Wait for the final episode of Murder on Campus tomorrow yeah!
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Murder on Campus-Episode 1
Salam and good day everyone! I would like to share one of the assignment for English Language Teaching Materials. For this course, we need to work in pairs and create a comic strip of whatever topics/themes we like and produce a minimum of three episodes of a comic strip. This is the first time that I actually made my own comic strip using Comic Life application and it was fun! For a beginner like me, I took less than 3 hours to complete the whole 4 episodes and it is quite an achievement for me. Now enjoy the pilot episode of "Murder on Campus" and wait for the next episode tomorrow hehe :)
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Sticker Stories with Yousof Ngadi
I have an online friend named Yousof; he has a cool "blue" blog and he is a very artistic blogger with skills ranging in writing, photo editing, photography and graphic design. Today, I would like to emphasize on Yousof's talent in graphic designing for his "sticker business" on pelekatku.blogspot.com. Let us get to know Yousof first before we go deeper into his sticker business and his other passions in life.
:Yousof's Profile:
Name: Mohd Yusof Bin Ngadi
Nickname: Yousof
Birth date: 5th May 1988
Origin: Kota Tinggi, Johor
Hobby: Reading, karaoke, cycling
Educational background:
-Sek. Ren. LKTP Felda Air Tawar 1
-SMK. Air Tawar, Felda Air Tawar 2
-Malaysia Institute of Integrative Media (previously known as Akademi TV3).
:The Interview:
1) Terima kasih saudara Yousof kerana sudi untuk ditemubual. Boleh saudara ceritakan serba sedikit tentang latar belakang saudara?
-Saya merupakan anak kesepuluh daripada sebelas adik beradik, mak dan bapa saya berketurunan Jawa jadi saya pun Jawa namun tidak fasih berceloteh dalam bahasa Jawa; satu fakta menarik tentang orang Jawa, mereka menggelarkan anak kedua terakhir sebagai 'sapian'. Sekarang saya bekerja sebagai seorang pereka grafik di sebuah syarikat pengiklanan bumiputera dan selain papan iklan, saya biasa mereka grafik untuk kain rentang (banner), banting (bunting) dan pelekat (sticker).
2) Sejak bilakah saudara mula manulis blog dan apakah pendorong saudara pada waktu itu?
Bakat terpendam Yousof Ngadi |
-Ini yang agak segan nak jawab kerana saya sudah lama menulis tetapi blog saya masih macam itu juga. 5 November 2008, itu adalah tarikh blog pertama saya diwujudkan (sekarang sudah menjadi blog kedua) dan sejujurnya saya terpengaruh dengan blogger yang mampu menjana pendapatan hanya melalui blog sedangkan saya sendiri tidak tahu apa-apa pasal blog. Tidak lama selepas itu, saya mula berasa bosan kerana blog saya tidak mampu menarik perhatian pembaca apatah lagi menjana pendapatan melalui iklan. Pada masa yang sama, saya selalu membaca blog seorang kawan rapat dan akhirnya saya terfikir untuk membuat satu blog peribadi dan saya tidak akan lupa blog kawan saya itu kerana ia adalah sebab mengapa saya masih menulis blog sehingga kini.
3) Saudara sekarang terlibat dengan perniagaan "online" iaitu penjualan sticker. Apakah cerita di sebalik perniagaan dan minat berkenaan?
"Sticker" untuk gitar, bergaya! |
-Ya, ini boleh dikatakan sebagai kerja separuh masa yang sangat menyeronokkan bagi saya. Saya sebenarnya terlibat secara kebetulan; jika dilihat di internet, ramai peniaga perempuan yang aktif berniaga tudung, baju dan sebagainya tetapi tidak ramai yang menjual pelekat (readymade/custom) terutamanya secara online. Sejak daripada itu saya mula berniaga secara perlahan-lahan dengan menjual dan menghadiahkan pelekat kartun kegemaran kepada rakan-rakan blogger sebagai pengenalan perniagaan saya itu.
Untuk pengetahuan semua, blog pelekatku.blogspot.com itu bermula sebagai blog pertama yang terbengkalai dan akhirnya diberi nafas baru untuk dijadikan platform perniagaan online saya. Semakin lama saya semakin memahami kehendak pelanggan dan rasa penat itu akan hilang lebih-lebih lagi apabila ada pelanggan yang memuji hasil kerja saya.
4) Berapakah harga bagi setiap tempahan pelekat dan apakah jenis pelekat yang ditawarkan?
-Saya kategorikan pelekat ini kepada dua jenis termasuk rekaan dan kesemua pelekat ini dihasilkan menggunakan plastik berkualiti tinggi. Bagi pelekat cetakan dakwat/inkjet sticker (putih/lutsinar) bersaiz 4 cm x 4 cm,harganya adalah:
100-200 pcs= 35 sen/pc
300-500 pcs= 30 sen/pc
600-1000 pcs= 25 sen/c (free delivery)
1000pcs ke atas= 20 sen/pc (free delivery)
dan pelekat cetakan dakwat/inkjet sticker (putih/lutsinar) bersaiz saiz 8cm x 8 cm dijual dengan harga:
100-200 pcs= 75 sen/pc
300-500 pcs= 65 sen/pc (free delivery)
600 pcs ke atas= 55sen/pc (free delivery)
Bagi pelekat potong atau "cut out sticker" yang pantul cahaya atau biasa, harganya bergantung kepada saiz yang dikehendaki pelanggan.
Yousof juga mengambil tempahan kad nama/perniagaan |
Sticker untuk majlis perkahwinan hasil rekaan Yousof |
-Mereka yang berminat dengan hasil kerja saya boleh terus melawat blog perniagaan online saya di http://pelekatku.blogspot.com atau emel saya di yusofbinngadi@gmail.com. Sambil-sambil online tu boleh juga singgah blog utama http://youthyousof.blogspot. com dan jangan risau tentang mod penghantaran tempahan pelekat kerana saya menggunakan perkhidmatan PosLaju dan PosEkspress sekiranya urusniaga kita menjadi.
4) Sempat juga saudara membahagikan masa di antara bekerja, menulis blog dan juga menyiapkan tempahan?
Pelekat telefon yang sangat "cool" kan? |
-Kebetulan bidang kerja saya juga adalah dalam sektor yang sama; majikan juga amat memahami minat saya jadi tidak ada masalah untuk saya fokus kepada tempahan apabila ada masa terluang pada waktu petang setelah kerja di pejabat berkurangan. Apabila pelanggan sudah mengesahkan "design" setelah 2-3 kali diubah, saya akan mula mencetak pelekat yang selalunya mengambil masa 1-2 hari sahaja dan saya kan kopek dan potong mengikut saiz sampul dan sedia untuk diterbangkan melalui PosEkspress.
5) Setakat ini apakah lakaran pelekat yang paling saudara sayang?
-Lakaran yang paling saya sayang tentulah lakaran kartun diri saya sendiri walaupun ia jauh lebih kacak daripada diri saya yang sebenar. Pada mulanya kartun itu adalah untuk projek t-shirt saya dan kawan pada suatu masa dahulu namun disebabkan kekurangan peruntukan, kami hanya mampu mencetak tulisan sahaja pada t-shirt berkenaan. Ramai kawan-kawan anak saudara saya yang membeli pelekat kartun saya itu, syukur!
"Sticker Bomb" untuk laptop, sangat menarik!
Saya tetap suka hampir semua lakaran pelekat yang telah dijual namun tidak semua lakaran yang dihasilkan merupakan idea saya sepenuhnya. Ada juga lakaran pelanggan yang disunting oleh saya dan ada juga yang diambil contoh daripada internet.
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:The End:
That's all the time we have for our interview and for those who are interested in purchasing stickers for business/name card, sticker bomb, wedding sticker, mug sticker and all, please head on to pelekatku.blogspot.com or email Yousof at yusofngadi@gmail.com for more information. I am interested in getting my own sticky sticker soon so Yousof, please design a sticky sticker name card for me yeah! Take care and God bless you people :)
Monday, November 12, 2012
Shout! Movement
Shout! Movement is a one-day event that celebrates music, TV, film, fashion and art where celebrities and artistes get together to share their inspiring stories about what they love doing!
It all happened on the 11th of November 2012 at Publika, Solaris Dutamas where visitors had the chance to attend various workshops and networking sessions with prominent names in the industry such as Dato' Tom Abang Saufi, Dain Said and Sharifah Amani.
I signed up for a "Networking Brunch with Dain Said and Sharifah Amani" where both of them shared a lot of interesting insights of what is happening in the world of TV and film industry. Dain Said is the director of the Best Movie "Bunohan" for the recent Anugerah Skrin and he had a lot to talk about! He shared about his international documentary projects and his background in this industry and that explains his fluent English language proficiency as he studied film in the United Kingdom.
As you can see, Sofea Jane also joined our session for a while until she had to leave for another event. It was a really intimate networking session as we got to chat and had our brunch at our very own comfort. To be honest, I felt really "small" sitting next to Dain Said knowing that his documentary projects has crossed borders and are notable in fact!
Meeting Sharifah Amani on the other hand was like a DREAM!!! I am not quite a fan but I adored her works in SEPET, GUBRA and MUALLAF so when I was there at the table I kept on observing her. I felt so very honourable having got the chance to sit near her and listen about her upcoming projects.
Here are the other participants of the session and I guess that they were inspired really well based on the look in their faces. I truly enjoyed our meeting and to be honest, I need to participate more in their conversation and therefore work on my communication skills. I get a serious "fright" sitting next to famous people that my mouth does not want to talk, what a waste!
So what is next? Be prepared for the 3rd Shout! Awards happening in two more Fridays, 23rd of November at Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon! Wear your best "beach-ini" because we are going to have so much fun there and don't forget to vote for your favorite celebrities at http://www.shoutawards.com.my/2012/. Am I going to see you there? Vote for #AzhamVsvc :)
Friday, November 9, 2012
Accident
It was the first time of my life that I got involved in an accident; I was riding a bike with a friend of mine when a 4-wheel drive in front suddenly braked and I crashed into it. Both of us fell onto the road but managed to get up as fast as we can and the car pull over. The driver came to apologize; I suffered a minor injury on my foot and I cried a bit because of the trauma. 24 hours after the accident, I started to feel "sengal-sengal" at the back of my neck, my left shoulder and my waist, which is quite hurting actually.
However, I am thankful to Allah that I am still given a chance to live for another day and it was a special reminder for me to slow down while riding my bike, especially during raining seasons in Malaysia at the moment right now. I admit that I was in a hurry last night so I deserve the fall of my reputation. Next time I will be so much careful because "jalan tar itu sangat keras, dan bila jatuh sangat sakit" okay :)
P/S: My English is getting worst after no frequent updates.
However, I am thankful to Allah that I am still given a chance to live for another day and it was a special reminder for me to slow down while riding my bike, especially during raining seasons in Malaysia at the moment right now. I admit that I was in a hurry last night so I deserve the fall of my reputation. Next time I will be so much careful because "jalan tar itu sangat keras, dan bila jatuh sangat sakit" okay :)
P/S: My English is getting worst after no frequent updates.
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