2008 - Dinner Treat No.3

Date: 18th MArch 2008
Venue: La Bouchon, Changkat Bkt Bintang
Purpose: 3rd YEar Anniversary in TEchnip
Attendees: Amy n Elly..

Fear Factor dish: GOOSE LIVER !!!!

Technip's Annual Dinner - JAmmin Session !!!

Sibuk giler bulan nih. Bukan aper, although workload kt ofis dah bertambah, @da same time kena perform for annual dinner. LIne up same gaks mcm sports day last year, tapi ader additional dua org: -

1. Zubir - Mamat nih main band ZUBIRA. Gua rase saper yg selalu pegi gig kenal mamat nih. Mamat nih dah lame main gig - jenis yg ader FANS nih beb!!! Budak2 muda remaja, awek2 HOt tuh, tegor dier kt studio jammin, siap nk mintak autograph nih hahah. Dier nih satu batch dgn Andy Flop Poppy - so korang bleh imagine la sudah berapa lame dier main music. Skali dier kerje kt Technip. Dier nih staff MMHE tapi seconded kt Technip la. Dier ader guitar PARKER nih bai...P40. He's a very analog style punyer guitarist. Sumer pakai stompboxes, very particular about his guitar tone. Bagus org2 mcm nih, bleh belajar mcm2 la..
2. Mira - Yes, kitorang sudah ader Female vocalist !!! Selepas bersusah payah mencarik vokalis wanita - akhirnya jumpe gaks. Ader gaks yg dtg audition before dis, skali xbleh blah aa, pitching problems, perasan suara sedap problem, gedik problem serta mcm2 lagi lah hehe. Nasib baik jumpe Mira, suara dier pun best - so no hal lah..

Seperti biasa, lineup kali ini dibarisi Bapak2 org n Mak org, kecuali gua dgn Da Hot Keyboardist, Saudari Erlina hihihihi =P

Kitorang dah finalised dah lagu2 nk main for Annual Dinner: -

1. Corazon Espinado - Santana (Instrumental)
2. Beautiful Maria - Los Lobos. Oh lagu nih gua ditugaskan utk bermain maracas, hidden talent nih bai hihihi =P
3. Sinaran - Sheila Majid.
   
4. Hanya Memuji - Shanty n MArcell (Lagu Duet)
5. To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
6. Oye Comova -Santana. Lagu utk kenalkan bandmates..chewah !!!
7. Lagu Jiwa Lagu Cinta - MAwi n M.Nasir. Lagu nih Admin Dept Manager n one of Technip's Vice PResident nk DUET tuh !!! JOget Lambak ah !!!

Mewah gaks main for annual dinner nih. Mcm2 insentif diorang kasi siott !!!

1. Jammin session Free !!! Twice a week..Ader 13 session siott. Mcm nk muntah jammin dibuatnyer. Yg penting free, xpayah kuar satu sen pun =)
2. Mkn2, Minum2 selepas jammin free !!! Since VP n Dept Manager akan dtg setiap kali jammin, sbb diorang pun nk practise lagu Duet Mawi n M.Nasir tu - lepas jammin, minum2 diorang belanje la kt kedai mamak bwh studio jammin tuh hehe..
3. Each bandmate dpt RM200 allocation for costume/ baju nk pakai mase performance !!! Gua dah belasah baju East india, kasut Santa Barbara!!! Ader sales kt Metrojaya skang nih kan.
4. Since Annual Dinner nk buat kt KL Convention Center. Sumer org akan dpt bilik kt Traders HOtel bai !!! Satu mlm free..yes, bleh tido hotel lepas abis annual dinner hihihih =P
5. Token of Appreciation sbb perform for Annual Dinner. Jumlahnya tidak diberitahu lagi. Tapi berdasarkan feedback drpd last year punyer dancers, upahnya lumayan !!!! Woohoo...

Ini mcm first time lah, ader staff yg boleh proper main band. Before dis, ader 2-3 ketul jer, n xbleh buat proper band, kena import org luar.

Looking forward for this performance. Ader 4 kali practise sessions, 5th April nih Annual Dinner !!!!

Blues n Rock & Roll Nite @Laundry Bar !!!

Last week, thursday ader Blues n Rock&Roll Nite @Loundry BAr, @Italiannese Da Curve. Imran n da band performed kt situ, so kitorang beramai2 ler pegi tgk. yg dtg pegi tgk skali - Jumpe Asyrul, Fbi, Nicky, Joanna, Botak serta ramai lagi lah..Bagus la, kawan2 dah dpt peluang main kt venue2 best nih - mcm Loundry bar kan..Drummer was Naim, penah jammin dgn Naim before dis - for dis performance, he improved a lot !!! Bagos la camtuh..Apart fr "The Big Pink" - Band imran tuh, ader gaks band2 lain. Highlight of da night was Brader Blues Geng tuh, Brader Din tuh..skali Dicky pun ader. Penah Jamm dgn Dicky before dis, even Dicky supplied brg2 band mase Sports Day last year. Layan aa diorang main..

Singapore Trip-Day 3

• Day 3, da plan was shopping and concert santana lah. Concert Santana was scheduled @8pm. So kitorang cadang nk jln2, shopping ..pastuh balik siap2 kejap, then off to Singapore Indoor Stadium lah..
• 1st, kitorang pegi carik Swee Lee punyer kedai guitar. Yg nih kirer main office dier lah. Mane tau ader brg2 yg best utk dibeli kan..Jauh bai tempat nih, area2 Geylang gaks aa. Naik MRT n Cab ler.
• Since kitorang pegi during weekdays, xder org pun kt kedai tuh..so kitorang dpt ler test amp2 kt sane hehe..dah test2 nih, ambik mase lame ler plak
  
• So kitorang terus berkejar ke Orchard Road, Fbi n Zahir nk beli barang2 for tunang, mama, gf or whatnot..By this time, gua dah hampir sengkek, sbb dah beli gitar on da 1st day kan hahaha
• Sampai balik hotel dah 5.30pm..lepak2 jap, siap2...kitorang dinner awal sket, then carik cab pegi Singapore Indoor Stadium
• Ramai la org dtg for konsert Santana..Erm tapi byk org2 tua lah kan hihihihi...
• Gua rase konsert santana nih best. Sbb latin music, so percussion, horn sections sumer ader...Santana main byk lagu dat nite. Da thing is, xder la artis2 yg collaborated wit him kan. Just ader penyanyi for da santana's band lah..For 1st overseas concert yg gua pegi - gua rase mmg puas hati !!!!
  
• Da next day kitorang balik KL, naik Aeroline Bus. dah ler besar, selesa plak tuh..Before balik, gua sempat angkat I-Pod nano satu hihihihi...So lepas2 nih, kerje gua kt ofis, x bosan sangat sbb bleh dgr i-pod !!!!

Haa itu jer la citer gua pegi Singapore. On SAt, gua pegi mengundi. Korang pegi mengundi x?

Next concert plak, gua nk pegi Miri Jazz Festival dis comin May!!!! =)

Singapore Trip- DAy 2!!!

• We started off early, day 2 - kitorang plan nk jadi tourist !!!! hahaha

• After breakfast kt hotel, we went to Vivo HArbour Front naik Double decker bus. First time nih, naik double decker bus hehe
• Arrived at Vivo harbour front city, pegi beli tiket nk masuk Sentosa Island..
• Naik cable car fr HArbour Front city to Sentosa Island..giler gayat siott
  
• Kitorang pegi UNderwater world, gua pegang ikan yu yg kecik2 tuh..plus dier punye large aquarium, best siott - ader jaws n dugong..
• Lunch @siloso beach. Zahir wanted to see his long-lost mat saleh friend. Siloso beach best siott, best for "Beach Sightseeing" hehe =P
• Da 3 young guys also pegi tgk da pink dolphin show @da dolphin lagoon hehe =P
• We also naik dat 3-D ride hahaha..menjerit mcm budak2...
• Lepak2 minum kt Sentosa tuh, tgk view fr top of da hills, lawa aaa...
• Oh yer, kitorang nk sgt pegi Animal Night Safari...Da thing was, sumer org xtau kt mane Animal Nite safari nih. Tanye Prabin, he told us - just take a cab jer lah..
• Guess what, animal nite safari is located @woodland punyer side. Gilo jauh...So kitorang fr da most south point of the island, to the most north side lah...KAlau tau, baik balik johor terus hahaha !!!
• Animal Nite safari giler best !!! Kitorang sempat tgk last show for da day, "Creatured of the night"..so ader la Hyienna, Owls sumer..Pastuh naik tram, lalu kt dlm tuh...dah ler xder pagar, ader singa, hyienna, african elephant tuh..sebelah2 jer..I was worried gaks aa, mane la tau binatang2 tuh tetiba naik minyak, xpsal2 jer kena "NGAP" !!!!!
• Puas hati dgn Animal nite safari, da way they made tempat tuh la..mcm kt Afrika siott..
• Abis animal nite safari dah midnite...lepas tuh balik Hotel. 3 of us slept like babies dat nite..Giler penat !!! tp puas hati !!!! =)