Dining @ Frames, TTDI PLaza

This is kinda a continuation of my Raya Break...

Well the day after my short trip to Seremban, boyfriend and I decided to go for a nice Balinese body massage at noon and then dinner at night. Since this is a 'food post' so i guess i'm gonna just blog about the dinner.

But well, if you want to know, we had our body massage at Holistic Beauty @ Hartamas for the price of RM88 (one and half hour) per person. I enjoyed the massage but boyfriend did not like it at all. Apparently he has got a different treatment than i did. hehe. So i do not know whether to say that Holistic Beauty is a good place or not. Maybe you might wanna try it out yourself. =P

so back to this food post,


we had dinner at Frames @ TTDI Plaza

I like the interior

it was totally furnished and decorated thematically, according to its name

the bar/counter

there we're comfy little cushions to sit on

the (cOOl) boyfriend

the (swEEt) girlfriend
hehe

okok, and straight to the point...
now, to introduce the food and drinks we had..

boyfriend had Chocolate Shake
-RM9.90-
Review: tasted just like any other good Chocolate Shakes =P

while i had Signature G-Frost (recommended by the waiter)
-RM9.90-
Review: Nice, sweet, sour, fruity and refreshing! =)

as for appetizer, we had

Mushroom Soup
-RM9.90-
Review: it tasted like wild mushroom soup. it's pretty okay.. =|

and our main meal...

boyfriend had Pomodoro Pasta
-RM19.90-
Review: it tasted just 'okay'. =|

while i had Marinara Pasta
-RM24.90-
Review: the pasta was not bad, tasted better than the Pomodoro =|

and that was all we had for dinner...

well, my overall review, the food tasted Okay, but for the price that we paid, i seriously think that we could have had better pastas elsewhere. if you ask me if i would recommend you there for dinner, i would most probably say 'No'. Nonetheless, they have good and affordable lunch sets, like RM15++ per set and that would be a price worth paying for the quality of the food served. I like the atmosphere of the place though. and for that, i'll give it a thumbs up ;)

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Adios! =)

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Trip to Seremban

Dear folks, I'm back again after a month to update my blog =P

As you can see, my previous blog was about 'bulan Ramadhan' (fasting month) so here's a continuation of what I did during my Raya break last month...

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My bf and I do not celebrate Hari Raya so we decided to have a road trip to Seremban. It was a spontaneous one and nothing much was planned nor prepared for this trip.

As we entered the 1st Seremban Tol, the first Seremban's landmark we saw was

the Seremban Municipal Hall

So folks, when you see that, you know you're in Seremban. Okay lame..

Anyway,
we totally had no idea where to begin with so we decided to drive our way towards the Ostrich Farm.

On our way there, we past by something that caught our attention

No, not this but this is the place which had that 'something' which made us stop by the road just to take a look at it..

this cute Jeep!

what's more interesting about it is it's 'bull head' at the front. Pretty cool eh? =P

Not long after,

we reached the Jelita Ostrich Show-Farm

there's a map for this farm

an upclose of the map....big place eh?
yes it is! we spent almost 2 hours there. can you believe it? lol!

admission is free btw...and you don't need to park your car somewhere. you can drive around the farm. In fact, you have to drive or you'll take a day to finish your visit at the farm! lol!

so here are the few Ostriches which 'greeted' us as we enter the entrance..

a profile photo for this only Ostrich which was walking around while the rest were just munching their food away. hehe. =P

and another...

so much for calling it an Ostrich farm, they have other birds too..

the Flamingoes, Black Swan, and uh...bird? lol! I can't recognize what bird that is... =P

a profile picture for the swan. it's a swan right?? lol! i'm really bad with my "animal planet knowledge". hahaha!

ok, this picture doesn't make it look like a swan...gosh, i really don't know...!! lol!

moving on...more birds..hehe. they're somewhat cute looking. don't you think? =P

a picture of boyfriend and i
with few of the birds.. =P


opposite the Ostrich Farm (beside the entrance), there's this wood-craft thing, crafted to make it look like a dear's horn. so erm...why did they name it Ostrich Farm?? I really don't know..

and we didn't bother to think much about that because we found a place where we can post for pictures!

me

him

okay, they are all really silly photos but i think my bf is getting better with his posts...don't you think? hahaha! =P

after 20 minutes of 'self-photoshoot' we decided to move on deeper into the farm and that's when we met...

a group of deers!!

they look pretty eh?

an animal lover will love this post... =P

another group of raindeers.. there were truly many of them!

here's an upclose..
in order to get an upclose photo of these deers, you gotta need a camera with 10x zoom or something cause they were really far from the fences.

this just reminds me of the Disney cartoon, Bambi... =P

next..

the buffaloes...

an upclose of one of the buffaloes.. =)

followed by some peacocks..


so beautiful ya? i was hoping that it would open up its feathers but it just refuses to =(
oh well...

then as we drive deeper into the farm,

we saw two camels lying on the ground
(which i first thought that they were fake because they were both pretty much stoned. loL!)

a closer picture of the camel

and another...
i feel quite sad for these animals because they looked so distress..
i mean, they don't belong here! sigh..

on the other hand, pretty interesting to find these animals in an OSTRICH FARM....lol!

that's not all..

a random break: take a look at this amazing view...
the wonderful creation of God...
the sky, the mist, the hills, the trees, the grass, the land... haaaahhh.... =]

okay, back to our farm tour...

our next stop was the

Seremban Equine Centre

yes, there's horse riding here but i guess it's because it was a public holiday, horse riding was not available....or you would probably think otherwise after seeing the pictures of the horses there...

meet the little white pony

brown 'horsy'..

old 'horsy'...just look at the bones...gosh....i really felt sad for this horse...

little brown horse

they're all just looking down and away... sobs...sigh...

there was a white old carriage and boyfriend and i thought of having some crazy photos with it... =P

him

me..

hehe.

and that was all for the our tour at the Ostrich Farm. So much for being an Ostrich Farm, you get to see more than just Ostrich! lol!

we were pretty late from schedule as we leave the farm and head to Kajang to buy satay but before that, we managed to make a quick stop at

Seremban Church of The Visitation

this is a truly nice place to visit

well, although it somehow creeped me a little (maybe it's because it was empty and it looks a little runned down) but a church is always a church. how creepy can a church gets? hehehe. =P

below are more photos of the church...

like i said, it was a quick stop, so we were there for only about 15 minutes. well, there's nothing much you can do there anyway..lol!

so we headed back to exit Seremban

while on our way to the exit,

some runned down buildings caught my attention..

don't ask me why....hehehe.. =P

lastly, a few pictures of

Seremban's Muzium

i only managed to take photos from the outside as the muzium was closed

nice structure eh? =P

Goodbye Seremban...

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our next stop was at

Kajang Satay Stall

the famous place for satay...

there are quite actually a number of satay stalls there and this was the one i chose to buy from..

i guess it's simply because there were more people eating there...lol!

looks good?? it does smell good too =)
but guess what? i didn't eat the satay at all. we just went all the way there because i wanted to pack for my aunt...so good girl right?

but while waiting,

we ordered some 'ketupat' as we were feeling a little hungry too... =P


this is the spicy peanut sauce...it was really 'peanuty'. i like the taste of it, just a little not spicy enough... =P

we didn't dine there as we had to rush back to PJ...

finally,

a final photo of the both of us for the day...
looking half-tired..loL!

hope you enjoy this post of our 'animal discovery'...lol! =P

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I Buka Puasa!

Hello there!

Here's a random post about one thing that I've done during Bulan Ramadhan last month and is very proud of.

On the second last day of Bulan Ramadhan, I actually attempted to 'puasa' (fast) for the day and guess what? I succeeded!! So to celebrate my success in fasting for the entire day, I called Lisa and Dean to 'buka puasa' (open fast) with me.

It was raining that evening but it did not stop me from getting to SS4's Pasar Ramadhan to buy dinner for the three of us. I kept a budget of RM30 for the dinner and to my surprise, I ended up spending only RM20 for 4 types of meal and 1 drink, just enough for the three of us. Let's check out the food below! =)

Roti Jala

Chicken Curry to go with Roti Jala

Review: The Roti Jala tasted 'OK' probably because it was a little cold. The chicken curry was not the best as well.

Lemang

Chicken Rendang to go with Lemang

Review: The Lemang and Chicken Rendang was not bad. Only thing is, there weren't enough rendang to go with the Lemang. =P

Chicken Satay and Ketupat

Peanut Sauce to go with the Satay

Review: The Satay was pretty normal. It's not bad actually. ;)

Ikan Bakar

Review: I think this was the best dish of all. =D

Air Mata Kuching

Review: A very refreshing drink to go with all the food we had above =P

And all that for only RM20! Pretty worth it eh? Now I'm looking forward to next year's Bulan Ramadhan.

Don't ask me if I will attempt to fast again or not. I guess once is enough. Well, it wasn't a hard thing to do at all. I am actually very proud that I succeeded in my fasting attempt as I really felt the joy of 'Berbuka Puasa' when most of us non-muslims will never understand it. What more when you're opening fast with the people close to you =)

Thanks Dean and Lisa for 'buka puasa-ing' with me =P

Thanks Dean for being the host (as always). hehehe. =P

After a full and satisfying meal,


we had a few rounds of a really tiring game - Nintendo Wii : Boxing - to burn the calories we have just consumed. lol!

it was an enjoyable night as always =)

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Honeymoon & Rak Thai

This will be a very short, simple and straight forward "food post".
I'm just trying my best to be a good food blogger as well. hehehe.

The food that i'll be featuring in this blog is from two different places,
(i) Honeymoon, One Utama and (ii) Rak Thai, Gardens Shopping Mall

(i) Honeymoon @ One Utama
is a place specially for desert, mainly chinese desert.
while i was there with my friend, Adele, we both had

Soy Bean Curd a.k.a Tau Foo Fa
-RM4.00 per bowl-
you can have it either hot or cold..
Review: It's okay..I prefer the traditional ones, those you can get from the vans along the roads taste nicer =P

Sesame Cream + Soy Bean Curd
-RM6.00 per bowl-
you can also have this hot or cold
Review: It's okay...I'll give the same comment to the Soy Bean Curd and as for the Sesame Cream, it was a little too watery..

The Three Sweet Balls a.k.a Tong Yuen
-RM7.00 per bowl of 6 pcs-
This is nice when it's served hot and they serve three different flavoured fillings - black sesame, peanut and sweet potato -
Review: Not bad ;)

(ii) Rak Thai @ Gardens Shopping Mall
Well, the name says it, Rak Thai is a Thai food restaurant. I bet all you know I love Thai food now. =P I was there with my boyfriend, so yeap, you guys can expect to see a vegetarian dish. hehe. =P

Below are the food and drinks we had. I kinda forgot some info cause it was quite some time ago when we dined at Rak Thai. (Sigh, another failed food blog. =P)

Fresh Lime Mint drink
Review: I love it! It was really refreshing! ;)

Blended Mango Drink
Review: Not bad. A nice drink for mango lovers =)

Lemongrass drink
Review: I love this drink too. Though it looks simple, but it is very soothing and refreshing. =)


Seafood Yam Woon Sen a.k.a Glass Noodle Salad
-RM8.90-
This salad is served cold.
Review: Love it! A great combination of sour and spicy taste with fresh seafood and cooling glass noodle. Yum! =P

Vegetarian Tom Yam Fried Rice
-RM9.90-
Review: It's not bad. It may seem very plain and simple but it's good enough =)

Stir Fried Minced Meat with Rice
Review: This dish tasted good too but I felt that it lacks a little bit more of the aroma from the leave they use =P


Mango Sticky Rice
-Small: RM5.90-
-Large: RM 8.90-
Review: This is my favourite Thai desert. It tasted just as good as any other place as it's a simple desert to prepare =P

that's all for now...now i feel really hungry and is craving for thai food.. =P

adios!

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Balok, Kuantan Trip

Hey people! Finally I can blog about trips again.
This time it was to Balok Beach, Kuantan.
The objective of this trip was not to have too many tiring and adventurous activities as it is simply to relax ourselves and escape from the busy lifestyle for the weekend.

dearest and I went to Kuantan from 29th August - 31st August.
[3 celebrations: MJ's 51st birthday, Bulan Ramadhan and Merdeka day.]

Balok Beach, Kuantan

the first resort that we stayed in was Fantasia
-RM130 for 2 persons inclusive of buka puasa dinner for 2-
very affordable but my review is - B.A.D!

the beach was okay...
we couldn't really swim in the beach for two factors:
1. it was pretty dirty
2. we saw a dead big jelly fish! =S

this is the entrance to the beach...looks pretty nice eh? =P

we were at Balok about 2 hours early before our check-in time to Fantasia, so we hung around the beach and took some photos..

okay, my mistake, we only took one photo of myself. lol!

then, we spent the whole noon resting in the room as it was too hot and sunny to be out at the beach..and in Balok, besides the beach, there's NOTHING else to do.

at night, we went 'resort exploring'. lol.

this is Swiss Garden

we were simply walking around at their beach and taking pictures at the resort although we were not staying there. lol.

this is me

and this is us =P

this is me

and this is him =P

the following day, we checked out of Fantasia as during our 'resort exploring' session the previous night, we found a resort which was way better!!

-De Rhu Beach Resort, RM88 for two, room only-
very freakingly affordable and my review: G.R.E.A.T!

it's a 4 star resort but we got such great price because of the Ramadhan promotion. =P
sadly, i forgotten to snap photos of the room and resort... =S

it's the same beach we're at, Balok.

yeah, Fantasia and De Rhu Beach Resort is actually next to each other. lol!

upon checking in, since we did not get to go the beach the previous night, we made it a point to dropby the beach today. plus, it was not hot and sunny like the day before.

it was a really peaceful session with my dearest,
sitting by the beach,
enjoying the sight of little families flying kites,
hearing the sound of the waves playing its own harmony,
accompanied by the wind that's not too strong...
haaahh....
i really liked it there...

here are some photos of us..

the dead big jelly fish which we thought was a rock.

now with my darling there, it made the jelly fish looks small..lol!
it was my camera angle. haha.

a photo of us at the beach
(my hair colour suck! =S)

after hanging around at the beach, we went to the swimming pool for a swim

and i must say, they have a really big and long swimming pool!

but before the swim, we had a small 'tour' around the swimming pool + park

and that's when we met this cat
who ran to us the moment it saw us from 5 metres away,
and was following us around, to wherever we go...
from the pool..

to the playground...
then to the carpark, and to the resort, and even up the stairs to our room! 0.o..

yes, i've told this story to a few of my friends. to those that i did not tell the story to, drop me a comment if you want to know. lol!

that's me at the playground...
i really love being a kid again... =P

at night,

we had Ramadhan buffet for dinner at the resort itself..


it wasRM33++ per person for all this...not too bad...
the food was okay...i liked the curry crabs (though i'm allergic to it but i was craving for crabs!)

okay, i was the only one enjoying the buffet dinner as my bf is a vegetarian. but they had ala carte food for vegetarians too. so it was a pleasing dinner afterall...

after dinner, we headed to Berjaya Megamall at Kuantan town. the mall is not too far from Balok, about 20mins drive.

the mall is pretty big; well, bigger and better than i had expected. hehe. they had juke boxes (which my bf and i actually paid to sing two songs just for the fun of being in that box. lol!), bowling alley, pub, snooker and arcade.

we wanted to have a little bit of fun after all the relaxing sessions so we decided to play games in the arcade...sadly, there were no photos or videos of us taken in the arcade as we were having too much fun with the games, trying to collect as many coupons as we can.

at the end of the day, with all the coupons we collected, we managed to redeem 2 sets of stickers. lol! =P well, most importantly is that, i had a real good time..

the following day, we checked out at 1pm and headed straight back to K.L...

and that was my trip to Balok, Kuantan.

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15Malaysia Screening

15Malaysia

What is 15 Malaysia? I'm sure we have all heard of 1 Malaysia, but 15Malaysia...?
To those of you who have not heard of it before, here's a brief introduction of 15Malaysia..

"15Malaysia is a short film project. It consists of 15 short films made by 15Malaysian filmmakers. These films not only deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia (which varies from corruption, race relations, inflation, Islamic banking, social apathy, ethical commerce, pedophilia, government health warnings and so on), they also feature some of the best-known faces in the country, including actors, musicians and top political leaders" (as quoted from 15Malaysia website)

As quoted by James Chong, one of the objectives of this project is "to support independent film making industry". [yeah, i support that too =)]

15Malaysia is produce by a small team led by Pete Teo while the main sponsor for the project is P1, the WiMAX Internet access provider.

In conjunction with the project, a preview/screening of all 15 short films was held at Greenpacket, Jalan Templer, last Friday (4th September 2009) and I was again invited to the screening as a blogger =P

these are the "admission tickets"

and that's me with the tickets
(yes, my hair is back to black =P)

why am i holding two tickets?? cause the other one is Ven Bee's.
yeap, I dragged her to the screening with me. =P

upon arriving greenpacket sharp at 7:00 p.m., we were all served with light and simple ramadhan dinner

at (where i believe) is their cafeteria.

and here are the food Ven Bee and I had.

after dinner, we did what we both do best - camwhore!
haha!

here's just two of our many attempts

to finally get one that's pretty much satisfying

then, we headed to the wash room, and tried for more! =P

3....2....1....

it was finally 8 o'clock (stated screening time) when we left the washroom... =P

we headed straight to the auditorium where the screening was held

another photo of us at the entrance of the room

there were some goodies/premiums for us too..
[pen, notepad, stickers, badges]

the few early birds... =P

the event began with a casual speech by James Chong followed by the screenings of the first 7 films - Potong Saga, Chocolate, The Tree, House, Halal, The Son, Lumpur - before we had our 15 minutes break.

during the break, Ven Bee and I headed to the rooftop of greenpacket for a "smoke". lol! She just wanted to check out the place as it was her first time there..

and of course, we had a few more photos together

a self-timer photo

and another with the help of a stranger =P

here's a final pic of the both of us before we head back to the auditorium.

back at the auditorium, we continued watching the next 7 films - One Future, Slovak Sling, Gerhana, Meter, Duit Kecil, Healthy Paranoia, Lollipop - Yes, 7. We only managed to watch 14 out of the 15 short films as the final one - Rojak - wasn't ready for screening.

and that was it.
we both headed straight back home after the event ended.

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I pretty much enjoyed it as some of the films really interests and/or excites me besides having a slight interest in short video production. I have produced a 5 minutes film before back in college as one of our Film Studies assignment and it was not as easy as most of us would think. So to all the 15 film production teams, well done!

Nonetheless, I must say that in my opinion, the top 5 best films are:
1. House
2. Slovak Sling
3. Potong Saga
4. Halal
5. Meter and Healthy Paranoia

the rankings above are judged based on my own opinion of their concept, story flow, videography, editing and so on...and I do encourage everyone to watch the videos. they may or may not enlighten you but they will definitely put a thought in you.

that's all for now. for more details of the 15Malaysia project, kindly visit www.15malaysia.com .
don't forget to check out their exciting contests for all!

=)

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Dig It All 08-08-09

Can You Dig It?

and that's the tagline to our event, Dig It All

a little introduction of Dig It All (as quoted from the website www.dig-it-all.com.my):

"Dig-It-All is the brainchild of GWP Events Sdn Bhd of Cityneon, a subsidiary of The Star Publication & Soundbox Sdn Bhd. Developed with sound, lights & the audio visual experience in mind, the Dig-It-All Music concept represents the creation of a homegrown music event brand with widespread appeal that can attract an inclusive audience of music lovers through its core message... ITS ABOUT THE MUSIC, THE PERFORMANCES, & THE PEOPLE."

the event was held at CapSquare, KL on a very auspicious date, 8th August 2009

here's a sneak peek of CapSquare and the event set-up..

the front area of the event

the main stage

on stage

the view from the far end/back

graffiti
really artistic and beautiful!

the board of artists of the night

Dig It All CD Redemption counter

Redbull to keep the party people keep going on for the night..

some food for sale..

and clothes as well

and more things... =P

the PA stage

okay, now about the event...


life band performances started as early as 2:00 p.m. with MC Joey G to keep everyone entertained at intervals..

Meanwhile, other DJs were taking turns to spin at the club right beside the main stage.


and the 'real' thing began at night when the event started to heat up with more and more people coming in

and real awesome performances by renown international and local DJs

Reshmonu was one of the performers as well

not forgetting the blazing and hot fire dance performance
(which i actually missed =( )

followed by more music performances

and finale performance by Dirty Vegas

now, some photos of me! hehe. =P

Yin Ling and I

Roland (my boss) and I

Bonny (my colleague) and I

Cheryl (my colleague) and i

Lee Chian (my colleague) and i

from left: (not sure), Leisa (my colleague), Cheryl, Logan (Cheryl's bf)

Hussein (working partners) and I

and that's all for the night
yeah, i didn't take much photos for some reasons hence couldn't blog much about the event too..
but if you think you've missed this great fun, no worries, we'll be back next year for an event twice as awesome and entertaining as this!

adios!

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Happy Birthday Lisa!!

Dear Lisa, here's a belated birthday post for ya...
oh well, better late than never.. ;)

so Lisa has turned 22 on August 4th this year.
Dean and i had a small celebration for her at Dean's house

yes, that's Lisa..

why was her head wrapped with a towel??

haha! because she got "egged" (again)!!
it was all Dean's idea!! =P
ok fine, i was his partner in crime too...but the three of us had some good time getting some raw egg on us, didn't we? hehe.

Dean and I decided to get her Vennetta ice cream as her birthday cake.
it's something different, right? =P

Happy Birthday babe!

I can see that you were really happy cutting that ice-cream cake of yours. hehehe. =P
and hope you like the top we got you =)

*clap clap!* =P

here's a final post from Lisa. =P

and a group photo of the three of us,
the remaining 'mamak' gang since Divya and Adele left us...
we miss you both! =P

that's all for now! ;)

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MSF 09 After Party

On the same night of the final day of MSF '09,
an After Party for MSF '09 was held at Paradisso..


It was a pretty simple and casual after party..

so again, i have nothing much to blog about it but here are some photos that i hope will enlighten you a little... =P

the party started with some dance demos with the dance stars..

Chelsea and Kevin

Chelsea and Kevin

Inaki and Kak Lin

Nuno and Vanda

Nuno and Vanda

Juan Ruiz and Su Mei

the place was quite empty so i dare not really dance and embarrass myself there... =P

so i did what i do best - camwhore!

Inaki and I

Kevin and I

Datuk Arif and I

Abang Osman and I

Chelsea and I

James and I

Another pic of Inaki and I

and that's about it as i spent the rest of my night chit chatting...so i practically didn't dance at all...=P

that's all for this year's MSF...

i know it's a pretty quick and short post...oh well.. still do hope you enjoy reading the post, or not, seeing the photos at least... =P

Adios!

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MSF '09 @ Cherating, Pahang - Day 4

Day 4 of MSF '09 was more of a 'Goodbye' day to everyone. Time really flies and 4 days of salsa, sun, sea and sand ended just like that.

a toast to the GCs! ;)

and the following are just many many many photos of myself with different people which may or may not bore you. it's up to you whether you want to spot for any good looking, hot, sexy or dirty photos or not..lol! =P

starting with photos with the organizing committee...

Celine and I

James and I

Jerrine and I

Murni and I

Kak Jun and I

Shankar and I

followed by with the ground crews...

Shankar's sister (forgot her name) and I

forgot his name too...sorry, i'm really bad with names..

Durga, my bow-legged roomie and i..lol!

Jegan and I

Azzura and I

sorry i forgot your name but i wanna say that you really did a GREAT job!

the few of us..

next, with the RI team...

salsa daddy and salsa mommy and i.. =P

Jaxen and I

Natassha and I

Chris and I

Mazmi and I

Joyce and I

Cecilia and I

Uncle James and I =P

Evelyn and I

Helen and I

Jerome and I

sexy momma!! =P

ooh - la - la... =P

salsa daddy and his girls... =P

the RI crew and me!

then came Kak Lin and Inaki too..

next, with other dance stars...


Nuno and I

Bruno and I

me, KD, Bruno and Xavier

KD and I

Reyno and I

Fahmi and I

Fasilito, his partner and I

forgot his name... =P

forgot her name too... sorry.. =P

cuties...

me, Inaki and Shankar

they're the cutest couple ever! and Uly was really asleep!=P

that's all folks!

last but not least,

Helen preparing Tuna sandwiches for all the hungry RI birds in the bus. lol!

it was one incredible trip home... =P

and that was it!

hope you enjoy the photos... =P

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MSF '09 @ Cherating, Pahang - Day 2 & Day 3

Day 2 & 3 of MSF '09 was my "on-duty" day. So again, this year, i was put to be in charge of the performers and night performances. It was great to work with the same people again and of course, some new.

I was mostly busy and tired during the day time, so, not many photos for the day. I did not even get to attend much workshops as i planned to! =(

so here are some photos of the night 2 and night 3... =P

Michael & Lidia
(Bachata)

Norman & Evelyn
(Bachata)

Sam & Aisha
(Salsa)

Premala & Alisson
(Zouk)

Sorry, can't remember name at this point of time..
was it Jarimambo?? =P

Spin City Pirates


Ulysses

I just realized i took so few photos with the performers..and the following are a few photos with non-performers for night 2 during the dance party..

DJ Xavier and I

Inaki and I

Santha and I

Celine, me, Kak Lin

Sound crew (forgot his name)

Dr. Simon and I

Chris and I

Datuk Arif, his wife and I

The lovely couple, Chelsea and Kevin, and I

Fasilito and I

The love birds, Santha and Nuwan

The tallest man i've ever met!! Bruno and I
(swear to God! i had to tip-toe on my heels and he had to hunch! imagine that!)

Gupson and I
(Don't Bruno and Gupson look alike? =P)

DJ Jason and I

and at night after the dance party...

Shankar and I
that's Durga behind the picture. lol. =P

the crazy yet sexy RI chicks and me =P

ok, uh, don't wanna comment on this.. =P

next day,

i had a picture with Azzura on Day 3! yay! lol!

and i managed to join 2 workshops! wow! one of the was Fasilito's Salsa Partnerwork for Intermediate level. =P

then back to performance night,
i had a few more shots with the performers..

The whacky Rhythm Identity (RI) team of course
(Bachata)

here's a better picture, i believe...

Chelsea & Kevin
(Salsa)

Pamela and I

Pamela & Alisson

Inaki and I
(Bachata Solo)

Nuno & Vanda
(the hit of the festival!)

and finally, the photo op with everyone!!

i know there isn't much info about the event on my post this time.. well, for some reasons, i just can't blog too much about it. so only thing i can do now is to post up pictures for you guys. hope that'll do... =P

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up next: MSF '09 @ Cherating, Pahang - Day 4

MSF '09 @ Cherating, Pahang - Day 1

The 4th Annual Malaysian Salsa Festival was held from 23rd - 26th July 2009 @ The Legend Beach Resort, Cherating Beach, Pahang.

Now, because I was lending a hand for the entire event, I will not get into details about the entire event. Reason being that I did not have much time to take part in many activities held as well as to snap photos. So here goes, I'm gonna blog as much as I can, beginning with Day 1.

This was my outfit for the day
-MNG sleeveless top and Jeans-
on that day, i was at KL Sentral to coordinate the people to the bus

James was being very helpful by holding up the sign for me =P
Jaxen was of great help too by coordinating the people there.
Thanks you both!

Here's a photo of the Rhythm Identity crew at McDonald's before we left

and another photo of the few of us when we were in the bus
(boy was it an experience being in the same bus on a 4 hours journey with them! lol! =P)

Natasha giving a nice head massage to Jerome =P

Top: Dr. Simon
Bottom: Helen and Me

a picture of DJ Xavier and I

~thank God for the save and smooth journey~

Upon arrival to the beach resort

we were all greeted by the "Kompang" performers and had refreshing tropical/orange juice

then, everyone else headed straight to the registration counter to register themselves and check into their rooms

i then checked in to my room too and get changed.


while waiting for other participants to reach the resort, some of us had our tea break
yummilicious food were served! =P

after tea,

it was time to hit to the pool!

what a holiday eh? lol!

Santha and I


nah,..we, the Ground Crews (GCs) were there to standby

for Alison and Premala's workshop

which was held in the pool!
it was so much fun! i wished i could join =P

so while everyone else were having fun in the pool,

i began camwhoring with some who did not participate for the workshop

Norman and I

DJ Xavier and I

okay, turns out that i only have 2 nice shots =P

a photo of the RI crew after the workshop

at night,

dinner was held at the outdoor area, sea view..

with a simple yet colourful and beautifully lighted stage and 'backdrop'

here's a really beautiful food presentation done by the resort

some of the food that were served

the sweet deserts...

the buffet section

the grills...

last but not least,

the drinks..

a photo of Santha and i in our 'on-duty' outfit =P

yeap, as usual, i had to take as many photos as i can with the people there..

Cecilia and I

Santha, Cecilia and Azzura

Stand: Jayne, Cecilia, Santha
Sit: Chris, Micky, Jerome, Bani, Nuwan

from left: Natasha, Joyce, James, Bill

from left: Naga, me, Santha, Nuwan

then, the event officially began with a speech by Kak Lin

and a group photo of the organizing committee members of MSF 09 =P

followed by a trail of people

playing the limbo!

"how low can you go??"

after dinner,

it was social dance time!

which i obviously did not really dance, so as usual...
whatelse?? camwhore la!! =P

Naga and I

Ulysses, Shankar and I

Ulysses and I

Santha and Ulysses

Nuwan and Ulysses

ok ok.., i know, you're seeing photos of the same people..
but hey, photos of the rest will be up next on MSF '09 @ Cherating, Pahang - Day 2 post.
so, stay tuned!

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MSF 09 Welcome Party

It's been 3 weeks since the 4th Annual Malaysian Salsa Festival was held;
this time, in Cherating, Pahang.

And it is a usual routine for Kak Lin, the organizer of MSF to carry out a 'Welcome Party' a day before the Salsa Festival.

This year's 'Welcome Party' was held at Paradisso, Kuala Lumpur. It was a simple yet fun and another memorable one.

Well, i'll let the few photos do the "blogging". =P
(i didn't really "click" or camwhore much that night)

from left: kak lin, Su Mei, Anita
(few of the organizing committee)

My outfit of the day
(Really matches my dancing shoes which picture is not taken =P)

some photos with the dance stars..

from left: me, Michael and Lidia
(Lidia's partner, Nestor wasn't here this time round)

from left: Kak Ina, Nuno, Adele and me

Juan Ruiz and the bottles. lol!

from left: Inaki, Ulysess, Michael, Lidia

the party wasn't just about drinking
well, definitely NOT

it was all about dancing!

here's Adele having her last dance with Inaki before she leaves to Perth..


bumped into Diana too!

And the night began and ended with nothing but dancing!

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~photos courtesy of Abang Osman~

Up Next: MSF 09 @ Cherating, Pahang

Tribute to Michael Jackson @ Zouk, KL

Another tribute to the late Michael Jackson!!
yes, it's everywhere...i'm not sure if it's a good thing or not because if you think otherwise, these people are actually taking opportunity of his death to make money...oh well..as long as i am not and i was truly at the event(s) for him!


the tribute this time was held at Zouk last month

from the outside...

pretty cool eh? =P

MJ entrance arch

ceiling decos of MJ

LCD screens playing his music videos back to back

it was just simply MJ fever in the room!

then, the night started with

an "opening dance" by the club dancers

followed by some MJ songs for us to listen/dance to

before one of Malaysia's top MJ impersonator stepped on stage to perform

really does look like Michael Jackson right??

he even had his back up dancers. lol!

i have a video of his performance but for some reason, i can't upload it here on my blog. sorry guys. =P

then the night continue with a whole night long of Michael Jackson's music to dance to!!

now, some photos of Adele and I (only both of us turned up whereas others "set aeroplane")
it was also our last few moments together before she left to Perth...

gonna miss those babes...

a photo of Adele and Charlene
(a friend of Adele who works for Zouk Club.)

Charlene, me and Adele

Last but not least,

another photo of us both, of course...

i had quite some fun there because it was all just MJ songs to dance to! Nevertheless, the fun could've been better though if others would have turned up..oh well, it's their lost =P

.ending here.

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Ms. Tang turns 21!

(The queen of outdated post is back to update her blog =P)



and this is a special blog post for Ms Tang Ven Bee who turned 21 on 15 July 2009.

she had a grand party with her friends, family and family friends at her house on 11th July 2009
and the theme of her 21st birthday party was "Royal Flush Casino".

her photo wall

LCD screen which was playing Michael Jackson's videos (aku emo) and then karaoke took place =P

her little pool table which i think was only for display. loL! =P

she appointed catering services for f & b

there was also ice kacang (which i was too late for =[ )

'lok lok' which i couldn't enjoy because of my wisdom tooth =(

and satay (also couldn't eat cause of wisdom tooth =[ )

part of the people who attended her party
there were quite a lot of people but according to her, they were mostly her parents' friends. lol!

a photo with the birthday girl
(and yes, my new haircut/hair style - again)

a photo with dionne and valerie,
the people i stuck myself with for the night. haha!

a photo with the sweet looking girl =P

siok wah, guan li and i
(pretty blur pic though...)

guan li, me, birthday girl, dionne and siok wah

another photo with more girls! =P

dionne, valerie and i at her photo wall

daniel and i

a big group photos of the guys

ok, enough of boring photos...now back to the 'event'...

it was finally the cake cutting ceremony by Ms Tang Ven Bee

this was her beautiful cake that was custom made according to the theme

really colourful, attractive, sweet and appetizing! =P

yeap yeap...i can't help taking pictures of it...lol!

the little cupcakes were yummy! i guess i was craving for sweet stuff that time. =P

Ms. Tang making her 21st birthday wish
{i wish to be married to Tan Suan Loong...} hahaha! just for gigs ya? =P

the birthday girl and her birthday cake
(sorry for the low quality picture)

her eldest sister, Carrie Tang who became the emcee

Ms. Tang being all shy to give her birthday/thank you speech

so she decided to have the photo opts first =P

the Tang family

Ms. Ven Bee, her future husband and her future in-laws =P

the birthday girl with the boys

and she finally resumed to giving her speech

then, the boyfriend shared some words with us too

and this lovely bouquet of roses...

like, obviously.... =P

the happy pink couple!

our turn now! =P

ven bee and her college mates

and then...

my battery died! =P

but i manage to go home and charge it for a little while before joining her again at

Wabisabi, TTDI Plaza

for more drinking

but we were only there for a short while cause Suan K.O. =P

Happy 21st Birthday Babe!

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