VIMA 2010

  It was a really wonderful experience being able to host the VIMA 2010, for those who are wondering what VIMA stands for it's Voice Independent Music Awards.

I got to host the  Award Show that celebrates New and Established Artists with C.Loco a good friend of mine and from the Poetic Ammo fame as well as a TV Actress known as Adrea Abdullah.

You could check out  the  Voize webpage for the full story.
http://voize.my/music/full-list-of-vima-2010-winners

And here are some pictures of me hosting the event :D

and here was an article featured in The Sun Newspaper. http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=42498

Here is what they had to say about the lovely Emcees that night :D

"As the emcees C Loco, Moenasrul, and Adrea took to the stage, they bantered, joked and joshed with one another, drawing chuckles from the crowd with their easy interaction. This trio proved to be the glue that held the night together, entertaining the crowd through the glitches and never letting up for even a minute."

Sigh...I'm happy when a good job is done. Thank you everyone that made VIMA 2010 a wonderful event!


P.s. Been meaning to get them AJL pictures up but somethings wrong with my card reader... have to buy a new one :(

Celcom @ Sepang Super GT

Last weekend on the 20th and 21st, I was in Celcom Territory! Well basically I was emceeing for their booth they had set up during the Sepang Super GT. I was substituting for my housemate C.loco as he had another event outside of the Klang Valley.

Photos courtesy of Moe Nasrul's Personal Collection

It was an awesome job and even got to see the race!

Only one thing tho,

Hot Super GT girls...good,

Hot Tropical Sun...bad.

Sweet Sweat Launch

I was surfing through the internet and i found this piece of article from Salina and Associates (the PR firm that handled the launch) about Sweet Sweat Product Launch, where i was invited as a local personality for the event. What an honor.

I would usually blogged about the events that i went to, but i did not bring my camera at that time. I actually felt embarrassed that i forgot to blog about the launch. Argh...rookie mistake. But anyways, to avoid plagarising, you guys can read about the event straight from the horse's mouth!

  

Kordel’s – Arthritis Foundation Malaysia (AFM) Charity Walkathon

On 24 of May 2009 (Sunday), the Taman Rekreasi Taman Jaya (Jaya Park ) Petaling Jaya came alive as Kordel’s organized a joint-charity walkathon with the Arthritis Foundation Malaysia (AFM), in conjunction with their charity campaign.

Myself, my manager Aina, Loco, and joined in the fun as a team of four, enjoyed a brisk walk alongside the likes of Datuk Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar, Malaysia’s First Astronaut, Chermaine Poo, Jonathan Putra, hockey brothers Logan and Keevan Raj.

In recognition of the plight of arthritis sufferers, Kordel’s and the Arthritis Foundation Malaysia (AFM) have embarked on a campaign starting from the 1st of April 2009 till the 30th of June 2009 in which absolutely anyone and everyone with a heart can lend a helping hand. All you have to do is simply purchase a bottle of any Kordel’s product (available in all leading pharmacies) with an Arthritis Foundation Malaysia (AFM) sticker on it and RM1 will automatically be donated back to the AFM.

Nominees for Shout! Awards Are Out

Hey guys,

Just to let you know that the inaugural Shout Awards--honoring the best in four industries of music, film, TV, and Radio-- are open for voting through http://www.shoutawards.com.my/

You will get to see what are the awards, who are the nominees, and start casting your votes online (and via sms). But here is the deal, you need to sign up for as a member of 8TV first.

Vote for FLY FM's The Pagi Show, Night Flight, and Must Have Music for your Favourite Radio Show.

Hurry, though. Voting is open from 8th June to 16th July :)

Photo credit: http://www.shoutawards.com.my/

Johnson's Baby Powder Jom Main! Family Day

Just finished emcee-ing an event at dataran petaling Jaya, for johnson's baby powder jom main! Family day. Now just waiting for my manager to pick me up as i lent my house mate my car.

My legs are aching and my voice is parched but it was all Good fun! There were performances by KLDC A.K.A kuala Lumpur drum corp. A drumming group just like the movie 'drumline'. There were martial arts demonstrations, lots of cute kids in the coloring competition.

Tomorrow is another busy day, as in the morning i'm going for a charity walk-a-thon at the same place, in support of creating awareness for osteoperosis. Hope i spelt that one right. Will blog more later. Smell ya later:)

AIM 16 Results, Fashion, Commentary

All rolled into one post!

Although Dato' Siti Nurhaliza was the biggest winner by bagging four major awards, the GAL of the NIGHT was definitely Misha Omar for three reasons:

1. Misha's talent was finally recognized after seven years of being in the industry. (can anyone remember why Sarimah Ibrahim was crowned Best New Artist and not Misha Omar seven years ago????)

2. Misha won Song of the Year, Best Pop Album, Best Pop Song and Best Ethnic Pop Song. Four major awards as well.

3. Dato' Siti has won too many awards from AIM that it just does not seems to hold weight anymore. I think at this stage of her career, recognition from Indonesia or the Grammy are what Dato' should aim for. Plus, Dato' Siti's contenders for Best Vocal Performance in a Song (Female) were the likes of reality TV stars who were barely one years old in the industry.

Major hotness indie bands like Meet Uncle Hussein and Hujan had a fair fight. Indie band Meet Uncle Hussein was named Best New Artiste while Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song (Bila Aku Sudah Tiada) belonged to Hujan.

Anyways, let's talk a little bit about fashion on the Blue Carpet (it is named the Blue Carpet because the event was sponsored by Celcom)



One theme that i really adore is how our local bands dressed alike for the event. It really looked uniformed and you can tell who belongs to which group. Look at Hujan, Meet Uncle Hussein, and Raihan.



If the word Faizal Tahir conjures up an image of a rocker with jeans, superman t-shirt, and sleek long hair, the Faizal Tahir at AIM 16 proved to be buzz worthy in the world of male fashion now. He was spotted with Japanese boy short hair, with a detailed ensemble of dark grey pants and vest, worn on top of a black shirt and paired with the hottest accessories for the season, a pair of sexy leather gloves.


Of course, you can still expect Faizal Tahir to rock the crowd, even when he is dressed to impress!


Other celebrities and music movers and shakers who were M.I.A last night were Dato' Siti (who performing umrah), and two new daddies (Malique and Rich Estranged).

I think Siti wishes to at least have the same alibi with Malique and Rich :)

Anyway, something humorous to close the post....
Separated at birth? (Right) Moe Nasrul one year ago. (Left) Faizal Tahir arriving at AIM 16.


Photo credits: Sam Kassim, The Star, Irwandy.
Guest Writer: Em

AIM 16 tomorrow!!!

Photo courtesy of Moe Nasrul's Personal Collection

Thats right 2nd of may is when the Malaysian version of the Grammies is happening at PWTC! saddley i would be in Kerabi so I wouldn't be able to go.

But I was there at the press conference and basically met all the stars thats going to be there.

What there was a Video!!!

It's funny how you can discover random stuff. I was just dropping my Couzin IZ's blog and one of his posts had a link to a video which was of OK! Magazines 3rd Anniversay. I was like what they had a video? not only one version but 2!

Apparently Version 1 they were asking the red-carpteers* who was there favorite super-hero and Version 2 with them asking who is there favorite villan.

Well anyways watch the video and you can see me being a red-carpeteer* along with Aush who just started doing news and traffic. I think it was his third or fourth day of work, so basically he was still wet behind the ears. You can really tell!

*Red-carpeteer -

1. An individual who walks down the red carpet of an event. But does not include Photographers.


2. A word created by Moe Nasrul.

And the Malaysia Cleo's Most Eligible Bachelor 2009 Goes to....

Bachelor No. 49 Henry Golding.

No surprises there.

Gratz!

P/S: More photos and post on the event soon. Meanwhile, listen to me on FLY FM. On weekends, I'm on air from 9am to 12noon (sat) and 4pm to 7pm (Sun).

Yes, I'm one hard working bloke :)

The HEAT is ON!!!!

Faces Magazine 100th Issue Celebration

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Photos are from Moe Nasrul's personal collection.

Faces Magazine awhile back had launched their 100th Issue and the party was held at Quatro @ Avenue K. It was an awesome night as i saw alot of familiar faces and a very old friend i haven't seen for five years. Well actually he was a bully but as we grew up we became friends which was kind of ironic.

Whats the full story? well when i was a kid, him and his friends extorted Rm500 from me and beat me up after a school gig. Never saw them for years, then one day i saw them again and i realized how much everyone had changed, no longer the same baddies that they were. I decided to be the bigger man and forgive them. Even when i saw him at the party, he bombarded me with a million apologies and i told him it's in the past we were all young. I guess enemies can make peace after all and i have always felt that forgiving an enemy is a million times harder than taking revenge. The harder path is usually the right one.

Now Back to the event! It was awesome, but as soon as the the clock hit 9 o'clock, which was when i was planning to head on back home to get some shut eye, it started to rain cats and dogs! I don't mean the infamous Quatro four seasons but real rain outside. So i decided to stay and thankfully i did cause the party got livelier as it rained harder.

Ah wish all nights could be an awesome party night.

BHPetrol Orange Run

I emceed BHP Petrol's 4th Orange Run. This took place last Sunday, 12th of April, one day after my Cleo Bachelor Speed Date. You know, i didn't sleep at all the night before the event.

On April 11th, i woke up at 7:30am to get ready for my Speed Date at Island Bistro at Pavilion. The event ended at 5pm. I went back for dinner and i was in the studio already prepping for my show on Sunday.

I went back at 4:30am in the morning of April 12th, slept for perhaps a good 15 minutes, got up, took a quick shower, and head off to the Piazza The Curve at 5:30 in the morning.

I was required to be there at 6am till 10am.

So there i was at the wee hours shortly after Subuh prayers, thinking that this is going to be a long day. There were a number of marathon runners there, and the events people were busy getting the booths ready. I took in the still beauty of twilight, the short time after dawn and before the sun hits the horizon.

I wondered when was the last time i was up at this hour to marvel at the beauty. A beauty we often take for granted. It is such a good time for reflection, i thought to myself.

Here are a few good shots of The Curve at twilight.

The Curve at Twilight. Click on photo to enlarge.
Photos from Moe's personal collection.

At seven o clock i see a flock of marathon runners and was amazed at the public response for the marathon. Wow, despite the constant media attention on how unhealthy Malaysian food is, Malaysians do have a healthier lifestyle than we ever give ourselves credit for. Seriously, i never expected the turn out to be this good.

The last two photos were only for the first category, not the entire event.
Click on photo to enlarge. Photos from Moe Nasrul's personal collection.

Off goes the runners, in comes the FOOD STALLS!!! And it was all for free.

Seven-UP Revive Isotonic Drink, Nasi Lemak, Kopi and Teh Panas, peanuts, Kampai Non-Alcoholic Fruit Juice (which is really good!) , and eNergy Isotonic Drink. Click photo to enlarge. Photos from Moe Nasrul's personal collection.

Cereal, Nescafe, Yeo's H-Two-O, Dutch Lady, Mamee, Corntos. Click photos to enlarge. Photos are from Moe Nasrul's personal collection.

I was really having fun at the event. And of course, all good things must come to an end.

Me emceeing and announcing the winners.
Click photo to enlarge. Photos are from Moe Nasrul's collection.

The most amazing thing about this event was I'm actually moved to sign myself up for the next marathon run :)

Kudos to BHP Petrol for organizing yet another round of successful run. Thanks to the F&B sponsors for making this event more fantastic!!!!

Sneak Peek: Cleo Bachelor 2009 Speed Date

Bachelors briefing. More photos up soon.
Photos from Moe Nasrul's personal collection.

You know, never have i been in this situation before. Too much testosterone in such a confined space.

Could i be suffering from testosterone-agoraphobia? Lol.

Although the speed dating event were scheduled at 2:30pm, bachelors were asked to arrive by 10am at Island Bistro, Pavilion KL, for briefing and ice breaking sessions. It was our first time meeting each other after the March photo shoot.

It was quite tense at first, because we were all strangers to one another. But after a few rounds of drinks, we lightened up and were good bros. I'm not in the competition to win (well, of course i do harbor a flicker of hope), but making contacts were my utmost priority.

My Fly FM colleague, Jules hosted the event. It was an exhilarating feeling for me. Cleo readers were given two minutes to get to know the bachelors, basically they were given a number of questions about the bachelors and they would have to find out all in two minutes. Then, after the speed date ended, we chilled with the readers.

At the end of the day, I've made so many friends--bachelors and readers alike.

Kudos to Cleo team for pulling off this successful event. I must say, taking care of 50 bachelors and Cleo readers is not an easy feat.

I enjoyed myself tremendously, and i bet it showed :)

Moe Nasrul Supports Local Music: Bomb Shelter IV

Photos courtesy of Bella Luna.

On April 8th (after a quick cat nap) i went to Cloth & Cleft, Changkat Bukit Bintang, to show my support for Loco and Tech, two of my good friends who performed at this event called Bomb Shelter IV.

Why Bomb Shelter? I don't have the answer to that. Maybe someone will be nice enough to enlighten me? is it because the gig was 'da bomb' ?! OK pretty nineties of me.

I also met Bella Luna, a good friend of Loco and a really good photographer. She took some really good shots of me, when i wasn't looking.

My cousin Iz was there as well to show his support for Loco, who also collaborated in Iz's EP.

Ben Ibrahim Website Launch

A few weeks ago my housemate, C.Loco and I had been invited to an awesome party thrown by Ben Ibrahim to launch his brand new website. The whole affair was held at Upstairs on Heritage Row, which was once known as Loft before it rebranded. I guess because everyone kept on referring the upper part of Loft as 'Upstairs', they finally officially called it UPSTAIRS. It's kind of cute and clever at the same time.

It was a very interesting night as both Loco and I had a blast. We had met so many familiar faces from the industry and some from our old group of friends from before i was even in Fly FM, when i was still in University.

It was good to make new contacts with old friends. For some strange reason we all ended up in the same industry! I guess kindred minds attract each oher :D

Sunburst KL 2009

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Photo courtesy of Satira Diana.

Hey guys,

So how was Sunburst KL? I had to give it a miss this year. In case you guys got confused since these photos evidently pointed to my presence at Sunburst KL, these were actually taken in late January during the launch of Sunburst KL-- Sunburst Silent Launch (hence the headphone). I must say it was quite a refreshing idea.

Feedbacks from my friends were collected on Facebook. Check out the comments on this year Sunburst KL by my friends Nadea Martin and Aini Said.

The thing that i don't believe that i missed is Jonathan Davis of Korn DJ-ing at Luna Bar, for the Sunburst KL 09 Opening Night!!! That's rare!

Photo courtesy of my friend Zain HD. He has a lot of awesome photos and videos of Sunburst KL 09. Swing by his facebook page.

1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009

Picture courtesy of My Balloon Fiesta.

Is where i will be tomorrow, right after my first on air as a Weekend DJ on Fly FM.

Two firsts in a day.

If you come by the event and see me, don't be shy...come and say Hi!

I promise i won't bite :)

Flicking the Switch...

Poster Courtesy of Fly FM.

To 'Off', that is.

Earth Hour does not need any introduction. At 8:30pm on March 28, 2009, cities across the world will turn off their lights for just one hour--Earth Hour--to show that it is possible to take action on global warming. Switching off is a simple action that can make a difference and it sends a powerful message that the people of the world care about the future of the planet.

Iconic Malaysian landmarks such as KLCC Twin Towers, Penang Bridge, and KL Tower have confirmed its participation by turning off their non-essential lights for one hour. As you may know, Fly FM is in support of Earth Hour and had even gone "green" during the previous Campur Chart Goes Live At Laundry.

Photo Courtesy of Fly Fm

Inaugural Earth Hour 2008. (From the top left) Sky Tower in Auckland, the Colosseum (from bottem left) Golden Gate Bridge and Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia

Some questions ran through my mind. Apart from "Will muggers come out to play for an hour?", How much awareness can be raised from such an energy efficiency campaign? Will we continue to pledge our support to fight global warming daily?

What are the small steps that you take to conserve energy? Feel free to drop me your comments.

All Media Prima Radio stations (Fly FM, Hot Fm, One Fm) will shut down for an hour at 8:30pm, March 28 pm. Be sure to check my Vblog on March 29 to see how it all come down right here at the Fly FM studio.

P/S: I'm doing the Earth Hour countdown on Fly FM. In a way, that is my contribution to this global campaign.