Now ... Im Learning YOU

" And if you dont mind can you tell me all your hopes & dreams? and anything that you believe in?"

I cant remember the last time my sis and I went out and had dinner together.

While I was comfortably on my bed with my FRIENDS season 8 on, my bro in law called to ask a favor to pick my sister from her Jazzercise and yea ... still stands with her goal of loosing weight :)               I decided to drag her for a nice Kuey Teow Goreng nearby and ruined her diet! mission was a success as she cant resist my hot plate of delicious kuey teow! LOL .. but we ended staying there talking non stop about everything. I must admit I did enjoy the company and a lil bit of Kutuk sessions with her. It has been awhile and it was a great time :)

Kak Jija : Hmm this is so gonna go straight to my *ss!

Funny how conversations could bond a deep relation with others. Not only it brings you new companion, it also mend the broken once and sparks a great adventure between 2 people or more!

Today was also a day filled with connecting new people from a glass of guava juice in an event to a sudden plan of dinner with certain friends that I might never ever thought of sipping ice coffee and eating dinner with.

Early morninng today I went to Lot 10, Teeq @ the rooftop next to the oh so hyped rootz club for Rexona Launch. There I was seated with Stanley, Dir. of sales for Campus Plus and Fawwaz from TV3. I have this habit of having moods either to mingle or not? to talk and stay or just grab the damn door gift and blah when attending launches. Today, I stayed and  spoke to all the Edelman PR reps, Rexona Brand manager and the abovementioned men who were seated with me during the event! It felt good as if my task was done being seen in the event by this people and also able to interact with them in business manner. i guess ...!

Ok mama i wont disturb you for toiletries this month

I Got a Feeling (College Humor)

A friend shared this on facebook. Thought i needed a new tune for 'I got a feeling'. coz that jack-shit the've been playing on radio is now bo-oring!

Boots & Fish Net Socks and ooh the Colored Beards and Leather Jackets!

We were informed/adviced to be at Mist by 6:30pm (expecting huge crwd at VIMA they say). Reached there at 7pm and had to stand till like 8:30pm till the damn show starts.

Thank you Hisham :)

This is my first VIMA and I was actually looking forward to see whats the big fuss! For months we've been updated with oo.. who's on board.. who's sponsoring the highly anticipated Voize independant Music Award and hell .. everyone was there. Girls with boots and fish net stockings and boys with colored beards and leather jackets swamped Mist.

Look look who we found.. Mr Dinesh from I-amtv

Am not sure if I am in liberty to say how it really was, but to hell with that .. you're reading through WhenNinaSpeaks so eat this!

* There were an incident during Siva's Opening Speech when he accidentally/actually tossed something to the crowd and it headed towards a table and hit a glass with red wine and it splashes on a girls top ( keep in mind.. it was a white top)

*Opening act was by Kraft (cute but kept saying what the fuck on stage) / Vandall / Young Stunna and some other bands was okla.. was expecting something else bigger!

Kraft - opening act

* Instead of looping all the partners logo on the screen, VIMA should actually show the nominees or at least the winners Name/Group on the screen so that it could help all writers  to spell it right on print or e-medias man! Nak tweet pun takut salah spelling.

* The trophy was kept in a box! its a damn award show! take that shiny glass trophy out of the damn box !

*to tell you the truth i didnt recognize most of the so called indie bands who won the awards. never heard of em'. what indie when you have Melissa indot winning everything not to mention mainstream Altimet and Joe Flizzow?? you should give it to SSK  or Jin Hackman at least. upcoming what!

Joe Flizzow Y'all!

*NO ska bands!!!!! or reggae or a decent acoustic performance 

* Whats the deal with the new finger sign for 1Malaysia?? or Malaysia Boleh or... hhmm whatever!

* We did saw familiar faces brought up from Syokshock and we were proud to see them crashing the stage. But then again, the organizers should learn to call the name of the person presenting the awards instead of a representative from Malaysian Today can ar??! a lil acknowlegement supporting the so called 'Indie' college acts would be good though..

An Honest Mistake and special appearance by Rosevelt

Our own rockstar, KIRU presenting the best college act!

As the night flee its way to Monday morning I  just left for i know that i wont be missing anything good.

Honestly, I think and suggest THE REAL indie awards should be organized by XFM. They have the real indie bands or group in line, the real crowd!, the real understanding in appreciating and awarding such upcoming performers!!!! Get Up guys and do something! everyone is now trying to hit the indie button but when it gets too commercial and starts looking like a whole marketing gimmick!... tsk tsk tsk Shame!

"Oh well probably you wore a Kurt Cobain Shirt to act like what you're not. You look like a clown to me darl!*burp*"

Nina, Ju an & Hisham

Kiru, Ju an & Lee John

Kiru, Nina & Ju An

My Months Supply of Listerine!

Nina @ Listerine National Healthy Mouth Rally, Sunway Hotel earlier today! wo hoo!

Mtoday Gets a Heads Up for 2010

So Hisham (Mtoday Editor) pulled us all in the meeting room to brief on the 2010 Feng Shui Extravagant attended by him earlier today!

So Tiger year sucks and average means no extra wealth! damn those bonuses!

A lil Brief for 2010 < As far as i can remember la... Mtoday Staff please correct me if its wrong!>

* It doesnt really look like its gonna be a good year.

* To be calm in any situations as crappy situations might occur and test your anger

* To be extra careful when walking, driving, or doing anything la because there might be a possiblity of high crime rates around.

*Bad year to change jobs

* Mentioned something about avoiding the South West in any positions such as your room, your office cubicle for a better energy / environment

*Good year for Horse, Rabbit and Snake

* Bad year for Monkey and Sheep

* The rest would be and ok / average stage

*To wear more blue and pearls as accessories for good vibe

Thats all i remebered  :) not to encourage all to believe in it but then again whats wrong with a lil heads up ey?

For Indie and Beyond: I-amtv

The first time  I read about I-amtv was in Junkonline when they wrote if it was possible for this lil company to reach their goals; Broadcasting Malaysian indie bands to the region. You see, I am a huge indie+commercial+rock+slow rock+a lil bit of slipknot-y+a lil bit of gun & roses+a pinch of mellow aqualung+whole lot of muse+the fray ... (the list would be threading this post so i'm gonna stop here)fan. So when there is an assignment at work such as looking for a possible partnership for Malaysian Today's SYOKSHOCK Student Night, my priority to google, would definitely be the word 'indie' :) and the result brought me to http://www.i-amtv.com/

Call me lame, but to me, just like those who are creative, talented in other regions such as Indonesia deserves to be highlighted as the remarkable indie creatizens and talents. And I am talking about anything or anyone as long as its not binded with any contract or managed by a manager.

Anyway, I managed to write my first short piece in the paper last year and am delighted to share it with those who didnt ran for the paper in your colleges, grabbed it from the LRT station or have no fingers to like type http://www.malaysiantoday.com.my/

Finally, Truly , Indie

By Nina Kamalia Azhar

Now, Indie bands can really pursue their careers and promote their music without having to be committed to anyone hoping to cash in or ride on their potential. The true Indie spirit can finally be unleashed.

Independent music bands in the country may be just getting the break they have been hoping for – a company that will help put their music videos together and promote them as well without tying them up; I-amtv is an Irish based company with Malaysian partners, established in 2007. And how does this platform function? I-amtv business development director of Independent Asian Music TV, Abdul Karim Norazit says the company records live performances of bands. These recordings eventually become part of I-amtv’s programme for telecast over the chosen media/platform.

I-amtv also gives the participating bands a music video of their performance at no cost, as part of their contribution back to the music industry. Currently, I-amtv has tied up with channel partner ‘Go!Channel’ in the Philippines' which has started broadcasting them over mobile TV. They have also tied up with ABS-CBN which has allocated a one-hour slot for the showcase of Asian indie music & happenings.

Over the last two years since its establishment, these guys have been working hard to build up their content coming from all over Asia. Besides music videos and live concerts and interviews, I-amtv also features extreme sports.

LATEST UPDATE : I-amtv is looking for a VJ to come on board to travel around hosting the videos shot in Gigs / Concerts around the region. So what you waiting for peeps! simply log onto www.i-amtv.com for more info.

p.s : if anyone were to ask me if this might really work and helpout the exposure of our local indie talents? i would say ....

Abso-fuckinglutely my love~

Whole Lotta Rock & baskin Robbin's Butter Pecan,

Sincerely,

Azrina 'Nina' Kamalia Azhar

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