Interview : Awan Fantasia Part 2

5-Dari Mana Datangnya Nama Kumpulan Ini?(Idea Dari Mana dan Apa MAksudnya)..

Nama Sajakiri ini datang pabila saya dapati saya 'boleh' menulis sajak dengan tangan kidal saya, padahal tangan dominan saya tangan kanan. 'Boleh' di sini membawa maksud 'idea' yang mencurah-curah. Sama seperti apabila saya bermain gitar secara kidal, ia seolah-olah memetik secara automatik sendiri. Dari situ, baru saya sedar yang idea seni/kreatif saya datang dari dominan kidal. Walaupun saya mengira/membuat matematik/membuat penulisan rasmi dengan tangan kanan.

Sajakiri bermaksud : Sajak+Kiri

Baca : Sajak (hasil seni) + Kiri (dominan kidal saya)

6-Lagu pilihan dan sejarah lagu itu dicipta..

Lagu pilihan ya. Ini agak sukar untuk dijawap. Lagu-lagu umpama anak-anak bagi saya. Saya sayang semuanya. Tapi untuk menjawap soalan ini, buat masa sekarang ada 3 lagu yang 'dekat' dengan hati saya :-

• Surihani (mengenai cinta pertama saya, dicipta pada 1999)
• Pelangi (lagu 'tema' saya mengenai kehidupan, umpama 'ketua' kepada lagu-lagu yang lain, dicipta pada 2002 ketika saya belajar di Dublin, Ireland)
• Bidadari (lagu terbaru saya, dicipta pada 2009. Lagu ini ringkas tapi sangat dalam)

Banyak lagi sebenarnya (saya ada beratus lagu dalam simpanan). Buat masa sekarang, inilah pilihan saya. Saya difahamkan penulis Blog ini, Afiq meminati lagu Jihad dan Surihani kan?

7-Ucapan Khas Kepada Peminat Band Sajakiri Kat Luar Sana...

Terimakasih kerana menyokong Sajakiri. Anda adalah sebahagian daripada kami(extension of us) .

8.Ucapan Istimewa Kepada Pembaca BLOG AWAN FANTASIA... ;-)

Kepada pembaca Blog Awan Fantasia, teruskanlah membawa blog-blog hangat di sini. Penulisnya seorang yang baik hati, kreatif dan supportive. Hidup Awan Fantasia!

Interview : Awan Fantasia Part 1

1- Bila Kumpulan Ini Mula Ditubuhkan?

Kumpulan ini ditubuhkan pada November 2009. Saya baru sahaja membubarkan band "TuLanG" ketika itu kerana lebih mudah bergerak solo, kerana saya seorang yang cerewet dan keras kepala, khasnya dalam berkarya. TuLanG punyai 3 kepala, sedangkan Sajakiri hanya saya seorang. Senanglah nak uruskan.

2- Apakah Genre Lagu Yang Dibawa Dalam Lagu2 Kumpulan Ini?

Genre lagu. Oleh kerana saya meminati 2 band ini secara khusus : Metallica & Dewa19, lagu-lagu saya banyak dalam elemen-elemen band tersebut. Sebagai contoh; Jihad & Bila Merdeka bergenre metal, Pelangi & Tinggal Rangka adalah Pop Rock, dan Surihani bergenre balada ala Anuar Zain. Jadi, kami sangat diverse.

3- Kumpulan Ini Terdiri Daripada............?(Nama dan posisi)

Dari segi produksi lagu:-

• Saya, Zainal Zulia : memainkan semua alat muzik, arenjer dan komposer
• Muhsin : vokalis rasmi

Dari segi persembahan live, kami masih mencari pemuzik tetap untuk Sajakiri. Tengah audition sana-sini.

4-Ada Album Terbaru Yang Bakal Dikeluarkan?Jika Ada,Sila Terang Mengenai Album Tersebut...

Album terbaru memuatkan 5 lagu

• Tinggal Rangka (siap)
• Sesuatu (siap)
• Surihani (siap)
• Bidadari (on the way)
• Pelangi (on the way)

Album ini semuanya dinyanyikan oleh Muhsin (baru berusia 19 tahun), dan dicipta oleh saya. Lagu-lagu dalam album ini adalah mengenai hidup saya secara random.

Sajakiri Studio

Since I already have Cubase SX, VSTs: EazyDrummer, Hypersonics, cool plugin : Antares, abundance of Effects, Interface: KB37, I really can create final product in my room. Of course, I need to record vocal on Rafik's, and mix with JD, but it's like 60% can be done in my home studio. I even have my Godin ready (need to re-string, of course).

The only hurdle is : I am too lazy.

But, you know what, I can start afresh. How cool! This is Sajakiri Music Studio!

So, I just focus more into producing. How about marketing? How about airplay? How about promotion?

Should I go forward achieving 100,000 of Lisa Surihani fans? Is it a wise move? I'm not sure.

But it definitely help with the song itself. It will help to popularise the song. Which eventually, the Band later. How about that?

The next hurdle is that "Lisa Surihani" fans couldn't care less about Sajakiri. How about that? Can I live with it? I'm not sure too.

Ya. I think I agree. They might couldn't care less with Sajakiri Music. But you know what, this is like finding diamond within sand. It not much, but if you found it, It is valuable.

How about that?

RM 20,000 a month

How can I achieve it? If I have tuition center, I can achieve it. Or online business. Like selling what? Or my music production service. If my songs famous, people will find me to help them to produce. It's a mix of both methods.

Am I missing something here? Is there something else that I don't know?

I think I must focus on what value I want to give to society. Like giving more Add Math seminar, or create my own team. I'm not sure myself. Probably I'm building it now. I don't know whether I'm doing it right or wrong. But it feels right and good about it. Should I just rely on 5T, and its serendipity? Perhaps. So far I'm doing good for the past 2.5 years. It's a blooming era, personally to me.

But now, I still don't have any specific way to achieve it. I believe one day I will. Amin.

I had so much joy tutoring class. I shall have my own soon. Like focusing on Add Math only. Projection of future SPM questions. Condition of Math PMR "A" to qualify my class. Twice a week class. Class aims to score, not only pass. Separate class for different level of understanding. So much more. I can charge for premium here.

Lets start now?

zainalzulia.com

Salam & gudmorning. My eagerness to write here makes me wake up early, and writes 5T earlier than usual. How cool! It makes me more discipline I hope! I even bought my own domain zainalzulia.com from Google. How cool. And it's cheap, only USD10. No need to pay for hosting. Yeah!

To remain fresh with ideas, I think I shall write on daily basis, rather than schedule it. It keeps the content fresh.

Nak tulis pasal apa ya? 5T? Should I write in English or BM? We shall see.

Gonna have my first ever Add Math seminar soon this weekend at Tropika, Subang Bestari. About 50% turn-up, which is pretty good for me. Hopefully I can deliver it good. Using mock exam vs real paper, I just hope that we will have so much joy & fun together. And effective too. That's all I want.

I donno whether I will able to write this on daily basis. Entah2, hangat2 tahi ayam je kot. 5T pon cukup-cukup aje. But it's ok, there is no obligation. I just love this simple & wide lay-out from Blogspot. It;s cheap, the domain just RM30. So nothing could go wrong. Just wanna express my feeling & creativity. Thank U for reading. Have a nice day.

Random

Adakah ini bermakna aku kena menulis dari kiri ke kertas ke keybord. Lecehlah, macam banyak kerja. Tapi aku harus admit, jauh lebih feel menulis kidal dari menaip. Lebih flow. Walaupun aku tidak tahu cerita hendak ditulis. Ia lebih flow.

Perlu ke aku buat Fan Page. Buat je lah. Just tulis random macam ni. Issue apa pun tak kisah. Takde issue pun tak kisah. Janji jalan.

Ada kenalan baru yang begitu meminati Lisa Surihani. Entahlah, di umur sebegini, aku merasakan artis/selebriti tidak lebih sebagai simbol semata. Mereka mungkin punyai kecantikkan, bakat, tapi kita tidak kurang punyai keistimewaan juga. Semuanya ada dalam diri sendiri. Bukan di luar.

Lagi kuran 100 hari aku akan berkahwin. Serba sedikit ada juga buat persediaan sana-sini.

Apatah lagi bila nak kahwin ni. "Marriage is the real thing". Terasa begitu lain daripada apa yang digambarkan. Mungkin lebih indah dari fantasi. Fantasi meloyakan.

Tetapi kenapa harus aku tulis di sini. Tidak tumblr?

Macam ni je lah

Macam ni je lah kot yang paling bagus. Ramdom aje. Sukati mak bapak aku nak tulis apa.

Tapi macamane aku nak share dengan orang lain? Aku sibuk nak tulis 5 Things ni. Segan gak kalau orang dapat tahu kan.

Proton Saga

Aku menggunakan kereta Persona. Nombor plat kereta ku adalah :NAL67. Terimakasih kepada Mak La yang memberi cadangan kepada Abah untuk membeli kereta Peugeot yang menggunakan plat tersebut. Kereta itu dibeli dengan lelong, lebih kurang RM13,000. Tapi setelah diservis, nilai servis selepas jualan adalah kira-kira RM5,000. Macam tulah kereta Continental kan.

Proton Saga

Kereta Proton Saga pertama dilancarkan pada tahun 1986. Dilancarkan oleh Dr Mahathir selaku Perdana Menteri Malaysia ketika itu. Saat yang paling ikonik bila dia melancarkan dan memandu kereta pertama Malaysia itu di Jambatan Pulau Pinang. Ini satu revolusi yang sihat untuk negara, dan ramai rakyat yang bangga diatas pencapaian tersebut.

Proton juga adalah kereta yang paling "affordable" dikalangan penduduk Malaysia. Ramai orang yang komplen mengatakan kualitinya yang rendah, tapi ia adalah berkadaran dan setimpal dengan harga yang dibayar.

MOdel-modelnya pula dikatakan ditiru dari kereta buatan Jepun. Hany diubah sesuai serba-sedikit sahaja untuk menunjukkan kelainan.

Random

• I have this idea to open up my Blog to public. But what should i write? An inspirational stories? A story unrelated to me? A story-telling? Random article? I don't know.

• Let's not write about me at all. Like what?

Abu seorang pelajar yang cerdik. Dia suka makan nasi berlaukkan ikan masin. Terutama ikan terubuk yang dibeli dari Sabah. Memang mahal ikan itu. Tapi kesedapannya sukar ditandingi. Selalunya ikan masin lebih digemari oleh orang-orang tua. Tapi Abu sungguh menggemarinya sekali.

What I've learnt so far

Syukur

1. Alhamdulillah. Yesterday was another wonderful & productive day. We had a discussion & confirmation with Fadhil that we want to use his service photograph. We achieve agreement on :

• A pre-wedding photograph on 31st July. Theme: "Zaman Persekolahan"
• A full photograph sessoion on our big day, 1 & 2nd October
• An outdoor session date yet to confirm.

2. I've learnt valuable lesson from Kina about his father, En Mokhsein.

• Former Physics Teacher, than rose up to become CEO. He went to Marketing Dept first, and people liked him very much. Now already a multi-millionaire. Quite impressive.
• Prefer to spend time driving his kids around, than using his driver. He's busy, but alway find time for his daughters.
• Very cool. Never angry with his kids. Always ask "why" rather than scold them.
• Very organise & neat. Always got filing for everything.
• From a liberal + positive thinking & supportive family. His other siblings even got "prayer room" for their Muslim brother family. Way too cool.
• A loyal maid. They treat it her like a part of families. They even support her to marry n honeymoon. What a cool employer.
• Never spoken about his kindness. A truly Level 5.

3. Today manage to :

• repair my car brakes. Thank U so much Firuz, besides being sick. How I love my silent brakes now. I love my car even more now.
• meet with Jaja. Victory! Manage to know new friend, Bad. He gud lad.

Ideas

• Honeymoon

How about just driving to Trengganu. We can stop at Kemaman (Nik's house), stay at seashore, go further to Kuala Trengganu (buy kerepok lekor losong), and travel to Pasir Mas, ie Rumah Mek. Then from there, we shall go to Jeli and Penang, before heading to Ipoh, and KL. Probably we take 5 days or one whole week as a journey. It's fun, as I love driving, economical, and meaningful as well. How about that?

• How can I create Science & Math School?

I don't know. It is still unclear. I can't wait for Saufi & Azizul. I must start my own first. But how? OK, what is my really intention & goal? To be the best AddMath Tutor? Or seriously I want to start school ? It must be clear. Ok for a start I want to be the best AddMath Tutor. Please define it thoroughly...

5T

1. Alhamdulillah. Watching Transformers 3D yesterday was so fun & entertaining. I really like the heroine, remind me a lot like my student, Jasmine Soraya. Haha. Beautiful & slim. Met Jaja & Bash, new friend Syah, Ari & his wife, Joan. Joan said i'm alot slim! Thank U. I appreciate Ari's passion to share his passion with us, as he invited 80 his family members & friends, and he pay first. What a man. Cool.
2. Look forward to meet Abah today. Miss him alot. He asked about me yesterday. Gonna teach his kid a bit Math. Then heading to Ampang Park to meet Fadhil. Hopefully I can buy the white shoe for my darling Ija.
3. How I love this new lay-out for 5T. It's modern! Haha. Ya, it is more need. No need to rush up to write in the book. And I like the 'width' of the blog. Gonna love it. As I try to avoid to write 5T, but is is deep in soul, I GOTTA write it!
4. Meet Syah, an event organizer for football. Should I watch it? My intention it to watch Malaysia. But again, it is not my priority. But it is my curiosity. Cool.
5. What a wonderful week today. A lot of achievement. Hopefully this should be a great start for me. I'm more adventurous now!

Transformers

Weih Abe Navigator! Terimakasih kerana sudi membaca (ye ke dia baca)! Aku teringat discussion kita hari tu, cakap nak buat T-shirt & jual CD Limited Edition. Abe pun baru nak pindah UM, kat tempat KFC, tempat Etty! Boleh la kita jumpa & discus! Abe ni memang "Street Fan" Sajakiri. Dari dulu lagi selalu support Sajakiri, dan kali ni mahu tolong kita jual pulak! Ha Fan macam ni la yang kita nak. Dia juga berpengalaman dalam penjualan CD & T-shirt ni. Erm...tengah tungguh Zaidi design ni, lambat pulak dia...

Should i write from above. Lets experiment. Ok. What to write as a dummy content. Woih, cukup-cukup le tuh, aku dah ngantok. Kena tidur awal. Jap, apa lagi issue ya? Oh ya kena pindah rumah lagi 2 bulan. So cool. Sewa RM800. How can i earn like RM20,000 ya? What should i do?What should I sell? We got the intention of buying the house, man! Since Ija already got the loan facility amounting to RM350,000, this is a good sum of money! Should we name the house for her. It would be nice! This is my target for next year, Insyallah and Amin. Sikit lagi nak capai. Yeay sampai!

Tadi baru tengok Transformers 3D dengan Ari. Dia yang organise. Seramai 80 orang katanya. Dasyat betul. Fanatik benar. Agak best & terhibur la aku.TF yang paling best so far. Jumpa Jaja. Rindu jugak nak borak muzik dengan dia. Harap-harap boleh lunch la Selasa ni. Besok gonna be a busy day for me. Jumpa Abah, Fadhil dan usya barang Hantaran. Oh ya, nak melawat nenek Ija lagi 2 minggu. Tak letih ke aku? Entahlah. NIat tu ada. Oh ya kelas Qallif lagi on Monday. Besok jugak nak call Ustaz.

At least kena tulis 5 line, baru puas hati. Disamping ejaan yang betul. Memang best. Keluar semua idea. Perlu ke Fan Page tuh? Takpela, sekadar outlet. Sesiapa yang jumpa memang nasib lah. Aku tak kisah dan layan semua tuh. Yang penting aku ada outlet 'rahsia' aku sendiri hehe. Nak tulis apa lagi ya? Rasa macam nak beli la domain zainalzulia.com bubuh kat sini. Why not? Boleh aje. Tapi baik tunggu beberapa minggu kot. Tengok aku hangat-hangat tahi ayam atau tidak. Hehehe.

Ok la, paling kurang 6 baris. Tengok dulu aku ok atau tidak. Perlu ke aku quit tulis 5 Things? Rasa macam lebih chill & rilek tak tulis, walaupun ada kerinduan nak tulisnya. Tapi sini lagi best kot. Sebab just taip. Tiada apa-apa perlu disembunyi. Tapi perlu ke post kat FB, kalau tak nak share? Entahlah. Nak jugak share secara senyap-senyap kot. But I really love yang lay-out Width panjang sebegini. Membuat aku jadi sangat lega. Tinggal sikit je lagi untuk jadi 6 baris. Sampai!

Yang zainalzulia.wordpress.com itu sangat membantu aku untuk mecapai objektif dengan tepat sekali. Victory! Ia menjadikan hidup aku lebih bermakna. Alhamdulillah for this idea. Ida pun dah start dengan Tumblr dia hehe. Cute sangat. Love her so much. Gonna buy her bag as her gift. I ought to be rich because of my family. The love is so pure. I am the lucky one. Seriously. She wants to buy me a POLO perfume. So sweet of her. Yeah, I would be proud to have a daughter like her!

There is long way to go. I am genius composer. I know I am. I born to write song. It's so natural for me. Should I interview successful people? For the sake of learning? Or promotion? Is it effective. What my next move of Surihani? Should I focus it again using FB Adverts? What about my '65% of Sajakiri Fans' are Lisa Surihani fan? Is it healthy for Sajakiri? Or should I focus more on Surihani, since it one of my best song? Promote it until it successful? What is important npw? What is my objective? Sajakiri as a brand name? How can I define my fan? Lisa Surihani fan? How can I catch media attention? Ask the lady herself to promote? Should I meet her? What should I ask her? Making video appearing her? How can I make a video if I don't have a budget. who would sponsor it? Should I ask Ari to arrange meeting to meet her?

Terasa begitu puas bermonolog sebegini. Ia keluarkan inipati rasa ku. Mungkin sebab aku ber'meditasi' kot. Mungkin. Tapi ia sangat sihat untukku. My life is getting better & better. Alhamdulillah. Nest song to record, my theme song; Pelangi. Thank U to Patrick Tan for your willingness to arrange it. It is good to have an arranger around. It makes my life alot easier. Since i am naturally a songwriter than an arranger. Hopefully he can be part of Sajakiri. Warna-warni, pelangi membawa hari-Nya. It's a chill song, again, one of my best song. Should i names my future daughter as "Pelangi binti Zainal Zulia. Is sound classic, though!