Not that anybody really needs a reason to drink beer, but Firefly Bar & Grill is giving you 1,000 good reasons to just that.

The Century Challenge is a drinking game and a physical challenge all rolled into one. It requires participants to drink 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes at intervals of 1 shot every minute.

What you do with that shot in the allotted minute, shoot or sip, is up to you, as long as it’s finished by the time the next minute rolls around.

Firefly is taking this challenge to a slightly more competitive level by offering those who can successfully complete this challenge a RM1,000 cash bonus. Of course, you have to pay an entry fee, but at RM160 you can get over 600% return on your investment… if you complete the challenge.

The challenge is that in the 1 hour and 40 minutes duration of the game, you will consume 3 litres of beer, assuming that the shots are around 30ml each. According to WikiPedia, the average stomach can comfortably hold 1 litre of fluid, although it can expand up to 2 or 3 litres if pressed (and depending on the person).

The bladder, on the other hand, can hold between 300 – 500ml of fluid, but it depends on your size and varies between people. Physiologically this challenge is thus quite possible looking at what the body is capable of.

But external factors will determine how much you can hold, how quickly you have to go to the loo, and whether or not you will actually be sober enough to complete the challenge.

Firefly’s rules says if you pee or puke (in whatever form), you’re disqualified. Also, if you manage to not complete a shot with it’s minute, you’re out too.

The competition takes place every Monday and 1 November 7 people took part, of which 3 completed the challenge. If you want to take part, zip on over to the Firefly Century Challenge Events Page and see what you need to do.

May the hops be with you.

October sees the return of the IRB Borneo Sevens Rugby Tournament to the shores of Sabah, much to the delight of rugby fans here in Kota Kinabalu.

Jointly organised by the International Rugby Board and the Asian Rugby Football Union, the IRB Borneo Sevens Rugby Tournament is the 4th leg of the Asian Rugby Series and comes to Kota Kinabalu after Shanghai, Subic in the Philippines and Brunei.

Rugby’s Quickest

Not for the unfit and slow, Rugby Sevens is a version of what the big boys in Rugby Union play. With 7 aside as opposed to the 15 aside of Rugby Union, Rugby Sevens is a high speed affair with lots of running and, understandably, shorter games.

Played on a standard sized rugby field, Rugby Sevens feature 2x 7-minutes halves with a 1 minute break in between. In the final game of a competition, these times are bumped up to 10-minute halves with a 2 minute break.

Scoring is pretty much the same as Rugby Union, where 5 points are awarded for a try, 2 for a conversion following a try, and 3 for a field goal.

Illustrating the gain in popularity it has made in recent years, Rugby Sevens was declared an Olympic Sport in 2009 and will feature in the 2016 Olympic Games.

Rugby Fans Facilities

The IRB Borneo Sevens Rugby Tournament was well attended last year where it was hosted at the Likas Stadium not far from the city centre.

Once again the location for this years IRB Borneo 7s Rugby Tournament, the Likas Stadium is a suitable venue with ample parking and seating.

Although the main pavilion is shaded for most of the day, it does get a bit hot during the day and punters are advised to apply sunblock liberally, even while watching rugby in the shade.

Last year the turnout was perhaps a bit more than expected, especially in light of the relatively covert marketing efforts of the event. This year, hopefully, there will be more vendors with a wider variety of food and drinks on offer as compared to last year’s limited choices.

Come Watch the Rugby Sevens Action

So whether or not you’re a rugby fan, support your team, bring your friends and introduce them to the game, or come out for a great weekend of sporting spirit at the Likas Stadium and watch the IRB Borneo Sevens Rugby Tournament.

TwoTribez is coming – check it out at the events page.

Renaissance of Borneo is teaming up with The Duo to bring you Kota Kinabalu’s next dancing event: TwoTribez – Where Hip Hop meets Beak Beats.

The Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival (KKJF) is on this 18 & 19 June 2010 Sutera Harbour Resort right here in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

In it’s 4th year, the KK Jazz Festival promises to be a ground breaking experience. “Because they will be serving affordable cans of beer?” I hear you ask. With Carlsberg on board as a sponsor, perhaps, but the star studded line-up of artists flying in from all over is what it’s all about.

“One of the striking differences of KK Jazz Festival”, mused Jack Ong, this year’s Organising Chairman, “when compared to the other jazz festivals in the region, is that the KK Jazz Fesitval has more local bands performing”.

If you doubt whether or not that’s a good thing, head on down to the KK Jazz Festival this weekend and judge for yourself. Aside from promoting jazz as a popular music genre in KK, the festival is also a fine opportunity for up and coming young musicians to get exposure to national and international artists.

Two-day passes to the event are RM80 and this year there is no reserved seating, so it’s on a first come first served basis. You can grab your ticket from any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf outlet in Sabah & Sarawak until 17 June, otherwise buy them at the gate.

Tweet about cans of Carlsberg for less than RM10 and other exciting KK Jazz Festival news by using the hashtag #kkjf – then visitors to the Official KK Jazz Festival page on SabahBah.com can follow the excitement.

Ok, so it’s not going to be the biggest Indie Rock Festival ever, but when Bandwidth Street Press puts on Rock Out! Chapter II, it might well be Borneo’s biggest gathering of Indie Rock bands under 1 roof to date.

That’s right, purveyors of independent bands and rock music, will get the opportunity to satisfied their Indie band cravings on 23 January 2010 when Rock Out! Chapter II takes place at D’Junction Fun Pub & Bistro.

The line-up includes 5 Borneo bands from right here in Sabah and another Indie band imported from Kuala Lumpur, just to mix things up a bit. The result, some home grown Borneo Indie rock with just a hint of West Malaysia to bring you another awesome night out in Kota Kinabalu.

The bands billed for the event includes the headlining band Seven Collar T-shirt who will be entertaining with their modern rock, alternative and rock numbers. Donatello brings us ska, 4AG is on with hard rock, we can look forward to Wake Up Call’s alternative tunes and modern rock, Pan-O-Rama will also rock the house and Goyang72 to will mix it up a bit with some retro rock.

In between the bands doing their thing, DJ Nukie D will be keep the house thumping and rhythms pumping as he works the decks from the DJ box reminding you what nightlife in Borneo is all about.

Tickets are reasonably priced at RM35 per person which also gets you 1 bottle of Heineken. If you’re heading over with your friends, why not consider one of the group packages, which includes the tipple of your choice (beer, vodka of whisky) and will get your entrance for 4 to 7 people, depending on which one you choose.

A group package also books you a table, which guarantees you a seat, which means you’ll be able to sit down when you’re not moshing to the band on stage.

All in all Rock Out! Chapter II brings another interesting event to Kota Kinabalu and give us that much more to choose from our entertainment in Borneo.