Making of Star Maker's Songwriting Competition

Interested to blog about a songwriting competition? Want to linger/mix around with performing artistes?

If you are, please read on!

There is an on-going songwriting competition being organised by Star Maker. Apart from being a music distributor, Star Maker is a recording label, with an internet radio station, event and music management services. They have put up a Malaysian Revival Songwriting Competition ("MRSC") for the past years and coming 2 December 2007 will be its finals again.

If you are a songwriter reading this particular blog posting, you can't submit your song for this year's competition. Don't despair as Star Maker has opened its registration for year 2008's competition.

Please note that Star Maker is looking forward to bloggers to blog about their events. I have made an arrangement with the producer that on 27 October 2007 bloggers could attend the boot camp/professional photo shooting session for MRSC 2007 participants/artistes. Bloggers could attend the session any time between 10am to 10pm. On that day, MRSC 2007 participants will also get consultation on image, make up, hair make over, stage presence and vocal advice.

If any bloggers who are interested to attend, please do provide your fullname, I/C no., blog web address and contact no. by emailing jonash1@yahoo.com (email title Star Maker) for registration purpose (otherwise they'll be wondering who are you snapping pictures away - stalkers??). You can bring your own camera, snap it, interview the artistes, then post it in your blog and promote the MRSC 2007 finals. If you want your photos to be taken by the professionals on that same day, you have to pay on your own lah (check with me on the price).

Will be making arrangement for bloggers to witness the backstage preparations during the MRSC 2007 finals. You'll never know, you could be standing beside a famous songwriter/singer in the making.

Were you part of the crowd at Laundry Bar, The Curve on 4 Oct? You would have noticed a band by the name of Army of Three. This band's music is currently being managed by Star Maker. I was caught up with other stuff and missed it.

Star Maker had also organised the One Rock 2007 held on 20 Sept at the Mines Square recently.
Tags: Star Maker, Music, Malaysian Revival Songwriting Competition, Songwriting, Boot Camp, Army of Three, One Rock 2007

When I'm 100, if I Lean a Little, Let Me!

The family wheeled Grandma out on the lawn, in her wheelchair, where the activities for her 100th birthday were taking place.

Grandma couldn't speak very well, but she could write notes when she needed to communicate.After a short time out on the lawn, Grandma started leaning off to the right, so some family members grabbed her, straightened her up, and stuffed pillows on her right.

A short time later, she started leaning off to her left, so again the family grabbed her and stuffed pillows on her left. Soon she started leaning forward, so the family members again grabbed her, then tied a pillowcase around her waist to hold her up.

A grandson, who arrived late, came up to Grandma and said, "Hi, Grandma, you're looking good! How are they treating you?"

Grandma took out her little notepad and slowly wrote a note to the grandson... "They won't let me fart."
Tags: Jokes, Funny, Humour, Grandma, Fart

Inaccessible to Blogger.com

Was unable to access Blogger.com since Saturday night but my blogger friends had no problem doing so. What happened actually?

Blocked by the authorities? hehehehe
Tags: Blog, Inaccessible

Stucked in Office

Was supposed to go for my church's Family Day Carnival held at Tasik Permaisuri at Cheras this morning but my big boss decided to hold an important meeting....... aarrgh..... now in office and working other stuff out at the same time.

Later in the afternoon from 6pm-8pm and evening 8pm-10pm, will be at church to see another 2 drama teams having their practises. What a busy lifestyle.

Tags: Family Day Carnival, Tasik Permaisuri, Cheras, Drama Practise

AIDS Vaccine Went Awfully WRONG!

Merck & Co who tested their one of the latest vaccine in which was related to AIDS, found that the vaccine had instead caused people without AIDS to contract AIDS. They later abandon that vaccine testing programme. Where is the punishment against Merck & Co? They can just go scot free?

If you have watched the movie called Constant Gardener, it depicts the same scenario where international pharmaceutical companies tested their latest products in Kenya which caused many Kenyans to die later on. Africans were used as the guinea pigs or a trial ground. Aren't they humans? In the movie, the government authorities and pharmaceutical companies' officials were implicated but investigators' life were threatened when they wanted to expose the scheme.

Is Merck & Co doing the same thing in Africa now? Or was the movie actually relaying a message behind the movie that in fact, it is happening.

Merck's scheme, called Step, started its trial way back in 2004 and it was tested on 3,000 HIV-negative volunteers that came from ages of 18 and 45 band. Out of a sudden, 24 of the volunteers became infected with HIV, the virus that causes Aids. Another 21 was also infected with AIDS when a dummy version of the jab was given.

So, they were just testing whether their products were effective or not. Why didn't Merck & Co test it in USA first? No talks about compensation to the victims? Those are human beings just like you and me!!
Tags: Merck & Co, Pharmaceutical, Medicine, HIV Virus, AIDS, Africa, Guinea Pig, Trial Ground

South African Gold Mine

Elandsrand Mine, owned by Harmony Gold Mining had a mishap last few days when a power cable caused the main lift from operating.

This mine is about 2.2 km deep........ yeah more than 2 kilometres. And imagine the heat that could be generated from 3,200 breathing gold miners trapped down there.

It was mentioned that the mine is usually 30 to 40 degree celcius and all the 3,200 gold miners have been rescued now. Thank God! Otherwise it could have been a record number of underground deaths. Can you imagine the underground working area that could be very big to fit in 3,200 people.

Their efforts to save the 3,200 workers in view of precaution was done at a slow rate as only 75 gold miners could only be brought up to surface each time. Well, due to the depth and type of lift being used, you can't expect the lift to move as fast as those found in skyscrapers. One hour could only pulled up 300 gold miners and it took a solid 11 hours for that evacuation operation.
Tags: South Africa, Gold Mine, Mining, Mine Shaft, Elandsrand Mine, Harmony Gold Mining

Second Drama Team's Practise

Another had their drama practise, this team depicts a Lady's Life where she's a workaholic and a career-minded lady. As time goes by, she found that her social life is going nowhere and tried her close friend's matchmaking agency's service. One after another, unsuitable match-up caused more problems for her. Relationship with family members were in tatters too. Where else could she go?

This team has an executive director of a securities firm, a manager for a top IT company, a director of a freight forwarding company, a former banker, a university lecturer, a company secretary. All are busy people but they still availed their time. Great efforts there, keep it up!
Tags: Christmas, Christmas Drama, Matchmaking Agency