Guinness Arthur's Day Celebration 2012

Finally here's the entry for the most epic event of September 2012——Great finale of World Guinness Arthur's Day Celebration. Themed "A celebration Made of More", Guinness Arthur's Day Malaysia 2012 celebration came up with 3 unique music events took place simultaneously citywide ( Beer Factory Sunway Giza ft Justin Lo侧田, Souled Out Sri Hartamas ft Reshmonu+Jacklyn Victor & Laundry The Curve ft Rivermaya).

I was so lucky to be invited by The Beer Factory to join both the afternoon press con as well as the fantastic music party at night. The press con took place @ The Tavern, Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB), a very interesting pub located right at the center of GAB Brewery Factory, I bet they have the freshest guinness stout huh.. It was just a rather short session but still it was awesome as I had the chance to met with Justin in person (very very close encounter, never been so close with a superstar before..cool~) ^__^

super close wth HK superstar 侧田, we share the same post unintentionally  :P

Press con @ The Tavern, Guinness Anchor Berhad.

Light refreshment after the session.

Justin answering question from media.

The musical celebration I attended was the one held @ The Beer Factory, Sunway Giza. The reason why I choose the Giza out of the 3 celebration spots is simply because..erm..I like Justin the most..haha, besides since Justin told me "see you at the event tonight" (quote from the man himself during the press con :P), well so be it.. XD

This was the 1st time I attended the Arthur's Day celebration and I was totally amazed by the scale and effort they put in to the event, great artist lineup, awesome music, amazing atmosphere..A mind-blowing night really.. ^__^

Starting- Once Upon A Time There’s A Sausage Named Bob

Malaysia Singer/Composer Will Ng, 黃威爾

He has great guitar skills.

Justin in action!

Great show! Yeah !!

The crowd.

Party zone extended way back.

Experience pouring your own pint of Guinness.

Yes I get to enter here.. XD

After the performance, photo session^^ 

DJ taking over after 12am..Party time!!

 

JoinMe 这里有美食..

今天要向大家介绍一枚马来西亚美食介绍网站的初生婴儿—— JoinMe.Com.My（URL: http://joinme.com.my/  ; FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/JoinMe/163436617094359）成立于2012年3月1日，至今刚满七个月，是一个专门蒐集全马各地美食的网站。无论是路边摊、餐馆、中餐、西餐、日本餐、汤品、甜品、面食、饮料..只要是放得入口的，可以吃的，没毒的..咦？！哈哈开的玩笑啦，总之只要是会员们亲口品尝过的食物，这里都会奉上最真挚的评价，货真价实，童叟无欺，如假包换，真心真意，一心一意...好啦，我所会的成语都用上了..XD

除了一般的照片与评价，为了不让吃货们纠结于看得到吃不到的痛苦，因此每一个食评皆附上地图，同时JoinMe也为各个地区提供迅速更新的美食排行榜及餐厅排行榜，对于总烦恼着到某个地方要吃些什么，决定了又担心踩到地雷的的吃货们，大家从此无需再头疼咯。目前JoinMe食评以雪隆为中心延生向全马各地，美食排行榜则暂时只局限于雪隆一代，希望全马各地的吃货们一同加入，壮大我们的声势，让JoinMe成为大马版的米其林指南..而不同于其他网站，JoinMe根本是佛心来的，除了为大家介绍美食，同时还为会员提供免费试吃礼卷，吃美食还免费，哪有酱好康啊～^__^

接下来则要小小的promo一下自己，本人区区在下不才，刚好也在JoinMe客串一角(http://joinme.com.my/member/4504) 写写食评，以下是一些成品，有兴趣的朋友们请多多支持，感恩感恩谢谢谢谢.. ^__^

Nasi Kambing Bumbu http://joinme.com.my/review/1530

芒果冰 http://joinme.com.my/review/2661

炸蛋 http://joinme.com.my/review/1888

福建面 http://joinme.com.my/review/2639

Fire Grill Jalapeno Beef Quesadilla http://joinme.com.my/review/1555

Cendol Melaka http://joinme.com.my/review/1547

WHATCHUWANT PIMPED My RIDE CONTEST!

Have you ever thought of how wonderful life will be if there is an amazing prizes give away worth RM10,000 which take place on a daily basis, do you wish to be a part of this fantastic event to get yourself some awesome gadgets? If there is a Yes in your answer well ladies & gentlemen here’s a life time opportunity to make you dream come true. Ladies & gentlemen may I present to you The Xpax Whatchuwant campaign!!!

A campaign with one solo purpose, spreading of joy & happiness for everyone by GADGETS GIVEAWAY worth RM10,000 Per Day! Yes, PER DAY! Sounds too good to be true, well wait till you see the prizes.^__^  The super awesome prizes to be given away included Samsung 40” Full HD LED TV, the Pioneer Blu-Ray Front Surround System, Samsung Galaxy SIII, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0” and Nikon Coolpix Waterproof AW100! Exclusively for Xpax members nationwide!

Can’t wait to know how to join? It’s simple, all you have to do is just DIAL *128# to pick any of the Whatchuwant packs customised for your needs and you are on the quest to win these awesome gadgets daily. Want to find out more? Click here!

Now, if you’re delighted by this amazing Whatchuwant prizes giveaway by Xpax, you’re going to love this even more! On top of what had been mention Whatchuwant is giving away a very limited offer of superb grand prize of surprise “Pimp My Ride” days to all Xpax members throughout the entire Whatchuwant campaign period, lucky winners will stand a chance to have their ride pimped with MTV Pimp My Ride on special surprise days! Meaning, on these surprise days, when you pick any of the Whatchuwant pack, instead of winning cool gadgets worth RM10,000 you’ll stand a chance to give your ride a complete makeover. PLUS, the winners will be featured on the first ever MTV Pimp My Ride show in Asia! How cool is that huh..Wish I could have my ride pimp too, so what are you waiting for, grab your phone and join now~

*Done with the campaign promo, so here’s something for the nuffnang Whatchuwant Pimp My Ride contest:

My lovely baby-Myvi. 

4. Tell us if you could have anything in your ride, what would it be?

There are so many things that I had always dream to have, first of all I’ll like to have an awesome audio setup, mind mount speakers + sub woofer which have fantastic performance and best come in mini size so it wont cost too much space. Next an Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) system is a must to fully enjoy the amazing audio setup. After that perhaps a lethal seats of finest quality, a GPS with intelligent assistant (pretty much as siri on iphone) and the list goes on... XD   

5. Write in your blog post the reasons why your ride is pimp-worthy and we should choose YOU to be the winner of this awesome ride changing experience! :D

A real work of art & skills is best seen when it arise form the least ordinary things in life, in the case of MTV Pimp My Ride, just imagine how awesome it will be to transform an ordinary Myvi into some extraordinary mind blowing ride which will create a single expression of ’WOW’!! when people encounter with it. All it takes is some magical touch by artist & experts in the field, you have the skills and I have the car so lets make it happen shall we.. ^__^      

Other than what I had mention I do have another reason why my ride deserve to be pimp, well it is a rather sad one, two weeks ago I drifted my car and ran into the divider on the middle of the road..So I proved that the divider is tougher that it looks and in the battle of Myvi vs divider, divider won..T.T So basically my beloved Myvi had badly traumatise (so does my heart scatter into pieces) and even though I tried my best to keep her alive (changing all sorts of damaged parts) but only a complete makeover could restore the beauty of my baby..

Heart breaking..Hurt so bad..T.T

Shogun™ and Saisaki™ Healthy Japanese Buffet Restaurant @ Fahrenheit 88

从好多年前就听闻有一间还不错的日本料理自助餐厅，可一直都没把它放在心上，毕竟在KL一带日本料理也太普遍了，也尝过了不少，好吃的可说是凤毛麟角，而大多只是一般或不错吃。直到今年得知它居然赢得了The Brand Laureate’s ‘Best Brands in F & B – Japanese Cuisine2011（The Germany Awards for Branding），加上Groupon的超值促销，我终于决定一试。

整体来说从氛围服务到食物都没有让我失望，虽然若要入围KL最好吃的日本料理Top3还稍微有些距离，但若要论及KL美味日本料理Top10 的话Shogun™ and Saisaki™ Healthy Japanese Buffet Restaurant 绝对当之无愧。

我光顾的是Shogun @ Fahrenheit 88，装潢走的是色彩偏重的日式风，音乐及布置都相当不错，而且服务员的服务态度相当的让人满意，食物选择也相当多，除了各式日本料理一应俱全（寿司，生鱼片，干贝，天妇罗，铁板烧，面食..），还附有中西餐（意大利面，蘑菇汤，甜点，雪糕，点心，汤品..），其中现点现做的铁板烧，新鲜的生鱼片及自制雪糕（Teppan Gelato）都教人回味无穷。除了现点的食物之外，其他ready made 的菜色也不差，汤品如佛跳墙，鱼翅，海参炒鲍鱼等都非常到位。

寿司

寿司&生鱼片

当然若以原价来评的话Shogun 的c/p值只属一般，但这类餐厅一般都有定期促销，建议想尝试的朋友们到那时候再出手，肯定值回票价。对于好奇想知道确实价钱的朋友们，举个简单的例子，Shogun一般的午餐收费是RM69+，但我购买的是RM25的Groupon voucher，所以超值的啦.. ^__^

天妇罗&炸物

天妇罗

铁板烧，金针菇和酱料堪称绝配^^

羊肉煲

佛跳墙

很好吃的雪糕（Teppan Gelato）

甜点，麻糬不错吃

沙拉&铁板烧

Rating: 7.4/10  

Future Sound Asia presents——PARTAY with David Guetta & DiGi

You shoot me down, But I won’t fall… I’m gonna party all night!!!~Music makes me come alive come on and turn me on turn me on turn me on~~~ Sounds familiar? Well it should be as these are lyrics from 2 amazing hits songs year 2012, titanium & turn me on by David Guetta.. b^^d

I must say life wouldn’t be much fun without music and party, well things just got better as DiGi is calling out to every fans & friends out there for the party of your life! In case you’re still wondering how awesome it’s gonna be, well Ladies and gentlemen the one and only super talented David Guetta is in the house! Also ft. DJ Alesso, DJ Goldfish & Blink and DJ XU!!! 

Sounds tempting? With just a few simple steps your wish to PARTAY with DiGi and David Guetta will become reality, so here is how it’s done:   

From 5th – 30th September, SMS DG to 2016 to purchase the DJ CallerTunes package of 10 songs (Without You featuring Usher, Titanium featuring Sia, among others) at RM1 per week and subscribe to *DiGiMusic Pluz at RM5 per month. Terms & conditions apply.

Also, from the 14th September to 5th October, sign-up for the prepaid cash card, #DiGi Simple MasterCard at selected DiGi Stores in the Klang Valley or during DiGi roadshows at selected local universities for immediate redemption of 1 ticket per application. Existing cardholders who recommend three (3) friends to sign-up in a single visit will each receive FREE tickets, while stocks last. Terms & conditions apply.

So what are you waiting for, hurry up and don’t miss this life time opportunity to indulge in this awesome party of your life!! ^__^

*So here's my outfit I plan on wearing to the awesome PARTAY! Something less formal, relaxing & yet cool..thin blazer + graphic singlets in black, Dark Blue Romp Jeans & nike zoom Kobe lV.. ^__^

Bait 3D Movie Review- Nuffnang Premiere Screening

A massive tsunami trigger by an earthquake floods the supermarket and surrounding areas, killing most of the shoppers instantly. The survivors find themselves trapped inside the flooded store by a blocked entrance. And they are not alone as the tidal wave has brought in unwanted guests: tow 12-foot Great White Shark!

Bait 3D is a fast-paced, fun and moderate gory popcorn film. It differ from the more realistic scares of Open Water and The Reef as there’s more funny element in it it's. It’s probably the best shark movie since the similarly toned Deep Blue Sea produce decade ago (still I think Deep Blue Sea is better in plot & acting).

Although some of the acting is hammy and there’re traces of clunky lines, the present of blond couple (Lincoln Lewis, Cariba Heine) and their pet Bully is a big credit to the movie. Also there’s a good balance between horror and dark humour.  Scenes of Bait 3D with special effects on tsunami and sharks (a mix of CGI and real-world models) is great as the action is constant and the kills are R-rated and bloody. However instead of digital 3D personally I prefer the old fashion 3D glasses as it would be more awesome seeing sharks just inches away from you..    

While the idea of escape by killing the sharks with gun/teaser is rather lack of imagination leading to minimal in suspense, for me the scene where Josh (Xavier Samuel) blow up the shark’s head via shotgun is still pretty cool.. Directed by Kimble Rendall (second unit director for I Robot & Matrix), while Bait 3D is not very good, but it’s probably a lot better than it could be.  ^__^

Rating: 5.9

Coming Up Next..^__^

Tempting Japanese cuisine & heart pounding 3D movie, coming up next on http://jzduncan.blogspot.com/

Wish to know more, Stay tune for more details updates next week..^__^

Resident Evil: Retribution 3D Movie Review- Nuffnang Premiere Screening

This is the 3^rd Nuffnang Premiere Screening I attended and I must say it’s getting better & better, but still a little bit off from giving me the feeling of impress. 

Anyway back to the focus of this entry, review for Resident Evil: Retribution 3D. Here’s how the story goes: As continuation of Afterlife, the Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.

As one of the wildly successful film franchise adaptation of Japanese popular video game series, the storyline for Resident Evil: Retribution is just nice. The movie start with a downright pornographically symmetrical slow motion battle played out in reverse, leading back to the cliff-hanger ending of previous entry Afterlife which is pretty interesting. The context-free recap of previous series speaking directly to the camera from a multi-video grid screen by clone Alice later on pretty much explain the whole picture of this series,  which is very helpful for those who didn’t watch the previous episodes.  

Ada Wong (Li Bingbing) & Alice (Milla Jovovich)

In general the movie is not bad at all, the creature effects and action choreography is great, a few of the early scene with the boom and shriek sound+ sudden zombie appearance really give me an adrenaline rush and pulse raise. However, the 3D effect is kinda disappointing, with applies 3D in the movie I expect improvement in both texturing agent and stunt effect, but in the end there were only a few scene which give actual feel of 3D, and surprisingly some of the scenes were very blur, wounder if it’s due to the movie itself or it’s time for cathay cineplex e@curve to upgrade their hardware. 

Overall this is a rather entertaining action horror movie which serves well as a refresher course before the grand climax, recalling all the previous series while setting up the necessary pieces for the grand finale. Looking forward to the ultimate climax ahead.                

Rating: 6.3/10

Tics for the show.

*A little something that I would like to share to give credit to cathay cineplex e@curve: After the movie as I was heading to the parking lot I found that I lost my parking chip, so anxiously I rush back to the hall to search for it, and instead of just send in 1 or 2 stuff as assistant, everyone in the hall offers their help, and finally a young lady which probably from the PR department of cathay retrieve my chip. Feel so grateful about it, too bad I was in a hurry and didn’t manage to catch her name,  still I remember this nice young lady, think I’ll buy her a drink or something next time I met her.. ^_^