Al-fatihah to Yasmin Ahmad

"You may find this hard to believe, but I never ever think about festivals or awards while I'm writing a script or making a film. But given the flak I get back home sometimes, you cannot blame me for feeling at least a little vindicated when foreign festivals like Tokyo seek my permission to celebrate our films.

Allah is indeed great."
-Yasmin Ahmad-

Attribute kepada Yasmin Ahmad, directed by her... ad commmercial yang betul2 wat aku menangis jer tak sudah tengok iklan ni... ada pulak yang similar to the ad dari turkey kot meh tengok laa sama kat bawah ni k.

tapi sebelum tu ... kat blog Arwah aku ada terbaca hint2 dia akan 'pergi' by the followers of the blog.. tengok jer laaa contoh2 jawapan yang diberi pada Arwah :

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Wow!! besarnyaaaa...cantik btul poster movie kak min kali ni..but then i always love ur tagline...anyway..awalnya kak min bangun??kat sana masih gelap ni kan??
ArnabGumuk Monday, November 17, 2008 - 6:49:01 AM | #

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solat subuh lah, yang. kalau miss rasa risau sepanjang hari.
yasmin Monday, November 17, 2008 - 6:52:36 AM | #

atikah abd wahid said...

how do you do it, kak yasmin? (may i call you that? hehe) how do you face all this adversity from your own people, and still make films? i never understood why they didn't appreciate you. sure, you don't fit into their comfort zone but isn't that the point? what i am amazed about is how you're still doing films and living in malaysia. if it was me, i'd either quit it altogether or move out where i am more appreciated.

so how DO you do it?

July 12, 2009 9:59 AM

yasmin said...

that's easy, atikah. i don't do it for them. i do it for allah, for my parents, for the people who DO like my films in whichever part of the world they may be, and i do it for me.

Anuar said...

Kak Min, nak tanya. Jgn marah saya ye. Nak tanya aje. Masa Kak Min arahkan filem, berada di set - ada tak break utk solat? Kak Min solat tak? Dan galakkan anak-anak buah solat tak?

Saya wonder aje. Thanks Kak Min.

July 22, 2009 4:03 PM

yasmin said...

anuar, the answer to that is Yes. we do break for solat. and the reason for our solat break is not because we think we're good or anything, but because we need to seek allah's guidance and thank him for his blessings. we don't force others to solat with us -- they can see what we're doing, and that i think is enough of a reminder.

July 22, 2009 7:29 PM

Bukan Sepet said...

Kat malaysia ni kak min... minta maaf cakaplah...

"Kalau dah mati baru orang nak appreciate."

How's Datuk Yasmin Ahmad sound to you?
Probably nothing... Coz you probably dead by then!

"Pemergiannya merupakan satu kehilangan besar pada negara. Beliau telah membuka mata kita pada erti sebenar perfileman. Bagaimana seni, penceritaan dan aspek komersil boleh bergabung menjadi satu..."

Yeah... right...

July 15, 2009 3:55 AM

yasmin said...

saya tak pernah mengejar title. takut riak.

July 15, 2009 4:25 AM

erm... btw just curious with this statement... cam MJ nyer case lak kan .. ada kes pembunuhan...

PETIKAN dibawah ni diambil dari comment blog yasmin ahmad seminggu sebelum yasmin kena 'a sudden stroke'.

Anonymous said...

I am a BN person.
But this is just so sick and too disturbing.
There is just too many "sudden death" happening in our detention.

I have always wondered what "sudden death" means?
When one dies suddenly like in a heart attack does it constitute sudden death? How about a car accident victim? Or a person who drops dead from a stroke?

Someone please explain sudden death to me.
And someone please explain what the hell is going on in this country.

Lastly condolences to the Teohs.
And let's hope the police does not classify this case as sudden dead as well.

July 19, 2009 8:46 AM

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"BENDA ITU"

Apakah benda itu ek?

waaaa mlm tadi aku berkeseorangan di ofis sementara menunggu bibi pulang dari kelas. Biasa laa if stay back kat ofis ni sampai 2am pun pernah last2 semester pun, even tido kat situ pun pernah tapi kena ada someone laa temankan. So, nak dijadikan citer malam tadi dah plan nak balik pukul 11pm or 11.30pm ke coz nak surf internet for my research and assignment yang kena buat sebelum jumaat ni.

Call la bibi tanya dia ada kat mana, just to confirm with her about my staying at her place. Dia cakap kat rumah ada Apid so terus balik rumah pun boleh sebenarnya. Tapi aku yang insist nak stay kat ofis tu, tak nak la menyusahkan orang kan. So, after the colleagues (ayu, sri, munni, erwan, nora, arlena) dah balik, aku pun join dorang sekali ke car park Persada Johor untuk amik si bumblee bee tu and park kat bawah college jer.

Then, terus naik atas gi bilik ofis tapi masa tu pak guard takde kat bawah... coz nak cari dia utk informkan yang I'll be there until 11pm or more... so just went up and put my things and turun balik ke bawah coz nak cari pak guard tu semula tengok dia masih xde however the pintu besar dah bermangga dari luar ... apa lagi cuak laa aku dibuatnya... so aku pun buat tak tau jer and amik hp no pakcik tu terus aku call dia dari bilik ofis jer... nasib baik dia jawab dia kata dia kuar jap beli makan. Well, aku tak kisah so terus nak wat keje kat atas.... then suddenly...

.... bila toleh je belah kiri tempat meja my academic head tengok cam gelap jer.. lepas tu lampu tu hidup balik.... erm.. aku rasa something fishie ni .. arghhh tak pe la sambung laa wat keje balik .. tapi at the same time mata mergerling ke arah tempat tadi... YEAHHH kali kedua.... it did padam lagi lampu tu... apa lagi aku pun menggelabah lah... terus jer call pak guard tu dia kat mana .. fuhh nasib baik dia kata dia dah kat bawah tengah makan.. so selamat laa jugak tapi masih lagi dlm gementar lagi.. so aku pun packed all my things .. laptop tu mmg aku tak tutup coz nak bacaan yasin tu berkumandang sampai laa aku ke bawah... fuh...

tapi sebelum nak tutup pintu tu aku sempat lagi nak test tutup lampu depan tu as to aknowledge betul ke lampu tu betul2 switch off.. so aku test one by one switch yang ada kat dinding tu... coz switch lampu ada tiga utk coverkan lampu for the whole office ... so lampu yang it did off sekejap tu is exactly the nearest one to the door...wuu~~~ada something yang t0uch it tapi tak sempat abis dia tutup the switch coz the light did come back after a short while... sooo korang faham2 jer laa yerk...

k chow chin chow .. ada lagi citer hot ttg BENDA ITEWW di PORTDICKSON N9 yang pernah I experience tapi tungguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.... part 2 pulak k

Hancur diet...tapi tak sangat laa

Wah.. arini tak sempat nak niat and sahur pun tak sempat .. tu yang aku amik keputusan untuk bukak puasa ahakz... but i promise tomorow nak puasa mesti... sampai laa the next day!..hhehe janji ikut hari laa baru boleh jalan if ikut bulan cam lama jer..

Tapi makan still lagi kena kawal unless tadi petang terlanjur... hehe beli McD... sorry ek viewers blog.. takleh handle laaa.. Ayam Goreng McD Pedas tu memanggil.. tapi I just ate 1 piece jer the rest nak bagi Arlena tapi dia cam takde tunjuk sign jer nak makan Ayam Goreng itewww...

So for sahur, I nak makan Oats jer laa and minum air 1.5 in 5 shot jer ..huhu.. jom laa kita challenge! If you all nak tau aku ni mmg laa Ratu Air.. ahakz .. dari tadika, sekolah, universiti, and tempat keje.. mmg aku laa org nyer utk di tempatkan air2 yang org lain tak sanggup nak abiskan... huhu... bukan apa mmg laa weather skrg ni membuatkan aku jadi mcm ni... hehe no wonder laa masa kat sekolah dulu ada org gelarkan aku ***** *** haa lu teka laa sendiri kay!

Okay korang laaaa doakan la semoga aku leh kurus cam Jordin Sparks pun jadi laa... nampak tough jugak body cam tu .. tak nak la kurus sgt nnti ada org tu tak suka .. ahakz :) wink3

27 Rejab - PUASA

Hari ni puasa... and this is the kickstart for me to cuba puasa for the next 3 months in a row.. fuhhhh boleh ke ni.. erm.. focus2!

ok laa nnti i update entry nak gi kerja ni .. signing off!

Warna TV3 di rumah ku?

hehe korang enjoy laa pic tu.. tu laa yang aku nampak once aku balik semalam.. akak aku and abang ipar aku bawak kereta masing2 .. then bila dia blend dgn kereta aku terus jadi PRIME COLOR OF TV3 kat rumah...hehe