tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32060261482079371402024-03-14T18:27:18.806+08:00a day in the life of tiara"DANCE as though no one is watching you. LOVE as though you've never been hurt before. SING as though no one can hear you. And LIVE...as though Heaven is on Earth."tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-63239332217005014582014-05-26T18:56:00.001+08:002014-05-26T20:13:43.162+08:00Supporting Bulgari's Save The Children Initiative<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">People, my blog is active again after being format for several years! This piece by Calvin Chong of The Malaysian Tatler on my recent collaboration with Bulgari marks my return to the blogosphere :D</span></span></div>
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In commemoration of its 130<sup style="line-height: 1.22em;">th</sup> anniversary, Bulgari has launched a new ceramic silver pendant to boost its support for the Save The Children initiative.</div>
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By Calvin Chong</div>
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May 19, 2014</div>
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On mark with its 130<sup style="line-height: 1.22em;">th</sup> anniversary and to boost its support for the <strong style="line-height: 1.22em;">Save The Children</strong> initiative, <strong style="line-height: 1.22em;">Bulgari</strong> has added a new ceramic silver pendant to its jewellery collection in hope of generating an additional €1 million (RM 4.5 million) to save children lives.</div>
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For year 2014, Bulgari launches the new ceramic silver pendant to help with a new cause within the Save The Children initiative, where Bulgari aims to save 50,000 newborn children and their mothers through life-saving healthcare services.</div>
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With the new goal set in motion, a legion of celebrities has joined the cause including Naomi Watts, Meg Ryan, Tom Welling and Dita Von Teese.</div>
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In the recent Malaysia launch event, famed local personalities had also lent their hands to support the charity including <a href="http://my.asiatatler.com/300list/tiara-jacquelina" style="color: red; line-height: 1.22em; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="line-height: 1.22em;">Datin Sri Tiara Jacquelina</strong></a> and <strong style="line-height: 1.22em;">Debbie Goh</strong>.</div>
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As Malaysians, we are lucky to have much support in healthcare for both women and children compared to other less fortunate countries. In the recent <strong style="line-height: 1.22em;">Save The Children’s 2014 Mother’s Index</strong>, Malaysia was ranked 68<sup style="line-height: 1.22em;">th</sup> out of 178 countries globally – a great effort in comparison to our regional neighbours like Thailand (72th) and Indonesia (113<sup style="line-height: 1.22em;">th</sup>).</div>
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Lynette Lim, spokesperson for Save The Children says, “Worldwide, women and children are often much more likely than men to die in a disaster, whether man-made or natural",</div>
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She continues, "And each year, thousands more mothers and children die in conflict-settings than fighters do in battle. It is vital that access to healthcare services are increased and improved in places where state capacity is weak and conflict and insecurity are widespread. Every child has the right to survive, no matter where they are born.”</div>
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This initiative started in year 2009 when Bulgari decided to take action on behalf of disadvantaged children around the world, as too many children were unable to attain to attain their own aspirations due to difficult circumstances.</div>
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Inspired by the iconic B.Zero1 jewellery line, the special collection started with just one ring design in 2010 and to date, Bulgari has generated over €20 million (RM 90 million) in donations for Save The Children through the sales of the ring.</div>
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While the main project financed by Bulgari supports Save The Children in providing child’s education, the additional proceeds of the new pendant will be used to support children and mother’s health issues in poor, conflict-affected countries and in emergency situations across 23 countries in four continents.</div>
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With the mission at hand, Bulgari continues to strive to give hope and life to the individuals around the world for a better and brighter future.</div>
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<em style="line-height: 1.22em;">The Bulgari Save The Children ring and pendant are available in all Bulgari boutiques around the globe at the price of €420 (RM 1,700). For more information, please contact your nearest Bulgari boutique or visit the <a href="http://en.bulgari.com/department.jsp?cat=cat10130032" style="color: red; line-height: 1.22em; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="line-height: 1.22em;">Bulgari website</strong></a>.</em></div>
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tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-31259039208694437322012-03-08T23:19:00.000+08:002012-03-08T23:19:05.599+08:00Tiara's International Women's Day VideoI was invited to speak at the British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce's International Women's Day celebrations today but couldn't make it so I recorded a video message instead, and thought I'd share it with all of you here too:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZCrJ4PKO6CA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-82138937957548477332012-03-08T22:22:00.002+08:002012-03-08T22:22:54.218+08:00My son Dani has on quite a few occasions surprised me with some of his thought pieces or writing for school projects, and I like any proud mum, can't help thinking how his thought process is so mature for a kid his age. This following piece was something Dani wrote last week for a school project, following the theme of "Life After Death".<br />
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<!--EndFragment--><br />tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-51436517850039421492011-04-10T15:33:00.004+08:002011-04-10T15:44:07.885+08:00Launch of Enfiniti Academy of Musical Theatre and Entertainment Arts on Saturday 9th April, 2011Yesterday marked a really special day in my life. Like the birth of a new baby. Something I've been waiting for for 5 years, to happen. The launch of Enfiniti Academy Of Musical Theatre and Entertainment Arts.<br /><br />Our events team put together such a classy affair at our new Enfiniti Black Box Theatre (thank you Team Enfiniti <3<3<3 Love you guys to bits!), and we had a really good attendance by friends from the media for a Saturday evening, considering f1, Sarawak elections and even Akademi Fantasia is all going on at the same time! Really appreciate you guys making the time :-)<br /><br />It was quite an emotional moment for me somehow, I found myself choking at the beginning of my speech, I guess it was quite overwhelming after the long, long wait. And having to keep so many secrets for so many years, even from my closest media friends! Staying under the radar just to avoid having to say "I can't talk about this just yet". It felt wonderful though. And the people that mattered were there. Friends and family and those that helped make this happen.<br /><br />I like saving postscripts of my speeches for the record, and for posterity, also for those of you who couldn't be there, this was my speech at the launch:<br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Palatino"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }span.body { }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0cm; }ul { margin-bottom: 0cm; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Like they say, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. But teach him how to fish, and you feed him for life.” This is what we hope to do, at Enfiniti Academy of Musical Theatre and Entertainment Arts (or ENACT).</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">This is for me, a dream come true.<span style=""> </span>For the last 5 years, I’ve been dreaming of setting up an academy, to train and inspire the finest artists, performers and entertainers of tomorrow, </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">This is for me, a dream come true. <span style=""> </span>For the last 5 years, I’ve been dreaming of setting up an academy, to train and inspire the finest artists, performers and entertainers of tomorrow, for the industry I love, the world of dreams, hopes, imagination beyond infinity. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">This is the legacy I hope I can leave behind someday... but for now, I want to LIVE<b style=""> </b>that legacy everyday, for the industry I love, this world of dreams, hopes and imagination beyond infinity. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">It feels just like yesterday that I talked about this with Steve and Pat during the rehearsals of the FIRST season of Puteri Gunung Ledang the musical. I came home and shared it with my husband Effendi who said: “You should ABSOLUTELY do it!” And every day since then, he has been pushing us to think about what it should stand for, the logistics, and he’s been pushing us to move it, and make it happen. And here we are, today…</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">I’ve always been very passionate and vocal about my belief that the indicators of richness or development of a country, cannot be measured merely by how many tall buildings there are. It’s also about the richness of its culture, its liveability, the creative expression, the life and soul of the country.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">It’s not going to happen overnight I know, but I DO know that today, with the launching of Enfiniti Academy of Musical Theatre and Entertainment Arts (or ENACT), we are one step closer towards achieving that goal.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">I’m hoping that we will attract the most committed people who will come to work in ENACT, with ENACT, people who will share this vision and mission. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">We’re very lucky to have found the absolutely talented actor-director Joanna Bessey, who is Course Director of the Academy. And all of this last week, so many others have come forward, talking to our Group VP of Operations, Izan Satrina, offering to impart their knowledge and skills to the next generation of artists. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">This is going to be a wonderful opportunity, for all those people who have always wanted to grow this industry. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">These people could be local home grown talent, like Joanna, Pat Ibrahim and Suhaili Michelin, or may come from industries that are richer and more experienced than ours by hundreds of years. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Wouldn’t that be wonderful – the world coming together, in the name of art, here at Enfiniti Academy!!! And why not? In our world, the world of performing arts, we speak in a </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">common language, that transcends political and social boundaries! </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 80%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 80%;">We aim high, we aim for the stars. That’s the spirit and character of Enfiniti Vision Media. And I think there’s no reason to be humble about this.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; line-height: 80%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 80%;">Our shared vision, with the academy, is </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 80%; color: black;">to actively create greater national awareness & appreciation of the Arts, and</span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 80%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 80%; color: black;">to focus on the growth of the Malaysian Arts Industry so it becomes a more vibrant & viable sector of the economy.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">As a company, we want to engage the Malaysian & regional Arts Communities, to cohesively promote Malaysia as an Asian Arts Hub.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">Enfiniti aims to create a whole sustainable eco-system of the arts. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">We stage musicals that are most recognized for quality and production value in this country, and we will now continuously produce the artists and performers who make the shows come alive. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">Very soon, through our events arm, Kit Kat Klub Events, headed by the talented Azimy Wan Ahmad, we will have non-stop events along the soon-to-be-launched Encorp Strand Red Carpet Boulevard, which will require talents galore, every week of the year. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">Our absolutely creative Chedd Yusoff will also be heading one of Enfiniti’s most important projects, not just for our company, but for the country, a Malaysian Cultural Village. If you can just imagine this, the concept of the village is that EVERYONE who “lives” in this village is an actor, a performer. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">So. We NEED a continuous “supply” of talent, internally for our own projects, as well as to feed the growth of the Malaysian arts industry! <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">I am today, boldly stating, that Enfiniti Academy of Musical Theatre and Entertainment Arts or ENACT is a boutique academy that aims to be an incubator of icons, trained in Malaysia, ready for the WORLD. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">We are ABSOLUTELY committed to producing the highest standards of training in all aspects of musical theatre and entertainment arts. This means, we aim to produce not just performers, but producers, directors, writers, stage managers, set designers of the future. The eco-system of the arts industry.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -31.55pt 10pt -0.45pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">The unique difference between ENACT and any other performing arts academy, is that the environment here will be more of a professional company in rehearsal, rather than that of an educational institution. Students will be exposed to the way a professional company operates, rather than just a school. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">SO here we are today, it took 5 years to make this happen, but it will certainly be worth the wait. There are a few people that need to be mentioned today, who were integral to the process of putting the whole ENACT project together. This has been Liz Tajuddin’s baby for many years, she did the research and put the concept and financial papers together, and most importantly, she found us Raymond Miranda, who was then identified as the Head of Enfiniti Academy, and given the task of creating modules and the mechanics of running a school, but we have since widened his scope of responsibilities to make him Group Vice President of Content and Strategy at Enfiniti Vision Media. But on a personal note, the one person whom I really want to thank, for always pushing me to go for the stars and make the impossible happen, is my husband Effendi.<span style=""> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">It’s very generous of Ramin Karimloo, Simon Bailey and my dear friend Stephen Rahman-Hughes to agree to officiate ENACT today. They do this purely out of goodwill, out of their personal passion for musical theatre, and wanting to contribute to the growth of the Malaysian arts industry.</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">They will forever be recognized as the 3 biggest stars of the West End, who officiated the Enfiniti Academy of Musical Theatre and Entertainment Arts, who gave the ENACT the prestige and stature.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">My hope is that ENACT will be a legacy we can all leave behind for the continuance of the growth of the Industry.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Thank you once again for joining me on this very special occasion, the launch of Enfiniti Academy of Musical Theatre and Entertainment Arts.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span></p>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-23755457451598932702011-01-29T18:57:00.001+08:002011-01-29T18:59:07.757+08:00NST article : Tiara aims for the moon<h2>Showbiz: Tiara aims for the moon</h2> <div class="shpanel2"> <div class="shleft">2011/01/28<br />AREF OMAR<br />aref@nstp.com.my</div></div> <br /> <ins style="display: inline-table; border: medium none; height: 60px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"></ins><br /> <div class="artpbig"><img src="http://www.nst.com.my/articles/Showbiz_Tiaraaimsforthemoon/single" alt="Tiara Jacquelina says she has a few ideas waiting for the right moment" border="0" height="271" width="400" /><br /><div class="pxcapart">Tiara Jacquelina says she has a few ideas waiting for the right moment</div> </div> She captured our hearts in Puteri Gunung Ledang seven years ago. Today, Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina still has her keen eye above the creative horizon, writes AREF OMAR<br /> <p>“AIM for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”<br /><br />This inspirational quote by W. Clement Stone was used during Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina’s talk, entitled PGL: Folklore Storytelling And Its Adaptation Into Modern Culture, at the recent Kre8tif Digital Content Conference in Putrajaya recently. </p> <p><br />An apt description of the award-winning actress, producer and arts activist. She had refurbished a beloved folk tale and successfully etched it into the country’s popular culture.<br /></p> <p>Released as a feature film in 2004, Puteri Gunung Ledang became the first Malaysian film to be considered for an Academy Award. A year later, it was adapted into a stunning musical, which ran for four successful seasons, one of which was staged in Singapore.<br /><br />During her talk, organised by Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), the mother-of-two explained that the country has a treasure trove of unique stories with universal appeal and a distinctive Asian flavour. </p> <p><br />She said local folklore, legends, history, news and even grandmother’s stories can be explored as potent subject matters for creative productions. <br /><br />As managing director of Enfiniti Vision Media, she has produced TV content, films, musicals and various events, including the biographical P. Ramlee: The Musical, which won six awards at the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards in 2007.<br /> <br />Here, Tiara tells Life&Times more about her craft and plans. </p> <p><br /><b>PGL has gone from film to many other things. Any further plans? </b><br />The sky seems to be the limit these days as technology and new media platforms continue to evolve. My team and I are constantly looking to make the PGL brand fresh and relevant. I have some new ideas after meeting many interesting people at the Kre8tif conference, so we’ll see how it goes from there.<br /><br /><b>Describe the whole journey of getting PGL off the ground and the success it has become. </b><br />It has been a humbling and eye-opening experience. It has allowed us to believe in the possibility of fulfilling a big dream on many levels, including a national one. It’s wonderful to see how PGL has changed the way the game is played for our local industry. As an industry, we’re now more confident about competing with the world’s best, moving away from a mindset of mediocrity to slowly getting recognised for producing world-class creative products. <br /><br /><b>After the success of PGL, do you find it much easier to get funding for similar projects? </b><br />It was impossible in the beginning, but now corporations have come to believe in the Enfiniti brand. I hope this year will see more and more corporations supporting creative projects through CSR (corporate social responsibility) so the arts and entertainment community will continue to survive in this country. <br /><br />Will, passion and determination aside, it takes a lot of money to put on a show or film of international quality, one that will continue to keep our local audiences entertained and in the process, inculcate a cultured and well-rounded society. <br /><br /><b>What role can the government play in supporting the arts? </b><br />The government can play a huge role, like pass a ruling for tax exemptions for companies that support local arts and entertainment. I’m sure we will see more corporations come forward to help if that happens. That’s how the Korean creative and entertainment industry has become so big and can afford to take on the world. <br /><br /><b>What are your thoughts on local animation productions? Any plans to get into that? </b><br />During the Kre8tif conference, I got a sense of a wonderful new energy from young local talent who attended my talk. It’s reassuring for producers like me to see how a government agency like MDeC is working with the industry to support and grow local talent. <br /><br />I also got a sense that we’re not short on craftsmen and actual animators, but the animation industry needs more producers and content developers to move projects. <br /><br />I hope to embark on our first animated feature film soon — if I can get the support of the government and the funding. I have a few good stories up my sleeves that are ready to go when the time is right.<br /><br /><b>As an individual who dares to dream with many mountains to climb, what are some of your upcoming projects that you’d like to share?</b><br />This year marks a new decade and the beginning of many exciting new ventures for my team. We aim to be more actively involved in the industry’s value chain, from training and development of new talent, to providing platforms for talent to grow. Ultimately, we hope to move our content into the regional sphere in the coming years. That’s as much as I can share right now, but wish us luck!</p><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br />Read more: <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Showbiz_Tiaraaimsforthemoon/Article/#ixzz1CQ9MKF3u">Showbiz: Tiara aims for the moon</a> <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Showbiz_Tiaraaimsforthemoon/Article/#ixzz1CQ9MKF3u">http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Showbiz_Tiaraaimsforthemoon/Article/#ixzz1CQ9MKF3u</a><br /></div>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-9428156260487248432011-01-16T20:20:00.004+08:002011-01-16T21:45:55.377+08:00"Champion Of The Arts" - an article by Dennis Chua of the New Straits TimesGosh... I've come quite a way, it seems. I THINK that black and white photo of me was taken at my very first ever press conference, for the Indonesian-Malaysian film Irisan-Irisan Hati. I was such a kid then.<br /><br />But I have a story about Irisan. My company was chosen to do the casting for the Malaysian actors in the film, and I remember we combed through every film and TV actor, then every singer, then we looked at models and TV commercial talent, before arriving at the final selection of the Malaysian actors you see in the film. But Bustal Nawawi, the film's executive producer, still hadn't found the right girl for Ipah, the Malay Kampung Girl from Johor who finds Hadi (Deddy Mizwar) washed up on the shore and saves him and later they get married and she discovers he had a wife in Indonesia (Christine Hakim). Anyway. He finally said, "You audition." And I said NO. I said I didn't want to be an actor. I'd done like one Malaysian film once and I was NOT impressed and I said to myself that acting was SO not for me. Firstly, filming was stretched over 2 long years, it was ridiculous. I didn't like the way actors weren't allowed to have any opinion, and were just TOLD to do this, move like that, say it like THIS, feel like THAT. Stuff this, I said. I wanna do what I want to do. But I wouldn't mind being the gal who calls the shots. Who moves and shakes the business, who shapes the projects, who makes things happen. I wouldn't mind being the producer.<br /><br />Anyway. Pak Bustal knew that I was on my "I wanna-be-an-entrepreneur" trip then, and he said to me, "OK I'll make you a deal. You audition, and if you're right for the role, I promise you I will personally teach you the business of film-making. I'll teach you to become a PRODUCER." B-I-N-G-O. That's really the story of how I started out. Sign up for 4 Indonesian films, I'll teach you the business. Done deal.<br /><br />And man, look where all that has led me today. "Champion of The Arts", eh? That's a SUPER way to kick off 2011. Thanks very much Dennis. I'm all fired up, and I ain't gonna be hangin' up my cape for a long, long time. The year has only just begun.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/" target="_self"><img src="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/Images/nstlogonew.png" alt="NST" border="0" height="50" width="415" /></a><br /><br />Sunday, January 16, 2011, 08.17 PM<br /><br /><div style="display: block;" class="tab-content" id="tabs1"> <div id="nstfont"> <h2>THEN AND NOW: Champion of the arts</h2> <div class="shpanel2"> <div class="shleft">2011/01/15<br /><br />By Dennis Chua<br /><br /></div> <div class="shright"> <div class="shmail"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=xa-4beb959479f07e63" class="addthis_button_compact at300m"><span class="at300bs at15t_compact"></span><br /></a><span class="addthis_separator"></span> <a title="Send to Facebook" target="_blank" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&winname=addthis&pub=xa-4beb959479f07e63&source=tbx-250&lng=en-US&s=facebook&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nst.com.my%2Fnst%2Farticles%2FTHENANDNOW_Championofthearts%2FArticle%2F&title=THEN%20AND%20NOW%3A%20Champion%20of%20the%20arts&ate=AT-xa-4beb959479f07e63/-/-/4d32e39a92332759/1&CXNID=2000001.5215456080540439074NXC&tt=0" class="addthis_button_facebook at300b"><span class="at300bs at15t_facebook"></span></a> <a title="Tweet This" target="_blank" class="addthis_button_twitter at300b"><span class="at300bs at15t_twitter"></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="artpbig"><img src="http://www.nst.com.my/articles/THENANDNOW_Championofthearts/single" alt="Tiara then...and now" border="0" height="341" width="350" /><br /><div class="pxcapart">Tiara then...and now</div> </div> DATIN SERI TIARA JACQUELINA<br /><br />THE name Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina is synonymous with the acclaimed musicals Puteri Gunung Ledang and P. Ramlee, both staged at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, over the last decade. <p>From a model, dancer and actress, she has worked hard to become a champion of the arts.</p><p><br />During her schooldays, she was active in theatre and had appeared in many print and television advertisements, most notably Hazeline Snow. This ad, which used American pop star Cyndi Lauper’s award-winning song Time After Time as background music, had Tiara running on the beach with a white horse.</p> <p>Tiara later hosted talk shows on RTM such as Selamat Pagi Malaysia.</p><p><br />In 1995, she appeared in popular director Datuk Paduka Shuhaimi Baba’s acclaimed film Ringgit Kasorrga with Hans Isaac. The role earned her Best Actress at the 12th Malaysian Film Festival.</p><p><br />She also starred in the Hollywood film Beyond Rangoon with Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand.</p> <p>She produced Puteri Gunung Ledang The Movie in 2004 and starred as the title character, alongside M. Nasir (as Malay warrior Hang Tuah) and Adlin Aman Ramlie (as Sultan Mahmud Shah 1 of Malacca).</p><p><br />She produced Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical a year later, with British-Malaysian actor Stephen Rahman-Hughes taking over Nasir’s role.</p><p><br />P. Ramlee The Musical won six awards at the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards 2007. It also marked pop queen Datuk Siti Nurhaliza’s musical theatre debut.</p> <p>In 2009, Tiara became the first female principal of Astro’s popular reality talent show Akademi Fantasia’s seventh season.</p><p><br />Last year, she became Malaysia’s adviser for the performing arts section of the new Guide To Malaysia. The book, in its eighth edition, is published by Leisure Guide Publishing.</p><p><br />Tiara, a mother of two, is managing director of Enfiniti Productions, which produces musicals, films and television programmes. Her dream is to set up an academy for the performing arts that caters to all Malaysians with talent.</p> </div> </div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br />Read more: <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/THENANDNOW_Championofthearts/Article/#ixzz1BCUoAP54">THEN AND NOW: Champion of the arts</a> <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/THENANDNOW_Championofthearts/Article/#ixzz1BCUoAP54">http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/THENANDNOW_Championofthearts/Article/#ixzz1BCUoAP5</a><br /></div>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-1863860825386799402011-01-03T17:24:00.003+08:002011-01-03T17:31:41.788+08:00Star interview - Dare to Dream<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy new year everyone, and welcome to a wonderful new decade. Here's wishing you all unlimited dreams, unlimited passion for everything you do, and good friends around you, above all.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>The Star published an interview with me about the year that was for me - lessons learnt, and dreams for the next 10 years. Thought I'd share them with all of you.This is the link for the full story, <a href="http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F1%2F1%2Flifefocus%2F7613072&sec=lifefocus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F1%2F1%2Flifefocus%2F7613072&sec=lifefocus</a> but here's the little bit about me:</p><p>Tiara Jacquelina, managing director of Enfiniti Vision Media</p><p> </p><p>In the last 10 years or so, I spent my time doing the things I loved most — travelling the world, bringing up my two wonderful kids and working on meaningful projects.</p><p> </p><p>Travelling has opened my mind and my eyes to a new perspective on life and living meaningfully, novel ideas and different ways of doing things. I always return inspired and re-energised. It makes me want to do better in my personal life and pushes the boundaries in the work I do.</p><p> </p><p>Bringing up a “tween” or a teen in this day and age comes with a whole new set of challenges, but my two kids are as perfect and complete as they come; I can’t ask for more. They are intelligent, creative, artistically inclined, spirited, opinionated, but at the same time respectful, kind and loving. And I have the full support of a wonderful husband to thank, for helping me in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Career-wise, the last 10 years have seen my best work ever as an actor and producer, and I’ve been fortunate to work with some of the most talented and passionate individuals in the country and even in the region.</p><p> </p><p>The greatest lesson I’ve learned about life is to live it fully every day, making each moment really special, and spending it with the ones who really matter. Very often, we get so caught up chasing dreams that we forget to smell the roses.</p><p> </p><p>Goals and ambition are important to have, but I really cherish precious moments like watching my children grow up, having the freedom to be impromptu enough to read a brochure, pack a bag and travel with my husband, spending quality time with my mother, making time for good conversation with good friends over a cup of coffee, and setting enough time aside for myself, too. Sometimes, you just need to BE.</p><p> </p><div class="photo photo_left"><div class="photo_img"><img class="img" src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs745.ash1/163727_493065028165_51717798165_5938706_8097825_a.jpg" /></div><div class="caption">photo by Chris A</div></div><input name="charset_test" value="€,´,€,´,水,Д,Є" type="hidden"><input autocomplete="off" name="post_form_id" value="0f117ee3ea039fef96c30f172b882531" type="hidden"><input name="fb_dtsg" value="gtLNe" autocomplete="off" type="hidden"><input autocomplete="off" name="feedback_params" value="{"actor":"51717798165","target_fbid":"475848021049","target_profile_id":"51717798165","type_id":"14","source":"2","assoc_obj_id":"","source_app_id":"0","extra_story_params":[],"content_timestamp":"1293885401","check_hash":"0cf5ae02c1b8e9ed"}" type="hidden"><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" ft="{"type":"action"}"><button class="like_link stat_elem as_link" title="Like this item" type="submit" name="like"><span class="default_message"></span></button></span><p> </p>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-80044282319163566302010-12-05T17:37:00.003+08:002010-12-05T17:44:45.294+08:00The Wind - by DaniMy son Dani never ceases to blow me away with his random writings. He's no avid reader by any calculation, so I don't know where the words come from. This is a piece of his homework I found on my laptop:<br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:28pt;"><span style=""> </span><u>The Wind</u></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">The wind was a haunting ghost,</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">It comes and goes and comes again,</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">It races past you and you get a spine tingling shiver down your back.</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">It flaps its wings and sends a giant gush of air against you,</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">Suddenly there is an epic battle </span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">between you and the violent wind,</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">A god gives out a powerful blow. </span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">Gods start to fight,</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">Dead autumn leaves scatter,</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">And they collapse gently on the hard, dusty pavement.</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">It was a blowing fan,</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">Increasing speed at a deadly rate,</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">It gets faster, and faster, and faster…</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><u><span style="font-size:28pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JcpuhBUdq42mhcT58Dh6E3x64MhTsiYPdgqBlhEI04MmMf74NW5jixbPyKvuyiPBi_dioApcYV5_z5pql02QN5yQY_hY0KkU-SHjqeH00_A_reZirB1Dejuhv2BAz3UsvEyHcc0HjWe_/s1600/Wind_Serenity.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 437px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JcpuhBUdq42mhcT58Dh6E3x64MhTsiYPdgqBlhEI04MmMf74NW5jixbPyKvuyiPBi_dioApcYV5_z5pql02QN5yQY_hY0KkU-SHjqeH00_A_reZirB1Dejuhv2BAz3UsvEyHcc0HjWe_/s320/Wind_Serenity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547131200603415058" border="0" /></a></span></span></u></i></b></p>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-77677299078373588842010-12-05T11:40:00.005+08:002010-12-05T11:52:57.995+08:00Do you have to die before you are recognised?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LR7G3K3LWcr6_PHvTA-Q_qMY2_IcOBn2PttbVvzxUAXz6Yz6dhW0ZXWKpCNJvM_b6IusjtKJs8ZNezXAo_xZOkbqelCoihNjUKTGf0_jEWjQt_Nfpo47Y6sriA-8t6B89Kja5x8F_kpI/s1600/yasmin-ahmad.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LR7G3K3LWcr6_PHvTA-Q_qMY2_IcOBn2PttbVvzxUAXz6Yz6dhW0ZXWKpCNJvM_b6IusjtKJs8ZNezXAo_xZOkbqelCoihNjUKTGf0_jEWjQt_Nfpo47Y6sriA-8t6B89Kja5x8F_kpI/s320/yasmin-ahmad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547039905814033666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The late Yasmin Ahmad made history for Malaysia as she was posthumously awarded Best Director at last night's Asia Pacific film festival in Taipei for the film Muallaf. Way to go, sistah, you showed 'em.<br /><br />Sheila Majid said in a recent "10 Questions" interview with The Star, do we have to wait til we die, in order for our country to recognise us?<br /><br />When you come to think of it.. Bila kita dah tak ada,sibuklah nak bagi title itu ini,tribute lah,documentary lah,award lah. Happened during P. Ramlee's time and sadly is still happening today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejhxpbn6Gsbtey9VYIfTCl3ajkSz72NFv5aR5GRfHJKm_mKl1F8P5A99LX3J-yM2eicl8HtEa8uIPN2iNC1qxml6EI-g_l19_6mPpQ7r6g-MJJhJtINTdRc_0sdLBDcZfamFe_cZae3pU/s1600/p+ramlee1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejhxpbn6Gsbtey9VYIfTCl3ajkSz72NFv5aR5GRfHJKm_mKl1F8P5A99LX3J-yM2eicl8HtEa8uIPN2iNC1qxml6EI-g_l19_6mPpQ7r6g-MJJhJtINTdRc_0sdLBDcZfamFe_cZae3pU/s320/p+ramlee1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547040384312373714" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.gua.com.my/hiburan/berita-hangat/FFAP54_Iktiraf_Yasmin_Ahmad_Sebagai_Pengarah_Terbaik.html" target="_blank">http://www.gua.com.my/hiburan/<wbr>berita-hangat/FFAP54_Iktiraf_<wbr>Yasmin_Ahmad_Sebagai_Pengarah_<wbr>Terbaik.html</a><br /><br />http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=547823tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-79920348856585727742010-11-17T22:58:00.007+08:002010-11-17T23:11:57.352+08:00Let out the artist in you!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxhfAwoWCYYeUza0EebZXqbYRcni9x_X74nFdTe5cLqweOzBbaTu6qSLd8gVG5W90boQrgE44GR-4m70y_efmdkS6NGZ68tresuwhlGCKsDQzxgt17nkn-hksHnu8P0bvPMjs4Tx1Like/s1600/DSC_0085.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxhfAwoWCYYeUza0EebZXqbYRcni9x_X74nFdTe5cLqweOzBbaTu6qSLd8gVG5W90boQrgE44GR-4m70y_efmdkS6NGZ68tresuwhlGCKsDQzxgt17nkn-hksHnu8P0bvPMjs4Tx1Like/s320/DSC_0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540535939591628930" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="UIComposer_InputArea_Base UIComposer_InputArea"><div class="UIComposer_InputShadow"><div style="width: 491px;" class="Mentions_Input" id="c4ce3ea583dfb86355659576_input" contenteditable="true">Painting and photography are 2 hobbies my 2 kids and I enjoy, as our non-sporting, time-out activity together. I find it really therapeutic and painting and photography have taught me to really stop and smell the roses, not rush through and miss out on all the most beautiful things that are all around us.<br /><img src="file:///Users/imac/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Originals/2009/Jul%2017,%202009/DSC_0085.JPG" alt="" /><br /><img src="file:///Users/imac/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Originals/2009/Jul%2017,%202009/DSC_0085.JPG" alt="" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUR_YcODC6xQbPwMp2FHUuj9AMZq339QeczrBO9PHOPrrGu9UJWrEnfSAfvwzogKJ9m13Ec8PuxmC3T_6khgQMFWzu_mXKB3Mp1TJiMw7jjC4BIVdGDfs8XYVc_GN5vzIXGU4nmvZoraz/s1600/IMG_0826.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUR_YcODC6xQbPwMp2FHUuj9AMZq339QeczrBO9PHOPrrGu9UJWrEnfSAfvwzogKJ9m13Ec8PuxmC3T_6khgQMFWzu_mXKB3Mp1TJiMw7jjC4BIVdGDfs8XYVc_GN5vzIXGU4nmvZoraz/s320/IMG_0826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540535007653136706" border="0" /></a><br />The beauty is, EVERYONE is an artist. Every child has been taught to draw and express from when they were at playschool, but as adults we doubt or don't trust ourselves to draw and paint as we did in our childhood.<br /><br />I read a book by @DannyGregory several years ago called The Creative License which just got me back into sketching and painting. You will get hooked if you just allow yourself to get started, and you might end up like me, I pack my sketchbooks and watercolors and brushes 1st thing whenever I pack to travel.<br /><br /><a title="creative-license" rel="fancybox" class="fancybox" href="http://dannygregory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/creative-license.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-324" title="creative-license" src="http://dannygregory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/creative-license.jpg" alt="" height="700" width="700" /></a><br />Art doesn't discriminate and there is no right or wrong with art, you make your own rules, that's the best thing about it. I hope some of you will make that first move soon, and we can share our art here on this page! :-)<br /></div></div></div>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-54595184678897275502010-10-18T10:54:00.002+08:002010-10-18T11:09:35.523+08:00Pushing our Malaysian Brand (from Star e-browse)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81LW7Ag3cqDNFzYwLz_mLD_HenMhu3d8tqksFKTCnK4-sInTN8YZmPesViZuj2XtCe_1pqvu-7yGItx2Rb2D_6EZs5AKFbthbnPTRnG2MoJcOPbjG_s1euAmdRVzxGz1atgOfj0WxzhCX/s1600/64949_444308788921_620623921_5573671_3154354_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81LW7Ag3cqDNFzYwLz_mLD_HenMhu3d8tqksFKTCnK4-sInTN8YZmPesViZuj2XtCe_1pqvu-7yGItx2Rb2D_6EZs5AKFbthbnPTRnG2MoJcOPbjG_s1euAmdRVzxGz1atgOfj0WxzhCX/s400/64949_444308788921_620623921_5573671_3154354_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529214160837687954" border="0" /></a><br />One of my wonderful fans sent me this through FB, a much more exciting look at the actual article itself. I thought I'd post this here for the record, and for posterity. Thank you Zazu Azan ;-)tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-16659497970764203362010-10-17T13:02:00.002+08:002010-10-17T13:11:44.759+08:00Pushing Our Malaysian Brand: Big Hits - Made In Malaysia, for the World!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVMedeu8RtNvlxPZHEG8AyB55pzBAlFhsws7EiY8BNcessbk8KKJCg4F4reihTYimLI_k5j1j6v1gI9yUziNPj2ec0YNLi_-8F0ukVw1iCHE0MrH0eGbHbgYXhcYlK5P_kq_cJ1hkJaTz/s1600/ariff's+montage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVMedeu8RtNvlxPZHEG8AyB55pzBAlFhsws7EiY8BNcessbk8KKJCg4F4reihTYimLI_k5j1j6v1gI9yUziNPj2ec0YNLi_-8F0ukVw1iCHE0MrH0eGbHbgYXhcYlK5P_kq_cJ1hkJaTz/s320/ariff's+montage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528877811099238338" border="0" /></a><br /><h1><a href="http://thestar.com.my/"><img src="http://thestar.com.my/images/common/logo_tsolv12.gif" alt="The Star Online" height="55" width="200" /></a></h1><h3 id="story_date">Sunday October 17, 2010</h3> <h1 id="story_title">Pushing our Malaysian brand</h1> <h2 id="story_byline">By TIARA JACQUELINA<br /><a href="mailto:sunday@thestar.com.my">sunday@thestar.com.my</a></h2> <br /><p><b>Under Budget 2011, the creative industry has been allocated the same amount as last year. The way forward is a new creative industry that will be able to produce ‘BIG HITS – Made in Malaysia, for the World’.</b></p> <p>I’M glad that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has acknowledged in his Budget speech that “the creative industry has great potential for further development to generate national income” and that “the Government will develop a creative industry policy in an integrated manner”.</p> <p>This time, RM200mil has been allocated for this industry, the same amount as last year.</p> <p>It’s natural that everybody wants more for his sector and I wish the creative industry had been given more too. Nevertheless, we should accept this gracefully with thanks and work on a plan on how best to use this fund and move forward.</p> <p>I suggest we follow our PM’s lead. It cannot be business as usual any more for us. In his Budget speech, he said, “Success demands drastic changes, not incremental. It requires a quantum leap.”</p> <p>Just as the PM introduced the NEM (New Economic Model) as a new approach to drive national transformation, I propose that the way forward for the creative industry is a New Creative Industry Model (NCIM) or, as I referred to it during a recent Budget discussion on TV3’s <i>Soal Jawab</i>, Model Industri Kreatif Baru (MIKB).</p> <p>The NCIM must be radical and dramatic to deliver high impact results. It must look at new ways on how we can use the same amount this year more strategically, with greater focus, to take the industry to a new level.</p> <p>We need BIG HITS!</p> <p>In today’s competitive global scenario, the country that wins is the one that’s able to grab world recognition and world headlines.</p> <p>We need to grab the attention of the world, like India did with <i>Lagaan</i> and <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i>; or China with <i>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.</i> We need TV serials that can hit the world like the Korean wave. We need our own international superstar ambassadors like Rain, Aishwarya Rai and Jackie Chan.</p> <p>All of these brands heighten consciousness and awareness of the products of those nations.</p> <p>Here’s my own personal experience trying to promote the stage musical version of <i>Puteri Gunung Ledang (PGL)</i>.</p> <p>In June this year, we were invited to showcase the “international” version of our show to agents and promoters at an international arts conference called <i>Live! Singapore</i>. This was a wonderful opportunity to promote a Malaysian cultural product to the world.</p> <p>We tried, but we could not get any support from the Information, Communication and Culture Ministry.</p> <p>We were told there was no special grant or funding support scheme for promotion of Malaysian products to the world. We couldn’t get any support from the private sector either. We ended up funding this venture ourselves.</p> <p>Putting together a musical production incurs hefty costs, whether it is for a 15-minute or a two-hour show.</p> <p>A production company has to bear the cost of writers, directors, choreographers, musicians, actors, wardrobe staff, projection design, crew, technical costs, travel, accommodation and food.</p> <p>That’s a big deal for a small company like ours, especially when there is no tangible promise of any immediate returns.</p> <p>Anyway, <i>PGL </i>shone as the most outstanding product presented throughout the event. Many commented that the story line was fresh and unique, yet the themes easily resonate with a world audience.</p> <p>But here was the cruncher: It would still be a hard sell. Why? The average American or Englishman who has a choice of what show he or she would buy a ticket for doesn’t know enough about Malaysia.</p> <p><b>Malaysia who?</b></p> <p>We had a similar experience when the movie version of <i>PGL</i> was shortlisted as Malaysia’s first Academy Award nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category.</p> <p>We were invited to the Palm Springs film festival, and our film was also screened in Los Angeles with the hope that we would catch the attention, and subsequently the vote, of a few members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.</p> <p>This was when <i>PGL</i> director Saw Teong Hin and I first realised that the world at large really knew so little about our existence, geographically, far less of our culture, to even make any sort of connection.</p> <p>The Malay proverb “<i>Tak kenal maka tak cinta</i> (You do not know, so you do not love)” rings so true in this case.</p> <p><i>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</i> cost US$17mil to make and its returns in the United States alone in 2004 reached US$150mil, making it the most profitable foreign film ever in the US.</p> <p>The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Taiwan and three other Academy Awards. It was also nominated for six other Academy Awards, including Best Picture.</p> <p>The success of <i>Crouching Tiger</i> is the result of a carefully marketed campaign that started with a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.</p> <p>It’s been said that the movie was part of a cleverly crafted tactic to sell China to an international audience – China’s answer to globalisation using mass culture as a vehicle.</p> <p>And why ever not? Since then, Chinese brands like Jackie Chan, Zhang Ziyi, Ang Lee and even our own Michelle Yeoh, and even Haier, Lenovo and HuaWei are now well within the world’s consciousness, and “Made In China” no longer resonates as cheap or poor quality.</p> <p>The lesson here, therefore, is to make our own big hits and get noticed by the world.</p> <p>We need to focus on how a Malaysian wave can take Broadway, the West End, and Hollywood by storm. Malaysia needs to be seen, heard, smelt, felt and tasted everywhere!</p> <p><b>Matching the best</b></p> <p>Let’s look at musical theatre for a moment. I have watched almost every musical in London, Australia and New York and I know in my heart that whatever they can do, we can do as well, if not better.</p> <p>We have produced quality films that have been sold internationally, made on budgets of between US$2.5mil and US$5mil, which is still considered extremely modest by international standards.</p> <p>KRU Berhad’s upcoming epic <i>Merong Mahawangsa</i>, as well as U-Wei’s period film <i>Hanyut</i>, certainly hold a lot of promise.</p> <p>We have a wealth of stories that are fresh and unique; our culture, values, music, costumes as well as our people’s pan-Asian look are our most precious unique selling points.</p> <p>Imagine all these combined with the best resources in the world in terms of writing, story editing, directing, marketing and publicity; the best experts in production, set building, technical, lighting and sound design; and the latest and best audio-visual technology and expertise – Malaysia can take on the world any time!</p> <p>But to do that, we need to be bold enough to make the investment. The handful of serious content providers like KRU, Tall Order Productions, U-Wei Shaari and Enfiniti cannot do this on our own.</p> <p>Even in the case of the golden boys of Malaysian films today, Ahmad Idham and Mamat Khalid, imagine how much better the quality of their unique brand of films could be with additional backing.</p> <p>Speaking about his latest movie <i>Hanyut,</i> in an article in<i> The Star</i>, U-Wei said he has spent RM11mil so far but “needs RM7mil more” to finish the film. “If you want to make a film of international standards, then you need a big budget to do it.”</p> <p>The creative industry needs support in the form of grants and financing in order to play on a more even field.</p> <p>We will need substantial investment to tap into the latest technology, work with the best experts, create original works, hire the best marketers and publicists, and engage the best talents in the world.</p> <p>To achieve this, we need a joint effort and commitment by the government, private sector and the industry. Only by doing it this way can we mobilise the substantial amount and resources required.</p> <p>Every bit of support will make a difference – from government policies and government to government initiatives, to high profile international networking that can open doors and make things happen.</p> <p>Corporations and individuals could be given tax incentives to help fund creative initiatives.</p> <p>Of course, the other possible pay-off for these corporations would be the opportunity of international branding and positioning of their products and services.</p> <p>Producers, who up till now bear the biggest risks, could be encouraged by a rebate scheme or stimulus package, something that has been successfully introduced in other countries.</p> <p><b>Creative Industries Development Agency</b></p> <p>If we adopt the premise of the NCIM, a Creative Industries Development Agency (CIDA) should be set up to appoint a panel of experts, local and foreign, to prepare a blueprint and strategies on how this industry can make its quantum leap within the next three to five years.</p> <p>One of the most important outputs of this blueprint is also the mechanism to ensure proper management and effective use of the funds, so that funds are disbursed in the most transparent and accountable manner.</p> <p>This blueprint is crucial if we are to attract the private sector conglomerates, as these commercial organisations will only lend support if they see a clear plan and strategy to succeed.</p> <p>CIDA doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel. We should be big and open-minded enough to study other successful models such as Korea’s and Singapore’s transformation plans, and adopt what is applicable to us.</p> <p>Korea, one of the world’s top 10 cultural exporters today, through the KOCCA (Korea Culture and Contents Agency), had a business plan in 2003 titled, “Remaking Korea as the Creative Star of the World Stage”.</p> <p>The phenomenal Korean wave was a product of major conglomerates, venture capital and the Korean government all coming together to play an important part in how their cultural products are financed, produced, distributed, promoted and screened to local and foreign viewers.</p> <p>Singapore has a 15-year Renaissance City Plan initiated in 2000 led by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.</p> <p>The Renaissance City Plan is being carried out in three phases:</p> <p>> Phase 1 in 2000: Development of cultural software, capabilities and audiences.</p> <p>> Phase 2 in 2005: Further developing new arts and culture capabilities, build more arts/culture-business partnerships, and to internationalise Singapore Arts.</p> <p>> Phase 3 – by 2015: Singapore plans to be a vibrant magnet for international talent and be the best home to an all-inclusive and cohesive population that’s proud of its national identity.</p> <p>Our neighbouring country down south has been transformed from a “barren wasteland” into an exciting and culturally vibrant, lively destination, and is internationally ranked as one of the most liveable cities. Singapore’s arts and culture are today a source of national pride.</p> <p>Different times call for a different way of playing the game. Worldwide, the industrial economy is giving way to the creative economy, and corporations are having to re-think their attributes.</p> <p>Digital media and convergence are the new catchwords; ideas and intellectual property are fast becoming the precious new commodities of our times; and even the giants of the world such as Sony are shifting gear from their traditional core business to entertainment and mobile games.</p> <p>A re-energised creative industry can be a new source of high income for our country. Let’s be radical and dramatic. Let’s produce these “BIG HITS – Made in Malaysia, for the World”, and let’s start now while we still believe we can.</p> <p> <i>> Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina is an award-winning producer, actress and passionate arts activist.</i></p>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-56588864940009599602010-10-10T16:44:00.003+08:002010-10-10T17:08:41.898+08:00One of Her World's 50 Most Inspiring Women!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLy94Ql5HSHFwqe722JqhYP8JfNI_0gr0mY-LHzlaLLDZ_HOALbZCRdzbaCD5MKIstBPC7UQUcvIiaB95-9omSFzk0ASB3Oa4lM9JYLHoHwmUVYej9rthOhaD2DcUOlBd-noLxf72A8Ce/s1600/Scanned+Image+5.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLy94Ql5HSHFwqe722JqhYP8JfNI_0gr0mY-LHzlaLLDZ_HOALbZCRdzbaCD5MKIstBPC7UQUcvIiaB95-9omSFzk0ASB3Oa4lM9JYLHoHwmUVYej9rthOhaD2DcUOlBd-noLxf72A8Ce/s320/Scanned+Image+5.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526341615318386418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSAU-0CeUgdmWdjKRcZyAzumwjWTQ3njj5uK09qL8sq0DRYLyEaK_rHqd64g6hOQDZsExBqq6eQNmUO1PuKiBoMoX37SrOXTqePzRvWQjp11Cj4PJxN4L_7Vrt0l-rykHP_JBtazNs6xl/s1600/Scanned+Image+1.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSAU-0CeUgdmWdjKRcZyAzumwjWTQ3njj5uK09qL8sq0DRYLyEaK_rHqd64g6hOQDZsExBqq6eQNmUO1PuKiBoMoX37SrOXTqePzRvWQjp11Cj4PJxN4L_7Vrt0l-rykHP_JBtazNs6xl/s320/Scanned+Image+1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526341606331066210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPlWL3op6dET8E-NHxg1byN8lN7pNs-UOPWPzin1Z7PbEHjIXj5ICeA6gdKj6mB0H189lOlnd4QrJ7D40N-nzBgoNnMYzBydFbjL6bX_LlGcnvEYFCwfEuA5mhx-VshVZXjManSbURmav/s1600/Scanned+Image+2.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPlWL3op6dET8E-NHxg1byN8lN7pNs-UOPWPzin1Z7PbEHjIXj5ICeA6gdKj6mB0H189lOlnd4QrJ7D40N-nzBgoNnMYzBydFbjL6bX_LlGcnvEYFCwfEuA5mhx-VshVZXjManSbURmav/s320/Scanned+Image+2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526340814837453106" border="0" /></a><br />I can't explain this, but every birthday presents a turn of luck and fortune for me, sometimes for the better and some years not as good as the ones before. I didn't really give much thought to the year that was for me, as this year has been dedicated to developing various projects, anyway, so I've been lying low, barely within milimetres of the radar. Something happened though, this recent "28th" birthday (LOL,yeah). I felt something was changing on a universal level, or on a level I definitely had no control over. The planets must be suddenly aligning in my favor, and everything's happening for me all of a sudden. Well, I'm gonna enjoy this ride for as long and as far as this wave will take me.<br /><br />Her World has featured me as 1 of 50 most inspiring Malaysian women in their 50th anniversary issue. I'm most humbled to be mentioned alongside some of the most inspiring women I know like Dato' Dr. Mazlan Othman, Madeleine Yong and Dato' Faridah Merican. Happy 50th birthday Her World, may you continue to inspire and energize the women of our time.tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-309195495202357762010-10-10T14:55:00.003+08:002010-10-10T16:04:08.315+08:00MISI RAHSIA TIARA by Abie Abdullah for Metro Ahad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMc4ecqWBjmSyRUHdzILqkTLm1IjS2kog7HtdQbff4QDkbDTZXqjiYfWB-HxkHMEB_xNygpSilc5UVofF3IC7ItWb74UJP0gncRIuyqxnK0ZBQdCqMutX6jQ7drHGtXgCOXT4BdaPISz5f/s1600/tj+caricature.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMc4ecqWBjmSyRUHdzILqkTLm1IjS2kog7HtdQbff4QDkbDTZXqjiYfWB-HxkHMEB_xNygpSilc5UVofF3IC7ItWb74UJP0gncRIuyqxnK0ZBQdCqMutX6jQ7drHGtXgCOXT4BdaPISz5f/s320/tj+caricature.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526325098956876178" border="0" /></a><br />This journalist was right, I usually stay away from the spotlight and publicity whenever I'm not in "publicity and promotion" mode. Fortunately for me, my friends in the media understand and fully respect the way I like to do things. It hasn't been easy avoiding conversation with my media friends, especially over Hari Raya, but everyone understands my "modus operandi" by now, ha ha. Shout only when I have something substantial to shout about.<br /><br />Thanks Abie for publishing my thoughts whilst not saying too much either! ;-)<br /><br />You'll be hearing from me when the time is right...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMA/" target="_self"><img src="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/Images/ma/logoMA.gif" alt="Harian Metro" border="0" height="70" width="380" /></a><br /><div class="artrow"> <h1>Misi rahsia Tiara</h1> <div id="artby">Oleh ABIE ABDULLAH<br />abie@hmetro.com.my<br /><strong>2010/10/09</strong></div> <div id="tool"> <div id="qtipboss"> <a class="" href="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/MisirahsiaTiara/myMA/myArticle/art_pos" target="_self" title="E-mel Artikel"><img src="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/Images/ico_email.gif" alt="E-mel Artikel" border="0" height="18" width="20" /></a> <a class="" href="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/MisirahsiaTiara/myMA/myArticle/art_print" target="_self" title="Cetak Artikel"><img src="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/Images/ico_print.gif" alt="Cetak Artikel" border="0" height="18" width="20" /></a> <a class="" target="_self" title="Tanda Artikel"><img src="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/Images/ico_bmark.gif" alt="Tanda Artikel" border="0" height="18" width="20" /></a> <a class="" target="_self" title="Besarkan Saiz Teks"><img src="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/Images/ico_txbig.gif" alt="Besarkan Saiz Teks" border="0" height="18" width="18" /></a> <a class="" target="_self" title="Kecilkan Saiz Teks"><img src="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/Images/ico_txsmall.gif" alt="Kecilkan Saiz Teks" border="0" height="18" width="18" /></a> <a class="" href="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/MisirahsiaTiara/myMA/myArticle/#" target="_self" title="Komen Artikel"><img src="http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/Images/ico_komen.gif" alt="Komen Artikel" border="0" height="18" width="20" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>AGAK lama juga Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina ‘berdiam’ dan dia punya alasan tersendiri. Malah ketika ditanya pun, pejuang seni ini mengambil masa untuk memberi jawapan yang bukan saja tepat, malah tidak mahu ada yang terasa. Pun begitu, di kalangan rakan media, dia turut dikenali sebagai perahsia, terutama yang membabitkan perancangan seninya. Takkan akan dicakapkan kalau belum masanya.<br /><br />Inilah ketegasannya tetapi wanita cantik ini pasti mengotakan janji. Dan itulah juga yang membuat pihak media menghormati ‘misi rahsia’ Tiara dalam setiap perhitungan kariernya.<br /><br />Beberapa projek sedang dipertimbangkan oleh syarikatnya, Enfiniti Productions dan seringnya dinantikan pengikutnya selepas melihat hasil yang menjadi tanda aras karya seni seperti muzikal Puteri Gunung Ledang (PGL) dan P Ramlee yang dipentaskan bukan semusim dua. Pastinya ada yang mengharap lagi dan meletakkan harapan yang lebih besar.<br /><br />Sedikit menggusarkan tetapi Tiara faham dengan citarasanya mempersembahkan sesuatu. SELEBRITI menghubunginya Rabu lalu untuk lebih lanjut. </p> <p><br /><b>Agak lama juga menyepi. Ke mana menghilang?</b><br /><br />Bukan lama menyepi, tetapi saya mengambil masa lama untuk membuat perancangan. Berbulan-bulan hingga ia menjadi dalam keadaan yang sahih untuk dikongsikan. Insya-Allah hujung tahun ini saya umumkan projek baru. Ada beberapa dalam pelan itu, semuanya berkaitan dengan apa yang saya ingin buat. Mungkin muzikal, mungkin juga filem atau apa saja yang berkaitan dengan industri seni. Sesuatu yang saya mahu buat, sesuatu yang bagus untuk industri. Memang tidak boleh beritahu lagi. Memang ada projek tetapi belum tentu formatnya. Sepanjang Hari Raya, saya terpaksa zipkan mulut walaupun puas teman bertanya.<br /><br /><br /><b>Mungkinkah muzikal lagi selepas PGL dan P Ramlee?</b><br /><br />Saya sasarkan dua tahun selepas setiap pementasan tak akan ada ‘show’, pembangunan saja. Kalau nak buat, memang boleh sebab kita ada macam-macam skrip dan Istana Budaya (IB) pun sediakan slot. Tapi saya bukan begitu, mesti buat betul-betul bukannya tangkap muat. Biasanya bertahun masa diambil untuk sebuah pementasan atau sesebuah projek. Mustahil bagi saya buat sesuatu projek seni dalam masa dua tiga bulan persediaan. Bukan saya. Ramai ingat senang nak buat muzikal. Ia lain dengan pementasan biasa.<br /><br />Kalau skrip saja perlu ambil masa tiga tahun, tiga tahunlah saya tunggu biar betul-betul puas. Macam PGL, dua tahun lebih selepas puluhan olahan. Selepas PGL dan P Ramlee, saya tak boleh buat sambil lewa. Perancangan struktur muzikal sebenar amat berbeza, bukan cincai sesuka hati.<br /><br /><br /><b>Apa pandangan Tiara mengenai perkembangan muzikal tempatan sekarang?</b><br /><br />Pada 2006, ketika awal-awal PGL bermula, ramai yang skeptikal. Kononnya siapalah nak tengok muzikal Melayu, penaja pun belum tentu berani nak masuk. Lebih lawak ketika itu ada yang tanya, nak pentaskan di mana? Mereka tidak tahu yang kita ada IB. Namun selepas PGL, ramai pula yang semakin berani untuk mementaskan muzikal.<br /><br />Baguslah, dari satu sudut, lebih ramai audiens didedahkan dengan muzikal. Pelbagai peringkat umur dan bangsa mula kenal IB, apa itu teater yang pada sesetengah mereka teater itu macam tengok wayang di panggung. Untuk industri, ia satu perkembangan yang baik terutama mengajak anak muda mengenali teater dan muzikal.<br /><br />Cuma dalam masa sama, penggiat yang terbabit seperti produser dan pengarah muzikal harus ada tanggungjawab untuk mengekalkan standard kualiti tertentu agar mereka yang pertama kali datang, akan kembali menonton pementasan lain pula. Jangan bunuh keinginan yang baru berputik itu dengan persembahan yang tidak setimpal dengan usaha mereka untuk ke IB. Malah, bimbang juga kalau penaja yang kecewa untuk menaja pementasan lain yang mungkin lebih baik daripada yang ditajanya itu.</p>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-40849818629865950362010-10-07T15:41:00.004+08:002010-10-07T16:08:05.900+08:00Interview with 16-year old Anesha G. Kumar for NST's Niexter<a href="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/" target="_self"><img src="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/Images/nstlogonew.png" alt="NST" border="0" height="50" width="415" /></a><br /><br />Victoria from my office emailed me a request from NST's Niexter desk, for me to give an interview to a 16-year old. I have always liked the idea of kids learning and seeing the world from different perspectives, and I definitely welcomed the idea of engaging with the younger generations to see what exactly they might find interesting about "my world". Here's the article Anesha wrote, and a photo of her and me before I changed into a slightly more traditional gear to attend NSTP's Open House right after that. (Thanks a million Anesha, I really enjoyed our chat last week!)<br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubcTnh3ljqf4b9lkxQBStLIMDMb9FBNP5BD9naBZ046GoV4AV4PKmXEaPImtsoYTGtO4OmCHElChMBHvGMymsL2tMzXJZz8JX9H4n-xwyNI5bablxQR1NN5nRHuybTW6FKMP-Js9zWDQ1/s1600/37188_444866683165_51717798165_5182966_8067972_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubcTnh3ljqf4b9lkxQBStLIMDMb9FBNP5BD9naBZ046GoV4AV4PKmXEaPImtsoYTGtO4OmCHElChMBHvGMymsL2tMzXJZz8JX9H4n-xwyNI5bablxQR1NN5nRHuybTW6FKMP-Js9zWDQ1/s320/37188_444866683165_51717798165_5182966_8067972_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525210569381412306" border="0" /></a>Tiara for a Princess</h2> <div class="shpanel2"> <div class="shleft">2010/10/06<br />Anesha G. Kumar, 16, Petaling Jaya, Selangor<br /></div> <div class="shright"> <div class="shmail"> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=xa-4beb959479f07e63" class="addthis_button_compact at300m"><span class="at300bs at15t_compact"></span>Share</a> <span class="addthis_separator">|</span> <a title="Send to Facebook" target="_blank" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&winname=addthis&pub=xa-4beb959479f07e63&source=tbx-250&lng=en-US&s=facebook&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nst.com.my%2Fnst%2Farticles%2FTiaraforaPrincess%2FArticle%2F&title=Tiara%20for%20a%20Princess&ate=AT-xa-4beb959479f07e63/-/-/4cad6e2202592e9d/1&CXNID=2000001.5215456080540439074NXC&pre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.my%2Fsearch%3Fhl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D9i5%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla%253Aen-US%253Aofficial%26q%3Dnst%2Bonline%2Bniexter%2Btiara%2Bjacquelina%26aq%3Df%26aqi%3D%26aql%3D%26oq%3D%26gs_rfai%3D&tt=0" class="addthis_button_facebook at300b"><span class="at300bs at15t_facebook"></span></a> <a title="Tweet This" target="_blank" class="addthis_button_twitter at300b"><span class="at300bs at15t_twitter"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="shfblike"><span></span></div> </div> </div> <br /><ins style="display: inline-table; border: medium none; height: 60px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 468px;"></ins><br /> <div class="artpbig"><img src="http://www.nst.com.my/articles/TiaraforaPrincess/single" alt="single" border="0" height="400" width="262" /><br /></div> WHEN I stepped into the room, I prepared myself for a more than an interesting interview with Tiara Jacquelina, who was Gusti Putri in 4 sold-out seasons of Puteri Gunung Ledang, The Musical including one in Singapore. I must admit I was a teensy bit nervous meeting someone like her, well-known for her fame in both the film and musical. But the moment she stepped into the room, she brought warmth and a sense of ease with her dazzling smile. It was overwhelmingly awesome! <p>Putting aside her unique and beautiful Burmese-Indonesian-Chinese looks, her down-to-earth personality was what shone the brightest. Now, it’s easy to understand why she stands out in the crowd, with a colourful aura surrounding her.<br /><br />Tiara’s passion in the arts started during her schooling days. She was always so active as a producer, director, choreographer, dancer, singer, actor in the school annual musical productions, concerts and the cheerleading team that she said it’s a wonder she managed to get decent grades! </p> <p><br />“We went to other schools including our rivals, promoting our plays. I spoke to the students before their class,” says Tiara who got her early education at SMK St. Mary.<br /></p> <p>“You can see how my formative years at school have definitely led me here. Students were always encouraged to explore and develop their creativity and leadership skills out of the classroom. We had a fantastic bunch of very supportive teachers, who believed that creative and artistic development of a child was just as important as scoring 17 A1s.”<br /><br />Even being the captain of her cheerleading squad in school has helped build her to be who she is today. Tiara says, “Cheerleading is great. It’s all about encouraging that person across the finish line, motivating them all the way. </p> <p><br />And in the end, it’s not only that person who is happy but the whole sports house shares the joy. She applies that same concept even today in her life.<br /><br />She was very sure about one thing right from the onset in her career-to lead every project she undertook. In her mind, she had a clear idea of the outcome of every project and she could only achieve this if she was in the driver’s seat.<br /><br />As a college student in KDU she started her first venture as an entrepreneur by setting up one of the country’s first talent casting and management agencies, then called Jacquie Eu Productions, with her best friend and college mate Jennifer Ong. They discovered talents like Sofia Jane, Linda Hashim, Sasha Bashir, Nasha Aziz, Maria Faridah, even Meer Habib, as well as many others, during this time. </p> <p><br />In 1987, her agency was approached by Bustal Nawawi, Indonesia’s most well-respected film producer, to cast Malaysian actors for the first Malaysia-Indonesia joint venture movie called Irisan-irisan Hati. They auditioned everybody in the business – actors, models, singers, even TV newscasters, but the producer wasn’t happy.<br /><br />“He finally asked me to audition, and I did so quite reluctantly. He apparently liked what he saw and offered me the role, but I turned him down, saying I had no intention of being an actor, that I was happier to run a business.<br /><br />He then promised me that if I signed on to do four films under his company, he would teach me the business of film production as well. That did it for me – the chance to learn from the best, first hand as well. I signed on and never looked back as an actor and producer”, says Tiara.<br /><br />Tiara Jacquelina was also the soulful voice behind the hit song Asmaradana from the soundtrack of Puteri Gunung Ledang. Tiara says she had always wanted to change the music landscape in Malaysia and so they tried out a more ethnic fusion. They also experimented a lot with dance form to add more funk but still keep its traditional vibe to it.<br /><br />She is also a diligent (producer). She’s always on the go and wants to explore what has never been done before. She saw the opportunity for a magical story in Puteri Gunung Ledang, and even while the movie was being filmed, the version had its own parallel journey. “There wasn’t an industry as such when we first announced we wanted to put a musical version of PGL on stage”.<br /><br />“To be quite honest, it seemed like the odds were dead against us – we couldn’t find performers who could act, sing AND dance, nobody had the experience to put on a large-scale production, but most worrying of all was that nobody went to the theatre in Malaysia – people didn’t even know WHERE Istana Budaya was, or that we even have one,” she says.<br /><br />According to Tiara, her favourite aspect of being a part of a musical would definitely be the magic of being able to share it with the audience. “It’s an experience that money can’t buy,” she says. “You always know the applause or standing ovation at the end of it all is genuine because it comes from the heart of the audience.”<br /><br />As for advice for aspiring musical actors, Tiara says that you always have to be prepared mentally and physically because nothing is going to be easy. She says, “I had to sing day and night as well as learn how to dance for the Puteri Gunung Ledang role”.<br /><br />Tiara Jacquelina who is also the managing director of Enfiniti Vision Media, says that in her eyes, working with young and dynamic people is always important as you need people around you to be hungry for work. “Having the right spirit and personality is important,“ she says.<br /><br />From experience, coming into the entertainment business cold, she is currently working on a variety of short courses catering to all ages; children, youths and working adults through Enfiniti Academy.<br /><br />“We hope to nurture the talents early in children and youths but we also understand that there are many out there holding stable jobs and yet have a stifled love for musical theatre. Our courses will allow them to juggle their passion and responsibilities. In fact, some corporate seminars will teach them how to get the best of both worlds by incorporating musical theatre theories into their everyday lives,” she says.<br /><br />And of course, I couldn’t leave without finding out her favourite musical of all time. “Oh, Miss Saigon of course, that’s my favourite,” she says with a huge smile sprawled across her face. “When I saw Lea Salonga on stage, I said, ‘If she can do it, I can do it too!’,” she says. She also admires Andrew Lloyd Webber because “he’s a genius” and I couldn’t help but agree.<br /><br />I must say now that I have been very fortunate to have met someone like Tiara, who has been gracing the stage for years with her vibrant persona. To sum her up in a word would be hard because words cannot define what an amazing and remarkable individual she is. All I can say is that she is definitely a ‘Puteri’ of the musical scene.<br /><br />Her last words, “Think big, think (like) Obama! Do what you’ve never dreamt of. You have to lead to determine the outcome, be it in life or in a performance”.</p><span><br /><br />Read more: <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/TiaraforaPrincess/Article/#ixzz11enH4etF">Tiara for a Princess</a> <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/TiaraforaPrincess/Article/#ixzz11enH4etF">http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/TiaraforaPrincess/Article/#ixzz11enH4etF</a></span></div></div>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-5586851732753514422010-10-02T15:50:00.006+08:002010-10-02T16:01:52.330+08:00Malaysian Women's Weekly article<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFR9b6wgVZsdcbQ3zBm2Xv1P2KHGrlhmMosjt1kjVKU3EI_qxxnpML639O0oQOvtAzjpzA1Iq2vXrkP20DlkAtPZYxbStC3gbz0w_eUewyIX1MNsoPD504ot77JCrDjp9vry7zXdCihfb/s1600/M'sian+Womens+Weekly+article+Oct+2010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFR9b6wgVZsdcbQ3zBm2Xv1P2KHGrlhmMosjt1kjVKU3EI_qxxnpML639O0oQOvtAzjpzA1Iq2vXrkP20DlkAtPZYxbStC3gbz0w_eUewyIX1MNsoPD504ot77JCrDjp9vry7zXdCihfb/s320/M'sian+Womens+Weekly+article+Oct+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523355373323696770" border="0" /></a>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-34192665205628923862010-09-18T12:16:00.005+08:002010-09-18T12:44:51.937+08:00CEOs- Here's One 4-Letter Word You Need to Start UsingOk, so we know by now that Indian astrologer was wrong about the World Cup. It was an interesting concept though, you must agree.<br /><br /> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Times"; }@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Menlo Regular"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }p { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone... I haven’t posted anything for a while, been too distracted by FB and Twitter lately... but I thought this was an interesting read my girlfriend sent me that was definitely worth sharing, since most of us are or will be leading in some way or another. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It talks about leading a team/organisation/project using a 4-letter word called LOVE, and uses the analogy of bringing up children, which I agreed with for the most part.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">However, I always feel that even with children, or rather ESPECIALLY with children, you need to use "strong love" rather than "soft love" (learnt this from attending a parenting talk with Steve Biddulph, author of Raising Boys, years ago), so they know you mean business when you do, but they know they're always cared for and loved, and that security always acts as a buffer for the times you may have to reprimand them for not doing the right thing.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In any case, it’s the weekend, and I'm still celebrating Malaysia day. Malaysia needs to cheer up, to loosen up, smile a little and embrace life a bit more. Stop and smell the roses. Not take everything TOO seriously that we forget to live a little in between.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here's to the leaders and CEOs of tomorrow, lets make Malaysia a better place for all of us.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>:-)<br /> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XM7xylbTwSkhlqxMbsm5uArSsD_0R2poyzW2TrFxCHhc2uUmXIaftZuSV14kF12Z5_cjzAQT1821vP_20H-YpsbyB-7YkU7yyTkZbo9jHItXE3P3DR5aQiDTm1ALy5tSNHhcid_ViziI/s1600/happy_team.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XM7xylbTwSkhlqxMbsm5uArSsD_0R2poyzW2TrFxCHhc2uUmXIaftZuSV14kF12Z5_cjzAQT1821vP_20H-YpsbyB-7YkU7yyTkZbo9jHItXE3P3DR5aQiDTm1ALy5tSNHhcid_ViziI/s320/happy_team.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518105128186435458" border="0" /></a><br /><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:24pt;" ><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/debbie-robins/ceos-heres-one-fourletter_b_715917.html">CEOs: Here's One 4-Letter Word You Need to Start Using</a> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">From : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/debbie-robins/ceos-heres-one-fourletter_b_715917.html</p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">And that four-letter word is LOVE. Love is the value proposition most CEOs still don't get. ROL </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">(Return on Love) will radically and rapidly increase your ROI (Return on Investment). When CEOs the world over take the word love out</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> of their closet and use it as their primary driver for success, businesses will </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">experience unprecedented creativity, unprecedented profitability, as well as unprecedented human ha</span><span style="font-size:14pt;">ppiness.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Here's why.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">At our core, all human beings want the same thing: to be loved (def: </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">cared for, nurtured, and protected). We also want to give love. On top of that we want to avoid the absence of love,</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> to protect ourselves from being hurt. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">When you stop and take a look, the desire for love is all around us.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> The world's greatest religious and spiritual leaders have preached about the power of love for centuries, we have written</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> more songs about love than any other subject, and we've developed a thriving therapeutic industry to help people successfully </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">navigate their need for love. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Yet in our quest to conquer the business world, we too often disassociate ourselves </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">from love, one of the most important aspects of who we are. We live by the credo "the business of business is business.</span><span style="font-size:14pt;">" <u>Guess that's why 75 percent of all Americans say they're unhappy with their jobs.</u> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Consequently, </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">they take their upset home to (and out on) their spouse, life partners, children, family members, friends, neighbors, pets, vendors, and the cable TV repair person. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">The modern day plague that impacts every one of us isn't a physical illness like typhoid or polio. It's an emotional </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">disease -- unhappiness -- being fueled in large part by our mismanaged work environments.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">However, the companies</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> that have awakened to <em><span style="font-family:Times;">human capital</span></em> as their organization's greatest asset are raking it in, for example, Whole Foods, </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">Google, Seventh Generation, Trader Joe's, Organic Valley, Ben and Jerry's and Timberland. They have discovered how to</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> capitalize on our human need for love by creating caring cultures that reap extraordinary innovation and profitability while </span><span style="font-size:14pt;">simultaneously adding value to our society. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">According to published data, by 2007, the "best places to</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> work" companies were creating twice the wealth of the S &P 500 Index! If you don't believe me, read <a href="http://www.jeffhollender.com/responsibility-revolution">Jeffrey Hollender </a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.jeffhollender.com/responsibility-revolution">(co-founder of Seventh Generation)</a> and Bill Breen's new book: <a href="http://www.jeffhollender.com/responsibility-revolution">The Responsibility Revolution -- How the Next </a></span><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.jeffhollender.com/responsibility-revolution">Generation of Businesses Will Win.</a> If you are in business and authentically care about your world, this is a <a href="http://www.jeffhollender.com/responsibility-revolution">MUST READ</a>. Fear based, top down cultures aren'</span><span style="font-size:14pt;">t going to cut it anymore. People want to connect. They want to be a part of a community. <em><span style="font-family:Times;">They want to feel loved.<span style="font-size:14pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:24pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBL7ONQ-OGjmPXm-sMir1r9A59KKe9TZNAnyCfF3Ru0oqmCsBRTVCCEv7N8y_zdieZxnyYAvCTxr21VgqUD8zSHotGvk1yjfbSLWPHBhWtvdc52F2lenqgX6llTNPt837xXaC3Ix-lBx/s1600/3827534-happy-team-11-peoples-on-blue-sky.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBL7ONQ-OGjmPXm-sMir1r9A59KKe9TZNAnyCfF3Ru0oqmCsBRTVCCEv7N8y_zdieZxnyYAvCTxr21VgqUD8zSHotGvk1yjfbSLWPHBhWtvdc52F2lenqgX6llTNPt837xXaC3Ix-lBx/s320/3827534-happy-team-11-peoples-on-blue-sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518105130234275378" border="0" /></a></span></b></span></span></em></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Here's what is known about the value of love. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Love:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Gives you self confidence<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Motivates you to overcome your challenges<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Helps you accomplish your goals<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Provides emotional and intellectual strength<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Energizes you to uncover, ideate and surface new ideas, approaches, solutions<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Enforces integrity - greater truth, transparency and moral choices<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Makes you feel more optimistic about living - ignites a sense of possibility<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Makes you more tolerant<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Makes you want to align with others - perform as a team/unit/family<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Makes you more inclined to help someone else<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Makes you more open to sharing your experiences<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Makes you more patient<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Makes you more willing to sacrifice for an important goal<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Engenders more loyalty<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Creates a positive energy that can be infectious/viral<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Injects endurance when a goal has to be accomplished over time<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Provides peace of mind - calmness in the face of adversity<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Is a great equalizer, connects you to something universal<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Provides a sense of meaning and purpose<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Engenders more laughter<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Generates more fun </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Sounds to me like the necessary conditions for companies to succeed in a rapidly changing global economy. Aren't confident, motivated, strong, innovative, honest, positive, tolerant, problem solving, purposeful, happy, determined people who want to play together to win and to do it with integrity what you, as a leader, want? </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">If your answer is yes, then it's time to take the word LOVE out of your CEO closet, dust it off, and put it to work. Here's what love looks like (behaviors) in the workplace. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Behaviors of Love Leadership:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Listening<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Asking questions<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Allocating<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Feed forward (different than feedback!)<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Sharing information<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Being transparent<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Prizing - finding what's right first, then suggesting what can be improved<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Reframing challenges as learning opportunities<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Supporting others<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Using humor in a positive way<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Mentoring<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Engaging others opinions<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Communicating in a clear and caring way<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Taking accountability<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Encouraging top down innovation<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Investing in growing others<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Celebrating wins together<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Cheering on personal growth<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Setting clear boundaries<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Presenting challenges<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >➢</span><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Encouraging self care</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Countless studies show that babies who are insufficiently loved and nurtured are impaired in their social development. Presently, 70 percent of a person's life is spent at work; thinking about work, preparing for work and trying to get over the toxic effects of work. <em><span style="font-family:Times;">When insufficient caring is present in our work life, our mental, emotional and physical health is impaired too</span></em>. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:14pt;" > </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:14pt;" >CEOs: to whom much is given, much is expected.</span></strong><span style="font-size:14pt;"> It's time to end this terrible trend of placing financial capital ahead of human capital. Don't make money less important than people. <em><span style="font-family:Times;">Simply make your people as important as your profitability.</span></em> That shift, in and of itself, will radically change our world. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">When human beings feel loved, all aspects of their psyche are primed for peak performance. Unshackle the human spirit. End CEO-centric organizations. Broaden the distribution of strategic innovation. Move towards love leadership. Embrace the responsibility you have to positively impact the world.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLca_2fnhJ3u4M5kcwcFtboC5P7Q8K_Ccug6Wvdd_HgN4snWVDf1gP-9uutevXlemsEG8KeMffNpJ3RCb6S7ydpEpzbLMpQmMP61XJ3BBr9V7WLkqLVeMLMO8WiR9ASM47sFuc5uohvYr/s1600/3351945563_64919f07fe.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLca_2fnhJ3u4M5kcwcFtboC5P7Q8K_Ccug6Wvdd_HgN4snWVDf1gP-9uutevXlemsEG8KeMffNpJ3RCb6S7ydpEpzbLMpQmMP61XJ3BBr9V7WLkqLVeMLMO8WiR9ASM47sFuc5uohvYr/s320/3351945563_64919f07fe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518105139872558306" border="0" /></a><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Debbie Robins<br />Named one of the top executive coaches in the country by Marshall Goldsmith<br />Executive, leadership, career coach, Huffington Post blogger, best-selling author<br /><a href="http://www.debbierobins.com/">www.debbierobins.com</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">* images from </span>gerrykirk.net, uollibraryblog.wordpress.com and 123rf.com<span style="font-size:14pt;"></span></p>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-47926335837276403052010-07-05T23:05:00.001+08:002010-07-05T23:07:20.161+08:00Astrology and The World Cup?My girlfriend Noren sent me this, I think it's worth pondering:<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Some Indian astrologer has come up, once again with some interesting numerology!!<br /><br /><br /><br /> This world cup is already determined by the numbers....<br /> <br /> 1. Brazil won the World Cup in 1994; before that they also won in 1970. Adding 1970 + 1994= 3964<br /> <br /> 2. Argentina won its last World Cup in 1986; before that they also won in 1978. Adding 1978 + 1986= 3964 <br /> <br /> 3. Germany won its last World Cup in 1990; before that they also won in 1974. Adding 1974 + 1990= 3964 <br /> <br /> 4. Brazil also won the World Cup in 2002; before that they also won in 1962. Adding 1962+ 2002= 3964<br /> <br /> 5. Therefore if you want to know what nation is going to win the World Cup in 2010, you only have to subtract 2010 from the magic number that we have determined: 3964.<br /> 3964 minus 2010 = 1954... In 1954 the World Cup was won by Germany!!!<br /> <br /> Probably not scientific... but pretty interesting..<br /> LETS WAIT & WATCH......<br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-45339209564964775722010-05-21T14:00:00.004+08:002010-05-21T14:17:10.775+08:00West Side Story at Istana BudayaI was invited to watch West Side Story last night at Istana Budaya. Had seats with a fabulous view, thanks to Joe and Zubaidah (thank you!), and it’s always such a pleasure for me to “return” to IB, ESPECIALLY when I’m in the stalls instead of up onstage.<br /><br />I wasn’t sure what to expect from this staging of West Side Story mostly because the traveling productions that have previously come our way really left much to be desired.<br /><br />I also never watched the movie in full before this and never got the chance to watch West Side on stage anywhere in the world.<br /><br />I spent Sunday evening watching the movie (with my kids too, as I wanted to prepare them mentally before I decide if it could even be a good idea to bring them to IB). I must say Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer will always be a hard act to follow. Their performances of Tony and Maria were just so engaging, riveting and believable, you really want to see them run away and be together forever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhZ5gsCzcKedLdDKVTnR8kQcbiglAtLf7jWgqnYeSRcvgOzq6W_Gz6sKn6259ewfufNOsl7PRAf3zIytH-iQyY43AOqBkNVTQF3t0a9g-IQ50SW_u68zh-SgfoRmgfuc-O9MCT9Q84Cmq/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhZ5gsCzcKedLdDKVTnR8kQcbiglAtLf7jWgqnYeSRcvgOzq6W_Gz6sKn6259ewfufNOsl7PRAf3zIytH-iQyY43AOqBkNVTQF3t0a9g-IQ50SW_u68zh-SgfoRmgfuc-O9MCT9Q84Cmq/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473602172279606802" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYSxJYIYcIcYaOKfRRWrIgiT0b-a1xUImUcbo1r6gIVZ7fou3CajPTIlb6vv7-sU-J4_Pk2KNe3v5_6tTiLXF5QjNaHBqgeXsqGdnh0x9L0DA5niF3zZuugFkftwLAAEnDj6Z1rYYjCrK/s1600/article-1144457-03854676000005DC-530_634x739.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYSxJYIYcIcYaOKfRRWrIgiT0b-a1xUImUcbo1r6gIVZ7fou3CajPTIlb6vv7-sU-J4_Pk2KNe3v5_6tTiLXF5QjNaHBqgeXsqGdnh0x9L0DA5niF3zZuugFkftwLAAEnDj6Z1rYYjCrK/s320/article-1144457-03854676000005DC-530_634x739.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473602174828305202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-BQMgCy-n6U&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-BQMgCy-n6U&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />The production that came our way, the one I watched at IB last night, was probably the best of the “From Broadway” offerings to Malaysian audiences so far.<br /><br />Putting on a show of ANY kind is a huge challenge in itself, with logistics, talent, preparation and set-up to figure out amongst so many other things. I always take my producer’s hat off to anyone who gets a show ON stage.<br /><br />If anyone asked what I loved BEST about WSS, I’d say the music was really tight considering most of the musicians were assembled locally.<br /><br />The choreography deserves 2 thumbs way up too, as well as the dancers. Pat Ibrahim was right, “makan hati” is the right term to describe it. He would DIE to have an ensemble of dancers trained so well and able to execute moves to perfection. We have a long, long way to go in this area but we’ll get there.<br /><br />What did I LEAST like about the show? Hmmm…<br /><br />The leads who played Tony and Maria had fabulous singing voices, and Maria put in special effort to adopt a Puerto Rican accent. The other actors had trouble hiding their accents though, I could tell they had trouble pulling off a New York accent without their native accents that sounded Scottish or Irish coming through. That’s not major though, and it shouldn’t put anyone off watching the show because of it.<br />What was a put off for me though was the acting. When I read that the show was directed by Joey McKneely who was also the choreographer of the show, I imagined 80% of the preparation for the show would definitely have been in the choreography and not in directing the actors or working on characterization or the actor’s emotional preparation. I didn’t feel for the two lovers, so I didn’t root for them and didn’t care for them much.<br /><br />It's not easy for me as part of audience investing 2-3 hours in a captive space when you're not emotionally involved in the journey of who's on stage.<br /><br />Still, just for the experience of watching a classic Broadway musical, since it's so rare an opportunity for us to enjoy such productions here anyway, I'd say go catch it, if you can afford to pay almost rm600 for a ticket.<br /><br />I came across a website offering tickets at 15%, here it is:<br /><br />http://www.offerstation.com/offers-promotions/49284/15-percent-off-west-side-story--the-original-broadway-musical-tickets.htm<br /><br />Enjoy 15% off your tickets to the West Side Story - The Original Broadway Musical from New York at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur from 12th till 24th May 2010 with your HSBC Credit Card.<br /><br />Ticket prices (before discount):<br />RM590, RM490, RM390, RM290, RM190 (excludes RM3 ticketing fee)<br /><br />Call Tickets People at 03-2287 2727 or visit website to book.<br /><br />Offer valid for HSBC Credit Cardmembers only.tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-68620451749792778412010-03-16T13:08:00.008+08:002010-03-16T13:34:23.142+08:00What I Want in a Man - have a good laugh!My girlfriend Malina sent this to me this morning - it's come around before, but I don't remember ever not laughing out loud every time. Thought it deserved to be archived for whenever anyone needed a good laugh. I had fun adding cartoon pictures to it too. Enjoy!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />What I Want In a Man, Original List<br />1. Handsome<br />2. Charming<br />3. Financially successful<br />4. A caring listener<br />5. Witty<br />6. In good shape<br />7. Dresses with style<br />8. Appreciates finer things<br />9. Full of thoughtful surprises<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZkGqNram8adIk5aFEdswxWJ1GUJxhZF5XzUIAkq6G70iWstTt784LoOu0dLOQ5XNW5tdhlXyrU3nFjd1NKPBFyk3BNI4ZOMJaKyPwtPrVDLAcusulCxMaSXplW0MSdbG8tHG45NWquu1/s1600-h/cartoonhero6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZkGqNram8adIk5aFEdswxWJ1GUJxhZF5XzUIAkq6G70iWstTt784LoOu0dLOQ5XNW5tdhlXyrU3nFjd1NKPBFyk3BNI4ZOMJaKyPwtPrVDLAcusulCxMaSXplW0MSdbG8tHG45NWquu1/s320/cartoonhero6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449096593961257042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 32)<br />1. Nice looking<br />2. Opens car doors, holds chairs<br />3. Has enough money for a nice dinner<br />4. Listens more than talks<br />5. Laughs at my jokes<br />6. Carries bags of groceries with ease<br />7. Owns at least one tie<br />8. Appreciates a good home-cooked meal<br />9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JcoduDZGfY_-N24Bfh6YH2VFjQH-sZNh7gzD3i9ZAs0cVcE5SPAzOJflmNhDyK9riuJJij_-F8G3bZYPToN4cU5A8T2VsQsah8kPg982stEkTt8vnp5NQiUR8mUalUQn5fwVL7_X38gL/s1600-h/3232393616_a4b73eaf2d.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JcoduDZGfY_-N24Bfh6YH2VFjQH-sZNh7gzD3i9ZAs0cVcE5SPAzOJflmNhDyK9riuJJij_-F8G3bZYPToN4cU5A8T2VsQsah8kPg982stEkTt8vnp5NQiUR8mUalUQn5fwVL7_X38gL/s320/3232393616_a4b73eaf2d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449099870374906066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 42)<br />1. Not too ugly<br />2. Doesn't drive off until I'm in the car<br />3. Works steady - splurges on dinner out occasionally<br />4. Nods head when I'm talking<br />5. Usually remembers punch lines of jokes<br />6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture<br />7. Wears a shirt that covers his stomach<br />8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids<br />9. Remembers to put the toilet seat down<br />10. Shaves most weekends<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhFrDNkWqrqMLsk6KCAIzStjGdfeRpLTuKusOt2-lPXCjccrF8Y9wnEU7wlyxvxjLfTpYJDzASZ2dstV9r74iUaHzAqD9PW4m5zwUShlsnZ2hyhpb7Bv14vIXcdXvPT3a-YchyJw8EzbZ/s1600-h/old-age2.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhFrDNkWqrqMLsk6KCAIzStjGdfeRpLTuKusOt2-lPXCjccrF8Y9wnEU7wlyxvxjLfTpYJDzASZ2dstV9r74iUaHzAqD9PW4m5zwUShlsnZ2hyhpb7Bv14vIXcdXvPT3a-YchyJw8EzbZ/s320/old-age2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449098690863713138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 52)<br />1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed<br />2. Doesn't belch or scratch in public<br />3. Doesn't borrow money too often<br />4. Doesn't nod off to sleep when I'm venting<br />5. Doesn't re-tell the same joke too many times<br />6. Is in good enough shape to get off the couch on weekends<br />7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear<br />8. Appreciates a good TV dinner<br />9. Remembers your name on occasion<br />10. Shaves some weekends<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_pgFTFY7t63s0PZan5AIvPknZmx95DMPSzTdlr4gbMJWzfd4zIbCxbASgXHGkgF-SAqn9TOh3K4SwhqpCKaEXiPdJB-2FuaC0iPxQnkMW2LOXj2z7_-roB9wVrooeIyyrfKUz7CQ8Vuo/s1600-h/cartoon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_pgFTFY7t63s0PZan5AIvPknZmx95DMPSzTdlr4gbMJWzfd4zIbCxbASgXHGkgF-SAqn9TOh3K4SwhqpCKaEXiPdJB-2FuaC0iPxQnkMW2LOXj2z7_-roB9wVrooeIyyrfKUz7CQ8Vuo/s320/cartoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449097263758606050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYJ3o9JyrGDhAQc-paOLJp_1lWY_g15sXSLjCsLF7u5DxNP3c2j9OOG5dHkiLomVSfVvm0J54yf7pptL84CpGXXwHmthGsoq5ZBhBYAQ8EuILhogHlqI0wCvhYOlgWKyKIYzjWEPU4C-T/s1600-h/110-old-couple-cartoon.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYJ3o9JyrGDhAQc-paOLJp_1lWY_g15sXSLjCsLF7u5DxNP3c2j9OOG5dHkiLomVSfVvm0J54yf7pptL84CpGXXwHmthGsoq5ZBhBYAQ8EuILhogHlqI0wCvhYOlgWKyKIYzjWEPU4C-T/s320/110-old-couple-cartoon.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449097272544189970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 62)<br />1. Doesn't scare small children<br />2. Remembers where bathroom is<br />3. Doesn't require much money for upkeep<br />4. Only snores lightly when asleep<br />5.. Remembers why he's laughing<br />6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself<br />7. Usually wears some clothes<br />8. Likes soft foods<br />9. Remembers where he left his teeth<br />10. Remembers that it's the weekend<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY2iu3N374BC7j1wLsDb0jNOFNQunCbDwTtFIAmes26uHyqoIPSFTKRlvJZRD7uVP6_spyZjy-Tyvc1qAL3J59WDnhmqi6lN5EyCzk8OZdLfivOEPOHtpi0j0Pf8B8eUiCBbcKhmYB52q/s1600-h/vultures.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY2iu3N374BC7j1wLsDb0jNOFNQunCbDwTtFIAmes26uHyqoIPSFTKRlvJZRD7uVP6_spyZjy-Tyvc1qAL3J59WDnhmqi6lN5EyCzk8OZdLfivOEPOHtpi0j0Pf8B8eUiCBbcKhmYB52q/s320/vultures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449097282591352738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 72)<br />1. Breathing.<br />2. Doesn't miss the toilet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXXBgqdC3zC4w0zwz3RtKPvJG5rRnDwuz6xxVouURwp5QN_8OVAq1lXZimDAJhI4luLmVve4XIt8hDGjviX8q7lH1AKQyI_YQcU0libtuUpIPxLBR4Q6XGf8NYlOIG5ZJ0DhQB3aXOvZS/s1600-h/OldAge010-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXXBgqdC3zC4w0zwz3RtKPvJG5rRnDwuz6xxVouURwp5QN_8OVAq1lXZimDAJhI4luLmVve4XIt8hDGjviX8q7lH1AKQyI_YQcU0libtuUpIPxLBR4Q6XGf8NYlOIG5ZJ0DhQB3aXOvZS/s320/OldAge010-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449098188764745266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-30484089954230476962010-03-04T13:37:00.007+08:002010-03-04T16:41:36.454+08:00FAME - I'm gonna live forever, Baby remember my name...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hN_C9ZpwwqUkjOtyPs6cOABgB5hpWobA_DM-jgEIw1Xu7ZIs1rc-Zvbpi8p68CdkN2ycHYtWsWtj4gKk558oZdFLZYN8NkwMSZopZsZ8-7YSlsaUrJbHPjfFfOLbIzvdcAcxMPswAJMx/s1600-h/Kids_From_Fame.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hN_C9ZpwwqUkjOtyPs6cOABgB5hpWobA_DM-jgEIw1Xu7ZIs1rc-Zvbpi8p68CdkN2ycHYtWsWtj4gKk558oZdFLZYN8NkwMSZopZsZ8-7YSlsaUrJbHPjfFfOLbIzvdcAcxMPswAJMx/s320/Kids_From_Fame.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444687933136651858" /></a><br />I HAVE to blog this... I've been searching for this song high and low for DECADES! "STARMAKER" - <br /><br />I was maybe 13 or 14 when the movie came out, and 16 when the TV series finally screened in Malaysia, and I remember how FAME did it all for me back then. Besides he fantastic dancing and acting, I remember being moved and inspired by Irene Cara's soulful rendition of "Out Here On My Own". Not many songs those days were written as "performance" songs, most were just run of the mill pop songs, but Irene Cara's singing was packed with emotion without going over the top, and I told myself, ONE DAY, I WANNA SING AND DANCE AND ACT LIKE THAT TOO.<br /><br />FAME - the movie and TV series, was the Glee of yesteryear. It's themes are still as relevant today as they were 25 years ago, quite amazing.<br /><br />This is the movie that did it for me, and the theme song became my anthem throughout my teenage years, and had stayed with me even today.<br /><br />Lyrics to Fame (Tiara's teen anthem!)<br /><br />Baby look at me<br />And tell me what you see<br />You ain't seen the best of me yet<br />Give me time I'll make you forget the rest<br /><br />I got more in me<br />And you can set it free<br />I can catch the moon in my hands<br />Don't you know who I am<br /><br />Remember my name<br />Fame<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I'm gonna live forever<br />I'm gonna learn how to fly<br />High<br /><br />I feel it coming together<br />People will see me and cry</span><br />Fame<br /><br />I'm gonna make it to heaven<br />Light up the sky like a flame<br />Fame<br /><br />I'm gonna live forever<br />Baby remember my name<br /><br />Remember<br />Remember<br />Remember<br />Remember<br />Remember<br />Remember<br />Remember<br />Remember<br /><br />Baby hold me tight<br />Cause you can make it right<br />You can shoot me straight to the top<br />Give me love and take all I've got to give<br /><br />Baby I'll be tough<br />Too much is not enough<br />I can ride your heart til it breaks<br />Ooh I got what it takes<br /><br />Fame<br />I'm gonna live forever<br />I'm gonna learn how to fly<br />High<br /><br />I feel it coming together<br />People will see me and cry<br />Fame<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I'm gonna make it to heaven<br />Light up the sky like a flame<br />Fame<br /><br />I'm gonna live forever<br />Baby remember my name<br />Fame</span><br /><br /><br /><br />From Wikipedia:<br />Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name and was hugely popular during its first few seasons. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although fictional, it was based heavily on the actual Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York. Most interior scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California. In Seasons 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 the show filmed several exterior scenes on location in New York City.<br /><br />The popularity of the series, particularly in the UK, led to several hit records and live concert tours by the cast. Despite its success, very few of the actors maintained high-profile careers after the series was cancelled. A number of the cast members were seen again briefly in a reunion programme made for UK television in 2008.<br /><br />The Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning TV series portrays the lives of a diverse group of talented high school students at new York's School of the Arts. Training hard for careers onstage, the young performers face tough competition and even rejection, along with all the normal teenage dramas. Debbie Allen, the series' star and choreographer, heads a dynamic ensemble cast: Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague, Carlo Imperato, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Valerie Landsburg, P.R.Paul, Gene Anthony Ray (as dance sensation Leroy), and Lori Singer.<br /><br /><br />The cast<br /> Faculty<br /><br /> * Debbie Allen as Lydia Grant<br /> * Albert Hague as Benjamin Shorofsky<br /> * Carol Mayo Jenkins as Elizabeth Sherwood (seasons 1-5)<br /> * Ann Nelson as Mrs. Gertrude Berg (Seasons 4-6, recurring previously)<br /> * Ken Swofford as Quentin Morloch (Seasons 3- 5.09)<br /> * Graham Jarvis as Principal Bob Dyrenforth (Seasons 5.10- 6)<br /> * Morgan Stevens as David Reardon (season 2, recurring seasons 3 & 4)<br /> * Eric Pierpoint as Paul Seeger (Season 6.03)<br /> * Michael Thoma as Greg Crandall (recurring season 1)<br /><br /> Students<br /><br /> * Gene Anthony Ray as Leroy Johnson<br /> * Carlo Imperato as Danny Amatullo<br /> * Billy Hufsey as Christopher Donlon (seasons 3-6)<br /> * Valerie Landsburg as Doris Schwartz (seasons 1-4)<br /> * Jesse Borrego as Jesse Velasquez (seasons 4-6)<br /> * Lee Curreri as Bruno Martelli (seasons 1-3)<br /> * Cynthia Gibb as Holly Laird (seasons 3-5.10)<br /> * Nia Peeples as Nicole Chapman (seasons 4-6)<br /> * Erica Gimpel as Coco Hernandez (seasons 1-3.08,recurring Seasons 4-6)<br /> * Loretta Chandler as Dusty Tyler (seasons 5-6)<br /> * Lori Singer as Julie Miller (seasons 1-2)<br /> * Carrie Hamilton as Reggie Higgins (seasons 5-6)<br /> * Janet Jackson as Cleo Hewitt (season 4)<br /> * Michael Cerveris as Ian Ware (season 6)<br /> * Elisa Heinsohn as Jillian Beckett (season 6)<br /> * P.R. Paul as Montgomery MacNeil (season 1)<br /> * Page Hannah as Kate Riley (seasons 5)<br /> * Olivia Barash as Maxie Sharp (season 6)<br /><br />Watching this video brings back fond memories of school, and performing this with my posse on Teachers' Day. I cannot watch this without crying buckets.You see, in school, I wasn't one of the academic achievers. I could have been if I had bothered, and I was always amongst the top 7 or so, and sometimes even top, but school was more about fun to me - it was about sports day, cheerleading, acting in the school musical productions, about singing in the Form Four Variety show, ie. performing at every opportunity. <br /><br />I loved Art and Literature and History though. And in Form 5 I came to love Maths, thanks to my tuition teacher Mr. Foo, bless him. But I used to frustrate every one of my teachers, as well as my headmistress. It used to rile them that I was one of the smartest kids who just wasn't bothered to try. I just wasn't fond of the way they tried to straighten me up when I wasn't ready for it, I guess. Because of that, I became such a rebel, a likeable, loveable one if that makes any sense. I used to annoy my teachers yet I'd tease them and make them laugh as well, so there was a good sense of balance. <br /><br />When my friends and I performed this song and dedicated it to the teachers who shaped our lives, it was a huge emotional moment for both students as well as teachers. I remember how I barely made it to the end of the song, fighting back tears and choking so much all the way. Some of the teachers came up to us and hugged us, and it was a nice moment where misunderstood teen students and well-meaning teachers reconciled. <br /><br />I want to particularly dedicate this blog entry to 2 of my teachers who encouraged me to be who I was and follow my dream - Mrs. Sekaran, my Art and Music teacher, and Mrs. Noreen Kannabhiran, my Form Mistress and 4 Arts One, English Teacher and the absolute most stylish teacher that ever walked the grounds of St. Mary's. She was the teacher in charge of The Form Four Variety Show and if I remember correctly, she was also in charge of the school Cheerleading squad. <br /><br />Anyway. Here's a YouTube video recording of "STARMAKER". Dedicated to the followers of my blog from the same vintage! <br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CwEvOQ4HXB4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CwEvOQ4HXB4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Lyrics here so you can sing along:<br />Here as I watch the ships go by<br />I'm rooted to my shore<br />I keep asking myself why<br />And if there's more on the other side<br />Here as I see the friends I thought I made<br />A little bit crazed and knowing now<br />We've outgrown one another<br /><br />CHORUS<br />Star maker<br />Dream breaker<br />Soul taker<br />We're happy now<br /><br />Now when I see the things I want<br />I can take the things I see<br />But I keep asking myself why<br />And if there ain't just a little bit more for me<br />Here when it's time to count the cost<br />I keep measuring what I've lost<br />And wondering if you knew<br />It would all end up with you<br /><br />CHORUS<br />Star maker<br />Dream breaker<br />Soul taker<br />We're happy now<br />Here as I watch the time go by<br />How I'd like to sail away<br />Leaving all my past behind<br />But I know I'd only last for a couple of days<br />Here stands everything I thought I made<br />It's the only life I know<br />And I can't even call it my own<br />I've got no hope, I belong to you<br /><br />My star maker<br />Dream breaker<br />Soul taker<br />We're happy now<br />We're so happy now <br /><br />And here's another classic! Irene Cara singing "Out Here On My Own". She starred in the Film version of "Fame". <br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i4mkRwkQRoQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i4mkRwkQRoQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Out Here On My Own lyrics:<br />Sometimes I wonder<br />Where I've been<br />Who I am, do I fit in?<br />Make-believing is hard alone<br />Out here, on my own<br /><br />We're always proving<br />Who we are<br />Always reaching<br />For that rising star<br />To guide me far<br />And shine me home<br />Out here on my own<br /><br />When I'm down and feeling blue<br />I close my eyes so I can be with you<br />Oh, baby, be strong for me<br />Baby, belong to me<br />Help me through<br />Help me need you<br /><br />Until the morning sun appears<br />Making light of all my fears<br />I dry the tears I've never shown<br />out here on my own<br /><br />But when I'm down and feeling blue<br />I close my eyes so I can be with you<br />Oh, baby, be strong for me<br />Baby, belong to me<br />Help me through<br />Help me need you<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder<br />Where I've been<br />Who I am, do I fit in?<br />I may not win<br />But I can't be thrown<br />Out here on my own<br />On my own <br /><br />And it looks like FAME has come full circle, 25 years later! The re-make came out last year but I missed it. <br /><br />Starring: Asher Book, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Paul McGill, Debbie Allen<br /><br />A reinvention of the original Oscar®-winning hit film, Fame follows a talented group of dancers, singers, actors, and artists over four years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, a diverse, creative powerhouse where students from all walks of life are given a chance to live out their dreams and achieve real and lasting famethe kind that comes only from talent, dedication, and hard work. In an incredibly competitive atmosphere, plagued by self-doubt, each students passion will be put to the test. In addition to their artistic goals, they have to deal with everything else that goes along with high school, a tumultuous time full of schoolwork, deep friendships, budding romance, and self-discovery. As each student strives for his or her moment in the spotlight, theyll discover who among them has the innate talent and necessary discipline to succeed. With the love and support of their friends and fellow artists, theyll find out who amongst them will achieve Fame. <br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nckbLKo0DVA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nckbLKo0DVA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />And sometime this month, I'm looking forward to watching a really talented young cast from The Alice Smith School (particularly a talented young girl named Tengku Sofia Daud) perform FAME onstage, so I can once again re-live my memories through their eyes.tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-7480369470019790022010-02-24T13:37:00.003+08:002010-02-24T14:34:53.508+08:00The Boh Cameronian Arts Awards come to an end this year :_(<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aX0Knt5wEac&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aX0Knt5wEac&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Thanks Sultan Muzaffar for the interview, and Raja Norashikin for posting it!<br /><br />Tiara J:<br />"Saya rasa wajar sangat untuk awards event seperti ini diteruskan, kerana kita ada awards untuk penyanyi, filem, TV, so kenapa tidak untuk pelakon pentas, dan mereka yang perform on stage - dancers, singers, comedians and everyone else, kerana karyawan2 ini juga…they’ve contributed so much to the arts industry in their own way."<br /><br />A quote by the honorable Minister of Culture:<br />"Sekiranya sambutan menggalakkan, kita tidak ada halangan untuk menilai semula dan mengadakannya pada perenggan yang lebih diterima masyarakat, ini semuanya bergantung kepada penerimaan masyarakat dan setakat mana ia betul2 popular, dikalangan khalayak kita. Soal teater adalah soal seni dan ia mencerminkan kehidupan kita. <br />Oleh itu kita harus mengambil berat tentang peranan yang dimainkan oleh seni teater, dalam memperkayakan budaya, seni serta tamaddun kita."tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-54358496599165755862010-02-22T21:50:00.003+08:002010-02-22T22:36:37.330+08:00My one brush with Hollywood - Beyond RangoonI came across this on YouTube, a film a few Malaysian actor friends and I did around 1993, directed by John Boorman, best known for his feature films such as <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Blank_%28film%29" title="Point Blank (film)">Point Blank</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliverance" title="Deliverance">Deliverance</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur_%28film%29" title="Excalibur (film)">Excalibur</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_and_Glory_%28film%29" title="Hope and Glory (film)">Hope and Glory</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_General_%281998_film%29" title="The General (1998 film)">The General</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz" title="Zardoz">Zardoz</a></i>. <br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JohnBoorman_20050924.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/JohnBoorman_20050924.jpg/220px-JohnBoorman_20050924.jpg" height="245" width="220" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><i><b>Beyond Rangoon</b></i> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_in_film" title="1995 in film">1995</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_film" title="Drama film">drama film</a> directed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boorman" title="John Boorman">John Boorman</a> about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laura_Bowman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laura Bowman (page does not exist)">Laura Bowman</a> (played by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Arquette" title="Patricia Arquette">Patricia Arquette</a>), an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist" title="Tourist" class="mw-redirect">tourist</a> who <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacations" title="Vacations" class="mw-redirect">vacations</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar" class="mw-redirect">Burma</a> (Myanmar) in 1988, the year in which the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8888_Uprising" title="8888 Uprising">8888 Uprising</a> takes place. The film was mostly filmed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, and, though a work of fiction, was inspired by real people and real events.</p> <p>Bowman joins, albeit initially unintentionally, political <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstration_%28people%29" title="Demonstration (people)">rallies</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University" title="University">university</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students" title="Students" class="mw-redirect">students</a> protesting for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democracy</a>, and travels with the student leader U Aung Ko throughout Burma. There, they see the brutality of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship" title="Military dictatorship">military dictators</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Law_and_Order_Restoration_Council" title="State Law and Order Restoration Council" class="mw-redirect">State Law and Order Restoration Council</a> (SLORC), and attempt to escape to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>.</p> <p>The film was an official selection at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="1995 Cannes Film Festival">1995 Cannes Film Festival</a>, where it was one of the popular hits of the event.<sup id="cite_ref-festival-cannes.com_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Rangoon#cite_note-festival-cannes.com-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p><br /><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Cast">Cast</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Arquette" title="Patricia Arquette">Patricia Arquette</a> - Laura Bowman</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U_Aung_Ko&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="U Aung Ko (page does not exist)">U Aung Ko</a> - U Aung Ko</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_McDormand" title="Frances McDormand">Frances McDormand</a> - Andy Bowman</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalding_Gray" title="Spalding Gray">Spalding Gray</a> - Jeremy Watt</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiara_Jacquelina" title="Tiara Jacquelina">Tiara Jacquelina</a> - San San, Hotel Desk Clerk</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuswadinath_Bujang&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kuswadinath Bujang (page does not exist)">Kuswadinath Bujang</a> - Colonel at Hotel</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Slezak" title="Victor Slezak">Victor Slezak</a> - Mr. Scott</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jit_Murad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jit Murad (page does not exist)">Jit Murad</a> - Sein Htoo</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ye_Myint&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ye Myint (page does not exist)">Ye Myint</a> - Zaw Win</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cho_Cho_Myint&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cho Cho Myint (page does not exist)">Cho Cho Myint</a> - Zabai</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cheah" title="Johnny Cheah" class="mw-redirect">Johnny Cheah</a> - Min Han</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haji_Mohd_Rajoli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haji Mohd Rajoli (page does not exist)">Haji Mohd Rajoli</a> - Karen Father</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Azmi_Hassan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Azmi Hassan (page does not exist)">Azmi Hassan</a> - Older Karen Boy</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ahmad_Fithi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ahmad Fithi (page does not exist)">Ahmad Fithi</a> - Younger Karen Boy</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelle_Lutz" title="Adelle Lutz">Adelle Lutz</a> - Aung San Suu Kyi</li></ul> <img alt="http://2fun.ge/uploads/music/863.jpg" src="http://2fun.ge/uploads/music/863.jpg" /><br /><br />Beyond Rangoon opened my eyes to the way films SHOULD be made. I spent weeks on the set, roaming around the various departments in between filming, looking at how they made sets, organized the production of thousands of costumes, studied how the continuity sheets were so detailed compared to ours, studying how they organized production logistics etc which was such an eye-opener for me and interviewed a whole bunch of people who headed all the different departments so I'd understand how they all came together.<br /><br />Since then, I dreamed of someday producing a film of a similiar-ish scale, that's how Puteri Gunung Ledang came about. I spent days talking to John Boorman about films and why he did the films he did. He wasn't the most chatty person, to be honest, and he seemed to be quite a headstrong type who only made films that he wanted to make, regardless of commercial value, but every bit of info was like pearls of wisdom for me and I absorbed what I could in the short time I had with John.<br /><br />If you read the cast credit list, you will notice my name is credited as "desk clerk and San San". What happened is that, I was originally hired to play the role of the hotel desk clerk who tells Laura Bowman (Patricia Arquette) off for breaking curfew. Well, after I did my 2 days of shoot for the role, John Boorman asked me if I could audition for another role, the role of one of the university students, San San. I did, of course, and a few weeks later I found myself on set in Ipoh, my face painted dark brown with number 9 foundation so I wouldn't look like the hotel desk clerk, ha ha.<br /><br />Teong Hin and I heard that John was in Venice when we were there with Puteri Gunung Ledang, and arranged to meet John for coffee and a catch up at his hotel, which was nice, some 10 years after Beyond Rangoon.<br /><br /><p>FYI:</p><p>Boorman won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Director_Award_%28Cannes_Film_Festival%29" title="Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)">Best Director Award</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Cannes_Film_Festival" title="1998 Cannes Film Festival">1998 Cannes Film Festival</a> for <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_General_%281998_film%29" title="The General (1998 film)">The General</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-festival-cannes.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boorman#cite_note-festival-cannes.com-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> his black-and-white biopic of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cahill" title="Martin Cahill">Martin Cahill</a>. The film is about the somewhat glamorous, yet mysterious, criminal in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> who was killed, apparently by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army" title="Provisional Irish Republican Army">Provisional Irish Republican Army</a>.</p> <p>His most recent film, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tiger%27s_Tail" title="The Tiger's Tail">The Tiger's Tail</a></i>, is set in contemporary Ireland.</p> <p>Boorman's next project will be a fictional account of the life of Roman Emperor Hadrian (entitled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoirs_of_Hadrian" title="Memoirs of Hadrian">Memoirs of Hadrian</a></i>), written in the form of a letter from a dying Hadrian to his successor. The film is slated for a 2010 release. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas" title="Antonio Banderas">Antonio Banderas</a> was initially in talks to be cast as Hadrian, but it is now believed that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Craig" title="Daniel Craig">Daniel Craig</a> will take on the role instead.</p><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jnmqMJK74U4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jnmqMJK74U4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206026148207937140.post-36800202981199670152010-02-22T18:30:00.005+08:002010-02-22T22:39:33.649+08:00Beyond Rangoon - Part 12This is the scene where I learn from the Professor that my husband, Min Han (John Cheah) was killed by the Burmese Army. It's somewhere towards the end of the clip. Look out for Hani Mohsin in his controversial role as a Burmese soldier in disguise as a Buddhist Monk at the beginning.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jo5G8UTzNR4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jo5G8UTzNR4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>tiara jacquelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861771670651660195noreply@blogger.com0