想拍電影...

從上大學開始,
我就一直有個夢想.
就是當馬來西亞的中文電影導演.
所以我以前都會自稱自己是 “黃導”
這個自以為是的稱呼, 是為了提醒自己
以後一定要當上導演!

雖然我知道這個夢想要達成, 是一件非常艱難的事情
但… 我就是想做這個夢… 有何不可?

最近到戲院看了馬來西亞第一部中文商業電影
也就是電台電視打廣告打到亂的 “五虎”
看完了心情很複雜…
頭腦裡立刻浮現了很多想法.

第一: 我希望這部戲能夠非常賣座. 因為這個開山鼻祖會影響接下來的馬來西亞中文電影的前途.

第二: 這部電影的製作費用將近兩百萬馬幣. 那我以後要怎樣找到這筆錢才能拍到電影呢? 又或者我能不能用比他們更少的費用, 拍到比他們更好的電影呢? 這些都是非常大的問題.

第三: “五虎”用了馬來西亞最大的中文媒體來打廣告, my fm, astro到處都可以看到, 聽到他們的宣傳. 用的演員也都是大家耳熟能詳的大明星. 費了那麼大力氣, 但票房始終不及來自新加坡梁智強目前的最後一部電影 “嚇到笑”. “五虎”的票房聽說只到了 “嚇到笑” 的五分之一而已! 這讓我想起幾種原因. 1. 可能大家認為這部戲不夠好看? 2.又或者, “五虎”的觀眾群只有華人, 反而”嚇到笑”的觀眾吸引了龐大的馬來人去看? 所以不能相提並論? 3. 要不然就是馬來西亞的觀眾 “犯賤”, 認為外國的月亮比較圓, 所以不支持本土電影? 你們又怎麼看呢?

第四: 如果我要拍電影, 錢也找到了, 那請問馬來西亞觀眾想看我拍什麼樣的電影呢? 要搞笑的, 動作的, 武俠的, 社會的, 愛情的, 警匪的, 恐怖的, 家庭的……… 不如你們來告訴我, 如果我拍電影. 你們想看我拍什麼? 才願意走進電影院去看… 可以讓我知道嗎?

請大家多多給建議吧. 我會虛心聽取大家的意見.
我相信, 有朝一日, 我一定會成為推動馬來西亞中文電影的一份子!
鞠躬盡瘁!!!!!

My Feature story at The Star 專訪

這是我在The Star受訪的內容
這篇文章也能讓香蕉人或非華人更了解一下我的心聲


The bad boy of rap makes good
YUM CHA
By YIP YOKE TENG

There is no middle ground. You either totally love or totally hate rapper and song-writer Namewee who has shot to fame, or notoriety as the case may be, with his controversial songs and video clips.


HE burst into the scene two years ago with his controversial song Negarakuku, an irreverent take on the national anthem, drawing both admiration and criticism, and even the threat of action from the authorities.

Since then, Muar-born Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, has managed to stay in the limelight, steadily building up an iconic status among young Malaysians.


Wee, a rap singer, song-writer and video director commands a mixed following. While his supporters love him a lot, his detractors totally loathe him.

Those who support him appreciate that his songs and videos, mostly in Mandarin, convey their day-to-day grouses with piercing accuracy, delivering them with a real punch. On the other hand, his detractors think he is crude, obscene and uses vulgar words just to gain attention.

Before Negarakuku made him a figure of controversy, one of his other songs, Muar’s Mandarin, highlighting our trademark rojak language, was already being widely circulated through e-mail. Another, Teacher Chiew’s ABC Period, also landed him in trouble.

Namewee: ‘If one neither makes noise nor lifts a finger about anything, one does not love the country. I love it and that’s why I hope it can be changed for the better.’


In November last year, he again created headlines and courted trouble with the authorities with a video clip that lambasted Tenaga Nasional Bhd. In the five-minute video, Wee raps about the frequent power cuts in his hometown and his efforts at getting the powers-that-be to explain the situation.

To check out the popularity of this 26-year-old, just type “Namewee” on Google and you will get 321,000 results. On YouTube, you will find his videos hitting over 600,000 views, and on his official Facebook page, you will see more than 111,000 fans. And someone has even put him on Wikipedia.


Many may brand Wee a cyber gangster but he is undeniably a celebrity now especially among the younger generation.

But attaining such fame was never in his wildest dream, as Wee has always preferred to be behind the scene.


He is actually quite different from his video persona. He speaks softly, listens attentively and even drives carefully. He prefers quiet places and shuns clubbing. He says he went to the discos only twice during his six-year stay in happening Taipei.

His childhood ambition was to be a film director and that has never changed, he says, adding that he discovered his talent in music when he first learned to play the guitar. “To woo some girls,” he quips.


In the past 11 years, he has written a whopping 500 songs but only a handful of them are flavoured with social satire and sarcasm. The rest are about anything, ranging from family and friendship to romance.

No anger, only love

Looking at the work that has gained him attention, one may think his vocal side is motivated by anger and discontent. But it is quite the contrary; it is done out of love.


“I am not cynical, I love the whole world. A cynical person will not entirely understand and empathise with society. I was raised in a happy environment, my family loves me, society does not owe me anything. I am vocal simply because I care,” he says.

Muar’s Mandarin is a clear depiction of his love for his hometown’s unique, albeit not so refined, language. When he started to write the song, he had to resolve a number of issues. “Which language should I use in the song? Could I use my accent? Is Mandarin with a Malaysian accent embarrassing?”


After some lengthy pondering, he decided to just lay it bare.

“This is a recognition of my own culture and we can only feel a sense of satisfaction when we do not mimic or imitate other people,” he adds.


Likewise, Negarakuku, which was released in conjunction with Merdeka Day 2007, was created because he cared for his country, he says.

The song was intended to describe the local culture as he observed it, and he wanted to let the viewer decide whether it was right or wrong.


Instead, he came under fire for mocking the national anthem and using lyrics that many politicians deemed insulting and seditious with a tinge of racial slurs. In the end, Wee apologised publicly.

“I love Malaysia, I love each and every individual here and that’s the reason I am giving the best to change the unsatisfactory situations.


“If one neither makes noise nor lifts a finger about anything, one does not love the country. I love it and that’s why I hope it can be changed for the better,” he said.

He says that even at the height of the Negarakuku controversy, he remained unfazed as he had a clear conscience and really loved his country.


“If I think it is wrong, why would I do it? I am not a traitor as accused by some parties. I have never done anything wrong to this land and that was why I was calm when that happened,” he relates.

Last year, Wee made another gift to the country on National Day, a documentary titled I Wanna Go Home.


He made a plea for sponsorship through a clip posted on YouTube, saying he was worried that he could not find a job here. In fact, he was offered a vital role in a popular production in Taiwan but he insisted on coming home, he says.

The project he proposed was to travel from Hong Kong back to Muar by land, going through 13 cities in six countries (including Guangzhou and Kunming in China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia), and documenting the lives and feelings of Malaysians staying in these countries.
A few sponsors responded, and after enduring much hardship including floods and landslides, he completed the journey with an ecstatic gallop at the Muar bus station and a respectful salute to the Jalur Gemilang.


After the I Wanna Go Home DVD hit the stores, the popularity of this daredevil rose and he then ventured into the mainstream.

He’s been home for a year now and is doing well in song-writing, directing, sometimes singing, and acting from his bases in Muar and Kuala Lumpur.


Professional side

There are many organisations that like his work but are worried about the political and even legal complications.

“Those who worked with me have not encountered any problem so far, so hopefully they can stop worrying. I have my professional side, too,” Wee reassures.

Public comments do not seem to affect him much as he just accepts them with an open mind.
Among the projects that have landed on his lap are singing the theme song for Pepsi’s advertisement in China, writing the theme song for Singaporean director Jack Neo’s flick Money No Enough, joining Taiwanese celebrities in a fund-raising concert, and joining the 15Malaysia group of directors to the Pusan Film Festival in Korea.


Commenting on his TNB videoclip, an irked Wee says that he never experienced a blackout throughout his six years in Taiwan and he wants to tell Malaysians that they are consumers and they have the right to complain.

But he admits that the foul language and tantrums in the video were just to boost viewership so that the Government would take notice.


Well, he has succeeded as even the Prime Minister has noticed it. “The video is a success,” says Wee.

The year 2009, he says, has made him cross paths with many “strange people”.

A developer asked him to work for his company “because he was bold” and Malaysian laureate Pak Habib invited him to Bentong for a chat and came out with a few chapters on Namewee in his latest book.

“I am going to ask the Government for money to make a movie, I have the script ready,” he says of his plans for this year.

下一個被謀殺的人可能就是你

最近經常有人為了 "Shut down"跟 "Break down"的差別而爭論不休...
但對我而言. Shut down 跟 Breakdown有何不同?
我們花錢買東西, 買到壞掉的東西.
我管它是怎樣壞的, 總之壞了就要賠償.
如果他敷衍了事. .. 我是消費人, 遭到這樣的對待,
絕對不可能忍氣吞聲的.
顧客永遠是對的, 難道這個道理在TNB身上就不管用了?

如果要說差別. Shut down 跟 Break down的差別.
在我來看, Shut down 是謀殺, Break down等同誤殺. 就這麼簡單...
因為他們都殺了不少人...

我隨便舉兩個例子
1. 你爸爸生病在家需要呼吸系統維持生命...這時候突然停電三個小時...
2. 你弟弟駕Motor在馬路上, 忽然停電, 交通燈沒有電...

為什麼我要用 "你"爸爸 "你"弟弟呢?
因為別人的爸爸...是永遠死不完的.
只有當我說 "你"的時候, 你才會了解事情的嚴重性.

不要教我買發電機, 我有沒有買, 是我家的事情...
TNB的責任, 就是要讓我們不需要買發電機.
因為我是每個月付錢的! 我沒有欠你錢
如果馬來西亞家家戶戶都買了發電機, 就代表, 這個國家完蛋了!

以下是我在南洋商報對TNB事件所做出的回應.
希望大家都能捍衛自己的消費人權益.
要不然, 有一天你可能是下一個 "死者"

若被国能起诉短片诽谤
黄明志将反起诉“谋杀”
2010/01/04 6:07:55 PM ●南洋商报

(麻坡4日讯)网络创作人黄明志说,如果国能针对他上载的短片起诉他诽谤,他将反起诉对方“谋杀”,因为停电会导致交通灯失灵而引发死亡车祸。

他指出,国能目前可能告他诽谤,因为警方在本月2日向他录口供后表示将请示上司,再决定是否对他采取适当行动,有关罪名将是诽谤。

不过,他说,国能控告他的成数较低,因为忽视消费人利益的是国能,停电惹民怨,他是代表受影响的人民传达怨言。

停电导致死亡车祸

“目前我尚未物色律师,一旦面对国能诉讼再找律师也不迟,我也将鉴定因为停电导致交通灯操作停顿而引起的死亡意外事件作为证据。”

他说,值得关注的是,全国有多少宗因为停电而导致的死亡车祸,他想知道,如果有关死者是国能公司职员或家属,该公司管理层或员工感受如何?

他说,他于本月2日下午3时到麻坡警察局准备接受查案警官盘问,但是对方迟了20分钟才开始问话,而且语气很重,经过他多次反驳,对方语气才放软。

他说,警方的问题环绕在其行动的目的、短片由谁拍摄、为何要这样做等,前后一个多小时。

“我因为停电,导致录制的文件损坏,而且所有用户都受影响,我前去国能的目的是向该公司传达人民的怨言。”

有关出示中指一事,他说,中指是他手指的其中一部分,没有明文规定不能出示中指。

至于用福建话“问候”国能,他说,他并没有以国语骂国能,反之,是以福建话表达用户的不满,国能怎能说他在骂该公司?

短片上载Youtube

黄明志是于去年10月27日把“Namewee f XXX TNB停电了!”“黄明志大闹国家能源公司”短片文载到Youtube 。

他因为去年10月26日晚其麻坡住家与邻近一带停电,拨打电话投诉不果,而前往麻坡国能办事处了解情况,因不满员工敷衍了事的态度,于是制作上述短片宣泄不满。

他把投诉短片上传Youtube后,引起巨大回响,受到网友支持,也有人指他反应过度激烈,无法苟同其行为。

国能公司过后向警方报案,黄明志会不会因此惹上官司,相信近期将揭晓。

20分鐘後

三個禮拜前, 有兩位警察來我的家找我,
我不在家, 爸爸媽媽弟弟妹妹也不在.
只剩下兩個老人家. 警察跟我阿公說, 要我到警察局去路口供.
然後留下了警察局的電話號碼. (沒有搜捕令, 也沒有surat rasmi)

我拿到電話後, 就打了好幾次電話去問個究竟.
但是警察局的operator轉來轉去就是沒有人接,
不然就是那位找我的警察不在...
打了幾天過後, 我就沒再打了.

兩個禮拜後... (也就是上個禮拜)
又有五個警察來到我家了, 裡面包括職位比較大的警長.
當時我也不在麻坡. 到KL工作去了...
這回他們比較不耐煩了, 生氣的告訴媽媽, 要我立刻去見他.
然後留下了自己的手機號碼. 要我打給他.

媽媽打電話給我,
用緊張的語氣告訴我他們整個對話過程的內容.
才得知, 是TNB去報案了(之前那條事情...).
所以他們需要處理一下.

雖然是TNB報的案, 處理單位應該是商業罪案調查組才對...
但是來的警察, 都是刑事組的. (刑事組就是處理殺人放火強姦那些的)
這點讓我摸不著頭緒... (因為我沒有殺人放火強奸)
媽媽還苦中作樂的開了個玩笑... 說 :"不用怕... 麻坡警察局只有四樓而已"
然後我回他說: "頂多骨折"

後來, 終於透過電話跟警方約好了. 在2010年一月2日,
下午三點到警察局去跟他們見面,
也就是當我寫完這篇文章的20分鐘後, 我就要走了...

我給自己五個小時的時間,
如果我沒有回到電腦前面reply comment的話.
就代表, 我大概出事了吧...

如果我出事了, 我希望這個 "新聞"能把事情能鬧更大.
引發輿論, 讓TNB, 警察局, 受到了政府和社會的壓力
或許在若干年後. 馬來西亞的TNB能進步到不斷電的境界
警察的效率, 廉潔度和文明執法的程度都大幅度的提高
這也是黃明志對他所愛的馬來西亞所做出最後的一種貢獻...

如果我沒事了, 不代表我下次"不敢"了
我依然會堅持做自己覺得對的事情.
無人能阻擋...

寫完這篇文章, 我就要離開電腦, 前往麻坡警局錄口供了.
希望這不是我最後一篇Blog
朋友們, 五個小時後見!