Waktu Rehat facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Waktu Rehat
Genre	Comedy
Starring	Nik Adruce (Season 1 Only) Juzzthin Tengku Iezahdiyana Nurhanie Tengku Alaudin Farhanna Qismina Addy Ashraf Nurul Elfira Loy Sharon Alaina Stephen Cindy Alisha (Season 1 Only) Amirul Hakim Nasiruddin Nasir Nicholas Cheng Ashmen Iskandar Weiss (Season 2-Present) Syuhaida Abraz (Season 3-Present)
Opening theme	"Waktu Rehat", performed by the cast
Ending theme	"Waktu Rehat (instrumental)"
Country of origin	Malaysia
Original language(s)	Malay/English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	43 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jennifier S. Ng (Disney Channel's Executive Producer)
Producer(s)	Lina Tan Mona Tan (Producer) Mary Aw Jefferey Ong (Disney Channel's Producer)
Editor(s)	John Hafiz
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	7 minutes per episode. 10 minutes per show.
Production company(s)	Red Communications Sdn. Bhd Disney Channel Original Productions
Release
Original network	Disney Channel Asia Disney XD Malaysia TV9 (Malaysia)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Original release	August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31) – July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)
Chronology
Related shows	As the Bell Rings

Waktu Rehat (which means Break Time) is a fun TV show from Disney Channel Asia. It's also known as As the Bell Rings Malaysia. The show first aired on August 31, 2010. It's based on an Italian TV series called Quelli dell'intervallo.

This series is all about a group of Malaysian middle school students. You'll see them hanging out in the hallway of their fictional school, SM Jalan Mas (Golden Road Secondary School), during their recess time.

The very first episode, "Durian Breath" (or "Nafas Durian"), was available online early. You could watch it on the Disney Channel Asia website and YouTube channel from August 18, 2010. The show then aired every Saturday and Sunday. You could even watch it with English subtitles!

Meet the Characters

Main Students

The cast of Waktu Rehat Season 1.

• Nik Adruce as Johan Hamzah (The School Sports Captain) - Johan is the leader of the red sports house and the football team. He loves helping his friends and getting into fun trouble with Faiz and Syed. He's also Julie's older brother. He always wears a jacket because he's the sports captain. He likes animals but is super scared of cockroaches! He moved to a sports school in Season 2.
• Juzzthin as Syed (The Jokester) - Syed is a 15-year-old who loves playing pranks. He really likes Amirah. He's best friends with Johan and Faiz, and he's also a rapper!
• Tengku Iezahdiyana Nurhanie Tengku Alaudin as Luna (The Problem Solver) - Luna's motto is "don't crumble when there's trouble." She's super smart and always ready to help. Her best friend is Amirah. Anding has a big crush on her and tries hard to win her over.
• Farhanna Qismina as Julie Hamzah (The Smart Dreamer) - Julie is a librarian and part of the student council. She gets straight A's! She loves reading, especially teen romance stories, and dreams of a prince like Nick Jonas. She's Johan's younger sister and often helps her friends. You'll always see her in her school librarian uniform.
• Aedy Ashraf as Faiz (The Street Smart Shuffler) - Faiz is known as the person who can get you anything you want. His best friends are Syed and Johan. His special phrase is "time to disappear" when he wants to get out of trouble. He often wears a red jacket. In Season 2, Faiz liked a girl named G, who was even trickier than him!
• Nurul Elfira Loy as Amirah Aminuddin (The School Belle) - Amirah is the most popular girl in school. Her best friend is Luna. She gets tons of fan mail every day! Syed really likes her and tries to win her heart. In Season 2, she became the head cheerleader.
• Sharon Alaina Stephen as Kieran (The Tomboy) - Kieran is a tomboy who practices taekwondo. She hates girly clothes and prefers tracksuits or her taekwondo uniform. She's Mindy's best friend. She often teams up with Johan for sports. She became the new sports captain in Season 2, which was a big deal because she was the first girl to get that job!
• Cindy Alisha as Mindy (The Nosy Newshound) - Mindy was the main writer for the school newspaper. She usually wears glasses and has two ponytails. She always has her camera and recorder ready. She's Kieran's best friend. Mindy left the school in Season 2.
• Amirul Hakim as Anding (The Professor) - Anding usually wears glasses and a sweater. He's the president of the astronomy club and the smartest in his grade. Syed often plays pranks on him. He has a huge crush on Luna, and his best friend is Wai Chong.
• Nasiruddin Nasir as Suresh (The Food Expert) - Suresh is a Malaysian Indian student who loves all kinds of food, except roti canai! He can tell what any food is just by one bite. He's the only boy in home economics class and loves cooking.
• Nicholas Cheng as Wai Chong (The Prefect) - Wai Chong wears glasses and a jacket. He follows all the school rules very strictly and makes sure no one else breaks them. He's the head prefect and part of the student council. He's known for perfect attendance and leads the "Anti-dating" club. His catchphrase is "Don't run!" when someone tries to escape after he catches them.
• Ashmen Iskandar Weiss as Adam (The Musician) - Adam loves music and plays the guitar. He joined SM Jalan Mas in Season 2. He's good-looking and charming, but he sometimes feels unsure about himself.

Other Characters

• The Principal - You never see the principal, but you sometimes hear his voice. Wai Chong, the head prefect, helps him give out detentions.
• Pak Syukor - Some students believe Pak Syukor is a ghostly spirit who protects the school. They think he knows everything!
• Tengku Iezahdiyana Nurhanie Tengku Alaudin as Lina - Luna's cousin, who appeared in an episode. She's a Girl Scout and is a bit more mischievous than Luna.
• Atan bin Awang - A new student who caused trouble by bothering other students. He has a surprisingly squeaky voice for his size.
• Atan's Mom - She's one of the few people Atan is afraid of!
• Juliana Evans as Azza - A new student who is a part-time model from London.
• Azlan Iskandar as Himself - A squash champion who helped the school win a tennis competition.
• Nazrudin Habibur Rahman as Himself - The host of a show called Pelajar Ikon.
• Adibah Noor as Herself - Rosie's aunt who helps Faiz forget his problems by singing.
• Azurah Aminuddin - Amirah's sister, who appeared in "The Magical Watch" episode.

School Life at SM Jalan Mas

The show mainly takes place in the main hallway of Sekolah Menengah Jalan Mas (Golden Road Secondary School). This is the secondary school where all the characters go.

The school corridor has a big sign with the school motto: "Bersatu Padu ke Arah Kejayaan" (Unity towards Excellence). There's also a cool model of the Petronas Twin Towers in the middle of the hallway. The corridor looks out onto the school's fish pond and the Principal's office.

Theme Song and Opening Scene

The show's theme song is called "Waktu Rehat." It's a Malay version of the original Italian theme song, which many other international versions of As the Bell Rings also use. The cast members sing it themselves!

The opening scene starts with the main characters introducing themselves. Then, they are shown looking bored in a funny, drawn classroom, waiting for recess. When the school bell finally rings for break time, everyone starts dancing happily! The scene ends with the characters taking a class photo and the show's title appearing.

Song Lyrics

Mini Episodes

Challenges

"The Challenge" is a mini-episode series where characters set up fun games for each other.

• "Shuffle challenge" by Faiz
• "Durian eating challenge" by Kieran
• "Thumb wrestling challenge" by Mindy
• "Cake decorating challenge" by Anding
• "Pantun challenge" by Luna
• "Make-up challenge" by Amirah
• "Rapping challenge" by Syed
• "Impersonations challenge" by Wai Chong

The Mystery Files

In "The Mystery Files," the characters try to solve small mysteries or problems that happen at school.

• "Where's Julie" - Julie was missing!
• "The Missing Sodium" - Anding lost his sodium.
• "Deadly Durian" - Kieran fainted after smelling some durian.
• "Zombie Prank" - There was a zombie in the toilet!
• "Guitar String" - Adam's guitar string was broken.
• "Moustache" - Kieran grew a moustache.
• "Apple Crumble" - Suresh's apple crumble became spicy.
• "Missing Sandwich" - Wai Chong lost his sandwich.

Episodes

You can find a full list of all the episodes here: List of Waktu Rehat episodes.

School Rules

Did you know that SM Jalan Mas has a huge rule book? Nicholas Cheng, who plays Wai Chong, shared that there are 54,321 rules! Here are a few examples:

• 115B - No eating anywhere except the canteen.
• 633C Paragraph 10 - No shuffling (dragging your feet) in the school hallways.
• 75F - You can't have a rubber snake without a special license.