rollercoaster

cam biasa, semangat tu ada, tapi skill, ( dua ready made excuses ni- ) tangan gigil dan kualiti kamera yang pekakbadak jadikan gambo aku ambik smua hancor bocai as usual, tapi yang penting kita happy, betul tak? and I am proud of my already berkarat, faulty off button, secondhand FZ30 kiss kiss kiss.



So that day aku tak keja so aku gi Berjaya Times Square snap foto rollercoaster tu hari..Ni ialah the disaster photos that came out. Maybe aku nak try lagi bila cuaca terang, tu hari mendung ah so tak banyak sunlight datang dari glass wall tu kot ( lagi satu ready made excuse hehehehe ).



as usual click all photos to enlarge them..Bleh nampak apa tu eh? Noise eh? whatever its called tapi buruk la kalo besarkan.



aku rasa aku nak gi stadium nengok bola, then aku nak try snap lagi...aku pernah try semifinal Spore-Thailand aku cuba snap, hancur siak bila aku start zoom sikit je, tu kat national stadium nye lampu spotlight kuat, dah hancur rabak..maybe aku nak try Stadium Bukit Jalil lak...hehehe. Jom heboh minggu ni eh.. .



yang pusing2 tu aku try snap dapat gini...



Anyway ni semua yours truly petik gambo sambil godey2 sport mode k..dont prey prey ok...yo yo eh siak aku adjust2 kamera. Korang tau, memula aku cuba pakai manual adjust shutter speed, gelap terus siak bila snap, still lots to learn la, aku nak kena hunt 2nd hand dslr ler if possible. Nanti ah kalo Ross Halfin nak jual kamera dia secondhand kat ebay, aku bid k huahaha.

Aku ceta kat kawan aku, dia cakap kat aku
- adjust ISO
- adjust speed lagi sekali
- pakai tripod. pakai tripod? hahaha...lawak ah wa nak pikul benda tu.

in brief

whats in my mind..
1) Kat tempat keja aku, topik perbualan is kerajaan Msia nak control foreign vehicles petrol purchase. Its good sometimes untuk dengar cerita2 orang2 yang berkereta ni.
TAPI... for me, dan untuk orang2 yang harapkan public transport...ialah... BILA KONSORTIUM nak lepas dari ban sebulan tu.
Torture siak...
aku kena bubble, cakap bas aku naik direct gi KL tapi masuk Seremban.
aku try to avoid bus yang waste time kat Yong Peng if possible.
aku boring siak tu hari, bleh? announcement driver last minit cakap dia terminate kat Kovan MRT.. Kul 4 pagi beb. Kul 4 pagi kat immigresen ko announce bas nak gi Kovan?? siak ah kecoh beb, aku pun turun immigresen ler tapi just too bad walau Aku nye fikir senang, aku beli tiker Sri Maju..kalo bas aku rosak, ganti bas lain ( yang sama boss besar ) tapi bukan bas Sri Maju..I dont care, tapi aku expect route sama ngan Sri Maju, tapi kecewa..siak kalo aku tahu, aku naik bas GAGAP siak. ( KKKL for those who dont know ).
So Konsortium, please cooperate ngan JKR next time k. Think of your paxs, like us \m/

2) Aku excited. sorry- Aku HYPER EXCITED!!.. Hati aku ngah berdapdupdapdup...Oh My Goodness..is it true is it true? Dio ( as in RJD and his band ), 1st gig kat Birmingham England semalam bawak lagu..Temple Of The King, Kill The King, Catch The Rainbow..oooohh ooohhh ooohhhh...bestnye....bestnye....I love haha.
Anyway, ni semua duniawi eh...haha. Tapi the hunt for the current Dio European tour bootlegs is on now for me hohoho.

3) Anyway cakap pasal bootleg, Maiden nye gig kat Arizona last few days ada orang tape..malas lak aku nak carik link dia skarang..nanti ah aku update sini kalo ingat.

4) Apsal aku teringat2 Sweet Charity nye bulan 6 nye show ni..
Peasant seats 100rm. Ada lagi ke..? nanti aku nak sound minister of finance aku ler...But how how how...

majalah guitar legends Iron Maiden Special Collector's Edn.

Majalah omputeh memang mahal, confirm budget lari,so belek2 kat kedai je, tapi kadang2, jarang2, ada satu dua majalah yang worth buying, dan worth collecting.
This is one of them ( and the other one I will review very soon :-)


This is my short review and some photos of the latest Guitar Worlds' Guitar Legends Special Collectors Edition Magazine which features only Iron Maiden. Released May 2008.



Click to enlarge the above to see the content.



Some of the writings seems to be plugged out of Mick Wall's biography and Derek Rigg's Run For Cover book but still it should make interesting reading especially the Adrian Smith and Dave Murray interview.



I have not read this magazine yet still..Just got it yesterday.



The photos here are all the first pages of different articles written on different eras and items.



The magazine is 100 pages thick...with pages 62 to 98 are transcripts of some famous Maiden songs like " Genie In A Bottle ", " Oppss I Did It Again ", " Irreplacable ", " Backstreet Boys Back Again " and " I Want to be Your Girlfriend ". Oppss! haha.
and of course those guitar advertisements that will appear in guitar magazines.



Some more snapshots..



Sorry if the photo qualities are not that good..I just use my handphone cam.



But the best interviews are the last one..



Featuring Adrian and Dave..or Dave and Adrian..but no Janick. They should include Janick...maybe next time?



So is this magazine worth getting..? I think so.



Adrian says something about the relationship between Maiden and the fans.


Actually may be its just coincidence that two of the better magazine special editions featuring Maiden should come out the same time.
I will review the next one...SOON!.

islamic & jubilee

( past few blogs pasal kl kan? so tukar angin gi sg lak k )
As a young boy chasing dragons.. masa aku kecik2..pegi arab street, north bridge road ni semua is a special treat.A big deal untuk budak2 zaman tu.
Tu jam ada bas no 20..ni bas kelakar tau, dia dari bedok ke chai chee? lalu beach road tu jam..tapi ni bas, siap masuk opera nye estet tu jam, kat belakang sekolah Temasek Secondary lama dulu tu, buat u-turn keluar balik..Kecoh beb bas dulu2.

Kat beach road, present Plaza Hotel tu belakang dia dulu ada Metro (skarang is furniture mall ) aku dulu cam jakun, cam rusa masuk kampung, aku kagum ngan airconditioning dia..sejuk..orang2 lama mesti tau, dulu2 Metro, Yaohan, CK TANG,..ni semua kira fashionable dan status gitu kalo dapat pegi tempat2 gini...Sekarang...Yaohan habis dah...Metro lak, dah migrate gi hdb estate gitu. CK Tang dah ada new building..dah tukar nama pung.. Tang je.

As a treat..once in a blue moon, dapat merasa nasik beryani..and that includes Islamic Restaurant. Ni dah nak seratus tahun kot restoran ni?, around there..

( as usual click all photos to enlarge )check out the massat next door.
Tapi baru2 ni aku realise, that restaurant dah pindah elsewhere nearby...kawan aku cakap dorang ngah renovate the original location tu kasi cantik kot dan akan pindah balik kat sana pasal walau ada a few branch tapi yang klassik nye tetap kat tempat lama tu kan.
Dulu, Islamic ni dia conquer dua tingkat panjang all the way...
tapi makin kureng makin kureng area dia..
Then some renovations past few years kot...last aku pegi last year, kawan aku open table blanja aku..so masa makan tu aku was like nostalgic, aku was telling my fren, 28 years ago it was like this and like this..haha. Sesi ku dihalaman rindu abis.
The decor dah tukar, ambience dah tukar, the staff dah modern..tapi...cam aku boleh clearly flashback 28 years, 29 years ago..

masa aku kecik and to eat nasik beryani is like katun Get Fuzzy.....waktu kalo si Satchel Poo dapat makan Figs Newton, dia cakap " ooo this must be how heaven taste like ". its a big deal really..when I was a kid anyway.
It was then very traditional...meja kerusi kayu..kain saprah..KAIN SAPRAH beb..dulang kayu besar..
and sapa pernah makan the old islamic nye nasik akan realise, nasik dorang cantik, standard kaler, all the habuk2 spices semua cam dah kena filter out gitu..
and of course..roti mariam? or is it roti maryam..? not many people know this kot.


Selain Islamic Restaurant, competitor zaman tu was Jubilee...a stones throw away..
Jubilee memang lama dah pindah nearer masjid sultan..
And this is how the old Jubilee looks like now...

So...all these colonial era shophouses will be refurbished..jadi opis ka, jadi shop house modern ka, jadi karaoke nite club ka...
then all the ladies will hang outside ...tapi..it used to be such a different place long ago...
yang tinggal cuma fragments in our memories....

No More Lies EP & Promo

So pelan2 susun koleksi aku..jumpa balik promo dan EP No More Lies ngah kumpul habuk. So dengar balik sambil type blog ni cakap omputeh.
(as usual click all photos to enlarge)

This is my photo shoot and review of Iron Maiden's No More Lies Promo CD and also the souvenir EP released March 2004. I still remember those times as it was yesterday..A period where I badly lost control of the nerves on my left hand fingers for quite some time.

Lets begin with the EP boxset. From this photo the content are

- full color 12 pages booklet
- cd
- maiden wrist band or whatever its called

The tracks on the cd are
1. No More Lies
2. Paschendale ( Orchestral Version )
3. Journeyman ( Electrical Version ).....silence.....silence...[after 6 minutes that entertaining hidden track appears]..Age Of Innocence featuring Nicko McBrain on vocals.
4. No More Lies ( video enhanced )

Firstly, I dont like that No More Lies was chosen as an EP release. If they would want a longer song and not a Montseguer.. I would rather prefer the song Dance Of Death or even Paschandale.
But still, Maiden can practically release anything and loyal peasants like me worldwide would starve, scrimp and save so we can buy them :-)

The reason this strictly limited edition Dance Of Death souvenir EP was released is stated in the booklet. Maybe, just maybe, Maiden do and will continue to have the greatest, most supportive and loyal fans worldwide that the music industry has ever known.
( Click the photo below to read it )



So a track by track opinion.

1. No More Lies is as what it is on the Dance Of Death album.
Maybe one day, I will write a DOD era review. Like I said, I dont really like this song that much, except for the "they are dancing at my table" part which gives me shivers.


2. Paschendale (Orchestral version).
Nice song, but I dont know why must they create an orchestral version for this song as the album version is already so spectacular.
However, every time the song hits the 4:41 minute mark, when H has all the spotlights on him, brings me much joy.


3. Journeyman (Electrical version).
I prefer this version. That accoustic version on the DOD album makes a nice dreamy ending to what is for me an inconsistent album.
And for them to play the song accoustically live as the first encore, after each member introduction, and Bruce saying that Maiden will continue and their journey is not completed yet is nice, but I think I prefer the Electrical version better.
BZZZTTT!!!
/It makes the song more grandeur and lift my spirits higher./
Anyway, it seems its H who does all that guitar solos quitely at the background all thru the song.


4. Age Of Innocence HOW OLD?( with Nicko McBrain on vocals )
Its not stated anywhere on the package.. He dont even identify himself.. But Maiden fans will know that its him.. Nicko McBrain..We all miss his humour and natural gift to entertain people which was plain to hear on the First Ten Years "not a lot of people know that" releases.
Nicko is the Craziest drummer in the world after Animal from the Muppet Show. And ooo I love Animal..he's a puppet, but a superb drumming puppet. Maybe one day I am going to blog about Animal.. The Muppet Show is something I enjoy when I grew up a young kid, and I was always fascinated with their hairy buldging eyed maniac drummer.

The song begins with him having a good giggle..and this is some transcript I did while listening to this hilarious version of an exciting song..

Wrong lyrics...and the most funniest is he keep losing track of where he is on the song and ends up confused. I dont think this was done on purpose. Its just Nicko.
Thats why Maiden fans love him so...and he always have the longest cheers for every band members introduction at every gig.

" HA HA HA HA...oo they got the music to go with it..thats lovely..

( He did well at starting..with his own style of singing ...until he starts to lose track of the song )

I lost me place, I dont know where I'm going.

Guitar solo coming...
Come on Davey duck, give me some...

when davey plays that giutar there is no innoncence in there..dii dii dii..di wa wa..di di di.( humming along with the guitar solos )...
I love you, yes i do..this is a bit funky lad..oo yes..oo hang on a minute I think I am suppose to be singing here..OH NO!! thats the bridge ..

oo what comes after that? is there another verse? maybe not. oh dear!! I suppose to be singing here. ( Lost track again ) I suppose to know this tune, thats what they told me last nite Gibberish..

HOW OLD? gibberish.. you boys and girls you dont really know whats going on do you? well that makes two of us..I think we're at the end of the tune?

oo this is a nice guitar part..
refrain lads refrain..stop what you're doing, yes put that woman down..maybe not

well its been a pleasure..hope it was fun for you as it was for me....

( wouldnt be that bad if I knew the bloody tune wouldnt it? )"

Listening to this song each time, makes me smile always.


So thats it, my review of each track..
The booklet itself have lots of photos...and overall the package for this EP is a good one for all Maiden fans to have.



Moving on to the promo of the EP No More Lies..


All blue, from the packaging to the cd itself..always remind of that Phil Collins song A Groovy Kind Of Love..
You know.. the " When I'm feeling blue all I have to do is to take a look at you and then I'm not so blue.. When I kiss your lips ooo it makes me shiver cant control this quivering inside " song.
and also reminds me of X Japan's Blue Blood artwork.




So thats about it this time..

ooo I nearly forgot, that enhanced video on the EP features the live video recording from Maiden's show at Dortmund ( the Dance of Death DVD was recorded on the same night with the same cameras ). Though the song itself is not seems live. But I never bother because I mostly skip the enhanced parts of Maiden releases.


n your life you may choose desolation
And the shadows you build with your hands
If you turn to the light, that is burning in the night
Then your Journeyman's day has begun
I know what I want, I say what I want
And no one can take it away.

konsortium kena ban 'sambungan'

Sambungan aku story tadi...So ni masuk Harian Metro nari..
1) Biar betik? semalam semua kaunter Konsortium was open pe, cuma dorang ambik kertas hitam gitu, dorang tutup nama Konsortium je.
Anyway, apa aku tahu, tiga companies yang bas semua sama color dan logo, tapi satu je kena ban, lagi dua bleh jalan..Tapi that is why it makes it so unclear.
2) lagi satu biar betik...bedek ah, platform 21 ada bas Konsortium then also ada bas snoozer aku rasa nak gi Sg, siap penuh ada pax semua ngah nengok entertainment screen dalam bas ( bus snoozer best tapi mahal )..Takkan bas Konsortium logo besar2 reporter tak nampak. Tapi benefit of the doubt dia datang lain time kot.
so aku memang kadang2 baca sokkabar ni kan " baca boleh, percaya jangan ". Dah la gossip pun cedok dari porum hehe.
3) sokkabar cam anti Konsortium je...cara interview ngan dua orang pax tu.

Saje2 je buat blog...sebenarnye aku ngah take a break.

Syarikat bas KBES akur arahan JPJ
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat bas ekspres milik Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung (KBES) dilihat akur dengan arahan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ), yang menggantung semua 232 bas ekspres milik syarikat berkenaan selama sebulan apabila tidak menjalankan operasi seperti biasa, semalam.

Tindakan gantung itu dikenakan ke atas mereka selepas inkuiri Lembaga Pelesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan (LPKP) menunjukkan banyak bas milik syarikat itu terbabit dalam nahas jalan raya.

Tinjauan Harian Metro di Hentian Puduraya semalam, mendapati kaunter tiket KBES ditutup dan tidak ada sebarang operasi penjualan tiket di kaunter berkenaan.

Sementara itu, bas ekspres milik syarikat berkenaan turut tidak kelihatan di sekitar kawasan hentian berkenaan.

Orang ramai yang ditemui nyata tidak terkesan dengan penggantungan lesen KBES kerana menurut mereka, masih banyak perkhidmatan bas lain menawarkan perkhidmatan yang lebih baik.

Pelajar kolej, Amira Hakim, 18, berkata dia boleh menaiki bas lain untuk pulang ke kampung di Melaka kerana dia bukan jenis penumpang yang setia pada satu syarikat bas saja.

“Saya tidak kisah naik bas apa pun yang penting ia mempunyai lesen dan pemandunya memandu dengan berhemah.

“Pengantungan lesen bas Konsortium sedikit pun tidak menjejaskan peluang saya untuk pulang ke kampung,” katanya.

Seorang lagi penumpang Nor Azila Abdul Rahman, 27, pula berkata dia tidak sanggup membahayakan nyawa semata-mata untuk menaiki bas yang terbukti mengamalkan cara pemanduan tidak selamat.

Menurutnya, banyak lagi syarikat bas lain menawarkan perkhidmatan bas untuk ke pelbagai destinasi.

“Kalau sudah tahu syarikat itu ada rekod buruk, buat apa nak bahayakan diri guna perkhidmatan mereka sedangkan banyak lagi syarikat bas lain yang boleh dinaiki.

“Kalau hendak cakap pasal kemalangan, naik kenderaan apa pun mungkin boleh kemalangan tetapi sebagai pengguna, kita berhak menentukan kenderaan ingin kita gunakan,” katanya.

konsortium kena ban

(gambo dari internet news )

So the big story untuk orang2 macam aku ialah..KONSORTIUM KENA BAN SEBULAN. Ntah apa pasal eh? Maksud aku , ntah what is the true story eh? Sokkabar ada la pot pet pot pet tapi whatever la kan.

Aku tak tahu cerita tau, tapi friday nite belek2 sokkabar cakap beratus2 orang terperangkap kat Puduraya aku was like ok, kesian, i symphatise sekali tu aku belek2 lagi aku nengok..KBES kena ban sebulan.
Siak ah..Aku lak dah ada tiket advance dan korang tahu kebetulan last few days is long weekend kan. Tiket semua in advance banyak dah sold out.
Puduraya dah macam hari raya gitu, dah tampal2 poster cakap apa date/time semua dah sold out.

So aku pun gi Puduraya la friday nite...aku tanya kakak counter dia cek teket aku konpem dia cakap bas aku takde. Dia kasi la refund 24rm (pasal aku nye tiket advance balik JB je, aku konpem causeway jam so puas hati aku naik public bas lagi laju masuk sg).
Sekali tu kakak tu siap cerita...ada bus...passenger dah full load ah tunggu nak jalan..last2 semua kena turun.. Kesian kan? mana last minit nak carik bas lain..

Abis tu aku start carik tiket, biasa lah, dah macam balik kampung hari raya...semua tiket sold out untuk hari senin for Eltibina, Sri Maju, Alisan, Causeway Link..ni semua yang top hits nye la. Abis tu ada satu syarikat bas tak famous masih ada tiket...dia nak jual 60RM. Siak ah...60RM? aku tahu la semua nak carik chance kaya cepat..
Tapi...its double siak... Apa aku chop duit ke?

So aku biasa la pegi kat bas yang gagap...( teka teki, dalam banyak2 bas? bas apa gagap? )

K..K...K...L hehehe

So nasib baik kul 6 nye hari senin ada satu tiket lagi gi JB. so aku grab...27RM. ok la tak bleh nak argue the price, still reasonable....

KKKL bagus tau, tak hegeh2...dorang pun cam Konsortium la, established gitu, staff pakai tshirt company...
6.10pm terus zoom...
nak jadi ceta kat Johor, aku rasa kat Pagoh...rosak siak...Aku cakap abis la kalo kena bas hopping yang lain..kena diri ler...nasib baik driver expert boleh repair..
Bagus ah KKKL nye driver..courteous siak.. orang cina. Buat pengumuman multi languaga, bleh siap abis cakap Terima Kasih lagi. Best ah I like.

Kelakar sampai Larkin, SJE dah tutup kaunter so thats a sign ada big jam..
Aku sampai immigresen JB nak kat midnite..naik 170 yang dah macam sadin.
Aku tak bedek...dia punye jam nak masuk SG, panjang giler.
Tapi pasal naik bas so biasa ah, ada sikit laju..
so even dah 12.30am, tak jadi hal..bas 170 masih banyak..SJE pun ada aku naik bas dorang...

Anyway, ntah apa aku ceta...sebenarnye...Aku harap Konsortium cepat2 solve whatever problems they are having ler..pasal aku suka bas dorang...
Anyway 15 Jun ni ban dorang clear.

puduraya after midnite ( pt ii )

When the night comes down
And I'm here all alone
When the night comes down
And there's no place to go
- Judas Priest
kita sambung layan foto gambar2 suasana puduraya malam2 buta...waktu majoriti manusia ngah tido..
( macam biasa click all photos to enlarge )

Siang hari..ni lane kecoh giler siak..malam...aman je...



hehehe..on the left, just out of the photo, ada police post...ada polis kat dalam..waktu2 gini..hehehe...



bawah bridge...makcik jualan tepi jalan..ngah tunggu customer isi perut..
aku kadang2 kalo boring kul 4 lebih..5 pagi...aku makan jugak...tapi aku prefer hujung blah sana kat 7-11. Ada brader2 busking..free live show.



waktu malam gini..nak jogging ke , nak bersiar2 sedut oxygen...tak jadi hal kat platform...tapi siang hari...asap dia tahap brutal lagi menchokingkan..dah ler panas.



Aku suka satu kedai jual kueh tu...orang indon tak salah aku..kueh dia semua apa macam pun, tiap satu bijik kira 40sen..aku paling suka pulut panggang dia...kalo nak naik bas pagi2..aku mesti beli kat kedai dia.



aku nye wild dream...gi bus stesen bawak backpack, nengok nama2 tempat, tikam2 nama tempat...naik bas gi tempat tu, duduk satu ke dua hari.jalan ronda2 nengok tempat orang..gi bus stesen tempat tu..tikam2 lagi nama tempat lain..naik bas gi tempat lagi satu tu..duduk satu dua hari jalan2 ronda2...gi bus stesen lagik..tikam2 lagi..dan pegi dan pegi dan pegi merantau nengok tempat orang..maybe one week plus gitu backpacking.

Last aku buat end 2006 kot, clear leave tu jam...pegi Larkin terminal..aku tikam2 lepas tu last2 beli tiket gi kuala tengganu backpack 4 hari sorang2..dan aku nak buat lagi dan lagi dan lagi..nanti la bila dah lagi tua nanti...best wooo naik bas jalan2 nengok tempat orang...and blend in..cuma bawak kamera aje huhuhu.. tapi blend in, orang sua ajak borak kat kedai kopi bual loghat daerah, kantoi haha.
Terngangah mulut aku tu hari nak pahamkan makcik jual nasik borak pasal gamat naik kat pantai batu buruk. Makcik tu nengok aku pakai selipar, jeans koyak, tshirt lusur dia ingat aku lokal.



happiness, contentment and fulfilment in life is how you want it to be...even if its just KFC's Whipped Potato.


nanti lain kali sambung ek..my humble tribute to puduraya.

Maiden Singapore? I had done my part.

So to all Iron Maiden fans, supporters, listeners, collectors and sympathisers in Singapore ( and Malaysia and Indonesia ).

I had done my part. I emailed Lauretta Alabbon LAMCProductions just now. If there is any chance Iron Maiden is coming to Singapore, it have to be 2009 when they will be going to Australia and New Zealand after recording the next album. They should still have that ED Force One after renovating it one more time next year, energy and current momentum still going for the next album.

My email is really pathetic.. I was basically on my knees begging them to consider Maiden haha. But I do give some strong points, basically highlighting how Popular Maiden is now even in the USA with CNN and Billboards magazines paying kudos to them.

So from Pasir Ris to Boon Lay, from Clementi to Yishun, from Marsiling to Haig Road and everywhere else.. Lets hope the rumours that were going around early this year about Maiden really coming to play in Singapore will come true next year.

I know there are you lot out there who have beens for a long time but just dont have the chance, it took me 25 years of dreaming and fantasising before my dreams come true to see them..
If Maiden play here, KL , Jakarta or Bangkok... you guys can bring your families along right? RIGHT 666% correct.

Ntah apa nye giler aku dah datang..Aku email company Lauretta Alabbon.
Jadi kepada peminat, mereka yang kumpul koleksi, pendengar, penyokong Iron Maiden di Singapura, Malaysia, Indonesia.. takde peluang lagi cerah selain akhir tahun 2009.

Ntah dorang baca ke tak email aku, atau golek kat lantai ketawa nengok ni selenger tulis email cakap omputeh ntah hapa hapa ntah.
Anyway, saya dah mencuba sedaya upaya k.

Pasal bukan apa, 25 tahun tunggu baru aku dapat nengok Maiden..tu pun cuma ngan isteri aku je.. Aku dah kira kira...kalo aku kumpul..aku tabung nak nengok Maiden lagi kat oversea...mustahil.. mungkin possible...tapi belanja dia banyak sangat untuk aku go thru a lot of sacrifices again...

Jadi...Iron Maiden live at Singapore Indoor Stadium? Fort Canning seems to small for them play I think.. or maybe Kuala Lumpur, or I would even settle for Jakarta or Bangkok..which I think is realistically affordable to bring my love ones along...

sigh... the extend of being a Maiden fan LOL!!

iced earth - alive in athens

BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!! (ikut suara vokalis Iced Earth)
kemas2 barang, jumpa balik cd ni, so dengar balik.
This is just some personal review and photo spread of Iced Earth - Alive In Athens Japanese pressing triple cd.



Aku bukan peminat Iced Earth sangat ler.
1st time aku dengar dorang dari satu budak cina ni tahun 1998 gitu..masa aku mintak dia pasangkan aku PC DIY murah nye..
Aku tanya, " what song ah? very nice ah.."
dia jawab " iced earth ". Aku lak " ah? ", dia ulang2 aku masih " AH?? WHAT?? "
so dia tulis kat kertas hahaha.
Oooo ICED EARTH!!. Bumi Air Batuded ( past tense ) wakakaka.

So dia suruh aku gi carik CD Days Of Purgatory..impressed nye pasal, so aku gi Queensway aku beli la yang double cd digipak tu...Alrite la... Solitude nye lagu very sweet siak... yang lain semua enjoyable jugak...yang Angel Holocaust sama intro ngan Ozzy Randy Rhoads tribute, some old music gitu...


The Japanese packing consist of two seperate inlets, with one in Japanese. The OBI strip is FAT due to the casing thickness. And the cds have three different pictures.


Then bila Alive In Athens keluar pun aku cam minat tapi tak berpeluang nak dengar , ye la nak dengar kena beli kan, mana la berduit asyik nak beli cd je kan...Sampai aku realise...T H E T R O O P E R is in there. Ni kira tie breaker yang buat aku curious pasal ni album pasal tu jam reviews semua cakap ni album power giler. So aku tangkap Japanese pressing yang triple cd tu. Pasal rasa cam worth it lak hehehe. Tu jam kat kedai version biasa semua 2 cd je.

So memang enjoy la..terutama lagu2 macam Pure Evil, Hunter, Watching Over Me, The Coming Curse, When The Night Falls - Oh My Goodness I love this version live ( tak tau kalo korang perasan...pada aku ni semua Iced Earth nye lagu2 pop dan catchy gitu ) hehehe...biasa la, wa kan pop song lover.
Tapi highlight of this cd of course la sua terang lagi bersuluh A Question Of Heaven. Aku rate ni live version lagu ni up there sama ngan Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming ( Live At Olympia Paris ) , Goodbye To Romance ( Randy Rhoads Tribute ) & Fear Of The Dark ( A Real Live One ) as those official live songs yang aku suka giler.



Ni dengar balik...yes this is a very nice live album...31 lagu...tiga jam...tiga cd. Iced Earth rakam dua malam berturut2 kat Athens Greece January 23,24 1999. Lain2 setlist dua2 malam dan dorang gabungkan jadi this complete package.

Ermmm....aku rekemen sapa tak pernah dengar, give this live album a try. Pinjam kawan ke hapa ke. Aku tak follow Iced Earth lagi lepas ni album sampai skarang.aku langsung cant be bothered yang Judas Priest nye singer tu join or ni vokalis lama rejoin balik..kira dalam kategori tak dengar tak pe, lagipun aku takde kawan yang beli iced earth so no chance ler, tapi aku suka tengok Iced Earth nye artwork covers...lawa lawa belaka.



akhir sekali cam vokalis dia pekik - "THANK YOU BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!"

p.s - For Maiden fans, check out the final song from the last cd, Violate at 3:18mins
Senyummmm je \m/

love story pendek..

Saje je nak share ngan korang pasal kind of sweet gitu kan..
Dua peminat Iron Maiden jumpa kat fan club gitu, jatuh cinta so nak kahwin bulan ni...
So dorang nak kahwin kat tepi pantai..
So ni tshirt yang akan dipakai, dorang suruh Bones, salah satu pelukis artwork Maiden design untuk dorang.





Dari dekat...very nice. I like.


seperti pinang dibelah dua..

Sesekali peminat Maiden jiwang...romantik siot.

MPO @ KLCC

Friday lepas aku off day so kat KL, korang tau, kita dah gi nengok satu show yang berlainan buat aku. Ni tiket dia.

Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra perform kat KLCC nye Dewan Philharmonik Petronas.
Canggih siak tempat dia.. Memang very class.. Aku rasa compared to Singapore nye Esplanade, Msia nye memang lagi power..aku dah masuk concert hall Esplanade dua kali, ( nengok Rock Opera ngan Semangat Zaman...)
Tapi kelakarnye tiket 25RM je..see? lagi murah dari mana2 rock concert kan.
Eye opener untuk orang cam aku.. Pasal memang tak logik orang cam aku bleh sampai tempat cam gini..tapi..ni dia a bit of info untuk yang maybe ada someone out there cam aku yang greasy slimey uncultured uncombed tshirt jeans type kena take note.
- no jeans, no shorts, no selipars..!! Selipar brand BATA pun tak boleh ok!!
- mesti seluar pants ( yucks wakakaka ), kasut gentleman ( ala..korang pakai mana2 kasut kulit murah dah ), dan kena pakai baju kemeja lengan panjang..
Tapi aku takde lengan panjang...( aku pernah dulu2 time ns reservist aku kena buat plain clothes duty, pukul 3 pagi kena pegi Mustafa beli long sleve satu nak kena report reservist pagi tu hahaha, rabak siak gua ), so aku kena gi kat kot nye area, mintak satu coat untuk pakai..So dont worry k if you guys are like me. They will loan you a free coat to enter the hall k. Lepas show kasi balik. Ladies no prob la dressing. Children pun ok no prob, tapi kasi smart mamat sikit la.
pasal sana memang strict, tapi memang very classy, ushers semua best walaupun a bit blur satu orang, ada amoi tu aku cakap thank you, dia lost siak, respond la something kan? Tekejut kot.

Anyway tu malam...Philharmonic orchestra ni perform..( ni aku ambik dari website dia )
BERNSTEIN On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite
COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
BARBER Symphony No.1 (Op.9)
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Wa tak bedek, its an eye opener...dari kita sampai, sampai masuk, masa tu show..siak dia punye grand, dia punye utter silence.. Kira the silence is deafening gitu...
Dah tu cam very majestic ler...

So korang smua...25rm je.memang ada tiket mahal, tapi takpelah beli murah nye dulu, jadikan satu pengalaman berharga dapat pegi dan rasa tempat2 cam gini dan nengok something very different..kat KLCC pun...do yourself a favour, sapa tak pernah pegi..pegi k..pengalaman tau. Bring your family sekali.
Nengok sendiri cammana Petronas Philharmonic Hall looks like, dan cammana nengok philharmonic orkestra main live...Kecoh giler wa cakap lu. Ada berapa puluh orang siot kat atas tu...


Korang just bayangkan...korang tengah tengok Manowar k..yang Manowar main ngan Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ke hapa tu untuk The Day The Earth Shock nye dvd yang best tu.

Ni website dia..http://www.malaysianphilharmonic.com/index.php


Serious bebual, dari aku gi nengok some concerts yang tiket muntahkedarah nye harga...nengok benda gini 25rm for more than 2hrs kat tempat yang best giler..lagi puas hati kan.

puduraya after midnite ( pt i )

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
- dulu aku ada satu kawan, suka betul nyanyi lagu Nirvana ni.

( click photos to enlarge )
aku once in a while mesti tampal gambo2 puduraya.. A special n critical place for yours truly.
Anyway ni kali lets take a look at puduraya from a different view..bila bas semua ngah takde...about 1am to 5am gitu..when all you can do is wait...or sleep..or just nengok pemuzik jalanan smua busking deret KFC tu...mencarik rezeki..



kat bagian hawker center dia..



kita pikir kita susah...ada orang lain lagi susah...merempat...sapa pernah rasa, mesti tak mau ada orang lain rasa sama ..



sweet dreams are made of these..



all kinds of people here...with the buskers memecahkan keheningan malam..nyanyi lagu2 M Nasir tanpa sapa2 pedulik..



Aku suka foto ni..couple ni stroll hand in hand dalam puduraya..tunggu 1st bas kot..normal times, jangan mimpi nak jalan gini macam dalam puduraya


Tempat ni...banyak ajar aku humility...and be thankful for what I have...


nanti senang sambung k gambo2 waktu Puduraya sedang tidur.

review Ramli Sarip Boxset - Ziarah Seni (pt iii)

so this is the last one, review boxset Ramli Sarip Ziarah Seni.

( click photos to enlarge )


the last cd..cd ke empat ni...dinamakan Muzik Jelata...very the traditional..tak rock la kira,
very the melayuish gitu...
kira lagu2 gini kalo main kat majlis orang kawin gitu..jemputan makcik pakcik bleh makan nasik minyak ngan tenang la kira.



CD4 ( Muzik Jelata )

1. Intro -
Incredible siak intro dia Ramli Sarip sua nyanyi lagu Doa Untuk Kekasih with just the piano gitu...I like.
so soalan pasal Ramli Sarip involve in lagu2 kemelayuan...so Ramli Sarip bla bla bla...dia cakap dia orang melayu..all that thingys...
then dia lagi ngan piano je bawak lagu Senandung Hidup Berbudi..the "ombak lautan berombak" song.
2. Ihsan Mulia ( duet bersama Khatijah Ibrahim )-
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Ihsan ( 1990 )
3. Joget Hilang Berganti ( duet bersama Khatijah Ibrahim ) -
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Ihsan ( 1990 )
I love the lyrics siak lagu ni.. very stylo mylo
Zaman ini zaman komputer salah cakap didakwa...kalau tuan tidak percaya, boleh la xray didada..
4. Setinggi Gunung Sebuah Janji ( duet bersama Khatijah Ibrahim ) -
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Lagu Zaman ( 1992 )
5. Zapin Berperi ( duet bersama Khatijah Ibrahim )-
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Lagu Zaman ( 1992 )
6. Bicara Uda Dan Dara ( duet bersama Khatijah Ibrahim )-
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Lagu Zaman ( 1992 )
7. Senandung Hidup Berbudi ( Duet bersama Jay Jay ) -
lagu ni sekali2 dengar, tangkap siot.
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Ihsan ( 1990 )
8. Rasa Tempatan -
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Lagu Zaman ( 1992 )
What the heck..cam lagu mexico pun ada.
9. Dondang ( duet bersama Teman-teman )
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Ihsan ( 1990 )
hohohoho...RTM dulu suka tunjuk performance lagu ni..tapi artis artis Malaysia yang perform ler..bukan ramli sarip..sama ngan lagu Lovehunters tu apa tu? Berpindah Minda? Artis Malaysia takeover perform kat tv..



10. Doa Buat Kekasih ( duet bersama Khatijah Ibrahim )-
dari album Khatijah Ibrahim solo kot 1987 gitu..wa pu ce tau..
Tapi kalo ada one love song duet yang power giler..this is it.
Yang dulu usah dirindu..
Hilangkanlah dari hati mu..
Doa ku buat mu kekasih..
11. Lagu Zaman ( duet bersama S M Salim ) -
dari album Ramli Sarip Dan Khadijah Ibrahim Lagu Zaman ( 1992 )
sedap lagu ni
12. Petani-
dari album Ramli Sarip Rentak Hidup ( 1991 )
another sedap song...aku lebih rela jadi petani...
13. Temasya Desa Gemalai
dari album Ramli Sarip Rentak Hidup ( 1991 )
ni pun RTM ada those lagu lagu rakyat segmen jugak kan dulu.
14. Negeri Cinta -
( lagu baru )
15. Kasih Tak Kesampaian
( rakaman terbaru / versi unplugged )
Ramli Sarip nyanyi balik with Indra Shahril and Ismail Marzuki. Lagu best..singer best. Nyanyi cam mana pun lagu tetap sedap.

So cd ni kira adalah cd yang paling kureng best...tapi still best cuma tak sebest yang lagi tiga. Maklum, banyak lagu rakyat type.


A bit about the buku besar yang dalam boxset tu...kat all the postings kira aku dah post tiap2 page of how the each page contents are...
Selain tulisan2 panjang pasal Ramli Sarip nye career etc,
Ada quotes dari Man Kidal, Amy Search, Fandi Ahmad, Jay Jay, Flybaits nye member, Othman Hamzah, Arwah Harun Ghani yang banyak involve pasal cut down orang melayu ngan problem drugs abuse, etc etc..tapi paling best yang involve Sweet Charity members...
one of them yang ni..( click to enlarge )


bengkak? hehehe..

So thats about it.. Ada time review cd2 Sweet Charity lak.. panjang umur ada lagi Sweet Charity reunion YANG TIKET GIG DIA AFFORDABLE DAN BUKAN HARGA MUNTAHKEDARAH!!! ( for peasants like me ) , bleh gi nengok..hohohoho..




Lastly this is how the back of the boxset looks like.