Reaching the Stars

Mini Pau! - New Poster, New Price, New Choice!

2011-02-06T10:05:00.000-08:00

Dear my valued customers,

Thanks for being my great customers and I would like to announce the new poster, new price and the new choice! As promised, the Mini Pau! is now available and you can buy your favourite and have a taste of the new choice, Kaya! I am very sorry for the new price but really hope that you will always continue enjoying the irresistible petite Pau.

Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you very much.

"Petite - Appetizing - Unbelievable"

Best Regards,

نبيل عبدالله

Ingredients in Sausages: Halal & Clean or Totally Disgusting?

2011-02-03T12:17:00.000-08:00

Today, suddenly I wonder how sausages are made? Why? Mmm...Because recently I ate them a lot and started to like it very much. I heard so many disgusting stories about how sausages and burgers are made especially for McDonald's Malaysia. Normally I'll go to any hypermarket to search for the cheapest sausages or any frozen food on sale. However, my favourite selection will always Ramly (even though it wasn't that cheap) because the superb taste of the sausages & burgers. If I've to save some money, I'll simply take the cheapest one such as Tesco's or Giant's sausages which cost me less than RM2.00 per packet.

Back to the finding of the ingredients in making sausages, I found the history of sausage making! Let's read this...

Hehe...disgusting isn't it? However, I wasn't satisfied with the answers because I wanted the answers to be in Malaysia context. So, I continued searching & found these...

*Please click on the picture to enlarge.

and

For further details, visit: http://www.halalstock.com/comau.asp?sID=261

Ramly beef frankfurter is my favourite, but just now I tasted the chicken frankfurter and it was marvelous! Easy to cook & eat too (normally I'll steam it..=D). To be safe, after this I'll be very careful and always Ramly as my choice...huhu

*Pastikan Ramly...Baru Beli! =D

Oh ya... MAC SOOD SERVICE (M) SDN BHD is actually an established & leading multinational food manufacturer and distributor company for McDonald's Malaysia and other countries; Brunei, Hong Kong, middle East, Singapore & Vietnam.

What a relief... Some people told me that it wasn't halal, disgusting and etc. However, it wasn't so bad and even safe, clean & halal...Phew!

This post is written not to promote McDonald's but to tell the truth so at least we are confident of the halal status of certain restaurants or products. Too much fast food is not good for us too...For me, Mum's cook is the best solution..haha

Hopefully, this post will be beneficial for you & me!TQ...

P/s: Sometimes, talking about eating can make me so excited...Woohoo!..

No Phone Zone: Death or Phone?

2011-02-01T06:52:00.000-08:00

Millions of people around the world text, talk or e-mail on their cell phones while driving. If you think you can call, text and drive at the same time, believe me, you cannot. Hearing to the ring tone in the car is killing me but by picking up the phone or reading/replying a message is enough to kill anybody and even myself. Experiencing an accident alone in my Kelisa that cost me RM5000 of damage is a terrifying nightmare and I can’t afford to experience it more. Even though it wasn't a car accident caused by cell phone use, I don't think that I should wait until I have one. Thanks to الله for giving me another opportunity for me to live and love my life. I believe that it is hard for me to stop this stupid habit but nothing is impossible. I will try and make a change. إن شاء الله

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Wall of Fame: I'm glad being a part of Cohort 4 because...

2011-01-29T11:14:00.000-08:00

I met amazing friends...

We celebrate our happiness together...

We strive for the best...

We appreciate each other...

We have millions of memorable moments together...

We are family...

Thank you everyone.
You always enlighten my life.
I'm going to miss you.
All the best and I will always love everyone of you.
May Allah bless you...

نبيل عبدالله

From a Trash to a Success: Nothing Is Impossible

2011-01-28T09:27:00.000-08:00

My Favourite Poster

From the desk of the production designer:

It was almost impossible when we were dealing with all sorts of limitations; limited time, small budget, basic stage, lack of proper infrastructures and etc. However, it was another excellent production by Cohort 4 IPGKB. Nothing is impossible and we proved it! الحمد لله

Watching Puteri Gunung Ledang the Musical in Singapore has given me a wide perspective on designing sets. Moreover, the breathtaking sets have given me a great motivation in producing wonderful designs for our production. Thanks to my brother in law, Abang Zaidi Agam for giving me the opportunity to watch it in Singapore with him and my sister. The only opportunity that I had. All the way from Kelantan, I went to watch the astonishing made in Malaysia musical.Thanks a million...

I am proud to be a part of Cohort 4 and experiencing amazing moments in my life. Be one of them is one of the best things happened to me.The efforts, friendship, up and down, and the family spirit are the foundation of all the success.

As a production designer for our second production, Macbeth, it was a huge challenge and it wasn't easy to turn trash to success. 80 percent of the sources in making the sets and props were trash around IPGKB due to lack of fund for the Sets and Props Department. However, it was a wonderful experience when we dealt with it and finding solutions for all the obstacles. RM600 is to small in achieving big dreams, but big hearts lead to enormous accomplishment.

Facts to be remembered:

RM600=

Sets & Props
Costumes
Make-up (for Full Dress Rehearsals & the Show)
Publicity & Invitation (Printings - Documentations, Banner, Buntings & etc.)
Lucky Draw
Food & Beverages (Rehearsals, the Show & Free for Audience)
Tickets & Souvenirs (Free Bookmark for Each Ticket)

The pictures below show the journey in staging the play.

Preparation in Dewan Bakti, IPGKB

Superb Teammates

(me in the cauldron..huhu)

Making the Backdrop

(The idea was to turn the original red background of the Wawasan Hall to suit the concept and mood of the play. We painted the white cloth to minimize the budget. We got the cloth and the paint from the IPGKB store for free=D)

Early Stage of Making the Sets; Cauldron, stones, cave wall/doors, & etc.

Making the Cave Door/Wall

*Mira(Red Baju Kurung) was helping me from 7.45am to midnight...Thanks a million Mira! I will remeber you always...

The Cave Door/Wall

Friends Helping

*From other department too (^-^) TQVM!

Scenery from the stage: During Sets Making & Rehearsals

Paint It! (Me on the right..huhu)

Almost done! Then touch-up!

The Brilliant Publicity Team

Again, we drew & painted it!

Many hands helping...

Tadaaa!!

Our Banner!
(Aimimah in this picture)

Clean Up Day

Sometimes, I don't believe that we did all this...

Costume Department

At the girl hostel

The Chief of the Costume Department =D

Bump In Dewan Wawasan

The Stage Layout

The Cauldron

Touch Up

and...

Tadaaa!!

The Black Backdrop

*Credit to Fahmi for helping me with the backdrop. He literally climbed the original backdrop...Bravo!

During Rehearsals

The Moving Forest Scene

Our Follow Light...haha

*Credit tu Hizami(in this picture)

Meeting for Sets & Props Department

Make-up

"Make-up Artist"huhu..

Making the Trees

Setting the sets on the bridge.
Creativity + Courage = Cool Sets

This is how it looks from the front view

Shazni, the producer with his wonderful backdrop

The Reflection
*It is important for us to reflect at the end of every activity.

Our Beloved Madam Nori

Preparing prizes for Lucky Draw

One of my favourite set
*Credit to Shahrizal for making the turkey & other marvelous props

The Play...

It is me!

The First Scene
*This is where the two rocks were in

Macbeth House
*The Backdrop had been reused from our readers theater, The Prince's Luck in the TESL Camp 2006 at IPGPP

This is where the ghost of the king appear

The Witches' Prophecy

Lady Macbeth in her room
*Lady Macbeth became crazy

The Ending

Lucky Draw
In this picture: Shafiq (Director of the play), our former Director of IPGKB, our former KJ and Fatin

Group Photo of Cohort 4 with our guests

Last but not least, I would like to thank University Science Malaysia (if I'm not mistaken the theater department) for the amazing props. TQVM
I almost give up at that time due to not enough time in preparing the set for the last scene. Then Madam Nori brought me and my friends to USM, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan to meet her good friend from the department to borrow some props and costume.
الحمد لله

By,

نبيل عبدالله
Production Designer
Macbeth
2006

From the Curtain Cloth to the Curtain Call

2011-01-24T21:57:00.000-08:00

The Beginning...

My Favourite Poster

The play was a success and has been a great inspiration for me in being who I am. Special thanks to all members of Cohort 4 for being a part of my life and our beloved lecturer, Madam Noor Akbari Ismail Ali for giving us the opportunity to explore the world and open our heart and believe that learning English is enjoyable, fantastic and it is always more than a language.

It was a beginning of my new chapter in my life and I learned so many things throughout the experience. With a minimal budget we were able to create a maximum impact; from curtain cloths to marvelous costumes and from trash to great sets and props. Nothing is impossible if we believe in ourselves. Everything will always be in my heart and be a wonderful history of my life.

The Preparation...

It wasn't easy + dangerous!

The technical crews(Amir & Arif) and the producer(in the middle)

Mr Higgins (Hadzmeer) and Colonel Pickering (Farid) with one of our great set.

Aimimah & Azam - the final touch up

I will always remember him. Shazny Shazwan Sallehuddin, thanx a million!

The director (Mira) and the casts

The producer (Mior) - Thanx for helping especially in the making of the wonderful video(the learning scene of Eliza - as you can see behind him)!

Oh ya! I forgot to tell that actually we have two directors (Mira & me) and two casts for every main character. It was wonderful to change them in between the scenes without the audience noticing it! (except Colonel Pickering because they look totally different..huhu)

FYI, Madam Nori assigned us to have two different people for each main character in order to give more opportunity for us to be on the stage.

Let's have a look at the next pictures. It will explain more=D...

The Play...

The Entrance

Our Special Guests

Tickets & Souvenir

(Syazana, Hazimah & Izzatul)

Sold Out!

My Inspirations

All the way from JB, my beloved mother, Hajah Husniah Abdullah(Left)

The one & only, our Madam Nori(Right)

MC of the night, Shafiq Aziz & our VVIP, Tuan Hj Abdul Rahman during the Lucky Draw session

The Female Casts

The Male Casts

*Madam Nori is putting her hands on Farihan(He is a girl!huhu..)

Our Eliza (Aisyah & Hayana)

Our Higgins(Farihan & Hadzmeer)

They look the same!=D
*We chose Farihan as one of the Professor Higgins due to a scene where Higgins is arguing with Eliza and he grabs her hands during the argument. The challenge was to have similar look so that the audience will not be so confused & we had to be very aware of the sensitivity issues.

Our Colonel Pickering(Faizal & Farid)

Directors & Main Casts

Mira + Nabil = Best

At the Backstage

Thanks Azreem a.k.a. Kak A'im (two from the left) & Crews for the Marvelous Costumes

A Happy Family

*We added a scene where Eliza(Aisyah) married with Freddy(Amar) and have a daughter(Solihah). On the right, Mr. Doolittle(Raisham)

Amazing Friends

(Shazny, Huzairil & Mior)

*You are always a part of us...

Cohort Four IPGKB

Unfortunately, we did not have pictures during the play due to the hectic situation. However, I will always miss the moments very much and looking forward for our next production in March 2011 for Literature for Children & Young Adults subject. I hope that it will be an amazing and memorable 'curtain call' for B. Ed. TESL Cohort Four IPGKB!

One Voice Band - The One & Only

2011-01-23T09:56:00.000-08:00

Get to Know Them!

Genre: Universal

Members: AZLIF ABDULLAH : Vocal / Keyboard / Bass, FARAH MOHD : Vocal & Percussion / Drum, AZIZ ISMAIL : Vocal & Guitar

Hometown: Johor Bahru

Record Label: O.V Entertainment

Current Location: Johor Bahru

Performing: BANAFEE VILLAGE, Every Night Except Thursday at 9.00pm-2.30am

Sponsors: FAHD BOUTIQUE, 23 HAIR STYLE & SRIKANDI SELATAN

Official Designer: Nabil Abdullah
www.facebook.com/ONE-VOICE-BAND-Malaysia; They are awesome performers that will create your night a special night! Find them on facebook and get to know them closely. Be one of their fans & friends! I am proud of being a part of their journey. I wish a wonderful journey for all of them in achieving their dreams. All the best to the one & only in my heart, One Voice Band! To Azlif Abdullah, I Love you bro!

Drama Workshop with J-10 TESL and the Show

2011-01-23T06:05:00.000-08:00

Since it still fresh in my mind, I would like to write something on the Musical Drama produced by J-10 TESL. First of all, I am honored to help my juniors. It was not much but has been appreciated very much by them. Thanks for inviting me. It was a huge complement for me to sit and be the guest of honor. J-10 TESL, it was a good beginning but there are a lot of things that can be improved.

The first week of the semester, I've been invited to conduct a drama workshop with my juniors. I was quite surprised that they didn't fully prepared for the shows (one by the House of Updike & the other by the House of Munro). I've been informed that the shows were meant for the previous semester. However, due to some reasons, it has been delayed to this semester. In producing drama especially dealing with musical, it is difficult. It needs proper planned, proper working schedule, teamwork, discipline, creativity, plenty of meetings, high commitments and many more in order to ensure that the outcome will be great or at least up to the standard.

I believe that it has been a very good learning experience for me & my friends. We should learn from mistakes. To my beloved Cohort 4 friends of IPGKB, thanks a million for your support to our juniors through the 'Meet and Greet' programme. I really really really hope that my junior will always learn, do not easily satisfied, unite and excel in their future. I am looking forward for the Cohort 4 production and really hope that it can be a very good reference to everybody. Amin...

إن شاء الله

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نبيل عبدالله

Petite, Appetizing, Unbelievable

2011-01-23T05:05:00.000-08:00

Dear our valued customers,

Thanks for being wonderful customers and we are very sorry because the supply of the Mini Pau will most probably available after Chinese New Year. We really hope that you will be able to continue enjoying the irresistible petite Pau. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you very much.

Best Regards,

نبيل عبدالله

At last....

2011-01-23T03:10:00.000-08:00

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد لله

In the very beginning, I would love to upload this picture as my blog background. Unfortunately, there was a problem in downloading the picture & it was quite confusing too. It took few hours to adapt myself with the system and trying to fulfill my desired concept...(sigh). Btw, I designed the blog logo and think it is nice..huhu=D

It was quite disappointing when dealing with technology. However, it didn't stop me in producing this blog. Since having a blog is one of my dream, I really hope that this will be a great medium for me to share my dreams, inspirations and stories of my life with the whole world... =)

نبيل عبدالله