Green Int'l Fest Kuching Part One

No message could've been any clearer: If you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself then make a change! Man In The Mirror, Michael Jackson



I had the most fun Saturday night thanks to my friend who got me to attend the Green International Festival Kuching...i had a total blast!! Of course i'm really happy cos they played i think 3 or 4 MJ songs....i get to listen to 'Beat It' performed right in front of me!!! I LOVE THE BASS!!!! AND THE GUITAR RIFFS!!!!!

First time i attend a concert like this...being so close to the stage i also had a close-up look at how they took pics of all the action on stage...now i kinda have an idea how photographers, journalists all that work when they are covering events...it really sucked when they halau us from inside the fence...means no close-up shots of the performers =((

I was enjoying all the guitar, the bass, the music, the drums everything!!! If u saw me at the stage when they were playing 'Beat It' (if i remember correctly its by Orion Burn rite?) u could see a huge smile on my face LOL i feel like a kid....AHHAHAHAHA!!!!

MJ songs played: 'Beat It'..and then 'Man In The Mirror', which was sung in a 5-song medley by the pretty Sharon Lugun(i think i read abt her in Eastern Times 2 days before the event), which included Leona Lewis's 'Bleeding Love'...and then as the closing act 'We Are The World' sung by everyone, which was preceded by a dance routine by the group Hazard Minors, which contains the numbers 'Smooth Criminal' and 'P.Y.T'. Fun!!! I actually half-wished they would do the 45-degree anti-gravity lean on the 'Smooth Criminal' number...hahahah i was wishing too much LOL!! Then i learnt they are actually a shuffle dance group...so to dance like that is pretty good...

Now now i shouldnt just blab abt their covers on MJ. The festival consists of a charity concert, with all the tickets going to the Green Ribbon Association. Besides the concert there's also an open exhibition to everyone, which was abt the Environment, Organic, popular Enzyme, Health, 3R, Art, Technology and Energy. Its a 'Green' theme remember? Heheh~

I think these fests are great. The world really needs more awareness on Environment and what we can do to sustain and recycle, and what are the stuffs we can use to recycle and etc. 'Heal the world...make it a better place....' xDDD

Ahem. So i was shooting the concert for my friend and i must say, i'm being very bad, i didnt get alot of good shots, and i wasn't paying much attention to the names of the bands(i know i suck!!! but i was too lost in the music and taking pictures). So i'm VERY SORRY. I felt i let her down. But it really touched me the trust she put in me to shoot pics for her. Thanks Sharon!

Apart from enjoying the concert, i actually learnt alot from this event, photoshooting-wise. Through my mistakes i learnt. I wasnt very good at planning my shots, there are times i shouldn't had took so much on the same angle, and some too less. And i saw for the first time in my life how ppl covered events like this. The photographers, bloggers, event officials all that.

It also took me awhile to familiarise myself with the camera i was using. I knew alot of the shots i made was a bit senget, cos i wasnt holding it correctly and my eyes weren't aligned with the camera...kicking myself for warming up so slow..but that's me. Sigh.

Among the performers that was in action was Orion Burn, Hazard Minors, Sharon Lugun, Number, Visualize, and and...uhhh...i forgot. >.< I don't think i can do photojournalism if i am the sorts that can't get my facts written down. I'm sorry!! But everyone was great that night. Some of the songs are sang with those 'screaming, high-pitched raspy' voice u get in metallic bands, but overall its really ok, and i enjoyed one of the Hokkien song by Dream Machine...cool...never thought i'd like a Hokkien song LOL!! And then the malay bands...which is very entertaining with their onstage action and jokes...

There's this guy with a Mohawk...which was really punk!!! And he's a funny guy....very entertaining with his hair!!! =D Rock on dude!!!!!

At the event i also saw a few familiar faces...like my Moral classmate who i knew was an avid photographer as well, and the girl he came with which i saw in my lecturer's office once..LOL. And then i also saw a friend of my friend. O.O And then there was *that guy* which kinda uhm, spoiled my mood abit. Lol. He was taking my video man!! But at least he told me he filmed me, instead of keeping quiet. But still, i was abit angry when he did that without telling me...sigh. Oh wells. Whatever!!!

But i also got to meet new people..some of them really nice...Mr Edwin was nice, and he played 3 times that night...wow..cool...singing, drums and guitar on 3 different occasions. Cool!!

And there were really important people there...many famous and professional photographers..but i didnt know who was who...LOL...but it turned out ok anyway. I just hope i didnt embarass myself that night in front of so many pros. Lol...

Ok guys, i know u want to see pics. But i gotta sort the pics out with Bunny first yeah...i'll post it up soon k...as i do not own the pics...sorry no pics in this post..and if u wanna know more about the event can go to its facebook page here http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=105480393163&ref=nf

I'll leave the details of the concert that night to the bloggers to blog about. I missed out alot of the band and song names...and my memory is failing me as i write...plus this is a blog about my own experience there...so if u looking for a more detailed description of the event u can go to Bunny's page...only she hadnt update also cos her pics with me xP But i'll keep y'all updated NO WORRIES.


I shall mark this post as Part 1. Keep a lookout for Part 2 soon...and i promise i'll put up pics....heehhe.


The event was held in the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching(BCCK) and was the first event to be held there, even before its own official opening! Heheh. The concert was hosted by Karen Bong and Season.



Again, thanks to Sharon, Allen and Edwin.