Of Kelly and Traders Vic

I have to blog about that Kelly's concert as i have a very short memory. We left house around 6pm and headed to Ritz Carlton. First impression, poor management on the traffic direction. The round about before Carlton was jammed as everyone thought the concert is in Carlton's compound itself. The sign board was so small that even someone with a magnifier might stand a 50/50 chance to notice it. And they can have 5-10 guys standing around the parking park area to guide you on where to park your car properly. And i'm talking about an open space, sandy beach parking. Like, baik you letak your men berdiri ngan lampu lip lap merah tu depan entrance td kan, nampaklah sikit. Those men were supposed to stand at the entrance with the torch light. That's what we do back home. Ok, direction wise...i'll rate it as 3/10.

Well, it stated in the tix that the gate will open at 7pm. We were there by 7.30pm. Ok, fine, tak cakap pulak show start kol baper kan...so, cannot argue that much on thatlah. I didn't notice what time did a bunch of rapper start the show. Honestly, i have no idea who these people are. But, the DJ is called DJ Boy. Ok-ok la the show. Talking about my first live show that involves shouting and all. They did throw away (throw as in THROW...) some rubber band (DJ Boy said as a mark that you support his music) and CDs. So, i join lah gak the drowd terlompat2 kan nak the rubber band of which i thot was some kinda like beads chain or something. Bila dia cakap jer rubber band, aku terus jer capai my hp and pikir "la...rubber band ker..". Until dorang baling cd, mula2 mmg busy buat recording tp, eh apsal rasa cam the cd terbang ke arah aku ni. EH...mmg cd tu terbang towards me lah. Supposedly, it went straight to the guy next to me tp he missed it and it terpelanting towards me and it landed in my hand nicely. WHOA...first time dpt barang yg dibaling2 masa concert. Excited sampai terlompat2 lah jugak.

Then i think around 9.15pm, Ms Kelly pun sampai la. The crowd went crazy, that includes moi. She is gorgeous ngan baju berkilat2 etc. She sang few songs that reminds me of my college life. Sempat gakla emo...siot la. She has these 2 awesome dancers, jgn kan the 2 men that accompanied me, aku pun seronok layan the dancers. Seres best. After few songs, Kelly went to change her clothes and the DJ introduced the dancers. He had some kinda like belly-dance-kind-of music + hip hop + dance (i dunno la how to explain) and the dancers do their thing. I pretended not to hear what the 2 guys were commenting on that but sure they enjoyed it. Come on, the dancers were wearing white tank top and black hot pants. Takpela, kasi can sikit.

A bit dissappointing, when Kelly just stepped off the stage and left. At first the crowd thought that she's taking a break or something. So, these 3 hooligans dgn bangganya mara ke depan agak2 boleh pegang the pagar penghadang tu kan. Ingat, dok situ bolehla amik gambar best sikit. But, after a while the crowd 'subsided' and we were left puzzled. Was that it? Are we supposed to leave now? At least she should have said something like you know "this is my last song..blaalala...". Until the guards told us to leave then only we knew the show's over.

Since we were already around Ritz Carlton area, i suggested we go to the club or should i say the bar there called Traders Vic. I read from the review on Bahrain nightlife this is supposed to be a nice spot to hang out. Well, bet the review is right. I had my first margarita here. The ambience in nice and good for dining. The food is superb. Good crowd but since Friday is the first weekend for Bahrain and most of the middle east countries, you might need to stand as it is quite packed. It is either you come very early or make a reservation. And not to mentioned, the parking is full too. You may need to park somewhere within the area but have to walk a bit.

I do have some photos but i'm feeling so sleepy right now and if we are lucky enough tomorrow, as in be able to wake up on time.....we'll make a trip to Al Dar island for a swim. Nitey nite darlings..