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It’s FATBIDIN.TV update time! If you ain’t sick of it yet… that means I haven’t spammed you enough! Hahaha!
FAT BIDIN PRESENTS…
THE LIFE & TIMES OF AN ISLAMIC INSURGENCY
Part 4 of 15
Zan attends a marriage course in Pattani. Apparently, 31 is too late if you want to get married! And the film is still banned in Malaysia.
WE THE PEOPLE… Chatting with academicians about media censorship
Censorship… we never get tired talking about it.
THE P1 NET SHOW
Episode 4 – QTM… and Michael Lai singing!
QTM is when the P1 team gets together and finds out what is going on with everything. It’s also an excuse for a little rock star fantasy!
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Dayyummm people!! More brand new episodes on FATBIDIN.TV!!!
FAT BIDIN PRESENTS…
THE LIFE & TIMES OF AN ISLAMIC INSURGENCY
More episodes of the banned-in-Malaysia film! The third sees me going to the Pattani morning market and being bullied by a bunch of women. Go watch it here.
WE THE PEOPLE…
Chatting with the Cyber Chicken Proprietor
Have you heard of ‘Cyber Chicken’? No, it’s not a spin-off of Seth Green’s ‘Robot Chicken’! Curious? Watch it here.
THE P1 NET SHOW
Datacom
The third episode tests the vocal capabilities of P1’s CEO , Michael Lai. That dude is like a Malaysian Robbie Williams! Watch it here.
Join the FATBIDIN.TV Facebook fan page by clicking here.
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How are my peeps doing? Fatbidin.tv has had a great start and is continuing in it’s second week! The three fledgling shows all have new episodes that are freaking ball-tearers!
1. FAT BIDIN PRESENTS…
THE LIFE & TIMES OF AN ISLAMIC INSURGENCY
What can I say? It’s my banned-in-Malaysia film getting a life online! The second episode sees me finding out the truth in the rumour that the Islamic militants are getting their funding from Tom Yam restaurants in Malaysia. Go watch it here.
2. WE THE PEOPLE…
Chatting with Indonesians in Malaysia (about that whole culture-stealing debacle!)
The show that gives a voice to the people sees some Indonesians living in Malaysia commenting on the recent spat between the two countries about stealing each other’s heritage and culture. Watch and start pointing fingers here.
3. THE P1 NET SHOW
The Social Media Club
The second episode gets a bit nerdy. A bunch of guys (and gals) who socialize online get together for real… at the Social Media Club! Watch it here.
Come on guys! Fatbidin.tv is the place to be!
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The Fat Bidin Media team (Believe it or not, we have a team!) has embarked on a new project called FATBIDIN.TV. It’s a free online video channel which will have different types of shows/series. To start off, we have three new shows
1. FAT BIDIN PRESENTS...
A series which will host long form documentaries. The first season will feature a serialised version of my banned-in-Malaysia documentary THE LIFE & TIMES OF AN ISLAMIC INSURGENCY (aka: I’M MUSLIM TOO! HEADING TO THE BORDER). Click here to watch.
2. WE THE PEOPLE
A video show where we hear from the common man (and woman!). The first episode sees us chatting with UMNO ‘delegates’ at the 2009 UMNO General Assembly. Click here to watch.
3. THE P1 NET SHOW
A reality series which looks at the goings-on of P1, Malaysia’s first WIMAX Internet company. Click here to watch.
So peeps… make sure you log on to FATBIDIN.TV and bookmark it for regular visits. And also join the Fat Bidin TV Facebook Fan Page. Thanks for the support guys! I know you all love me! I love me too! Muahaha!
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I believe in Web videos! I believe! I believe! I believe!
Here’s an excerpt from my latest column in The Malaysian Insider about the latest 1 billion video views mark by YouTube:
I want my YouTube
OCT 18 – I’m sure you’ve heard the news – one billion customers served! Just like that popular fast food franchise company that has a clown as its number one salesman.
That’s it folks! YouTube recently exceeded one billion video views in a day. Is this a big deal? This is a big deal! On the same day, CSI, the most popular show on television at the moment only pulled in 15 million viewers.
Think about it. There are almost 7 billion people on earth. An estimated 2 billion of them have Internet access. That means half the Internet population of the world are YouTube viewers. If that’s not a big deal, that I don’t know what is! (Okay! Some might argue the recent spat in the MCA is a bigger deal. I grant that to you. I guess I’m just a techie geek!) [Click to read more]
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Someone finally bought into my idea of creating a Web video series! I’ve been trying to launch one off in Malaysia for years but no one has been bold enough (or foolish enough?) to back me up! I finally found a sucker… errr… no… I mean a TOTALLY GREAT AND AWESOME company… that is open and cool enough to try it out! It’s… drum roll please… P1 W1MAX!!!!! Hey… they did recently win the APICTA 2009 Award for Best Start-Up of the Year!
So I present to you the first episode of the P1 Net Show! It’s going to be a weekly series on the Web that shows the goings-on of P1 the company. It will also have a gigantic Fat Bidin/Zan Azlee influence to it. And I don’t know if that is a turn-on or a turn-off for you guys! But I enjoy it for sure! Muahahaha! Now go tell all your friends!
You can view/bookmark/subscribe/tattoo onto your thigh or forearm the P1 Net Show YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/p1netshow
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Alright! Looks like my film I’M MUSLIM TOO! Heading to the border won’t be seeing the light of day on Malaysian television thanks to the ban! But no worries! The kind folks at KOMAS have decided to bring it on their 2009 Freedom Film Festival tour around Malaysia.
Here are the dates and venue:
Kuala Lumpur – The Annexe, Central Market (3pm, 3rd October)
Penang – Han Chiang College (3pm, 10th October)
Kuching – Sek Men Chung Hua 1 (3pm, 24th October)
Johor Bahru – Tropical Inn (3pm, 31st October)
I’ll try and show up at a couple of these venues. So come and get an autograph from me! Haha!
Visit the Freedom Film Festival website for more information.
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An article in the Malay Mail about how a documentary filmmaker and a news anchor ended up together! Aww… how sweet! My favourite part is where the writer stated my age being 26! Muahahaha! [Click here or here to read the article]
Okay… you can throw up now!
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Here’s a ‘Selamat Hari Raya‘ video I did for The Malaysian Insider. Damn… I had to chase all these people around town trying to get them on video! Getting stuck in traffic during buka puasa time in the heavy rain is no fun! But I got it all done in three days. I wish I could have gotten more people.
I even met Tan Sri Muhyiddin, the Deputy Prime Minister, at a press conference. But the bugger actually snubbed me aside when I asked him if he would like to wish ‘Selamat Hari Raya’ to The Malaysian Insider audience, he just said “talk to my people” and walked away. I had my video camera all ready and he just needed to look into the camera and say ‘Selamat Hari Raya’. It wouldn’t have taken him more than 5 seconds!
Selamat Hari Raya people!
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Alright bros and hoes! I’m still smarting from the ‘banning’ of my film. But the appeal has been sent and we are hoping for the best. So… here is an excerpt from my latest column in The Malaysian Insider:
An Encounter with ‘the powers above’
SEPT 18 — Once upon a time, there was a guy named… Zac! Zac Azron. Quite a good-looking guy, in fact. Most girls wanted to be with him while most guys wanted to be him (some guys also wanted to be with him!).
Always dressed casually, he had the rugged and boyish good looks which just screamed sex appeal. But this story is not about Zac’s good looks. It’s about a situation which Zac found himself in.
Zac happens to be a journalist and documentary filmmaker. Moderately successful, he has managed to get several of his films broadcast on Malaysian national television. And being a journalist, he always strives to tell true stories of ordinary folks. [Click to read more]
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I have just been informed that the ‘powers above’ have taken my film, I’M MUSLIM TOO! HEADING TO THE BORDER, off the broadcasting line up on ntv7 at the last minute. Let’s hope an appeal is successful. I really want Malaysians to see it.
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The time has come for all of you to stop chewing your fingernails to a pulp! The anticipation is over! Zan’s latest film I’M MUSLIM TOO! Heading to the border is now ready for consumption on ntv7 throughout September 2009! Above is the freshly cut trailer to the film.
Serialized version:
30 minutes x 4 episodes
Every Fridays (starting 4th Sept 2009) at 7:30pm on ntv7.
Full length version:
74 minutes
20th Sept 2009 at 2pm on ntv7.
Catch it for a life-altering experience!
Also… I will be appearing on BERNAMA Radio24 on Monday, 31st Aug 09, on the All Angles talk show to talk about my film. It’ll be live, so tune in to 93.9FM at 12nn-1pm!!!
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Fear not those of you who missed my appearance on ntv7’s The Breakfast Show. I have uploaded the segment online! Now go watch me promote the hell out of my latest film!
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Voize.com interviewed me during my preview screening last week.
And Rezuan (dude… why didn’t you tegur me that night?) also posted a video of the introduction to the film that evening. Thanks! I appreciate the support from all that came!
Being the super duper star that I am… I’ve been invited to appear on ntv7’s live The Breakfast Show this Tuesday, 25th Aug 2009, between 9am and 10am, to talk about I’M MUSLIM TOO! Heading to the border. So catch it! If you have to go to work that morning… don’t! Muahahaha!
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With all the excitement around my latest film (or am I the only one excited?!?), I’M MUSLIM TOO! Heading to the border, being released on ntv7 in September, some people have been asking about the first I’M MUSLIM TOO! installment which was released last year. Well, worry no more! Due to its immense popularity (ahem ahem!), ntv7 will be re-broadcasting it this year. They will show the 4-episodic version every Sundays (starting on 23rd August, 2009) at 5pm. So make sure you catch it!
If you need to be reminded what it’s about, click here. If you want to make this film your very own to hold and touch every night before you go to sleep, you can purchase the DVD at the Fat Bidin E-Store!
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Okay everybody! I’m excited! Preview screening is today! So make sure you all come in full force!
Theatrette
HELP University-College
8pm
Free admission.
Q&A session will follow the screening.
Oh by the way… above is another short clip from the film. Bloody Mat Salleh speaks Malay and Thai!
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The film is done! Yeah babeyyyy! Okay… today’s clip I’m releasing is of Tuwaedaniya Meringing bringing me to see the 500 hundred year old Krue Se Mosque. It was the site of a bloody massacre a few years ago.
As you all know… the film will be released on ntv7 in September… which is just a few weeks away. So, I’m having a preview screening of the film on Monday (17th August 2009), 8pm, at HELP University-College’s theatrette (Pusat Bandar Damansara). Amir Muhammad will be introducing the film and a Q&A session with me will follow. Entrance is free and all are welcome. Come early to get seats because you know Zan’s films are always DA BOMB! If you are a member of the media, contact zanazlee@gmail.com
I would like to bring to attention that this film is now known as I’M MUSLIM TOO! Heading to the border (AKA: The Life & Times of an Islamic Insurgency).
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It’s a matriarchal society in Pattani. The women do everything and the men just get whipped! Damn editing of the film has got my ass whooped!
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The editing of ‘THE LIFE & TIMES…’ is almost done! Can you believe it? I can’t! This is the fastest edit I’ve done so far for a feature length film! Woohoo! I’ve got some bits & pieces to shoot (mainly of myself looking handsome and cool!)… but aside from that, everything is done.
The video above is still of me and Daniya. He tells me about the risk we have of getting shot or bombed. It’s really exotic and exciting for me to see tanks and soldiers all around town. Good thing I didn’t get shot at!
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Before you start reading this entry… click and get the video above downloading first! Done so? That red line moving? Okay! Now start reading!
It’s been a while. Work and other crap has been intense! My film ‘THE LIFE & TIMES OF AN ISLAMIC INSURGENCY’ has been taking a back seat for a while… but not anymore! I’ve started editing and its coming along sweet! Also got a deal with a local broadcaster. Where else but your feel good channel… ntv7! It’s going to have a new special TV title… ‘I’M MUSLIM TOO! HEADING TO THE BORDER’. They want to brand it based on my previous film ‘I’M MUSLIM TOO!’. Keep your fingers crossed… you all might get an annual dosage of FAT BIDIN (A.K.A. = ME!) in the years to come! Muahahahaha!
So… any sponsors or advertisers? National airtime is confirmed you know! Come on… you know you want to! Heheh! My line is always open! Contact me!
Okay… cut the crap! Check out the first video blog from the film and let me know what you think!
