3rd part out of 3 part interview, “MISS TAK SERIK – SERIK”; between CHE-DET (‘CD’ at “http://che-detz.blogdrive.com”) dated Sunday, October 17, 2004

CD: Ha, pasal Miss Universe 2003 pageant. You, Miss Colombia, dapat 2nd runner-up, kalah kepada Fifi UIA Miss Greece (1st Runner-up) dan Ginger (MU2003)� Ape perasaan you pada malam tu? Dengar citer, tak puas hati siket ek? Sbb sebelum MU2003 pageant, you dah masuk Miss Universe Diva 2003 (utk pondan2 dan maknyah) dan dapat 1st runner-up, kalah kepada Miss India, Shasha Penang, dan you, Miss Mexico, berjaya kalahkan Fifi Sentul Miss Canada, Sherryn Miss Virgin Island dan Pasha Miss Argentina. So timbul rase tidak puas hati sbb you tak menang Miss Universe 2003 utk gayboys, betul ke?

LL: Fitnah! Heheheh� Dinch ah you all. Mana ade. I mean. Ok. Biar mak terus terang jer kat sini nah. The night of MU2003 when I got 3rd (2nd runner-up ler), I felt down. Really. Not because Ginger Wiiiilllllddd Flowers kalahkan mak.. (Ginger, Miss Gurun, jgn marah mak mah nahhhh.. ekekeee.. melawak pondan.. biasalahkan.. ;p) Not because Fifi kalahkan mak� I rase tak puas hati sebab 3 sebab. 1st � Mak BENTAT sangat malam tu. Everyone cakap I looked berisi and some even said, I looked so fat. 2nd � I was really really disappointed with my answer during the q/a session during the top 10. 3rd � I was afterall, 1st runner-up Miss Universe Diva 2003� alih2, got 3rd dlm gayboy punye contest, in a contest of my own world, with my own fellow gayboys. Probably I set up too high expectations on winning the title, that was my fault. Tapi, ahhh, entah lah nyeh. Bende dah lepas. Lepas jer lah. Nih mesti kes mak menangis overdose kat changing room tu kan? Kan kaycoh bab tu, macam ala2 mak menangis sebab ala ala tak puas hati kan? Memang mak tak puas hati. Tapi adakah people tahu ape sebabnye mak tak puas hati? Tak kan? People always jump into conclusions tapi I tak salahkan diaorang. They are just humans I guess.. But my prediction for that night (MU2003), Ginger was in my list, but not as the winner (Sorry Gin, this iswhat I feel. Jgn marah, jgn sentap, you�re still the reigning Miss Universe 2003� sembah ratu!) My prediction was like, either Fifi UIA Miss Greece, OR Fattin Miss France should have won the title, and more or less my pick was Miss France.

CD: Tapi after MU2003, you managed to secure Miss Malaysia 2003, kan?

LL: It’s like, a revenge sort of thing. I prepared well for Miss Malaysia 2003. I knew I could do it and I wanted to win. But there was at one time, I thought, I might just get 1st runner-up again sbb waktu they annouce the top two remaining, were me, Miss Penang and Ayang, Miss Perak. Ayang to me was my thoughest fight for Miss Malaysia 2003. Eventually, she got second and I won the title.

CD: You lost weight a bit during Miss Malaysia, tul tak?

LL: Lite lite sugiii lah jugak, turun lah sikit dari time Miss Universe 2003 tu, bentat yang maha azab. Ehehehehe.

CD: You dah crownkan this years’ winner, Miss Malaysia 2004, kan?

LL: Yeap. Miss Malaysia 2004 this year yang diorganizedkan by Kak Sharmila of the Milla Entertainments dah pun berakhir. Contest tu telah diadakan on the 10th, October, at Saloma. T�was like, just a day after MU2004.

CD: How does it feel to give away the title balik?

LL: I felt a bit, a bit only ah� sad about it. Thinking that I will no longer be Miss Malaysia, thinking about the wonderful things that has happened to me throughout my whole reign. Yeah, terase la jugak. On the other hand, happy jugak sbb dah tak pikul burden as a title holder. Tak gittu Gingger? Hehehehehehehehehe.

CD: Dan ape perasan Lady bile u all kena crownkan Ayang, yang merupakan 1st Runner-Up last years� Miss Malaysia?

LL: Biase jer. She was and still is a good competitor. She has got that spirit in her yang I look up to. When I was in Saloma witnessing MM2004/05, I knew it, she�s gonna be my successor. And when I crownkan dia, I sempat bisik kat telinga dia �This time, the crown is yours Ayang�. She cried� cried like there�s no tomorrow. And the she replied �Thank you�� in sobbing tears lah kan� eheheheehe

CD: Ok. Berbalik kepada MU2004/2005. Congratulations! Anak ayam, anak didik you sendiri bolot the title ek? How does that feel?

LL: Thanks� Heheheh� ala ala je la laaaaaaaa. Dah rezeki dia. Sejarah about Sharleen (Miss Venezuela a.k.a MISS UNIVERSE 2004/2005) and me� I got to know this adik2 baru dari UNITEN nih waktu dia buat show waktu heats of Superstar Search 2004 kat Bleu Bar� mak tgk dia, macam, ada pontensi. So I soksek2 carik infos about her and stuff. Managed to get her number, called her up, told her I wanna help her get into Miss Universe 2004. She was a bit shocked but accepted my offer of jadik anak ayam I and for months la jugak, we do a bit of training here and there. I kasik dia tgk vcd2 miss I, suruh dia buat homework, test make up, this and that. To me, TO ME ek, not to anyone else which I tak bother sangat, this gal� she is, to me, cute, witty, ade brains to go along with her looks. So that�s why I berani pegang dia. Pasal we, kalau nak jadik mak ayam, can�t expect anak ayam datang cari kita and suruh kite jaga dia, sponsor this and that. Like Sharleen, I saw the qualities in her, I saw that she could go far� I saw the younger me� heheheheheh� so that�s why I took her as my anak ayam. It works that way. It�s like, mak ayam will devote and cari his or her own anak ayam and doesn�t work the other way round. So on that day of MU2004/2005, although I sibuk with work as committee member, buat shows opening with GlittersDotCom and what not, I tetap sempat siapkan dia, head to toe, kasik dia pakai dresses I, rambut, accessories, shoes and stuffs, semuenye I tanggung. And it was worth it. Worth sponsoring everything that I did. She was more than I expected. Honestly, I didn�t expect her to be in top 10, but when she got in, I was like, ok, Alhamdulillah. She made it. It was then up to her to continue her struggle and give out her best in the q/a session. And when she answered the way she did that night, there was a pinch of me saying she could be the next MU. And masin mulut mak, menjadik. Alhamdulillah. Dah rezeki dia�

CD: Before Sharleen, our new Miss Universe 2004/05, you memang dah berpengalaman ke siapkan orang utk contests nih?

LL: Ade lah you all, sekali dua tiga, tolong2 siapkan adik2 belakang stage.Tapi, I kalau siapkan orang pun, tetap maintain dalam keadaan drag. Hehehe..Ingat tak Miss Two Faces? Ehehehehe.. tetap dengan evening dress. That�s me. Biar lah apa orang nak kata janji I nak tampil meletop. Itu hak peribadi.

CD: Ha, that�s another thing. Heard you ade bukak boutique kan?

LL: Hehehe� well, I wouldn�t wanna call it a boutique but if you insist, ok jer la la la la la. I�ve got my own designs of dresses, from simple dresses to complicated designs. And from dresses, I�ve got wide range of accessories, which all nih, after I dah release, I selalunye sewakan. Accessories I sewakan, dresses I sewakan, shoes jer tidak. Bulu2, feathers2 utk shows pun ade I sewakan. (dengan nada perli)

CD: Nak perli mak bab bab bulu lah tu� heheh. Banyak ke dresses you tu?

LL: Banyak tu tak der lah banyak, ade lah dalam 29, 30 dresses. Most of it are my size, tapi ade yang size kecik2 jugak. Dalam MU2004/2005, the winner, Sharleen of Venezuela tu obviously wore my dress. Other contestants yang pakai my baju were Miss Paraguay dan Miss Spain�

CD: How lah to promote? Addresses ke, ape ke?

LL: Sesiape yang interested, nak take a look ke ape ke, can always call me at ***-*******. Tapi kena buat appointments lah kan. Sbb usually the days yang I would be free would be from Sundays till Tuesdays. Wednesdays till Sats, normally I�d be busy with shows.

CD: Oklah Lady, last question dah nih. Ok ke?

LL: Tarkkik you all� (tarkkik tu tak kisah�)

CD: And your advice to adik2 yang ingin jadik macam� macam� macam you?

LL: Jadik macam I? Perlu ke? Biar lah I sorang jer jadik macam I� eheheheh� tak gittu CD? Anyways, Hehehehe� Hmmmm� TIADA JALAN MUDAH NAK BERADA DI ATAS. WORK HARD, STRIVE HARD, IGNORE WHAT PEOPLE SAY, JUST BE YOU AND DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO. IF YOU WANNA BE SOMEBODY, WORK IT OUT AND NEVER GIVE UP YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS. Actually, it�s not easy to be on top, so called famous, people knows you and etc. I know it sounds fun. Believe me, it does.I mean, I really do know how it feels. Like, now, gi memana pun, even when I�m not in drag, still, people can kenal me as LL. It�s fun, knowing people kenal u. Feeling lah kan kadang2 tu, tapi, at times irritating jugak tapi nak buat cam mana, kan? Hehehehe. So in a way, I know how it feels like to be someone yang orang kenal kiri kanan, someone yang orang keeps on talking about, someone yang so called famous and glamour and all that sh*t. Sorry, mind my word. Tapi to get where I am now, I�ve worked hard. Did shows here and there, kena maki caci hamun sana sini. Kena kutuk. Masuk pageants tu pageants ini. I guess that�s how I got up here. But I guess it won�t be long before I head down. So I�m preparing myself for that moment. And for those yang nak merasa how I feel now, work hard. Strive hard. Be outgoing. Don�t feel shy of what and who you truly are. But most of all, just be yourself�:) But let me remind you one thing, it�s not always, all the time, shinning when you�re up there� Just be prepared�

2nd part out of 3 part interview, “MISS TAK SERIK – SERIK”; between CHE-DET (‘CD’ at “http://che-detz.blogdrive.com”) dated Sunday, October 17, 2004

MISS TAK SERIK-SERIK

CD: Macam mana you boleh mula2 start masuk pertandingan ratu- ratu nih?

LL: Startingnya dulu dengan Miss Teen World 2001 tu kawan mak lah (by the name of Angah from USJ) yang ajak masuk. Saje suke2 katanye. Waktu masuk pertandingan tu, si Angah dan Along (both from USJ) lah yang siapkan I. Along make-upkan I (time2 tu, nak make up sendiri? SODEH!!! Tak gherti ok!) dan Angah siapkan dress I. Simple jer dress tu dan waktu bertanding tu, ada lah perasaan takut jugak, first time lah kata kan. Tapi, malam tu was obviously my night I guess. Luck was on my side. As what people selalu cakapkan, beginners� luck, kannn. So malam tu mak mah menang. Menang besar lah jugak. I sapu 7 sub awards out of 10 yang dipertandingkan. Yang I tak dapat Miss Congen, Miss Photogenic dan Best Evening Dress.

CD: Lepas dari pertandingan tu, terus semangat lah nak masuk contest lain?

LL: I�d say somethin� like that lah kot. Selepas dari pertandingan tu, nama kite naik jugaklah dalam IRC dalam channel2 Sayangabang dan Gaymalaysia. So, macam, yer lah� biaselah. Ade contest lagik lepas tu, masuk jer� semangat kata kan�

CD: Tak serik ke? Sampai 19 contests?

LL: Correction, it�s 20 plus� hehehehe. Well…, serik? Kalau u tanye I soalan tu dua tiga bulan lepas I�d say NO, serik is not listed in my vocab. Tapi now, I think I dah .. macam.. that�s it lah kot, for now. I wanna rest. Nak take some time off from pageants and what not. Nak jadik org belakang tabir pulak kot. Siapkan orang ke, jadik committee ke ape ke�

CD: Macam mana leh jadik serik pulak tiba2 je?

LL: There�s this saying that goes, when you get up in the morning, and you can only think of one thing (ie shopping ke, nak quit pageants ke ape ke), then go ahead and do it. So one day I got up, thought to myself, dah dah la tu. Malasdah la nak bertanding. Mak nak rest kejap, maybe for a year or two, then buat comeback. And so I did. I decided to quit or should I say, rehat for awhile. Tu jer kot.

CD: Tapi drag tu tetap lah? Shows semue tu? Tu pun nak stop jugak?

LL: Oh but of course darling, of course nye NOT! No way nak stop semue tu. Drag harus lah. Tapi tak der lah tiap tiap hari. Kalau cam tu, baik mak mah nih jadik pondan drag 24jam. Hehehe. I drag lah kot for clubbing sekali sekali, untuk shows and what not. Shows I shall not stop for now sbb that�s what I like and enjoy to do. Yes, I enjoy pageants too. But that�s competing. In shows, you�re performing as a performer. That�s something differ. from competing in beauty pageants.

CD: Ok, berbalik pada citer ratu2 nih. You dah bertanding dengan gay boy, you dah bertanding dengan pondan bertetek, ade beza ke?

LL: (Smiles) Banyak bezanye. You see� bile kite bertanding sesama gayboy, you�d feel like� cam mana nak cakap ek. Cam nih lah. Kalau u bertanding dengan pondan bertetek, THAT�S IT! You ada rase tau macam bertanding dengan pompuan real. For some of these pondan berteteks, ade yang dah buat fefets lah, tetek pun meluak2 besar. So, bile u, (ie, ME) as a gayboy yang tak makan pills, no hormones, no injections no nothing, bertanding dengan real diva drag queens like those nyahs,you tend to put yourself to the test whether u could act and be like them as well. But when you�re competing with gayboys, although u�re dressed up like a girl, tapi deep within you know for a fact you�re still competing with gayboys and that�s about it, nothing more. Being in a contest where you actually compete with real diva drag queens, you tend to challenge yourself more. Could I beat this girl? Could I kepit suara like her? And etc. It�s hard to explain actually but bile u dah dalam contest tu, then only you�ll know.

CD: You tak makan pills or hormones or inject anything? Serious? (khi khi, soalan ni Lady yg suruh CD tanya)

LL: Serious shit no joke.. although pembetulan bab bab dagu tu, mak admit, memang mak buat. But that�s it. I still am, and will always be a gayboy. Mintak simpang lah nak buat teteks ke fefets ke, takut jugak. But I have nothing against people yang buat. Sebagai contoh mak nih tak prejudis, mak still kawan dengan gayboy2� tak kire lah lembut ke st8ing ke ape ke, mak nyah friends pun a lot. I take people as what they are. And I�m happy being the way I am now. Who says you have to inject stuffs to be pretty? Pretty is one thing dear, but, the important thing is the beauty from within plus your brains� you don�t wanna bebrainless beauty now would you.. hehehe

CD: Before I tanye you kenangan manis, kite start dengan kenangan pahit sepanjang you involved dalam dunia ratu, tak kire lah ratu gayboy or ratu maknyah�

LL: (LL diam sekejap, tunduk,� mengeluh, pastu dia jawab) Banyak nyeh kalau mak nak citer bab bab pahit lasam nih. Kalau nak listkan sepenuh-penuhnye, mak rase, hai, sampai esok lah gamaknye (ketawa siket tapi CD tau dia ketawa sedeh) Antara yang paling tak dapat terima, orang kata I lupa daratan. Maksudnye, I nih asalnye gayboy, dah pandai bergaul dengan pondan bertetek, dah bertanding ratu2 pondan nih, dah lupe diri as gayboy. Tolong lah. I tetap gayboy dan bawa peranan gayboy. Kat pertandingan ratu2 pondan maknyah pun, during rehearsals, I pergi dalam keadaan tak shave, serabut serabai. Ha, percaya tak? For all I care,I�m gonna compete on behalf of the gayboys in town and that�s it. When Imanaged to place 1st runner-up in both Miss Universe Diva and Miss World Diva, 2003 and 2004 respectively, secara tidak langsung I rase I naikkan nama gayboys in town. Like, letting maknyah tahu, biarpun dia gayboy tak bertetek, dia mampu beri saingan. Tapi what do I get in return, kutukkan oleh gayboys in town. Selain dari tu, yang nih tak der lah perit sangat sbb masuk telinga kanan keluaq telinga kiri. Lady tu kekwat, berangan, sombong la, feeling lah, this and that. Orang yang tak kenal mak memang kata mak kekwat sebab muka kite muka kekwat. Pastu bile dah kenal, �Ala Lady, sorry lah dulu I kutuk you. I ingatkan you kekwat tapi u tak, kan?� Cam tu lah gayonye. Others, I take it as, the way life is. Tak amik pot sangat. Kenangan pahit during contest, biase lah. Bile you know you should win, tapi ade orang sabo. Ha, tu pahit sikit lah. Bab bab sub. awards, yang mana kite tau, even pun kite tak patut jadik pemenang, ok, katalah, contoh, sub award utk Best Evening Dress. Katalah dalam banyak2 tu, I tahu dress I pun tak leh lawan dress Miss A, tetibe, Miss B yang menang walhal baju Miss B tu lagik azab dari baju mak nih ha, ha.. time2 tu lah rase, sentap ah! Ehehehehehe Tu jer kot.

CD: Kenangan manis?

LL: Obviously bile I menang. Tak kiralah ape ape pertandingan pun, tapi yang paling tak dapat I lupakan, and forever akan I kenang, Miss Teen World 2001 sebab that was my first gayboy beauty pageant yang I menang and Miss Malaysia 2003, sebab that was my last gayboy beauty pageant yang I vowed to compete and I won�

1st part out of 3 part interview, “MISS TAK SERIK – SERIK”; between CHE-DET (‘CD’ at “http://che-detz.blogdrive.com”) dated Sunday, October 17, 2004

2001
1.Miss Teen World 2001 (Miss Teen Venezuela)
Placing: Winner
Subsidiary titles: Best Legs, Best Hair, Best Casual Wear, Best Catwalk, Miss Vogue, Miss Body Beautiful, Miss Perfect Woman

2002
1.Supermodel of the Year 2002
Placing: Winner
Subsidiary titles: Best Legs, Best Catwalk

2.Miss World 2002 (Miss Colombia)
Placing: 1st Runner-up
Subsidiary titles: Miss Intelligent, Miss Natural Beauty

3.Superdiva Beauty Queen 2002
Placing: Top 10 Finalist
Subsidiary titles: Best Legs

4.Queen of the Year 2002 (Miss Curacao)
Placing: Winner
Subsidiary titles: Miss Intelligent, Best Evening Dress

5.Desert Queen 2002
Placing: Top 20 Semifinalist
Subsidiary titles: Nil

2003
1.Miss Kebaya Blue Bar 2003
Placing: 1st Runner-up
Subsidiary titles: Nil

2.Miss Uptown 2003 (Miss New York)
Placing: 1st Runner-up
Subsidiary titles: Best Catwalk, Best Legs, Best Make Up

3.Miss Universe Diva 2003 (Miss Mexico)
Placing: 1st Runner-up
Subsidiary titles: Best Evening Dress, 2nd Runner-up Best National Costume

4.Miss Penang/ Malaysia Blue Bar 2003
Placing: Winner
Subsidiary titles: Nil

5.Miss Universe 2003 (Miss Colombia)
Placing: 2nd Runner-up
Subsidiary titles: Nil

6.Desert Queen 2003
Placing: Top 10 Finalist
Subsidiary titles: Nil

7.Miss Malaysia Blue Bar 2003 (Miss Penang)
Placing: Winner
Subsidiary titles: Best Legs, Best Evening Dress, Miss Body Beautiful, Miss Personality, Miss Hot Favorite, Winner for Miss Malaysia Swimwear round

2004
1.Miss World Diva 2004 (Miss Dominican Republic)
Placing: 1st Runner-up
Subsidiary titles: Best Presentation on Stage ,Best Evening Dress, Miss Intelligent, Miss Charming, Miss Personality

2.Queen of the Queen 2004
Placing: Top 13 Semifinalist
Subsidiary titles: Nil

3.Miss Diva Warp Talent Queen 2004
Placing: Top 10 Finalist
Subsidiary titles: Miss Body Beautiful

4.Miss Universe World 2004 (Miss South Africa)
Placing: Top 15 Semifinalist
Subsidiary titles: Best Hair-do

5.Queen of the Night 2004
Placing: Finalist
Subsidiary titles: Nil

6.Miss Eligible 2004
(Withdrawn from the contest after managed to get into the semifinals due to personal reasons)

7.Miss Diva Of The Year 2004
Placing: Top 20 Semifinalist
Subsidiary titles: Nil

8.Blue Boy Supermodel Contest 2004
(Withdrawn from the contest after managed to get into the semifinals due to personal reasons)

9.Supermodel Diva 2004
Placing: Top 10 Finalist
Subsidiary titles: Nil

10.Desert Queen 2004
Placing: Top 5 Finalist
Subsidiary titles: Nil

11.Miss Shadows Disco 2004
(Withdrawn from the contest after managed to get into the finals due to personal reasons)

Aiyohhh Cik Lady L�Oreal, banyaknya pageants yang hang masuk�memang sesuai CD bagi title kat hang� Miss Tak Serik-Serik�.Ala-ala kalau hang rakam sebuah album dari setiap pageant yang hang masuk di atas, harus ada local artist yang bertaraf Diva rasa tergugat & jeles lalu buat drama kena assault tepi jalan atau paling busuk pun tulis e mail layang memburuk-burukkan hang.

Lady L�Oreal yang CD kenal, sejak zaman we all sekolah kat lagi.. memang
seorang� yang ambitious, temperamental, adorable,� talented, ting-tong sikit,
witty, melodramatic, passionate� dan berani mati. Kat sekolah dulu, she loves to be in the limelight, suka join macam-macam aktiviti ko-kurikulum macam debate, drama (hmm that explains her melodramatic attribute), loves music & performances.(dulu, ditelinganya tak pernah lekang dari walkman/ discman).� She�s willing to do whatever it takes accomplish her dreams. Apa yang dia nak, itu yang dia akan dapat.

Ala-ala Gusti Putri Retno Dumillah, she lives on her dreams. Hanya dirinya saja yang dapat memahami apa yang dia mahu, dan bagaimana dia harus dapatkan apa yang dia mimpikan. Sebab tulah ramai orang salah anggap dekat ponen ni. Macam-macam label orang bagi dekat dia (suatu list yang sama panjangnya dengan senarai ratu di atas, yang hanya akan menyentapkan Lady jika CD tulis dekat sini).No matter what Lady, even though we hate to admit this, but� Nabeela (our mak ayam from Kedah)
and I are actually proud of you for being able to achieve of what you are longing for since your teenage days. Hang ada brand hang sendiri kat KL nih. Kudos to you..

CD sempat lah gossip menggosip� dengan Lady selepas dari Miss Univere 2004/05 (yang telah dimenangi oleh anak ayamnye sendiri, anak didiknye) dan selepas Lady menyerahkan kembali title Miss Malaysia kepada pemenang baru Miss Malaysia 2004/2005, Ayang Karmel. Berikut adalah perbualan sokseksoksek diantara Che-Det dan Lady Loreal a.k.a Lea Lauriella Lai Lee Abdullah.