Saturday, December 01, 2001

Dayangku Ruhayah Awang Bolhan

When I first saw her I thought she's a Bidayuh, if not a Kelabit. Again, I was wrong when it comes to judging people from East Malaysia. We were reading the same degree program - Accounting with Business Information Systems - and what can I say about this lady, she's fair, nice looking, very determined and hardworking person and plus a good company. She has a dream to become the country's leading economist.


Philosophy
Jangan lekas berputus asa!

Interest?
Menyanyi. But my #1 hobby is shopping.

Favourite type of music?
Jazz but not heavy metal. My favourite singers will be Puff Daddy, Fauziah Latiff and Aqua. I cannot listen to Ramlah Ram.

Song?
I'll Be Missing You and Barbie Girl.

Which one you love most, Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt?
Both.

Yang 'pompuan'?
Winona Ryder, Sandra Bullock, ...

Favourite film, sitcom and drama?
Fifth Elements, Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Cinta Antara Benua.

Any malaysian film director?
Aziz M. Osman.

What do you hate?
Programming in C, kebab and plum.

The love ones?
Judith McNaugh (my favourite author), Badai Semalam, Degup Jantungnya, Economics, KFC, soyabean, puding jagung, papaya, apple, chocolate cake/biscuits, our Prime Minister, all my family members and beloved friends, Nazhiatul, Ilyana, CT and housemates.


Personal Details
Name: Dayangku Ruhayah Awang Bolhan
DOB: 22 April 1977
Email:

Monday, October 01, 2001

Shalina Sabtu

How should I describe my this month's guest? She's very close to me, even to a greater extent and indirectly, influenced my decisions on education. She went to a boarding school after scored 8As in SRP and took International Baccalaureate Program at Mara College Banting before headed to Leeds. (In my case, I ended up in Manchester. Anyway, it's only 45 minutes from Leeds).


Why God send you here?
Tough one. I’m in search for it myself but I do believe that we are sent to be His slave, to serve Him. It may sound selfish right? Why God put it that way, but in real fact, God gave us the pleasure of enjoying the beauty of the world and thus we should be thankful. Being His slave but being given wealth, prosperity and happiness of living, I think our prayers 5 times a day are not enough compared to what he gave us. I am also thankful that I am sent to a Muslim family and a wonderful one too.

What would be your perfect holiday?
Where I can bring my whole family (mom, brothers + sis with their family, in-laws) along, shop till we drop & not bothered about money.

What do you loved most?
To make my family (my mom in particular) happy.

What is your greatest disappointment?
I’d rather not say it, it’s just too painful to swallow.

How do you define gender equality?
Both sharing the same responsibilities , given the same respect albeit man is still the leader .

Which is more tiring, singing in the kitchen or the bathroom?
I don’t sing in the kitchen and I find singing in the bathroom relaxing. Don’t quite answer your question huh?

What is the most embarrassing thing you did in the past?
Being interviewed by TV3 and it was aired on national TV but what I said was crap.

If you could meet some from the past, who'll it be?
Nabi Muhammad s.a.w.

Do you have any irrational fear?
Arachnophobia. Just can’t stand even the sight of spiders... eeewww!

Which film you think shouldn't be produced and what’s your favourite?
Blue films. Favourite film? Or favorite shouldn’t be produced films? My favourite is Forest Gump. Think it’s delightfully creative.

What is your most annoying habit?
’Berdehem’ – clear my throat. I do it too often.

Who do you prefer to be your mentor, Tun Fatimah or Teja?
Tun Fatimah. Tun Teja is on the softy side, judging from my wee knowledge of history.

How are you going to spend RM1,000,000 in one hour?
1. Buy a bungalow (nak beli mansion tak cukup) – 500K
2. Get good car – 200K
3. Beli pakej haji (me, mom and hubby) – 40K
4. Shopping spree – 10K
5. Spend the rest on my family – 200K (buy them want they need!) Should be enough in 1 hr. Tho’ if the question goes like ‘how r u going to USE RM1,000,000 in one hour? Then., I’ll have a different answer altogether.

What will you look like at the age of 50?
Me, older.

Do you believe in love at the first sight?
Nope. Love comes with time.

What is your best achievement?
Got a job in Shell (after the torturous interview!)

Which person has most influenced you?
My mom .

What is the best part of Malaysia that you liked most?
Gerai makan.... and of course, in relation to that, the food!

Any comment on smoking?
Why waste money on something that brings nothing but disaster to health?

Why people said Men from Mars and Women from Venus?
Because, women are a intelligent, caring, sensitive, strong and trustworthy whilst men... they are... they are just alien. HA!


Personal Details
Name: Shalina Sabtu
DOB: 17 October 1973
Email: shalina.s.sabtu@shell.com.my

Wednesday, August 01, 2001

Syed Mustaffa Syed Mohamed

Here come my best friend, a graduate from Tulane University, USA. The eldest of four, he was born in Melaka, but spent only a couple of months there before moving to Negeri Sembilan and Johor a decade later. A banker who loves R&B music and films.


Why God send you here?
Only God knows why.

What would be your perfect meal?
Balanced and non-fat.

Who and what do you love?
My family, my friends and myself.

What is your greatest disappointment?
That I could not be a doctor as my parents hoped me to be.

How to achieve peace?
Stop developing new weapon.

Which is more tiring, singing in the kitchen or the bathroom?
I wouldn't know. Never tried any of them.

What is the most embarrassing thing you did in the past?
I don't even want to remember it. Let alone to share it.

Which Malaysian film you think shouldn't be produced?
All by Yusof Haslam and Julie Dahlan.

Do you have any irrational fear?
Spiders, snakes, other creepy crawlies.

What is your most annoying habit?
I love biting my nail.

If you could meet some from the past, who'll it be?
No one it particular.

Who do you prefer to be your mentor, Tuah or Jebat?
Both. Tuah for his loyalty, Jebat for his courage.

How are you going to spend RM1,000,000 in one hour?
Shopping sprees.

What will you look like at the age of 50?
I will look like in my thirties.

Do you believe in love at the first sight?
I do. It's unexplainable.

What is your best achievement?
To get a degree - so far.

Which person has most influenced you?
No one really, I only look up to myself.

Are you a troublemaker?
Everyone is a troublemaker at one point of their life.

Why are you against pornography?
Did I say I against it?

What is your Top 10 favorite films?
(10) Ghost, (9) Jerry Maguire, (8) Lion King, (7) The English Patient, (6) American Beauty, (5) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (4) Citizen Kane, (3) The Wedding Banquet, (2) Beautiful Thing, (1) Farewell My Concubine.

How you define the phrase of being cheap?
To put yourself so low that you actually compromise your dignity.

Why people said Men from Mars and Women from Venus?
Because we 'are' different.

Personal Details
Name: Syed Mustaffa Syed Mohamed
DOB: 03 September 1977
Email: kereta@hotmail.com

Sunday, October 01, 2000

Who do you think you are?
A normal person seeks for attention, happiness, success, affection and hopefully stardom. One thing for sure, I'm different from others!

Do you believe in love at the first sight?
Nope, love comes through out the time. It could takes years. You need to build it with trust, respect, care and affection. It's not simply, that's it.... that's my love!

What will you look like at the age of 70?
Robert Redford? Well, I don't think I will live that long.

Are you a trouble-maker?
I can be arrogant and stubborn but generally I'm good natured and a good companion and friend. I did give problems but not all the times.

What is your greatest achievement?
Make my parents proud to have me as their son.

Do you have any irrational fears?
No, mine are all rational, normal and typical.

Who or what do you love?
I love my family the most and it is wonderful to have a big happy one. I love Simpsons, Ally McBeal, Friends & Countdown.

Who or what do you hate?
People who completely close-minded, Yusuf Haslam's movies and English football. I also hate when people say they know everything about you based on one or two things you did.

Which person has most influenced you?
My dearest mum and my late grandpa.

Why are you against Hollywood films?
No, don't get me wrong. Some of them are really good such as Dead Man Walking & The Shawshank Redemption. I just can't accept one man hero with super extra power. Films are suppose to educate people as well as entertain the audience. But spoon the truth sincerely.

What's your Top 10 of all time favourite films?
Bukit Kepong (Malaysia), Secret & Lies (UK), Dead Man Walking (USA), The White Balloon (Iran), Farewell My Concubine (China), Branches of A Tree (India), Three Colours Red (France), Rashomon (Japan), Muriel's Wedding (Australia) & The Piano (New Zealand).

Who would you choose to write, direct, star in and score your dream film?
Abbas Kiarostami to write it, Uwei Hj Shaari as the director, Ogy Ahmad Daud, Susan Sarandon, Anthony Hopkins & David Thewlis to star in it and Zhao Jiping to compose the score.
What is your most annoying habit?Talk too much and like to argue a lot.

Do you support death penalty?
Yes.

What is the most embarrassing thing you did in the past?
Did a stupid thing to my best friend and until today I don't even know whether he has forgive me or not. I feel ashamed!

Many people don't agree with your statement of 'being cheap'.
That's my personal view and I respect others' but again this is only my view. Be honest is vital to a relationship. I believe that I belong to my (future) wife and vice versa. How can you feel comfortable when you know that your partner had physical contact with other people. Any physical contact such as kissing, holding hand or hugging clearly prove that you are cheap. What if you don't marry to this man/woman, will you feel guilty to your wife/husband. It's like serving a food that has been touched.

What would be your perfect day?
Wake up early and go to bed late.

Can you sing?
Judge by yourself

Semarak Salam. Is it a sincere greeting?
Yes, of course! A friend of mine created that phrase. It sounds nice, kan?

Which is your favourite law?
Everything in Ally McBeal.

What will be your epitaph?


Your last words, please.
Go for the one who loves or cares you, not the one that you love.

Saturday, July 01, 2000

Addi Faiz Adnan

Tetamu arenaKu pada kali ini ialah Pemangku Ketua Pemuda Kelab UMNO UK & Eire. Berusia 21 tahun, beliau yang berasal daripada Pulau Pinang adalah penyokong setia Newcastle United.


Mengapa anda dilahirkan?
Untuk beribadat kepada Allah.

Apakah hari paling ideal bagi anda?
Any happy day is an ideal day for me.

Apakah pencapaian paling gemilang buat anda?
I can't say which one is the most 'gemilang' because it depends how you define pencapaian... in terms of what? Academik, Agama, Sosial, etc. But I would say thus far, everything that I've achieved or wish to achieved would have to be very 'gemilang' to me.

Antara menyanyi di dapur dan dalam bilik air, yang mana lebih memenatkan?
That sounds like a tricky question... well I would have to say that singing in the kitchen would have to be the most tiring 'cos you've got to watch your cooking from burning up as well as your voice so as not to disturb the neighbors. If your in the bathroom, you've only got to watch your decibel level as you can't over wash yourself... and I don't think there has been a case where you could drown in the tub whilst singing, is there?

Apakah perkara paling memalukan yang telah anda lakukan?
Hmmm... memalukan myself or someone else? I can't really think which one is the worst cos I've done some really embarrassing things in the past.

Apakah yang anda minat?
Saya suka kucing.

Apakah yang anda benci?
Saya tak suka 'bersihkan' najis kucing.

Apakah filem Malaysia yang anda fikir tidak sepatutnya dihasilkan?
None, I think they should ALL be produced but try to limit the number of romantic love stories 'cos I think there's enough of them already.

Adakah anda mempunyai ketakutan yang tidak rasional?
What do you mean by 'rasional'? If you mean phobias, then I'm acrophobia. I'm afraid of heights.
Kenapa lelaki dikatakan berasal daripada Marikh dan perempuan dari Utarid?If you're referring to the book, then I don't really know. I haven't read it yet. Maaf.

Apakah tabiat sendiri yang paling anda menyampah?
Procrastination.

Mengapa kebanyakan suami di Malaysia malas ke dapur dan isteri mereka pula malas berdandan?That's because the husband knows that the wife can't stand to see the kitchen in a mess and will do the cooking and cleaning for him and the wife will know that the husband will always say how much he loves his wife even though she looks like the back of a bus.

Adakah anda percaya pada 'cinta pandangan pertama'?
Mungkin....

Bagaimanakah anda menghabiskan RM 1 000 000?
Secepat mungkin.

Siapakah yang banyak mempengaruhi anda?
Ibu dan ayah saya.



Personal Details
Name: Addi Faiz Adnan
DOB: 24 July 1978
Email: faddiz@hotmail.com

Saturday, April 01, 2000

Nur Aliza Zainul Abidin

Aliza is a friend of mine from Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. She is studying Mechanical Engineering at UMIST and is expecting to graduate in this coming July 2000.
 
 
Why you're here?
I should say to serve Allah but I count myself insignificant against many so I'll have to say only Allah knows the answer to that question.

What would be your perfect day?
A happy one :)
             
What is your greatest achievement?

Studying overseas.

Which one is more tiring, singing in the kitchen or in the bathroom?
Toilet coz it gets all steamy.

What  is the most embarrassing thing you did in the past?
Getting into my dad's car and finding out it wasn't my dad's car!!!

Who or what do you love?
Things that evoke happiness in me.

Who or what do you hate?
Things that evoke sad feelings in me.

Which Malaysian film you think shouldn't be produced?
I don't watch that many to give an opinion.

Do you have any irrational fears?
Fear of failure.

What is your most annoying habit?
Trying to hard to please ppl who don't give a f***.
          
Why some of Malay husbands don't offer help in the kitchen and their wife don't bother much of their appearance?

Wuik??? Never heard that one b4.

Do you believe in love at the first sight?
Nope.

How are you going to spend RM 1 000 000?
Hopefully..wisely but that is not likely huh?

Which person has most influenced you?
The great man himself....Allahyarham Zainul Abidin Yahaya, my beloved father.


Personal Details
Name: Nur Aliza Zainul Abidin
DOB: 25 August 1977
Email: mcji7nz2@stud.umist.ac.uk