Kuching Rainforest World Music Festival 2007

Short note: While all the fans of Harry Potter were queuing and fighting at Tesco and Carrefour in KL grabbing the last episode of Harry crazy yesterday morning, I strode into Tesco Melaka casually yesterday afternoon and take my copy from the stacks of nicely arranged Dealthly Hallows, cashed them and walked out.

Ahh, Melaka rocks.


It’s good to be back at home, back in my little hometown – Melaka - surfing the net on a rainy Sunday afternoon. A month of traveling and working has tired me out in more ways than I can imagine, I sense a sniffle coming on but trying to ignore it.

Can hardly get out of bed these days and for once (hope I am not falling sick), I am actually glad I am not somewhere in a foreign land. Home is always the best place to come back to; I missed mom’s cooking and dad’s talks.

Exactly a week from now, I was partying so hard with my camera and media pass in Kuching, sweating together with another two to three thousands people at the Sarawak Cultural Village celebrating the 10 years anniversary of the Rainforest World Music Festival 2007, it made this weekend seems so lazy.


The crowd at the RWMF 2007 night concert. Photo courtesy of Andy Kho.




My ticket to the 3 days event


Okay, this is how the event goes every year. It’s a 3 days 3 nights event and during the day (which starts around 2pm till 5pm), workshops are held at huts and longhouses where performers from around the world would perform in.


Taken with my camera. Chilling at the cultural village.



That's Faiz to the far right


In the afternoon, you can chill at the food centre or by the lake with your friends over a cold can of drink.


See how much difference a good camera can make? (photo courtesy of Andy)


I spent the first day taking lots of photos but decided from second day onwards that my effort was pointless. I mean look at these!


Taken by Andy the professional photographer with his awesomest camera.


Look at the exposure, simply magnificent.



See if you can spot yourself in here.


This photo was taken with a Nikon D200, without a flash, and it was at night! It can even capture still movement on exposure when the crowd is jumping around.

And then there was Kenny’s Nikon D40 camera.


Photo courtesy of kennysia.com


And there was my cam.




-.-…



Bah, why did I even bother? *chuck camera away*

I need a new cam. (shouting to an infinite hollow: “someone sponsor me!!!”)

I mean, these photographers would go to extreme measures just to take one good shot. Like spending the amount of money equivalent to buying a small car just for the extra exposure with faster shutter or anti-shake, an extra flash, battery, more durable body…etc, and would bend that extra length for a good angle.


Any lower angle I need to dig into the ground


Nevermind, at least I have video to show you how wild the crowd was that night. Sniff! (who needs expensive camera that produces flawless Photoshop-look-alike photos anyway!! Sniff!!!!!)




Introducing some of the popular performers and bands of the night,


Me like guys in kilts~
(photo courtesy of Andy)



Funky China Man
(photo courtesy of Andy)



A Band from South America~
(photo courtesy of Andy)



Me sitting among the crowds (sam behind me, su ann to my right, and su ann's friend)



The love of my life, Angus!!! I love your Scottish music and that beard is sooo sexy!
(photo courtesy of Andy)


The hottest band of the night however was,


The Percussion Unit from Malaysia!
(photo courtesy of kennysia.com)


Believe it! Feels proud to be a Malaysian!




As for me, how shall I put it? Well, I was the highlight of the night…




Literally.