Video and photos from Corntoz Pillow Fight, Kuala Lumpur!

Thank you!

To view all the photos, click Gallery. There’s a writeup in the papers, 8 April. There are two videos. One by RA, one by The Star Newspaper. Scroll down to watch them.

To view the post that promoted this event prior to 4 April 2009, click here. If you would like to be notified for our next project, join the R A group on Facebook. No spam.

RA avoid asking for donations to support its operations and costs. If you’d like to see more of our initiatives, contribute by purchasing our t-shirts, and of course participating in our projects. :)

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*New t-shirt design coming soon. Place your order, just email, no deposit.

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Thank you to the organising team (names below, scroll down).  Germ from French For Incredible for his artwork, Yani Mustapa & Jazmi Kamarudin from Cineleisure Damansara, Diyana Shahrum, Joseph Dhevan & Pierre Pang from Corntoz, and of course to all Pillow Fighters who participated and made it a blast!

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Corntoz Pillow Fight Kuala Lumpur from RandomAlphabets on Vimeo. Music by Butterfingers.

The video we made

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The video by The Star

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Photography team were made of :

• Haikal Shaharuddin
• Hariz Kamal
• Khalil Makata
• Chin Ren Yi
• Dhuha Johari
• Zulhelmi Misran
• Syamim Sharum

Videographers were :

• Khairah Makata
• Juria Toramae
• Ian Kirk

Pillow Fight Police :

• Juliana Tang
• Neena Sufian
• Amelia Anuar
• Sarah Fathallah
• Chris Tock
• Akhmal Wahab
• Liyana Ferdaus
• Khad Lubis
• Amin Abdul Rahman
• Eryl Erlyna
• Zaza Fathy
• Jennie Yang
• Nina Alyani
• Athirah Naim
• Munir Shah
• Nawar
• Maria Ghani
• Salini Zaini

Other team members :

• Hashim Abdullah
• Firdus Ahmad
• Niki Cheong
• Hassan Ali
• Nasir Ahmad

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Mraz wore our t-shirt for KL performance

Jason Mraz performed in KL and wore the pink ‘I Heart KL’ t-shirt made by RA.

A friend of mine who won a pass for the meet & greet, gave him the t-shirt as a gift…or because she was a fan, or a sign of hospitality. Who knows. To all our surprise, was what you saw on stage.

The pink ribbons inside the pink heart has significance. 20% of the purchase price, goes specifically to Pride Foundation (breast cancer). To know more: http://RandomAlphabets.com/?page_id=535

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Read the writeup here by The Sun, KLue & Junk.

Pictures: rwp wellington, eindhoven, kuala lumpur, melbourne, singapore

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In Civic Square, Wellington. Photo by Alastair Smith

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Read while Waiting Project

“To think that it was just an idea you had some 3 months ago to where it is now. You’ve done so much, am proud of you.”
- Miss Not Ascertainable

RWP first crossed my mind in early May 2008. While I was pushing my bike on the highway after it ran out of petrol. It was one of the best times of my life.

I’ve been a law graduate since December 2007, and could be earning perhaps RM2000 a month for an employer silly enough to pay me that kind of money. But I’m not.

Instead I’m a self-employed unpaid pseudo activist doing what I feel like doing and persuading as many people as I can reach, convincing them why they should listen to this madman.

Whether you commend or criticise the Read while Waiting Project, but henceforth at some point in your life, it has (even) subconsciously moved you to read as oppose to not doing anything productive with that time, I then, have achieved what I set out to do.

*All pictures you see here are also available on Facebook.

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Melbourne

“I just left the place. Although tak ramai, I’m really happy with it. Ada dalam 6, 7 orang, and they are all totally strangers, grouped together to read books. Best douh. Thanks a lot bro. You taught me something there and I felt it.”
- Izhar Moslim

To promote the participation and awareness of RWP, RA has done 3 things (1st video, 2nd video & 23rd August flashmob) and have 1 more remaining. That is, the BookCrossing gathering.

It is where people, strangers and friends, would meet up to either loan or give away books. This gathering will be done in a few months time.

Below are pictures from Melbourne. It was coordinated by Izhar Moslim, who arranged for 400 RWP Pay It Forward Bookmarks to be delivered to Melbourne at the last minute via Afiah Hafiz.

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Eindhoven

“P.S. = it was .. niceeee !!!”
- Chiara Mafucci

RWP has 2 main objectives
1. To see more people reading (any form of literature) whenever they wait
2. To make people more conscious of whenever they are about to go somewhere and know that some waiting will be involved, then bring something to read

Below are pictures from Eindhoven. It was coordinated by Chiara Mafucci. Chiara is from the south of Italy and works in Eindhoven. Zain HD had dinner with her in when he was in Eindhoven for one night (November 2007).

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Singapore

“Hmmm..it’s raining here.”
- Sofiah Jamil

The reason why RA picked the ‘waiting’ element is because of the baby steps approach.

Don’t try to get someone who does not even read to start the habit, buying literature and/or set an over optimistic goal.

Below are pictures from Singapore. It was coordinated by Sofiah Jamil. She is researcher at the NTU Rajaratnam School of International Studies and co-founder of Itchy Traveller.

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Kuala Lumpur

“Zain, great fun meeting you yesterday. Enjoyed the RWP. Let’s think of something fun for World AIDS Day please!”
- Marina Mahathir

The idea was to get a person comfortable with the idea of reading in the first place, and then what that person does subsequently, is up to them.

And the simplest way to do it, is to get them to not allocate a time of the day specially for reading, but to fill it in between things they already are doing.

Below are pictures from Kuala Lumpur (taken by Joshua Ong). It was coordinated by Zain HD of RA. He needs a break.

RWP also got picked up in New Zealand by two influential bloggers. Social commentator Paul Reynolds and former managing director & publisher of Penguin NZ, Graham Beattie. With the help from Paul, RWP was promoted on the Christchurch City Council Library Official Blog and the National Radio of New Zealand.

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RWP is one of RA’s pro bono projects. Support our projects by donning these t-shirts.

Video – Read while Waiting Project: 23 August

Michelle Gunaselan, Niki Cheong, Fahmi Fadzil, Dr. Farish Noor, Sharon Bakar, Joyce Wong @ Kinky Blue Fairy, Su Ann Lim @ Pink Pau, Altimet, Farihin Abdul Fattah, Emmett Roslan Ishak, Ida Nerina, Sazzy Falak, Sharifah Aleysha & Aryana, Chef Ismail Ahmad, Jules & Prem, Shaz Mukhtar, Jazeman Jaafar

*The venues for RWP has been been announced. This includes for the Kuala Lumpur, Eindhoven, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne & Singapore Chapter. :)

RWP: Read while Waiting Project

RWP is not about 23rd of August. Or BookCrossing It is far beyond that. Scroll down to watch the videos that explains this project. Watch the video that explains the project: 1st version, 2nd version, 3rd version.

Objective

1. To see more people reading (any form of literature) whenever they wait
2. To make people more conscious of whenever they are about to go somewhere and know that some waiting will be involved, then bring something to read

This is what RA has in store for RWP.

1. Pay It Forward Bookmarks
2. BookCrossing campaign in conjunction with RWP. To be launched after 23rd Aug
3. Look Up More flashmob 12th July
4. D-Day 23rd August. Join RWP on Facebook. To date: 6500 people invited.

*If you are interested to initiate wherever you live, then do Contact Us and we’ll help you promote it and get the word out. Just as we are doing for Eindhoven, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne & Singapore.

*You don’t need hundreds of people to do it on 23rd Aug. Just 3 or 4 friends is enough! :) Then send us pictures. We all have to start somewhere. So, start. You can do it. Just do it.

Kuala Lumpur : KL Sentral. Area in front of KFC, Dunkin Donuts & KTM Komuter entrance.

Sydney : Wharf 2 & 3. Circular Quay.

Melbourne : Bourke Street Mall Tram Station.

Perth : In front of David Jones, Murray Street Mall.

Singapore : Entrance to Wheelock Place on the Orchard Road side. The corner opposite Shaw.

Wellington : Civic Square. Outside Civic Art Gallery

Auckland :Aotea Square, Queen Street

Christchurch : Cathedral Square

Eindhoven : Central Station. Main entrance.

+Support this project by showing people you know the videos. Email the link. Pay it forward.+

*Click on the video that interests you. 1st version, 2nd version, 3rd version. RWP & Zain HD was featured in the 7 minute per-episode The Fairly Current Show by Pop TV.

Instead of explaining the project in a long elaborated post, RA did videos. The first video was uploaded in mid June. It includes Sean Connery and pictures from various participants.

The recently uploaded 2nd video has 3 versions. Each version has 3 sections explaining 3 different things by 3 different people, Altimet, Michelle Gunaselan & Niki Cheong. Each version includes supporters of RWP such as,.

Joyce Wong @ Kinky Blue Fairy, Farish Noor, Sharon Bakar, Emmett Butterfingers, Prem & Jules & Fahmi Fadzil – 1st version

Su Ann Lim @ Pink Pau, Prem & Jules, Sazzy Falak, Sharifah Aleysha & Aryana, Jazeman Jaafar & Ida Nerina – 2nd version

Farihin Abdul Fattah, Chef Ismail, Ida Nerina, Sazzy Falak, Sharifah Aleysha & Aryana, Emmett Butterfingers & Shaz Mukhtar – 3rd version

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RWP is one of RA’s pro bono projects. Support us by donning our t-shirts.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

- Mahatma Gandhi

Be part of RWP. Participate. A simple effort on your part, is an investment with great interest returns shared by many for now, and many years to come. It would mean the world, to the world.

Why am I doing this? Because if you want to see something happen, and no one else is doing it, then YOU do it.

-Zain HD

Pictures: LUM flashmob 12 July

4.30pm: RandomAgents start congregating.

5.45pm: Most of us took a train to KLCC. Some walked.

6.05pm: Gather at KLCC Pond

6.20pm: Banners go up.

4th Floor Kinokuniya. R e a d

2nd Floor Signatures Food Court. w h i l e W a i ti n g P r o je c t

6.22pm: Banners go down

6.25pm: Distributed some RWP Pay It Forward Bookmarks at KLCC Pond

6.27pm: Disperse

6.35pm: Burger King, Avenue K.

The whole process was exciting thanks to those helped out and also to those who came.

We have 4 projects in the span of 6 weekends. This Sunday 20 July at the Malaysian Flower Show at Lake Gardens will be the last one before our break (till 23 Aug). On top of that, the birth of RandomAttire. It has been madness. Once things have cooled down abit, we will do the videos for the recent projects.

Banners by Firdaus Ahmad.
Photos by Juliana Hilton & Shazeea Banu.

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Look Up More flashmob Gathering Point revealed
5pm Saturday 12 July
Carpark on Jalan Ampang
Opposite Dang Wangi Putra LRT Entrance
Near Concorde Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe. Across Wisma Denmark/Safuan Building.

*To participate, just be there. Bring a book, magazine or newspaper. That is all.

Join LUM on Facebook.

Read the Frequently Asked Questions for LUM. Scroll down.

Anyone and everyone can be a RandomAgent.
Just be there at the Gathering Point at 5pm on Saturday 12 July.
Location of Gathering Point will be announce at 9pm on Wednesday 9 July.

*We will announce the Gathering Point on 9pm Wednesday 9 July on RandomAlphabets.com It will be somewhere accessible in KL.

FAQ for LUM

1. Do I have to come?
2. You guys are weird. I just bought this new top. It’s fabulous. It’s super super low cut. Cause you know…KL weather. I don’t understand how people can still wear t-shirts. Anyway, can I wear my new top to LUM? Promise I’ll try to not steal the limelight. ;)
3. I don’t get it. Ok. So how do I participate?
4. OMG OMG ZZZOMG. Can you tell me first? I won’t tell anyone I pwoomisss. ;)
5. :(
6. Yaaaa. Got it! RA did ‘Rob!’ at KLue Urbanscapes. Is LUM going to be at another event? I prefer it that way cause I have sooo many things to do then to just go to a flashmob and then leave.
7. Errrr. Errmm. Hurrmmm. What do you mean by clean? I don’t like doing flashmobs in the bathroom okkkay.
8. Ok. But, how am I going to be certain that it’s fun?
9. Sheesh! I’m just asking. I’m a busy person. If I know it’s going to turnout great, then I’d come.
10. Yea right. WtvRR (whateveRR). I’m not coming.

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1. Do I have to come?
No.

2. You guys are weird. I just bought this new top. It’s fabulous. It’s super super low cut. Cause you know…KL weather. I don’t understand how people can still wear t-shirts. Anyway, can I wear my new top to LUM? Promise I’ll try to not steal the limelight. ;)
If anyone wants to see a polluted longkang, there’s Sungai Kelang.

3. I don’t get it. Ok. So how do I participate?
Just be there at the Gathering Point at 5pm on Saturday 12 July. RA will only announce the location of the Gathering Point at 9pm on Wednesday 9 July on RandomAlphabets.com.

4. OMG OMG ZZZOMG. Can you tell me first? I won’t tell anyone I pwoomisss. ;)
No.

5. :(
Seriously. We’re not telling.

6. Yaaaa. Got it! RA did ‘Rob!’ at KLue Urbanscapes. Is LUM going to be at another event? I prefer it that way cause I have sooo many things to do then to just go to a flashmob and then leave.
No. LUM will not be at an event hosted by someone else. LUM will be very very very similar to KL Freeze in Unison. It’s that kind of flashmob.

At the same time, still clean, random and fun.

7. Errrr. Errmm. Hurrmmm. What do you mean by clean? I don’t like doing flashmobs in the bathroom okkkay.
By clean meaning we don’t meddle with politics, religion and Britney Spears.

8. Ok. But, how am I going to be certain that it’s fun? Are there going to be alot of annoying girls?
At the end of the flashmob, to wrap things up, we are going to shove our foot up your arse.

9. Sheesh! I’m just asking. I’m a busy person. If I know it’s going to turnout great, then I’d come.
If your parents knew you were going to turnout this way, they wouldn’t have had sex.

10. Yea right. WtvRR (whateveRR). I’m not coming.
You were not invited.

RandomAttire goes live

On Tuesday, 8.7.8 RandomAttire, will go live. Urban fashion with a conscience, goes on sale.

There are two designs available. Only 180 pieces available per design. You will know what number is yours upon purchase. Whether its 38 of 180, 97 of 180, or 154 of 180. What you won’t see is, 183 of 180, OR another person owning the same number t-shirt as you. That, is our word. We mean it when we say, limited.

T-shirts are sold online at our Shop, at occasional bazaars and markets RA choose to participate in. From time to time, we will announce a certain location, date and time as to where we’ll be.

This Thursday night at 10pm, we will be at Moonshine which is at the Apartment, the Curve. If you’d like to meet us and purchase a t-shirt, email us prior the design and size you are interested in. We’ll bring the goodies and you meet us there. RandomAttire [at] RandomAlphabets [dot] com

20% of your thoughtful purchase will go to EcoKnights and PRIDE Foundation. They have enthusiastically participated in the Heart Series with us. T-shirts are sold at RM47 each.

Details on sizes here.

Nobody makes love in a club

“In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.”
- The Godfather

For the moment:
Love In This Club – Usher

I’m sorry. But if you want to ‘make love’ in a club, especially in the way you put it, it’s not called making love. It’s called fcking.

In fact, I’m not sorry. I do apologise for being crude. But this must be said because eventually the phrase ‘make love’ could be distorted and carry a different connotation.

For example: a man tells his spouse, “I want to make love to you“, and she might just go

You selfish animal. I want to have sex. Not make love! You think I’m cheap is it? Hah?

Kau binatang!

Inside he goes, ‘shit! Did I miscalculate her period cycle again? Damn it I HATE hiphop!‘

Video & FAQ – flashmob in KL Saturday 28 June: Rob!

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* Pictures and videos from KLX will be up soon.
* Read the Rob! Frequently Asked Questions below. Scroll down.
* Read more about Rob! here.
* Join Rob! on Facebook.

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‘Rob!’ is a flashmob idea that came from ImprovEverywhere in NYC. Watch the video above to know more.

We will only announce the details of the venue/event on Wednesday 25 June, 3 days beforehand on Facebook and RandomAlphabets.com. Not via sms.

This has to be done because if it is announce too early, we may lose to element of surprise to the people around us and especially so, the victim. And also the Ring might not make it to Mordor.

Participants are called RandomAgents. Those interested have to email their hp number to RandomActs [at] RandomAlphabets [dot] com. We promise you that your numbers will not be distributed or used in an inappropriate way. That is our word.

We will sms you the name of the Victim at 4pm on Saturday 28 June itself. Just be at the event and wait for the sms.

Look at pics and read more about what we’ve written earlier about Rob! in an earlier post, here.

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FAQ Rob!

1. I know I’m not stupid. So it’s definitely you guys that have not been giving a clear explanation. How does Rob! work?
2. Does anyone from RandomActs know the victim personally?
3. Ew…double ew! Ok wtvR (whateveRRR). Where will it be then?
4. Okkkkay. What are the other 2 events?
5. …right. Will it be at a stadium?
6. Pffft..so lame. So is there a gathering point at the event itself?
7. That’s like so bodo. Why are we giving our numbers then?
8. I don’t understand. I got 7 1As for SPM. So I know I’m smart. Something is wrong with your project here. In NY, other people started calling Rob as well because he was looking for his seat. For this one, our Rob will just be walking around. Is it going to work here as well? Are other people actually going to follow us calling for our Rob?
9. OMG. O O O OMG. But like, don’t you think like, the victim, and like, other people, would like, know, it’s like, a setup/flashmob?
10. I think I know the victim. Can I tell him/her?
11. Sheesh. I dowan kam la lai dis. I don haf 2 kam rait?

1. I know I’m not stupid. So it’s definitely you guys that have not been giving a clear explanation. How does Rob! work?

There are 4 Phases. This is how it goes.

+ Pre-Rob! Time: 4.45pm. Location: Wherever our victim is.
We’ll arrange for a videographer (VG) and 2 photographers (PG) to locate our victim and follow him/her to capture his/her reaction before, during and after.

+ Phase A. Time: 5pm. Location: Everywhere
RandomAgents go around everywhere asking strangers at the event to build the buzz. For example
‘Excuse me, have you seen Rob?’
‘Hey, where is Rob?’
‘This anneh looks like Lingam, talks like Lingam. But it’s not Lingam. You got see him not?’
‘Eh Leng Chai, don’t lansi ah. You know where is Rob or not?’
‘Hai awak. Awak ade nampak Rob tak? Kita nie tengah carik dieee. Awak nie chumel la. Boleh berkenalan?’

+ Phase B. Time: 5.15pm. Location: Everywhere.
Start calling out Rob every few seconds. Imagine you are at a concert, you’re walking around looking for a friend. Look out into the crowd and call out for you friend. Do it like that.
‘Rob!’
‘Hey Rob!’
‘Rob I’m here!’
‘Where’s that 4 eyed Ca Cheng? Rob!’
‘Woi Rob. Ko kat mane nie? Kalau aku carik Mawi pun dah jumpe skarang ko to tak! Rob!’

+Phase C. Time: 5.30pm. Location: RandomAgents spread out to the 3 designated gathering points.
We will all gather at (at least) 3 gathering points and start calling out for Rob together, loudly.
‘Rob!’
‘Dei macha. Rob. Here lah!’
‘Over here Rob.’
‘Niamah! We’re here la Rob!’
‘Aku carik Ayah Pin pun kot dah jumpe skarang. Rob! Kat sini woi.’

+Phase D. Time: 5.32pm. Location: Everywhere.
We gradually stop. Disperse. Blend in the crowd.

2. Does anyone from RandomActs know the victim personally?
No. To us he’s/she’s a stranger. We know of him/her but none of us have ever personally, actually or virtually contacted him/her. Only in our hearts and dreams when we close our eyes and eat ice cream.

3. Ew…double ew! Ok wtvR (whateveRRR). Where will it be then?
We have listed 3 events to pounce on that day. We will announce which event we have chosen, on Wednesday 25th June on RandomAlphabets.com

Some asked us if it’s going to be Urbanscapes. We can’t say. But we’ll say this. Urbanscapes is 1 of 3 on the list.

4. Okkkkay. What are the other 2 events?
Kayknot Tel in KL
Impatient Anonymous in Kuala Lumpur

5. Pffft..so lame. So is there a gathering point at the event itself?
Yes. At least 3 gathering points. We will inform you on RandomAlphabets.com. NOT via Sms.

6. That’s like so bodo. Why are we giving our numbers then?
We will be telling you every single detail on Wednesday 25th June. All except the name of our victim. We will SMS you the name of the victim at 3pm on Saturday 28th June.

7. …right. Will it be at a stadium?
No.

8. I don’t understand. I got 7 1As for SPM. So I know I’m smart. Something is wrong with your project here. In NY, other people started calling Rob as well because he was looking for his seat. For this one, our Rob will just be walking around. Is it going to work here as well? Are other people actually going to follow us calling for our Rob?
We don’t even want it to work that way. Our is different. Part of the idea of flashmob itself is to gauge the reaction of other people who are not part of it (stranger+victim). So imagine yourself not being part of this, not knowing anything at all. You go to a concert/carnial/festival. Out of nowhere, a whole lot of people around you, everywhere, starts calling out looking for this one person. How would you react? Which is why we will be assigning a team of photographers waiting to capture the facial expressions and reactions of the strangers/spectators.

9. OMG. O O O OMG. But like, don’t you think like, the victim, and like, other people, would like, know, it’s like, a setup/flashmob?
If we stick it to faking it as real as possible, then that would help. Don’t laugh or smile or look mischievous. You are ‘really’ looking for a person. ‘Really’ look for him/her then. When you’re really looking for someone, you don’t laugh, giggle or have a happy face on right? So look ‘real’.

10. I think I know the victim. Can I tell him/her?
Please don’t (be a jackass and) tell him/her. We don’t mind. But our RandomAgents will mind. Because you’ll ruin the project. They will call you names. Not in a flashmob way. I don’t know what way. Maybe like, my way on the highway.

11. Sheesh. I dowan kam la lai dis. I don haf 2 kam rait?
No you don’t. You should really piss off.

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