Remember the ELEVATE : Feel the Difference party that rocked Penang 2 months back?

Blogpost – here.  Well, it has now made its way to the city! Check out Ipoh’s one here if you’re from the future.

At ELEVATE KL with my trusty plus one! 

As we were there pretty early, I took the chance to check out the place.

Photos photos photos!

It was held at the Skyrim-themed club, Black Magic KL

The usherettes making sure who has arrived and who hasn’t

Wow! ELEVATE’s fully digital stage backdrop

I remember the previous ELEVATE being very high-tech as well.

Swirls of electronic waves and other dramatism flashed when the main act took to the stage.

Having my second (already?) bottle of Carlsberg from the free-flow that night!

As some of you would know, I held a giveaway for ELEVATE passes on my Facebook page.

Congrats to my 4 winners!

Here’s two of my winners! Dylan and Ragu

(I don’t know where my other winners are LOL)

Before we knew it, the crowd began to pour in and the party heat was rising really quickly! 

Our charming emcee of the night Kylie Chapman welcomed us and introduced the first act of the night

She was aptly dressed in a royal shade of blue according to ELEVATE’s signature colours 

Rapper extraordinaires, Canadian hip-hop godfather Vandal and word-blaster Jin Hackman, hyped the crowd even further and got into a rap-battle showdown against each other! 

Vandal attacking it word by word at top speed!

Jin hacking at the battle not only in English, but rapping in Bahasa Malaysia as well!

They rendered me speechless with strings of words, requiring no pen & paper!

Everything. was. spontaneous.  I was amazed by their natural gift of the gab 

Vandal & Jin Hackman gave us such an awesome collaboration 

We had trouble hearing them at first, but as we began to concentrate, their lyrics were so funny!

Everyone was practically stupefied and entertained throughout their rap battle.

I actually miss old skool rap! And of course, Eminem 🙂

They then talked about beatboxing on stage and asked if anyone knew how to beatbox.

A dude from the crowd volunteered

And he amazed us all with his beatboxing and showmanship!

From old skool classic beatboxing beats to dubstep beats, this guy impressed us all 

It isn’t everyday a random person – who was actually good! – from the floor gets up on stage to perform with the main acts

They then rapped and beatboxed together! Such a spontaneous collaboration

Jin Hackman returned on stage and rapped with his female back-up rapper!

I do admit, I’ve heard so much about them but never gotten the chance to actually watch them perform & dish out torrential combative words back and forth, right before my very eyes 

Glad I did! Thank you ELEVATE 

I even had a photo taken with Vandal! 

While waiting for the next act, I had some party pictures taken with my friends.

What’s a party without company? Let the photos roll! 

Good times, good times!  It is pretty evident that we were enjoying ourselves a whole lot.

Good underground music, free flow of drinks & a good crowd 

MC Kylie Chapman returned on stage and elevated our party moods 

The next act of the night got me screaming and jumping frantically.

It was my favorite local dance crew, Elecoldxhot!! 

I’m totally diggin’ their hipster, street style and brightly coloured fashion sense!

Such quick and tight choreography!

Their dance routines, no doubt, incorporated lots of breakdance moves as well

Don’t stop! Keep breakin’ the floor, you bboy! 

One minute they were dressed so interestingly, and the next, their L.E.D dance gear illuminated the stage as the lights turned off.

They remind me of some kind of electrobots popping, locking & dropping it on stage! 

Those tight routines coupled with the shocking electro gear got us dancing along as well!

Oooooh and guess what?

I’ve got a photo with my favorite one from the crew! 

Say hi to Chris!

It was past midnight, but there were no signs of stopping ELEVATE from elevating our night even further!

We kept pushing the party energy higher and higher 

Photos! Photos! Photos! 

Our next – and final! – act of the night was none other than the sizzling hot DJ Mari Ferrari flowin in from Russia

I’ve looked up her photos and listened to her online, she really is gorgeous in real life too! 

She played an eclectic mix of trance, house and progressive big room sounds!

DJ Mari Ferrari shot the party to full swing!

She not only has a beautiful demeanour, but talents on the turn-table to boot!

Here’s another photo of her just because. *wink* 

I had a great time that Saturday night!

Theboyf and the boys seemed like they had heaps more fun than I do, they got so drunk and hyperactive by the end of the night. I’ve never seen them dance quite like that before LOLOLOLOL. 

Anyway, here’s a short video of the night!

(The footages of Vandal & Jin Hackman screwed up, to my dissapointment!) 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rKngsHZtEs&feature=player_embedded

ENJOY! 

Three cheers for ELEVATE!

Thank you, ELEVATE, for another good shimmy-down time with my party mates. Till the next one!

Click here and here for Penang and Ipoh’s ELEVATE events if you haven’t done so already.

Hello there my quaint little island, the blogpost is finally here! Sorry I took a while. 

I may be late, but I certainly would not let a party as big as this slip away from my blog line up.

((STYLESHOT OF THE DAY))

TheJessicat wears: Red-Black Toga Dress by S.U.B | 

Black Studded Bag by GUESS | Red Stilettos by Payless Shoes

Do you know which party I'm talking about?

Betcha do!  It's HENNESSY ARTISTRY PENANG 2012

The glorious Hennessy VSOP bottle & I, flanked by two lovely usherettes

This entry is a sequel to both my posts here and here

When I heard that the first of the Hennessy Artistry trilogy series of parties was set to rock Penang island, I was not only proud of my little island, but also excited that a party of such a scale was to be celebrated on the grounds I call home 

Arriving at the foyer. I was taught to make my own Hennessy cocktail! 

One of the usherettes (who happens to be a friend of mine) Jenny, showed me what to do

I was astonished to how Hennessy completely revamped Straits Quay Convention Center!

That very night itself, SQCC turned into a huge party arena hosting more than 2000 guests, complete with an all-new Hennessy Art of Mixing Zone, signature Hennessy VSOP long drinks and of course, the trademark Hennessy Artistry party atmosphere.

The classy lounge-foyer area for guests to sit, chat, drink and chill

before getting sloshed at the battlefield of a party zone 

Pam, Jessmine & I at the Hennessy lounge 

My homies and I catching up over a few drinks that we were taught to make 

Samantha & I

Guests could have their photo taken at a very interactive photo booth where several cameras placed all around the raised platform woulsimultaneously capture photos to achieve a 360 degree photo effect. 

The girls and I atop the panoramic Hennessy 360 camera platform!

Really cool photo sequence, if I do say so myself! 

Soon after, I made my way inside the party-zone

Spotted glasses and glasses of Hennessy on the counter all lined up in such a neat manner!

Got into my zone. The 'S' Zone also known as the VIP, bloggers & media zone

Our table was given a Hennessy VSOP bottle of our own with plenty of mixers to go around!

Hennessy Apple, Hennessy Ginger, Hennessy Soda & Hennessy Berry. Your pick? 🙂

Thank you Paul for a lovely photo! 

with the girls 

with the boys 

When I got in, the first act of the night was already warming up the party scene.

Spin master DJ Ramsey Westwood (a friend of mine!) began the hype by dropping his set of progressive house & electro 

Drop 'em sick beats like you always do, Rams!

Whoooop whoooop! 

It was no wonder he bagged champion at the ASTRO Hitz Spinmaster Season 2.

As the music kept pumping and dropping at all the right places, we guests fed off the energy and made it our own!

Emcees of the night from MTV VJ Rich & VJ Holly Grabarek kept us on our feet & welcomed the next act on stage

Here are some party pictures!

Same high school back then; at the same party right now! 

Collegemate Mikey and I 

BFF Joyce and I  We go a long way back!

The view from the back of the crowd

Before we knew it, the next act joined DJ Ramsey Westwood up on stage! 

As two is always better the one, both of them performed a stellar collabo act of beats and vocals!

Local songbird & 'One in a Million' winner Suki Low ripped the crowd apart with her powerful vocal chords

while DJ Ramsey spun David Guetta's Titanium feat. Sia

I am Titaaaaaaniiiiummmmm!!!!

She then continued with chart-topping popular hits from Katy Perry, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and even classic numbers by soul diva Whitney Houston! Suki hit all the notes – especially the high ones! – perfectly, it was mind-blowing.

She's on the edge of glory, you bet! 

A crew of dancers then joined her onstage and Suki also busted some dance moves in unison.

Such an electrifiying performance!

Her act stole the limelight for that moment and drew a heavy applause from the floor

We loved her and even sang along with her as she belted out the songs we knew of  

More party pictures?

We. are. Penang cha bohs! 

MORE Penang kias!

Yup, believe it or not we were all from the same primary & high school buildings playing tag & hopskotch in our school uniforms a decade ago

And now we're all dolled up at the same party listening to the same music & drinking the same drinks.

This is why I love parties. You not only get to meet new people but also rekindle with old/long-lost friends!

For that I'd like to thank Hennessy, for making this happen 

The third act of the night made their way upstage after Suki finished her show

It was none other than Asian Kings of the Mandopop scene – Lollipop F

The appearance of this dance quartet led to screaming female fans from all corners of the party to the utmost front as much their zone-barricades could allow them.

Another one-night-only collaboration was born! 

DJ Ramsey X Lollipop F

With their very tight choreography, they certainly stole the show!

They even incorporated stunts, breakdancing & other daredevil acts too!

I was so impressed and held my breath for fear that he was going to topple over! *gasp*

He defied gravity as he went lower and lower and lower OMG

Lead singer of Lollipop F – Owodog belting out their popular songs

Coming from someone who doesn't listen to chinese songs at all, I was actually in awe at how energetic, charming and appealing their performance were. Good vocals, good looks, good dance routines, good stunts, good body unique fashion style – name it, and they have it all 

No wonder many girls were hyperventilating throughout their show 

More party pictures!

Ash and I 

Vivian & I 

Perk & I 

Alex & I 

Take one!

Take two!

The emcees came back onstage to have a toast with us – TO HENNESSY VSOP! 

Soon after, they welcomed the next act.

Guess who the next act of the night will be?

It's the grammy-award nominated British Trance/Progressive music producer/DJ….

*drumroll* Andy Moor!

His set and remixes sounded amazing and even more so, reverberating from the state-of-the-art sound system!

He shot the crowd to a sonic mayhem

You can bet your bottom dollar I went absolutely beserk headbanging & jumping around during his set

Photos never lie, huh? 

Andy had the beat to move our feet & the bass to melt our face! 

Make way for more party pictures!

Can't get enough of Penang peeps yet?

Here's more Penang peeps for you 

A party would never be complete without both my very special girl friends with me 

For long time readers, you would already recognize them from all the photos:

Bestie Joyce!

Bestie Pam!

The night was still young, but it was plain to see that the thousands of partygoers wanted more.

We were more than ready to get our groove on to the final act of the night – Ernest C!

This cutting-edge house and electro maestro made us jump to our feet again!

He even dropped those wicked 

dubstep booms from Skrillex and Porter Robinson!

Final batch of party pictures!

Thank you Hennessy Malaysia for an epic one-night-only weekend and an amazing time!

Bringing a stellar line-up for us, both international & local, serving us free-flow of delicious Hennessy shots & cocktails and a fun-loving, marvellous party experience, we owe it all to you. Looking forward to more of Hennessy Artistry! 

Did you know that the next instalment of Hennessy Artistry series of trilogy parties is underway?

Yup, mark your calenders for next Saturday, 8th August 2012! 

More info in the next blogpost 

What delightful news! I can't wait for tomorrow night so I can party in style already.

The well-known glamorous and exclusive series of parties – Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge, is back with a distinctively British edge this time round.

Taken at last year's Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge Penang

I found it a pretty smart idea to hold a British-themed party in Penang. After all, Penang was once occupied and owned by the British in the late 18th century 🙂

It also coincides with the hype and excitement of the London Olympics 2012.

I was pleased to receive an invitation from the Striding Man to this elite, invite-only VIP race party in Penang Island.

Whee! I will be flying to Penang tomorrow afternoon on an all-expense paid trip to attend one of the most glamorous events of British motor racing this year 

Photo taken late last year at Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge Brazil

Johnnie Walker, the award-winning World’s No.1 Scotch whisky and global partner of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes™ Formula 1™ team since 2005 will be celebrating their “home” race in Silverstone, Great Britain while commemorating Penang’s rich historical heritage with the British.

Oh, and guess where exactly it's going to be held?

The Black Circuit Lounge party will be held in the most historical race course in the country – Penang Turf Club, which was built by the British themselves!

The event will also feature a number of British-skewed highlights, from iconic and instantly recognisable British decor and even tea-inspired whiskey cocktails to debut at the returning Black Flavour Lab mixology bar.

Hmmm… will we be seeing red telephone booths, London guards & horses? 😀 😀 

In keeping with the British theme, the JOHNNIE WALKER® Black Circuit Lounge will feature rising star and headliner Benji Boko from the UK to raise the temperature at the party with a decidedly British-inspired set list.

He will be playing alongside a few other acts, namely DJ Direct (USA), DJ RayRay (Taiwan) & homegirl DJ Geri!

The hottest race party in Malaysia will be welcoming the presence of motorsport royalty & two-time Formula 1™ World Champion Mika Häkkinen! 

This hunky racing champ is also Johnnie Walker's responsible drinking ambassador 🙂

Hmm.. the party is tomorrow and I haven't thought about what I'm going to wear yet.

I was thinking… something glamorous with a hint of British inspired fashion! You'll see.

Ready for a ride of your lifetime?  Just you wait for this weekend..

Keep Calm and……Keep Walking!

The world's #1 international premium beer now has a new facelift!

To commemorate their new iconic bottle design, Heineken decided to throw an epic new bottle launch party and fly world-reknown Dutch DJ/Producer Ferry Corsten down to Malaysia to shoot their party to the skies even further.

Being an avid fan of Ferry Corsten & a frequent raver, Heineken's invitation to this party

just made my mid-week more awesome then ever!

After registering my attendance & getting the stamp on my wrist, it was time to go inside the party scene

I was all set to rave to the progressive trance beats and bombs of Ferry Corsten with my mates.

What could be better than raving with ice-cold Heineken to give you that boost of rejuvenation you need? 

((STYLE OF THE DAY))

TheJessicat wears: Graphic cropped top by Forever 21 |

High-waisted skirt by a bazaar in Singapore | Red bangle by Diva |

Dreamcatcher by a bazaar in Singapore | Wristlet by Burberry

Gold Winged kicks inspired by Jeremy Scotts by Adidas |

The moment I stepped inside, I caught sight of the gorgeous new Heineken bottles in a glass enclosure.

Such a beautiful, sparkly display! 

Heineken's new iconic bottle design

I wrote all about it here if you wanna know more! 🙂

My party-mates for the night! 

By the time we stepped inside, the party was already in full-swing.

The music was resonating everywhere, the lights were bouncing back and forth & the crowd was pumping!

Partying to the opening acts of the night

None other than local DJ duo DJ Blink & DJ Xu of LapSap fame!

Sipping on my ice-cold beer while LapSap turns up the volume!

It was a delightful treat for all the guests tonight as the Heineken came in torrents of a never-ending flow!

Everybody loves Heineken! 

Some party piccies of my buddies and I at the Heineken Progressive Tour.

Let the happy faces of the partygoers roll 

Soon after, our MC of the night –  MTV VJ Utt, welcomed us all again and gave a toast to Heineken!

HIP HIP.. HOORAY! To a successful bottle launch party! 

Cheers! Let's clink our bottles & savour the goodness

We were then shown a short introductory video clip on Heineken's New Bottle.

I was enticed. It was really well done!

It was a lovely insight on the new Heineken iconic bottle design.

After the video showcase, it was time for the main act of the night 

Sparks from the fireworks broke through the air and guess who finally made his appearance?

Ferry Corsten!! 

Specially flown down to spin for us at Heineken's party,

Ferry Corsten's 2 hour set was roaring to go!

The entire party scene transmorphed into a massive indoor rave party in a flash!

It was insane. Totally reminded me of how good Ferry was!

The last time I partied with him was at the christmas party in Zouk!

Podium dancers then appeared with their rather flashy, neon outfits

and entertained us with their eclectic moves

Here's a close-up on the dancers! Epic costume, ey? 

We be getting our kicks on to the lights of Electronic Dance Music! 

While we were raving close to the stage, the security guards & bouncers kept ushering us further away from the stage and shoo-ing us to retreat.

We thought they were just being anal and a bunch of party-poopers but we were so wrong!

Giant spurts of fire burst out from both sides of the stage periodically

No wonder we were being shoo-ed away!

They just didn't want us to get charred by the immense flames!

Safety first! Why, thank you so much for making sure us guests weren't prone to danger 

Okay, back to the party!

Ferry was as good as ever that night. 

He played his well-known tracks such as Punk, Radio Crash, Sweet Sorrow, We Belong, Into the Dark, Brute as well as remixes of other DJ/Producers tracks such as Tiesto, Marcus Schulz, Swedish House Mafia, Avicii and many more!

We went absolutely mad headbanging and shuffling to his tracks 

Stopping for a photo!

Taking a short break!

Draining our bottles of Heineken was a perfect way to cool down before raving again 

Indeed. 

Ferry continued escalating the party momentum to infinity and beyond! 

Towards the end, confetti burst out everywhere

It was truly an event full of jubilation, celebration and merriment

Congratulations on your spanking new iconic bottle again, Heineken!

Thank you, I had a fantastic time being a part of your celebration tonight 

If there’s no reason for me to visit my lovely island, I will find every reason to.

Fortunately, ELEVATE hit the shores of Penang last fortnight and extended me an invitation to be part of the happenings at Penang International Sports Arena (PISA) for a night of mingling, music and mayhem!

Headed back to the island to attend ELEVATE!

Before I begin, I would like to congratulate the winners for my contest once again.

Thanks for participating, everyone! ‘Till the next giveaway! 😀

Hope all 5 of you enjoyed yourselves! 

I arrived at the party scene with both my plus-twos as early as 9pm.

As VIP guests, we were ushered to the front of the extremely long queue.  Thank you, ELEVATE!

Entering the venue

Cool set up at the podium! 

Upon reaching the arena, it was great to have met and reunited with so many familiar faces – the party hasn’t even started yet!

Then again, it IS Penang Island after all, where everyone knows everyone 

((Style of the Day))

TheJessicat wears : Two-toned tube dress by Forever 21 | Shoulder bag by Coach |

Blue tie-dyed scarf by moms! | Clinch belt by a bazaar in Singapore |

Blue slingback platforms by Forever 21

One of the 1st few things that caught my eye was a green screen where guests could have their photos taken with an image of your choice photo-imposed into the background.

Here’s another photo booth whereby guests could take photos and upload them directly onto Facebook!

LOL yeah, that’s me trying to take a photo of the photobooth taking a photo of me.

PHOTOCEPTION!

The result

Before the 1st act of the night was set to hit the stage, I scoured the arena and mingled about with some friends over free-flow of Carlsberg and scotch whiskey. 

Some photos! 

Usherettes were also seen walking around the arena inviting guests to play some interactive iPad games where we could win ourselves pretty cool prizes!

I had fun blasting green fireballs at the usherettes and…. I won myself a lighter that emit green flames when flicked! 

Before we knew it, the opening act had begun after the MC’s warm welcome!

We had the pleasure of having Korean born DJ Siera Lee, who is now based in Sydney, to spin for us tonight.

She played a good mash-up of R&B, popular pop hits and Electronic Dance Music.

We had fun dancing to her tracks!

Next up was the Mocha Girls, a dance group comprising 5 sizzling hot ladies from The Philippines

They were excellent in their energetic dance routines & sang very well too!

Totally reminded me of The Pussycat Dolls with their similar demeanour and style 

Even the lead singer, Mocha, resembled Nicole Sherzinger somehow!

They were not only energetic, they were extremely flexible!

We were thoroughly entertained, especially the male guests methinks 

ELEVATE : FEEL THE DIFFERENCE

Continued mingling with my fellow partyhats! 

Here are some more photos 😀

And the party doesn’t stop! 

Everyone were all pumped up to watch the final 2 acts for the night 😀

Guess who was on the dance floor partying with us as well?

DJ Siera Lee! 😀

Group photo! 😀

Thank you for tonight, Don! 

After a very elaborate entrance and a buzzing digital lightplay show on the panoramic screens, the walls of the staged spun 360 degrees and DJ Hiloco aka Nerodoll appeared before our very eyes! 😀

On to the decks!

A brilliant collaboration soon ensued.

8TV’s Showdown 2011 champions with a pretty epic group name – Elecoldxhot, performed a perfectly tight, synchronized and fascinating dance routine while DJ Hiloco spun her set.

Dressed smartly in their funky streetwear, they burst out and set fire to the stage

Turn up the heat, boys!

With their crazy popping, locking, breakdancing, shuffling and so many more dances,

it was no wonder they walked away as winners from Showdown 2011!

I was busy bobbing in unison as well!

Very awestruck, I was. Loved it!  They’ve got so much swag

DJ Hiloco

After their mind-blowing performance, DJ Hiloco continued her set and raised the temperature even higher.

Her eclectic set of Electronic Dance Music comprising mainly trance, progressive house, techno, dubstep, brostep, electro and big room, made me want to never leave the arena! 

She was fabulous!

After an exciting time out at a energy-driven party, I was all drained from the night.

Penang certainly never fails to bring me excitement and fun.. apart from the food of course 😛

Another Saturday night well spent!

Check out the links for ELEVATE KL and IPOH here that took place later this year.