Saturday, June 28, 2014

Flashmob by Ribena at 1Utama GSC

Just a short post again.

I went to meet up with Stephanie tonight because she just got back from Singapore. She got me my Vitamin Water!!! She was at 1Utama with the gang for a flashmob. I decided to stay and video it. It was a fun one. 
Watch the video here.


I also got to take wacky photos at the photobooth. It was a stupid one as it conned us. We thought we were given a few seconds (shown on the screen) to pose for the next picture but little did we know, it would be completed within those few seconds. Therefore, spot not much differences in our collage. Thank God I looked good though.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Walking round town with Ernest Zacharevic!!!

Working at Ipoh Echo has its advantages. Although I am only a stringer, which also means a freelance reporter, I get to attend many events and functions, not forgetting press conferences. For today, I had the opportunity to attend a press conference held by Ipoh Old Town White Coffee for the completion of Ernest Zacharevic's 7 mural arts.

Everyone was given a goodie bag filled with Old Town goodies and also free flow coffee or lemon tea. The event started off with some speeches and also the unveiling of the mural art map. 
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Then, we proceeded to the press conference where we learnt so much about Ernest and how he came to Ipoh with inspirations to draw. For more information, read my article on the Ipoh Echo website.  
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Right after, we had the privilege to walk to his artworks around old town with him. I was silly to not bring any comfy shoes to change. I then walked around in my heels and succeeded in not killing myself.
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But wait... This post would then mean nothing if I did not get his picture taken with me or his autograph right? So, I managed to get a picture AND an autograph!!! (BTW, I think he is so hawt...) SELFIE!!!
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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Clash of the Kingz 2014 COTK

After Astro Battleground and Asian Battleground, I never thought that there was going to be another dance event for me to attend anytime soon. As I met up with WC at Freedom Dance Studio for some business related matters, he gave me 2 tickets for the event. I went alone that night, just because I am always a lone ranger at events.

Friends were competing in this competition again. It's always nice to see people I know on stage, supporting them all the way. Though I have left the world of dancing for years, I know somewhere deep down inside of me longs to dance.

As I walked into Megastar Arena, I must say I was impressed with the layout. Though I was shown beforehand on how the stage and layout was, I didn't expect such cool appearances! The whole place seemed like it was really on the streets! What's street dance without the feel of being on the street right? 
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The show started not long after I arrived, with a introduction of all the dancers. There were 2 things going on, the showcase and Bboy battles. Here are some pictures and videos.

First, let's start with the videos of the judges.

Elaine Chiam

Kelvin

Ami Saitoh

BBoy Issei

Bboy JK

Bboy ATA

Now for the contestants pictures and videos...
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  De Olbiez
ODD Figure
Floor Flava

Sorry I didn't get all of them. Here are pictures of the winners.
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Although De Olbiez got runner up, I was proud of them. I was there for them tonight. :) Didn't disappoint me. After the show, I got to snap crazy pictures of them. That's what I love about them. They are the craziest bunch. In fact, most dancers I know are bubbly. Maybe that's why I love hanging out with them.
 
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Had a great time tonight, thanks to Freedom Dance Studio. Will be working up something with them soon. Stay tuned!