Saturday, May 31, 2008
Happy Moments Prize Giving Ceremony - Part # 2
After viewing the first set of video entries, the winners for the third place were announced. Then some light games that consisted of TV series trivia questions and some sort of a dancing game were played. Those who raised their hand up and answered correctly got to pick a slip out of a Happy bag before receiving some goodies. Here are some pictures from that fun night:
Video entires were being played throughout the night.
Best Blog Post 3rd place winner Noor Emilda Adam. Check out her cute baby here.
Best Video Post 3rd place winner Tham Wai Hon and his boy. Go check out his entry here.
David took over the stage shortly after with tough questions. Aaron tries his luck in answering.
Dancing on a piece of paper to victory.
The crowd was entertained by some not-so-comfortable poses done by the contestants.
Some include riding Thomas the train. LOL.
Happy Rames.
Winners from the dancing on paper game.
His royalty lovin' em balloons.
Part 3 is up next!
Labels: contest, event, friends, Happy Moments Contest Entry
Friday, May 30, 2008
Happy Moments Prize Giving Ceremony - Part # 1
About 2 months ago, I decided to join the Happy Moments contest by doing a video post and submitting it just about a month before the deadline. I have heard about it earlier from David and decided to do a video since I have some experience in making short films and the like. It took me 2 days to produce it (one day for the shoot, another for editing and recording the narration) and it was indeed a good experience for me as I gave myself only 2 days over the weekend to complete it. I learned that it is always good to give yourself a deadline and work hard to meet it.
Soon enough, I uploaded it and shared it among my friends for them to view and vote. To my surprise, my entry entered the Top 10 and remained at the highest position for a long time. Thank you to all who have voted for me! =)
Then just a few days ago, I was invited to the prize giving ceremony at Isthmus and I won first place. :D Friends and familiar faces came and it was good to see all of you again. Here are some pictures for Part 1:
Soon enough, I uploaded it and shared it among my friends for them to view and vote. To my surprise, my entry entered the Top 10 and remained at the highest position for a long time. Thank you to all who have voted for me! =)
Then just a few days ago, I was invited to the prize giving ceremony at Isthmus and I won first place. :D Friends and familiar faces came and it was good to see all of you again. Here are some pictures for Part 1:
Colourful.
Smiling faces everywhere. =)
Dinner was served.
Jen, Rames & Nadia came in shades of blue.
David eager to kick start the event.
I told Thomas his video was going to be featured.
CK, the Man from Happy came up and gave an introduction to the entire thing.
True enough, his video was one of the first to be played to the crowd. Nice collection there!
It generated laughters and happy feelings all around.
Next up - some games were played and freebies given out.
Part 2 coming up next! Stay tuned!
Labels: contest, event, friends, Happy Moments Contest Entry
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Capo 5
Marie Digby recently came to town to promote her album at 1 Utama and some of us decided to catch her there after seeing her on Youtube many months ago. Some had special passes to meet her while most of us were caught in the crowd as her voice echoed the mall that night. Her showcase was rather normal with some prizes thrown in for those who joined the singing contest. Let's just hope she's not another one hit wonder, yea? Picture time:
Many came early to see the X-Wing & Tie Fighter go about it.
Met Walter & YingYing there.
Opening act done by winners of a singing contest.
While waiting for Marie, I secretly snapped this. Guess who's pocket and what's inside?
With HweiMing and first time meeting Joshua.
Digby soon appeared on stage and all hands were raised.
Performing songs for the crowd on Capo 5.
Setting the right mode to shoot.
Astroboys Rames and Jason at the scene.
Action speaks louder than words, or lyrics in this case.
With Cheryl & HsuJen.
After the showcase, there was an autograph session that got Pam Song so excited and eager, she quickly rushed to the store as soon as Marie left the stage. Then she saw this:
Angkat, tolak, masuk, picit.
Naturally, she roared:
Do I see a lioness in the making for Nuffnang's upcoming Wild 'Live' Blogging Party? =P
And devised a plan so evil that her cackle filled in the entire old wing. I swear I had cold shivers running down my spine that very moment. *sweat*
Or was someone tickling her?
God knows what she did to get that scribble of a marker. Just look at the expression of Aaron and Thomas. Did she kicked butt?
Did you, Pam? LOL. (Steamboat and BBQ on me, Pam, ok?)
Soon enough, everyone gathered for a group picture before heading off to McD's to makan.
Mari Digme.
*lookout for some gif-action on some of the other blogs soon.
From The Inside Out
The concert reminded me of some days ago. More pictures soon to come! Here's one :
"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us."
Labels: band, event, music, united
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Menggembirakan!
Just came back from the Happy Moments Prize Giving Event. I won! :D Here's a preview pic :
A little something on the Marie Digby showcase up next!
Labels: contest, event, Happy Moments Contest Entry, short-talk
Monday, May 26, 2008
Dasar Pandang Timur
If you're wondering where I've been for the past few days, you'd probably already knew about my whereabouts either through Twitter or through a friend or through some email thread. Well, I'm in Kota Kinabalu at the moment, not for a holiday but to work. Yes, to work throughout the weekend while others get to wake up late and laze around the house before doing something exciting for the day. But work for me does not necessarily mean boring. In fact, to be able to sweat the whole day and to see the final results at the end of the day is somewhat satisfying. Here are some random pictures that I've taken :
Will be back here next year hopefully for a tougher physical challenge.
Yes, One Borneo is the up and coming shopping mall for Sabahans.
One can find tons of Filipinos here. The wonders of a sampan.
That's the number of hours I work for now.
Bila larut malam...
Soft launch's on the 7 June. Dropby the store if you're in KK. There's some opening promo.
View from my condo. Bed's music super loud.
Be back soon! Happy-nya. =P
Labels: Quiksilver, Roxy, sabah, trip, work
Thursday, May 22, 2008
New!
Get your car stickers with any purchase of RM60 and above at all Quiksilver & Roxy stores from 31st May - 30th June.
Labels: advertisement, advertising, ambient, promo, Quiksilver, Roxy, work
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Nokia IAC Live@Zouk KL - Finale
After the event, David invited a bunch of us to makan munchies, mingle, minum, bermacam-macam and to enjoy some masak-masak by the resident spinner. Here's 5 pictures to close. Many thanks to all of you who took pictures (you know who you are) and to those who were in position to further make the evening enjoyable. =)
Small sized food for small talk.
Before a brawl started shortly.
Consoles just got nastier.
A king, a doubter, a F1 racer, a comic book superheroes creator, a priest, a logic? and a volleyball.
In for a drink, out for a fag.
Here's to more gigs and workshops hopefully featuring international independent acts. =)
Labels: event, friends, IAC, Nokia
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Nokia IAC Live@Zouk KL - Part 02
Gone are the days where bands / acts had to play underground and gig extensively before being picked up by some label. Think early Butterfingers or OAG for example. Everything was hard work and opportunities were very little at that time. Small gigs like the Acoustic Jam Series were unknown while bigger scaled events like Rock The World managed to introduce a whole new experience to music lovers. Exit that.
Enter this : Nokia's Independent Artists Club. With Nokia's IAC, acts can be discovered by an audience of millions while being voted from time to time on the exclusive IAC Chart. That means uploading one's music to the comfort of listeners at home. And according to Nokia, a sample CD will be sent out to key music industry contacts in each market giving you a chance to go on tour or even score a recording contract. Sweet huh?
But with so many online music services out there like Amp or even MySpace or YouTube (think Marie Digby), where one can upload music, get voted, top the charts, have one's music video played on TV and connect with fans (think FlyFM's Campur Chart @ Laundry), where does Nokia IAC make a difference in terms of this? I do wonder.
As for the event itself - it was something new to be featuring three different genres of music and some clinics thrown in for a good measure being showcased at the same time. At least, it catered to the diverse crowd of music lovers while providing a platform to promote the discovery of home-grown music and of course, new acts. Too bad majority of the Velvet Room loving crowd was being busy down south on the same day. :P
Well, it's pictures time!
Enter this : Nokia's Independent Artists Club. With Nokia's IAC, acts can be discovered by an audience of millions while being voted from time to time on the exclusive IAC Chart. That means uploading one's music to the comfort of listeners at home. And according to Nokia, a sample CD will be sent out to key music industry contacts in each market giving you a chance to go on tour or even score a recording contract. Sweet huh?
But with so many online music services out there like Amp or even MySpace or YouTube (think Marie Digby), where one can upload music, get voted, top the charts, have one's music video played on TV and connect with fans (think FlyFM's Campur Chart @ Laundry), where does Nokia IAC make a difference in terms of this? I do wonder.
As for the event itself - it was something new to be featuring three different genres of music and some clinics thrown in for a good measure being showcased at the same time. At least, it catered to the diverse crowd of music lovers while providing a platform to promote the discovery of home-grown music and of course, new acts. Too bad majority of the Velvet Room loving crowd was being busy down south on the same day. :P
Well, it's pictures time!
Always wanted to know what they sound like? Links to all acts are provided below. Have fun!
I Quit Antartica - DJ Sheyshaco - Lurks
Lurks (link 2) kick started the Terrace Bar.
Steeltoe Solutions - KLG Sqwad - Mohd Jayzuan
KLG Sqwad (official site) dishing out at Velvet.
Met my relative who manages Lurks and Alaling at Fuse Asia.
Auburn - Bo - Alda Tan
Prefer his Bedroom Sanctuary works more.
Alda appears everywhere from Cosmic Funk Express to Broken Scar and even to Dina & The Crazy Boys.
Auburn (blog) rocking up the stage.
John Thomas - Nicky C - Alaling
Crowd pleaser these Kaya Koks are.
Met a college friend there. Lama tak jumpa.
JT setting up before banging skins.
Brainhead - Altimet - Azmyl Yunor
MIssing Ajan the vocalist in the pic.=P
Azmyl (site) with his on-stage antics.
Silent Scenery- Altimet - Peter Brown
Met Zack whom I traveled to Japan with back in 2004 to watch Dido in concert. Good seeing you man!
Went out for a quick bite. Robb and Yuan preachin' it.
Deserters - Transient Vortex - Silent Scream
Bo plays for them too.
They Will Kill Us All - DJ Fuzz - Stonebay
One third of the Stylustiks too.
Rithan (DVS) - DJ Fuzz - Pete Teo
On how the right hand is more important than the left.
The Times - Point Blanc - Pete Teo
Discover, represent and make it real here. All thanks to the people at Nokia.
Finale up next - stay tuned!
Labels: band, event, friends, IAC, music, Nokia
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Nokia IAC Live@Zouk KL - Part 01
Nokia Independent Artists Club (IAC) recently organized a live event where 22 performances from different acts and six music skills clinics were featured. Divided across Zouk's three main venues, Main Room hosted independent rock bands, Velvet Underground resounded to the DJs and hip-hop acts while the Terrace Bar played home to laid back sounds of singer-songwriters. Here are some pictures in parts from the event that day:
While others were off to PD, some others gathered here.
Busy connecting people.
Log on to here to upload your songs and maybe play on stage one day alongside other local artists.
DVS's frontman promoting the event.
Members of the Lurks arriving and getting their essentials.
Met Hamka. We go way back to Homemade Jam days.
Jan came along too.
Sempat.
Terrace's Bar setup for the day.
Met Simon, Billy, Skyler and friend.
While waiting to enter, David started while the others layan-ed.
After much delay, they finally opened the gates.
Part 2 up next - featuring selected performances, music clinics and the like.
Labels: band, event, friends, IAC, music, Nokia
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Gasak Kaw Kaw
Amidst the busy schedule this week, the company went out for a farewell / welcome lunch at a Thai Cafe nearby. Food was amazing as usual. Might visit there again and do a simple food review next time round. Some pictures from the gasak session:
Green is in, apparently.
Butter prawns had a smiling effect.
Good luck to Pat and welcome to our family, Dillon!
Labels: friends, Quiksilver, Roxy, work
Sunday, May 11, 2008
There Is None Like You
Much love, mom!
Have a great one people!
Labels: reflections
It's Been Awhile
Because music is universal.
Coming up soon!
Labels: band, event, friends, music
Friday, May 9, 2008
Merdeka In May
A few days ago, I received a message from Mich saying how happy she was that it was her last day for exams and that she wanted to celebrate 'merdeka' that very same day. Do you remember how it felt to be sitting for the final exams of your final semester in your final year and knowing that it will all be over like, finally? I guess she must have felt like jumping so high after completing her exam paper. Anyway, we went up to Lookout Point for a mini get-together-makan-borak-gelak-tangkap. Here are some pictures from the rendezvous:
Cheese baked seafood rice. Yummy.
Met Gideon there. He was threshing wheat in a wine press.
Met Mikel, Mich's bf Ken & Benghan as well. Dillon, Sandra & Aaron looks on.
The night was clear and windy. Used a tripod to take this one though.
Mich, here's welcoming you to the working world! =)
*still waiting for pictures from your camera :P
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Touch My Body
After a month of updating all store images for the summer season, the company's faithful transporter gets a face lift as well. =)
Batman decided to transport baddies now.
Look out for it passing through the streets in town!
Labels: Quiksilver, short-talk, work
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Jejaka Musim Panas '08
Girls (and some guys) - drool, gush or sigh. I present to you the Seventeen Summer Hunks '08 :
Ok-lah, they may not be your dream guy material, but still nice to look at, right girls? Erm, guys? Cast your vote for them by getting the latest Seventeen magazine today. Any guy your favourite?
* Images courtesy of Seventeen magazine Malaysia
* Images courtesy of Seventeen magazine Malaysia
Labels: event, Quiksilver, Roxy Summer Splash
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Engage Your Lunch Break
Remember this Atari game from the 80s?
More versions followed as the years went by.
Some of you may have not seen or played it before but gone are those days of addiction to this raster display game. Wonder where my Micro Genius and my 34529809-in-1 went. Hmmm....
Fast forward to today and this is what we get:
No, its not Street Brawl 2.
Nokia came up with an interesting stop-motion viral and a game to boot. There goes my lunch break. Now, get out and play.
Labels: advertising, game, video
And The Hitz Just Keep On Coming
Because I'm off to train and to be trained. Chu-chu! Chugga-chugga-gila-gila-chugga-chugga...
Labels: short-talk, work
Friday, May 2, 2008
MDG : Finale
Malaysia's first online reality program has finally come to an end and thanks to Michael for the passes, I managed to meet up Sheryl and Joshua as we made our way for the finale that happened 2 days ago. As we have all come to know the results, the disappointments and the joy within, let's hope Season 2 (if there's any) will be filled with more drama and perhaps a new judgment system, eh?
Oh yea, here are some pictures from the event. Enjoy!
Oh yea, here are some pictures from the event. Enjoy!
People started gathering at the Oval.
Of filler performances and Elaine Daly.
Hanis.
Fiqa.
Eyna.
Valerie.
Alison.
Ringo.
Natasha.
Jay.
Cindy.
Nadia.
Adeline.
MDG participants and winners.
'Till next time!
Met up with the Fong sisters : Vic & Deb.
With Bryan & MikeYip.
Team Hanis.
With my favourite two.
With Sheryl & Joshua.
Nothing like a filled tummy to end the day.
