I was watching the telly yesterday and I happen to flip to 8TV and there were playing some music videos. A new version of the We Are The World amazed me. It was a modified version from the original featuring all latest artist. Mostly were RnB and Hip Hop artist. The video was really touching, frankly I felt like being in tears, but machoness had me control it. They remade this song for the victims of the Haiti earthquake on January 12, 2010.

We Are The World 25 for Haiti

Some of the artist that I remember being in that video are Will.I.Am who seemed to have a big part in this video, he must have produced it or something (Later found out that Wyclef John was the producer of this song), then there were Akon, Wyclef John, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Miley Cyrus, Jamie Foxx, Janet Jackson, T-Pain, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Fergie, Pink, Usher, Barbra Streisand, Michael Buble, Jason Mraz, Rob Thomas, Celine Dion, A.R. Rahman and many more.

“We Are the World” is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. The song was recorded in fourteen hours by over eighty artists on February 1, and was released on February 12, 2010, during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics. “We Are the World 25 for Haiti” was released as a CD single and a music download.

A few singers couldn’t make it for the recording because of the timing or they had other things to do. One of them was Taylor Swift who was on going to tour in Australia.

Check out their official video on Youtube:

The first MATTA (Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents) Fair this year will be held in March from the 12th - 14th. And working with Holiday Villa gives me to opportunity to experience MATTA Fair twice a year. I will be on duty on the last day which falls on a Sunday the 14th March 2010. MATTA FAIR 2010 will be held at Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) Kuala Lumpur.

MATTA Fair 2010

Their official website is http://www.mattafair.org.my which seems to be updated in terms of design compared to last year. But there are still alot of information that are still pending. Frankly I think that there are other websites out there that has better information and pictures on the MATTA Fair event compared to their official website.

THe MATTA Fair is also to be said as the Malaysian’s first Travel Fair and holds a record in the Malaysia Book Of Record.

The MATTA FAIR debut in 1991 as an annual event with 80 booths and a visitor turnout of nine thousand.  It has since evolved into a bi-annual event drawing crowds as high as over 100 thousand visitors during one of the fairs. This year the MATTA Fair will feature 141 Exhibitors.

What I hate about this fair is the credit card companies that seem to flood the area, especially near the entrance and they are very forcefull in trying to get you to sign up. Even when you’re said that you’re not interested.

For those who are going to this fair, do come and meet me at the Holiday Villa Hotels & Resort booth.