these are some of the pictures from the 5 days in penang..

admittedly, i didnt take a lot of pictures this time round
too bz having soundchecks and lazing around under the sun!
we had heaps of fun thou
all the water polo and dancing during the festival..

all the pictures that were taken by andy aint here cos the cd is with rav right now.
the pictures below are from my camera, johan nasir’s camera and some from the Pixel Co.

Day One – soundcheck and welcoming party

with satpal, our manager, during the first night’s welcoming party

Day Two – first night of festival

after our beach practice

i like em star fishes!

first night of the festival.. and the only picture i took with most of the band mates

Day Three – second night of festival

prepping before the performance on saturday
check out the tan lines!!!
yea yea i sound damn bimbotic but cant blame me!
been wanting a tan for a long time now
dont wanna look too pale when i’m with them bhai fellas thats why

 
zebby came to watch!
this is after our saturday’s performance!
and she came for the after party as well
thats adil and bryan

Day Four – Last night of festival

with johan.. just started talking to him haha..
very fun and happy-go-lucky chap!
fun company

watching from the side of the stage..
thats kenge kenge from africa

thats the crowd..
Can barely see them but there were loads of people i tell u!

during the finale

after the finale and back at the hotel for the supper

with andy kho.. my roommate

with johan… he came to the after party too!
and he’s so kind to send me all the pictures!
he blogs as well for frigglive.com

spot the little malay girl~
with afenginn

with Le Cor De La Plana and Bastian from Badila.

ralph and techung of Techung
say je from tibet… actually all living in LA
hahahahaha

with rodin
yea yea.. i finally found the courage to go up to him and ask him for a picture
(johan i know u’re laughing at me..)
it was well worth it

javid from Badila

with peggy..
she’s this really bubbly and always happy girl
she was working at the rainforest music fest last year too!
very very nice girl

Day Five – farewell and the loooooooooooooong wait

our bus that was due at 12pm only arrived at 7pm!
the wait was a tiring one
but mine wasnt all too bad..
cos i had great company!

rodin and his randomness

these are some of the pictures that the Pixel group took
and of course i’m going to put up some nice shots of me la!

at the keyboards..
ppl who know me knows i aint a huge fan of the keys

with the djembe…
cool huh

param the piper

the next few pictures are of me and the love of my life!
introducing, Bumble Ass!
my dhol

check out that grin…
that was probably when i heard people screaming my name!
hahahaha… was probably raj and faiz or something
and then i found out that they were actually screaming “We Love Christy!!”
shy only.. kekeke…
interesting experience nontheless hahaha

ahhh… these next two are my fav

can see the glaze in my eye

and the finale!

good memories
i’m sure zebby would agree with me

i’ve not got much time to blog
but what i’ve seen today has really touched a nerve somewhere inside me
no matter how poor these ppl are, no matter how much they suffered in the past and is still suffering,
they are happy with life.
they are grateful to be alive.
and that says a lot.

it only goes to show that, money really does NOT buy happiness.
just compare the depression rates between the people in the states and in cambodia
these people are happy!
happy to be alive!
and what is everyone else in the first and second world countries doing?
always being dissatisfied with what they have, what they own.

people here are so friendly!
everything is so laid back!
people stop to chat to us, people smile..
they aint like the people in big cities, always seemingly rushing for something like the world is going to end if they stop to smile for a sec.

oh well…

anyhow, here’s one interesting thing i did today
i’m not proud of em things and the creation and purpose of it
but it was still an experience

i know i have yet blogged bout it
neither have i posted pictures of the world music festival
will do it when i get my computer fixed

however, it does not stop me from missing it
it was the one time that musicians were treated like kings and queens in malaysia
or rather, they were respected
musicians, in malaysia, are still looked upon as poor useless things
some would acknowledge their talents, but thats about it.
a lot of event companies would hire musicians, and then treat them like crap while they lick the shoes of celebs
just goes to show how back dated malaysians are
wouldnt know how its like anywhere else in the world, but generally, in malaysia, thats the case.

i also miss how we could just walk down and play water polo with the other musicians.
it was one of the times that nearly everyone would come out and play
(not counting drinking sessions! haha)
its always fun to see croatians, canadians, kenyans, americans, malaysians, irish, and tibetan swish swashing around in a small pool trying to drive the ball home

there is also the beach
well, i dont think it can pass off as a beach seeing as its tiny and hopelessly shoreless
but still, it holds fond memories
besides, the last time i actually got to see a sunrise, or anything remotely close to it, was a long LONG time ago.
there were 2 meter long iguanas there too!
(eh, wait, were they iguanas or monitor lizards? are they the same???)
whatever it is, they were pretty cool
only got to see one
and it was walking so slowly into the rocks
its tongue sticking out like a doofus
one cool thing about the beach thou,
it had lots and lots of sea shells and star fishes!
i lurve the star fishes
forgot to bring some back.. sigh~
hmmm too bad the water was so dirty
would be nice to try to hunt for sea horses

what i miss most is the atmosphere and the company
would give anything to have that back
to be at the festival grounds with my friends
and to the beach with….

and, as they say, life is too short
way too short for regrets
never try, never know
but should i?

i miss my computer
i miss typing away when i feel like it
i miss having the freedom to surf the internet any time i want
i miss coming home to a working computer and internet at my disposal
i miss everything about my computer
(i’m using azeem’s computer now btw)

i’m reduced to having check my mail via my mobile phone
everything is so tiny
cant see pictures either
cant download pictures either either
ish… how annoying

i’ve come to realize that technology is important,
but no matter how important it is,
it fails us.

i’m using alvin’s laptop this time, in starbucks, bangsar.
few things to mention before going for dinner
linda’s here with me and we’re waiting for may and lallu to come

1) I’M GOING TO CAMBODIA NEXT WEEK!!!!!!
i know i know.. its very last min but who cares.. hahaha
its the spontaneous things in life that is most fun and enjoyable
besides, i’ll be going there with may, and hopefully pam and linda can come!

2) i met someone
he makes me laugh
he makes me happy
he makes my heart stop every time i think of him
he intrigues me
and i respect him
he’s the person i like to talk to at the end of every day
but too bad that cant happen
he’s not around.

3) Rock Up! was a success!!
thanks to bee sim and may and the whole entire team, everything went well
minus a few hiccups here and there
i was very VERY proud when the kids came up to perform
it felt as thou they were my own kids
i absolutely love them to bits
and it was a very very emotional day
from sad to happy to stressed to proud to nothing..
i wouldnt trade what rhythm rascals do for the world

ok, i think i better go, my headache is killing me..
still sick, and now, hungry
and linda is looking bored whilst alvin is dosing off
k k.. till next time (when i can steal some time on someone else’s computer)

what a great welcoming surprise from my beloved computer~
i was so excited to come back and blog about my trip to penang and this is what happens…
my penguin died!!!
its now half way between a vegetable and a comatose slug.. 

anyhow, since i wont be able to access my computer for at least another week or so,
here are a few quick updates before i get a chance to put up pictures and fully express my experiences

for one, this friday, 9th May 2008, do head on down to the Curve as the charity concert that we’ve all been planning for ages and ages is finally happening!
its called Rock Up! music to change.
it starts at 12pm and will last till 10pm.
for more information, check out rockup2008.blogspot.com
there will be appearances by celebrities, performances by different bands throughout the day
bands and artistes like furniture, transient vortex, diplomats of drum, frequency canon, liang, juwita suwito,  and even chelsea ng!
not only that, harith iskander, alvin wong and joanna bassey will be there to do a skit and an impromptu ‘actorlympics’  
may wan and choy wan will be hosting the night show
plus there is a celebrity fashion show cum auction. 
stephanie chai, joey g, deborah henry and amber chia will be modeling clothes from Naf Naf and CK jeans
the kids that we’ve (rhythm rascals) been working with at the agathians shelter will be performing too!
so do come down if u’re free and show some support! 

that aside, penang was AMAZING!
thank u to everyone that came down..
raj, eddy, faiz, bhavesh, linda, lallu, kishan.. thank u for coming all the way down and showing us your support!
really appreciate it. 
hugs hugs mwah mwah
hint: i’m going french (wink wink)

ok, have to go now..
i’m using adrian’s computer at the factory
me and may are here to do up the vid for this friday
come on down yea!
and do come over and say hi if u’re there
 

this is going to be a super short post.

I’M PERFORMING AT THE PENANG WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL ON THE 3RD (saturday) AND 4TH (sunday) MAY 2008!

leaving for penang in a couple of hours, suppose to be packing…
i know i know!
i’m going in a bit!

wish me luck!
its going to be an awesome and tiring weekend!

if u’re in penang, do drop by..
and say hi!

okok bye bye!!!!!!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…………~!