dDoinkster Speaks

The KL Festival is back once again and just freshly launched on Thursday by the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Culture, Arts, & Heritage, Datuk Wong Kam Hoong at Komplek Kraf, Kuala Lumpur.

The KL Music Festival will be held from July 1st till 4th... should be interesting. I heard John Kaizan Neptune will be performing this year.

Went over to zeta Bar with APU, they were on a road-show promoting Wyborowa's latest exquisite vodka and found fancy decor on the wall.

Really cute... haha. Love the asian girl on the far right. ;)

It's been a week since the Tell Magazine official launching at Nikko Hotel. It was such a blast. Loads of people and a bunch of us who was in Miri for the 2nd Miri International Jazz Festival [MIJF], made use of the party for our little own get-together. :)

And because of MIJF 2007, I met Hunny and Adam from the Tell team...so with that connection, I got to go for their launching. :D

Fancy little sit-down dinner with loads of the industry's who's who were there... got a little intimidated with all the big-shots there but when our group was complete, the three of us with the Tell team... it was Miri all over again.

Oh this was our starter, which had me pause for a while cause I didn't know where to start and what I can eat from the dish... looks so nice. haha. :)

After which, we were served with a delicioud soup with a fried wanton in it.

Then there were speeches and stuff by the VIPs, introduction of the Tell Team, and that sort of thing. While that was going on, we had some lemon sorbet to cleanse our palates to prepare us for our main meal.

I had the choice of having either beef or fish but I didn't want to spend the rest of the night chewing and chewing and the possibility of having something stuck in my teeth. :D But the sauce of fantastic! Wish there was more of the fish and the sauce. :)

It was a great night, there was Noryn Aziz, Ella, Dayang and then the Tell team did a couple of numbers with Hunny, Sakinah and erm...another. :) With the after-party in tow, a bunch of us just sat in a corner laughing our heads off, dancing once and awhile, trying to figure out what song did the DJ spin and the guy was going from one generation to another and back again. :P A real good time!

Thanks to Letitia for the free ticket, I got to see the musical, My Fair Lady at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Honestly, I've not seen the movie yet and I have no idea what to expect... but after watching this play, I would love to catch the movie. :) Poppy Tierney who plays the lead role as Eliza Doolittle, did a fantastic job. Loved her character, Alfred P. Doolittle, and for some weird reason, I thought Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering's character had a queer inclination. But it's all good. :D

Since there's no takers for my Medicom Kubricks, I'm lowering the prices of all the items. So if you're interested with any of them, just buzz me at ddoinkster[at]gmail.com for negotiations. :)

MEDICOM x MARVEL SUPER HEROES [SERIES 2] Kubrick - Spider-Ham IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND KUBRICK 1:96. Released on 17th of October Kubrick No. 103. SPIDER-HAM (PETER PORKER) ratio : 1/96 (SECRET). Sold Out item at XL-Toy Shop

Medicom Kubrick Marvel Series 2 SECRET KUBRICK - "Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham" (ratio 1:96). It is a super rare item in this series, Marvel Super Hero Fans or Kubrick Collector must own. Box Opened. Mint Condition. Kept in an Epoch - A4 Clear Collection Case. Very hard to find. Yours for only RM 350!

Medicom Disney Kubrick Series 2 (set of 2) This set includes : Donald Duck [Black & White], Goofy [Black & White] The collection is a complete set of 7 that contains B&W Donald Duck, B&W Goofy, Andy (from Toy Story), Cruella de Ville, Jiminy Cricket, Snow White, and the rare dead reindeer from Nightmare Before Christmas (ratio 1/24). This is definitely for Disney Character lovers for only RM 100! Box opened. Mint Condition. These two are sold-out items at XL-Toy Shop.

Medicom Sesame Street Kubrick Series 1 (set of 5) This set includes : BIG BIRD (ratio 6/24) ERNIE (ratio 5/24) COUNT (ratio 5/24) GROVER (ratio 5/24) LITTLE BIRD (ratio 3/24). It would be a wonderful addition for your Sesame Street Product Collection. A must for Sesame Street Fans and kubrick collector. Yours for only RM 250! Box opened. Mint Condition. This series is sold-out at XL-Toy Shop.

Medicom Kellogs Kubrick Series 2 (set of 4) This set includes : Tony the Tigger Corn Frosties Corny (Cornerius) Corn Flakes Toucan Sam Froot Loops The Blue Nu Kombos The collection is incomplete as I am missing the Snap Rice Krispies Kubrick. A must for kubrick collector. Yours for only RM 250! Box opened. Mint Condition. This series is sold-out at XL-Toy Shop.

Marvel Super Heroes Kubrick Series 2 (set of 8) with 1:24 SECRET "NIGHTCRAWLER". This set of 8 includes : NIGHTCRAWLER (ratio : 1/24) VENOM (ratio : 5/24) ICEMAN (ratio : 4:24) PUNISHER (ratio : 4:24) GAMBIT (ratio : 3/24) PROFESSOR X (ratio : 3/24) OMEGA RED (ratio : 2/24) APOCALYPSE (ratio : 2/24)

This Marvel Superhero's Series 2 can be found on the Medicom Toy Store for USD 130 but it's not temporarily out-of-stock.

These hard-to-find items are now on sale for only RM 250! And it comes with individual clear display box from Medicom Toy.

Box Opened. Mint Condition. Items have been kept in a Medicom Toy specially made for Be@rbrick and Kubrick Clear Display Box. Sold Out item at XL-Toy Shop!

Created specially for collector to use for displaying your favorite kubricks, gashapons figures, candy toys figures as well as small scale of action figures. Good quality with reasonable price! Dimension measured is 70x210x297mm.

Yours for only RM 25! Item can be found at XL-Toy Shop.

And since I'm in the selling mood, I've also putting up for sale my Electric Shocking Gun, a novelty item. Purchased this novelty item from Gizmo at 1 Utama for RM199. Rarely used, 99%. COD and will meet interested buyers in PJ.

Yours for only RM 80! Serious buyers in the Klang Valley can view item, message for more details. Cash on Delivery. The item has been featured on iwantoneofthose.com.

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/toys-games/action-outdoor/shocking-guns/index.html

Went to a little thai restaurant in the Gasing Hill area with TK, Sharon & Alex... Was on a mission to look for fried sotong [cuttlefish] at a chinese restaurant just a few steps away but when we got there we decided to have tom yam instead at KhunTai Restaurant. This place is just across from Kavitas, if you're interested to check it out.

We still got our share of fried sotong [cuttlefish] but I assume that the ones being served at the restaurant nearby should be better. Heck, even the ones found at the Medan Selera, Damansara Uptown is better... but still oklah with the really tasty thai chilli sauce. :)

This was an interesting dish, fried kangkung [water spinach]. Couldn't really taste it... guess cause the tom yam had already conquered my tastebuds. :P Goes really well with the thai chilli sauce.

Somehow, most of the dishes we ordered are fried... ;) This fried chicken with onions was a good addition to our meal. Love it when they serve food with onions. Good stuff! Kinda reminds me of the fried chicken they serve at Kanna Curry House. *yum* *yum*

At last, the pièce de résistance, our very large seafood tom yam. A well balanced spicy and sour soup. I must say, one of the best I've tried in town. :) Overall, the meal cost the four of us RM 78, which I think is a little too much but the portions were good. Word of caution though, if you're ordering the fish, it's going to cost you. :)

I had the privileged to join Farid and the boys at last night's World Halal Forum, Gala Dinner & The Halal Journal Awards.

All thanks to Juju of KasehDia for picking Farid to be apart of this prestigious event, which was graced by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong & Her Majesty the Raja Permaisuri Agong, the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and many others.

I know this photo ain't much but it was the best I could do with my Nokia 6131... I definitely need to change my mobile soon! But if you look closely, you'll see the King & Queen sitting at the Royal Table. :)

Trust me when I say, the amount of royal protocols we had to adhere by... was a little cumbersome but if you don't want heads to roll then it's not too much. :p

It was a very big event, what with the many sponsors waiting to rub shoulders with even bigger people. Thankfully, they did enjoy the music and I guess they were impressed with Farid. So that's a very good thing. :)

Best thing, they provided us with the night's main course. :) It was good! haha. If only I hadn't taken too much food during dinner, I would have been all over the food! :D

After my much needed R&R in Genting, it was back to work straight-away. Farid was booked for a private function by Eraman at Le Meridian and it was oklah. There was a lot of waiting and not much space for us to rest our bums on so legs got a little numb after a while.

This was just so very interesting that I was very tempted to just take one or two home with me. Guess I'll just have to grab myself a bottle or two of 'em when I'm in the airport next time. :D

Since we had quite a lot of time to spare after the soundcheck, we hanged out at the coffee house for some coffee and with this beautiful thing entertaining us, it was really quite nice. :) [I meant the harp... :P Nah, of course not! That's a pretty lady!]

Went up to Genting View Resort during the Labour Day/Wesak Day holidays for some R&R and for the Children's Church retreat. Left with not much choice, we found this reasonable restaurant close-by for our meals. Definitely much cheaper than going to Gohtong Jaya for meals.

Having more than 20 mouths to feed, we had quite a number of dishes. Some simple vegetables which were a little too salty.

This tofu dish was better but at the price we had paid, it's good enough.

The fish was pretty pathetic as it was quite small and for 11 adults on one table, it was gone before the dish even managed to touch the table. :P Ok,so it's a little exaggerated but you get the idea.

Their lemon chicken was pretty much a joke but since I was hungry, it was gone by the time it got to the table too.

This was one of the only dish that I enjoyed the most, being that there's brinjals in 'em. Love brinjals! :D

The view from this restaurant was really good. One night, we got to see the fireworks display Genting had planned for Wesak Day. Though it's a real pity how much land Genting has shaved off the mountain in the name of development. I remember it used to be quite cold and being able to see Genting from KL was a wonderful sight but now... it's weird if you can't spot Genting... what with all the lights they have planted all over the mountain. :P