And these were the aftermath of the gust of wind.

Chaos on the road.

Fallen debris on the Permyjaya roundabout. There was like about 8-10 trees fallen along the Pujut-Lutong highway. Traffic was totally halted then.

Fallen tree on the Tudan-Emart road. Traffic was totally halted for almost 30 seconds minutes because there was another tree blocking the other side of the road in front. And some stupid driver was stubborn and didn’t want to give way. So both side were stuck for half an hour or so until someone came down the car and negotiate a way out.

Typhoon was tailing over Miri. And that was just the tail of the typhoon, with its eyes concentrating in the Philippines’ northern islands. I wonder how it would be if the eyes were in Miri?

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.

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.

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!

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.

The red line shows how the car moves from its supposedly correct direction, to the other side, and bumped into the Wira in front of us.

The driver was so furious that he came out and pulled the culprit driver out for a tussle.

This is another shot from the opposite angle. Clearly shows the incident.

Fortunately, the driver was not speeding, and it was just a minor collision. But I don’t understand how did he manage to take the wrong direction and went into the wrong road.

Date: March 21, 2008.
Time: 7:02pm.

Bliss Yogurt Drink from Nestle. Good for your digestive system.

with Live Cultures, and guava flavored!

Price? RM5.50 at GK Mini Market, Miri. A lil’ bit expensive, but, drinking it once in a blue moon won’t hurt the wallet too much. 久久一次, taste even better!

The taste? Tasted like guava juice with a hint of yogurt. Simple as that.

Alright, good night everyone!

This is how the building looks like now. Since the beginning of the construction in August last year, the building is taking its shape and is now at its final stages to becoming a fully built, office cum showroom building.

Angle shot of the building. The building will be painted with Buttermilk color. Not sure if it’s nice, but will see the end result within this week.

Front section of the building.

This is the staircase leading up to the ground floor. There’s a sub-level half way below the main road level.

This is how it looks on the ground floor. Pretty spacious. Anyone interested to rent?

Danger: Tempered Glass on the floor. 6ft x 8ft x 0.5 inch.

4 glasses were installed so far. All D.I.Y. works, with help from a few suction tools, a forklift, an alligator car jack, and a few manpower.

Estimated completion date: June 2008. All system go on July.

Nowadays everything have to move fast and so comes commercialization. There’s no time to cater your personal needs anymore. Everyone smoke the same type of ciggies, use the same type of shampoo, toothbrush, cars, shoes, etc. Who cares what blend you want? Just smoke original, Light, or Menthol lah! But Dunhill decided to bring those special blends back in their Limited Edition release.

A rich blend with a taste mellowed by exotic Bahia tobacco. Inspired by a recipe rediscovered by in our historic “My Mixture” books.

Vintage-style cigarette box format. Covered with a layer of aluminum foil to seal-in freshness.

Removing the foil and revealing the cigarettes inside.

A close-up of the Mixture No.33.