Multimedia & Mobile 

The effervescent Juliana Ibrahim has fast become a familiar face on national television. Her grounding lies in stage acting, where she developed her talents in plays such as Stories for Amah and Lady Swettenham.

Her irrefutable skills were then put on show on the nationally televised Show Me The Money and Kids @Studio One. Juliana can currently be seen hosting on Chicky Hour and will be appearing in Gubra, the highly-anticipated follow-up to the award-winning Sepet.

Oon Yeoh

MW: What phone do you use?
JI: I’m using a Motorola v975. It’s a 3G phone.

MW: Why get a 3G phone?
JI: At the time I really needed to buy a new phone and Maxis was offering a rebate for 3G phones. I thought to myself, “Why not?” and got it!

MW: Why Motorola?
JI: I’m not very brand conscious. When I bought my phone it was one of the first few 3G phones around and it was also the smallest one.

MW: What do you use it for besides voice call and SMS?
JI: I sometimes use it for video calls, MMS and to book movie tickets. I also keep my schedule in my phone. And I take pictures whenever I don’t bring my digital camera with me. It’s also the one thing that wakes me up every morning :)

MW: How do you find 3G so far?
JI: The 3G service is really quite amazing. When I do video calls to friends, it’s really fun. The 3G portal by Maxis is okay but I don’t use it that often. The sad part is that I don’t have 3G where I live. Well, not yet, I suppose. Soon perhaps?



MW: What’s your dream phone?
JI: Wow, it’s so hard to keep up with all the new technology and designs coming in every other month. I have dream houses and dream holidays, but I’ve never thought of a dream phone. But I guess it wouldn’t hurt to have the O2 Atom PDA phone. Then again, I’m happy with what I have right now.

MW:  What projects are you currently involved in?
JI: I’m currently co-hosting two shows. One is a children’s programme called Chicky Hour on TV3 and the other is Oh Mulala, a programme highlighting local composers. I will also be playing a guest role on a local drama Realiti produced by Popiah Pictures. I just finished shooting a travel show Memori for RTM where we bring local celebrities back to their hometowns.

MW: What are your ambitions, career wise?
JI: To keep on improving and excel in the path I’ve taken, and to be recognized for the work I’ve done.

MW: Do you use the Internet a lot?
JI: E-mail, e-mail and more e-mail! I read blogs, check out travel deals, read up on beautiful holiday destinations. One is allowed to dream and I guess I dream a lot! I also get on Messenger to talk to my friends.

MW: What are your favorite websites?
JI: Okay, here are a few (not in order of preference):
 www.lonelyplanet.com, www.tripadvisor.com, www.friendster.com, yasminthestoryteller.blogspot.com, clouded-moon.blogspot.com

MW: Do you have a blog?
JI: Yes, I do but I’m not about to give it away just yet. A few close friends do know about it.. It’s a very personal blog where I express some of the little happenings in my life :)
MW: What are your plans for yourself going forward?
JI: At the moment I just plan to achieve some personal goals that matters to me.
 
MW: What songs are on your MP3 player?
JI: I’m a romantic fool. To brighten up my day, I have love songs in every other genre, R ‘n’ B, Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary and songs in different languages too – Malay, English, Indonesian and Japanese!

MW: Do you take lots of photos?
JI: I do. I love taking photos. Candid moments and photos of friends, family and loved ones. If u take a look at my collection, you’ll see photos of my friends having dinner, tying up a shoe lace, my little nephews  playing around, and lovely sunsets which give me a warm feeling when I’m feeling down.

MW: What did you study in university?
JI: I graduated with a degree of Multimedia majoring in Digital Media.

MW: Why that course?
JI: I was 17 and I loved being on the computer, Internet, websites. I thought of becoming a multimedia specialist, so that was the perfect course! I was happy doing it but I’m happier with what I’m doing now.

MW: Will you be building your own website?
JI: For fun maybe but for professional purposes I’d get a good web designer to do it for me.

MW: How did you end up in the entertainment line?
JI: I studied theatre at university during my last semester with Mano Maniam. When I graduated I felt I was more interested in performing arts and so I joined an acting class at The Actors Studio. I was given the opportunity to be part of a stage play directed by Joe Hasham. I continued doing more stage plays, acting for TV and also started to host some programmes up till now.

MW: What’s the best part of your job?
JI: The learning process. Every job I do is different. I work with different people and I learn new things all the time.

MW: What do you think of the folks at Talent Factory?
JI: Great people to work with. I’ve developed some form of trust towards them. I’m assuming they have as much confidence in me as I have in them too :)