Short note: Hey guys, I know I haven’t been updating my blog recently. I’ve been really busy the entire month of December as well as this, and it ain’t getting any better. There are things to do but yet so little time. Lately, I’ve been traveling a bit, so do stay tuned as I have some blog entries to post up. For the time being, do bear with me as you will be hearing from me soon. God bless and have a blessed Year 2009!
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On the 17th of December 2008, me and a group of friends were invited to attending Blanc Le Club at Herritage Row. The person who invited us for the opening was CS, whom previously invited us to attend the food review session at Bondi Beach Grill & Bar, The Curve.

Before the launch, we were told that the entire Blanc Le Club will be white and lighted with neon lights all over to get the really cool effects. We were also told that there will be a levitated DJ console which I think it will be really cool to have them, but I guess somehow they ditched the idea.

At the launch, there were many VIPs that were presents that night and guests were treated with free flow of beer in conjunction of the opening.

Following are some pictures taken during that launch.

If you’re on facebook, do join the Blanc Le Club group for more updates on events.

Blanc Le Club - Classy, Clean-cut, Chic
19, 21, 23, Jalan Doraisamy
503000 Kuala Lumpur
+6012 610 2524
+6012 244 9955

For those who have missed out the last month’s Comedy Thursday, come join us for some good time of laughter at Little Havana, tomorrow (8th January 2009), from 9pm onwards.

For this week, there will be performances by:-

• Alfred
• Zak
• Yugi
• Sri
• Ian

It won’t be boring so missed it! 

Get 50% off on entrance fee by clicking here. You will only have to pay RM10 instead of RM20. Not that bad, right?

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

For more info, contact Ms. Anju / Ms. Kel Li @ 03 2166 6650 for inquiries or advance booking.

On the 1st of December 2008 was World AIDS Day. Kev, myself and some cyclist friends gathered at Berjaya Times Square that very morning for a ride. We were there as early as 6.30am.

Surprisingly, many cyclists turned out on that day. Some even brought their family members along.

There’s a couple who came with their tandem bicycle.

Some came with mountain bike.

As for me, I came with my road bike.

Uncle Choy and his friend were there too.

Uncle Choy brought his foldable bike, known as folding bike, which weigh 11kg. If you wish to get anything lighter, it would double the price.

Apologize about the video. I oriented the camera wrongly because I thought you were taking a photo. LOL!

While some came with some rather interesting looking bike. This one is called the recumbent bicycle which places the rider in a reclined position.

There were different type of recumbent bicycle. This one only have two (2) wheels.

Just before the event start, me and Hsing Ling were camwhoring.

At approximately 8am, the ride officially took off. We were escorted by police and support cars throughout the ride. And we practically cycled the whole of KL city. It was a really rare opportunity as it would usually be really dangerous to ride in town due to the traffic.

Fancy some local indie music gigs? Time Out KL presents, Time Out: On The Up is back again! Bringing you four (4) more local acts.

Featuring…
- Guitar and violin duo - The Snow Symphony
- Pop jazz band - Rumi
- Alternative rock band - A Mantle In The Sea
- Blues rock vocalist - Prema Yin.

On 17th December 2008 (Wednesday) at…
- 8pm
- No Black Tie, 17 Jalan Mesui, Off Jalan Nagasari, Off Jalan Raja Chulan, KL.

Get 50% off on entrance fee by clicking here. You will only pay RM10 instead of RM20.

For advance booking or inquiries, please call..
- 03 2142 3737 (call after 5pm)

** For more info about the artists/bands mentioned above, click here.

About three (3) weeks ago, I attended the Stylo X party at KL Plaza. The event marked Stylo 1st anniversary in Malaysia and was also held in conjunction of World AIDS day (December 1st) which was few days after the event.

Stylo X was supposed to be a private party and only selected people who write in to RSVP get to be on the guest list with a given access password to the event. But the event didn’t seem very exclusive as it seem to be. Yes, there are many high profile personnel, and yes, models and designers were there too. Then again, it wasn’t nothing to shout about. I was expecting more than that, perhaps a fashion show or two.

The theme for Stylo X was “Sexy in Red”. People who came were dressed in red or a pinch of red. The entire place was also covered and sprayed in red. The whole concept for the event was adapt from a rundown graffiti warehouse. Very interesting though.

Christmas trees were decorated with condoms in conjunction with Word AIDS day.

All the outfits in the photos are put together by our very own local designers using condoms. I didn’t believe it until I had a closer look at it.

The interior of the whole setup was decorated with red cloths and sofa, chandelier, candle and spot lights. Which gives you the dark underground feel.

Kenny Sia was also present at the event.

An international female deejay was spinning that night.

And they had some models to model some of the designers outfit.

Bumped into many familiar faces from Zouk relaunch event. They seem to be all over the places. Haha…

The whole event was just alright. There were free flow of alcohol and wine and some food too. I also noticed most of the shops at KL Plaza were closed for renovation. Probably they are doing some upgrading or so.

Just last week, I attended Time Out Comedy Thursday at Little Havana. On a Thursday, of course.

The event was scheduled to start at 9pm and I went there right after my evening classes. The event started a little late. So, I managed to reach in time. I packed by stuff by 8.30pm and drop my stuff off at my car which was parked at  the end of the road. Luckily I was in my sports shoes else my feet would have hurt by the time I reached there.

At Little Havana, people hanged out after working hour to chit chat, order some beer and play snooker with their friends. Quite a nice place though. In fact I really do like the ambiance of the place.

Well, that’s just the ground floor. The Comedy Thursday event was held upstairs. They have this very cozy little hall with a bar as well. A big backdrop was hung on the stage where the comedians will be performing.

Before the comedians came out to do their thing. Matt, the MC for that night start off with a little of joke of his own. Matt did sounded nervous at first when he came on to the mic, from his tone. But he was alright after that. He did a little ice-breaking session by warming up the crowd and he also sang a song to introduce each of the comedians, which I thought it was pretty creative and catchy.

The first stand up comedian who came on stage, was Zac. He started off some jokes about being an alcoholic, and then continue with analising the meaning behind Beyonce’s song - If I were a Boy.

His performance was alright. It’s a good start, I would say. Supposingly, he wasn’t scheduled to perform that night so probably that explain why he wasn’t fully prepared.

Next was Chi Ho. His performance was really good. He put on the typical Ah Beng character and even talked like one. Reminds me of how Russle Peters would have put it.

One of his jokes was about shooting Batman movie in Klang. Which goes like this…

Batman: Hey Alfred. Could you pick me up?
Alfred: Why Sir?
Batman: Someone has stolen my batmobile.

LOL! That one was really hilarious! It’s somewhat true that car really get stolen in Klang. And another one was engraving on the ring which sound like this…

Just recently, me and my girlfriend exchanged ring. Not those expensive type, but those cheap time. So inside the ring, we get to engrave words for our partner. So, the one I gave her, was engrave with “I love you”. Because I really love her, mah. But my girlfriend was really creative, the one she gave me was engraved with “Please put it back on!”.

Haha… That one was good. And there’s another one which I really enjoyed the most was how he made fun of Michael Jackson dance. Saying how it all started was… “Aik! Wrong parking!”, and MJ had to do the dance move to move it back, and he continue to do the “shaking thingy” and “Oooowww!” That was really hilarious! Who would have thought of that?

And next up, was Davina. Supposingly, she is the first local comedy who is a girl. Althought I do know her personally, I can’t be bias on my judgement. Right? So, this is me being really frank. Her performance was just okay. For those who may have heard or know of her, she a TVC talent and as well as an actress for local threater. Yes, she may be funny in person and even in pictures. But sorry to say that stand up is just not her thing.

Whenever she tried to tell a joke, she has a tendency of shouting it out loud that we can’t even catch a single word she said. And oops, there we missed the joke. In my opinion, one should always be clear and be heard by people when doing a stand up comedy. Else people might not even get the joke. Sorry, Davina.

Davina’s birthday was just two (2) days ago (she shares the same birth date with Britney Spears) and the so we all celebrated her birthday with her. I thought that was really sweet of them.

Then, it was Kavin’s turn. Kavin was really funny. He did a joke that goes like this…

Parents, do you have kids? Never ever do this to your children.
One day, a mum and a kid was in the LRT. The kid was running around and Kavin was also in the same train. The mum couldn’t get the kid to sit still so she told the kid, “If you can’t sit still, the man over there going to come and scold you”, pointing at Kavin. Kavin on the other day, was confused because he was innocent and didn’t know what was going on. The kid got a little scared, he sat down for awhile and few minutes later, he was running around again. The mum scolded the kid again, but the kid didn’t listen. After awhile, Kavin got a little annoyed. So, he stood up and grab the kid and said, “You have been warned!”. Shaking the kid with the horror look on his eyes.

That one sure reminds me of Russle Peters’ line - “Somebody gonna hurt real bad. Somebody!” Hahah…

Then later on, the continue about how people adding each other on facebook and how guys only look at what profile picture girls would place for on their facebook. Also on how some people change their facebook status so often. Haha… That one was good too.

And finally, Jimmy from Canada did a nice wrap up for that evening. He wrote two (2) songs which one of them was “I Hate Singapore”.

Jimmy is a very good stand up comedian with many years of experience. Some of the jokes he made was really spontenouse. Here’s a joke which he made that goes like this…

At Singapore, a guy came up to Jimmy, wanted to shake his hand. Jimmy put out his left hand while holding a glass of beer on his right. The guy responded and said, “Sorry, we don’t shake with our left hand because we do dirty things with our left hand”. So, Jimmy said okay, and put out his right hand and then he realised something and said, “Oh no! I can’t shake you with my right hand because I’ve been doing dirty things with my right hand since I was 14!”

That was one of his maturebation joke, by the way.

Anyway, if you ever feel like you could do a good laugh. Be sure to make every first Thursday of the month available. Get 50% off on entrance fee by clicking here. You will only have to pay RM10 instead of RM20.

More write up about the event, click here, and here. And also check out a snippet video from that day’s event, here.

Two (2) weeks ago, I attended the mifa’08 (Malaysia International Fashion Award) fashion at The Garden MidValley with Steph. It was our second time attending mifa. The first one was at KL Convention Center last year.

This year round, or I would say both this year (this and last year). Based on my experience, the event was poorly managed.

Firstly, those who emailed or called in to RSVP for the event are counted as walk-in visitor because they were not given the black and white copy of the invites even though they told us to print the email and show as proof. WTF!?! To obtain those invites, you have to be “somebody” and I really mean “somebody somebody“. Either you know people from the inside or you’re a designers or some sort of VVIP/VIP. Which I don’t give a shit! But after all, they are their big bosses.

Secondly, even though they may have plenty of unoccupied seats inside in the hall, they have to let the VIPs enter first. So big deal, eh? And we, the normal people/walk-in visitor/the nobody have to wait till all the VIPs are seated first and if, BIG IF, IF there are still available seats, then only they will let you in. Wah lau wei!!! A little too much, right? This really put people off, you know? What happened to those people travel to KL from outstation, and some took the trouble to take leaves just to attend the shows? This will really discourage them from attending the following year.

And thirdly, so what if it’s a big event? Very BIG EVENT, hor? Why are there so many restrictions? Why spend so much money on publicities when they can’t even hire the right people to manage the event properly. Oooooh, I understand… Mifa is a profit making event and all they want is to take money from the government. Oops! It’s true anyway. Sue me!

Anyway, this year around, the running settings were better compared to last year. There were more seats and the place were bigger as well. I personally do like the decorations and the combination of colours used on the runway. They even have chandelier in the hall. Very classy.

Our very own Miss World Malaysia 2007 - Deborah Henry was the host for the entire event.

I only attended two (2) of the shows on the first day of mifa. Couldn’t really bother to attend the reminding one even though I have RSVP them. You know why la. And also because I didn’t want to take the risk of being disappointed if they really do ran out of seats and I might have to resort to hanging outside and yet still pay for parking. The parking was not cheap at all. That day itself, I spent 11 hours at MidValley and the parking fee came out to total of RM8!!! Just imagine if I were to attend all four (4) days event. Siao wei!!!

I’m not too sure the Gala night turned out. But those events were not open to public. Hmmm… How can I ever on the list?

The Truely Asia show was very boring. Nothing to shout about and some of the clothes are just so not practical. Yes, it’s creative but ermmm… I don’t know. On the other hand, the mifa8 show was really good. I was in fact very impressed by the work produced by the participants! They were only students and I thought their design really rock it! *two (2) thumbs up* But I do wonder how many of them really made the outfits themselves. I’m sure it is impossible to produce ten (10) outfits all by themselves. Okay, it is possible but it wouldn’t be as easy.

Feeling blue? Bored? Need a some place to hang out? Come drop by Little Havana for a great time of laughter! It’s Time Out KL - Comedy Thursday every first Thursday of the month.

Oh wait! It’s Thursday tomorrow! Alright, come drop by Little Havana tomorrow, 9pm onwards. But try to come early because the place might be packed and you wouldn’t want to be disappointed.

There will be performances by:-

• Chi Ho
• Kavin
• Yugi
• Steve Northcott (a Canadian guy)
• Davina Goh

NOT TO MISSED!

Get 50% off on entrance fee by clicking here. You will only have to pay RM10 instead of RM20. Not that bad, right?

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

For more info, contact Ms. Anju / Ms. Kel Li @ 03 2166 6650 for inquiries or advance booking.

Last Wednesday on the 19th of November, I attended Time Out KL: On The Up at No Black Tie. I’ve heard of No Black Tie from a friend who previously had performed there, but I personally have never been there.

For those who have not been there, No Black Tie is located same row as Palate Palette Restaurant and Bar.

Address: 7 Jalan Mesui, off Jalan Nagasari, 50200 Kuala Lumpur

No Black Tie is a very nice and cozy place to chill out after a busy day at work with friends. I like how the overall look of their interior and the ambiance is just right. Their sound system were good too.

At No Black Tie, the night just never sleeps. They have music performances every day of each month. Seriously, I’m sure you’ve seen the schedule. So everyday is never boring.

My friends and I arrived at the place really early that night to get our tables. Because I was told that the place is usually packed. Even if you’ve reserved a table but arrived late, you might not event get a place. And seriously, it was packed. Where else in KL can you find such places that have good music every night?

The night kicked off with the first performance by An Honest Mistake. They music were catchy and I think they have a lot of potential to grow in the music industry. For some angle, the vocalist looks a little like my friend.

Next performance were by The Bassment Syndicate. No vocals for this one, just instrument. They started off by playing a song called “How Deep Is Your Love” and that one really got the crowd’s attention. The song is still in my head actually. Like that one. I thought it was really sentimental. If you’re into Jazz music, you might just enjoy their music.

And coming up is performance by Alaling and the Kaya Koks. Alaling has a really beautiful voice. One of the song she sang was “Facebook“. I thought that one was cute. Especially the part where the lyric goes, “… I want to poke you, and poke you and superpoke you on Facebook…” and “… I want to buy and sell you and buy and sell you again on Friends For Sale…”. Something like that.

Alaling and the Kaya Koks are no strangers to some of us as she previously had performed at several events such as the most recent Nokia Nuffnang Silent Halloween.

The last performance for that night was by Rendra Zawawi and his band. Frankly speaking, I thought their performance were one of the best that night. Oh my must they always keep the best for the last.

That night I went back home exhausted. Although I may had a lazy afternoon that day but the whole music scene somehow added some spices to my boring day. Haha… I’ve always wanted to attend music performances as such but never really gotten the chance because not many people that I know were into those kind of music.

Overall, I think the that local music artists and bands have a lot of potential. Just very a pity that that not many people have heard of them.

For those who would like to join us at the next Time Out KL: On the Up. Do mark down your calendar on the 17th of December.

For more write up of the event, click here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

MALAYSIAN AIDS FOUNDATION - WORLD AIDS DAY CELEBRATION!

The Malaysian AIDS Foundation would like to call upon all avid cyclist supporters to rally together to celebrate World AIDS Day and let Malaysians know that we still have a battle to fight against HIV/AIDS in Malaysia .

A mini Ride for Life will be held in conjunction with the World AIDS Day Celebration at Berjaya Time Square .

It is a short loop around the Golden Triangle in Kuala Lumpur which everyone can be a part of - just bring your bike and don’t forget your helmet!

Registration is FREE and everyone joining the ride will get a specially-designed T-shirt sponsored by M.A.C Cosmetics - Viva Glam, NYC.

So be there to show your support towards a worthy cause

Details as follows:

DATE : Sunday, 30 th Nov 2008
VENUE : Berjaya Times Square
ROUTE : Approx. 30km Tour of Golden Triangle – Kuala Lumpur
FITNESS LEVEL : Suitable for all levels of cyclists
FLAG OFF : 7.30am sharp (Don’t be late)

Please call James Bak at 0122221200 or email him at james@ebakz.com if you have any further enquiries.

For more info, visit Malaysian AIDS Council’s website. Or RSVP as “ATTENDING” to sign up on Facebook.

Do come to show some support.

PS: I will be going. Can’t wait to ride again…