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A leech & a cock!

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 221 views

Greetings people!

I just came back from the deep jungle of Limbang, deprived of mobile signal (damn you DiGi! What Widest Coverage!) and internet connection. I had fun plucking leeches from my legs, bitten by insects, traveling along the river and walking under the rain in the forest. I am clueless of what are the latest shits going around the world and especially in Malaysia but knowing the typical everyday stories we are stuffed with I guess I do not miss any of it.

Leech! This bugger left nasty marks on the skin after it sucked your blood. I had more photos, some pretty disgusting with bloods and mashed leeches. Nevermind. Anyway, I bumped  into bigger ‘leeches’ at Limbang town.  ROTFLMAO!!

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Merdeka ‘crabby’ dinner and walking away

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 137 views

It is still not too late for me to say Happy Merdeka Malaysians! Well East Malaysians technically had their independence on September 16th, 1963 so let’s keep this Merdeka mood until September 16th yeah? Everybody happy with the arrangement? Not forgetting, to all my Muslim friends that started fasting since yesterday and going to do so for the rest of the month of Ramadhan - Selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa Ramadhan.

I was back in my hometown - Sarikei for the Merdeka weekends. I drove back to Sarikei on Saturday morning. A 6-hour journey, stopping twice, at Serian and Lachau. (Not Lanchau lah!) The next day I made a quick trip by bus to Sibu for another makan-makan gathering. Ehem, I attended few bloggers meets and the main agenda is always about food, so naturally after few meetings, yours truly received comments like “For some reasons he looked ‘well-fed‘ in this photo“.

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Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival 2008!!

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 87 views

It was a MUD FEST at Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival!!

This is how the ground look like after the rain..

Yes.. because it was raining the first night, the stage area end up like a mud pool. I heard rumours this one fella jinx the festival, next time please do not invite him.. - note to organizer. Those who went for the festival, you guys know who I am referring to :P Some more reduced the allocation for this year edition.

However, the Tourism Ministry has dramatically reduced the funding for Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival, to RM70,000 from RM500,000 last year.

What was more disappointing, was that the World Music Festival organised in Penang received RM1.7 million last year and RM1.65 million this year.

Hey!! That’s not fair!! Give more fund so we can have better ground to stand. There was like 4 inches of mud pool, it stinks to heaven, you probably think you are partying in a pig sty. The organizer put some sand and wooden saw crumbs but it was not helping. The ground smell like horses.

Mud spa anyone? It’s free and aromatic.

Ok bitching aside.. I had so much fun at Sarawak Cultural Village, where the event was held. What fun? I get to meet a hell lot of people as watched many awesome artists from all over the world performing. I finally had the chance to meet Melbie, Man-D and Ladybird. I also met Mar, Lola and Goolooloo, Charyelle and her bodyguard there.

I saw Kenny Sia with Pink Pau aka Su Ann, at one point they were just standing in front of me.. but no I didn’t take photo with them. I was shy. Nyahahahaha! Some of the ‘famous’ people I saw at the festival - DJ Dominic from Channel V, Jehan Miskin, Manomaniam from Kopitiam, Alex Yoong, Marion… Yeah, I know them but they don’t know me. Haha! Then I met with some Facebook friends - Durvan, Anansa and make a hell lot of new friends - Rowena, Jackson, Vellu, Chitra, Fiza, Raha and many names I cannot remember. Blame it on the excessive elixir of life I had :P

Oh, Noktah Hitam, I saw Iqhbal there. First thing he mentioned to me when he saw me was ‘&!*@*… tits…#(#&&!@’ (I wasn’t paying attention until he mentioned the magic word..) The rest of our conversation I shall censor it for the good of innocent minds reading this blog. :D

Wait, before I unleash the photos.. Cibol farker, I met you for like what?? 10 seconds? At the entrance, took photos, then poofs! Gone! I saw him again at the workshop but he’s ‘busy’ :P He did sms me few times to report his ‘meeting’ with famous people LOL! I tried to call him when Pat, Navsta and Mar wanted to take group photos but Cibol was already in the bus hahaha! No wonder Melbie and Man-D complaining about not seeing you. Man-D never get the chance to see you.. I heard. Siaplah you kena sapu from them :P

Bring on the photos!

What?! Must show own face first lah :D Reached there around 3-4pm, Saturday.

Went there with 3 Dara Pingitan. Read Gila-gila anyone?

A group of dancers performing at Celcom’s booth.

Walked around the place. Beautiful lake, lush forest and breathtaking Mount Santubong

The green sanctuary.. the elixir of life :P

Oh a very nicely decorated long house!!

They made it into a bar!!

The Food Bazaar. They have everything under the sun. CoffeeBean, Heineken Beer, Thai food, Arabic food, Fried Mee, Fried Rice, Fried Kuey Teow, BBQ chicken, hot dogs, vegetarian food, satay, Kolo Mee - yes anything. Get your food fix here.

When your stomach or bladder is full, do your business here

One of the many workhops - visitors got personal music and instrument lessons from the performers directly.

Another workshop

The VIPs tent. I say, forget the formalities.. it’s a festival!!

The stage and the ground, before it turned into a mud wrestling ring.

Getting ready for the show

Everyone still warming up to the music

Getting there..

A little bit more..

It went wild!

Beltaine from Poland. Awesome group, I especially love the guitarist. :up:

Adel Salameh from Palestine. Too subtle for the wild crowd.

Tuku Kame from Sarawak!!

Crowd’s favourite - One man show Hiroshi Motofuji. He plays the Japanese traditional Taiko drums.


Another very talented band, The Ross Daly Quartet but they also put the wild crowd to sleep.

Another band..

More!

Yes, I googled this :P Anak Adi Rurum - Sarawak’s very own.

Saw Lola and Mar. I also took photos with Melbie, Ladybird and Man-D but they are shy to show their faces… let’s hope they put up some photos at their blogs :)

Mary aka Goolooloo also there

A friend with his tuak, grinning because he’s captured on camera with a smoking bunny..

Bunch of new friends I met at RWMF 2008

Helping Heineken with the publicity. Ignore that Stella Artois can above me.. :P

Meeting with Pat and Navsta from Traxx FM, Mar

Then the photos taken on the finale night :P  Sunday, July 13th 2008

New Rope String band from United Kingdom- funny three dudes.. was laughing like crazy watching them perform. Very talented.

Orchestra Anak Jati Bisaya, Sarawak. I was yawning through the their show

Then I get some boost up.

My arm started to move on its own!!

Then it started to rain again!!!

I shed off my shirt… oh, sorry no photos for that hahahahaha! :P I shall not pollute this blog with that photo of mine hehehe..

The finale - Kasai Masai showing his butt gyrating move for the last time

Pinikpikan from the Philippines

Thanks to the organiser. Ben Jimbau the chairman raising his hands.

Last shot of the festival!

That’s it. I guess there will be more photos from the rest of the bloggers that went for the event, so let them show you what they got. Sorry Suituapui, no photos of sexy chicks and gorgeous hunks. Sexy chicks photos only for my eyes only.. and gorgeous hunks photos are not allowed on this blog. :arrow:

ps: I have more photos on Facebook :P Go check it out there! :up:

pss: Thanks Anansa, for some of the photos :grin:

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Rainforest World Music Festival 2008- Awesome!!

Monday, July 14th, 2008 22 views

Are you ready for the festival???

Yeah!!!

One of the band performing on Saturday night.

Hiroshi Motorfuji, one of the performers for RWMF 2008 during the workshop session.

Too tired to write a proper post..:cry: I shall post more when I sort out the photos, so stay tune! :razz:

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A Trip to Tasik Kenyir and Hulu Terengganu

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 171 views

Warning! A lot of pictures!

Today, I want to kill your lousy graphic card. Nyahahahahahahahaha!

Ready?

Just landed at the Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu. This pretty babe was our ride for the week.

Approaching the resort - Lake Kenyir Resort & Spa, taken from car window.

Walking around the main lobby when check-in time, saw this..


Road to chalets. Cannot drive your car up to the chalets, need to park it at parking area next to the guard house and they have vehicles to drive you around the resort.

Chalet.. no, wrong photo. I did not stay here.

Chalet where I stayed

Into the room!

Yes, I mms-ed this STP. He thought I was hinting that I want to sleep with him. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Can’t live without that media box. :roll:

Bathroom on the right, toilet on the left.

Mirror oh mirror…

Looking out from the verandah

Kenyir Lake early in the morning

The logging track we use to go the project site

A bit like those Colin McRae Rally dirt tracks.. :D

A wooden bridge. Wah! Sakainya, this also want to take… :roll:

This looks like a river.. yes it is.

Ikan kelah. RM300-RM400 per kg. Go start your own Kelah Farm. :up:

Guess what is this? Free movie ticket for the first one with the correct answer :P

Emm… this is a road to somewhere..

The air is cooler and fresher up here

Why I did that pose.. :neutral: :twisted: :roll: :roll: Must be the air..

Top of the watershed. Bukit Tembat. Yes, LC look again.

After work, went for boating around Kenyir Lake

Along Rejang River… eh?? :???: Kenyir Lake.. hehe.. I miss Sarawak! :oops:

Went to this one small island, got this Taman Herba

Ali’s Walking Stick tree

Eurycoma longifolia Simaouba&~(@(@UI~)_&*!%%$!

The guide ask me to chew, ‘makan bagi lagi hensom’ he said. :lol:

Saok waterfall. Beautiful…

Bald man and the waterfall, a perfect synergy..

Sup kote! Had this during dinner time. Other dishes not worth mentioning. :lol:

Saw this at Batu Burok. A unicorn!!! Could it be the one???! The Invisible Pink Unicorn!!! :shock:

ps: No food photos. Only can tell what I ate in Kuala Terengganu - Ikan Tilapia Masak Masam Manis, Ikan Patin Masak Asam Tempoyak, Keropok Lekor bla bla bla… nevermind, because I gobbled all the food so no more left to snap at :razz:

pss: I didn’t take much photos, especially on the sceneries or beautiful things around Kenyir and Hulu Terengganu.. The place really very beautiful. Too bad I was there for work, so I took whatever photos I could. Some of the photos was taken while surveying the project site haha!! The boating around Kenyir Lake, we were too late in the evening, only managed to cover few places.. basically just hit and run. :smile: What you think, I was there for holidaying? :razz:

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