...Lonely in Gorgeous' Top Ten Malay Album of the Decade

Kali ni tak lah seSusah mencari top Singles... Tapi tidak la jugak seMudah yang dijangka. Kengkadang dalam sesuatu Album tu ada satu jer Killer Song, yang lain rasa macam nak skip jer track2 tu. The criteria for me to evaluate these album, actually senang jer, bila keseluruhan Album tu boleh didengar tak jemu2, ada variation, ada flow, good material and good selection of track. Errr... macam tak senang jer kan? he he he. Anyway, I pun bukan pakar muzik, but these Albums remain my All-time favourite, at least for the decade 00-09...

1. Aku.Muzik.Kamu/Faizal Tahir (2008)
   
2. Anuar Zain/Anuar Zain (2002)/(2007)
3. Transkripsi/Siti Nurhaliza (2006)
4. Misha Omar/Misha Omar (2002)
5. Nazraku/Spider (2004)
6. Kata/Hazami (2005)
7. Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra & S.M Salim/Tan Sri S.M Salim (2001)
8. Inilah Jac/Jaclyn Victor (2006)
9. Sarah/Siti Sarah (2002)
10. Menjelma/Kaer Azami (2007)

*a few that didn't made it to the list but worth mentioning... Cinta OST, Percubaan Pertama by Aizat, Sanggar Mustika and E.M.A.S by Siti Nurhaliza and Dayang Nurfaizah's debut album...

...pan-fried Salmon with chunky side dishes

Memang lama la dapur tak berasap... rupa2 nya bawang, garam, herbs and spices semuanya dah habis. Belek2 Men's health magazine ada article pasal Tuna vs Salmon, with the verdict... Salmon beats Tuna for its nutrient content. I, dua2 pun sedap! Petang jumaat tu lepas siap farmvilling, kuar Jusco Equine park beli barang2... teruja jumpa fresh oregano, rosemary and thyme bagai... so Sabtu tu masak2 sambil tengok citer Spongebob kat tv. Kira cuti krismas kali ni ada jugak lah accomplishment, bergerak jugak penyapu tu setelah sekian lama. Kotak2 dalam store pun berjaya di Inventory kan... looking forward for cuti new year pulak.

...Lonely in Gorgeous' Top Ten Single of the Decade

Setelah mengimbau kenangan2 lama, carta2 muzik tempatan (dan consult dengan panel2 peminat tegar Muzik tanahair) akhirnya saya tampil mempersembahkan senarai top ten single dekad 2000-2009. Senarai ini adalah personal semata-mata, tapi mungkin readers boleh agree tatkala these singles was released, it was a monstrous hit during that time!

1. Seandainya Masih ada Cinta/Dayang Nurfaizah (2001)
2. Bunga-Bunga Cinta/Misha Omar (2002)
3. Kian/Mawi (2006)
4. Pandang-Pandang Jeling-Jeling/ S.M Salim & Siti Nurhaliza (2001)
5. Gemilang /Jaclyn Victor (2004)
6. Lagu Jiwa Lagu Cinta /Mawi & M Nasir (2006)
7. Aladdin/ Spider (2002)
8. Percayalah /Siti Nurhaliza (2001)
9. Sonata Musim Salju /Hazami (2001)
10. Kesetiaan/Siti Sarah (2002)

don't you agree?

...ciptaan sebuah dekad

Dah sibuk dengan kerja, tambah menyusahkan diri lagi dengan "kerja" berangan nak buat list Olpicture's list top10 Best of a Decade. Sampai sakit-sakit kepala lah. Ha ha ha. Tak pe lah kalau Billboard yang sememangnya systematic tu, dah release top 100 of the decade dengan menamakan Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" sebagai top single of the decade, Malaysia punya industri ni, memang out kalau part2 simpan data nih. Dalam research nak cari lagu2 top sepanjang 2000-2009, sedih tengok website Anugerah Industri Music (AIM) atau ERA yang hidup segan mati tak mau. Langsung tak leh pakai. Alih2, website Hits 1 RTM jugak yang paling informative. Sesiapa nak tolong share apa yang "malatop" sepanjang dekad ni? 2010 dah nak dekat... and the list go on and on...

...Its Award season again

Excited to see The 67th Golden Globe and The 16th Screen Actors Guild Nominees... finally, Sandra Bullock received what might be an Oscar worthy recognition. Love her in While You Were Sleeping and Miss Congeniality. Hope that those nominations (...and good buzz for The Blind Side) bulldozed her way into Oscar's next month.

...BerZapin pula

Beriya-iya buat poll haritu, tapi pada hari persembahan, 10 Disember 2009 last week, lain pulak lagu yang dipilih. Nevertheless... thank you to all dear readers for your vote. "Lagu Kita" by Aizat emerged favourite with 47% of the vote and the runner-up (my pick) "Izinkan ku Pergi" by Kaer managed to get 39% of the vote. The rest "Perpisahan" by Anuar Zain got 26% while "Seribu Tahun" by Amran Ajmain and "Tekad Redha Tabah" got a paltry sums of 8% and 4% each. Lagu pilihan adalah "Pantun Budi", a Zapin song by Tan Sri S.M Salim. Bangga dapat mengtackle lagu melayu asli (walaupun dance step zapin I hancusss on that day!) . Satu lagu jer, tak nak over2! nanti ada la pulak mengata, dia lah menari, dia lah menyanyi, dia lah berlakon! to me, It's a dream come true indeed bila dapat perform dengan dancers lagi... 8 of them. Daripada takde basic, the team berlatih hingga boleh perform a difficult routine amazingly! Thank you and Bravo!

...Percubaan Pertama

Not bad for "Percubaan Pertama" Aizat! The album spawns a number of Hits and 3 of his songs end up in Anugerah Juara Lagu for two years in a row. Lagu Kita was nominated for 23rd AJL, while Kau Aku dan Pergi (soundtrack filem Talentime) pulak masuk this years' 24th AJL. I blame Aizat bila Ziana's Dingin (pada awalnya) tak dapat masuk final. Tapi bila dengar dia nyanyi live, i have new respect for the boy for his songwriting talent... and Lagu Kita became my favourite! even surpassed Hanya Kau Yang Mampu. So, I've owned his CD before. Ada 8 tracks altogether, lagu best termasuk Fikirlah dan Sahabat. beli pulak VCD karaoke sebab berangan nak nyanyi Lagu Kita! Tak leh sampai okeh... mungkin ini faktor usia? ha ha ha. Ada track dalam VCD karaoke yang takde dalam album... Kau Aku dan Pergi. Not bad for Akademi Fantasia rejects...

"Dengan harapan dia mendengar, hanya untuk luahkan rindu padanya"