I was lucky to be able to attend this year’s Miri International Jazz Festival, thanks to the free and limited, Access All Areas (excluding the media and backstage area) ticket provided by Panda.

We were there just on time to get a front row position. Just good enough for photo taking. Cut the crap and let’s jump straight to the photos.

Amar Sundy from Algeria kicked us off with his Chicago blues music.

This is Amar Sundy.

Next up, it’s Rumba Calzada from Canada.

Raphael Geronimo from the Philippines. Leader of the Rumba Calzada band.

Miguel Valdes, the tuba and trumpet player. Freshmen in the band, but very, very talented.

The lady in the middle, who got a bit drunk during the night, kept on requesting for phone sex, I mean, sex-phone. Erm, Saxophone to be exact. “I want the sex-phone!”. She even nudged me and asked why ain’t I dancing. “Move your body!!” She then got into trouble when she nudged a wrong person - an unfriendly Chinese auntie, who swore at her.

And then her wish came through when T’Inventielke from Holland went on stage and performed towards the end of the show. She went totally quiet and obedient.

The uncle in the white shirt danced like there’s no tomorrow. Totally in a world of his own. Best of all, he dance from the start till the end, non-stop. I wonder if he’s on ecstasy.

Just testing out the zoom lens. Focusing on his green wrist tag. I didn’t have that to start with

And Arthur from Damn Dirty Angels was there too. He was right in front the stage so I guess his pictures woulda been better than mine. We know you’ve got the guitar pick from Amar Sundy. Time to show them off, Arthur.

The night was like it’s never gonna end. With encore after encore, final song after final song. It took like 5 plays until it finally ended at 2am. It’s really getting electric towards the end of the festival and it’s a good way to end it at a climax.

This is the view from the 2nd floor. Opposite of my building is a village called Kampung Sealine. It’s just a few minutes walk from the sea side, and hence the name.

I didn’t notice the accident actually until a police car came and stop by the road-side.

From far away, there’s a motorbike down. Police car arriving at the scene.

Policeman are questioning the man in yellow. Suppose he’s the driver who knocked the motorist down.

Sekian, terima kasih.

I just got my free name card a week ago. The paper quality and its printing is really fine. Couldn’t ask for a better name card for its free of charge!

One unexpected fuss during the delivery of this shipment from the USA is that, the local mail centre had classified it as an electronic device and it required custom clearance. I had to personally go there and declare it otherwise. Damn. I thought it was the Fish Eye No.2 White Knight that I’ve bought on eBay a week ago. Turns out, it’s just a pile of free name card. Not that I’m complaining, but I was really expecting the White Knight. Really potong stim.

Anyway, here are the name cards.

You could get your own at ooprint.com! Have a good night and sleep tight!

It was the shrimp’s season a couple of months ago. The seaside would be loaded with shrimps waiting to be netted. The shrimp is a local delicacy and it’s often fermented and be made into belacan, an ingredient used in delicious local dishes.

Fishing boats netting shrimps by the Kuala Baram seaside.

Boats coming back with its catches.

Shrimps selling like hot cakes. 3 kilo for RM10.

These were the not-so-fresh shrimps. They could spot the difference by comparing with the newly arrived shrimps. The color were a bit faded compared to the fresh ones.

This is not a deep sea monster fish. It’s a kind of fish with really soft and slimy body. Best cooked as soup, or deep fried. It’s sweet in taste and their bones are actually soft enough for you to chew and be consumed.

The tide at Kuala Baram beach is getting higher year after year. The effect of global warming and the rising sea level. Driving along the Kuala Baram highway, you could actually feel that the sea water is rushing onto the roads. Thus, the rock divider, as pictured above.