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The blog lifts off!

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Launched this blog last Thursday early evening. Was one helluva party. 20 bottles say so!

Don’t remember what happened between 12am and 1am. One of ’em D.I.A. moments (Drink-Induced Amnesia). Anyway, the post is based on what i do remember. If u were there, u can help fill in da blanks.

Guests could mix their own cocktails

Guests could mix their own cocktails. Hence the drunkeness

6pm Meet the lounge manager and discuss program & flow. Start set-up

Drinking starts. Thank God for the Early Birds Club

Some of the esteemed members of da Early Birds Club

Some of the esteemed members of da Early Birds Club gettin high

First bottle opened is a Smirnoff Black. Bar staff look at us funny. We had hardly started the set-up and we already asked for a bottle and start drinking

Make two welcome drinks at the cocktails station:

– 1) Kelapa Rock – 7 coconuts worth of mixers are ready

– 2) The Yeltsin Boogie ’09 – empty two litres of Smirnoff Black into a punch bowl, then add relevant mixers (minimal). Bar staff continue watching the fun, trying to suss out what kind of event this will be

Designated drink-testers get to work, & nod heads in approval. Adjust taste of d punch to make it go down faster.

Cocktail station is ready. Some very thirsty people around

Music’s rockin

Intoxication sets in pretty quick. Haha. The punch never fails

Go grab your welcome drinks!

Go grab your welcome drinks!

7pm Event ‘officially’ starts

Fadly takes up position at media/guest registration. I fix him a stiff drink

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7.30 Most early birds are quite high. Cocktails going fast

Mix 'em up!

Mix 'em up!

8pm Kelapa Rock is number one drink for d nite. Sold out! Some fans wanna rename it Kepala Rock. Watever

Mike steals d recipe. Will have to kill him

Fadly abandons guest registration table to join d party and get high

La Clandestine absinthe station at the bar opens. Adian finds his spot for da nite

Some new-arrivals tell me that I look high. No shit

The right way to do absinthe is to allow cold water to slowly piss on it

The right way to do absinthe is to allow cold water to slowly piss on it

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9pm Launch protocol time. Everyone quite blasted

MC says some stuff

I get up front and give a ‘speech’. Was quite blazed, so rock n roll speech. Wasted some booze on my crotch during speech – never hold drink n mic in same hand n try to sip

Pink champagnes are passed to all guests. I get a bottle of it. Blast the cork into space – blog launched!

Raised glasses, “Salud!”, drink

Launch sequence complete. Heavier-drinking starts

Pizzas n stuff served

'Speech' it seems

'Speech' it seems

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Between 10pm-1am

Photographer down. Damn. He passes out for awhile, and gets his pictures taken instead

Various absinthe sessions break-out at the bar. Michelle from TWE busy getting everyone high on The Hulk – absinthe shooter placed in half a pint Guinness – down at one go. My buddy Adian hangs at the absinthe station all nite. As I promised during the speech, he did receive the event’s ‘door gift’ the next morning – a hangover

At the cocktail station, 11th bottle of vodka is opened. Lotsa mingle-mingle goin on

I’m in a hazy state of being, moving (more like floating) about all around d lounge. Bother the chicks whenever I can. Make them more cocktails

Open a 3rd bottle of absinthe –  alcos head to d bar like fly to shit

Drinking festival

Drinking festival

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1am Launch finally ends. Seven hours of drinking. Everyone senget, including bar staff. Haha

Carry a body outta there. Dump her on the couch at our pad. Dont remember drivin home

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2am+ After-party at our pad. Don’t remember much of this

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3.30am After-party ends

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4am Dreamland. A 10-hour party for me

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One thing that was not done that night after the ‘speech’ was the Question & Answer session. Nevermind, u can ask your silly questions here.

A big thank you & salud to Shirley & Riche Monde for the case of Smirnoff Black one-liter bottles and some Johnnie Walkers, and TWE for some absinthe. Modesto’s Tao Lounge at TTDI Plaza was the right choice for d event. Extremely accommodating, great service, superb food! I only had to instruct the staff ONCE about how i wanted da nite to flow. If u ever wanna do an event, Camy’s yor niga (camyk17@gmail.com). Modesto’s – still the BEST goddam pizzas in KL!

Grand total of bottles i opened – 16 liquors, 4 champagnes

Thanks to all who helped, and Joyce for some pictures. And to The Star for the coverage.

Since everybody said they had a blast, will plan a similar-style party for the blog’s first anniversary. Or if dat’s too far away, 6-month anniversary, or my birthday in November. Haha!

A crowd of about 40 swallowed 20 bottles. Ruthless mafuckers! Well done and thank u for joining in d festivities!!

Drink on!

A couple of dodgy people tried to swipe an absinthe

A couple of dodgy chicks tried to swipe an absinthe but were caught and spanked

Dont know wats so funny

Dont know wats so funny. Dont know wats in d shooter either

The evil absinthe witch and her new sidekick at work

Da evil absinthe witch Michelle & her new sidekick Adian brewin sum shit

Henry hangin wit sum wimen

Henry hangin wit sum wimin

Eddy n Khang sharing The Hulk - supposed to down it, not share. Pussies

Eddy n Khang sharing The Hulk - supposed to down it, not pass around. Pussies

Dont ask

Dont ask

Feeding Joyce more cocktail, tho she's obviously already in La La land

Feeding Joyce more cocktail, tho she's obviously already in La La land

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Brain damage rating: 9/10

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The vodka solution

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D launch of a new vodka took place a few nites ago in Blanc @ Heritage Row. It’s called Solution..

Vodka cocktails on da house

Vodka cocktails on da house

What d bottles look like, coz somehow i didnt take a pic of them

What d bottles look like, coz somehow i didnt take a pic of them. I blame d fever

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It’s made in Russia and bottled here. It’s ok la, but didnt get to try it straight.

One strange flavour it comes in is peppermint! Haha. A little too minty for my taste. There’s also unflavoured, orange and lemon.

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The welcome drink - Solution Orange, with orange

The welcome drink - Solution Orange, with orange

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Vodka cocktails were served quite generously. D dude in charge, Eu Gene from TSE Liquor, said “Make sure yall get wasted!”

Nice words of encouragement!

We sure tried. After d launch a party started kickin downstairs, where some of us moved to.

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Protocol

Protocol

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D alcoholics sure luved it

D alcoholics sure luved it

D vodka is available at clubs & supermarkets. RRP is $85 for unflavoured, $88 for da rest.

Note (update 18/6): I only found out d next day wat a heavy nite this was. Haha! In d car on d way home i was passing d bottle of vodka around n makin everyone drink straight. Dats fine, ‘cept i dont remember! And at our place, Ben Bitch puked on our couch, Mad Max was a corpse all over d hall, n Khang puked too. And got locked out of his own room. Phew. And he basically threw two dudes outtta our house. Haha!

Brain damage rating: 7.5/10

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An intimate afternoon with many many vinos

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Flavours magazine asked if i wanted to be a judge in a wine-tasting panel.

This is what’s known as a hypothetical question, cos it dont require an answer.

This session was pretty specific – a blind-tasting focused on wines below $80 (retail). BTW blind-tasting dont mean u get blindfolded.

So at 2pm a few days ago, there were four glasses of chilled whites staring at me. Seemed like a sweet deal for a Monday afternoon. The tasting notes chart, where i fill in my comments & ratings, looked like it had many sheets. Hmmm. I assumed we will try about 10 wines, tops.

Bread and a water bottle were the other accompaniments.

O yea, and a spit bowl. Haha. Yea right! Like am gonna spit out perfectly good vino. Gross man.

Hmmph! Get dat bowl outta here! Reminds me of a bed pan

Yea, u stay empty. Just get dat bowl outta here! Reminds me of a bed pan

Yea, spit bowls are for pussies.

But then i was told that we had to go through goddam 28 wines! Huh? Insanity! I want my money back!

Well, since i didnt pay shit, sallgood.

Shy wines having a cold bath

Shy wines havin a cold bath

Anyway, the first four wines went pretty quick. They were chardonnays, followed by several sauvignons. Penfold’s Rawson Retreat Riesling was good. A nice blend of fruitiness and acidity, plus a pleasant, mid-length finish.I could hear mumbled curses from another judge right around wine number 10. Maybe coz it was sweet. Thing is i did expect it to be a lil sweet, and in fact luved it!

I later found out it was a white zinfandel, by Delicato of California. The awesome colour is what grabs u at first (i scribbled into d review comments – “A beautiful deep orange-red – would love to have my V-dub in this colour”.) Haha. It’s got a candy-like nose. If u like something slightly-sweet with a light sherry-like finish, dis is d one. Can be drunk at any time.

Me like. And received a bottle to take home

Me like dis Delicato. And received a bottle to take home. Thanks Suzanne

.At wine 13, i realized i was quite buzzed! Gosh. Only like halfway. There goes gym plans!

After 15, i was like “Lord have mercy!”

Then i was staring at these:

Merciless. 16-19 were the first wave, 20-23 (background) were ready with d second wave

Merciless. 16-19 were the second wave of reds, 20-23 (background) were ready with d third wave

The army of reds attacked – there were seventeen to go thru.

Fuck. My commitment to the cause ‘swayed’ a little.

I leaned back into the chair, took a breath and assessed my situation. Intense. Would i be able to write any sense into d tasting charts?

What did i say about spit bowls earlier?? Dam. Hmm, how do i always get myself into this kinda mess?

Okay 16-19, u wanna dance, we’ll dance!

I was soon back on track, knockin ’em back. There were some real smooth reds – the Delicato Cabernet Sauvignon and Jacob’s Creek‘s Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon notably. Straight-forward easy reds dat would go well with most meals, as not too overpowering or bold. Should suit all casual drinkers.

But at 20, confusion starts to kick in. They all start smelling d same. I dont know what notes to write! I feel like i was a confused kid in an exam. I bet the deep breaths i took of d reds also got me high.

Other ones i liked were the Kilikanoon The Lackey Shiraz and Penfold’s Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet. Easy-drinkin wines, plesantly surprising, considering under $80. Very suitable for parties too.

OK la i guess. Most wines i liked came from wineries dat have won awards.

If u wanna read my personal version of ‘wine language’, click here!

Wine connoisseurs in really serious thought

Wine connoisseurs in really serious thought

.I sat there for almost three hours, sipping away all d time. Eventually my notes were a lil messed-up. Missed a couple of entry columns too. By 5pm, i was THERE..

The finale. Salud!

The finale. Salud!

.So i took the complimentary bottle of Delicato to Sid’s and had it right away.

I hope d top 5 wines that i submitted to Flavours for publication purposes weren’t like 20 bucks. Haha. Would say something about my taste!

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Brain damage rating: 8/10

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Freedom Festival issue – Updates

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UPDATE 1

I hear that the BN government, Islamic religious department & police have created ridiculous demands for all organizers. But d organizer still got screwed – the religious department harassed NON-Muslims, asking them to cover-up and shit.

I will be calling the religious department today to verify.

I doubt this organizer or any other will ever do such an event again, coz d conditions Rais Yatim & the government are laying down dont make sense. These conditions are probably meant to ensure that there will be no point organizing or attending outdoor events anymore.

Am surprised the media dont know about this yet.

Stay tuned on what action u can take to stop this crap. This issue is obviously less about the event but more about our future rights as Malaysians.

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UPDATE 2

Maybe those Islamic Affairs morons have not heard of the law or the Constitution. They’re out of line.

THE CONSTITUTION OF MALAYSIA, upon which the goddam existence of this country is based on, in Article 12 (3) states: : “No person shall be required to receive instruction in or take part in any ceremony or act of worship of a religion other than his own.”

So the government fools can only watch as i stuff my face with pork n whisky, n dont try to tell me what i can or cant wear. U talk to me, I’ll only repeat these two words: FUCK OFF.

I aint under yor stupid jurisdiction.

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UPDATE 3

Have been trying to call Datuk Alias, Director, Jabatan Agama Islam Melaka, but he’s not been around. He sure owes the people an explanation.

Anyway, have formed a Facebook group, Malaysian Civil Rights Movement, as a means to inform others and gather support. Join:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=523078528&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=89025606273&ref=mf

And also trying to get The Star to write a feature about this issue. NST called me up today for further info.

Anybody who has been victimized before can get in touch with me.

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UPDATE 4

A letter appeared in the NST today about the Freedom Festival issue. It was edited and shortened quite a lot, but at least the word is out there.

Got a meeting with a journalist from The Star tomw. Hopefully sumtin comes out of dat.

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UPDATE 5

Malaysiakini ran a letter i sent about the crap that went down at the Freedom festival, in full.

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