Che Guevara, Malcolm X, Obama & Me

Some people said before that Barack Obama will look odd on the dollar bill. But the President-elect seems to be a popular icon nowadays after he won the election. I couldn't remember when was the last President of United States was considered an icon especially to the world. What kind of President he will be is yet to be seen. Accepting the task as a President to cleanup all the mess that George W. Bush had left behind is just too much for one man and by itself deserve a praise. He is the new hope for America and also to the world. Hope he will learn from history and be more empathetic towards his 'enemy'. The rest of the world may not think the way Americans do but do not demonized them. Different cultures with different ideals but with a common goal of freedom, peace and happiness.

Obama had inspired America. Uniting the Red and the Blue. Inspired the world and hopefully uniting people at war and promoting a lasting peace. The message looks so good on print. Great speech writers and great artists all worked together and created an icon. I love those red and blue posters. It has that radical look, strong and persistent. But will Obama iconic figure be legendary as Che Guevara or Malcolm X? That is yet to be seen. What I can see is in Photoshop. I spend the whole Saturday compositing those iconic figures together and included myself in just for the fun of it and having the chance to put on my beret again.

The base picture is of Che Guevara, the hair and the beret. Then I took a photo of myself with the same pose and layered it over. Converted both to grayscale image and then filtered it down to five shades of gray. The edges were cleaned up to achieve a more graphic look. Then I took the glass frame of Malcolm X and replaced mine. Then I separated the 5 shades of gray to different layers in Photoshop. Each layer was then converted to different colours of red and blues. I gave the highlights a yellowish retro look. But where is Obama? I just copied the word 'HOPE' from one of Shepard Fairey's poster on Obama and pasted it on my design. 'Hope' is what Obama is all about. People are hoping for a real change. The 'O' was changed to a crescent moon and star symbolizing a new hope to the Muslim world. Hoping Obama will improve the American foreign policies which is the real enemy for many decades. The peace in the Middle East will resonate a global peace. God bless America and hey why not the world too?. For God's bounty is unlimited which spans beyond the universe. He is Most Gracious and Most Merciful.

Update: 7th October 2012

After 4 years in office, President Obama hasn't done much for change or hope. That righteous image has turned into 'the lesser of the two evils'. But evil is still evil, lesser or greater. How could God bless America when Americans have lost their sense of righteousness. Money is the new god which favors the rich more than the poor. Yet the poor are fools that fell on false hope. For the fools, 'the lesser of two evils' look more sane than Mitt Romney, 'the greater of the two evils', aka Bush 2.0.
What America really needs is a totally new 'Operating System' and not the illusion of choice. The power needs to return back to the people. It should be 'By the people and for the people' and not the privileged few. Republican and Democrat belongs to the War Party. We need a peace maker. For making peace takes a lot of patience and intelligence. For many years the U.S. Presidents are lacking of it. Nothing more than a puppet on a string manipulated by corporations.

Swatari & Eid @Dewan Perdana FELDA

Last Sunday evening I was at Dewan Perdana FELDA attending a graduation ceremony of Swatari Dance School an annex of Pak Ngah Production owned by my celebrity friend Datuk Suhaimi Mohd Zain. Since it is still Shawal we also had an Eid dinner. In Malaysia Eid is celebrated for the whole month. Here are the family members of the students:

Food may not be the highlight of the evening but I would not miss out on traditional Malay food. There was no real rush because it is free-flow throughout the evening and everybody took their time and enjoying the show.

Though Eid is in its third week but it is nice to see the traditional ketupat, lemang and rendang being served. My tummy probably got tired of it but my eyes still like to have a feast. It is reassuring that I am in Malaysia and it is still Eid.

Though the dress code that evening was Malay traditional but there is always a guy who missed on crucial information. There he is my friend Syed Hassan in his maroon jacket and dark polo shirt together with his family and the famous Pak Ngah or officially called Datuk Suhaimi Mohd Zain.

Majority of the Swatari students are young children. They learn the many disciplines of Malay traditional dance and also get the chance to travel overseas for some cultural exchange. They may not be sharp with their moves but Swatari stresses much on discipline.

There is also a group of Japanese students who studied Malay traditional dance under Swatari. They stayed in Kuala Lumpur for two years. With their full Malay traditional dress I didn't realized that they were Japanese initially. Their movements were graceful and it is hard to believe that they spend two years just to learn Malay traditional dance.

The Swatari group visited Japan mid this year and they were well taken care off. The children enjoyed themselves and learned much from the trip.Here is the top Japanese official receiving a token from Pak Ngah for her dedication and the hospitalilty.

Here is the young teen group displaying their flare in Zapin style and a mix of Silat. It is quite breathtaking to see they flipped and turned in mid-air and yet moved gracefully to the Zapin music. Incidentally the music was remixed by me with new rhythm arrangemnent of Arabic Darbuka and Indian Tabla. The piece actually was part of the music lesson I conducted at Pak Ngah Production last year. Nobody told me that they were going to use it for the show. They also brought the music to Japan. The Japanese seemed to like it very much.

The Swatari students who have graduated could joined the Swatari professional group if they are good enough. The Swatari group won a Gold Award for the best performance at the Asian Youth Arts Festival this year in China. They really deserved it for their dedication and hard work. For this group of young students their future in Malay traditional dance is about to begin.

Eid Fitri 1429

Ramadhan 1429 though over but it is still close in my heart. It was like a friend who came for a visit and kept me company through the days and nights. Though alone in a big city but I have never felt lonely. It was sad to see it left but it was time to go. After nearly a month of fasting I felt weak. The train terminal is just next door and so I pampered myself and bought a first class ticket home to JB. Through the window I could see the bright city lights finally faded behind and the country sides passed by like postcards with kerosene lamps around the houses ushering the coming of Eid. What a wonderful sight to see while having sahur.

The long awaited day finally came. Eid Fitri greeted me in the morning. Here I was again in Masjid Jamek Bandar Baru UDA in JB. I always miss this place. It gave a special meaning to be home. Though many things have changed but this place remain the same. Shukur alhamdulillah. More than glad to hear the takbir again.

I felt that there was a fewer crowd this year. Lesser traffic and less colourful. Perhaps it was the gloomy economy but Eid is not about economy. We should always be grateful for what we have or even for what we don't. There is always a wisdom to every circumstances. It is the fitrah that Allah gave for without it life will be without balance. Let celebrate the fitrah.

Eid came with a special prize. My niece Sofia is one year old this Eid. Sometime I wonder where was she all this time. She really changed my life. Now my shirt is always creased and sometime wet. Lost the freedom. Lost much sleep. Lost the 'eligiblity' though still eligible. But it worth the sacrifice. Nothing else can compare. It is just sheer bliss. May your Eid be blissful too.

Iftar @Masjid Wilayah

Last Tuesday I decided to visit masjid Wilayah for iftar. The weather was fair and I think I could get good shots of the masjid. The sun was about to set and it was a perfect moment. The first time when I visited masjid Wilayah I was awed by its design. I couldn't believe that I was in Malaysia. It is so majestic and yet it is quite obscure.

After climbing two flights of staircase I reached the second level. This is where the main hall is with a large courtyard and a fountain in the middle. It is quite breathtaking to see it for the first time. The above shot was taken after iftar and Magrib while waiting for Isha and tarawih.

Masjid Wilayah is also a favourite place for celebrities to have their 'akad nikah ceremony. Its size and beauty give an illusion of being in a large palace. A kind of place that just married couples will feel like in a fairy tale and hoping to be happy ever after.

Behind the man congregation is the women section. I am not sure of other times but during tarawih that was the arrangement. It was without a divider and just a space in between just like during Rasulullah time. I managed to get a quick shot before the rest came.

More info: Masjid Wilayah

Iftar @al-Bukhary

Masjid al-Bukhary is situated at Jalan Hang Tuah in Kuala Lumpur. Tightly located beside the main road and the Monorail track. I was always curious about its beauty everytime I passed by from monorail. So last week I decided to drop by for iftar.

It is fairly new masjid completed sometime last year. It is a modestly build without much expensive materials. Mostly emulsion paint and moulded plaster. It is not air-conditioned and fairly opened so the public could take a peek from the main road and the monorail. Yet with all the thriftiness it still look elegant. Climbing from the side stairway I could see the beauty of the interior shining trough.

I stayed from Maghrib till Isha'. Teraweh was a bit tough in this masjid because there is no air-conditioning and the small fans are too remote. Here is the shot of the jemaah preparing for salah.

The dome also looks impressive even without the usual chandelier.

One thing great about iftar at al-Bukhary is the bubur lambok. It sure gets my vote. The spices help to rejuvenate the long day fasting taste buds. Al-Bukhary will definitely be my frequent place for iftar this Ramadhan.

Iftar @Asy-Shakirin

Last Friday I decided to go to Masjid Asy-Syakirin near KLCC for iftar. It is also known as Masjid KLCC. It is a moderate sized masjid and a hidden beauty. Tourists who visited KLCC rarely knew of its existence. A walk in the park probably will get them there. I met a couple of tourist who wanted to see the masjid but it was late. People at the masjid were preparing for iftar. They were busy setting up tables and chairs because it was a special iftar that evening. It was sponsored by Khazanah Nasional a government related company. Here is the pix taken before iftar:

But I am not there for that free food. An ordinary bubur lambok is fine for me. I am more interested to see the beauty of Asy-Syakirin. It is not a pretentious masjid because from the exterior it kind of look ordinary. But the interior is well crafted. It has an interesting dome where at a certain angle you can see the KLCC towers through its glass panes.

I felt comfortable at Asy-Syakirin. It is a city masjid for a city guy like me. So I stayed over from Maghrib till teraweh. It was a modest crowd packing up around three quarter of the main hall. There is also a lower hall which is used during Juma'at. During iftar women hanged around that area. The women prayer area is upstairs at the balcony, the first class seats :). Here is the ordinary class area for men :) :

Iftar @Masjid Jamek

Ramadhan 1429 is finally here. Last Monday was the first day of Ramadhan in Malaysia. I spend the first two days with family back in JB. It was a public holiday. There were no fireworks or concerts to usher the holy month, just a moment of peace.

On Wednesday I finally went back to KL to start work. I felt a change in the air. Ramadhan bazaars are everywhere and the masjids were busy preparing for Iftar. This Ramadhan I intend to visit various masjid in KL for Iftar and start a photo journal of Ramadhan. The first stop is Masjid Jamek. It is an old masjid in the city surrounded by palm trees. For a moment I felt I was somewhere else. It has a certain Moorish feel to it and a memory of an old friend from Memphis.

After collecting the Lambok poridge, drink, fruit and dates the crowd sat around in the extended wing talking to each other or just keeping to themselves. The women has their own private area. There are many foreigners that came. Some were tourists or just expatriates like me. Though diversed in nature but we gathered as one in the special month of Ramadhan.

More info: Masjid Jamek

Abdul Gafoor Mosque On Transit

It has been sometime since I updated my blog. There were a number of events that this blog missed because of my busy schedule. But sometime we need to pause and reflect. Last weekend I had that moment. While going back home from Singapore I stopped by Abdul Gafoor Mosque for Maghrib. It is a beautiful Indian Muslim mosque that I used to visit with a close friend. No matter how far I have traveled I seem to come back to this place. It has many graffiti on its walls telling my life story. No one can read it except me.

There was a halaqah that night. Men and women crowded the hall feeling thirsty for a spiritual moment. The aura felt like a Ramadhan night even though it is still Shaaban. Up in the sky the moon is getting older. Soon we will see the crescent moon of Ramadhan. There will be many nights like this. This is just a prelude.

more info: Masjid_Abdul_Gaffoor

Back to Bach

The air-con system at my incubator finally heard my complains. The compressor went dead and no more north pole air. It just blew warm air. I thought it would be good but it turns out bad. My body got dehydrated. After a day of that I finally got sick. It started last Friday. My most productive moments during weekend were lost. The air-con technicians don't work on weekends though the incubator operates 24/7.
So I just lazed around watched movies and played my keyboard. I remember when I was experimenting with synthesizer I learned the theory of pitch/frequency, harmonics and timbre. Then I discovered about velocity. I came to know that keyboard especially piano are not just on/off switches. It has expression which is the velocity. Just like the piano hammer. But keyboard controllers for synthesizers back then produce only two informations, on/off and variable voltage that determined the pitch/frequency.
So it was time for me to get into music school and learned classical piano. I ate and sleep piano and only listen to classical. During that time I heard about the album 'Switch On Bach' by Walter Carlos from references in electronic-classical music discussions. I bought the album and fell in love with Bach. Played it loud everyday. The mix of moog and Bach kind of toggling many switches in my brain. Many were positives.

The vinyl album is not with me. It is at my dad's. I just can't afford to carry a big bunch of vinyl around. Instead I watch a movie of similar theme, electronic, music, classical and computers. The best match was 'Electric Dream'. It was released in 1984 but I only had the chance to see it end of 2004. This is my favourite Bach piece, minuet in G major with improvisation by Giorgio Moroder and my favourite scene with the lovely Virginia Madsen:

By the year 1984 synthesizers had become more sophisticated with fully MIDI implementation. The music for the above scene done by Giorgio Moroder was done almost entirely with synthesizers. To bring back memories or for those who don't you can always add one, here is the music clip of Electric Dream sung by Philip Oakley:

So the story ended with the couple going off for the weekend break. The one that lost the love had to go away. I myself will be going away soon but to meet the ones I love. I will be going down south for the World Flower Festival in a couple of hours and meeting my dad, sister and niece. It's time to go away..........

I'm in the moog forever

Growing up during the Age of Aquarius had opened me up to million of ideas. Well not all were realized. There were limitation of time and budget. Most of it because of budget. That actually didn't stopped me. I learned to build things on my own. Not that easy to put aside pencil and brushes and handled soldering iron and a multimeter. Build my own printed circuit boards and assembled semiconductors and wired them up just to get a sound. To me it wasn't electronics, it was art. It was an experiment in additive sound synthesis. A fully assembled module was called a sound synthesizer. An instrument with no preset sound.

I couldn't afford to buy one. Even if I could it wasn't easily available. But I did manage to build many modules and patched them together and synthesized many weird sounds. My parents called it the submarine :-). Computer stole away my interest. Everything then became virtual.

The dream didn't die. This year I managed to get a number of synthesizer plugins or mostly known as VSTi. One of the great classic is the minimoog. It is the smaller brother of the modular moog. minimoog was meant for live performances because of its small size and easy operation. moog has a unique sound compared to other synthesizers. The key behind its uniqueness was its filter design. I was skeptical that the software version could reproduce the same unique sound. But it did. It sounded exactly like the original moog. Here is the minimoog V from Arturia:

Though it look exactly like the real thing, it is still a software. I can play using my M-Audio MIDI keyboard. The knobs can be turned and the switches can be toggled using my mouse. To play live would be difficult. I need to manipulate the knobs like a real hardware knobs quickly and in realtime. I have found a way to do that. I will show you how.

In your music sequencing software like Sonar Producer, insert the minimoog plugin. The Synth Property and Synth Rack page will appear. The Synth Property will show the whole synthesizer like above and the synth rack will show like below:

Activate 'Assign Controls' and 'Show/Hide Assigned Controls'. In the Synth Property page you manipulate the knobs/controls that you want to assign. It don't have to be every knobs but just the important ones. Then deactivate the 'Assign Controls' button. A pop-up window will appear and prompt "14 Parameters were touched during Learn. Are you sure you want to assign these controls?". Click on 'Yes' and the Synth Rack page will be updated like below:

The controllers on the Synth Rack can now control the knobs on the Synth Property page and vice versa. You can minimize the Synth Property page to clear up space. To have your MIDI controller keyboard control the software synth you need to do the following steps. With your mouse right click the controller on the Synth Rack page and choose 'Remote Control'. Turn the knob on your MIDI controller keyboard and click the 'Learn' button on the 'Remote Control' pop-up window. The controller number will appear. Click 'OK'. The window will close. The selected knob on your keyboard will control the selected controller on the Synth Rack page and in turn will control the synthesizer. A couple of Continous Controllers are already pre-assigned to work with minimoog. Controller #77 for Filter Emphasis and #7 for Main Volume. You don't have to assign these controls or it will get messed up. The Synth Rack will act as a bridge binding the MIDI controller keyboard and the software synthesizer. Here is how the knobs look like on my Axiom MIDI controller keyboard:

These knobs I assigned as Continous Controllers or MIDI CC to control sound shaping parameters. While the levels for each modules are controlled by the linear sliders assigned as Channel Volume or MIDI CC #7 with separate MIDI Channel for each. Here is the Linear Sliders on my keyboard:

As you can see each one of the controllers are just numbers without any predefined function. MIDI controller keyboards do not have a sound of its own. They are just interfaces like a mouse or a PC keyboard. It is interesting to see the knobs on the keyboard actually control the knobs of the minimoog plugin in realtime. The good thing about it is the MIDI keyboard is polyphonic while the original minimoog is monophonic. With the MIDI keyboard I can play chords and I can save the settings on my computer.

There were only 13,000 unit of minimoog produced. To own the original is like owning a part of history. I would choose a minimoog over a BMW anytime. Here is the story of the creator of minimoog, the late Dr. Robert A. Moog: https://www.moogmusic.com/history.php

Nowadays with just a laptop and a MIDI keyboard controller, you can jam anywhere. The keyboard can be a 25, 49 or 61 key. That's depend on your mode of transportation. The audio interface has to be a professional one. You can even play an acoustic or grand piano anywhere. My favourites are Steinway and Boesendorfer. The plugin is from Native Intruments called Akoustik Piano. The list of plugins are virtually endless. The Age of Aquarius is like forever.

Stealing Paradise - The Wrap Up Party

Last Friday night we had 'The Wrap Up' party at Rasta, somewhere in KL. 'Stealing Paradise' trailer was officially completed. The longest 2 minit trailer we all ever done. But my share of work weren't that much. Perhaps more of the technical advice and consolations. There were laughters and frictions but no blood were shed. Though many toes were shot but they seem to grow back. After all it was just an animation.

I never cease to amaze myself after looking at the shots again. I really did that? I wish I had more time and got involved with more scenes. But my own personal projects took precedence. I wish Kumar and RK Studio the best of luck. I hope 'Stealing Paradise' will be a success. Sail on skipper!

While my keyboard gently weep

These are two of my favourite sound modules, Proteus 1 plus Orchestra and Proteus 3 XR WORLD. I had it for nearly 20 years now. Proteus 1 plus has most of the essential intruments plus complete set of orchestral intruments. While Proteus 3 XR has a great collection of world instruments. I have one more which is not in the photo which is Proteus PROCUSSION that has all the major drum kits and percussions.
I have to part with them recently. I sold them to a friend of mine. He is more of a traditional guy who need things in an instant rather than groping with softwares. I am more of a software person and most of the Proteus instruments are now available as a plugin nowadays with better sounds and features. All I need is just a Proteus PC card, Proteus X which I bought in 2006. The M-Audio's Axiom 61 MIDI controller keyboard in the photo was bought in 2007. I loan it to a friend's studio for the music lessons that I conducted. But I got it back recently. It is nice to have someone to talk too in the middle of the night especially living in outerspace. Welcome home my friend and goodbye to my old ones. To my former Proteuses, my keyboard will gently weep.

Pekomik miniKON @PWTC

Pekomik, a comic group is having a miniConference at Putra World Trade Centre from yesterday till the following weekend. This is their booth and the exhibition area displaying the works of many local comic artists. Comic the art medium that bridges the young and the young at heart. In this age of digital everything, comic still retains its charm in the analog world.

This is Azhar Abdullah, the president of Pekomik making an introduction speech before the panel session. The president is kind enough to invite me to join the session as a panel speaker, an underdog among the comic veterans.

PWTC was crowded today because of the Book Fair and also the political conference held in the next room. The Prime Minister was there, probably talking about new strategies and plans for the country while me in this room talking about Palestine war in the future. This is the first time I am talking about Palestine 3000 A.D. in public. I call it a pre-documentary. I hope I didn't frightened the audience too much.

Here is showing my baby, Palestine 3000 A.D., the video synopsis. Someone said that I am brave enough to do such thing. Perhaps I am still a rebel. But art will not kill people. I know my fellow artists will understand. Best of all I received a salute today by a veteran comic artist. Finally someone doing something with substance and not just fantasy he said.

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Sofia - 6 Month Big

Here is the latest pix of my niece Sofia. She is going to be 6 month old soon. At nearly 8 kg she is a big bundle of joy. Very energetic and loves to travel. Loves kicking since in the womb. Her latest talent is grabbing hard people cheeks with her sharp nails. Ouch! Not a typical princess. A warrior princess perhaps :). Beware guys.
She loves watching TV especially the news. A career in broadcasting perhaps. I will teach her to write emails once she can handle the keyboard. It will be delightful to read her thoughts. To you my dear I dedicate this song by Jon Anderson:

My Life In Space @MSC Cybercentre

Around the same time last year I was awarded the incubator space at MSC Cybercentre in KL Sentral. This year the people at MDEC is kind enough to offer me another year contract. Just signed it a week ago with the prospect of getting a new funding for the incubatees who are creating original contents. This is one of the highlight of my life. The kind of moments that I like to take snapshots and put it in a picture frame to be remembered for many years to come.

Last year I took several shots of the incubator's interior with my handphone camera, Sony Ericsson W900i, a 2 megapixels resolution. The quality is good but not great for low light shots. Too much colour noises. So last December I bought a Nikon D40x, a 10 megapixels DSLR. Many of the shots that I took recently for this blog were taken by the new Nikon. So I decided to shoot some night scenes of KL Sentral giving the feel of my life at the incubator. Nearly every night working till morning at the incubator, feeling like living in space.

This is block 1B of Plaza Sentral where the incubator is located. It really look like a spaceship from this angle, cruising in space. It was shot at f/22 with exposure time of 3.6 seconds.

This is KL Sentral's train terminal. Many people got confused when I mentioned KL Sentral. Most would think that this is KL Sentral. KL Sentral is actually a development area, a city within a city with the train terminal as its centre piece. Trains from all over converge here, even the KLIA Express to the KL International Airport. The terminal is just next to Plaza Sentral where the incubator is. The two bulidings in the background is Le Meridian and Hilton. The idea is to make it convenient for overseas clients to drop by straight from the airport. There are some nice and expensive restaurants there. But there are many other affordable eating places at the train terminal and also at Sooka Sentral just beside me. Yes this workaholic need to eat in a nice restaurant sometime :). This was shot at f/11 with the exposure time of 2 seconds. You can tell the slow shutter speed by the streak of the train on the track.

This is the walkway that link Plaza Sentral and the train terminal. It is fully sheltered all the way. I can never get wet even when it pours. I could arrive at the airport all dry. Perhaps not just the airport, even the restaurants. At the side there are banners advertising new restaurants at Sooka Sentral. Well not all eat, there is also a big gym that I have just registered with. This place is getting lively during the day. But in the night I am back in my spaceship. I can hear Bowie singing....

"This is Ground Control to Major Tom. You've really made the grade. And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear. Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare.

This is Major Tom to Ground Control. I'm stepping through the door. And I'm floating in a most peculiar way. And the stars look very different today."

An Artist Among the Suits

The incubator at KL Sentral is finally launched today by the Minister of Science Technology and Innovations. After a year of occupancy humans finally heard about us. Humans in suits came in large numbers while this artist try to keep awake. Some of them thought this incubator is for some fancy high-tech stuff, the kind of Bill Gates would bless with his holy water. Sorry lady, you are in La La Land where life starts after midnight, we work barefoot and sleep in sleeping bags. But the goverment had spend millions for us and added another 2 million more today for our petty cash. Surely somebody is insane here.

Sister & A Couple Of Good Men

We had the main renovation finally completed last week. Shukur alhamdulillah we are blessed with this chance of having our own travel agency. With the support of a couple of good men who are with us because of our principles and not just because of money. May Allah bless us with His Rahmah and may it will be full of barakah. Insha Allah.
The lineup from left to right: Shahrul Asri, En Musa, me, Jelita and Sofia.

Here we are at our modest meeting room. It is a temporary setup. The area will be partitioned for my private office in the second phase of planning. The final meeting room will be shifted behind where there is another big area. Insha Allah.

En Musa and Shahrul discussing business with an associate of us. Could it be a multi-million dollar project or just quick and dirty? Million sound good but quick and dirty is not our way. May Allah protect us from such haram trades. I will make sure such thing don't come near the company. Alhamdulillah this meeting of no such nature.

Here is Jelita at front office doing all the marketing planning. She is actually multi-tasking, doing office work and taking care of Sofia at the same time. Sofia is actually by her side hidden from the camera.

Much of the search for resources used for the renovation were done using internet search engine and locating the items and contractors using the GPS tracking unit that I mentioned in my previous post. We work smart but play hard. Hey, its the year 2008.

JAZ Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd is located down south in Johor Bahru. We are strategically located at the gateway to Singapore - Malaysia. We will be expecting more JB-Singapore business. The company is a subsidiary of JAZ Multimedia Sdn Bhd located at MSC Cybercentre in Kuala Lumpur where it receives its financial support and information technology.