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Out of the shell!

April 12, 2008 /

I have always been inferior when it comes to meeting people. I am so afraid that I make a fool out of myself. When Helmy invited me to join him at the book fair, I said ‘ok’. But when the time drew near, I told Helmy ‘maybe’. I always like to change my mind the very last minute. I told my husband, Zaim, that I have second thoughts. Zaim told me that one of the tips (by the late Lim Goh Tong) to be succesful is to never cancel appointments or meeting (I reminded him that it’s only a bookfair). He looked at me in the Emila!, Ida and Bapakeyes dengan garangnya and told me to just be myself and go with the flow.me, ida and bapak
And so I did. I went out of my coconut shell (or shall I say tempurung!) and met people. Zaim is so right, it wasn’t that hard. I met bloggers, whom I got to know their names from Helmy. I never got to talk to them but knowing who’s who is good enough. I saw Jiwarasa. I saw Ted Mahsun. I saw Faizal Tehrani. I met Nisah Haron, the writer personally. Talked to her, she’s sweet, prettier up-close. I also got to meet and talked to Prof Dr. Siti Zainon Ismail (Bonda), an artist, poet, writer and Malay art, culture and heritage consultant! I met with Anis, a sweet lady who reads my blog. Yesterday I met Saharil Hasrin Sanin, a freelance illustrator/blogger. Saharil runs Saharil Conteng. And today I met Ida Kassim aka RichyReens who runs A room of Crazy Scrapper. She bought eight of my cards! I just can’t believe it! I’m so happy that I finally got to meet Ida. And guess what? I signed an autograph for Muhammad Akashah, a student and a fan from Kedah! Lol, this one was really not what I expected! I signed an autograph!

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Akashah in orange shirt.

Bapak and Bonda Siti Zai
Pak Samad and Bonda Siti Zai.

Bonda Siti Zai brought along her sketchbook and showed me the latest sketches of her new projects. Her pen sketches are amazing thus inspired me to start practising one! Mind the wording, it was just there to fill the empty space, and a bad attempt to write a poem 😳

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Pepatung itu | Pen on Moleskine

45 Comments

  • LadyJava

    April 12, 2008 at 5:00 am

    Emila.. wow tak sangka you ni pemalu eh.. but it’s a good step that you are making now… taking small steps are impt so tak der rasa terlalu demanding on you.. eh eh you met Ida eh.. mesti syiok kan gathering macam ni 🙂

  • zie

    April 12, 2008 at 5:22 am

    Same here lah…tapi mungkin jugak I ni dah lama sgt berkerak kat rumah jadi suri rumahtangga so bila nak pergi gathering ke apa ke jadi berat jiwa raga. Tp bukan ke bagus you pergi that day, dpt jadi celebrity for a day 😆 ada org mintak autograph you..kalau I ada kat sana pun I mintak autograph you jugak he he he 😆 Anyway poem you bagus dan sketch you cantik.

  • Jiwarasa

    April 12, 2008 at 7:24 am

    I thought so!!
    That lady with camera must be Emila! I wa I was waiting for the introduction.by Helmy, but none was offered. Its foolish of me not to ask your your name.

    Nice seeing you. Thanks for the smiles, anyway… 🙂

  • Ida

    April 12, 2008 at 7:55 am

    Hi Emila, bila baca your story lebih kurang sama macam I je. I ni memang penakut kalau nak jumpa orang.I akan nervous sepanjang minggu dan masa hari nak pergi tu selalu I ada second thought.
    Today maybe I akan drop by lagi since Ireen dah nak my cards.
    LJ, comela….drop by to PWTC boleh sign Petition utk Pak Samad sekali and grab those beautiful cards and bookmark from Emila but left me some tau.

  • trinity

    April 12, 2008 at 10:06 am

    Whoa! I really should take care of your notebook and card you sent me becoz I already have an autographed note artwork from the great artist, young, Emila!! 😆 iHappy!

  • rizal

    April 12, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    hehehe..tak sangka aa kak emila nii segan-segan rupanyer..tapi samalah jugak dgn rizal.. haha.. rizal tawaf wira bukit tu tiga kali tau sebab cuak cuak.. first tak perasan.. second nampak macam kak emi, tapi terus jalan, kali ketiga, tarik nafas…gagah pergi jugak wira bukit..tu yang nampak kak emi, sengih2 panggil.. punye la kelam kabut sampai lupa nak amik gambar ngan kak emila ngan lupa lahh nak minta auto famous person ni.. hehehe.. first time is always hard kan kan kan kak emi? 😀

  • JC

    April 12, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    I think many people feel the same way and get nervous about meeting others. But Emila, you are an awesome person who is also incredibly talented. I’m sure it was an honor for people to meet you! wow, I wish I could meet you in person too! =)

  • Nisah Haron

    April 13, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    When I first saw you on Friday the 4th, I immediately know that it was you. But I checked with Helmy – just for confirmation. (Yep, Bang Helmy, selalu lupa nak introduce sesama kita!) I’m glad that we’ve finally met. Insya-Allah, Ujana Ilmu will give some little projects for you. 🙂

  • emila

    April 14, 2008 at 8:29 am

    Laa…gamaknya! Tulah, akak lupa nak suruh depa ambilkan gambar akak dengan Rizal! Takpe, nanti ada event lain kita posing-posing!

  • emila

    April 14, 2008 at 8:44 am

    Iskandar! Are you the one who bought so many books and dropped by WiraBukit semalam? I heard Kak Lina mentioned your name yesterday but it didn’t occurred to me that it was you till I read this comment.

  • emila

    April 14, 2008 at 8:48 am

    Thanks Nisah! Being the shy one, I never ask for people’s names; this is the one thing I should overcome. I shouldn’t just leave it to Helmy to introduce me to people, I should initiate it myself. Tapi itulah, saya malu nak mulakan. Thank you Nisah! Your husband is friendly too and you little one is so adorable!

  • emila

    April 14, 2008 at 8:50 am

    Manggis! Now I wish I could meet you in person! Thanks, I still think it’s a bad poem, some more macam tak cukup ayat sahaja!

  • pupu

    April 14, 2008 at 11:12 am

    Ohh you are one shy mama. 😀 I also have second thought. Always. At first i feel confident that i will come to the event but then after a while i would think,” hhmm.. hehehe i cant come” hahahaha. You met a lot of people and its feel good when we can get a chance to chit chat with them right? 😀

    Enjoy your Monday Emila. 😀

  • cikdaun

    April 14, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    Hi Emila..

    I drop by @ Wira Bukit booth but too shy to ask which is you..

    When I saw the picture of you.. aaaa.. yes! I saw you yesterday..

    * alamak! ya ampun.. mcm stalker plak aku ni*

  • daliey

    April 14, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    hehe emilaitu… now ready to appear on tv or not?
    hehe we know each other for so long, ups and downs, dah mula sign otogeraf kawan saya ni ye… bravo mate!

  • Genie Princess

    April 15, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    Emila! Long time no see u at my blog! 😥

    Wah wah first autograph it seems, syabas dear! It’s great to see u meeting all those bloggers, I bet it was a good experience. Now back to DD’s question, ready to masuk TV or what? He he… 😉

  • s.k singapor

    April 15, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    Salam,

    Haha, jadi macam I lagi best… terus tanya Abang Helmy, where’s you?
    Pandai dia gurau yang you tak datang, tak tau yang I cari you… lol…
    My fren kata dia nampak your face changed and she agak that it must be you… LOL!

    Sooo sooo glad Bro.Helmy got you to come… sooo sooo glad you could make it!!!
    Been wanting to meet you since forever!

    I pray that my request for grant gets approved… We’re waiting for the answer within the next two weeks…
    I’ll let you know 🙂
    We’ll find a way to work together, insyaAllah…

    Me and me team dah the very the excited… lol…

    *Hugs*

    Wassalam…

  • faizal

    April 17, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    It seems you were having nice moment with those great people. I used to meet Nisah Haron and I was following her “bengkel cerpen” when I was selected by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka to join Minggu Penulis Remaja DBP 2006.

    But I still have no chance to meet Faisal Tehrani even though I read almost all his novels. Nice experience. Many people said he is a kind of cool person and didnt talk so much.

  • Shima

    April 17, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    Hi Emilia,
    I ‘m not sure if you still remember me but we communicated before through email about my love for paintings. I was there on the 12th and also took pictures with Pak Samad. Didn’t know that you were around. Wish I have asked Helmy.