The Sarawak gig

Once a year, a three-day party kicks in Damai, the Rainforest World Music Fest. Have attended it about 9 times i think. The early ones were the best – wild bands, great tunes. And lotsa booze.

Tuuuaaaaaak! Time to "oooooohaa!" Dats how they say cheers over there!

Tuuuaaaaaak! Our mandatory brunch + laksa in Kuching on arrival every year straight from airport. Time to "oooooohaa!" Dats how they say cheers over there!

It got strict at around 2006 onwards. Previously you could cart in cooler boxes filled with crates of beer and party on the lawns. “No outside food and drink allowed” it says now unfortunately. Protecting some cut-throat vendors inside. Problem is they usually sell only beer in there.

There were some crazy times. Loco. We’d order like 70 bottles of tuak from Kuching for the fest. And of course there’s the Camelbak for liquor n cocktails. Never a thirsty moment for sure.

Alcos

Alcos

This year, staying inside the venue in one of the show longhouses. Should be a trip.  Will be over there by the time this post is published, gettin high.

Usually stay at Permai Rainforest Resort every year, but d greedy pricks raised the rates more than 200% this year! So screw ’em.

Anyway, another drunken festival comin up!

Chillin at d beach

Chillin at d beach

Reza jammin

Reza jammin

We found a lil waterfall in d venue, so Khang tarzaned around

We found a lil waterfall in d venue, so Khang tarzaned around

I being thrown into d sea in d middle of d nite

I being thrown into d sea in d middle of d nite

Posers

Posers

A bhangra session breakin out

A bhangra session breakin out

Later Sunny!

Later Sunny!

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Alco vs alcoholic

I think they mean two different things.

An alcoholic is a fuckin alcoholic. Needs to drink to function and live life. Basically, a junkie. (So i’m definitely not one, i dont think.)

At least she didnt drive home

At least she didnt drive home

An alco is sumtin else – an affectionate term to describe a guy/girl who likes drinks, ‘appreciates’ them. An aficionado perhaps. Alco dont mean alcoholic.  I’ve been called an alco many times, out of pure love. Sallgood.

However, the online self-tests for alcoholism have some questions that i answered “Yes” to.  Like: “Can you handle more liquor now than when you first started drinking?” I mean, come on. Stupid question.

Also: “On the “morning after,” have you been unable to remember part of the evening before – even though friends say you didn’t pass out?” Haha! This one have to admit happened just last week. In fact it’s been happening often. It’s called a Brown-out.

At least i got “No”s for these: “Do you sometimes stay drunk for several days at a time?”(well OK, only in Langkawi. I also hear that ‘”staying drunk” is also a good way to avoid a hangover); and “Do you sometimes have the morning “shakes” and relieve them with a drink?” I dont get the shakes, tho i have drank in the morning. Last time was Saturday. So am all good.

The test says: “If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you have some symptoms that may indicate alcoholism.”

U fuckin kiddin me man? I think most of us have some alcoholic in us then. [I hope i dont piss off d Australian Alcoholics Anonymous again (was for an article i wrote in The Star). Haha!]

Among other ‘alco’ terms i use, there’s also alconnoisseur. Someone who knows his/her drinks. Alcopop – someone who cant hold their drinks and totally loses it when drunk, like Volume. And finally a nickname we gave a big guy who drank a lot – alcosaurus.

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Crazy birthdays. And cool art

Have traditionally always had a house party and a club party every birthday. Once i celebrated for a week.

In ’07, the club party at Velvet was for a small group of friends – about a dozen. We had 16 jugs of Long Island. Insane.

Workin it

Workin it

Firin-up absinthe dat was Fed-Exed by my bro from Australia for my birthday

Firin-up absinthe dat was Fed-Exed by my bro from Australia for my birthday

In ’08, decided to try sumtin different. I had heard of this place called The Zon. It’s some sort of paradise in dat boring state in the south. The one on d way to Singapore.

In The Zon, there’s a hotel, shopping mall, restaurants, bars and clubs (including Modesto’s). All within a square. Near the ocean. The cool part is that it’s completely duty free! So u can go clubbing n buy bottles like shit n still have money to blow. At one of the clubs, two bottles of Jack Daniel’s was $500. These are one-liter babies.

A bucket of five Hoegaardens is like $50. Of course u can buy them retail at the mall too –  a bottle is $5, a crate of Hoegaarden is only 80 bucks! Same with Corona.

We had three days in a suite in The Zon. Obviously we went nuts. Suite party, bar party, club party, hotel lounge party, back-of-moving-pick-up-truck party. Big-pimpin, over three superb days. Thanks to my good buddy Paulie that set it up (who’s currently M.I.A.).

There’s actually no need to leave the place for a couple of days – u can just remain in ‘da zone’.

Party in a pick-up

Party in a pick-up

Zoning out. Since we were suite guests, there were free drinks at the lounge every evening. Haha! Chilled there in my robe

Zoning out. Since we were suite guests, there were free drinks at the lounge every evening. Haha! Chilled there in my robe. Fat cats

Suite scenes

Suite scenes @ Regency The Zon

Non-stop partyin

Non-stop partyin

As above

As above

On the final nite, Paulie popped a bottle of champagne in one of the clubs. I actually did a runner. Dat never happens. Was really zoned, so scooted back to d suite before i got killed.

My birthday gift from my bro Khang was a really cool painting of Commander Che. And d rest of d housemates in it, including Homey.

Viva revolucion!

Viva revolucion!

Khang’s got skills. He’s done a painting for everyone in da house for their birthdays. Homey too!

Homey. Schizophrenic

Homey - schizophrenic. One half is for me, the other for Khang

This was for Ovidia. 'Audrey Hepburn'

This was for Ovidia. 'Audrey Hepburn'

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This one for himself. Not for sale

For Henry

For Henry

Wattup Jimi. For Eddy

Wattup Jimi

Don Corleone

Don Corleone

Bruce lookin ready kick ass

Bruce lookin ready to kick ass

Helped me do dis flyer for a rave we threw way back

Helped me do dis flyer for a rave we threw way back

T-shirt design for Ben's Bitches

T-shirt design for Ben's Bitches

Khang did me my name cards

Khang did me my name cards

And buntings for the blog launch

And buntings for the blog launch

Khang is a graphic artist. Actually was. Just resigned from Bates and a psychotic boss to take up a better job as an art director elsewhere. He’s a freelance painter. If u’d like him to paint u sum shit for yourself or a gift, u can mail him at racerx2khang@hotmail.com. There’re better views of d pictures here.

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Guinness HH, and the new stout

Blackshit fans will be happy to know dat Sid’s Pub (Tmn Tun n Bangsar South) will have Guinness at happy hour prices all nite long dis month. Nett $18.70 a pint, $11 half a pint.

Go ahead, get wasted.

Get a tan. Drink Guinness

Get a tan. Drink Guinness

.The German pub down d road in Tmn Tun, Deutsche Haus, has a new draft Irish stout. It’s called Connor’s. By Carlsberg Brewery. Pretty good.

Newbie

New kid in town

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