It's the week before Chinese New Year, so before you go out of town to celebrate with the family, party on with the exciting events this week!
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Sometimes you fall in love with someone that doesn't love you back. In time for Gongxi Valentine's Day this month, here's our -- and your -- love/hate letter to the city. Oh KL, why you gotta be like that?
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The SIGG Asian Pacific Design Competition 2009 took place from June 15 to August 31 2009 and entries from countries like Australia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia were accepted. After a long selection and judging process, the results are out and two Malaysians received honourable mentions! Woo-hoo! Read more
Steve McCurry was in KL to launch his solo exhibition "A Common Faith: Steve McCurry's Travels to the Muslim World" at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia recently and following on from that, Epson Malaysia and social network, ruumz.com, are joining forces to bring you "Faith and the Common Good" photography contest. Read more
Californian post-hardcore, alternative rock band, Saosin, will be performing live for the very first time in KL this February! Read more
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place from 11 June – 11 July in South Africa but if you can't wait that long for the football frenzy to begin, here's the next best thing: the FIFA World Cup Trophy is coming to KL!
Colouring hasn't been this fun since the day splattered oil painting became known as art. Scratch that. Colouring is redefined when you get to engage your nemesis in some serious paintball action. And guess what? The Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit (MPOC) is back for the sixth year, to satisfy your thirst for a rainbow 'massacre' of epic proportions with the League of Champions. Read more
Legendary photojournalist Steve McCurry was in town again recently (he first visited us in June 2009) to open A Common Faith: Steve McCurry’s Travels through the Muslim World, an on-going exhibition from 7 January to 8 April 2010 at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM). Read more
Ladies and gentlemen: NE-YO has arrived!!! The multiple Grammy award winner is set to hit the Malaysian stage for the very first time today and he wants fans to know he's gonna give his best so get ready for some serious R&B lovin'! Read more
Fans of sweet frozen treats will love the new franchise in town. Californian frozen yoghurt chain, Tutti Frutti, has opened its doors in Sunway Pyramid, Bangsar Shopping Centre, Capsquare, Berjaya Times Square and more! Read more
It's the end of the year and we hope your party systems are all go for the barrage of parties that's about to come your way. If you're tired of the KL scene, do check out what our Southern neighbours have to offer on New Year's Eve: the annual Siloso Beach Party! Back and bigger, obviously. Read more
You’d want to tune in to The National Geographic Channel tomorrow night (9 Dec) to catch our very own Datuk Michelle Yeoh on a journey to the Borneo jungles. In Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh, Michelle gets up close with one of the world’s most endangered primates, the orangutans, to learn about their conservation and their habitat. Read more
The Biggest Loser Asia competition is well on its way. Kicking things off with 30 contestants, the episode ended with half already gone home. Led by fitness trainers, David Nuku and Kristy Curtis, 15 contestants remain for daily physical activities on the Biggest Loser Asia camp in Melaka.
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What do sitcoms Saved By The Bell and Happy Days have in common? Besides the Americana and canned laughter, they both share diner scenes, where the cast hang out and the story unfolds. Good Ol' Happy Days plans to capture that diner essence with the opening of their three-level bistro in Taipan, USJ. Read more
We know, we know. ZoukOut 2009 is happening in Singapore and we are after all a Kuala Lumpur-centric brand! But that doesn't discount the fact that we know thousands of KL-ites make the pilgrimmage down south for this awesome dance fest annually. We're gonna make 2009 even better for you guys then, because we have 5 pairs of ZoukOut tickets to hand out. UPDATE: Winners announced! Read more
Hello kawan-kawan! It's at that time of the year for you to cast your votes on some of the things that took place in 2009. From concert of the year to the most memorable rally/protest, we want you to tell us what rocked your world this year so chip in! Pretty please? Read more
We're about one month to Christmas! As if you couldn't tell already from the mall decorations and Xmas jingles assaulting the airwaves. While the season has cynically been associated with materialism - which to an extent it's true - today we bring you 5 ways you can spend, but do good at the same time this Christmas. Read more
Come 13 December, Zouk opens Zouk CafeBar, their first venture into the F&B line. Set to open at The Gardens, Mid Valley City, the project is is described by Zouk KL’s Head of Marketing & Communications, Adam Mathews, as a “100% Zouk labour of love”. More of what to expect after the jump. Read more
Last night at Boiler Room, Hartamas, HTC revealed to members of the media their brand new baby: the HTC HD2. The phone unofficially put to rest the trend of tiny handphones by boasting to have the biggest screen in the market today: a 4.3 inches capacitive touch screen with 480x800 WVGA resolution. Read more
Only 5 days left to the Youreka! Finale Party! A few important updates: 1) The venue has been moved to KL Live Centre at Life Centre, along Jalan Sultan Ismail. Formerly known as Ruums, it's fast becoming the hottest venue for events (Basement Jaxx has a show there, so does The Bloody Beetroots). And 2) as of today, pop-punk princes Bunkface has joined the line-up. Read more
Recently, it has been suggested that Malaysians don't smile at each other enough. This, we find, is kinda weird. Malaysians have always been proverbially friendly - and we must have earned that reputation from somewhere, no?
And, while the stress of a typical day in the city might drain the cheer from us, most of us come together at the end of it: a meal with family, a beach holiday with friends, a party all the way into Saturday morning. And we're all smiles then, aren't we? Read more
OK so you've noticed the colour purple on our website and November issue by now. What's that all about, you wonder. Well it's all about you this month, and Yahoo!. Together, you've got Youreka!, your getaway to discoveries, prizes and a cool party to cap it all off. UPDATE: The Youreka! Finale Party venue is now at KL Live Centre. Read more
