"Muallaf" to be released on the 24th December!!!!

i waited 3 years to watch this movie.
now that it's finally here, i will be watching it on the day of it's release itself.

this is yasmin ahmad's final movie that is to be released in malaysia, and also her most controversial one.... EVER!!!!

wanna watch it......?
gimme a call, ok=)

for the 5s1- ians (2009)

here is your graduation video....
check it out=)

KENANGAN KELAS 6a4

hello korang....
tontonlah video yang aku buat untuk korang nie.
kan ada gambar kat bawah nie....
cuma tekan gambar tu....
dah boleh tengok dah video tu....
jangan nangis-nangis tau.
love you all and take care=)

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON pt2

here are another 2 videos i have uploaded recently of me and my dad.
check it out....
Hotel california (eagles' original cover)


ilham pujangga (lagu asli) by me, shi wei and nazli=)


cant write too much... gotta chao.
take care=)

my FINAL blog post..... (READ THIS)

yea, it's my final blog post.
but, only for now.
i created the suspense effect to let u guys know that I WANT YOU ALL TO READ THIS.
im mainly going to talk about love, as nothing interests me more than that.
here are some things that i want u guys to know....

no 1

i will be missing all of my friends during this period of my absence. do try to come around and spend some time (studying or just chatting with me). im supposed to do well for myself but "myself" is never a good enough motivation to do so. i have always lived my life for the ones i love so, by having you around while studying, it makes a big difference for me.... it makes me want to do better in life.
so, if u see me staying back at school studying, do accompany me.
it makes a big difference, for the sake of my future. i have always said that, "poor is the man whose happiness depends on somebody else". im actually referring to myself.... because i need others to stay alive and move on with life.
(sorry for sounding vulnerable)

no 2

i will resume blogging and facebooking after my exams. stpm is on the 28th next month.
i will be pushing myself through, but will still find time for all of u. do call me via cell phone... im a man, not a studying machine. i will go out with you guys to lepak, unless there is something really important. perhaps, that is something everybody should learn from me... i don't want to be giving more than i get (even though i often do). that is selfish of the reciever indeed. i almost cried in class once when one of my friends realized this fact about me. she said in malay, "you are lonely... you often try to make the ones around you happy, but no one really cares about the way you feel". that was a hit on the head (a wake up call).

no 3

the movie "Muallaf" that was banned in malaysia will finally be released on christmas eve. a very brave movie indeed... sharifah amani (nani) even shaved her head bald for this movie. i'm glad to finally be watching Yasmin Ahmad's final instalment. and thanks to aunty orked (yasmin's sister) and her team for making this happen. it will be my perfect after-exam and christmas gift. wanna join me at the cinema?

no 4
that i love you.....
i'm not embarrased to hug people or to tell them that i love them. i dont want any regrets on the day i die. i would want people to know how much they mean to me. too often, time is wasted on unnesscasarry things that the important things were forsaken. im not gonna do that. if i have kids one day, i will hug them and tell them that i love them everyday. a loving father i'm going to be. always learn from your parents' mistakes and never repeat them unto your children (in the future).

no 5

lastly, dont do stupid stuff that can hurt yourselves, cause by doing that... you are hurting me too.
... take care of yourselves ok=)
will be praying for your well-being.
tata.....

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON=)

like father like son...
my dad, Charles Joseph Gomes is a seasoned performer whom have been performing since his schooling days.
today, at the age of 53, he sings very well, having amazing vocal ability and range in his voice.
he sings songs of hard rock and rock genre, despite the fact that he is 53 years old. this is a video of him singing to rock band "scorpions' hit single, "still loving you". watch and comment.



This is me, Andy Darrel Gomes.
not so much of a performer compared to my dad.
anyway, i still do Praise God for all my God-given-talents.
im a soul singer with a high pitch voice, making it hard for me to choose right songs to sing.
anyway, this is a video of me performing for the prime minister of malaysia during the, "majlis ramah mesra aidilfitri kementerian pelajaran malaysia, 2009"
do watch and comment.



i know that im not as good as my dad but somehow, im still proud to carry on the Gomes family culture of music.
praise God =)
ENJOY!!!

RACIAL PREJUDICE AND STEROTYPES pt2

this is a very brave video.... watch it and you will know why.



this video was taken from my favorite movie of all time, which is Yasmin Ahmad's final movie, "talentime". i said so because, i have watched "talentime" for about 25 to 30 times....
this video addresses the issue of racial stereotypes and prejudice in Malaysia. i had goosebumps when i first watched this scene on the first day of the movies' release.
even though the audio is in tamil, the subtitles are complete.

the video features phenomenal singer, Jaclyn Victor and the wonderful actress, sukania venugopal. frankly speaking, one of the reasons why i've watched this daring movie so many times is because of sukania's acting. not to mention, "talentime" is the first malaysian movie to feature all the races of malaysia in a very natural manner.

the video is about sukania (amma) reminiscing upon the life of her late brother and about her brother falling in love with a girl back in his schooling days while being accompanied by jac (bhavani) somehow, her family rejected the girl, even though she seemed like a wonderful person....
why?
the answer might surprise you (so, watch it)

back to the story, the word stereotypes refers to the general idea people have on a certain matter. in malaysia, racial prejudice and stereotyping has caused a division among the people.

most people label the races of malaysia this way-
-that the malays are lazy.
-that the chinese are selfish.
-and the indians are imprudent.
this is not entirely true.

maybe the typical community of malaysia are like this, but not all malaysians. there are individuals out there that refuses to conform themselves into this typical and shallow culture.
there are nice malays, chinese and indians out there.
but people just wouldn't notice because they are too busy mixing around with their own race and making conclusions about the other races without even taking the initiative to assimilate.
what a shame!!!!

this is just a slight taste of a Yasmin Ahmad's movie.
if you like what you have just watched, i would strongly recommend you to watch all of yasmin's movies, for she is a TRUE MALAYSIAN...

i love MALAYSIA...
and i love all the RACES...
don't RUIN it for me=)