Oleh NOR FADZILAH BAHARUDIN

TERSENYUM MANIS… Siti Nordiana tenang menerima cincin pertunangan daripada ibu Faizal.

PADA 20 November lalu, Achik Spin melangsungkan perkahwinan. Beberapa hari selepas itu, penyanyi Syura pula bertunang. Ahad lalu (27 November), pasangan duet Achik, Nana atau nama sebenarnya Siti Nordiana pula melangsungkan pertunangan dengan Faizal Yusup,27, di rumahnya di Kuala Lumpur.

Pastinya ramai mengetahui, Nana telah hampir setahun berkawan dengan Faizal, pelakon drama Zarin Zarina, Atas Nama Cinta, Neon dan kini bakal muncul dalam filem baru, Gong.

Mengambil keputusan bertunang pada bulan kelahirannya, Nana dengan gembira bersyukur dengan apa yang telah ditakdirkan sambil menepis dakwaan sesetengah orang yang beranggapan ikatan pertunangannya terjadi untuk mengaburi kekecewaannya terhadap perkahwinan Achik yang pernah digosipkan dengannya.

“Saya dah tahu orang akan cakap macam tu. Sebenarnya saya tak rasa apa-apa. Saya tidak berniat begitu pun. Sebabnya saya memang tak rasa kecewa langsung apabila Achik kahwin. Malahan saya gembira lagi sebab gosip antara kami tidak akan diperkatakan lagi.

“Kebetulan tak sangka bulan ini Achik kahwin, Syura bertunang. Semuanya satu kebetulan. Saya memilih bulan ini sebab bulan kelahiran saya yang ke-21.

Asalnya nak buat masa hari jadi saya pada 22 November. Tapi tarikh tu jatuh pada hari Selasa. Orang ramai bekerja. Tak sesuai kalau nak membuat jemputan,” kata Nana yang nampak manis mengenakan pakaian tajaan Persona Butik dan dihias cantik oleh Aim pada petang itu.

Tambahnya lagi, keputusan untuk bertunang diambil kira selepas kedua-dua pihak berbincang bersama-sama.

“Saya fikir lebih baik bertunang daripada berkawan lama-lama. Keluarga kami pun menasihatkan lebih baik ada ikatan. Tak eloklah sebab kami selalu keluar sama. Lagipun rasanya saya pun tak nak main-main lagi. Benda baik apa salahnya disegerakan,” kata Nana yang enggan menyatakan tarikh perkahwinannya.

Majlis pertunangan berlangsung dengan meriah pada petang tersebut dengan dihadiri hampir 200 tetamu terdiri daripada saudara mara Nana, Faizal dan para peminat. Pihak lelaki hadir bersama rombongan 10 buah kereta.

Upacara menyarung cincin di jari manis Nana disempurnakan oleh ibu Faizal sendiri. Faizal yang berbaju Melayu sedondon hanya hadir seketika dan terpaksa pulang awal kerana mempunyai urusan lain.

Wakil Faizal membawakan 15 dulang barangan bertemakan biru serta wang hantaran RM17,000 dan dibalas oleh pihak perempuan 13 dulang barangan berwarna merah dan putih.

Apa pun sekalung tahniah MEGA ucapkan kepada pasangan tersebut kerana bijak memilih untuk membina sebuah ikatan bagi melerai segala persoalan yang bermain di minda peminat selama ini. SELAMAT BERTUNANG!

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Oleh ABD. AZIZ ITAR

PARA pelakon filem Rock selepas pratontonnya diadakan di Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor baru-baru ini.

MUZIK rock yang pernah mencetuskan fenomena dalam industri muzik tempatan pada pertengahan tahun 1980-an telah memberi ilham kepada Mamat Khalid, 43, untuk mengarah filem terbarunya berjudul Rock.

Filem keempat arahannya itu dihasilkan bagi mengimbau nostalgia yang pernah dilalui oleh para pemuzik dan peminat rock tempatan.

Menurut Mamat, dia turut memaparkan pengalaman yang dilaluinya sewaktu era kegemilangan muzik rock itu dalam filem terbitan Grand Brilliance Sdn. Bhd., tersebut.

“Ketika tahun 1980-an saya juga salah seorang peminat rock di mana ketika itu saya berusia 23 tahun dan bermain keyboard dalam sebuah kumpulan bernama Drop Out.

“Kumpulan saya itu juga pernah menyertai pertandingan Battle Of The Band sama seperti yang dilalui oleh kumpulan Rimba Bara dalam filem ini.

“Bagaimanapun kumpulan saya berpecah apabila setiap anggota membawa haluan masing-masing. Saya pula berkahwin pada 1987,” katanya sewaktu ditemui selepas pratonton filem itu di Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor baru-baru ini.

Malah, Rock juga meninggalkan kenangan mendalam terhadap Mamat apabila bekas anggota kumpulannya, Jijo Alfonso Pareira Abdullah meninggal dunia akibat kemalangan jalanraya.

“Jijo adalah seorang kawan rapat saya yang baru memeluk Islam. Dia bermain bass dalam Drop Out di mana watak itu dilakonkan oleh Khir Rahman dalam filem ini,” ujarnya.

Kata Mamat, dia juga melakukan pelbagai kajian selain menyelitkan pengalamannya sendiri sebelum penggambaran filem itu dijalankan.

“Antaranya saya jumpa beberapa orang penggiat muzik rock dan penganjur pertunjukan pentas seperti Ali Bakar dan Syed Yusof Jamalullail bagi mendapatkan maklumat tentang kumpulan-kumpulan rock tahun 1980-an.

“Ali Bakar misalnya beri saya peluang melihat gambar-gambar dan poster-poster kumpulan rock lama. Saya juga meminjam dan menggunakan 20 gitar untuk filem ini,” ujarnya.

Jelas Mamat, dia menaruh keyakinan Rock bukan sahaja mampu meninggalkan nostalgia kepada peminat rock tetapi tetapi juga bukan peminat rock.

“Walaupun tidak minat muzik rock tetapi bagi yang meminati filem komedi, Rock banyak memaparkan adegan-adegan lucu,” katanya lagi.

Bagi mempromosikan Rock, tiga buah lagu baru telah dijadikan lagu latar dalam filem yang akan ditayangkan di pawagam mulai 8 Disember ini.

“Tiga lagu itu berjudul Satu Tika Dulu, Kathy dan Zack dan Sentuhan Kidal. Tiga lagu itu akan dimuatkan dalam sebuah album soundtrack filem ini.

“Album itu akan diterbitkan oleh GBSB bersama sembilan lagi lagu-lagu lain antaranya lagu Sejuta Wajah (Sweet Charity), Dari Sinar Mata (BPR), Belaian Jiwa (Carefree) dan Panah Beracun (Ramli Sarip).

“Saya harap lagu-lagu itu akan membantu menarik para penonton berkunjung ke pawagam untuk menyaksikan filem ini,” ujarnya lagi.

Rock yang menelan kos termasuk promosi berjumlah RM1.4 juta dibintangi oleh Hasnol Rahmat, Khir Rahman, Nabila Huda, Que Haidar, Azmi Baharom, Soffi Jikan dan S. Amin Shahab.

Filem ini mengisahkan tentang sebuah kumpulan rock, Rimba Bara yang bercita-cita untuk mengembangkan muzik rock yang mereka perjuangkan.

Rimba Bara melalui pelbagai rintangan termasuk daripada keluarga masing-masing untuk merakamkan album sendiri dan mencipta nama sebagai artis rock.

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Brunei Darussalam so far has bagged one silver and two bronze medals in the SEA games.

Sim Chuang Hiang secured the silver in the Karate Do Kumite event after defeating B.V Bang of Vietnam.

Dayang Farah Waheeda Haji Bujang was awarded the bronze in the Tae Kwan Do Bantam weight category.

While Tong Kit Siong bagged the other bronze medal in the Karate Do Kumite 70 kilogrammes and below category.

Meanwhile Brunei’s Crown Prince Muhtadee Billah, partnering Randy Wong advanced to the semi finals in the eight ball billiard tournament after defeating Indonesian players 9-8.

However, the pair went down to hosts Philippines, ending their chance to the finals in a match held Monday afternoon.

In the match to vie for the bronze, Prince Muhtadee and Randy Wong played Tay Choon Kiat and Chan Kong Kwang of Singapore and lost 9 – 6.

Present to watch the match was Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah.

Meanwhile Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, the President of Brunei Darussalam’s National Olympic Council consented to view the venues for the skeet and trap shooting events. /ha – Radio TV Brunei

23rd SEA Games in Manila: Channelnewsasia.com special coverage >>>

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From the ramp to playback singing

K. Satyamurty

Saru Maini dreams of making it big in the Bollywood music scene

DESTINATION BOLLYWOOD: Saru Maini

BANGALORE:

“I want Bangaloreans to be proud of me,” says this versatile singer. Especially because she is trying to make it big in Bollywood as a playback singer. Few from this city have tried that so far.

For now, Saru Maini has other things going well for her. Her new album “Ishq Hua” and its music videos are being shown on television. Perhaps the first to be shot in Morocco.

She remembers the “Halki Neend Hai” number that was filmed at a sleepy Moroccan market place. “It was mid-afternoon and everyone was literally slumbering… till they heard the song. By the time we packed up, they were all humming it though they did not know a word of Hindi,” she says.

A law graduate, music has been her passion since college days. “Yes, I did model on the ramp, but my heart was always in singing and I am just about reaching my dream,” says Saru.

The album is not just Indipop but has enough serious undertones to make it different. The song in the video is, she explains, a fusion of Punjabi and Hindi with Sufi influences. A slow and sentimental song which is also later presented in a faster, more pop beat in the album. Saru is shown as a princess facing separation from her husband on their wedding night. The prince goes to war, leaving behind a heart-broken princess, but later it is a happy reunion. The second video is the one on Morocco with some African beats to the music.

What she feels most satisfied about are her stage shows, which have become increasingly popular. There were 40,000 people at her shows in Jaipur and Pune. She sings from a wide repertoire of evergreen hits and remixes and a popular number is that of Asha Bhonsle’s “Aa Jaane Jaa…” What makes a stage show a hit? “You need a stage presence which is partly looks and partly costume. You have to enact a song, not just sing it and you need to gauge the mood of the audience. The crowd may be in a mood to listen to slow sentimental numbers or in a mood to dance to a faster beat. If you can judge that right, your show is a hit,” says Saru.

She looks up the icons of the music world such as Asha Bhonsle and Sonu Nigam and among those overseas, Jennifer Lopez and Shania Twain are her favourites. But she is also very particular about developing her own style and image and using her own unique skills to the most. “If you believe in something and work hard with determination and courage, you will succeed and I am determined to succeed,” says Saru, who is now noticed in Mumbai for the Reva electric car she drives with a custom-made “leopard spots” body. It stands out and so does the singer.

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Onnu Onnu Onnu for H.P. Mistry Memorial Cup

HYDERABAD: Onnu Onnu Onnu, who won his last three races so decisively, may have it easy in the H. P. Mistry Memorial Cup (1,400m) the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday.

False rails (width about 4 metres from 1,400m to 450m) will be in position.

1 SALUTE HER PLATE (1,100m) — Cat. II, Maiden 2-y-o only, Terms — 12-45: 1. Cannon Scot (Raju) 2 Aadesh 55, 2. Najam Millennium (S.Abbas) 3 B.V.Krishnan 55, 3. Royal Flyer (Prasad) 1 G.B.Khade 55, 4. Cefiro (Srinivas) 5 R.B.Shinde 53.5, 5. Millennium Queen (Hassan) 7 Shoban Babu 53.5, 6. Snow Bound (Silvester) 6 Suresh 53.5 and 7. Walmart (Prasad) 4 N.Rawal 53.5.

CANNON SCOT: Well prepared. NAJAM MILLENNIUM: Fourth in stablemate Man Of The Match’s 1,100m; will have a bold show. MILLENNIUM QUEEN: Shaping well in the trials. WALMART: Looks well.

1. Najam Millennium,

2. Millennium Queen,

3. Cannon Scot

2 H.P.MISTRY MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m) — Cat. I, 3-y-o & over, Terms — 1-15: 1. Onnu Onnu Onnu (N.Rao) 5 Appu 62.5, 2. Classic Ten (Raju) 3 R.B.Shinde 59, 3. Shakira (Laxman S) 4 Christopher 59, 4. Athlone (Laxman S) 1 Aadesh 56, 5. Spanish Cruise (Faiyaz) 2 Sequeira 53.5 and 6. Ride And Shine (Prasad) 6 N.Rawal 50.5.

ONNU ONNU ONNU: Won three races in a row; may extend his winning streak. CLASSIC TEN: His nowhere in Camarero’s 1,200m may be ignored. ATHLONE: May follow the winner.

1. Onnu Onnu Onnu, 2. Athlone

3 BLUE BIRD PLATE (Div-II) 1,400m — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75 — 1-45: 1. Mr Bureaucrat (Srinivas) 8 Laxmikanth 60, 2. Rock Breaker (Prasad) 4 G.B.Khade 59.5, 3. Hunting Hawk (S.Abbas) 3 B.V.Krishnan 57, 4. Etiquette (Vatsalya) 1 Madhu Kumar 53.5, 5. Line To Conquer (N.Rao) 5 Ravi Shanker 53.5, 6. Green Passion (Habibullah) 2 R.B.Shinde 51.5, 7. Cannon Ray (N.Rao) 6 Appu 51 and 8. Aaja Aaja (Shamsuddin) 7 Sk.Farookh 48.5.

HUNTING HAWK: Ran Exclusive Run to one length over 1,200m; the extra distance may suit. ETIQUETTE: Working well enough. LINE TO CONQUER: A notable second in Aware’s 1,400m;should be given another chance. AAJA AAJA: Well in at the weights.

1. Hunting Hawk,

2. Line To Conquer, 3. Etiquette

4 DR.S.R.CAPTAIN MEMORIAL CUP (2,400m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, Terms — 2-15: 1. Eyes Right (Faiyaz) 1 Sequeira 61, 2. Turbanator (Rafaat) 5 Christopher 58, 3. Bench Mark (Raju) 4 Aadesh 56.5, 4. Luxury Cruise (Silvester) 6 Suresh 56.5, 5. Rare Insight (Faiyaz) 2 A.Imran Khan 53.5 and 6. Eternal Prince (Vatsalya) 3 R.B.Shinde 49.

EYES RIGHT: Has improved since his last run. LUXURY CRUISE: Shaping well in the trials. RARE INSIGHT: Deserves following on her consistency.

1. Luxury Cruise, 2. Eyes Right

5 BLUE BIRD PLATE (Div-I) 1,400m — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 75 — 2-45: 1. Flying Knight (Faiyaz) 6 A.Imran Khan 60, 2. Maid Of The Mist (Habibullah) 8 G.Sandeep 60, 3. Mystic Crown (Prasad) 4 Rutherford 58.5, 4. Artistic Way (Kassam) 2 K.Anil 56.5, 5. Suryarath (Prasad) 3 N.Rawal 54, 6. Secret Champ (Shamsuddin) 5 Ali Khan 52.5, 7. Ekta Ekta Ekta (N.Rao)

7 Appu 52 and 8. Manchester Babe (Vatsalya) 1 R.B.Shinde 48.5.

FLYING KNIGHT: A failed favourite in his last start; warrants support. MYSTIC CROWN: Looks fit. SURYARATH: Has improved since his third in Brown Star’s 1,600m. EKTA EKTA EKTA: Won comfortably over 1,400m in the lower class; retains form. MANCHESTER BABE: A handicap possibility.

1. Flying Knight,

2. Manchester Babe,

3. Mystic Crown

6 WINDSCALE PLATE (Div-I) 1,200m — Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 3-15: 1. Pancho Pete (Prasad) 3 G.B.Khade 60, 2. Big Budget (Faiyaz) 11 R.B.Shinde 59.5, 3. Base Line (Laxman S) 5 Rutherford 58, 4. Pocket Dynamite (Vatsalya) 4 Madhu Kumar 58, 5. Excuse Me (F.Hassan) 1 M.Krishna 57, 6. Freak Fantasy (Prasad) 9 Aadesh 55, 7. Unexpected Twist (Deshmukh) 7 A.Imran Khan 54.5, 8. Royal Haven (Srinivas) 2 Laxmikanth 52.5, 9. Jetage (Faiyaz) 13 K.Anil 51.5, 10. Royal Assembly (N.Rao) 14 Ravi Shanker 51, 11. Cannon Lad (Raju) 6 Chary 50.5, 12. Navrathri (Srinivas) 10 Ramana 50.5, 13. Springing Strides (Raju) 8 N.Rawal 50 and 14. War Blue (Faiyaz) 12 Ali Khan 48.

BIG BUDGET: Ran Pocket Dynamite to half a length over 1,200m; warrants another chance. BASE LINE: A facile winner over 1,400m; retains form. FREAK FANTASY: Working well. UNEXPECTED TWIST: Despite slow into the strides finished a late third to Pocket Dynamite over 1,200m; deserves following.

1. Unexpected Twist, 2. Base Line,

3. Freak Fantasy

7 MEDAK PLATE (Div-I) 1,400m — Cat. IV, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 25 — 3-45: 1. Diaspora (Srinivas) 1 Ramana 60, 2. Ekam Ekam Ekam (N.Rao) 2 Appu 60, 3. Riddle (Habibullah) 8 Rutherford 60, 4. Bon Fire (Kassam) 5 A.Imran Khan 59.5, 5. Iamtheone (Raju) 10 Pawar 59.5, 6. Benazir (Shamsuddin) 4 Ganesh 59, 7. Naked Eye (Srinagesh) 3 Deep Shanker 58, 8. Marble Arch (Laxman S) 12 Christopher 56.5, 9. Astro King (Prasad) 7 N.Rawal 55.5, 10. Greeku Veerudu (Vatsalya) 6 Madhu Kumar 54.5, 11. Mombasa (Faiyaz) 11 Sequeira 52 and 12. Sparkling Colours (F.Hassan) 9 Ali Khan 50.

RIDDLE: Has come to hand after her last run. BON FIRE: A fair second to Cannon Lad over 1,200m; an each way chance. Ekam Ekam Ekam: Looks fit and well. MARBLE ARCH: Working well in the trials.

1. Marble Arch, 2. Riddle,

3. Ekam Ekam Ekam

8 WINDSCALE PLATE (Div-II) 1,200m — Cat. III, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 50 — 4-15: 1. Dream Traveller (Raju) 12 Ali Khan 60, 2. Royal Bond (Prasad) 2 N.Rawal 57.5, 3. Festivals Of India (Srinivas) 13 Pavan Kumar 57, 4. Nashville (Laxman S) 11 Rutherford 57, 5. Indrajit (Faiyaz) 8 A.Imran Khan 56, 6. Speed Motive (Prasad) 5 G.B.Khade 54, 7. Heekh Heekh Heekh (N.Rao) 7 Appu 51.5, 8. Bold Choice (Raju) 9 Ravi Shanker 51, 9. World Vision (Srinivas) 3 Laxmikanth 50, 10. Highway Man (Kassam) 4 Suresh 49.5, 11. Money Care (Shamsuddin) 1 Sk. Farokh 49, 12. Luciferous (Vatsalya) 6 R.B.Shinde 48.5, 13. Stylish Hunter (Faiyaz) 14 Ramana 48.5 and 14. Cannon Lake (Silvester) 10 K.Anil 48.

DREAM TRAVELLER: Seen finishing on well in Pocket Dynamite’s 1,200m; may tackle this lot. ROYAL BOND: Showing improvement in morning trials. NASHVILLE: Working well. SPEED MOTIVE: Ignore his nowhere in Arnage’s 1,200m; can make a race of it. WORLD VISION: Went down to Sweet Suzzanne in his start-to-finish bid over 1,400m; the shorter trip may suit him better.

1. Nashville, 2. World Vision,

3. Royal Bond

9 MEDAK PLATE (Div-II) 1,400m — Cat-IV, 3-y-o & over, rated upto 25 — 4-45: 1. Track Rule (Habibullah) 8 Rutherford 60, 2. Warfare (Srinivas) 10 B.V.Krishnan 60, 3. Blazing Rhythm (Prasad) 6 N.Rawal 59.5, 4. Kodos (F.Hassan) 5 Laxmikanth 59.5, 5. Olympic Princess (Shamsuddin) 1 Ali Khan 59.5, 6. Sanjana (Srinagesh) 11 Aadesh 59, 7. Daggers Point (Faiyaz) 2 Ganesh 56.5, 8. Mimsy (Faiyaz) 9 K.Anil 56.5, 9. Snow Lands (Raju) 7 Chary 56, 10. London Eye (Kassam) 12 Pawar 53.5, 11. Dames Bond (Laxman S) 4 Deep Shanker 49.5 and 12. Donna Dior (Shamsuddin) 3 Ramana 49.5.

TRACK RULE: Seen finishing on well in Beauty On Duty’s 1,200m; will have a bold show. OLYMPIC PRINCESS: Has come down a class; may raise a winning gallop. MIMSY: Working well enough. SNOW LANDS: Comes into reckoning on her fourth to First Warrior over 1,400m.

1. Track Rule, 2. Olympic Princess, 3. Snow Lands

Days Best: Onnu Onnu Onnu

Double: Hunting Hawk

— Flying Knight

Jackpot: 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.

Treble: (i): 1, 2 & 3; (ii): 4, 5 & 6; (iii): 7, 8 & 9.

Tanala: On races where there are five or more starters.

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