KK’s stomped!
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Stompin’ Sabah 2010 was last Saturday.
So how was it you ask?
Thanks to Nuffnang and Celcom Xpax, I got this ticket for FREE!
Alright, bear with me here…
The event started at 6p.m. but having to comply to family commitment first, we (my sister in-law, her friend from KL and I) went to the concert quite late… nearly 11p.m.
And it didn’t help that it was raining profusely from the afternoon until after the 10 minutes we were there.
If you guys on Facebook noticed, I have been updating my status on Stompin’ Sabah frequently than I update my personal status updates. Even a friend was asking me how it was knowing I was dang excited (judging from my updates) about the event.
I was indeed excited and madly looking forward to go to the event. I even visualized meeting and taking group photos with other blogger friends who were also going. Read: Annieming, Amanda, Ennie, Paival and Adriel. So yeah, when the rain didn’t seem to want to stop, I was already feeling agitated thinking I might have to cancel the plan going there. (Oh No!)
Fortunately, the rain simmer down and I put high hopes that I’d able to enjoy the concert despite being late. Rain or no rain, the show must go on…I must go!
Poncos, our saviour! I have to hide my D40x underneath it to avoid the drizzling rain.
When we arrived, we were gestured to the Xpax VIP tent. The moment I saw the crowd under the tent, I knew that it wasn’t my place. I mean, this was a concert…a concert needs people who stand up, hands in the air, feet stompin, body moving and clad with party face!! Since I needed better view to snap pictures of the event anyway, we decided to head to the area where real party people were (although again, not everyone was sport enough to show their move-your-body-now mode)… the front stage, next to the (undeniable) deaf-causing speakers. And by the time we arrived, it was the performance from the Singapore band, Wicked Aura Batucada. Man, they are GREAT!!!! If you can hear me saying this, you can also hear me hissing the ‘T’ longer. Because they are REALLY that good.
The best position we could get is in front of this big screen and ‘deaf-causing’ speakers.
Like I said, a concert is supposed to be able to make you move and jump to the beat. This Singapore band made that happened. I just couldn’t stand not responding to them shouting, “Are you good, KK??” or “Do you want some more??” or when they wanted us to sing along with them. I don’t need any sort of booze to get me crazy dancing. Wicked Aura Batucada was all that I need. They even sang the song ‘Rozana’ in reggae beat and being an 80’s child, we happily sang the song together with less effort. Syiok!
Some sporting party people here
You can check their website or their Facebook profile for more detailed info about this group.
While waiting for the next performer, we were entertained with DJ Spin from DJ Tony. He’s one great DJ as well. The choice of songs he spun, man they were fantastic. It surely felt like partying in the club yo!
Next, came up Ella our Queen of Rock.
Honestly, I am no fan of Ella so I didn’t give much expectation on her performance. But yes, she does have good voice to suit her rock genre. But hey, who can argue on that. She has more than a decade proven track records and a title attached to it already.
Then came up Mr. Dicken, our very own talented guitarist from Ranau. Seeing him on stage the first time, with his clean cut short hair and pretty neat clothing, I wouldn’t have thought he’s into rock genre. But he definitely rock it! His perfect (to my ears) guitar solo was as good as them Man Kidal and Joe Wings. He even jammed with Man Kidal on stage and from the look of Man Kidal’s face, it was surely a gesture of ‘hat on you’ to our Mr. Dicken.
Dicken and Man Kidal jamming together
Then, there was of course solo guitar performance from the legend himself, Man Kidal. I’m not really into rock music (except when I was in Uni where I used to listen to Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Guns N Roses to lull me to sleep) but I can very much tell you with confidence that Man Kidal IS a legend! I could feel my nerves thumping hard as his music crescendo to the climax.
The closest I could get to Man Kidal was this big screen in front of us and here, he was doing his epic guitar skill with his teeth!
Joe Wings was next and his performance too, gave the same effect as Man Kidal did on me. They are indeed a legend of their own. So yeah, it was really a great opportunity to be able to listen (and watch) them perform live on stage.
Joe Wings - to quote Ennie’s, he played the guitar as if he’s having sex with it. Ha!
I was anticipating the band from the Philippines, Kulahig. Since I was late for the event, and having asked around about that particular band, I thought I was able to catch up with their performance. You know how the Philippines people are very well-endowed with good voice and singing talent, right? Unfortunately, I was told later that they did not make it to the concert due to some circumstances at the immigration. Too bad.
Ella performed a few more numbers from her album before inviting her back vocalist (forgot her name) to sing the final song ‘Sayang Kinabalu’ to wrap up the stage concert.
They actually danced to the beat of Sumazau!
Obviously, I had missed performances from Shawn Lee (beat boxer) to which Ennie claimed was a great performance as well. And then, there was the performance by our local bands but I did not manage to get their names.
Overall, I was quite pleased with the event despite the rain as well as not being able to come early. Personally, I think the crowd would be more if it wasn’t because of the rain. But hey, I’m pretty sure there will be event like this again next year. And I personally wish there will be more artistes performing - both locals and international.
Finally, to all you bloggers who came that night (and planned to meet)…such a pity we didn’t get to meet each other and take group photos (padahal bukan berjauh pun). Only bumped on Xander and Radzie and of course, Ennie.
Moi with The Wandering Sumandak before we head home.
View post-stage concert…the DJ Spin was still on going though
Stompin’ Sabah 2011?
I’m so gonna go again!!!
Until next post!
*hugs*
Cyril Dason said,
November 9, 2010 @ 10:30 pm
yah.. sponsored post. Almost ‘Kenny Sia’ famous la you chegu
LOL! Mana ada la…ini once in blue moon saja ni…
Mrs Graig said,
November 10, 2010 @ 12:48 am
best!!apakan daya kamiurang bukan disana..huhuhu..glad that u had fun with the concert
thanks mrs graig. kalau ramai2 bloggers ada tu memang lagi siok.
xander said,
November 10, 2010 @ 6:57 am
nice pics chegu, with the rain and what not it was hard to take pics wasn’t it? Tapi yang penting the stompin’ was awesome!! well, except for the ‘you know who’ part lah kan? heheh…
Oooh a linky for me ..oh itu pulak your frenz blog, bah im a-hoppin’ over there then ;]
Cheerz and see ya around chegu!
yabah, i was trying hard in between snapping photos and covering the camera under my ponco. The lens wasn’t mine jadi kalau rosak kena air, habis lah sa mo membayar my other half. Glad bumping on you that night too…at least ada juga urg2 yg sa kenal tu mlm hehe
p/s: kalo ada pic sa yg time b2.o preview dinner tu, sila2 lah send ke email…hehehe…cos sa perasan ada ko ambi picture of me solo.
Daniel Chiam said,
November 10, 2010 @ 8:01 am
Lawa o the Wandering Sumandak! Haha siok gila kamu p concert! haha Time2 sa d Sabah teda pla even camtu >.
Hahaha! Sumandak Sabah baitu!
I think ada baitu event like this, just that tida kena promote di blog hehe
qisthine said,
November 10, 2010 @ 8:08 am
nah moi, i did went, 830pam-1030pm…i totally agreed with you …this kinda concert suppose to be freely jumping & enjoying the music..but unlucky that nite…hujan! so mostly my friend giveup as early 10pm! imagine wanna enjoy the music but with umbrella in the other hand..then me, haaha ada camera but did not take any pic..takut sa kana hujan may camera hehe…good post moi!
Oh awal pula kamu pulang tu. Jadi tida sempat tingu tu Spore band laitu kan? Sebab sa sampai sana pun dekat 11pm sudah baru juga durang start perform. Yalah, i can understand that. Sedangkan masi pakai ponco pun rasa tia siok…apa lagi pigang2 umbrella. Like my friend Amanda said, no fun menari sambil pigang2 umbrella.
Thanks!
Just said,
November 10, 2010 @ 9:22 am
Wow!! I’m sure my hubby will have fun if we only were there! He adores guitarist very much..
im sure he will…especially lagi yg memang minat guitarist dari zaman2 durang si amy search
WanderingSumandak said,
November 10, 2010 @ 10:15 am
Carol, that quote! hehehe..that was the impression I got while watching Joe Wings rocking that guitar! Let’s just say, there’s something sexy when you watch a guy caressing his guitar like that, like it’s the most precious thing in the world
Stompin’ Sabah 2011? count me in!
Haha..tapi style si Joe Wings main memang sexy bah kan hahaha.
Bah, next year lagi…
Mimi said,
November 10, 2010 @ 11:14 am
I have a feeling this is almost like the MTV worldstage I went to recently.. Although the music’s good.. The rain and the no-seating (expecting to stand up & dance) kind of “dampen” the spirit a little bit.. Macam susah mau cari good spot, especially kalau pindik macam saya.. last2 tenguk big screen ja lah.. hehe..
The rain was probably the main cause for the less turn up la i think. Not so on the no-seating policy because memang sudah stated on the ticket that it was a rain & shine concert. Yalah betul tu, i also susah mo cari good spot to snap photos…tulah bediri dekat skrin basar saja
Amanda said,
November 10, 2010 @ 2:34 pm
I’m gonna need to link ur post in mine coz i missed the last part..boleh ba kan chegu?
Buli bah kalo ko
AnnieMing said,
November 10, 2010 @ 3:32 pm
Manda ko pulang awal juga ka?
Oh saya pun mau start drafting sudah sapunya post. Hahaa.. Maybe after I took my afternun nap. ;-D Nice post with nice photos.. I luv ur title too. Hehee!
Iya, dia pulang after i sms’ed u.
bah sa lagi mo tunggu kamurang punya post since kamurang ada sempat lagi tingu yg earlier performances..
and thanks for the compliment
Stella said,
November 10, 2010 @ 4:52 pm
wow..siok lah dpt tingu artis2..hehe
tingu dari jauh ja ni stella
memeljoan said,
November 10, 2010 @ 8:56 pm
Uinah, best juga kamu di sana oo kan? lama sdh sa x pi tgk konsert ooo…huhuhu
buli tahan juga la mel
LaViaP The Geek said,
November 10, 2010 @ 10:17 pm
i was thinking of taking group photo all bloggers ba tapi nda jumpa. jadi lone ranger la sya di sebelah kiri pentas. will be posting mine when all videos finished uploaded
ko lone ranger kah pula tat night? shud have taken ur number. oh well, next time again then
Rodz said,
November 11, 2010 @ 1:49 am
Uih best la this event!! Anyway about your comment on my blog regarding meeting up while you in Kuching, yeah sure! sure! I wanna meet you :p hehehe What date you’ll be in Kuching?
Alright! Will keep in touch with u about it. But my ETA will be on 28th Dec 4pm. Just to get you a heads up first.
deanona said,
November 11, 2010 @ 11:09 am
dang i missed this! i wanted to go but was too tied up with assignments & stuff =( but nvm, reading this post pun mcm rasa sa ada tepigi juga. hihi
awww thats too bad. next time again then!
MosePA said,
November 11, 2010 @ 3:22 pm
Wow… Great!!! Though I’m not able to join this concert, but during that day, I’ve been wondering how’s the concert goes on… Thanks Mrs Caroline for putting this story into blog… Now, Even read this post make myself in that concert… Yeahhh…! I love it…
Glad u feel like u were in it as well MosePA. And oh, just call me Carol or Chegu would be fine. Mrs Caroline sounds too formal
cindy said,
November 13, 2010 @ 2:02 pm
Waaaa sioknya kamurang! I so jealous!!!
SJB said,
November 14, 2010 @ 3:13 am
Wah, best oh dapat jumpa famous people.
Jfoo said,
November 14, 2010 @ 6:59 pm
terima kasih atas komen tentang Dicken kita yan berusia 16 tahun…teruskan menyokong bakat ORANG SABAH BAH!
He’s ONLY 16?!! Wahhh baru sia tau oh. Memang sangat talented oh dia. Hope he’ll get to go further in this field.