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Happy Chinese New Year 2009!

james pong — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:26:24 +0000

The first day of Chinese New Year 2009 falls on January 26, 2009. The year of Ox symbolizes diligence, reliability, sincerity, strength and sound judgment.

Below are some pictures I have taken around Kuala Lumpur shopping malls:

Pink blossoms at Pavilion KL

The Largest Golden Bull at Pavilion KL

"Blooming of Cherry Blossom" Dance at The Gardens

Dance performance at The Gardens

Chinese New Year at The Gardens

"Blooming of Cherry Blossom" Dance at The Gardens

Happy Chinese New Year! Have a prosperous new year.

The Original Manga Competition @ Putrajaya Arts Festival

james pong — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:32:40 +0000

Are you a Manga artist? If you are, head down to Putrajaya for The Original Manga Competition during Putrajaya Arts Festival.

Write and illustrate an original Manga and win up to MYR 5,000!

The Original Manga Competition is open to all MyKad holders who are over the age of 12 by 1 January 2008. The Manga must be an original creation and never been published before. It can be in English or Bahasa Malaysia.

For more information, visit The Original Manga Competition page @ Putrajaya Arts Festival Official Site.

Sunburst KL International Music Festival 2008

james pong — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:50:41 +0000

Finally, the first big concert in Malaysia is here — Sunburst KL International Music Festival 2008, one of the largest outdoor multi-genre music festivals is about to light up the grounds of the Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club. Bringing with it some of the biggest international names with the likes of John Legend, The Roots, Incubus and Incognito, and regional superstars like Tompi and Gigi, as well as our local hot-shots Joe Flizzow, Pop-Shuvit, Gerhana Ska Cinta, Search and many more. Sunburst KL International Music Festival 2008 is going to be the hottest event to dawn on KL. This melting pot of R&B, Hip-Hop, Rock and Jazz’s finest stars is about to explode. With 20 live performances spread out over 4 different stages — all within 12 hours! Don’t miss out this great music festival!

Sunburst KL International Music Festival 2008

Tickets are sold at a flat rate of MYR 200 and are available at Rock Corner, Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, Connection @ Pavilion, Fantasy Music, Music Valley (Ampang Point), Artist Gallery and RAM Production. You can also get the tickets online at Ticketpro.

For more information, check out the official site.

Chinese New Year 2008 in One Utama Shopping Centre

james pong — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:51:14 +0000

Continue from my previous post of Chinese New Year 2008 in Kuala Lumpur Shopping Malls, One Utama Shopping Centre does not want to lose out either in attracting shoppers by having moderate decorations around its mall but the center stage is decorated heavily. Everywhere you go, you’ll see blocks of Chinese characters where people will gather to pose for pictures. There are many performances daily including Snake Show (WTF?), Chinese Acrobatics and Lion Dance.

Chinese New Year decoration in One Utama Shopping Centre

Cobra king appears at the wrong time

One thing that amuses me is that why the hell is the Cobra king out to entertain the crowd? Ain’t it the Year of the Rat? And Cobra belongs to the Snake family — Rat’s biggest enemy! ROFLMAO!

Many people love the lion dance

Close-up shot of the lion

Wishing all who celebrate Lunar New Year a very Happy Chinese New Year 2008!

Chinese New Year 2008 in Kuala Lumpur Shopping Malls

james pong — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:00:17 +0000

Chinese New Year or known as Lunar New Year is less than a week away. And since early January, most shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were already fully-decorated with Chinese New Years decorations.

Suria KLCC is decorated with lots of red lanterns

The view of Suria KLCC’s concourse from the top

A giant lion inside Berjaya Times Square KL

The tail of a lion in Berjaya Times Square

The decoration inside The Curve shopping mall makes it looks like a garden

The red lanterns above the piazza of The Curve

Chinese acrobatic performance in Sungei Wang

Sungei Wang hires some acrobatic performers to entertain its shoppers

Where would you be this Chinese New Year?

Muddy Fun in Korea

james pong — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:50:53 +0000

Every July, there will be a Mud Festival in Boryeong City, Korea. If you are visiting Korea in July, make sure you don’t miss this fun-filled festival!

Zombie Lurch 2007, Sydney University

james pong — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:18:03 +0000

Zombie Lurch 2007, Sydney University

Now, this is what I call ‘cool’. On September 22, 2007, these people were trying to break the record of world’s largest zombie lurch of 894 zombies but failed. Whatever it is, it seems quite fun!

(Via Flickr)

Burning Man 2007

james pong — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:44:55 +0000

Burning Man is an eight-day-long annual festival that takes place in Black Rock City, Nevada. The event is described by organizers as an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance and takes its name from the ritual of burning a large wooden sculpture of a man on the sixth day.

This year, the event was held from 27th August to 3rd September. The theme for 2007 is “The Green Man”, which anticipated the most participants ever, at 47,097.

Trucks art installation, one of the major highlights in during the event. Photo by Claudia Gold, see more of her burning man pictures

Find out more about Burning Man.

Afternoon Roundup

james pong — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:40:44 +0000

Howdy, people?

Liverpool hits six past Derby to go top of Premier League. Rafael shows them who’s the boss.
Google acquires online word processor. They plan to take over Microsoft Office.
Gourmet coffee pioneer, Alfred Peet dies at the age of 87. Live long gourmet coffee!
Internet is the thing! Director Spike Lee to chair online film festival!

Hotlink Games & Anime Festival

james pong — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:30:32 +0000

Don’t miss Malaysia’s hottest Games & Anime Festival this weekend, 16 – 18 March at Sungei Wang Concourse, Kuala Lumpur.

Among the fun includes: -

Hotlink Warriors live appearance
Miss MaxGames Competition & MaxGirls All-Star Team Challenge
Autographs & photographs sessions (with Hotlink Warrior, Gempak Starz artists, Jigoku Shouju from Animax)
Free MaxGames sign-up and mobile games
Limited edition goodies (for Maple Story, Gempak Starz, Hinterwars, etc.)
Special discounts (on Anime figurines, novels and merchandize)
Freebies for Early Birds (while stocks last)

Sci Fi & Fantasy Festival 2006 @ Cineleisure Damansara

james pong — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:10:02 +0000

Sci Fi & Fantasy Festival 2006 was held in Cineleisure Damansara from December 15 – 17, 2006. It claimed to be the first-ever Sci-Fi and Fantasy event to be held in Malaysia. Some of the highlights include a cosplay competition and Eragon showcase featuring Eragon games and related merchandize. Other than that, there were Comics Zone, a place showcasing comics, manga and cartoons of local talents. There were also a cyber game arena with Eragon Official Game Launch and Demo, Warhammer: 40k: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade Tournament and Water Margin Online Game Showcase. I managed to catch a glimpse of the main highlight of the carnival, which include movie character appearance like Elektra, Jason from Hell, Freddie Nightmare, Stormtrooper, Predator and so on.

Some models displaying the latest PDA’s and clothing line

Movie Props Making Workshop by Movia Mania, Singapore

Some girls from SMK Bandar Utama dancing

Elektra from the movie Elektra

Some models displaying the latest PDA’s and clothing line and make-ups from Fling and Elianto

Stormtrooper from Star Wars

Freddie The Nightmare

Predator

Jason From Hell

Predator, Jason From Hell, Chicken Little and Elektra

Eragon (sitting first from left), Freddie, Jason, Stormtrooper, Predator, Chicken Little, Elektra and Batman (hiding, LoL!)

Eragon (sitting first from left), Freddie, Jason, Stormtrooper, Predator, Chicken Little, Elektra and Batman (now, he’s standing on the left!)

Eragon (sitting first from left), Freddie, Jason, Stormtrooper, Predator, Chicken Little, Elektra and Batman (this Batman has a low profile, no pun intended. LoL!)

Chicken Little and Elektra. Chicken Little is quite horny. He even shook his butt . Damn pervert!

The entire gang

Chicken Little’s moving away

Elektra

Asia Spa and Wellness Festival 2006

james pong — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:11:31 +0000

Asia Spa and Wellness Festival 2006 will be held in Mid Valley Exhibition Centre from December 1 to December 3, 2006. The 3-day exhibition is designed as a spa village, highlighting new products, trends and technologies, as well as selected spas and wellness centers across Asia.

Visit Asia Spa and Wellness Festival Official Site