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My Very First Favorite Lily Allen’s Song…

Feist Sings “1-2-3-4″

I’m convinced! When I first heard Mushaboom on the “The Trip” album, a compilation of favorite songs mixed by Snow Patrol, I liked it… but not impressed enough to want to get Feist’s album.

Then my sister Liang Hwei introduced me to the album “Let It Die” and found the song familiar. I listened to the rest of the album and loved it.

Today, we found this Sesame Street clip on YouTube… I know Liang Hwei is definitely going to blog about it (she mentioned it) but I can’t help it but to do the same. I simply can’t resist

daybreak

... Still my favorite song.

Daybreak
And the moon’s still floating high
What a wonderful surprise
I close my eyes
And dream of you

I’m dreaming at daybreak
And the world’s so far behind
That’s why i always find at daybreak
I’m still dreaming of you

You’re from above
My one and only love
There’s no other

At daybreak
All i want is you forever
That’s why it’s true whenever daybreaks
I’m still dreaming of you

Evening Skylight in KL

... on one of the rare moments being home at sunset.

My Celebrity Collage / Cam-whoring Tip

The magic of cam-whoring from different angles…

When taking a pic of myself from above eye level, I can look more feminine…

And when I have someone else take it for me at eye level, I look more masculine…

So girls… try cam-whoring from a higher angle for better profile of yourself if you haven’t done so

Movie Marathon Weekends

We made plans to head for Urbanscapes 2008 on Saturday…

... but that plan DIDN’T HAPPEN!!! Wails~

Instead, we ended up heading home early after some long fruitless hours at the Zara sales and picking up some dinner. I figured it was probably a little late by the time we left KLCC.

So we got 5 movies to enjoy for the rest of the night…

Kung Fu Panda ... started off light with some funny animation.
Eastern Promises ... some serious shit. Not for the faint of heart. If you like to catch some bloody brutal violent Russian mafia shits with a lil bit of free-willie, you’d like this one. Starring Viggo Mortensen who played as Aragorn in LOTR.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead ... dark and twisty. Despite sad misfortunes backfiring some ill intentions, I enjoyed the wicked sense of humor.
The Spiderwick Chronicles ... light yet adventurous. I had this lil kink for faeries and orges, but this movie was rated “PG” so there was no naked faeries. Bummer!
The Ruins ... if you like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes crossed with Apocalypto, you might like this movie. Lots of blood and explicit scenes, but killer vines don’t seem to scare me a bit.

I know… that’s some weird combo. To be honest, I have no idea how we ended up with this combo of titles to such extremes, but overall it was a good mix of comedy and tragedy for one night.

Although… I did end up wishing I had some whiskey at 2am.

The Stone Roses

Question: If you should name a singer/band to describe what generation you belong to, who/what will it be?

Me: The Stone Roses.

While the band I was in during junior college years played mainly Teenage Fan Club, RHCP and some blues, none of my bandmates shared my devotion for this little known British band in the early 90’s. I learnt about this band from Singapore’s pioneer indie rock magazine BigO. The first of its kind at that time, the music of The Stone Roses were both rockable and danceable. Before there was digital rave music, there was the Stone Roses. My favorite were I Wanna Be Adored and I Am the Resurrection.

... an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1984. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Manchester indie music scene that evolved during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band’s original lineup consisted of Ian Brown (vocals), John Squire (guitar), Andy Couzens (guitar), Pete Garner (bass) and Alan “Reni” Wren (drums).

Bands influenced by the Stone Roses include Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Suede, Coldplay, Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, The Bluetones, The Charlatans and The Verve. The first album of the same name “The Stone Roses” was a big success. It was the first and last prominent album. This was followed by the a series of unfortunate events including changes of the original members in the line-up, and a long legal battle to terminate their five year contract with Silvertone before the second “Second Coming” was released.

The band then disbanded shortly later in 1996.

Future Star of Trance: Will Holland

Though still in his early 20’s, owner of Enhanced Recordings Will Holland is revolutionalizing the new era of trance. Styled mostly in progressive trance, he has a particularly keen ear for quality sound and his sets are as spell-binding as the likes of Paul van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten.

Here are some of my favorite tracks from the Master Series Volume One album. It’s my current favorite running buddy… Makes me fly!

It’s Been 10 Years…

... damn I’m old.

Fuji Rock Festival 08

Fuji Rock Festival is an annual 3-day rock festival held in Naeba ski resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Each year, this festival features more than 200 local and international musicians making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan. More than 127,000 turned up for this festival last year 2007.

Some of the photos taken during the Fuji Rock Festival 07 last year…

Though Naeba is nowhere near Mt Fuji, the event is named so because the first Fuji Rock Festival was held on the footslopes of Mount Fuji in 1997. Inspired by Britain’s Glastonbury Festival, and the line up focuses on international and non-mainstream modern Japanese music.

This year, the Fuji Rock Festival 08 will be held on 25th, 26th and 27th July. On each day, there will be live band and electronic music performances throughout the days and nights. The line-up for the 3-day event features great bands and musicians like My Bloody Valentine, Underworld, Primal Scream, Jason Mraz, Ian Brown, The Vines, Mono, Bloc Party and the Asian Dub Foundation. In addition, there will also DJs like Paul Van Dyk and Denki Groove spinning on the first night all night.

Hotel packages to this festival starts around US$1,200. If you’re interested, get the ticket now from Ganban. Overseas ticketing for the event ends 30 June 2008. Hurry!

(All photo from fujirockfest.com)