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We be dubstepping rooftop high with Skream & Benga LIVE in Malaysia! NSFW Tracksuit Party @ Vertigo, The Gardens

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

 

 

As a regular at rave parties and the like, it never occurred to me that I’ve never attended a dubstep party before.

All the raves I’ve been to revolved around trance, techno, electro, house, hardstyle or a medley of them all.

 

But not dubstep.

Until tonight.

 

Part of ze clan and I 

It was the night of 2 prominent Dubstep pioneers-cum-producers

Their time to shine…hailing all the way from United Kingdom :


None other than Skream and Benga themselves! 

Tonight’s gonna be a good, good night indeed.

We be raving to the most anticipated Dubstep party and…

 

…the other half finally landed in Malaysia! 

The boys from Budculture and Cee X H3 soundsystem opened with a bass-dropping set!

They drove the crowd wild – yours truly & the clan included! 

Tonight was the first time we ever raved in a different way

Heaps of popping, locking, dropping, shuffling, stomping and tectonic moves as well!

 

This calls for more, are you with me? :D

We gurls be rippin’ the dance floor! :D :D

Keep it going boys! Wub wub wub wub wubbbbbbb

Ze clan and I had a smashing time.

Pictures are self-explanatory :)

 

Buddy Pam and I 

Raving to towards a whole new dimension!

 

And it just never stops

OBEY… CEE! Such heavy dubstep warps the night into a Transformers battle

Autobots & Decepticons… major pwnage! 

 

Sure, Fry. Sure.

The boyfie and I – our first time raving together IN MALAYSIA!

Imma show you how we Malaysians party… till the morning light! 

 

And when the night strikes 1AM, Skream and Benga steals the limelight

 

Make way for these legends!

 

They shot the party to the skies the very moment they hit the decks

 

 

I’ve never, ever heard dubstep of all variants being performed right in fronta of my very eyes before.

Yup, I still had to digest the fact that Skream & Benga are here.. right here on our Malaysian soil.

 

Sucha durrrty durrrty set!

 

Jump, jump, jump!

You are my cinema.. a Hollywood treasure 

After what felt like hours of non-stop tectonic, crumping, popping, locking  and dropping to the heavy bass, synths and snares, Skream proceeded to escalate the party.  

Quite literally, in fact.

 

Yup, he rose and stood on top of the DJ table while dubbing!


It was so wicked you have no idea!

 

We were closing our eyes, headbanging, gritting our teeth and let the insane beats take control

Before we knew it, something else happened outta the ordinary

 

Benga began to stage-dive & crowd-surfed all over the dance floor

And many others followed suit (like this guy above)

WHEN I SAY SKREAM

YOU SAY BENGA

SKREAM!!!

 

BENGA!

SKREEEAM….!!

BENGAAA!!!!!

SKREEEAM….!!

BENGAAA!!!!!

 

I had a fan-dubstep-tic time.. it goes without saying!

 

Raising the bar of Dubstep music even higher.

Give it up for Skream and Benga!

I’m sure all the other revellers of the night can agree with me

My first time raving to Dubstep proved to be a helluva epic night.

ENCORE!!!

 

Speaking of which, ze clan and I are gonna be heading to OMFG Saturday @ Barsonic tonight.

Bring it on Mr. Nasty, GanjaGuru and the rest of the bass agents!

ZoukOut 2011 featuring DJ Chuckie, Avicii + Armin Van Buuren! Siloso Beach @ Sentosa Island, Singapore

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

 

I know this is probably a month late but I kept having more and more things to blog about that Zouk Out completely slipped my mind! Pardon me… teehee!

 

So yeah, as expected, ZoukOut 2011 was an absolute wicked one.

Probably just as good as last year celebration of 10 years of ZoukOut, aka Zouk10ut if not better!

 

My gurls and I 

 

So before we entered the main Siloso Beach of where ZoukOut '11 was to be held, the whole lot of us decided to dive straight into our own party. Pre-drinks at the adjacent beach.

Don't know what beach it is but it sure worked for us :D

 

Chilling at the bench during pre-drinks

 

I miss my Aussieguest Carly :(

Come back to Malaysia soon!

 

Venessa and I

ZoukOut once more hey? ;)

 

Take two! :D

 

We finished the bottle in a jiffy

 

We made friends with ol' McDonald from Detroit, USA!

 

Chugged my last glass in the water

 

Alright, that's a wrap!

Now that we're all pumped up, hyper and tipsy, it's time to adjourn for ZoukOut 

 

Where the party began 4 hours ago!

 

Just three enthusiastic partylovers amongst hordes of  many others!

 

Correction: FOUR!

 

Correction: FIVE!

 

Correction: SEVEN!

And the number just kept growing

 

Once we entered, we started running helter skelter, exploring what this year's Zouk Out has to offer

Mostly the same good food, good things on sale and heaps of freebies up for grabs!

 

Went to the Havaianas outlet

 

Played with the giant inflatable flip-flop! 

 

Bumped into an old friend, Adelyn :)

 

And a few others too -- Danny and Charlene

See, we Penangites came all the way from the north for this yo ;)

 

After all the exploring and fun, we escaped to grab a bite of the nearest yummy food possible

 

Headed off to Mcdonalds!


Where I impulsively bought a slurpee cup with a red bikini on it :O

 

DOESN'T MATTER, HAD FOOD!

With our satiated tummies, we marched back to where the party's at, ZoukOut '11 awaits us 

I've made a video compilation of my ZoukOut 2011 experience, watch out for it at the end of this post!

 

Got to the main stage pretty early to secure our spots

DJ Simon Dunmore was playing at that time

 

Raving with my buddies! Ze clan and I

 

Party vibe is building slowly! :D

 

Squeeeeee! Carly piggybacked me :D

 

Bumped into another Penangite, my old friend Sabrina :)

 

At last year's ZoukOut, I came to watch my 3 fave stars in 2010's line-up: Tiesto, David Guetta and Afrojack

This year, I came fully anticipating DJ Chuckie, Avicii and Armin Van Buuren

 

and……. DJ CHUCKIE IS UP! :D

 

WHO IS READY TO JUMP? :D

 

There were fireworks blasting across the sky as we partied!

DJ Chuckie kickstarted his set with a remix of Daft Punk's 'Around the World' and was playing various EDM tracks of his own including remixing those by David Guetta, Rihanna, Swedish House Mafia, Benny Benassi and more.

 

There were beer showers everywhere too!

 

His 2 hour set was pretty radical, I must say. I enjoyed watching DJ Chuckie's facial expressions too; they were so animated and at some parts comical! :D He also really knew how to work the crowd.

And then… it rained not confetti, not streamers… BUT GLITTER (Blimey, I actually thought it was sand!)

 

NEXT UP, GUESS WHO'S CRUNKING UP THE LEVELS AT 3AM?

 

Nobody else comes close to these nasty levels… IT'S AVICII! :D

 

Got up to Level Two so fast that I had to blink twice before confirming that it was indeed 2 white girls

holding up the Malaysian flag while screaming AAAAAAAAAVIIIIIIIICIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!! 

 

So proud of my country's flag but then again, wait.. what? Malaysian flag? White girls? Avicii?

Am I missing something here? 

 

Avicii's 2 hour set was stellar, just as I had imagined it to be

 

DJ SPIN THAT SH!T! 

 

He shot the party to the skies the moment he appeared on the decks with 'Fade into Darkness' as his opening song before proceeding to his other popular tracks like 'Sunshine', 'Swede Dreams', 'Hello Miami', 'Freedom' and more.

 

 

The young Swede and rising starlet Avicii (aka Tim Berg) also remixed popular favorites like David Guetta's 'Titatium', Diddy's 'Coming Home', Nadia Ali & Alex Kenji's 'Pressure', Tiesto's 'Escape Me', Coldplay's 'Waterfall' and others. 

 

While raving, the gigantic, transparent beach ball landed on our heads!

 

Ohhhhh~ Sometimes, I gotta good feeling

YEEEEEAH~

 

The feeling was surreal when Avicii played his debut 'Levels' right there and then.

To see 'Levels' playing LIVE RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES BY AVICII HIMSELF was unlike any other.

 

Everyone else in the crowd could relate; they were just as euphoric as I was!

 

Major love fo my gurls for the awesome company!

 

Sex dolls were flying everywhere.

Heck well, naked blow-up dolls, more of. They sure looked like sex dolls to me LOLOL

 

At 5am sharp, something bigger was coming our way.

Already almost at the crack of dawn, there was no sign of stopping us ravers from welcoming the World #1 trance legend for several years in a row, ARMIN VAN BUUREN! :D :D :D

 

It started off with a big bang

 

He greeted his fans and loyal revellers with arms wide open!

 

Nothing could bring me down.

T'was amazing to finally rave to Armin Van Buuren LIVE and seeing him in the flesh after following his 'A State of Trance' (ASOT) episodes and yearmixes. *swoons*

OHMY. YES IT IS ARMIN. 3 METRES IN FRONTA ME

 

Ohmylord. Armin was so charming that night.. not to mention unbelievably talented too

 

When he spun Cosmic Gate feat. Emma Hewit's 'Be Your Sound', the crowd shut their eyes, jumped and traversed into an uplifting state of trance. :D:D

It was absolutely food for the soul 

 

Bursts of confetti (and glitter!) were everywhere

More fireworks came in abundance too!

 

I recognized the songs from his yearmixes.. nothing beats hearing it LIVE.

 

The beach ball kept bouncing up and down amongst the crowd!

 

Rave it up, rave it good till the morning light!

 

He played till the sun came up 

 

Now, here's my video montage of ZoukOut 2011 through my eyes :)

Experience it visually, embrace it and make sure I see you at this year's rave beach party of the year 

 

ENJOY!

 

Only a true rave begins outdoors with thousands of people, rising its temperature with triple the amount of people and ends waaaaayy past the sunrise :D :D

Every year, ZoukOut is a true pinacle of a rave party. ZoukOut 2012, we shall meet again 

 

Simple Plan speaks! Press Conference : ‘Get Your Heart On!’ Malaysia tour

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

 

In conjunction with the release of their 4th and latest album 'Get Your Heart On!', we were lucky enough to have Simple Plan right here at our Malaysian soil as one of their stops for their tour just yesterday afternoon.

Yup, you read right.

 

The band rocked Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 8pm in KL Live last night!

 

I arrived at 2.30pm to attend the press conference with my assistant of the day, Pamela :)

Thanks for all the help & company!

 

Wow. Talk about dedicated fans.

There was already a queue as early as 6 hours before Simple Plan's concert!

 

CEO of Tune Talk Mobile Prepaid, Jason Lo, welcomed us and spoke extensively regarding the concert and what to expect for the night. 

 

"This is the first of many to come! Our next acts will be Avril Lavigne, Jessie J and more,"

Jason Lo shares

 

I bet all Malaysian Simple Plan fans were ecstatic being able to catch their favorite punk rock band perform right in front of their eyes.

Well, guess what? This is just the beginning.  

 

Jason Lo speaking

 

 

Simple Plan was brought down to Malaysia thanks to Tune Talk – in collaboration with JS Concert Productions and Fat Boys – as part of their 'No Big Deal lah' series of concerts.

Next was local band 'The Revellers', winner of the band search competition to open for Simple Plan's gig

 

They were personally handpicked by Simple Plan

 

When asked why they were chosen, Simple Plan said that it was "all about the music…"

Good on yall, guys! :) Make Malaysia proud hey?

 

Simple Plan being welcomed by the MC

 

During the interview, I managed to ask them a couple of questions.

 

Jessicat: What is your favorite song from your latest album 'Get Your Heart On!' and why?

Pierre: "I would say 'Can't Keep My Hands Off You'. It talks about getting down, know what I'm saying, gurl?"

 

Nice one! Oh I definitely know what you're sayin' Pierre. *winkwink*

 

 

Next question:

Jessicat: Where's your next stop after Malaysia and what are the future plans?

Pierre: Singapore is the next stop.. then Indonesia, Japan. We'll be doing a Canadian tour, a European tour, Australia… all over the world.


 

Cool beans. Looks like there's no stopping the band after 10 years! Amazing 

They were part of my teenage years, my friends' and I's all-time favorite punk rock band ever.

 

I'm sure many can relate!

 

Members of Simple Plan sharing a light banter with the MC

When asked, they mentioned that they loved the Malaysian heat!

 

 

Chuck Comeau (drums & percussions) speaking:

"It's -15 degrees in Canada, a snow storm at home right now.

We're very happy to be here, wearing shorts & Tshirts, it's awesome!"

 

Bumped into Jason (and his adorable son)

(his head happens to be at the bottom of the photo LOL!)

 

He asked me, "Are you ready for tonight? You better be!"

Is that even a question? Hell to the yeah I am! :) :)

 

 

Their concert was amazing. Take it from me, a true Simple Plan fan since their old skool days of 2002.

As a teenager, I used to have posters of them back then, compiled all my favorite songs of Simple Plan's albums and blast them in my room, rocking out all by myself while jumping on the bed playing an air guitar 

 

 

Stay tuned for the coverage of Simple Plan's concert last night.

Heaps of photos + videos coming your way! ;)

FREEZE spellbounds us upon the stage of ice, magic and entertainment @ Genting International Showroom!

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

 

Just before we ushered in the new year, I was invited by Resorts World Genting to witness their new resident show: a multi-million ringgit production of Ice, Magic & Entertainment aptly named 'FREEZE'.

I haven't been to Genting Highlands in over a year so I thought, hey, why not?

 

The journey up to the 'Fun City Above the Clouds' was a winding one. 

T'was cold when I arrived (to my surprise!) and a hot cuppa from Starbucks was all I needed

 

I brought my buddy & housie Pamela to the show with me as well

As soon as we got up there, we started dolling up for the show

 

As I was booked into First World Hotel, it was quite a fair bit of a walk for us. But no matter!

'FREEZE' was to be held at Genting International Showroom, in the same building as Resort Hotel.

 

YAY Finally arrived the showroom!

 

But first, we decided to dine before the show to avoid being cold & hungry in there!

So we went for the buffet dinner at Coffee Terrace Genting courtesy of Resorts World Genting! Thank you :)

 

At the entrance of Coffee Terrace Genting

 

Inside

 

There was a plethora of food available during the buffet. We were delighted to find a host of both international and local delights.

 

Alright, dinner beckons us! :D

Here, lemme show you some of what we had

 

 

 

Watching Chinese people cook really, really intrigue me.

Just look at those oppressive flames amongst the food -

 

Frying food with gigantic flames inside the wok for so long without burning the meals!


Cooking level : ASIAN

 

We were spoilt for choice looking at all those food and more! 

Here's something that got me ticking :

 

Not just an ordinary chocolate fondue fountain… it's a

A WHITE CHOCOLATE FONDUE FOUNTAIN!

Here were some of the choices we recommend from Coffee Terrace Genting :

 

Roast Turkey ham slices

 

New York Cheesecakes

 

And from our plates:

 

Butter Fish, Grilled Dory, Chicken & Beef Teriyaki, Seafood Aglio Olio, Tempura, Fried Soft Shell Crab

 

Tiramisu, Sushi & Maki, Chicken Sausage, Bread & Butter Pudding

 

Fresh Garden Pasta, Black Pepper Roast Beef

 

Other food worthy of not (which we didn't snap photos of) were :

Carrot Soup, Nyonya Chicken, Teochew Siakap & Century Egg Broth, Baby Prawn & Red Snapper, Lamb Kurma, Chocolate Chip Ice Cream with White Chocolate Sauce, Thai Green Curry & Beef Rendang. 

 

A definite must-try! 

 

We adjourned to Genting International Showroom at sharp 9PM

 

Ready?

 

Too excited to be spellbounded by world-class performers! 

 

Behold, the never-been-staged-before production is about to begin

 

 

The showroom has turned into one of the largest ice entertainment venue in Malaysia

 

 

This million-pound ice-rink was specially constructed for 'FREEZE', operating at a permanent -8°C

 

 

We were entertained with a vast array of magic, entertainment and acrobatic stunts all on ice!

 

 

It was stupendous, to say the least 

 

 

Apart from stunts and whatnot, there was a musically inclined performance

on the violin and graceful dances from a fusion of performers from Ukraine, Europe & Asia

 

Introducing the enchanting illusionist Anastasiia Birch from Ukraine!

 

She appears through an empty crystal box

 

Captivating us with her brand of illusion

 

We were wow-ed by many of her talents

 

Anastasiia performing her double levitation act

 

Anastasiia performing the World's Largest Turbine Illusion 

So dangerous my heart sank when I saw her disappear into the turbine and emerge from the other side!

 

 

To think that it has sank enough, I was so very wrong.

I literally gritted my teeth and had my fists in a gridlocked clench the moment I saw this - 

 

Anastasiia performing the World's Largest Drill Illusion

 ohmy.

 

Loved it when everything was set in flames

 

The Huachen Acrobatic Group from China induced a jaw-dropping and eyebrow-raising reaction from me

These flexible and limber daredevils blew me over with their agility, energy and nimble movements!!

 

They spun so fast and in so many degrees and angles I was seeing stars after they were done

 

Don't know how yall do it but, bravo!

 

They have most definitely set the bar as they fluidly contort, perform aerial trapeze acts, silk aerial acts and high-flying acts.

Wish I could've shown you more pictures but my eyes were really concentrating on their insane, rapid movements

 

The cast

 

It was such an amazing 75 minute production, it left us not only starstruck and beyond impressed.

'FREEZE' is one I'd truly recommend.

 

The photos and the experience I've just shared simply cannot do it justice!

If you wanna watch it for yourselves, details are as below:

 

It's often a full-house show, so log-on to www.rwgenting.com or call

for availability and booking to avoid disappointment 

 

And if you wanna indulge in the buffet just like ours, look here :

 

That's all for now. An amazing experience, no doubt.

My housies and I had so much fun at the themeparks and the casino thereafter.

 

'FREEZE' You heard it from me!

Don't miss any of those never-seen-before acts! :)

 

 

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