Category: Hiburan

  • M Nasir Tak Kenal Dengan Penyanyi-Penyanyi Singapura Sekarang?

    M Nasir Tak Kenal Dengan Penyanyi-Penyanyi Singapura Sekarang?

    Tidak banyak penyanyi Singapura masa kini yang nampaknya benar-benar menambat perhatian penggubah lagu tersohor dan penyanyi asal Singapura, M Nasir.

    Dalam satu sesi wawancara dengan media Singapura baru-baru ini, Datuk M Nasir kelihatan terkial-kial untuk menyebut nama penyanyi Singapura yang ada sekarang, yang beliau tahu.

    Namun, nama-nama yang berada di hujung bibir beliau nampaknya ialah Alif Aziz, kumpulan Sleeq dan rapper Dali.

    Nama-nama penyanyi seperti Taufik Batisah dan Hady Mirza nampaknya tidak melekat di minda beliau. Untuk menyaksikan jawapan M Nasir itu, ikuti video yang disertakan dalam artikel ini.

    M Nasir ketika itu berada di Singapura untuk membuat rakaman rancangan hiburan ‘Akustika Bersama’.

    ‘Akustika Bersama’ merupakan program lapan episod yang mengetengahkan artis tempatan dari pelbagai genre, yang membuat persembahan secara akustik di The Arts House dengan diiringi para pemain muzik profesional.

    Bukan setakat satu persembahan nyanyian, program itu juga menyelitkan wawancara santai bersama para penyanyi undangan untuk mereka berkongsi kisah perjalanan muzik masing-masing.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Sex, Lies And Sharia Law: The Secret Life Of The Sultan Of Brunei

    Sex, Lies And Sharia Law: The Secret Life Of The Sultan Of Brunei

    HE’S worth an estimated $25 billion (AUS), lives in a 1700-bed palace, indulges himself in western luxuries and has a reputation for enjoying beautiful women.

    In a story on 60 Minutes, viewers saw how the Sultan of Brunei lives a very extravagant but somewhat moderate Muslim life.

    But last year the Sultan introduced Sharia Law – where thieves would have their hands cut off and adulterers and homosexuals would be stoned to death. It applies to everyone living in Brunei except the Sultan and his Royal family.

    While parts of the ancient Islamic law have been introduced in stages, Brunei is now on the verge of adopting public stoning.

    60 Minutes’ Alison Langdontravelled through the small Asian nation undercover to see how the strict regime was affecting citizens and spoke to a woman who was once part of the Sultan’s harem revealing the hypocrisy of the current state of affairs.

    “We’ve been trying for six months to get access and permission to visit Brunei to speak to the Sultan and that was denied, so in the end we decided to go in as tourists,” Langdon told news.com.au ahead of the program.

    What they found, she explained, was a beautiful but repressed country where its citizens never criticise the royal family – mainly because it’s a crime – and seem to be unaware of the Sultan and his playboy brother, Prince Jefri’s debauchery.

    Both brothers have a reputation for indulging in beautiful women.

    Vanity Fair dubbed them the “constant companions in hedonism” in 2011 for their lavish lifestyles and penchant for collecting women like children collect toys.

    And Prince Jefri is on the outer, accused of siphoning $19.2 billion (AUS) from the country’s coffers.

    Prince Jefri Bolkiah, brother of Sultan of Brunei, during polo match at Cirencester Park,

    Prince Jefri Bolkiah, brother of Sultan of Brunei, during polo match at Cirencester Park, England, in June 1998. Source:AP

    According to Jillian Lauren, the American woman who spoke to 60 Minutes about her year in Prince Jefri and the Sultan’s harem, the pair indulged a lot – and they didn’t care how old the girls were.

    “She (Lauren) was in the harem when she was 18 and when she was there there were between 30 to 40 other girls, some as young as 15,” Ms Langdon said. “She spent a year there. She received hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts, jewerlly and clothing. She was very well looked after but that’s because she caught the eye of the Sultan’s younger brother Prince Jefri.

    “She was his play thing. They had sex hundreds of times and then Prince Jefri gave her as a gift to the Sultan and she goes into great detail (about) the sexual activity she got up to with the sultan.”

    Jillian Lauren spent a year in the Sultan of Brunei’s harem. Picture: 60 Minutes

    Jillian Lauren spent a year in the Sultan of Brunei’s harem. Picture: 60 Minutes Source: News Corp Australia

    Jillian Lauren when she lived in the Sultan of Brunei’s harem. Picture: 60 Minutes

    Jillian Lauren when she lived in the Sultan of Brunei’s harem. Picture: 60 Minutes Source: News Corp Australia

    Jillian Lauren when she was part of the Sultan of Brunei’s harem. Picture: 60 Minutes.

    Jillian Lauren when she was part of the Sultan of Brunei’s harem. Picture: 60 Minutes. Source: News Corp Australia

    Ms Langdon said the crew spent five days in Brunei secretly recording, trying to find out if people felt anger towards the new changes. But instead they found citizens seemingly apathetic to Sharia Law.

    Brunei has a population just over 415,000 and was ranked the fifth richest nation in the world by Forbes thanks to its large oil and gas reserves.

    Its citizens enjoy free health and education, most are employed in the public sector and none of them criticise the royal family – because it’s not allowed.

    When 60 Minutes went in, they found it hard to find anyone who was willing to say a bad word about anything from the introduction of Sharia Law or the royal family.

    It seems only the Hollywood elite were repulsed by the introduction of the ancient Islamic law.

    Last year stars such as Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Sharon Osborne, Elton John and entrepreneur Richard Branson boycotted the infamous Beverley Hills Hotel which is owned by the Sultan as part of his Dorchester Hotel luxury chain.

    All vowed to take their business elsewhere. And the stance worked according to aVanity Fair article last year.

    Jay Leno protesting outside the Beverley Hills Hotel last year after it emerged the Sulta

    Jay Leno protesting outside the Beverley Hills Hotel last year after it emerged the Sultan of Brunei had imposed Sharia Law in his country. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

    “It’s a really bizarre place Brunei,” Ms Langdon said. “No one has any ideas about what the sultan and his brother have got up to. They have no idea about the women, the sex acts and the drinking of alcohol. They don’t get exposed to that.”

    The Playboy Sultan aired on 60 Minutes.

     

    Source: www.news.com.au

  • Baey Yam Keng: Adidas Ad Distasteful And Offensive

    Baey Yam Keng: Adidas Ad Distasteful And Offensive

    An ADIDAS shoe advertisement with an illustration of a rude hand gesture has become a talking point among netizens, with some slamming it as “distasteful”, “vulgar” and “offensive”.

    Commenting on Facebook on Wednesday, Jacqueline Lum felt the illustration of a hand showing the middle finger was “inappropriate”. She could not see how it was linked to sports.

    Netizen Kenji Peterpan said the ad was “too much”, while another user, Marcus Yeah, commented that “creativity shouldn’t be vulgar”.

    A picture of the ad at Kallang Wave Mall was posted on Facebook and Instagram by Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng on Wednesday morning, reported Lianhe Wanbao yesterday.

    The ad covers an entire wall and features a recently released shoe, with the slogan There Will Be Haters. In the background are illustrations of various symbols, such as skulls, thunderbolts and thumbs-down signs. One of the symbols is a hand showing the middle finger.

    It is unclear how many such ads there are in Singapore and when they were introduced. Adidas did not respond to My Paper queries by press time.

    Interested to know what others felt about the ad, Mr Baey uploaded a picture of it to Facebook, asking netizens if they found it “acceptable in the name of creativity” or “inappropriate and offensive”.

    Speaking to My Paper yesterday, he said: “So far, 60 to 70 per cent of the respondents are not in favour of it.”

    He first heard about the ad from a friend on Monday, and dropped by the mall at Singapore Sports Hub to take a look a day later while out jogging.

    “It may look small in the pictures. But in person, it was quite big and very obvious,” said Mr Baey, 44.

    He added that he understood the concept behind the ad, which was to trump negativity.

    “But that hand gesture is drawn with coarser lines, which makes it more outstanding than the others,” he said.

    Mr Baey felt that the illustration was unnecessary, as the other symbols were enough to get the message across.

    “Companies that sell sporting goods advocate positivity and a healthy lifestyle, so there really isn’t a need for this. Besides, the mall is near the stadium and many families come here,” he said.

    But there were Facebook users who had no issue with the ad. Marcus Chen said it was fine if viewed from an “artistic point of view”.

    “Art is supposed to evoke the senses. But whether it is done in good taste remains to be seen,” he wrote.

     

    Source: http://mypaper.sg

  • I’m Angry My Workshop Overcharged Bike Repairs!

    I’m Angry My Workshop Overcharged Bike Repairs!

    I dono weather tis prize reliable to what they to my bike…reason tat im not happy is…d way they speak n tell us about wats wrong wif our bike n prize….

    evrybody shud b angry if u wer told to pay tis amount n suddenly it became bigger amount….like tis one idiots at WingYapMotor name “AHSIONG”….

    Wah…yesterday say to me change tis n tis at tis prize…den today wen i wana collect my bike….KNN..

    He up again by including GST….wat d hell….make me angry sia….lucky i never gv him 1 gud 1 at his fucking face…

    jus remember….if here wer to be malaysia….ur workshop already kana burn….but tis is singapore…we got rule…juz wait till karma hit u back…..fuck…..

    here d receipt tat idiot charge me….

    Roy EKHSS Receipt

     

    Roy EKHSS

  • Respons Kafe Kepada Maklum Balas Cetus Tengkarah

    Respons Kafe Kepada Maklum Balas Cetus Tengkarah

    Gara-gara respons kurang profesional dan dianggap menyindir pelanggan, restoran milik empat selebriti setempat, Studio Cafe, telah dikritik teruk di media sosial.

    Hujung minggu lalu, seorang pelanggan yang kali pertama ke kafe itu telah memberi reviu peribadinya di Instagram.

    Antara lain pelanggan itu berkata hidangan yang ditempahnya “kurang rasa” dan sajian menu di kafe itu juga kurang menyerlah kerana agak “kemelayuan”.

    Pelanggan itu juga berkata layanan yang diberikan kepada pelanggan kurang memuaskan.

    Studio Cafe, yang terletak di Blok 47 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, dimiliki personaliti televisyen Nurul Aini, Khairudin Samsudin, Ashmi Roslan dan Fadhlur Rahman.

    Diminta mengulas, Khairudin berkata para pemilik Studio Cafe tidak mengurus laman media sosial kafe itu.

    Sebagai respons kepada reviu mengenai makanannya yang “kurang rasa”, pentadbir laman media sosial kafe itu bertanya sama ada yang dimaksudkan pelanggan itu ialah makanan yang disajikan rasanya seolah-olah “macam air”.

    Mengenai menu “kemelayuan” pula, kafe tersebut seterusnya berkata ia bangga dengan menu yang disajikan kerana berbangga sebagai orang Melayu.

    Respons tersebut menerima kritikan ramai di media sosial yang menganggapnya sebagai kurang profesional dan bersifat menyindir.

    Memburukkan lagi keadaan, pos di Instagram itu berlarutan kerana Studio Cafe terus-menerus menjawab komen pelanggan berkenaan dan pengguna lain di media sosial.

    Seorang pelanggan, Encik Aliff Azman, memberitahu Berita Harian (BH) bahawa beliau kecewa membaca cara kafe itu memberi respons kepada pelanggan.

    “Seharusnya mereka menerima maklum balas dengan sikap terbuka…pihak pengurusan harus manfaatkan maklum balas untuk perbaiki khidmat supaya dapat kekal dalam dunia perniagaan,” kata Encik Aliff, 25 tahun.

    Penulis blog makanan yang dikenali sebagai K berkata beliau terkejut dengan respons yang diberikan kakitangan Studio Cafe.

    “Walaupun pelanggan tidak sentiasa betul, Studio Cafe perlu memperbaiki cara menangani maklum balas negatif,” kata K yang mengendalikan laman blog We Kiss We Tell.

    Ketika diminta mengulas, pemilik bersama Studio Cafe, Nurul Aini, berkata beliau memohon maaf bagi pihak pengurusan sambil menjelaskan akaun Instagram Studio Cafe itu ditadbir pengurus kafe tersebut.

    Seorang lagi pemiliknya, Khairudin, pula berkata pihaknya telah menyiarkan e-mel di Instagram supaya pelanggan yang ingin memberi maklum balas boleh berbuat demikian menerusi e-mel.

    “Namun, jika komen-komen negatif dibuat di media sosial, kami tetap akan menanganinya dengan baik dan selesaikan isu itu secara peribadi menerusi e-mel,” tambahnya.

    Para karyawan perhubungan awam yang dihubungi BH berkata terdapat beberapa amalan terbaik untuk menangani maklum balas pelanggan

    Pengarah akaun firma perhubungan awam Cohn&Wolfe Singapore, Cik Safina Samian, 40 tahun, berkata sesebuah perniagaan harus bijak menggunakan saluran media sosial dan media tradisional dalam menangani maklum balas.

    Menurutnya, satu cara ialah menghubungi pelanggan secara langsung menerusi telefon, e-mel atau berjumpa sendiri dengan pelanggan dan elak daripada menggunakan saluran media sosial untuk berbincang dengan pelanggan “di hadapan” pengguna lain.

    Pengurusi Mileage Communications, Encik Yap Boh Tiong, pula menerangkan bahawa firma harus mengkaji aduan yang dikemukakan dengan teliti, lalu mengakuinya dan meneruskan perbincangan dengan pelanggan menerusi e-mel atau telefon.

    “Tidak kira sama ada komen yang diberikan pelanggan itu baik ataupun buruk, jawapan harus sentiasa kekal sopan,” kata beliau.


    Mohon maaf dan akan belajar daripada apa yang berlaku

    “Bagi pihak pengurusan, kami menghargai dan menghormati setiap maklum balas yang diterima… Semua maklum balas ini akan kami manfaatkan untuk pembangunan Studio Cafe dan memperbaiki khidmat yang kami tawarkan kepada pelanggan.”

    – Pemilik bersama Studio Cafe dan personaliti televisyen setempat, Khairudin Samsudin.

    “Kami mohon maaf atas apa yang berlaku. Kami sudah pun mengambil alih akaun Instagram kafe dan harap dapat meninggalkan apa yang berlaku dan fokus kepada masa depan.”

    – Pemilik bersama Studio Cafe dan personaliti televisyen setempat, Cik Nurul Aini.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg