah KL kah?”

Kawan Zahid, iaitu peserta yang gagal masuk Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) Hazama Azmi dan Jeff Nasir turut bertanya soalan itu.

Jamal berkata: "Saudara-saudari sekalian, saya dah jumpa Atlantis. Eden di Timur.”

Di bilik yang lain, Ricky dan Fariq ada bersama Nemo dan MXV. MXV berkata: “Mr Ricky Yap and Mr Fariq Rahman, aku lantik kamu jadi rakan My Team.

“Kita bertiga akan kongsi kuasa yang sama untuk selamatkan umat manusia dari kejahatan.

Kawan baik Ricky, wartawan hiburan Gerald Martinez muncul sebaik sahaja Ricky menekan butang HPnya. “Serious?” katanya.

MXV menjawab: “No lah! Only joking lah!”

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Rich Wishes Edlin, Andrew, Yazer And Felix All The Best

Handsome Rich Gimbang of Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) thanks Edlin Rahim (Akademi Fantasia 2 or AF2), Yazer Yusof (Akademi Fantasia 3 or AF3) and Felix Agus (AF3) for their support, and hopes to meet up with them soon.

He also wishes Edlin's school mate Andrew Tan (Malaysian Idol 1) and her pals Zarina Zainoordin (AF2), Liza Ismail (AF1) and Nija Tahar (AF1) the same.

Rich is happy to be part of the Akademi Fantasia (AF) family, and would love to perform alongside Yazer, his fellow rock-loving Sabahan.

"I am happy to join AF because it enables me to mix and socialise with West Malaysians. The show is great because it promotes national integration," he says.

Rich is from Penampang near Kota Kinabalu while Yazer is from Tawau. Felix is from Kota Belud.

BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
Rich Kirim Salam Kepada Edlin, Andrew, Yazer Dan Felix

Si kacak Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) Rich Gimbang mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Edlin Rahim (Akademi Fantasia 2 atau AF2), Yazer Yusof (Akademi Fantasia 3 atau AF3) dan Felix Agus (AF3) atas sokongan mereka kepadanya, dan ingin berjumpa dengan mereka.

Rich juga mengirim salam kepada rakan sekolah Edlin iaitu Andrew Tan (Malaysian Idol 1 atau MI1), dan rakan seperjuangan Edlin iaitu Zarina Zainoordin (AF2), Liza Ismail (AF1) dan Nija Tahar (AF1).

Rich berasa gembira menjadi sebahagian keluarga AF, dan ingin menyanyi bersama rakan senegerinya dari Sabah yang menggemari rock iaitu Yazer.

"Saya berasa gembira menjadi sebahagian keluarga AF kerana AF membolehkan saya bergaul dan bersahabat dengan orang Malaysia Barat.

"AF adalah rancangan hebat yang menggalakkan perpaduan dan integrasi nasional," katanya.

Rich berasal dari Penampang dekat Kota Kinabalu. Yazer berasal dari Tawau dan Felix berasal dari Kota Belud.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Idris Did It His Way

Father’s Day is only two days away and it inevitably brings back a lot of fond memories to Zamil Idris, son of the late politician, filmmaker and Pemadam founder Datuk Idris Ibrahim. Dennis Chua writes.

HE was a jack-of-all-trades — teacher, Government servant, businessman, politician, filmmaker and, most memorably, anti-drug activist.
His tireless efforts to fight drug abuse since the 1970s gained the attention of the entertainment industry and culminated in the on-going “Belia Benci Dadah” campaign which has reality show phenomenon Mawi as its spokesman.
The former Malaysian Anti-Drug Abuse Association (Pemadam) deputy president, the late Datuk Idris Ibrahim lived life to the fullest, and touched the lives of many Malaysians through his work.
But for his second youngest child Zamil Idris, the Malaysian Idol 1 (MI1) finalist and RTM2 talk show Hello On Two (HOT) host, he will always be “the best dad in the universe”.
Idris, who died at 69 after a year-long battle with cancer on May 14, shaped 28-year-old Zamil’s outlook of life in more ways than one.
“His love of music, travel, smart dressing and Japanese cuisine made me the man I am today,” said Zamil. “While I can’t say I take after him 100 per cent, he was a major influence on my life.”
One always finds Zamil smartly dressed outdoors, in stylish shirts and tidy shoes. Idris set the trend in his family, and made sure his six children — five boys and a girl — followed his lead.
“Dad always wanted us to dress well. No slippers outdoors. He always believed that one should be smartly dressed so that others would have a good impression of us,” he said.
While Idris never took part in any singing contest, Zamil said his father had a powerful and melodious voice.
“He loved evergreen pop stars such as Frank Sinatra, and My Way was his favourite song,” he said.
Idris, said Zamil, was a qari during his schooldays. “That was where he developed a powerful voice, and I inherited it from him.”
Idris was also a good dancer, and excelled in ballroom dancing.
“Sadly, I did not follow his footsteps here,” said Zamil.
Did Zamil’s father support him 100 per cent in his decision to join the entertainment and broadcasting industry? “Yes, indeed,” said Zamil. “But only after I obtained my degree.”
Idris always emphasised the need for his children to obtain professional qualifications. Zamil himself is an accounting graduate from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia.
Idris’ other children comprise two businessmen, a lawyer and an engineer, all graduates from American, Japanese, Australian and Malaysian universities. The youngest child is still in Form Five.
“When I was participating in MI1, dad always accompanied me to the studio. When I finished seventh, he was not disappointed at all, and told me I had done my best.
“In fact, he shed tears of joy when I made it to the Top 12 of MI1. He also cried for joy when I won a singing contest at my university and earned A$2,000 (RM5,540)” he said.
Idris supported and encouraged Zamil’s decision to become a television talk show host.
“Ever since I was a child, he could see the entertainer in me. Whenever he sang, I sang with him,” he said, adding that Idris also encouraged his active involvement in theatre during his school days in Sekolah Sri Inai, Hulu Klang.
Idris travelled extensively — to the United States, Japan, China and Australia — while serving the Trade and Industry Ministry in the 1970s and 1980s and as Malaysia’s representative to international conferences on drug abuse.
Zamil went on some of these trips, and picked up the “travel bug”.
“Dad always told me travelling broadens one’s outlook of life and makes one learn about various peoples and cultures. He believed that Malaysians should travel to learn important lessons from others,” he said.
Zamil, whose maiden album will be out soon, credits Idris with making the entertainment industry more alert to the dangers of drug abuse.
“As Pemadam founder, it was his lifelong mission to rid Malaysia of drug abuse, and he was aware from the start that the entertainment industry was vulnerable,” he said.
“When we were small, he took us to several Pemadam exhibitions to make us aware of the dangers of drug abuse. I feel happy to join entertainment when anti-drug activism is at its peak, when the fruits of his labour have been achieved.”
Idris always reminded his children to “stay on the middle path” by embracing modernity and Westernisation without forgetting one’s religious education and Asian values.
“Balance is the key to survival, dad always told me. While he said ‘yes’ to me becoming an entertainer, it was a big ‘no’ to night clubs and dance parties, where booze and drugs were available.”
How did he celebrate Father’s Day with Idris?
“We often had dinner in Selangor Club and Mandarin Oriental Hotel, usually ordering Chinese or Japanese food,” he said.
Did his father ever “terrify” him?
“While dad was strict, he never smacked me. He always apologised if he got angry, and always explained to us why we made him angry.”
Zamil said that the most important lesson he learnt from his father was to befriend everyone regardless of race and faith.
“Dad always wanted us to be Malaysians first and foremost.”
Idris also made sure his children spoke good English as well as Bahasa Malaysia.
Is there anything he wished he could have learnt from his father? “Public speaking,” said Zamil. “I wish I could speak as well as he did.”
What would he do to keep his father’s legacy alive?
“In my own small way, I will encourage youths in the entertainment industry to stay clear from drugs, and I will give full support to all entertainment shows that promote national unity and Bangsa Malaysia.”

From New Straits Times June 16, 2006.


BAHASA MALAYSIA VERSION
AYAHKU, ILHAMKU
Oleh Dennis Chua

Hari Bapa 2006 akan bermula dua hari lagi, dan ia membawa seribu kenangan manis kepada Zamil Idris, anak kepada Allahyarham Datuk Idris Ibrahim, ahli politik, penerbit filem dan pengasas Pemadam.

BELIAU seorang bapa yang serba-boleh. Antara kerjaya yang diceburinya termasuk menjadi guru, pegawai kerajaan, tokoh korporat, ahli politik, penerbit filem dan paling utamanya, aktivis anti-dadah.
Usaha gigihnya untuk memerangi gejala penyalahgunaan dadah sejak tahun 1970an telah mendapat perhatian dunia hiburan, dan mencetuskan kempen “Belia Benci Dadah” masakini, dengan penyanyi fenomena Mawi sebagai jurucakapnya.
Bekas timbalan presiden Persatuan Mencegah Dadah Malaysia (Pemadam) Allahyarham Datuk Idris Ibrahim banyak menabur jasa bakti kepada tanah air, serta menjadi inspirasi kepada ramai rakyat Malaysia.
Idris juga satu-satunya inspirasi terbesar dalam hidup anak kelimanya, Zamil Idris, finalis “Malaysian Idol 1 (MI1)” dan hos rancangan RTM2 “Hello On Two (HOT)”. Zamil menyifatkan Idris sebagai “ayah nombor satu di dunia”.
Idris, 69, yang meninggal dunia pada 14 Mei akibat penyakit kanser, banyak mempengaruhi perjalanan seni dan visi hidup Zamil yang kini berumur 28 tahun.
“Ayah amat sukai muzik, melancong, berpakaian kemas dan makanan Jepun. Sama halnya dengan saya,” kata Zamil.
“Walaupun saya bukan 100 peratus macam ayah, tapi ayah banyak mempengaruji hidup saya.”
Zamil sentiasa berpakaian kemas di luar rumah - kasutnya berkilat dan bajunya bergaya. Gaya fesyen Zamil banyak dipengaruhi oleh Idris, yang sentiasa memastikan lima anak lelakinya dan anak perempuan tunggalnya berpakaian kemas semacam dirinya sendiri.
“Ayah sentiasa mahukan kami berpakaian kemas. Kami berenam tidak dibenarkan memakai selipar di luar rumah.
“Ayah sentiasa berkata memakai pakaian kemas akan memberikan orang lain satu gambaran yang baik terhadap kami,” katanya.
Walaupun Idris tidak pernah mengambil bahagian dalam pertandingan nyanyian seperti Zamil, suaranya amat kuat dan bermelodi.
“Ayah sukakan penyanyi “evergreen” macam Frank Sinatra, dan lagu Sinatra “My Way” adalah lagu kegemarannya,” katanya.
Idris, kata Zamil, pernah menjadi qari di zaman persekolahannya. “Sebagai qari, ayah memiliki suara yang kuat dan merdu dan saya sendiri mewarisi suaranya.”
Idris juga pandai menari tarian “ballroom”. “Malangnya, saya tidak minat tarian “ballroom”,” kata Zamil.
Idris menyokong 100 peratus niat Zamil untuk menjadi orang seni, asalkan Zamil belajar sampai peringkat universiti dan mendapat ijazahnya.
Idris amat mengutamakan kejayaan anaknya dalam bidang pendidikan. Beliau mahukan kesemua anaknya mendapat kelulusan profesional.
Zamil sendiri adalah graduan dalam bidang perakaunan dari Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology (RMIT) di Australia.
Dua orang abangnya adalah ahli perniagaan, seorang lagi menjadi jurutera, kakaknya seroang peguam dan adiknya masih belajar di Tingkatan 5.
Abang dan kakak Zamil adalah graduan dari universiti di Amerika Syarikat, Jepun, Australia dan Malaysia.
“Semasa konsert mingguan “Malaysian Idol” ayah sentiasa datang ke studio. Apabila saya tersingkir dari pertandingan di tempat ketujuh, ayah tidak langsung berasa kecewa, malah mengucapkan tahniah kepada saya kerana memberikan persembahan terbaik,” katanya.
“Ayah amat gembira sehingga menitiskan air mata apabila saya masuk “Top 12 Malaysian Idol”. Ayah juga menitiskan air mata apabila saya memenangi pertandingan menyanyi di universiti yang membawa hadiah 2,000 Dollar Australia (RM5,540).”
Idris juga menggalakkan Zamil menceburi bidang penyiaran dan merestui keputusan anaknya menjadi hos televisyen.
“Semasa saya masih kecil, ayah dapat melihat bahawa saya akan menceburi bidang hiburan. Setiap kali ayah menyanyi, saya akan menyanyi bersamanya,” katanya.
Idris telah menggalakkan Zamil bergiat aktif dalam teater semasa zaman persekolahannya di Sekolah Sri Inai, Hulu Klang.
Idris telah melawat beberapa negara luar ketika bertugas sebagai pegawai kerajaan di Kementerian Perdagangan dan Perindustrian di zaman 1970an dan 1980an dan ketika menghadiri persidangan antarabangsa mengenai penyalahgunaan dadah.
Di antara negara yang dilawatinya ialah Amerika Syarikat, Jepun, China dan Australia.
Zamil kadang-kadang mengikut lawatan ayahnya ke luar negara, dan kini seorang pemuda yang gemar melancong.
“Ayah sentiasa berkata melancong akan membuka minda seseorang dan membuatkan rakyat Malaysia mempelajari budaya, nilai dan kejayaan masyarakat di negara lain,” katanya.
Zamil yang akan melancarkan album sulungnya tidak lama lagi berkata ayahnya telah membuatkan dunia hiburan Malaysia lebih peka terhadap gejala penyalahgunaan dadah.
“Sebagai pengasas Pemadam, ayah telah mencurahkan segala usahanya untuk membanteras penyalahgunaan dadah di Malaysia.
“Dari mulanya, ayah telah mendapat tahu bahawa gejala penyalahgunaan dadah bakal “menyerang” dunia seni tanah air,” katanya.
Ketika Zamil masih kecil, ayahnya telah membawanya melawat beberapa pameran anti-dadah yang dianjurkan oleh Pemadam, untuk menerangkan bahaya dadah terhadap masyarakat.
“Saya berasa bangga menceburi dunia seni ketika usaha memerangi penyalahgunaan dadah sedang berjalan dengan amat rancak, hasil titik peluh ayah,” katanya.
Idris sentiasa mengingati anak-anaknya supaya “mengambil jalan tengah” dalam semua hal kehidupan. Beliau menasihati anaknya supaya tidak melupakan ajaran agama serta nilai ketimuran tatkala bersikap moden dan kebaratan.
“Mengambil jalan tengah akan membuatkan seseorang berasa selamat dalam dunia seni dan arus kemodenan, kata ayah.
“Walaupun ayah merestui niat saya menjadi penghibur, dia tidak membenarkan saya melawat kelab malam dan pusat hiburan, kerana tempat ini adalah sarang pengedar dadah,” katanya.
Idris dan Zamil menyambut Hari Bapa dengan majlis makan malam di Kelab Selangor dan Hotel Mandarin Oriental. Mereka kerapkali menikmati masakan Cina dan Jepun yang digemari Idris.
Walaupun Idris seorang bapa yang tegas dan berdisiplin, beliau tidak pernah memukul Zamil.
“Ayah sentiasa memohon maaf setelah memarahi kami. Dia sentiasa menerangkan kenapa dia memarahi kami, serta menasihati kami mengubah sikap dan tabiat yang tidak baik,” katanya.
Zamil berkata nilai kehidupan paling berharga yang dipelajari dari ayahnya ialah untuk bergaul dengan semua orang tanpa mengira keturunan dan agama.
“Ayah sentiasa mahukan kami menjadi anak Bangsa Malaysia. Dia juga mahukan kami menguasai Bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Malaysia dengan baik,” katanya.
Zamil berkata satu kemahiran yang dimiliki oleh ayahnya, tetapi tidak dimiliki olehnya, ialah kebolehan berpidato dan berucap di khalayak ramai.
“Ayah amat pandai berpidato sebagai ahli politik,” katanya.
Bagaimana Zamil akan meneruskan misi hidup ayahnya?
“Saya akan menggalakkan anak-anak muda dalam dunia seni supaya menjauhi diri dari dadah, dan memberi sokongan kepada semua rancangan hiburan yang mempromosikan perpaduan nasional,” katanya.

Dipetik dari New Straits Times 16 Jun, 2006

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Farah Z Joins Top 10 Of New Reality Show

Kelantan beauty Farah Asyikin Zulkifli (Farah Z), 27, who finished third in Malaysian Idol 2 (MI2), is now in a new reality show, One In A Million (OIAM), and she made it to the Top 10 selection yesterday.

Besides the Kota Baru-born Farah Z, another household name in the Top 10 was popular singer from Kuching, Sarawak, Dayang Nurfaizah Awang Dowty, 25, who is nicknamed Malaysia's Beyonce.

The others are the following.

Anny Shariff, 26, of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
Norshammene (Mimi) Shamsuddin, 21, of Kajang, Selangor.
Hasilah (Alia) Hasan, 25, of Ampang, Selangor.
Faizal Tahir, 28, of Ampang, Selangor.
Alif Satar, 16, of Klang, Selangor.
Alif Azfar Ishak, 21, of Tapah, Perak.
Shameen Shah Halim Shah, 16, of Johor Baru, Johor.
Lokman Mutalip, 19, of Johor Baru, Johor.

OIAM is produced by 8TV, the same Malaysian TV station which produced Malaysian Idol 1 and 2 in 2004 and 2005 respectively.

Malaysian Idol is taking a break this year because of the World Cup, and 8TV has not decided if they want to continue with the popular reality show, which was first won by Jaclyn Victor of Kuala Lumpur.

Daniel Lee of Changlun, Jitra, Kedah won the second season.

OIAM is somewhat similar to Malaysian Idol, but it promises its winner a million ringgit (Malaysian dollar) reward including a recording contract.

OIAM has two judges namely Paul Moss of Malaysian Idol and Syafinaz Selamat, the Malaysian Sarah Brightman whose staunch fans include Akademi Fantasia 3's Idayu Yaakob, Malaysian Idol 2's Ashvin Nair and Akademi Fantasia 1's Khairul Nizam (Khai) Wahi.

Syafinaz was also Idayu's vocal coach.

On July 7, Paul and Syafinaz will pick one wildcard contestant from a list of 10 others, who failed to make it into the Top 10, after a stringent judging process.

Voters will be given a chance to pick a second wildcard contestant from the 10 rejects, and the Top 10 becomes the Top 12.

The winner will be determined by the fans' votes. The contestant who gets the highest number of votes among the Top 12 becomes a millionaire.

Every week beginning July 7, one or two of the Top 12 with the least number of votes goes home. The process will continue until the winner (and millionaire) is proclaimed on September 22.




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Farah Z Masuk Top 10 Rancangan Hiburan Realiti Baru

Jelitawan dari Kelantan Farah Asyikin Zulkifli (Farah Z), 27, pemenang tempat ke-3 Malaysian Idol 2 (MI2), kini dalam Top 10 rancangan hiburan realiti baru One In A Million (OIAM).

Farah Z dari Kota Baru turut diiringi dalam Top 10 OIAM oleh Beyonce Malaysia iaitu Dayang Nurfaizah Awang Dowty, 25, dari Kuching, Sarawak.

Peserta Top 10 yang lain adalah seperti berikut.

Anny Shariff, 26, dari Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
Norshammene (Mimi) Shamsuddin, 21, dari Kajang, Selangor.
Hasilah (Alia) Hasan, 25, dari Ampang, Selangor.
Faizal Tahir, 28, dari Ampang, Selangor.
Alif Satar, 16, dari Klang, Selangor.
Alif Azfar Ishak, 21, dari Tapah, Perak.
Shameen Shah Halim Shah, 16, dari Johor Baru, Johor.
Lokman Mutalip, 19, dari Johor Baru, Johor.

OIAM diterbitkan oleh 8TV, stesen TV Malaysia yang juga menerbitkan Malaysian Idol 1 (2004) dan 2 (2005).

Pada tahun ini, Malaysian Idol 'berehat' disebabkan 'demam' Piala Dunia. 8TV belum memutuskan untuk menerbitkan Malaysian Idol tahun depan.

Malaysian Idol 1 dimenangi oleh Jaclyn Victor dari Kuala Lumpur dan Malaysian Idol 2 dimenangi oleh Daniel Lee dari Changlun, Jitra, Kedah.

OIAM agak sama dengan Malaysian Idol, tetapi pemenangnya akan menjadi jutawan. Dia akan menerima RM1 juta termasuk kontrak rakaman.

Hakim OIAM ialah Paul Moss dari Malaysian Idol dan Sarah Brightman Malaysia, Syafinaz Selamat, yang amat diminati oleh penyanyi dari Akademi Fantasia 3 Idayu Yaakob, Ashvin Nair dari Malaysian Idol 2 dan Khairul Nizam (Khai) Wahi dari Akademi Fantasia 1.

Syafinaz adalah guru vokal Idayu.

Pada 7 Julai, Paul dan Syafinaz akan memilih seorang peserta wildcard dari senarai 10 orang peserta yang gagal melayakkan diri ke peringkat Top 10, setelah melalui proses penghakiman yang ketat.

Penonton akan diberi peluang mengundi seorang dari 10 peserta yang gagal ini, untuk melengkapkan senarai Top 12 OIAM.

Pemenang OIAM akan dipilih dari kalangan Top 12 ini. Peserta Top 12 yang mendapat undi tertinggi akan memenangi OIAM (dan menjadi jutawan).

Setiap minggu mulai Julai 7, seorang atau dua orang peserta yang mendapat jumlah undi paling rendah akan tersingkir dari pertandingan.

Proses ini akan berlanjutan sehingga pemenang (dan jutawan) diketahui pada 22 September.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Pinky Nora & Nikki With Pop Queen Ning

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Here's pop queen Ning Baizura (second right) with up-and-coming singers (from right) Nora Daud, Nikki Palikat and Yanie Julkarim, who is Nora's and Nikki's fellow Sabahan talent.




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Si Gadis Merah Jambu Nora & Nikki Bersama Ratu Pop Ning Baizura

Ini dia ratu pop Ning Baizura (dua dari kanan) bersama (dari kanan) Nora Daud, Nikki Palikat dan penyanyi baru Yanie Julkarim, iaitu rakan senegeri Nora dan Nikki dari Sabah.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Sweetie Karen Tan Finds Inspiration In Kor Vince

Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) sweetie Karen Tan thanks Vanessa Chong and her younger brother Vince for their love and support.

She would love to meet them, and sing with Vince, the Akademi Fantasia 1 (AF1) champion.

"Vince is really sweet and talented. He's inspired me a lot.

"I'm happy to be part of the AF family, because of all my wonderful seniors and AF4 mates," she says.

Karen, from Kota Baru in Kelantan, is the second Malaysian Chinese to be a student of Akademi Fantasia after Vince.

She would also love to collaborate with sweet Sabahans Linda Nanuwil of Akademi Fantasia 2 (AF2) and her cousin Marsha Londoh of Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3).

Not unlike Vince and Linda, Karen also plans to write her own songs.

One of her favourite singers is Malaysian Idol (MI) judge Fauziah Latiff. She also admires Mariah Carey and veteran Malaysian pop star Francissca Peter (who was once a guest judge in AF4).




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Kor Vince Inspirasi Dan Ilham Si Comel Karen Tan

Si comel jelita Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) Karen Tan mengirim salam sayang dan terima kasih kepada Vanessa Chong dan adiknya Vince atas sokongan dan kasih sayang mereka sekeluarga terhadapnya.

Karen, dari Kota Baru, Kelantan, ingin menyanyi bersama Vince dan berjumpa dengan keluarga juara Akademi Fantasia 1 (AF1) itu.

"Kor Vince seorang yang comel, berbakat dan mesra. Dia adalah inspirasi ku.

"Saya amat gembira menjadi sebahagian keluarga AF. Saya amat hormati dan sayangi semua senior di AF1, AF2 dan AF3 serta rakan-rakan ku di AF4," katanya.

Karen adalah pelajar berketurunan China Malaysia yang kedua menyertai Akademi Fantasia (AF) selepas Vince.

Dia juga ingin menyanyi bersama si comel dari Sabah Linda Nanuwil dari Akademi Fantasia 2 (AF2) dan sepupunya Marsha Londoh dari Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3).

Seperti Vince dan Linda, Karen juga ingin menggubah lirik lagu sendiri.

Karen juga meminati hakim Malaysian Idol (MI) Fauziah Latiff, penyanyi Amerika Mariah Carey dan penyanyi veteran Malaysia Francissca Peter (yang pernah menjadi pengkirtik jemputan AF4).

Don't Give Up, Karen. Strive To Be The Best - Vanessa Chong

Beautiful Vanessa Chong, the manager and elder sister of Akademi Fantasia 1 (AF1) winner Vince Chong, wishes Karen Tan of Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4) all the best in her new-found singing career.

Vanessa advises Karen not to give up in her dream of becoming a successful entertainer, and that being 11th in AF4 should not dampen her spirits.

"Vince and I would love to meet you, Karen. Strive to be the best. God bless," she said.

Karen, of Kota Baru, Kelantan, is a staunch fan of Vince.




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Jangan Putus Asa, Karen. Berjuanglah Untuk Menjadi Penghibur Berjaya - Vanessa Chong

Jelitawan Vanessa Chong, pengurus dan kakak kepada juara Akademi Fantasia 1 (AF1) Vince Chong, mengirim salam sayang kepada Karen Tan dari Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4).

Vanessa menasihati Karen supaya jangan berputus asa dalam perjuangannya untuk menjadi penghibur yang terkenal.

Vanessa juga berkata kedudukan Karen dalam AF4 - tempat ke-11 - tidak harus menghalang cita-cita Karen untuk menjadi penyanyi kesayangan rakyat Malaysia.

"Vince dan saya berharap Karen akan terus berusaha untuk menjadi penghibur yang berjaya. Kami berdua ingin berjumpa dengan saudari dan sentiasa mendoakan kebahagiaan dan kesihatan saudari," kata Vanessa.

Karen berasal dari Kota Baru, Kelantan dan merupakan peminat setia Vince.

Monday, June 05, 2006

'Sandakan Sweetie' Nora Salutes 'Sugar Bunny' Adam & 'J La' Ekin

Sandakan sweetie Nora (Nordawati) Daud would love to collaborate with her fellow Sabahan Akademi Fantasia (AF) seniors Mohamad Aizam (Adam) Mat Saman and Norashikin (Ekin) Abdul Rahman.

The beauty of Idahan (Kadazan-Dusun tribe of eastern Sabah) and Bajau ancestry, who performed with Sabahan band The Atomic Power for the last three years and also appeared in a Sabahan telemovie 'Bukan Orang Kita' ('Not Our Guy') early this year, is delighted to be part of the AF family, despite finishing last (12th) in Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4).

"Whoever finishes first or last is the viewers' choice. I am happy to be part of AF, a wonderful programme which unites young Malaysians from around the country," she said.

"We were all one happy Malaysian family. I will always cherish my week as a student of AF."

Nora can play the piano, guitar and drums. She can also sing in Filipino.

She has performed with her band in both her hometown Sandakan (Sabah's second largest town in the east of the state) and the state capital Kota Kinabalu (in the west coast).

Nora describes Adam as a sweet, handsome and very entertaining dude.

She finds in Ekin a sweet, adorable and affectionate beauty, and a vocal powerhouse.

Adam, nicknamed the Sugar Bun Rabbit by some fans, is the second runner-up of Akademi Fantasia 2 (AF2) and has just had his album out in the market.

He has also acted in romantic comedies 'Cinta Fotokopi' ('Photocopy Romance') and 'Main-Main Cinta' ('Puppy Love').

Adam is of Kadazan-Dusun, Chinese, Bajau and Bruneian (Kedayan) ancestry from Kota Kinabalu.

Bruneian (Kedayan) beauty Ekin, nicknamed J La (J Lo of Labuan) by some fans, finished eighth in Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3).

She is from the Federal Territory of Labuan, an island which was formerly part of Sabah.
Labuan became a Federal Territory of Malaysia on February 1, 1984.

Nora would also love to work with budding Sabahan singers Nikki Palikat, Rydee Rahim and Azam Yakob of Malaysian Idol (MI), Azharina Azhar, Balkish Khan, Pija Yasin, Naufara Yasin and Yanie Julkarim.




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'Si Comel Sandakan' Nora Hormati 'Arnab Sugar Bun' Adam & 'J La' Ekin

Si comel dari Sandakan, Sabah Nora (Nordawati) Daud ingin menyanyi dan berlakon bersama rakan senior senegeri dengannya di Akademi Fantasia (AF) iaitu Mohamad Aizam (Adam) Mat Saman dan Norashikin (Ekin) Abdul Rahman.

Sebelum menjadi peserta Akademi Fantasia 4 (AF4), jelitawan berketurunan Idahan (suku kaum Kadazan-Dusun dari pantai timur Sabah) dan Bajau itu adalah penyanyi kumpulan kelahiran Sabah The Atomic Power yang disertainya tiga tahun dahulu serta pelakon telemovie Sabah 'Bukan Orang Kita' yang diterbitkan awal tahun ini.

Walaupun mendapat tempat terakhir (ke-12) dalam Top 12 di AF4, Nora amat gembira menjadi sebahagian daripada keluarga AF yang berbilang kaum.

Nora berkata: "Siapa dapat tempat paling atas atau paling bawah itu semua kehendak penonton. Saya amat berbangga menyertai AF, sebuah rancangan yang menyatupadukan anak Malaysia dari seluruh negara."

"Kami semua macam sebuah keluarga Bangsa Malaysia. Saya akan sentiasa mengingati pengalaman yang berharga di AF."

Nora pandai bermain piano, gitar dan gendang. Dia juga boleh menyanyi dalam bahasa Filipina (Tagalog).

Nora pernah menyanyi bersama bandnya di kampung asalnya Sandakan serta ibu negeri Sabah Kota Kinabalu.

Nora menyifatkan Adam seorang jejaka yang comel, kacak, baik hati dan amat pandai menghiburkan peminatnya.

Dia menyifatkan Ekin seorang jelitawan yang manis, comel dan bersuara hebat.

Adam, yang kekadang digelar Arnab Sugar Bun oleh peminat, adalah pemenang tempat ketiga Akademi Fantasia 2 (AF2).

Album sulung Adam dilancarkan tahun lalu dan dia juga berlakon dalam filem komedi romantik 'Cinta Fotokopi' dan 'Main-Main Cinta'.

Adam berketurunan Kadazan-Dusun, China, Bajau dan Brunei (Kedayan) dan berasal dari Kota Kinabalu.

Jelitawan berketurunan Brunei (Kedayan) Ekin, yang kekadang digelar J La (J Lo dari Labuan) oleh peminat, mendapat tempat ke-8 dalam Akademi Fantasia 3 (AF3).

Ekin berasal dari Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, sebuah pulau yang dahulunya di dalam negeri Sabah tetapi diisytiharkan sebagai Wilayah Persekutuan pada 1 Februari, 1984.

Nora juga ingin menyanyi bersama bintang muda dari Sabah seperti Nikki Palikat, Rydee Rahim dan Azam Yakob dari Malaysian Idol (MI), Azharina Azhar, Balkish Khan, Pija Yasin, Naufara Yasin dan Yanie Julkarim.

Sunday, June 04, 2006

AF4 Student Positions

1 Faizal Ramly of Marang, Terengganu.
2 Lotter Edin of Membakut, Beaufort, Sabah (Lotter finished sixth but was
readmitted via Wildcard in the ninth concert)
3 Farhan Azizan of Batu Pahat, Johor.
4 Haziq Rosebi of Kluang, Johor.
5 Velvet Aduk of Penampang, Sabah.
5 Amirul Ghazali of Kuching, Sarawak.
7 Diddy Muhid of Johor Baru, Johor.
8 Salima Habibi of Ipoh, Perak.
9 Zila Seeron of Muar, Johor.
10 Rich Gimbang of Penampang, Sabah.
11 Karen Tan of Kota Baru, Kelantan.
12 Nora Daud of Sandakan, Sabah.





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Kedudukan Penyanyi AF4

1 Faizal Ramly dari Marang, Terengganu.
2 Lotter Edin dari Membakut, Beaufort, Sabah (Lotter mendapat tempat ke-6
tetapi kemudiannya diserap semula melalui Wildcard pada konsert ke-9)
3 Farhan Azizan dari Batu Pahat, Johor.
4 Haziq Rosebi dari Kluang, Johor.
5 Velvet Aduk dari Penampang, Sabah.
5 Amirul Ghazali dari Kuching, Sarawak.
7 Diddy Muhid dari Johor Baru, Johor.
8 Salima Habibi dari Ipoh, Perak.
9 Zila Seeron dari Muar, Johor.
10 Rich Gimbang dari Penampang, Sabah.
11 Karen Tan dari Kota Baru, Kelantan.
12 Nora Daud dari Sandakan, Sabah.