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 =)

ADD 2008 Appreciation Dinner - JAgoya Restaurant, Starhill Gallery

Last friday, pegi dinner kt Jagoya Restaurant kt Starhill Gallery. Japanese Buffet bai !! GUa mcm giler xreti mkn japanese food nih..sbb for me, mkn benda2 raw nih..mcm pelik jer..Tapi hari tuh, gua belasah gaks aa !!! Dat shishami (err betul ker gua tulis nih??), yg salmon mentah tuh..gua berjaya makan !!! hehehe, oyster stil xbleh lagi, next time lah try...Anyway, dis dinner utk org2 yg telah contribute for the recent TEchnip Annual Dinner n Dance 2008 (ADD 2008). Committee ader, performers ader, even da CEO pun join skali lah...Next year bleh join lagu for performance lagi, so bleh dapat dinner free lagi hehe =P

At last, our band dpt bergambar bersame mlm tuh, Atlantis 7 (fr L-R, Adzril, Razlan, Zubir, Erlina, Mira, Pet n Fazil)

Borneo Trip - BRUNEI Darussalam (Part2)

Yes!!! Gua dah masuk BRUNEI. Went to Brunei on sunday. Zahir ler bawak pegi sane. Pls find the cronological events as the following hehe: -

1. 11am baru nk bertolak. Bangun lewat, biasa lah budak2 bujang hehe. From Lutong to border Sarawak-Miri, i.e. Sungai Tujuh..just 15minutes drive jer.
2. From border, kitorang terus ke BAndar Sri Begawan. 2hours drive gaks aa. So lalu kt Kuala Belait, tempat oil n gas Brunei. Even da Brunei Shell's Camp pon kt situ
3. Sampai Bndr Seri Begawan, xder aper2 pon..just pusing2. Singgah kt Tepi laut tuh, tgk pemandangan Kg.Air. Sumer benda atas air bai !! Sekolah, masjid, rumah2 org mcm2 lah..Diorang tuh sumer ader keta, tapi parking kt seberang laut tuh. So diorang akan naik teksi air, i.e. motorboat lah sampai seberang..ambik ler keta. Gua xnaik pon teksi air tuh. MCm takot jer..u should see da water bai..dah ler xder life jacket, kalau jatuh ish ish
   
4. Bandar Sri Begawan on sunday, xder org Brunei bai !! just ader filipinos n nepalese jer, which are org luar yg kerje sane lah..Oh yer sumer signboard ader dlm tulisan Jawi..So kalau superstore GIANT, ader dlm tulisan jawi lah..
   
5. Kitorang pegi dis place called Gadong, ader shopping malls sumer. Itu baru ader org brunei hehe
6. Met up wit Ikmal n Dina @Gadong. Dina nih org brunei, ikmal baru sebulan kawen dgn Dina. Ikmal kerje kt Shell Lutong, meanwhile dina works in Brunei Shell Kuala Belait
7. Since kereta2 di sane amat murah, dude - C180 Mercedes baru 60k Brunei Dollars bai..Kitorang hari tuh, berjalan menaiki C230 Compressor Dina hehe
8. Pegi shopping kain ela jap...Diorang bawak pegi sumwhere in bandar lah. Carik kain ela for Opah, Mama n "My Darling Monster" hehe
9. Singgah rumah parents Dina kt sumwhere there lah. Bapak mertua ikmal nih suke bela burung siott...mcm2 burung ader kt rumah dier. MCm tmn Burung pon ader gaks..giler kewl !!!!
10. Singgah rumah Ikmal n Dina kt Seria, i.e. kat Brunei Shell Camp tuh. PErgh best siott Shell Camp tuh. SUmer staff akan dapat rumah..dah ler kawasan dier besar giler !!! Menghijau betul..rumah2 pon lawa..Old skool Mat saleh style lah.
11. Zahir n me crossed da border 9.30pm on da same day. Border 10pm dah tutup bai..Kalau lambat, kena tdo Brunei lah heheh...

Thanks so much to Dina n Ikmal sbb bawak gua jalan2 kt Brunei

As for zahir, Thanks dude, kasi gua lepak rumah lu kt miri n bawak gua jalan2. Every year bleh jalan Miri lah kalau camni !!!! =)

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 !!!! =)