LEJADI's Charity Night

Last Friday, Jake and I went to a LEJADI Charity Dinner. FIL bought a table as to support CC who was dancing as one of the backup dancers for the event. It was held at One World Hotel at Bandar Utama. The event was graced by our King and Queen and also a few other royalties. The main objective was to collect funds for a few organizations while Miss Elisa Furr was flown down from Las Vegas to give us a taste of her extraordinaire impersonation of Celine Dion and Tina Turner.

Well, I personally went there not to see Miss Elisa's performance but to support CC and Nancy who was also dancing for Miss Elisa. The food was a 5 course menu but it was below average. Cordial drinks were only offered once per person. So, liquid was very limited that night.

I magnified the paragraph above for you:

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“A Socially Responsible Evening with Elisa Furr”
28th November 2008, Imperial Ballroom One World Hotel
Bandar Utama, PJ, Selangor

With a list of credits that include Singer/Songwriter, Recording Artiste, MTV video dancer, international Jingle Artiset, Producer, Voice Coach and Television & Film-music Composer, Elisa Furr is widely acclaimed for her uncanny ability to also impersonate Celine Dion and Tina Turner. Elisa also reigns as one of the world’s best Celine Dion impersonators.

Experience Elisa’s awesome performance from the very first beat of music as she delivers with passion and fervor like no other performer. Backed by eight (8) Musicians, three (3) Back-up vocals and four (4) Dancers lead by the winner of Season 2 “So You Think Can Dance, Season 2 ” “Sizzling C.C” (Cecilia Yong). Elisa’s magnetic stage presence coupled to her gorgeous costumes allows her to mesmerize her audiences as only true Divas like Celine Dion, Tina Turner and Mariah Carey seem able to do.

Identify with our charitable cause, contribute from RM 280.00 upwards per pax (inclusive of Set Dinner) and make a date with us on Friday 28th November 2008. You will be amazed at how effortlessly Elisa sings from her heart, putting herself out there, baring her soul for one and all!

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~PICTURES~

ME! All dolled up for the evening!

The ceiling.. it was so beautiful!

ME and Hubby



Ekin and ME



MIL



Hubby :)



Kelvin and FIL
Ok, my FIL is goofing around while waiting for our dinner. Dinner was only served after 9pm.



My cordial and my water.. it's only mine. Cannot share because there's no refill.



The 5 course menu



Our appetizer
Get this; on the menu it says, Caesar Salad with anchovies and Herby croutons.
Frankly, the vege was ok but there weren't any croutons. It was a slice of garlic bread.



Last dish of the night @ dessert
This dessert was stated as 'Ice-cream cake with raspberry sauce'. I didn't see any cake nor taste the raspberry sauce. Arrgh~ even the fudge was tasteless.
I didn't take the pictures of the other dishes because they were horrible.




Miss Elisa Furr with her first song. She wore a batik print butterfly dress custom-made for her by our very own Malaysian Designer. So pwetty she cried for it.



Her rendition of Power of Love was powerful. I'm glad she didn't make herself look like Celine Dion. She's paying tribute to her, which is nice. I don't like people who are wannabes, who wants to be someone they couldn't possibly be.

The event finished close to 12am. We mingled with CC and Nancy after the event. They were both bathed in sweat. When we left, Jake had to line up for his car at the Jockey Desk. Then, his keys had to line up for its turn being picked up. There were too many people. Even the main entrance of the hotel was packed with dolled up people. So funny! It was a nice night with light drizzle and light entertainment, mostly from watching the wealthy dressed up in their best outfits. COUGH~

Introducing ROCKBAND2!

Hi everyone! I've started a ROCKBAND2 last Sunday. My band is simply named 'Weekends' as we only play on the weekends. 'Weekends' compromises of one vocalist, one guitarist, two drummers and a backup singer which is ME.


I've imported the guitarist, JOE from Gleneagles Intan Hospital 7 years ago.

JOE

While the vocals are done by MISS JUDITH which hails from Cheras.

MISS JUDITH

Both drummers, JAKE and JAVIER lookalike and they even frequent the same barber, thou one is 25 and the other is 3.

JAVIER and JAKE

I managed to take a picture with the vocalist.. I was going to take a nap in my PJs'.

MISS JUDITH and ME


Next performance will be on the:

• Date : 26.11.08
• Time : TBA
• Venue : Behind the Yellow Door, Jakelena's Room
• Admission : By Invitation Only
• Seatings : Bed or Bed
• Dress Code : Room Clothes

Good Sounds Not Guaranteed



VIDEO PREVIEW BELOW

Double Celebration

On Sunday, we dined at Crystal Jade Restaurant at The Gardens. This was our second visit but my family's first! We celebrated my parents' 31st Wedding Anniversary and Josephine's birthday.

My napkin!

Table decoration was there when we entered and exited the private room

I wish I may, I wish I might get this chandelier tonight!

That's Mom and Dad

Grandpa and Grandma

Auntie and Uncle.. eh eh wrong.. Joanne and Edmund-lah



Josephine and Uncle Yan

My sister, Elaine singing hymns to entertain us..

I was only kidding about her singing hymns.. see she's 'poking air' at me

Judith and ME.. Joe just suddenly popped into the picture from nowhere

ME and Hubby trying to take a picture without Javier

Joe and ME kidding around

Kids finished their dinner and was bored while Jake ate so much that he couldn't moved. So, the kids made him a human slide.



Oh oooooo.. WW coming up...



Let's see which party loses the battle!



-Playing only not serious one-
Both of you cam-whore ar? Why so many pictures of you two one?

Happy Birthday Josephine!

Didn't capture the huff and the puff of the cake but never mind, I bet your other half did!

Mom and Dad with their cake!

Fuuuuuu.... that was Joe's puffing sound. Joe loves blowing out candles off cakes. So, if you need some extra wind, do call him!

Hmm... Edmund, what are you doing? Are you singing, "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" or "Quit Playing Games With My Ribs"?

Family Picture
Clockwise from left : Mom, Sis Elaine, Bro Ed, ME and Dad

The picture below is PG18.. hehe kidding only. SMOOCH only mar. But is a danger to some viewers. Once viewed, considered BOLD.
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Hai-Yo.. little kids and old folks don't see!

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See I told ya'... so hot until the picture also got blown!

And finally, pitter patters of shoes!

Anti-clockwise from left : Javier, Edmund and Joanne

SFA Christmas Bazaar 2008

The SFA Christmas Bazaar was held in the church compound. Many people came to support this charity. Parishioners had their own stalls to governed while others chipped in by buying coupons which was RM10 per booklet to use on food, decorations, clothes, books, games, etc. There was also a mini concert where orphans and spastic children came and share the merriment.

Fellow Catholic Africans also joined in the charity.. they brought forward electrical appliances, toys for kids, rice and also their authentic traditional food for the charity event.


Mr. Clown for kids.. he wasn't very friendly.. he was missing most of the time. We went on a hunt to look for him cuz' Judith wanted a balloon. When we found him, he simply make a balloon. ~Boo-Hoo~


Ooo.. that's mom's stall with her BEC friends. They sold Mr. OBAMA burgers and hot dogs as you can see on the posters and banners courtesy of Jake (design) and Daniel (printing).

Look who's cooking! That's my mom. She was there from 7am to 5pm!!!


That's my dad at his 'T-shirt Stall'. Erm.. or should I say Bench?


This is Father Valentine. He's the parish priest of SFA. He's cooking his signature dish. NO it wasn't Mexican Food... Yee-Har!


That's my sis, Elaine with her lucky-pick gift. Inside is a towel. I call it her 'towel-of-insecurities'. HAHA~


Judith and Elaine cam-whoring!!! Judith got a little wristlet from the lucky-pick!


Finally, a picture of ME and Judith! We were all sweaty. The weather was ovenly hot. I'll make sure to bring a hand-fan next time around.


On our way down the church hill out of the bazaar. Judith wanna take picture with the big yellow balloon.


Our walk back to our car. My brother, Edmund is in front.. Elaine is behind him and Santa Ronald is at the back!!! FYI, we parked at the lighting shop and walked all the way to the church. It was exhausting with the heat plus the crowd. Ooo.. I manged to checked into 7-Eleven to buy myself a 100Plus , Judith a Kickapoo and a big bottle of the new Miranda Ice Cream Soda for everyone!