Baki Zainal

what happens when a shooting venue has wifi and the actor has lots of time in hand?

2011-11-07T17:24:00.002+08:00

i love it.. i love it.. i love it.. yes i love it.. this is what happens when the shooting venue is not an open public space and there is wifi service.. the actor then starts blogging.. thats right.

its been a really long long long time since i last wrote my tots down in this blog. i tried last week but failed badly.. theres so much to say so much to pen but where do i begin? i just got back from a horrible trip to Miri. dont get me wrong the experience and company in miri was a blast but then the trip rushing back to kl was just bad bad bad. with my flight being delayed for more than a couple of hours because of extreme bad weather, the major bumpy flight, the crowd that i was stuck with was just an experience or an adventure i would hope to just bury way way way back in my dumpster of a mind.

but you see, within all this travelling to china, australia, new zealand and many more little asian countries 1 thing i could bring out of all of this is no matter where u go or who you are with. its the little happiness that you beckon and get out of them.. i learned to salvage as much happiness from each journey or experience i get. even so after being trapped for a stand still 3 hours jam in a remote part of china i get to experience and see some parts of china that many dont see. having to host a 10 to 10 roadshow and concert i get to catch up with a good fren.. its all about choices really.

every decision and choice we make determines the outcome or effect that happens. at the end of it if you want a happier life then choose to see the better in things.

peace out

2011-10-27T19:26:00.001+08:00

i promise u i shall blog before monday.. lets see if i keep to that promise.

im feeling sentimental

2011-06-11T03:01:00.002+08:00

i keep getting people around me asking me "baki if theres something that you could change from the past what would it be?" and my answer has been consistent cause honestly theres nothing that i would change.

i believe living in the "now". i was not like that few years ago but now at the age of 30 looking back yes, im brave enough to say that no i wont change anything. you see i believe that whatever happened to a person slowly but surely builds the person into the person that he or she is today. i might not have had to starve nor fight in a war before but i would say yes i had my fair deal.

tonight i was in pavilion to witness UKiss fan meet session and having friends and fans from all corners screaming my name and showing their love and support towards me was just an out of this world experience. never had i imagined i would be gifted with such love and support.. you guys inspire me to be a better person.

the month of june is the month that we celebrate the man who gave us life...

im leaving for NZ in a couple of hours to spend fathers day with my papa at the same time to attend his 15th year kenduri arwah.. papa i know your smiling down on me for i dedicate all this to you. happy fathers day.

:)

2011-04-05T07:21:00.003+08:00

they say as you grow older you sleep less at night, as in your body clock wakes up not by purpose. your awake lying there thinking to yourself hang in there 5 more minutes and then you roll underneath your white comforter and either you stay awake or you force yourself back to slumber, waking up later in the day mostly regretting the idea that you snoozed off a bit too long hahahahaha.. well thats what happens to me thou. i got in really tired last night and slept bout 2am and by 6am i am wide awake. pulling the comforter for dear life for it was nice being in that state of silence and for that moment counting the blessings that i had been given.

in that moment of bliss i try to map out my day, usually when i am at home it starts with trying to reach out for the air condition remote, then opening the windows (i like to see the nearer future first before thinking way too far for me) then to the bathroom to brush my teeth and other natural human toilet behaviors, wuduk then my moment with HIM. after which i would already have the determination of wanting to rush downstairs grab a quick fix then off to the gym before everyone else and before my official day starts yelar i dont know if any of you felt this way before but like all those mat salleh tele novella siap boleh gi jogging ker swimming ker then breakfast dulu sebelum kene siap gie kerja atau sekolah its like they have such extra hours in the morning compared to us tapi kadang kadang beranggan jugak nak macam dorang hahahahahaha... where was i? oh ya my grand daily plans in the morning... being able to make those plans, its really liberating.. tapi selalunyer i end up being seduced back underneath my white linens and planning to remap my course when i officially wake up hahahaha..

feeling the soft linen grace my body, taking in the silence of the whole house is something i shall start giving thanks to from today onwards cause for this is my ME time. where i could feel safe in all my insecurity and just soundly lay there and be me.(its really a rare situation that i get to wake up in my own bed for a month plus. dont get me wrong i dont have other beds and other people to sleep with. just that for the past 2 years im so used to waking up to the tune of another suitcase another wall and the lifestyle of a traveling host. Alhamdullilah i'm enjoying it the only thing i miss from the whole waking up in a hotel bed is the white linen and covers but fret not theres always ikea and aussino to solve that matter.)

i could hear the birds chirping outside. im sure in a couple of minutes my bibik will be up, then the 3 boys will be fighting for the toilet wanting to get ready for school. im feeling sentimental now i think i'll end this with a smiley face :)

its been a year. Happy Birthday Ma!!

2011-03-15T01:15:00.003+08:00

i cant believe how fast time flies, its been a year since since i took over hosting Step Forward. how i remembered well lets just say that the same time last year something happened on the set of Step Forward that change my views on life. oh ya before i forget HaPPy Birtday Puan Zainah Hassan. my mother officially turns 66 yrs old today (cant believe she wanted a meat grinder for her birthday present) i love you mom :)

looking back at the whole 1 year of fully submerging myself into mainstream tv has been a journey on its own with numerous ups and downs. mostly ups alhamdulillah. i'm really thankful really.. subhanallah i would have never imagined..

well peeps i wanna try video blogging soon. hopefully in the very near future i could try it out coz if tomorrow things works out i will be video blogging from a different country all together.. crossing my fingers and praying hard.. gotta go now. selamat mlm semua..

what i did for love

2011-02-10T03:41:00.002+08:00

well having the pox, made me have a tad bit extra time in my hands so i ended up staying up till late watching box sets of Glee.. when i came upon this song "what i did for love' originally from the chorus line. it made me think of my 3 other amusing brothers and the brilliant people behind it. so heres the results of first time using imovie maker on my pro. check it out.

midnite ramblings

2011-02-09T03:31:00.002+08:00

its 3.30am just took my anti viral and good old faithful Piriton.. im down with the pox yes i am.. ive been under strict house arrest for the pass 5 days so yes i caught up on Glee, much deprived drugged induced sleep and the awkward malaysian tele that i have grown to be a part off now..

if your thinking by the end of this entree your gonna benefit out off my ramblings then i assure you to not waste anymore time coz your better off drooling infront of the tele while watching Nigella stirring her chocolates into her cake batter.

i realized that i have not been updating for a couple of months now infact my last entree was somewhat late last year. hiding behind the reasons of being busy (well i have been) but rather limp excuse really. well then lets just start this year entree with something dear. you see theres been predictions that this year would not be that kind to me (hmm sounding bingo there with the pox and all) some even predict gravely dangers. but frankly i have been vacuumed into the same idea.. i dont know really.. lets just see.. whatever it is i wont let the jester hand me a snake when in actual fact i deserve a royal flush.

My Unsung Heroes

2010-11-08T03:47:00.008+08:00

i have been wanting to blog or note down all these amazing things that had happened to

me for the pass week or so but it never really came to mind how would i be putting it to word.. and i keep on forgetting that i should just write the same way i construct my sentences when i talk and try not to hard sell to sound intelligent cause honestly i realized when i try to do that when i host or speak i end up meeting a mind block (which Alhamdullilah i'm gifted in covering it) so here my attempt in noting down what i am feeling at this current moment (pls mind my

grammatical errors)

this past week has been a very emotional roller coaster ride for me Alhamdullilah it has been

much ups rather than downs.. i have been showered by much love from friends and fans alike

. given a recognition to my work that any awards could not be able to do. every turn i make i

can't figure out the actually drive and support that burns within me.. tonight i found m

y answer. i found the source that honestly has been in front of my own eyes that i have silently

recognized but yet slowly left unappreciated..

i am blessed to have come from a very big family. i have immediate family in Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and England that has been a pillar to my story. i have an awesome

mother who over the years have been doing all that she feels best for me even so at times decisions that she makes might just send me up the wall but the bottom line is she made those

decisions based on the gut feel that she wants what is right and what is best for me, tuning into my late night shows even if she falls asleep half way and yet she would still have the TV turned

into 8tv so that she knows she is supporting her son..

Baki Zainal and His Mother

My sisters who most of them are half way across the sea yet the last trip back here in Malaysia wanted to come to the studios yet were afraid that they would not be able to control their joy and feeling of how proud of their younger brother being on air that they resist and stay glued

to the TV back in the hotel room supporting their younger brother. i can still remember how some of them got bit teary eyed when after 29 years their youngest brother treated them to a family dinner in Langkawi..

My Sisters and Brother in laws

My family here who i live with, who all have been backing me for each decisions that i make be right or wrong. giving me the unconditional support that i has helped to keep me grounded to who i am and where i came from..

My Malaysian Family

My extended family, who stood by me in keeping me sane and nudging me to go further in this career path that i have chosen.

My Extended Family

The word of the day is "family'.. They are the unsung Heroes that we usually forget to thank or take for granted for their existence.. i get caught up with work and life around me that i at times forget to serenade their influence and importance towards my being 'Here' today.

My brother @best friend @manager posted something on my facebook the other day "A Man Travels The World Over In Search Of What He Needs and Returns Home To Find It." and i cant agree more to that..

it has not been an easy ride for me, i've travelled a long way (insyallah i'll travel further) but it gives me great comfort to know how far i go off course or how deep in work i am buried in i am blessed to return to my "family".

My name is Baki Zainal and i am blessed to be here today.

my updates..

2010-10-02T22:32:00.002+08:00

Baki Zainal and The Joshua Tapes
Baki Zainal and mike campton feeling the love from fans of 8tv NITELIVE
Baki Zainal chilling in the pool with the 3 hunks of Amusing Race
Baki Zainal and in his safety net..

as many of you who knows me by now would know that i hate let me repeat that i hate packing (ironic an avid traveller that hates packing) .. so while i pack im inspired to write...

its been a couple of weeks since my last blog entree, honestly its not that i dont wanna blog its just that everytime i sit infront of baby jane my brains just stop and i stare at a blank space.. so lets just see where does this entree takes me..

the last couple of weeks infact months have been a whirlwind ride that is out of my control. many pleasant journeys and yes a few hiccups here and there.. for instants the second season of Amusing Race has well been on recording mode.. once again the four of us Zhi Xiang, Wind, Rickman and myself is seen traveling around the peninsular playing more whacky out of this world games. we try our level best with the major help of our production team to raise the bar and making it much more entertaining for all of you out there...

then of course theres the MAKI combination between Mike Campton and myself on 8TV NITELIVE .. working with mike honestly has been a pleasure. now i don't treat it like work no more .. its more like a weekly ritual of mine to just chill on the couch with my 弟弟 (younger brother) and catching up with the last gossip, trends and k-pop hhuhuhhuhuhuh!! i really honestly feel tht the dude has talent and potentials.. its such a breeze working with this superstar..

oh yes how can i forget one of the best things to happen to me recently, the premiering of my first ever leading role on the big screen.. hehehe of course i have to share it with another 2 huge egos ryan and ajeet but yes The Joshua Tapes.. im sure for you guys who has been following my blog would know bout the movie by now.. things and sacrifices tht took part for this.. its running from the 30th till 16th of october.. please help support the local industry and catch it.. and hopefully you guys enjoy it..

well i better get back to my packing.. humm sunny Terengganu? beach, sun and sea what do i bring with me.. till next time.. take care peeps..

"funny thing is when you think everything is ok, it's actually not" The Joshua Tapes

2010-09-05T17:29:00.003+08:00

trying to get into the mood..
producer mat salleh yang sungguh pandai mengambil hati pelakon pelakon nya dgn mengunakan starbucks..
Cameraman american born korean yang mempunyai seorang ibu mithalli :)
aku dah kata dah budget film nie tinggi sedangkan lighting man pun imported dari london..

2 years ago i saw a script co written by a friend of mine and at the immediate response i felt a strong connection to the character "Reza". that was how my journey on The Joshua Tapes started..

3 weeks of my time from 2 years ago was spent understanding and breathing the same air as Reza. seeing the world from his eyes, having to put on weight that at this current moment im still struggling to shed and applying whatever i was taught so tht Reza truth can be heard.

when i first walked on set and from the word go it was one of the best shoots i have ever been on. working with peers that have a mutual understanding of just wanting to make it the best(plus needless to say The Joshua Tapes is my first ever international production wei sound man chinese from new york, director indian from london, cameraman american born korean, lighting fella mak salleh some more, tak payah cakap lar kan producer confirm orang puteh).

my fellow actors 2 comedians one i swear i would murder every morning for his extra energy and chirpy mood at 7am in the morning. the other one i cant stop but to injure hehehehe sorry mate. but all said and done we bonded on screen and off. Nites of wild duck tape parties, shopping sprees in and out of kuantan, admirations towards the cameraman's mother, scars, tears and boat journeys is what we shared. i don't know what im going on about..

why am i posting this up? well someone asked me why should they catch this movie. ... i cant seem to find an awesome clever way out of the world pick me rather than obama answer.. all i could say is, give Reza, Ajeet and Ryan a chance because somewhere while you were growing up these characters were apart of you..

log on to www.thejoshuatapes.com to find out more... hope to see you at the cinemas

The Pampered Traveller

2010-08-13T22:08:00.008+08:00

Hahahaha honestly writing this entree out, I'm laughing at the idea of the title itself? i can imagine myself hydro mask all on being ferried from one end to the other on board nothing less than first class while re hydrating myself with a special kind of mineral water from the Alps that you tend to avoid ordering in fancy places because u are afraid u didn't pronounce it properly. But back to reality its the opposite of the scenario. But why i choose this title is that I'm blessed to have stayed in many great places and choosing the better things in life to use ( one of the reasons why i work that hard )

Well getting to the point recently my beautiful banana leaf friend Nadia from Kiehl's Malaysia gave me a set of Kiehl's product that has yet to launch in stores here locally. this range is called the Cross Terrain range. Now, the name it self is already very adventurer, man vs wild like.. hehehehe and according to Nadia i should give this range a try because it suits my lifestyle as i am constantly on the go in and out of the jungle, dessert, sun, sand and the sea plus this range is 99.9% biodegradable, sodium Sulfate free and Paraben free its safe for me to use this range in the outbacks like in the rivers and all. Since i know how serious Kiehl's is when it comes to being

green (plus i have been in love with their products ever since ) i said ok lets try this out.

the four products from the Cross Terrain Range

now the range comes with 4 products which is Cross Terrain All-In-One Refueling Wash, Cross Terrain UV Skin Protector SPF 50, Cross Terrain Dry Run Foot Cream and Cross Terrain Deodorant. when i first got the products i tot ok looks good, then i started to read all the labels and instructions and following a pattern that Kiehl's have the descriptions is idiot proof but with a twist it makes you sound like captain planet and want to grow hair on your chest.

I'm not a big fan of products that does more than 1 thing for example a shampoo to me should just be a shampoo and not a shampoo plus conditioner in one because i don't think that the product would be smart enough to think for themselves and see who does what first is it the shampoo or the conditioners turn.. so when i saw the All In One i was not excited as i would usually be when i bought something from Kiehl's.. (usual case i would be testing the product the instant I'm out of the shop). After a couple of days i was scheduled to attend a charity event with this newly launched resort in Melaka called The Philea Resort and Spa. so i took the chance and decided to test the products while i am there. oh boy was i in for a very big surprise.

The entrance

a frontal view of the villas and the pools

ok let us first talk about the 1st surprise which is The Philea. when i first stepped into the resort the whole place just didn't looked like i was in Melaka anymore. i was totally transported either to Canada or Russia.. The Philea is a 5 star resort that is very new in melaka. its luxury bought to the nines.. The Philea gets Baki Zainal's approval because they reuse 8000 pieces of disused railway sleepers to make the fencing, 3000 trees were planted within the compound of the resort to shade it and gives it the green effect and they recycled wood from shipwrecks to build up the furniture in the lobby plus everyone of them had a smile on their face which i have to say many other hotels and resort fail to do so which one way or the other made me feel at home. i have a list of hotels that i keep returning to 1. The Andaman. Langkawi, 2.The Hardrock Hotel, Penang. 3 Tanjong Jara, Terengganu. and now i add on 4. The Philea, Melaka.. keep up the good work guys.. you can log on to www.phileahotel.com to find out more..

the front shot of my villa.

My room

anyways this time around while i was at the philea, i decided to give the Cross Terrain a total challenge as i refused to bring my other toiletries, the only other product i added on to the trip was my all time favorite Superbly Restorative Argan Oil as a moisturizer base for hair and body( and honestly it felt great not having to toll around a huge toiletry bag which most of us are cursed with when we travel.) let me tell you how the products fared.

All in One Refueling Wash

now as i said i don't like all this 2 in 1, 8 in 1 stuff, but then this one proved me wrong. i love how it managed to clean my hair, face and body at the same time all at once in the shower and yet did not even dry my skin out. with the right amount of foam it felt good. i love the scent as it has this fresh, mint, manly note. another one of my quirks is i would always prefer a wash that has bubbles or foamy to feel clean (i know its a mental thing) but this baby gave me all while being 99.9% biodegradable and Sodium Sulfate free and Paraben free which means read it carefully baby, next time your in Taman Negara this All in One wash from Kiehls is the ideal wash to use in the rivers.

Cross Terrain UV Skin Protector SPF 50

I am not one for Sunscreen or Sun Block, me no like the oily, greasy feel that these products leave on the skin sometimes they even leave this white colored residue on the skin. plus the damages that they do to our corals, rivers and seas is just bad news. But this UV Skin Protector with SPF 5o from the Cross Terrain range is different. when i opened the lid i was skeptical cause it looked like wax, then after applying it on to the skin and going about my activities for the day which included swimming, walking around taking pictures of the resort at noon and trolling Jonker Street for nick knacks i did not feel greasy, oily nor was i sticky. plus i felt moisturized at the same time and it has this very light smell to compliment the All in One wash. so now i can safely stay tan and yet have healthy skin at the same time :) (ohh i had a few media frens with me and i let them try it out and guess what these vain pots cant wait to get their hands on one of this hehehe)

Cross Terrain 'Dry Run' foot cream and Deodorant

Both this 2 products is a travelers new best friend. both keeping you dry at all times. i love the way the foot cream managed to keep my feet feel fresh, dry and smell free after a whole day's walk and track. This range from Kiehl's gets Baki Zainal's thumbs up. you can log on to www.kiehls.com to find out more or more details on the Kiehl's Malaysian Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/myKIEHLS

well i could say i had a brilliant week. i spent quality time with my family, spent quality time with 'me' and next week its back to the insane schedule of a travel host. but one way or the other i feel blessed .. its the start of Ramadhan so with that Baki Zainal would like to wish everyone a blessed and meaningful Ramadhan..

My Birthday Wish List

2010-05-13T10:44:00.005+08:00

3 more days i will be joining many of my frens at the gates of turning 30.. yes i will officially be 29 this sunday... hahahaha time flies really fast wei but most importantly i don't look and don't feel the age (ok tue merbahaya juga tue jeng jeng jeng) ... i was lying in bed thinking about last years birthday and is wondering what this year would turn out like.. last year was magical as i celebrated in the dessert town of Turpan off the Gobi dessert. even so i was thousand miles away i was still showered by the sms from loved ones and family.. subhanallah recalling that memory was just surreal.. thus making me wonder what this year has installed for me..
This year same as the last previous year, i know what i want to receive for my birthday. I'm a believer in "ask and you shall be given". how would the world out there know what is it that you want. plus why would you want to receive things stuff that at the end of the day you chuck behind the cabinet. true the tot that counts but hey I'm being truthful so live with it..

Number 1 on my wish list is not really new in the market, the manufacturers tried to perfect it but then its still faulty. china on the other hand did a prototype and succeeded but having to sacrifice some of the main applications and features. number 1 on my list is Racial Harmony and understanding .. yup you heard me right.. the irony of me blogging about this on may 13th.. i find it really difficult to digest the fact that we all pledge racial harmony, we embrace racial harmony, we bring it to the streets and sing on top of our lungs but at the end of the day we do not realize that we do not understand one and the other. we pretend to understand so tht we do not look stupid and our egos don't get hurt. but deep down, not really deep we don't know why certain frens of ours react that way be it malay, chinese, indians or even the chubbawambas.. in turn to shield our ignorance we come up with certain big ideology or theory so just that we don't sound stupid and people don't question our credibility. why is it soo hard to ask the person next to you why he our she behaves this way or celebrates a certain occasion. why is it that difficult? and please try to differentiate that religion does not always goes or be owned by a certain ethnicity.. converting into Islam is not "masuk melayu" being malay does not make you own the religion i know many Chinese, Westerners, Africans who has better sense of belonging and ownership towards the religion than many of us here.... and being of a different religion does not gives you the right to condemn mine nor do i have the right to deem you to hell... if only we could put our small minded biases aside and try to understand with an open mind.. i would really want to see a united Malaysia, one that really understands the importance of social understanding.. how it put a smile on my face every time there is a live telecast of some sporting event and Malaysians of different colors, ethnicity and religion sits together routing and hoping for the victory of this piece of land that i call home..

the first wish makes all my other wishes such as
wanting to go to higher limits in terms of my career,
having the love and trust of people that i love around me,
an iPhone 3Gs and
a Tod's day bag
(i know this last two items makes me soo shallow rite but hey im only human) seem so little and insignificant..

i pray, i hope and i wish that Ali, Ah Chong and Muthu will walk side by side for thousand years to come. insyallah.

2010-05-13T10:44:00.001+08:00

adapt..

2010-04-06T03:02:00.004+08:00

paradise is where you decide it to be.. Baki Zainal

i just got in from catching a really expensive B grade 3D flick Clash Of The Titans.. I'm not gonna do a review on the flick but then again what i got coming out of it (besides the point that the whole mythology was just jumbled)
man united together going again a higher force or in this terms the Greek gods.. in one way or the other besides looking at the bigger picture, the dialog "you feed on their love and i feed on their fear" got to me.. how do we want to rule or how to we want to in terms continue life and be remembered .... i for one used to believe only the hard approach would work thus my temper used to flair as hot as the fire on mount Olympus.. but then again the flair died off and my temper curbed..you see i trust in the ordeal that one person can change if they really want to on how they perceive life and their outlook towards everything else..these past years i learned on how to diversify my approach towards my enviorment and people around me.. there is no use in knocking on hard wood.. if the situation or people refuses to change for some unknown reason then one thing for sure i know i am in control of is my self and my own being..if the situation is seen to be beneficial thus why cant i learn to adapt? vice versa if the person is genuinely worth sacrificing for and worthy of love then what harm can i do in changing my approach to suit the person...
a wise man once said 'if the mountain wont come to Muhammad then let Muhammad go to the mountain'.. you see life is too short at times to be living in a state of conflict, the initial stages might be awkward and painful but i guess its for the better and sooner than later the sincerity will prevail...
its 3am i know tats too much confusion to digest.. I'm gonna go to bed now and prepare myself for further changes and adaptations.. nite all

learn to cheerish before its gone

2010-04-03T23:12:00.004+08:00

its a lonely road "traveling" .. Baki Zainal
Baki Zainal loves the sand, sea and his solitary moments enjoying both

Penat sungguh.. i just got back in from a launch in Triang Besar, Mersing.. alhamdullilah .. and today i really feel very tired, jaded and sucked out of all my energizer battery fluid.. after a nice warm shower here i am sitting in front of baby jane just penning down whatever that crosses my mind at this current moment..
to be precise tonite's entree is not mainly just my verbal rantings on life.. no. i have a clear message i guess that i want to share without being verbal with myself.. i know I'm weird but yeah i do talk to myself to keep myself sane at times..
you see recently a few incidents that happened to me leads me to this entree.. i would save you from the incident for a sure fact i want to save myself from remembering .. but neither the less i walk away learning something.. i used to constantly create the same mistake all over again which is to take people, things around me for granted and focus on people that do not really share the same feelings of important as i am to them as they are to me or even important things around me that has helped me get thru times of difficulty and honestly now i still create the same mistake all over again...you see i am a constant believer that one should put an equal effort in things that they do, relationships be it friendship, lovers, siblings or parental cause when it gets one sided its really tiring..little gestures like a warm hug, a message wishing a good day ahead, a warm smile as a gesture of assurance or even time off as to get away for a one to one session over a pint is worth more than spending hundreds of dollars or throwing big fan fare parties.. when things don't seem right we tend to ask what is it that we have done wrong this time (with a strong sense of annoyance in our hearts) but when we ask this question the answer lies in the question itself. its not what we have done wrong in fact we didn't do anything and that's where the trouble lays its the straight matter that we "didn't do anything"..
i wanna apologize to people that matters to me as i am busy chasing after a dream i neglect those around me that matters, those who has been there and has been a part of my life. my pillar of sanity. my focus of attention hits a blind spot.. recently i caught up with Sharen and Sue and for that instance i felt the familiar warm, genuine and tender love that they have always had for me.. there was no sense of jealousy no threats.. in fact i would safely say they would have treated me the same now and ten years ago... i owe so many people my time and i promise you i shall fulfill that promise of mine Hazlin and Zeeka your on top of my list.. how i miss you girls..
its the same when i comes to going green and saving our mother earth i repeatedly say one day we shall lose it all if we don't do that "something" is keeping it green and safe for all of us to stay in..
we easily get blinded and distracted by people and new shiny items around us and the hard part if to stay focus but i guess the answer to this is that we have to love unconditionally ... I'm jaded .... in order to move forward i shall have to learn to stop focusing my energy on things,time and people that would not sacrifice as i do...
i know its kinda morbid for me to be writing this down on paper but then recent incidents woke me up...
i dedicate this piece to Abang Din Beramboi, who has recently answered the call of God.. Bang, adik akan pegang kata kata abang.. semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat keatas roh mu.. Malaysia has once more lost a diamond.....

my maiden voyage on oneFM

2010-03-12T11:41:00.003+08:00

Sumi, Baki Zainal and Lucas at oneFM studio
Sumi asking Baki Zainal how does it feel to host such a wacky show
Baki zainal, Sumi and Lucas mucking about in the studio

ola guys, well its been hectic commuting from KL to Melaka on a daily basis for both MCG2 talks and Step Forward shoot and promo but thanks to people like Holiday Inn Melaka and Giant Ants i get to keep my sanity with the support they give..
aite, im uploading a few pictures of my adventure during my oneFM interview last nite.. i had cool fun.. thanks to Lucas and Sumi who made it easy for me as it was kinda nerve wrecking going on live for an hour on one of the most popular radio stations in Malaysia.. i respect the both of them as there was so much technicality involved.. hahhahahahaha i dont think i could manage that as i have two left hands and feet.. hehehehehehe.. i was on air to promote Step Forward and i was really happy with the response tht we recived on facebook.. thank you all.. aite gotta go now have an interview session with Berita Harian after this..

updates updates

2010-03-11T01:34:00.002+08:00

its 1.30am and i finally get to chill and relax before i call it nite nite time.. this part of Melaka comes to life at this hour but im enjoying this corner of Holiday Inn Melaka where it seems like i am in a cocoon like atmosphere looking out at the busy world while i am safe in my haven.. bliss
the past few weeks past really fast as if its a blink of an eye.. with STEP FORWARD getting good feed back, MCG2 going on strong with the school visits and reaching to the next generation of decision makers .. it makes me feel calmer and assure of what i am doing might just be the right thing..
the feeling of total strangers walking up to you and acknowledging your work in many sense gives me a certain good feel that sooths my tired mind and body .. alhamdullilah.. i don't deny that at times it does get a bit over whelming but everytime that happens i've learned to just close my eyes and imagine the people who matters to me and the support that they have been giving me all this while and that helps to make things ok for the time being..
now sitting here i kinda know that the decision that ive made to take things into my own hand in order so that i could have a better nights sleep is not too bad of an idea.. at least with that i feel secured and more certain as too my decisions and actions..
im still trying to finish "letters to sam" a book that i picked up a few months ago.. while i do so i learn lessons that seems to be just plain common logic.. i realized that i am a person that sometimes let my emotions take over my common logic in matters of work, love and friendship.. i try to go abouts it differently but at the end of the day i fail badly.. hahahahaha ironic.. the hard exterior that i try to potray usually becomes a weapon againts me at the end of the day..giving in and compromising at times seems to be the best solution but in all honesty it sucks.. hahahahaha..i guess no one can be perfect in that way.. but i got to learn to stand up and decline at times not much to other people but basicly to my own mind and emotions.. pushing it at times might also not be the right choice and swallowing pride, emotions and guilt might just make things better.. just as long as principles are kept i guess i would be allrite..
This wave has such a strong under current running thru it and while i enjoy this surf i will still try hard to balance my act as to keep things at a more civil minded possition..its a lonely surf i would have to say but then a wave gives better milledge if you ride it alone... i call upon others to take baby steps in whatever they pursue and thus maybe this is my baby steps.. insyallah everything would be allrite.. thank you all for the support as i truly appreciate it.. aite im gonna go to bed long day ahead tomorrow.. good nite :)

The Last Advice

2010-02-24T23:11:00.003+08:00

I was in my managers apartment last night in Penang, looking into a blank half typed opening to an entree to my blog and my mind was just a total piece of blankness.. i did not know what i wanted to write. I had so much running in my mind prior to that blank moment. but now after gathering my tots after everything that happened i know what i want to write about.. its my last advice..
it seems like a morbid topic to talk about at this time of the moment really but incidents, books i have read and people i have met inspired me to scribble this down.. What would your last advice be? what have you learned? what would be the legacy that you want to leave behind?
Last weekend i was in Kota Kinabalu for a fairy tale wedding of a dear friend of mine. The Wedding was just perfect that it looked like one of those Hallmark moments that you see on Astro. Beach wedding, beautiful bride, handsome groom, family people all around, bride shedding tears of happiness as she laughs for joy... it was just beautiful. the couple met some what a year ago in Shang Hai. Malaysian girl, French guy met and fell in love in China. the festivities ran till late night. everybody went home happy and full of love and hope.. well i guess that hope is real.. many dont know this but 2 years ago at the same venue. this said friend , my manager and i went there for drinks and my friend said that she would want to find "the" man and have her wedding at this same paticular venue.. and fast forward to last weekend it happened...
then today i met the humble, low profile, talented young singer Aizat who was of course the last AJL winner. he told me a story of how when he was in school and it was career day and everybody was given a blank card to write down a profession or what they wanted to be when they grow up. aizat said everybody else started to write down their ambition as usual you have the doctor, lawyer, engineer etc and he was the only person who drew a stick figure holding a gitar and mic. and below he wrote rock star. since the days of AF this boy struck everyone with his beautiful voice. but at that time he did not look like Rock Star material because he was Fat. but that never stopped him from believing and pushing himself further to be the performer that he wants to be. now Aizat has an AJL trophy, slimmed down soo much and is one of those talented young performers to look out for...
this last story might be familiar to some of you... but i feel i need to include this in since hey its my blog.. when i was a kid, i was a pudgy kid. then when i hit puberty i was still a pudgy kid whos face was hit badly by a meteor shower. i'm sure many out there could relate to that feeling of just wanting to hide away from everybody else cause honestly who wants to be friends with you if you looked like freddie gruggers second cousin twice removed.. i would then get bullied, teased at that there are times where i would rather take a longer route so that i could avoid seeing the cool kids as everytime passing next to them just kills more confidence.. then i found a remedy for all that i became the class joker, who would crack stupid jokes about my own self and condition. while all this was happening, i lived in a fantasy made believe world and in that world it was ok to be pudgy, pimple infested and not popular and most important part of it all i imagined that this pudgy, pizza faced boy had his own tv show and people would praise him for his work.... i still kept believing.. one day when i was 18 i got accepted into UITM to study Mass Communications.. i was so glad as i tot hey maybe this world is not that cruel and yeah maybe people would just be able to see across my pimple infested face..while in a car pool journey some one shatterd what was left of the hope that i had.. by saying have i seen my self in the mirror before? i dont look like any of the people on screen and that i wont make it so why dont i just dont waste time.. i still can recall that exact moment how hot my eyes felt as i held back those tears.. but that didnt stop me i pushed on and even so it took 10 years... i have a talk show, an extreamly cool adventure travel log and a high rating sitcom under my belt.
.. alhamdullilah..
by putting these 3 stories together i know what advice i would want to give so here goes "live today as if its your last day, love and forgive. show and tell the people you love how much they mean to you. forgive everyone for all wrong they have done or might do. but above all never ever give up dreaming.. if you believe hard enough it will come thru and when it does give thanks to everyone who has directly or indirectly help make it a reality."
its so much easier to write it out then saying it verbally but in any case i dont see another second this would be my last advice.... insyallah..

my update for 2010

2010-02-01T20:39:00.004+08:00

The Full Cast of Mr Siao's Mandarin Class Season 2.
Andrew, Baki and Rhian cam whoring before flight
Andrew , Baki and Rhian with the family in KL

hello...

yeah finally i get to write ... today is my first official off day in 2010 yepp.. for the couple of weeks i have been working really hard.. alhamdullilah..
i finally wrapped up the second season of Mr Siao's Mandarin Class which will be hitting air waves this coming april.. yeay.. if you happen to catch it now on NTV7 well thats the rerun from last season.. this season it promises more fun, adventure and guest cameos of malaysia's big stars.. more updates on that on a later note.. but dont forget to catch the Chinese New Year 2 hours special airing on the eve of CNY and the first day of CNY on NTV7.. thats a special ang pow from all of us at Mr Siao's Class.. hehehehehehe...see amir, ying jun, hong hong, tashan and the others like you have never seen them before..
besides Mr Siao.. i have recently received a very special visit from my nephew Andrew Zaki Mcnally and Rhian.. yup they gave us a suprise by dropping by KL for a 3 day visit before they leave for London.. Andrew is my age and he is off to London to join the British Marines.. i could say that Andrew and me were partners in crime when we were little.. hahahahaha .. and for the past three days we jogged our memories back down memory lane.. man those were the days.. Andrew came and chilled at home with the family in KL and i juggled work and playing the role of a tour guide its tough but then it was worth it.. seeing him and finally spending taking time off to spend with my family kinda made me feel how lucky i am to have such beautiful people around me.. alhamdullilah.. i wish my nephew all the best in his road to success .. insyallah..
now i am still in the process of finishing the much awaited Step Forward for 8TV... waahhh really stressful stuff i tell you but its all worth it.. thank god i have the support of Kak Mas Ayu, Troy, Lucent and Kim Wah who is constantly there on shoot and pushing me to perform even better than i possibly think i am capable off... Step Forward will be priemiering this coming 21st Febuary at 9.30pm only on 8TV..
i had a conversation with Andrew the other day over drinks and we kinda agreed that we are really happy to see each and every one of us living life to the fullest and chasing all those wild dreams that we never even tot off when we were playing in the ditch and locking the a-ma in the broom cabinet.. but even so we are constructing those castles in the sky we still are those 2 little boys chasing each other up down the army barracks in sembahwang singapore.. hey as they say you can never take away the boy in all of us.. nite peeps...

Recalling 2009

2009-12-27T07:41:00.002+08:00

it is such a rare occasion for me to be awake at 7.30am after a nites out with my kor kor and the kids. well yes hahahahaha you do not need to adjust your screens and its not a typo error.. i am currently snuggled in bed in a hotel room in penang blogging at 7.30am.. but one thing i can assure you that my entree might still not be whimsically sensible even at such a clear state of mind. since i am already fresh at such hour i tot i might as well recall what 2009 means to me... before i begin again i apologize for if any of my rants on this entree might offend any of you..

2009 has been a major roller coaster ride in many forms, health, career, wealth (not that i am now a millionaire) growth, family and relationships.
this year opened with a slow and steady mode. it started with everything going on sepia mode (like that makes any sense, but heck its so early in the morning and that line sounds cool so bare with me hahahahahaha) with everything moving along yet not so clearly formed... my best friend settled down late last year early this year, which is something really beautiful yet at the same time something that i had to adjust to.. career wise was still as per norm shows here and there then a hiatus that i took in order to assist in the form of someone Else's dream .. alhamdullilah.. that is taking shape slowly but surely.. a big chunk of reality and emotional wealth was lost in the form of my papa's house as the maintenance and up keeping was just too taxing for us to bear.. then came the month of april where in a blink of an eye my career took on a journey that still feels like a one way ticketed roller speed train ride just minus not having freddy mecury and elton john on board.. i got a chance to travel and see a bigger picture of a country that has always puzzled me 'China'. one of the many working trips that i could never forget.. being able to use my gift and finding my purpose as a khalif's on HIS beautiful land subhanallah.. it makes me feel how small of a dot i am on HIS magnificent blueprint..

of course how could i forget the chance of being a part of a big family called "Mr Siao's Mandarin Class". working with such talents and divest personalities. you'll be glad to know that the 2nd season is in pre production mode and surely soon my reality will be that of Amir's.

being joined by like minded people to give a voice to a cause that truly lays deep in my heart. Malaysian Celebrities Go Green. insyallah.. this will be a never ending journey.

now reaching the end of the year (figure of speech as we are left with only a few days to go) i have been given an awesome end of the year gift in the form of "Step Forward" or 橫行8道。one experience that i yet could conclude my feelings towards as its a colorful rainbow of excitement, anxiety and maximum usage of sunscreen.

my personal life does not loose in luster to my current carrier growth.. with the cancer scare, getting H1N1 and nearly being hitched off to a distant indonesian relative hahahahaha yes drama... this year really taught me the meaning of loyalty, family and friendship.. with such a hectic schedule and non existence of personal time i see a clearer picture. they say friends come and go in life but those who decides to linger are keepers well i agree.. i cannot stop but to marvel at how lucky i am to constantly have such beautiful people in terms of family and friends around me to keep me sane or insane in my case. each one of them energizing me every time i drain myself off my emotional wealth. i wont mention names you know who you are.. to you i say 'I LOVE YOU' &"THANK YOU".

of course how can i recall this year without acknowledging the fact of the lost of such beautiful people who one way or the other has inspired all of us. today i refuse to spell their names out as one way or the other i prefer to keep them alive by seeing the good and the beautiful creations that they have created around us..

2009 has been a kind year to Baki Zainal. it has been a year that i could look back and say i enjoyed this year. alhamdullilah ..syukur... i am starting next year with a beautiful sunny note as i will be away for a week of work in the beautiful islands of simpadan.. but for now i am gonna end this entry with a full thank you to those who have made this year and life time a good one for me

mama.maklong.abangogy.kakanja.alan korkor.hazlin.sharen.zeeka.geetha.suraya.adam.amin.alif.alisya.far.shel.clyde.bytes.mabel.diana.alvin.elvana.wincci.dina.pinjoo.fara.dina.farin.melissa.erin.cynthia.fikry.sara.makchu.andak.chuyem.azizi.zenny.saban.simon.simone.adelina.kent.boon.steve.cindy.abangrama.lihping.idamariana.aishahsinclare.yasminhani.winnieloo.mahmood.lina.anne.grace.kenny.bahir.chihoo.matt.benji.arvin.elly.rina.razif.juliana.jules.amir.andrew.zee.rob.kakadik.kakvoni.abangpaul.zaman.ein etc

6 lessons of 2009

2009-12-11T19:09:00.005+08:00

You see last year before the stroke of midnight we sat down and listed out what our goals for 2009 would be… Alhamdullilah I have made a few of mine come true. I wont list them down now as there is still a few more days to go… but amidst my wanting to achieve these goals of mine now seated down in front of this lap top I can’t remember the process and the lessons I learned. I am feeling a sense of remorse now as for I believe that life should be a learning curve and each inch of it comes with a lesson…. I hate to admit it but I got lost somewhere in between my goals and me… my kor likes to call this the “broken link” (I can so see the smirk on his face if he reads this but I guess I would just have to let him have that smile). Its ironic how just a week ago my kor was going on about the broken link to his beloved Leo club members and now here I am worldly, as I like to believe I am affected by his talk…

This posting might offend some people so before hand I baki zainal would like to apologize… Tonight I want to pay tribute to a few people that have indirectly taught, inspire me this year.

1. Alan Thoo @ Mr Manager @ My 哥哥
“I never knew I would be able to inspire and touch people by just being myself”. This was exact word that came from this man. You see, 3 years ago I would never have imagine that I would be typing these words out. You either loathe him or you love him. I chose to respect and love this person. And the lesson I learned from him is Passion. His passion to lead and guide the people around him to pursue in being the best they could ever possibly be, even so his techniques at times can be misunderstood as being a bit non radical but the ending would always stress on an individuals growth in being the best they could be. He told me tonight as he has never imagined or planned in managing me full time this time last year but I am glad he did, I thank him for having faith in me and believing in me and the passion in seeing one achieve greatness Is what I thank him for... many fail to see that kind heart underneath that hard exterior. But once you get to know him better you’ll find out what I am talking about. I would not say he is perfect; he does have his flaws like any of us
(Dude can be really impatient like seriously but look who is talking) but then his quality is what makes him a gem.
There are times where we would banter and argue on certain issues pertaining to work or life and my respect grows day by day on how this person would at times take a step back to see the picture and agree or deal a compromise to the issues. It might seem easy but I don’t think I would be able to do so yet alone for a man who can have anything his way. This to me makes him the bigger man. I can tell you one thing both of us are hot headed. Both stubborn. But then his ability to see logic makes me respect him more... his ability to trust and accept me for all that I am and all that I could be. There are many of a time that we sit planning to build that castle in the sky, visualizing each brick, each tower, each bridge and dungeons (mainly for Simon to manage) and I somewhat know that I am safe having a fine architect, town planner and above all dreamer as my kor kor on my team. Many of times I take a step back and wink towards the sky as I thank Him for planning my path as to cross my kor’s path.
I type as how I think so I apologize if this entry is giving you a migraine.

2. Mohd Faszwi Ibrahim @ Abang Ogy @ Captain Faszwi
I joke on how my abang ogy is going thru mid life crisis, on how within a few days a Superbike and a new car is parked in our driveway. But I had to hold back my tears during his 40th birthday speech. Family and togetherness is what I learned from him. This year marks my 11th year staying underneath the same roof as my abang ogy. His ability to relentlessly guide and love us is something I bow towards. I use to not understand why is it that he works so hard in pulling and keeping all of us together when each of us are going thru our growing pains as adults having different directions in life. But after a while I saw the picture from his eyes and how priceless and how important it is to be a family. Nothing beats having the support of your own family members. We do have our fights and disagreement but we stand together when the going gets hard... we stand to be each other’s pillars. I believe in his cause and I promise I shall carry on with it.

3. Zenny Lyn, Azizi Zakaria, Saban
“I wanna be on top” determination is the lesson learned.
I remembered describing Zenny as princess Fiona from shrek the first time ever I laid my eyes on this girl but she determined to prove everyone wrong. Swallowed criticism, she swallowed people calling her names, she swallowed rejection. All she had inside was determination and a belief that one day she would be the best that she could be and as I am typing these words Zenny is slowly transforming into the swan that she is meant to be.
Having to spend his crucial teenage life away from home learning and picking up the industry Azizi does not stop but to amaze me. A small time kampong boy who is not afraid to dream brings back so much memories.
“I just want to sing abang”. A true talented voice that just wants to perform having to find his standing in this unforgiving industry, tripping over hurdles and learning to swallow the pain and hardship that comes with it and yet never giving up that one day he will shine is how I describe Saban.
And all I could say about these 3 individuals is they are determined and every time I sigh, I remind myself on what they are going thru and I stand back up.

4. Zainah Bte Hassan @ Mama & Zabeha Hassan @Mak Long
You see I have heard somewhere before “loving and liking is 2 different things” one can love without liking, but its hard to like without loving. Mama and Mak Long taught me unconditioned love... im tearing while I try to type this lesson. Their ability to give each one of us love and guidance is something I pray I would be able to learn. And it saddens me that I might one day loose them.

5. Sharon Saw @ Ah 姐, Suraya Abdul Wahab @ Queenie
We each live different life. Our work, our aims, our principals etc but one thing that makes our relationship so beautiful is lesson number 5 Acceptance.
I knew Sharon and Sue 11 years ago and 11 years ago I knew what we have is a very special bond that would be just too difficult to crush. Sharon is a burst of colors, life and energy. Some would call that loud and trust me if you’re not used to her way at looking at things you would say she is one hell of a cannonball. Sue on the other hand is slowly phased, contempt and has a totally different approach to life and her surroundings. They are the total opposite of the other but they attract and stand firm on each other’s support. Throw in the drama king whose life at times can be chapters of different tales of wonderment makes this friendship a countless bond of tears, joy and hallmark greetings... they taught me how to accept people and things in life. Sometimes we keep away from things and situations that are foreign to us. We build this so call wall of higher judgment or moral which in fairness is just a cowering tower of ignorance. I’ve decided to stop contributing bricks to that wall and lay a stronger foundation in supporting my friends and being there whenever they need me emotionally if cant physically. I accept them and in return they accept me.

6. The final lesson I learned this year is to “live”. I admit that I can be OCD at times that I forget how it feels to live and the pleasure of just letting go and being. Incidents and people around me taught me this lesson. Life is just to short in freighting about the small specks. Focusing on the bigger picture makes life a smoother sail. We have lost so many beautiful people this year and 1 thing these people have in common is that they lived their life believing in painting a more colorful united picture.

Honestly this year I would have to say has contributed in my growth as a human being, as a person, as an artiste, as a son, as a brother and as a follower of His belief. I can’t imagine having to be on my deathbed and not understanding or have learned any of the lessons above.

So to all these people above I would like to say thank you from the very bottom of my heart. Thank you for teaching me such valuable lessons that no textbook would be able to teach. To all of you I bow.

finally i am blogging

2009-12-08T23:51:00.002+08:00

i am now in my kor kor's office blogging away as for my house is currently Wifi less.. i know its so zen hummmmmmmm.... but yes hopefully soon i can get my brother to go to the Telekoms to settle this issue on his days that he is not flying.

life has been good, everything is going as per say and per done.. in what terms and what gramatical law does that sentence exist well guess what i dnt know and i cant give a rat ass to that hahahahahaha...

im really happy seeing the difference and the hope that MCG2 has given to many out there... alhamdullilah its such a breath of fresh air .. punt no intended.. hahahahahaha

im getting rusty at this blogging thing .. let me get myself use to it once more and i shall update you guys on my happenings aite..

but till then stay safe guys and remember Green in the new Black.

Greening all the way!!

2009-11-09T01:56:00.003+08:00

Baki Zainal giving a talk to the 三德 boys...
Baki, Winci, Dina n Azizi making planting tree a glamor activity
Baki " we found the bottles, im sure jack sparrow was here "
Baki Kawai as he greens
Baki declaring that the incident of buying off all the belancan in melaka was not him... the press was not pleased..

theres was a very interesting question thrown to Dina, Wincci, Azizi and me this morning as we were waiting for the Kinta river Clean up started .. "Why were we there?" and are we really into this or its just a trend or a marketing gimmick? and well after only an hours sleep and no coffee in the morning my answer was "we reached ipoh at 5am slept for an hour and is standing under the hot sun, if we are not really into these i dont know what we were thinking off"...

Today marked mcg2.com's join clean up with the leo clubs and the first club to take the initiative is the leo club of sam tet... ok im starting to sound like my manager... ahahahahaha... it was a blast.. true we didnt get to go into the river and yes we did not manage to banish all the rubbish from the kinta river but i guess we created a loud enough voice for people out there specially in ipoh to take concern towards their surroundings and start taking their small steps in making a difference..

before i get carried away, i would like to thank the people supporting this belief of mine and making todays event a reality and a success.. Wincci, Azizi and Dina for taking time off from their awfully packed schedules... Alan my manager for pulling media together and uncountable sleepless nights in helping mcg2.com to have such a good start out.. the leo club boys for heading our call and being so supportive.. the media that is helping us have a stronger tone of voice.. and everyone else who have started to make the small differences in ensuring that tomorrow will be a greener day for our next generation.. to all of you i humbly bow in respect..

sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang anda semua... and HE who sees and hears my call.. alhamdullilah..

i have no title

2009-10-20T23:45:00.004+08:00

Kadang kala baki tak pasti adakah setiap keputusan yang baki ambil tue merupakan keputusan yang paling tepat.. will i one way or the other bite myself in the toes again? ... susah kadang kadang.
simple scenarios and even big decisions at times are made by difficult and long ponders but then theres also many that are crafted by the simple twitch i get.. many of which i am happy with and many of which i still ponder on....
kepercayaan dan nawaitu seseorang itu penting.. sometimes we question people.. but then we also fail to see or question our own selves.. are we in it fully or are we as half hearted as the others.. susah soalan nie.. when i am faced with such a wall i leave it up to HIM... HE who sees HE who knows .. insyaallah..
im gonna live and be intoxicated by life ... i welcome anyone who wants to join me..

i like this

2009-10-19T00:42:00.002+08:00

alhamdullilah...

im enjoying my life, infact after the whole cancer scare (according to zeeka everyone will have it at least once in their life time) i have made up my mind and am going to live life to the fullest..

i have always tot that i am a person that seize the moment n day until recent that i realize i no longger am that person.. but after that aftershock.. i am gonna live.. no more second tots.. thats what i shall do..

today, i finished what i was to do.. today .. i enjoyed my day.. today i helped .. today i inspire and am inspired..

today i shall start...

insyallah

Celebrity Chat goes green, MYCG2, Kiehl's Save our rare earth campaign and YAWA's Bio diversity camp...

2009-10-16T23:04:00.003+08:00

Baki Zainal with Andrew, Rina,Aishah,Yvonne,Azizi, Aunty Zai and the kids from YAWA.
Headlines: Baki Zainal joins "im a celebrity get me out of here" hahahahahaha
flower girls for your wedding? so yesterday.. have Baki, Sazzy and Yasmin walk you down with potted plants.. going glam while you go green..
i know i know its bit late for me to be posting bout the launch as it happened 2 weeks ago.. but then hey theres no harm in spreading the word out ya..
ok first up.. Celebrity Chat Goes Green...
Well guys tune i to celeb chat every wednesday in the month of October and you might just stand a chance to walk home with a hamper from kiehl's worth RM415.. all you have to do is send in an sms and tell us "how would you go green".. plus stand a chance to walk home with a RM800 hamper when you design a really cool X'MAS card using recycle items.. send it in to us before end of october and you might just walk away with cool products from kiehl's worth RM800..

MCG2.com (Malaysian Celebrities Goes Green)
Now initiated by my manager Mr Alan Thoo and backed up by Baki, Wincci, Dina and azizi.. this web page is to provide Eco infos for readers out there and what they could do to follow the footsteps of their favorite celebrity in going eco.... at this current moment the web page is under construction but you could join our facebook group k...

Kiehl's Save Our Rare Earth Campaign ..
Recently the good people at kiehls launched their latest outlet in Bangsar Shopping Centre and at the same time launched a campaign that encourage us to as the name goes Save our rare earth.. many celebrities turned up in support of this cause.. and alhamdullilah i am glad and honered to be a part of this good cause.. cayar lar kiehls .. keep it up ...

YAWA's Bio Diversity Camp...
ok this coming 13,14,15 of november baki zainal would be away camping in Gunung Nuang with Aishah Siclare and the great people from Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam (thanks guys).. yup in conjunction with kiehls Save Our Rare Earth Campaign, YAWA will be having this camp for kids aged 10 to 17 years old .. here theres tons of cool activities for them to get their hands dirty with and at the same time learn the importance of playing outside and loving our eco system.. wanna find out more log on to www.yawa.org ..

ok humm im wondering why is my entree this time so clinically clean.. hahahaha i dont want to confiuse myself cause theres actually tones of info to load about this effort and this cause that all of us are concern about.. some people might just blink and eye and say that its just a gimmick and everyone just wants to jump on a band wagon.. hahahahahaha thats really funny because one way or the other i really wish that everyone does jump onto this bandwagon because we need as much people onboard to make a louder noise and to make a bigger impact.. its near impossible to ask one person to make major adjustments to their lifes and that might not sustain but if its small steps that you take that might just become a daily habit and slowly with these little steps and everyone combined we will make that difference.. our mother earth is crying out to us with her tantrums of Quakes, typhoons and draught.. if we dont soothe her no one would..
Great thanks to all the celebrities on board, my ultra favorite Kiehls, Alan Thoo and everyone thats out there supporting this effort of ours.. to you i salute..

being daring are we?

2009-10-11T21:23:00.004+08:00

Baki Zainal going retro baby.. thanks to Material
Baki Zainal for next years calender shoot...

Baki Zainal going experimental thanks to Material
Look out guys... more to come

a hair galore it was..

2009-10-08T23:28:00.002+08:00

well last nite i hosted the launch of BSC's newly renovated infact bigger than life 5000 square feet A Cut Above.. the event took place right outside the salon.. talking about the salon i would have to say i love what Winnie and Richard has done to it.. the space and the layout of the place gives it a whole new feel of luxury and elegance.. love the private rooms concept for when sometimes you wanna rush for shows its a great place to get change and head off at the same time...
my partner in crime for this event was the ever chantiks Aishah Sinclare.. it was of course a really nice chance to catch up with everyone .. i caught up with Erin, Dawn, Dayang, Yasmin and the whole lot.. i remembered my first few do's that i was invited to.. oh man that was difficult .. i remembered having nightmares on how i would say the wrong thing, do the wrong things, be seen as not cool enough or dress not right for the event.. seriously it twisted my panties everytime i was invited to one of these social parties.. don't get me wrong its not that i dont like attending them i do i do.. ut it just arghhhhhh... anyways.. i always tell myself baki follow the crowd, baki follow the crowd ... but then i came to realize that theres no use in getting all jittery .. all you have got to do is be yourself cause half those people at this type of events are having their panties twisted too. hahahahaha those were the days lar.. but then again i feel really lucky that i have friends there heehehehehehehehe back to the event.. well it all went well with of course the whole sound system screwing up and half of the people there could not hear what aishah and i were saying.. the sound was just really bad.. to one point i had to project my voice out just so that i could do justice towards Syafinaz Selamat and Dennis Lau's performance.. well side tracking from that note it kinda hurt my tummy again and got the acid to flow.. causing pain all thru the show.. but hey the show must go on it has too.. i was given a task and trust to pull a good show and a good show is what i shall deliver... if only speakers were placed stratigicly behind and the whole thing a tad bit more organized then i guess you would have the party of the year ...
ohh i would have to write about this young chinese boy who looks like one of those Hong Kong pop idol. His name is Shawn Lee.. Do not be fooled by his Pop Idol look.. infact that might just come in as an extra niche for him.. dude is a beat boxer and hell of a good one too.. this boy definitely will have my eyes looking out for him.. infact i heard that Pin Joo is setting for a show date to have him on board Celebrity Chat.. this is what you call talent.. an all down to earth young boy who has talent and is not afraid in dreaming big... keep that and mark my words its gonna be a good journey ... insyaallah...
what ever said i enjoyed myself.. i was kinda wishing that i was feeling better so that i could stay on bit longer.. but then because of my tummy my MR manager kor kor insisted we leave soon so that i could have a warm meal.. so like my mother i tell you.. hahahahahaha to Winnie, Richard and team congratulations guys...and to xavier good show man... keep it up.. ok i better rest now have MHA in a couple of hours .. need to rest ohh i loved the baju from Material.. will upload pictures k.. nite all

crackers anyone?

2009-10-06T04:19:00.002+08:00

for the past 2 days i have been waking up at about the same time 4 am just to satisfy a craving that my body has which id hunger... and for the past 2 days as usual i feed it with crackers.. now you might say gee wizz aint that a real healthy choice but honestly thats the only thing currently besides hot tea that my body will literally keep down... but this morning i made my 4am treat slightly interesting .. i didnt swallow my cracker down with hot tea.. i kept it down with the yummy manggo juice thingy that trust me on normal circumstances i would stay way far from... but today since thats the only other thing that is not cold i decided to have that with my 4am cracker..
i now no longer feel the pain only discomfort that i have is with the sourish substance that i could taste at the back of my tounge..
my mother got up as i was having my morning treat and asked with she could make me a cup of hot tea.. something she learned that would immediately put a smile on my face .. since frowning has been the color of the week.. i said no which promt her to go back to bed.. i love my mom.. all in all she tries to keep company and helps me in all manners that just makes me mad at her and questions her care towards me.. but deep down i know its my mothers way of showing that i dont stand alone and she is standing right next to me againts all odds.. subhanallah what have i done to deserve such a beautiful soul .. syukur..
i'm meeting up with the gastro specialist next week to determind what thus lay infront of me.. but till then i have come to my sences .. i have sucked my thumb long enough .. the period of scaring myself and living in fear of the boogeyman that i dont see just has to stop.. i am a fighter thats what i do best.. i can't do much to what ever that would be stated on the test results next week..thats something out of my control.. but what i could continue controling are things that would bring an instant smile to my face such as my pledge to spread the word out and help my mother earth.. finishing the blue prints and putting bricks together with my kor in forming those castles in the sky... and of course the joy of being it my turn to offer my mom a cup of hot tea when she is seated in a game of scrabble with her sisters..
He has plans for me i know... but till then i will continue fighting .. i am a fighter.. thats what i do best..

its 6:52am and i can't sleep

2009-10-05T06:52:00.002+08:00

ive been awake on the net since about 4am or so.. well might not be an unusual scenario.. but the subject matter which i Googled for is some what new to me... Gastroenterologist... wowww that's a mouthful infact it took me just about a good couple of minutes to decide whether or not to post this blog... i finally made up my mind that i need to.. as this would be the only small haven that exist for me to keep my little or non existence of sanity.
why i googled this topic?? well let me just save you from the chronoligical run of incidents.. i have been suffering from a bad deal of gastric problems or in a more scientifical medical term GERD. what is GERD? Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a more serious form of gastroesophageal reflux (GER). in a more lay men term means heart burns, reflux, gas in the tummy all blend into one. and of past has been get bad. at first gastric issues does not seem scary.. but lets not kid ourselves.. one knows their own body system better than others would..

Chronic GERD that is untreated can cause serious complications. Inflammation of the esophagus from refluxed stomach acid can damage the lining and cause bleeding or ulcers—also called esophagitis. Scars from tissue damage can lead to strictures—narrowing of the esophagus—that make swallowing difficult. Some people develop Barrett’s esophagus, in which cells in the esophageal lining take on an abnormal shape and color. Over time, the cells can lead to esophageal cancer, which is often fatal..

hahahahahaha bordering on insanity im telling myself am i really gonna go with this or is this just one of my drama moments ... how at this point i wish it is...

in order to know if this is really what i am facing .. a couple of test would need to be carried out.. luck be on my side i have yet to take those test.. i might just be scaring myself.. oh god it is scary.. as i am typing away the discomfort in my tummy is just to close for comfort.. subhanallah..

this i guess is my wake up call.. i need to do this.. i am scared...

i need to know to proceed ... please make me strong.....

i have taken upon me responsibilities and quest that i want to fight on for... my work, my life, my family.... going green, completing those castles in the sky with my kor, giving my mom a comfortable lifestyle.. these things come first... they do.. they do.

The Man Who's Vision made Baki Zainal..

2009-09-10T02:16:00.005+08:00

Papa, i miss you so much.. thank you for pushing me and having the vision to give me such a special gift... my tears fall tonite as you are not here to share this with me pa.. but i know that somewhere up there you see me and you share this moments with me.. sesungguhnya anak papa rindu sangat pada papa.. sudah 13 tahun papa sahut panggilan Ilahi.. sudah 13 tahun baki tak beraya bersama papa.. baki redha keatas pemergian papa.. baki hanya berdoa agar Allah mencucuri rahmat keatas papa and He showers you with all the love that you showered me.. Baki janji pa, baki tak akan mempersiakan usaha papa untuk lihat anak papa berjaya.. my only regret is that i never told you how much i love you and i admire you .. Baki Rindu Papa.. Terima Kasih Papa ku.. Thank you..謝謝您。。我愛我的爸爸。。。

i feel bleesed

2009-09-08T04:31:00.002+08:00

these couple of days i have been receiving alhamdullilah really good write ups from both press and blogs.. syukur...baki Zainal, standing with Dina as cuddling adik aiman who's father is dying

one way or the other it never really crossed my wildest imagination that people would have viewed me in that light and grant me such words that at both puts a smile a tears of joy and humble bows as i really do not feel that i am worthy of such compliments.. ok i might have just caused a few people to run off to the mountains or even spew blood when they read the first few paragraph of this entry... but that is how i really feel..
i am a believer that you do to others what you would want others to do to you.. as you treat others as how you wish to be treated... my papa always reminded me "tanah tinggi rendah" which in direct translation means "the high and lows of this land"...sounds corny huh?... what he really meant was that we would always have to remember where we are and who we are...

baki zainal ad chef chandra cooking a break fast meal behind the langkawi sunset

when i first started this industry i would always remind myself that i would 1 day hope to have touched lives and make a difference with this gift that HE has bestowed me.. that is my ultimate goal (besides of course earning an income lar) heheheheehe hey i am only human... it has always warmed my heart when i have people approaching me and telling me how i have inspried them or even got them to start thinking ... recently i was in Langkawi helping out on a charity function with The Westin Langkawi... and seeing the family that i was helping out and the generosity of the people there warmed my heart and gives me hope and believe in going the extra mile in promoting unity among us.. syukur...
baki zainal, Alan Thoo and Azizi lightening adik aiman...

with the recent events like the happenings of the whole "Cow Head" issues in Shah Alam ... it gives me confidence and hope as i see the opposite in the people around me ... its not toleration but acceptance that we are looking for... i am Malay, i received Mandarin education, my ancestors came from Pundhicherry, india. My manager and blood brother is chinese and i have different races as friends.. does that makes me less of a malay? in fact that does not bother me now .. i am proud to be Malaysian.

My manager/brother Alan Thoo rised up to the occasion when i proposed to him about joining forces with The Westin Langkawi to help a Malay, Muslim man who was at his lowest not knowing if his kids will have a future when he dies of liver cancer... his outmost fear is not dying, his outmost fear is not the pain his suffering but the fear of not knowing what would happen to his sons when he is no longer here to care for them... Alan picked up the tab worth more than 5K just to fly us artiste and media so that we could create the awareness needed for the said man.. to this i stand bow to you Alan Thoo... not looking at the skin color, race and religion but only as a human being to the other.. i am blessed to know you my brother...

this whole entry is not about propaganda or even racial issues.... this entry is of my feelings and my thanks to those out there who like me believes in making tomorrow a better day for all of us.. to all of you i baki zainal says thank you... ohh ya dont forget to catch me and the infamous taxi drive KJ this coming 9.9.09 on www.15malaysia.com ... allrite all nites...

sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu..

lets figure out what baki is doing?

2009-09-01T04:31:00.006+08:00

baki zainal trying to act cute.... not!!!
baki zainal, its been awhile hasnt it old boy
i need to rest
he is bobbing again
hey there handsome

its 4.34am to be exact and i have just had my sahur while watching channel E!! yes yes .. nothing else was on and i got kinda carried away .. hehehehe but hey thats education k..
im fully awake really trying to figure what is there thats really worth blogging about.. i dont like trying to be smart or faking that im thinking of the world while in actual fact at this moment the only thing thats running thru my mind is shit i had too much to eat and damn i make hell of a good fried rice... wahhahahahahahaha...
i envy people who constantly worry and unselfishly think about the world, the nation, the people but frankly speaking im sure one time or the other they must think of something else.. like is my nostril hair showing or man how i would love to see that hot chick cutting vegies in my kitchen.. cause i have that issue. yes, i do think about the eco system and the nation but rather always than none i will be thinking of the 1001 other things that is happening to me on that paticular moment and time .. for example on issues of why do i feel like i have a wedgy for the fact i know that i went into parking mode down south.. hahahahahaha i know i know im not making sense..
but dont you guys just wish for that one second you are allowed to not make sense and yet everything will be allright....
i use to live in a world where everything has to make sense.. even a joke would have to make sense... it has to be interlectual if not then its a waste of my time.. life at that moment seemed really perfect.. i knew what i wanted and i knew how i wanted it and i know how many grey hair is allowed to grow on my head within the next 5 minutes... but i soon realize that knowing does not gurantee you security and success.. and seeing people around me who cant really seemed to care if their underware is not filed according to the color and your tooth brush is meant to be next to your shaver while the paste is slightly slanted to the right. ...
now i live in a world where my heart is given a louder mic ... maybe wrong but the constant believe it has is admirable.. aite im gonna go to bed now.. ill talk to you later..

GoGoGo

2009-08-31T06:06:00.003+08:00

Baki Zainal, Wincci, Cindy Chen, Berg Lee and the boys from GoGoGo
Baki Zainal going thru some sadist torture
Baki Zainal with the dude that Zenny has a huge crush on
Baki with Cindy chen
Baki Zainal bobbing along with Wincci soo.

ola ola... just sahur and yes before i forget happy 52nd birthday my malaysia... wahhh your aging gracefully..
im up for another full busy week this coming week.. there CC, Langkawi and other stuff lined up for me.. syukur..
soo gonna leave you with pictures from last weeks GoGoGo shoot.. and insyallah might just drop in again soon.

berbuka di holiday inn melaka

2009-08-27T04:38:00.004+08:00

dina, didi,nur, baki zainal dan azizi menjayakan majlis berbuka
baki zainal berpoco-poco dengan baju melayu
bersama budak2 lelaki tun abdul aziz
baki bersama artist dan management holiday inn
baki dan artist bersama staff holiday inn yang gempaq ouls miss jaz

ok, baki sebenarnya teramatlar mengantuk tapi ingin sekali tunjuk gambar2 dari majlis berbuka puasa bersama rumah budak2 lelaki tun abdul aziz melaka.. the event rocks more updates soon..

jom sahur lagi

2009-08-24T05:57:00.003+08:00

Azizi, dina, zeekaa, zenny and baki zainal has never looked so good without make up.. i like this photographer but wait its the booth i tell you..
alar bang baki zainal posing habis
besarnya lubang hidung ku
baki zainal having his coffee fix with his cousin dina

last nite zeekaa, dina, azizi, zenny and me decided to head up to genting for sahur.. yer memang betul.. we just decided last minute that we wanted a bit of cool air and yes semua kebosanan.. so selepas terawih i went to fetch all of them and off we went to feast in starbucks with our pizza hut ... we had tons of fun.. im blogging at this current moment because i dont want to fall asleep.. why you ask well i have a presentation in a couple of hours and if i sleep i wont be able to wake up.. sedih kan.. anyhows and anywheres you could see the pictures and judge for yourself the amount of fun and havoc tht all of us had... allrite peeps for those who are fasting selamat berpuasa...

dah start beli baju raya..

2009-08-22T18:31:00.003+08:00

baju melayu johor linen in white.. sungguh suci
Red Linen baju melayu johor tikam belut

ok ok i know but ive started buying baju melayu's... yes i have.. before this for the other shoots that i have done i wore clothes or baju melayu done by "Goldtrim".. thanks gold trim baju baju anda memang cantik.. this year for berbuka functions i have choosen to wear the works from qamilla.. they do really good linen and english cotten pieces.. the jahitan memang cantik... im anal when it comes to my baju melayu trust me it took me a good one hour at their boutique although i have decided what i wanted but then the stiches and the cut is really important to me.. do go and check them out and you will be as amazed as i was with the beautiful work.. you can also log on to www.qamilla.com to find out more.. my ramadhan shopping experience starts now..

the first sahur 2009

2009-08-22T05:23:00.003+08:00

Alif trying to figure out why is he doing this again?
Adam waiting to be served
humm amin having a yummy dream
my ma actually makes a big deal of the sahur.

alhamdulillah .. once again its Ramadhan...this year compared to the other years i dont know why but im totally excited ...even my boys or in a more politically correct manner my nephews has been counting down days to this magical month..
Ramadhan brings different meanings to different people, some happy, some sad and some who dont even realize its coming and going.. as for me the feeling of this magical month has grown from fear to love and admiration... why so? well during my younger days i feared the month as i then know that there will not be lunch ahahahahahaha... i use to not fast and lie thru my teeth about fasting to my mum hehehehe i know but my mum is not stupid sometimes she can see beyond my teeth as some of the lettuce from my big mac might just still be stucked to it.. heheehehehehe .. i remembered sitting on the stairs of the mcdonalds in sek9 shah alam and eating my Mc value meal as they would not let me indulge in the shop it self...masyaallah those were the days.. but now its different as i age i value this month.. not just because according to islam this is a very special month for us to pray and do good deeds as all good deeds are payed in double or triple... but most importantly the magic of sitting down together early in the morning with the family for sahur or even during berbuka time... where you seldom get to feel and experience tht no more on normal months..thats just priceless
as for baki zainal its not hard for me to withstand hunger please im usually so busy anyways that i forget to eat or drink.. but most importantly this is the month that really test my kesabaran ... when your hungry, thirsty and tired your temper then tends to flair but not just you have to bear all this you would also have to keep calm and wage war againts exploding and causing another hiroshima blast... ahahahahahaha...this is also the month where it test your steadfast and prayers... insyallah this year i shall try to improve and become a better person.
well i leave you guys this time around with pictures of my nephews having to get up for sahur.. subhanallah these boys will grow up to be heartbreakers...

ok peeps Baki Zainal ingin mengucapkan "Selamat menyambut Ramadhan dan semoga segala yang kita lakukan diberkati Allah...

its my party...

2009-08-21T02:30:00.003+08:00

Baki zainal, with the guys of 15malaysia
baki zainal trying to spell "happy birthday" does birthday has a d or without the d?
baki zainal with the itv gang
baki zainal and birthday girl shu ting
besides being yummy wondermilk cupcakes are good to smoother on peoples face

its 2.30am tomorrow marks the entree to the beautiful month of Ramadhan but before i embrace this old fren i wanna up load pictures tht was taken the other day during celebrity chat. anyhows anyways it ws also shu tings birthday (shu ting is one of the beautiful girls in our itv department, she is such a sweetheart and soo i got her cupcakes (very tak original) but hey i was late and the most important part was that im sincere and she liked it..) anyways will up load more pictures now gonna try to go to bed.. bestnya nak puasa..

P1 Malaysian Film Makers Showcase/ 15Malaysia

2009-08-18T19:15:00.003+08:00

Baki Zainal with the backdrop
Baki Zainal hosting in the cinema

Khai's piece Healthy Paranoia.. soon to be released
thats baki zainal and alan thoo standing side by side

Yes it has finally came to life.... P1 15Malaysia is finally here to stay.. over the course of the past few months. Pete Teo came up with the idea of getting 15 malaysian directors to come up with 15 different short films talking about 15 different issues that the directors feel that our country is facing. the good people of P1 then joined on board and gave their support to this project as they believed that this is a good initiative.. and so here you have 15 malaysian made short films featuring actors, singers, politicians. in short Malaysians that believes in promoting unity.. for more information do log on to www.p1.cm.my or go on to www.15malaysia.com.my.
well guess who hosted the show.. jeng jeng jeng non other than baki zainal... it was such a blast and everything went really well.. alhamdullilah.. i will like to thank Cynthia, Micheal Lai, Pete Teo, Benji, Bahir, and Khai for giving me the chance to be a part of this cause and i would like to thank Nic from Candid Photography (great pics), Khairi Jamalludin and Datuk Sri Dr Liow Tiong Lai for being great actors for me to spar with...
Syukur alhamdullilah as i feel really blessed being able to use something that is close to my heart in order of creating awearness..
aite folks stay tune to Celebrity Chat esok to catch more on P1's 15Malaysia.

more pics of the week

2009-08-18T02:52:00.003+08:00

baki what you doing?

baki zainal at The Club in saujana...
i wonder whats the next flick
awal awal dah membeli perabot

let the picture tell the story

ISUZU and Sg Petani ROCKS!!!!

2009-08-16T15:41:00.002+08:00

Check the mother trucker out man!! damn he is the most sexy thing ive seen for a long time!!
baki zainal takde kerja lar tue
baki zainal and the wonderful magicians vincent and victor
Baki zainal cam whoring with Annabbell (spell it right) and evelyn ...
what vincent does best conning pretty girls(thats denise chow, she is not just pretty but she is very smart at the same tme)

penat badan tak lagi habis nie nak siap pergi rehearsals for esok.. jeng jeng jeng.. but i could not resist the chance and time to blog about my experience working the beautiful crowd of Sg, Petani...

hahahahahaha besides being shall i say disturbed or visit by the resident paranormal spirit of the hotel i stayed in.. everything else was a blast.. the people is SP was just great... Amir and myself would like to send our gratitude and thanks to all of you for the constant support and love for MR Siao's Mandarin Class.. hopefully we shall be going into 2nd season soon and sure enough we will try our very best to bring the best to all of you. 真的謝謝大家。本人以所宥的演員希望大家會喜酄。Amir has never felt so much appreciation for playing a malaysian that he is.

besides that ISUZU Malaysia rocks... loved the team.. from Hata san, Oyama San, Denise, MR Poh, AnnaBelle, Burn, Bernard, Evelyn, joseph, sui yee.. and everyone else that made the trip a good one.. thank you..

sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORHAZLIN NORSALAM

2009-08-14T01:33:00.002+08:00

this is the ever pregnant, ever talented nor hazlin nor salam, sleeping on her couch at home after playing the ever wonderful host and feeding us kids at her house warming the other day.. hazlin happy birthday!! semoga tuhan merahmati kehidupan kita semua dan semoga you and saif have your ever wonderful ever after of a fairy tale life... baki sayangggg hazlin.
Baki Zainal
hot babe Geetha, baki zainal

baki zainal chilling after lunch

its during times like this, when i am in a foreign hotel room alone in bed at 1.48am and having to wake up to a fulls day work that i could not sleep and randomly feel like blogging ... thank god for wifi and my macbookpro baby jane!!hehehehehehehehe

humm well theres really nothing much i could write about since life has been pretty mundane for the last couple of days... but since its hazlins birthday today let me just fill you in on this hot mama..

hazlin and me go way long back when we were all living in the state of mind of being artistic beings who would slave their life for art and for art shall feed our souls.. heheheheheh remember that times babes.. anyways not saying that we dont believe in art no more we do but now we take it with a more practical approach.. hazlin is more of a brother to me for i am a sister to her hahahahaha sounds wrong but yeah... i remembered we really broke the ice 1 time when we sat outside a certain branded cafe in subang parade and took turns crying as we were exchanging life stories and all that we had to go thru be where are today..hahahahaha i can still remember the people walking past and seeing this 2 souls bawling their eyes out im sure at that time we would have made the subang community web page and the tittle reads "bawling for coffee" and below would be the picture of lin and me.. we also shared fun moments like running off to cameron highlands and taking turns at teasing geetha on her theory of "its not important in having scones and tea if your in cameron highlands" and being amazed by the powers of this sri lankan babe when literally theres no tea and scones at the stop that we decided to rest jeng jeng jeng.. how can i forget the mid nite long conversations where we would talk about life and achievements and dreams that we would want day "make" true.

but it was not all roses for lin and me... i remembered that paticular moment where i felt as if i was an intruder standing alone looking at my best fren crying and judging me for trying to make an escape and run from a certain belief that we have held on too for so long .. a cause that i promised to stand up and fight with her but at the end fail for i was not strong enough.. and deserted her half way.. but i dont blame her for feeling that way i was at wrong for not sharing and telling her the truth..

one day hazlin excitedly told me of her wedding plan to marry this dude that i was not that close to but knows for sure my best fren loves dearly... i was over joyed yet i felt sad as i was being selfish cause i didnt want to loose her to the other bloke. ok ok he is not a bloke, the gentleman being said is Saif. but then slowly i wanted my good fren to be happy and i wanted to give her the wedding that she has always wanted for i feel that would be the best wedding gift i could give and guess what in return she made me wear a pink baju melayu and be one of her bridesmade hahahahahahahahaha (thank you hazlin, no wonder aku takde gf sampai sekarang). although we dont get to see each other as often lin and me still have our "flings" over coffee and sinful thai food hehehehehehe (hello we love to eat ok). i kinda know one way or the other now i have never lost her.. infact im soo happy seeing how saif is treating her for my best fren deserves the best..

so to the baby in her tummy, uncle baki wants to tell you how lucky you are to have this strong, willed women as your mother, for she is a sweet soul that believes in dreams and love and she will impart wise wisdom to you and care for you better than anyone else i know(i bet you cant wait to see her).

Hazlin Happy Birthday old girl!! sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu..

(pssttt i'll love you more if you get rid of the ugly picture of me that you have)

i need more pictures hehehehehe

2009-08-11T03:03:00.002+08:00

humm baki zainal di spanyol?
Baki Zainal bersama apiz
Baki Zainal getting lost with Lina
Baki Zainal at the horse race
ok seriously i didnt pose.. Baki Baki

i need more pictures taken i really do.. sebelum ni i never really like to take pictures (hard to tell kan) well yeah.. i have to admit to it.. i know (alan wipe that smirk off your face)..

let me tell you a story of a boy who did not like mirrors...

once upon a time, there was a little boy who never liked to see his own shadow even more the reflection of his own self in the mirror.. "i don't like tht person looking back.." "he is soo fat".. "he is ugly" .. "good morning, your ugliness" ..the boy would say for everytime he sees that reflection looking back at him ... boy always envy the people around him.. everyone around looks good and happy.. but why does not he??? .... sometimes boy would put extra effort in dressing up and having to attend family gatherings and functions out there... he would then wear what ever he has or bought for him by his beloved mother.. "oh you look handsome, my son" says the mother.. boy takes in that second and believes his mothers wisdom.. reaching the event or gathering with the first eyes set on him, boy then turns away and by chance catches himself in the mirror.."i should not be here, i dont belong here, im never gonna be as good looking as these other people".."why did my mother make me wear this green horrible shirt.".. "why would anyone be friends with such an ugly fat person like me".. the boy says as he shuns himself from the crowd and wishes really hard that in his green shirt he would then blend into the scarlet wall behind him...

as years goes by boy lives, thinking he is all alone and nobody likes him.. more and more boy escape into a world where theres no mirrors and nobody will be able to hurt him...

1 day a beautiful princess came and visited boys world... inviting him into her world and kingdom... boy was scared to accept the invitation.. but as the princess held his hands boy took the step and the princess eases the boy to take a look at the reflection in the mirror.. the princess assured the boy .."what beautiful eyes you have".. "i love your curly hair" .."you should smile more often".... boy never taught he would live to hear those words...

holding to the princesses words boy brace his reflection for he then learned the beauty from within.. boy swore to sore the highest sky for all his dreams that he swore will never be came true from that day onwards for he learned that everything is a gift from HIM.. never let your reflection scare you to stand tall..

well i've said my peace for i hope that you who read this posting will never need to feel what the boy felt.. insyaallah....

More Baki Zainal..

2009-08-09T02:42:00.002+08:00

Baki Zainal loves to eat
Baki Zainal chilling in Hazlin's Crib
Baki Zainal getting touched up by director joe (sounds wrong)
i swear to you i didnt pose .. Baki Baki..

saya ada kampungi

2009-08-09T02:11:00.003+08:00

my mother Zainah Hassan scoping up the rice
The Head of the Hassan Clan my Aunt Zabeha Hassan or Mak Long to me
from the left : Noraini Hassan (Mak Chu), Zakiah Hassan (Mak Lang), Zabeha Hassan(Mak Long), Zainah Hassan (my mom), Satiah Hassan(Andak)
Baki Zainal Cam Whoring again..
Rumah Api Api

many things happened this couple of days and whats ironic is that i decided to actually have a comment on things when i am busy and loaded with work.. im suppose to be finishing a few proposals for CPMS (ampun babes, you'll get it soon)..

anyhows and anywheres the statement of the week would be that i am declaring that i have a kampung.. yes yes the JB boy admits to the fact that Pontian Api Api is his kampung (well in actual fact its my mothers).. i went back recently because of a family mishap and yet trust my family we turned it into a carnival (my family has that ability to turn sad occasions and see the brighter side of it) and so all 5 of my aunts (my mothers sisters.. its a bit like the yaya sisterhood but in this context its the hassan sisterhood) got together and cooked up a feast of Nasi Ambang(javanese mixed rice served in big round trays to be shared and consumed by 4 people thus creating bond and harmony) for the local mosque thats Imam is my uncle "pak lang" shout out to Pak Buyong!!!

anyways my mothers family in pontian is quite a famous family being from the lineage of Penghulus (village headman) and during its glorious days old money of johore(they used to shop in Robinson's Singapore in the late 20's ok) then as the family spread out and some turmoil and spanish soap opera happened the linage of penghulus came to an end..

but for whatever matter i am proud to say that im lucky to have this side of the family and a place that i could in ways reconnect my roots cause baki zainal is a firm believer on roots .. how far you go you got to some how touch base for then not to loose yourself and your sanity..

i just cant sleep

2009-08-03T01:48:00.003+08:00

Baki Zainal, Geetha, Lina and hazlin.. ok lin you need to wash your mirror babes
Baki Zainal taking a break from the sounds of washing being done..
baki zainal walking thru the lines
Baki zainal and jules orbing down the hill
baki zainal menunggu..

its a monday really and i have to go off for sound recording at 11am before a very important meeting at the l'oreal head office later but i just can't sleep.. i was really sleepy just now to a point that i could not even pick up my phone to text but hell yeah at 2am i am wide awake..

i realized that i have not been updating my blog regularly lately infact for a fact this is my first entry since...

這以來，我一之在想。到地呢，what i have been doing for the couple of weeks as its been quite a roller coaster ride for me. i got into a race, i started an eco campaign, i played, i cried and the bottom part is with all this i know i am alive.

i dont want to go down the same alley as all the others have paying tribute to Yasmin Ahmad (dont get me wrong not that i feel she is not worthy of paying a tribute to but i just feel tht after a week has passed with her passing, we should start to let it rest and celebrate rather than mourn for her... i kinda feel she would want that and would want us to continue her journey) but i would thou have to say that its been showering and flooding youtube for the tribute videos that you guys have done for her... amongs the lot i would have to say Perantauan Pics did a real good job and also NSTP online compared to the others some were just not tastely done at all.. well lets not go there..

i am waiting for an answer really, waiting for an answer tht just might change my path and where i were to move.. hopefully tht answer will help me find what i have been looking for.. i am ready to take this change and chance. insyallah it would..

how weird has these days been

2009-07-25T03:18:00.002+08:00

fly baki fly

humm.. these few days infact these few weeks and month has been really weird i would say.. maybe its the way the stars are placed , i dont really know but one way or the other its scarring me thats for sure.. the top of my list is the scare tht i got went i received an sms of the death of Yasmin Ahmad.. please guys do not send or forward text and messages until you get your facts right.. she is recovering and she will be going strong and create more wonderful stuff tht would remind us of humanity.. even so i dont really know her or she know me but i am praying for her and i urge all of you to do the same too.. insyallah..

這及個星譏里頭我在忙這一個關欲環保的活動，真的覺得很忙但通時很高幸的因為還宥好多藝人朋宥們在幫我把它做好。真的謝謝大家。用華文寫這個blog 真的不簡但因為要一個一個的找。但我還是要學用laptop寫華文。

huhuhuh that was difficult wei.. anyways im on to this eco project that im gonna declare later when everything is confirmed.

besides tht im driving up ipoh and cross to pahang on sunday so will be busy so if you guys really need me then just drop me a line k. aite gotta go be good

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2009-07-20T01:34:00.002+08:00

Baki Zainal and Sarah.. cam whoring at the shout after party
Baki zainal is not doing a watch ad.. he just feels too hot tht nite hehehehe

hey guys, its been weeks since i last blogged and i ask for forgiveness... i wanted to blog as soon as i could and everytime i sit infront of my laptop i just get really lost for words or at the same time i just go blank hummm.. macam mana lar nak tulis my biography nanti hehehehehe
well many things happened this month dari yang sedih, gembira dan jugak yang giler.. yeyeyeyeye im talking about you alan thoo, dina and badrul.. tak tipu punya.hehehehe
anyways i have been busy with work as usual and at the same time trying to pull together a project that would i hope one way or the other create some sort of influence and impact towards my future malaysians.. yes you heard me right.. saya ingin sekali membuat sesuatu untuk negara dan bangsa saya.. i will let you guys in a abit it has to do with Eco..jeng jeng jeng..
tapi sebelum itu getting back to the non syok sendiri issues.. i am really grieved and sad towards what the world and what we are turning into.. subhannallah its really scary i tell you.. kadang kala baki sendiri takut tu even imagine what would become of the future generation if we continue to behave like how we are behaving now...
so rather than recapping all the sad stories.. i want to count my blessings.. so that secara tak langsung insyallah it would be positive and attract more possitive energy towards all of us..
-thank you for giving me such a strong, beautiful and caring mother that believes in me.. subhanallah.. i promise to treat you well mama.. baki sayang mama.
- thank you for giving me a bunch of beautiful souls that has lead to a stronger pillar of hope for me.
-alan thoo.. (i dont need to even spell it out.. you know)
- for giving me this life that i am leading.. alhamdullilah syukur.
-giving me the endless task of making myself alert and work harder to challenge myself as i progress as an artiste and as a human being on His beautiful planet..

ohh but before i sign off i want to pay a tribute and moment of silence dan alfatihah for all those that has left us to be by His side recently, Arwah Aniff, MJ and all those that were involved and sacrificed at the recent jakarta bombing..semoga Allah memberkati roh roh mereka..amin.

my mother and i at the candy shop

2009-07-07T20:15:00.003+08:00

Baki Zainal n his mama Zainah Hassan
Baki Zainal n his mama Zainah Hassan
Baki Zainal n his mama Zainah Hassan
Baki Zainal n his mama Zainah Hassan
Baki Zainal n his mama Zainah Hassan

well remembered i told you guys that i had a photo shoot with my mother before i went off to china for the travel show, well finally i managed to get my hands on the pictures yeahhh.. thanks to pauline from Mrs Read...
on behalf of my mother Zainah Hassan and my self i would like to thank the wonderful people at The Make Up Store, A Cut Above, Mrs Read, Dua Residency, DnD for making this a special shoot for me and my mother. i love the way my mother looks.. thank you all.. sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu...

"you called, MR President?"

2009-07-02T22:07:00.003+08:00

Dont give up Baki Zainal
Baki "Why wont this ad work in saudi"?
ohh come on lar... lets face facts "how many more pigs do we have to kill before we realize its not their fault... baki
Baki Zainal ready to go into parlimen and raise the smokers rights issue
Health minister Dato' Sri Liow tiong lai and Baki Zainal

ok ok i didnt get a chance to see the prime minister but then jeng jeng jeng i got a chance to shoot with THE MINISTER OF HEALTH DATO' SRI LIOW TIONG LAI.. jeng jeng jeng jangan marahhhh.. wahhh i know i know its nothing to really shout about but hey his a cool dude and the man deserves an oscar wei.. he really does.. im off to K.T esok but will be back hopeully this weekend so to shoot with another very prominent malaysian.. lets just say the Queen of England would remember this chap.... more updates later.. see you all soon.. sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu..

Mr Siao's meet the fan session 1

2009-07-01T23:34:00.003+08:00

Baki Zainal doing the "poda macha" dance..
baki zainal trying to posse maut

Anda kunci jawapan anda?

mak longs birthday

2009-07-01T01:54:00.005+08:00

Birthday girl getting a handbag as a present
Mak long, Mama, Mak chu and andak
Baki Zainal with cousin Farin
Cikna and Dina

i have just came back from cyberjaya as we were celebrating Mak Long's 66th Birthday... Yeay!! Keep it up Old Girl!!!
Dinner was in an iranian restaurant called La Vi Da, now i saw a few posting on how good they tasted.. but then when i got there jeng jeng jeng.. well lets just say that i was really dissappointed and hungry by the time we reached bukit jelutong agin tht nite as the food was not up to my expectation and that service was slow.. the drinks was nothing to shout for and as a foodster i give this restaurant 1 thumb down.. but heck heres a few picture that i manged to snap just now.. hope you like it.. nite

the day that yoou wished to find RM10 on the floor..

2009-06-28T23:12:00.002+08:00

Baki Zainal (Amir), Kee Kee n Abg Rama (Sharukh khan) at the meet the fans session.

A lot happened yesterday, it was a fun packed exciting day and i had lots of fun not forgetting the hiccups in the middle.. well where shall i start ya.. hummm ok lets start from the top.. 1st highlight on my agenda was of course the meet the fans session with the cast of Mr Siao's Mandarin Class.. ohh man that was fun packed all my class mates made it for the event which was really cool.. we had soo much fun and i hope everyone that came to show us their love and support had fun.. thank you.. well i'll continue on soon .. just too tired.. will sambung soon.

more travel pics

2009-06-27T03:12:00.003+08:00

yes yes can you believe it that we are on work time and baki zainal heading the canon.. hahaha
baki zainal 's cast crew .. very the hari raya
alar hai cute lar konon
penang
shining thru

up at the heavenly lake

2009-06-26T04:09:00.003+08:00

baki zainal in his timberland attire.. i love the jacket i felt all warm and toasty
baki zainal trying to look like a timberland catalog model
thanks to my earth trackers .. baki zainal tracked
i knew i should not have had tht last piece of nan..

ok i am gonna be posting pictures of the places tht i visited in china. its a lovely experience and it was made better by having all these cool timberland wear, make up store make up and a cut above making sure that baki zainal looked good. thank you all..

oh man hectic hectic but im liking it..

2009-06-24T05:55:00.003+08:00

huhuhu its 5.58am now and i just reached home from a KFC shoot for TVC that should be hitting the tv stations soon insyaallah.. the shoot was really tiring. i had to act with my eyes closed which now i also found out that im a bit cacat that i could not fully shut my eyes without making a conciose effort hummm .. cacatkan.. my sparing patner for this ad is an old friend of mine wai hong yup after so long of not seeing him finally we get to star in an ad together syukur..
this ad also marks my come back to the world of tvc's after my last job which was the streamyx blue hyppo and ironicly my director for this ad is also the same director for the same blue hyppo ad that i shot about more than 7 years ago.. alhamdullilah and insyallah i hope to get more chances to do commercials as in a way everything is shot within the given time and you really have to push boundries to be able to deliver to that little stage of yours..
the best part of it all was that from long long ago i have told myself that one day i woud get to work with the great Alex Eu. well for you guys out there who does not know him, he is make up guru to the celebrities, fashion host and 1 of kl's top socialites.. and today alhamdullilah i had the pleasure of having Alex do my make up. when i got to the shoot venue i saw him and i got star struck and knew at that moment that one of my wishes from long before is gonna come true and sure enough Alex waved his magic on me. he is so down to earth and such a sweetheart. woowww no air at all but 1 could still feel his aura and presence.. the shoot was a night shoot and till the wee hours just know Alex was still calm and compose and that really increased my respect towards him.

Baki zainal with Alex Eu.. thanks Alex for making Baki Zainal look good in the KFC Shoot.

in a couple of hours time i would have to be in Celebrity Chat studios with my guest Dynaz n Bunkface and soon after i have shoots and stuff already lined up for the week to keep me busy.. which in a way i am really greatful for.. syukur.. its a hectic schedual and i am liking it. i hope it does continue as i want to work and challenge myself as to see myself soar to greater highs.. ok then guys am going off now catch you guys later.. sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu

Abang Saya....

2009-06-22T00:39:00.004+08:00

well its been sometime again since i last blogged and so i decided that on what ever conditions i shall blog tonight and share with you guys what i have been thinking.. insyaallah.. well where do i start ya ohh before that i want to congratulate my kor kor Alan Thoo and his beautiful wife Cheryl for their latest addition to the Thoo family which is my Kai Chai. Vee Shaun. Alan and cheryl im sure you guys are gonna make really good parents and i shall join in the fun of spoiling Vee..

frm left: Baki Zainal standing next to his brother "apek rambutan" and his family.

Ok, humm its never been made clear of how many actual siblings does Baki Zainal have. well guys i shall slowly answer that question soon and reveal it slowly.. just for the record i have a huge family hahahaha and to some it might just be tad bit over whelming.. and i am proud of it.
till today i could still recall the vivid memory of being introduced to a fairly tall chinese looking gentleman bearing 'Rambutans" to the house one day and innocently i called out for my papa telling him that "ada apek datang jual rambutan' when then i realised after being introduced the said gentleman is my fathers eldest son from a previous marriage... and from that day on wards i had a much much older brother that i knew as Abang Paul. our age gap was just too far apart He should be 30 odd years different than me.. his youngest son is of the same age as me. ahahaha.. growing up i never really clicked with my brother i guess being that papa only has 2 sons i guess maybe because of the vast age gap it never really dawned to me at that time to get to know him better and bond.. honestly i have always treated him as another older person that i would then have to listen to and eventually respect.. of course i knew and i honor the fact that he is family but at the same time i seldom get to spend long period of time with Abg Paul.. we would only meet and greet during Syawal and then another year passes.. it was much of a different scenario with my other sisters who are also papa's off springs frm his marriage to "Big Ma".
i felt my sisters love and care and i really knew them i guess but then with "Abg Paul its a different ball game maybe its just we are men thus we dont really wear our emotions on our selves issue and matter.. subhanallah..
now at the age of 28 i realize and i regret the time i missed out in getting to know this person who shares the same genes and seeds as i do.. one way or the other i see our fathers trades in both of us.. Zainol's sons hahahahahaha i missed my brother.. the school teacher that many respected and feared . the father of 4 who has brought up caring and respecting sons and daughter , the man who fishes to clear his mind off daily turmoils who now likes getting his hands soiled with the earth and dirt that he calls his garden.. recently my nephew who is my age got married and Abg Paul called upon me to be there representing our side of the family since most of the girls are in australia and new zealand.. at first i cringed with the idea of having to face relatives that would not let me off until i invite them over for Nasi Beryani at my wedding.. but a little voice inside me kept telling me that another part of you needs you there and papa would be ever so proud to see his 2 sons standing there together as a remembrance to the world out there that Zainol has 2 sons that he is proud off.. last 16th of june was my papa's death anniversary.. and prior to the wedding my Abang hosted a Tahlil at his house and one of the desserts for the night is my papa's favourite dish "bubur kacang hijau with durian'. my abang insisted that his wife adds the durian into the bubur kacang as that was how our papa would have enjoyed it. . growing up i never really favored bubur kacang hijau.. but after not tasting it for so long that first spoon into my mouth tasted comfortable (i can't really find the actually word to describe that feeling and sensation) it just felt right.. and i never knew i liked it too. those few short moments chatting with my Abang seemed so natural even so we have not seen each other for very long time.. and standing there as he introduced me to the guest and people around him as his little brother i cant help but to feel warm and a sense of belonging.. papa has always taught me to honor family and just by being there on that day i felt as if there was so much of my brothers life that i have missed out on.. may be he feels the same way too..
my brother now lives 40 minutes away from me.. and i vow that i would try to get to know him and make up for the time that we have missed out from each others lives.. precious moments that might not be able to repeat its self .. but i am yet ready to miss out on more of my brothers life.. papa would be ever so proud to see his 2 sons standing handsomely side by side that day knowing in that silence that they were one way or the other bonding as family, as brothers as how they did that winters day not long ago while they tried to catch a glimpse and catch a memory of that 1 man who connects them, that 1 man that they both loved, respected and looked up too, that 1 man who both of them knows they will never be able to match his stride . that 1 man who both of them calls papa.
i have an elder brother and his name is Paul Abdul Rahman Zainol. he is 63 years old and i am proud to call him Abang. ... Insyallah..

I dedicate this entry to all Fathers out there Baki Zainal salutes you and wishes you Happy Fathers Day!!

Al-fatehah buat Papa ku tersayang Zainal Bin Abu Taib. Semoga Allah Mencucuri Rahmat Keatas rohnya.

I Love you papa............

im back on line, the travelers edition

2009-06-15T04:19:00.004+08:00

baki zainal looking out and is wondering how would 'pu yi' order his starbucks?
baki zainal trying to do salem high country ad
armed with his oakley's timberland jacket, his timberland earth keepers and his canon g10 baki zainal is set to travel the world
baki zainal walking thru the grape vines of turpan

yes finally i am back on line.. wow where to start and how to start its been really long since i last wrote on this blog telling it my daily meanderings and so now i am gonna start to do so since i have just gotten myself my first ever unibody mac book pro.. alhamdullilah thank you...
the past month has been this really fast moving quicksilver motion that kinda leaving me craving for more and at the same time moving slowly into a direction of confiusion.. no doubt that im thankful tapi pada segalanya did i really managed to get a strong hold of what it all really means or have i just bulldozed over this really priceless experience subahanallah .. hanya allah saje yang akan tahu jawapan ini..
well im gonna start blogging slowly and yes i promise i will update and blog more notifying you guys what have i been up too and what i have been putting my nose into but certain projects has to be kept under covers until my producers let me reveal it. but dont worry i shall update you guys as much as i could as fast as i could ya..
before i go have you guys wondered what would be the 5 things that you must have as a traveler or when you go out traveling . i know some people have o have their pillow case with them and they would then keep on sniffing it or else they get restless at night. or how bout some people that would literally bring a whole phamarcy with them as they would want to be prepared to if any sickness be falls them.. humm well i guess in my case i would have to say top 5 items that baki zainal must have on his journeys as a traveler would be..

1. Earth Keepers from Timberland
2. Oakley Sun glasses.
3. Ipod touch 32g
4. Canon G10
5. Baby's lip balm from kiehl's

hummm, well as i said these 5 items is something extra tht you would take on the trip but hook or by crook you'll have it with you ohh ya in later shoots another secret would be "Make Up Store's bronzer" to give you the constant healthy sunkissed macho indiana jones look.

so before i go to bed hope you guys like these pictures.. sesungguhnya baki sayang kamu..

i had a dream2

2009-05-04T22:09:00.002+08:00

Baki's new baby just a couple of hours old.. i wonder what to name her..
Dina feels that with this baki zainal will be able to get paris hilton
cheryl, alan and simon telah menyampaikan hajat baki zainal

Last night was my 2nd birthday celebration this year and yes my birthday is only on the 16th but then syukur ramai yang sayang saya thus last night after a whole day of fun with sharen and sue i went to join Alan as he celebrated my birthday along with the celebriteens and suprise suprise my cousin Dina...
and jeng jeng jeng i got what i have been wanting for the past few months but tot that it was tad bit too much self indulging an ipod touch 32g... yes thanks to alan, cheryl and simon.. i love you guys.. i finally got it and im sure for the next couple of nights i wont be sleeping.. but at least i know that i wont be alone in china no more... dina gave me Paris hilton for men.. huh at first i was bit skeptical but then i am growing to like it.... thanks coz..
hari nie pula my baby came yes my 308 is finally here.. i am off to a meeting ... we talk later.. alhamdullillah..

i had a dream..

2009-05-04T02:22:00.002+08:00

you see the power of visualizing and believing does work in many ways.. i have received my first birthday gift.... it is now 2.30am .. i will up date all of you 2morrow but for now.. i am blessed and i am happy.. thank you Alan, Cheryl, Simon, Zenny, Azizi, Ben, Acap. i love you guys.. more info tomorrow.

her day as a star!!

2009-05-01T02:45:00.004+08:00

baki zainal and his beautiful mother zainah hassan
mama getting her make up done by the wonderful people of The Make Up Store
Winnie's brilliant team from A Cut Above giving mama a edgy hair style.

for a good 28 years (wait im still 27 ya) finally i get to see my mother all made up... yes my frens all this while the only make up that my mother uses is lipstick and nothing more..
mama and i had a photo shoot done today at DUA Residence in jalan tun razak. the photo shoot is for mothers day and yeah we went and did it..it was great.. our make up was done by Make Up Store (thank you guys, you rock!!) our cool hair style was done by A Cut Above (baki zainal sayang kamu)and mama was dressed by MS Read and my cool outfit was put together by Duke and Dutchess .. mama was nervous at the start of it, she could not even put a smile on her face for the whole morning she did not even wanna touch breakfast hahahahaha that was funny...i guess having such professionals around us made it slowly easier for her and made her comfortable as then she warmed up and started to pose like she is one of the finalist of cycle 12 of ANTM (tyra would be so proud).. i guess she enjoyed it and that was the most important part of it all and best of all i got to spend the whole day hanging with my mom and spend quality time together... i am so busy at times that i must admit i take people around me for granted yes i do commit such crime, i forget and expect the things that she does for me (which honestly she does not need to ok) and sometimes i even forget to thank her.. ma'syaallah.. well guys wanna know what i am talking about be sure to grab a few copies of NST this coming wednesday and you guys will find out more.. i have many other things to write but my eyes are telling me to switch off and sleep.. ok guys nite.. will update you guys before i leave for mongolia and china.. nite all..

i know what i want for me birthday.. very tak malu kan

2009-04-29T00:47:00.001+08:00

syukur.. for the past weeks or so many new things have came to play and have excited me and sememangnya baki zainal sungguh terharu and i feel really grateful..
siapa sangka with all this going along i am to set to higher places and sore thru deeper sea's .. i cant wait for mongolia and china but above all this i belive that everyone is a messenger and there must be a reason why he want me to do this.. ohh tapi sebelum itu i have found exactly what i want for my birthday.. its an ipod touch 32g which is currently retailing at rm1600.. yup i knw bit take malu but then hello sure 1 way or the other i'll get it.. insyaallah.. dapt jam pun best jugak.. arghh semua lar i nak.. eh jangan bongkak and and sombong..

when drinking water think of its source

2009-04-15T04:17:00.003+08:00

the celebrity chat family.. theres baki zainal, pin joo, shue ting and the rest of the gang..
baki zainal with the cast of nie hao mr siao

its half an hour to 5am and i am still awake.. go figure.. and still i have to meet up with my sponsors at 1030am for a briefing about an event that i shall be hosting next week.. alhamdulillah..
even in between this busy life and hectic situations that i have decided to take upon myself 1 way or the other i still see the silver lining in between.. what would happen to me if i one day wake up and found out that the love of my life (at the moment tak de lar kan but please read carefully what if) got engage with someone else and the world knows it before i even get to sniff it, or what if my future wedding plans might just end there when my partner sniffed out somethings wrong with this relationship? in many ways than the other i come back to the safety zone that my life however screwed up certain situation can get is not as bad.. masha allah.. HE works in so many wonders that we cannot for tell.. would i be able to stand as strong as i am today? would i be able to take such knowledge and pain in such stride.. it difficult really to say would 1 would do when faced with the task and challenges that HE decides to test us with.... 1 thing i could safely say is that i would not give up and pick up after i have finish feeling sorry for myself..
at this point i am happy and ever grateful at how things have turned out in terms of my career and life path.. syukur.. and i am striving to make it work better for me.. please hear me i know YOU are there.. experiencing so many different things this past months has set me apart and make me into a soo much stronger person.. and with backing from mama, family and of course friends i am not afraid to strive..thank you..
i guess without these people and without the energy and support that they give me i would have wilted away much sooner than i could have imagine.. " when drinking water think of its source" in many ways than one makes alot of sense.. i would not be here at this moment climbing if it wasnt because of these people and HIS help.. anytime i feel trap.. i take a sip of water and thinking of the place and moments on how the water gets to me makes me realize how lucky i am..
tonight at 9pm the show that i have been striving for and the cause for the massive eye bags and dark circle will finally come alive at 9pm on ntv 7.. i cant wait to see it together on big screen.. the projects lined up is also many reasons for me to rejoice in.. syukur

baki zainal in mr siao's poster

2009-04-10T01:49:00.004+08:00

baki zainal and the cast of mr siao's mandarin class

jeng jeng jeng.. the posters out... yup its one of the promo for mr siao's mandarin class.. i know some of you might have caught baki zainal in a splashing (no pun intended) teaser .. but yeah this is the project that i have been working my ass off for.. i will write a longer note but im buzzing from the whole merong experience currently so am gonna leave the rest 2morrow.. nite peeps

amir's diary . nie hao mr siao

2009-04-03T02:52:00.003+08:00

Starbucks, JCO and coke is what keeps us moving for the past 13 days
baki zainal with ka hoe and mahesh from the amazing Talentime
baki zainal and cindy a.k.a Ms Q
baki zainal and auguste kwan
nie hao mr siao, baki zainal, steve yap, yi ling, rama and auguste kwan

its 3am and i am morbidly blogging.. i should be in bed as i need to be in the studio at 9am but then i had a chat with my director just now which 1 way or the other left me thinking..
its hard really acting.. specially comedy.. i should know i had chris jacobs teaching me before.. the whole momentum and sync between character, actor and director.. am i giving enough as an actor? am i truthful as a character? am i being directed? these questions may seem to be easy to answer but then when 1 look deeper its still the whole story of chicken or the egg... days like these make me want to go back to the drawing board.. its easy to blame fellow actors, script or situation for the short cuts that an actor makes but truth be told is that the actual story? we are nearing the end of shooting the first season of mr siao and yet amir has yet to reach puberty. rushing him thru that process within the next few eps might just throw the others off... aiyohh dilema..... i really hope this project sees 2nd, 3rd and 4th season and insyallah i shall still be wanted to play this character as i would want to walk him thru maturity.. im blessed to be given such chance .. syukur

mr siao 3

2009-03-30T02:03:00.003+08:00

houston we have a problem
keng ku, alvin wong, baki zainal
baki zainal n the cast
rama, steve yap, baki zainal
tony, baki zainal, alvin wong, steve yap

oh man.. its 2am. my eyes are starting to get really heavy but i want to post something on.. y lar put myself in such place.. dah lar esok shoot. but just want to share with you guys some shots thts been taken from the set during rehearsals. well enjoy you all..

mr siao 2 n off dyslexia

2009-03-28T01:08:00.000+08:00

look at all that tiny feet..
the kids doing dikir barat.. they were really cute..
the cast auguste kwan, keng ku, rama, steve yap, elvana, alvin wong, tony liang, baki zainal.
script read in pantry rama, steve, elvana and baki zainal

baki zainal wondering bila nak balik nie..

Good morning.. its 4am in the morning i just got in bout 15 minutes ago from shoot. yup early mornings till late nights or shall i say even earlier mornings ..... aiyohh very tired but then its all good.. creative spirit running in between each and one of us.. the chemistry built among actors are just great and good production team just that we have to put in the extra hours to get the best results that everyone is looking for... Amir the character is going on fine and strong in fact to certain stages amir is getting too real.. man having to screw up a language that i have been trying to find tune for 28 years is really hard and now its sticking to it.. hahahahaha.. ohh ya i am the official coffee boy for the show hahahahaha as yeah i have to have my fix of starbucks thus why not get everyone theirs too ok lar i mean i dont treat them to starbucks but then i help everyone get their daily fix.. to a point i can memorize everyones order by heart now theres the green tea latte fans, then theres the coffee fans, and the frapp fans.. on a daily basis the cast contribute say rm150 to starbucks ikano for the 13 days now.
on thursday i was asked to host a charity event for the dyslexia center in ampang hilir.. it was their official opening by the YMM something from N9. the kids were so cute.. well there was some misunderstanding at first but then yeah everything went well and i am really passionate about this cause and i would want to work closer with them to spread the word about dyslexia and how one could over come it.. its really late.. i'll talk about it later.. need to be in the studio by 9am..
alhamdulillah syukur.. catch up with you guys later..

Nie hao Mr Siao 1

2009-03-24T03:24:00.004+08:00

auguste kwan and chin chin the AD doing line check
thats strawberry cup cake "ling" and me on set
cast and director checking out the footage

i know i should be in bed now. its 3.30am and i have to be on set in another couple of hours but then i have to write dont want to be too disconnected ..
ohh man its been a tiring shoot.. maybe because of the waiting i guess but then its not that bad really cause i am surrounded by really good company.. its been so much joy having to spar with my co stars.. honestly during the first day i felt intimidated as i was acting with the likes of alvin wong, steve yap, kee tuan chai, rama, auguste kwan etc.. i mean although i have been in this industry for some time now but i still get star struck.. hahahahaha silly huh.. but working with this bunch is nothing but fun as i get to challenge myself every second on set in order to keep up with their wit and game.. (i have never imagined steve yap, the ever so macho and good looking steve yap to be such a joker and such a cool dude to work with) alvin and abang rama just keeps inspiring me with their craft.. the whole group shares and gels together from the word go.. syukur.. hopefully it stays this way for the rest of the shoot cause theres still bout 2 weeks more to go..
im missing people around me again.. you know who you are.. i wont need to spell out names.. cant wait for the rest of the shoot.. alhamdulillah... i am blessed.. syukur..

2009-03-18T11:46:00.002+08:00

im trying to get my this blog to load the pictures but its taking ages and i have not much time.. hahahaha thats the problem with me aint it not much time... i know i have not written for some time.. lots of stuff went on lets do a fast recap as i have only 15 mins before abg deen fetches me to work..

the launch of Azizi Zakaria's career and MTV for "kamu semua".. cayarlar.. that went on very well alhamdulillah.. all the hard work and effort paid off on that day.. syukur.. i'll like to thank everyone who made that day happen and for all you who took time off to share that moment with us, sponsors, frens of the media and frens really terima kasih sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu..

i have now started work and production for another 2 different production 1 being stage and the other on tv.. Nie Hao Mr Siao.. which is an in house NTV7 production is a comedy about a bunch of different characters wanting to learn mandarin.. alhamdulillah i get to work with 1 of my favorite local thespian Alvin Wong.. its just so fresh seeing him strut his magic and do wonders everytime the camera rolls.. beside alvin theres , the ever good looking steve yap (if only i could look half as good as he is when i reach his age), kee tuan chai, rama, auguste kwan(fame taiwan and hong kong soap hunk) and many more really talented people.. i feel blessed.. more pictures and story on that as i start shoot very soon.
theres Merong Maha Wangsa which i see so much potential in the play and bringing it on tour.. its really challenging and having to imagine and think like a bird is some what of a challenge that i shall try to overcome insyaallah you can go on to www.merongepic.com for more info..

then of course theres the other appearances and meetings and yes purchases i know i know.. i just got back from a spending spree at ikea, Jaspal and of course buying a G10 alone is already a spending spree.. giler wei i am a proud owner of a G10 wei.. i know ahhh alhamdulillah....

oh ya last but not least im sure by now i dah mempunyai ramai haters out there .. im sorry guys i was just telling the truth and giving my 2 cents worth of comments and advise for you to make it in this dog eat dog industry.. i once learned people who tells you only the things you want to hear is not worth keeping by your side but people who hurts your ear once and a while hold them near.. well guys i shall see you at the LEO IDOL 09 finals...

aite off to host Celebrity Chat now.. see you later.. and Thank you..

syukur..

new life, sad endings and many more..

2009-03-01T12:15:00.002+08:00

last nite was a nite of many mixed emotions.. last night was the Gala Farewell to The Actors Studio Bangsar.... people who has come to know and loved the space came together for the last time last nite to say good bye to a very close friend.. i was sat in row D seat number 27. yes my final seat. the line up that performed last night hailed from the really talented well respected acts and 1 or 2 new acts that is familiar with calling those black walls home..

it was acery interesting evening filled with laughter , tears and at the same time not forgeting a huge splash of world renown dance acts.. it opened with a very warm little intro from both the datuk and datin.. then my sifu Douglas Lim work all of us up with his crazy antics and not holding back making it the best ever stand up that i have seen of him doing.. then came a bunch of talented mixed match guys that does not realize or they do that they are awesome when all of the 5 of them combine d. they bring the house down these dudes are known as the comeback kings.. there were many other performances by the Aswara dancers lead by joseph gonzales who performed a power packed true to its form traditional zapin dance.. Sutra was involved, the ever fab Lim Swee keong, Young kl singers and it closed with the fantastic performance of harith doing his antics and last but not least did an unplugged session with dougie as they serenaded 1 last time on that actual stage.. the performances was just near to perfect as all of them gave every single thing thay have and you could feel that theres just truth in their performance..

at the end of the performance everyone joined the curtain call to stand up and give our last good bye to the space.. it was a very dark moment as tears fell... seeing lights being brought down, signs, chairs being ripped out it broke many hearts... honestly i have only tasted 2 productions on that stage one being Tartuffe and the other Habeas Corpus and yet when i got into that space for the first time ever standing on that black floor i felt that i have finally made it and tasted the high of doing theater in malaysia... my first screw up on stage was also done on that stage.. and those moments followed me ever since.. every time i get into that space i feel comfort and i feel i belong.. i have never really seen eye to eye with Dato' Faridah but last night i took her hands and i said thank you.. i saw how strong her passion and love was for the very first time.. and i know she understands me when i uttered my thanks to her.. i felt blessed for i was given the chance to feel what i felt last night .. to experience the magic for the very last time in that surroundings... to everyone that has made my experience performing, watching performances or even stealing that fag right outside a special experience Baki Zainal would like to salute you and say thank you.. sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu.. till we meet again .. insyaallah..

playing a bird, launching a star and everything else in between..

2009-02-23T00:28:00.002+08:00

its 12.31am.. my body is dead tired but then my brains is still in over drive mode.. so yeah here i am typing away ... my current updated status on facebook is of me going back to acting.. yes well not that i have quit or away from it.. but in a more serious tone i have been hosting more than doing my acting gigs...
in the next 3 months i shall be practicing for both camera and stage.. yup you guys heard me right i shall be standing back on stage this coming May.. aduii yang best tu the run of this show falls on my birthday pulak tue..well the show that i have taken upon doing is a twist to a legend "Merong MahaWangsa" fuyoohhh.. yup read the line above carefully.. theres a twist to this beautiful legend.. for the first time ever yesterday i saw the script and yeah i said yes because i get to experiment in playing a bird.. yupppp ok im sure Alan dah pikir lain dah tue.. well if you guys want to know more then be sure to catch it in istana budaya this may ya...
im currently juggling getting ready for stage, being mentally prepared for a chinese drama (itu korang kene tunggu) and imparting my knowledge( cehhh macam master sifu konon berbual) basically teaching the ropes to some one thats gonna add on more color to the industry.. tapi im worried if what ever that i am passing down is good enough or sufficient for this person to use on his journey .. night after night i ask myself, day after day i still cant find that answer.. aduiii pening..
its gonna be a busy week ahead..

upin dan ipin, sangkar, racist remarks and many more..

2009-02-19T02:00:00.003+08:00

hari ini i had the beautiful talented Atilia in the studio for celebrity chat.. wahh sungguh best.. kenapa well for 1 this girl has soo much talent yet she is down to earth .. second i have adored her mothers voice ever since .. and finally just now i got a chance to have a 1 to 1 chat with her.. thanks babes for the CD.. jgn marah baki zainal dapat cd yg di sign secara exclusive dari atilia harun ok... dia memang cantikkk..
but the high light of the day was that i got to meet larger than life celebrities huhhhh.. yes you see the picture kat atas you would have to agree with me kan they are larger than life siapa lagi tapi kalau bukan kembar paling famous kat malaysia sekarang nie Upin and Ipin... yeayyyy!! i have never been so excited to snap a picture with any celebrities before.. (yes yes i think my stylist masih dalam mode valentines thats why baki zainal is dressed in a pink t-shirt apa apa pun terima kasih ya philosophy) back to these 2 naughty kids.. they have swept the nation wei with their cartoon series that could only be caught during the ramadhan month (unless you have them on VCD lar kan) the phrase Betul.. betul.. betul and nak nak nak!! has become a new catchy phrase that any kids would easily remember huhhhhh... how i know well i have four of my own at home.. and currently these boys have an animated movie out at the cinema called "Geng, Pengembaraan Bermula" yup cayarlar guys.. i really cant wait to catch it weiii..
these 3 jokers are the voices in the movie plus writer..note that the huge cotton candy in the middle is not a part of the cast (he wishes)..
a really funny thing happened during both interview.. few days ago while i was hosting an event racist statements and issues were evoked in 2 different arguments.. i wont type what they were or what event that was but 1 thing for sure i was really effected as these words were uttered not by idiots but then by orang yang berpelajaran.. bestnya lagi by people of my race.. and that made me feel very disappointed and ashame sebab i personally believe in unity and being 1 with each other.. i love my country for its flaws and warts and everything beautiful of it.. and seriously i cant be bothered about who rules my nation but then what will anger me is of people or parties that saje saje uses racial issues as a weapon. i hate people who uses race issues to attack and create havoc in my malaysia..
but today not intentionally done my two guest spoke about racial harmony and promoted the idealistic ideas of being 1 malaysia.. that 1 way or the other sent a smile to my face.. because i believe that theres still hope.. you see being different is a good thing and understanding the differences between us makes us a more united country.. imagine living in a nation where theres only 1 race, 1 culture wouldnt that make us boring.. i feel im lucky to be able to live amongst so many different colors, people, religion, faith, culture, languages.. living together and accepting each other makes us uniquely Malaysia and i am not ready to let small minded biases and ignorance take that away from me.. i love my country, i love my Malaysia

off smoking clowns, work and suprises

2009-02-12T20:14:00.003+08:00

hahahaha scary huh.. seeing a clown of such manner can only happen in nightmares or some kinky party hosted by the "playboy" mansion... hahahaha well actually this picture was taken during my trip down to johore for work.. it was a photo shoot done by the ever talented Alan Thoo.. yes yes.. but no lar the shoot did not involve the clown having a ciggie.. it was more of a wholesome shoot.. this picture was taken by me during the breaks.. i shall inform you guys bout the project soon enough..
its been a hectic, good week or soo as you could see i still had time to goof around while i was traveling all over for Shanghai nite project hosted by DiGi and managed and coordinated by Eventplus.. the shows that brought me to 5 different states was a blast and was alot of fun.. yelar mana pernah eventplus buat event yang bosan kan.. huhhh..many things are taking its place for the year.. projects have been lined up.. shoots are on their way and soon i might even be in an "istana budaya" production.. lets keep our fingers crossed.. Alhamdullillah...
i shall be in ipoh this weekend to celebrate Anderson Schools 100 year anniversary.. its a big concert featuring many local celebrities such as Dina, Diddy, Suki and Azizi.. siapa lagi host dia kalau bukan baki zainal.. cayarlar.. yang best dan mengerunkan is that the sultan of perak shall be gracing the event.. and my only concern currently is what am i gonna wear kahh kahh kahh kahh.. yelar i would want to look my best lar kan..
i have tonight off so as usual its time to catch up with the home front so here i am in starbucks blogging away while the 4 kiddos are in kumon.. miss them soo much.. i have also nailed down which canon camera that i want.. and yes soon insyaallah its mine...masa tue hahhh this blog shall be full with pictures take by me.. hahahahahahahaha.. ok gonna sign off now.. catch you peeps later..

banana leaf, lions club, starbucks and more

2009-02-03T20:43:00.003+08:00

Blame not the drunkard you who wine eschew , if i had grace i would have abstain like you, but mark me you vounting zealots , you create a thousand worse sins than drunkards do..
by Omar Khayam..
i saw this piece of news in todays Harian Metro and i was kinda disturbed in many ways than 1.. why? well for one i am an honorary lion for the lions club of ipoh metro.. and at the same time i am muslim.. does that make me a bad muslim????
you see for the past years i have been hearing about how the lions club is jew associated.. but how true is that i do not know... if they are funding the gaza war i do not know.. but i can tell you what i know thou.. the lions club and the leo clubs has been contributing not just to charities but most important of them lot to the development of the youth and their growth.. i have seen so many leos out there who by being apart of this club improved themselves in many ways than 1 and have leadership installed in them even so at such a young age.. they learn how to organize, they learn how to lead, they learn how to appreciate friendship and most of all they learn humanity.. i have been involved in many of their activities and i have yet seen a session where we are to bow the zionism or follow those rights and ideology that at this moment is bombing and killing many innocent lifes in gaza... infact many of them as i am typing away is trying to think of ways and methods to raise funds and help those in need in gaza...
yang paling ironicnya as i am typing away while i am sipping my mango passion fruit frap those that makes Baki Zainal less of a muslim and among all less of a human being?
its so easy for us to dish and to kutuk and mark people when we see fit.. does that make us a better person? rather than being busy in worrying who to ban and who no to be friends with why dont we come together and figure out how could we help those that are in need... protest like these will not help that poor child who has just lost her family, her home and even a chance of survival.... please lar people enough is enough rather than pointing fingers lets take action.. theres a Forum for Palestine going on this thursday in kl.. that i really think we should go and support if your in town. the cover charge is RM50 and proceeds will all be channeled to the Gaza fund.. log on to WWW.CRIMINALISEWAR.COM to find out more...

aduiii... stresss .. lari topic sekejap.. im sharing with you guys another food journey of my families that we took the other day... it was our banana leaf day... yumm yummm.. all 10 of us were in Paandi's PJ and we had a beautiful Kari Rice Session... yumm yummm
well you guys could say that my family are big eaters... well we enjoy life and we enjoy each others company...see if you could spot any familiar faces.....

of Reunion, CNY and Nasi Ambang

2009-01-27T00:29:00.002+08:00

the dish that you see on top is a javanese dish called Nasi Ambang. this dish is served in a big round tray or "dulang" and is shared between 4 people. this year my family decided to have our reunion over lunch rather than the usual dinner.. and wanting to make it more interesting we went javanese rather than chinese (giler tak give face kan kuarga aku.. dah sah sah CNY lagi nak jawa wowwwww) the preparation for this day took 2 days of slogging for the mothers in the kitchen (plus minus time off to play scrabble hahhh tahun nie main scrabble dan bukan mahjong ) in the picture under all that glad wrap theres about 8 different type of dishes and white rice... dont ask me their names im not chef wan k...
well the families started pouring in as the cold wind and rain poured on us during CNY eve.. yes they did (hahhh nie yang tak aleh aleh baki zainal rasa rimas.. dah lama sangat duduk hotel asyik kerja and being able to lepas mulut tak aleh aleh having to meet people that advisable you be nice to them kalau tak nanti mak marah kannn wahhh so susah k i nearly jumped out of my skin.. but hey ingat dorang pun nak bersedara ngan i ke? dorang pun takde choice k) anyways it was not as bad as i tot it was gonna be lar.. everybody played nice and civil, kayaknya ada juga keponakkan dari indonesia sama sam libur nyambut tahun baru kaum tiong hua.. but then even so no blood was shed i still ran out for a sec and caught a breather in starbucks (ohhh i got their new year key chain soo cantikssss)
back to nasi ambang below merupakan wira wira atau survivor survivor kita yang telah berjaya menewaskan nasi ambang itu dengan mengunakan kurang dari 4 kuasa manusia (tahap pelahap kira tinggi jugak lar k) hahahahahahaha
1st we have Dina wooowwwwwww siap baring untuk meng-adjust perut supaya ada lebih space .
ini pula gandingan Abg Og dan Uda nampak bertapa bersih dan licin daun pisang itu...
jangan sangka badan kurus tak kuat makan .. melissa masih kuat berjuang sambil disaksikan suaminya farin.......

well finally this is how the empty dulang will look like.. above all its such a cool idea this nasi ambang because you get to share and creat the bond with the people that your sharing the food with and at the same time you dont need to do much dishes....................
ok lar am signing off now.. need sleep banyak rumah aku kene pergie esok... huhhhhh baby ayden aku belum jenguk lagi aduhhhhh

of lebanon birthdays, CNY and lots more

2009-01-25T14:09:00.003+08:00

last nite i traveled to lebanon and back.. it was elina hariths birthday bash.. it was a fairly interesting evening i would say .. infact i would not get into details ahahahaha yelar tidak baik mengaibkan orang lain tau (in this case its the restaurant) but above all it was a nice evening of catching ups.. Happy Birthday Sweetie... its one of those moments where you kinda feel tht you have a lot to talk about but then your just lost for words..and cant figure out what to write..
so since i am at that junction and it is the eve of the lunar new year, before the ox rumbles in i would like to wish every one HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and may this golden ox brings with it prosperity, joy and health for all of us....

baki zainal

an honest malaysian movie..

2009-01-24T01:25:00.005+08:00

just now i got the chance to attend the special screening of a really good , beautiful , honest Malaysian movie "Talentime".. this screening was in conjunction with a charity effort to raise funds for Gaza. directed by yasmin ahmad yallah cerita nie sungguh ikhlas..sebenarnya its very simple story telling tetapi kerana cara cerita ini diceritakan dengan bersahaja dan ikhlas the story was send across so beautifully ..everytime i watch a yasmin ahmad movie i see her putting the multi racial issue at play.. and this time around among all her other movies to date i feel that this 1 handles this issue beautifully sampaikan air mata baki zainal mengalir kerana nampak kan keikhlasan dan kejujuran issue issue yang dibentang walaupun dilapik masih kelihatan benar..
before i go i would have to say that the cast is of a stellar cast cayarlar... i was really impressed by mahesh, kahoe,jac, and the many more that made this movie come to life.. sekali lagi taniah yasmin...ok guys jgn lupa to catch this beautiful movie when it hits the cinemas in march..

The World Welcomes

2009-01-21T19:42:00.002+08:00

baby AYDEN THEIN!!!! baby ayden thein belongs to the proud MR & MRS Clyde and Shel Thein....lets us give him a bing rounds of applause... congratulations ayden, for passing our nine month trial examination you have won yourself a pair of wonderful parents!!!

last few weeks

2009-01-21T15:56:00.002+08:00

okay okay im still not over by the excitement that i had been feeling since i found out that the episode of "Ghost" Season 2 would be directed by Ng Png Ho.. yup...the guy who came up with "Kopitiam"..... (mesti ada yang tanya kan ehh apahal macam teruje semacam bukan dulu you pun berlakon Kopitiam ke? hahhh its not the same cause when i joined malaysia's first english sitcom it was no longer directed by Png but by Carlos Agustine Bong(which had also been a pleasure) so yelar menunggu sebeberape lama.. wahh bahasa ku)
finally last night came.. after merentas jam yang amat teruk ..kl near standstill (tapi bilernya kl tak near standstill when its going home time) .. i reached the venue and was greeted upstairs by teck guan and elain and off for the usual make-up and stuff.. after an hours wait(yelar kenelar siap lampu place camera kan) it was time to work.. and my sparring partner for this scene was of course Cheryl Samad.. and everything went really smooth and it was very easy working with both Cheryl and Png.. as a director he knows precisely what he want out of the actor and yet he does not dictate but gives the actor his space to create.. he knows to the exact point sehinggakan each scene cuma memakan max 3 take.. woowww memang best dan cepat!! cayarlar.. tapi biasalar baki zainal had to keep himself compose and made it seemed that i was very collected and very professional sebab tak nak lar kan nampak macam mengampu tuan director.. wahhh lepas "sou kong" terus wajib menelipon tuan atau puan manager yang tercinta (ahh marah makcik tue nanti) untuk meluahkan perasaan teruja yang membuak buak dihati.. jeng jeng jeng...

Last AJL i was soo excited and happy that Faizal Tahir, Meet Uncle Hussien and Farawaheeda won.. yipeeee.. some more i had the pleasure of interviewing fara few days before AJL and i really feel that Fara and Abg Julfekar deserves the award that they brought home that night congrates girl.. cayarlar.. i have always liked her voice since her "tanpa mu" days and yeah i feel that she does her level best to be different and kudos for winning ya!!

huhhhh more on the home front this is a picture of Erika's barbie cake.. (and no it does not come with the taukei aiskrim yang bertudung itu) the whole celebration was fun for both young ones and the elderly hahahahahaha... i hope she liked the make-up from The Body Shop that i gave her...

speaking of The Body Shop, i would like to thank youth09 for that gift as it was a token from them for me as i was 1 of the celebrities invited for their celebrity secret session.. thanks ouls.. okay guys work has summoned me so i am going off now might just blog later tonight .. chao ouls

i am really sorry..

2009-01-20T16:02:00.002+08:00

I was just sitting at home trying to memorize my script for tonights shoot.. while taking bit of time off from such a "mind boggling" scene hahahahaha i decided to go on line and check my mail, do bit of surfing and find out what i have been missing for the couple of days while i have been busy and gone and then i stumble upon some info that really shrunk my heart.. i dont really know where to put this down so i decided for you to listen to me ramble again..

My friends would testify that i am one who believes and encourages people to chase after their dreams. i would be the one that would be encouraging in many many ways not letting harsh words kill other peoples hopes and desire..(ok ok aku tau kengkadang mulut baki zainal nie laser jugak but most of the time i will support k) because i for 1 believes in dreams, i for 1 have felt how it feels to let other people get to me and hurt me by saying that my dreams and goals is an impossible task... i for 1 knows that if you dream, want and put your heart and soul into something insyaallah with HIS blessing your dreams will come true..

but i forgot that few years back i have uttered mean words to a fellow human being and i have hurt her feelings by shattering her spirit and dreams.. was this act done out of spite? was this act done so that she would buckle up and prove me wrong? at this current moment i dont know and i do not want to fall for the easy escape of choosing the latter excuse so that i would feel better and the world would once again be a better place...

I remembered years back when i was still young, naive (hello sekarang masih muda mudi tapi dah pandai lar sikit). A car ride early in the morning to work might have changed my life.. "thanks ya.. hari nie would be the last day i kerja kat klcc sebab esok i nak kene register ITM."
"oh you apply course ape?"
"Mass comm"
"kenape mass comm?"
"sebab memang from last time i want to be infront of the camera ala ala Hong Jue Kee.. read the news in all 3 language"
"i bukan nak cakap apa lar kan but then baki have you seen the faces on TV.. and yelar not to say that your not good looking but then you dont look like any of them... takpayah lar mimpi"
sampai hari ini does words still rings in my ear.. i know i know i should forgive and forget and move on .. i have forgiven but i have yet to forget infact i tak tahular bilernya i could forget the pain and the tears that i was holding back all the way to work.. jalan duta toll to klcc early in the morning is a real long journey ok... that pain and that feeling is soo sure real.. dreams that i have always had since a kid all of the sudden trying to be flushed down by people who do not understand the desire and the fire that burns.. from that moment on i told myself that i would make it work and i shall let my PAPA be proud of me... and insyaallah and alhamdullillah i am on the path that i ahve been dreaming off.

but what strikes me now is the feeling of disbelief of how could i in return hurt some one else with similiar words infact harsher that stabbed me before.. how could i have done that...
now as i google i found that this person is on the path that she wants to be.. this person is on the way to leading her life how she wants to. I AM SORRY!! congratulations for all that you have done and i wish you all the luck towards becoming all that you want to become..

to people out there who i might have discourage, who i might have dampened your spirits .. Baki zainal secara ikhlasnya meminta ampun dan maaf.. if you want something badly and you believe that its yours.. NEVER!! NEVER!! let anyone come in between you and dampened your spirits you insyaallah you deserve it..

Sesungguhnya Baki sayang kamu...

When i grow up...

2009-01-08T00:45:00.003+08:00

have you ever seen a character on tv or even the big screen one day and you just tell yourself that when i grow up i wanna be just like you ala ala my friend simon.. hahahaha.. no but seriously have you? well its been a while since i had one of those..humm let me think who was it that i wanted to be last ya? hummm see its been that long that i cant even remember.. well last week i went and caught this movie that many claim movie of the year.. well i wont go as far as that but i would safely say its a very good and dont forget LONG tourism advert "AUSTRALIA" the movie... i went and caught it with my family at the golden lounge in GSC (i have always loved their blanket)

thats kak anja and abang og i know i know my camera phone dark..dont complain ok want to complain buy me my canon..thats me and farin.. been a while since we hung out

well its a 3 hour movie so yes spending that extra buck is worth it.. chupp why am i justifying this.. anyways where was i...ohhh ya "AUSTRALIA" .. well i wont comment on the movie as i felt that it was a beautiful movie that kinda on a surface gave me an insight on the aboriginal culture and did make me want to book a month off to aussie hahahahaha... but above all that right i came out with an ambition yes i did.. no its not to drove cattle nor is it to run a little island for half breeds(that is such a harsh word) so that GOD would not forsake them (hey not fair, HE's not mean ok) ... my ambition is to become like....

yes yes yes i want to be like him... giler macho weiiii... 1 day 1day...

lets kick off 2009!!

2009-01-06T16:35:00.002+08:00

hey all.. finally my first post for the year 2009.. i know its kinda 6 days late hahahaha.. anyways at least i blog rite.. well they say or shall i say i believe that how you start your year would influence the coming 12 months of the year.( damn it, why cant i start mine with hot chicks, cool rides and flashy cash hahahahaha).. i started mine this year kinda bit low key.. but most of it i felt was meaningful enough to bless the coming days of 2009.. first day of the year was fully devoted to the clan.. as you could see i dont get to spend much time with all of them so kayaknya bila gue punyain masa langsung ya family terus jadi priority yang amat penting bagi gue.. eh eh tak aleh aleh ngomong bahasa indonesia waduh waduh...

yup it was up genting for the kiddos.. i guess in a way we kinda missed the weather in bandung so we brounght the kids up to genting and joined the masses as they spent the final few days of the holidays..rasa macam kat ocean park pun ada jugak.. ohhh i have to tell you guys about my experience watching The Spirit in the lovely OSIM massage chair.. wahhh enak sekali dong.. it was just wonderful , nasib baiklar ada kerusi yang enak, empuk dan syok itu kerana tidak i would have been swearing under neath my breath cause The Spirit is one of those movies that i would call "buek!!" its such a bad movie, with lame line and a stellar cast.. tolong lar please boleh tak just pergi mati.. arghhh stressss..

huh cuba teka saya dimana? it looks like a chicken hotel doesnt it from this angle tapi sebenarnya i went and got my nails done.. yes yes i know it sounds very beckham tapi guys terpaksa ok.. i mean everytime i shake hands with people at the functions i attend to i need to make sure that i have a smooth and good looking hands cause that would be the first thing that these people get to touch.. ok ok i know lame .. sememangnya best gie buat pedi and mani so shot me if you want to no these arent my nails.. too mach bling for me hahahahaha thats my jies feet.. ahahahahaha... well besides the daily grind of work and stuff i think i started this year pretty much how i want my existing days in 2009 to be like where i get to spend time with people that i love and at the same time be pampered thru out... wahhh bestnyer bestnyer... hummm hopefully this idea sticks thru.. ok all have to go.. catch you guys later.. now on my hunt for that lovely camera.. ahhhh

bye 2008!!

2008-12-31T14:44:00.003+08:00

thats steven.. he's with leo club st micheals ipoh

may 2009 brings with it more travels...

may it bring more sun sunny days..

allrite you all this is my final blog for the year soo see you guys next year but before hand lets party down in 1utama tonight ...

sesungguhnya baki sayang kamu..

the year that was 2008

2008-12-31T02:39:00.002+08:00

its the final day of 2008 and yes im blogging bit early cause i shall be working during the final hours of 2008 and so i might not be able to pen down my tots and feelingsss... hahahaha.. many things happened this year and alhamdullilah i have grown and matured in terms of life and career.. syukur.. again i cant stop but to thank the many people in my life and thus i have decided to not blog about the happenings of this year and yet dedicate this entry to all those who matters to me so here goes.

1. Mama
(thank you for putting up with me and for giving me your blessings in all that i have chosen to become.. i love you.)

2. Abang OG and Kak Anja
(thank you for everything and for being there to lend me support in many ways than 1.)

3. My family in Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand
(thank you for just being there and being a pillar cause knowing how much you guys care for me makes me stronger and sure of the decisions i make)

4. Alan Thoo
(thank you for being family outside of family and need i say more for all that we have gone thru this year. i am sure that we shall Rock! next year)

5.Adam, Amin, Alif, Alisya, Azizi, Zenny, Saban, Asyraf
(sesungguhnya gegal sayang you all semua.)

6. Hazlin, Geetha, Zeeka
(thank you for understanding and knowing how important everything is to me)

7. Sue, Sharen, Shel, Far, Clyde, Elina Harith
(thank you for being)

and to everyone that has been supporting my goals, my visions and my beliefs with out all of you i would not be able to be ME.

but above all to YOU for you who granted me all i have today and all i shall be tomorrow.

Sesungguhnya Baki Zainal Sayang kamu.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

2008-12-24T01:04:00.002+08:00

May this year yuletide cheers brings with it joy, happiness, hope and love as to make the world a better place for us all. with this i would like to wish everyone Merry Christmas. lets bring out the yummy treats and party on.. just dont drink and drive ya..

Love Baki Zainal

producing mtvs, lion club and much more.

2008-12-24T00:45:00.003+08:00

was at the LEOLYMPICS in ipoh.. im now a LIONS club ipoh metro honorary member.. hahaha and above is a picture of the digicelebriteens rocking the house at the closing ceremony.. love the picture with the whole tree background..
now i have constantly been hearing about the ANDERSON school band from my bro Alan Thoo so finally at the event i got to see and hear them for the first time..
these band boys from ANDERSON deserves a huge pat on the back for their dedication cause it was scorching hot on that day and they had to stand still without moving.. man kalau i was in their shoes i would melt by now... cayar lar keep it up ANDERSON boys..
Azizi Zakaria and Eddie and his BBoys right after Azizi's MTV shoot which Orange Potato produced.. MTV shall be hitting the TV channels soon....

man.. as usual its been a hectic week.. heres some pictures of what i have been up to since i last wrote..(humm if i have that canon that i have been eyeing i might just have more pictures for you guys tapi yelarkan tak dapat lagi harap harap santa baca my entry and i get one soon hahahahahaha)

The StarWalk, Scratching Armpits and 1 in a million 3

2008-12-16T00:22:00.002+08:00

ohh man i am still not recovered from the lag that is bandung and yes my work brings me traveling again(cewah lag sangat lar bandung tue kan, tapi serious tak larat k).. im not bitching about it cause its for work and of course i travel with a bunch of really fun people who else but penulis lirik dan jugak composer hebat Alan thoo...
this time around i was in penang for The Starwalk.. yup its a yearly event where nearly the whole of penang (kecuali abang yang goreng ayam kat line clear nasi kadar) would participate in. yes. they get up as early as 4am and be at the starting line as early as 6am and they then walk 10km and they receive a cert plus a chance to participate in a lucky draw. sounds like fun doesnt it?( sebenarnya macam tak masuk akal lar kan bangun awal awal mcm tue dan bersusah payah berebut berebut tapi apa apa pun ia hidup sihat dan cergas)... and for you out there who are thinking what is baki doing walking the mile well babes you know me too well.. i didnt walk but then i was there to lend my support to the whole event by emceeing for the concert and variety show before the prize giving.. (im not gonna touch on the event kerana sungguhlar tak teratur) but above all a big salute to all you penang people who took part in the walk cayarlar!!
one of the digicelebriteens Saban took part in 1 in a million punya auditions and sadly he did not make it to top 12 but he was really close... when i found out i nearly cried cause i know how talented and how much this means to him but tular seperti mana org tua tua cakap belum ada rezeki... when its yours it shall be yours..

Ban,
abang believes in you.. you are a shinning star that 1 day will get his chance to shine brighter and stronger.. but shinning star dont let the dark cold nights burn you out of your shine.. if deep0 down you believe and want insyallah HE shall give it to you..

ok peeps, gotta get to bed now have to be up early tomorrow have many things to do and wish me luck in scoring azizi a venue ya.

flowers for idhul adha

2008-12-13T00:01:00.004+08:00

well well dah namanya baki zainal kan.... i love the flowers that i got from Floristika for raya haji this year round just check them out so pretty. check out floristika's website at www.floristika.com.my

i think its time..

2008-12-10T23:23:00.003+08:00

i've been thinking for the couple of months maybe its time for me to own up to this page of rambling and constant slur of words that makes up the daily happenings of my life....
it was baby steps when i first decided to put my name to this blog.. and now finally i have reached a brave step i guess and shall with this officially call it Baki Zainal..

no longer do i want it to be known as a starbucks drink of the month.. so hopefully with this people get to know a side of me that seldom takes a peak on screen.
aite so here goes.....

spot and win!!

2008-12-08T23:53:00.002+08:00

Listen up all, im having this competition.. first 3 who can name me the exact location on where these 4 pictures were taken in indonesia will walk away with cool prizes...so hurry up and put on your thinking caps...competition ends on 23rd december 2008..good luck!!

waduh asyik dong... cahayanya udah cantik..

ya.. gue cewek paling girliss di sini...

peace be upon you......

the hanging bells of bandung...

waduhh.. makananya enak sekali

2008-12-08T01:57:00.002+08:00

waduhhh this petai is gonna stink you up but its yummy ....

nasi liwat.....?

wowwwwwww... sudanese food rocksssss

forgive me starbucks for i have sinned but then how could i resist the temptation..

i love all the sambals but sometimes i need a break tooo...

if your in bandung do check out.. the Peak, Kampun daun and tanter elly and nurs house...

of rupiahs..bandung.. and living life on the fab lane

2008-12-08T01:25:00.006+08:00

the highly awaited jakarta-bandung trip has finally came to an end.. yepp after months of planning and yes 5 days just came and went in an instant..

in KLIA cam whoring before flight

how can you visit indonesia without tasting their pride and joy J.CO ..

it was shall i say an interesting journey..

the ever beautiful Tangkupan Perahu

living life in the fab lane as i would call it.. with our luggage only arriving 48 hours later.. living amongs the rich and famous in indonesia and being treated like royal guest and of course how could i forget being nearly married off to one of my bandung relatives was just a few of the highlights thru out the trip
at tanter nur's house with nenek nani, tanter tini and the deligates from malaysia

alar alar konon cute lar tue

mbak natalia the super women of jakarta ..without her my jakarta trip would not have happened..

in the court yard of tanter nur's house

but i guess above it all i saw warmth and love being show cased and of course the beautiful indonesian hospitality waduhhh terima kaseh ya tanter tanter semua.. emangnya seribu tahun pun kayeknya gue enggak boleh bayarin dong...

the family in bandung...
i'll be uploading pictures from this trip hope you guys like it.. allrite peeps Selamat Hari Raya idul adha...

im back!!!

2008-11-26T00:49:00.005+08:00

oh man the past few weeks have been really fun and hectic.. the normal traveling down south, up north and side ways for work, my best friends wedding took place, many birthdays and many more little fun events that i attended. as usual i did not get to take many pictures.. hint hint hint anyone wants to buy me a canon camera hahahahahaha...

lets talk about hazlins wedding, there were many up and downs during the whole preparation part but above all the bottom line was that it was beautiful and because of that im now in love with this indonesian song "sempurna" check it out guys. its just soo beautiful. you must be wondering what does that song have to do with hazlins wedding well, the ever creative and brilliant photographer "Ayda Khamalrudin" (next to kid chan ok) did a montage for her nikah and it had pictures of hazlin, geetha and i laughing and sharing our moments and on top of that she lined it with that song and it was just so sweet (ok baki's gonna start to cry again) i promise that i would post up some of those beautiful pics once i get a copy. im looking forward for the day that saif (hazlins hubby), hazlin, lina, geetha and i grow old.. cause by then i do hope that we could relish all these good memories.

geetha, hazlin and baki

today, i attended Chelsia Ng's birthday at Kiehls Pavillion (lucky girl) n yes i came back with more products if you guys are asking hahahahahahaha i now have the traveling set and im loving the bio peel(im trying to convert everyone in using Kiehls)

im soo happy to see chelsia where she is now.. congrads girl!!!!! the girl from penang is here to stay!!

the next few days will be really pack for me.. finalizing azizi's mtv, photo shoot, and emceeing for world aids day(some more free of charge k cause its for charity) im really hoping that all of you could come and lend your support to this cause and learn more about it and eradicate all the stereotype general biases that we have build around this matter lets show our support ..

and of course packing for jakarta.. cant wait for all that and more to come.

from the past few weeks it makes me believe so much more that i am blessed in so many ways.. i have soo many people that loves me and theres always hope out there and that i have a beautiful life.. thank you guys!!!
i better go to bed now, i'll try to write after coming back from jakarta k. but before i say nite nite, happy birthday to badrul for after six, chelsia ng and congratulations to mr and mrs sharifuddin.. sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu semua..

learn-nerds, deepavali and crying....

2008-10-25T22:13:00.007+08:00

ohh man today had been very very tiring day... penat yang tahap tak larat.. i have not been this tired because of work for a very very long time.. im not bitching about work cause i had fun.. do not mistaken that but it was really really memenatkan ok.. ok ok i should tell what was it that i was working on just now that i tak larat like this.. i was a part of a pilot shoot and screening shoot for a mandarin version of "Mind Your Language".. yep it was fun cause i got to meet up with new people (there was this model from london who was also at the same time a Taiwanese actress) then there was people from the Chinese theater who was really awesome.. my old friend Osama and of course now international actor Mr Alvin Wong(im so proud of you bro) ..and a swedish model Marcus Bener.. the chemistry on set was just great and i am constantly amaze by ALvin cause he just never seem to stop inventing and coming up with new stuff as a comedian and as an actor.. well lets just cross our fingers and pray that this "macha" would give us wings for this.. insyallah.....
oh oh oh my BFF zeeka telah pun selamat ditunangkan.. congrats babes...

i realized something .. i tear up easily. i do.. ok tahu lar kan tak macho ngagis but then who cares about being all macho.. i rasa i memang kuat dan cepat tersentuh dan menangis.. tak lar yang bangsa meraung dan teresak esak.. dah kenapa nak mampus lar tue.. but then tear drops rolls down my cheeks easily.. semalam iklan deepavali yasmin ahmad yang sungguh brilliant.. hari ini hahhhh oprah's big give... ok tau larkan i ketinggalan zaman semua orang mesti dah tau pemenangnya tapi hello give me a break ok i dont have time for tv unless of course for TARA season 3..go ida.. go bernie.. ok dont get me started on that ok i can go on..huhhhhh speaking about TARA even masih kali kedua ida and tanya peluang untuk stay on i nangis... menghayat hati... ohh ok back to oprah's big give.. i think its such a wonderful idea and i gives all of us hope in such times cause there are still people out there that cares

and just by doing little stuffs it will make a difference.. anyways cayarlar to the winner.. i salute you... ok lar dah mengantuk
ohh before i forget HAPPY DEEPAVALI to everyone out there who is celebrating this triumph over evil and this pretty festival of lights.. dont drink and drive ya..

sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu.....

im a man of color

2008-10-20T02:11:00.004+08:00

i have been back for the past few days and my fellow friends who saw me knew that i have just been to a beach some where as i am back to being tan. but people who are not really close to me would give me remarks as "OMG your so dark".. "how to sell now".. "what happened?"
you see i believe that a man should have some color to his skin.. y? because i think if a person is too pale then he looks very sickly.. i mean fair enough if you were born pale like julian moore or ewan or who daniel cliff( they can never get a tan they would just turn red and burn like a lobster)
nice color

no no.. too pale

i feel that when a guy has a bit of color or shall i say tan, it says alot about him as a person. confident, worldly, out going and etc.. i know it sounds as if im stereotyping currently but thats just it.. some people goes to great extends to get a tan, some even pay big money to get a fake tan which i cant understand y, with the money spent on the fake spray tan might as well fly off to some beautiful beach cause with having low cost flight such as firefly and air asia its cheaper to go for these short holidays and get a tan rather than having to stand in a cubicle in those cheap paper undies being sprayed with color that would wash off after your 5th shower and above all it cost a bomb (my friend told me so)..

this is my current color i know bit too dark but i like

im happy with my current color.. cause i feel healthier, confident and raring to go.. most of all i feel sexy and beautiful hahahahahahaha.. i know i know one mans poison is the other mans medicine.. hahhhhh i hope this color is gonna last me for a month or so so at least i could save up some more and off again to another beach for some tanning session... im blessed life has been good.. thank you... aite peeps im going to bed now nite all.

p/s: thanks elly for inviting me to the open house, it gave me a chance to catch up with the guys.. muahhh miss all of you much..

sir i give you "happy ending"

2008-10-17T01:14:00.006+08:00

with such a big buddha in the back ground well it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that i was in Thailand, phuket to be exact..
thanks to eventplus marketing and my abang alan yes, i had an brilliant time basking in the sun and experiencing an island that i have heard many mix reactions from different people who has visited the place.. i would have to say thou my first day there i wonder how could one fall in love with such a commercialized touristy island that was over populated with sex bars and tattoo parlors? yes guys that was my first impression of the island.. but then while i explored the island i realized that it had its own charm... one that only by mixing with the locals and exploring the nature that would make anybody fall in love with this pearl that lays on the andaman sea.. one person that i know off that has decided to live there with the man of her dreams is simone.. i was so happy to see her relaxed and finally being happy and feeling serene.. ben and her showed me a less touristy side of phuket that made me change my views on the island..thanks guys..simone and ben the lovely couple..

i guess im lucky to be able to see past all the massage parlors, gay bars and go-go shows.. cause theres soo much to see and do in phuket.. beautiful scenery, colorful wet markets, smaller islands, magnificent temples awaits you besides the normal high priced tourist traps..

the temple roof at wat cha long

even so its a "happy ending" that your looking for, dont forget to look beyond and experience this colorful island.. im sure i will return one day.. heck returning for just a full body massage is already a good reason..

allrite peeps enough bout thailand.. im going to bed now and shall be dreaming of that azure blue sea.. nite all

Welcome to patong

2008-10-16T22:35:00.002+08:00

there is 4 starbucks in patong, so dont worry coffee is covered
royal paradise complex.. and hotel.. thats where we stayed
look ma!!a ship in the middle of a mall, maybe jack sparrow ran out of conditioner

hot hot mama....

i love islands.. i love islands.. i love islands

2008-10-16T22:26:00.002+08:00

i just love islands....................

i think their pretty

2008-10-16T22:15:00.001+08:00

The Beautiful Wat Cha Long.. Phuket