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Watching Arsenal beat WBA wasn’t as gratifying as I anticipated it to be. The Gunners got off to a flying start with Samir Nasri’s goal in the 4th minute. I really like Samir Nasri and I believe that he will prove to be a better buy than Hleb. It was awful to see Arsenal play without hardly threatening the opposition’s goalkeeper. It was even more awful to see Bloodybayor and Ebugay continue to don the Arsenal jersey.

Shortly after the game at the Laundry, Mel, Ravind & I adjourned to Sanctuary, a club that I used to haunt for a few months before I met Mel. I met Mel for the first time outside Sanctuary, at the end of May 2007. It was a start of something fantastic.

Ravind and I bought Lorraine her first, Flaming Lamborghini, and then the other guys start to buy her the same drink too. Lorraine, the birthday girl, bought 5 bottles of Johnny Walker Black Label for her party! Crazy!

I met a number of Mel’s Sabahan friends, as well as made a few friends myself and further expanded my Facebook list of compadres. It was an OK event, and only fortify my impression that Sabahans are the friendliest of Malaysians.

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  • Sabahan Bloggers Karaoke Gathering

    The venue was Cempaka Square. Papa J, once again, picked Mel & I from her mom’s place @ Kepayan Ridge and we were there shortly after 9pm. I texted a bunch of peeps, Olie, Josie, Radzie, Ishak, Pai and they all showed up, with Alice, Audrey, Ramesh, Alvin & Helen. 13 bloggers ROCKED Cempaka Square for 3 hours.

    It was such a fun night, there were NO traces of shyness that was synonymous with Sabahans in the past. This is the dawn of new-breed Sabahans, having fun! It was great, and I was especially taken away with that “Poco Poco” song, that I’m still having a tough time trying to find the tune off the internet. If any of you have that song, please do drop me an e-mail. :-)

    It was a pity that the original gang couldn’t join, Dinoza & Amy went to KL for something urgent, whereas Jacq & Wei Chuen were at Atmosphere on the same night. Nevertheless, it was one of those nights where you look back at say, “Damn! That was so much fun!”.

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  • Borneo Baruk Club - Jalan Kia Peng

    Borneo Baruk Club - Kampung Gallivanter

    It’s located on Jalan Kia Peng, next to the HLA building and ORANGE club. There is no cover charge and a JD bottle is priced at RM280++ while a jug of Tiger’s at RM52++. Mel and I arrived shortly after 11pm, but was told that they were having a private party organized by Celcom and that we had to wait until 11:30pm to get in.

    So that we did, I started with a mug of Tiger while Mel had her favorite Bailey’s on the rocks. After going inside, we noticed that the emcees for the night, one of them was Hannah Tan. Personally, I never rated her - not my type whatsoever. From a distance where we were sitting, she looked hot.

    Kadazanbonita with Hannah Tan

    But when she passed us by and Mel managed to get her to pose for a shot, she looked like a floozie. Borneo Baruk Club, I heard it mentioned quite a few months ago, but I never had the urge to pay it a visit until last night.

    Gallivanter Kungfu

    The verdict? An embarrassment of the highest order to the name “Borneo”, because their definition of latest songs included “Give it to Me” featuring Nelly, Timberlake and Timbaland. That was as latest as they come. This is my first and last time clubbing (or the lack of) at this joint, hence I recommend that you avoid this joint at all cost (unless management change) and spend your money watching trees grow.

    Borneo Baruk Club Team

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  • Flaming Birthday Bash @ Poppy

    ARSENAL 1 CHELSEA 0

    3 Flaming Lamborghinis. 1 Gin & Tonic. 1 Sex on the Beach. 1 B-52. 1 pint of beer. And a few glasses of Chivas & Ginger Ale. Result = PLASTERED. I had a massive hangover, akin to the one back in 1998 when I celebrated my 21st birthday where I got drunk out of my mind in 2 hours!

    This time around, it took me 4 hours before I went bye bye. As usual, when I go really really drunk, I end up being emotional, and somehow always relate to my late dad, who I can’t seem to let go of the pain of not having him in my life, since October 1986.

    Well, to those who came (20 plus people), thank you for being a part of my 30th birthday celebration. Next up, 40. :-)

    Gallivanter @ Poppy Garden
    From left (clockwise): Weimei, Brendan, Me, Mel, Natalie & her BF

    Ex-Colleagues
    Ex-colleagues

    Long Shutter
    Fooling around with the “firework” option on my camera

    Flaming Lamborghini
    The FIRST Flaming Lamborghini

    College 1997
    With Dinesh (college mate back in 97/98)

    The Gang
    Part of the gang

    Gang 2
    Us again…me demonstrating how to poop with style

    Alvin, Chelva & Andrew
    Alvin, Chelva & Andrew

    KadazanBonita’s Tequila
    Kadazanbonita having her tequila

    Ragu & Gallivanter
    Ragu & Gallivanter

    Alvin, Andrew, Daniel & Alvin
    Chelva, Andrew & Alvin (with me of course)

    Ravind & I
    Ravind & I doing the gay thang

    Another gang
    The guy that looks like traffic light is Earl-ku

    3
    Earl-ku, Gallivanter & Ravind showing off our lips

    Daniel, Ravind & Emelda
    Daniel, Ravind & Emelda

    That’s it folks! It was a blast and I thoroughly enjoyed the night until the part I went bananas. LOL.

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    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

    I used to love Waikiki until Bangsar started closing at 2am, unleashing unruly Indians to the place. And with the expansion of Waikiki a couple of years ago, heralded the end of a place where 80s music thrived. It changed its concept to incorporate live bands and hip hop music. I’ve been frequenting Waikiki since 2000, and stopped a few years later. With its second pub, and with what I’ve seen so far, this is the place to be. Everything else in TTDI Plaza sucks. Just stick to Waikiki Too. :-)

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza
    This is the owner of Waikiki, Tony.

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza
    This is the owner’s brother, TM

    Waikiki Too TTDI Plaza

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    Got Stout?

    Gallivanter Guinness Stout

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  • Rum(ble in the) Jungle

    8 souls gallivanted into the jungle of RUM last Friday. 2 bottles of Chivas were the spirits of the night.

    Gallivantress & Gallivanter

    Gallivantress & Gallivanter

    Rum Jungle KL

    Ravind & Daniel

    Daniel Franklin Gomez & Emelda Vincent

    Daniel Ravind Desmond

    Mel & I

    Gallivanter & Ravind Ramesh (STAR InTech)

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