Kakiseni Festival 2013 is a ten-day arts pageant organised by Kakiseni, held in Pavilion KL which will include:
– theatre shows (including new shows like Durian Beckett and Cinta Sang Arnab)
– award-winning international shows like André y Dorine)
– a music stage curated by Moonshine with a mix of new and established acts
– Panggung Muzik by The Wknd (pairing local bands with films like Bunohan and Songlap)
– several workshops with international renowned theatre troupes (Sun Son Theatre of Taiwan, En La Lona of Spain, and Odin Teatret of Denmark)
– a series of Kata Tindak Seni forums on the arts
– an epic awesome big street parade around Pavilion (Jln Sultan Ismail, Jln Bukit Bintang and Jln Raja Chulan will be temporarily closed for this)
– art installations and public art all around the mall
– BOH Cameronian Arts Awards will be held to close the festival.The best thing is – EVERYTHING IS FREE.Workshops require registration, and the cordoned off area for BOH Cameronian Awards in Pavilion’s centre court is invite only (but everyone can view it as it’s in the mall).For more info, visit festival.kakiseni.com
Pick up this month’s issue of Style mag to view some of my thoughts on this season’s trends and whether they’re viable or not! Style is one of my fave fashion mags in KL – they always have beautifully-done editorials and great layouts for easy fashion scanning.
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There’s also a beauty feature in the April issue of Malaysian Women’s Weekly on some of my fave beauty must-haves from anti-ageing serums to hair products.
People always complain that they go cuckoo when they read my long food posts while they’re working late in the office, so i’m putting a giant disclaimer on this one = don’t! I’ve just had a lunch of pizza and salad myself and feel i want to eat right now too…
My parents and i went to try Private Kitchen in Uptown, which serves Hong Kong dishes. Three out of the four dishes were really good – seafood fried rice, simple tofu fried on the outside and soft on the inside, and lotus root salad pictured above. They’re also really large, which we didn’t anticipate so it’s a good place to go with a group of friends and won’t cost you much. I had to takeaway lots of food which i happily whacked within the next few days.
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I went to Mezza9 for one of their tapas nights with Rudy LF one Monday, tho i heard they’ve changed it to Thursdays now. It’s a brill idea where there’s a yummy spread of over a dozen types of tapas and each one you pick costs anything between RM4-RM10. So you don’t have to order a big main dish when you’re busy drinking, and just take what you like, when you like. The one tapas you MUST try is the ‘dates wrapped in bacon’!
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Clem took me to Nathalie’s Gourmet Studio @ Publika for dinner. The dishes taste as good as their presentation. Above is salad with foie gras, ham and chicken.
Burt’s Bees clearly needs no introduction as they have been around since 1991 and we’ve all heard its name one way or another. What distinguishes them from most of the beauty brands out there are – the all-natural ingredients they use for their products, how they’re made using nature-safe processes, and sold in environmentally sensitive packaging.
Burt’s Bees launched their new lip colour range at Namoo on the Park last week. Two new ranges are introduced to the Burt’s Bees family – Burt’s Bees Lip Gloss, and Burt’s Bees Lip Shine (you can view some pix of the colours further down); while new colours were added to the existing Lip Shimmer and Tinted Lip Balm lines.
The above statement is as to WHY we should opt for natural lip colour!
During the event, we watched Hong Kong-based make up artist Jess Yung give us a demo on Spring/Summer trends we could try for ourselves, including mixing two lip colours you already own so you get a brand new colour.
Director Susana Chung gave us an insight of their products, adding that the entire Burt’s Bees Lip Colour Range is “made from 100% ingredients and gives you all-in-one shine, hydration and colour from just a single tube!”
I woke up at 7:40AM cos i had a call with someone from the States at 8AM KL time. It was an interview of sorts to attend Awesomeness Fest, and i’m in yay! After Lara told me i’m accepted, i thought, “crap. do i even have money for this. i’m putting everything into a small business in June. And i have to renovate the new apartment in third quarter. And start paying mortgage with Clem.” Then i thought i’m sure i can suck it somehow… it’ll be an expensive year but it’s all going towards something that will progress myself further! Okay i’m just being positive, trying not to be too chinaman and counting all my money, and letting the universe handle it…
After paying USD1200 for my ticket, i cooked myself a scrambled egg with leftover potatoes. Then got ready to make my way out after the morning traffic. Went to the LHDN office in Damansara Perdana to do my taxes. Yes, i had to do my taxes on the LAST DAY i possibly could before going away. And yes, i had to go there cos i blinking forgot my PIN password. Again.
I queued up for 45 minutes just to find out my password. And discovered that i actually KNEW it all along. I want to kill myself sometimes. Did my taxes, paid for it online, felt even poorer, and left.
Went to Bangsar to grab myself a quick lunch alone, then a nail appointment. Let’s face it, i’m going to lots of dinners and things in London and i’m not gonna let my manicure look shabby. By that time, it was 1:30pm and i was falling asleep in the soft chair there. I skipped my pedicure cos i ran out of time, and went to BSC to buy a last minute present.
Dropped by my office to pick up a cheque. Went to bank, paid some LHDN fine (it was RM130. My dad said it’s so little that it’s better to just pay and not question. Trudat.) Banked in some cheques. Confirmed that my ATM card can work overseas.
Went to parents’ house. Took back my spoilt camera lens from my mum, passed her a book, grabbed some extra sweaters and tights for the cold weather from my old room.
Went to Sunway Giza where i usually change money. For the first time, the money changer spoke casually to me and said, “You are always traveling!” I ducked into Times bookstore to get a last minute present #2. Went to the supermarket to grab some chicken to cook dinner for Clem since i’d be away for 3 weeks. Also got toilet paper cos god knows he’d never notice it’s the last roll and what will he do when it’s done. Also got Y some chili sauce (it’s not Taste Me sorry!).
Bought some chili pan mee on the way home cos i always get hungry around 5pm.
Arrived home and lugged all the stuff i accumulated throughout the day upstairs. Chucked the chicken into the fridge and dug into my chili pan mee. Wrapped presents to pack. Prepared roast chicken using all the leftover herbs and vege i had in the fridge else i’d be returning to rotten stuff. Boiled potatoes and peeled them for mash potatoes cos Clem insisted he wanted some -_-
And now i’m blogging a bit before we eat and THEN i have to PACK FOR REALZ.
