Friday, July 29, 2016

BLUE BOY DISCO REOPENS AT THE SAME OLD PLACE, WITH SOME OLD FACES, MANY NEW YOUNG ONES AND A JAZZED-UP, SASSY INTERIOR DESIGNED BY KELVIN H'NG OF K DESIGN COLLECTION FOR BLUE BOY'S OWNER JAMES TAN! CONGRATULATIONS TO BLUE BOY WHICH HAS TURNED 36 YEARS, MAKING IT MALAYSIA'S OLDEST, CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING DISCO IN THE SAME LOCATION IN BUKIT BINTANG!

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DISCOS COME AND DISCOS GO.

REMEMBER THE GREAT TIN MINE AT KL HILTON (LATER MUTIARA AND NOW DEMOLISHED) AND SAPPHIRE AND HOLLYWOOD EAST?

There were the great discos when Donna Summer was belting out 'MacArthur's Park' and Michael Jackson was being beltedc by his draconian father. Theese discos are long gone but 36 year old Blue Boy is still alive and kicking!

Said Jone Bond the emcee to the 200-strong guests, "Yes, some have asked why we still call ourselves 'disco' when such places are now called 'clubs'. Some say discos are old fashioned and passe as people nowadays go clubbing, not disco-ing but we intend to stick to 'disco' till the end of time!"

Owner James Tan was persuaded to say a few words which he did, in less than 2 sentences. I was also asked to comment and I said, "I will be here when Blue Boy celebrates its 72nd anniversary!"

Of course quite a few guys attending were not even born when Blue Boy opened 36 years ago!

DANNY THAM, BLUE BOY'S BIG BOSS JAMES TAN, JONE BOND AND DAVID TAN
BLUE BOY IS THE KING OF DISCOS! NOTE THE CROWN AS PROOF!

JAMES TAN IS NOW ALL DOLLED UP IN KORY SUIT FROM KELVIN H'NG COLLECTION
JAMES TAN AND JONE BOND
KELVIN H'NG RECEIVES S BOUQUET FROM JAMES TAN FOR AN INTERIOR JOB WELL DONE!
CHEERS
KELVIN HNG TAKES A BOW
DAVID TAN, JAMES TAN AND DANNY THAM
 ALL SET AND CUT

JAMES TAN HOLDS HIS HANDS AND HEAD HIGH! CONGRATULATIONS!
WHAT A BLAST FROM THE PAST
 JAMES TAN AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE


JAMES TAN AND GUESTS
LOVE JAMES TAN'S HORSE HEAD SUIT FROM KELVIN HNG COLLECTION BY KORY KOUTURE
SEXY SILHOUETTES

YES THEY ARE ARE BOYS
BLUE ONES AT THAT
SHOWTIME!
 PRESENTING THE BLUE BOY DIVA

BET YOU KNOW THEY ARE ALL MEN
ALL MEN, INCLUDING THE FEATHERED ONE
HOT HUNKS!
MALE PARADE

SINCE THEY ARE SEXIER THAN YOUR WIFE, GF OR MISTRESS, THEY MUST BE BOYS
SULTRY SIRENS
JONE BOND

CONGRATULATIONS, BLUE BOY DISCO! ;LONG MAY YOU REIGN! 

Saturday, July 23, 2016

DELVING DEEP INTO DELFT, DOMAIN OF DELIGHTFUL BLUE/WHITE PORCELAIN AND KNOWN AS PRINCE CITY. IT WAS HERE THAT PRINCE WILLIAM OF NASSAU, FATHER OF NETHERLANDS, WAS MURDERED AND THE 2 BULLET HOLES CAN STILL BE SEEN ON THE WALLS OF PRINZENHOF MUSEUM. THE NEW CHURCH IN MARKET SQUARE IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR MANY OF HOLLAND'S MONARCHS. DELFT IS FAMOUS FOR 2 COLORS---DELFT BLUE FROM ITS PORCELAIN AND ORANGE FOR ITS CLOSE TIES TO THE HOUSE OF ORANGE, NETHERLANDS' REIGNING ROYAL FAMILY!

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PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO VISITED DELFT FOR THE SECOND TIME TO BUY MORE DELFT PORCELAIN FROM HOLLAND HOUSE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE MAIN MARKET SQUARE WITH THE SPECTACULAR 109 METRE NEW CHURCH AT ONE END AND DELFT TOWN HALL IN THE OTHER.

PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO IN DELFT NEXT TO ONE OF NUMEROUS CANALS
IT IS VERY HARD TO TAKE A BAD PHOTO OF DELFT!
EVERY CORNER SEEMS MORE INTERESTING THAN THE LAST


INCREDIBLY PRETTY AND EVER SO PHOTOGENIC

NO, THIS IS NOT A ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY GREEN ROAD BUT A CANAL COVERED WITH THICK, GREEN ALGAE! 

THIS IS THE REAL STREET! 
THE WATER IS SO STILL THE SHADOWS DO NOT MOVE AND THE CANAL LOOKS LIKE PAINTED PAVEMENT!
LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN SIMPLY WALK ACROSS THIS GREEN CARPET BUT UNLESS YOU ARE JESUS CHRIST, YOU CANNOT WALK ON WATER! OR CAN YOU?
GIRL WITH PEARL EARRING IS WORLD FAMOUS AND THIS PAINTING IS IN MAURITS HOUSE IN THE HAGUE
NOW RECREATED AS DELFT BLUE PORCELAIN TILES!




THE 109 METRE NEW CHURCH WHICH IS ACTUALLY VERY OLD AS IT DATES BACK TO 1381 BUT IT WAS BUILT OVER AN EVEN OLDER CHURCH SO IT WAS SIMPLY CALLED 'NEW CHURCH'

ELSJE BAL AND STAFF MEMBER OF HOLLAND HOUSE WHICH SELLS THE BEST SOUVENIRS AT LOWEST PRICES! 
THIS IS HOLLAND HOUSE! HOLLANDHOUSEDELFT@ZIGGO.NL
YOU CAN TELL THE CLEANING IS NOT COMPLETED AS THE TOP IS STILL BLACKENED!

YES THE TOWN HOUSE OPPOSITE ALSO REQUIRES CLEANING

CLOGS ARE CUTE SOUVENIRS
TULIP UMBRELLA AS LAMP
DUTCH DESSERT DELIGHT! BUT TOUGH TO PRONOUNCE WHICH EXPLAINS THE MEANING OF 'DOUBLE DUTCH'!
BEST WITH POWDERED SUGAR!
FAVORITE DESSERT OF PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO
YUMMY
DATO KEE HUA CHEE ENJOYS HIS DUTCH TREAT TOO
YUMMY!