Another episode with “creativity” as the theme, we invited two interior designers, Yana and Aim, to share their creative work experience. Since Fitri and Harith are more from a technical background in engineering, we wanted to know Yana and Aim's perspective on creativity. Yana worked as part of a National Visual Arts Gallery exhibition while Aim is pursuing his own product design project. They shared their experience working in the creative industry, philosophies behind understanding arts, and life as a creative person who looks for inspiration on the go.  

Lagi satu episod dengan “kreativiti” sebagai tema, kita menjemput Yana dan Aim, pereka dalaman untuk berkongsi tentang pengalaman mereka dalam kerja-kerja kreatif. Memandangkan Fitri dan Harith dari bidang teknikal dan kejuruteraan, kita ingin tahu lebih tentang pendapat terhadap kreativiti daripada perspektif Yana dan Aim. Yana pernah terlibat bekerja di pameran Balai Seni Visual negara manakala Aim sedang membangunkan reka bentuk produknya sendiri. Mereka berkongsi tentang pengalaman bekerja dalam industri kreatif, falsafah di sebalik memahami seni, dan hidup sebagai seorang yang mencari inspirasi kreatif dengan aktif.

In this episode, we invited our very own podcast graphic designer, Hadri, to talk about creativity. Since each of us have our own niche in the creative space, this episode is all about exploring each other’s domains; Fitri does a combination of video editing and streaming, Hadri does visual designing and Harith is more into stage performance. We talked about our creative process, our upbringing that contributed to being more creative and how we value creativity as a part of our life.  

Dalam episode kali ini, kita berborak tentang kreativiti bersama pereka grafik podcast kita, Hadri. Memandangkan kita semua buat kerja kreatif yang berbeza daripada satu sama lain, episod kali ini adalah mengenai meneroka kelebihan masing-masing; Fitri boleh buat kombinasi menyunting video dan streaming. Hadri lebih kepada mereka visual manakala Harith pula lebih kepada persembahan pentas. Kita berborak tentang kreatif proses, didikan dari kecil yang menyumbang kepada kreativiti dan bagaimana kita menghargainya sebagai sebahagian hidup kita.

As aspiring entrepreneurs themselves, Fitri and Harith, invited two small business owners to talk about entrepreneurship in this second Raya special episode. Helsy and Amirul are proud owners of Grumpy Grains, a snacks business that came to life a year ago. They mainly shared their experience operating Grumpy Grains which included their starting up to facing challenges and future plans. If you are a budding entrepreneur or someone looking for inspirations to start something new, you don’t want to miss out!

Sebagai seorang yang berminat dalam bidang keusahawanan, Fitri dan Harith telah menjemput dua orang pemilik perniagaan kecil untuk berborak dalam episod khas Raya pada hari raya kedua. Helsy dan Amirul merupakan pemilik Grumpy Grains, bisnes snek yang baru sahaja bermula sejak setahun lalu. Mereka berdua berkongsi pengalaman mengedalikan Grumpy Grains termasuk waktu baru bermula, cabaran yang mereka lalui dan rancangan untuk berkembang. Jangan lepaskan peluang jika anda adalah seorang usahawan yang baru bermula atau seseorang yang sedang mencari inspirasi untuk memulakan sesuatu yang baru!

In this second banter episode, Harith made Fitri jealous as he was flexing about his mic stand. Fitri pulak happy dapat jumpa new listeners to our podcast time beraya haritu. So kita pun borak la pasal our goal to inspire younglings through kongsi podcast. And kita jugak buat comparison between the mindset of foreign people and Malaysians. The following main conversation is about the state of racism in Malaysia. Fitri tanya should vernakular schools be abolished so kita pun borak panjang pasal tu. As the conversation gets a bit heated, Harith jadi impressed jugak la with Fitri’s optimism about unity. Kita jugak identify the grey area of standing up for your race and eventually, despite our differences, we should all appreciate each other.

In this casual Raya episode, Fitri and Harith talked about a topic close to home:  tradition and celebrations. Since they're quarantined this Raya, they talked about how different this Raya feels compared to previous years. They got a little sentimental reminiscing about old times; raya as a kid, and also other traditions that they practice with family and friends, and the ones they grew out of. Apart from tradition, they also told stories of their families; buying school supplies and simply having meals together. After playing a one minute clip of “Dendang Perantau”, covered by Harith’s band, Fitri, who recently got returned home, shared his experiences celebrating foreign festivals whilst in the UK.

Dalam episod Raya yang santai ini, Fitri dan Harith berborak tentang topik yang dekat dalam hati mereka; tradisi dan sambutan. Disebabkan Raya kali ini adalah sewaktu kuarantin, mereka berbincang tentang perbezaan yang dapat dirasakan antara waktu dahulu dan sekarang. Mereka jadi sedikit syahdu bila mengenang kisah lama; beraya semasa zaman kanak-kanak dan tradisi lain yang mereka pernah dan masih sambut bersama keluarga dan sahabat. Selain daripada tradisi, mereka juga menyentuh tentang kisah-kisah keluarga; beli barangan sekolah dan makan bersama-sama. Selepas memainkan seminit klip cover “Dendang Perantau” oleh band Harith, Fitri yang baru pulang ke rumahnya berkongsi pengalaman menyambut perayaan luar negara sewaktu tinggal di UK dulu.

Di sebalik tabir kongsi podcast, Fitri and Harith borak - borak and chill pasal benda benda random. Dalam first episod kongsi banter ini, Fitri berangan about his vision for the podcast. They talked about branding kongsi; as well as marketing, managing and growing it. As a comparison, Harith pulak sempat borak pasal his band, F.O.C, sewaktu dia masih belajar. They also talked about how sesi podcast yang bukan live and is pre-recorded lagi senang nak edit and jaga kualiti. so you might find the mood in this banter more relaxed than our usual live session. Go ahead and give it a listen!

Fitri and Harith talked about the importance of soft skills in life, career and relationships. They discussed about their experience in developing different sets of soft skills over time; communication, character building, work ethics, social intelligence, problem-solving, etc. This led them to sharing stories about their strong and weak soft skills. Besides that, they also talked about the learning process of soft skills; from having the awareness, to networking.

Fitri dan Harith berkongsi mengenai pentingnya soft skills dalam kehidupan, kerjaya dan hubungan. Mereka berborak mengenai pengalaman dalam membentuk pelbagai soft skills; komunikasi, pembinaan watak, etika bekerja, kemahiran bersosial, menyelesai masalah dan lain-lain. Dalam masa yang sama, mereka bercerita tentang soft skills yang mereka mahir dan lemah. Selain itu, mereka juga berbincang mengenai proses pembelajaran soft skills; dari mempunyai kesedaran dan networking.

Fitri and Harith sat down and talked about hobbies; what they are and why we should acknowledge our own hobbies. They talked about character building through hobbies and how it can help to establish a career and self aspiration. They also discussed the loop process in crafting a hobby that involves developing, creating, sharing, and receiving feedback. With the rise of the internet, Fitri and Harith also discussed how this has contributed in making hobbies something bigger than a personal activity. 

Fitri dan Harith berborak tentang hobi; apa maksudnya dan kenapa pentingnya untuk tahu minat diri sendiri. Mereka berbual tentang bagaimana hobi boleh membina karakter dan membantu dalam kerjaya dan aspirasi diri. Selain itu, mereka juga berbual tentang proses membentuk hobi – belajar, reka, kongsi dan terima pandangan.  Fitri dan Harith juga membincangkan bagaimana kepesatan Internet memainkan peranan dalam menjadikan hobi sebagai sesuatu yang lebih besar daripada hanya aktiviti peribadi.

After a little mishap where Harith didn't realize that the recording has started, Fitri and Harith started talking about their day. They talked a bit more about the concept of productivity - how it is a social construct and a form of self-evaluation. Harith insisted that productivity is a mindset that needs to be instilled in our daily lives while Fitri firmly believes that productivity is a personal stance. They also continue to talk about how culture affects productivity.  

Selepas sedikit kekalutan di mana Harith tidak sedar mereka sudah on air, Fitri dan Harith berborak tentang hari mereka. Sebahagian perbualan mereaka adalah tentang konsep produktiviti - bagaimana ia sebuah konstruk sosial dan penilaian diri. Harith menekankan bahawa produktiviti adalah gaya pemikiran yang perlu diterapkan dalam kehidupan seharian sementara Fitri pula percaya bahawa produktiviti adalah pendirian peribadi. Mereka sambung berbual tentang kaitan budaya dan produktiviti. 

A big shoutout to Imran Amir for the intro and outro jingle! 

Disclaimer; Apologies for the bad quality of the audio / Maaf, kualiti audio tak gempak     (◕︿◕)

Digital Entertainment is a big part of our daily online consumption. Harith and Fitri talk about the evolution of digital entertainment in our lives. They talk about how accessible entertainment is and how entertainment is personalized to our likes and interest. They then move on to talk more about how entertainment has evolved throughout the eras and the future of digital entertainment.

Hiburan Digital merupakan sebahagian besar daripada penggunaan online seharian kita. Harith dan Fitri membincangkan evolusi hiburan digital dalam hidup kita. Diorang juga berborak bagaimana hiburan digital dapat diakses dengan mudah dan juga diperibadikan mengikut minat masing-masing. Kemudian, diorang berbual lagi mengenai bagaimana hiburan telah berkembang dari dulu, sekarang dan masa hadapan.