Jackie Miao

If you want a reason to get off your couch, now is the time. The Sutera Harbour 7k Sunset Charity Run is just around the corner. Whether you are going to do it for charity, health and/or fun, this is the hottest active event to go to in Kota Kinabalu! With 10,000 people expected to participate, it’s the ideal event to show off your muscles to a band of screaming kids or prove to yourself that you can hit the distance with the grannies!

The best part of all is that you’ll help raise funds for the Sabah Thalassaemia Society and Special Olympics Sabah.

The run will be held on Saturday 10th July 2010. Registration costs RM25 for adults and  RM 15 for children (comes with a t-shirt). For more details on the run and where to register, visit the Sutera Harbour website. See you there!

Yesterday, Kota Kinabalu was visited by the world’s most anticipated ship, a 90,000-tonne beauty the  MV Queen Victoria. Currently on their 2010 World Voyage, this “Best of the Best” luxury British pride is one of the newest, most opulent passenger ships in the world belonging to Cunard.

Since my dad was piloting another ship at the time, he was able to take this photo of her from this angle while he was on the other ship. It would have been impossible to get a macro angle of her berthed so gracefully unless you were on another ship!

If you look carefully at the bottom of the picture, you’ll be able to see a guy standing by the side of the port, which gives you an idea of just how big the Queen Victoria is. She came and left yesterday, and word on Facebook has it that she’s headed to Perth next as I type! Sigh…

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My dad comes up with some of the best content ever and it is a shame he isn’t a blogger. Here’s some of the stuff I think should be shared.

Seen nature mimicking nature lately?

Cloud formation taken by my dad on his Nokia N95

While my dad was enjoying the sunset at Tanjung Aru Beach on Sunday evening, he caught sight of a cloud formation that looked like the state of Sabah. How wonderful it is for him to see this in Sabah, and lucky for us that he captured it on his phone to share!

Then, there was a time when my dad had this obsession with double-yolk eggs. Imagine his joy when he found not just a double, but a triple-yolk egg last year. In fact, he was so proud of his discovery that he couldn’t contain his glee which brought out the food stylist in him.

Triple-yolk egg my dad found.

Yea dad, you sure do attract some hot chicks! Last but not least, here’s a shot he took while piloting an Australian Navy submarine into KK Port a couple of months ago.

My dad directing the Australian Navy submarine into port

Seriously, how cool is that? Being able to bring into port a stealth warship in broad daylight is just too cool . Well too bad for us, my dad’s way too busy to be blogging but at least most of the interesting stuff he captures does get fed to me and eventually to you.

Did you know that there’s a deep house music scene brewing in Kota Kinabalu? Last Saturday night, I was invited by Amir Yusoff to attend the Moondance “Groove Your Mind” event at Luna Rossa.

Crowd consisted of local socialites and expats

Surprisingly, the turn out of the crowd was pretty good. When I moved back to Kota Kinabalu in 2002, the city just wasn’t ready to embrace deep house music back then. Today it is a different story as K.K. has grown tremendously and the city is now home to many more expatriates and repatriates. It wasn’t the right time then but it looks like it may be the right time now.

It was a pretty good turnout

Luna Rossa is just a beautiful space for this purpose, spotting a fusion of Indomalay ethnic wood carvings, statues, tactile fixtures and great mood lighting. It has the right ambiance for the delivery of tasteful beats into the bloodstreams of its visitors, a big factor to why people flocked to the dance floor with nothing but funky tunes as their cue.

Deep house lovers getting their groove on

In fact, I heard someone say the event had the vibe of Ku De Ta in Bali, while another person said it felt like he was chilling in a trendy lounge bar in Jakarta. Judging from the success of that night, I wouldn’t be surprised if people are hoping Amir Yusoff will continue to bring high quality groove parties to K.K.

People sitting at the garden area

Here are some more pictures from that night. I couldn’t resist posting the cutest pose yet from Mel C making the Asian peace sign(lower left photo), while she proudly displays the bag she ordered from TheBagBar.com.

Picture of and with people

It takes a special person to be able to pull off a parody of the sacred sign without offending those who swear by it. She kind of just whipped her finger up to her face really fast, half-ashamed of her dorkiness, as if to say she only means it if nobody’s looking (because she actually means it). Haha. This is why I love Mel… she’s such a beautiful person! Meanwhile, Sue was just giving me a hard time with the faces. She left me no choice but to use this shot of her where she’s kind of pulling a dodo face, but it’s better than scaring the children and furry animals away!

Pictures of and with people

Last but not least, here’s a shot of Amir and his partner getting some freestyle acoustic action in as additional layers to compliment the electronic tracks. The percussion just blended so well, and that isn’t always true everytime you see a set of bongos come out at clubs. In addition to being good and having a great track selection, what really sets a perfect routine apart from an “almost” great one is knowing just how much to give the crowd (no more, no less) and this level of groovy can only come from a combination of talent for rhythm and extensive experience in entertaining live, which is where Amir truly shines.

The multi-talented Amir on the bongo

To sum it up, the bad news is Luna Rossa isn’t a permanent lounge bar that offers house music on a weekly basis yet. When there aren’t any special events they operate strictly as a restaurant and wine bar. The good news however, is that Amir works with the most sought-after DJs in the region, and has plans to organize more of these parties in Kota Kinabalu as long as there is a demand for them.

If you missed this great event and are interested in attending the next one, follow Amir’s updates at FreestyleAvenue.com.