DEFINE @Autocity, Juru

so got this invite from one of my good friends on facebook, inviting me for this DEFINE event. reading the description, it says it's a "closed event" (on facebook) and has... read this FREE BOOZE!!! yup, u read it right, FREE BOOZE!!!... and the party is only for smokers... i thought, hmm... it's 3 mins away from home, i'm free on that night, i was itching to party, i needed a drink (or more)... but, only for smokers? so i made some calls, confirmed some things and yup, i could get in!

i was picked up from home and headed to the venue. i actually saw the makeshift canopy the night before when i was in Autocity with dad for dinner. i was wow!! that's HUGE!!! with lobby, aircon and toilets! i told myself this would be a very huge and happening party, couldn't wait! so yea, we were abit late and there was a huge crowd/line outside the "lobby"... managed to spot my gf from inside and she said to hold on.. in the end we managed to get it.

when we got in, we had to "register" ourselves and got some goodies. the lobby was interesting, mini pillars as per pic above, a DEFINE backdrop to pose and take pics with, chandelliars hanging from the roof. it was quite impressive. then we met our friends who were already inside, and proceeded to the event area...

partner in crime! :D

long time no see - since school i think - i used to have a crush on him HAHAHAH

when we went in, a WALL filled with ciggies greeted us, arranged in a way that it was quite impressive (ignoring the part that the ciggie boxes had those horrible pictures). was too shy to take a pic of the "wall" as there were some bouncers standing around with strict faces... ANYWAY.... pass that wall, we saw the WHOLE DAMN PLACE!! amazing!!! we just stood there for a few mins, soaking it in, the SPACE, the crowd, the LIGHTS.. omg the lights were awesome! and in the front there was a DJ spinning and a stage with a unique background.... did i say the lights were awsome???

hahah checkout the lil clip we took.

and... did i mention that booz that night was free flowing? omg!! so we headed straight to the bar and what was offered was beer (of course), whisky and Below 42! vodka! i've been wanting to try that since i heard of it but never actually had the chance, so ya! it was vodka all the way!! the many drinks we had, it depended on the bartender, sometimes it was diluted with the mixer, sometimes it was kaw... we ended up with the whiskey, that never failed to make us happy-ER! *hic*

this was one of the tables around the floor for guests - it had a dip in the middle, filled with some coffee beans, then there was a glass on top for your drinks... something different i'd say.

there was a grand entrance of Joe Flizzoe and another DJ at the stage, looking at the pic above, behind us, there was a "window" which opened from the stage wall... and that was their DJ console!! nice!! and in the "boxes" that made the wall, inside there were dancers dancing in the shadows... hence pics below for better look...

thanks to my babe here, Mel and also my partner in crime, Franklin, for inviting me to this event. it really "brighton" up Bukit Tengah and Juru for at least a night! LOL! we of course met up with some fellow BM fellas whom i never seen for ages, and some old/new friends from penang... bottom line, all came for the free booze, exclusive party and great music!! cheers guys!!! *hic*

one of my favourite pics that night, Franklin was trying many times to catch the many fancy lights for a great pic and i'm glad he got this one of me... :D

u have no idea how many pics we tried taking during the whole night just to catch that perfect shot of those wonderful lights.. ALSO they had pro photographers going around taking our pics and they took a few of us.. wonder if our pics will be out in those clubbing/socialite mags.. hahaha (yea dream on!!). anyway Mel informed me that all pics (taken by those photographers) belonged to DEFINE, so we might not see it.. oh well, one can only hope! heheheh

For more pics, it's HERE

" Be silly. Be Honest. Be Kind "

Penang Singles 2nd Installment!

" Be silly. Be Honest. Be Kind "

7 Feb 2010

Sunset Bistro, Bayu Senja

(next to Parkroyal Hotel)

7 pm onwards

Be casual in RED

(or any shades/accessories of RED)

Ralph Waldo Emerson (American essayist, philosopher and poet) was not trying to be funny, he was speaking the truth! His teachings influenced the New Thought movement; a movement concerning the effects of positive thinking, the law of attraction, healing, life force, creative visualization and personal power. In better terms, it is everything we want in a friendship.

Friendship, to us, is a relationship which involves mutual know-hows, affection, and respect, revealing loyalty and devotion towards each other and sharing pleasurable moments and doings.

So that is the theme we're going with our next Singles Event! We want us to try and build a friendship first, before anything else! We want to work towards our building a unit, or a gang, or a posse, or mob, whatever you want to call it! Life, as we all know it, is nothing without friendship, and so we have decided to want to live our life, TO THE FULLEST!

So what are you waiting for?

No fee included* (no joke!), and no catch whatsoever (UNLESS, of course, if you want to catch something *wink*)!

Honestly! Just friendship at its best!

*Everyone is going Dutch on this event, I'm afraid!

Terry Reutens turns 60

1st there was the big hoo haa regarding someone turning 50... but that was not as bad as turning 60!! yup, my dad turned 60 this year. it got me thinking, has he lived his life the way he wanted? did he do the things he love? or did he take everything that was given to him and learned to adapt, love, live with it? i think that's what all of us should be doing. to look back to see how far we've gone and how to make it better in the future.

i had this thought a year ago, that i would treat my dad to something special - a round-the-island trip on a helicopter/small plane... where he will sit in the cockpit! but unfortunately Tanjung Flying Club in Penang don't do such thing anymore :( what a waste...

anyway, we had a nice gathering of close friends for dinner for his birthday. it was held at 747-YMCA. everyone agreed that the food was wonderful - though some didn't like the szechuan and the yam basket.. hahah

Bayan Baru friends and Anna

my girls and mum's friends

mum's friend and sister Loretta (my Godma)

mum and our family friend

dad's ex-boss

mum made the cake - her famous sugee cake and i iced it!

it was supposed to be in blue but because of the buttercream (yellow) and the yellow lights in the restaurant, the colour turned out greenish/terquise-ish. in the end, it looked quite paddle-pop-ish colour! hahahha

my mum was cutting the cake to serve to our guests when my friend offered to take the family pic! hhahhaah looked like she's the one turning 60!

group pic - not all were in, some went back early

so i hope my dad had a great time, he didn't know half of the guest list - mum and i didn't want to tell him. and he didn't know what food we ordered! heheheh...

HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY Papa!!

LOVE YOU LOTS

Penang Island Jazz Festival 2009

i know i know it's an overdue post. had no time ler....

again, Penang Island Jazz Festival was organised by Mecedez-Benz Malaysia at Bayview Beach Resort. and since the last time i went was with my dad, i thought he'd want to go again. it was actually a last minute decision as we only got tickets on the day itself.

we went early as we wanted parking and a good spot to sit. but were too early as the doors were not open yet. so we hung around the lobby, there was one jazz performance going on and exhibitions. i met a long lost friend, Darren (looks still the same), did go up to him, but i doubt he remembered me. he was all polite asking how am i and all but had to leave, so yea, i think he doesn't remember me anymore. oh well....

since the doors to the even was not open, dad and i just chilled at the garden, dad even ordered tea and cakes! that IS the life, by the beach, on a deck chair, tea and cakes, wind in the face. i even had a very short, light nap! niceness!!

the time came and we started to get in, ppl came in with mats (as us too) and finding a good spot. we were not allowed to take videos but i'm sure everyone sneaked to take a short clip now and then - they had "bouncers" walking everywhere checking to see if anyone was taking vids.... :-S anyway, we got a good spot, right infront, not too close, not too far. and thank God the weather was great!

part of the crowd - the place became full towards nightfall

because this post is totally over due, i can't name the bands that played that night, as far as i remember, there were Japanese bands, Irish, English and American, Brazilian, Australian... i'm sure if you went HERE you'd get the list.

this was interval, for everyone to grab some drinks, bite and toilets. we were getting abit sore from sitting on the ground for 3+ hrs.. lol, not young anymore. when there was short breaks, i would lie down just to be comfortable for a while. it's nice to lie on your back and watch the stars for a while... hmm... reminds me, need to go to the beach one of these days... who's for it?

ok ok, back to this, i sneaked out for a while to see an old friend who was next door at Hard Rock. it was just a quick 10mins or so to make plans for the next day. coming out from the hotel, there were cars everywhere!! parking at the side of the road.... see, lucky we came early.

back at the event, dad and i wanted to get something to eat but the food was extremely expensive!!! in the end we just shared a hot dog and a starbucks coffee. it was just over priced!! what's worst, we couldn't bring our own food, either you pay for expensive simple food, or miss the even to go out to eat.

overall it was as what was expected, a good show, good line up of gigs and a great turnout - this time, because we were early, we got a complimentary cd!! how cool is that!! u can play over and over again hehehhe....

so the next installment, would be in Sabah, i'm sure my friend (who was at Hard Rock that time) would be thinking of going - cause he's from Sabah.

peeps came to visit!

yea i got nothing else better to blog about, so thought i'd cerita bout some out-of-station peeps who came to visit penang (and me! i hope) recently... funnily, both peeps were originally form sabah AND!! i brought/met them at Hard Rock!! damn, when will i finally get to go there in DAYlight? everytime i go there it's at night... hmm....

ok ok...

first off it was Rainer Yong that came to Penang, i was extatic!! finally get to see him after wat.. 8 years???? my my... he does looks better, got to give that to him :D he came down to Penang with his family for his father's co. family day, met his dad and sisters for the first time (though i've seen them before in church, but never got intro to them.... Rainer's fault).

i drove him some-what around penang at nite, when everything is ..errmm... closed! we went to Gurney Drive for his koay teow soup (he already had CKT), then wanted to find a cool place around gurney, town area for a "watering hole"... but it was a monday night, so yea... in the end, we ended up at Sunset Bistro and finally got our drinks.

we managed to catch up as much as we can, family, friends, work, life... so much has happened and i believe we both turned out OK.. not that bad! so that's good, had great laughs, great insights and intellectual conversations... heheheh...

hope we'll still be in touch and hope to see him again. *hugs* dude!

then, there's THIS girl who i've been waiting for her to come to penang ever since i met her at Datacom, and FINALLY she came!!! her trip too was very brief and no thanks to my wonderful shift, i only managed to see her for few hrs at night.. where EVERYTHING was closed.. sheesh

so finally Miss Monica Kong, arrived in Penang, with her dad, bro and bro's gf. though i didn't meet them (they were sleeping already - yea it was THAT late when i got to see her). she too i sort of did the same thing, i drove her around town, showing her places to go for makan, see, so that she can save it on her GPS, for her to use the next day with her family..

then i brought her to B.Ferringhi night market, let her see some stuffs but in the end we both bought dvds!!! LOL!! we didn't get any drinks this time, but did managed to sit to grab a bite and catch up, with our mutual Datacom friends, partners, work.. it was good having to talk to her. made me feel (more) to go back to KL...

then i couldn't resist, i had to bring her to Hard Rock and at the same time the dugong's were there chilling! hehehe... kill 2 birds with 1 stone. monica finally met them as per pics on FB and like wise (i think). she said it was cool... :P

yeap, missed monica lots, and hope to see her again the next time i go to KL.. i'm counting my days/months... MISS YOU MONICA!!!!! *HUGS HUGS HUGS*

Dugong Becks bday 2010

our friend Becky turned a year older couple of weeks ago (hey it's not feb yet!) and we had a belated bday for her.. this time we had a VIP (uncle dugong) to join us from KL!! good to see you again!!

1st up difficulty was setting the date, then finding a place. when we actually did, the place was closed, luckily someone knew a 2nd place to go to at the last minute! phew! can't really remember what was the name of the restaurant. we had pork, soup, egg, veg... simple yet quite nice food. must go back there again to try the other dishes.

it was a simple short night as everyone had plans after that... so we had simple food, and made my bday cupcakes for her. good food, good company, what more can one ask!!! :)

CHOICE Penang - Xmas and NY dinner 2009/2010

on the 2nd of January, CHOICE Pg organised a Christmas & New Years Dinner at Lil Cottage 2, Waterfall Hotel. family and friends of the CHOICEes were invited and gathered here for dinner and some fun. the food was great (though the replenishing of the food was kinda slow) and i believe it was a success and everyone had fun!

part of the committee

we had a table outside collecting tickets stubs for lucky draw and handing out door gifts, thanks to some wonderful sponsors! :) yea we had lucky draw too!! gosh we prepared soooo many lucky draw prizes!! pity you didn't make it!

our wonderful MCs were Maureen and UNCLE Eddy! hehehe, they were wonderful! Maureen was a cheer to the crowd (btw she's still single). there was no dull moment! heheheh speeches were started off. first it was our CC1 - Elizabeth (she too is still single), then to the Bishop... yea, THE Bishop came! later on when Fr.Dominic arrived after celebrating mass, he gave a short speech. then dinner was served, it was really yummy i tell you!

and the fun and activities started! first off was a father-daughter (fellow CHOICEe - Maria, still in college/part time working) duet of 2 songs. lovely voice!! then there was a game of who can drink the fastest! from a milk bottle! the participants were very encouraging! such a sport!!

then there was a slide show of the activities CHOICE Pg had - such as meetings, birthday gatherings, outings..etc (dad thought i made this slide too - cause i made 2 slides for the family NYeve party.. hahah - yup my parents came with 2 of their friends, and my cousin Suzanne). in between these we had our lucky draw! and nearly half of those who attended got something - which is good! we also had treasure hunt, where there a list is given of things you need to find. it's no easy feat i tell you!! who now a days wear a brooch? or a WHITE hair pin? hahahha anyway somehow someone managed to find all on the list and won a prize!! lastly we had gift exchange, where SuSee (single as well) read out the Nativity Story and we had to pass the gift either to the Left or Right whenever she mentioned the word "Left" or "Right".. what a sight! everyone was confused and loads of laughter! hahahah

then the dinner ended with the CHOICE song! over all it was a good outing, everyone was in their best attire, looked lovely, filled with good food (and drinks.. heheh *hic*), had lots of laughter and went home with a present

it was great helping the team out on this and am looking forward to the next event!! *cheers*!

*more pics HERE