Thursday, April 17, 2008

siam 2008: DAY 5 <Phi-phi IslanD>

continuation of day 1&2, day 3 and day 4
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'chain smoking', 'macam rimau' and 'women friend'







































Lastnite
everybody crashed kinda late, so today the sun has already risen and shined when we were up.
Had brunch at  Uncle Harun's and wasted no time to talk crap, mostly about  old friends and their 'colourful' spouses,  'harimau' and 'women friend'
Today is our second day in Phi-Phi, we will be off to Phuket tomorrow
Phi-phi day two 01Phi-phi day two 02Phi-phi day two 03Phi-phi day two 04Phi-phi day two 05Phi-phi day two 06













































Today is the last day on the island, the childrens intended to explore as much as possible.  Doing just that by checking out Loh* Dalum, considered the 'backside'  of the unique double frontage bays
(*Loh = beach in Thai).
This side of the beach is considered quieter and more laid back in comparison  with the bustling Ton Sai stretch. 
Nevertheless, it is still relatively commercialised and full of people brisking under the heat
Dalum Beach 04Dalum Beach 05Dalum Beach 06
Dalum Beach 11Dalum Beach 10Dalum Beach 09









As written yesterday, Phi-Phi was badly hit by the 2004 tsunami.
Evacuation signs for visitors were strategically located in many parts
of the island in case of emergency.
Unfortunately some does not take this precaution seriously.



















































































































































































Day walkabout 01
Day walkabout 02
Day walkabout 03
















































Spend some time on the beach before heading back to our rooms.











the burning sun was at its full potential, paused for a drink before continue the walk






















Viewpoint day 2
Yesterday we only managed to climb to the lowest Viewpoint due to time constraint.  So today the agenda is to set off early to walk up the extra mile to the highest peak to catch the awesome view of the island's sunset































































on the way we passed thru shops and guesthouses; this artist and his masterpiece (below left), and a revolutionised architectural brilliance (below right) caught our attention..







































































































































...Before our mental were severely tested for this task
On the way to viewpoint 02
On the way to viewpoint 03














Once at the peak it was totally worth the effort.

A huge crowd has gathered before us anticipating the sunset
Viewpoint 05Viewpoint 07Viewpoint 06Viewpoint 09Viewpoint 10Viewpoint 08Viewpoint 101
''hasil penat lelah 3km panjat, vertically, 90 degrees'
...if you are a genius (answer here)












































'sekarang sudah masuk waktu Maghrib di Phi Phi Island'








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Nite

Nite 02Nite 04Nite 03
Dinner 01
Dinner 02
^ went downhill off the Viewpoint and walked  along the glittery Dalum Beach

<had dinner at Uncle Harun's (the 3rd consecutive time we had our meal there...contender for the most loyal customer for 1st quarter of 2008 perhaps?) 

















































'jos nak tengok wayang'
Niite walkabout 02Niite walkabout 03Nite walkabout 04

similarly as per yesterday, had a nitewalk along the winding stretch of the bustling shopfronts.

manage to embarrass ourselves by striking a crappy conversations with some locals at an optical shop 





























'free sunglasses, free contact lenses'








Had a blast yesterday at the Rolling Stoned so we decided to checkout the place again...unfortunately no pix were snapped there.
To make up for the lack of photos, i'll paste this clip, at least this is what i imagined every liveband should be.

We have a long day tomorrow (Phuket here we came!), so went back to our rooms after that.




Before hitting the bed, every camera was investigated  inside out for the best laughing stock, believe me some of the unconsiderate among us laughed so hard, you could hear the neighbours cursing you!

<end of day 5>





Monday, April 14, 2008

juventus 3 - 2 milan


Juventus
defeated Milan in an absorbing five-goal thriller in matchday 33 of Serie A at Stadio Olympico, Turin.

Scorers: Del Piero 12 (J), Inzaghi 14, 31 (M), Salihamidzic 45, 80 (J). Full match report here

Juventus 3-2 Milan highlight



Saturday, April 12, 2008

stoked part 4

part 4 of the stoked series

Fresh from a Japan Tour with the legendary Propagandhi, Canadian melodic hardcore punk quartet COMEBACK KID will perform a one-off date in Bolehland on 26th April 
























With straightedge hardcore Second Combat, skapunkers Plague of Happiness and post-hardcore Love Me Butch among the opening acts
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Stone Temple Pilots reunion





STP's 'Core' and 'Purple' were among the cassettes i overplayed during the hi-skool years.

The band, disbanded in 2002, has reunited for a brief 30-minute performance in conjunction with their summer tour announcement. 
The 7th April show was their first in almost 6 years, featuring modern rock staples like 'plush', 'vasoline' and 'interstate love song' 














plush, vasoline, interstate love song


righteous kilL

★In 1974 blockbuster Godfather Pt 2, both Pacino and De
Niro had no scene together.
★Then in 1995, both starred in Michael Mann's crime
caper Heat, had one real scene together as two men on opposite sides of the law-
one a detective, the other a thief.
★Not the case for the upcoming movie ‘Righteous
Kill
’ though, when these two old farts will share most of the scenes as two
detectives hunting down a serial killer






Saturday, April 5, 2008

MCPA Sat+Sun day

last weekend at MCPA Theatre was a 2 day musical xtravaganza for social misfits and Akademi Fantasial fanatics

MCPA Day 1: "Three Chords and the Truth"
A showcase of exhibitions, poetry readings (such as Food not Bombs KL as shown on pic above), screenings by indie filmaker Fahmi Reza, and live shows by Dum Dum Tak, Relationsheep, The Mindless Show, The Good Nite Goodies, Plague of Happiness, Full Pledge Munkness, Skatanix, D.E.P, Freygyle, F.S.F, Onani and punkrock vets Carburetor Dung
Dung, soon will released their new material after a long hiatus in the studio, was in their element, and the crowd was in frenzy come their closing number, the anthemic 'Boo Hoo Clapping Song'



JB skapunx mob Plague of Happiness hit the stage after that, fresh from releasing their solid debut album 'Kawan'. Today their horn section is short of a member (Nausad the trombonist couldn't make the trip from south), nevertheless they never fail to impress me with their trademark positive mental attitude songs.  Seeing their performance, it's no coincidence why they are often compared with Japanese greats; Potshot and Kemuri





RESAH AWAN
Tunjukkan aku awan yang selalu mekar dan ceria
Tak endahkan dunia yang selalu bersengketa
Terlalu mementingkan diri terlalu ikut rasa hati
Duduk awan pasrah tak dia berkuasa

KONSPIRASI
 benci yang kau semai, seakan luka terlerai
bawakan nanah hitam, yang tak akan berdamai
bilakah ia henti, tak tahan lagi berdiri menanggung caci



KAWAN
Satu lagi nak pesan, Busuk hati janganlah simpan
Nasihat untuk rakan dan taulan, Simpan semua jadi panduan
Sudah 24 tahun, Ilmu didada aku susun
Kalau berkat tak datang turun, Sampah sarap datang berduyun
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MCPA Day 2: Horse the Band live in Malaysia

Many,me included, were stoked when it was announced last February that the Lake Forest, California-based band will perform in Malaysia as part of their DIY self-booked, three-month, four-continent, 40-country 'Earth Tour' (Bolehland is the eighth country on the route when they started the marathon in early March).


HORSE the band's music has won them many accolades for energy and originality. Often referred to as a unique form of hardcore/metal called 'Nintendo-Core'(keyboard+synthesizer+LSDJ Game Boy cartridge to achieve an 8-bit video game influenced sound), they have built a sizable worldwide fan base just by being creative and  risen to the forefront of eclectic
and extreme hard rock sound

Their latest release, 'A Natural Death' was dubbed to be 'ambitious and skillful'. Listen to some tracks on their myspace.


Consists of Nathan 'The General', a tormented poet beast on vocals; David Isen the
hyper-intelligent lover on guitar; Erik 'Lord Gold' Engstrom the child-like wizard of
keyboards; Dashielle Han Arkenstone the
gritty urban barbarian on bass and Jon Karel (from Number 12 Looks Like You) the cuddly smut-peddling gourmet as the touring drummer (original drummer Christopher Lyle has left the band to 'pursue other interests' and decided to have 'cereal for breakfast')


for some reason, the air-conditioning inside MCPA  was not functioning (maybe due to the mayhem yesterday?), it was damn freaking hot...in fact it was way much hotter than the Umno Supreme Council meeting, according to Mawi who attended the gig.
Some of the HtB members had to strip down to their bare essentials

Nintendo-core what?  Maybe you could  checkout these clips to find out

HtB 01HtB 02HtB 03HtB 04HtB 05HtB 06

For an hour, MCPA witnessed a brutal set and a chaotic moshpit (I believe they could perform longer, if not for the A/C fiasco).

Here's  hoping for more international bands to come to our soil to remind us of what we have missed out since  the days of the universally talented group like Feminin and Empat U Dua C
A note to Kementerian Dalam Negeri and Polis DiRaja Malaysia: No Goat was harm during the course of the above events.  Tan Sri Rahim Noor can keep his boxing gloves off

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Vox Hunt: Today on the Show, We Have...

Show us who you would want as a guest if you were a talk show host.



anybody got question for him?




dacing akhirat



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