First Breath After Coma

Cermin Syaitan!

2006-01-09T15:52:00.000+08:00

Harian Metro Edisi KL : Kitab Black Metal

Oleh Zainal Zawawi Mohamed
Isnin 9 Januari 2006

"Di depan pemain dram kumpulan berkenaan pula diletakkan cermin dan kebanyakan pengikut yang sudah sampai ke tahap ‘rasuk’ akan meletakkan tangan pada cermin itu seperti menggapai secara beramai-ramai. "

Wo. terkejut baca berita ni, macam nak sakit jantung
baru lah aku tahu sekarang
nasib baik tak pernah pegang cermin depan drum tu
dah agak dah ada sesuatu pasal cermin tu
kalau tak mungkin dah dirasyuk syaitan
nasib baik.. nasib baik...
selama ni tertipu dengan propaganda orang putih
mereka kata cermin tu nama dia plexiglass
konon nama canggih dapat menipu kita?
plexiglass konon...
ceh! lepas tu mereka kata plexiglass tu adalah sebagai sound shield
sound shield for instrument sound control
fungsinya adalah untuk 'reduce your drum volume levels and clean up your stage sound'
gile terperinci penjelasan mereka
masukkan saja 'plexiglass sound shield' di google dan search
macam-macam propaganda mereka
hai orang putih orang putih...
gambar-gambar cermin syaitan ada di sini, sini dan sini
memang meluas sebaran propaganda mereka ni
sehinggakan Ashlee Simpson pun menggunakan cermin syaitan!
yang paling berbahaya sekali mereka mengajar untuk memasang sendiri cermin syaitan ini!
nasib ada suratkhabar Harian Metro membimbing kami
suratkhabar lain muka depan die buat cerita selsema burung la, mak dan anak la, Pak Lah la
sapa nak baca semua tu? tak sensasi langsung
terima kasih kepada Harian Metro sebab lain dari yang lain
berita yang sentiasa sensasi dan tepat
teruskan usaha abang Zainal Zawawi!
you are da man! :)

Terbaik 2005

2006-01-09T09:23:00.000+08:00

List Terbaik 2005
terbaik = paling selalu = terbaru = most memorable
isikan mana sesuai. agak lambat tapi masih valid
akan tambah lagi kalau ada yang terlupa
disebabkan ada kekangan di ofis, terlepas banyak music
movies pun sama, tak tengok banyak movies last year

Makan:
1. Char Kue Teow + ayam Mali's Corner, Setapak
2. Nasi Ayam + Kerabu Mangga Chee Meng, Bukit Bintang
3. Chicken Gordon Blue Chop N Steak Kg Baru

Music:
1. Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
2. Sigur Ros - Takk
3. Sufjan Stevens - Illionoise

Radio:
1. Klasik FM
2. Red 104.9
3. XFresh FM

Local Bands:
1. Kuala Lumpur Post-Harmonic Quintet
2. Furniture
3. Seven Collar T-Shirt

DVD:
1. Layer Cake
2. Shaun Of The Dead
3. Family Guy

Buys:
1. The engagement ring
2. Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66
3. Nintendo Game Boy Advanced SP

Events:
1. Engagement
2. The Malay College Kuala Kangsar Centenary Celebration
3. Anak-anak buah yang baru (3 of them)

TV
1. Queer Eye For the Straight Guy
2. The Simpsons
3. American Chopper/Pimp My Ride (tied)

Movies:
1. Kungfu Hustle
2. Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
3. Sepet

Post
1. Peminat!
2. Orang Malaysia
3. Pengemis Di Kotaraya

Sports
1. KLHA Hockey League 2005
2. IFC Cup 2005 (Futsal)
3. IFC Social Friday Futsal

Work
1. 3-Tier Architecture
2. Stored Procedure
3. Custom Control

Black Metal di Malaysia

2006-01-05T18:10:00.000+08:00

Remaja Black Metal di Malaysia.
Dengan kapak ganas dan zip terbuka.

Tajuk post memang begitu supaya kalau orang Google pasal Black Metal senang nak jumpa. Lebih2 lagi wartawan Harian Metro yang kajiannya cuma diGoogle sana sikit sini sikit terus tulis macam2. Ape benda yang kecoh pasal Black Metal? Black Metal tu cuma salah satu genre muzik Sama macam pop, dangdut, rock dan beratus-ratus yang lain. Kalau genre die pun dah banyak, so orang2nya pun banyak la jugak.

Jadi apa masalahnya? Kalau XPDC korang kata metal boleh pulak. Amuk pakai topeng dengan vocal ala growlnye boleh pulak. Hai media media. Cubalah buat laporan yang betul sikit. Dah la semua stesen tv Media Prima nak beli, jadi mana kebebasan media? Nasib 8tv je ok sikit.

Tah mana hala budak sekolah lepasan SPM yang konon nak cool kecoh2 "aku black metal, minum darah kambing". Biase la budak2. Skinhead pakai boot ayah ada, Mat Rempit jeans kaki kecik ada, emo My Chemical Romance ada. Semua ada. Media memang suka benda-benda camni. Sensasi die kata. Letak gambar orang rambut panjang, baju itam dengan font yang susah nak baca cukup la. Dah abis Black Metal. Tapi kalau pemuzik tempatan posing tak baju ambik gambar tepi kolam boleh pulak. Tangan letak belakang kepala badan senget sikit. Tajuk : "Boboy dah ada awek".

Sebab Pesta Seks Langkawi tak jadi (tah betul tah tidak), jadi diorang teruja la bila tau konon ada gathering black metal kat Paul's Place. Jumpe tak kambing ke, pisau toreh darah ke? Band2 tu semua sama la main muzik. Contoh apa? Peter Pan? Main muzik gak tapi pop. Semua orang suka, tapi ada gak orang tak suka kan? So sama la dengan mereka. Peter Pan superstar, pegi klcc orang serbu. Ramai peminat, boleh la main stadium merdeka ke stadium bkt jalil ke. Lagipun diorang full time musician. Budak2 tu just doing it for fun. Pegi jugak klcc tapi tak kena serbu la. Mungkin nak tengok wayang ke, makan rotiboy ke.
Diorang nak share muzik diorang. Kat tempat2 macam Paul's Place la diorang boleh main pun. Hobi la hobi. Kalau hobi ko memancing, ko akan kumpul hari minggu ke ramai2 pegi memancing kan?

TV pun tak nak ketinggalan. Malam tadi tengok cerita melayu paling lucu di dunia. Gerak Khas isu Black Metal. Huhuhu.. lawak nak mampos. Make up tak ganas sangat. Patut ada senjata tajam2 sikit. Slipknot pun boleh jadi Black Metal? Untung la peniaga uptown sebab banyak t-shirt jual. Dah abis dah kot kes vcd cetak rompak. Episod depan anggota Gerak Khas mesti dah naik pangkat sebab dapat selesaikan kes Black Metal. Dah bertahun-tahun cerita tak naik2 pangkat pun. Balik2 inspektor, sarjan, inspektor, sarjan. Abis asyik kes vcd cetak rompak je...

Interview antara reporter NST (R) dengan Rafil (Me)
* Rafil of the band 360 Degress Head Rotation and one of the organizer

Reporter: Did you notice any indication of Satan Worship at Paul's Place?
Me: No
R: Was there a goat present?
Me: Excuse me?
R: A goat.
Me: Kambing?
R: Ya, kambing.
Me: Kambing hidup?
R: Ya, kambing hidup.
Me: Kambing hidup, lari-lari kat venue Paul's Place?
R: Ya.
Me: Kat luar ada kedai mamak, ada kemungikinan besar diorang jual kari kambing. Tapi dalam venue tak nampak.
R: OK, so takde kambing?
Me: Yang lari-lari kat stage, takde. Kalau tapau kari, roti bawak masuk, saya tak pasti.

Sengal? Nak pengsan gelak.

Tapi aku Death Metal... Lagi ganas dari Black Metal. Tapi tu pun tak ganas lagi tu. ganas lagi Black Mental TV3. Boleh jadi gile wo! Link TV3 die dah update. Tapi aku ada bukti die mental. Huhu

Bacaan selanjutnya:
Ricecooker
Malaise Forum
Malaise Open Letter to Harian Metro
Media & Black Metal in Malaysia
Brand Malaysia

Letak

2005-12-15T14:51:00.000+08:00

fotopage sudah dikemaskini
gambar lama tapi baru letak
mentang-mentang ada kamera
aku cool
ada kamera, ada akaun fotopage, online di starbucks
huhu

Tuah

2005-12-14T18:10:00.000+08:00

benda baru belajar hari ini
"when you gain something, you lose something"
kalau sangat bertuah pun
takkan dapat gain semuanya
mesti ada yang hilang atau terpaksa ditinggalkan
cuma kecil
atau besar

#17

2005-12-08T16:13:00.000+08:00

Muhammad Ameer Fawwaz

ahli keluarga terbaru
nasib baik duit raya tahun depan bahagi 2
kalau sorang, mampos!
bring on #18!
huhu ;)

24

2005-12-06T16:34:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Jadi yang ke-24! :)

tiup

sebelum

the damage
(gambar lain akan menyusul)

Lulus

2005-11-30T18:00:00.000+08:00

ujung2 tahun ni seperti kebiasaanya ada
performance review
isi borang rate diri sendiri
bos rate dengan komen yang susah nak dibaca
5 markah? dapat 3 pun untung
semuanya effort la
kalau effort dapat 5, lain2 semua mesti paling kurang 4
kawan2 expat mungkin dapat banyak markah
sebab haiderabad lebih silicon valley dari cyberjaya
pada pendapat aku la...
betul ke pandai buat keje?
kena buat sikit assignment ni
.net, 3-tier, stored procedure
lulus.. lulus
tapi aku baca bunyinye broken social scene, hot hot heat, sigur ros
huhu

Terima kasih

2005-11-28T09:00:00.000+08:00

kembali ke program asal di first breath after coma
selepas kabar gembira tempoh hari
terima kasih
kepada semua yang mengucap tahniah

Tensi

2005-11-17T17:52:00.000+08:00

kerja
banyak
semua
nak
dengan
kadar
segera.
mungkin
esok
esok
ada
kabar
lebih
gembira.

Tersungkur

2005-11-15T08:53:00.000+08:00

Laporan Liga Hoki KLHA 2005
pasukan Enigma B
apsal nama Enigma?
ntah aku pun tak tau
dulu nama Felcra, tapi takde sorang pun keje Felcra
vs Malay Mail 2-1
vs Felda 1-1
vs Taman Ehsan 1-0
vs Polis Bersatu 1-5
vs KSRP (Kelab Sukan Rantau Petronas) 0-1
jadi dlm nombor 3 kot
tak dapat ke semi
score 1 je, luka2 yang banyak
dan lenguh2 dan sengal2 otot
takpe, cuba lagi season depan
sape berminat nak main boleh la dtg
sabtu 3 dec, 8pm KLHA pantai stadium

Silau

2005-11-14T15:30:00.000+08:00

spek hitamku patah dilanggar orang
argh.. memotong mood nak balik kampung
at least bagi la duit repair ke apa
"ni bukan accident kereta", katanya ringkas
yela ramai orang
tapi ramai orang pun takkan ko nak langgar semua orang kat muke
bongok
balik dan beraya dengan mata yang silau
takpe, butik uptown ade
tak pun butik ps
huhu!

Bergema takbir di Hari Raya (4U2C)

2005-10-28T16:43:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya
Maaf Zahir & Batin

selamat pulang ke kampung
selamat main thunder clap (thunder king lagi power)
sape buat rumah terbuka
aku sedia menerima undangan
cuti 1 minggu
jumpe lagi minggu depan
8hb dah ade game liga KLHA
muntah ketupat la kang tengah main huhu
oh ya, dapat anak buah perempuan yang baru
tahun ni 3 anak buah yang baru.. wo
jumpe entry raya tahun lepas punye
pandai tulis orang putih siot
oklah, balik dulu
credit : kad raya direka oleh cengkenit (germstone81@yahoo.com) dari eKad Malaysia

Peminat! #2

2005-10-28T16:31:00.000+08:00

kawan-kawan mungkin kecewa tak dapat melawat blog peminat
aku pun kecewa, sebab nak wish selamat hari raya dan selamat makan ketupat
takpe, mungkin dalam renovasi
ni saje kenangan yang ada
letakla mesej di msjbox, kata-kata semangat mungkin
sebab kalau die lawati sini die boleh tengok die pun ramai peminat
kepada kawan-kawan, tak baik cakap freak, keji, plagiat dan sebagainya
korang semua kena minta maaf raya-raya ni
"kita ni sesama manusia.. hamba Allah, tiada yang keji, tiada yang sangat elok.. hanya Allah yang sempurna dan Dia juga yang boleh menilai org tu keji ataupun sebaliknya.." - copyright Anonymous
ha...

Peminat!

2005-10-28T09:00:00.000+08:00

ada orang berminat sungguh dengan First Breath After Coma rupanya
ahh.. sungguh tanpa ucapan (speechless)
gaya penulisan kami memang sama
bangga.. bangga...
lawatilah di sini : the silence of death (woo.. ganasnye nama)
cis camne aku tak terfikir nama secool itu?
kalau tak boleh lawat atau mungkin terlalu ramai yg lawat menyebabkan lambat
jadi aku pastekan saje di sini

aku punye di sini

die punye di sini
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- - TAG - -

Disebabkan sudah ditag oleh her, jadi kena la buat
(tag tu ape sebenarnya?)
ceh, gile tak techie
keje time nak raya memang hari yang tak rajin buat kerja
jadi inilah hasilnya

7 things I plan to do before I die
1. happily raising a family (what number of childS??)
2. perform haji
3. owns a business
4. boss of my workplace (can aar?? amoy say can looo!!)
5. coaching a soccer team (Championship Manager??)
6. watch Radiohead at Glastonburry with Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Interpol and Jack Johnson as supporting acts
7. watch Chelsea vs ??? in Stamford Bridge

7 things I cannot do
1. wear no-pleats pants with the kasut-depan-petak-ada-tumit-seinci (tak reti..)
2. drive to a place using route A, then drive back using route B, although route B is so much faster
3. like house/trance music (only bass and hihat sedut-sedut, where's the snare?)
4. say "panjang no misai ko" to the legendary my uncle @ Singapore (misai dia panjang woooo! ... haha)
5. smile to an Indon with rambut dawai and jeans bell bottom
6. not playing CM5 for 3 days straight
7. not to miss her

7 things I can do
1. play air guitar in the bathroom (cue: alex kopranos)
2. eat nasik lemak ayam at WWF corner back-to-back
3. make my hair stylo...
4. score a late swinging goal from set-piece #4 (CM again??)
5. spend all my wages (dekat2 nak gaji berpeluh!!)
6. draw crappy school-boys standard art
7. missing her every single day

7 celebrity crushes
1. her (she's a celebrity in her own way :) )
2. Elisha Cubert (now you know why I watch Popular Mechanics For Kids)
3. Lindsay Lohan (reduced or not)
4. Mandy Moore
5. Avril Lavigne (the new ala-Nicole Kidman Avril)
6. Tiffany Amber Thiessen (from Saved by The Bell)
7. Smallville punyer heroin (aiyark... what's her name?)

7 often repeated words
1. minum luuu....
2. sengal....
3. sori aar!!
4. apa-apa + giler(ie : besar giler)
5. jimbet ko!!
5. makan pandai, kemas tak mau!
6. woooo!
7. apebendenyer...

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex
1.-7. her
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lagi aku punye di sini

die punye pulak di sini

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ermmphh

wo lama tak nampak?
demam le... pening semua ada
rambut panjang sangat kot, tu yang pening
sakit dada siot muntah perut kosong ni
balik kampung terus demam?
amende lahai... baru nak berbuka air cincau potong sendiri
(memang hobi dari kecik potong2 cincau ni)
takkan denggi lagi kot
check darah.. check darah...
alhamdulillah takde
haritu la.. ni dah baik
boleh pegi sembahyang terawikh
ape yang sedap kat pasar ramadan?
popia basah, roti jala, ketupat palas + rendang daging, ayam percik, sirap bandung
dia suke cream caramel, aku tumpang2 rasa je :)
woo best2...
kawan-kawan taknak buat aktiviti berbuka ke?
siapa ada kelapangan, boleh la ajak!!
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peminat Zaha juga mungkin

original dari Zaha :

[A Draw & 2 Sent-offs]
as i wake up yesterday, i feel mundane.
Lowly Everton end Chelsea's winning run
Chelsea's run hits a snag
this one, covers it all....
Chelsea held; Valencia topple nine-men Real
argh, give me a coffee and a chocolate banana! i cannot stand this humiliation...

die punye di sini:
-------------------------------------------
drew and lost ??

as i watch last sunday, i feel mundane.
Lowly Everton end Chelsea's winning run
Chelsea's run hits a snag
this one on today's morning news, covers it all....
Charlton humble Chelsea
argh, give me a coffee and a chocolate banana!
i cannot stand this humiliation..
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original zaha:
~sigh~ (orang cakap tak baik mengeluh). but i can only say that...

die punye :
~sigh~ (orang cakap tak baik mengeluh). but i can only say that...

mari kita lawati blog die
boleh bagi komen-komen ke
tulis kat messageboard
aku mesti la lawat
bukan setakan bookmark, aku set sebagai 'Home' lagi

Kemaskini

2005-10-27T17:03:00.000+08:00

+ blog
azam - url yg baru (ThinkGeek!)
big - open source selamanya (ceh, Microsoft la...)
nijang - mane ade orang tengok tv2 wei

+ dan selebihnya
ic baru... tak menang myvi pun?
gambar gelap, senget, rambut serabai, memang sempurna!
bacaan minda : Twee As Fuck : The Story of Indie Pop, Battle for the Soul of the MP3 Phone

+ setiap hari pun
i love her even more!

Architecture 101

2005-10-26T13:57:00.000+08:00

Architecture In Helsinki is coming to KL
yes, yes... now wipe that drool off your face you silly
miss this and weep

where : Zouk Main Room
when : Wednesday 9.00 pm, 23 Nov 2005
tickets : RM30
opening act : Twilight Action Girl
more details here

to build up some excitement, watch the band live at X-posure Live!
other stuff : live review, album review
oh how i wish KLPHQ is opening for the band... sigh*
now let's learn how to be an indie rock expert
psst.. i heard Foo Fighters will be coming also
and Radiohead, Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Interpol, Bloc Party, Mars Volta, Jagga Jazzist, The Mercury Program, Broken Social Scene, Hot Hot Heat .... hmm double sigh*

Ditag orang

2005-10-21T10:45:00.000+08:00

Disebabkan sudah ditag oleh Zaha, jadi kena la buat
(tag tu ape sebenarnya?)
ceh, gile tak techie
hari jumaat memang hari yang tak rajin buat kerja
jadi inilah hasilnya

7 things I plan to do before I die
1. happily raising a family
2. perform haji
3. owns a fusion restaurant
4. play drums in a piano-based jazz band and release an LP
5. play club hockey in the Malaysian Hockey League
6. watch Radiohead at Glastonburry with Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Interpol and Jack Johnson as supporting acts
7. watch Juventus vs AC Milan in San Siro

7 things I cannot do
1. wear no-pleats pants with the kasut-depan-petak-ada-tumit-seinci (tak reti..)
2. drive to a place using route A, then drive back using route B, although route B is so much faster
3. like house/trance music (only bass and hihat sedut-sedut, where's the snare?)
4. say "panjang no misai ko" to the legendary Putra LRT Pakcik Misai
5. smile to an Indon with rambut dawai and jeans bell bottom
6. not checking Pitchforkmedia for 3 days sraight
7. not to miss her

7 things I can do
1. play air guitar in the bathroom (cue: alex kopranos)
2. eat char kue teow and nasik lemak ayam at mali's corner back-to-back
3. cut my hair only once a year
4. score a penalty corner goal from set-piece #4
5. watch Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels over and over again
6. draw crappy school-boys standard art
7. missing her every single day

7 celebrity crushes
1. Noor Harina (she's a celebrity in her own way :) )
2. Elisha Cubert (now you know why I watch Popular Mechanics For Kids)
3. Lindsay Lohan (reduced or not)
4. Mandy Moore
5. Avril Lavigne (the new ala-Nicole Kidman Avril)
6. Tiffany Amber Thiessen (from Saved by The Bell)
6. Maria Farida (hot mama!)

7 often repeated words
1. minum luuu....
2. adoi...sengal gile
3. sori bebeh!
4. apa-apa + siot (ie : besar siot)
5. apa-apa + no! (ie : lama no!)
5. makan pandai
6. wo!
7. otek-otek

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex
1.-7. Noor Harina

7 tags to go
1. Todek (it's Todek, nuff said)
2. Koleq9094 (not sure who mantains it though...)
3. Mat Wea (mu tau mugo? tau. mugo tu moga la. semoga)
4. Papa (rock star di jepun)
5. Acap (emo!)
6. Baya
7. Nijang (Wea, ape url Nijang nye blog?)

Kebelakangan

2005-10-17T15:46:00.000+08:00

wo lama tak nampak?
demam le... pening semua ada
rambut panjang sangat kot, tu yang pening
sakit dada siot muntah perut kosong ni
balik kampung terus demam?
amende lahai... baru nak berbuka air cincau potong sendiri
(memang hobi dari kecik potong2 cincau ni)
takkan denggi lagi kot
check darah.. check darah...
alhamdulillah takde
haritu la.. ni dah baik
boleh pegi sembahyang terawikh
ape yang sedap kat pasar ramadan?
popia basah, roti jala, ketupat palas + rendang daging, ayam percik, sirap bandung
dia suke cream caramel, aku tumpang2 rasa je :)
woo best2...
kawan-kawan taknak buat aktiviti berbuka ke?
siapa ada kelapangan, boleh la ke

nak dengar mereka-mereka yang berbakat?
They Will Kill Us All
monoloQue
Kuala Lumpur Post-Harmonic Quintet
Hafiz As'ari

What the..?

2005-10-07T16:52:00.000+08:00

+ KRU's Empat Syarat = Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out
+ Kaiser Chiefs is on Hitz FM
+ terngiang2 di kepala sejak seminggu lalu : " cantik menarik tertarik kau memang da bomb. gegar gegarkan gegar gegar, gegarkan gegar gegar, gegarkan! seperti menaiki rollercoasterrrrrr....."

aiyak!

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan

2005-10-04T17:14:00.000+08:00

selamat berpuasa
selamat sahur makan roti dengan cili tuna
selamat berbuka dengan murtabak ayam tapi inti semua bawang
selamat sembahyang terawikh (terawikh 2 rakaat, witir 1 rakaat)
selamat balik kerja dengan jam kaw2 sat punye sebab ada pasar ramadhan
selamat beli kerepek2 buat stok raya
selamat...
ada buffet buka puasa jangan lupa ajak

I want to be the hero in her skies

2005-09-29T16:15:00.000+08:00

did I say that I loathe you?
did I say that I want to leave it all behind?
no hero in her skies
i can't take my eyes off of you

Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter
(live from Union Chapel, London)

4 1/2 minit lagi!

2005-09-26T17:45:00.000+08:00

KLHA Hockey League 2005
lwn Malay Mail : 3-2
lwn Felda : 1-1
lwn Taman Ehsan : 1-0

semalam lawan Taman Ehsan (team mana hala ni?)
woo... pandai main siot
semua berpengalaman, dan pukul bola kuat gile babi
lagi 10 minit masa permainan nak tamat, masih terikat 0-0
bukan takde peluang tapi semua tersasar...
rugi kalau seri, boleh menang ni
" ha, masuk main forward " , kata coach kepada ku
ha? forward pulak? takpe.. boleh boleh.. dulu kat sekolah memang main forward pun kan?
4 1/2 minit lagi, cross datang dari sebelah kiri
alamak, tak sampai ni...dive la, ape lagi
abis la bercalar tangan kalau dive ni
lepas dive tu samar-samar tengok bola masuk
gol! gol wei... wuhu
kalau ada rezeki boleh score lagi heh

Selangor menang FA Cup
indon connection memang berkesan
pegi stadium? tak.. tengok laip kat tb je
Perak banyak peluang la....
padang macam petak sawah dengan kaler ala-ala camouflage
komentator? adoi.. ape punye sengal
tak habis-habis dengan umur pemain dengan fakta
kalau ade serangan je mula exited, jerit jerit nak pecah speaker tb
Kadir Buyong pun datang lambat, makan dulu kot
komen pilihan : " satu percubaan yang sungguh berbahaya, tetapi tidak menepati sasaran "
tak menepati sasaran macamane nak bahaya? aiyak...

siapa ada kelapangan boleh la ke msjbox timeout
klik banner untuk maklumat lanjut

Juara

2005-09-22T16:23:00.000+08:00

sudah lama tak main futsal tapi biase la, masih ada bakat
macam naik basikal la, takkan lupe punye
punye la berbakat sampai jadi juara IFC cup...
ade la jugak score (yang tak berapa lembu sangat)
hari yang sama team rakan2 sekolah pun jadi juara untuk kali ke 2 berturut-turut
tahun lepas main, tahun ni tak main
memang kami semua berbakat.. tepuk.. tepuk
siri 'futsal-untuk-yang-sebut-futsol' tektik asas #3:
katakan kalau team jahat ada sorang yg star gile babi
tak boleh nak kejar sebab die laju
tak boleh nak tackle sebab die skill
tak boleh nak biarkan kang die shoot power
tak boleh nak marking sebab die fit
so nak buat macamane?
bagi je bola celah kangkang, atau pun 5 ringgit martin tyler kata, ataupun nutmeg org kampung kata..
ekspresi muka si star amatlah tidak ternilai
dan biarkan dia dengan bersemangatnya mengejar anda untuk membalas dendam
takpe kalau kalah 10-0 pun, nutmeg lebih bermakna
kalau boleh buat 2-3 kali, anda memang maradona!
hoki lawan malay mail haritu?
menang tipis 3-2, game pertama memang selalu begitu
game seterusnya harini, jam 8.30pm lawan felda
futsal la hoki la, perut boroi jugak (orang la, bukan aku...)

Baru

2005-09-16T15:03:00.000+08:00

+ new template
woo template baru.. ada kaler2, cantik ke?
cantik.. cantik, takkan nak minimalist putih je, ni minimalist la jugak
(marahla yuyu si minimalis)
nak template baru? pree sahaja di sini

+ intake
esok first game KL hockey league lawan malay mail
mesti keluar paper hari ahad heh
lama2 training kita lihat hasilnya... melihat ke hadapan (looking forward) untuk bermain
nak beri sokongan? mari2.. 7pm pantai kl stadium (sebelah um)

tokyo godfathers (DVD)
audioslave - killing in the name (live video at live8 berlin) : cornell nyanyi? merah2 muka....
kaiser chiefs - i predict a riot (live video at carling live)
surfing? try flocking
one tool to rule them all
nama cyborg saya :

Sekarang

2005-09-08T10:44:00.000+08:00

+ playlist
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams - banana pancakes for everyone
Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body (Video)
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To? (Video) - the new single. "you lucky lucky you're so lucky!"
Kaiser Chiefs - Live at 'Xfm Session'
Editors - Live at 'X-poseur Live' (Video) - I hear Interpol and I don't care
Love Me Butch - Reconcile (Video) - live footages
Sideways DVD - Paul Giamatti is a genius!

+ obsesi
menghias dan mengemas bilik. cermin besar.. wuhu
mencari padanan, woo best gile koleksi..
Lim Kit Siang
it's not what you do, it's who you know

Masih Ada Bakat

2005-09-06T17:21:00.000+08:00

menang! menang! menang!
(berlagak gile)
rupanya masih lagi ada bakat
ingatkan dah takde harapan langsung
menang trip? kereta? set dvd? wooo..
ceh.. angan-angan boleh la.. lagi kayakan NST ade la
menang saguhati je
hadiah? bekalan sebulan kinder bueno
sebulan mende.. kinder bueno x 30 pack
abis kalau makan sehari 2 pack? 15 hari je
kalau sehari makan 30 terus? bekalan sehari la
saguhati pun saguhati la
dah lama gile tak menang apa-apa
kira macam striker yang dah berbulan-bulan tak score goal
sherkawi jirim kata "ayam tambatan kemarau gol"
lepas tu score bola muntah, 3 yards depan gol, keeper takde
yang kalau pakai hidung pun boleh score
macam drogba score lembu dengan kepala lututnya
woo marah la penyokong chelsea... :)
lepas ni tunggu la kalau betul masih ada bakat lagi
clk... clk.. clk...
dah ready ayat nak cakap kat wartawan
"apa yang ingin encik katakan setelah memenangi peraduan ini? "
ayat mestila ada bahasa inggeris, baru nampak sofistikated
campur-campur la..
macam yang selalu kat berita tu kalau ada orang kena interview...

Cerita Hujung Minggu

2005-09-05T10:27:00.000+08:00

tengok gol & gincu bersama kekasih hati
(la.. baru nak tengok? orang dah lama la wei)
" betul ke wei u nak tgk cerita melayu ni? "

heh.. ada ka patut. suke apa tengok cerita melayu
gila-gila remaja, ali setan, adik manja.. dharma harun memang klasik
dulu masa kanak-kanak nak nama 'azroy'
wooo gile cool..
bukannya jauh pun, sikit je lagi nak jadi azroy
dulu la kanak-kanak, senang terpengaruh dengan tv
ada iklan dindang terus pegi kedai beli
50 sen... tapi hadiah dia stok lama punye
bukan yang dalam tv.. ceh
sama jugak macam tora dengan robo
tora harga seringgit, robo 2 ringgit
tipu betul, baik beli cikedis, tak pun gula-gula cap udang yang plastik die boleh makan tu
muruku ikan cap bayi pun sedap gak
oh ye, gol & gincu..
best best... sebab bukan cerita en. yusof atau pun en. razak
dialog macam perbualan seharian, tak payah susah-susah nak cakap
"dato', bekalan vcd kita daripada castello sudah tiba di pelabuhan. saya dan iskandar akan pergi ke sana"
nak dating pun tak payah nak naik kereta sport dan pergi ke atas bukit
yang mesti ada asap-asap sikit (kabus kot)
tunggu tepi kereta pastu hero datang naik moto besar
hero g&g naik basikal je...

+ bilik kecil updates
stool sudah dibeli... kaler pink
sudah ada cd player dan pokok mini
poster radiohead diimport dari uk juga sudah ada
tapi masih belum diframekan
sedang menunggu bungkusan barang hiasan dari singapura

Merdeka

2005-09-02T11:24:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Merdeka yang ke-48
selamat nyanyi lagu Jalur Gemilang
yang paling kurang mesti ulang 3 kali
lambat sikit la wish..
ada lalu kat federal highway, tepi angkasapuri?
penuh woo dengan bendera
(tapi masih tak faham dengan tujuan lagu Negaraku punye skor kat tepi tu)
mungkin kalau terlupa not
boleh rujuk dan ingat " ooo... C rupaya.. "
buat apa di malam merdeka?
mat wea tengok bunga api
bersama kekasih hati
bersama juga dengan orang-orang Indon berambut dawai
dengan seluar jeans ketat kaki bell-bottom
KLCC jadi mini jakarta ke?
adiman balik kampung, jumpo gu lepok di pade bah
kita nak buat apa b?
jam le.. lrt pun penuh dengan family bawak belon bentuk binatang
jalan-jalan cari makan jela...
duduk-duduk dan lepak-lepak
cuti esok baru jalan jauh-jauh sikit
mana? kuala kangsar nak?
hmm tapi yut loy mesti tutup.. cane nak makan pau

Quick Updates

2005-08-26T08:46:00.000+08:00

+ new blogs added
The Only Moment We Were Alone by Acap
Somewhere Only We Know by Faruq
+ got a new spanking message box (Msjbox) powered by Junaidix
it rocks! go here for more info on how you get one

later...

Bilik Kecil

2005-08-25T16:22:00.000+08:00

sudah berpindah ke bilik kecil
semua kecil
rak kecil
meja kecil
tingkap kecil bersama langsir kecil
ada rug cantik berwarna-warni
rina hadiahkan.. nice
perlu beberapa lagi peralatan asas
cd player, pokok keladi, akuarium diy dengan ikan mini
poster Reservoir Dogs atau pun The Usual Suspects
tak pun At The Drive-In atau Radiohead
kat mana nak carik?
mesti beli stool.. mesti beli stool
warna apa ye

turquoise la kot, ke pink?
apa pendapat kawan-kawan?
pc ol-skool pentium III sudah berfungsi kembali
dengan hardisk baru dan ram yang baru
lamanya pc tu rosak
woo.. aku ada lagu Polythene dengan Elisebelle Tears la
marilah melawat
jangan lupa tapau char kue teow azimuddin dulu kat bawah
tapi lama tak nampak azimuddin
dengan baju sepultura nye
balik kedah kot...

Sejenak Di Semenanjung

2005-08-24T17:25:00.000+08:00

this post is way way due
(berlengah-lengah sungguh tidak bagus)
dah lama tak pegi gig, bukannya tak ada gig
setiap minggu mesti ada di Paul's Place
cuma tak ada masa dan mungkin tak ada kawan-kawan
dan mungkin sebab tak reti nak pegi
disebabkan ada kelapangan
jadi pergi ke Sejenak Di Semenanjung Tour 2005
hentian terakhir di Kuala Lumpur bersama saudara ijam
patut ada kawan lama bermain bass untuk They Will Kill Us All
tapi tak jadi, kecemasan...
Damn Dirty Apes pun tak jadi
ceh... baru nak tengok DDA main dub
ramai jugak orang tapi ramai lagi budak-budak lepasan SPM
Auburn main opening set ganti They Will Kill Us All
kali pertama tengok Auburn
modern rock kot dengan drummer yang pandai main
One Buck Short dengan gitaris sessionist
biasa la, lompat-lompat bertenaga (the band dan orang2 la)
aku duduk sahaja, angguk sikit-sikit...
then Cassandra
ingatkan screamo ala-ala Hawthorne Heights
rupanya hardcore
tak boleh pegi..
tak minat sangat kot
lepas tu baru Seven Collar T-Shirt
bangun la wei, ape duduk
Ham memang pandai main effect, hairdryer pun guna
Love Me Butch closing act
as tight as usual
persembahan bagus dari semua band
no funding no sponsors. head on diy
tepuk.. tepuk!
review lain di sini dan sini
gambar-gambar di sini

+ orang pegi rave party
aku masih pegi gig lagi
orang dengar Johan Gielen
aku dengar Bloc Party
gile tak pop culture
ceh!

Pengemis Di Kotaraya

2005-08-23T15:30:00.000+08:00

kalau berjalan-jalan di kotaraya

buat apa di kotaraya?
dulu kotaraya macam klcc
tu dulu la.. dulu
masa grunge
jeans paling lusuh yang ada
converse one star koyak2 tampal dengan solatape
bawak beg dalam ada walkman
kaset tak pearl jam, soundgarden, ratm
main snooker 'kalah-bayar'
dengan game 20 sen
pastu makan nasik ayam
kalau nak drumstick tambah 50 sen

sekarang nama saje kotaraya
tapi macam mini jakarta atau pun mini dhaka
tak pun mini kathmandu...
ha buat apa kat kotaraya?
balik kampung sebab bas aku kat puduraya
bas Selangor kaler merah
tau?
takde tabung syiling, pakai konduktor
tak payah sediakan wang syiling secukupnya
yg lagunya sentiasa tamil greatest hits atau pun tamil all time oldies
pasang maksimum punye volume..

mesti jumpa seorang lelaki india jual tisu kat tepi kotaraya
tepi tempat orang lalu lalang
dulu sorang-sorang
sekarang share dgn mamat2 indon tukang kasut
dengan minah2 indon jual makeup yang kalau pakai boleh kena kanser
kalau tengok kat soket mata dia, takda mata
tak penah aku sedekah kat die
beli tisu pun tak penah
tak penah jumpa ke?

Think Magazine buat satu video tajuk 'Kota Raya Beggars'
tengok di sini
watch his story
and yes, Think Magazine is my current favourite online magazine

lain kali mesti aku beli tisu...

It's you and me connected to a satellite

2005-08-16T14:46:00.000+08:00

playlist
+ Athlete - Tourist
+ LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
+ A Silver Mt. Zion - This Is Our Punk Rock
+ KLPHQ - video from Baybeats 2005 (the link also includes other bands' video)

Tired & Wired

2005-08-03T11:22:00.000+08:00

Tired : Wired
---------------------------------------------------
exhaust fumes : haze
AP (Approved Permits) : AP (Ayah Pin)
Screenshots : Ada Apa Dengan Ayah Pin
php/mySQL/apache : ASP.NET/SQL Server/IIS
serdang : bukit damansara
casual everyday : casual friday
lrt/komuter : car-pooling
maybank2u : pbebank
alessio tacchinardi : patrick vieira
buying new stuff : selling old stuff
:
onitsuka tiger : steve jobs' new balance 991
left post 'deflecter' : first pusher
space-rock Damn Dirty Apes : dub/reggae Damn Dirty Apes
staying put : moving places
Kuala Lumpur : Kuala Kangsar
jeans : corduroy
Batang Berjuntai : Berjuntai Bistari
KLHA Pantai Stadium : Tun Razak Stadium
S.Kuhan : Zulkifli Rejab
CSI : CSI directed by Quentin Tarantino
fringe : rambut skema belah tengah

Up & Running

2005-07-28T11:00:00.000+08:00

Hi people. I'm back.

Shaiful's Wedding - 12th Jun 2005 - Shah Alam

2005-06-15T11:53:00.000+08:00

green drinks, yummy!

with Syed Zainol Khodki & Wife

Another wedding.
It is Shaiful's, a friend from the Felcra (now Enigma) hockey team
the whole team was there, with their sticks and all (not!)
pink shirt is in!
berbual dengan pakcik dan makcik satu meja.
the usual stuff, dari mana? kawan shaiful ke?
and later I found that they are my ex English teacher's parent from school
Sharifah Nor Azam or Sherry, as we all call, love and know her
she was my mentor for 3 years
she makes the best cheese cakes ever! :)
just to share some notable quotes from uncle,
which by the way is 74 years old (but still going strong),
not totally the exact words though
(note : read in Utara slang)

" u umur 24, uncle 74. lama tau nak 24 nak sampai 74.
kereta nak sampai 10 tahun pun susah.
sampai masa servis kena servis. jangan tekan minyak kuat-kuat2.
sama la macam badan. jaga kesihatan, jangan hisap rokok.
badan ni dia masuk 40 tahun mula la. brake suma tak makan... "

" kita hidup ni kena ada plan. step one nak ada degree.
2nd step carik kerja. 3rd step kahwin. 4th step beli kereta dan rumah.
5th step settle down and raise a family... "

" carik tanah, buat rumah. jauh-jauh sikit pun takpa.
tanah 40 ribu, rumah 60 ribu pun dah cukup.
ini beli rumah teres dekat 200 ribu, tapi sempit. nak bergerak pun tak boleh.
25 years ago uncle beli rumah kat Shah Alam ni, suma kawan-kawan dengan family
kata apa duduk sini. takda apa, pokok getah ja. sekarang tengok ..."

" kerja ni bukan main-main. kalau kita rasa kita tak boleh commit dan
berkhidmat pada company, baik kita resign. The most important things in work are
honesty, integrity and common sense. If you ask me again, I say
honesty, integrity and common sense. If you ask me again, I still say
honesty, integrity and common sense... "

Good company. Good food. Good conversation.

FG's Wedding - 11th Jun 2005 - Putrajaya

2005-06-14T11:28:00.000+08:00

Wedding FG (Farid Ghazali) , Putrajaya 11 Jun
bagus...bagus
orang tua-tua kata " macam pinang dibelah dua "
member kat UTM, classmate, housemate, bandmate
gitaris utama kugiran remaja difficult algebra
nasib baik dapat jemputan last minit
kalau tak, tak datang...
sms pun kira jemput la jugak wei
mana hala dewan dia ni?
la.. aku sorang je makan?
ooo book table dulu
u tak makan ke? nak aiskrim?
banyak nye makan aiskrim
pree takpe...
ramai jugak budak-budak johor yang datang
baru chare.. lincah kaduk!
ha ape citer?
kah..kah pok ha.. pok ha
balik dah ke? alamanda luuu....
wo pandai ambik gambar siot
boleh masuk magazine ni
dah la balik jom.. kang nak tengok af.
laporan lain di sini

and yes, she looks beautiful as always...
kebaya and batik. ahhh... :)

Guns of Memorial Park

2005-06-07T08:31:00.000+08:00

Hi people.
The title of this post is just a sort-of tribute to Sparta.
As you guys might remember, Sparta's Porcelain is in my Best Album of 2004 list.
Paul Hinojos is leaving the band and will be joining The Mars Volta.
He will be doing his part as "off-stage sound manipulator."
Whatever that is.
From one of the most inventive guitarist of modern times to sound manipulator?
Read the comments here.
Ahh...

Birthday Dinner

2005-06-03T11:08:00.000+08:00

Thanks a lot for the treat! :)

Hmm... juicy fat. Supersize me I say!

Laju no makan...

The damage

Brownies to die for

" Passing keeper! "

2005-06-02T08:44:00.000+08:00

First thing first.
Today is my 24th birthday.
How time flies. Fast.
When you got a great girl as a companion and a best friend,
it is the best present ever.

Malaysia lost again in the Azlan Shah Cup tie yesterday.
This time Malaysia went down 3-1 to New Zealand.
4th place? More of a 6th place. That's realistic.
Went to watch it live but got only little to shout about.
No credible centre half and no dedicated forwards.
No Keevan and no Tajol.
But Azlan Misron is good. Good hits and good passings even in the tightest of spaces.
One thing that pissed me off about the so-called Malaysian spectators is that they don't understand the game but trying very hard to show that they do.
(Another whining alert here)
There was this guy a couple of rows in front of me keep shouting "Passing keeper!" to the players when they did back or square passes.
All the forwards are marked already and the only avaiable is to go back or square to shift play.
Ingat main hoki ni macam lumba F1 ke? Nak ke depan je.
Arghh... sengal.
You are not supporting la brader.
When he shouted a passing-keeper, I shouted back.
Don't know if he heard it or not.
Know-it-all-guy : Passing keeper!
Me : Abis semua dah kena mark. Nak passing mana lagi?!
Know-it-all-guy : Passing keeper!
Me : Dia tau la apa dia buat. Dia main Malaysia!
Know-it-all-guy : Passing keeper!
Me : Kan Kuhan nak flick tu. Sampai gak depan kan?!
Ceh, macam budak-budak.
A great game between Pakistan and India though.
For a moment there I thought I was in Karachi.
Anyhoo, good luck to Malaysia for the last game against Pakistan tomorrow.
Ha, passing keeper!

Alive and kicking

2005-06-01T13:24:00.000+08:00

Hi people.
As usual, sorry for the lack of updates.
I am very much consumed with the workloads.
By the way, currently the project is in the User Test phase.
Lots of things are happening around me but then again I think I have forgotten much of them.
So nothing much to write I guess.
Finally watched Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of The Sith yesterday with Rina.
Either you watch it on opening day or you watch it a week after.
Review? You all have yours.
Of course, Maddox always gives the best review.

Semasa beratur ingin membeli tiket (sudah lebih kurang 45 min), ada seorang lelaki datang di sebelah.
"Bang, boleh tolong belikan tiket? Saya bawak budak-budak ni", katanya.
Jadi, sebagai rakyat Malaysia yang prihatin, aku pun jawab sambil tersenyum, "Dah beratur lama ni" dan terus mengendahkannya.
Belikan tiket?
Kalau bawak budak-budak tak boleh beratur?
Memang beratur lama-lama ni untuk belikan tiket ko pun.
Nak beli berapa tiket? Takpe, saya belikan.
Popcorn nak sekali?
Ceh, sengal.

Pesanan

2005-05-24T11:56:00.000+08:00

" taknak update baik delete je wei blog tu... "
- jap aa, busy ni...

Sengal

2005-05-12T13:42:00.000+08:00

-Today
-KLSentral
-7.30 am
And there I am, as usual, late again to work.
(damn, I need to get my life more organized)
Anyhoo, I got this Kinder Bueno contest that I must post to meet the deadline, but first I must get some stamps.
I just hope that there is a little bit of luck/skill in me to win the contest, although I have not won anything in ages. Sigh*
Shit, the vending machine does not have stamps. Hmm... envelopes, Pos Laju, Pos Ekspress, and more envelopes.
Huh, so much for a vending machine.
Maybe the bookstore got stamps? Faster now, the train is coming.

Me : Ada jual setem tak?
Jurujual : Ada, tapi untuk poskad
Me : (a little confused, setem untuk poskad lain ke dengan setem untuk surat?)
Me : So setem ada, tapi tak nak jual
Jurujual : Jual, tapi kena beli poskad dulu (sambil tersenyum)
Me : (what the?) Ada emergensi ni, ada surat nak pos pagi ni jugak. Boleh la beli satu setem
Jurujual : Hmm (berfikir dan melihat sekeliling).. bolehla
Me : Ok (sambil membayar 30 sen)

Apa punya sengal.
Macam masa kecik-kecik, kita nak main telefon awam tapi takde syiling.
Pegi kedai sebelah nak tukar duit seringgit, tapi kakak tu kata takde duit tukar.
Takde? Takpe la. Baik beli aiskrim potong milo 10 sen.
Aik? Ada pulak baki 90 sen....

New Design

2005-05-10T16:06:00.000+08:00

+ new design
a slight renovation from the last design.
whoaa..pink? it's not pink. it's #fbd
so do you like it then? hmm thought so..

...

2005-05-05T15:51:00.000+08:00

Cuba bernafas.
Ralat itu normal.

Rise Lord Vader

2005-05-03T08:53:00.000+08:00

Excited about the new Star Wars movie?
Some articles that you might want to read to build up the hype.
Life After Darth : George Lucas was born to make underground films. Then a little movie called Star Wars lured him to the dark side. Can the father of the blockbuster really rediscover his avant-garde soul? By Steve Silberman
How Star Wars Changed The World : An interactive map of the people, companies, and technologies spawned by the Force. By Jessie Scanlon
Take out the Special Edition Trilogy I say.
Just wondering, does the Ewok spin-off have DVD releases?
(this post is way due so just got to post it first)

Dah takde bakat...

2005-04-29T09:50:00.000+08:00

Arghh.. shit.
My last chance in winning the NST's Peugeot 307 contest have blew up in smoke.
Or flushed down the drain. Whichever one is more dramatic.
Read the news then.
Zsa Zsa beats others to win NST contest
18 year old student? Ahh..come on!
and what with the name? Zsa Zsa?
How do you supposed to pronounce it?
Zaza? Sasa? Zesazesa?
And I don't even win the consolation prizes?
3 entries and not even 1 winnner. Are you kidding me?
3 entries are equal to 36 NSTs.
36 NSTs cost me RM43.20, and all for nothing?
Dah takde bakat kot. Nak buat camne?
Takpe ada contest lain lagi. Darlie, F&N, DutchLady, AXN, AffinBank, KFC...
Tapi tak masuk pun. Huhu...

Situasi #1
- main macam The Wrens ke Interpol ke
- tapi susah la gitar die
- takpe, tiru je
- tiru, tiru. mane boleh wei. kalau takde bakat jangan tiru.
influenced lain, tiru lain...

Situasi #2
- bila nak jadi rock star ni?
- jadi rock star? takde bakat tak payah la...

Situasi #3
- best siot Kunocries, layan-layan...
- tapi setakat paste, sequence samples yang ko download aku pun boleh
- dengarla M83, baru Intelligent Dance Music. die main keyboard sume.
ko pandai main keyboard?
- mana pandai
- huh, takde bakat

Every Move A Picture

2005-04-28T12:37:00.000+08:00

playlist
+ The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
+ The Bravery - Unconditional
I say : The Killers rip-off? Who cares! Damn, this is some serious catchy shit.A few more bodies onto the dance-floor now, yay!

+ Every Move A Picture - Signs of Life
+ Every Move A Picture - On The Edge of Something Beautiful
+ Every Move A Picture - Chemical Burns
I say : From New York to San Fransisco everybody is joining the dance punk/new wave bandwagon. Well, the more the merrier. Now where is my striped suit...

+ Bloc Party - The Answer
+ Bloc Party - Tulips
I say : The frontman's name is Kele Okereke. How cool is that? Believe the hype of these London post-punkers

+ Jagga Jazzist - Airbone
+ Jagga Jazzist - Day
+ Jagga Jazzist - Going Down
+ Jagga Jazzist - Kitty Wu
+ Jagga Jazzist - Plym
I say : (thanks Amir) Jazz fusion + post rock + space rock. 10 piece instrumental band with gears like trumpet, vibraphone, keyboards, tuba and everything in between. And they are from Norway. You thought all Norwegian bands are black metal and blood drinking eh Todek?

Ada lagi, tapi dengar ni dulu.
Tolong la dengar.

This Station Is Non-Operational

2005-04-27T13:45:00.000+08:00

At The Drive-In Retrospective Coming
news avaiable here from Pitchforkmedia

Zach Vowell reports:
Frances the Mute, we all knew, was just too terse a title to be true. Five years after their At The Drive-In swan song, Relationship of Command, the Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler along with Sparta's Jim Ward, Paul Hinojos, and Tony Hajjar will release a compilation entitled This Station Is Non-Operational on May 24. Fearless Records will issue this retrospective At the Drive-In product in the U.S., while NME.com has reported that V2 will release the comp overseas on June 6. According to Fearless Records' website, the former bandmates handpicked the selection, and included not only fan favorites but also BBC sessions, re-mixes and B-sides, and covers of both the Smiths and Pink Floyd. Two of the "greatest hits" are available for download off of Fearless' site.

But the fun doesn't stop there. The release will also include a DVD bonus disc full of music videos, nostalgic desktop wallpaper, and buddy icons. Twenty unreleased photographs will grace the booklet insert, but the real steal will be Operations Manual, ATDI's electronic press kit which was previously privy only to real journalists such as ourselves.

Here's the tracklist:
01 Fahrenheit
02 Picket Fence Cartel
03 Chanbara
04 Lopsided
05 Napolean Solo
06 Pickpocket
07 Metronome Arthritis
08 198d
09 One Armed Scissor
10 Enfilade
11 Non Zero Possibility
12 Incetardis
13 Doorman's Placebo
14 Autorelocator
15 Rascuache (Vaya Remix)
16 This Night Has Opened My Eyes (Smiths cover)
17 Inintiation (BBC session)
18 Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk (BBC session, Pink Floyd cover)

Videos
01 One Armed Scissor
02 Ivalid Litter Dept.
03 Metronome Arthritis

I say : YAY! At The Drive-In is the shite! Cedric and Omar does the mother of all freaking-outs, period. I want one. Pyan, I know you are reading this. I WANT ONE.
Got some new playlists from exciting new bands that I would like to share with you guys, maybe in the next post.

A Sense Of Accomplishment

2005-04-26T14:15:00.000+08:00

After all these months busting my ass (and creative-critical-problem-solving-programming skills), finally I have completed all the demos for the modules to the users.
Betapa leganya setelah habis demo selepas beberapa kali ditangguhkan.
just a little sense of accomplishment though
because the modules are not fully complete, with bugs as many as all commented bugs itself
macam hajat tak kesampaian
" sub modul ni belum complete lagi, tapi konsep die sama macam sub modul yang tadi..."
like when you run out of battery in the middle of Interpol's Antics..
or like when the network is down 1 minutes before the bid for that Optimus Prime action figure closes...
hmm... 2 nights straight without sleep is not recommended at all.
nasib 2 hari je. kajian mengatakan kalau 3 hari straight tak tido, terus tak tido la sampai bile-bile...
susah betul menghalang panggilan katil untuk tido
php html javascript sql php html javascript sql php html javascript sql...
with Jack Johnson and Iron & Wine as company
" susah tak carik duit? " - susah bagi orang yang tak berapa rajin seperti aku.
kalau rajin mesti senang.
kerja siap awal, tak payah berjaga malam, demo pun puas hati, bugs-free
procastinating... procastinating... ahhh
satu hari nanti bila aku jadi bos surely aku taknak ada staff yang macam aku sekarang
camne nak maju?
" so how or where do you see yourself in 10 years time? "
- jawapan standard : to own my own software company..bla bla bla.. all that bull and crap
ceh!

Selamat Pengantin Baru

2005-04-25T16:18:00.000+08:00

Selamat Pengantin Baru to 2 of my best of friends, Raqib and Zamir.
Hope to see little Raqibs (or Roboqibs) and little Zamirs running around in a couple of years.
Looking forward to see Zamir this week.

aku : camne ko tau ko nak kawin? how do you know that she is the girl? that the time is now?
mereka : hmm.. you just know bro, you just know...

Great Teacher Onizuka

2005-04-25T15:51:00.000+08:00

Apakah yang ryhme dengan Onizuka?
Shizuka? Kaka? Siapaka? Wakaka?
Salah...semua salah. Nice try though.
Jawapan die?
Onitsuka. As in Onitsuka Tiger. As in Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66.
As in Aku Punye Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66.
Woo...ada 2 pasang* je kat Malaysia ni.
Kelso (That 70s Show) pun pakai.
Pakai terasa macam jalan atas angin.
Terapung-apung.
Wo...
Mahukan sepasang juga? Dapatkan di pasaraya-pasaraya terkemuka berdekatan anda.
Ada diskaun 15%. Jangan cari di UDA Ocean dengan Batu Road Supermarket dah la.
* fakta tepat daripada Pemerhatian Rambang

Kelab Rekreasi

2005-04-20T15:26:00.000+08:00

Sekarang ada aktiviti sukan setiap Selasa anjuran Kelab Rekreasi ofis aku.
Woo, siap ada Kelab Rekreasi...
- Main badminton.
Dulu masa kecik-kecik ada kawan-kawan aku yang lembab pertumbuhan otak mereka cakap " main raket ".
Rasanya semua orang pun tau main badminton.
Main badminton ni macam naik basikal la, semua orang tau.
Cuma pandai ke tak saje.
Macam pandai naik basikal lepas tangan dua-dua ataupun naik basikal dengan kepala kat seat sambil tengok belakang.
Dulu masa sekolah basikal aku sebenarnya basikal untuk perempuan.
Ada bakul dgn loceng dan warna merah ceri. Ceh, gile sissy.
Dan sampai bila pun tak lupa main walau berapa lama pun dah tak main sejak raket dah ditukar kepada Titanium daripada yang kayu.
Rina pun join main. Sebab die takde Kelab Rekreasi.
We are the undisputed bergu campuran champion.
Tapi lagi banyak gelak daripada smash nye....
heh.

Analysis Of A Downfall

2005-04-18T16:06:00.000+08:00

Jadi apakah yang telah berlaku?
Liverpool power sangat ke?
Yes, Liverpool is a good team, but on paper Juventus is surely the better team.
Orang kata, " it is just a football game la wei.."
Read 'Juventus : Analysis Of A Downfall' by Glenn Debattista
Hmm...

Pity the defender who tries to defy the master
Gianluca Zambrotta, arguably the best left back in the world

Pattern Against User

2005-04-15T15:46:00.000+08:00

playlist
+ Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (new video directed by Michael Moore)
+ Audioslave - Be Yourself (new single from the upcoming new album)
+ Aqualung - Brighter Than Sunshine (video)
+ The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It (video)
+ Athlete - Wires (video)
+ Indie Pop Rocks at soma fm (online radio)
web
+ neumu = art + music + words
+ Chindogu : why don't I think of that?
+ SNAP! ezine
tv
+ mythbusters : toilet explosions!

New Scheme

2005-04-15T11:29:00.000+08:00

Woo...design baru.
Sebab banner dedaun dicurik orang. Banner dan bandwidth pulak tu.
Takdela, bergurau je. Boring dengan antaramuka yang lama.
Takpe, gambar free. Nak yang lain?
Hari-hari dengar rock-matematik pun boring juga. Sesekali kena dengar gak band paling rock di dunia.
Apa lagi yang berbeza?
Blog kawan-kawan di ruangan fellow countrymen di sebelah kanan. Jumpa?
Amir - head on working musician
Todek - rakan sekelas (pencuri banner)
Keewee - rakan sebelah katil
Arghh.. Juve kalah. Huhu
Credit :
Banner - Original image by Zach Carter avaiable here

Idiot Box 2

2005-04-13T12:11:00.000+08:00

So what's the bruhaha about the famous Rude LRT Guy commercial?
Sampai masuk paper dan Parlimen? Patut dah post lama tapi tidak sempat.
... dan procastinating (ceh, gile overused)
Sebab - " showing a Malay man being unthoughtful to other LRT passengers, as being racist". (dipetik dari The Star)

Ahh.. sakit jantung. Tapi betul jugak. Takkan Melayu sahaja yang tidak tidak sopan di dalam LRT? Racist.
Kena la buat 3 versions punye iklan untuk Melayu, Cina dan India.
Tapi kat Malaysia ada banyak lagi kaum. Buat 3 version je? Racist jugak.
Ada lagi kaum* (ikut alphabetical order) Bajau, Bidayuh, Bisaya, Brunei, Bugis, Bumiputera Sabah, Bumiputera Sarawak, Dusun, Dusun/Kadazan, Iban, Irranum, Jawa, Kadazan, Kadazan/Dusun, Kelabit, Kristian, Lain-lain, Melanau, Murut, Orang Asli, Orang Sulu, Punjabi, Rungus, Semai, Suluk, Sungai
Ha...so kena buat 29 versions iklan. Baru tak racist. Selesai.
Hm..tapi.. Takkan lelaki je yang tak sopan? Perempuan takde?
So 29 x 2 = 58 versions. Ok selesai. 1 iklan untuk semua kaum, 1 untuk lelaki 1 untuk perempuan.
Kejap, tu kalau orang dewasa? Kanak-kanak?
Takpe.. kira balik la. Mesti bagi semua puas hati. Karang masuk paper lagi

Last week, kat paper cerita pasal Sepet pulak.
Kata cerita tu 'tak patriotik'. Sebab orang Cina saje jadi orang jahat.
Dah tu nama pun Jimmy je. Tak jahat langsung nama.
Letak la Castello ke, Rafael ke macam cerita-cerita Yusof Haslam.
Muka pun tak ganas. Tak botak atapun rambut kuning dan pakai subang.
Atau pun pakai jaket kulit di waktu tengahari.
Macam cerita Yusof Haslam juga.
Arghh.. tolong. Sakit jantung lagi...

* sumber dari form kerajaan (betul)

Idiot Box

2005-04-12T16:10:00.000+08:00

Do you believe the current state of Malaysian media?
Full of crap I might say. Content and the 'freedom of speech' wise.
A couple of weeks ago tertengok ada ape benda tour ape tah kat tv3. Seperti biasa, ada tour mestilah ada artis. Amy Search pun ada. Biase aaa rock kangkang. Tiba-tiba baru sedar telinga die kena censored. What the? Ooo sebab ada subang besar. Then last week ada gak tour tu tapi kat tempat lain. Amy? Ada, dan disensor juga. Tapi ada jugak yang terlepas. Mesti sapa yg kena buat kerja sensor tu dah kena buang keje. Gile hape bagi tunjuk subang. Nak mampos? Habis semua budak-budak lepasan PMR dan SPM nanti ikut macam Amy. Tapi Jack (Malaysian Idol) pierced kat lidah tak kena sensor pun. Mesti tak nampak muka kalau sensor mulut kot. Nampak janggal la kalau muka kena kena sensor kan? Hmmm....

Apples In Stereo

2005-04-08T11:40:00.000+08:00

sori la lama tak update
takde cerita
atau pun malas
dengar radio dulu

Explosions In The Sky 3

2005-04-01T10:29:00.000+08:00

Sambungan lagi. Tah bila nak abis tak tau. Baru cerita pagi Sabtu ni.
Asyik procastinating je. Dah jadi macam hobi. Gile bad habit.
Gambar? Lek dulu... filem belum cuci. Filem? Cuci? What the?

Sabtu Mac 26
Lunch lembah. Kuah ikan patin, keli bakar, sambal udang. Best-best..
Lepas tu gi mane ha? Ooo cendol la ape lagi. Pulut abis? Cendol kacang la camtu. Ko order cendol kedai mana ni? Tak best la situ. Ni kedai dari mak raqib dulu-dulu ni. Wo.
Laksa? Gile mana larat. Perut lembu ke ape
Nak balik terus ke ni? Rest house la dulu, tido-tido jap. Letih wo nak drive. Bape ramai kat rest house ni. Sebelah ni kemas sikit. Yang ni ramai no orang. Tido jap... ni tempat sapa? Lantak aaa
Gi koleq la jom. Beli barang-barang ke ape ke. Baju dah ok, ada Master Pro pulak tajuk die.
kami : ape ada Master Pro ni?
master (keluar secara tiba-tiba) : dah yang buatnya nama Mastorr...
master = mastor (cikgu Mastor) Kahkah. Perfect gile timing.
Main bola la jom. Cepat aaa nak ujan ni. Main kat area-area rest house la. Amende la balik koleq aktiviti main bola heh. La.. ujan lebat gile. Camne nak main? Pusing-pusing istana dulu... Hujan la wei. Memang la ujan, tu semua dah tau. Hadoi...
Wo cantek ah, ada court simen. " Dilarang bermain bola, skateboard dan roller blade di gelanggang hoki ini ". Kaki ayam, berlenggeng, hujan, simen. Bijak-bijak... ha marking wei, tapi bukak tengah tu buat pe? Apa punye loser la team heh. Dah la wei, nak gi konsert pulak ni
Ada masuk berita? Ceh, tunggu lama keluar seminit je...
Ahh shit. Ujan lebat gile babi. Balik dah maoi? Okla, jumpa lagi di lain hari. Orang kuala ramai. Konsert beb, bukan selalu. Tak start lagi ni. Makan la dulu kat Rahmaniah. Ha..cantek ah, ujan dah berenti.
La..ujan balik. Table mahal-mahal pun takleh nak makan. Kesian yang sewa stall. Nak buat camne. Tu MCOBA band ke? ye kot. Pastu Sarah nyanyi pulak. Bapak die ade belakang tu ha. Tu sape pakai crown lak tu? Chare (kata orang johor) heh... Ooo... Miss Universe Thailand la. La, tu jek? Apa tujuan nye? Ntah
Next, Farid Ali. Ape tak bunyi? Dah la ujan, ade problem pulak. Power siot drummer die. Drum mahal boleh la, cuba guna drum koleq. Bass drum sumbat kusyen je kahkah...
Lepak dining hall la wei. Takde harapan dah ni. Wo, ada MILF la... ape daa MILF pun tak tau
Layan la Tugu Drum Cirle ni. Samba boleh, African boleh, Australian boleh. Tu benda apa die tiup-tiup tu? Tu la trompet siamang.
Bunga api wei, jom-jom! Cantik gile. Yang meletup pastu jadi bentuk heart pun ada. Bentuk Homer Simpson pun ada. Tepuk-tepuk...
Jom la balik. Esok nak balik KL dah.
[ seperti biasa la kan... ]

Explosions In The Sky 2

2005-03-31T08:54:00.000+08:00

Sambungan from the previous post. Tak sempat nak post semua sekali. Biase aaa, Gerak Khas pun ada sambungan jugak kalau penjual vcd haram tu tak ditangkap lagi masa episod 1. "Biasa la jen*! "
*jen - sarjan (A.Galak)

Sabtu Mac 26
Ahh..penat-penat. Carik air jap. Takde pun jual air. Merchandise banyak la. Tapi MCOBA nye booth dah abis dah barang. Tinggal baju saiz gergasi. Aku kan emokids kena la pakai baju mini. Huh, perut buncit nak pakai baju mini. Omar boleh la
Ramainye orang. Band Vaji pun ada. Lawa side drum. Dulu side drum koleq susah nak bawak marching. Apa beat nak main? 4-4? Pak Ungku ada lagi ke? "daripada mole.."
Wooo stage besar gile. Zai Am mana mampu buat stage camni. Big Day Out punye stage pun kalah heh
Daulat Tuanku! Macam hail hitler je gaya. Ape daa... Enhanced Bung Wak? Kah2..lawak...
Abis dah? Ambik gambar dulu. Ooo budak-budak lepak kat sana. Ramai gak batch aku yang datang rupanya. Sorila..nama lupa la. Gemilang dgn Bung Wak seround...
Makan la jom. YL mesti ramai nye. Lembah la. Aiyak kena jalan kaki lagi. Takpe, dulu jalan kaki keluar town dengan jambu boleh pun... Orang la, aku tak.
[ bersambung lagi... baca la review orang lain dulu, gambar pun banyak - Zaha, Diman, Modaq]

Explosions In The Sky

2005-03-29T15:58:00.000+08:00

[ 9498 : a colourful bunch indeed ]

Seperti yg telah dihypekan oleh media, Mac 26 adalah Hari Sambutan 100 Tahun MCKK.
100 tahun? SM Clifford lagi lama la. Tapi, Clifford mana la pulak kan?
Pegi? Mesti pegi punye, takkan tak pegi. Sekali je seumur hidup ni. 2105? Tak sempat, confirm. Nak cerita la sikit.

Jumaat Mac 25
Plan : Pegi lepas margrib la lebih kurang. Balik keje. Ok cantek, takyah ambik cuti.
Sebenarnya : Pegi dekat pukul 9 kot.
Ipod takde charger kereta, kena la beli dulu. Kalau tak takleh la dengar The Wrens.
Ambik Shaw dgn Aleck dulu. Bukit Jelutong? Bukit Beruntung la...Mane hala la rumah ko ni. Wooo besar siot rumah. Macam White House.
Tu apa? Clock tower? Rumah Api? Tower masjid la....
La..bawak Satria je? Ingatkan CRV. Camne nak naik 4 org ni? Fiat Coupe la camtu. Takleh la pulak, tayar botak. F1 boleh pun tayar botak. Wira Aeroback SE pun boleh
Gi Ipoh dulu? Takyah tunggu ke? Awek sapa yg lambat ni...
Takyah lepak Ipoh la. Crash je rest house. Aku dah bayar. "nak selesa aku pun nak selesa". Kahkah..
Tambun Karaoke Lounge And KTV. Oooo sini la kot selalu pegi dulu. Tula dapat nama tambun. Ntah. Buat pe lepak bilik. Jom aa minum. Gi call budak-budak. Ko nye O2 XDA. Maju.
Stesen keretapi mende. Mane ada pape. La... diorang dah pindah kot. Mamak pun boleh la
Dah-dah tido, esok nak gerak pukul 7. Tido bawah? Bayar half la camtu

Sabtu Mac 26
Takde la jam sangat kat koleq. Boleh lagi parking tepi-tepi. Woo..semua pakai full malay la. Aku sampin takde. Songkok pun takde
Breakfast lembah la. Manis gile die punye 'kurang manis'. Kuala style kot.
Ni ramai-ramai pakai selempang(?) sampin koleq ni sapa? Budak koleq ke? Misai tebal-tebal. Askar la, jadi hulubalang.
Jom aa gi Laman Budaya. Dah start ni. Gerimis la pulak. Takpe, speret gak. Apsal gajah-gajah tu rilek je. Tak jalan-jalan pun.
Apsal kumat-kamit tu? Baca doa naik kenderaan kot. Yela, gajah pun kenderaan gak. Wan Harun pun naik gajah? Mesti pet die dari Kelantan.
Nak ikut die jalan all the way ke? Ikut aaa. Duk jauh sikit, kang kena libas dgn ekor die.
Aiyak, berak tgh jalan. Takpe, ada orang kaut. Pantas gile bekerja. Laju gak gajah ni jalan. Ingatkan lembab. Pandai ikut roundabout lak tu.
Ish, ko tengok gajah second tu. Buat malu je. Heh, horny kot tengok gajah depan. Tapi depan tu jantan gak. Hmm...
Penat siot. La.. budak-budak tunggu kat koleq je.
[ bersambung ... ]

Marilah Bergoyang

2005-03-29T13:30:00.000+08:00

Malam tadi apartment bergoyang. Gile kuat.
Macam naik kapal (walaupun tak penah naik kapal). Nasib ada akuarium. So jadi seismograf.
Nak turun ke tak? Bahaya siot. Ape lama no nak pikirnye...
Budak-budak tido je? Kejut aaa wei. Juan? Tido mati kot.
Hmm apa nak bawak? Handset cukup la
" bang, semua kena turun ke? " Apa punye sengal. Kalut gile nak bukak mangga.
Woo brader tu bawak satu beg. Mesti ada surat beranak die.
Nak naik lif ke nak turun tangga? Lif aaa. Penat gile turun tangga.
Semua org dah turun rupanya. Gi minum la dulu. Juan camne wei? Ntah.
Tu TV3 ada berita. Takde breaking news pun.
Polis ke bomba tu datang? Ape yg die announce? Kuat la sikit.
Ni dah boleh naik ke belum? Pukul 1 lebih dah ni, mandi pun belum.
Jom naik je la.

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2005-03-23T09:46:00.000+08:00

Fragile or possibly extinct

2005-03-18T10:44:00.000+08:00

playlist
+ The Mercury Program - A Data Learn The Language
+ The Mercury Program - From The Vapor of Gasoline
+ The Mercury Program/Maserati - Confines to Heat

notes : The Mercury Program makes the most beautiful music ever, period. Lush layers of tones and progressive rythms, they redefined the term 'membuatkanku terasa seperti melayang-layang'. Their set includes vibraphone, computer and rhodes. Nuff said. My current favourite band.

+ Incubus - Alive at Red Rocks (DVD)
notes : Wooo...ramai gile orang! Recorded this summer at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, CO., packed with a bonus audio CD featuring previously unreleased studio tracks including "Pantomime" and "Follow." Papa brought it from Japan. As you guys might know, Live in Malaysia 2004 is avaiable in the bootleg series

+ Queens Of The Stone Age - Lullabies To Paralyze
notes : The new album from the king of stoner rock is out on March 22. Stream the entire new album here

Orang Malaysia?

2005-03-10T12:20:00.000+08:00

-Wednesday, March 9, 6.00pm
-Putra LRT Universiti Station

I was waiting for some guy to collect a PC power supply for my brother, which they had already closed the deal over Lelong.com.my. I am just the pick-up guy. Anyhoo, some dude suddenly approached me, wanting to ask something I guess. So the first thing I thought that he was the power-supply guy. But wait, he didn't look any 'celik-IT' at all, let alone know about these power supplies and stuff. That is some serious technology for some average guy to know about, if you tell me. Hmm.. " something fishy is happening here...", I thought...

fishy-guy : orang mana? (pointing to me)
me : orang sini (look confused)
fishy-guy : orang sini? orang malaysia?
me : apa? orang malaysia la (what the..?)
fishy-guy : ic ada?
me: ic? ada la (are you kidding me?)
fishy-guy : saya orang imegresen. mintak tengok ic
me : tengok kad imegresen dulu
fishy-guy : er.. er (stuttering). takpela, kalau orang malaysia. kita nak check saje

Then he went away.

Theory #1 : Fishy guy was actually want to mug me, but then again, do I look that stupid?
Theory #2 : Fishy guy was really a Pegawai Imegresen doing his job, but then again, do I look that Indon? Shit.

What the..?

2005-03-09T11:09:00.000+08:00

+ red-coloured rear turn lights? red is for the brake lights you moron
+ nescafe ais for rm2.50? ooo I see, imported nescafe...
+ missed KLPHQ playing on Latte@8. "best gile...siap pakai chaos pad dgn moog!", kata Acap
+ the washing machine is broken, again. nasib ada amoy.. :)
+ Johnny Borrell saying that he's as talented as Bob Dylan, ahhh come on! you can't be serious!
+ nasik lemak with telur dadar? rule #4 : always telur mata
+ ok, nice speakers dude, but what's with the feng-tau music? can't you play radiohead or something?
+ " rilekla brader, bagi orang keluar dulu... "
+ hacked by indon? do they even have pc in Irian Jaya? first Jln Silang and now this?
+ " kaunter ni untuk beli money order je. nak pos baik buat pos berdaftar kat kaunter sebelah. tekan A ambik nombor ye..." I've waited for about an hour than I must get another number and wait all over again?
+ lost 2-0 in Juara Jumaat Futsal Tourney to a 'Team Budak-budak Sekolah Tengah Tunggu Result SPM'
+ " we're not into shoes that much, so we have only what on display ", at a so-called hip store, claiming that they stock limited edition stuff/shoes. uptown is wayyy better la...

That sinking feeling

2005-03-04T15:06:00.000+08:00

I am way off schedule on the project.
Damn, I need to prioritize.

Stay where you are

2005-03-03T09:32:00.000+08:00

current obsessions:
+ Levi's 501 Mid Vintage (re-release Anniversary edition)
+ Adidas Superstar 35th Anniversary Series
+ Malam Pesta Muda Mudi 2
+ This Is The New Pop
+ contests, contests, and more contests! now where's my 307?
+ stumbled
+ wartawan hiburan
+ some rich dude with wierd hair
+ where'd ya get that colour scheme?
+ hmm...what to write ha?

add-ons and patches

2005-02-28T11:17:00.000+08:00

new bloggers (see sidebar, under "Fellow Countrymen") :
Modaq - my senior from school, genius on guitar
Riki - my dormmate in 1998 (form 1), "bedsheets stories"
Pyan - my classmate that can do lots of funny faces, now playing his trade in the states
Papa - another schoolmate from koleq, now fully converted to japanese
MCKK Class of 94 - sort of all-koleq portal
Junaidix - a classmate from college

I choke on pop culture... (gulp!)

2005-02-25T16:04:00.000+08:00

+ new header's image
+ currently #1 at MyBlogCafe
+ now on BlogCrowd and BlogExplosion
+ now listed at MCKK class of 94's links
+ more than 10 hits per day

Friday I'm In Love!

2005-02-25T12:06:00.000+08:00

I don't care if monday's blue
tuesday's grey and wednesday too
thursday I don't care about you
it's friday I'm in love

monday you can fall apart
tuesday wednesday break my heart
thursday doesn't even start
it's friday I'm in love

saturday wait
and sunday always comes too late
but friday never hesitate...

I don't care if monday's black
tuesday wednesday heart attack
thursday never looking back
it's friday I'm in love

monday you can hold your head
tuesday wednesday stay in bed
or thursday watch the walls instead
it's friday I'm in love

saturday wait
and sunday always comes too late
but friday never hesitate...

dressed up to the eyes
it's a wonderful surprise
to see your shoes and your spirits rise
throwing out your frown
and just smiling at the sound
and as sleek as a shriek
spinning round and round
always take a big bite
it's such a gorgeous sight
to see you in the middle of the night
you can never get enough
enough of this stuff
it's friday
I'm in love

The greatest feeling in life

2005-02-21T11:15:00.000+08:00

the greatest feeling in life is when you have a good night sleep without bed-bugs sucking the blood out of you...
the greatest feeling in life is when your account's avaiable balance is actually more than one digit number...
the greatest feeling in life is when you see that 838MB 'Radiohead Live at Glastonbury' video file current downloaded bar is finally 100% ...
the greatest feeling in life is when you nut-megged that other team's star player during futsal session to shut his damn mouth...
the greatest feeling in life is when you have a simple dinner with your family, chatting and catching up on things that happened all this month when you are away...
the greatest feeling in life is when knowing that Jack Johnson's new album will be out this March 1...
the greatest feeling in life is laughing when watching Fez of That's 70s Show trying to pronounce 'America' the correct way...
the greatest feeling in life is that knowing that Nedved is in perfect bill of health to play against Real Madrid this Wednesday...

the greatest of greatest feeling in life is when she said that she's falling in love with you all over again...
try beat that.

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

2005-02-17T12:21:00.000+08:00

Hi there.

playlist (nyummy...) :
+ Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (music video). New song from the upcoming In Between Dreams that expected to ship roughly one week prior to March 1, 2005. The first batch of pre-orders will include a bonus DVD with the making of 'Sitting, Waiting, Wishing' music video and other video clips
+ The Mars Volta - The Widow (music video). New song from the upcoming Frances the Mute, released March 01
+ spacebarcollective - KLC 2005 (new remix)
+ spacebarcollective - Borneo Burnout 2005 (new remix)

other notable release dates:
+ Feb 22
Iron And Wine - Woman King EP
Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
Mogwai - Government Commissions (BBC Sessions)

+ March 01
Death Cab For Cutie - John Byrd EP
Doves - Some Cities
Coheed and Cambria - Live at the Starland Ballroom
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - B-Sides & Rarities
Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
The Decemberists - Picaresque
The Locust - Safety Second, Body Last
Beck - Guero
Hot Hot Heat - Elevator
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth

Whoa! I am excited indeed, and it is just still February. Now if I can just find the albums in the record stores, which is likely to be impossible. "Ape? Ma Vota? Takde la. Ambik ni la, Simple Plan, main punk.." Simple my arse... Not a long ago, I had this conversation with some guy working at a record store:
Me : (picking up a CD) ni local ke?
Guy : ini ori punya ma...
Me : yela ori, tapi local ke?
Guy : bukan local punya...original...
Me : takpela

What the..?

Tired & Wired

2005-02-14T14:40:00.000+08:00

.. sigh*

2005-02-02T13:00:00.000+08:00

It' s nearly 3 weeks since the last post.
I guess I am just bored.
I need some inspiration.
I miss her so much.
.. sigh*

Music of 2004

2005-01-12T15:23:00.000+08:00

2004 is a good year in terms of good music, for me at least. Lots of damn good releases with lots of exciting new bands also. So this is my top 10 albums for 2004 (in no particular order). Check out other top 2004 albums list from Amazon, Pitchforkmedia, Prefix Magazine, XFM

Feels Like Home - Norah Jones.
- its soft-scratchiness and lush tone is so beautiful and seductive

Good News For People Who Love Bad News - Modest Mouse
- a well-rounded, lovable record

Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
- the ideal hipster guilty-pleasure music for 2004

Our Endless Numbered Days - Iron & Wine
- ushed immediacy and rich melodies

Ambulance LTD - Ambulance LTD
- New York-based quartet's mix and match

Summer in Abaddon - Pinback
- infectious pop hooks that you can't help but sing

A Hostage And The Meaning Of Life - Brazil
- not quite The Mars Volta/ATDI, but hey, it's good!

Porcelain- Sparta
- straight foward rock formula with hints of ATDI sprinkled throughout

Riot On An Empty Street - Kings of Convenience
- a gorgeous album from start to finish

Selamat Tinggal Dunia - Butterfingers
- Rock n Roll with that Radiohead vibe. Nuff said

Just barely missing the list:
Final Straw - Snow Patrol
Antics - Interpol
Hot Fuss - The Killers
More Adventurous - Rilo Kiley
Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes - TV on the Radio
Funeral - Arcade Fire
Garden State Soundtrack - Various Artists
A Grand Don't Come for Free - The Streets
Hopes & Fears - Keane
Blue Cathedral - Comets on Fire
The Libertines - The Libertines
Slow Wonder - A.C. Newman
You Fail Me - Converge
A Ghost Is Born - Wilco
Miss Machine - Dillinger Escape Plan
Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
Damn Dirty Apes - Ape Kill Ape

Longest time in the Winamp's playlist : Summer in Abaddon - Pinback
Best for morning commute : Cave In - Antenna
Best for afternoon commute : Riot On An Empty Street - Kings of Convenience
Best for the car stereo : On And On - Jack Johnson
Genre of the year : Emo-core
Most downloaded : Mogwai
Hardest to find : Rumah Sakit
Best video : Radiohead Live at Glastonbury 2003
Best for melayang-layang : A Data Learn The Language - The Mercury Program
Best semasa mengantuk : You're Only A Rebel From the Waist Downward - Thirty Called Arson
Best when feeling down : Still Life - Aqualung
Let down album : Size Does Matters - Helmet
Best online radio : XFM UK
Best record label : SubPop

Butterfingers Live at Hard Rock Cafe

2005-01-11T10:31:00.001+08:00

Rating : 4 / 5

Review : We arrived a little late, at about 3.20pm. Lots of people queing outside for tickets and the place is already about 70% full. It was raining slightly (gerimis), and passers-by along Jln Sultan Ismail must be wondering why these bunch of kids standing in the rain. While I was nearing the door, the doorman said, "rilek dulu, sekang tak best, killer songs masa tengah-tengah nanti". Killer songs? Someone should remind him that the band for the day is not Spider nor Kristal. I guess after so long pushing doors (and people) made him a little mixed up.

Finally we got inside in the middle of Nyilu.It is HRC so the stage is only just elevated from the floor. Joined the crowd at the floor, which was mainly cosists of 20-year-olds trying very hard to look 'happening' or 'grunge' or whatever crap their into right now. Loque with his usual Gibson Les Paul Sunburst and Emmett sporting a rather funky ala-batik shirt. No Batak as sessionist on 2nd guitar so Loque keep mostly the licks to himself with Emmett giving him a helping hand on a song or two. Emmett kept his interaction with the crowd to a mininum, with broken Malay and all. Loque's Gibson was crisp and clear, with the usual intended feedbacks, spontaneous solos and tappings. Kadak just mostly minding his own low-end business, nodding once in a while in full synchronized with Loco's rhythmic duties. The monitor speakers' level is rather low for my liking though. As expected, the younger kids only interested in the band's older songs, or, 'heavy songs'. Somebody did shouted for Royaljelly. I wished they had shouted for Pacific or Pretty Rain.

In overall, the show was awesome. No fancy backdrop, excessive lights or smoke machine. It was rock n roll at its best. I was just there to welcome back the kings. Walked to Bukit Bintang after the show ended at about 5.30pm and had our lunch at Nasi Ayam Hailam Chee Meng. Yummy...
"Butterfingers have left the building."

Setlist:
Nyilu (hidup makan tidur mati muzik)
Daulat Tuanku
Cuai
Selamat Tinggal Dunia
Kabus Ribut
Merpati Sejoli
Hanyut
Taman Tasik Perdana
Tentang Tentang
Siaran Tergendala
Nico' tynne*
Me*
Stolen*
Viopipe
Fire
Love
Faculties Of The Mind
Encore:
Ruin By The Selling Out
The Chemistry (Between Us)

* Kalai on drums
The setlist is not that accurate especially on the sequences.

Low Points:
+ no violine in Viopipe
+ no keyboard in Siaran Tergendala, so it lost the whole Radiohead feel to it
+ not a single track from Malayneum
+ Loque's guitar went dead during Fire
+ very fat and sweaty girl jumping out and down, nearly bringing the place down (literally)

Best quote:
" lama sangat tak buat macam ni, pening rasa dia " - Emmett, after a neck breaking, head banging session

Spotted:
Members of Furniture, KLPHQ, Elisebelle Tears, Seven Collar T-Shirt, Sgt Weener Arms

Pictures : here here here and here

Harapan palsu

2005-01-05T16:02:00.000+08:00

Ceh,harapan palsu. I want my RM15 back.

Post-mortem:
1. No fighting spirit. Zero. 0. Nadda. The score is 3-1 with still about 15 minutes to play. So play then! Build up the play, attack and try to score. There is no 'away goals' rules. If the score is 3-2 then we are still level with 4-4 aggregat. Professionals can't just put their head down and let go of the game!

2. If you just gonna walk, take your own sweet time and be a pedestrian, do it on the road or somewhere else and not in the field. What do you trying to proof? That you can play quality football with just walking? You are not Zidane so don't bother. You make me want to puke.

3. Now repeat after me,"defenders mark strikers". That is the nature of the game. So just mark your man then. Why do you want to chase all over the ball playing full press and leave your man unmarked when you know that you don't have the breath? You don't even get close to the ball and terkejar-kejar macam main monyet? You guys do play main monyet right on training? Pathetic.

4. Asking the coach to substitute you? Why? You don't want to be blamed? The team has lost but at least you are not on the field when the final whistle blows? Shameful. At least act that you've injured your leg or something. You are not using it anyway.

5. We all know that both of the Indon's wingers are fast and speedy. So what are good defenders supposed to do? You mark deep and not close mark, so you can always see him and let him come at you. But, you mark close. Ah..what a nice gift to the wingers. They turned you in flash then baru terkebil-kebil nak kejar.

6. Why all the goal kicks are intended for the sol 'scoring machine' Khalid Jamlus? He is slow and marked by 2 defenders. What do you expect him to do? Do a Ronaldo? Play close passes and patiently build the play la!

7. When you want to pass, you pass. When you want to shoot, you shoot. Make up your decisions early! And only pass the ball to the guys in yellow, ok kids? You know yellow? Yelllowwww...

8. Please challenge for a 50-50 header ball. At least pretend that you have jumped the highest that you can. Then only we will try to believe you.

9. Move around and stay close to your man when defending a corner.You do watch EPL right? Don't you learn a thing or two watching them defend corners. People don't stay put during corners. They pulled shirts, tug shorts, pushed and hustled just to get to the ball. So why you just stand static? While you are at it, why not you just sing the song Aku Statik. We will more than happy to sing along with you.

Overheard at the stadium:
1. Bodohhh!
2. Sape ko passing tu? Buta ke ape?
3. Laju la sikit Khalid. Berat bontot la wei!
4. Woi! Rilek la dulu. Jauh lagi nak shoot. Ingat ko Zidane?
5. Sikit-sikit jatuh, sikit-sikit jatuh. Lembik!
6. Main sepak je tah mana-mana
7. Ha, betulkan rambut je la...
8. Score la lagi satu Indon, baru puas hati aku!
9. Lembab nak mampos!
10. Macam ni main ambik Capello jadi coach pun tak boleh!

New Year

2005-01-05T13:50:00.000+08:00

This post is way due. I am gonna wish you all a very Happy New Year anyway. Hope for a better and more productive 2005. So how was your 2004? Hmm..that bad eh?

coming soon:
+ yes, you've guessed it - "The Resolution"
+ top 10 albums that made my year
+ 2004 in summary
+ wishlist for 2005
+ new blog design
+ some pictures (if I can find a good scanner - ol skool lah!)

playlist:
+ Butterfingers - Selamat Tinggal Dunia
+ A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder
+ Coldplay - Live at Forum, London

Malay College Kuala Kangsar is 100

2005-01-03T15:28:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, on 2nd January 2005 the Malay College Kuala Kangsar celebrated its 100th birthday. Studied and lived my years there from 1994-1998, it was the best 5 years of my whole life.

Lagu Kolej Melayu

Oh Kolej Melayu
Harapan Bangsaku
Dengan Sejarah Yang Cemerlang
Harumlah Namamu

Kolej Istimewa
Didikan untuk semua
Keluar membimbing negara
Maju terus mara

Banggaku rasakan
Khidmatku berikan
Takku lupakan jasa-jasamu
Oh Kolej Melayu

Gemilang

Sungguh gemilang KolejKu
Yang Kupuja Oh Kolej Melayu
Di merata tempat
Harum semerbak namamu Oh KolejKu

Kolej pusaka bertuah
Ramai penuntut di dalamnya
Berbudi dan bebahasa
Hingga terkenal di Malaysia

Musuh melanggar kugempur
Sungguh rela kugugur kerana
Kau Oh Kolej Melayu
Biar putih tulang
Jangan putih mata

Welcoming back the kings

2005-01-03T11:27:00.000+08:00

It's 12 days since the last post. When you just don't have the desire to blog, then you just don't have it. No point in forcing it. Zaha and Adiman blog almost every day. Heck, even they have something useful (more or less) to talk about. Just some updates on current status, I am now based at a government agency for these couple months doing development/programming works with 4 other colleagues. Struggling to wake up earlier than usual to catch the 7.23am train (before this it was the 8.08am train).

Finally bought Selamat Tinggal Dunia (STD) last Saturday at Victoria Music Kotaraya for a rather cheap price of RM33. Alternate cover from the previously proposed. It was actually already sold out on the 24th December (2nd day of release) so I have to wait for the next stock to arrive. Noticed The Times (alim and naza post-OAG band) debut album at the rack, but the curiosity in checking out the band is not that strong (and the fact that I am short on cash that day). Well, a good friend of mine said that the concept is more or less like traces of early brit pop bands. Interesting.

Now the review of STD. Actually I don't quite agree on the concept of review, especially on rating of an album. Everybody listens to all kinds of music, everybody has their own favourite bands/artists. Why bother reading the reviews and checking the ratings when you gonna listen to that Sum 41 or that Simple Plan albums anyway?

Anyway, back to STD : "Hidup mati muzik. Bangun tidur muzik. Cuba bernafas, ralat itu normal. Maafkanlah hamba. Hamba pun hamba wang pada zahirnya."
Rating : 10/10 (yes, I am a fan)
'Nuff said. See you this weekend.

Butterfingers : Selamat Tinggal Dunia Gig
When: January 8th, 3.00pm
Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Concorde Hotel, K.L.
Tickets: RM25 (inclusive of first soft drink)

“Apabila Emmett pulang ke Kanada nanti, Tuhan sahaja yang tahu bila lagi kami akan membuat persembahan sebagai Butterfingers semula”, kata Loque. -quoted from royalbutterfingers

Welcome back. Welcome back.

Where I end and you begin

2004-12-22T15:04:00.000+08:00

Got nothing interesting to say.
I am bored.

playlist:
+ At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command
+ At The Drive-In - In Casino Out
+ At The Drive-In - Acrobatic Tenement
+ At The Drive-In - Arc Arsenal (Live at Big Day Out 2001) - Video
+ Thundercats : Episode 1-4 The Beginning - Video

template update:
+ added background pattern for the blog title and description (pattern credit : img_138 by squidfingers)

Rock The World V (hmmm...)

2004-12-17T11:14:00.000+08:00

The Rock The World series is back with its 5th installment. Me? I am not going. I am not hip and happening enough for this kind of things. I guess they have it live on 8tv.

Date : 18th December (this Saturday)
Time : 3.00pm till late
Venue : Stadium Merdeka KL

The 'Yeahs!':
+ Seven Collar T-Shirt
+ Republic of Brickfields
+ Couple
+ bigger venue

The 'Hmms...':
+ what, these guys again? are you kidding me? bagi can orang lain lah!
+ no Kuala Lumpur Post-Harmonic Quintet, Elisebelle Tears, Sgt Weener Arms, Custom Daisy, Furniture, Telebury, This Body Broken, Cassandra...

If you are going, this is the on-paper schedule:
430-450 Tragicomedy
450-510 The Hidden
510-530 Couple
530-550 Republic of Brickfields
550-610 Roots n boots
610-630 OAG
630-650 SingleTrackMind
650-710 Tempered Mental
730-750 Love Me Butch
750-810 Evenstarr
810-830 One Buck Short
830-850 Nice Stupid Playground
850-910 Dragon Red
910-930 Sevev Collar T-Shirt
930-950 Cromok
950-1010 Disagree

Sit Down Stand Up

2004-12-15T10:40:00.000+08:00

Well, been busy with lots of works regarding a goverment agency client. I will be based at their office with 4 other software engineer/programmer/developer starting maybe next week for at least 2 months for development works (on-site).

current obsessions:
+ char kue teow and nasi lemak ayam at mali's corner taman bunga raya. Char kue teow terchare di dunia... yummy!
+ my new credit card...my precioussss. Hmm.. where to head first? The jungle or the marketplace?
+ CSS, CSS and more CSS
+ BBC News? CNN? Al-Jazeera? No, it's Malaysia Today
+ back to my old hobby - contests. Gotta win that 307 or that Aveo or hang out with Henry
+ Radiohead - Towering Above the Rest, the ultimate 10 CDs of Radiohead bootlegs that contains 186 tracks of B-sides, promo tracks, demos, soundtrack works, guest appearances, outtakes, and unreleased tracks. I want!
+ this girl! ;)

playlist:
+ A Perfect Circle - eMOTIVe
+ The Mercury Program - A Data Learn The Language
+ Dianogah - Millions of Brazilians
+ Transformers : The Return of Optimus Prime - Video

template updates:
+ changed font-family from Georgia, Serif to Lucida Sans Unicode, Monospace (including the Haloscan's comment template)
+ uploaded Bebas Compilation #One cover image (see sidebar, under difficultalgebra section)
+ added background image for the blog title (image credit : img-4512.jpg by ppdigital, avaiable at mourgeFile)
+ bands/artirsts/etc featured in 'playlist' will have hyperlinks to their web sites so it is easier for you guys to check them out
+ new hyperlink policy - all hyperlinks will open in current window and not in a new window (applies to new postings only, too lazy to update hyperlinks in old postings and sidebar)

The Bolehbolehland

2004-12-08T16:41:00.000+08:00

be Malaysian!:
+ The notice ‘Sila Beri Laluan Kepada Penumpang Yang Ingin Turun Daripada Tren Terlebih Dahulu’ on LRTs and trains is totally crap and actually does not mean anything. It is just for solely decorative purposes only. So if you want to board any train, just stand right in front of the door and the second it opens, hustle and push your way in. Better still, if you are in a group, just board the train simultaneously. Never mind the people that want to get out off the train, they will be more than happy to give you way. Hey, you deserved that seat!

+ When you are driving, and it rains heavily, don’t forget turn on your hazard lights so that other drivers will see your vehicle easily. And they will not be confused whether your vehicle is actually moving or stopping. Road safety tips stated that you should only switch on the hazard lights when your vehicle breaks down or is involved in an accident. Bah! What a great lie.

+ If you are lucky enough to get interviewed by some TV station for a Bahasa Malaysia speaking program like maybe Buletin Utama, and they are asking you some question like maybe “Apakah pendapat encik tentang kenaikan harga minyak sekarang ini?”, answer it in Bahasa Malaysia with as many English words you can fit in. The more the better. Suggested words are like ‘well’, ‘actually’, ‘just’, ‘government’, ‘we all’. Yes, it is a Bahasa Malaysia speaking program but you must look intelligent on TV right?

+ last but not least, alltogether now, 'Malaysia Boleh!'

playlist:
+ Seven Collar T-Shirt – Drones. Only bought it yesterday so I guess it will be in the playlist for these couple of days. Noticed a new greatest hits album by Pearl Jam at the store, digipak, imported and all. All the songs are available in their previous studio albums so there’s no point in wasting my money for it. Good for first time listeners and budak-budak sekolah that want to impress their girlfriends. I better save the money for maybe Belle & Sebastian’s Dear Catastrophe Waitress or something.

Aftertaste

2004-12-07T17:35:00.000+08:00

new things that I learned today:
+ you can’t pay DBKL Pusat Pengurusan Perumahan’s water bill via Maybank2u (and yes, ours is way overdue)
+ Page Hamilton is back with a new Helmet, all new songs, and a quest to bring rock back to the mainstream with the new album. Unfortunately, he fails short.
+ from a survey :
• only 3 percent of online artists said the internet has had a major negative effect on their ability to protect their creative works
• 52 percent of artists said it should be illegal for internet users to share unauthorized music files, compared with 37 percent who said it should be legal
• 64 percent of artists said they think the copyright owner should have complete control over the use of a work
• 77 percent of artists use the internet

playlist:
+ Rooney - Rooney
+ Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World
+ Various Artists - Wicker Park Soundtrack
+ The Mars Volta - Drunkship Of Lanterns (Live at Santa Barbara) - Video
+ The Mars Volta - Inertiatic (Live at Santa Barbara) - Video
+ Butterfingers - Siaran Tergendala (Live at Latte@8TV) - Video

template update:
+ added k u n o c r i e s and difficultalgebra sections in the sidebar. as time passed, I realized that this blog is mainly about music and things related to it (and Rina, of course). Although my musical knowledge is just about the same of any ERA and Hitz FM listeners out there, it is still much more than all of my other knowledge fields combined

Happy Birthday to Noor Harina Abd Karim

2004-12-06T10:33:00.000+08:00

Today is Rina's 23rd Birthday.
Semoga panjang umur dan murah rezeki.

Walk and commute and walk and commute

2004-12-03T15:37:00.000+08:00

I don't drive to work.
I walk and I commute and then I walk some more.
And yes I don't own a car.
With my trusty CD Walkman and either NST's Computimes or The Star's InTech I walk and I commute.
Did I mentioned that I don't own a car? Sigh...*

Every single morning I take the PUTRA LRT and then I take the KTM Komuter to work. I do believe that our public transportation system is reliable enough to get us through our daily activities. Lucky for me the office is just a walk away from the Komuter station. At least I can get some exercise from all the walking. I like to watch people around me. At the stations, in the trains. All kinds of people with all kinds of behaviours trying to get to their destination as soon as possible. Men, women, tall, short, Indons... all kinds of them. I do wish that I can ignore them and just dig in to whatever is playing in the discman (currently it is either Cave In or Ambulance LTD) and just read the bloody newspaper. But the truth is that I can't. Believe me I did try, hard. But I just can't help it!

There are yuppies tapping something on their laptop (most propably is BenQ), prentending that they can get a Wi-Fi signal and prentending that they are busy replying emails or surfing the web. Showing to the people around them that they are the true mobile techies, when the most that they can do is either playing Solitaire or Minesweeper. Some of them also thinks that turning up their crappy laptop speakers' volume is really a cool idea while Winamp is playing Linkin Park or Sum 41 or Simple Plan or some other mall-punk crap. Bah! More on 'The People That I Saw in my future postings.

template updates:
+ added Haloscan's comment and trackback function. Thanks to Zaha Si Celik IT for the info
+ added some free music downloads and online radio links in the sidebar. Go and listen to awesome new bands/artists, there are tonnes of them out there
+ added 'currently online' function. free by fastonlineusers

new things that i learned these couple of days:
+ people eat cum
+ PHP coding with 'register_globals' off
+ the word 'abbadon' as in Pinback's Summer In Abbadon means 'hell' in Hebrew
+ banks only allow loans up to 1/3 of an individual’s monthly pay for property (real estate) loans

Garuda Menyerang - 14th December

2004-11-26T16:24:00.000+08:00

Mark your calendar.
In the meantime : royalbutterfingers, forum, official site (new)

Urusan Seri Paduka Baginda

2004-11-24T15:56:00.000+08:00

It's comfirmed! Finally, Butterfingers' new full malay album Selamat Tinggal Dunia... will be invading record stores this 14th December according to some very believable sources after very much delays and problems. The long awaited and most anticipated release from the band will have 10 songs. I do have some samples of the new songs (about 30 seconds of unmastered tracks) which i got some time ago. Believe me, there are all gooood.... They have played some of the new songs at gigs and most noticeably at the last Rock The World 4 with Tentang Tentang as the closing track. But Butterfingers is not the same without Emmett though, *sigh... By the way, the official track listing is as follows :

1. Nyilu (Hidup makan tidur mati muzik)
2. Daulat Tuanku
3. Cuai
4. Urusan Seri Paduka Baginda
5. Selamat Tinggal Dunia
6. Kabus Ribut
7. Merpati Sejoli
8. Hanyut
9. Taman Tasik Perdana
10.Tentang Tentang

There are also 4 other songs that didn't make the final cut which rumoured to be included in an 'anthology' album some time in the future. The songs are :

1. Pancasona
2. Siaran Tergendala
3. Kuku Besi
4. Hari Raya di Kuala Lumpur

Hari Raya di Kuala Lumpur was actually have being played exclusively on Xfresh FM during the last Raya period. If you lucky enough to catch it that is. Classic rock n roll with lyrics like "tak payah bangun sahur...boleh terus tidur" or something like that. So don't expect your typical malay rock kangkang type of music and lyrics in Selamat Tinggal Dunia...

For all eager fans out there, this is the lyrics of Tentang Tentang (sing to the tune of Gelang Si Paku Gelang). Doesn't all these make u excited? I know I am.

buka radio di pagi hari
malam hari sama sahaja
cinta sana cinta sini
aku gila geli
buka radio omputih
propaganda amerika
ape benda yang merdeka
jilat bontot depa
ape benda yang merdeka
bila kawan ramai
............
cakap besar tunjuk belang
tapi bila sorang-sorang
pengecut pemalu
macam semua orang
saya ni bukan sempurna
tapi saya tahu
dosa dan pahala
ku tuhan sahaja yang tahu
gelang si paku gelang
gelang si rama-rama
tentang marilah tentang
bersama-sama..

Post-Raya

2004-11-23T16:13:00.000+08:00

I am sorry that I lied. I didn’t post anything during the holidays. Believe me, I tried. I guess I was caught up watching all those interesting Malay movies on TV. Kuliah Cinta, Hingga Hujung Nyawa, Mistik and others. Don’t you just love our Malay movies? By the way, do yourself a favour and go watch the movie No Problem starring Opie Zami, Maya Karin, Danny X-Factor. That movie is ‘the bomb’. The best Malay movie ever in my opinion. Any interesting Hari Raya stories and happenings? Raya was ok, as usual. The food was great. Lots of traveling here and there, near and far to friends and relatives that mostly that I didn’t even know of. The highest point : ketupat and kuah kacang.

Looking forward to start training again with the Felcra hockey team. We just missed out and ran out of luck last season. A draw from the last game of last season would secure a semi final spot for us. But we lost 1-0 to Maxis. Got to train harder this season, if I make the cut that is. The new Puma turf shoe is tempting indeed.

These are some pictures from my colleagues’ wedding some months back, Mat Yo and Is. Only just got the pictures. They are my classmates from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Congratulations to them.

Mat Yo was once the stand-in vocalist for our jamming sessions a few years back at Kuantan. He was a very good Zack de La Rocha's ripp-off. All the rappings and shoutings with a twist of Kelantanese slang

Rina in kebaya : rocks!

Aildilfitri 2004

2004-11-10T11:39:00.000+08:00

Today is the last day of work before the Deepavali/Hari Raya holidays. Coincidently, today is also my last day of work according to my current contract terms. Not doing any single real productive work since morning. Really a bad idea for my performance review for at least a contract renewal, let alone a permanent position offer. But then again, can't do much work anyway in this jolly festive period and mood doesn't it? I will try my best to post during my holidays with my trusty old MMX 200Mhz pc. Not much, but it does the job.

Until then, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Dan Batin to all of you readers out there (which i presumed about 5 of you).

Same 'ol same 'ol

2004-11-08T15:02:00.000+08:00

This is the 2nd post since the day I created this blog. 2 posts in nearly 3 months, wow that is really a big achievement. Now come to think of it, what is actually the purpose of this thing in the first place? I guess it is the product of total boredom. Office seems to be a lot quieter these days. Can't seems to find new good bands to download. Winamp's playlist is either Pinback or Jack Johnson or Kings of Convenience. Laid back tunes for laid back days.

Anyhow, what's happening?
- went back home last weekend : family value always a good value
- doing some shopping with my gf and got some stuff, although not the from the wishlist but hey, hanging out with her is 'the' stuff
- caught up with some urgent works regarding a new government client
- still obsessed with onitsuka tiger, damn you..you lucky japs!
- Tohsio and Kayako
- fish head curry + bean sprout uptown
- lots of same 'ol same 'ol

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

I choke on pop culture

2004-08-26T17:45:00.000+08:00

It seems that everybody got their own blog these days, one way or the other.
I am to lazy to pick up my fat arse to update the old blog site.
Bah! It is just crap anyway.
Why bother when you can blog with this.
Lots of thing (not necessary useful) to write (I guess).
Been listening to a lot of explosions in the sky lately.
Later...