Author Archives: 2konbla

Well-Heeled?

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It was a dark night as I waited for my bus. It was not stormy.

A taxi stopped at the taxi stand nearby. I then heard something fall onto the road in front of it. At first I thought it dropped from a passing lorry, but upon squinting, I recognized it as one half of a pair of heels!

The other half of the pair of heels flew out the left passenger door. A skinny Malay guy got out. He had this look that said that he was fed up.

The taxi drove off, taking care not to run over the black stiletto that was on the road in front of it.

I looked in the taxi, and there was a lady in the back on the left, obviously fuming.

The guy then picked up the stiletto that he had earlier tossed in front of the taxi as well as the one on the side, and he walked off to the LRT station.

Now here’s the fun part. What do you think happened before the guy threw out her heels in rage?

What do you think will happen, since he kept the heels instead of leaving them behind?

Fly and I Com

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1st May 2008 – Fly FM Campur Chart at Laundry Bar! Yes, it’s been a while.


Throne Away!


Indie/emo rock at its best!


Emir the energetic frontman does a few stunts…


…and asks me to check his tonsils.


Seven, one of my favorite jazz/funk/rock bands.


With Bo with the fro.


And Samsung chicks in the background.


The Times! Brit indie flavor.


“Let’s see what song I have to play next…”


Skip to the 12th of May 2008, with Seng Yip‘s gig, featuring George singing songs about Friendster!


He’s got the most natural emo voice. Oh, and emo glasses.


Step on it!


And then, there was Pitbull Inc..


Excellently fronted by Steven (who is a heck of a singer besides being the occasional JamAsia emcee) and Izwin.


Killer bassist played a pumping Michael Jackson – Billie Jean groove.


The drummer was cool, too…


…when he suddenly got up to rap!

Saat Genting

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A commotion! And so, the fire brigade was sent to save passengers off a rollercoaster.


Great skill is needed to operate extending gear.


They first brought over the adults…


…and some kids had to be carried. With it being recorded on video.


As it turns out, reaching over is not that easy – in some places, the barb wire had to be cut. But here, the man is restoring it!


We now interrupt this with the story of a random floating bubble.


That, and a nefarious ride.


Why so serious?


I’m in the hood, yo. Hoodwink!


What a refreshingly green view.

Sunny East Side

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Kuching town! Land of blue skies and fluffy clouds and colorful buildings and loads of grass!


The Spring, the latest mall, I think.


They have random, random green lungs. You’ll pass a few of these empty lots.


No bikes in the bush.


I just liked the color. No compositional value.


We’ve finally reached White Castle!

All with DRO Level 5 on the Sony A700. It boosts the greens to Cameron Highlands-like goodness! So yes, I shot some of these only because of the strong color. I like how you can see clouds anywhere – must be the lack of a concrete skyline.


And here’s one of the big tall tree at Merdeka Square.


1883 A.D.


There is a McDonalds here somewhere.


Kuching Waterfront Bazaar!


Building in building must reflect upon each other!


Yes, I’m quite enjoying the artist’s impression-like look of DRO Level 5.

And since you’ve read this far, guess what? All the images can be clicked for a bigger view. Except one!

Eastward Westsider

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As if it wasn’t bad enough that I posted the last entry after 6 days of not posting anything, I won’t be updating till at least the 15th of July 2008!

I’m finally heading to the Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Sarawak. This will be my virgin experience! I’ll come by and visit all you East Siders.

Sun-incu-burst

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Finally, the reason why I would’ve paid for the Sunburst Music Festival a certain 15th of March 2008 – Incubus!


Brandon Boyd!


Jose Pasillas!


They started with Quicksand and Kiss To Send Us Off from Light Grenades, then skipped back to Morning View with Nice To Know You and Wish You Were Here, and played one last Light Grenades track, Anna Molly.


DJ Kilmore!


Mike Einziger!


You want some real Mike Patton-esque stuff?

Me: YEAH!!!


And then they took a trip down funk metal lane, down my favorite S.C.I.E.N.C.E. album, with Vitamin and My Favorite Things!


“Not everyone here is that f-ed up and cold“, we all sang along to The Warmth, uncut of course. They also played Drive off the Make Yourself album… which was a song Brandon said he wouldn’t play the last time Incubus was in Malaysia. So he finally did. They also played what I guess would be Ben’s retooled Are You In?.


Brandon appeared with a guitar for Pistola!


Have some feedback.


Uh, I think he overdosed.


Continuing the series of A Crow Left Of The Murder songs was a chilled out Talk Shows On Mute and the solo-rific Sick Sad Little World.


“Oh I’d also like to wish happy birthday to Ben Kenney.”


Yeah, this former guitarist of The Roots.


And as a present to the ladies, Brandon took off his shirt!


What next but staple song Megalomaniac?


Encore! The crowd screamed for Stellar and they played it.


One of my favorite returns to the old metal style was Circles.


Mike on the pipa for the smooth-flowing Aqueous Transmission. I’m not sure if I remember DJ Kilmore doing a little Magic Medicine before this song though.


Alright show’s over. Have a drum stick!

And so in total, they played 2 songs from S.C.I.E.N.C.E., 3 songs from Make Yourself, 5 songs from Morning View, 4 songs from A Crow Left Of The Murder and 3 songs from Light Grenades. A good balance, I’d say.

The last time they were in Malaysia, they played 4 songs from S.C.I.E.N.C.E., 2 songs from Make Yourself, 5 songs from Morning View and 7 songs from A Crow Left Of The Murder. Oh, and Pantomime. 8 songs were played at both concerts, which was great that they gave us a fresh setlist!

Sunburst-D!

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More shots from Sunburst Music Festival! 15th March 2008. Second last batch, I promise!


Raol Midon!


He sings full of soul, R&B with just an acoustic guitar and a load of fingerstyle and guitar tapping.


Though, like his idol Stevie Wonder, he cannot see his fans, for he is blind. But his musical vision goes far beyond! (Spot the Davina who was going to flash him hehe!)


This is how you make your guitar become an entire band.


Then there were The Roots, hip hop represent!


Though, without guitarist Ben Kenney (who was performing on stage much, much later…)


All shots with the Tamron 200-400mm F5.6.


John Legend was more than a man on piano. I’d only heard Ordinary People, heh.


I didn’t know that he was also a sex symbol, and that he played killer covers of Sly & The Family Stone – Dance To The Music and The Beatles – I Want You (She’s So Heavy).


Plus he had walking guitarists behind him…


…soloing.

Sunburst-C!

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More shots from Sunburst Music Festival! 15th March 2008. This time around, George Clinton And Parliament Funkadelic!


He asks: “Do you hear The P?”


Kendra Foster.


Garry “Diaperman” Shider. Yes, he is wearing diapers!


C’mon Carlos “Sir Nose” MacMurray, give Diaperman a hug!


This is the big stage. Thanks name-withheld-to-protect-media-pass-giving-privilege for the media pass!


Dance to the music! Oh wait, wrong band…


Pat Rizzo… who yes, was in the Sly & The Family Stone.


Lige Curry on six strings of pumping bass.


Ronkat Spearman.


William “Bootsy” Collins! Yeah he was in the J.B’s, James Brown’s backing band.


Suzanne-leaving-to-India-soon-Lee! Gotta check out how she wraps her camera.


Shaunna Hall, from them 4 Non Blondes.


Frankie “Kash” Waddy.


And at this dude, I failed my mission to identify each member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective that I photographed. 🙁

Sunburst-B!

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More shots from Sunburst Music Festival! 15th March 2008. This series features local bands who played at night.


One Buck Short, pop punk rockers.


Wokayyy!


Joe Flizzow!


…featuring Duan of Seven Collar T-Shirt on guitar…


…and an entire ensemble for hip hop!


JFK steps out into the light.


Reza Salleh offering an electric alternative rock set.


Adi the freebie tosser! I miss you dude. And that Search – Fantasia Bulan Madu crooning in the office which you did so well!


Meet Uncle Hussain, indie with a most powerful vocalist.


But none beats Amy Search. Amy Search!


Search played. None of the classic stuff I knew, sadly, but plenty of rock and roll and hard rockin’.


Estranged. Quite estranged from the funk metal band I used to know.


So what’s cooking next?


An international artiste snuck into this entry. Incognito!

Previous entries:
Sunburst-A!
Sunburst, Raincursed
Sunburstin’ Goodness

Sunburst-A!

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Finally, shots from Sunburst Music Festival! 15th March 2008. This series features local bands who played in the daytime.


Y2K, masked crusaders of punk rock and catchy punked covers.


Stick ’em up.


Gerhana Ska Cinta.


Ska, what else? Catchy beats.


Najwa the amazing crooner!


Who is joined by a human beatbox. Who is not black. Yo.


I love her soul. No wait, that ain’t right.


Yeah! ERA FM stage!


Featuring a very happy Jimmy…


…playing for Atilia, jazz diva.


Then there was Gigi.


This is where I tell you all that I shot most of this with my Tamron 200-400mm F5.6. My Minolta 70-210mm F4 beercan was with Lex.


Tompi! Kickass versatile voice.


Also featuring Steve Thornton…


…and an ensemble.


Pop Shuvit, heads up! (Yes, that is a head blocking the lower part of the picture.)


Nope, this is not a crop. It’s the full 400mm effect, yo.


And then, it started to rain madly. The crowd ran from one end to the other to catch Love Me Butch! I would’ve if my camera was waterproof.


Hujan, a huge indie band who played not only to appease the crazy crowd that comes with them, but the rain gods. And true enough, it stopped raining.