Miri International Jazz Festival 2007
Vanue : Park City Everly Hotel
Date : 11 and 12 May 2007
Again, after it was held last year for the first time
ever…MIJF came back to Miri…same timing, only one day different (it was 12
&13 May last year)….and again I involve as volunteer…yeah!!!!
That means free entertainmen for me
But this year I got different job compare to last year(only
gate controller), this time I’m a SCHLEPPER—wut is it??i also dono whether it
exist in dictionary…haha…but instead of being the ticket collector at entrance,
this year I worked since morning to help the bands get their things done…until
the performances end and send things back where needed…
Haha
1st day- Friday
I have coupon for dinner…since I got to start work on 7…I
start dinner alone..it was WEIRD when I’m eating alone in the big restaurant—as
in alone REALLY alone…only me.big restaurant.empty tables.bunch of waitress.wut
d heck.luckily,after 2 plates(haha)come a media guy-actually a DJ somewhere,and
also working wif RTM join me.after him,came a sound technician from Uerope(cant
remember which contry), then Madam Puay(our volunteer leader)joined.
Performance-
Started with
Malaysia
band, then a boring Indian cultural band….
Luiss Coloma from
Spain
—to
be accurate from the
Barcelona
City
—get things
kicked..from the well-seated audience, they made them excited and shouted and
danced…next as the last for the night, Dirty Dozzen from (I don remember..haha)
continued the heat….they even invited girls to come on stage to dance…and guess
wut…there was this one hot girl with “Media” tag came on stage…she’s hot..and
she’s crazy…anyway, Azfar surprised me when he told me that the girl is a quite
famous singer in
Malaysia
right now-a vocalist in a Rap band…who???lets find out!!!
Awesome performance from Luiss Coloma and Dirty Dozens…
After the performance in the Pavilion(name of the hall)…we
had supper together…
And guess what, the noise made by the Chiquitita from the
upper floor actually annoyed the bands…and that made them do some crazy thing,
which they asked the the Chiquitita for them to play, and guess wut, these
Dirty Dozen dudes together with Luis Coloma, and performers for tomoro events,
randomly play songs which greatly entertaining…they are such a JAZZ FREAK…jazz
lover which they can just simply play the music together-15 people- without
practice, they new to each other but the performance was like they have played
together since forever…hahahaa….great nite…I slept at 330 I think(cant
remember)
2nd say- Saturday
As I stayed at the hotel for the night, woke up late…went to
swimming pool…then I had lunch, chose to sit on a table alone(again?)haha…after
finished 2 plates, came a lady, from New Sabah Times join me.then she
left,another lady from
Brunei
newspaper join..wow…wut a lunch for me…haha..got to know people just by sitting
and eating..hihihi…
Anyway…
The events at night, was similar to the first night..nothing
much on the first 2 bands..boring I could say…but then, Habana Sax, they were
fantastic…followed by Dirty Dozens, the crowd went wild(not
really..haha)…everyone was having fun just like yesterday…
Performance ended at around 1am. Finish all works around
130.had supper.then went out makan lagi..haha..came back to hotel at 4…then
watch pictures…5 only sleep..crazy.
