Due to the fact and norm that I traditionally post my annual Anugerah Planet Muzik reviews about a week or fortnight after the event has passed, I would normally fill the waiting time by posting photographs of the Red Carpet event as well as during the post-event reception afterwards. But somehow there was no Red Carpet segment and even more surprisingly, there was no post-event reception this year, which I personally felt was a disappointment, as I had planned to take more photographs and even dedicate a separate entry for it. Still I believe visitors to this blog have been looking forward to viewing photographs I snapped during the event. Well here I am with all the miscellaneous shots I took during the “Walk of the Stars” segment (which replaced the Red Carpet), backstage about an hour or so before the event begun, during and after the show. Enjoy!!!
P.S. I was not able to snap more and better photos of the “Walk of the Stars” segment due to the speed that the artistes were walking out and some were not even stopped to be interviewed by the hosts, due to the lack of time before the event commenced. Hence I did not get good photos of the likes of Bushmen, The Trisno Trio and Altimet… 😦
Jamiel Said and Imuda…
Shila Amzah being interviewed by the Meletop reporter…
Shila gamely smiling for my camera…
An example of the friendship forged in APM: Syirah Jusni, Shila Amzah and Citra Scholastika…
S4 good to go before the show…
From left: Hassan Mohd (Bushmen), Jatt Ali, Art Fazil, Izaar Arsri (Bushmen) and Jamiel Said…
Products of Anugerah Skrin 2010 – Syirah Jusni and Dzar Ismail…
Syirah and Dzar being joined by Dyn Norahim…
Dyn Norahim and Art Fazil…
The Northbound trio of Fareez, Ahmad Khalis and Fauzann…
Tengku Adil, Sezairi Sezali and the latter’s beau, Syaza Qistina…
Syarif (SleeQ) and his fiancee, Malaque Mahdaly…
The SleeQ duo…
SleeQ being joined by their respective fiancees, Azzah Fariha and Malaque Mahdaly…
Nominated for Best Singapore Song for their song “Akur” – (from left) Erma Maulood, Idi Hakim (Dinodi), 2kangkata, Dino (Dinodi) and the talented songwriter, Reyza Hamizan…
Epitome of love and very humble couple – Annabelle Francis and Sheikh Haikel…
Ms. Zakiah Halim with Rossa…
Wawan (second from right) with members of Auraz Band…
Zack He, Nadia Rosmaly and Sarah Ismail of Seyra, who were nominated in the Best Singapore Song category for their song “Jauh”…
Mosyi, nominated for Best Vocal Performance in a Song (New Male Artiste), with his parents, famous 90s singer Nora Ariffin and renowned composer Johan Nawawi…
The rockers from Raven…
Audionauts
Hosts for the “Walk of the Stars” segment – A B Shaik and Fiza O…
Bushmen were the first out…
Followed by The Trisno Trio…
S4…
Brunei’s Jazz Hayat being accompanied by the sultry Citra Scholastika…
The previously-rumoured couple, Adira and Aliff Aziz…
W.A.R.I.S. with DJ Fuzz and wife…
Awi Rafael
He was supposed to appear with Nabila Huda but somehow she did not make it to the stage…
Syirah Jusni and Jamiel Said…
Dato’ Aznil Haji Nawawi
The “Rilek Braders” – Art Fazil and Imuda…
Stacy Angie
Amy Search along with Bunkface…
The crowd swooned the moment Cakra Khan appeared on stage…
Syahrini
Hafiz Suip
Judika looking spiffy…
Shila Amzah appearing on stage with talented fashion designer Raffiey Nasir…
Rossa
Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza appearing with renowned fashion designer Rizman Ruzaini…
Dato’ Siti Nurhaliza
Judika and his wife Duma Riris…
Talented director Isazaly Isa seated next to Ashmi Roslan and Syirah Jusni…
Members of Diorama, nominated for Most Popular Singapore Song for “Hipokrasi”…
Raihan (Lefttool) and an unidentified friend…
Cakra Khan and Mosyi…
Marina Yusoff and hubby Adel Dzulkarnaen giving the thumbs up to an excellent show…
Abdul Hamid (Black Dog Bone) enjoying his moment as he was not able to go up the stage to receive the award accorded to his group…
Members of Black Dog Bone with their trophy…
Local actor Fido Ahdross and actress / singer Ikah Jamil of local group X-Clusive…
SleeQ and their fiancees parading their trophies…
Asmidar, who was voted for Best Vocal Performance in a Song (New Female Artiste) for her song “Biar Sampai Ke Bintang”…
Local actor Hafiz Nasir and Zuraidah Taib from Mediacorp Suria…
Suave newscaster, Riz Sunawan and Nabila Huda Suhaimi…
Tengku Adil and Jamiel Said…
Both were later joined by SleeQ…
And subsequently Sezairi Sezali and the Northbound trio…
(From left): Syirah Jusni, Ikah Jamil, Ashmi Roslan, Raja Izzuwin Shah, Fido Ahdross, Noe Chicanoe, Nur Sodiqin (Dyn Norahim’s missus) and Lydia (Raja Izzuwin’s missus)…
Imuda and his wife Zabarina…
The unsung heroes of APM2013, bros Mamat and Iwan…
Sufie Rashid still all smiles with his mother, despite not winning the New Media Nova award…
A proud Aliff Aziz posing with the award he won for Best Singapore Song (“Jangan Ganggu Pacarku”)…
RIA 89.7FM deejays KC and Fiza O celebrated their first year wedding anniversary the day after the event. They are seen here with their wedding fashion designer Raffiey Nasir and wedding planner Rafil Kamaruddin…
Due to personal health reasons and family commitments, I have not been involving myself with anything pertaining to our local Malay entertainment scene since Pesta Perdana ended, in fact harking back to the end of the Ratu Suria competition. You can safely say that I have been switching myself off from the scene. I had initially planned to attend and post weekly photographs of the current TeRaSeh competition which is currently underway, but the fact is, I have not attended a single weekly episode since its inception some seven weeks ago, no thanks to my schedule and also my reservist, which was during Episodes Two and Three. However, thanks to Mediacorp Suria, I was brought out of my “hibernation” for a memorable trip to Kuala Lumpur recently.
Our kind sponsors for the trip – Orange Coach & Travel Pte. Ltd.
Close to four weekends ago, I was fortunate to be invited by Mediacorp Suria to be a part of the football team that took on Persatuan Seniman Malaysia at Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, which is situated in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Similar to the last Piala Dollah Kassim tournament, the squad that travelled to Kuala Lumpur was more or less the same with Rafaat Hamzah again captaining the side and familiar faces like Shahril Wahid, Sahfuddin Mahfudz, Effandy Idris, Anugerah Skrin 2010 alumnus Md Idris Jamin, Aidil Jufri Jumari, Raja Razie, not forgetting the First XI players Alang, Mohd Helmi and Faliq Sudhir. This team also welcomed a few guest players namely Danial Ashriq, Izzat Yusoff, Hasyf Nasir, Hafiz Nasir, Noe Chicanoe (Opening Act Go Glam fame) and local singer Raja Izzuwin Shah, who also acted as the coordinator of this friendly match, along with his wife Lydia (Shootz 19).
The Kelab Sultan Sulaiman pitch with the stunning backdrop of KLCC Twin Towers…
It was initially advertised that some players from the opposing team were supposed to play, but the only ones I knew who took to the pitch were ex-members of Nico, Shades, KOOL (who are all known as the super group GX-4 by the way) and Kamal Adli. The rest were unknown to me, simply for the fact that I do not watch Malaysian dramas or shows to be kept abreast of who’s who. Acappan and Isma Aliffas well as the President of Persatuan Seniman Malaysia (you-know-who) were initially touted to play, but the former two were not seen and the latter did not change into his gear, but remained a concerned spectator by the sidelines. I was actually looking forward to meeting Isma Aliff, a legend in his own right for the number of comedy films he did back in the late 80s, as well as recording several parody songs which I remember till this day.
Players warming up before the match…
Anyway, the match was a whitewash, played in three halves of half an hour each. I hope I don’t sound too pompous and arrogant when I used the word “whitewash”, but I cannot describe it any other way. It was too one-sided, even if our team had started the first fifteen minutes playing with a lot of jitters and making a number of basic, silly mistakes, myself included. We were tired as we only arrived in Kuala Lumpur two hours prior to the game, but the moment we scored our first goal through Razif Ariff, we began to dictate play and became more confident. Further goals by Raja Izzuwin Shah, Danial Ashriq, yours truly (yes I had a cameo playing upfront in the last ten minutes, scoring with my first touch!!!) and a brace by Alang, made the scoreline a bit too flattering. You can understand why I said a 6-0 scoreline is a bit flattering.
Alang celebrating his first goal and the team’s fourth for the evening…
Much had been said prior to the game by well-wishers online, when they saw who was initially supposed to play in the opposing team (no prizes for guessing who). I know it is easy to get sucked into nationalistic feelings or be aggrieved by the constant sniping by you-know-who with regards to some of our artistes making a name for themselves across the Causeway. But the match was indeed a friendly match born out of goodwill and I was glad that it remained extremely cordial from the start right to the end. For that I am very happy that the players were all playing with smiles on their faces and never put ourselves in situations where things could get complicated. We were ambassadors of our country afterall and it was a great advertisement to show that we were professional, gracious and respectful towards our hosts. Let’s hope that we can return the same favour when the second leg returns in June, this time on our home soil.
Both sets of players in a show of solidarity and friendship after the match ended…
P.S. Special thanks go out to bro Syah Ibrahim and his team from Orange Travel for kindly sponsoring our trip to Kuala Lumpur as well as the the accomodation at Sunway Putra Hotel. The service and hospitality rendered were first class. Thank you also to Mediacorp Suria for again inviting me to join the football team and team manager Ishak Jamid for allowing me to play upfront as a striker for the last ten minutes of the game. I enjoyed the trip very much and brought home memorable moments I could replay in my head from time to time. For the record, Alang was awarded the Top-Scorer trophy whereas Mohd Helmi was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award. Prizes were kindly sponsored by none other than popular radio deejay of ERA.FM and comedian, Johan (Raja Lawak). Last but not least, to the two busloads of supporters who made their way up just to support us, THANK YOU!!!
(All photographs and video clip featured in this entry are courtesy of Mediacorp Suria)