Ini bukan saya kata. Abang Bestman yang kata pada saya bila kompang disuruh berhenti untuk beri laluan kepada pengantin lelaki diperbodoh-bodohkan keluarga pihak pengantin perempuan…
“Sekarang ni (kesenian) kompang dah tak dihormati”
Saya setuju dengan abang.
Source: Aee Muhammad
He’s known for being quite the joker, but it was an emotional night for Singapore Idol 3 winner Sezairi Sezali and his bride Syaza Qistina Tan, 25, at their wedding reception on Sunday.
Ms Syaza teared up during her speech as she addressed her husband.
The events executive, who grew up in a single-parent household, said: “I haven’t had the best examples growing up of how a man and a woman should love each other.
“But you’ve taught me so much… So thank you, and I love you.”
The groom fared better than his bride at holding back tears as he addressed her and the 200 guests gathered at the SAF Yacht Club in Tanah Merah.
The singer-songwriter, 29, said: “What I love most about Syaza is that I don’t have to pretend to be someone else, and I can be myself around her.”
Sezairi and Ms Syaza were dressed in matching red and black outfits by local celebrity stylist and make-up artist Fatimah Mohsin.
The venue’s decor, which followed a blue and white flowery theme, was also done by the stylist.
The couple tied the knot in an earlier solemnisation ceremony on Jan 23 at Timbre Music Academy hall.
Among the guests at the reception on Sunday were radio DJ-singer Tabitha Nauser, who was a bridesmaid, comedian Fakkah Fuzz, who hosted the affair, local rappers Shigga Shay and Sheikh Haikel, who was there with wife Anna Belle Francis.
Benjamin Kheng from local band The Sam Willows told The New Paper: “I was out of the country (during the solemnisation) so I’m extra psyched to be here today.”
He added jokingly: “I thought Sezairi and I would be together forever, but I’m happy to let Syaza take over. I’m so happy for the two of them.”
Ms Syaza’s mother, Madam Norintan Shariff, 53, said in her speech: “As any mother, this is the happiest and proudest moment of my life. I’ve seen how they both pull through tough times, and I know they’ll continue to do so together.”
She also told The New Paper: “If things get hard, I think they’ll manage to work things out no matter what, because they are the perfect couple.”
Sezairi and Ms Syaza now live in Pasir Ris with Madam Norintan and Ms Syaza’s younger sister, Hannah.
Sezairi’s housewife mother, Madam Rubi’ah Chayan, 54, is still getting used to not having her older son around the house.
She told TNP: “I’m used to preparing his food and clothes for him, so it’s very different now that he’s not living with us anymore.”
As the evening progressed, musician Charlie Lim performed solo for the couple, before sharing the stage with Sezairi for another performance.
Sezairi then serenaded his wife with a Malay song from his upcoming self-titled EP, which is based on his seven-year relationship with Ms Syaza.
Source: The New Paper
Less than two weeks after the release of the Pokemon Go game in Singapore, a 39-year-old app developer has claimed to have caught them all, including the rarest and most powerful ones.
Mr Terence Ho told The New Paper he has caught all 145 available Pokemon in the game within 10 days of playing it. He showed TNP a live video of his Pokedex as proof.
His captures do not include the six legendary Pokemon – Ditto, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo and Mew – which have not been released in the game yet.
So far, only two other people in the world have reportedly caught all 145 – Mr Nick Johnson from the United States and Mr Ahmed Ali from the United Kingdom.
Business Insider reported on July 22 that Mr Johnson from Brooklyn was the first person in the world to catch all the Pokemon, accomplishing this just 16 days after the game’s release in the US on July 6.
Mr Ahmed also caught all the Pokemon in two weeks, according to The Sun.
This could mean that Mr Ho, who took just 10 days since the game’s launch in Singapore on Aug 6 to get them all, could be the player who did so in the shortest time so far.
Mr Ho said: “It’s always been the goal of every Pokemon trainer to catch all the Pokemon in the Pokedex. I’m no different.”
Mr Ho was unaware that he could be the fastest player in the world and seemed surprised at the possibility. “Wow! I didn’t know that! But I’m sure other players may not believe me and claim that I ‘cheated’ to catch all 145 of them,” he said.
The bachelor works as an app-developer at THWL Apps, which recently released an app which compiles worldwide news onto a single app.
He said news was an integral part of his Pokemon-hunting process.
“Before you catch any Pokemon, you should always read up on the latest news so that you know where the rare Pokemon are going to spawn.”
Mr Ho also started the SG Pokemon Go Singapore Facebook group and has been updating the page with locations of the various Pokemon that he caught.
His first Pokemon was the starter fire-type Pokemon Charmander, and his last was the grass-type Victreebel which evolved early Tuesday (August 16) morning at 12.05am.
Mr Ho bought ‘coins’ in the game to buy incense, lucky eggs and lures, in order to progress faster in the game. He claims to have spent $150 on these in-app purchases.
Mr Ho admits that he spent many hours after work catching Pokemon at the nearby park and would play till even after 1am on many nights.
He has also been to locations all around the island, including Punggol, where he finally caught the rarest of all Pokemon, a Cloyster.
Since completing the whole set of Pokemon, he has cut down his play time by at least half after achieving his goal.
He said with a laugh: “It’s time for me to get back to proper work!”
Mr Ho caught all his Pokemon when he was at level 24, but crossed level 25 late on Tuesday. The highest level in the game is 40.
He had decided to use his ‘candy’ in the game to evolve into new Pokemon rather than to power up his Pokemon to higher combat levels.
“My focus has been catching all the different types of Pokemon and filling the Pokedex,” he said.
As for the best spots to go to catch the rare ones, Mr Ho said Sentosa was a “nest for Pikachus”. “Occasionally, a Raichu may be spotted too!”
To complete his set of 145, Mr Ho had to catch Pokemon in region-exclusive spots – North America, Europe, Australia and certain areas of Asia.
These Pokemon are Tauros (US exclusive), Farfetch’d (Asia exclusive), Mr Mime (Europe exclusive) and Kangaskhan (Australia and New Zealand exclusive).
When asked how he caught these virtual creatures from Singapore, Mr Ho said he got friends living in these regions to log in for him to catch them.
Mr Ho said this was a “creative way” to catch Pokemon without breaking the rules, even though some players would consider this cheating.
“Every one of us use our own unique and creative ways to solve each problem. All players have this problem of catching region-exclusive Pokemon,” he said.
“What I did was to think out of the box, devise a possible solution and executed it. I only have every supportive friend around me to thank for this accomplishment.”
Source: The New Paper
Pelakon dan pengacara popular tempatan, Nadiah M Din sah bergelar isteri, hari ini (14 Ogos).
Majlis akad nikah tertutup Nadiah dan Guillaume Jeanpierre, atau nama Muslimnya, Bilal, berlangsung sekitar 5.50 petang tadi di The Colonial @ Scotts.
Dengan sekali lafaz, Bilal, jejaka asal Perancis, secara rasmi menjadi suami Nadiah. Majlis persandingan mereka pula akan diadakan pada Disember nanti.
Nadiah pertama kali bertemu suaminya itu di satu majlis “housewarming” anjuran seorang teman beliau.
Bilal memeluk agama Islam pada 24 Oktober 2015 di Darul Arqam di Onan Road. Beliau menyuarakan hasrat untuk memeluk agama Islam hanya setelah 6 bulan mereka bersama sebagai sepasang kekasih.
Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg
What does this mean for local sports?
I’m not sure how big of a role did SSA play towards his achievement but I bet the govt didnt do as much either.
If that’s true, the message I’m getting is, “We celebrate victories but you have to put in the effort yourself and raise your own funding.”
If the excuse is that people should be willing to sacrifice a lot to do what they love, clearly athlete development is not something that S’pore prioritises on investing in.
Source: Muhammad Fahmi Hussaini