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.

If you haven't viewed my previous blogpost about the exceptionally epic Hennessy Artistry Penang 2012, I suggest you do *grins*

Jam-packed with photos and a narration of what happened, it's something you shouldn't EVER miss if you wanna know what went down at the party.

Enough fluff. Read it – here *clickety click*

For the seasoned Hennessy Artistry partygoers, you’ll know what to expect! 

And for first timers, you’re in for a real treat, as Hennessy never disappoints.

Yup. Believe it. Hennessy Artistry is back!

Fresh off the island waves of Penang, Hennessy Artistry is roaring ready to tear up the capital! 

The second instalment of 2012’s Global Art of Mixing Trilogy will be happening on the 8th September2012 on the 15th floor of KWC Kuala Lumpur.

Just a little peek at the interior of KWC KL @ Level 15 before Henessy's total revamp!

(Where is it & how to go there? It is located on Jalan Gelugor & Google maps link is http://goo.gl/wwLw)

This time round, Hennessy is more than prepared to host 3000 guests to a mix of world-class music and the trademark H-Artistry atmosphere!

Also, fellow EDM (electronic dance music) fans will revel in delight at the stellar line up Hennessy has to offer us next weekend.

From the interactive Hennessy 360 Panoramic Cam, to the plethora of drinks served on the night, you better be ready to turn up your party dial to the maximum level! I know I sure will 

What do you think of the line-up this time round?

Personally, I was over the moon when Hennessy revealed their headlining acts for the evening.

Don’t know them? Imma introduce them to you now :

International vocal powerhouse Eva Simons is no stranger to the fans of electronic dance music.

This Dutch songstress is best known for her recent collabo with EDM giant Afrojack in ‘Take Over Control’ that we all hear permeating every dance floor around the world.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fe4dk0Jtcw

Come on, you've GOT to know this! 

Eva has also rubbed shoulders with LMFAO, Will.I.Am, Kanye West & many others.

Okay, who's next? 

Jakarta’s cult-status Angger Dimas.

The young electro-house DJ has impacted party people beyond the borders of the Indonesian club scene. Due to his deft talents on the turntable, he went international very quickly 

This isn’t his first time in Malaysia, as I’ve personally saw him LIVE & raved to his intense set that,

I swear, has the ability to shoot every raver to the skies 

Okay, next up!!

*drumroll*

Shifting more to the next generation and local hipster scene, are KL’s rising electronic dance nu-breeds B.A.T.E (Brain and the Eye) duo who will be setting the pace of Hennessy Artistry KL 2012 with a mix of big room, disco, techno & electro 

Personally, I haven't heard much of their sets to shower infinite praises on them just yet, but one thing's for sure, if Hennessy picked them to perform at H-Artistry 2012, you know they're made of solid spunk! 

Last but not least is…….

The hard-hitting, edgy and wicked DJ duo aptly named the Bass Agents.

Familiar to many in the hard style, hard trance & hard dance sets, the duo comprising Mr. Nasty & GuruGuru are well-known for firing the energy levels through the roof and pushing way past the overload button 

Vicious, vigorous and very brutal, Mr.Nasty & GuruGuru’s tight basslines will compel you to relentless headbangs.

Are you excited yet? 

Entry is strictly by invitation only.

To score your invites, log on to Hennessy Malaysia's Facebook page to see how.

All I can say is, expect a supersonic bassline and a cosmic night as these artists take us on an energy-driven musical evening with one-night-only collaborations, complete with powerful vocals & lashings on the DJ deck as well as free-flow of the delightful Hennessy VSOP and its signature long drinks.

I’m ready. Let’s do this, party people.

To Hennessy!

**EDIT : 24th AUGUST 2012 **

I must commend Concorde Hotel KL for their excellent public relations regarding this incident.

After getting news about this blogpost, they have done the necessary (like forwarding the news to the respective departments and people in charge for investiagion) and responded to me via Facebook and a personal email.

Thank you, Concorde, for your beautifully crafted email response and professionalism.

Here is just a tiny excerpt (important bits) from the email received:

Please allow me to apologize for all the inconveniences you have gone through. We sincerely thank you and value your patience.

We know that good arrangement of services when guest in need is the utmost importance to our valuable guest but we at this instance have failed to provide the utmost to you. We must say that this should not be our normal standard of operations.

We are also pleased to know that Johannes has met or exceeded your expectation during the dining experiences. I will forward your favorable comments on to him as I am sure he will appreciate knowing that his service and professionalism were appreciated by you. Thank you. It’s our priority to put our clients before us and you have been a valued customer of ours and we appreciate your affording us the opportunity to serve you. 

We do hope that we are able to have another chance to serve you better in near future.

…and a short excerpt (important bits) from my reply :

Firstly I would like to thank you for your acknowledgement towards my written experience.

We are both very glad that you will forward our compliments to Johannes for exceeding our expectations, because he truly was patient and wonderful to us while we were angry/upset about the matter! We do look forward to seeing him again 🙂

Also, not to worry, I will not judge Concorde Hotel KL harshly based on what has happened… that is why I decided to end the blogpost on a positive note instead. As I do understand that ONE bad experience with ONE person does not represent the entire restaurant, let alone the entire hotel!

Thank you – and your team! – for handling the matter objectively and professionally

**EDIT : 24th AUGUST 2012 **

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Original post :

Here's something worthy of note that occurred a couple of days ago.

It gave me lots of insight after what happened so I decided to share some thoughts with the rest you.

Also, for the first time, this blogpost is written by the both of us.

During the weekend, theboyf and I decided to go for some late night bites.

We dressed up and headed down town to the city at midnight for a little Friday date 

Steamboat supper!

After much driving around, we decided to dine at the Concorde Hotel KL for their supper buffet.

We walked in and was ushered to a table. Picked our choice of food from the buffet spread and had a steamboat stove-pot sent to our table.

Enjoying our steamboat of TomYam soup x Plain soup

Apart from the steamboat supper, there were Nasi Lemak and desserts aplenty

Everything was fine and dandy until I found a fly/insect/6-legged creature which conveniently made its way into my soup for a casual swim. Uh-huh.

I was a little irked but shrugged it off as I thought it was *fairly* normal and understandable to have a bug land in your meal sometimes.

You know those little creatures. They wouldn't know any better.. right?

I then removed that darned insect and continued with my meal.

Minutes later, I found another one.

….and another one.

………AND ANOTHER ONE.

Just happened to take a photo of my bowl way before I discovered any bugs

The final straw was when I found the last one wedged amongst my noodles; on the block of my tofu.

I picked up the entire tofu, and asked theboyf to have a look.

He spent a solid minute staring at it.

It had creepy legs, wings, a thorax and a head (albeit 4 times smaller)

I wish I had taken a photo of it, but I was too disgusted to even think of photos at that point of time.

We didn't know what to do! I completely lost my appetite after discovering my bug-infested dinner.

Some could even be in my stomach already.

Who knows?

We decided to signal for someone in charge; one who we trust is able to rectify the situation.

Called upon a restaurant supervisor whom we saw, was wearing a suit.

His name was Maurice

I showed the tofu in question (with the bug sitting right on top) to him & told him it was the 5th bug I found.

He analyzed it, nodded in agreement & grimly said "Yea looks like a bug" and walked away with my tofu

We were a little perplexed but theboyf and I naturally assumed he went into the kitchen or to report the incident to someone of higher authority.

So we waited for him to get back to us – with either an apology, a courteous feedback or an explanation of some sort.

NOTHING. He didn't come back to us!

We waited.

And waited.

AND WAITED…………….

Eventually, we saw him walking past us/our table. And again, and again. He ignored us! 

Walked past us without uttering a word and didn't give us a second look at all

My face.

We still waited… for a response, at the very least?

We were not even expecting any compensation like a discount on our meal, a meal voucher for our next visit or even for him to replace our entire meal.

All we wanted was either an acknowledgement, an explanation, an apology or just getting back to us with some positive response.

For example, ANYTHING along the lines of  –

"We are really sorry about that. Thank you for informing us. I have already reported it to the kitchen.

We will see that it does not happen again. We apologize for the incident"

would have been sufficient.

But nope, nothing. Not even a word. Not even a look. No acknowledgement whatsoever.

Are you really going to just walk away like that knowing that there are bugs in the food of your guests, not do anything about it but instead leave them hanging waiting for you to get back to them?

We were visibly dissatisfied with the service and theboyf suggested we approach another supervisor.

His name was Johannes.

We explained the situation to him, how we'd found bugs in the steamboat, and how Maurice had failed to even apologise to us, let alone do anything to rectify the situation.

Johannes then asked Maurice to clarify. To which he said –

Maurice : Yeah, there were bugs.

Johannes : Then what happened after that? What did you do about it?

Maurice : I took it to the kitchen to tell the people there already.

Johannes : Then after that?

Maurice : …..

When he came to the point about apologizing to us, Maurice drew a blank.

All of a sudden (I assume, due to embarrassment/awkwardness) he had the nerve to interject and ask us –

"So do you want the bill for this now?"

He had the goddamn audacity to ask if we wanted the bill, which indirectly felt like he was shooing us away to leave the restaurant.

Johannes quickly stopped him, humbly apologized to us and that they will get back to us.

I immediately told theboyf that I am thoroughly disappointed

and will never come back here again!

Not just due to the fact that there were bugs inside their food (hygiene!), it was also due to how we were spoken to/treated nonchalantly by the earlier restaurant supervisor. 

I would also not hesitate to blog about my unpleasant experience when I got home!

It's image/impression to me, collapsed just like that.

I felt indignant, offended and dissatisfied.

A while later, Johannes came back to apologize again for the error on his restaurants behalf and for Maurice's response (or lack thereof).

He went along the lines of –

"We are very sorry that this has happened.

I have already told him that he cannot take the bug away and not

come back to you both with a response or an update.

Sometimes, bugs fly in without us knowing.

But I understand it is not a small thing – a big matter in fact..

And for that we apologize. We hope you come back to dine again.

As this is our mistake, I shall waive today's bill off for you – FOC.

Really hope to see you both in our restaurant again okay? "

His very words (and expression) rendered me speechless.

Not only that, he added that we were welcome to some dessert if we had any appetite left. 

Unlike the first supervisor, Johannes was obliging, understood the situation very well & handled it so professionally!

His pleasant, polite and friendly demeanour also upturned our frowns.

Like I mentioned above, we did not expect any form of compensation but he put our bill on the house.

Just for us. Because he genuinely felt bad about the incident and wanted to make it up to us

Johannes. is. a. champ. We also small talked thereafter.

Theboyf and I both agreed that he single-handedly saved his restaurant.

His damage control was superbly done and his professionalism? Two thumbs up 

I had so much respect for him regarding how he handled the matter.

I was initially flabbergasted and fuming but he managed to change my mind about the experience with the very essence and sincerity in his apology.

Two very touched and cheered up customers 

Before we left, we shook his hand and commended him on his impeccable service

How he managed to change this blogpost from a negative review of Melting Pot @ Concorde Hotel KL into an eternal shrine honoring his professionalism and name is beyond me. 

This dude is amazingly deft at his job. He should be promoted, take our word!

This whole experience made me realize some things.

Here's a good pointer to anyone in the service industry! 

Shit happens… even if it is beyond your control. Thus, upset customers MAY be hard on you, but it doesn't mean you're doomed or to blame. 

No matter who's mess it is or how bad the shitstorm has brewed, it's never too late.

YOU can fix the problem with the best you can to ensure they walk out your door and leave with a favourable impression & image of your premise/outlet/restaurant/company, as word of mouth (especially social media) spreads like wildfire!

Thank you Concorde Hotel KL (and Johannes!)

for making our night a wonderful one

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 

When mid-year comes around, it has been a yearly ritual for me to throw a birthday celebration and document it somewhere somehow on this blog.

Ushering in the 1st of July with the company of my friends and family serves as a reminder to me of how blessed I am to have these special bunch in my life.

Birthday eve 

Despite being occupied and busy with everyone's respective schedules, I made it a point to meet up with the ones dear to me (and the ones whom I've not seen for a long time!) on the eve of my birthday. 

What could be a better reason for catching up for a sit down gathering over yummy food & some drinks?   

BIRTHDAYS.   

For the ones reading TheJessicat.com for a long time now, you have seen me grow (or perhaps even grow with me!) from the birthdays I spent as an innocent high-school kid, to an angsty scene-punk teenager up until my party-hard days as a young adult. 

For the new readers out there, hiya! The archive of all the birthdays I've spent are here

A birthday kiss! One of the many birthday presents he showered me with this year 

That's another one 

They were lovely. Couldn't help it 😀

Despite being still baked from last night's waywardness, I made it to my birthday celebration at Antipodean Cafe @ Bangsar, albeit a tad late. 

It was great to see how all my (early) guests were already talking and made friends amongst each other!   

The 12 of us at dinner!

I called upon the waiter to bring out the food-for-sharing I ordered on top of our individual main meals at the table.  

Had chosen 2 bowls of Potato Salad, 2 bowls of Spinach & Mushroom Alfredo Pasta and 2 plates of Rendang Chicken Satay for all!

The thought of these delights makes me wanna go there again! 😀

Chit-chatting & catching up over dinner! 

So glad to see KK & Chia Li! 

Loads of laughter too! 

Current housemates X former housemates!

Neither of us could finish the food left on the table 

Finishing our individual portions was hard enough, let alone finishing the food-for-sharing.

I was really stuffed  Half of my Smoked Salmon Omelette had to go to waste argh.

But then again, all of us had space for the delicious Chocolate Indulgence birthday cake teehee!

Did someone say…. CAAAAAAAAAKE? 

Thank you so much, Antipodean Cafe for a good night!  Also, much love to all my wonderful guests who turned up & spent time with me on my birthday eve dinner 

It meant a lot to me to see all of you tonight despite my last minute invitation. I've been enduring lots of trouble recently; handling depression as a victim of an in-house theft and busy shifting into my new apartment.

Thank you so much for all your presents too! 

Sorry, some of the presents were somewhere else at the time I snapped this photo! T_T

More piccies of the night :

The other half Konzycakes and I 

My gurlies, Pamela & Venessa

Going all the way back since high school – Kok Kwan & Chia Li 

My beautiful buddy Anis who's always there for me 

Daaaaaaazzzaaa Darryl! My kittyboy Chivas' guardian angel 

The last few that stayed till the end!

Enroute to Zouk in Sam's car!

Just before midnight, we adjourned to the after-party! I was given a guestlist for my birthday thanks to Zouk 

Being the EDM-kaki I am, I decided to hold it in Zouk Mainroom in conjunction with LOUD's Blink & Goldfish's 2nd Year Anniversary. Wootwoot! 

Music was fabulous

My guests & I got into Zouk Mainroom and I popped open a Johnnie Walker Black Label for the night.

Let's fire away! 

Tonight's beats consisted of lots of electronica big room, trance, house, dubstep & mixed turntablism

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSa1sM_nwiI

Thanks to theboyf, he recorded some footage of the night.

(Watch it for the audio & only some bits of us dancing – the lighting was inadequate duh!) 🙂

The DJs went on mercilessly with their epic drops & beats

Here are some of the photos from the after-party.

Bombs away!

My EDM music kakis – in trance we believe!

And one metalhead in the background photobombing us LOL

Wootwoot!

My babe Evelyn and I! 

How time flies! We celebrated a joint birthday together right here in Zouk in 2009!

Spent the rest of the night headbanging & popping

Although not a fan of EDM music, Anis was such a great sport too!

Pammy & I in our element 

Finally Edwin appeared! We thought he dropped dead after last night's shenanigans :O

But so glad to see you are fine & ACTUALLY turned up to my party!

Joanne & I!

I think this is our 1st time partying together… for ONCE & not seeing each other in classrooms!

Drop it like it's hot!

We go a looooong way back, ey? 😀

So have Sam & I 😀 😀

A "childhood friends" photo! My Penang-kiaaaaaaas!

My couzzies Shaun & Meng dropped by too!

Ohhh hello Yong Sern! 😀 😀

I love my friends.

Moar people!

Throughout the night, my phone has been buzzing non-stop

& each birthday wish made me smile! Thank you to all of you! 

Just like every year, none of of my guests allowed the birthday girl to go home sober. 

Who made this rule anyway? You must be a sadistic prick or an alcoholic! 🙁

My 1st Flaming Lamborghini thanks to Pammy! 

My 2nd Flaming Lamborghini thanks to Venessa 

And all the other glasses of whiskey I had to skull 

I reckon I was pretty wasted, according to the stories that the rest recounted to me the next morning.

Apparently they mentioned I landed in a mamak and ordered Neslo. No memory found whatsoever 

Don't remember this photo at all. Geez!

Every birthday turned out a memorable one to me; this is no exception. 

However, I found my 23rd to be a "transition" from my usual party-rocking ones to a slightly more mature, chilled & relaxed one. 

Chilled? Relaxed? Really? 

My dishevelled & intoxicated self begs to differ.

Obviously, I'm referring to the birthday dinner I held at Antipodean 😀 

That one was a very relaxed, mellowed & "old woman" one, methinks. How unbecoming of me!

But then.. there's always the after-party.

Don't think I'll ever get tired of it! 😛   

Happy Birthday to me! Till next year 😀