Again, I'm amazed by how good a concert can get.
It was a great concert! Honestly. When we went in to the Arena of Stars (in Genting) at about 7 plus, many seats were still empty. By about half past 8 (concert was supposed to start at 8, but you know M'sians), the whole arena was full! I was so amazed that MLTR had such a huge fan base and there were people actually willing to buy Sunday night tickets up to Genting to watch them.
They didn't disappoint :) They started at about 8.40pm, and sang all the way till about 10.15pm with one encore. No breaks in between, no guest stars to fill in time, no unnecessary outfit change ... a great concert that delivered all their songs with a fantastic sound system.
And they're a talented bunch. I'll admit this, I've always thought they were this Scandinavian band that belted sentimental songs, had this weird band name, and were actually uncool although their songs had great sing-able tunes. But, yesterday night proved me wrong. They played very well, all of them play their instruments with lotsa obvious talent, and the lead singer can sing! They got the crowd on their feet and there was even a couple ballroom-dancing in the crowd! Even rather old Chinese men were on their feet moving uninhibitedly to the catchy music.
Fantastic time I had :) Even better than Sammi Cheng's. As good as Ronan Keating's. Definitely not a waste of effort to travel all the way up.
Monday, January 31, 2005
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
The O.C. soundtrack ...
... is fabulous!
Been ages since I've heard music this good. Honest. I mean, yes, I constantly rave about what's hot on the radios and top charts, but this time, this is different. The O.C. soundtrack features garage bands / underground bands that aren't in the charts but drum out really good tunes - not your ordinary top-of-the-pops kinda music.
To be fair, not everyone's into this kinda music. Most prefer the stuff they hear on radio - that's why Astro came up with so many music channels catering to current and past hits.
BUT, the O.C. Mix 1 is definitely a great mix of music. So far I'm into the 4th track, and I can sum them up as "contemplative".
I don't think this soundtrack's obtainable at the ordinary record stores. Think you have to order and the store has to import it. I therefore owe lotsa thanks to "torrent technology" ;)
I know Mix 2 and Mix 3 are out. Now, if only I can find them ...
Been ages since I've heard music this good. Honest. I mean, yes, I constantly rave about what's hot on the radios and top charts, but this time, this is different. The O.C. soundtrack features garage bands / underground bands that aren't in the charts but drum out really good tunes - not your ordinary top-of-the-pops kinda music.
To be fair, not everyone's into this kinda music. Most prefer the stuff they hear on radio - that's why Astro came up with so many music channels catering to current and past hits.
BUT, the O.C. Mix 1 is definitely a great mix of music. So far I'm into the 4th track, and I can sum them up as "contemplative".
I don't think this soundtrack's obtainable at the ordinary record stores. Think you have to order and the store has to import it. I therefore owe lotsa thanks to "torrent technology" ;)
I know Mix 2 and Mix 3 are out. Now, if only I can find them ...
Saturday, January 15, 2005
The Rude RUDE Malaysian
I found this really really interesting! Was just surfing The Star's website just now (it's Saturday night and I'm not sleepy), and came across this! I saw this a few days ago in the newspapers but forgot totally about it.
Presenting to you, The Rude Malaysian contest!
Click on the URL and enter your vote! You get to vote only once, but boy, was it interesting to read what Malaysians do. It makes you go through everything that makes you angry when living here. My boyfriend complains constantly about Malaysians professing to be educated and all, but having no sense at all when cutting traffic queues, throwing rubbish, spitting in public, I could list more.
But oh, let me tell you what we saw the other day. Was standing along Jalan Pasar in KL that day waiting for a friend. There were cars illegally parked on the road. DBKL's officer came and wrote a summons and shooed drivers away. This black Wira had a summons. A few minutes after the DBKL officer left, the car owner returned to his car. Get this, with one grand hand gesture, he swept the summons to the road! We stared at him, then I noticed he had a "Polis Diraja Malaysia" car sticker on his windscreen. Like that's supposed to explain why he can ignore a summons? Urgh. It's police officers like this who blatantly ignore the law and make fun of it that causes so much trouble for our country. Although that is generalising it a bit too much. But, the point is, Malaysians still have a long way to go before we reach "developed" status :P
Question though : would you rather live in a country with such "educated" people, or would you rather be a 2nd-class citizen in a developed country?
Presenting to you, The Rude Malaysian contest!
Click on the URL and enter your vote! You get to vote only once, but boy, was it interesting to read what Malaysians do. It makes you go through everything that makes you angry when living here. My boyfriend complains constantly about Malaysians professing to be educated and all, but having no sense at all when cutting traffic queues, throwing rubbish, spitting in public, I could list more.
But oh, let me tell you what we saw the other day. Was standing along Jalan Pasar in KL that day waiting for a friend. There were cars illegally parked on the road. DBKL's officer came and wrote a summons and shooed drivers away. This black Wira had a summons. A few minutes after the DBKL officer left, the car owner returned to his car. Get this, with one grand hand gesture, he swept the summons to the road! We stared at him, then I noticed he had a "Polis Diraja Malaysia" car sticker on his windscreen. Like that's supposed to explain why he can ignore a summons? Urgh. It's police officers like this who blatantly ignore the law and make fun of it that causes so much trouble for our country. Although that is generalising it a bit too much. But, the point is, Malaysians still have a long way to go before we reach "developed" status :P
Question though : would you rather live in a country with such "educated" people, or would you rather be a 2nd-class citizen in a developed country?
I'm lurve-ing it!
McD's for lunch today ... nothing spectacular :P But I still say that McD's chicken is better than KFC's.
What was good was dinner the other day, that my dad brought us to. It's this place called Purple Cane Tea Art Restaurant. I think this chain has tea stores in major supermarkets in Malaysia. But, the branch in KL Chinese Assembly Hall has a restaurant that serves Chinese food cooked with Chinese tea! Brilliant, I tell you! Great Chinese-y ambience, not too pricey (normal restaurant prices), non-oily great-tasting food (especially their fresh vege and the Chicken Boxing). You get Citibank World privileges there too (10% disc) if you own a gold or plat. Nice family place, or a place to bring and show off to your non-local friends (got that idea from Jeffrey Ong the swimmer who was there with a bunch of angmoh's).
What else is there that I'm lurve-ing right now? My computer!!! There's so many things to love about it! First, the fact that I can download the O.C. Season 2's episodes a few hours after it airs in the US is something I'm incredibly happy about! Torrent downloads - the way to go! It's also how I got my Phantom of the Opera soundtrack for absolutely free - hehe! And just the other day I had been contemplating actually buying the original album from Tower Records for RM39.90. (I haven't bought an original CD ever since I left secondary school and piracy + the Internet changed my life). My computer is also providing me with hours of entertainment via games! I'm addicted to Jewel Quest - this incredible computer game that's similar to Bejewelled, but better! Too bad cheapskate me won't buy the game, so I've to make do with those 60 minutes demos which run out way too fast. But, I've bought The Sims to play with. Finding it a bit odd to play with though because there's no sound / music??
BUT, I had trials and resolutions, didn't I? I still do, don't worry :) Head's in the right place :) Just chilling out this weekend ... how about you?
What was good was dinner the other day, that my dad brought us to. It's this place called Purple Cane Tea Art Restaurant. I think this chain has tea stores in major supermarkets in Malaysia. But, the branch in KL Chinese Assembly Hall has a restaurant that serves Chinese food cooked with Chinese tea! Brilliant, I tell you! Great Chinese-y ambience, not too pricey (normal restaurant prices), non-oily great-tasting food (especially their fresh vege and the Chicken Boxing). You get Citibank World privileges there too (10% disc) if you own a gold or plat. Nice family place, or a place to bring and show off to your non-local friends (got that idea from Jeffrey Ong the swimmer who was there with a bunch of angmoh's).
What else is there that I'm lurve-ing right now? My computer!!! There's so many things to love about it! First, the fact that I can download the O.C. Season 2's episodes a few hours after it airs in the US is something I'm incredibly happy about! Torrent downloads - the way to go! It's also how I got my Phantom of the Opera soundtrack for absolutely free - hehe! And just the other day I had been contemplating actually buying the original album from Tower Records for RM39.90. (I haven't bought an original CD ever since I left secondary school and piracy + the Internet changed my life). My computer is also providing me with hours of entertainment via games! I'm addicted to Jewel Quest - this incredible computer game that's similar to Bejewelled, but better! Too bad cheapskate me won't buy the game, so I've to make do with those 60 minutes demos which run out way too fast. But, I've bought The Sims to play with. Finding it a bit odd to play with though because there's no sound / music??
BUT, I had trials and resolutions, didn't I? I still do, don't worry :) Head's in the right place :) Just chilling out this weekend ... how about you?
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Shop, shop, shop-aholic
The Shopaholic series is too-good-to-be-true. Honestly. When I'm reading it, I'm constantly reminded that it's fiction I'm reading. Becky Bloomwood (or Brandon now) shops like nobody's business that I do not know where she gets the money to pay. And, who in the whole wide world shops like she does?? Buying all kinds of nonsense that she knows she doesn't need! Gee. AND, she's got a perfect husband! He earns so much they can afford a 10-month honeymoon around the world, can afford to pay off her astronomical credit card bills without her asking, talks ever-so-patiently to her, never appears to raise his voice, loves her and her weird notions to bits, and has a super career plus a beautiful apartment. No one in the world's that perfect. I dare you to find me someone like that.
But it's good clean fun nonsense. Very good for superficial brainless reading when you need to zone off from the real world :)
But it's good clean fun nonsense. Very good for superficial brainless reading when you need to zone off from the real world :)
The first trials of the year
Been almost 2 weeks since. The newspapers are still flooded with tsunami articles. I'm starting to refuse looking at the pictures - too depressing for morning breakfast.
Work has been crazy. But being a supposed newly-renewed person in the new year, I ploughed on resolutely and "snaked" less and worked more - even cut down the chattering in the office. It's funny how when you think you deserve praise and you've done better than usual, that suddenly things become the opposite.
I'll call them TRIALS. The first of many to test my resolute-ness.
1. My leave schedule
This is something very very very VERY important to me. I spend ALL my annual leaves on studying for my exams. And 14 days are definitely not enough for 2 semesters of tests. I'm sure you're familiar with what I've griped about before last year. Well, this year, it gets even better. The boss has decided that there'll be no more unpaid leaves! He specifically mentioned that I'll have to make do with my annual leaves alone when I need to take time off to study. Like, HEY!! - I'm so speechless I don't know what to say -
2. My log book
Yes, I've finally asked the right people, got the right answers, and will be settling down to writing and submitting my 1st year's valuer's log book soon. Plan to submit by the end of this month. BUT, this brings me to no. 3.
3. The February exams
I'm starting to feel nervy and unsettled because the finance figures are not making it. Definitely not making any sense at all to me. Urgh. My assignments have had very borderline results. I need to score in the (terrifying) 3-hour exam in order to pass. Or I'll have to pay another RM2,800/- to resit. The stress is getting to me - having to juggle between writing the log book and studying for the exams *slumps shoulders*
BUT, trials shall make a person stronger. Right, right? I shall pull through this month - hopefully, successfully achieving my mini-goal of the log book. We shall keep an eye, eh?
Work has been crazy. But being a supposed newly-renewed person in the new year, I ploughed on resolutely and "snaked" less and worked more - even cut down the chattering in the office. It's funny how when you think you deserve praise and you've done better than usual, that suddenly things become the opposite.
I'll call them TRIALS. The first of many to test my resolute-ness.
1. My leave schedule
This is something very very very VERY important to me. I spend ALL my annual leaves on studying for my exams. And 14 days are definitely not enough for 2 semesters of tests. I'm sure you're familiar with what I've griped about before last year. Well, this year, it gets even better. The boss has decided that there'll be no more unpaid leaves! He specifically mentioned that I'll have to make do with my annual leaves alone when I need to take time off to study. Like, HEY!! - I'm so speechless I don't know what to say -
2. My log book
Yes, I've finally asked the right people, got the right answers, and will be settling down to writing and submitting my 1st year's valuer's log book soon. Plan to submit by the end of this month. BUT, this brings me to no. 3.
3. The February exams
I'm starting to feel nervy and unsettled because the finance figures are not making it. Definitely not making any sense at all to me. Urgh. My assignments have had very borderline results. I need to score in the (terrifying) 3-hour exam in order to pass. Or I'll have to pay another RM2,800/- to resit. The stress is getting to me - having to juggle between writing the log book and studying for the exams *slumps shoulders*
BUT, trials shall make a person stronger. Right, right? I shall pull through this month - hopefully, successfully achieving my mini-goal of the log book. We shall keep an eye, eh?
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Year-end musings
Or should it be "early-year"?
I know there must be kazillion people out there having the same thoughts - that moody, reflective, pensive expression on their faces as they review what they've done, what they've yet to do, what they didn't do, what they planned to do, the list goes on.
Was surfing other blog sites, and realised that I hadn't popped into Jeff Ooi's for a while. He honestly deserves all credit he received in The Star lately for representing Malaysian bloggers in Harvard (if I got my facts right). Got pretty good coverage on the latest human tragedy as well, if you'd like to see some good pics and got no time to surf elsewhere.
Had dim sum with family just now, and lots (and I really mean LOTS) of people were going around with donation boxes to donate to tsunami victims. This is when skeptical me wonders whether the money will actually go where it's needed. I mean, there's SO many people going around collecting donations, it's practically like you can donate in every kind of way - thru SMS, call-ins, cheques, cash, you name it. Skepticism crept in and I wondered ...
But, it's not good to be skeptical. Especially since so many are still suffering from loss and damages. Someone once told me you have to give in good faith. Karma.
Ah well. I'm off to enjoy my first day of the year. Not like it's any different from other days. But I've resolved and reflected. Therefore, today's a new day! :)
I know there must be kazillion people out there having the same thoughts - that moody, reflective, pensive expression on their faces as they review what they've done, what they've yet to do, what they didn't do, what they planned to do, the list goes on.
Was surfing other blog sites, and realised that I hadn't popped into Jeff Ooi's for a while. He honestly deserves all credit he received in The Star lately for representing Malaysian bloggers in Harvard (if I got my facts right). Got pretty good coverage on the latest human tragedy as well, if you'd like to see some good pics and got no time to surf elsewhere.
Had dim sum with family just now, and lots (and I really mean LOTS) of people were going around with donation boxes to donate to tsunami victims. This is when skeptical me wonders whether the money will actually go where it's needed. I mean, there's SO many people going around collecting donations, it's practically like you can donate in every kind of way - thru SMS, call-ins, cheques, cash, you name it. Skepticism crept in and I wondered ...
But, it's not good to be skeptical. Especially since so many are still suffering from loss and damages. Someone once told me you have to give in good faith. Karma.
Ah well. I'm off to enjoy my first day of the year. Not like it's any different from other days. But I've resolved and reflected. Therefore, today's a new day! :)
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