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Quite a weekend...I think I need another weekend to rest from this one! Last week was busy work wise too as we rushing for a tender...Friday was spent doing that and calling vendors.

Then Friday night rushed to James place to help stick/cut arrange the stuff for World Lupus Day on Saturday. Friday night at Starbucks until late...then Saturday morning up too early to head to 1-Utama to help with the final setup and start of the event.

The event was a great success mostly thanks to James! He did an awesome job and did almost everything, second would be Kim with her great PR coverage.

YB Dato’ Liow Tiong Lai was a great sport and really seems to care about the Lupus cause, which is the whole point of us doing the event in the first place - to raise awareness about the issue in the long-term.

Then straight after that - home, shower and out again to nearby KYs place for a quick dinner then off to PD for Freedom 08 with Cosmic Gate and DJ Tiesto!

It was freaking awesome! Cosmic Gate got things up and going - they have some classic trance tracks so they know what to drop.

And then Tiesto really rammed it starting out with tunes from Elements of Life (obviously as it's his Elements of Life tour) then playing all the classics from Just Be, Parade of Athletes and In My Memory).

Got back to PJ about 5am had some food and passed out until about 6pm the next day.

Lots to catch up with, so expect pictures soon...I tried to upload one of the videos to Youtube for this post but it kept failing - no idea why.

So during the public holiday last week (Labour/May Day) a bunch of us decided to head out to Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in Pahang.

Our friendly guide Happy Yen also suggested that we check out Chamang Fall and Deerland.

A bunch of us have decided it's a good idea to explore Malaysia a bit more and get out of the city as often as possible - this was our second trip.

Which reminds me I still haven't posted about Chiling Fall! Oh well will do that soon.

Anyway we rounded ourselves up pretty early and had some Dim Sum in Taman Megah before hitting the highway, we were heading out to Pahang - this waterfall is nearby Bentong/Raub area.

To get there you can...

1. Head towards Genting, pass Gombak Toll.
2. Follow Bentong signboard, pass Bentong Toll, about 200m, turn left.
3. In Bentong town, follow Raub signboard, about 1km watch out for Camang waterfall.
4. Follow the signs, after turning off the main road it's about 8km in and you'll reach the park.

We reached there pretty early around 10.30am - there wasn't that many people there yet.

The noobs arriving.

I messed around taking some pics for a while.

The light was pretty crappy though and the water very brown so not a good time for pics.

Gorilla Pod gives me some smoooth water

After that it was time to head over the bridge to the other side.

Found this wicked scene on the other side.

Then it was time for some fun in the water....horrible to take pics though due to super high contrast (black faces anyone?).

Chocolate Starfish posing..

Dree super swimmer.

KY is Zen

Camwhoring on the rocks!

Always in a weird position this Tock Tock.

There were lots of kids having fun in the waterfall.

Shy

KY Dives!

I stayed in the shade as it was a bit hot for me...about 11.30am we headed off to Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary as it was recommended to get there before 1pm to get the tickets to play with the elephants.

More about that later!

Master director Quentin Tarantino indulges his inner fanboy by paying homage to his favorite B-movies in DEATH PROOF. Stuntman Mike stalks beautiful women with his deadly vintage car, but when he picks a trio of tough girls (Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, and Zoe Bell), he learns they aren’t such easy prey. As with any Tarantino film, there are plenty of nods to pop culture.

This is a movie I've been meaning to watch for quite a while, it's part of a double bill 'Grindhouse' with Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez - the RR being Planet Terror (I haven't watched that one yet).

They are supposed to be oldskool exploitation movies from the 70's - those that come on late at night with guns, hot chicks and lots of car crashes. They generally have no plots and are padded with dialogue to extend the meager budget.

Death Proof is no different! It's pretty much nailed the genre right down, but then it should with QT being the ultimate movie geek.

It has a lot of references to his previous movies (Red Apple, Big Kahuna Burger, breakfast scene from Reservoir Dogs, lots of references to Kill Bill and more!).

There isn't much of a plot to speak of but there is loads of lightning dialogue from start to finish, very Tarantino dialogue.

This is not a movie destined to be a box office hit, it's a movie QT wanted to make himself, it's not guided by a studio or by commercial success - this is a movie fan movie - a movie for film geeks.

Personally I loved it, the hot chicks, the awesome car chase, the obscure references and the witty lines delivered with sass.

It had some characteristically bad ass female leads too, watch the tables turn in the second half of the movie.

I give it an ass whooping 7.5/10.

If you are looking for real Spanish and Italian food and somewhere with real Tapas you can try Cavells, they just launched a new Tapas menu and it's very tasty!

They also serve Henry Martin Sparkling Shiraz which is really delicious!

More here:

Cavells Restaurant - Spanish Tapas, American & Italian - Hartamas

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Stand a chance to win RM10,000 with the Big Mac Chant Contest!

The Big Mac Chant

“Two All-Beef Patties,
Special Sauce, Lettuce,
Cheese, Pickles, Onions
On A Sesame Seed Bun!”

Here's my effort - Big Mac in the HIZZOUSE!

I do actually really like the Big Mac, it's a nice combo and it's not too rich. Back in the UK we used to have Big Mac eating contests because back in those days you could get vouchers quite frequently that offered 2 Big Macs for £2 which is really rather cheap!

I had one friend that could fit the whole thing in his mouth...I never could as my mouth is rather small hoho.

Anyway what you need to do is take a video of yourself doing the Big Mac Chant and will stand the chance to win RM10,000! The judging is part by popularity (40%) and part by McDonald's judges (60%).

Once you've made the video of yourself doing the Big Mac Chant, upload it to http://www.youtube.com and email the URL of your video and your contact number to the friendly contest master at bigmacchant@nuffnang.com.

Contest is valid only until May 28 2008.

Find out more, view the current entries and stand a chance to win RM10,000 at:

http://www.nuffnang.com.my/bigmacchant

So it came down to the Malaysian Dreamgirl Final 3 for Season 1!

Adeline, Cindy and Hanis - Hanis being the clear public favourite, Adeline seeming to be popular amongst the young Chinese population and Cindy being expected to win due to certain 'outside factors'.

The finale itself was held as part of Fashion on 1 at 1-Utama new-wing Oval, on the main catwalk for the Fashion shows.

I propped myself up on the photographers platform with Kimberly and Mike and my new monopod and got a few shots in.

The stage was set for the MDG Finale in 1-Utama.

There was a pretty decent crowd in and outside.

And the photographers were ready on the platform.

Read the rest of Malaysian Dreamgirl Finale at 1-Utama - The Finals! »

Hanis - 3rd place *sigh*

Why like that one?

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago the 2008 Hennessy Artistry parties would be kicking off in KL and Penang - 18th & 19th April.

I attended the KL party on April 18th with a whole lot of other famous bloggers and we partied the night away in the VIP section with plenty of tasty Hennessy cocktails (Hennessy and Ginger Ale rocks it).

Anyway the party was at Zouk - Jalan Ampang right in front of the Iconic KLCC Towers. The party itself was actually down in Velvet.

The crowd where there signing up, those who signed up online, invited guests and VIP/Media.

Atmospheric entrance to Zouk.

DJ Keri was there of course singing with a rocking orange wig and corset..

She looks better in the magazine pics really But then she has been married 18 years and has two kids - not bad eh?

These two were the only ones really dancing during DJ Keri's set, the dance floor was pretty quiet.

VJ Callen working the visuals.

Bloggers rocking the dance floor.

Keri finishing up her set.

Lot's of teh femes bloggers.

Simon Seow, Jen Kin Yat, KY and FireAngel.

After that DJ Andrew K started his set and the place started moving, he played some pretty sweet tunes I have to say.

He really got the dance floor rocking and the party rocking.

Lot's of booze - yay!

Plenty of hot babes.

Discussing Drinking?

Just Drinking!

And of course happening party people!

The dance floor was pretty packed by then and the party was in full flow.

Ladies were working the podium.

And word up to my British homeboy James!

I think it's only healthy to end the post with some cleavage...so here you go.

It was definitely a rocking party and I'm looking forwards to the next Hennessy event.

You can view my full Flickr set here:

Hennessy Artistry at Zouk - April 2008

And you can read some more here..

FireAngel
Kimberlycun
Suanie
Jen Kin Yat
Simon Seow
missvickz
eiling

So it'd down to the top 3, I would have liked to seen the top 3 as Hanis, Fiqa and Nadia or Jay. My thoughts and predictions.

3rd - Adeline

I think Adeline has progressed the most, but some of the comments in episode 16 are true. She doesn't seem that driven and she doesn't seem that serious about being a model. I think she'll be great in Chinese Drama/Serial though or adverts for local products/services. She has good features and she has learnt to pose effectively.

For some reason they light her very badly in pictures too, her features are nice they don't need to keep her in half a shadow to make them look sharper.

Sadly due to Cindy's 'family' support I think she will come 3rd.

To vote for ADELINE: SMS to vote, send DREAM 01 to 33001

2nd Cindy

I don't know really why she's in the top 3 unless the rumours about a rich family are true, her catwalk is THE WORST amongst them all. It's not smooth and it's way way too fast. She poses ok and she's quite pretty, I think she'll do well on TV or in commercials if she can be less annoying.

She still has a long way to go if she's serious about this.

To vote for CINDY: SMS to vote, send DREAM 03 to 33001

1st - Hanis

If Hanis doesn't win there's something wrong serious, so vote for her now. She really has it, she has consistently blown me away.

Her photoshoots have been my favourite every week since the second week.

She looked so natural and stylish on the catwalk I couldn't believe it was cute little Hanis, somehow I feel strangely proud of her.

To vote for HANIS: SMS to vote, send DREAM 06 to 33001

The Three who went OUT!

Ringo...let's face it she's not model material and she's frankly too skinny. She was gorgeous last time when she started posing with the cosplay stuff, now....not good.

Jay, she was the best to start with being somewhat more experience than all of the other girls. But she just didn't progress from there, I don't think she's versatile enough or has enough expression to do serious print modeling. She will do well on the catwalk though.

Nadia, she's too fierce and too arrogant. Yes she has a strong look and she works very hard but there's no need to be so competitive and keep rubbing it in everyones face.

The Malaysian Dreamgirl Grand Finale will be held at 1 Utama LG Oval on Tuesday 29th April 2008 at 6.30pm - see you there!

You can find all the related posts here Malaysian Dreamgirl.