Awana Kijal

My 1st time to Awana Kijal... Had high expectation of this trip, was gonna be my getaway trip. But then mana tau, my mom was tagging along for this. But luckily she was enjoying herself, in her own time.. Without having to nag me...

Well... I was actually there for WLM's wedding. He is having his dinner ceremony in 2 places, here and in Shah Alam. By right Shah Alam is the actual wedding / actual date... Rather than ferrying family members from Kuantan area to KL. Better have another separate wedding dinner in the areas of Kuantan.

The whole event went on smoothly in the morning. Just the simple tea ceremony for the bride's side. Preparation for the nite's dinner was also ok...

The best thing from that nite was the customary table-to-table yum seeeennggg session ! Since I was the weddubg wetness and the best man... Either than having to have spare ticlets, wiping his sweat.. Best part was being scolded y Loke Meng ! I walked him and See Yin back to the room. he steady only, say can still walk straight. No need my help.. Since he was fondling with the hotel room keys, it keeps dropping. So much so that he can really see how to put the key into the keyhole... Went into the room., suddenly he pop his head out and start scolding me... Damn funny...

The next morning all of us were still there. Supposed to wake up for breakfast, but didn't have the mood...

When I finally did get up... Had breakfast, didn't eat much. Was surprised and disgusted by the amount of flies !
So here are the few shots that I managed to get...

Starbucks @ KKIA - Nov 2008

I had to go back to Lahad Datu for I think it was a 1 week trip.. The best thing is that, this time around, I brought my DSLR along. Accompanied by the trusty 400D... The shot was taken during my transit time back to KLIA. The usual coffee joint... Have a cuppa before boarding. I was editing that time, and online talking to CS.

It was actually his idea to get this shot... I wanted to get my ass up and shoot the sunset from the window. But then CS gave a better idea. That's how I managed to get the shot...

Hmmm... Let me just include this 1 more shot. This shot was taken at a location in POIC. A major Palm Oil company in Sabah. The whole area is built on reclaimed land... Then again, most of Sabah is built on reclaimed land. Cheaper... and more environmentally friendly.

My Best Friend's Wedding

Wong Loke Meng... or Meng.. or WLM... A dear friend from uni. Think it was the 3rd year or the 4th year.. Can't really remember, just seems like a very long time that we stayed / shared a uni apartment. The 4 bedroom apartment was shared together with Lin Kheng and Jeffrey. This brought the 4 of us closer... Those were the days of CNY steamboat and gambling in the apartment. But that's another long story...

Sadly (or otherwise rather), I was the only one around... Kheng is working in Liverpool, and Jeffrey is doing his PhD. in Japan. So for this, his wedding registration.. I had the honour of being the witness. Hehehehehe... Don't know how much weight does that carry.

Just went there... took photos for him, and sign the paper... Bearing witness to his legal marriage.

Oh well... the wait was quite ok. Since they have already located a time slot. So just have to reach there at the designated time... The whole process is quite fast. Within minutes, a whole new life starts..

Obviously it was at Thien Hou Temple...

Mean Machine 2008 @ Juru, Penang

Happened to be in Penang, can't really remember for what reason... I think it was just a normal trip back, since my Uncle was there with the whole family. Kind of like a family gathering. Not many chances where we all get to be home in Penang together.. Sadly not even during CNY..

Now now... back to the Mean Machine event... Went there in the afternoon, was shooting under the hot harsh sun ! Don't know why did the organizer made them girls to do their rounds during such times, then again... If not how to attract crowds.

We (Keat and myself) did went back there again at nite... But there wasn't much to shoot. The cars were too ah beng-ish for our liking, sorry... But just the mod were a lil over done. Keat was shooting most of the time at nite...

Oh well... at least we had a taste of what such event was like, in Penang...

GO Celebrate Unity Concert

The finale to GOSSIP, held in Subang Jaya. The concert event was held at Asia Cafe, SS15, Subang Jaya... Nice small area, closed up to run this small scale concert. Which received much support from our local artist.

Got myself all access pass... thanks to Bernard Hor (the brain behind it all) & Zen...

Can't really remember the names of the local artist... oh well, that's just us Malaysian...
Nama artis artis tempatan pun tak ingat, dari mana pun tak tau. Manakan yg artis International, sampai nama bapak pun kenal.. Hahaahaha... Don't know why that single line in Malay.

winner of Avril Lavinge look-alike contest




make that guitar cry...

POLE DANCING... for MEN...

This was an event that I covered back in Sept 08. Oh well... after a long absent from blogging. Thank God that this is still alive. Not really too sure if they are anyone still reading wat's happening here...

Anyway.... the main event was GOSSIP, but that's another blog...

This was a side event, Pole Dancing workshop by vivavertical (www.vivavertical.com)

Towards the end... the guys gave their demo. I was shocked... Champion le... then again, they are.. Apparently they won some pole dancing competition. Something like that le... memory not serving me too well. Old liow...


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Now now... of course... we can't leave out the girls rite ? We won't wanna be gender biased.. Forget what is written as the title. Nothing wrong with having 1 or 2 eye candy. Bottomline, sex sells...

The aim here... is to show that Pole Dancing is another form of exercise / sport. Not the stigma of it being an erotic dance routine. So if you were thinking of checking out the classes, DON'T bother bringing any small changes...

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