BEP vs MUSE

I wrote "sunway lagoon ribuut" on my facebook status, and this happen

Roger Ng:TMR BEP!!!!

Muhammad Ikhwan:yea... which means I can't sleep early at the day before MAPCU.. will be noisy like hell

Roger Ngwth...WHAT NOISY??!!

it's gonna be BOOM BOOM POW!!!

That BEP gonna GET IT STARTED

That will make it BE A GOOD GOOD NIGHT~~~

Without them singing, WHERE IS THE LOVE?

Muhammad Ikhwan: I'd prefer Muse Come to Sunway Lagoon

The moment they went up the stage, everyone will be "hysteria"
Together with other Muse fan I'll "Sing for Absolution" under the "starlight" while it "Rain" where all of "The Resistance" gather and ask for "Apocalypse Please" "Endlessly".

then we will "Take a Bow" become an "Assassin" and shoot government which makes us "Ruled by Secrecy"

When the concert ended, They will be "eternally missed", and we will all scream I am "feeling good".

forever they will be my "Guiding Light", my numero "UNO", and the only band that can satisfy my "Undisclosed Desires"

note: all the quoted words are their song title


I find this interesting, that is why I posted it here. ^^

REBEL TO PLAYBACK, LIP SYNC, or whatever it is called

During my last holiday at june, I spent most of my time in Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Almost every morning I watch various of Indonesia Music Shows. I only remember one of the shows name, Its called "dahsyat". A lot of band perform in this shows, however many of them performing Lip sync or using playback. WHAT THE HELL!!

Music is not just a performance, it is not just for shows, not only for enjoyment

It is a message, and also emotion. There is no way you can shows true emotion or send the right message of the song to your audience if you performing Lip Sync or using Playback.

Its better for them just to hear your music from Tape, CD, or Mp3 if you perform like that.

The following video I'm gonna shows you is a band (MUSE) which understand completely how emotion and message of music should be delivered, how can it be theatrical and not just ordinary shows. In those video, MUSE was asked to perform in the shows using playback or Lip Sync. However they know how to fight this kind of shows that wants playback performance.

MUSE-UPRISING

In this video, they supposed to perform "uprising" using playback. they retaliate in a funny way, they switch position with each other.
Matt: Vocal + Guitar + Keyboard > Drum +Backing Vocal
Chris: Bass + Backing Vocal > Keyboard + Guitar
Dom: Drum > Vocal + Bass


Dom even make joke of the emcee during the interview after the playback performance.


MUSE-NewBorn

This was years ago. They were asked to perform Playback, and again they switch position during the performance.


There are some of other performance where they somehow have to perform playback and they always retaliate in various ways. Other than switching position, they also sometimes give "the finger" to the camera or scream like hell. Matt even did a breakdance together with his manson guitar during a playback, LOL. You can search them on youtube.




SAY NO TO PLAYBACK, LIP SYNC or Whatever it is called
REBEL, RETALIATE.
Don't let those ignorance businessmen turn music into a mere showbiz.

BORDERLINE

The lyrics was written during my watch time at Taekwondo booth promotion. When I get to my house after class, I immediately grab my guitar and find the right tone for the song.

here is the lyrics

It is something that is out of my control

something that people keep holding on

But I still can't give up

And I Just won't stop

Yes I am confused

Why I just can't let it loose

Its nothing simple

And I don't want to gamble

Lets just make beautiful

memories

It might come to an end someday

but it'll be memories that we'll grateful for

make a beautiful

memories

I don't want there to be regret

leave no regret

Oh yea..

I know you can't find the word borderline inside the lyrics, but I choose it as the title because it gives a big picture of what is happening in this song. =D

BACK TO BLOGGING

Hmmm...

Few of my friends just start blogging, and this kinda fired me up to do so.

I'm not sure how should I start off my blog once again...

Long time ago I was thinking of posting "RIP e-1here.blogspot.com"

but, here I am. Back to blogging

anyway, few days ago I got MUSE new album

all songs are nice, especially MK Ultra, Resistance, and Unnatural Selection

However, I am a little bit disappointed as they are not as raw as they were before. I hope they will produce more songs that similar in style with "Dead Star", "Citizen Erased", "Hyper Music", and "Futurism". These are the type of song from MUSE that could make me head banging to the max.

. Moreover, Matt new guitar, the keytarcaster kinda upset me. A guitar without a string is not a guitar, when I saw Him with His keytarcaster I was like "What The Fuck".

Thats it. Just a little bit of update for now!!!.

I thought of something else to be posted up in the future, but I'm not sure which one should go first:

1. Lyrics of songs that I have written recently

2. Funny Videos from youtube

3. My Journey as a musician (planning on telling a little bit on how I started playing guitar, changing band from X-Numb, into a no name band, then vanishing acts, acoustic band with Johan cs, and another new band with some member from Antithesis)

4. Some Gadgets that I want/need.

5. Any suggestion???

Visiting Bali

For the first time I visit Bali at the first week of July... I stayed there for 5 days

Now I'll just uploads the pics so u can see it, later on I'll write the story chronologically...


trying to play traditional instrument


If i'm not mistaken the name is Batur


Sunset at Kuta



A monkey @ bali


With the bat


Tanah lot beach


Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue...  A huge statue, but it is statue is not finished yet....


Tari Barong


Jumping at Lovina Beach


on the Buddhist Temple at Bali


Great views of Hindu's Temple




here are some nice flowers that I found @ Bali






After Visiting Bali.. I traveled to depok to meet my family, and this is a pic of me with my little bro

Trekking Club T-Shirt

I'M ADDICTED... TAKE ME HIGH UP THE MOUNTAIN





So, Who wants one?... Selling it for RM30 each... no discount..

Mr.TMC will kill me if I didn't sell 50 of it... so HELP ME by buying it... ^^

Climbing up "Gunung Mei Fong"

Announcement...
"Gunung Mei Fong" is actually Bukit Tabur.. I change the name of Bukit Tabur into "Gunung Mei Fong" because Mei requested it.. I dunno what is the reason that make she want to make bukit tabur into "Gunung Mei Fong", maybe because the place near her home.. I Don't really know..

For Mr.TMC, pls don't bother about the name thing...

On Wednesday night, 19 March 2008, during My "Busy" time, I checked my E-Mail and found a letter send by Mr.Tan, Said that he planned to go to Bukit tabur on 21st of march, friday.. but, because I have replacement class at that day, I said to him that I can't go.....

On Thursday, I met with Mei at sunway lobby foyer while I was going back to Condo.
She said that the trek is only from 5am to 10am, so I can still go to my class, Then I called Mr.Tan, but I need some confirmation first be4 I can go, because he was waiting for reply from the other 2 fellas...
I called him again at night, and he said that probably I can't go to my class if I join the trek.. Then I call steffie whom is my groupwork teammate, I said that I can't come to class because I need to go somewhere, and with humble I ask her to change my presentation time to next week.. luckily the kind steffie allowed me to go, but I know that she prefer me not to go, because she didn't prepare for presentation (as if I prepare for the presentation, lol).. then I call Mr.Tan once again confirm that I would go..

so, on 21st of march I went Up "Gunung Mei Fong" a.k.a Bukit Tabur..

It was my second time climbing up there.. But this time, we climbed from the other side..

At 5am sharp, I was waiting for Mr.Tan to pick me up at condo Main Gate, The view was quite nice at that time, The Full Moon was so big and beautifull..



then, TMC came with Mei and Amir by using "god knows who"'s car..

not so long after that, another fella came, zubyr was his name..

Then later we pick up andrew on the way..

Just the six of us, TMC, Mei Fong, Amir, Andrew, Zubyr, and me..

We start the trek around 6am, It was very dark at the time, and we need torch light to light our way.. and unFORTUNATELY, I didn't bring my torchlight while the others have one with them.. so I have to use my night vision mode on my eyes during the trek..

The trek was easier at first, because I didn't carry a lot of things, light is the only problem for me..

We were lost a bit when we start, but not long after that we find the right way..

we were lost because we miss the hole on the fence...

because we miss this tiny little hole, we went the wrong way..

after 30minutes trek, we got a nice view of the city near klang gates at night..



then, After another 30 minutes trek, we reach the top and we can see the mist of bukit tabur, and the sunrise..


 
U can see that, Mr.Tan as usual force other people to give their water to be used to cooked his food.. Look at Mei sad expression (Mei: My water.. Hiks hiks..).. lol.. jk


Choco Crunch and the sunrise

after we ate sausages and choco crunch.. relax our body, chit chat, then continue our journey to higher peak of Gunung Mei Fong

to reach this peak, you need the guts, going up was damn scary, and going down a lot more scarier..

Everybody said that this trek is more tiring than G.Datuk except me.. I dunno why, maybe I'm Just not good enough to climb up datuk, but somehow, I love that mountain, maybe because of the memories...  but this is not really a problem, I once heard from Rita that G.ledang was a lot more tiring that Gunung Than.. = =

I think I'll cut the story here, too Lazy to explain about all the things happened...
It was A fun trek with a lot of Annoying ants on the way down, a lot of rubbish, and dirty river....

Members of the Trek

The Pretty Queen of "Gunung Mei Fong", the only lady who join the trek


Me


Amir (Amir, if you see this, please praise me, cause the pic are really cool)


Mr. Tan Meng Chwen


Andrew without pony tail anymore


Zubyr



Some pics were taken by me, and some other were taken and stolen from Amir's camera and blog

G.datuk once again

On 14 march I went up Gunung Datuk for the second time..

around 3 pm, arwin, arie, and I met on side gate to meet with the other trekkers at sunway lobby foyer..

on the lobby foyer, I saw many "new" faces and "old" faces. Some of them have trek with me several times, they are Amir, Scott, Mr.TMC, and Mr.Varga.

It was a very enjoyable trek, many friendly CIMPans

Gunung Datuk was never an easy trek for me
The first time I went up Gunung Datuk is my first time trekking, I'm dying going up, and for the second time, Gunung Datuk killing me again. I underestimated this mountain and take too much load on my bag.. I brought up 3 litres water, 1 huge plastic floormat, 1 4-men tent, 4 apples, 3 breads which turned into mashed breads because I squeezed it in my bag, 1 rocky, 2 cadburry, 2 Cup Ramen, 1 gas, 2 pan, and 1 Sleeping bag.

but I admit that I need to train more so that I can be the best beast of burden and able to help my fellas to carry the loads.

My sweat starts raining all over my body since the first twenty minutes of the trek. Gunung datuk just have a long steep section which make me sooo tired..

This trek brings back the memories from my first trek to Gunung datuk, I miss some of my buddies that trek with me at that time, they are Aloy, Nini, Fani, Kourosh, and Farah.

At the time I reach the peak in this trek, some tent have been set up, then I helped to set some tents and one of them was set on a "Isolated" area which was very windy (this tent was blown up by the wind at the night, and those guys who slept on this tent move to other tent except steve who chose to sleep on the peak)

after set all the tent, we cook, we eat, and all of us gather together and talk to each other. we sang a song which called "row row your boat" and I also have a duet with Mr.Varga singing "Wherever you will go" from "the calling".  some people tell jokes and ghost story.

after the night gathering, I chose to go to the peak to meet Mr.TMC, and on a night I count that I go up and down from the camp site to the peak 4 times.
-the first time with Mr.Varga, we went to meet Mr.Tan on the peak, and found Mr.Marc Andre was up there too.
-the second time was with Mr.Tan, Mr.Varga, and Mei
-the third time was with gabby, leon, and smita, and Mr.Tan
-the fourth was with steve, amir, Mr.Tan

Amos and Nee On come at 3.15 to the peak which surprise me, these to fellas are crazy trekkers..

everybody went down the peak around 4am, except steve and me, yeah we are the only survivor.. Hell yeah

can't sleep at all on the peak till morning come, it was very cold and windy.. the stars are great up there, but nothing beats the stars on Gunung tahan, it was brighter and also a lot more stars there..

we did some cleaning up, fill some plastic bag with rubbish, but the last plastic bag is very small because I felt lazy filling it ALONE
I fill the plastic bag while the others busy taking pics and chit chat, but I know some of them busy cleaning up their tent, so can not blame it on them, they also have the right not to clean up the mountain because its their choice, and I have to accept it.

on the way down, I walk together with TMC and Mei
Mei really is a nature lover,this young maiden collect all the rubbish that she found on the way, and her act amaze TMC and me.

enought talk, here are the pics (most of them are the pics that I got from CIMP blackboard.. LOL)

P.S=
-somehow I felt bad that I post G.Datuk story for the second time and still choosing not to post story about G.Tahan which was my best trekking experience so far. The long journey on Tahan really is too long to be written, and the experience is just MORE THAN WORDS

-while I was writing this blog I felt a bit upset because it was raining outside which make me can't play frisbee with my friends