Sesebuah Perubahan – Hyrul Anuar

How appropriate of Hyrul Anuar to appreciate all those who have helped him up with the production of his own baby in the form of an album named, ‘Sesebuah Perubahan‘. Before the appearance of the man-of-the-hour, first time album producer, Imran Ajmain also paid homage to the hardwork that has been put in by Hyrul himself which I find very befitting.

Hyrul went on a roll with finding his own sponsors with the production of the album for example. He even got in touch with Hotel Re! as the location for his album launch & Nabins as the location for his opening montage video shoot just to name a few.

Hyrul reminisced on the tough moments having to survive in Kuala Lumpur for the album recording. He returned the compliment to album producer Imran Ajmain & Faliq Jamadin, Imran’s Malaysian manager for their help during the album recording period.

He also did not forget the unsung heroes behind the production of the album, his fan club, The Hyrulites, his family members, Azni Samdin (his stylist) & PlayPause (designers to his album cover) just to name a few.

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It has been 5 years since his Anugerah 2005 win. He’s been through many ups & downs. With the production of this album, its time Hyrul head on for a change, his album appropriately named. No point crying over spilt milk, a changed, reborn artiste is Hyrul Anuar.

Recently, he was on a recent Anugerah Skrin results show singing “Mata” from his newly released album. “Mata” sampled from a classic 80′s tune by Noorkumalasari. Written by Faliq Aizad & Aman Shah, arranged by Rafikoncept and produced by Imran Ajmain.

The album launch was hosted by Anugerah Skrin 2005 alumnus, Shah Iskandar who’s doing his trade now in Kuala Lumpur. Hydir Idris, a former Anugearh 2009 contestant, started off the show singing a medley of Hyrul songs, ‘Kesal‘ and ‘Tanda Kasih‘ to kick start the event.

Shah Iskandar hosting the event.

Hydir Idris starting off the show.

Hyrul Anuar & Imran Ajmain exchanging plaques to commemorate the event.

Host Iskandar Shah with one of the plaques.

Hyrul doing interviews after the event.

The Hyrulites even made cupcakes for the guests.

With this, my sincere best wishes for Hyrul for his long awaited album & all the best for his future endeavours!

‘Sesebuah Perubahan‘ will be available at your nearest CD stores soon. However you can make your orders with his fan club, the Hyrulites at SGD$17/- each, by emailing them your Name, Home Address and Contact Number to sesebuahperubahan@gmail.com

How one generation loves, the next generation learns

Follow the journey of a young boy, as he sees first hand the importance of respecting, honouring, and loving his parents, through the best and the worst of times. The latest installment of National Family Council’s Family campaign, Filial Piety: Father & Son revolves around the ups and downs of a three-generation household, with the heart and soul of the campaign captured by the line, “How one generation loves, the next generation learns.”

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Just goes to show how important family is.

Roze Kasmani’s “Harum” – Media Preview

While I was out earlier to @Office2010SG‘s Launch Party earlier on at *SCAPE Youth Park, I read tweets about @RozeKasmani‘s Media Launch last month being featured on @MediaCorp_Suria‘s JUS! held at Badoque Cafe.

With the kind invitation from Gumbira, I was at the media launch to promote her new single, “Harum” which has been on the airwaves now since the first debut on a Warna 94.2FM interview back in early April.

It’s been 5 weeks already since “Harum” debuted on the Ria 89.7FM charts. The highest the single, went on was No. 2, 3 weeks back. So fans, keep on requesting “Harum” to go up the charts.

“Harum” is actually a Malay version of an original composition by @ImranAjmain & @iamalyph called, “Perfume“. You can watch the original version also sang by @RozeKasmani back in 2006, in the video below:

Catering to the Malay music industry, “Perfume” has been re-written in Malay by @shahshamshiri, who is also known as the composer of Faizal Tahir‘s “Mahakarya Cinta“.

During the media preview, Roze sang “Perfume“, “Tamak” & lastly the single “Harum“. Below is Abdillah Zamzuri‘s quick & quirky interview with Roze, and Iskandar Sa’ad‘s nicely done video of Roze’s “Harum” performance:

Here are the lyrics to sing along to:

Title: Harum
Artiste: Roze Kasmani
Composed by: Imran Ajmain/ Alif Abdullah
Written by: Shah Shamshiri
Arranged by: Rafikoncept
Produced by: Imran Ajmain

Kau membangkitkan naluri
Penuhi rongga
Kehadiranmu pasti
Menembusi jiwa

Bagaikan irama
Atau buahan segar
Kau terangkan gelita
Cahaya sebenar

Namun ku terlewat
Singgahanmu sebentar
Aku ingin mendapat
Nikmat yang terbesar

Ku idamkan lagi
Kau yang ku kasihi
Kau haruman mimpi
Yang lama ku cari

Chorus
Wajahmu bak manisan
Bibir menawan
Belum pun ku cuba
Tapi dicerita

Matamu cahaya
Suara mu irama
Cintamu wangian
Terus berkekalan
(Terus berkekalan, terus berkekalan)

Kau membangkitkan naluri
Penuhi rongga
Kehadiranmu pasti
Menembusi jiwa

Namun ku terlewat
Singgahanmu sebentar
Aku ingin mendapat
Nikmat yang terbesar

Ku idamkan lagi
Kau yang ku kasihi
Kau haruman mimpi
Yang lama ku cari

Cintamu harum………

The guitarist, Shun Ng, who played along side Roze, had fingers of a brilliant guitarist! Kudos! Lastly, what can I say about @Badoque_Cafe‘s food reception thereafter, naan to die for~ haha!

Spread the love and join Roze’s Facebook fanpage here!

4 Crazy Days @ PC Show!

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Warong Nasi Pariaman

This has been my family’s favourite haunt for “celebratory” occasions since forever. Warong Nasi Pariaman, a family-run business since 1948. Located at the tip of Kandahar Street. The stall, famous for its nasi padang dishes, more notably the beef rendang.

Apparently last night, my dad suddenly proposed the idea to us (since we’re all around today) for an early lunch together there. The stall closes right around after lunch time, which by then all the food would have gone to office workers’ stomachs(!!) Therefore, I had to force myself to wake up early this morning!

Words can’t describe the taste. Haha. Let the pictures do the talking.

The scene at the shop front

The mess we made.

I’ll end this with, “For Warong Nasi Pariaman food, waking up early is worth it!“