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Akan pengaroh sikap dalam kehidupan yg telah aq tempuhi

Sikap lebih penting daripada ilmu,
daripada duit & harta, daripada waktu,
daripada kegagalan, daripada kejayaan,
daripada apapon yg mungkin dakatakan
atau di lakukan oleh seseorang

Kita tidak dapat mengubah masa lalu
Kita tidak dapat mengubah tingkah laku orang
Kita tidak dapat mengubah apa yang pasti terjadi

Satu perkara yg dapat kita ubah,
adalah satu perkara yg dapat kita kawal,
Dan itu AdAlah SikAp kiTA.

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Pacific on alert as tsunami surge hits Hawaii


A wall of water engulfs coastal Japan after a huge 8.9 magnitude quake struck the region


A wall of water engulfs coastal Japan after a huge 8.9 magnitude quake struck the region (NHK World)
Pacific on alert as tsunami surge hits Hawaii
Tsunami warnings have been lifted for some densely populated Asia Pacific countries previously thought to be at risk after a huge earthquake hit Japan on Friday, as video showed the first signs of a tsunami appearing on beaches in Hawaii.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) reported wave changes at Waianae Harbour shortly before relatively small waves were seen at Waikiki.
Earlier, warnings were issued for the entire Pacific basin except mainland United States and Canada, and including Hawaii and extending from Mexico down to South American countries on the Pacific.
Australia and New Zealand, which had been on an initial warning list, were later removed. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre confirmed there was no tsunami threat.
Indonesia's meteorological agency said its tsunami alert had been lifted, following Taiwan, which lifted its alert after evacuating its thinly populated east coast earlier on Friday.
Taiwan evacuated its east coast which is not heavily populated. Waves of about 10 centimetres high have reached the island but caused little damage, its central weather bureau said.
Small tsunami waves also hit the Philippines and Indonesia's eastern coastline without causing any damage.
The warning has also been lifted for Guam.
The tsunami is expected to head towards the Americas, where warnings are in effect for countries including Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, as well as Russia, Fiji, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The warning also extends to the northern and central California coast, the Oregon coast, and parts of Alaska. Residents have been urged to move inland and to higher ground.
An advisory, a lesser state of alert, was issued for southern California and the Washington coast, where residents were urged to clear beaches and stay out of marinas and harbours.

Tsunami reaches Hawaii

Hawaii was bracing for a tidal wave after a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan, 6,200 kilometres away, triggered a tsunami warning across most of the Pacific basin, including northern California and Oregon.
Hawaii's civil defence agency ordered all coastal areas, including the main tourist hub Honolulu, evacuated by 2:00am local time. The first tsunami waves began to wash up on Hawaiian shores just hours later.
The PTWC reported seeing wave changes at Waianae Harbor at around 3.24am local time, shortly before relatively small waves were seen at Waikiki.
No damage was reported from the waves, which were also reported on other islands in the Pacific archipelago state.
Waves were measured at 48 centimetres in Nawiliwili on the island of Kauai, according to officials at an emergency centre in Honolulu.
"It's not going to be a major damaging event," Gerard Fryer with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said as the surge began to hit, although he added there might be scattered damage.
Officials expect waves of up to two metres to hit Hawaii in the coming hours.
The alarm had been sounded some five hours before the waves hit. Police had set up road blocks on roadways heading into inundation zones about an hour before the tsunami arrived.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warned the tsunami is currently higher than some Pacific islands which it could wash over.
The quake off Japan's north-east coast was the biggest in 140 years and triggered tsunami waves that swept across farmland, sweeping away homes, crops, vehicles and triggering fires. 



Skim beli rumah tanpa deposit

Milikan pertama bagi gaji kurang RM3,000

KERAJAAN akan memperkenalkan Skim Rumah Pertamaku melalui Cagamas Bhd (Cagamas) yang akan menawarkan jaminan kerajaan ke atas bayaran pendahuluan 10 peratus bagi harga rumah di bawah RM220,000.

Skim ini untuk pembeli rumah pertama yang berpendapatan isi rumah kurang RM3,000 sebulan. Dalam kata lain, pembeli rumah mendapat pinjaman 100 peratus tanpa perlu mengeluarkan 10 peratus wang pendahuluan seperti amalan lazim.
Pada masa sama, hanya pembeli rumah pertama juga akan diberi pengecualian duti setem 50 peratus ke atas surat cara pindah milik sebuah rumah berharga tidak melebihi RM350,000.

Kerajaan juga mencadangkan pengecualian duti setem 50 peratus diberi ke atas surat cara perjanjian pinjaman bagi membiayai pembelian rumah pertama itu.
Bagi golongan miskin dan berpendapatan rendah pula kerajaan menyediakan RM568 juta bagi membina 300 kediaman di bawah Projek Bantuan Perumahan Bandar, 79,000 unit di bawah Program Perumahan Rakyat dan 8,000 unit di bawah Projek Bantuan Sewa Rumah.

Selain itu, bagi membantu golongan pekerja estet memiliki rumah, kerajaan akan menyediakan Skim Pembiayaan Perumahan Kos Rendah dengan peruntukan RM50 juta yang dikendalikan Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN).
Skim ini terbuka kepada pekerja tetap estet dan warga negara Malaysia untuk mendapatkan pinjaman perumahan maksimum RM60,000 bagi membeli rumah kos rendah pada kadar faedah maksimum empat peratus dengan tempoh pinjaman sehingga 40 tahun, menjangkau generasi kedua.

Bagi memudahkan penjawat awam memiliki rumah kerajaan menggariskan tiga langkah penambahbaikan pada bajet ini.

Langkah pertama ialah membenarkan pembelian hartanah daripada ibu, bapa, anak dan adik-beradik; menggandakan kadar pinjaman kepada RM20,000
berbanding RM10,000 untuk kerja tambahan rumah kos rendah bagi Kumpulan Sokongan Dua.

Langkah ketiga, menaikkan had kelayakan maksimum pinjaman perumahan kepada RM450,000 berbanding RM360,000 pada masa kini.
Semua langkah penambahbaikan pinjaman perumahan ini akan berkuat kuasa mulai 1 Januari 2011.
Depetik daripada :- HARIAN METRO


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Dulu pencuci tandas, kini pengarah Besar


APABILA berbicara mengenai figura yang bernama Muhammad Murali Abdullah, 48, boleh dikatakan hampir semua karya yang dihasilkan pengarah tersohor itu mampu menyuntik sinar keinsafan buat mereka yang menontonnya.
Memilih untuk mengangkat tema keislaman dalam kebanyakan drama arahannya, tidak keterlaluan jika dikatakan Murali tidak pernah gagal menampilkan hasil kerja terbaik untuk tatapan semua pihak.
Malah, banyak mata pasti akan mengalirkan mutiara jernih di pipi lantaran jiwa mereka turut dibawa masuk untuk menyelami perasaan setiap watak yang dipaparkan.
Rentetan daripada karya yang berkualiti dan dilihat penuh jujur oleh masyarakat, Murali boleh berbangga apabila turut mendapat pengiktirafan daripada mereka yang tahu menghargai karya seninya.
Terbaru, trofi Pengarah Terbaik Drama Anugerah Skrin (ASK) 2010 menjadi miliknya menerusi karya hebat Sebelum Akhirat pada majlis gilang-gemilang yang berlangsung di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) pada 24 Disember lalu. Ia sekali gus mengulangi kejayaan Murali pada majlis ASK 2008 melalui drama Suara Saleha.
Satu demi satu momen indah yang dilalui Murali dalam bidang pengarahan memberi kepuasan yang sukar diungkap dengan kata-kata. Siapa sangka impiannya untuk bergelar pengarah terkenal sewaktu kecil berjaya digapai.
Namun, untuk mencapai kedudukan hingga ke tahap sekarang, terlalu banyak liku dan ranjau berduri yang terpaksa ditempuh oleh anak kelahiran Parit Buntar, Perak itu.
Semua itu mengajarnya erti kehidupan dan semangat untuk tidak berputus asa selagi apa yang diimpikan tiada dalam genggaman.
Menyusuri lembaran sejarah dalam kanvas kehidupan Murali, zaman kecilnya dilalui penuh sederhana dan seadanya.
Malah kesempitan hidup yang dialami keluarga membuatkan anak lelaki yang dilahirkan dengan nama Muralitharan Vadivelu itu tidak mampu dihantar ke tadika sebagai persediaan sebelum memasuki alam persekolahan.
Perkara itu menyebabkan Murali tidak mahir berbahasa Melayu dan Inggeris sekali gus menjadi seorang pelajar yang agak pendiam di sekolah.
Lantaran rasa rendah diri yang dialami, Muralitharan agak ketinggalan di dalam kelas berbanding rakan-rakan yang lain. Malah, dia juga tidak mempunyai ramai kawan kerana jarang bergaul.
Namun, apabila melanjutkan pelajaran ke tingkatan empat di Sekolah Menengah Teknik (SMT) Alor Star, Kedah, sedikit demi sedikit anak kedua daripada lima adik-beradik itu mula menunjukkan perubahan. Keyakinan diri dapat dibina apabila melihatkan ramai rakan yang lebih pemalu dan pendiam.
Sertai uji bakat
“Saya kemudian dilantik sebagai ketua kelas kerana dilihat lebih berkeyakinan dan berketrampilan berbanding rakan yang lain. Sejak itulah saya mula menjadi seorang yang berani untuk menunjukkan kemampuan diri,” imbau Murali mengenai zaman persekolahannya.
Menceritakan detik awalnya meminati bidang seni, segala-galanya bermula apabila Murali mengikut kawan menyertai uji bakat untuk berlakon drama di sekolah.
Apabila disuruh melakonkan satu watak, Murali berjaya melakukannya dengan baik dan mendapat pujian.
“Hasil uji bakat tersebut, saya diambil untuk berlakon dalam drama sekolah. Apabila dapat berlakon di atas pentas, ia memberikan keseronokan yang tidak terhingga.
“Jadi, pada tahun berikutnya, saya telah menghasilkan skrip bertajuk, A Murder in Tongkang Yard dan drama itu dipentaskan di sekolah. Sejak itu saya terus berminat untuk menulis skrip dan belajar mengenai bidang ini,” terang bapa tunggal kepada dua cahaya mata ini.
Bagaimanapun, minat yang mekar subur dalam hatinya berdepan pelbagai cabaran apabila skrip yang dihasilkan sering mendapat kritikan dan dibakulsampahkan.
Sedih dengan situasi tersebut membuatkan Murali beralih arah untuk menjadi seorang kelasi kapal. Tetapi hajatnya tidak kesampaian apabila pemeriksaan kesihatan yang dijalani membawa khabar buruk.
Doktor yang memeriksa Murali memberitahu dia mempunyai masalah jantung yang serius dan tidak boleh melakukan kerja-kerja berat.
Berang dengan maklumat yang disampaikan doktor, Murali menafikan dirinya tidak sihat. Lalu dengan memakai kasut sukan, dia berlari selaju-lajunya di landasan kereta api untuk membuktikan keputusan doktor itu silap.

KISAH Murali pernah menghiasi majalah Way of Life.


Malangnya, jantung Murali hampir terhenti hingga nyaris-nyaris mengorbankan nyawanya. Kemudian, barulah dia sedar penyakit berbahaya yang dialami dan terus menangis sepuas hati hingga ke malam.
Selepas perasaannya tenang, Murali berazam tidak mahu menjadikan penyakitnya sebagai alasan untuk tidak boleh berjaya.
“Masa itu saya rasa tidak mahu sekadar menjadi manusia biasa. Sekurang-kurangnya saya mahu mati sebagai manusia berguna. Jadi, saya ingin melakukan perkara yang di luar kemampuan. Antaranya saya pernah membuka perniagaan restoran selama tiga tahun sebelum ditutup kerana kerugian,” katanya.
Selain itu, Murali pernah bekerja sebagai pemandu kepada seorang doktor dengan pendapatan RM180 sebulan sebelum berhijrah ke Kuala Lumpur pada tahun 1988.
Di kota, Murali sekali lagi menjadi pemandu kepada sekumpulan orang Cina yang berkedudukan. Tetapi, masuk hari ketiga dia diberhentikan atas alasan tidak mahir dengan selok-belok jalan di Kuala Lumpur dan dibayar gaji RM50.
Berbekalkan wang tersebut, Murali membeli beberapa akhbar termasuk Malay Mail yang memaparkan iklan untuk mencari krew filem bagi produksi HVD.
Enggan melepaskan peluang keemasan tersebut, Murali terus ke pejabat HVD di Damansara menaiki teksi. Walaupun diberitahu jawatan tersebut sudah diisi, dia tetap berkeras untuk berjumpa pengurus.
Petunjuk melalui mimpi
“Apabila dibawa ke bilik pengurus yang bernama William Loo, saya terus bercakap untuk bekerja dengan produksi tersebut tanpa mengira apa tugasnya dan tidak perlu dibayar gaji.
“Akhirnya, saya diterima bekerja sebagai tukang cuci di sana. Rutin saya setiap hari adalah mencuci tandas, mencuci kereta pekerja dan sebagainya. Tapi, saya sembunyikan penyakit yang dialami.
“Walaupun sekadar mencuci tandas saya tetap gembira kerana dapat melihat cara untuk mengarah drama atau filem,” tutur Murali yang kemudian menapak langkah demi langkah hingga berjaya mencapai impiannya menjadi pengarah.
Meskipun kini sudah mempunyai nama yang kukuh dalam industri seni tanah air, namun Murali tidak mahu mendabik dada di atas segala kejayaan yang dikecapi.
Sebaliknya, dengan kerendahan hatinya, Murali mengakui segala apa yang ada dalam dirinya datang daripada Allah S.W.T. Justeru, sebagai manusia tiada apa yang boleh dibanggakan kerana bakatnya sebagai karyawan seni adalah ilham daripada Yang Maha Esa.
“Saya cuma melaksanakan tanggungjawab berdakwah kepada masyakarat melalui karya-karya yang dihasilkan dengan harapan ia dapat menyuntik kesedaran untuk memperbaiki diri dan kembali ke jalan yang benar,” tulus ungkapan yang lahir dari mualaf yang memeluk Islam pada tahun 1997.
Berkongsi pengalaman tentang hijrah terbesar dalam hidupnya iaitu memeluk Islam, Murali tidak malu mengaku pada awalnya, dia bukan seorang Muslim yang baik kerana pengislamannya sekadar mahu berkahwin dengan wanita Melayu.
Tetapi, selepas tiga tahun bergelar penganut agama Islam, Murali diberi petunjuk melalui mimpi yang tidak mungkin dilupakan hingga ke hujung nafasnya.
Mimpi disuruh membaca al-Quran oleh Rasulullah S.A.W di sebuah padang pasir tandus dan mampu membacanya dengan baik walaupun realitinya saya tidak pandai membaca al-Quran teramat indah.
“Suara bacaan saya juga terlalu merdu dan sedap didengar. Inilah permulaan hijrah sebenar hidup saya. Kemudian, selepas membaca riwayat kisah hidup Nabi Muhammad S.A.W ketika sakit selepas menjalani pembedahan, terus saya jatuh cinta dengan keperibadian Baginda S.A.W dan berazam untuk menjadi seorang Muslim terbaik,” ungkap Murali sambil mengingatkan pada semua agar membaca perjalanan hidup Rasulullah pedoman sepanjang hayat.


Karya menghidupkan imaginasi




DERETAN lukisan bersaiz besar dan sederhana yang berwarna-warni kelihatan elok tergantung di dinding. Figura makhluk asing yang digambarkan mengikut imaginasi tersendiri bagaikan menarik perhatian setiap mata yang memandang.
Apa yang pasti, setiap mahkluk yang dilukis mempunyai karakter tertentu. Ada yang memakai baju Melayu berona biru firus lengkap bersamping dan bersongkok sedondon.
Di sebelahnya pula terpampang lukisan bertajuk Holy Clown iaitu badut unik yang memegang sebuah buku berkulit merah. Realiti badut yang digambarkan itu jauh berbeza dengan badut sarkas seperti yang dilihat di dunia nyata.
“Lukisan-lukisan ini saya lakar mengikut imaginasi yang datang. Pada awalnya saya menggemari lukisan doodles.
“Doodles bermaksud sesuatu benda yang kita lakar secara bebas tanpa terikut dengan apa-apa gaya lukisan. Selain itu, saya juga banyak menggunakan teknologi komputer dalam penghasilan lukisan tersebut,” kata Muhd. Najib Tumiran, 27, yang merupakan pengasas kumpulan pelukis kreatif Eightyfourcube.


KREATIF. Antara karya unik yang pernah dihasilkan oleh kumpulan Eightyfourcube.


Mula ditubuhkan secara bebas pada tahun 2003, Eightyfourcube merupakan kumpulan yang dianggotai oleh beberapa anak muda sewaktu menuntut di Kolej Poly-Tech Mara di Ipoh, Perak ketika itu.
Najib dan beberapa rakannya yang mengikuti jurusan Interaktif Multimedia bertindak mewujudkan kumpulan tersebut untuk mencari kepuasan diri dalam dunia seni visual yang tiada batasan.
“Pada mulanya kami sekadar suka-suka menubuhkan kumpulan Eightyfourcube kerana mahu melakukan sesuatu yang menyeronokkan untuk diri dalam aspek seni visual.
“Jika ada masa terluang, kami akan berusaha menyiapkan lukisan dan karya-karya untuk koleksi peribadi. Di samping itu, kami juga aktif memuat naik gambar-gambar lukisan yang telah siap dilukis di laman forum berkaitan seni untuk tatapan khalayak. Ternyata karya kami berjaya menarik perhatian ramai terutama golongan remaja,” jelas Najib sambil asyik melakar di helaian putih buku seninya.
Kemudian, apabila ada peluang, Eightyfourcube tidak ketinggalan menyertai pelbagai acara berkaitan kesenian untuk memaparkan koleksi lukisan mereka sekali gus mendapatkan respons peminat seni.
Impian sebuah galeri

PENUBUHAN Galeri Studio Eightyfourcube memberi ruang untuk kumpulan seni ini terus berkarya.

NAJIB (kanan) dan Rashid mahu menonjolkan kreativiti mereka melalui karya yang dihasilkan.


Namun, menyedari kepayahan untuk terus maju dalam kesenian sebegitu, Najib dan rakan-rakannya sekadar menjadikan ia sebagai kerjaya sampingan dan aktiviti menghabiskan masa lapang.
Bagaimanapun disebabkan minat yang mendalam terhadap dunia lukisan dan muzik, Najib berusaha membuka sebuah studio muzik dan galeri seni untuk kumpulannya berkarya.
Akhirnya pada pertengahan 2008, barulah impian Najib terlaksana apabila Galeri Studio Eightyfourcube beroperasi dengan rasminya di Taman Dagang, Ampang, Selangor.
Bagi menjana pendapatan, Najib turut menawarkan perkhidmatan rekaan grafik dan motion graphic untuk iklan-iklan televisyen.
Sebelum itu, anak jati Kuala Lumpur berkenaan pernah bekerja di production house bagi mencari pengalaman. Namun, kerjaya itu membuatkan Najib sukar meluangkan masa terhadap seni lukisan yang dicintai.
Lantaran itu, dia akhirnya nekad berhenti kerja untuk memberi sepenuh perhatian pada bidang yang sudah dianggap seperti nyawanya sendiri.
Walaupun pada mulanya sukar untuk Najib mendapatkan pelanggan, tetapi lama-kelamaan khidmat yang ditawarkan semakin mendapat tempat di hati masyarakat.
“Terus-terang saya akui dengan hanya melukis, ia tidak boleh membuatkan kita menjadi kaya, tetapi demi minat yang sudah sebati dalam diri, kepuasan yang dikecapi daripada setiap lukisan yang dihasilkan tidak dapat diungkap dengan kata-kata,” tegas Najib sekali gus membuktikan semangat anak seni yang membara dalam diri.
Insiden melukis atas pasir



Sementara itu, salah seorang ahli Eightyfourcube yang aktif, Abdul Rashid Abdul Raman, 27, turut berkongsi pengalaman sebagai pelukis kreatif kumpulan tersebut.
Menurut Rashid atau nama penanya Abdulrashade, kebanyakan karyanya lebih menjurus kepada tema grafiti tetapi tidak terikut dengan gaya barat.
Sebaliknya, Abdul Rashid menumpukan pada elemen grafiti yang memuatkan unsur-unsur tempatan seperti flora dan fauna yang kemudian diubahsuai dalam bentuk abstrak.
“Saya rasa seronok berkecimpung dalam dunia lukisan grafiti ini. Malah, minat melukis yang bercambah sejak kecil membuatkan saya rasa seperti tidak boleh hidup kalau sehari tidak memegang pen, berus atau




KANAN: Antara aktiviti dan pameran yang disertai kumpulan Eightyfourcube.


menconteng sesuatu,” tutur anak kelahiran Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang itu.
Tambah Abdul Rashid, sewaktu kecil dia suka melukis menggunakan tangan di atas pasir di sekitar halaman rumah. Gambar seperti lori, dinosaur, kereta, jentolak dan sebagainya menjadi subjek pilihannya.
Bahkan, gara-gara asyik mengasah bakat melukis di halaman rumah, dia pernah dilanggar kereta yang dipandu bapa saudaranya yang tidak menyedari Rashid berada di situ.
“Akibatnya saya terperosok di bawah kereta dan mengalami kecederaan teruk di badan. Tetapi, insiden itu tidak menghalang minat saya untuk terus melukis sehinggalah berjumpa dengan Najib di kolej,” terang Abdul Rashid sambil tersenyum apabila mengingati memori zaman kanak-kanaknya.
Untuk maklumat lanjut mengenai Eightyfourcube, layari laman web www.eightyfourcube.com. atau facebook/eightyfourcubestudiogallery.


Dir En Grey






Dir En Grey - Biography


Dir en grey is a Japanese rock band formed in 1997. While the lineup has
remained constant since the group's inception, numerous stylistic changes
have made its genre difficult to determine (though it is generally a form of
Rock music). Originally part of Japan's Visual Kei movement, Dir en grey
has opted for less flamboyant attires in recent years.

Dir en grey's roots go back to the independent band La:Sadie's, which
ended up including four of Dir en grey's current members. After
disbanding and parting ways with La:Sadie's bassist Kisaki, Kyo,
Kaoru, Die and Shinya along with the newly recruited bassist,
Toshiya, briefly re-grouped as Deathmask [citation needed]
but then changed their name to Dir en grey, after a show in
Nagano in early 1997.

A few months later, a first EP, MISSA, was released. In 1998,
they became the first Japanese indies band to reach the singles
top ten on the Oricon music charts after the release of their first
singles JEALOUS and -I'll-. This caught the attention of
Yoshiki Hayashi of X Japan fame, who produced and
arranged the singles of their subsequent album, GAUZE,
released in 1999.

In 2000, vocalist Kyo was hospitalized with hearing trouble
(he remains partially deaf in his left ear). The tour in support
of Dir en grey's upcoming album, MACABRE, had to
be postponed. After Kyo recovered,
TOUR 00>>01 MACABRE eventually took off later the
same year.

In 2002, along with the release of their 3rd full-length album
kisou, Dir en grey gave their first performances outside of
Japan, touring China, Taiwan, and South Korea. In Shanghai,
fans became excited to the point that authorities
attempted to cancel a planned second concert. The band and
their management eventually resolved the dispute, and the
concert was performed as scheduled. Back in Japan, the l
ast dates of the tour were already in support for the band's
second EP, six Ugly.

In 2005, Dir en grey played their first shows in Europe. Their
concerts in Berlin and Paris (as part of the It Withers and
Withers tour) sold out without any sort of promotion save for
newsletters by import record stores and internet-based word
of mouth. The band also appeared at two major festivals, Rock
am Ring and Rock im Park. These events apparently inspired
a change in the band's live routine. They had not performed
alongside other bands since their being signed to a major label,
but after these festivals, Dir en grey had a French band, Eths,
open up for them at their show in Paris. Later that year, they
invited long-time associate Wednesday 13 and his band to
play at a show in Japan. Dir en grey also performed in the
Japanese leg of the international Taste of Chaos tour. 2005
saw the first domestic European releases as well, such as
that year's album, Withering to death., which eventually
reached #31 in the Finnish album charts (Dir en grey's
first non-Asian chart position). The subsequent single,
CLEVER SLEAZOID, later became #15 of the singles
charts in the same country.

In early 2006, the first concerts in the United States took
place, performed in Austin, Texas (SXSW06), New York
(Avalon Club) and Los Angeles (Wiltern Theater). All dates
sold out in a very short amount of time. The audience
comprised of people from several countries. Soon afterwards,
the American release of Withering to death. and the live
DVD TOUR05 It Withers and Withers followed. After
more shows in Germany in summer 2006, singer Kyo

was again hospitalized in July, due to inflamed vocal cords.
While two concert dates in Japan had to be postponed, Dir en grey
were still able to join Korn's Family Values Tour, which concluded
in September.


Dir En grEy ProfIlE






Full name: 新倉 薫 (Niikura Kaoru)
Nicknames: Leader-sama, Kao, Kaokao
In the band, he is a guitarist

Date of birth: 02.17,1974. (Hyougo)
Astrological sign: Aquarius
Zodiac sign: Tiger
Blood type: A
Height: 170cm
Weight: 52 kg
Clothes' size: L
Shoe size: 39,5 (5 1/2)
Favourite cigarette brand: Mild Seven Light
Favourite sport: soccer baseball
Favourite music: HIDE, X-Japan, Shiina Ringo
His former bands: CHARM ® La:Sadie's

Personality: bad, difficult nature
He sees himself as a person with complicated nature
Likes: Gundam
Dislikes: prawn
According to him, the most important thing is fans
Favourite food: curry, potatoe salad, hamburger, chocolate, sushi, d
ouble cheesburger, chinese food, ramen,

okonomiyaki,

gyudon curry, gyudon kimechi
Food he detests: prawn
He likes to get: clothes, accessories, Gundam things
Favourite colour: purple, black

Fun facts: He is near-sighted, sometimes he wears glasses. When 
he was younger, he played soccer. He likes he's adam's apple 
on his 
body, he thinks it is very masculine. He doesn't like his hands, 
because they are rather small, and it is difficult to play on the 
guitar with small hands. He likes sleeping in bed instead of doing
it on a futon. He needs completedarkness to sleep. He follows 
every new fashion. His favourite parfums is Egoist Platinum and 
CK One; his favourite piece of clothing is jeans; his favourite 
season is autumn.
When Kaoru was young, he got bored with his original black 
hair and he began to slowly brightening it to brown. When his 
parents noticed the change and asked him about it, he told 
them that the chemicals in the swimming pool were causing it, 
which is funny, because Kaoru can't swim.
He has Japanese Zombie Heroez

tattooed on his right arm; and recently, he got tattoos all over 
his left arm.

Kaoru is the oldest of the group - and as one, he appears to 
be the most mature - and he is the stoic leader-sama; all of t
he other members look up to Kaoru in a way. He is the main 
composer for most of their songs, and an excellent one at that; 
because every diru song is different, so he must have an 
amazing imagination to come up with so many different musical 
variations. His guitar skills are positively astounding too, he 
holds his audience captive through his playing.

He rarely smiles - though when he does, it's a definitely 
heart-warming sight. However, he was the one member of the
group who scared all the others when they first met. You can i
magine, even the Waru was scared of him! Also he is quite s
erious and very deliberate. But as adult-like as Kaoru appears 
- he has a sweet, childish side that he shows sometime: he is a 
big fan of anime and manga (especially Gundam), and loves to 
tease Shinya with Die, or simply to joke around.

On concerts, Kaoru remains relatively still, but sometimes he 
just runs around the stage and pumps the crowd up. He is also 
famous for headbanging along to the music. He is a very big fan 
of Hide, he even joined to one of his fanclubs, sent him a letter 
and got an autograph! Altough he dislikes to admit it, he is very 
good at drawing.

He likes sports like soccer very much, not like sport-hater Shinya.

Kaoru doesn't wear much make-up - compared to the rest of the 
group, that is - he only accents his eyes and lips. He has no need 
to bring out his cheekbones, because they are pretty enough as 
they are! His hair is ever changing: it tends to go through various 
shades of purple and pink, even honey brown, and is currently black 
and blonde.

He wears a lot of black that rarely shows much of his skin. His 
clothes look comlex (and sometimes bizarre, like the parasite 
hat O_O), and he states if any of his fans can cosplay his clothes 
he will be very amazed!

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Full name: 安滕 大助 (Andou/Kondo Daisuke)
Nicknames: Die, Dai, Dai-suki
In the band, he is a guitarist

Date of birth: 12.20,1974. (Mie)
Astrological sign: Sagittarius
Zodiac sign: Tiger
Blood type: B
Height: 178cm / 5'10"
Weight: 61 kg
Clothes' size: L
Shoe size: 41 (8)
Favourite cigarette brand: Salm Light
Favourite sport: soccer, baseball
Favourite music: Sakai Noriko, Hide
His former bands: ka・za・ri ® La:Sadie's

Personality: sincere and honest ... and impudent, because he likes 
to tease people
He sees himself as a hard-working, sincere, honest person
Likes: cheese, sake, tease Shinya
Dislikes: raw things, rain
According to him, the most important thing is life
Favourite food: tofu, potatoes, bacon, cheese omlett, milk, cheese, 
spaghetti, roasted meat, okonomiyaki,

pastries etc...
Food that he detests: seafood, thorny animals, raw foods
He likes to get: cigarettes
He likes not to get: raw things, candy

Fun facts: He has 4 sisters. His breast is especially ticklish. He is 
near-sighted, he wears contactlenses. He is the most serene and 
easy-going member.
Die was disgusted of some Chinese food served on their tour once, 
he was not impressed with the chicken-head soup. He was not able 
to look at it! Kyo and Toshiya on the other hand, thought it cool and 
Toshiya was playing with a head!
There was a fire in Die's apartment once. He tried to smother it with 
a fire extinguisher, but he just succeeded spraying the foam all around 
his feet and then he ran outside. He said: "That was so uncool!".

Altough Die is the second guitarist in the group, he is no less talented 
than our leader-sama, Kaoru. By the way, he is pretty amazing guitarist, 
the way he and Kaoru play together makes really gorgeous music. 
For some of their songs - especially in older ones like "Ash" and "Zan" 
- Die even sings backup vocals; he has a lovely, definite but soft voice. 
During concerts, Die is just like any other guitarist: he struts accross 
the stage to pump the crowd up, or just stands beside Kyo while he is 
singing. His idol is Takigawa Ichiro, the guitarist of Craze.

He is the most talkative member of the band, also extremely playful, and 
quite a joker, too: he likes to tease the others especially Shinya, together 
with Kaoru. On the video taken in Osaka-Jou Hall, Toshiya pushed 
Shinya to the ground, and pounced on top of him, while Die covered them 
with feathers. So, he can make the others laugh almost any time.

Die's real name is Daisuke, and the nickname for it is Dai. Some say that
he changed the spelling of it to that of the English word "die", aiming to a 
more serious aspect. So Die is to be pronounced as "dai", not "di-eh".

He is very proud of his mane which he had grown since high-school. It is 
almost dyed in red, often use to defy the laws of gravity - sticking upwards 
in all directions - making for a punkish hairstyle. But nowadays he wears 
his hair short and dark chestnut-coloured, also he uses less hair-styler. Die
confesses: if someone state that he looks awful, he takes it as a compliment 
^_^.

After some of his fans complained that he was too fat - Die supposedly had 
eating and weight problems, because he took their ramblings to his heart, 
and became heavily underweighted.

When Dir en grey was still dressing up in Visual Kei style, Die was quite 
extreme when it came to his looks and fashion; though his makeup was not 
always as daub-like as Kyo's. He was almost always leather-clad with lots 
of silver accessories - he always looked like a tough J-Rocker.

Even though his music and scary outfits give off a hardcore attitude, Die is 
an extremely sweet and caring person. He has a kid hidden in himself, the 
way he seems to always be up to something. 
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Full name: 京 (Kyo)  西村享 (Nishimura Tooru)
Nicknames: Kyo, Waru, Warumono
In the band, he is a vocalist

Date of birth: 02.16,1976. (Kyoto)
Astrological sign: Aquarius
Zodiac sign: Dragon
Blood type: B
Height: 160cm
Weight: 43 kg
Clothes' size: S/M
Shoe size: 38 (5)
Favourite sport: terrorising the others!
Favourite music: X-Japan, Shiina Ringo, Buck-Tick
His former bands: 月蝕 (Gesshoku) ® Visun 殆磨 ® Masquerade 
® 廃人黒薔薇族 (Haijin Kurobarazoku) ® La:Sadie's

Personality: hot-tempered, moody, funny
He sees himself as a warumono
Likes: videogames, sleeping, anime
Dislikes: people
According to him, the most important thing is fans
Favourite food: scorpion, sausage, muffin, pens <(^×^)>
Food he detests: liver, carrots
He likes to get: games (LDSoft, GameSoft), old, traditional clothes
He likes not to get: candy
He colletcts: Doraemon, Warumono figurines

Fun facts: Kyo can play guitar and bass to some extent. He tried 
many different instruments before he decided he would be a singer 
instead.
Kyo hasn't got much luck with his eyebrow piercings. When he first 
had one, it got infected and was very tender, so he decided to leave 
it alone and have another piercing on the other side, but the same thing 
happened to that one too!

Don't call this guy cute, EVER. Even though he is *so* adorable, 
he considers himself to be evil looking and scary. Many of his fans 
state that the scarier image he tries to put on, the more kawaii (cute) 
he seems to be (I love his evil little grin!).

The nickname of Kyo is Warumono, meaning "bad person" in Japanese,
but at the same time it is his favourite manga.

When he was a little kid, he decided he will not learn any kanji, so in 
lieu of his original name he chose to use the "Kyo" kanji from his 
birthplace's name, Kyoto, which he speaks of quite fondly. Another 
explanation to his name is that he hated his original name and simply chose
to use Kyo instead; the fact that he never used it - not even in his former
bands - seems to comfirm this version.

Kyo began his music career as a roadie for the band Kuroyume. He 
joined his first band, Gesshoku, at the age of 17 and he changed his name 

to Yoma - this band was together in Kyoto for only half a year. In his next 
band, Visun he went by the name, Hotoma. From there he joined the 
MASQUERADE. This was followed by Haijin Kurobarazoku where 
Kyo was joined by Shinya (drums) and KISAKI (bass). By this time, 
Kyo had changed to his current name. After that, La:Sadies was formed 
where Kyo, Shinya and Kisaki were joined by Die and Kaoru (guitars)
later.

He knows how to fall asleep absolutely anywhere: he was even sleeping
in a middle of an interview! He is also known to enjoy lying during
interviews, meaning one can never be sure that what he said has even a 
little verity in it.

He has 2 pets, Puchi and Buchi, the kangaroo rats.

It is said that he didn't get into the music business until he was 15, when 
he found out that it is something he really liked. He is a great fan of the 
band Kuroyume, and he looks up to the vocalist Kiyoharu. He has many 
piercings and tatoos

He has such an eccentric and powerful voice that he can do amazing
number of things with: singing, screaming, choking, laughing; he really 
know how to sound like he's vomiting or like he's having an orgasm in 
almost the same breath. It's almost as if he's doing some sound effects to 
his songs. For example, if you listen to Taiyou no Ao and then Zan, you 
think two completely different things about him. Also he has a maniac 
giggle - that can be found in some of his songs -, that you can't help but 
smile at... yeah, too cute!

He's not only amazing as a vocalist, but as a songwriter as well. He wants 
to describe pain, so his lyrics never have a happy ending; all his songs 
are either really twisted or mournful and sad.

During lives, Kyo takes the advantages of being the vocalist to its fullest:
he practically throws himself around the stage, he is not only a singer, but 
a performer. He may be small, but he is a twisted bundle of energy. He is 
incredible to watch, for you can almost feel the pain in his vocals by just 
looking at him.

His hearing to his left ear is very bad, because in 2000 he had an "Acute 
Acoustic Trauma" (I don't really know what it is, but sounds bad to me), 
and because of that, many lives were postponed to next year.

In the band only Kyo likes to use daub-like, thick make-up. His hair changes 
color constantly: raging from black to red, to bleached blonde; he just spikes
it up or combs it down, or just puts it under a hat or a bandana. Nowadays 
he keeps it at shoulder-lenght and dyes it black. In their Visual Kei days,
the clothes he designed were often based on a traditional japanese kimono, 
interwined with modern materials like pleather and corsets. 
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Full name: 原 敏政 (Hara Toshimasa)
Nicknames: Toshiya, Tochi (Totchi)
In the band, he is a bassist

Date of birth: 03.31,1977. (Nagano)
Astrological sign: Aries
Zodiac sign: Snake
Blood type: B
Height: 179cm
Weight: 58 kg
Clothes' size: S/M
Shoe size: 41 (7)
Favourite cigarette brand: VIRGINIA SUMS LIGHT 6mg
Favourite sport: Baseball
His former bands: Pierrotのローディ ® D+L ® GOSICK

Personality: spoiled, impatient, selfish, egoist
Likes: fishing, resting at home
Dislikes: bad things ^_^'
According to him, the most important thing is parents, Dir en grey, 
the fans
Favourite food: lots of things, vegetable juices
Food he detests: parsley, broccoli
He likes to get: clothes, shoes, accessories, figurines (he is a very 
devoted collector), cigarettes
He likes not to get: perishable things and sweets
Favourite colour: mostly blue, red
Favourite designers: Vivienne Westwood, Masaki Matsushima, Milkboy

Fun facts: He learned fashion design. His nose is the ticklest part of him.
He wears contactlenses. On his free days he forgets his laziness.
Toshiya has a red bedroom. He wanted it so, because red generates 
energy and excitement and he needs these when he finally gets home 
after a hard day's work.
Embryo was the very first song when he played on his bass using his 
fingers instead of a pick. Even now he alternates between the pick and
his fingers.
Toshiya's apartment got soaked once: on the first floor he noticed the 
wet carpet, but no matter how he tried to dry it up, it got wet again. 
He called his landlord but it was late: all the wooden furniture in his 
house got wet and moldy!

Toshiya is the only member who was not a part of La:Sadies before 
Dir en grey; he came from Deathmask. When he first met with Dir en grey,
he couldn't decide what to think of them. He had heard some rumours
about them, particularly about the blonde singer, Kyo. But he was
impressed when he heard Kaoru scold a man who had claimed that they 
wouldn't make it as a real band. Kaoru told him in a proud tone that they 
surely would be famous. And it turned out that Kaoru was right after all. 
Toshiya often states jokingly that he was "kidnapped" by Dir en grey, but 
he seems pretty happy to be their "victim".

Before he picked up the bass as his instrument, he had tried many before, 
like drums and guitar. However, he chose the bass because it had less 
strings and he thought it would be easier to play on it, but soon he had to 
find out that wasn't true. He spent lot of time practicing and thus he became 
one of the most talented bassist as a result. You just have to check out his 
bass solo in Cage, it's absolutely wonderful: his play is continous and the 
melody flows perfectly. Or you just have to listen to "Itoshisa wa fuhai ni tsuki"
(which is on their new album); this song seems to have been made to show off 
Toshiya's bass.

Toshiya - as Kaoru - is very good at drawing, he often makes comics of his 
band mates, also he is a big fan of anime and manga. Actually, a lot of his 
influences in his costumes came from reading them. He loves watching horror 
movies.

He didn't have many boys in his neighbourhood to hang out with, so he 
just played with the girls instead. This had its drawback with his class mates 
later, for they became very jealous of him.

On the video taken in the Osaka-Jou Hall, Toshiya pushed Shinya to 
the ground, and pounced on top of him, while Die covered them with feathers.

Toshiya loves his fans, he often acts flirtatious on stage with the others 
(us, fangirls love this!). He is also famous for his water gun: he likes to
spray the audience with it!

He is open with his emotions, not afraid to show his beaming smile, or 
drop a tear (too sweet...); probably it has to do something with his 
dominant boyish personality.

Totchi is beautifully slim and maybe he is the most beautiful in a feminine 
way, and he wore quite revealing outfits showing off his perfect figure; he 
wore lots of pvc and fishnet, lace and leather. His outfits were very intricate, 
and he looked (still looks), great in all of them. However, nowadays he 
seems to have handed this accentuated feminine style over to Shinya. 
Despite his attire, he is the vibrant and childish one, full of energy and boyish
charm; he always seems to be ready to have some fun. On videos, he is 
*constantly* laughing and messing around.

His face is naturally beautiful, so it hardly needs any makeup, but if he wears it, 
he makes himself more stinking in doing so. Like Kyo, he sometimes go to 
extremes, accentuating his lovely lips and pretty eyes. He keeps his hair 
cut fairly short, dyed with varieties of darker colours, like blue and black, 
but he dyes it a deep dark brown shade lately. 
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Full name: 寺地 心夜 (Terachi Shinya)
Nicknames: Shinya, Shin-chan
In the band, he is a drummer

Date of birth: 02.24,1978. (Osaka)
Astrological sign: Pisces
Zodiac sign: Horse
Blood type: B
Height: 170cm
Weight: 42 kg
Clothes' size: M
Shoe size: 38
Favourite cigarette brand: he doesn't smoke!
Favourite sport: he hates sports
Favourite music:Ayumi Hamasaki, Morning Musume, the music 
of Yoshiki
His former bands: 人工天使 (Jinkou Tenshi) ® Siva ® Ruby ® 
廃人黒薔薇族 (Haijin Kurobarazoku) ® La:Sadie's

Personality: He claims himelf "cool", then kami no ke o sawaru 
(he touches his hair)
He sees himself as a girl
Likes: music
Dislikes: stinky cigarettes
According to him, the most important thing the fans everywhere
Favourite food: jelly, raw salad and cabbage, beef, spaghetti
Food that he detests: arisugiru (perishables), almost all foods
He likes to get: clothes, CDs
He likes not to get: plush toys

Fun facts: His whole body is ticklish. He is near sighted, he wears 
contactlenses. He likes to drink all kinds of alcohol. When he travels, 
he carries with himself the "Shinya sama travelling set". He admires 
Yoshiki. He learns Kung-fu since 2nd grade. In his school he liked 
the music class, and hated English. He likes spring and autumn, 
because neither are hot nor cold.
Even though Shinya not really talks about his love life, he said once 
that he wouldn't consider himself to be truly "grown up" until he will
be a dad.
The first and the last time he actually smoked was when he and his
friends blew the smoke into bubbles. He thought it looked cool and 
he wanted to try.
When Shinya started to perform on lives, he had no idea how to do 
the stage make up, so his mother helped him with that!

Shinya is the "baby" of Dir en grey, him being the youngest and most 
serious member. Allegedly he is the most stubborn in the band, so the 
others allow him to do almost everything he wants. I find it amazing to 
hear him playing on the drums, such a powerful sound coming from a 
seemingly small person. He is the only one in the band who doesn't smoke, 
and likes to keep a healthy diet; he also likes to solve riddles.

It is quite hard to get to know anything about him, as he doesn't give 
straight answers in interviews. He is constantly quiet, and never volunteers 
any information about himself. In fact, it was 6 months before the others 
found out what his phone number was! Also it is a rare occasion to see 
him flashing his pretty smile.

His ideal is Yoshiki, the drummer of X Japan, who became the manager of 
Dir en grey. He also rarely speaks about his childhood nor love-life: his 
every answer was "normal is good" to interview questions in the latter topic.

He loves his fans, on lives he often throws his drumsticks or waterbottles into 
the crowd. Shinya loves pop-music, especially girl pop. This is rather ironic, 
since he is in a J-Rock group ^_^.

Shinya is an animal-lover; he has 2 dogs: Miyu the chihuahua and Puppy the 
papillon (the latter lives with his parents); he spoils them badly. Miyu is always 
with him, sometimes even on photoshoots, for they have some pictures together. 
As he confessed in the "21 questions for the 21st century" interview, the 3 
most important things in his life are Miyu, then Puppy
(the 3rd one is Dir en grey ^_^').

He is definitely the most feminine in the band - altough Toshiya is almost as 
female-looking as him sometimes. Allegedly, Die had a crush on him because 
he actually thought Shinya was a girl O_O. Poor Die. He gets picked on the
most, probably because he is the youngest.

Shinya is very tall and thin (only 42 kg!); usually he wears only a light dusting 
of makeup, a very feminine style, emphasizing his big pouty lips and beautiful 
eyes. He alwas has a beautiful hairstyle, and he constantly tries out something 
new. Like: after they finished recording the Yokan video, he had his long and 
curly hair cut; Die and Kaoru joined to the "ceremony". His haircolor usually is
a shade of blonde or honey brown; and is currently bleached blonde. He 
makes a habit of dressing in a female fashion: like skirts and dresses with thigh
-high boots.