On the 22nd April 2009, International Fashion Training Centre (IFTC) held a fashion show at Sungai Wang in conjunction of the Spring/Summer fashion week. For this fashion show, I showcased two (2) of my work - both short dresses.

All the dresses were arranged before the fashion show.

Models getting ready.

Before the fashion show, there was an interview session showcasing students work - the leopard prints.

The stage before the show.

** Video courtesy of William.

Tomorrow, on the 29th April 2009, is the award presentation ceremony cum fashion night for the Malaysia Footwear Design Competition (MFDC).

Date: Wednesday, 29th April 2009
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Oval, Lower Ground Floor, 1-Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing)

Two (2) of my shoes designs are shortlisted for this competition - one (1) under the Ladies Fashion Footwear category and the other one Ladies Evening Footwear category.

Do come and support! There are other shoes designs on displayed.

The following shoes are under Ladies Fashion Footwear category.

** Photo shot by Kevin Han.

This Wednesday, International Fashion Training Centre (IFTC) will be having a fashion show, showcasing some of the students work.

Date: 22nd April 2009 (Wednesday)
Venue: Main stage, Sungai Wang, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 7pm

I will be showcasing two (2) of the dresses which I’ve made some time back.

This event is open to public! Do drop by if you’re around the area.

Did you know that today is Good Friday? It is called Good Friday because Christians believe that this is the day when the Son of God has came and died for our sins on the cross of Calvary, and He rose again on the third day. And that’s what an Easter story is all about.

I just got back from Calvary Church musical Easter presentation at Stadium Putra. Although it was raining cats and dogs out there, there stadium was nevertheless filled with crowd. And I was one of them who got wet in the rain before arriving.

The musical consist of singers, dances and actors. And the singers actually sang live and not lip sync, excuse me. It is also good to see that the younger generations are participating in this musical performance. And I mean, people around my age.

For many years, Calvary Church Easter musical presentation has never failed to capture my heart. The actors, choir, lighting, sound systems and the overall presentation were impressive!

The musical presentation will still be on from 8pm tomorrow (11th April) and Sunday (12th April) at Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil, for those who have missed today’s (10th April). Admission is Free.

So why don’t bring a friend along and be blessed. Have a blessed Easter!

And the following are some of the pictures taking during the musical presentation.

Mary and Joseph.

Jesus in the wilderness for forty (40) days when he got tempted by Satan.

The crucifixion.

The finale.

Last Saturday, on the 4th April was the World Pillow Fight Day. There are over 75 cities around the world participated in this event.

This year, Malaysia is taking part in this event for the very first time! And the event was organised by the same bunch that organised KL Freeze last year - Random Alphabets.

I missed out the KL Freeze event and thought I would check out what’s the pillow fight one is all about.

The meeting point was at the Curve at 4pm and by 4.45pm, all of us move over to the secret location, which is the lower ground of Cineleisure. Not sure what’s the whole point of making people walk from mall to mall? To create awareness? Perhaps.

The whole event happened very quickly, after everyone have arrived at Cineleisure, had a short briefing and everyone started to fight. There were the blue and white team. But people are just there to have some fun, no violent involved.

All together, there were two (2) rounds of fight. And half way through, you could see cottons flying all over the place. And some of them fight till there were none left in their pillow case. Hahaha…

I’m sure those who were there had lots of fun. Although the fight didn’t last very long.

From my observation, the overall attended were merely a hundred (100), but I’m sure next year more will turn out to partake of this event.

And don’t forget to check out the video.

VOTE EARTH
YOUR LIGHT SWITCH IS YOUR VOTE

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm.

Global warming is getting worst by the day. One person cannot make a difference. But 25 million people can. Reshmonu and Pete Teo have signed up at www.earthhour.org/malaysia What about you?

Photos taken at the Le Tour De Langkawi 2009 event.

The event was held two (2) weekends ago in varies states. I was there to witness the race for stage 5 (Petaling Jaya to Genting Highlands) and stage 7 (Kuala Lumpur Criterium).

A cyclist from the Malaysian team showing peace sign while climbing the Genting hill. That’s a Prince frame, by the way.

This is Jose Serpa, the cyclist who won the title for Best Individual Classification (yellow jersey) and Best Mountain Classification (red polka dot jersey) at stage 5. Picture was taken at Genting Highlands.

While the following pictures are taken at the Kuala Lumpur Criterium, Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur.

Hey, that’s Jose Serpa in the yellow jersey and his teammates.

This team is sponsored by Cervelo. Forgotten which country they are representing.

That’s a Ducati which was driven by the media at the event.

** Some photos taken by Kevin Han.

Two (2) weeks ago, I joined some bloggers for a paintball tournament at Astaka Sports Center, Petaling Jaya. Advertlets is the official Online Partner for the most prominent paintball league in Malaysia, the Malaysian National Paintball League (MY-NPL) in year 2009!

Since the event was organised by Advertlets, registration fee was ONLY Rm10 for bloggers which inclusive of paintball marker rental fully equipped and paintball pellet. Cheap, isn’t it? So I thought, why not just give it a try since it will only cost me RM10 instead of RM90 and I’ve always wanting to try out paintball.

Those are called goggles.

This is how the battle field looks like. Each of the those thingy have their own unique names, like “snake”, “temple” and the rest I can’t really recall.

Those are called the paintball marker and the socks covering the barrel are called barrel socks. Like, duh!

The Malaysian Paintball Academy (MAPAAC).

Before the game begin, Mr. Wong, the instructor gave a briefing on the safety, rules and regulation of the game as well as how use the paintball marker.

Most of the bloggers that came for the event were first timer including me. Of course, there are those who are experience players who join the Malaysian National Paintball League (MY-NPL).

The attire recommended were long sleeves  and pants, so I wore my orange Nickelodeon’s t-shirt which was the only long sleeves t-shirt that I have. And apparently that there should not be any orange on the player shirt. Luckily they wasn’t strict with the rules.

This is a picture of us on the battle field. Can you spot me in orange?

This is our team - Yakuza. Left to right - L-R: Uncle Z (En. Zahari), EVo, myself, Marcus and Aizuddin

Left to right: Ashley Teng (camera lady of the day), EVo, Uncle Z (En. Zahari), Marcus, myself, Aizuddin, and Josh Lim.

Most of the player in our team have either no or minimal experience in playing paintball and it quite amazing that we managed to win 1st runner up for the overall game. As being said here, the top 3 winning teams will be sponsored for their registration fees for the 5 rounds of MY-NPL 2009 and stand a chance to win attractive prizes in the MY-NPL! So our team was qualified to play for MY-NPL. But last minutes I decided to pull out due to other commitments.

I did enjoyed paintball, it was fun shooting people. But it obviously wasn’t fun being shot by others. At the end of the game, I can home having several bruises and one severe injury on my knuckle. I got shot on the knuckle just before the last game and it hurt so bad till my right hand were shaking in pain. Luckily Marcus lend me his pair of gloves for the last game else I might not be able to survive.

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Well, they don’t call it paintball for nothing, right?

Once again, Time Out KL is proud to present to you KL’s very best and only stand-up comedy night. On every first Thursday on the each month, there will be performances by our very own local stand-up comedians, at Little Havana, from 9pm onwards.

Admission is only RM10 if you bring along the ticket. For more info on how to obtain the ticket, click here.

Little Havana is located at:-
No. 2 & 4, Lorong Sahabat,
Off Changkat Bukit Bintang,
50200 Kuala Lumpur.

Last month, the Comedy Night was exceptionally held on the 8th of January because 1st of January was the New Year and most people may be away from KL.

This time round, more seats were places in the hall due to the large crowd of audience turned at the previous Comedy Thursday event. LCD projectors were also used on both upstairs and downstairs.

At Little Havana, the place is divided into three (3) separate areas - The Courtyard, The Divan, and the Red Room. The Red Room, which is upstairs, is where they used to hold the Comedy Night event.Aside from that, on certain days, a variety of dancing classes such as - Latin, Salsa and Tango, were conducted for those who are interested.

At the Courtyard, people can hang out with their friends and enjoy Happy Hour or even have dinner after a long day at work. And if you do need a little more privacy, the Cigar Divan is a place to be, as it features a large selections of fine cigars and even larger Wine list from around the world.

This is Kel Li at the registration counter. Close to half the the crowds present that night were non local. Guess not many Malaysians are aware that there are stand-up comedy in KL itself. If you enjoy stand-up comedian like Russle Peters, then let’s support our local stand-up comedians! We need more talented people around.

Chi Ho was the host that night. Before he introduce and welcome each comedians on stage, he made some jokes to entertain the crowd. As the host, he did not put on the Ah Beng’s slang like he did before and the jokes the used were rather similar to the one we heard in the previous show. For those who have attended the previous show did not find the jokes as funny. I think they should only use the same joke once every 6 months or event longer, that way people wouldn’t remember it.

The first comedian who came on stage were Yugi.

And we have Alfred.

Sri

Zac Kamal

And a newcomer, Ian from the UK.

For those who have missed this one, do come for the next Comedy Night is on the 5th February 2009 (Thursday), at Little Havana, starting from 9pm onwards.

** All photos courtesy of Nigel.

One month ago, I accompanied Kev and Bobby to the Extreme International Autoshow which was held at Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

The main attraction of the event obviously have to be the modified cars, but that wasn’t the only reason that attracts the boys to going. It was the show girls that they were hoping to see. Unfortunately, it didn’t turned out as what they were expected, having the fact that event such as the Xtreme Night were filled with hot babes with tank tops and super short skirts or hot pants. But this one, was far too little. Too bad, boys. Probably because the event was low budget and they couldn’t effort to pay to hire the show girls.

Anyway, the boys were there for the cars and babe. As for me, I was there for the cars, and the babes too. Hey, girls look at girls too, you know.

Most of the cars over there were either equipped with big LCD or huge speakers  and sub woofer. They all reminds me of the cars from MTV’s Pimp my ride.

Aside from that, some of the cars have really good air-brush work done on them.

While others would rather opt for a luxury make over with gems stones and diamonds. The more bling the better!

Or would you prefer more LCD TV instead?

Or how about some horn for a spoiler with star shape car exhausts? Too weird for my licking. LOL!