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Last week NTGravity Zone [ under +Sarawak Bloggers ]was invited to attend the first-ever Bloggers' Night hosted by BB Bunkers and jointly hosted by Damai Central, Escobar and Escape Beach Bar.

Personally, i'm so looking forward to this event after 10 days of painful experience. Read about it HERE

Since last year Rainforest World Music Festival, this is my first time driving back to Damai Central. Ahh... I miss that moment.


Owned by Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and managed by Damai Bay Management Sdn Bhd - Damai Central is an innovative multi-purpose public complex built in Sarawak ethnic-concept design it is sited on a coastal land fronting the paranomic South China Sea and the legendary Mount Santubong set in the background. Located 40minutes [35 kilometres ] from the city centre.

I've arrived around 6.30pm - after check-in, met with some familiar faces.

Welcome to Day Three of Rainforest World Music Festival 2013.

I would like to extend my many many many gratitude to Sarawak Tourism Board for inviting us in Sarawak Bloggers to be part of the media for this prestige event. It's a really great experience. Please take note photos without NTGravity Zone's watermark are credited to Sarawak Tourism Board unless stated otherwise. To read my previous entries about Rainforest World Music Festival 2013 (Read: RWMF2013)

DAY ONE :
Songs My Mom Taught Me [ HERE ]
Revive The Dying Music [ HERE ]

DAY TWO :
Workshops You Admire [ HERE ]
Where You At? [ HERE ]

I woke up early on this beautiful Sunday morning but i have to rush back home for my cousin's wedding reception. I'm going to be their wedding photographer for a day (well for a few hours actually.)

The newlywed couple... taken by a single and available me.. hahaha

Around 12:30 noon i have to rush back to Media Center. Once I've parked my car at One Hotel Santubong - take a shuttle and finally arrived at Damai Beach Resort around 1:15pm. After gaining my daily pass for the day, i'm hanging out for a while in Media Center to transfer some data to clear up space in-camera memory card and then head up to Sarawak Cultural Village.

Today, I'm planning to go around the Sarawak Cultural Village as i didn't get myself a time to see the village marts, surrounding and mini activities.

RWMF Wristband @ only RM5

RWMF Tshirt

Rainforest Merchandise to go

Totempole made in Sarawak

Kudos to the organizer Sarawak Tourism Board for providing such facilities

Finally, after capturing this bamboo bridge - I made it through it. Yayyy....

While wandering around, i'm still thinking of certain workshop for this final day. In the end, I'm heading up to Dewan Lagenda for the 3pm - 3:45pm session.

Location : Dewan Lagenda
Time : 3pm - 3:45pm

This interactive workshop is on historical dances from Norwegian, Scottish and French lead by Lydia Smirnov from Spiritual Seasons from Ukraine and translates by Anton Smirnov from the same group.

This dance requires several people in a group. It is a whole-body movement and also will dance in pairs by rotation in order.













Really happy dance.... or we are too happy doing the dance... Hahaha

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Location : Dewan Lagenda
Time : 4pm - 4:45pm

UMXHENTSO!

Dit is Afrikaans interaktiewe dans werkswinkels sessie. hahaha How is my Afrikaans language? You want more?? Ek is so jammer dat ek nie geweet het nie hierdie taal nie. Haha.. Thank you to Google Translate for this.



This ceremonial dance from South Africa are lead by Thabise Dinga from Dizu Plaatjies & The Ibuyambo Ensemble and assisted by members of the group, Wendy Thoane and Tutsu.

This is Zulu dance named Indlamu, where the dancers lift one foot over they head and brings it down hard, landing squarely on the downbeat. Typically, two dancers in warrior's pelts perform indlamu routines together, shadowing each other's moves perfectly. Also often referred to as a Zulu war dance and often performed at weddings.











This is done by the Nguni group of tribes, each in their own fashion. It is a secular dance performed by young men in a single or double line. Different tempos, manners of stamping the ground, ending the dance, and ways of holding their dance sticks are used by each tribe: the Itlangwini from Southern Natal; the Baca from the Eastern Cape Province; the Mpondo and Mpondomisi from further south; and perhaps best known, the Zulu.

[ Source from Wikipedia: Link ]

Shortly after that, I returned to my original planning which is roaming around the Sarawak Cultural Village. Here some photos for you all to see.

This is Dewan Lagenda.  It's a multi-purpose hall - day time: workshop, while night time: it can be a social gathering spot, meet and greet session with the performers or just a place to rest from the big crowd.

That hut over there... is where the Heinekabana located - a VIP invitation only.

After that i'm back at Dewan Lagenda - we have a photo session as today is our final day.

Setting up

There we are

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