Deserters

Rina Omar, the emcee for the night.

Killeur Calculateur

They Will Kill Us All, going strong without their ex-vocalist, Fizul.

And finally Bittersweet. They performed 2 sets that night, with about 6 to 7 songs per set. Most of the songs they sang were from their new, soon-to-be-released album.

And the night ended with Kucing Hitam.

The entire month of March, Billion Lim will be featured on his solo photo exhibition, hosted at Kinokuniya Bookshop in KLCC. For all photography lovers, don’t miss out the chance to view his great work of photography! There will be a slide show & travel photography sharing by Billion Lim himself. Free coffee is served.  Come show us your support!

Meet The Photographer: Billion Lim
Date:        March 21st, Sunday.
Time:        3:30pm to 5:30pm
Venue:    Kinokuniya @ KLCC

Futuromic Photo AV being one of Malaysia’s leading distributors of photography equipment and accessories in Malaysia has officially appointed Mr. Billion Lim-a well known photographer both locally and abroad to be our Tamron lens spokesperson in Malaysia.

About Billion Lim

36 year-old Billion Lim has started his photography career at the early age of 16 and has established himself as one of the known photographers in today’s photography scene both locally and abroad. According to Billion, photography has become the most important aspect in his life.

To share with his personal experience with Tamron, his very first owned Tamron lens is the Tamron 24-70mm lens, which provided him with good memories and experiences.  Billion truly believe that Tamron will continue its trend in fulfilling both amateur and professional photographer’s needs of today and the future. Billion hopes with his new role now in our local photography society and together with effort from Futuromic Photo AV, is to encourage the new generations adopting photography as hobbies that can be healthy way of challenging our body and mind and yet full of fun and exposure.

Why Billion?

According to the Managing Director of Futuromic Photo AV, Mr. Francis Lai said, “We have known Billion Lim since his early career in photography. We were delighted to know as to date he has won numerous international awards with his winning photos using our Tamron lenses throughout his over 20 years of photography career. This has shown us his confidence and loyalty to the brand therefore we find that Billion Lim is the right person to be appointed as our spokesperson for TAMRON lens in Malaysia”.

With his vast experience and his photography knowledge, we believe he is able to share his experience to photo enthusiast and to create more public interest to photography in Malaysia.

You can view Billion’s work at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/223go

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology held the second Heal The World concert at its main campus at Cyberjaya on the 10th of February 2010. It’s main purpose was to raise funds for the Haiti earthquake victims. The concert was held in conjunction with UNICEF.

Tiffanee Marie Lim, special assistant to Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lim Kok Wing kickstarted the concert. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, A. Kohilan Pillay, Ms Choon Bow Bow from UNICEF Malaysia and Miss Malaysia World 2009 Tanuja Anandhan was also present at the event.

Students from various different countries took part in this 2 hour long concert. There were solo performances, duets, hip-hop, and also a rock band, which performed Knocking On Heaven’s Door. Besides that, there was also poetry recitals from the students.

Sam, performing an Arabic song.

Lien Ho, from Vietnam.

The last performer was Hope, who came on stage for the second time to sing Gemilang, in Bahasa Malaysia.

A mock cheque of RM30,000 was handed over the UNICEF representatives and after that, to end the concert, the Limkokwing International Choir, together with the audience sang Heal The World.

The Sony World Photography Awards in Kuala Lumpur was launched on the 4th of February 2010 at the Petronas Galeri, KLCC. The exhibition will be held from the 4th of February till the 28th of March 2010. Entrance is free, but no photography is allowed in the exhibition hall.

The winners from each category (Commercial, sports, portraits, etc) are showcased in the exhibition. One particular photograph which caught my eye was Dustin Humphrey’s commercial photography for Insight. The photo shoot was done at Bali and features prominent surfers on the surface of the water with interesting subjects underwater.  Check out http://www.reelsessions.com/dustinhumphrey_insight.html for more information.

Billboards, taken from below.

Sony Malaysia Product Marketing Division General Manager Matsuki Matsumae officiating the event.

Vincent Foong, the Amateur category winner giving his speech on photographing nature and wildlife, and about his winning photograph of a stork making a landing at Parit Jawa, Johor. Vincent, ironically, is from Singapore, and he took the photograph in Malaysia, where no entries for the competition was made.

Vincent’s winning photograph.

For more information on the event, visit http://www.worldphotographyawards.org/globaltour/kualalumpur.aspx

Contact details:
GALERI PETRONAS
Lot 341-343, Level 3, Suria KLCC, PETRONAS Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

Tel: +6 03 2051 1814
Opening Hours: 10am – 8pm (closed Mondays)

Casio America, Inc. proudly unveils the Limited Edition Go Green Project, an environmentally friendly series of G-Shock watch models to commemorate Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary. The series is compromised of three new G-Shock styles G5600GR-7, G6900GR-3 and G2300GR-3 with 100% recycled paper packaging, advanced solar technology and Earth Day inspired color ways.

Each incarnation of the Go Green Project features advanced Self-Charging, Tough Solar Power technology – A tiny, solar panel combined with a large-capacity rechargeable battery enables a variety of energy-hungry functions to operate smoothly. The result is an impressive solar timepiece that assures reliable timekeeping and greatly reduces the need for battery change. With its durable construction and unmatched solar power function, the Go Green Project provides an accessory that embraces the philosophy of reduce, re-use recycle.

“Casio has adopted a company wide commitment to preserving our global environment through proactive initiatives to minimize CO2 emissions, reduce consumption as well as create innovative environmentally conscious products,” said Shigenori Itoh, Vice President of Casio’s Timepiece Division. “With the release of the G-Shock Go Green Project, we are thrilled to offer an environmentally conscious product that contains the G-Shock technology.”

G5600GR-7

Evocative of the very first G-Shock (DW5000C), the G5600GR-7 borrows its handsome square face. Truly building on a classic, the Go Green Project 5600 crisp white body is accented in forest green with a patent finish while maintaining the uncompromised G-Shock features of Shock Resistance, 200M Water Resistance and Full Auto EL green tinted Backlight.

G6900GR-3

Encased in eye-catching chartreuse with forest green contrast details (a new color shade in the G-Shock family) the G6900GR-3 reinvents the classic G-Shock DW6900. Beneath its sleek finish and irreverent color reside G-Shock’s superior water and shock resistance, 48 City World Time and 1/100 Sec Chronograph.

If you have missed out on the ‘Kermit’ Frogman or can’t afford one, this ‘Kermit’ G6900 is no doubt the replacement you have been looking for!

G2300GR-3

An evergreen twist on a classic G-Shock, The G2300GR-3 features unparalleled shock and 200M water resistance, 48 City World Time and Daily alarm with snooze.

The Go Green Project will be available in February 2010 nationwide and online for $110 each. For more information please visit www.gshock.com.

Watches should be available to be purchase at local shops from next week onwards. Several online retailers are already offering them, check out http://projecthullabaloo.blogspot.com/ if you want to get your hands on one!

If not, wait a while and visit Sungei Wang where you can get them for about 10% cheaper (be sure to negotiate!).

Recently got my hands on the DID Che Guevara 12 inch figure. The box is pretty standard, flip open front with the accessories on the flipped side. The main box contains the figure itself, dressed in an army green uniform and behind it, a ‘L’ sized black t-shirt with Che’s face and a star design on the front.

The accessories are interesting, a pipe (not pipe bomb), pen, journal with lines on the pages, a cigar, and the standard army gear (belt, pouches and guns). Clothes wise, there’s a white t-shirt with Che’s face and star design (heck, would be weird if he wears a t-shirt bearing himself on it) and also a PVC-ish brown bomber jacket, which fits snugly over the uniform.

The rifle is made from carved wood and the magazine can be slotted in and out.

Check out the bullet on the top of the magazine.

Also, you can pull back the bolt (to load the bullet) and this will reveal the bullet on the top of the magazine.

The head sculpt is great, but the paint or rather the skin tone on the face makes it looks a little bit plastic-y (the Wolverine head sculpt is insane!). The hair is nicely sculpted though, you can see the lines and it gives the head some volume. The head sculpt here depicts and older (and perhaps stricter looking) Che, as compared to the familiar boy-ish Che on the t-shirts you see everywhere. Looks better with the beret on in my opinion.

The shirt, as with DID style has real working buttons, which will probably be a real pain when trying to put the clothes back on. If you note on the picture above, his chest is slightly bumped up as there is a chest padding inserted below his shirt, I took it out and it looks much better.

The shoes are also nicely detailed, with laces and nice sew lines.

The PVC-feeling bomber jacket. A little bit tight, but wearable none the less.

Posed here with the chair from the DID Obama figure.

Holding the pipe, pen and the journal while wearing the bomber jacket.

Side by side with the Hot Toys MMS X-men Wolverine. (Check out the figure review here: http://www.lifeinkl.com/2009/12/30/hot-toys-mms-wolverine/)

Get this figure if you can! You won’t know when or who will produce the next Che figure. I got this for roughly RM320, much cheaper than them Hot Toys figures!

Check out the gallery for more pictures

Placebo Live in Kuala Lumpur will be held on 16th March 2010 from 8.00pm at KL Live @ 1st Floor, Live Centre, 20, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur. Placebo Live in Kuala Lumpur is ticketed at RM98 & RM158 per person (ticket handling fee included). Check out for more details at www.rockthisjoint.com.my & www.axcess.com.my

Placebo’s sixth studio album, Battle for the Sun, was released on June 8th 2009. Recorded over three months at Metal Works Studios in Toronto with producer David Bottrill and mixed in London by My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails supremo Alan Moulder, Battle for the Sun is a startling, alive, vital and boundary-vaulting Placebo record.

Due to their penchant for androgynous attire/makeup and raw guitar riffs, Placebo have been described by some as a glam version of Nirvana. The multi-national band was formed by singer/guitarist Brian Molko (part Scottish and American, but raised in Britain) and bassist Stefan Olsdal (originally from Sweden). Earlier, both had attended the same school in Luxembourg, but didn’t cross paths properly until 1994 in London, England.

In spring 2003, Placebo showcased a harder edge with the release of their fourth album, Sleeping with Ghosts. The album went Top Ten in the U.K. and sold 1.4 million copies worldwide. Last year, the band made another mark by becoming “Best Alternative” winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009.

Placebo will be joined by local performances from Twilight Action Girl (TAG), DJ Hackeem Elektrischer and uprising singing sensation, Ikwal.

Tickets are available at Music Valley, Rock Corner, Extreme outlets and Axcess Tickets outlets and at the venue on event day. Also fans who purchase the tickets will receive a FREE limited edition Placebo Live in KL t-shirt! (*while stocks lasts. Terms & conditions apply)

Placebo Live in KL is brought to you by Midas Promotions in association with JS Concert Productions and organized by Fat Boys Records Sdn Bhd.

The Super Junior Official Ticket Launch was held on Saturday, 6 February 2010 at concourse level, Sungei Wang at 12pm. Concert tickets were sold with a 15% discount.

At the ticket launch, a dance group named Progression from MY SJ performed the dance hit “Sorry, Sorry”. There was also a dance workshop on-the-spot so that all fans can warm up to the song before the concert.

A lucky fan got invited on stage to perform the dance and won herself an RM238 ticket!

Breaking the record ticket sales of Asian concert in Malaysia, Super Junior, the 2nd Asia Tour “Super Show 2″ Live in Malaysia 2010, nearly 40% of the concert tickets were sold out in less than a week during the Ticket Pre-sale. RM138 and RM238 ticket categories were totally sold out. Especially RM138 ticket category was gone within 2 hours of the Pre-Sale itself. Fans started to queue at 7am and the queue lasted for 12 hours, an unseen ticket-grabbing phenomenon over the past decade.

Organised by Redstar Presents and event managed by Marctensia; SM Entertainment & Dream Maker as Concert Supervisors; Warner Music Malaysia as record label; Supported by Korea Tourism Organization; One FM and Hot FM as official radio stations; YG & Epop as official Chinese magazines; Redbox, Greenbox & Redbox Ria as official karaoke; Speedy as promo partner, Daorea Korean BBQ as official Korean Restaurant and Special Thanks to Freak and Radioactive;

Super Junior, the 2nd Asia Tour “Super Show 2″Live in Malaysia 2010 is kicking off on Saturday, 20 March 2010, 7pm at Putra Indoor Stadium.

Ticket price categories are divided into RM138 (all sold out), RM238 (all sold out) and RM458 with numbered seat or Rock Pitt. For further info, please contact Marctensia at 03 2092 1199 or log on to www.marctensia.com. To online purchase tickets, please call to Axcess at 03 7711 5000 or www.axcess.com.my.

Venue: One Cafe, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 3PM – 11PM
Date: 27th February 2010, Saturday

Oxygen Media, Frinjan and Envelove Distro with the support of My Future Foundation would like to offer you a deal you certainly won’t refuse. Introducing the indie band Efek Rumah Kaca of Jakarta fame, a band renowned for their socio-political or ‘sospol’ approach of addressing social issues, non-partisan politics as well as environmental issues through sweet pop melody and easy to swallow poetic lyrics, thanks to Cholil, the band’s frontman.

Global warming effect is no longer empty talks but it is now a reality presented upon us challenging the very existence of us indeed.

Freedom of varying form suffers similar fate. Political freedom, media and communication freedom as well as music freedom are usually subjected to aggression on the grounds of morality, public order and many more.

On the lighter notes, let’s give our ear a treat of subtle and melodious aural assault and immerse your mind into the depth of the lyrics at your own pace. For you are not required to subscribe to the dogma. But if you do, you’ve certainly contribute something towards a better Earth for everyone.

Not to be missed! Accompanying local acts of Nao, Couple, Deepset, Dum Dum Tak, Nao, Free Love and Bit the Medusa.

Tickets
Access tickets to ‘Konsert Efek Rumah Kaca’ will be available from 4th January 2010 onwards at selected outlets/agents.

Pre-sale Ticket RM25
Online Purchase RM50 + ERK latest EP of “Kamar Gelap” + freebies (limited)
At Door RM35
Pre-sale purchase, entitles you to grab ERK’s Efek Rumah Kaca and Kamar Gelap at RM25 only. RM5 reduced from original price of RM30.

Where can I get one?
Simple. Just send me an email at oxygenmedia22@gmail.com and follow the instructions carefully.

Or get yourselves passes from the appointed sales agents nationwide

Both events are part of Festival Hak Asasi Manusia 2.0: Muzik Berserta Demokrasi dan Pengembangan Sosial which will be held from 26th – 28th February 2010

http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=frinjan&init=quick#/event.php?eid=216402600911&index=1

Music is never a vice!

Catch Bittersweet’s new and improved lineup – and music from their upcoming album in an EXCLUSIVE showcase at Cloth n Clef, KL on Saturday, 20th Feb 2010.

Opening bands will be They Will Kill Us All and Killeur Calculateur.

TICKETS : RM 25 (at the door); RM 20 (pre-sale)

For more information and pre-sale tickets : Call 012-6650783 or 016-5910277

Bank in or transfer to:
Maybank – 16416486-7770 (MARINA AHMAD BAKRI)

*Ticket to be collected during the event or you can collect your ticket if you stay nearby Klang Valley
*Please notify us by sms-ing your detail to 012-6650783 as soon as payment has been made

LIMITED TICKETS FOR 150 PERSONS ONLY SO GET YOUR TICKETS QUICK!!!

Visit the Facebook event page here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=280916888299