2001 & 2000

 

2002


3R Fresh Face Search

After one month of searching all over the country, we narrowed down 15 Finalists from nearly 500 people who came for the auditions. The 3R Fresh Face Finals is not a beauty pageant and we were searching for a host who is intelligent, outgoing, confident, spontaneous, and can work well in a team. The new host would have been able to speak about a variety of topical issues, especially issues related to women empowerment - a host who will be able to carry through the 3R mindset and attitude. The 15 Finalists came from all walks of life ranging from students to an auditor to a freelance journalist.

The Winner of the Finals is Kartini Kamalul Arffin, 24, from Selangor. After winning the chance to be the new host of 3R and starting work as a host, she said,"I'm feeling excited and nervous at the same time. I've never done any sort of television work before - but after a few sessions of shooting, I'm more comfortable with the camera and think that this could be challenging and fun too. It is widening my horizon and I'm seeing life from many different perspectives."

The Judging Process

The Finalists went through two sets of activities to test their abilities as a 3R host- one pre-recorded and the other live on stage to an audience of approximately 400 over.

Round 1
Finalists were put together in groups of 3 and were given living skills test (checking a car to see if it is fit for the road), a physical test (a simple outdoor obstacle course to test their endurance) and piece to camera (talking to the camera about any chosen topic). All the tests above were done a day before the Finals.

Round 2
On the day of the Finals, the Finalists presented on stage the following:

  • A short and creative introduction of themselves to the audience.
  • Improvisation with 2 other current 3R Hosts to see how they cope with different scenarios
  • Answer a fun question to gauge their sense of humour, spontaneity and ability to think on their feet..
  • The judging criteria included teamwork, Intelligence, Visual Friendliness, sense of Humour, Spontaneous Ability to respond to various situations, Command of both Bahasa Malaysia and English, and Compatibility with the 2 other 3R Hosts.

Among the judges for the finals are:

  • Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir - Executive Producer
  • Lina Tan - Executive Producer
  • Brenda Danker - Director/ Producer
  • Anna Har - Director
  • Christine Edwards - Director
  • Ivy Josiah - Executive Director, Women's Aid Organisation (WAO)
  • Ken Whittaker - Group Managing Director, Kimberly Clark
  • Molina Musa - Head of Brand & Communications, TM Multimedia
  • Teh Wen-Li - Product Manager - Maybelline

While the judges were counting the points and deliberated on the winners, Mystique Diversity, an new all girl group, Reefa and Ning Baizura entertained the audience.

In addition to that., the audience had their say and able to vote for their favourite finalist via SMS. The prize went to Jayshini Menon, Contestant No.2.

Finally, there was a nationwide competition for the public to guess which host will be leaving. This was kept a secret until the 3R Fresh Face Finals where the announcement of who is leaving 3R will be made. This was won by Susan Ang from Malacca.

Overall everyone had a good time as there was lots of food, fun and goodies for everyone. As one of the finalists said after the event she had a great time and won't ever forget this experience.

A big thank you to all the finalists who put up a great show :

  • Noorlisa bt. Mohd Sharif (24) - Johor - An Officer in a bank for six years and represents Johor State in Netball.
  • Jayshini Menon (22) - Kuala Lumpur - A versatile artist - television presenter, model and actor - who reads murder mysteries and thrillers.
  • Kartini bt. Kamalul Ariffin (24) - Selangor- An auditor you do not mess with - she has a black belt in Taekwondo and loves kickboxing.
  • Farah Samsudin (24) - Pahang - A Reservoir Surveillance Engineer who is a graduate of the prestigious Cornell University in America.
  • Errolyn Tan Sen Luang (26) - Selangor - A Consultant specializing in training and development and is an alumni of Penang Free School.
  • Siti Juaina Rogaiyah Jaafar (19) - Johor - A Marketing Major in Multimedia University who enjoys horse riding and aerobics.
  • Sukvetha Kaur (23) - Penang - A Graduate of Journalism, Broadcasting and Film from University of Wales who also performs Indian Classical Dance.
  • Kok Mei Ling (20) - Kuala Lumpur - A Final Year Economics student who has acted in TV Commercials and Tele-Movie and enjoys dikir barat.
  • Sabariah Mohamed Salleh (22) - Selangor - A Part Time Journalist who represented her college in debating competitions.
  • Masjuniwati bt. Maselan @ Mazlan (22) - Johor- An Account Assistant who represented her University in debates. Speaks basic French and Spanish.
  • Farrah Felinda Hanim bt. Razali (24) - Penang - A Programmer with USM who loves to dance to hip hop music and played the trumpet in school.
  • Flora Hanim Razali (27) - Selangor - A Systems Engineer who enjoys extreme sports and other outdoor activities. Speaks basic German and French.
  • Rimona Kelyesta Mojikol (18) - Sabah - A STPM student who aspires to be a business woman. Star Sign - Capricorn.
  • Stephanie Sta Maria (24) - Kuala Lumpur - A Scriptwriter and part time contributor to various newspapers and magazines.
  • Hairul Razillah Damini (Azie) (20) - Selangor - A Mass Comm. Major at a local college who is currently working with children in a learning centre.

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3R Nationwide Roadshow

So, 3R launched its fifth season with a nationwide roadshow to look for a new host. We were in Penang, Johor Bahru, Kota Bahru, KL, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. The 3 host - Rafidah, Yuen and Azah made an appearance at all the venues to add to the atmosphere of the roadshow. During the roadshow, a contest to guess who was leaving 3R was ongoing. Audiences had to guess who was leaving and draw 3R logo in the most creative way possible.

The one month long roadshow in August was successful on many fronts. Besides having many young women coming to try their luck in their auditions for the new host, many young people came in full force to meet the 3R Hosts at the venues. The 3R Hosts gave many safety tips to the crowds and also asked them their opinion of 3R. Besides that, 3R's safety video, RESPOND, was given out to representative from primary and secondary schools who came to the venues during the roadshow. The roadshow gave 3R and the viewers to meet in person and to exchange ideas and friendship.


Convent Green Lane

Penang Free School

Pulau Pinang

S. M. Tun Fatimah

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kota Bahru


Kota Bahru

Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru

Kota Kinabalu

Kuching

Kuching

Johor Bahru

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Goodbye Rafidah.

So finally we have revealed who is leaving 3R. Rafidah Abdullah, one of the hosts of 3R left the programme to pursue her Masters in Scriptwriting in Goldsmiths College, London on 19th September 2002. Rafidah was one of the recipients of the British Chevening Scholarship given by the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Rafidah has been a host since 3R first launched in the year 2000. Rafidah who has a degree in law from University Malaya, was also one of the regular scriptwriters on the show and contributor of articles to the 3R website. "I am a bit sad to leave 3R since I have seen it grow to become one of the most popular local programmes and a real avenue for young women to air their views. At the same time, this scholarship is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. I hope everyone will continue to support 3R as well as the new host," said Rafidah.

We wish Rafidah all the best and hope she comes back to us after her one year stint in England.

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Treasure Hunt
This whole day event began with a Treasure Hunt where participants in teams of three people took part in a Treasure Hunt activity which involved the Putra LRT as a mode of transportation. This Treasure Hunt is a fund raising activity where all the entry fees went to AWAM and WAO.

Exhibition Booths, Videowall
The whole day there was exhibition booths that was set up by WAO, AWAM, Loreal, Kotex and other corporate sponsors. Information were given out regarding Violence against Women and a videowall showed video clips of past and new episodes of 3R.

Concert
Featuring Sheila Majid, Sarimah, Camelia, Annuar Zain, Ning Baizura, Too Phat and many more. These artistes have came together to speak out against Violence against Women. They performed songs inline with the theme as well as celebrating women empowerment. YB Dato' Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Minister of Women and Family Development officiated the concert with a poem.