congratulations...

...to newlywed couple Architect Kamil and Architect Munyra

jim kjp, Kamil & Munyra

They went back home to Malaysia to tie the knot and then hold a small wedding reception at the Boss' villa in Jumeirah, Dubai for friends and colleagues here.
All the best and hopefully they would design many beautiful children soon

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The office recently organised a makan2 on 31st August, in conjunction with the National Indiependence Day .  It was also the last day before the Holy month of Ramadhan, so burok lantak was certainly the order of the day

The usual delicacies for iftar is hard to grab, but thankfully the Malaysian-UAE community is hosting a weekly bazaar ramadhan at the Consulate's Villa in Uum Sequiem every Fridays. 

Weekend Bazaar Ramadhan, Uum Sequiem

Apparently no riot police were present during the illegal gathering of the Pakatan Rakyat

i hope its not too late, but to all Muslim around the world,
Selamat Menjalani Ibadah Puasa

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picture credit:
1.Wedding/merdeka pix by Fahimi
2.Bazaar pix by Abdul Halim

4 weddings and a conclusion

i.e A weekend of Nasi Minyak Marathon

Saturday, 24 Nov 2007

Wedding 1: Khairil Akhtar & Zuriana (Kayangan Heights, Shah Alam)

Lelaki Melayu Terakhir

Wedding Akhtar01

One of my best mate, Encik Khairil Akhtar the rockstar guitarist finally settled down. Congrats brother!

Many people  was there, but unfortunately can't spend much time at the grand reception since we have to convoy to Raub  for another wedding (see Wedding 2 below).

Latenite sanding

but that nite after the Raub trip, we stopby at Akhtar's place again for a small chitchat/tips etc...and snapped a belated bersanding photo

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Wedding 2: Shahrail aka Kechik & Azita (Raub, Pahang)

Horns up from a happy guy

An  8-vehicle convoy participated in a 2-hour journey to Raub to celebrate the wedding of Kechik and his Bride Azita. 

With some of us getting lost somewhere down the road, all were finally there at 4.45pm  when  the guests were long gone, but thankfully the radiant couple and the nasi minyak waited patiently for our arrival

The throne of Kechik-Azita

Another KJL shot down

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Sunday, 25 Nov 2007

Wedding 3: Nurhisham aka PokYa & Rini (Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur)

Macam pinang ditembak dua

Rini jeling2 Pokya

Pokya, my A-Level-mate tied the knot at the bride's home at Kampung Baru last Sunday.

Apart from the colorful reception, what was nice about the event was the presence of the A-Level black ol years contigent (Awang, Amir, Mat Yus, Senyum,Saryono&family, Nizam K&family, Sedi&family), among of whom i haven't met for quite some time.

It should be more meaningful if only Zawiyah Laidin and Mama Bosan could join us....

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Wedding 4: Aidil aka Taoke & Syaibatul (Sungai Penchala, Damansara)

Tokey-Syaibatul were all smiles

From Kg Baru, i shoot to Sungai Penchala to attend the wedding of my Studio-mate Encik Aidil aka Tokey.  Catching up on ol times with my A-level mates earlier, I arrived there quite late.

Tokey was in jovial mood, he even forced me to try the Minang Bakso instead of the predictable nasi minyak...heheh...Congrats bro!
Some of these pix is courtesy of Rehot, who arrived earlier. 

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CONCLUSION:
 the wet end of the year monsoon has arrive, mating season is here again

a salute to a friend + eid mubarak roundup

A salute to a friend
Our good friend from the A-Level years, DINO, who works in London, went
back to Bolehland for a short festive holiday recently.  For old time
sake, we went for a jam session at Black Widow, a studio where we frequently hang-out during the black A-Level days back in the late 90s.
This flyer was handed-out to all the participants of the ongoing UMNO assembly:

Rehunion

The reunion showcased members of the 'most-beloved-but-now-defunct' A-Levels punkrock bands, MAMAK(vocals&guitar) and DINO himself(bass) of Psycho Duke with AKHTAR(guitar) of SBP.  Rounding up the quartet was JOKER as the guest drummer, back hitting the skins after a 4-year(!) hiatus.

Back then, both Psycho Duke and SBP has released a demo and contributed a song each in the 'critically-acclaimed' Shah Alam Underground Scene Complilation...but then Siti Nurhaliza came to prominent.  She whitewashed the music scene. Everyone else in the industry was irrelevant.

So this is the reunion lineup:

Adik, Lanz, AC Mizal & Joe of 4U2C

ACIP, SEDI, SCOTT, KECHIQUE and mie were there too as busybodies

A moment before covering 'FIONA'

"Fiona...terciptalah irama cinta ini"

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DINO told me that they were xtremely honoured to cover the Fiona song.  We agreed that 4U2C is the most talented band Bolehland has ever produced, maybe on par with kumpulan IMPRESSION.
They went on to cover 'Roots Radical', a song by an unknown Californian East-Bay band RANCID.

Check out the clip below:

Roots Radical- RANCID Cover

The reunion  was also an excuse for some of these people  to wind-up because apparently they have their own hidden agenda:

1. This week is AKHTAR's final days as a bachelor.  He is getting married this weekend. (finally, 'city jeans' can be laid to rest)

2. KECHIQUE too is in his final phase as a KJL* member.  He will get married next weekend. (i post about it earlier here)

3.  JOKER was celebrating his birthday that nite. (sorry bro. you're old...haha

Birthday-boy back after 4 year hiatus

People normally pass wedding card in a jamming studio

BlackWidowJam021

the aftermath:

*KELAB JIWA LUKA

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Before all the crap above, a full scale re-bonding session with DINO ensured

Laundry, Curve

Hartamas Square

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Eid-Mubarak Roundup
This  week is the  final days of the Holy Month of SYAWAL.  A round-up:

A nephew wedding

yeah...people do get married during Raya
...and yeah...i know...he looks more mature and wiser than me.

He is my cousin's son...somehow qualified as my nephew

long story short:
my cousin went to perform HAJ last year and met a new friend.  They had
an intense chat, among the topic was on their children: my cousin told
him about his bachelor son; his new friend boast about his virgin
daughter.  errr...you do the math then...

Faridz & Nana Open House

  L to R: Zul, Dino, (oo), Host Faridz

the open house also served as a farewell gathering...Faridz is going to Dubai later this month to take up a new job offer ...best of luck bro.

Big Brother Open House

 my nephew there won't reveal which one is his girlfriend

Maryam Open House

standing L to R: Nafeesa, Fazlin, Maryam, Lana
seated L to R: mat hampas, Mat Jos, Mat Scott, Farah

3 vs 5. Konpem kalah