Finally I got a camera

So finally the Tay's have purchased a new camera. It's an Olympus Stylus 1040 and I have been madly snapping away at the HSDD launching and PK's wedding....

Pics on the way.....HSDD LAUNCHING GIG PICS UP IN INDIEGOAT SOON....

One word....WICKEDLYAWESOME...

Update! First article up at indiegoat

I've finally posted up my first article for Indiegoat....have an extract of it below....click on the link below for the rest.

(Extract from Indiegoat)

Applying financial concepts and arguments are usually akin to cats and dogs; that is they rarely mix. However reading the above statements in my CPA study materials, made me think on how this is so applicable to how the music scene/industry is in the world today especially in Penang and how people define Great Music

Too many times I wonder whether or not people actually listen to a certain song because they really dig or enjoy the music or whether they are listening to it just because it has been overplayed so many times through out the day and they are subconsciously told by radio, movies and MTV that the song is great.....................

....Click here to continue Reading....you know you want to....

Goats, Bangers and Firebrands

Danno

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CSR BANGERS

Update

I've been getting involved with things really close to my heart.

MUSIC and CSR (hahaha not really that close but yeaaa kind of).

I've been helping the guys out at indiegoat to help cover gigs and to write articles. We are trying to cover anything arty around in Penang. So if any of you guys know of some local gigs, art galleries,dramas, or ANYTHING to do with Penang arts, that you would like to promote just let me know and we will put it up on our website.

WHats even more deck is that, I have been helping out in my church's youth teaching em bass and just hanging out with em. Being with the youths is awesome. It totally revitalises you. They are not tied down by the horrors and work.....check em out...i think they are totally deck...

Hardcore and Minimalist Rock Combo:- Conquest for Death and My Disco

It is very rare that Malaysia gets a chance to watch really great bands perform live in Malaysia. If you think Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance are GREAT then aren't you a sucker for MTV's bullshit and propaganda. And for any person with 6 inches and balls packed in their crotch think that "Hey but we have Westlife here before what?", I have now struck you off my friends list permanently.........

What Penang got to see on Monday was freakin awesome. A gig featuring:-

Conqest for Death:- A hardcore metal band from the States.

and................

My Disco:- A minimalist rock band hailing from the land down under. I have never heard anything so minimal which was so intense. They sound so freakin good LIVE and much better than listening it off mp3.

Now I must say that I have grown out from all the mosh pits and crowd surfing but It was great to see it all happening on Monday. Reminds me of younger and happier days.

Click here to check it out the gig review, pics and some bootleg concert tracks.

Penang:- 10 Feet UNDER water

In the wee hours of Thursday morning, Penang's drainage system failed on us Penang-ons (why can't we be Penangons instead of Penangites?).

When you combine a crappy drainage system and heavy monsoon rains what you get are floods with drain water with all its gunk and junk spewing out on our roads. Cars were going against one way streets just to avoid the jams. Motorcyclist soaked and drenched and good ol Danno had to park his car in the opposite road from his house and waddle in shitty drain water......

Penang's Ultimate Hangout

Location: Soundmaker Studio, Weld Quay

Probably one of the most chilled out nights ever at the studio according to Alvin. Beers and smokes and a quick jam session followed by a late night supper at Green House is just freakin awesome. Before I let the pictures do the talking, let me first do a little promo for Penang's very own indie scence.

The Soundmaker Studio is most probably the only place where you can go for gigs and check out local bands as well as a few international bands which pop by. If you are sick of the useless crap they bombard on the radio or in the clubs check out Penang's only Indie website by clicking here.

Ok here are the snaps of the night out:-

The "WALL" just outside the entrance of the studio

Chillin in the studio:- Beers,smokes,music and kick ass company what more can one ask for

The "GREEN house":- Supper; what Penangites (and a half Melakan/Singaporean/Aussie?) does best

I AM famous in Zambia:- August and September Updates

A very wise man once said "Here's to alcohol, the cause of—and solution to—all life's problems." And that was what my company trip to Phuket and My joint birthday bash with my cousin Jo was all about.

" Alcohol"

actually strike that out......it should be

"JAGERMEIFTER BOMBS"

There is nothing like the sweet taste of Redbull and Jagermeifter. The thing with these bad boys is that it taste so freakin nice you don't feel a thing and you can smash em. The effect comes later when you're lying down on the ground by the poolside wondering if the bird flying in the sky is actually superman.

I'll post up separate posts by the end of this week about the two events that TOTALLY changed my life (okay im exaggerating.....). So for anyone still visiting my blog just wait for it....

No more fuel subsidies? Danno rides the bus. Danno 1 Fuel increase 0

On 4 June 2008 the whole Malaysia became a chaotic mess. The news had just come out that our beloved government would be stopping fuel subsidies and will offer a rebate instead to car owners when they renewing their road tax. Fuel prices will be raised from Rm1.92 to RM2.70 per litre.

True to the Malaysian spirit every mothafucka with four (and two too!) wheels rushed to the petrol stations to pump their tanks before the end of the day causing massive traffic jams on roads leading to petrol stations everywhere in the country.

Ok, so you save what RM 40 to RM 50 now but won't you still have to pump your petrol next week? And you have to wait like what 1 hour before you could pump your petrol. Malaysians will always be Malaysians.

So you might be thinking "What the hell are you going to do about it mate? This is a burden to the rakyat!"

Problem: Fuel price increases

Solution: Rapid Penang Bus service

It has been almost 6 years since I have last taken the bus in Penang. Back in the days where me and my mates would used to jump from the various gates of Penang Free School and run to the bus stop to catch a bus to One Stop or Gurney, buses were dirty, smelly and we were squashed in like a can of sardines. However, I had decided to let the Malaysia transport system redeem itself on Thursday morning.

Being true to the wannabe aussie poser inside of me, I dressed up to work that day, wore my sunnies and had my mp3 playing The Cure "Friday I'm in love" at full blast (Yea I know, it was a bloody Thursday. But hey it's my favourite song to listen to before I go to work. ) To be honest with you as I strutted towards the bus stop (pic below), I did not expect much of a change from my last experiences on Penang buses.

(Bus stop along Dato Keramat Road which is opposite Kampung Makam)

The wonderful thing about living near Dato Keramat Road is that all the Air Itam buses as well as some Greenlane ones will use the road to go down to the Jetty Bus terminal. After a short 5 minute wait a bus had finally arrived.

"Encik, ada pergi Jalan Bahari (the road nearest to my office)"

"Ada, naik naik. Satu Ringgit!"

To my surprise the bus was actually pretty clean and wasn't that packed (pic below). Of course some idiots had vandalised the back seats by writing " Ahmad cinta kepada Ali" (Ahmad loves Ali) and " Rohani hisap kote kuat kuat kao kao" (Rohani sucks dick damm hard damm well) but other than that there was no funky smell nor was it dirty or anything. WICKEDDDDDDD

Oh yea, I actually got a lot of stares from the peeps on the bus. Must be the sunnies as well as all my head bobbing that I was doing.(Song had changed to Sexy Can I)

Note to self: "Musn't look to cool on a Penang bus. Might get robbed. I am not in Melbourne. Repeat plenty of times"

(How YA DOENN.....Unfortunately there were no hot chicks on the bus to appreciate my wannabe poser look)

After about a 15 minute bus ride, I reached my stop and got down. Walked another 5 minutes to my office and started bragging to everyone about my bus trip. Started by telling the rest of them how they are so freakin spoilt and how they do not love the environment and how they should be shot for not trying to save the ozone like me.

Then you get a couple of Asian blonde women (aka bimbos) who went like " WAHHHHHH you really took Rapid arr?? Not scarryy arrr? Not hot arrrrrrr????" Like yea woman, Danno ain't some spoilt rich brat that can't take buses. There are a lot of low-income to middle-income (as well as students who skip school) people who still depend on the bus as their main source of transportation.

Some haters refused to believe that Danno took a bus, so I saved this as proof:-

Folks,

Danno 1 ; Fuel Price increase 0 ; haters and bimbos -9999999999999

Rapid Bus Ticket = RM 1.00

Parking Fee saved per day = RM 10.00

Looking cool wearing shades and listening to rockin tunes on your mp3 player while riding the bus = PRICELESS

There are some things that money can't buy.

For others there is the Rapid Penang bus.

Monopoly at new world park

Danno's hotel per night = $ 1200

Danno's Texas Holdem Bash

Rm10 per player. Winner takes all. Beer. Smokes. Chips and a wicked good time.

Interested? Visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30711111992.

Exams over smashing beers with my mates

Exams are over baybeh. Just smashing the old good ones with me mates!