Show Offs

Yes, it was a known fact that we Malaysians like to show off. We like to iild the tallest, make the biggest, but still traffic congestion was still a bind and flash floods a constant thorn. But I digress.

Yesterday afternoon, I strolled around Low Yat , and as usual, I parked at KLCC and walk my way across on the walkway towards Pavilion. A nice relaxing walk actually, and I get plenty of photo ops to go along with it. In front of Lot 10, there was a group of boys with pogo sticks - a proper metallic ones and they really launched themselves in the air. I was not sure if it was an impromptu thing, but doing it at a busy - one of the busiest in town - was never a good idea …..

Further down, there was a huge group of motorcyclist about to converge in front of Pavilion. Most of them were from Kelantan, as there was the small matter of the Malaysia Cup Finals between Kelantan and Armed Forces the same very night, followed by the Malaysia MotoGP the next day. Perfect excuse for a weekend trip down to KL.

And there were at least 100 high-power motorcycles on display ….. and the noise they made …….

BMW Shorties

I had the pleasure of attending the BMW Shorties Screening earlier today at the Actor's Studio up Lot 10. It was a shame that I couldn't hang on till the end. I only managed five short films and from what I saw they were pretty good. Some of them were downright cute, while others were corny. Can't fault the technical side though as it was clear that all of them got talent.

There were a question and answer session to all the ten contestants at the end but I had to leave as I had promised my boys to take them to the park. It wasn't often that I got a free Sunday afternoon anyhow. I will be on call next Sunday, so that would be a goner.

Introduction by the founder, Michael Chen

The screening was organised by the WAMM - We Are Malaysian Made - an organization which I only learned about today. Maybe I would stay a bit longer next time after learning of the quality on offer.

More information about the event here. Click here to learn more about WAMM.