Hard Rock Cafe @ Batu Ferringhi

Yes yes!! Its the grand opening of Hard Rock Cafe at.....well you've guessed it, Hard Rock Hotel in Batu Ferringhi.

Located in the Pearl of Orient, Hard Rock Hotel Penang is iconic, bringing the multicultural Penang to new heights with its authentic Hard Rock experience. This hip and trendy resort in Penang is suitable for families, couples and singles for their relaxing accommodations.

It was our utmost pleasure to be invited to perform for the opening ceremony of Hard Rock Cafe. Being one of the most famous chain restaurant on the globe, it surely is one of the highlights in our memorabilia.

Our high expectations didn't go into waste. As soon as we've reached the hotel, we were greeted with rides, that are not norm in the roads of Penang.

Lamborghini

DB9 Aston Martin

Classic Ferrari

Hummer SUV

Tonnes of Mr Harley's Cycle

There's only one thing to feel about being a part of the opening ceremony....Feels utterly great. Although we're only performing for like 10minutes or so, we're being treated more like guests rather than performers here. The best thing is that we're allowed to wander around, take pics, chill around and all.

The opening ceremony starts at night, and we were there since 2 pm. Rehearsal was at 3pm and it lasted only for like 30 mins. So we had only one thing to do during the hours before the opening ceremony. Explore.

Hard Rock Hotel

Hard Rock Cafe (Yes that's Michael Jackson you're looking at)

Symbolic Icon of Hard Rock

Hard Rockers!

Beach View of Hard Rock (The pool is pretty cool, its like an artificial beach)

Us being us

So this is what we did, walk around, sight seeing, chat and take pictures. It was like some sort of free getaway for a few hours. Finally, the opening ceremony finally begun. Due to lots of VVIPs on the invitation list, we've waited for another hour before the event can finally begin, non other than our Chief Minister Lim. But there's not much to be said of, he's a busy man, driving all the way down the narrow road in Batu Ferringhi, on a Saturday night, guarded with tonnes of securities and police officers.

Speaking of the ceremony, it was too bad that we didnt take any pictures or videos. Due to our culture and the dominance of chinese people in Penang, they were greeted with Lion Dance, chinese drums, malay kompangs, and other malay instruments that I do not know the names. The finale of the opening, what else?? Breaking guitars into pieces of course!!

Night view of Hard Rock Hotel

It was a fun day indeed. Tiring indeed, but it was fun to get away from computers, books and our little boundaries. There were some disappointment though, like our expectation to the hotel's interior design. It wasn't as grand, or shall I say ROCK enough like what we've anticipation. But the opening ceremony for Hard Rock Cafe was great indeed. And for sure, we've decided to leave a final mark before leaving the event.

Screwing up with MJ's statue

(No offence MJ. You've rocked the world)