Borneo Trip - Miri, Sarawak (Part 1)

Jammin Session @KElab Rekreasi Petroleum, Miri - wit Petronas n Shell dudes !!!










Lepak2 Tepi Pantai @Luak Bay




















Visit to The Grand Old Lady, Canada Hill Miri. The first telaga minyak in Msia!!












Local Dishes - Mee Kolok, Nasi Lalapan, teh errrr...i cudn't remember what is called.




























Gua pegi vacation recently kt Miri. Nk Attend Miri International Jazz Festival (9th n 10th May). Flight last thursday, mlm lah kan. Lepak rumah Zahir kt miri. da best thing pasal rumah zahir nih, it's a landed rumah teres, tp kt dlm dier mcm rumah aprtment. Amat best kalau duduk bujang sorang. 3rooms..ader siap bilik main gitar lagi tuh !!!! Yes, most of da times, kitorang akan jammin sampai larut mlm lah. BAi, zahir ader Gibson SG, Strat highway one, 57' Reissue Strat, Blues junior Fender Tube Amp, Miri handmade tube amp, LIne6 POD X3, and numerous Analog Man pedals. So mmg boleh memekak. Before dis, zahir selalu jammin sorang2. Ader gua nih bleh la main rhythm utk dier kan heheh..If i ader rumah mcm mamat nih, mmg giler MTV Cribs ah !!!! =)

Gambus Goes Latin @Dewan Filharmonik Petronas !!!

Yes gua dah masuk Dewan Filharmonik Petronas !!!

Went to watch a concert called "Gambus Goes Latin" @Dewan Filharmonik Petronas on tuesday. Cheap tics, RM20 jer. Went with Amy, Elly, Audi n Afiz. Had dinner earlier @the Apartment, KLCC. Gua xpenah masuk pon Dewan Filharmonik Petronas b4 dis - nih first time lah. Da concert hall nice siott.. Ader built in pipe organ. Although da hall is smaller lah, compared dgn Dewan Sari Istana Budaya or Auditorium DBP kan..da acoustic is very good siott..Kitorang beli tics seat depan, so dkt giler dgn stage.

This Gambus dude is called Farid Ali. I've seen his performance quite a few times gaks aa. MAse lepak kt Alexis, 2 years back if i'm not mistaken. This dude mmg hebat main gambus. Da best thing about this dude, dier nih boleh main gambus, lagu jazz, blues, n latin. So dis time around, dier perform kt Dewan Filharmonik Petronas lah. Da sessionist who backed him up @da concert giler hebat2 siott. Andy peterson on Bass - Well known bassist in Malaysia lah, John Thomas on drums - da young dude who can play really good jazz drum beats (Yep, off beat tapi sedap), Mac Chew on Piano yg penah jadi sessionist for Sheila Majid before dis, and last but not least dis percussionist yg mmg gua familiar giler bapak - but i forgot his name. Dis dude, selalu main for ramli sarip.

Sessionist gempak2, musicwise - da concert was awesome sehh !!!! GUa giler impress dgn Farid Ali's skills playing dat gambus. Music is universal, so he used his gambus (pls note that, gambus is an ancient malay instrument, 12 strings, fretless - yg selalu diorang main lagu zapin n ghazal tuh) 2play jazz n latin songs, blending ghazal/ zapin into jazz sumer...Pergh, dis dude is gempak siott....Guess What!! he played lagu "Mas Que Nada" by Sergio Mendez using gambus nih !!! EVen lagu "Getaran jiwa" by P.Ramlee pon di'gambus'kan sehh...

It was a memorable exerience for me, since 1st time masuk DFP kan. At the same time, i'm also proud lah - sbb ader dis dude, yg cuba expose our music asli melayu di zaman generasi MTV =)

2008 - Kenduri Kawen No.4 and Penang TRIP !!!!

PEnang Trip DAte: 12th n 13th April 2008
HOtel: PAradise SAndy BEach Resort, Tg. Bungah
Gua pegi site survey for Dept Trip gua yg scheduled on 31st May nih. Nk kasi check out lah hotel nih kan..MAne tau ler takot kena tipu ker kan hehehe
Plus mau test kereta baru gua jln jauh sket kan =)
Hotel nih mmg best !!! Sure dept trip tahun nih, giler happening !!!





























Kenduri KAwen No.4 (Year 2008)
PEngantin: Kalai n Anne Lagi !! (Kalai's Side)
Venue: Dewan Org Ramai, Tmn MEru Jaya, Jelapang, Ipoh, PERAK
Date: 12/ 04/ 08

2008 - Kenduri Kawen No.2 and No.3

Kenduri Kawen No.3 (Year 2008)
Pengantin: Kalai n Anne (Anne's Side)
Venue: Concorde Hotel, S.Alam
Date: 06/ 04/ 2008 (Mlm)
Live band dier best - Pot Innuendo tuh !!!
Kalai n Anne - Selamat Pengantin BAru !!!











Kenduri Kawen No.2 (year 2008)
Pengantin: ParjoE and Fani
Date: 06/ 04/ 2008 (Siang)
Venue: Dewan RRIM, Sg Buloh
To Parjoe n Fani - Selamat Pengantin BAru