Last night was fabulous! I zoomed off early to catch Laidback Luke's gig in my 2nd home, Zouk KL.

Although this isn't the first time I'm watching this kick-ass House/Electro-House DJ spin – my 1st time raving to him was in Zouk Out 2010 in Singapore – I couldn't contain my excitement all week to catch him live in my very own city!

 

Off to partayy, babeh!

 

So we got there pretty early, the crowd was beginning to build up.

Our homeboys DJ Blink &Goldfish as well as Holland's DJ Sandro Silva were the opening acts for Dutch DJ Laidback Luke. No pictures because I wasn't exactly inside the Zouk mainroom yet.

Was outside chilling but I could hear their beats!

 

When Laidback Luke finally appeared to begin playing his set, the crowd went insane. 

It was announced that it was his birthday!

Tequila shots were served by Luke, courtesy of Luke himself!

 

He personally prepared them too!!! 

(I could see him doing it at the back while Sandro Silva was spinning)

 

Thanks for the picture Edwin!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE, YOU HOTTIE!

Another year, another mad-awesome series of rave parties hey?

 

He kickstarted his party with pretty freakin' awesome tracks and remixes.

Everyone had their hands in the air!

 

Atta boy!

 

His deft skills on the turntables were impressive! 

 

Yo DJ spin that shit!

 

It's a turbulence in the house!

 

I totally fell in love with his set last night! I had expected it to be some one-long set, but no…

Laidback Luke spun for 2 hours! Wooohoooo!!!! 

 

What song next Luke?

 

Confession : I couldn't keep my eyes off him during his entire set! *shy*

During one of his tracks, I made eye contact with him OMG! I stretched my hand towards him spontaneously

 

 

And and and and!! 

HE REACHED OUT TOO, TOUCHED MY HAND, SHOOK IT AND SMILED AT ME!!!

I swear I died for 5 seconds and resurrected.     

 

He's amazing!

 

It was truly poppin'! 

 

The energy reverberating within the walls of Zouk Mainroom was like no other!

The crowd was raving hard, long, and wild… both upstairs and downstairs to Laidback Luke's wicked beats

 

Don't stop! Let the party rock!

 

Horrid photo of me because I was sweating buckets after all that jumping, raving and headbanging!!

But I didn't have the heart to delete it cos it's my only photo with Laidback Luke  Teeehee.

 

A very disheveled me with Laidback Luke spinning in the background

 

Champagne, anyone?

 

Keep it rockin, DJ!

 

He played all my fave songs of his – Heartbreaker, Natural Disaster, Timebomb and Turbulence. Luke also remixed a few other artists' songs such as ones by Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Daft Punk, Benny Benassi and more. 

But what really got me thrilled was when he played heavy dubstep beats!

 

Plus, he's ssssssssoooooo cuuute!

*swoons*

 

With pals Pamela and Edwin

 

During the set there were some idiotic baboons who waved 1 buck and 2 bucks cash towards Luke and tried shoving it to him. Like WTF?

Excuse me you moron, do you think Laidback Luke is playing for charity? Or busking to put food on his table?

 

He was gracious enough to politely decline the money. I felt so insulted for him it's ridiculous!

Luke's an internationally recognized DJ. Your "donation" is prolly worth 2 cents to him -__-"

 

We gonna partay all night!

 

Oh and I video-ed some footages to show you how it was LIVE. 

 

 Here's a short montage of him spinning last night!

Sorry I couldn't video more, was too busy partying with Laidback Luke!!

 

Oh and to save the best for last…

Remember when he served his party people tequila shots in conjunction with his birthday?

 

I kept his shotglass 

*euphoric skips*

 

Ahhh! I spent the entire day yesterday batch editing all the animal photos I shot at the zoo.

It made me realize how similar animals are to human beings.. in many ways!

 

For those of you following, this post is a sequel to this sneak-peak blogged here

Konzy and I wanted to check out most, if not all, of the animals residing in Melbourne Zoo. Guided by the map, we started from the left and went anti-clockwise, ensuring every area is covered.

Holy crap! Gave me a shock. Easy, kitty, easy.

 

The Snow Leopard was the first animal we saw high atop the makeshift cave of its den.

T'was a beautiful animal, with an equally beautiful coat.

But the poor thing looked rather bored

 

Heck, I will be bored too if I were to be sitting in a man-made den all day and all night.

Somebody, find me a live animal to hunt! 

My point exactly.

 

Goodnight kitty, we won't disturb you anymore.

On to other animals!

Stopped by this huge den

 

What animal could possibly inside?

Most certainly not a small animal, considering the sizable space allocated for this enclosure

Oh, hello there, you cuddly fellow!

 

It's nice watching how this bear malevolently lumbers around; without a care in the world.

I wanted to take a photo with it!

Obviously, this was the closest I could get lest it rips my head off

 

Turned around to peek at the Snow Leopard again to see…

LOL okay. Go ahead. Don't mind me.

 

Walked past a smaller enclosure, with lots of dried leaves and gravel inside.

Ohai! Would you puff out your tail feathers for me?

 

Hmmm.. maybe not.

Artsy photo of Konzy taking a photo of the peacock

 

We waited for ages ans ages for it to puff up its tail feathers… to no avail!

Hmph, maybe if I was a female – a peahen – it probably will try to impress me LOL

Us and the stubborn peacock!

 

There was some other creature that was sharing the den with Mr. Proud Peacock here

Konzy didn't know what it was (neither did I) so he started exclaiming, "Quick! Take a picture of that crawling thing!! It's crawling away!" 

And I did. In the midst of crawling away from over-enthusiastic people like us

 

We soon found out that it was something lika groundhog

The next enclosure was made to look like a massive cave that we had to enter.

 

UGHH. A reptile/amphibian farm – as I had expected.

Green chameleon!

Turned brownish-green

Into entirely brown chameleon!

 

Bah. Why are you afraid of me? I know I shoot, but only with my camera

Moving on….

Look at this baby crocodile!!

 

The top of its head and its eyes are floating while the rest of its body is submerged underwater

Saw a smiling tortoise. Something must've made its day 

Here's a different kind of tortoise.

 

My slithery, slippery friends! How are you?

 

 For those wondering, I was born in the year of the Snake according to the Chinese Zodiac.

Okay, no need to count my age. I've just turned 22.

Gawd knows what bird is this.

 

Whole flock of them scurrying away from me -__-

I may eat KFC but sorry lah, you don't qualify. So don't be scared!

 

I stood outside in the field for a while. Just HAD to get away from the creepy-crawlies in the cave, while Konzy happily continues taking pictures of Monitor Lizards, Beetles and Tarantulas FML.

LOL cool.

Scary face OMG. Looks like some mutant 

Went inside the butterfly farm

 

OMG what is this! T'was SO HOT AND HUMID 10 times worse than Malaysia!

Had to remove my overcoat immediately! I guess butterflies breed best in tropical climates

 

There were millions, perhaps trillions of butterflies fluttering all around us!

 

Nope, they weren't caged up at all. Oh wait, technically they are, but..

WE WERE IN THE CAGE WITH THEM! 

The most massive, elaborate "cage" ever! LOL

 

Didn't even feel like a cage. It was more of a large greenhouse.

We left soon after. Konzy was amused by all the butterflies and started videoing them.

I'm like OMG IT'S SO HOT CAN WE GO NAAAAOO? hahahaha

Don't know what animal this is but saw it in The Lion King before

 

Probably some kind of gazelle or an antelope.

And and and…. I rode an elephant!!

A wooden elephant. So? Still an elephant nonetheless

Awww… momma elephant teaching baby elephant how to drink water through its trunk!

Konzy and I with the elephants!

 

He made some sort of cynical joke about elephants and a person. I refuse to reiterate.

But had to admit, it was funny. As much as I tried not to laugh.

Baby elephant, open wide!

Konzy took a sneaky picture of me taking a picture of the elephants

But I managed to sneak in a smile! HA!

Okay, you should know what's coming next

 

I absolutely love tigers.

Well, they're essentially kittycats  

 

Just… very big and dangerous kittycats capable of having me for lunch, that's all

Konzy and I outside the cage

 

Of lions and lionesses!

RAAAAAWWWRRR!!!! 

 

Climbed to the top of the cage to see a dingo/hyena-like animal

I wish I could ride a zebra to university and be the coolest kid on the block

Hello Giraffes!! Super-tall creatures!

Kisses! 

 

Also, I've learned that you can't take a giraffe seriously.

Wanna know why?

 

How to take you seriously liddat???? -____-"

Fell in love with a female Orang Utan that smiled at me

 

Orang Utans are wonderful creatures, very much like humans.

But, I fail to understand why that particular Orang Utan chooses to wear cloithes

 

Maybe he doesn't fit in with his peers.

Should try going naked too. Maybe then he'll fit in

Mother & Baby Orang Utan portrait!

 

When she smile for the camera, I melted.

When I showed her the photo, she looked at it and smiled at me again.

 

I was smitten by her until…..

She spread her legs wide open for me -___-"

Oh you skank

On 2nd thoughts, maybe she spread her legs for this Orang Utan

Kangaroo!! It reminds me that I'm in Australia

 

Okay lemme recall a funny incident.

Poor joey wanted to come out of mama roo's pouch but mama wouldn't let her.

Kid : "MOM! LEMME OUT!"

Mom : "No."

Kid : "i'M OUT! YEEOUCCH! MY BUTT HURTS"

Mom : "NOW GET BACK INSIDE!"

Kid : "FINE"

Mom : "OUUCHH! DON'T JUST BARGE IN LIKE THAT!"

HAPPY NOW?

Okay 1 more kangaroo photo

Lazy Koala Bear was hibernating throughout the day!

Probably still baked from Eucalyptus LOL

Don't know what adorable animal this is but Konzy took its photo

Looks like a weasel/meerkat/civet cat to me

 

The Seal was delightful to look at!

 

Cos it goes both underwater and on land! 

 

Also saw penguins who couldn't walk nor stand straight

Neither could I. In this photo

 

Saw the caretaker feeding Percy the Pelican!

 

Cockatoo!

Ta-daaa! Found a stray peacock.

Don't know what animal this is but it reminds me of a skunk LOL

 

The entrance/exit

 

By the time we realized, it was already close to 6pm!

Geez. Looks like 5 hours isn't enough to tour the entire zoo.

 

But imma take less than 5 minutes of your time to watch a VLOG I made!

Enjoy the video :)

 

Watch till the end!

Managed to stop by the souvenir shop for a bit

RAWWWRR RAWWWRR!!

 

Konzy surprised me with this adorable fluffy, furry tiger hat! 

Although I have no where to wear it in Malaysia, It's in my car now! Yay tiger gets to go everywhere I go!

 

T'was an amazing afternoon spending time with all the animals of the animal kingdom!

I love animals, do you? 

 

On one of my voyages to Melbourne city during my first week in Australia, I hit up the ever-popular Southbank aka Crown Entertainment Complex.

Heard so much about it prior to my arrival, and now, I'm right in the heart of its vicinity.

The sights are even prettier at night all lit up!

 

I could still remember being like a little kid lost in the big city on my first day in Melbs.

But thankfully, a few awesome people showed me around…

 

Aunt Ket included! She brought me ALL around Melb city 

 

At Melbourne Central.

 

It had a Metro Train beneath the mall! Wait a sec — I shouldn't be surprised. There's an LRT Train underneath our famed KLCC Twin Towers too.

 

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Shopping at FCUK. Gawd I love this brand. Nice play of the acronym too

 

Always works for me! (Besides the gym, of course)

 

We kept walking and Aunt Ket wanted to bring me to a picturesque spot on top of Burke Street Mall (or was it still Melbourne Central? I don't recall) to take pretty photos of the city from an aerial view.

And so we went to this rooftop garden!

 

So pretty!

 

I also reckon it's a place where heat is conserved at an optimum temperature for the plants.

The moment I stepped inside, I felt so warm! Almost like in Malaysia hehe.

 

Part of the city on a Saturday afternoon

 

We just kept exploring the city until evening. 

Oh and, funny how the sun begins to set around 5.30pm in Australia!

 

And by the time it hits 6.30pm, it'll be dark already

 

Nawwww horses along the streets of Melbourne!

 

There were horse carriages around. Just like the olden days.

I didn't ride it for some reason; reckon it probably costs a bomb 

 

Liquor shop!

 

Oh sorry, I forgot to warn you about this PG-13 photo,

Too bad you've already seen it!

 

Shotbuckets on sale! Perfect for parties.

 

Tried on a coat with busy motifs. Liked it. Didn't like it

Liked it again. Changed my mind. Liked it again. But didn't buy it

 

Stopped to grab a lunch break!

 

Continued walking till we reached Southbank.

So pretty, right? T'was a great idea to go just before sunset.

 

Breathtaking

 

 

 

 

By the time we crossed the bridge to the other side, we were greeted by lots of buskers!

Some were singing, dancing, painting, juggling and all sorts of different things

 

Impressive street art!

 

Sat down inside Crown Entertainment Complex to have dinner

 

Yes, if you're wondering, that's all I'm having for dinner

 

Can't help that the Australian currency is triple times that of mine. 

How sad! It sucks always feeling like a pauper overseas. I finally how it feels like to be poor. 

 

Artsy shot

 

 

 

And before we realized it, it was nightfall

 

We were just in time for the fire flamethrower show!

 

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, Southbank boasts a display of flames every weekend at a specific time. I think I was there at 8pm? It lasts for about 10 minutes, tops.

Yeah, if you're ever in town, try to catch it with your very own eyes!

 

Here's a short snippet of it.

 

The heat was so intense at some points that you can feel a very mild burning sensation!

Everybody (especially tourists) stopped and watched it in awe

 

Just a nice silhouette

 

Southbank was buzzing with people even late at night!

Now that's what I'm talking about

 

Lovely sights!

 

Stopped by the bridge to take picture but was constantly photobombed by drunk boys 

OMG leave me alone! They insisted a picture anyhow. Reminds me of what one of my readers once commented, "You always seem to attract weird men huh" LOL. That made me laugh!!! 

 

ZOMG! Trying not to ruin my smile.

Ok photo over. You can go now kthxbai

 

Gave up trying to take a solo picture as they wouldn't leave me alone unless I joined their nightly drunken crusades or left the spot.

Obviously, I politely declined their offer with an awkward smile and chose the latter. We adjourned home soon after. Phew.

 

Back at Flinders Street Station

 

So that was my 12 hour day out at the city.

Didn't feel so lost anymore when I went downtown again the following weekend!

 

Can't wait to go back. Countdown: 55 days! 

 

Heyyyooo guys!

I've just finished my exam today and I'm in a particularly good mood.

Only one more to go, ohyeaaaaa *smug grin*

Aight, here's another sequel – the 7th blogisode – for my Sydney trip!

 

Taken along some wharf area

 

So being a typical tourist, I was seen with enthusiasm plastered on my face and lugging around my camera.

Just as I pointed my shooter to this buggy-wuggy looking train, the driver grinned, waved…

 

and shouted "HEY!!" to me

 

We kept walking and walking; it was nice to feel the cool breeze against my skin.

Best part was, it was evening by the time we got there.

 

Yay! For the sun was just beginning to set

 

The sunset was too pretty to miss!

So I took a moment to sit by the waters and yeah, started shooting away

 

Leaning back : just a random piccie of my Converse

 

As we kept walking, I realized we've finally reached the huge bridge of Darling Harbour!

It's really up high and we took an escalator up.

 

It was an excellent view along the entire bridge – admiring the city skyline

 

With couzzie Bernice atop the bridge!

 

It's a reaaallllyyyyyy long bridge across the sea.

But long walks can really be a pleasant experience, especially if you have a picturesque scenery like this!

 

Stopped to take so many pictures!

 

You can see puddles on the pathway, remember when I told you it was really cloudy leading up to a wet weather in the afternoon whilst I was at the Sydney Opera House?

Yeah. I'm glad the rain cleared up now, making way for the peeking rays of the sun!

 

OMG OMG did you notice the rainbow in the background?

I never spotted it until I saw this photo

 

Various office buildings along the crystal clear waters

 

I had an odd sense of deja vu whilst walking along this route.

It somehow reminded me of a certain spot I walked past in Clarke Quay, Singapore. It looks almost similar!

 

When we were finally done with the breathtaking view, we adjourned for dinner.

But before that, I came across this strange fountain-like thingy and the first thing that came to my mind was that I just HAD to run around the spirals.

 

BUT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED MYSELF FROM DOING SO BECAUSE I SAW A GROUP OF 5 YEAR OLDS

DOING EXACTLY WHAT I WAS JUST ABOUT TO EMBARRASS MYSELF WITH

 

Hmmmmmmm…. at least I'm glad to know that my inner child still reigns.

IT LIVES!

 

Passed by the Chinese Garden of Friendship!

This stone lion/dragon above must be the guardian of its gates

 

… which somehow reminds me of Mulan. The great stone dragon which Mushu broke

 

Speaking of stone animals, something very peculiar caught my eye.

What on earth is this?

 

It was a stone sheep/ewe/ram suspended in mid-air

My, my… you must be having fun defying gravity

 

And I certainly had fun becoming a shepherd for a fair bit

BAAA RAMM YUUU! To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true, sheep be true! BAAA RAMM YUUU!

(quoted from one of my fave award-winning film Babe, the sheep-pig, released in 1995)

 

Omigosh and finally we began to head home.

I had such an amazing time – a full day out from 9 o'clock in the morning until past 8pm!

 

Was about to pass out the moment I got home! Oh but before that, I'd like to remind you to….

 

Sign me up for any sheep-wrestling competition!

… because I know the sheep password