Buttons

(sold out)

The very limited blue buttons of JOHO is released in conjunction with the JOHO Outing and theKangKang by KUKUBESI on January 30, 2010.

To the photographers who did not get the chance to buy the button during our outing, the buttons will be available starting Wednesday (February 3, 2010) at Rebirth located inside Plaza Seni. It will be sold at RM3 per piece.

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(sold out)

Item: JOHO 2nd edition button (red)

This button is created in conjunction with SPAM! JOHO soft launch. For those who wants to purchase this lovely button, you can go to Rebirth located at Plaza Seni, Johor Bahru. It is sold at only RM3 per piece .

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Item: JOHO Limited Edition Black Button (Sold Out)

This lovely button is created for the dedicated active members of JOHO.

JOHO Outing

salam and hello JOHO.

We are going to have a PHOTOGRAPHY outing for photographers (you are welcome to come even if you are not) on the 30th January 2010. This will be the first ever outing organised by JOHO and will be joined by KUKUBESI (featured artist) and theKANGKANG team for knowledge sharings and discussions.

THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR

• JOHO blue buttons (RM3)
• The featured artist: KUKUBESI and his crew
• Meeting new friends with the same passion
• Exploring JB and its best kept secrets.
  

TIME TABLE
- 2.00pm: Registration & distribution of JOHO blue buttons
- 2.30pm: Registration closed. Dispersed
- 4.30pm: Gather at Plaza Seni rooftop
- 5.00pm: The Kangkang (KukuBesi)
- 7.00pm: End

CATEGORIES

• Thaipusam
• Tribute to Al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar
• people
• places

The winner for the contest (of each category) will received JOHO t-shirt and discount for KukuBesi class in March. The result is final and the winners will be announced in a month after the date of outing.

The winners' picture will be display in the JOHO gallery ( we will tell you where and when later)

Method for submission: email to johobaru@gmail.com with the title OUTING JOHO 30/1.

THINGS TO BRING FOR THE OUTING
-JOHO plate
-passion (don't leave home without it)
-pocket money
-friendly and sporting attitude

we are looking forward to your participation and this is the least JOHO can do to make JOHOR even more interesting. You guys are the BEST and lets keep it that way :)

Dari Skudai ke Kluang

ini la kami. berhenti seketika di tepi highway untuk merakamkan kenangan bersama ke Kluang. terbaik!

Coffee shop yang terletak di stesen kretapi Kluang terkenal dengan keenakan hainanese coffee dan roti bakar. Coffeeshop ini mula beroperasi sejak tahun 1938 sehingga sekarang (3rd generation of the Lim Family). Cucu kepada Lim, Mr JJ Phun telah membuka cawangan pertama Kluang Station di One Utama Shoping Centre pada tahun 2005.

best of da best. (gemok seiyh aku).

JOHO di Kluang Station.

JOHO again.

harga-harga makanan dekat Kluang Station ni. murah tak? murah kan. sebab tu kitorang makan bagai nak gila. murah dan sedap. terbaik dari ladang.

waktu operasi kepda siapa-siapa yang ingin datang nanti.

pulut panggang dan karipap yang best!

ini merupakan kopi yang terbaik skali!! addicted kot.

view meja makan!

landasan kretapi Kluang. siapa-siapa nak singah sini naik kretapi lagi best. pengalaman yang menarik!

Kluang Station baru. harga dia mahal sikit la. sebab kene sewa kedai kan. dekat sini ada aircond. so sejuk sikit la. makanan ade tambhan-tambhan sikit dari Kluang Station lama. mee kari etc.

view dari dalam Kluang Station Baru. just 3 min dari Kluang Station lama. but still ramai orang.

brownies icecream. sedap-sedap.!

aku tak faham la maksud signboard ni. boleh jeleskan?

semangat. perkataan yang ada dalam diri kitorang masa pergi ni. bayangkan la just nak pergi Kluang semata-mata nak breakfast dekat Kluang Station yg original. huhu. bangun seawal 630 pagi. call-call member gerakkan bangun. mandi-mandi. wangi-wangi. dan ambil sorang-sorang dekat block masing-masing. isi minyak dekat shell dengan perut sorang-sorang kelaparan. bergerak ke arah KLUANG pada jam 715 pagi!! ayuh!!

aku. hampir dilanggar lori.

bersama 5 rakan aku yang lebih tut-tut dari aku. maaf rakan2. lima jari dihulurkan. ini di hadapan Kluang Station. belakang tu boleh nampak keretapi lalu (takda pon~).

di sekeliling meja Kluang Station. sangat ramai orang. terpaksa blah awal sebab orang berpusu-pusu nak masuk. so tak boleh nak lepak lama-lama seperti selalu. min 1 jam. haha.

Gadis-gadis berpose sebelum makanan sampai. sorang-sorang kelaparan.

tiba masanya para jejaka ingin kembali ke zaman nostalgia masing-masing. macam cerita arwah yasmin ahmad. terbaik!

antara babak yang terbaik la. sampai kene sound "baring je atas rumput tu la woi". tapi you all hati kental. pedulikan kritikan. tetap semangat berpose!

"siapa yang pegang plate joho?".. "dia!" jerit meraka beramai-ramai.

bersama signboard lama Kluang Station. nostalgia.

JOHO di Kluang Station.

harap satu hari nanti kitorang akan bersarapan di tempat-tempat lain pulak!

Entry by Carl Samsudin
http://carlsamsudin.blogspot.com/

JOHO creative shots & The Kangkang conceptual arts

Date: 30th January 2010
Venue: Pejabat Pos Besar, Johor Bahru
Time: 2.00pm - 7.00pm

• 2 informative photo sessions in one day
• get to know and befriended the photographers, models and people from inside or outside of JOHOR
• There will be a competition and mystery prizes awaits the winner(s)
• Bring along your JOHO plate which you can find here
• Limited Edition BLUE button of JOHO will be sold only at the outing
• Exclusive chill session with Kukubesi and his groups (location to be announced)
  

INFO FOR THE KANGKANG SESSION

• outdoor photography session
• CLS session
• 3-4 usage of speed light
• storyboard session
• main photographer is KUKUBESI
• 2 male models that will play a role as female models
• 6-7 males that will play the role of photographers
• this session is open to all who wants to learn and watch how photography session is conducted
• you are allowed to take pictures but only after the main photographer is done.
  

For more information, check out JOHO discussion board at facebook.

Junk Sale

Thought of buying something different from others? Or get some vintage clothes? JUNK sale will fulfill your needs and hungers!!! JUNK sale is a party which is organized by JUNK JUNKIES. In this party you can find tonnes of clothes, specs, pants, dresses, hats, and loads of good tunes will be presented by JUNK JUNKIES’ DJs!!! OK so we just needed an excuse to throw this party. SMASHING MUSIC, FASHIONS!!! Let us all get together while we broaden our social circles and bruise our eardrums. WE MUST NOT MISS IT!!!"

Check us out once every month. Always on Friday night! Watch out for updates on JOHO blog! ^__^

Regards,
Edriaty Idrus

Rebirth

Rebirth or RBTH is a store that sells new and used clothing that are funky and unique.

Rebirth was established in the year of 2005. From a tiny shop just outside of Johor Bahru city, now RBTH has it's own store in Plaza Seni, Johor Bahru.

Besides clothings, RBTH also sells rad accessories like new and used shoes, bags, vinyl, CD, etc. They also sells women apparel under the label Chantek.

They created their blogshop to make purchasing easier for their customers.

REBIRTH is located at:
Lot F13, Plaza Seni Bandaraya Johor Bahru,80000,Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
www.myspace.com/rbth
Tel: 017 744 69 44

http://rbthchaos.blogspot.com
http://chantekbyrebirth.blogspot.com

Monsoon Mayhem

Entry by Mynn Bachok
blog: mesin tangkap gamba


Pada 2 Januari lepas secara tidak sengaja saya dan beberapa sahabat telah menghadiri acara 4th Monsoon Mayhem International Surf Challenge 2010 yang bertempat di pantai Desaru Golden Beach Hotel, Kota Tinggi Johor. Sebenarnya kami digesa oleh para pensyarah untuk membuat satu lawatan tapak ke pesta rakyat bagi subjek Studio Pelan Pembangunan II untuk pembangunan desa dan pembangunan wilayah Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (KEJORA). Pesta rakyat tersebut difahamkan diadakan pada tarikh yang sama dengan acara sukan meluncur air tersebut, akan tetapi lokasi sebenar pesta tersebut tidak dapat dikenalpasti dengan sebetulnya.

Kami mengjangkakan pesta rakyat ini diadakan di Pantai Desaru memandangkan salah seorang sahabat yang menyertai lawatan ini telah ke sana terlebih dahulu dan mengatakan adanya sesuatu pesta disitu. Dan apabila sampai, kami dapati ini bukanlah pesta yang patut kami pergi. Malas untuk berpatah balik, kami memutuskan untuk meneruskan pemerhatian di pesta ini kerana ia juga merupakan satu akitiviti yang menjana produk pelancongan di kawasan KEJORA.

Serius. Sangat teruja. Ini kali pertama saya melihat acara pertandingan sukan air ini dengan secara langsung. Dari jauh diperhatikan sangat ramai pelancong dan pelawat yang datang sama ada dari dalam dan luar Negara kerana melibatkan acara ini melibatkan penyertaan diperingkat antarabangsa yang disertai oleh peserta dari dalam dan luar negara. Penyertaan pemain professional dan pengalaman antarabangsa telah menarik lebih ramai pengunjung untuk melihat acara ini. Antara pemain yang menyerrtai adalah dari Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand dan banyak lagi. Terdapat 5 kategori yang dipertandingakn iaitu Terbuka Lelaki Shortboard Surfing, Terbuka Lelaki Longboard Surfing, Terbuka Wanita Surfing, 16 tahun dan kebawah Grommet Surfing dan akhir sekali ialah Terbuka Bodyboard.

Kedudukan Lokasi Desaru Golden Beach Hotel adalah sangat strategik dimana berada dekat Laut China Selatan yang mempunyai ombak musim monsoon yang tinggi dan sesuai untuk para pemain sukan luncur ini beraksi terutamanya pada akhir bulan November sehingga bulan Mac. Perjalanan dari Singapura ke Desaru pula menjadi lebih mudah kerana terdapat banyak laluan sama ada dari darat iaitu melalui Jambatan Linkedua ataupun Johor Causeway mahupun dari lautan iaitu dengan feri dari Changi Terminal ke Tg. Belungkor atau Tanah Merah ke Tanjung Pengelih. Kedudukan pantai desaru dengan Singapura yang dekat juga menyebabkan kebanyakan pemain sukan luncur dari Negara ini sering kesini untuk beraksi terutamanya pada hujung minggu.

Acara tahunan sukan luncur air ini merupakan anjuran bersama pihak Bigfoot Industries Enterprise, Desaru Golden Beach Hotel dan beberapa agensi kerajaan iaitu Jabatan Pelancongan Malaysia-Johor, Kerajaan Negeri Johor dan juga Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (KEJORA). Terdapat acara sampingan seperti jualan produk IKS dan pameran yang diadakan. Terdapat boot2 jualan yang menjual baju-baju, aktiviti shooting oleh para jurugambar selain terdapat persembahan live band yang menghiburkan lagi suasana pesta sukan air ini.


Acara sebegini sememangnya mampu memberi satu perspektif yang lebih menonjol dalam aktiviti sukan luncur air ini dikalangan pemain tempatan. Ia juga mampu menarik lebih penyertaan oleh warga tempatan untuk turut serta memeriahkan acara ini selain menarik golongan muda supaya lebih berani mencungkil bakat dalam aktiviti sukan ini untuk bersaing diperingkat antarabangsa. Dari perspektif ekonomi pula acara ini dilihat dapat membangunkan satu produk pelancongan baru berasaskan sumberjaya pantai.

Aktiviti ini sangat berjaya menarik semua peringkat umur untuk turut serta menyaksikan pertandingan ini yang juga merupakan acara yang setaraf diperingkat antarbangsa. Ia juga meningkatkan jumlah kemasukan pelancong ke rumah-rumah atau bilik-bilik penginapan di sepanjang persisiran pantai Desaru ini. Secara tidak langsung, acara Monsoon Mayhem International Surf Challenge 2010 ini juga dapat membuka peluang ekonomi kepada pemasar kecil-kecilan iaitu penduduk tempatan melalui penjualan makanan ringan, barangan kraftangan dan cenderahati yang terdapat disini.

Bagaimanapun, keputusan pemenang bagi acara sukan luncur air ini tidak diketahui kerana lawatan kami kesini tidak lama memandangkan terpaksa pulang ke kampus semula pada hari yang sama sedangkan acara ini berlanjutan sehingga keesokkan harinya. Namun demikian, saya dan para sahabat tetap merasa puas kerana disamping menjadi penonton acara ini kami juga sempat bersuka ria bermain air di pantai Desaru tersebut. Serius. Tidak rugi pun datang kesini. Kami sangat enjoy disini.

Untuk gambar sila buka -
http://nikonkecikcinonnet.blogspot.com/2010/01/4th-monsoon-mayhem-international-surf.html
http://www.aizec.com/2010/01/monsoon-mayhem-2010-part-3-dede-suryana.html
http://www.aizec.com/2010/01/monsoon-mayhem-2010-desaru-johor.html
http://www.aizec.com/2010/01/monsoon-mayhem-2010-part-2.html

Kesungguhan Pengebom C4

Aku lumat dalam hati,
Apa erti semat?

Jaja kata pada sang jibrail waktu,
Berjanji pada penjahanam cerlak hidup.

Buntu hati sangka-kala meniup,
Taufan kiamat memutar akal fikiran.

Selesaikah panorama ikutan dibazir?
Hanya saki-baki rengsa si kelesa yang perlu di jentik.

Bongkaslah dari dodoi bobok yang melekakan,
Agar keborosan waktu itu tidak mencekik.

aku mahu ini

kebulatan hati,
ketekunan,
ketulusan,
keazaman,
penyungguhankata......

dan;

bila lagi aku menyambung tanyaku? pabila kau tanya padaku bila.......


entry by Boyd Fadzlee a.k.a ~broken fleet~
November 16, 2009

The Good Old Things

The Good Old Things sell pre-loved/vintage t-shirts, bags, books, vinyl, jeans as well as t-shirts band.

They also specializes in lady apparel such as dresses, skirts, blouse, scarf and other women accessories which known under the label Klasik.

You can found The Good Old Things at Bazaar JB or on Junk's Sale Nite.

Visit their blogshop (online store) for more exclusive items.

http://the-good-old-things.blogspot.com

http://klasikbythegoodoldthings.blogspot.com

SPAM!

SPAM! crew. Wandi and Amirul were missing though

SPAM! (Southern Project of Arts Movement) was held at Roost Bistro on January 1, 2010. It was an event not to be missed. Those who came to the event would agreed that it was a blast despite the very cute venue.

JOHO would like to thank you for your cool and sporting attitudes that night. We also wanted to extend our gratitude to the following:

• ROOST BISTRO for the awesome venue. Thanks to Hie and Bee for the support. You guys are the best!

• REBIRTH for sponsoring the bands with United Invasion T-shirt. You guys can visit Rebirth if you want to purchase the Red edition button of JOHO. The store is located at Plaza Seni, Johor Bahru. Don't forget to check out their collection of shirts once you are there.
  

• THE GOOD OLD THINGS. You can check out their rare collection of the "good old things" at Bazaar JB.

• F IDEAS for the buntings. You guys rocks.

• CUPCAKES ADDICT for the yummy and cute cupcakes! We are sure those who got the goodie bags enjoyed them.

• WONDERSPACE for providing passionists a hub.

• THE GIRL NEXT DOOR/ROOST CAFE for sponsoring our MC girl with such a cute and hip outfit. STYLE is indeed the new word for JOHOR.

Many thanks for the performing bands too:

• FINGER INC, the entertaining indie rocker cuties from the south.

• ZILLER n the KLASIK IKAN KELI that performed brilliantly that night, burning the passionist in all of us, especially with their memorable song 'Keroncong Pilihanraya'.

• STATIK with awesome and meaningful combination with the BLUEBIRDS. They rock the house with the sing-along.

• LAILA's performance made us more than excited as we wait for their upcoming new material. They were made of win!

• PLAGUE of HAPPINESS. They rock the house with their energetic and awesome performances. Thanks for giving soul to every members of JOHO that were around that night. Encore! Encore!

SPAM! has proven that u guys CARE for the arts and culture development in JOHOR. Once again, thank you to all JOHO lovers. It does not matter if your are from JOHOR or not as long as you live/work/study in JOHOR and you love JOHOR DARUL TAKZIM.

Together, lets make a change and give JOHOR a fresh new ideas that prove that the new generation of JOHOR is ready to take on the challenge.

JOHO is wholefully yours!

the goodie bag for 100 lucky guests :)

the poster for the event

The Kangkang

When: January 30, 2010
Where: Johor Bahru town
Time: 3pm - ends

INFO

• outdoor photography session
• CLS session
• 3-4 usage of speed light
• storyboard session
• main photographer is KUKUBESI
• 2 male models that will play a role as female models
• 6-7 males that will play the role of photographers
• this session is open to all who wants to learn and watch how photography session is conducted
• you are allowed to take pictures but only after the main photographer is done.
  

For more information, check out JOHO discussion board at facebook.

Hadirkah Kau Disana? (SPAM! JOHO)

Terlihat roh sendiri berbaris menyertai perarakan semangat muda mudi johor GILA seni. Dendangan demi dendangan diperdengarkan memberitahu ketibaan masa. ya, masa yang mengingatkan tentang sungai yang mengalir arus keintelektualan dalam seni telah semakin kering.

Bukan kah ini puncanya kita berbondongbondong disini?
Di JOHO tanah Johor?
Bukah kah kita disini menagih janji?
Di JOHO tanah Johor?
Bukan kah kita mahu memuaskan serakah seni disini?
Di JOHO tanah Johor?
Bukan kah kita sedang menghirup setiap tetes seni dirembes kepala muda mudi?
Di JOHO tanah Johor
Bukan kah kita telah tertagih sekarang?
Bukan kah kita di JOHO tanah Johor?

Aku lihat mindaminda terlahir dari pandangan lensa, *Flash! Flash!Flash! dalam aneka warna gelap hitam retorik bercakap perjuangan dengan sendirinya. Irama pak tua lapuk pernah dicebik ;boo!tak cool dengan sendiri diperakui jiwajiwa berontak yang terkumpol bersama haba lembab dari badan berdeodoran. Digesekgesek naluri malu perakui setanding herotan bunyi sang violin. Dan hummpfff... Wangian para bidadari sekala melegakan nostril yang ditentang pelbagai odor. Aku tak kesah, aku kenal akan bau didalam ceruk berkaca ini. Bau yang menceritakan pelbagai keresahan gelisah masyarakat, bau antara hembusan nafas harmoni musika, akustik berimpak. Bau karya budaya anak muda.

Disebalik dinding kelalang ini, ratusan merungut gagal kehadapan. Hadirin cuba khusyuk biar diluar linkungan, apa yang dihambur si tegar bersenjata pembesar suara. Si tegar beraneka wadah perjuangan menuju entiti sama ~ masok!masok!masok! masuk kan seni dalamdalam jiwa kamu. Dan solo, lagi solo trompet sexafon akustik lebih akustik. Tidak kah itu sedikit melegakan?

Selesaikah hutang lama? Hilangkah dahaga? Terisikah kekosongan minda tahun baru bermula? Masa telah hilang kepercayaan nya, jika tidak tentu aku dapat multiple orgasme. Resah lagi, sedikit telah lega dan ucapanucapan tahniah!congrats!sudah lewat!aku blah!chow!jumpa lagi!u guys rawk! berlegarlegar di ruang udara berembun Teluk Danga.

Maaf dunia, aku tak mampu halang kebangkitan mereka...

-catatan John si ‘orang gila’-
-0315 Ahi Jan 03, 2010, wilayah separa sedar-




*artikel ini telah dipublish di separasedarpedulihapa.blogspot.com pada jan 06, 2009

Collectives

Be Yourself

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered
FORGIVE THEM ANYWAY~

If you are kind, people may accuse you selfish, ulterior motives
BE KIND ANYWAY~

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies
SUCCEED ANYWAY~

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight
BUILD ANYWAY~

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY~

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous
BE HAPPY ANYWAY~

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow
DO GOOD ANYWAY~

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough
GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY~

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your individualism
IT WAS NEVER BETWEEN YOU AND THEM ANYWAY~

Be yourself
Hajaribrohim
July 2008
9.00pm

SPAM! Journal

the guest book for SPAM!

Journal #1 by Azrafe Zaky

I started the day with an overslept syndrome because I was really tired the day after preparing for the last prep for SPAM! but after a cup of coffee my heart started pounding like crazy and I knew its gonna be long day.

3.00pm : arrived at the zone around 3pm and saw the last person bringing the goodies for the goodie bags, Mr. Syed from Wonderspace. Then the "family" started coming in and in no time everyone arrived passionately in style.

6.00pm : it was raining heavily and I remembered being teased "zac muka cuak" hehe yeah I was.. :) but in my mind I just knew that it wasn't gonna take a whole night and I was right. Thank God!

6.30-7.00pm : Yaya, Klux, Noreena, Najjia and Fana Fahana finished with the goodie bags and I am off to take "makan" and drinks for the bands... luckily my mom's cafe is not far from there.

7.45pm : I came back and planned to park my car just in front of The Roost Bistro so it will be easy for us to repack things back but the parking is meant for the patrons for the karaoke besides ROOST BISTRO (urrgghhh) then i went out from the compound with a ticket. Not far from the exits I took a right turn (there was no chain) into another compound just opposite ROOST BISTRO and the fountain. OK I am saved (agaknye)

8.00pm : still waiting for some of the bands to arrive and I can see beautiful JOHOreans started pouring in with happy faces and awesomely friendly mood. I even met a friend yang gile lama tak jumpe dan macam2 lagi laa..

9.00pm : the show started with FINGER INC. I love one song from them but i hated to admit that I forgot the name of the song. They were entertaining and hope to see more of them this year.

9.30pm : Ziller and the Klasik Ikan Keli took the stage. dari tune pertama tiupan harmonika tu i know its gonna be terbaek..memang betul...ziller memang band yg patut kita awasi kemunculannya. "keroncong pilihanraya" tu...aku dengar/tengok video link di facebook JOHO hampir setiap hari. memang best...kena check out!

10.00pm : STATIK took the stage with few bandmates from BLUEBIRDS. outside ENOL ada mention "zac..malam ni ada special untuk kau" then baru aku tau kenapa. :) sebab ada hasnol (the official) and anas (laila'slounge) from BLUEBIRDS! cover song by them that night buat aku dpt flashback hehe..wonderwall from oasis (awwww) sing-along macam nak terkeluar anak tekak (termasuk aku)

10.30pm : first half of SPAM! diakhiri oleh saudara FEROZ OMAR..puisi MAWAR KESENIAN membuat aku meremang bulu roma.. di dada saudara ini banyak semangat. Then semua SPAMMERS rehat for 15minutes.

10.45pm : LAILA terpaksa perform sebab penonton semakin sesak kat dalam dan MC dah tak dpt masuk lagi...maybe sebab semua ingat LAILA akan perform terus padahal LAILA kena soundcheck. Vokalis LAILA Mr. Sharol telah membuktikan yang beliau sudah bersedia demi LAILA untuk 2010. Lagu cover dari Kings of Leons bergema tanpa rasa kesian. Terbaek!

11.15pm : mic di berikan kepada JOHN D MADMAN. Salah seorang pemuisi tegar dari BATU PAHAT (FEROZ OMAR pun dari BP) melaungkan kata-kata semangat dari puisi nukilannya..memang pekat dan padat...lagi sekali bulu roma aku naik.

10.20pm : aku mengambil alih mic dari the MC's...memang dah lama aku tak pegang microfon dengan semangatnye (last was PENANG before puasa) memberikan ucapan terima kasih untuk family JOHO dan partisipasi-partisipasi yg datang bukan hanya untuk SPAM! tapi untuk support ARTS and CULTURE development untuk youth ni. I made it as short and simple as PLAGUE OF HAPPINESS me-readykan diri.

11.30pm : PLAGUE OF HAPPINESS mencuri stage dengan style malam tu. Penangan dari semu band members yg hadir demi JOHOR membuatkan semua leka menari-nari sambil bersorak dan melaungkan JOHO berulang-ulang kali...(only god know how I felt) dari last song (KONSPIRASI) membawa ke encore...it was fuckin awesome! memang best sangat-sangat watching Abang Nas (my senior masa kat asrama, and one of PASSIONISTS from JOHOR that I know) controlled the stage well. KUDOS!

12am : The event ended and nampak semua tengah happy berkenal-kenalan dan wave goodbyes..ramai juga yang sedang sibuk menyimpan memori SPAM! di dalam memori card kamera.

1.00am : aku kena bayar saman tiket...sebab awal2 aku parking masuk pintu yg dibukak sementara actually..so aku kena kluar tanpa tiket :( melayang RM30 tanpa kompromi...takpe..janji semua dah selesai and Alhamdulillah habis dengan bergaya.

antara ayat yg aku sempat aku ingat from PASSIONISTS yg hadir malam tu:

"gile best event JOHO ni,ada lagi tak lain kali?"

"abang perform pukul berapa?"

"sorry i leaned on you"

"xnak la ambik2 gamba,nak buatpe?" (chill laa..if nak control2 macho baik duduk rumah tengok bola,be friendly and sporting susah sangat ke..bukan bayar pun...sori tergeram sekejap)

"baju ni berapa ringgit?" (they were referring to t-shirt SPAM! - family semua kena beli tshirt putih sendiri dan di spray@stensil oleh Yusri Bachok tanpa belas kasihan. :) but hey...it works ;)

OVERALL I am happy that night...actually sampai hari ni... I was happy to see so many JOHOreans datang with PASSION and SOUL. Semua determined and semua proud to be JOHOrean that night and after...with messages that I have got I would like to credit it to all "family" JOHO. You know who you are and how much I love you all.

sorry ayat rojak...ni laa akibatnye bile KHUSYUK tanpa belas kasihan :)

congrates JOHO and lets PRAY for the best in months or years to come!


Journal #2 by Reza Mohamed

Keadaan di luar Roost sangat Havoc dimana kita dapat menyaksikan ramai pengunjung hadir berpusu-pusu untuk mendapatkan goodie bag dan juga bergambar untuk dijadikan kenangan. Ada juga fotografer2 selain dari OP turut serta dalam mengambil gambar di wall JOHO dimana ianya satu penyertaan yang sangat positif dan dimeriahkan lagi dengan pengunjung yang sukarela merampas plate JOHO dari tangan saya ini untuk mereka bergambar di wall tersebut.

Selain daripada itu, didapati ramai mengeluh kerana tidak dapat menikmati sepenuhnya acara yang diadakan. Ini disebabkan keadaan yang sesak dibahagian dalam. Walau bagaimanapun ramai yang masih setia menunggu di luar sambil beramas mesra antara satu sama lain dan juga bergambar bersama selebriti2 ternama. Ada juga yang tidak ternama. Ada juga yang langsung tidak dikenali.

Ramai pengunjung yang hadir muka jarang2 kita lihat... ramai awek2 yang comel dan bergaya... ramai fotografer.... ramai lomografer.... dan ramai mahukan lagi SPAM!.

Reza Mohamed, laporan dari luar Roost Bistro The Zon


Journal #3 by Azree Ismail

Yaaa... terima kasih Reza Mohamed.. kembali ke ruangan dalam lokasi Spam malam itu... seperti apa yang digambarkan oleh En. Reza tadi..tak jauh bezanya keadaan didalam... All pengunjung JOHO dah mula memenuhi ruangan dalam walaupun band-band masih lagi melakukan soundcheck... OP indoor yg bertugas malam itu juga tak dapat bergerak kerana keadaan agak sesak.. Sambutan yg positif!

Ramai yg sing along sepanjang akustik session.. aku suke.. aku suke.. secara tak langsung menaik kan lagi semagat-semangat performer malam tu..

sekian dulu...

Azree Ismail melaporkan untuk SPAM journal JOHO.


Journal #4 by Boyd Fadzlee

What is SPAM!?

SPAM! is shorts for Southern Project of Arts Movement. It is a movement by JOHO to help bring forward the talent of JOHOrean. It is a platform for all passionists to showcase their talent and at the same time bridge the gap between the next generation of JOHOrean so we would be socially and ARTfully adept.

Overall we've got a tremendous support from the crowd, co-organizers, photographers, bands and friends. It made bonding possible, as well as bartering ideas, exploring co-organizers items, kodak moments and get to know the great JOHOrean bands.

We would like to give a big thanks to the co-organizers: The Roost Bistro, Rebirth, The Good Old Things, The Girl Next Door, F Ideas, Cupcakes Addicts and Wonderspace. Without them SPAM! the event would not be possible.

The best thing is... JOHO have created the unforgettable sentimental value event which is will be in our heart.. forever..


Journal #5 by Nbilla Jane Riza

That night, I stood there close to the bands while doing those MC thing, staring and enjoying the bands live music in accoustic mood. Finger Inc. started to play at 9. They were good.

When it comes to Ziller and the Classic Ikan Keli, my heart start to thump really hard. Aww, Ziller has nice set of teeth! Lagu pertama, "The Coon". Aku terpana. Lagu kedua, "Bangsawan". Aku terpaku. Lagu ketiga, "Keroncong Pilihanraya". Ah.. Sesak dada! And finally the song "I Got Listerine Stole From My Pocket". Ya man, lebih kurang gitu la tajuknya! Time ni, kaki aku menggeletar. As I got the microphone, I got stuck because I got struck. "I feel like,..... I feel like,..... (heaven)".

Band seterusnya, Statik!! Makin dengar makin sedap! Makin romantik rasanya.. Aww.. Boyd, you tak rasa pape ke? Hahahah!

Then, kita semua melayan puisi oleh Feroz Omar. Heavy digestion. Terdiam semua orang kerana menghadam. Haha.

Dan rehat 15 minit!

Sebaik sahaja aku masuk semula selepas break, crowd sudah pun pack. "Excuse me, excuse me, MC nak lalu.." Hehe! Sesampai di hadapan, Laila sedang sound checking. Shahrol the singer sedang mengambil alih tugas aku dan Boyd. Controlling the crowd and have some say. Nice surprise! Seronok bila begitu. Dan mereka terus mula bermain sesudah itu. They play some Laila's songs, dan sebuah lagu sing along, "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leons. Best gila! Thanks Laila!

Acara diteruskan dengan bacaan puisi oleh John D. Madman! Whuu! Siap ada prop untuk mikrofon dan fail DIY untuk menyimpan puisinya! I can feel his bit of madness! Haha.

And finally, "Plague of Happiness"!! Aku saksi, diorang main exactly macam yang aku dengar dalam Myspace Music! Better kut, live tu!! "Hasrat", "Malam", "Resah Awan", dan "Konspirasi". Dan crowd mintak lagi! Yang terakhir, "Useless Enemy" sebagai penutup SPAM!/01 2010. Crowd memang gila-gila layan kepala! Tangga Roost bergegar-gegar! Seram aku tengok, tapi aku faham, they were infected by the happiness plague!

Inilah perasaan aku untuk performers malam tu..

Belum lagi kekaguman aku dengan gambar-gambar dan idea slide show itu sendiri.. Memang cantik dan mewujudkan elemen tenang dan sejuk dalam Roost Bistro! Keseluruhan konsep SPAM!/01 2010 adalah yang terstyle. Terstyle, aku bangga dengan outcomenya! Dan aku doakan SPAM! terus maju untuk beri manfaat kepada komuniti, negeri, dan nasional. Tahniah Azrafe Zaky, anda pemimpin yang saya kagumi, dan crews and supporters, terima kasih banyak-banyak kerana menyokong JOHO selama ini. Kita berusaha bersama, kita berjaya bersama.


Journal #6 by Wandi Volta

Heyho Lads!

That Day I came in late because I got some work to do and then I went straight to The Roost Bistro with Noreena who was also helping us out that night.

The sound system was so unexpected as the equipment got some missing pieces but Ah-Hai helped me find extra Mic Stand (thanks to him). Then we start setting up the set with some sound check with the help from Boyd. Its not as good but then Naz from Plage of Happiness helped me out too.

The crowd gets too close to the set as the show started which consequently made the set a bit difficult to move around or to help the band with their sets. But yeah, the thing goes well as planned and as the show started the crowd got even closer to the set, making me nervous! hahah..

Finger Inc, then it's the Zieller before moving on to Statik.

Poetry recitation went well and Laila came in at break time. (At first we thought we wanna do some checking but the crowd straight away came in)

The list of songs for that day were:
1) Wajah (cover song from Laila's Lounge)
2) Use Somebody (Cover song from Kings of Leon)
3) Purba Sangka
4) Frozen (our upcoming single)

Then the show moved on to poetry and ended with a tremendous show by Plague of Happiness!

The thing is the show ended very well and people did enjoyed themselves and thanks to them that this event was a success.

Ah-Hai (Roost Owner) did helped us out very much in providing us the space and some sponsorship, credits to him too!

The show closed with DJ sets by Rizal and His buddies ( nama group diorang 'Side Project' kot..) then also some big photoshoot with us all!

Reporting,
+WanDi Volta


Journal #7 by Yaya Jams Dean

Alhamdulillah semua OK. Saya masih malu2.. first time kot jadi crew event mcm ni.
Next time saya mesti dah ok kot..hehe

Tak dapat nak tengok the bands perform sebab tak dapat masuk dalam. So I hope people can upload as much videos for the performances as they can. So far saya baru tengok 1 video saja.

Congrats to Mr. Azrafe, klux, Siapekah Aku? and Kak Bie, Azree, Amirul, E. Reza, Wandi, Boyd, Nabila ela ela and Idi, and Yus yang famous malam itu. Juga buat photographers yang menyelitkan diri and semua yg datang memeriahkan event.. overall mmg best..

SPAM best :) :)


Journal #8 by Kluxorious Kluxces

I was one of the earliest to arrive with Yaya with my SPAM! uniform all ready and set. The reason why we were early was probably because to calm our nerves down. Like Mr. Azrafe, it felt like my heart could burst out of the cage from the anxiousness.

Less than an hour, we met Nbilla who were prep by Bee from The Girl Next Door as she was the MC for that night. Then the guys started to come in and so was the rain. It was clear from our faces that we were all hoping the rain to stop soon, or at least, it won't be a hindrance for the event.

Alhamdulillah, with God's willing, at exactly 8pm, the rain let out and the event proceeded as plan, well, not really. We were late for an hour because of some technical difficulties but we managed to finished it as scheduled, so yay!

I was the person responsible for sales so obviously I did not get to roam around and mingle with everyone but it was still nice to see the response that JOHO got judging by the sales of the 2nd edition (red) button of JOHO. And all is not lost. I may not be able to see the bands performed but I still managed to enjoy the performances of the bands as I listened to their songs.

As the event came to a close, the JOHO crew have our pictures taken, as we congratulate each other for the success of SPAM! It was one of the most memorable moments that night, one that I would definitely remember for the years to come.

JOHOR is back and JOHOR is ready for changes. JOHO will make sure that it will be done, starting with SPAM!



For SPAM! pictures, click here.

SPAM! 2010: Where arts meet the lovers

It happened right after the earth said hello to the New Year 2010. 1st Janury 2010, 8.00 PM at The Roost Bistro, JOHO held its first ever gathering for its followers and fans. SPAM! is the name given, and the crowds were awesome.

I first know about JOHO when one of my friends (he is one the crew @ SPAM!) told me when we hang out at The Roost. Later, the word JOHO became familiar as I discovered it through Facebook and getting to know few people in it. Moving from that, I done some reading about it and it led me to SPAM! the gathering.

It thrills me to go and I just feel so excited about going. So, on that day, seven of us took off to The Zon and when we arrived, there were already crowds and it was very packed. Lucky for us that we managed to sneak in and secured a spot near the staircase. But I was late to get the goodie bag. Someone told me SPAM! goodie bag has SPAM! button, cupcake and other few things inside. God knows how much I wanted it but I guess it wasn't my luck after all.

At that time, it was Finger Inc performing and her voice kind of blew me away from there. The acoustic guitar played together with other instruments harmonized the night, just right for the New Year mood.

Then the other bands took over the stage (is there any?) and performed the night right after the other. Out of five bands performing, I love Statik the most. They are my all-time favorite and "Nikmat Sementara" really rocks my boat that night. One other band that really caught my ears and eyes was Ziller n the Klasik Ikan Keli. One of their songs, "Keroncong Pilihanraya", really made me feel like I am actually the real Mukhsin in the movie. It was so melodious and relaxing.

We made it through the night until the end of the event and really enjoyed it. Not only the acoustic show, I also bought a cupcake which bears "I love JOHO" for charity and really hope it does bring sunshine to those in need out there.

A lot of pictures were also taken. Inside and outside The Roost, wall of fame, staircase, fountain near the parking lot... those were some of the places where we portrayed our pictures, but the most awaited one is the picture of ours taken at the wall of fame by Reza Mohamed. He previously gorgeously snapped our picture at City Plaza during the DiGi Music Life. Now I can't wait for SPAM!'s. In the meantime, I noticed some of the pictures were out and I caught myself in one of Lalan Rahiman's photo album. Thanks Lalan (",).

We headed to Simple Street after that for refreshment and just can't stop talking about SPAM! Truly, JOHO did a very good job. We love the first SPAM! and would probably love it even more for the next event. Just sends out the details, we'll be there to support you.

GO JOHO!!

By: Muhamad Syafiq Suraji
www.chucksagacious.blogspot.com

Dawn's Discovery

written by Natasha RaQuean

Every second saunters too slow to tick the clock, not by her senses but only by the norm of a waiting soul. Every lethargic moment drains her heat, her faith, her patience. Shimmers of the object responsible for dawn’s discovery and an unclear glimpse of a still figure are the only ones surviving the dim-lit room.

Cold is being superior now that winter is approaching fast. It was as though The Snow Queen was incensed at her – particularly her. This night, Her Highness shot bullets of zero degrees through her body and suddenly the heat receptors just jammed.

Eyelashes flutter alongside the beating heart — then stops. The image of the pale ceiling vanishes.

They went for supper, each daring another to challenge Her Highness. Not until an hour or so, out in the chilling cold without any coat or pullover, one of them whined.

“This is awfully cold! “

The unwritten defeat of these foolish youngsters was evident even before the forfeit. Soon, regret came to surface as one by one became conscious of what Her Highness had had in store for them.

As they paced home on the pavements all so foreign to them, flooded by the darkness, only the moon’s kiss guided their path. It was by nature’s course, they paired up. Two, four, six, eight, nine...

Her mind flew around, between the amber lights of the side lamps and waltz under the chilling curtains of the wind.

A familiar white-washed spread reappears. Slight splashes of amber hits the edges of the boxed frames of the ceiling. Nothing changed since.

Silence laid with her. Still gripping it, the metallic scent is fresh in mind every time she let herself into it’s reflection – the one liable for dawn’s discovery. The hint of light barely touching the element of earth makes her notice touches of the doors to her quintessence. Slowly weakening, even to pace around.

The three were walking but the world was for only two. It seemed like so through her glass spheres. Drinking the air deep, it occurred to her that people are just too busy to even look up. Even for her dearest pair before her which are much ahead already.

Dark. The sky was forsaken. Nothing but only Sallow Luna stood so faithful. Ridiculous, she thought. Her eyes squint harder.

"You’ll trip walking like that! Walk in front of us since you’re walking alone."

Stunned but that did not stop a feeling too rare to these two dearest ones to swell up
from her point unknown. It was too rapid; somehow like cigarette smoke rushing through the lips, illuminating pale blue angels, and then spreads.

With no hesitations of uttering anything but the heart did, her steps doubled. She cut through them and then slowed back as she was before. Again, she shifted her sight to the sky. It was a different blue every time, she mused. Then, there they were. Shooting beams suddenly showed themselves, complimenting her existence. The longer she stared, more stars became visible. Soon enlightened but Her Highness found it rather sickening and sent her minions and consequently, strikes of the wind thrive off her heat.

Her warmth had bled dry. The naked floorboards had robbed her, giving a treat from Her Highness instead.

Silence went away for awhile as she sighed her way through the night.

But...

Was it a cry she had heard? A subtle weeping. Silence left but spirits of the underworld came to take their shift – or was it just coincidence? A game of the mind for being too desperate for a comrade.

Again, she heard the faint lament. Even with the presence of fear, never did she trip off her feelings to obey fear and be petrified by this cry. The song of the presence was familiar to her ears—the rhythm of her mother.

The restless spirit kept her company but not the lights.

“Check the lightings! “

Bright lights, big white screens, cameras and lights stand everywhere. People were pushing their way through, carrying clipboards and black wires on the floor crawled every inch of the space. It was the day for the so-being-told Family Portrait. She never quite comprehend why mother hired these photographers to capture their family moments, which were already ruptured. She hated it, which now, hope to recreate.

She feels as if dawn fell, broke its leg and went limping the long way around. The night was cold and cruel. Another deceiving scheme of the royal witch. Exhaustion was tied up and sleepiness got hung, but never mind that. They serve no duty now. Even her name thrived a suicide.

“What’s your name, girl?”

Red and blue lights dashed alternately on the plum lady within split seconds, playing her sight. Green elastic bands gripped her head; tied to a mask which allowed oxygen to sprint through. That lured her to devour the air. The thirst was reluctantly strong but still she searched her thoughts, unable to give an answer to the lady. Efforts only led to an irrelevant respond.

“Lighter...”

Upon uttering it, she suffered massive throbs to the head.

Her head had somehow grown a dagger, automatically stabbing constantly. Her heartbeat got the best of her breath, as that is the only sound heard. Breathing ever so low, like her lungs had decided to shrivel and the air just got too thin, the only evince of her breathing was the heat under her nose. Her Highness had mercy—at least for a moment.

The faces dissolved, the voices evaporated. Silence came walking by—again. Yet, air particles are biting off her flesh, sucking out her body heat and she let them.

Her skeletons are iced and went inconceivably rigid to budge and her muscles took too long to thaw. Coordinating her neck, she managed to turn slightly to the left, probing the window.

A different blue. Dawn’s limping had got better.

“Everything is going to be just fine. Better, in fact.”

Nothing registered in her mind but that was the only piece of information she could retrieve. She had no visions of this, only verbal memories. Then, lights penetrated her eyes. They burned.

White sheets hugged a part of her body. A distinct scent of an uncomfortable hygienic atmosphere spiked her receptors. Formless shadows then descended.

“Doctor! She’s awake!”

Awake?

Her eyes opened wide. The ceiling runs back into place, back to being tedious. The four walls stand tall but they appear closer together than before, making her claustrophobic.

The wooden boxes looked small. Laid in. Father, mother, brother. It was too small for him —her brother, she thought. She imagined him whining of small spaces but he seemed as if he’s fine with his box then. No whining.

The air blew through her black attire, kissing every part of her body, begging to say goodbye. She took two arduous steps back. The rose she was seizing then weighed a thousand tears heavier. Making its suicide attempt, the almost black-shaded red rose hit the soils of the cemetery grounds. Thunderous sounds of the delicate petals against the envious Mother Earth stomp passed her ear. Never did she wish goodbye, nor did she cry—since.

White. Her thoughts had become more jealous of this game of flashing reminiscences. She doubts dawn’s arrival as devils are raging out of her fortitudes. Ravaging every essence of patience within her.

Her eyes feed on the dimness of the room, hungry for more. Her sight creeps on every edge where the light caresses. The Illuminator makes her see a half open cupboard craving for the sounds of clinging hangers and the warmth of the crisp clothes she would question picking each morning. A dusty chair desiring the taste of the creaking of its aged bark and the hug of heat against its surfaces now only dust carpets.

The rest was taken away in the smoulders.

“You won’t take me! Let me go!”

The words chewed on her heart as those oral screechings repeated without stop through her vocal chords. Elusive images of wrenching and heaving flashed through. A black and blue day that was. Those coldest palms clenched tight on her arms, penetrating her skin. It felt as if they were sycophants of Her Highness disguised as beings in white uniforms. Her limbs were all over the place. The struggle drove her energy of seven horses to roar out of all pores blanketing her, buying her the freedom. Victory—so she thought.

As her adrenaline sprinted to claim its reward, a foreign serum managed to sneak into her system, slaying all horses. Cloaked forces pulled her muscles, prompting the carnage of her energy and alas, she had bowed to Mother Earth. She pierced through morning’s veil and her cheeks kissed the tears of coldness dew to obey gravity’s commands. Soon, the damp and so fragile soils held her body captive, caressing her cold. Then, all there was were swallowed by bottomless black.

Blank.

Her eyes walk by the pavements of the pale walls. Silence deafens her too much; her thoughts flee into the bottomless tunnels of blindness. Her sight absorbs the facade of a familiar opening. Gleaming light stabs her vision, reincarnating memoirs of dawn’s journey. Eyelids then lean on each other allowing Shadow to spread its dusty wings and rap her eyes.

The virtual shall be crystallized soon, as dawn disembarks and shatter them into grains as it departs.

The wind sang her tales of her grief. It hummed among her hair, running and skipping. Her toes cuddled into the sand, her hand grasp the grains. She felt tinier then them under her. Cold.
Insignificant as they are, Her Highness colonized them all but none suffer what she felt.
She stood gazing upon the purple horizon, reaching the edge of the world. Giggles murmur to her ears while dancing with the zephyr. They ran around showered in the sun, ignorant to the ambience—to her. They laughed with ecstasy, leaving her secluded in her own thoughts.

“Hey! What are you staring at? Come on! Have some fun!”

She stared at her old friend; shutters of her day, still pale white. Her eyes now searched the sun dawn brings limping near. Her heart races, her breath competes. Daggers pierce her head with her hands shivering taking what was hers, now Lucifer’s.

She bled out Lucifer's possession to claim.

The smell and the taste of the pungent metallic blood surround her and with all energy contained in her body, her last word satisfies her crave of the mind. Her chapped lips stumble on its vigour to utter what’s lost.

“Dawn.”

SPAM! Pictures

These photos were taken by SPAM! official photographers for that night. Credit goes to Mr. Azree Ismail, Mr. Amirul Izwan, Mr. Reza Mohamed and Mr. Hunaidi Ismail. If you are to use any of these pictures, please give credit/tag as SPAM! JOHO.

These files are meant to be viewed as web photos. If you want the original size of the photos, please email us at johobaru@gmail.com with the link to that file.

In the mean time, enjoy!