being daring are we?

Baki Zainal going retro baby.. thanks to Material
Baki Zainal for next years calender shoot...

Baki Zainal going experimental thanks to Material
Look out guys... more to come

a hair galore it was..

well last nite i hosted the launch of BSC's newly renovated infact bigger than life 5000 square feet A Cut Above.. the event took place right outside the salon.. talking about the salon i would have to say i love what Winnie and Richard has done to it.. the space and the layout of the place gives it a whole new feel of luxury and elegance.. love the private rooms concept for when sometimes you wanna rush for shows its a great place to get change and head off at the same time...
my partner in crime for this event was the ever chantiks Aishah Sinclare.. it was of course a really nice chance to catch up with everyone .. i caught up with Erin, Dawn, Dayang, Yasmin and the whole lot.. i remembered my first few do's that i was invited to.. oh man that was difficult .. i remembered having nightmares on how i would say the wrong thing, do the wrong things, be seen as not cool enough or dress not right for the event.. seriously it twisted my panties everytime i was invited to one of these social parties.. don't get me wrong its not that i dont like attending them i do i do.. ut it just arghhhhhh... anyways.. i always tell myself baki follow the crowd, baki follow the crowd ... but then i came to realize that theres no use in getting all jittery .. all you have got to do is be yourself cause half those people at this type of events are having their panties twisted too. hahahahaha those were the days lar.. but then again i feel really lucky that i have friends there heehehehehehehehe back to the event.. well it all went well with of course the whole sound system screwing up and half of the people there could not hear what aishah and i were saying.. the sound was just really bad.. to one point i had to project my voice out just so that i could do justice towards Syafinaz Selamat and Dennis Lau's performance.. well side tracking from that note it kinda hurt my tummy again and got the acid to flow.. causing pain all thru the show.. but hey the show must go on it has too.. i was given a task and trust to pull a good show and a good show is what i shall deliver... if only speakers were placed stratigicly behind and the whole thing a tad bit more organized then i guess you would have the party of the year ...
ohh i would have to write about this young chinese boy who looks like one of those Hong Kong pop idol. His name is Shawn Lee.. Do not be fooled by his Pop Idol look.. infact that might just come in as an extra niche for him.. dude is a beat boxer and hell of a good one too.. this boy definitely will have my eyes looking out for him.. infact i heard that Pin Joo is setting for a show date to have him on board Celebrity Chat.. this is what you call talent.. an all down to earth young boy who has talent and is not afraid in dreaming big... keep that and mark my words its gonna be a good journey ... insyaallah...
what ever said i enjoyed myself.. i was kinda wishing that i was feeling better so that i could stay on bit longer.. but then because of my tummy my MR manager kor kor insisted we leave soon so that i could have a warm meal.. so like my mother i tell you.. hahahahahaha to Winnie, Richard and team congratulations guys...and to xavier good show man... keep it up.. ok i better rest now have MHA in a couple of hours .. need to rest ohh i loved the baju from Material.. will upload pictures k.. nite all

crackers anyone?

for the past 2 days i have been waking up at about the same time 4 am just to satisfy a craving that my body has which id hunger... and for the past 2 days as usual i feed it with crackers.. now you might say gee wizz aint that a real healthy choice but honestly thats the only thing currently besides hot tea that my body will literally keep down... but this morning i made my 4am treat slightly interesting .. i didnt swallow my cracker down with hot tea.. i kept it down with the yummy manggo juice thingy that trust me on normal circumstances i would stay way far from... but today since thats the only other thing that is not cold i decided to have that with my 4am cracker..
i now no longer feel the pain only discomfort that i have is with the sourish substance that i could taste at the back of my tounge..
my mother got up as i was having my morning treat and asked with she could make me a cup of hot tea.. something she learned that would immediately put a smile on my face .. since frowning has been the color of the week.. i said no which promt her to go back to bed.. i love my mom.. all in all she tries to keep company and helps me in all manners that just makes me mad at her and questions her care towards me.. but deep down i know its my mothers way of showing that i dont stand alone and she is standing right next to me againts all odds.. subhanallah what have i done to deserve such a beautiful soul .. syukur..
i'm meeting up with the gastro specialist next week to determind what thus lay infront of me.. but till then i have come to my sences .. i have sucked my thumb long enough .. the period of scaring myself and living in fear of the boogeyman that i dont see just has to stop.. i am a fighter thats what i do best.. i can't do much to what ever that would be stated on the test results next week..thats something out of my control.. but what i could continue controling are things that would bring an instant smile to my face such as my pledge to spread the word out and help my mother earth.. finishing the blue prints and putting bricks together with my kor in forming those castles in the sky... and of course the joy of being it my turn to offer my mom a cup of hot tea when she is seated in a game of scrabble with her sisters..
He has plans for me i know... but till then i will continue fighting .. i am a fighter.. thats what i do best..

its 6:52am and i can't sleep

ive been awake on the net since about 4am or so.. well might not be an unusual scenario.. but the subject matter which i Googled for is some what new to me... Gastroenterologist... wowww that's a mouthful infact it took me just about a good couple of minutes to decide whether or not to post this blog... i finally made up my mind that i need to.. as this would be the only small haven that exist for me to keep my little or non existence of sanity.
why i googled this topic?? well let me just save you from the chronoligical run of incidents.. i have been suffering from a bad deal of gastric problems or in a more scientifical medical term GERD. what is GERD? Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a more serious form of gastroesophageal reflux (GER). in a more lay men term means heart burns, reflux, gas in the tummy all blend into one. and of past has been get bad. at first gastric issues does not seem scary.. but lets not kid ourselves.. one knows their own body system better than others would..

Chronic GERD that is untreated can cause serious complications. Inflammation of the esophagus from refluxed stomach acid can damage the lining and cause bleeding or ulcers—also called esophagitis. Scars from tissue damage can lead to strictures—narrowing of the esophagus—that make swallowing difficult. Some people develop Barrett’s esophagus, in which cells in the esophageal lining take on an abnormal shape and color. Over time, the cells can lead to esophageal cancer, which is often fatal..

hahahahahaha bordering on insanity im telling myself am i really gonna go with this or is this just one of my drama moments ... how at this point i wish it is...

in order to know if this is really what i am facing .. a couple of test would need to be carried out.. luck be on my side i have yet to take those test.. i might just be scaring myself.. oh god it is scary.. as i am typing away the discomfort in my tummy is just to close for comfort.. subhanallah..

this i guess is my wake up call.. i need to do this.. i am scared...

i need to know to proceed ... please make me strong.....

i have taken upon me responsibilities and quest that i want to fight on for... my work, my life, my family.... going green, completing those castles in the sky with my kor, giving my mom a comfortable lifestyle.. these things come first... they do.. they do.

The Man Who's Vision made Baki Zainal..

Papa, i miss you so much.. thank you for pushing me and having the vision to give me such a special gift... my tears fall tonite as you are not here to share this with me pa.. but i know that somewhere up there you see me and you share this moments with me.. sesungguhnya anak papa rindu sangat pada papa.. sudah 13 tahun papa sahut panggilan Ilahi.. sudah 13 tahun baki tak beraya bersama papa.. baki redha keatas pemergian papa.. baki hanya berdoa agar Allah mencucuri rahmat keatas papa and He showers you with all the love that you showered me.. Baki janji pa, baki tak akan mempersiakan usaha papa untuk lihat anak papa berjaya.. my only regret is that i never told you how much i love you and i admire you .. Baki Rindu Papa.. Terima Kasih Papa ku.. Thank you..謝謝您。。我愛我的爸爸。。。

i feel bleesed

these couple of days i have been receiving alhamdullilah really good write ups from both press and blogs.. syukur...baki Zainal, standing with Dina as cuddling adik aiman who's father is dying


one way or the other it never really crossed my wildest imagination that people would have viewed me in that light and grant me such words that at both puts a smile a tears of joy and humble bows as i really do not feel that i am worthy of such compliments.. ok i might have just caused a few people to run off to the mountains or even spew blood when they read the first few paragraph of this entry... but that is how i really feel..
i am a believer that you do to others what you would want others to do to you.. as you treat others as how you wish to be treated... my papa always reminded me "tanah tinggi rendah" which in direct translation means "the high and lows of this land"...sounds corny huh?... what he really meant was that we would always have to remember where we are and who we are...

baki zainal ad chef chandra cooking a break fast meal behind the langkawi sunset


when i first started this industry i would always remind myself that i would 1 day hope to have touched lives and make a difference with this gift that HE has bestowed me.. that is my ultimate goal (besides of course earning an income lar) heheheheehe hey i am only human... it has always warmed my heart when i have people approaching me and telling me how i have inspried them or even got them to start thinking ... recently i was in Langkawi helping out on a charity function with The Westin Langkawi... and seeing the family that i was helping out and the generosity of the people there warmed my heart and gives me hope and believe in going the extra mile in promoting unity among us.. syukur...
baki zainal, Alan Thoo and Azizi lightening adik aiman...

with the recent events like the happenings of the whole "Cow Head" issues in Shah Alam ... it gives me confidence and hope as i see the opposite in the people around me ... its not toleration but acceptance that we are looking for... i am Malay, i received Mandarin education, my ancestors came from Pundhicherry, india. My manager and blood brother is chinese and i have different races as friends.. does that makes me less of a malay? in fact that does not bother me now .. i am proud to be Malaysian.

My manager/brother Alan Thoo rised up to the occasion when i proposed to him about joining forces with The Westin Langkawi to help a Malay, Muslim man who was at his lowest not knowing if his kids will have a future when he dies of liver cancer... his outmost fear is not dying, his outmost fear is not the pain his suffering but the fear of not knowing what would happen to his sons when he is no longer here to care for them... Alan picked up the tab worth more than 5K just to fly us artiste and media so that we could create the awareness needed for the said man.. to this i stand bow to you Alan Thoo... not looking at the skin color, race and religion but only as a human being to the other.. i am blessed to know you my brother...

this whole entry is not about propaganda or even racial issues.... this entry is of my feelings and my thanks to those out there who like me believes in making tomorrow a better day for all of us.. to all of you i baki zainal says thank you... ohh ya dont forget to catch me and the infamous taxi drive KJ this coming 9.9.09 on www.15malaysia.com ... allrite all nites...

sesungguhnya baki zainal sayang kamu..

lets figure out what baki is doing?

baki zainal trying to act cute.... not!!!
baki zainal, its been awhile hasnt it old boy
i need to rest
he is bobbing again
hey there handsome



its 4.34am to be exact and i have just had my sahur while watching channel E!! yes yes .. nothing else was on and i got kinda carried away .. hehehehe but hey thats education k..
im fully awake really trying to figure what is there thats really worth blogging about.. i dont like trying to be smart or faking that im thinking of the world while in actual fact at this moment the only thing thats running thru my mind is shit i had too much to eat and damn i make hell of a good fried rice... wahhahahahahahaha...
i envy people who constantly worry and unselfishly think about the world, the nation, the people but frankly speaking im sure one time or the other they must think of something else.. like is my nostril hair showing or man how i would love to see that hot chick cutting vegies in my kitchen.. cause i have that issue. yes, i do think about the eco system and the nation but rather always than none i will be thinking of the 1001 other things that is happening to me on that paticular moment and time .. for example on issues of why do i feel like i have a wedgy for the fact i know that i went into parking mode down south.. hahahahahaha i know i know im not making sense..
but dont you guys just wish for that one second you are allowed to not make sense and yet everything will be allright....
i use to live in a world where everything has to make sense.. even a joke would have to make sense... it has to be interlectual if not then its a waste of my time.. life at that moment seemed really perfect.. i knew what i wanted and i knew how i wanted it and i know how many grey hair is allowed to grow on my head within the next 5 minutes... but i soon realize that knowing does not gurantee you security and success.. and seeing people around me who cant really seemed to care if their underware is not filed according to the color and your tooth brush is meant to be next to your shaver while the paste is slightly slanted to the right. ...
now i live in a world where my heart is given a louder mic ... maybe wrong but the constant believe it has is admirable.. aite im gonna go to bed now.. ill talk to you later..

GoGoGo

Baki Zainal, Wincci, Cindy Chen, Berg Lee and the boys from GoGoGo
Baki Zainal going thru some sadist torture
Baki Zainal with the dude that Zenny has a huge crush on
Baki with Cindy chen
Baki Zainal bobbing along with Wincci soo.


ola ola... just sahur and yes before i forget happy 52nd birthday my malaysia... wahhh your aging gracefully..
im up for another full busy week this coming week.. there CC, Langkawi and other stuff lined up for me.. syukur..
soo gonna leave you with pictures from last weeks GoGoGo shoot.. and insyallah might just drop in again soon.

berbuka di holiday inn melaka

dina, didi,nur, baki zainal dan azizi menjayakan majlis berbuka
baki zainal berpoco-poco dengan baju melayu
bersama budak2 lelaki tun abdul aziz
baki bersama artist dan management holiday inn
baki dan artist bersama staff holiday inn yang gempaq ouls miss jaz


ok, baki sebenarnya teramatlar mengantuk tapi ingin sekali tunjuk gambar2 dari majlis berbuka puasa bersama rumah budak2 lelaki tun abdul aziz melaka.. the event rocks more updates soon..

jom sahur lagi

Azizi, dina, zeekaa, zenny and baki zainal has never looked so good without make up.. i like this photographer but wait its the booth i tell you..
alar bang baki zainal posing habis
besarnya lubang hidung ku
baki zainal having his coffee fix with his cousin dina

last nite zeekaa, dina, azizi, zenny and me decided to head up to genting for sahur.. yer memang betul.. we just decided last minute that we wanted a bit of cool air and yes semua kebosanan.. so selepas terawih i went to fetch all of them and off we went to feast in starbucks with our pizza hut ... we had tons of fun.. im blogging at this current moment because i dont want to fall asleep.. why you ask well i have a presentation in a couple of hours and if i sleep i wont be able to wake up.. sedih kan.. anyhows and anywheres you could see the pictures and judge for yourself the amount of fun and havoc tht all of us had... allrite peeps for those who are fasting selamat berpuasa...

dah start beli baju raya..

baju melayu johor linen in white.. sungguh suci
Red Linen baju melayu johor tikam belut


ok ok i know but ive started buying baju melayu's... yes i have.. before this for the other shoots that i have done i wore clothes or baju melayu done by "Goldtrim".. thanks gold trim baju baju anda memang cantik.. this year for berbuka functions i have choosen to wear the works from qamilla.. they do really good linen and english cotten pieces.. the jahitan memang cantik... im anal when it comes to my baju melayu trust me it took me a good one hour at their boutique although i have decided what i wanted but then the stiches and the cut is really important to me.. do go and check them out and you will be as amazed as i was with the beautiful work.. you can also log on to www.qamilla.com to find out more.. my ramadhan shopping experience starts now..

the first sahur 2009

Alif trying to figure out why is he doing this again?
Adam waiting to be served
humm amin having a yummy dream
my ma actually makes a big deal of the sahur.



alhamdulillah .. once again its Ramadhan...this year compared to the other years i dont know why but im totally excited ...even my boys or in a more politically correct manner my nephews has been counting down days to this magical month..
Ramadhan brings different meanings to different people, some happy, some sad and some who dont even realize its coming and going.. as for me the feeling of this magical month has grown from fear to love and admiration... why so? well during my younger days i feared the month as i then know that there will not be lunch ahahahahahaha... i use to not fast and lie thru my teeth about fasting to my mum hehehehe i know but my mum is not stupid sometimes she can see beyond my teeth as some of the lettuce from my big mac might just still be stucked to it.. heheehehehehe .. i remembered sitting on the stairs of the mcdonalds in sek9 shah alam and eating my Mc value meal as they would not let me indulge in the shop it self...masyaallah those were the days.. but now its different as i age i value this month.. not just because according to islam this is a very special month for us to pray and do good deeds as all good deeds are payed in double or triple... but most importantly the magic of sitting down together early in the morning with the family for sahur or even during berbuka time... where you seldom get to feel and experience tht no more on normal months..thats just priceless
as for baki zainal its not hard for me to withstand hunger please im usually so busy anyways that i forget to eat or drink.. but most importantly this is the month that really test my kesabaran ... when your hungry, thirsty and tired your temper then tends to flair but not just you have to bear all this you would also have to keep calm and wage war againts exploding and causing another hiroshima blast... ahahahahahaha...this is also the month where it test your steadfast and prayers... insyallah this year i shall try to improve and become a better person.
well i leave you guys this time around with pictures of my nephews having to get up for sahur.. subhanallah these boys will grow up to be heartbreakers...

ok peeps Baki Zainal ingin mengucapkan "Selamat menyambut Ramadhan dan semoga segala yang kita lakukan diberkati Allah...

its my party...

Baki zainal, with the guys of 15malaysia
baki zainal trying to spell "happy birthday" does birthday has a d or without the d?
baki zainal with the itv gang
baki zainal and birthday girl shu ting
besides being yummy wondermilk cupcakes are good to smoother on peoples face


its 2.30am tomorrow marks the entree to the beautiful month of Ramadhan but before i embrace this old fren i wanna up load pictures tht was taken the other day during celebrity chat. anyhows anyways it ws also shu tings birthday (shu ting is one of the beautiful girls in our itv department, she is such a sweetheart and soo i got her cupcakes (very tak original) but hey i was late and the most important part was that im sincere and she liked it..) anyways will up load more pictures now gonna try to go to bed.. bestnya nak puasa..

P1 Malaysian Film Makers Showcase/ 15Malaysia

Baki Zainal with the backdrop
Baki Zainal hosting in the cinema

Khai's piece Healthy Paranoia.. soon to be released
thats baki zainal and alan thoo standing side by side


Yes it has finally came to life.... P1 15Malaysia is finally here to stay.. over the course of the past few months. Pete Teo came up with the idea of getting 15 malaysian directors to come up with 15 different short films talking about 15 different issues that the directors feel that our country is facing. the good people of P1 then joined on board and gave their support to this project as they believed that this is a good initiative.. and so here you have 15 malaysian made short films featuring actors, singers, politicians. in short Malaysians that believes in promoting unity.. for more information do log on to www.p1.cm.my or go on to www.15malaysia.com.my.
well guess who hosted the show.. jeng jeng jeng non other than baki zainal... it was such a blast and everything went really well.. alhamdullilah.. i will like to thank Cynthia, Micheal Lai, Pete Teo, Benji, Bahir, and Khai for giving me the chance to be a part of this cause and i would like to thank Nic from Candid Photography (great pics), Khairi Jamalludin and Datuk Sri Dr Liow Tiong Lai for being great actors for me to spar with...
Syukur alhamdullilah as i feel really blessed being able to use something that is close to my heart in order of creating awearness..
aite folks stay tune to Celebrity Chat esok to catch more on P1's 15Malaysia.

more pics of the week

baki what you doing?

baki zainal at The Club in saujana...
i wonder whats the next flick
awal awal dah membeli perabot


let the picture tell the story