Lunch @Al Nafourah, Le Meridien Hotel KL

Date: 30th May 2008
Venue: Al-Nafourah Restaurant, Le Meridien Hotel KL
Thanks to Ms.Amy Aida, i got dis lunch voucher for two @Al Nafourah restaurant. Lawa lah restoran dier. A very exclusive arab punye tempat mkn. Had bahaganouj for starter, Chill Beyaz Peymir - main course and dessert dier..pergh sedap sehh, ade milk pudding n mango !!!

Had gr8 time during lunch, sbb kali nih gua bawak my cute "mambang" hehe =P

Note: Da word "mambang" in my dictionary is defined as gf ;-)

to Ms.Amy - Thanks so much sbb kasik free voucher tuh !!!! =)

Lokman's Farewell Party - PREGO @Westin Hotel

Date: 28th May 2008
Venue: Prego @Westin HOtel
One of our collegue nk meninggalkan technip nk pegi kerje kt Ramunia pulak
To Lokman, all da best in ur new job - Dah kaye jgn lupe gua k !!! =)

2008 - Kenduri Kawen No.5, My Best Fren Wedding!! (FBI n Shiqin) - yes, gua jadi pengapit!!!

I had da oppurtunity 2b da pengapit for my best fren wedding recently. I've known Mr.Firdaus (aka FBI) quite a long time gaks aa. Since my A-level years lagi, which was in 1998, so skang nih dah 10years kenal FBI nih. Although he went to overseas and did his degree, still once a year - kalau dier balik, we always found time to minum teh tarik, jammin, or lepak 2gether. Biler dier balik n he worked in PNB selalu gaks lepak skali..

FBI knew shiqin when Shiqin buat internship kt PNB. i remembered their first date 2gether, it was da Ramli Sarip's concert @Istana Budaya. I also went to dat show wit a friend of mine, so jumpe lah diorang lepas concert. After dat..it was history lah. Bertunang diorang - i was da best man yg kena temankan FBI @da engagement. I was da one yg jugaks, jadi supir (i.e. Driver) for bertunang.

For his nikah and reception, gua kena jadi pengapit lah. Friday 23rd May 08, diorang selamat dinikahkan by Shiqin's father @her house in Setiawangsa. Sekali Lafaz jer lah - hebat mamat nih hehe. As usual, sebagai supir bertugas - yes, pengantin naik kereta gua nih bai !!! i was there lah, tgk kawan baik gua nih nikah. Sat 24th May 08 - da reception @Dewan Merak Kayangan. Pengantin pakai suit n gown, so pengapit kena pakai baju melayu lah. Since gua pakai baju melayu warna putih n samping songket, gua kena tegur dgn cameraman tuh, "Brader, lu nih pengantin ke??" hahaha =P Reception was smooth lah. That was my first time jadi pengapit kt dewan yg grand mcm tuh. Believe me bai !!! Upacara merenjis nih messy gaks la. Lu kena clear kan bunga rampai n air mawar tuh kt tgn pengantin cepat2, so dat da pengantin boleh salam cium tangan org yg tepong tawar tuh. All in all - it was a good experience for me lah. Pasnih boleh letak dlm CV - (1) Penah teman member carik barang2 kawen in KL and INdonesia (2) Penah jadi supir pengantin (3) Selalu ader kt kenduri kawen kawan2 (i.e. Wedding Crasher) and (4) Penah jadi pengapit kt dewan Merak Kayangan hehehe =P

Oh yer, there were things yg gua xkan lupe wedding Fbi nih sampai biler: -

1. Goodies for reception - ader cekelat yg atas cekelat tuh, printed gambar diorang
2. Makan2 after majlis nikah - ader chocolate fountain nih bai !!!!
3. Dessert during reception - Chocolate brownies wit vanilla ice cream. Giler sedap !!! =)
   

As for FBI n Shiqin - Selamat Pengantin BAru, Semoga Berbahagia ke akhir hayat!!! Gua doakan korang bahagia dlm menempuh alam perkahwinan hingga akhir hayat k =)

p/s: FBI, nanti balik honeymoon - jgn lupe claim wedding gift from gua. Hari tuh kelam kabut, sampai lupe kasi wedding gift lu hehe =P

Renovation Rumah Tmn Ehsan..Progress - 55%

Went to rumah tmn Ehsan, wit mama, abah n Kak Ngah. Renovation progress dalm 55% gaks aa. Bumbung dah naik. Bawah tuh, used to be bilik opah n kak ngah dah pecah. Kat atas plak bilik2 sumer sudah ade. Agak tensen gaks aa sbb kak ngah nk bilik mengadap padang tuh. Lawa sehh bilik tuh !!!! Da reason is - sbb barang kak ngah banyak, n she thinks dat my barang is not dat many - so buat aper nk besar2. Can u imagine what can i do wit that big room, bleh letak gitar, amps sumer...then bleh main gitar mengadap padang bai!! As a brother yg kesian gaks dgn his only sister nih - mengalah la (da plan was, i'm gonna get bilik yg mengadap padang tuh). So i'm gonna bilik yg sekangkang kera..dah ler xder tingkap yg mengadap luar...da only advantage about dat room is ader attached bathroom lah..It's ok lah, kecik pon kecik la bilik. Yg penting lepas2 nih - xpayah tdo kt ruang tamu lagi...daripada kecik sampai besar tdo luar jer bai. DAh ader bilik pon ..kirer ok lah. Erm..i have to figure out camne nk susun all my guitars n amp nih..

InsyaAllah rumah siap sebelom bulan puasa nih..so Bleh la raya kt rumah baru tahun nih !!! =)

Live bands - The Duke n Bangkok Jazz !!!

Venue: Bangkok Jazz @Chulan Square
Performer: Dina Malaysian Idol
Comment: Bai, xyah pegi tgk Alicia Keys lah, Dina nyanyi sebijik mcm Alicia Keys !!! Da band pon layan, drummer awek tuh !!! hehee =)










Venue: The Duke @Duta Vista
Performer: Purple Haze n Ito Blues Geng
Comment: Lagu2 blues nih bai !!! Especially bile Ito Blues geng main harmonica dier tuh. Lagu paling best mlm tuh "Oh Mama, Saya Mau Kawen" haha =P

MIRI International Jazz Festival (9th and 10th May 2008)

LUpe plak nk citer kt korang pasal Miri INternational Jazz Festival yg gua attend last week. MAse tuh pegi miri n brunei trip lah kan. Zahir la yg bawak gua pegi Festival nih. Da festival was held @PArkcity Everly HOtel, MIri. Show started @4pm, tp malas nk awal2, kitorang pegi yg primetime shows jer. Although pegi yg primetime shows jer, still puas hati...Bands yg sempat gua pegi tgk as the following: -

1. Habana Sax (Cuba) - pergh, diorang nih band yg penuh dgn horns bai !! Sumer ader, flute, sax, trumpets, mcm2 lah. The thing was, diorang nih multi-instrumentalist, sumer jenis horns dier bleh main. Music was more into cuban rhythm lah, percussion pon ader..Music yg sesuai utk menggoyang2 kan badan heheh =P
2. Charmaine CLamor (Phillippines) - awek Hot yg suara sedap giler !!! more into slow jazz nos. Yg ader pianist hebat, percussion sumer lah...
3. Diamond Dave & the Doodaddies (Australia) - Band blues yg sesat kt festival nih hehe. Tp best lah, sbb kalau sumer main lagu jazz, pening gaks..sbb slow jazz kengkadang pening gaks dgr. Diorang nih main Chicago blues bai..da singer mcm ader bermacam2 jenis harmonica. Da guitarist punyer guitar licks sebijik mcm Stevie Ray Vaughn lah. Fast beat nos yg diorang main, so mmg entertained lah !!!
4. Amar Sundy (Algeria) - dis rockstar mcm Jimi Hendrix siott.. GUna Fender telecaster, pastuh all da licks mcm jimi hendrix nk mampos !!! Blues n jazz lah. GUa suker mamat nih punyer showmanship, melompat2 kt atas stage - giler layan lah..
5. T'Inventielke (Holland) - 16-piece brass band nih !!! siap ader trombone lagi. Nih brass band, yg xder kena kawat kaki nih..MAin brass band sambil joget2. Lagu2 diorang, lagu2 typical brass band lah, terasa mcm dlm SARKIS pon ader gaks hehehe

This was my first time attending such festival. Gua puas hati lah. Bleh jadikan annual event nih. Penat2 kerje mcm lembu kt ofis - pastuh pegi weekend getaway kt Miri, tgk Jazz Festival. Bleh rest2 kan minda sket.

Next event in line - P Ramlee the musical (Season 2), 14th June 2008 !!!!See u guys @Istana Budaya k ;-)

p/s: And again, many thanks to zahir, yg bawak gua jalan2 kt miri n Brunei =)