Saturday, 28 July 2012

Rainforest World Music Festival 2012(RWMF)- Day 1

I apologised for the really slow update as i am still having fever coughing and all the viral infection after the event.

Opening Ceremony(12/7/2012):

Even though this is a late post but everything still vividly in my mind like it was just yesterday!!! I really hope there is a time travel machine that i could take and bring me back to the 4 days events which i had the best time of my life. 
I attended the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) 2012 which was held in Sarawak Cultural Village(SCV) two weeks ago as a media. Shame to say, i was brought up in this small town-Kuching for 22 years and i never ever attended the RWMF. I just missed out all the fun i could have when i was a teenager.I would like to thank Sarawak Tourism Board for giving me this once in  a lifetime 22 years time opportunity to attend RWMF as a media and what is even best is i got the chance to take picture at the press pit which is right in front the stage instead of standing in the crowd. 
As a media, i have a chance to attend the press conference with all the performers every morning at 11am. As i am a local and dad was away for business trip plus i have my own budget, so i drove 40 minutes one way everyday from my house to one santubong hotel where the pick up point is. I am pleased to be able to get free shuttles transfer from the resort with the rest of the media and performers to the back gate of SCV where i skipped all the hassle of going through all the securities bag check and stuff. YAY!!! =) 

Everyone seems to be like strangers to me on the first day ( the tree planting ceremony) till i met a few friends. Anne who travel in her yachts all the way from australia( she stopped me half at Damai central after the tree planting and followed me to OSR), then i met Andy kho- the official photographer of RWMF 2012. It was a total awkwardness to me during the opening ceremony dinner as i know NOBODY besides myself and still myself. After standing for like 10 minutes waiting to find familiar faces but i failed cause they were all reporters and writers from newspapers. So i sat down randomly in the table next to a spanish guy who reside in the states and an australian lady- Christine. Here comes the Diplomats of Drums members and we shared the same table. The only name i could remember when we introduced ourselves was Mark lee out of the other 4. I have been talking to Charles( who is next to me) the whole night but i don't know his name. I THINK I NEED BETTER EARS =.=''' 
Opening ceremony ended and we get to see two bands performs. I was really tired so i left earlier while wandering around hoping to meet Gustino to ask if i could bring another friend with me the next day( yay, driver and bag carrier =) but nah, i can't find him.

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Day 2 ( 13/7/2012):

I was really early and i got Alan to reserve me two packs of drumstick rice from GRSS before i head up to Santubong for the press conference. Okay, mind my stupidity. I got  how Zee Avi looks like till that morning even after seeing her for the like the whole day the day before. She stood like next to me the day before with her bandmates and i just totally ignored cause i never see her. I just knew the name Zee Avi is very hot recently. In person, she was really really short. let the pictures do the descriptions then. 
Zee Avi with her sapelele
Zee Avi's Manager
i headed t SCV right after the press conference to attend some workshop that start at 2pm. I didnt manage to attend all the workshop cause i being a little paranoid of sweating so i always left SCV back to OSR to get myself a cold shower before the night event.

One of the member from string sisters.

They saw me and gave me a smile pose yay!

while having mine done, i took a picture of her! =) some west malaysia girl who just came for the first day show.

Really hot stuff during the 3 days event, air brush tattoos stall!

The alone sunset moments 

I guess they are mother-daughter . totally random.

I just knew the colourful hair guy called VJ SG. After this picture, i was walking around the ground and  one woman girl take out her camera and ran towards me like You! you!!...I totally ignored till she came to me and said. you are the one that took our picture at the gate right. oK, I just can't rmb her till she told me haha! 

sometimes i think i am a big stalker

i wonder if this is real

During Zee Avi's workshop

I love how he pose for the camera

This was taken far away from them but i guess he spotted me being a little creepy

shisha on a hot day!

Iban house

too many heineken booth but i just don't drink much as i know i need to drive home alone.

During one of the workshop at the iban longhouse

hmmm. even the little boy enjoyed himself much

those were the performers from HATA

Here comes the start of the RWMF 2012 night performances.

The sape and warrior dance( sarawak)

he is always doing the same thing, ever since i visited cultural village during my primary school trip


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Followed by the Nading Rhapsody( Sarawak)- The winner from the talent search for RWMF 2012. It was formed up by 8 young musicians from kuching, sarawak who play the traditional Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu and Malay rhythms, fused together to a modern version.
the only female in the group
Nading Rhapsody

Nading Rhapsody

Nading Rhapsody

Nading Rhapsody

Nading Rhapsody

Nading Rhapsody

Nading Rhapsody

Nading Rhapsody

wow wow look! aiya, the mic is blocking!!

Nading Rhapsody

Nading Rhapsody
Nading Rhapsody

even westerners enjoyed the local music


Nading Rhapsody




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Second group for the night: the 3 brothers from Palestine ( LE TRIO JOUBRAN)
tuning and tuning!

i love how i focused on the instrument instead =)

LE TRIO JOUBRAN

LE TRIO JOUBRAN

LE TRIO JOUBRAN

the best facial expression! =)
LE TRIO JOUBRAN on stage

LE TRIO JOUBRAN



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The 3rd and most amazing group of the night: THE STRING SISTERS( scotland, norway, ireland,sweden, and usa)
 the String sisters
 the String sisters
 the String sisters
 the String sisters
 the String sisters
 the String sisters
 the String sisters
 the String sisters
 the String sisters
the string brother perhaps! haha!
love his facial expression
 the String sisters
 the String sisters

 the String sisters

 the String sisters


my best picture of the group =)

 the String sisters
 the String sisters




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GROUP 4: RHYTHM OF BORNEO(MALAYSIA)

He always have a funny face expression 

i like how crazy he bang the drum

to the left to the left!

azaaaaa!!! 

i don't know why, every picture i got of him. he must be smiling.



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Group 5: LA ZIKABILO( FRANCE)






She got a bit tipsy and dancing in the between the crowd

Some get high and some get low =P

i always meet him in town. haha!


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The hi-light of the night: Zee Avi( Malaysia)
She performed a few songs and i like Kantoi and mee kolok sigek the most =)

Best laughter!

okay, i get emo in times too =P





she was waiting to get sign on her ukulele but arrgh too badd...





everyone get high and started dancing



she really high that she shouted ZEEEEEE AVVVVVVIIII I LOVEEE YOU and every eyes look at her...




There goes the first night. Ended in an amazing way.
I drove back home around 1 and when everything done. I only managed to get to bed at 3am.



TO BE HONEST, TILL TODAY I AM STILL STUCKED in RWMF...
i left my soul there!






Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Tree planting ceremony- Rainforest World Music Festival 2012





Once again, the biggest annual event of Sarawak -The 15th Rainforest World Music Festival(RWMF) has once again attracted a big crowd to set foot in Kuching, Sarawak. It started on the 12 July 2012 with the tree planting ceremony by YB Datuk Talib Zulpilip, Assistant Minister of Tourism and Heritage of Sarawak and Dato Rashid Khan, the Chief Executive Officer of Sarawak Tourism Board. Its my pleasure to be able to attend this 3 days event as one of the media representative. Let the pictures speak itself then. 
Dato Rashid Khan and YB Datuk Talib
The tree planting ceremony at Damai Central on the 12 July 2012
YB Datuk Talib lead the group by planting his own tree!
YB Datuk Talib planting his own tree
The Green Road secondary school brass band performing during the tree planting ceremony






The green code- GRSB

The group pictures after the tree planting ceremony with all the 16 groups that performs for RWMF 2012

Danyel waro from reunion island and his handmade face!

Danyel Waro proud to have made that
In the process

finally
Done! spot this if u ever go Damai central

The kanda congo man and his tree!

Next post will be about the opening ceremony dinner on the 12th July.
Do visit me back for more post on RWMF day 1 to 3 ! =)


Cindychan

Sunday, 24 June 2012

How i define L I F E

L I F E ,

My own definition will be:
Love
Infinity
Food
Emotion

Let's start with Love. Love can be categorised into families love, friends' love or relationship in love.
The person closest to me since the day i was born is my Maternal Grandmother. 
Both mum and dad are workaholics so i only get to see them during the weekends when i was young. 
Grandmother showered me with all the cares and loves that no other people could give it to me. Even though sometimes she scold us, i know its for our own good.
Till today, she is still my best friend, best granny and best listener. I called her every single day from Manchester.
I can proudly announce to the world that i am her best grandchildren as well. 

Friends' Love,
I am lucky enough to meet a bunch of friends' from my ex secondary school. We still keep in touch all the times despite the distance. Distance isn't a matter because there isn't any boundaries between love. Constantly received text and called from friend's who are 10000km away make me feel blessed for having such friends.

Relationship:
I am a failure in relationship. I don't believe love in first sight. Its the time that you spent together counts. All i can say is i have a few crush but i only got into one relationship before. It has been awhile and now i lost faith in love. I am happy with my single life now. Please never convinced me Long Distance Relationship works cause it will NEVER EVER work no matter how near both of you are in a LDR , its a failure relationship. Sorry to say that but i strongly believe. 

Why i said life is infinity? 
I know where is the starting point of my life but i can never predict where when and how is the ending of my life. That's why my life in an infinity.
Being a 21 years old girl, i don't know when will my heart stop beating or my brain stop working. I do what i want to do without bothering what others' said. As long as i am happy, i do it. That's how you should treat your life as. 
You don't live for others, but you live for yourself. 
You are your own source of happiness. 

Food:
I am a bad cook or probably the worst 21 years old girl who failed in cooking. Grandma brought us up in a way that she took care of everything and doesn't allow us to enter the kitchen. Its not because she doesn't want to teach us cooking but she wants to do things fast and doesn't want us to disturb her. I started cooking my first fried egg when i went to college. I can't even crack an egg. What a failure of life.
After i went to University, i started learning to cook my own spaghetti. I rate my own spaghetti 7/10 ! =) 
My potion of food as a girl is a lot compared to others. Sometimes i think i eat more than a man. I don't really care of my body weight. 

Emotion:
I am quite an emotional girl if you know me well. I get excited over anything like i got touched when we all threw a surprise birthday party for a friend and she was so surprised that she cried. I cried before she started crying. I saw my friend walked into the wedding hall, the song started playing and my tears starting flowing as well. I cried 14 hours on the plane when i left home back to Manchester. This scared the shit out of the english guy next to me. After that i cried for weeks. I cried from small little things to big things. I am touched easily. Normally i like to act strong in front of friends. I am like the big sister who take care of others. Whenever i got problem i don't normally share with others as the saying goes trust no one but yourself.
My voice is loud as thunder, probably that's the way i am brought up with. Oh well, i think i scared a lot of friends away by speaking loudly. My mum speak softly and very lady-like but i am totally opposite. I can be very Man in time and my brother can be the girl in the family. My brother respect me a lot though in times we fight and quarrel but he still think i am the most daring sister.

After all, I can declare myself as the bravest and most daring person of my age.
I have a very strong will, once i decided what i want to do.
I will definitely achieve my own goal. I don't care what others think of me, i do it because i know that's the only time i can do it. If i tell myself fine and convince myself i will do it next time. I know i will not have a second chance anymore. My dad is a businessman, probably i got the influence as well. I can really bargain and i am always the winner when come to buying/shopping cause i count a lot. I am worst than aunties who go to the market to buy vege! 
The reason i always do what i want to do is when i grow old and look back to the past, i can tell my children and my grandchildren how great my life was and all the brave moment of their mum/grandma.
I always take pictures whenever i go is also another way i get to keep all my memories. Whenever i grow old, i get to look back at those pictures and start telling my stories with others.

" Pictures speak a thousand words"

You shape your own life , the decision you make can change your whole life.
Do it now before its too late
(spread the word, do it now!!)