Heineken threw a big party last week in the middle of the factory area in PJ. They were being a bit secretive about some set up so i was curious enough to go really early at 8pm sharp. (Also, i was trying to do a champion act of running to catch Rudy perform stand up comedy in Zouk at 9:25pm, and then head back to Heineken party :p)

Cities of the World invites urban dwellers to further explore their own city, and Heineken introduced a few establishments in KL to us by constructing models of their spaces at the event. We had to walk through doors and blacked out corridors to get ourselves from one room to another, like a little maze.

The first room i entered resembled a classy tailor store.

I met Tommy, who’s the director of Bespoked Ian Chang, and he told me a bit about the bespoke suits they create, the fabrics they get from Italy, and i got excited going through the fabric sample book of silks for underlining jackets. Fabrics always get me excited!

The next room was one i recognised immediately having been to their outlet in Bangsar countless times – Replacement Boutique x Salon 

The Replacement guys. Ricco and Takey in the middle.

The third room i went into had lots of couples salsa dancing energetically, in what was to be Paradox Art Cafe. The restaurant + cafe + sandwich shop located in Bandar Utama provides a place to “eat, drink, play and discover local art, photography, creative designs, creations, music, films and more.”

After that i walked out the other side of the room, into a bright green tunnel and into a huge space where the big party was going on.

Even tho the party looked like it was really starting, i made the choice to leave for Zouk to catch Rudy. Booked myself an Uber taxi (it’s got much nicer cars that pick you up, i’ve had friends who got picked up in a Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, Merc, etc) and shot off to the city. The driver was great! I told him that i was in a rush to catch a friend perform and he was an elderly man who whizzed through the traffic and i managed to bounce into Velvet the very minute Rudy started!

I stayed just for the first half of the show, then booked another Uber car to go back to PJ. On the way out of Zouk, Aiman handed me two Crazy Puffs (lamb and shepherd’s pie) which i gratefully ate on the ride back cos i hadn’t had dinner yet!

On my way back to PJ, i spoke to a driver who told me about his wife volunteering for an NGO and how they adopted two orphans who were fending for themselves on the streets in KL. Wow. I’ve been having the best conversations with these Uber drivers lately. And they’re not the kind who will talk to you endlessly, they only started chatting when i initiate the conversation.

If you wanna try Uber, use this code “gxfvb” to get your first ride for free (up to RM30)!

DJs Goldfish & Blink, BATE, and Hulkas took to the decks that night

Jessie! There are lots of old pictures of us on my blog ages ago… not gonna dig THOSE up XD

Mira and Kevin work on gumballmag.com. Checkit out.

Are you going for Good Vibes Festival!? Aug 23rd ok!!! Ellie Goulding!! Empire of the Sun!!!

Nick works on The List – thelist-mag.com

Er thanks Kevin for the pic of bottle next to my face. Macam ad. Heineken sure happy.

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Check out www.heineken.com/openyourcity on your smartphones to start finding more new experiences around you.

Open Your City Compass

Accessing the link above on your mobile device will give you a Find Out Where’s Hot Now option, which is geo-tagged to your location and will give you suggestions of different venues you can explore around your vicinity. This feature gives you the possibility of always finding new experiences wherever you are.

Win a City Adventure in New York City

The link above also leads you to the Win an Amazing City Adventure option. Consumers can activate the option with unique codes found under each bottle cap of Heineken’s Cities Edition bottle (its limited edition for the duration of the campaign!). They are then presented with a challenge – to test their know-how of their city by identifying a few locations within an image. Each correct answer puts people in the running to win an adventure in New York City.

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