Joe Cole with baby Ruby Tatiana, born March 2010. Congrats!Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby
And do ya do ya do ya
Know what ya doing, doing to me?
Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby
-Kaiser Chiefs-
Friday, April 23, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Terkenyus
Definition of terkenyus: disappointment accompanied by a pain in at the edge of your heart due to the inability to put blame on others or lashed out anger.
Sadness, nausea and headache may also surface as sympthoms if prolonged. Normally, those who suffered this will rendered speechless. Only sleep and god's will can assist those who suffered from it.
Example of usage: Kereta saya sudah terbarai dan kena bayar RM8000 untuk dibaiki. Saya terkenyus apabila mendengarnya.
Orang N9 kata - Tak dapek la acik nak nolong do.
Orang Johor kata - Terkenyus dah.
Blerrghhhhhhhhhhhhh. Where do I begin?
Maybe it started of the week before when I start to notice that my fan did not stop after the engine was switched off. The car was this way when I first got
it 4 and half years ago. It slowly went away and I just don't give a tiny rats ass about it. A few people notice it. To quote them:
"Eii freakyy"
"Ehh scarry la.."
My reply was: "Oh it's ok... it's like that". Kepala hotak aku berjambul.
Then a few days before it happened, I drove the poor thing to F1. Suddenly the aircond became warm. It's obviously not acceptable as tempreature was soaring high. But the situation fixed itself almost immediately. So biar lagi.
Came the fateful day. I was driving in Rempit mode as usual along MEX highway. Half way, the aircond is acting up again..... I pulled over when it became unbearable. That's when I notice the indicators were going crazy. What the F is this indicator for. Hmmm... ok I just want to make it to the office so that I will not die from heat stroke by the roadside. So after puji-pujian kepada Allah SWT, I started the car. Shit tak boleh.. tried again after a few time....accompanied with the usual movie cliche line "comeee onnnn"... ahhh it did start up. still lagi nak put on the aircond, never mind that it's now a heater rather than an aircond. Nevermind that the sweat that is now poring from every pores imaginable on my body. Then I notice that the tempreture gauge had hit maximum. And the indicators are still blinking. Nak sampai office... nak sampai office....
I made it to the U turn to my office, but dropping the gear down caused the car to stall and die again. malu ni toksah cerita la sebab kereta-kereta lain yang nak U turn semau tengok aku. Come onnnnn..... ha boleh start. Drive further... almost made it to the boom gate of the office... mati lagi. Arghhhhh.....manage to start the car again. Just park it outside the office. And walked in.
While waiting the PC to boot up, told my officemate that the car is acting up. Everyone, bless them, were sharing their expert view. I smsed my friend at Protong, who told me to call their 24 hours helpline. I made a frantic call to them. Their advice was don't drive the car. It seems that your car had overheat. Tow it to the nearest service center. I asked them about the weird indicator. Ok it's not weird.. just that I want to know what it is. I tried to describe it as analog looking line.. (now that I looked at it.. it looks like intersecting hills). The guy was asking me if it looks like a tree. Ha? Tak la.. rasa kelakar pulak.
Back to the car, am I going to tow it? Of course not. Didn't he know that I had majored in Automotive Engineering, minor aeronautical engineering. Am now writing a paper in micro combustion system powered by human spit for small vehicle for my PHD. Towing my car? Never.
So, I decided that I would drive my car home and tmmorrow, check it with the workshop nearby my house. But in the meantime, let's do a field trip and poke around under the hood. After the weather cool down a bit, a throng of us trotted outside the office. Oh before that, everyone joining please bring a bottle of water. The idea was to hose down the car.
Right, let's open the hood. The radiator as expected was bone dry. Pour in water. Fire up the engine. It started up, but soon we notice that the water level in the radiator soon decreases... and we ran out of water to top it up. Hahahahhahahahahah... Ok la. give up. Let's wait tonight, and just drive the car home
after my shift. My colleagues said, why don't you check out the towing service just in case. If it's free, why not. So called up my insurance and of course not surprising towing service is not covered. La dee daa. Protong gave me a number to call. I called up the guy and he quote me a reasonable price. I told him, I'll call again if I need his service. That's my plan B.
Plan A is to drive the car home but accompanied by a safety. Safety car being my sis or brother following me home tonight.
Came nightfall and end of my shift. Bro and sis came with load of water bottle. Fire the car up again. It started... and bro suggested... Jgn tunggu lagi... drive je la cecepat. So kick in Extreme Rempit mode... and drove it away. This is of course not a fool's proof plan. It crumbled within the first 5 minutes... we came to a junction, which I need to turn right.. and since I was a few minutes in front... I suddenly saw my safety car turn left at the junction. Oh bugger... now my safety car it heading in opposite direction. To make it more interesting my sis who's now in my car said, " Kau tau tak phone dia tak boleh call out? ... and dia sebenarnya dah tak nampak malam-malam ni" Ya rabbiiiiiiii. Apa ke maknanya. Kot mati lagi kereta ni kat tempat gelap.. tak nak aku. Right, so now let's double back.. and call him ASAP.. the route his on has only 1 U turn and if he missed it... It will take him another 20
minutes to find a way back. So remember that my car can't slow down.... but I had to come to a traffic light. The car as expected... slowly cugging off and died. Nicely at the traffic light.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA bloody hahahah.
Try to start it again, but failed. In the meantime, Bro had of course missed the u turn and now driving in the night, blind and slightly lost. so what's left but plan B. The tow guy sounded decent and he knows how to get here. Nasib baik. So both of us got out of the car and try to maintain cool status. The college kids kept on whizzing by and looking at us. Since there's nothing else to do, I snap a few pics of my car. If anyone can guess where exactly this is will win a mystery gift from me.
Eventually the Bro showed up. And when we were just about to go to a mamak stall, the tow guy called and said that this within the area. He's tow truck was kinda cool. It's a flatbed. It has a small winch that could pull up my car. Really easy peasy. He even brought his wife and kid to accompany him. We told him where to send the car, and he knows the place as well. We drove back in Bro's car and waited at the workshop. Soon, ketibaan tetamu terhormat, keretaku sayang. Winch the car down again. But since it can't start, we had to push it while bro sit in and manuvered the car. Hilanglah cool. But at least it's already at the workshop. Tomorrow have to walk to the workshop and wait for it to open.
The next day
I thot the shop will open at 9. Rupanya 8.30am. Hahahah sempat lagi tgk Friends satu round. Sampai kedai itu apek dah bagi pandangan maut sebab kereta aku sudah block kedai dia. Anyhoo, explained to him about my plight. He's said this could be many splendoured things. My radioator, my water pump, my hu, my ha.
So I said, open it up and let me know the worst. He spent the next 3 hours taking the whole thing out. The verdict?
I HAVE FRIED MY CAR.
Brilliant. Now, I have to replace a few of other stuff because the car can't even start. And the star of the show is this part call Cylinder Head which is going to cost me one of my kidney. %$#@!!!())^%%$#@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I asked the guy if can get 2nd hand part. He made a few calls. No. How about Enjin potong. Call around again. No.
Apek: "So macam mana kak"
Akak: " Saya nak balik rumah dulu, nangis. Nanti petang saya datang".
At home, I googled whatever that I could googled. The diagnose seems to match up with what the Apek told me. But still, I called a friend who is a car buff and he told me...yes it's very hard to get 2nd hand parts. But see if you don't need to change the part. "Ni macam kau nak kena kencing aje ni" Yeah I know... but now my engine is on the floor. ON THE FLOOR. Either I asked them to put everything again and tow it to another place. Or just asked them to proceed. Bro and me went to the shop again in the evening and it's the same story. Hmm, dengan berat hati, I asked them to proceed. There goes my saving(yang kononnya nak bayar hutang credit card).
SAYA SUDAH TERKENYUS.
So, the next day they proceed with the what nots. I estimated that I'll be without a car for at least another week. It was wednesday. On Thursday, I took the train to work. The waiting really sucks and the heat... OMGG. But I survived. I reckon a few more days of this, I could at least shred a pound or two.
Well that was Thursday. Nasib la Friday cuti. Over the weekend, aku pun pergi la melawat kereta tu di wad kecemasan. Eh, apek tu kata petang maybe dah boleh siap. Yipeee... celaka dah bayar cepat la pulak siap. True enough at 4pm the shop called. I can picked up my car. Seems that the car is now able to start but then it's jerking like a a bronco horse especially when dropped to low gear. The apek said, the ignition coil needs to be changed which means money money. Hek ele... tak kuasa aku... takpe la.. asal boleh jalan.
So come Monday, I drove the car to office. Tak sampai 10 minit, mati lagi enjin. Ni sudah tak boleh jadi. I decided to take the day off and send the car to the actual service center. Dah la kakak reception tu buat peleceh plak. Dia kata kita akan buat yang booking aje. Aku dah fed up aku pun cakap kat dia.. "Ye lah kak... Nak buat macam mana. Mana la saya nak tahu kereta ni nak rosak hari ni. Kalau tak dah dari minggu lepas lagi saya buat booking". Dengan muka tapai akak tu pun isi la segala mak nenek form utk aku. Sighhh...The story is the same. Please change your ignition coil. Ye la .. tukar la. It cost another RM700.
After that, baru la ok kereta tu. But yeah, it's not the same. Aku sudah takut nak merempit. Maybe the engine will still need some reconditioning (whatever that means). Aku sesungguhnya tak tau nak kata apa. Semua orang suruh beli kereta baru. As much as I want to, I still owe a lot on this car. So nak tak nak akan aku pakai la... sehingga ke titisan terakhir.
Akhir kata, terima kasih la kepada semua yang telah memberikan nasihat, kata-kata semangat, sokongan dan juga yang tolong menghantar dan mengambil saya di mana-mana. Yang tolong gelak pun ada, but appreciate it all for making me laugh in times of frustration.
I think this song will always remind me of this episode.
Smile - Charlie Chaplin
Smile
tho'
your heart is aching,
Smile
Even though it's breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky- You'll get by,
If you
Smile through your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through- For you.
Light up your face with gladness,
Hide ev'ry trace of sadness,
Altho' a tear may be ever so near,
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile- What's the use of crying,
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile.
Sadness, nausea and headache may also surface as sympthoms if prolonged. Normally, those who suffered this will rendered speechless. Only sleep and god's will can assist those who suffered from it.
Example of usage: Kereta saya sudah terbarai dan kena bayar RM8000 untuk dibaiki. Saya terkenyus apabila mendengarnya.
Orang N9 kata - Tak dapek la acik nak nolong do.
Orang Johor kata - Terkenyus dah.
Blerrghhhhhhhhhhhhh. Where do I begin?
Maybe it started of the week before when I start to notice that my fan did not stop after the engine was switched off. The car was this way when I first got
it 4 and half years ago. It slowly went away and I just don't give a tiny rats ass about it. A few people notice it. To quote them:
"Eii freakyy"
"Ehh scarry la.."
My reply was: "Oh it's ok... it's like that". Kepala hotak aku berjambul.
Then a few days before it happened, I drove the poor thing to F1. Suddenly the aircond became warm. It's obviously not acceptable as tempreature was soaring high. But the situation fixed itself almost immediately. So biar lagi.
Came the fateful day. I was driving in Rempit mode as usual along MEX highway. Half way, the aircond is acting up again..... I pulled over when it became unbearable. That's when I notice the indicators were going crazy. What the F is this indicator for. Hmmm... ok I just want to make it to the office so that I will not die from heat stroke by the roadside. So after puji-pujian kepada Allah SWT, I started the car. Shit tak boleh.. tried again after a few time....accompanied with the usual movie cliche line "comeee onnnn"... ahhh it did start up. still lagi nak put on the aircond, never mind that it's now a heater rather than an aircond. Nevermind that the sweat that is now poring from every pores imaginable on my body. Then I notice that the tempreture gauge had hit maximum. And the indicators are still blinking. Nak sampai office... nak sampai office....
I made it to the U turn to my office, but dropping the gear down caused the car to stall and die again. malu ni toksah cerita la sebab kereta-kereta lain yang nak U turn semau tengok aku. Come onnnnn..... ha boleh start. Drive further... almost made it to the boom gate of the office... mati lagi. Arghhhhh.....manage to start the car again. Just park it outside the office. And walked in.
While waiting the PC to boot up, told my officemate that the car is acting up. Everyone, bless them, were sharing their expert view. I smsed my friend at Protong, who told me to call their 24 hours helpline. I made a frantic call to them. Their advice was don't drive the car. It seems that your car had overheat. Tow it to the nearest service center. I asked them about the weird indicator. Ok it's not weird.. just that I want to know what it is. I tried to describe it as analog looking line.. (now that I looked at it.. it looks like intersecting hills). The guy was asking me if it looks like a tree. Ha? Tak la.. rasa kelakar pulak.
Back to the car, am I going to tow it? Of course not. Didn't he know that I had majored in Automotive Engineering, minor aeronautical engineering. Am now writing a paper in micro combustion system powered by human spit for small vehicle for my PHD. Towing my car? Never.
So, I decided that I would drive my car home and tmmorrow, check it with the workshop nearby my house. But in the meantime, let's do a field trip and poke around under the hood. After the weather cool down a bit, a throng of us trotted outside the office. Oh before that, everyone joining please bring a bottle of water. The idea was to hose down the car.
Right, let's open the hood. The radiator as expected was bone dry. Pour in water. Fire up the engine. It started up, but soon we notice that the water level in the radiator soon decreases... and we ran out of water to top it up. Hahahahhahahahahah... Ok la. give up. Let's wait tonight, and just drive the car home
after my shift. My colleagues said, why don't you check out the towing service just in case. If it's free, why not. So called up my insurance and of course not surprising towing service is not covered. La dee daa. Protong gave me a number to call. I called up the guy and he quote me a reasonable price. I told him, I'll call again if I need his service. That's my plan B.
Plan A is to drive the car home but accompanied by a safety. Safety car being my sis or brother following me home tonight.
Came nightfall and end of my shift. Bro and sis came with load of water bottle. Fire the car up again. It started... and bro suggested... Jgn tunggu lagi... drive je la cecepat. So kick in Extreme Rempit mode... and drove it away. This is of course not a fool's proof plan. It crumbled within the first 5 minutes... we came to a junction, which I need to turn right.. and since I was a few minutes in front... I suddenly saw my safety car turn left at the junction. Oh bugger... now my safety car it heading in opposite direction. To make it more interesting my sis who's now in my car said, " Kau tau tak phone dia tak boleh call out? ... and dia sebenarnya dah tak nampak malam-malam ni" Ya rabbiiiiiiii. Apa ke maknanya. Kot mati lagi kereta ni kat tempat gelap.. tak nak aku. Right, so now let's double back.. and call him ASAP.. the route his on has only 1 U turn and if he missed it... It will take him another 20
minutes to find a way back. So remember that my car can't slow down.... but I had to come to a traffic light. The car as expected... slowly cugging off and died. Nicely at the traffic light.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA bloody hahahah.
Try to start it again, but failed. In the meantime, Bro had of course missed the u turn and now driving in the night, blind and slightly lost. so what's left but plan B. The tow guy sounded decent and he knows how to get here. Nasib baik. So both of us got out of the car and try to maintain cool status. The college kids kept on whizzing by and looking at us. Since there's nothing else to do, I snap a few pics of my car. If anyone can guess where exactly this is will win a mystery gift from me.
Eventually the Bro showed up. And when we were just about to go to a mamak stall, the tow guy called and said that this within the area. He's tow truck was kinda cool. It's a flatbed. It has a small winch that could pull up my car. Really easy peasy. He even brought his wife and kid to accompany him. We told him where to send the car, and he knows the place as well. We drove back in Bro's car and waited at the workshop. Soon, ketibaan tetamu terhormat, keretaku sayang. Winch the car down again. But since it can't start, we had to push it while bro sit in and manuvered the car. Hilanglah cool. But at least it's already at the workshop. Tomorrow have to walk to the workshop and wait for it to open.
The next day
I thot the shop will open at 9. Rupanya 8.30am. Hahahah sempat lagi tgk Friends satu round. Sampai kedai itu apek dah bagi pandangan maut sebab kereta aku sudah block kedai dia. Anyhoo, explained to him about my plight. He's said this could be many splendoured things. My radioator, my water pump, my hu, my ha.
So I said, open it up and let me know the worst. He spent the next 3 hours taking the whole thing out. The verdict?
I HAVE FRIED MY CAR.
Brilliant. Now, I have to replace a few of other stuff because the car can't even start. And the star of the show is this part call Cylinder Head which is going to cost me one of my kidney. %$#@!!!())^%%$#@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I asked the guy if can get 2nd hand part. He made a few calls. No. How about Enjin potong. Call around again. No.
Apek: "So macam mana kak"
Akak: " Saya nak balik rumah dulu, nangis. Nanti petang saya datang".
At home, I googled whatever that I could googled. The diagnose seems to match up with what the Apek told me. But still, I called a friend who is a car buff and he told me...yes it's very hard to get 2nd hand parts. But see if you don't need to change the part. "Ni macam kau nak kena kencing aje ni" Yeah I know... but now my engine is on the floor. ON THE FLOOR. Either I asked them to put everything again and tow it to another place. Or just asked them to proceed. Bro and me went to the shop again in the evening and it's the same story. Hmm, dengan berat hati, I asked them to proceed. There goes my saving(yang kononnya nak bayar hutang credit card).
SAYA SUDAH TERKENYUS.
So, the next day they proceed with the what nots. I estimated that I'll be without a car for at least another week. It was wednesday. On Thursday, I took the train to work. The waiting really sucks and the heat... OMGG. But I survived. I reckon a few more days of this, I could at least shred a pound or two.
Well that was Thursday. Nasib la Friday cuti. Over the weekend, aku pun pergi la melawat kereta tu di wad kecemasan. Eh, apek tu kata petang maybe dah boleh siap. Yipeee... celaka dah bayar cepat la pulak siap. True enough at 4pm the shop called. I can picked up my car. Seems that the car is now able to start but then it's jerking like a a bronco horse especially when dropped to low gear. The apek said, the ignition coil needs to be changed which means money money. Hek ele... tak kuasa aku... takpe la.. asal boleh jalan.
So come Monday, I drove the car to office. Tak sampai 10 minit, mati lagi enjin. Ni sudah tak boleh jadi. I decided to take the day off and send the car to the actual service center. Dah la kakak reception tu buat peleceh plak. Dia kata kita akan buat yang booking aje. Aku dah fed up aku pun cakap kat dia.. "Ye lah kak... Nak buat macam mana. Mana la saya nak tahu kereta ni nak rosak hari ni. Kalau tak dah dari minggu lepas lagi saya buat booking". Dengan muka tapai akak tu pun isi la segala mak nenek form utk aku. Sighhh...The story is the same. Please change your ignition coil. Ye la .. tukar la. It cost another RM700.
After that, baru la ok kereta tu. But yeah, it's not the same. Aku sudah takut nak merempit. Maybe the engine will still need some reconditioning (whatever that means). Aku sesungguhnya tak tau nak kata apa. Semua orang suruh beli kereta baru. As much as I want to, I still owe a lot on this car. So nak tak nak akan aku pakai la... sehingga ke titisan terakhir.
Akhir kata, terima kasih la kepada semua yang telah memberikan nasihat, kata-kata semangat, sokongan dan juga yang tolong menghantar dan mengambil saya di mana-mana. Yang tolong gelak pun ada, but appreciate it all for making me laugh in times of frustration.
I think this song will always remind me of this episode.
Smile - Charlie Chaplin
Smile
tho'
your heart is aching,
Smile
Even though it's breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky- You'll get by,
If you
Smile through your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through- For you.
Light up your face with gladness,
Hide ev'ry trace of sadness,
Altho' a tear may be ever so near,
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile- What's the use of crying,
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Something Beautiful
I had a sudden urge to listen to Robbie William's Come Undone. So on my way out to work, I picked up the CD so that I can listen to it while driving to work. Slot in the CD, and off we go to work. Come Undone was track no 12... so I just let the CD spin and it came to track no 3, Something Beautiful.
Hey... this is not a bad of a song. Has a happy vibe, and great lyrics. Lobes it.
Something Beautiful - Robbie Williams
You can't manufacture a miracle
The silence was pitiful that day.
A love is getting too cynical
Passion's just physical these days
You analyze everyone you meet
But get no sign, love ain't kind
every night you admit defeat
and cry yourself blind
[Chorus]
If you can't wake up in the morning
Cause your bed lies vacant at night
If you're lost, hurt, tired or lonely
Can't control it, try as you might
May you find that love that won't leave you
May you find it by the end of the day
You won't be lost, hurt, tired and lonely
Something beautiful will come your way
The DJ said on the radio
Life should be stereo, each day
In the past you cast the unsuitable
Instead of some kind of beautiful, you just couldn't wait
All your friends think you're satisfied
But they can't see your soul no, no, no
Forgot the time feeling petrified, when they lived alone
[Repeat chorus]
Some kind of beautiful (will come your way)
[x4]
All your friends think you're satisfied
But they can't see your soul no no no We
Forgot the time feeling petrified
When they lived alone
[Repeat chorus]
Well I sure hope there's something beautiful will come my way tomorrow coz, when I reached my office I can't get the CD out and had to pry it out using a thin ruler. And now, my cd player is ngok ngek. Is it a sign to get the player with 6 cd changer that I've always dreamt of? Or better yet, get a new car that comes with a 6 CD changer in it?
Siiigggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hey... this is not a bad of a song. Has a happy vibe, and great lyrics. Lobes it.
Something Beautiful - Robbie Williams
You can't manufacture a miracle
The silence was pitiful that day.
A love is getting too cynical
Passion's just physical these days
You analyze everyone you meet
But get no sign, love ain't kind
every night you admit defeat
and cry yourself blind
[Chorus]
If you can't wake up in the morning
Cause your bed lies vacant at night
If you're lost, hurt, tired or lonely
Can't control it, try as you might
May you find that love that won't leave you
May you find it by the end of the day
You won't be lost, hurt, tired and lonely
Something beautiful will come your way
The DJ said on the radio
Life should be stereo, each day
In the past you cast the unsuitable
Instead of some kind of beautiful, you just couldn't wait
All your friends think you're satisfied
But they can't see your soul no, no, no
Forgot the time feeling petrified, when they lived alone
[Repeat chorus]
Some kind of beautiful (will come your way)
[x4]
All your friends think you're satisfied
But they can't see your soul no no no We
Forgot the time feeling petrified
When they lived alone
[Repeat chorus]
Well I sure hope there's something beautiful will come my way tomorrow coz, when I reached my office I can't get the CD out and had to pry it out using a thin ruler. And now, my cd player is ngok ngek. Is it a sign to get the player with 6 cd changer that I've always dreamt of? Or better yet, get a new car that comes with a 6 CD changer in it?
Siiigggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Sunday, March 14, 2010
And isn't it ironic?
..don't you think?
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
Ironic - Alanis Morisette
I was browsing last year's thrash mag when I saw this. Hahahahha. Oh well... actually it's just a reason to post gambar si Cantik Tertarik Kau Memang da Bomb. But it's so scandalicious ain't it? May these people find inner peace one way or another. And the one that was stripped off his captain armband.. ambik kau!
On footies front, there's 2.. or maybe 3 things on my mind:
1. Blues is still on top of the table though it's very nyawa di hujung tanduk position.
2. Blues is without 1st and 2nd choice keeper and with Inter Milan looming over in a few days lagi, sangat menakutkan. I shall try to watch the game and give full support (kononnya). May my acne be in reasonable state despite the lack of sleep.
3. The thing that I have been denying the most, seems can't be help anymore. Si cantik tertarik maybe be free for grabs by end of this season. From the talk on the street, seems Manure and neighbour Manure City is interested. Perderhakaan tahap gaban la jika dia move ke Manure land... sama macam Mohd Oweng. I can't even begin to imagine the heartbreak :(
Well it ain't over till the fat lady sings y'all!
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
Ironic - Alanis Morisette
I was browsing last year's thrash mag when I saw this. Hahahahha. Oh well... actually it's just a reason to post gambar si Cantik Tertarik Kau Memang da Bomb. But it's so scandalicious ain't it? May these people find inner peace one way or another. And the one that was stripped off his captain armband.. ambik kau!
On footies front, there's 2.. or maybe 3 things on my mind:
1. Blues is still on top of the table though it's very nyawa di hujung tanduk position.
2. Blues is without 1st and 2nd choice keeper and with Inter Milan looming over in a few days lagi, sangat menakutkan. I shall try to watch the game and give full support (kononnya). May my acne be in reasonable state despite the lack of sleep.
3. The thing that I have been denying the most, seems can't be help anymore. Si cantik tertarik maybe be free for grabs by end of this season. From the talk on the street, seems Manure and neighbour Manure City is interested. Perderhakaan tahap gaban la jika dia move ke Manure land... sama macam Mohd Oweng. I can't even begin to imagine the heartbreak :(
Well it ain't over till the fat lady sings y'all!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
My Weapon of Choice
Ok I meant to post this last week. Sekarang semuanya sudah terlambat. Kesian.. Alex Lambert and Lily Scott dah terkeluar. Alex tu nangis sampai hidung merah.
The top 24 American Idol has been announced and since then 8 had been sent home. To my dismay, the first 2 weeks saw all of my favorites gulung tikar. Gasp! Ashley Rodriguez whom I thot had everything to become the next Alicia Keys and fellow Hispanic Joe Munoz who sang You and I Both was booted out. Where's the Chicanos Vote? And worst of all.... Tyler Grady also did not made the cut. His rendition of the Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On.... adooiii cair. But then I suppose he blew it all away with American Woman. He's no Lenny Kravitz, for sure. Sighhhhhh. And last week, Hailey - the 16 year African Amercian, who would like to sing country was also kicked out. Hahahha I thot she's fuuny and weird, but in a good way.
...and then, there's Lily Scott. I thot her version of Change is Gonna Come is superb. She's really crazy, funky whatever you will and can come up with anything.
The top 24 American Idol has been announced and since then 8 had been sent home. To my dismay, the first 2 weeks saw all of my favorites gulung tikar. Gasp! Ashley Rodriguez whom I thot had everything to become the next Alicia Keys and fellow Hispanic Joe Munoz who sang You and I Both was booted out. Where's the Chicanos Vote? And worst of all.... Tyler Grady also did not made the cut. His rendition of the Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On.... adooiii cair. But then I suppose he blew it all away with American Woman. He's no Lenny Kravitz, for sure. Sighhhhhh. And last week, Hailey - the 16 year African Amercian, who would like to sing country was also kicked out. Hahahha I thot she's fuuny and weird, but in a good way.
...and then, there's Lily Scott. I thot her version of Change is Gonna Come is superb. She's really crazy, funky whatever you will and can come up with anything.
And as I mentioned before I lobes Alex Lambert. Can he be anymore shy? Kesian. But he has great tone. And he got my vote when he choose John Legend - Everybody Knows. Great song, great performance. And of course Trouble by Ray Lamontagne (though he can't really carry it I must say... should done better maybe with a number from Maroon 5)
I suppose Crystal Bowersox is in it for the win and yes, I think she is cool and has great talent... tapi lately ni she looks very sickly. Too sickly in fact. Or is it this is just the producer's ploy saje make up dia pucat-pucat, to make the show more interesting? I just hope she doesn't dropped dead in the middle of the season and let Tim Urban win. Gasp lagi!
So who else? Now that my favorites are no longer in the competition, who shall I root for? I'm pleasantly surprised that this guy gets better every week.
This guy got my vote just by wearing this cool t-shirt. And when he opens his mouth, I'm blown, blown, blown away! He's indeed my weapon of choice :) I hope he will sing Kings of Leon - Use Somebody one of these weeks.
Oh well, here's to Alex... may he will be a star one day...cause everybody knows that nobody really knows...
Everybody Knows - John Legend
It gets harder every day, but I can’t seem to shake the pain
I’m trying to find the words to say, please stay
It’s written all over my face, I can’t
Function the same when you’re not here
I’m calling your name but no one’s there
And I hope one day you’ll see nobody has it easy,
I still can’t believe you found somebody new
But I wish you the best, I guess.
‘Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows
How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt
We’ve heard it all before, that everybody knows
Just how to make it right, I wish we gave it one more try
One more try
One more try
'Cause everybody knows, but nobody really knows
I don’t care what the people say
They brought it all in anyway
Baby don’t fill up your head with he-said, she-said
It seems like you just don’t know
The radio’s on, you're tuning me out,
I’m trying to speak, you’re turning me down
And I hope one day you’ll see nobody has it easy,
I still can’t believe you found somebody new
But I wish you the best, I guess.
‘Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows
How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt
We’ve heard it all before, that everybody knows
Just how to make it right, I wish we gave it one more try
One more try
One more try
One more try
‘Cause everybody knows, but nobody really knows
Oh I wish you’d understand
Oh, just an ordinary man
Wish that we had known
Everybody knows, but nobody really knows
And I know one day you’ll see, nobody has it easy
I still can’t believe you found somebody new
I wish you the best, I guess.
‘Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows
How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt
We’ve heard it all before, that everybody knows
Just how to make it right, I wish we gave it one more try
One more try
One more try
One more try
‘Cause everybody knows, but nobody really knows
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Flashback of a Fool
One fine day, while channel surfing I stumbled upon this movie. I thot, the movie is pretty lame since it has James Bond in it. But with nothing better on, I just continued watching, mindlessly. Halfway thru, I was riveted. Damn! Best siut cerita ni. How come I never heard of it before? Was it in the cinemas back in 2008? I wonder if there was a soundtrack produced.
Read more of it here
So, why do I think it deserves a Bukak Baju Award (from me :)), and why you should watch it if you haven't:
1. Daniel Craig played Joe Scot, seems very human in this movie. No blank expression like James Bond.
2. The guy playing Joe Scot as a teenager SGT JAMBU. He's name is Harry Eden. He was Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist.
3. It has everything a British ChickLit brings - tragedy, love, betrayal, innocent teenage love, simple life...
4. There was this mind blowing scene (literally).. I mean how can one survived after what had happen.
4. After the last scene, aku nangis satu baldi! I lobes the last scene.
5. And also, because of this GREAT SONG by Bryan Ferry/ Roxy Music in this scene, which practically ties the story together:
If There's Something
(Ferry)
If there is something that I might find
Look around corners
Try to find peace of mind I say
Where would you go if you were me
Try to keep a straight course not easy
Somebody special looking at me
A certain reaction we find
What should it try to be I mean
If there are many
Meaning the same
Be specific just a game
I would do anything for you
I would climb mountains
I would swim all the oceans blue
I would walk a thousand miles
Reveal my secrets
More than enough for me to share
I would put roses round our door
Sit in the garden
Growing potatoes by the score
Shake your hair girl with your ponytail
Takes me right back (when you were young)
Throw your precious gifts into the air
Watch them fall down (when you were young)
Lift up your feet and put them on the ground
You used to walk upon (when you were young)
Lift up your feet and put them on the ground
The hills were higher (when we were young)
Lift up your feet and put them on the ground
The trees were taller (when you were young)
Lift up your feet and put them on the ground
The grass was greener (when you were young)
Lift up your feet and put them on the ground
You used to walk upon (when you were young)
Monday, February 22, 2010
A sudden attack of melodramatic
While watching Abang (the original Rahim Razali version) on youtube (all 10 chapters of it), the first thing I notice was the opening theme song. It was instrumental, but wait.. I've heard it somewhere.
Googled and discovered, that it was Simfoni Kasih sang by Ogy. Interesting, Watson! The song was written by the late Ahmad Daud and the lyrics were written by Rahim Razali, himself. When I read the lyrics, and try to relate it to the movie, all I get was - err apakah?
But anyhoo, it's a nice song to listen to while driving back home from work at 10pm. I love the chorus with all the saxaphone ke trumpet ke in the background. A classic 80s sound. And the pronunciation of the words...priceless.
This one goes to those feeling melodramatic or nostalgic even. Frankly, you can't go any lower than this... hahahahah.
Simfoni Kasih - Ogy
Dengarlah lagu merdu
Simfoni rayuan kalbu
Membisik rasa pilu
Hati rindu
Tersusun nada cinta
Kau bisik seribu kata
Membelai jiwa lara
Hati luka
chorus:
Pohon daku di angin lagu
Bawakanlah simfoni syahdu
Sampaikanlah lagu hati ku
Untuk mu simfoni kasihku
Dengarlah lagu merdu
Simfoni rayuan kalbu
Membisik rasa pilu
Hati rindu
Googled and discovered, that it was Simfoni Kasih sang by Ogy. Interesting, Watson! The song was written by the late Ahmad Daud and the lyrics were written by Rahim Razali, himself. When I read the lyrics, and try to relate it to the movie, all I get was - err apakah?
But anyhoo, it's a nice song to listen to while driving back home from work at 10pm. I love the chorus with all the saxaphone ke trumpet ke in the background. A classic 80s sound. And the pronunciation of the words...priceless.
This one goes to those feeling melodramatic or nostalgic even. Frankly, you can't go any lower than this... hahahahah.
Simfoni Kasih - Ogy
Dengarlah lagu merdu
Simfoni rayuan kalbu
Membisik rasa pilu
Hati rindu
Tersusun nada cinta
Kau bisik seribu kata
Membelai jiwa lara
Hati luka
chorus:
Pohon daku di angin lagu
Bawakanlah simfoni syahdu
Sampaikanlah lagu hati ku
Untuk mu simfoni kasihku
Dengarlah lagu merdu
Simfoni rayuan kalbu
Membisik rasa pilu
Hati rindu
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