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An Honest Mistake at Himpunan Sejuta Belia 2011

2011-06-27T01:10:00.000+08:00

Performing on the Jom Heboh stage at 'Himpunan Sejuta Belia' in Putrajaya last May...

The gear for the day - my all time favorite Motif series of synthesizers awaits on stage!

The supportive crowd of the day.

Our dear PM sends his well wishes just before we went LIVE.

He's a fan of ours too!

Too Phat Medley by Joe Flizzow at Acoustic Nights

2011-05-23T23:47:00.001+08:00

Here's the opening song at my session for Joe Flizzow during the Acoustic Nights show at KL Pac a few weeks ago.

It's a compilation of songs from the Too Phat era, which in my opinion, still the best hip-hop group even till today!

Anticipate the release of the full show on Astro and DVD!

Of Birthdays & Farewell

2011-04-29T13:58:00.002+08:00

Birthdays

Attended a few birthday celebrations of my buddies in the last couple of weeks

Thong Kai a.k.a botakai

Jason Goh a.k.a smashpop

Jason Ong a.k.a mynjayz

Nelson's Farewell

Our last meal before Nelson goes off to Taiwan to further his studies.

Good thing we took a pic before the drinking session starts

Now you see why...

My best wishes for you guys in all your endeavours!

Acoustic Nights with Joe Flizzow & ILa Damiaa at KL Pac

2011-04-27T01:52:00.000+08:00

Here are some snippets of my session with our local Hip-Hop superstar Joe Flizzow ...whom was a member of the legendary duo group 'Too Phat'

The full production concert entitled Acoustic Nights is filmed entirely for Astro which is to be aired pretty soon.

Joining Joe on stage is Mentor 4 contestant - Ila Damiaa singing the unreleased new singles that she is collaborating with the star.

Jamming with Isabella Kuan

2011-04-24T22:53:00.000+08:00

Did some studio time with Bell last week for a couple of songs. Though it may sound a bit amateur-ish, this is a star in the making ;)

Enjoy!

Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011

2011-03-21T22:21:00.002+08:00

Woke up on the earliest Sunday so far this year to join my blogstar friends for an outing to the annual Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

Reached just in time before they fire up these things

UP UP and away....

Heard that the queue for balloon rides were crazy and tix were all snapped up by 6am!

So, all we got to see was just these few balloons.

Oh well, just snap snap some pix here while being 'torched' by the blazing hot sun!

My blogstar kaki's - Simon, Jessy, Jason, Ewin, Xiang, Florence, Me and Azrin

Then I spotted something.....

I shall call this the Putrajaya Erection

Aren't there enough observation towers already?

Hello Australia - Part 1

2011-02-26T23:52:00.001+08:00

Melbourne City

Was on a vacation Down Under during the CNY holidays. This post will be the first of a few on my break in Australia.

Getting around the city is easy. Just spot these signages around the city and hop onto the tourist shuttle where its free and takes one around tourist spots

Melbourne's Central Business District

The century old St. Paul's Cathedral, right in the heart of the city.

You definitely wouldn't miss it's grand stature as it's located just opposite Flinders St station.

Just a slight walk down the same road, you'll come to Hosier Lane.

A lane dedicated to the people with creative juices for Graffiti

Walking around the city during the Chinese New Year festivities, we bumped into 'Choy San Yeh' and his followers

....who looks like he's in great need for a diet!

It is also in Melbourne that you actually find people QUEUING to get into Tiffany & Co.

One of the main attractions in Melbourne City is the Eureka Skydeck.

Having the observatory deck located at over 88-storeys high, one would get a fantastic view of the city from here

Got ourselves the Sun & Stars passes, we went up there twice!

The city definitely looks much more brilliant at night being illuminated.

Sliding back to reality....

In the next post... we shall visit some interesting places around the state of Victoria

Stay tuned!

My Valentine

2011-02-14T23:36:00.001+08:00

Here's a lil' something to spread some love...A cover collaboration with Bell for this Valentine's Day!

Enjoy!

I Dine With Leny

2011-02-05T20:18:00.000+08:00

Kong Hei Fatt Choy!

Flew in all the way to Melbourne to dine with the infamous food blogger, Leny!

Yee Sang for the occasion

'Choon Kuen' a.k.a Meat Rolls

Do check out Leny's food blog at http://www.dinewithleny.blogspot.com/

Gong Xi Fa Cai 2011

2011-02-02T08:00:00.002+08:00

Gong Xi Fa Cai

to all my readers!

Here's wishing everyone a joyous and prosperous new year that's filled with an abundance of all good things

Will be missing out on all the fun festivities (and angpows) back home while I'm away for holidays in Melbourne till mid-February.

Till then, party hard and be safe!

*cheers*

ADV : Galactic Laser at Mid Valley with Advertlets

2011-01-20T17:00:00.000+08:00

Galactic Laser, the latest attraction at Mid Valley is the pioneer in introducing the latest generation of laser tag technology to Malaysia and intend to bring about a new concept of entertainment, incorporating the latest in laser and electronic gaming technology, complemented by contemporary team building activities, corporate and family parties.

Cool cyber-looking entrance!

Our 'playground'

Game status and other info's are 'broadcast' via speakers on the electronic vest and scores are televised at the waiting lounge

In the 'armour room'

If you like paint ball but not the paint and pain, you should give this a try.

Thanks to Advertlets for the invite!

On Stage: Rock The World 10 : An Honest Mistake

2010-12-31T03:55:00.001+08:00

Held on Boxing Day at Stadium Bukit Jalil, it's the 10th year running for this annual indie Rock Music Festival which is no stranger to rock & alternative music fans all around.

Here we are playing 2nd year in a row for one of the biggest musical events held in this country

Weather was fine despite the overcast skies as we go LIVE!

Frontman Darren Teh gets up close with the fans

Turn out was pretty awesome I would say.....

Yours truly

Darren goes up up and away (and disappeared into thin air) in the finale before we were ushered off stage.

LOL!

Here's a short video on the event:

What a memorable gig to end the decade!

Picture credits to Ewinee.com & Bryanlyt.com

State Of The Arts KL

2010-12-07T01:57:00.000+08:00

Nov 17th at City Harvest KL; A day where artsy-fartsy people gathered to celebrate all things creative!

State of The Arts (SOTA) is a youth engagement and development project, and a launchpad for new creative content focused on the Arts.

An event like no other as it was graced by reknowned people in the industry in this day event.

Famous blogger/Star R.AGE columnist Niki Cheong

Pretty Chamaine Tan

Advertlets bloggers'

Backstage with the performers - Shawn Lee, Dennis Lau & Jimmy Sax

Dennis in action serenading the crowd with his latest tune - Prelude in F Minor

The whole auditorium burst into laughter the moment funny man Harith Iskander took over the stage.

One would need no introduction to Paul Moss; sharing his views on the entertainment industry

Hot mama Daphne Iking revealing some celebrity secrets

Audi Mok giving some insights into the local music industry

You're definitely missing out on a whole lot if you were not here

ADV: LeX Slide World's Tallest Indoor Slide

2010-11-28T23:06:00.003+08:00

Here's an uber-awesome world's tallest indoor slide, right here in our homeland.

Thanks to the nice people at LeX and Nigel, a social media gathering was held and a group of friends and I were invited to have a go at it...not once but TWICE!

You wouldnt miss this gigantic spiral tube once you're inside the Empire Shopping Gallery, Subang Jaya.

Only RM12 to slide down from 5 storeys high

It's an experience like no other

Go give it a try!

Brought to you by - Lifestyle Electronics eXperiential Centre

Pictures courtesy of Ewinee.com

Official Launch of Dennis Lau's DiversiFy Album

2010-11-26T00:21:00.002+08:00

24.11.10 - An eventful night where my buddy & violin-maestro Dennis Lau officially launch his full-fledged album - DiversiFy at Zouk Club KL.

The limited edition CD/DVD Pack features 14 tracks and a short film inspired by the song 'Prelude In F Minor'

One for the album - Jimmy Sax & Dennis

Daphne Iking

With the guru himself - Jimmy Sax

Malaysia's Top Saxophonist that collaborated in the album

Malaysia's uprising mentalist - Zlwin Chew

Dennis definitely did us proud as to showcase the standards of our local music industry in this latest release!

Highly recommended. Go check it out in stores now.

Teaser : LeX Slide & SHOUT! Awards 2010

2010-11-21T20:16:00.004+08:00

Invited by Nigel for this social media gathering held at LeX - Home to the World's Tallest Indoor Slide

Spiral slide from 5 storeys high...

Are YOU up for it?

Check it out at Empire Shopping Gallery

Happening later that evening was SHOUT! Awards 2010 at Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

More pix comin up soon.

Happy #EwinEE Day!

2010-11-13T18:28:00.005+08:00

Attended a suprise birthday party planned by Yinxie for her prince charming Ewin who turns 22 today!

We were supposed to storm into Vin's at TTDI to suprise the birthday boy, but our cover was blown just moments before that.

Good food and company coupled with fun moments with close friends at the dinner

My pro-photog buddies - Jeremy & Bryan

These are the faces responsible for most of the brilliant pix of me on stage.

Yam Sengggggg ....not.

Here's SmashpOp and I toasting to the birthday boy

Pretty gals - Yinxie & Wei Wei

The long awaited picture with Ellie

Us colourful guys

Birthday boy and his angels

A bottle of Champagne on the house

Family Potrait of the gang!

Here's wishing my Blogstar/Yoyo Master buddy an awesome & successful year ahead!

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On another hand, do click on the notebook giveaway below in support of my friend whose birthday is exactly a week away!

I support Kim Wei Wei on http://www.smashpop.net/

An Honest Mistake Album Launch

2010-10-18T00:56:00.001+08:00

It will be a night full of emotion, a gig full of anticipation and a celebration as the band officially launch the debut album this Friday, Oct 22nd.

Come PARTY with us at the launch graced by performances by local giants- Ash Nair, Dennis Lau and other guest bands.
There'll also be a fashion runway showcasing the band's merchandise as well as LIVE DVD recording and a music video shoot.

Looking forward to have you with us in this historic event for the band and the Malaysian music scene!

Passes are LIMITED. Get more info and your free entry passes at:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/923047861/estwbreg

See you there!

On Stage With Dennis Lau & Ash Nair

2010-10-05T22:08:00.003+08:00

It was yet another memorable time on stage as I was invited to play alongside 2 of our nation's accomplished musicans - Dennis Lau & Ash Nair

LIVE from G-Spot, Penang.

Dennis, Yuri, Alda, Ash, Kevin, Me & Kamal

Playing cover tunes from U2, Coldplay and originals by Ash & Dennis

Ash & I

Pro sessionist on guitars - Kamal

EPIC performance of the nite: Stephanie Shih and her girls doing some wicked violin dance/splits/jumps/yoga/spinning action.

*laughs*

The after session with Kevin & Dennis

Dennis' manager - Diana

It is indeed a privilege be gigging with these guys
&
Special thanks to the birthday boy, Rene for having us.

An Honest Mistake at Baybeats 2010

2010-09-05T02:29:00.003+08:00

The band's first international gig brings us to Singapore!

This time around we are honored to be invited to perform at the Baybeats 2010 Music Festival; An annual event featuring the best indie alternative bands from around the region.

Quite some spectacular fireworks to welcome us....
well almost. =p

Here we are...

Performing 6 songs from the debut album and 2 new tunes

Doubling it up on Yamaha MM6 & XS7 synths

To those who missed catching us in Singapore, here's some highlights of our journey.

PART 1:

PART 2:

We were of course, very grateful to friends who came all the way to support us, not forgetting our videographers from theUPfilms who did a great job in putting it all up on video.

Meanwhile, do also check out An Honest Mistake's Channel on YouTube

An Honest Mistake's YouTube channel

Till next time...

Moments With David Choi In Singapore

2010-08-24T00:39:00.002+08:00

During our band's gig over the weekend in the Lion City for Baybeats, we caught up with the most chased after man by tons of females in the Republic!

With the man himself - David Choi

"girls, don't jealous, k?" =p

Having the privilege of staying in the same place, we met at the hotel lobby just before dinner time and being the very humble and down to earth man that he is, David spent some time with us for our picture sessions.

Our starstruck moments

If you haven't already checked out his music, here's one of my favorites:

An Honest Mistake Debut Album

2010-08-20T01:58:00.001+08:00

It's finally here!

An Honest Mistake's debut album

Comprises of all the catchy sing along chorus you've heard from our live gigs, now you can listen to it over and over again.

Full color inserts with lyrics to all your favorite AHM tunes

Get your autographed copy today from any one of our band members or drop me a message on Twitter or Facebook.

Stay tuned for the official album launch event happening in the next few weeks.

You're ALL invited!

Meanwhile, we'll be playing at Baybeats Music Festival this Saturday;

Aug, 21st, 6pm

The Esplanade, Singapore

http://baybeats.com.sg/

Come party with us in the Lion City!

Lee Hom's 18 Martial Arts Album Launch And Showcase Details

2010-08-14T11:46:00.000+08:00

The long awaited theme song for the movie Love in Disguise which stars and directed by Lee Hom himself finally premieres online today!

The MV features snippets from the movie which tells the story of a famous pop star (Leehom) whom disguises himself as an average Joe to find true love.

"All The Things You Never Knew"

Here's the teaser trailer of Love In Disguise

Pre-order the latest album titled '18 Martial Arts', releasing on 13th August and you're entitled entry to Lee Hom's showcase held at Central Park Avenue, 1 Utama this 22nd August at 6pm!

Check out Sony Music Malaysia on their Facebook page here and follow them on Twitter for more details

ADV: Taragon Restaurant & Bistro Melaka

2010-08-14T02:58:00.001+08:00

Listed as one of the World Heritage City of UNESCO, Melaka is still very much filled with the multi-cultural heritage of the East and West from the 500 years of trading at the Straits of Melaka.

With such diverse culture, it's no suprise for its direct influence on the local delicacies.

Located just across the Stadhuys building, beside the Melaka river is an undiscovered treasure of authentic Nyonya cuisine.

Welcome to Taragon Restaurant & Bistro

Serving a wide selection of sumptious must-try nyonya cuisine, this place also serves some fine Western dishes

To start things off,

A refreshing glass of Tropical Sunset (RM7.90) as we look through the many available mouth-watering dishes in the menu

Taragon Dory Fish (RM16.90). Served with salad and mashed potatoes. Which is good news to my hungry stomach.

Sambal Bendi (RM14)

Might be a tad bit spicy for some, but it's made to 'authentic nyonya style' standards. Sure to satisfy your taste buds.

Chilli Garam Prawns (RM28)

Another one of my favourite, fresh crunchy prawns alongside spicy gravy. Guarantee you'll want more!

The variety of dishes that we ordered

Given such variety, all of it seems to compliment each other in taste which is a major plus to the whole dining experience here.

Finally, for dessert,

Nyonya Cendol (RM3.90)

U ain't tried no Melaka cendol yet, till you've tasted Taragon's very own Nyonya Cendol. Smooth and thoroughly refreshing, it'll leave you wanting more.

A private lounge is also available on the upper level that caters to functions with openings that overlooks the river and the scenic hustle in the heart of town.

Good food amidst great ambience and friendly staff, this IS the place to go to complete your Melaka experience!

Taragon

Nyonya - Western - Bistro

42A & 44A, Lorong Hang jebat

75200 Melaka

Tel: +6062881688

For reservations, call:

Alvin Tan at +60129055865

Business Hours:

Mon: 10:00 am – 11:30 pm

Wed – Fri: 10:00 am – 11:30 pm

Sat – Sun: 10:00 am – 1:00 am

Rentak Juara 2010 Finals - Concert & Band Pictures

2010-07-18T19:17:00.004+08:00

Came to support my friends - Car Crash Hearts who made it to the FINALS of this band competition held last nite at the RTM Broadcasting Complex Seremban.

Little *BIG fan* of CCH

It came as a suprise that I was immediately offered a seat reserved for media when usherers spotted me with a dSLR in hand.

So there I was, seated right in front of the stage which made my FIRST full-concert shoot all possible!

Alda.Collin.Kevin.Aliff of Car Crash Hearts

Collin

Alda & Aliff

ENAVA showing their band's spirit of patriotism

Besides the 8 competing bands, there were also Special Appearance by veterans in the local music industry with the likes of Aweera, Ramli Sarip & AlleyCats just to name a few.

Man Kidal & Aweera

Dato' David of AlleyCats

'Papa-Rock' - Ramli Sarip

My fav keyboardist of the night sessioning for Ramli Sarip

And finally, a shot with the legend; Dato' David Arumugam of AlleyCats

You can go here for more detailed pictures of individual bands at the concert.

Feel free to tag your friends and band members!

An Honest Mistake in HD

2010-07-12T01:39:00.002+08:00

It's finally here.... the band's first single in HD

This Song Is So Random, I Don't Know Why

Video courtesy of The Up Films. Check out more of their works at www.youtube.com/theupfilms

Super Auto Mix 2010 at Bukit Jalil Stadium

2010-07-04T21:07:00.006+08:00

So, besides the 'useless' team ...there were other pimped rides that was actually worth checking out.

Held at Bukit Jalil Stadium's carpark, this 3 days (2-4 July) event brings together car mod freaks all to a single location.

Of course, no cars would be complete without having some babes around.

Some big boys toys for u

VIP style modders were there to showcase they're 'close to zero' ground clearance rides.

20" wheels on a Camry

Fans of anime would be thrilled by this creative airbrush works

The modders were probably too engrossed in putting in all the gadgets and totally forgotten bout the steering wheel!

Now that's what they call a STICK shift.

An 'eco friendly' car equipped with a nasty 'clothes hanger' spoiler and 'pipes' to collect rainwater.

This has gotta be the MOST bad ass mod that I've ever seen done on a Myvi

To top it all off, there's also a drifting challege going on with some tire burnin' action

Gig Updates

2010-06-13T01:00:00.005+08:00

Here's some updates of what's has been happening.....

Been touring since March with An Honest Mistake for the series of ELEVATE gigs across 5 cities around the peninsular.

On stage with An Honest Mistake

It's also where my new synth made its first stage appearance

Just a few weeks back, we also played at Youth 10;

Dubbed to be Malaysia's Largest Youth Festival

The ever supportive crowd rocks!

Hope to see you at these upcoming shows:

17 June - Laundry (10pm)

20 June - Fete de la Musique,The Curve (Piazza) (5:30pm set with Lina Soong & 8pm with An Honest Mistake)

26 June - Urbanscape, KL Pac

ADV : Super Auto Mix 2010

2010-06-07T12:30:00.001+08:00

The HOTTEST annual Auto Show is back!

Featuring Team Cunningstunt (AUS) that will make their very first appearance in Malaysia, and working their magic to perform a must see to believe stunt bike show!

Among the activities that will be going on are Modders & Tuners Car Wars Competition , SuperAutoMix Drift Competition , SuperAutoMix Asean RC Drift Competition , Car Clubs Gathering and many many more fun-filled activities.

Categories that are being contested in Modders & Tuners Car Wars are :-
a) Best Sticker

b) Best Air Brush

c) Best I.C.E
d) Open VIP Style
e) Extreme Modified K-Car
f) Extreme Modified Proton
g) Extreme Modified Open

h) Big-Boys Dyno Challenge

i) Burn-Out Challenge

j) EuroDM *

k) Best Car Club **

l) SuperAutoMix Best Of The Best ***

As you can see,there will be new categories that is contested and also the coveted best car club title which every club would love to have !

Competition Entry is RM 200 per category .
Each participation are entitle to :

Certificate of Participation + Entry Sticker (on car) + Parking Pass (valid for car park B/C) + Goodie Bag (consist of Meals Voucher(lunch+dinner) for 2 pax for 3 days ; Competitor Tag + Lanyard ; T-Shirt(for final day wearing) ; Entry Passes for 2 pax for 3 days ; and many more ) Total value at RM 250.00

Autoshow Entry Form - http://www.superautomix.com.my/pdf/superform1.pdf

Drift Entry Form - http://superautomix.com.my/pdf/driftform.PDF

For More info -
Official Website - http://www.superautomix.com.my/index.html
or
On Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/SuperAutoMix/118716981478294

On Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/superautomix

* EuroDM only for European Car Maker

** Best Car Club Entry Fee RM 1,000.00 - 5 Cars per Entry

*** All competitor are entitle to a shot of glory in SuperAutoMix Best Of The Best

Details of event is as follow:

Date : July 2nd till July 4th 2010

Time : Friday 6pm till late

Saturday 10am till late

Sunday 10 am till late

Ticket Price : RM 18 ( Special price for car clubs members )

Finally...Broga Hill

2010-06-05T23:01:00.002+08:00

Just as the title suggest...Finally..I've made it Broga Hill

Missed quite a few opportunities to go hike up this place which is said to have a great view of sunrise.

We headed off to Broga Hill at 5am in the morning and parked at the oil palm plantation in pitch darkness.

Signboard was only visible later in the morning.

Walked along the path together with the crowd armed with torchlights and it took us approximately 45 minutes before reaching the 1st stop.

Here's view at the 1st stop. Breathtaking view isn't it?

Check out the huge crowd, whom are mostly armed with dSLR's

the Gang - EVo.Selena.Rachel.Jarrel & I

Somebody is watching me...

Here comes sunrise!

Everyone's trying to have a piece of the sunrise moments

Guys & Gals camwhoring

Rachel & Selena

Here's EVo's doing his 'product endorsement shots' ...haha!

We made our way downhill shortly pass 8:30 am before we get roasted

Downhill jam pulak =.="

My New Gear - Yamaha MM6 Synthesizer

2010-05-12T19:19:00.003+08:00

Having to lug around my 20kg synth for a few years, it's high time I got myself a much lighter but just as powerful machine.

In my shopping list was the Korg and Roland series of synth but not till I found this

Yamaha MM6

At first glance, the MM6 is stealthy looking and incredibly light which is great for gigs or to lug around for jamming.

Dubbed as the Mini-Motif ...the baby is packed with loads of power to spice up every music with sounds derived from the Motif workstation pro-series keyboards. Just like my current Motif, there were lots of big beefy synths, and lush sweeping pads.

What I like most is that it gives me the ability to control the sounds in real time via the cutoff, resonance, attack, release knobs.

With over 200 DSP programs in its effects processor . All of it's 25 reverb, 30 chorus, and 189 other effects programs such as halls, rooms, plates, EQ's, delays, echos, flangers can be applied and individually adjusted for the main, dual, and split voices.

Being powered by the Motif engine, one would have no doubts over its piano, organs as well as other acoustic instruments samples as they sounded just as great!

The acoustic guitars for one, were very expressive; the harder you hit a key, the guitars got brighter and seemed almost like it went from being plucked by a finger to plucked by a fingernail.
Coolness!

Also included with the package is the full-featured Cubase LE software for detailed sound editing and recording all via USB.

To summarize it all up, the Yamaha MM6 is a keyboard that falls in between a professional synth and with the ease of use of a preset machine.

Check out the demo by Bert Smorenburg :

Catch it LIVE in action on my next gig!

ELEVATE Tour with An Honest Mistake

2010-04-22T00:58:00.004+08:00

I'm currently touring with An Honest Mistake to 5 cities around the peninsular.

So far, we've covered the state of Johor and our good ol' KL City last weekend held beside the serene Titiwangsa lake

This time around, instead of being on stage, I've got my hands on the Yamaha LS9 Digital Mixer; doing some wicked live mix for the band to make `em sound BIGGER & LOUDER than before!

Besides plenty of live music from bands like Hujan and Pesawat, there's also games and other cool stuff happening at the venue

Calvin & I 'fulfilling' our dreams of becoming a rock star!

While you're at it, you can also get a caricature of yourself drawn at NO charge at all.

There's also a photo booth where you can have your picture taken for FREE.

A nice souvenir to bring home from the event.

Will be twitting LIVE on event day so do follow me at www.twitter.com/baldwinchua or the band www.twitter.com/AHMband for the latest updates.

Come rock with us if you happen to be at one of the cities mentioned. You definitely wouldn't miss spotting the HUGE ELEVATE banners and stage.

See you there!

AHM in Penang - May 8th

AHM in Ipoh - May 16th

On Stage : An Honest Mistake at City Harvest KL

2010-03-16T00:32:00.015+08:00

An Honest Mistake was invited to perform for 2 nights at CHCKL's Bridging Colors : Friends Nite

Here we are set to rock the place!

Here's the opening:

Colorful it is!

Included in this set is a new song which of course has the most random name ever:

I Have A Hole In My Skinnies And That's How We Roll

Many first timers were here and I actually overheard them saying that THIS IS THE COOLEST CHURCH IN MALAYSIA!

Some hair-works by Redgy Coiffure

That's me infusing synth efx into AHM tunes

Here's the hot radio single that everyone's waiting for:
This Song Is So Random, I Don't Know Why

Besides the band and other great performances, we also witness a YoYo champ in our midst:

Our pro-photographer friend, Ewin participated in '30 seconds To Fame' and blew us all away with his YoYo skills which won himself vouchers to Haagen- Dazs.

Now go stalk him for some ice cream =p

Crowd was awesome on both nights

Thanks to all the bloGstArs that came, your support means a whole lot!

On Stage : An Honest Mistake at StudioC Live

2010-03-09T14:46:00.002+08:00

Rocked the stage with An Honest Mistake [www.anhonestmistakeband.com]

last Saturday nite at KL Life Centre for StudioC Live

Emcee Arabyrd introducing the band

'Imma tell u 'ONE TIME' ...Darren - AHM Frontman

My 'lockstar' bro - Leonard

Danny with his RM 12k violin....watch him JUMP in the video at 0:24secs

First gig with AHM's new bassist - Kevin Tan

The most colorful pix of the nite

Here's one of the singles we played that nite, which is currently on the airwaves

This Song Is So Random, I Don't Know Why

(That's the title of the song...seriously)

Thanks to all the photographers, bloggers and fans that came to support us. =)

pix courtesy of Bryan & Ewin

On The Road: Strawberry Land

2010-03-06T14:09:00.001+08:00

It's our annual CNY trip and this year, we chose to head over to Cameron Highlands to escape from the scorching heat.

Clockwise - Florence, Me, Sue & Alvin

Strawberries are a MUST-HAVE

*drools*

Taking a walk up to the BOH Tea Centre

Some splendid shots of us by Alvin with his Lumix LX-3 cam

Breathtaking view of the mountains

That's us trying to breathe-in as much mountain-fresh air as possible

Teatime at the tea centre

Trying our hands on plucking tea leaves

On our way back the next day, we popped by Teluk Intan for lunch

At Teluk Intan's Leaning Tower

Amazing architectural feat during the 1800's ..this tower started tilting just 3 yrs after it was built and remained that way till now.

That's Sue trying to get cheeky with us

A Paws-perous New Year

2010-03-06T12:32:00.005+08:00

RoaaRRR..!

It's the new year and I've been slacking on my blog updates.

Thanks to Twitter , all those 140 char update makes maintaining a blog so old-school.

Anyway, here's something to catch up on what happened in the previous months.

Visited Colmar Tropicale a.k.a Berjaya Hills with Florence on a January weekend

View from our suite

Pix taking at the foot of the tower

Hamsap duck/swan ..keep wanting to bite my butt!

Oops...caught Twitpic-ing at the Japanese Tea Garden

Florence at the medieval French Village

Something's sure is blooming........ =)

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Then came... Gong Xi Fa Cai

The rawwrsome Lion Dance at Aunt Vivien's place

Angpow from my cousin -Cathy

Catching up with ex-schoolmates over our annual Loh Sang dinner

Another annual event; sing 'K' session with the gals and Wan Chean

On the road : Teluk Intan & Pangkor

2010-02-02T23:45:00.002+08:00

Sometime last December, I visited the quaint little town of Teluk Intan (Wikipedia)

Located right in the middle of town, this unique leaning tower that was completed in 1885 started to tilt a few years after its completion due to an underground stream.

An hour of scenic drive with Florence to Lumut + 30 mins of ferry ride and we are on Pangkor island.

Riding through Pangkor town on a rented bike which costs only 30 bucks for the whole day.

Ram, Jam, Slam on it and it still moves. This thing is like a tank!

The calm seas surrounding the island

Fishermen going about their routine

View from beneath one of the fisherman's wooden home

Florence & I at Teluk Dalam Resort's beach.

Ne-Yo Live In Kuala Lumpur 2010

2010-01-11T17:38:00.005+08:00

The Gentleman is in town. Thanks to Friendster & my bro I received a call from a girl a day before the concert who gave me 2 exclusive passes worth RM540 bucks to Ne-Yo's concert at Sunway Lagoon's Surf Beach.

I felt on top of the world *whispers* though I wasn't a Ne-Yo fan at all! But then, who hasnt heard of his songs before rite?

The crowd went wild as the gentleman took the stage and for the next 30 mins or so, he was belting out all his hits.

Check out some wicked stuff from those Roland G7 synths...*drools*

Ne-Yo then introduced his protege whom he has been training

Jadyn Maria

Now for some concert sensation, thanks to Euveng who has sacrificed his arms for this, VIDEO recordings from the concert in HD!

Check it out:

I'll sure be hooked on to Ne-Yo's tunes for awhile.

*Brilliant pix courtesy of Ewin*