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~~a moment~~




creep~street symphony

"...antara Fender dan warna-warna...
...antara muzik jalanan dan jalan cari Tuhan...
...ini cerita orang-orang itu...
....ini cerita masa lalu..."
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rooftop rant
"...lontarkan...
...kalau tidak ia meracun...
...kongsikan...
....walau hanya pada awan-awan..."

Part I
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Part III
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komik bidadari besi

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anthem

"...everybody has a past...
...everybody lives a present...
...everybody deserves a future...
...that was I and this is me..."


VERSUS
"....Minn..AO...and the sun....
....the past vs the present...
...skate and the street...changes and turning points in life....
...everything is under His will....."


Ked's Story
...Ked...Hadiah...Nawal...a lady....a romeo...a skater...
.....Florida-Virginia....
....everything is okay in the end.if it's not okay, then it's not the end....

GT_i~Trilogy

GreaTroubleMaker_i
"....heyday of the honeymoon year...
...Form4,Kolej Tunas...
....Addin and the GT_i....."

GreaTroubleMaker[i'm a senior]
".....enter the SPM year...aarrrggghhh....
.....budak jenayah bertemu buku dengan rak bukunya....
.....ice vs ice...ferum vs aluminium....
...Addin Shah vs Benz Alif...."

GT_i[i'm outta teens]
".....i want to have nothing to do with him..."
"...knowing a Didi and an Addin..."
"...changes of equation...
from Addin Shah vs Benz Alif=Didi+Benji..."


5tahun5bulan
".....a Plain Jane's diary....
....growing up and learnin ain't easy...
...not another mere fuzzy-mushy entries...
...antara Sultan Mansur,Jebat dan Hang Li Po,it's just part of the story...."


Schubert's Serenade
"...kasih sayang...
...ada di mana-mana...
...untuk semua...
....untuk sesiapa je yang mencari..."







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Feb 13, 2008
rooftop rant : of a new book,of a new chapter

Trisy,

I'll be back

Jade

________________________


jumpa di printversion nanti,insya-Allah

Feb2009

for orders n enquiries,go to www.jemariseni.com

 

Selama ini dia sendirian tak pernah berteman bila mana dia duduk di tempatnya;di hujung sudut kanan untuk melakar awan dan melontar pandangan sejauhnya. Pilot Shaker dan sketchbook di tanganlah selama ini teman setia.Namun tiba-tiba ada yang bertandang tak diundang ke jajahannya entah jatuh dari langit mana.Lari dari segala kekusutan kepala ke sini untuk kini dikusutkan semula?Dia sendiri tak pasti segala yang berlaku ini membawa petanda apa.Dia;the Jaded Jade in the Middle katanya.

 

Bukan pelik kalau nak dikatakan dia hidup hanya sebagai jasad bernyawa.Sebab segala yang didengar telinga itu tak bawa makna dan yang dipandang mata itu kosong tanpa warna.Dia mencari tenang damai dengan meninggalkan realiti dunia nyata,untuk tenggelam dalam fikiran sendiri di dalam kepala.Hujung sudut kiri bumbung ini,itu kawasannya.Dia;Batrisya.

 

Di atas bumbung Wisma Topaz segalanya bermula.Tangga lapuk masam Wisma Topaz empat tingkat itu yang mula menghubungkan hidup keduanya.Bumbung kusam yang menadah awan tanpa atap itu yang menjadi telaga damai untuk menelah persoalan yang tak pernah ada hitam putih jawapannya.Tembok batu bisu di situ yang menjadi saksi kepada seribu satu harapan dan mimpi,cerita dan bicara.

 

Ini cerita sebuah bicara.

 

Bicara bumbung namanya.


 di hlovaterror yang entah bila la akan diisi

whatever it is,to live well or live hell,you choose

may Allah bless



Posted at 11:38 pm by hlovate
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deactivated_hlovatulis




assalamualaikum and greetings to all

hlovate's cerita http://hlovate.blogdrive.com/
hlovate's hikayat http://hlovatehikayat.blogdrive.com/
hlovatulis http://hlovatulis.blogdrive.com/
sekarang bukan lagi blog aktif
ie:takkan ada posting kat sini dah
blog aktif hanya di
hlovaterror http://hlovaterror.blogdrive.com/
hlovatalk http://hlovatalk.blogdrive.com/
bagi sesiapa yg nk di'update'kan tentang new ceritas/hikayats/entries,tinggalkan email kat hlovatulis atau hlovaterror sahaja,ye =)
many thanks
enjoy reading and shoutouting
may Allah bless

Posted at 11:37 pm by hlovate
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i = nothing (without u guys)

assalamualaikum and greetings to all
alhamdulillah
straight to the titik : i.thank.you
for everything
kalau nak ikutkan bila looking back,mmg macam funny la kot
so much dah jadi,moulding me yet again into another somebody
yg belajar dan membesar

to those who
read+bought+reviewed+promoted+loved+hated me and my hikayats
thanks a bunch



5 Tahun 5 Bulan
keluar Feb 2006


Gurindam Jiwa ~ the three ceriteras
April 2007
mine kat dalam tu --> Schubert's Serenade
the other two are kaksu's and imaen's


Jan 2008
aA+bB
formerly known as GreaTroublemaker[i'm outta teens]
yg waktu zaman skolah tu....
GreaTroublemaker_i ngan GreaTroublemaker[i'm a senior]


out next:
those that He planned,insya Allah =)

enjoy reading and shoutouting
may Allah bless
_________________________

untuk pesanan dan pertanyaan/for Qs and orders :
click --> www.jemariseni.com



p/s:i'm in a dire need for promotional-skill brush-up,ey?haha.sincerely sorry.terimalah saya seadanya



Posted at 11:27 pm by hlovate
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Jan 29, 2008
3rd yr anniversary~hlovate's cerita resurrected

assalamualaikum and greetings to all

hlovate's cerita

this

is my first blog...

yg started dedolu back in 2005....yg penuh serabut dan tonggang-langgang berterabur...content-wise,grammar-wise,bahasa-wise

kalau tgk balik dan baca sendiri mmg akan cringe la

so kalau org lain nk cringe ke kata apa ke

no woes,saya faham.haha

sbb actually sampai sekarang pun memang senget je lagi


that blog dh di enable balik


btw,i'm leaving it the way it is

because  blog tu my touchstone

be it nampak silly stupid mentah berhingus cemana pun

that was me anyway.haha

it's good to look back,ponder and laugh at yourself at times

the blog's also the memory-box;of the good ol'times with my virtual buddies aka awesome readers,the follower of the blog masa dulu

i miss those times

and every single one of you too.ikhlas.



and obviously

most of the entry ada yang hilang

did that on purpose sbb copyright issue

and also copycat issue

also the copy-paste issue

also the copy-paste-claim-sendiri-punya-reta issue

hence bear with it,ey

kalau benda tu tak jd,mmg akan biar je full version kat sini mcm dulu

so,am i to shoulder the blame still?



apaper pun,wish that u've a good time here

walaupun font tergolek-golek dgn margin berterabur dan kaler semacam tu

kalau ada masa mmg dh boleh diperbetul

tp masalahnya masa mmg tader nk dicelah



one thing,

bila reading here please do not discount ur kerja

ur solat time

ur belajar time

ur office time

dengan hanging around kat sini

i've the saham oso

make it good =)



enjoy reading and shoutouting

may Allah bless



i'm still the ol' hlovate

yg blunt,cynic,weird,luar alam,tactless,serabut,bz tak pernah cukup masa,

social recluse,super-ogre-saurus,language-and-grammar-butcher

yg value privacy without compromise,yg value respect without compromise jgk

yg tak sempat nk jenguk blog seniri apatah nk balas tag,balas email

but i read each and every single one of them...and treasure every single line too

thanks pd yg menulis.

and one mega big thanks for those yg dh buat reviews

ikhlas.

it never fails to make me go all flabbergasted

and cakap dgn diri sendiri;..betul rupanya ada org baca segala hikayat tu...

walaupun ada buku ke apa ke

i'm still the ol'me



dan masih lagi tak nampak relevan kenapa anonymity and 'siapakah hlovate'

is an issue

issue ke?

haha.taper la.anonymity gives it more spice,ey [sheesh...sejak bila bulak dh bunyi mcm nicholas sparks ni]

i dunno la mana dtg nyer menda 3rd yr medic tu.

haha.terguling jatuh katil pun ada dibuatnya

taper la.kot jadi doa,another pengajian to come ke

for all you know,my overseas could be singapore/sabah/sarawak

haha

and my studies...

pengajian buat karipap and air soya valid ke?

i doesnt matter,kan?



what if i'm a school dropout,yg sebenarnya duduk somewhere in Idaho [hence the oversea-thingy] in some rundown apartment,working the nightshifts at the 7-Eleven to pay for my diploma classes during the day,and tercampak ke middle of nowhere ni sbb lari bawak diri krn fedup dgn life kat Malaysia and ppl's expectations?



will you hate me and my hikayats then?



the books and the blogs utk the stories to come to life

not for my life to become a story

we leave it to that,ey

respect is the key

fun is the keychain



thanks.to all

enjoy reading and shoutouting




hlovate

29 jan 2008

[3rd yr anniversary]



Posted at 02:52 am by hlovate
Comments (23)  

Jan 26, 2008
we're one.u r us.they r us.and here,i'm on my knees.seriously.we'll help them,yes?please?a cent can make all the differences.

assalamualaikum and greetings to all
one word:please?

if u've few cents to spare,or some bills to share
please
they need us

لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يحب لأخيه ما يحب لنفسه

“Tidak beriman seseorang selagi mana dia tidak mengasihi saudaranya seperti mana dia mengasihi dirinya sendiri”


jazakillah for pitching in
i know u will
may Allah bless


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Posted at 07:13 am by hlovate
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Jan 17, 2008
achtung!! ralat aAbB ;pg464

salam and greetings
holla to all :D

saya baru keluar dari hutan,pergunungan dan bawah tanah...haha...keluar sebentar ke kampung untuk replenish bekalan kopi cap kapal api yang dah habis dan terjumpa civilisation semula buat beberapa saat sebelum kembali ke tempat asal.

note:the para above adalah strictly an analogy.sila faham sendiri.tq.

2 big things:

1-for those yang dh beli aA+bB,sila check pg 464 dan buat pembetulan.ada kesalahan number ayat untuk surah arRa'd kat situ.sepatutnya ayat 28,bukan 13 (jzkk cupid for pointing this out).yg 13 tu sebenarnya number surah.mungkin tersilap masa tulis.maaf yg sungguh2 dr saya tlg betulkan n bg tau org lain.




2-for those yg dapat those cards with my cacingkerawit handwriting tu,please...!!!

i)jgn interpret my words as the direct translation of the ayat and surah.the <surah:ayat> is my reference,the words are mine,yang ditulis dengan the respective ayat sebagai sandaran core.mungkin format menulis tu yg salah.my bad,my sin.tp now that semua org dh tau,please,betulkan pemahaman.my intention was utk org baca the words,and relatekan dgn <surah:ayat> yg saya state kat bawah tu.utk kita reflect balik,please...please...please...bg tau semua org yg ada cards to so that tader interpretation melencong.
moral : mari kita baca tafsir.read our tafsir,k.blind conclusion boleh bawak disaster [yg buat saya kecut perut bila baca org kata thanks for the ayat.astaghfirullah]

ii)do not associate me dengan the pinkness n the roses.i just dont do those [@.@'].kad tu kaksu yg beli,saya hanya menulis je.enough said.


thanks for buying
thanks for reading
thanks for shoutouting
thanks for dropping by

may Allah bless

<kembali hilang dr civilisation>

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p/s:
rooftop rant dh siap *maniacal laugh*
smalam
kalau nk baca,tunggu print version *insert evil grin here*
currently working on .....
[tunas] ~ kolej version of aA+bB aka GT_i+Mags7 in its full-blown terror form
haha....
macam takkan siap je benda tu
entah bila nk kuar pun entah
apaper je la


roger and out
enjoy reading and shoutouting


Posted at 06:46 am by hlovate
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Nov 9, 2007
aA+bB [teaser]~countdown to 2008



assalamualaikum and greetings to all =)

kerana ada masa di tangan dan tak tahu bila lagi ada masa untuk ni (it could be months la kot utk free balik)

aA+bB = GT_i [GreaTroublemaker_i'm outta teens] revamped
aA+bB = Addin + Benz
and here it goes,insya Allah will be out by Jan 08


i remember the time when i first created the word
HLOVATE
somewhere between Sept 10th 1998 and Nov 23rd 1998
it was actually the title of the cerita that i wrote during that time
then transformed it into the song for GT_i the school year

~HLOVATE~

You wonder
Is it an angel or yet
Maybe a sweet dream that you can't forget
So close yet far-fetched
Causing you to float on the line
between reality and fantasy

c/o Haunted the nightmares
Creates the ecstasy
Hlovate~oh poisonous honey
Love and hate
Driving me crazy

The poison ivy of Venus
Killing with venom so sweet
You're losing your head
Don't want it yet it keep haunting
Losing yourself in the suffocating mist

c/o

The blind arrows of
Piercing cold ice and
warm melting heart
Tearing me apart


started on this cerita

way back masa zaman form 2 form 3 dulu
haha
cerita budak sekolah riang ria
kira masa tu mula dengan
GreaTroublemaker_i
and
GreaTroublemaker_i'm a senior
*rotfl* betul la lawak.baca tajuk pun macam budak2
da lepas habis SPM yang fasa memang too much time to kill tu
started the GreaTroublemaker_i'm outta teens
masa zaman tu memang main aci redah je,writing for fun
tulis cerita pasal zaman sekolah zaman asrama memang haru.haha

dan cerita-cerita ni la yang jadi the first ones yang gracing my hlovate's cerita blogdrive dulu
back in 2005
masa tu la kenal kak anis,aie,azaren,zeed,zedzaha,the reat of the clan masa tu *reminisce*

and as mentioned above,tulis cerita zaman sekolah memang mengharukan versi riang ria haha.
even the earlier half parts GT_i'm outta teens pun not too bad
tp the other half of the cerita,part yang nak menghabiskan hikayat tu
to say the least; memang membunuh
bila fabrication and gula overdose *sigh*
tp sbb those parts were written based on what the audienced ordered masa tu [ni org2 zaman follow hlovatecerita dulu tau la.eheh]
and me the mere storyteller,goreng je la

and hence it was nothing new to those who followed the story since zaman dulu tau how much i hated (and still do) pengaratan/pengoksidaan/gula overdose part of the cerita
lebih kurang macam tukang masak la
even dia masak dengan letak gula bergantang sebab tu yang orang nak
tak bermaksud dia suka makan benda yang ada gula bergantang jugak,aite?

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...below is the teaser :

    Selagi apa sahaja hidup bersama masa,maka selagi itu juga yang hidup itu dewasa bersama usia.Membesar dan belajar dengan pengetahuan dan pengalaman,dari bangku sekolah ke alam kerjaya dan rumahtangga.Membesar dan belajar tentang hidup dan mengenal diri sendiri,dari usia remaja menganjak ke usia dewasa.

    Addin belajar mengenal diri dengan perjalanan bersama masa.Benz belajar mengenal apa yang dicari dalam hidup dengan perjalanan bersama usia.Sama-sama mereka pernah menjadi 'a' dan 'b' yang masih 'kecil' di usia muda remaja di zaman sekolah yang penuh gelak ketawa riang ria.Sama-sama juga mereka menjadi 'A' dan 'B' yang telah 'membesar' dengan usia menjadi dewasa.Dan sama-sama menerima kenyataan yang pembelajaran bukan hanya terhenti di pagar sekolah semata.Hidup mengajarkan pengalaman di luar silibus yang kurikulumnya tak tertulis nyata di mana-mana.

    'aA+bB' adalah sebuah kisah perjalanan.Perjalanan bersama masa.

Semua orang belajar,semua orang membesar.Tetapi tidak semua orang menjadi dewasa....



ADDIN MENEKAN REMOTE CONTROLLER tak berhenti. Apa hal semua cerita bosan maut ni... HBO, MTV, Channel V pun bosan! Dia menjeling jam di dinding. Sembilan tiga puluh minit malam. Abang tak balik lagi. Apa hal yang lewat sangat pun malam ni? Akhirnya dia lekat di Cartoon Network. Heh! Kartun jugak yang best, tak pernahnya bosan. Encik Faudzi lebih selesa layan NST. Ma pula menolong Kak Irah mengemas dapur.

Tiba-tiba Encik Faudzi menurunkan surat khabar di tangan apabila melihat Puan Nora keluar dari dapur berjalan ke ruang tamu.

"Petang tadi Pak Cik Man dengan Mak Cik Ja datang." Suara ma terdengar di telinga.

"Mmm?" Addin angkat kening sebelah dengan mata tak beralih dari TV.

"Pak Cik Man dengan Mak Cik Ja datang."

"Tak kenal." Addin jawab malas.

"Kawan pa." Puan Nora merenung Encik Faudzi.

Mata Addin masih lekat pada Popeye.

"Dia tanyakan Didi untuk anak dia."

"Mmm..." Popeye kena penumbuk sebijik dengan Bluto.

Puan Nora dan Encik Faudzi berpandangan. "Dia cadang nak pinang Didi untuk anak dia. Addin tak ada kawan lagi, kan?" Puan Nora mencuba lagi.

"Mmm..." Allah! Olive dah kena bawak lari dek Bluto.

"Anak dia sebaya dengan Didi."

Addin angguk. Yes! Popeye dapat spinach.

"Engineer."

Addin menggigit bibir. Ish! Lagi sikit je nak kejar! Cepat la Popeye oi!

"Nama dia Benz. Benz Alif."

"Hmm... Benz Alif." Addin mengulang tanpa sedar. Hah! Bluto dah kena belasah dengan Popeye. "Hah!" Addin terangkat dari sandarnya. "Benz Alif?" dia mengulang lambat-lambat. "Benz Alif Sulaiman?" Dia berpaling lipat maut melihat ma. "Kenapa dengan dia? Apa ma kata tadi?"

Puan Nora senyum sambil geleng kepala. Orang cakap tak nak dengar. "Pak Cik Man nak pinangkan Didi untuk Benz. Didi tak ada kawan lagi, kan?" sekali lagi dia bertanya.

Addin menelan liur. Kelam mukanya.Mala petaka versi apa dia?

_________________________________________________________________

and no....tak sama dengan online version dulu
dismantled,reassembled and revamped
added plusminus 200 pages kot
and again please bear in mind i despised the pengaratan/pengoksidaan/gula overdose part of the cerita
and i would seriously hate it if pengaratan/pengoksidaan/gula overdose or any word of the sorts is associated with me
ya la...ya la...
i know how weird and rich je bunyinya
whatever
i live

what i want u to get from the cerita is not the karat/gula/oksida
i'm hoping that you could see
  • identifying something unidentified is harder than justifying the E=mc² equation.emotion falls under that something
  • bukan semua cerita kena berpaksi dengan cinta semata.saya lebih suka berpaksi dengan cerita manusia belajar menjadi dewasa
harap aA+bB bukan hanya cerita
ambil apa yang sesuai sebagai ingatan
[peringatan untuk saya juga]
may Allah bless
 
 

Posted at 08:32 pm by hlovate
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belated....[fill in the blanks]

assalamualaikum and greetings to all

sebelum kembali tenggelam di bawah segala macam benda,i'd like to


  • wish all of u guys here Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri,maaf zahir batin (yeah....yeah...i know tomorrow is the last day of Syawal.that just proves my point how tak terurus my life is right now.eheh)
  • wish the best of luck to those wonderful people all over the world di mana seluruh uni seantero dunia sekarang tengah musim exam before Christmas hols  mula (and please pray for me as well~i'm officially putus fius tanpa penafian already here)
  • say congratulations (belated/in advance) to my JS comrades for the launching of their books =) imaen,khairyn,and kak ruby (kak ruby,thanks for the raya wish and sorry tak balas email *sheepish grin*)
     


for orders/enquiries please go to www.jemariseni.com
may Allah bless

Posted at 08:21 pm by hlovate
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Sep 12, 2007
the 11th hour

 

assalamualaikum

salam Ramadhan to all =)

this's the vid/clip given to Fend

moga anda juga dapat manfaatnya

moga juga Ramadhan tahun ini lebih bermakna dan berisi dari Ramadhan sebelumnya,insya Allah

------------------------------

thanks to striker,for the location hlovate.blogdrive.com has been returned.but there won't be anything much to be done for i'm seriously busy with other commitments.

maybe this's the last post for hlovatulis because rooftop rant is on some serious hiatus.i'm sorry.sungguh.but can't really help it because i've other priorities on top of my list.you understanding is greatly appreciated.

from now on the active blog will be hlovate.blogdrive.com maybe,or hlovatehikayat.blogdrive.com or till further notice.i'll try to continue anthem,but it won't be soon.just to let you know that you've been warned.i'll try to continue to write nonetheless.i hope that whatever i'm sharing here do you good.

and i think it's quite safe to say that GT_i,versus,5t5b,ked's,schubert's [ie:the old everything in hlovate's cerita and hlovate's hikayat] will be disabled for good because the print version will be out insya Allah.i'm stuck in some serious revamping+redo-ing+editing here.have to work hard here untuk cari duit,kalau tak nanti makan sardin dengan kicap je tiap-tiap hari kat sini =)

GT_i insya Allah'll be out Jan 2008.and the title has been changed to aA+bB

enjoy reading and shoutouting

i really enjoyed your stay.

may Allah bless

______________


Story:

Strange things happen when people are put in situations out of their control, follow Ahmed’s trail of religious maturity when he stumbles upon 3 of the oddest roommates you’ll find. Ahmed (Abe Saleh) is having problems beyond his control, good fortune rarely finds him. When he is assigned to his dorm during his second year of college he discovers his worst nightmares: A geeky MSA activist, an angry extremist and a wacky immigrant. His abhorrence for these characters makes him more aware of what is going on a round him. What Ahmed ends up realizing is that through these three odd characters he learns a lesson that has escaped him many times before: those who decide to change at the twelfth hour may not make it to that point. Ahmed realizes that his present life is stuck in neutral and he is looking for is a simple break.

link if the clip above fails--> 11th hour
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Turning a Quote Into Short Film: Youth Experience

By  Sami Haque



Title: 11thHour

Producer: Sami Haque & Hasan Shaikh

Type: comedy/drama, 24mins

Director: Ross Heran

Language: English

Sami Haque and a group of Muslims have made a film that has been making big waves in his community. Haque received close to 1,800 downloads a month and shares the experience here. The subject of the film is death and changing your ways before it's too late. This topic is very big among the youth, who, according to Sami, are a market not touched by media.

“A man that decides to change on the 12th hour dies on the 11th.” This simple quote was first introduced to me during my high school years. I found it intriguing because like many at that age, I felt I had many promised years ahead of me, not realizing that death could hit at anytime.



During college I wanted to expand on this idea and had great hopes of turning this message into a short film. I asked Hasan Shaikh, an English major from a neighboring university, to co-write due to his experience and knowledge with film. Being new to the screenwriting or even film world, we found ourselves hitting many stops during our writing processes. We both knew what we wanted out of this film, but we knew that comedy would really bring in the audience’s attention. We decided to follow a format that would mix both serious learning moments and comedy in almost a rollercoaster effect.

Once the script was written, Hasan and I set out to find someone to direct and shoot the film, since we both had no prior experience in shooting. After much interviewing, Ross Heran, a junior film student, was chosen for the job. Ross brought a great deal of advice to make the film run smoothly and look good. We then quickly started to audition actors for the roles. What was initially planned to take a week, ended up taking much longer due to a lack of interest in many applicants. While this process went on, I collectively searched for places to shoot. Many phone calls were made and e-mails sent out to find free locations.

Once shooting began, it was one road block after another. There were times that shooting would go late into the night, scenes needed to be improved; there was even a time when we lost three hours of footage due to misplacing of the tapes. As we began to almost give up hope in ourselves, we found strength within ourselves to push this project out. When it came to editing, shooting almost seemed like a breeze. Much like a jigsaw puzzle, we began to piece together the film and have it ready to be presented. We finished the day of our deadline, which turned out to be an entertainment night held by our Muslim Student Association (MSA).

The response was electrifying. The entire audience of 300 was on their feet as the credits rolled by. Since then many have viewed and given comments on the film, ranging from “it was a great comedy” to “it really put my life into perspective.” In sha’ Allah (Allah willing), we hope to be making more films in the future too, so we can reach out and give back to the Islamic community.


Sami Haque holds Bachelors degrees in Finance and in MIS both from DePaul University, Chicago, America. Currently, Sami works as a Financial Analyst and plans to study his Masters in Finance. You may contact Sami at Sami@ashfilms.com

Hasan Shaikh holds a Bachelors degree in English & Literature from University of Illinios at Chicago, America. Currently, Hasan is pursuing a degree of Law from Thomas M. Cooley in Michigan, America. You may contact Hasan at Hasan@ashfilms.com.

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Posted at 05:27 am by hlovate
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Creep~Street Symphony_end

         Pandangannya dilontar jauh ke tengah langit petang.Burung-burung bersusun terbang di tengah angkasa mencari sarang.Kaki langit kini bersimbah rona jingga,kuning emas,ungu dan merah jambu.Sejam lagi Marghrib akan menjenguk.Fend mengalih pandangan dari langit yang terbentang ke arah laut yang berombak menghempas pantai di hadapannya.

 

          Siapa sangka dia balik kampung dan akan berdiri di sini hari nie?

         

          Siapa sangka dia berdiri di sini dengan memegang belon helium hitam di tangan kanan ni?

 

          Dan siapa sangka,perjalanan KL-Kuala Perlis boleh memusingkan hidup 180°?

 

          Matanya melata lagi meniti buih ombak pantai.Orang ramai yang lalu lalang di sepanjang pantai mengambil angin dibuat tak endah.Begitu juga dengan pandangan-pandangan pelik yang melihat seorang anak muda bersarung jeans,tee,dan selipar jepun merenung ke laut seolah menanti ikan duyung naik ke darat.

 

          “Banyak je benda lain yang boleh diikut.”

 

          Kata-kata itu menerjah semula telinga.

 

          “Kita tak sedar sebenarnya masa kita kat dunia nie kejap je.”

 

          Dan ketika itu dia hanya memandang gadis itu dengan kening terangkat sebelah.Kelam dengan topik perbincangan yang tiba-tiba berubah hala.

 

          Gadis itu memandang jam di tangan. “Dah kena naik bas.” Lia bangun sambil mencapai backpack.Kemudian tiba-tiba terhenti.Termenung seketika.Memandang wajah Fend seolah memikir sesuatu.Kemudian membuka beg di tangan, menyelongkar mencari sesuatu.

 

          Dan dia masih memandang gadis itu dengan kening terangkat sebelah.Masih kelam dengan perubahan tiba-tiba itu.

 

          “Here.” Keping plastik bekas CD-R itu dihulur ke atasnya.

 

          Dan dia masih hanya memandang dengan muka kelam.

 

          “Saya dapat ni dari kawan.” Gadis itu menutur rendah dengan wajah tenang. “Saya cuba untuk berubah,dengan apa yang saya belajar dari ini.Mungkin boleh dapat manfaat.Macam apa yang saya rasa.”

 

          Matanya hanya merenung keping plastik empat segi sama berwarna hijau itu.

 

          “Take it?”

 

          Bekas CD itu bertukar tangan.

 

          “Pergi dulu.” Gadis itu mencapai beg bimbit di tepi kerusi.

 

          “Thanks?” Teragak-agak dia menutur.

 

          Gadis itu mengukir senyum nipis segaris. “The man who decided to change on the 12th hour dies on the 11th.” Dan terus menapak pergi ke atas bas yang bersusun di tempat parking.

 

          Dah hampir seminggu di rumah baru CD itu disumbat ke dalap laptop untuk melihat isinya.

 

          Dan sungguhlah.

         

          The man who decided to change on the 12th hour dies on the 11th.

 

          Hampir sungguh rasanya cerita itu dengan diri.

 

          Fend melepas nafas perlahan.Tangan kiri menyeluk saku jeans.Kertas kecil yang bergulung kemas dan telah siap berikat itu direnungnya.Bibir tanpa sedar mengukir senyum segaris.Seolah membaca semula apa yang ditulisnya di rumah tadi.

 

          Dear sis,

                   God made us met for a reason

                   Guiding me through you

                   He made me decide

                   to change on the 10th hour.

                   Though chances that we’re never going to meet again

                   I thank you

                    May Allah bless

 

 

          Gulungan kertas itu diikat pada hujung tali belon helium yang dibelinya dari penjaja tepi jalan di hujung pantai itu tadi.Entah kenapa.Terasa seolah sebagai satu simbolik untuk melepaskan sesuatu dari diri mungkin.

 

          Pandangan sekali lagi dilontar ke tengah laut.Change on the 10th hour,Fend?

 

          Insya-Allah.

 

          Belon helium hitam itu dilepaskan dari tangan.Laju menuju ke tengah udara disapu bayu pantai membawa utusannya.

 

 

 

Started this masa tengah halfway dengan VERSUS dulu.eheh...mmg la dh lama,dr zaman Jepun.

That was...hmm....sometime back in 2005?

most of my works starts with an idea,tulis one bit,pastu tinggal for ages.pastu over the time,tambah2 lagi whenever anything terlintas kat kepala.Initially it was ‘Street Symphony’,then one day masa tengah dengan Creep-Radiohead terasa nk modify.Maka jadila Creep version of Street Symphony

[i know i sounds pusing2 fenin.can abaikan if u want ;D]

And masa halfway thru ngan material nie,my housemate pasang this indo movie ‘Kiamat Dah Dekat’ kat umah.pastu baru terperasan cam ada ala2 la pulak.even the character’s name dekat2,Fendy-Fandy.Nk tau sbb aper nama this caharac Fend/Fendy?

Sbb i wanna rhyme it with Fender[the giant guitar brand ;p...apart from Gibson la kot]

 

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p/s:even the post-note was written back in 2005.the story is not fully completed pun.i just skip straight to the so-called ending.=) it’s the gist that count neway.

i dun’ve the luxury to kembangkan the cerita;time-wise.harap apa yang ada tu bawa erti

may Allah bless


Posted at 05:24 am by hlovate
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