Brunei Bike Week 2013

The annual three day bike festival held at Jerudong Park Amphitheatre in Brunei Darussalam. Participants from nearby countries Malaysia, Philippines and more.  With band performances and bike shows.

 Awards night. Day 2.

 Brunei's Boy Band: Andromeda feat. Nash 

Here's a link of their single. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc-0rqkHNyM 

Next Band: Titans 

 A smoky intro 

Some audience participation.  

Next Band: The Seeds 

A taste of how they sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQxkl1Cx05o 

Acoustic Duo. 

Awarding for Bike owners.

Fireworks. 

Canon Zoom

Finally managed to save up for a Canon 70-200mm L f2.8 non IS. Opted to go 2.8 for indoor and night use. Add in a Manfroto 290 Series Monopod and Tilt Head, instant cheaper Image Stabilization.

 Some test shots. 

Faiz

Taufiq

 

Some shots from Brunei Royal Regata 2013

 Brunei's Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah

Cropped from original image, as 200mm was still not enough for this event. Still retains its details.

 Original image from RAW converted to JPEG. 

Studio Scene Brunei : Dance Concert Recital

This event was where I felt need for a more portable drums. Stuffing and carrying a Tama Imperial Star with extra 2 floor toms and 22" bass drum, cymbals and stands, plus a keyboard into my tiny sedan in bad weather is more than enough to make you feel like a worn out rag.

The concert was held in Jerudong Park Amphitheatre. Back in the mid 90s was the popular venue for concerts of famous artists like  Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and a few more others.
 

The wonderfully made program.

My task was to play drums together with a band for the intro song Juke Box Here and I Love Rock n' Roll from the musical/movie Rock of Ages.

Click here for footage of our performance. 

Tama Imperial Star and Silverstar.

The teachers briefing dancers before the program.

Mary Poppins

 The Addams Family and Lurch

to be continued...