Happening - Moonlight Movie (Almost...)

by pEANutbutter

Figure 1: Promotional Poster

Last Saturday, we went down to the Indoor Arena of Bukit Kiara Esquestrian Club for a movie night out (actually 2 movies). The movie started at 8pm, but I mistakenly thought 8.30pm. But no matter what, we arrived at the nick of time, and probably just missed about 5 minutes of the first movie. The movie is screened in an indoor arena, so no worry about rain. However, it's not literally movie under the moon and stars then. But with the unpredictable weather these days, rain overides view.

Two Movies Back To Back

The first movie of the night was Puss In Boots. BUTTERfly look forward to catch Puss In Boots although he wasn't a big fan of cats as he never been to an equestrian park before while flyingraKUN was doting for the second movie of the night, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. It was fun, but don't expect great quality sound system. Subtitles in English is displayed though so this really helps. Some stalls are set up to sell food, drinks, and of course, Unifi booth. For your information, the event is organised by HyppTV, an internet tv subcription. To get HyppTV, you need Unifi highspeed broadband. Among the food stalls available are KFC, Pizza Hut, a bakery, and some local snacks. Variety of drinks available such as 100 plus, Gatorade, Tropicana Orange, etc. But do expect to pay a slightly higher price. So that's why we brought our own food. But we did buy Gatorade from the vendor which cost RM4 (500mL bottle). The only essentials that we forgot are mat and pillow for us to have a picnic at the indoor arena sand field (not sure what it's call, but this indoor arena is for horse competition. We are suppose to laid back at the sand area of the arena). So, we are forced to enjoy our movies sitting at the spectactors' bench surrounding the arena for almost four hours. Our mistake.

Figure 2: The environment at the event

Essentials 

1. Mat suitable for sandy surface (something used at beaches is good here too)
2. Pillows. I seen some people with a rectangle box for them to lay. Not sure whether its free or it comes with a price. Better bring your own.
3. If not willing to pay the price, pack your own food. Its nicer anyway.
4. Mosquito repellent. Just in case. I wore thick panty hose, no problem.
5. Umbrella. To commute between your car and the arena just in case it rain.

Bus are provided for those who park very far from the arena. As we are there at the last minute, we are allowed to park at a nearby location between walking distance. But we may not be that lucky the next time. While walking to the arena, a bus pass by us loaded to the brim. 

The Verdict

It was a nice experience, but it would take a very very long time for us to try this again. The directions there wasn't clearly stated. We got lost and simply attempt to guess which road we should go by simply using logic sense (We know its somewhere on the left side of Sprint highway nearby the equestrian club, if you coming from Federal, so any road heading left, we try). We went through the main entrance of the equestrian club, but was asked to turn out and use another route. Turns out the entrance to this event is at the second entrance which is further in front of the main gate of the equestrian club, but the guard at the main gate directed us to the opposite direction. So it would be good if the organisers can improve the signage to  this event.

The event anticipated about 5000 spectators. But judging from the response (in measure of the arena's capacity), it wasn't good. Only about 30% of the seats and spaces are filled. To top it up, I rather watch DVD at the comfort of my own home.

Happening - A Laughing Affair

by pEANutbutter

Figure 1: The interior of The Bee, Publika.

It was definitely a good laughing affair at The Bee, Publika last Friday (20th April). I haven't laugh out loud in a very long time. Mr. Douglas Lim was an act to be reckon with among the local comedians in Malaysia, and on top of that, he was a good singer. But if want to compare to Phua Chu Kang, Gurmit Singh is a better singer. When it comes to joke, they are in a different league as Phua Chu Kang was more of a family comedy.

Figure 2: The jokers.

Anyway, back to The Comedy Club event @The Bee, Publika. The acts of the night was Douglas Lim, Paul Myrehaug (Canada) and Jen Brister (UK). The ticket was priced at RM63, inclusive of a drink (which is actually beer, something like Guiness Stout). We was there quite early, so we get to choose where we wanted to sit, either at a dining table, chairs right in front of the stage or on bleachers. I would avoid sitting very close to the stage as I refuse to be a target for impromptu standup comedy. True enough those who was seated around the stage, especially the bleacher was a clear target. If I was the comedian on stage, I couldn't help it eaither targeting the three men that was seated on top of the bleacher as they are three very tall men, one was even bald, and everybody in the room could see them. Paul Myrehaug couln't have describe it more perfectly when he says they look like the muppets way up there.


The first act of the night was Paul Myrehaug. His joke was more on sexual conquest and drunken intoxication. His accent was quite hard to catch, but still manageable. Jen Brister was towards mother's, as a british (although she doesn't look like one as her mother was a Spaniard) targeting their metric system, and also lesbian joke (which she openly admits she is one). Again, her british accent was also a little hard to comprehend, but nevertheless, still enjoyable. However, her ending was a little bit too draggy when she demostrate how the butcher is slicing hams after she had asked for 4kg of it in Australia (because the British doesn't use grams or kilos). So she go on and on and on for almost 5 minutes.


Then comes the act of the night, Douglas Lim. He is a malaysian, so definitely we are more inclined to relate ourselves with his joke. He covers politic, racial and ends the night with a very good rendition of Beyond's song (I not sure what is the title of the song) in the spirit of bringing back the glory days of Cantopop and mock the current craze for K-Pop. Wish I could have recorded it, but video cameras isn't allow. However, I think some audience did recorded it. Look out for it on Youtube. That song really bring back memories of my childhood. The starting of the song was mocking K-Pop, but he ends it singing the real thing. A really good performance. The first two act almost make me regret paying a total of RM136 (inclusive of booking fee) for two tickets. But Douglas Lim definitely save the day. Nevertheless, I wish he could be a little bit more friendly. Not sure whether he has stage freight or pre-show jitters, as the moment he walk into The Bee, he wasn't smilling or looking around. I wouldn't say I am his die-hard fan, but I do inspire by his work starting from way back during his days in Kopitiam. Overall, it was a good laugh.


Note that one has to have an open mind when going for standup comedy. They could touch on race, your mother, politic, ideology, religion, etc. But it was all only for a good laugh, no offense.


Food & Beverage

Figure 3: The Bee burger

As I had state earlier, each ticket is inclusive of a beer. As for food, there is limited options as I think it's their strategy to cope with the crowd for the night. We ordered Bee's Burger (an in-house specialty I assume). It's beef burger, nothing special actually. I find it quite salty. It comes with pickles, tomato, cabbage and lots of shorstring fries.  It cost RM33. (Rating: 3/5)


We also ordered lemonade (as I don't like to drink beer). Normal lemonade. No comment. Cost RM6.90. (Rating: 3/5)

Figure 4: Nutella 100g ice cream in cup.

Lastly, a friend highly recommended their homemade ice cream particularly Nutella and Guiness flavour. But I wasn't daring enough to try Guiness, so I settle for Nutella. It's homemade ice cream from The Last Polka. I find it a little bit too sweet, but it is full of chocolate flavour. Cost RM 9.30. (Rating: 5/5)


Overall rating: 3.7/5


Coordinate: 3.171133,101.66748

April 2012 Events

	Happenings
1.	Comedy Club KL @ The Bee, Publika, Solaris Dutamas
	Friday, 20th April, 8.30pm
	Featuring Douglas Lim, Paul Myrehaug and Jen Brister
	Ticket: RM63 (inclusive of a drink) at www.ticketpro.com.my

      Shopping
1.   Sportware Warehouse Sale (Up to 50% discount) @ Hotel Sri Petaling
      12-22 April 2012, 10am-10pm
      Featuring product from New Balance, Admiral, Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Puma and many
      more.
      Coordinate: 3.06914,101.690049
2.   BookXcess "World Book Day" Sale
      20th April - 1st May 2012, Level 3, Amcorp Mall
      Featuring discount to their already low-priced books (all brand new)
      ~ 20% discount on titles by Anthony Horowitz
      ~ 50% discount for second book purchased for coffee table books on architecture &
         design, art & photography, automobiles and history.
      ~ 20% discount on all fiction titles on April 23rd.
      ~ 30 - 60% discount on more than 60 selected titles
      ~ RM20 gift voucher for purchase more than RM200 in a single receipt
      ~ Contest: "Caption your Favourite Book the Way you Like It"
          i. Snap a photo of yourself with your favourite book
          ii. Caption the photo in 15 words or less about what you like best of the book
          iii. Post it on BookXcess Facebook wall (during promotion period)
          iv. Photo with the most "likes" would get RM30 BookXcess voucher.
          v. Top 3 photos would also receive RM150, RM100 and RM50 BookXcess voucher.
       Visit www.bookxcess.com for more details.
       Coordinate: 3.105153,101.647074