Praises to the Almighty, Allah for guiding SKREM Productions to success.

Yes, my friends, SKREM Productions managed to clinch the second prize for the 8 Minutes Muslim Youth Film Making Competition.

I couldn't be any happier. It's like a dream come true. I've always wanted to produce a proper short film and now I've done it with a bunch of very supportive and talented friends. I always begin with the end in mind, and keeping the vision of a happy ecstatic SKREM Productions is what I've been holding on to ever since the start of the competition. Now, it's all worth it. The money spent, the hours staying out late, the night I didn't come home to finish editing and the lack of sleep. It's all worth it.

That's not all, my mum and I got one minute of fame when Berita on Suria featured us. They said something like "Film pendek 'Moving On' telah berjaya menambat hati penonton dengan gelagat lucu para pelakon..." then they showed the part where my mum and I had the conversation in our living room.

Me: I'm going out for dinner with Wee Kiat. I'll be back by about ten, k?

Mum: You're always out with him. Countless times I told you, he's problems differ from ours. He speaks with 'Ching Chong Ching Chong'! We speak with poise and grace.

Me: Mum, we have to live in harmony with other races because we live in a country with many different races. Only then we can achieve excellence. Especially the Malays.. Satu bangsa, orukulmakkal, yi ge ren, ONE PEOPLE, mak.. one people..

Mum: You think I'm an MRT station ah? Speaking in four different languages..

It doesn't sound as funny here but if you watch it, you'll probably be laughing your ass off. Congratulations to me because this is the first time my jokes make sense. HA HA HA.

I'm really looking forward to the next project. I'm trying to work on my ideas before I start doing the script. Perhaps something about schizophrenia would be interesting...

On a final note, many thanks to the following people:

Adam Esoof Piperdy for making the effort to rent video cameras and lighting as cheap as possible and using your own cash first.

Nur Ain Tajudeen for your dedication and perseverance in this project despite being a newbie.

Siti Aishah Selamat for giving us moral support and and helping us to concretize our ideas and making sure it doesn't stray away from Islam.

Ustaz Ahmad Khushairi for sponsoring us and giving moral support.

Ustaz Irwan for believing in us and giving us a platform to showcase future projects.

Ustaz Fairuz for being the one overseeing this competition as a whole. Thanks so much for starting this competition under the name of Al Ansar Mosque.

Esoof Piperdy and family for allowing Kak Ain and I to stay over the night to complete editing. And the many meals we had that night and the wonderful breakfast I enjoyed the following morning.

Surayah Batri for being a wonderful and supportive mother who never fails to give me everlasting support. Thanks so much for acting in our production. I love you, Ibu.

Liyana Sajupri for 'menyiboking' while filming but your presence made me at peace!

Illyas Effendi for allowing SKREM Productions to use your songs as a soundtrack.

Nurril Hirfana for understanding the situation I was in, being my confidante and giving me hugs whenever I freaked out.

Shariffah Zahrah for believing in me after watching the video and giving me words of encouragement.

Hariz Azhar for giving 'Moving On' critics that are encouraging and allowing me to be hopeful for a win.

Okay. That's all then. I can't give an Oscars-like speech but thanks to technology, I can do so.

Cheerios!