By Jacintha Jolene And Gabriel Lihan
KUCHING: Michael Jordan, the basketball great who played for the Chicago Bull in the 1990s said this: “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships”.
In the second part of this write-up, team work is the highlighted theme of the interview with Siti, Yume and Fattah.
The trio have the looks, the personality and the talent and they credit their successes to their colleagues.
A packed schedule of work, personal lives and taking time to have fun, they enjoy being a part of the media industry as New Sarawak Tribune interviews them further.
Siti Zawawi, Beauty with Brains
Siti Zawawi, 24, has an astounding Tiktok and social media presence. She performs the latest Tiktok trends as a way to attract social media users, but also to promote awareness on beauty and fashion.
“I find time in the car to update my followers and have fun with Tiktok’s latest trends”, she enthused.
Siti, a host for ‘Sine Siti Makan’, is passionate about all things beauty.
Her passion also landed her the role as a producer and a TV host about fashion and beauty in ‘Beauty Tips’ and ‘Fashion of the Day.’
She wishes to inspire young and upcoming women who want to be a part of the modelling as well as TV industry.
Her advice is to try and put one’s mind to the subject of interest and will eventually succeed in it.
“Confidence is also a key and a relentless perseverance to overcome adversity”, she said.
Siti, who hails from Kuching, says that having the right community as a circle of friendship and encouragement is very important.
Citing her brother and fellow colleague, Fattah as her best support system, Siti said she would always turn to both of them for advice, especially when dealing with hardships.
“They would always give words of encouragement to me.
“Now, thanks to their advice, from one assignment to another, I get to learn more and improve myself better,” she said.
Besides beauty, Siti also would like to delve into travel-based contents. She revealed that she is currently shooting a travelogue, where she gets to travel throughout the state.
“I have never gotten to explore much about what’s happening in Sarawak before and now I’m excited to travel around the state to try the local delicacies, the people and also their lifestyle,” said the 24-year-old lass.
Yume Suryani, From a Musician to a Producer
Marking her fourth year working with SMG, 33-year-old Yume Suryani is no stranger to both the media and music industry.
Starting her musical journey in 2010 and now working as a TV producer for music-related content, she finds that there is not much of a difference in the shift in the industry, especially when she gets to produce content about the thing she loves the most, which is music.
On music, the Kuching lass chose bass guitar as her main instrument and enjoys a variety of genres such as fusion jazz, funk, classical, dark pop, Motown, gothic rock and the list goes on and on.
Having a burning passion for the entertainment industry led her to her main mission to promote local talents and music on a national scale.
Yume wished to explore more on Nusantara Jazz, a genre which includes the elements of Sarawak’s musical instruments such as Sape and many others.
“To me, there are a few bands in Sarawak who seem to have adopted the genre but it is still not yet known to many,” she said.
Currently actively producing and shooting for her own programme called ‘TVS Live’, Yume said this programme is like a mini concert where national level artists will duet alongside Sarawak’s local artists, adding, “this is to bridge the gap between the national level artistes and our local talents.”
In generating ideas for content, Yume said she is inspired by watching videos on Youtube and would gather along with her team consisting of a team researcher, scriptwriter and others to brainstorm on providing the best music content for the viewers.
Fattah Bolhanuddin, Behind the Screen to On Screen Host
For 24-year-old Fattah, or more relatively known as FattahBolh, the pandemic has opened up a big opportunity for the lad to grow in the media industry.
Second month into his internship with TVS under the Marketing Communication department back in 2021, Fattah had proved his worth by getting awarded the Viral Award, an award based on employee’s monthly performance through his splendid performance in his show ‘Kelaka Sarawak Juh’.
Coming from an event management background, he is now working as a producer and TV host for several shows namely, Staycation with Fattah; ‘Sine Tempat Best’ and ‘Cooking Orang Bujang’.
The shift from a marketing intern to a TV producer has seen him actively involved first-hand in producing other TV programmes.
Out of all the shows he had produced, Fattah pointed out that Staycation With Fattah is the programme he enjoyed producing as he loves to travel.
“Travelling is my hobby apart from dancing and it gives me a peace of mind.
“Looking back at the charts and datas, I’m proud that Staycation with Fattah is part of the top listed TVS programme with high viewership which fuels me to produce more travel based programmes,” he said.
He explains his hobby, and the opportunity given to be a part of the TVS journey with full of passion.
The dedication and enthusiasm to improve his skills and craft in the industry was clearly seen, and the achievements thus far have been admirable and he credits his peers like Siti and the rest of his colleagues for their relentless support and motivation.
Fattah revealed that for the new instalment of Staycation With Fattah, the show will feature his colleague, Siti Zawawi as co-host.
Being relatively new in the media industry, Fattah said he will always compare and observe his hosting skills on which areas he could improve and extended his gratitude to TVS former chief executive officer, Suhaimi Sulaiman for helping to unearth his skills in hosting.
