Saturday, January 31, 2009
Cheeseburgering At Zouk
Having experience Zouk a few times already after its' launch last year, the next best thing me and the usuals were looking forward to was the birthday package promotion that's being given when you add Zouk Malaysia as your friend on Facebook.
And indeed, we redeemed all 6 jugs of your choice of vodka or whiskey that night for free.

We may not be as privileged on the pockets as some of you are but its hard to ignore a good deal.
And if you know the birthday boy well enough (or hang out with him often) - you'd probably heard him rant about his 'cheeseburger' a lot and how much he wants one. Not that he can't afford it but its something he does rather randomly for the sake of it. You'd be surprised how such a string of simple words can cheer the day up much like that mumbling toddler that made you smile unconsciously.

So we got him what he wanted and forced him to finish it.

A minimum of 10 pax is required to enjoy the birthday package that Zouk provides.

Yatz flanked by Jason and friend + Jen & Mandy.

The packed club with everyone grooving along to DJ Goldfish.

With the usuals.
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Pic of Yatz holding up 2 jugs by David.
Labels: birthday, event, friends, music, places, Zouk
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Dancing To The Amsterdance

With the usuals.
Remember to click play then pause for it the load completely for a smoother playback.

"Put your hands up"
Confetti right about 1am followed after a pyro-boost that caught the crowd by surprise.
Kelz & Jen captured beautifully in the midst of it all by Andy.
With 4 hours + worth of footage on tape, 3 drinks throughout the night, 2 other rooms for a stop by and 1 depleted battery - what more could one ask for?
A picture with the man himself of course!

With the No.1 DJ in the world.
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Pics by Andrew, Kelz & David.
Labels: event, friends, places, Zouk
Saturday, January 24, 2009
My Iron Lung
Been looking through the viewfinder for quite a lot lately.

You begin to see what a world through the lens look like.

You begin to understand how things that do not matter to you matter to others.
You find that time waits for nobody and if you do not seize the moment, it is lost forever.

You realized that you've been living comfortable lives while many perish this very minute.
You think nothing of others and indulge in vanity and greed.

And as you continue to live your mortal lives - thinking you are a god,
you find yourself slowly sinking in deeper and deeper
into nothingness.
What really counts at the end of the day?
Someone Almighty has the answers.
Do we even seek it?
Or do we stare down on the food on our plate each day and go...

"The food so nice can?"?
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Labels: reflections, short-talk
Friday, January 23, 2009
Nokia 5800 XPM For Chinese New Year!

Okay-lah, I didn't exactly purchase it but thanks to David Lian from Text100, I got myself a review unit after hearing so much about it and playing with it for a short time during the launch.
The best part is I'll be using it to shoot my music video for the ongoing competition itself. So wish me luck peeps as I wish a Happy Chinese New Year to all of you out there!
Labels: friends, Nokia, short-talk
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box

With 6 free jugs (upon adding Zouk KL as your friend on Facebook), great friends and DJ Goldfish spinning - it was certainly a night to remember.
And Yatz got a taste of his own words.

Stay tuned for more!
And happy belated birthday once again dude!
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Labels: birthday, event, friends, music, places, short-talk, Zouk
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Rumours - Chinese New Year Special
With Chinese New Year just around the corner - we hear about families having reunion dinners and how much the kids are so excited to be collecting ang paos from older ones. We also hear that many restaurants will be serving their special Chinese New Year menu.And one of them happens to be a little nice place called Rumours in Desa Sri Hartamas.
Having the opportunity to dine there just recently, I'd have to say that they are certainly creative in bringing out the best taste in their latest effort for the Lunar New Year.

The idea behind this dish is to have everyone at the table grab their chopsticks and lou (make) hei (up) : basically, it is said that the higher you lou, chances of your prosperity for the year will also be higher. (see pic above for illustration)

*Salmon is also available



*also served with broccolis, garlic buttered rice and carrot sticks.


Known also for their big selection of wines, one can enjoy a simply different and contemporary Chinese New Year ordeal this time around amidst the cozy setting, light and easy music and friendly staff.

Rumours is located at :
24, Jalan 28/70A Desa Sri Hartamas,
50480 Kuala Lumpur.
(block behind Souled Out, same row at Silveridge)
For reservations, please call : 603 2300 6650
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Labels: food, friends, places, promo, Rumours
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Happening : Timeout KL's On The Up - January
Always heard of Brokenscar but never got the chance to watch them live?
Liked that band who played for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic launch?
Well, guess what?
It's back!
Timeout KL's "On The Up" music night that is!
Check out the lineup happening tomorrow :

4 great local acts for only RM10* at No Black Tie.
I know Mogwai's playing too.
But I'm sure these local acts would want to go as well.
Oh well, time to show that support yo!
See you there if you're going!
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*print out the coupon here for a 50% discount on the entrance fee
Labels: event, music, places, short-talk, TimeOutKL
Monday, January 19, 2009
Photographed! - Expatriate Lifestyle's Party
On the other hand, if you've noticed by now - my blog contains more photos than videos. I guess that is only normal since photos are a good representation and a form of visual support for a story (or a blog post for that matter) one would like to tell. And talking about photography, I've personally started making my own photos only from 3 years ago. Anything before that are normally taken by other people.

Grab a copy of Expatriate Lifestyle today to check out its new content and design!

Kelz with her colleagues working hard to make sure everything's in order.

Matt was the MC of the night - me and Brian from TOKL - Otam performing some tunes.

The crowd.

Steve the comic - Rudy & Joyce who were having drinks dropped by - me and Anju from EL & TOKL.

Zalila Lee with her guitar - Melissa and friends - workers who poured us drinks the entire night.

Kelz and her colleagues - me and Graham, the owner of Mongoose Publishing - Steve takes on the crowd.

Ambience at J&R - me and Matt Belloti, editor of Expatriate Lifestyle - chilling crowd.

It was a clear and good night.
Shall go back again for a proper dining experience soon, hopefully.
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On another note, here's something to look forward to this week :

Labels: event, expatriate lifestyle, food, friends, places, Zouk
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Sunny Weekend

Masjid Kapitan Keling

Met up with Diese, Cedric & Jess!
Campbell StreetDon't you just love the blue sky?
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Labels: friends, Penang, places, short-talk
Friday, January 16, 2009
Ramah Tamah Friday

Makes you just wanna take a drive up north for the weekend.
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And there's no better way to start it off with this :

Talking about that drive, maybe I'll do just that.
We'll see.
Enjoy the weekend people!
Labels: food, friends, Hotel Maya, places, short-talk
Thursday, January 15, 2009
You Can Play, Share And Touch Me!

The teaser stage asking people to be around was up days before the event.

The people from Text100 working hard to make sure everything was ready.

After much prancing and banging skins - the phone was launched to a crowd of around 100 that night.
After launching it, Vlasta Berka - GM of Nokia (M) also announced the price of the phone which is RM1499 and mentioned that it will come along with 1000 DRM-free songs. Now, that's a bargain. So hurry up, go to your nearest phone outlet and get one today!

Performances from various Nokia IAC acts were up next to entertain the crowd.

Yummy!

Ladies and gentlemen - the first signature pose of his royal shortness for 2009.

Paella awesomeness!

As we dined - the stripey invasion continued on outside - bands, dancers - you get the idea.

Top right : Texties David & EeVon making small talk with the famous KY. Thanks to them we enjoyed the night.

The Nokia XpressMusic Family - my 5220 that I won , the 5800 and the 5320.

With KY, Rames whom I met earlier & Suanie. How you'd like my stripes?
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Some pictures by : Kelz & CincauHangus.
Labels: event, food, friends, music, Nokia, places
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Doing What You Love
I heard that many other film producers and film students took part - so I thought to myself that it would be a long shot to win anything at all (Open Category prizes are RM10k for 1st place, RM3k for 2nd place and Rm1k for 3rd place). Little did I know, days before the new year kicked in, I received a letter from the organizers telling me that I was shortlisted among the many entries.
And just recently, I attended the prize giving ceremony to check out what the pros did. I didn't think I would win or come close to any of them at all since I am still learning in this area. Take a look at my simple and straightforward entry below :
Remember to hit play, the pause for it to load completely for a smoother playback.

Wan Zaleha Radzi, a veteran Malaysian TV personality giving her speech as the organizer.

Shortlisted participants watching the winning entries of the competition.

Winners on stage - read about them here.
Oh ya, I checked with the organizers and guess what placing I got?
I came in 4th in the Open Category.
It's all good.
Do comment if you've watched mine.
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You may also want to read these :
Happy Moments Contest Entry
Happy Moments Prize Giving Ceremony
Nokia's 'You Make It Reel' Winning Entry
Gerhana Ska Cinta's 'Inilah Ska' music video
Estrella's 'Stay' music video project
Sweet 23! - Part 1
Sweet 23! - Finale
Christmas With Friends
Monday Blues Be Gone
Labels: contest, event, friends, places, video
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
NYE - Finale

How often do you sit in a circle and play games with your friends?

Nadia was extremely loud that night but she was fast enough to avoid punishment.

The person to get 'banged' requires thos beside him / her to raise their hand and say 'Wah!'

Toasting to the new year at 12am.

And we continued playing card and drinking games throughout the night.

Being a year older, the birthday boy decided to down some like a man.

While other members of the floor started to see things in black and white.

Even the guys got wasted faster than the girls.

Soon enough, everyone passed out - on the floor and sofas.

Yatz with the Domokun - so wrong. So wrong.
May the Year of The Ox be with you.
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See what happened from the beginning :
NYE : Part #1
NYE : Part #2
NYE : Part #3
Labels: birthday, event, food, friends, places
Monday, January 12, 2009
KL''s Best (Only) Stand-Up Comedy Night

What's even better compared to the previous ones is the new seating arrangement that somehow managed to turn the first floor of Little Havana into a little mess hall / canteen-style - you laugh - I laugh - we laugh louder scenario that fits perfectly for KL's only stand-up comedy affair.

And to top things off, the stage area has been reduced measurably - making way for the crème de la crème of all seats : the soft white thrones that puts oneself at point blank distance with the comedian throughout the night. What an awesome idea, eh?


Chi Ho hosting the night while Yugi speaks about the credit card slots.


Familiar faces brighten up the room.

Some travel all the way from other cities for that joke that must be heard in person.
With good food on one plate and friends on another, time passes swiftly and before you know it, the comedians are all ready to take on the night and give their best performance to the waiting crowd.


Alfred talks about how Ip Man is cool while Sri shares about his experience living abroad.
Here's a little snippet of the latest Comedy Thursday that you'd only get to see here exclusively on Get A Cuppa. Do check it out!
Remember to hit play, then pause for it to load completely for a smoother playback.

A typical Comedy Thursday night - around 8pm. Show starts at 9pm though - imagine double of this.

The crazy bunch of friends who's ever ready and excited for a good laugh.

Regular comic Zac Kamal giving some advice to the boys - newcomer Ian on road conditions in KL.

2009 sees an extra additional 'cctv-style' camera footage for that added visual dynamic experience.
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Want to see previous Comedy Thursdays snippets in the form of video? The following might interest you :
You Want Good Time?
The Last Laugh Of 2008
Labels: comedy, event, friends, places, TimeOutKL, video
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Trance Dance

Here's a sneak preview video of the set :

Come back soon for more!
Labels: event, friends, music, places, Zouk
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Play, Share & Touch

Opening performance

Horns for the crowd

With Robb, Isaac & Aaron.
Enjoy the weekend peeps!
Labels: event, friends, Nokia, places
Friday, January 9, 2009
NYE - Part #3

Oh, not forgetting to torture the birthday boy too!


Snacks were being served every now and then thanks to the good hands in the kitchen.
Soon enough, the birthday boy revealed himself for all to see and everyone gathered around and did the mandatory.

Cake-whoring.

Aged and graduated - welcome to the grind!
And what follows after seems to be the general practice these days - the mandatory (another one of those) group photo. And having so many people from different parts of your life means only one thing : more segregated group photos according to connection, blood ties and how you met each other according to Facebook.

"You go to the same university, shared notes and perhaps even hated each other for scoring higher"

"You met each other at Aaron's birthday + NYE party and probably too drunk too remember each other"

"You met each other at Aaron's birthday + NYE party and probably will see each other again this year"

"You known him but he probably forgot who your friends are they are random these days"

"You know him from Emotions Anonymous - support group for retarded and crazy whackjobs"
After much mingling and adjusting who stands where - we all got our four to the floor for some late night countdown action - coming up next! Stay tuned!

See also :
NYE : Part #1
NYE : Part #2
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Labels: birthday, event, food, friends, Nokia, places
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Meet My Friend, Zouk!
Or well, try to do the running man move.
It may come as a surprise to most people but I do dig certain trance tracks though I've got to admit that I'm not so well versed with that genre.
No guesses where I'll be checking out this weekend's event.

I prepared myself to be paying that much for any future upcoming events until I was told about this.
I'm a man of information and I especially like to share it with people. Who knows who might just be able to benefit from it?
Recently a friend of mine told me to approve a club that added me on Facebook as a friend.
Seeing as it was Zouk Malaysia, I found no hesitation in adding them.
After adding them I started to realize that I did the right thing by adding them because being a FRIEND with Zouk Malaysia on Facebook, I get tons of privileges that are headed my way for night out there.
* Have my own permanent guest list for every Friday/Saturday night with a jug of vodka/whiskey for me and my guests. Thank God for that, nothing spoils a night out when you're parched and it helps my wallet to save money.

* Free birthday party to be held that comes with 6 jugs of vodka/whiskey but would need to have a minimum of 10 people. Easy-peasy, now you guys can have a birthday party at Zouk without worrying much.


Check out the video below as well :
All you have to do is merely search for ZOUK MALAYSIA and add them as your friend on your Facebook account. (Not group, alright?)
Just notify the people at the entrance that you are a member and you'll be able to party on.
Except for special events and public holidays though, your friends wouldn't be able to go in for free.
There will be redemption coupons upon members signing in for your free drinks! And I'm telling you, it is alcoholic.
Zouk has always been the place to be seen and to be at for any major functions.
Now with these fantastic perks by adding them on Facebook, I'm glad I added them!
It's your turn now!
Labels: event, friends, places, Zouk
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
NYE - Part #2

Domokuns ruled the music scene that night.

Aaron the birthday boy and Thomas the party planner.

Early lovebirds Anne Marie and Jeffro Ong.

Black Andrew - Chung Lern & Stephanie - Mae & Kelz (visit her new blog today!).

His shortness David & queen Hsu Jen.

Yatz-Safirul & partner, yours truly, friends of the birthday boy.

Sick Dillon & Celine.

Joshua the guitarist & a random girl.

Meghdad & Nadia Tan.

Let the games begin.
Come back soon for Part #3!
Labels: birthday, event, food, friends, places
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
NYE - Part #1


Dining and hall area

Kitchen

Another view of the dining and hall which includes the bathroom.

Humans sold separately.
And being a house party - some good souls provided the booze which came in all shapes and sizes.

Picture taken hours AFTER the countdown and drinking games.

Some of the early birds waiting for others to reach.

Sitting, waiting, wishing.
Part #2 up next!
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Quik note : Got featured on Nuffnang this month. Click here to check it out!
Labels: birthday, event, friends, places
Monday, January 5, 2009
Hello 2009!
And what a sight to start the day off :

Taken at approximately 810am
May we all be blessed with such a road condition for the remaining days of 2009.
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Oh ya, not forgetting the morning dosage of this as well :

Yum!
2009 seems to be starting off well.
Here's to hoping.
Happy Back-To-Work peeps!
Labels: food, reflections, work











