Friday, November 9, 2007

a salute to a friend + eid mubarak roundup

A salute to a friend
Our good friend from the A-Level years, DINO, who works in London, went
back to Bolehland for a short festive holiday recently.  For old time
sake, we went for a jam session at Black Widow, a studio where we frequently hang-out during the black A-Level days back in the late 90s.
This flyer was handed-out to all the participants of the ongoing UMNO assembly:


The reunion showcased members of the 'most-beloved-but-now-defunct' A-Levels punkrock bands, MAMAK(vocals&guitar) and DINO himself(bass) of Psycho Duke with AKHTAR(guitar) of SBP.  Rounding up the quartet was JOKER as the guest drummer, back hitting the skins after a 4-year(!) hiatus.

Back then, both Psycho Duke and SBP has released a demo and contributed a song each in the 'critically-acclaimed' Shah Alam Underground Scene Complilation...but then Siti Nurhaliza came to prominent.  She whitewashed the music scene. Everyone else in the industry was irrelevant.
Dino&Mamak.Half of 'Psycho Duke'(1996-98)Dino2007SBP(1996-98)
So this is the reunion lineup:
ACIP, SEDI, SCOTT, KECHIQUE and mie were there too as busybodies

"Fiona...terciptalah irama cinta ini"

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DINO told me that they were xtremely honoured to cover the Fiona song.  We agreed that 4U2C is the most talented band Bolehland has ever produced, maybe on par with kumpulan IMPRESSION.
They went on to cover 'Roots Radical', a song by an unknown Californian East-Bay band RANCID.
Check out the clip below:

Roots Radical- RANCID Cover
The reunion  was also an excuse for some of these people  to wind-up because apparently they have their own hidden agenda:
1. This week is AKHTAR's final days as a bachelor.  He is getting married this weekend. (finally, 'city jeans' can be laid to rest)
2. KECHIQUE too is in his final phase as a KJL* member.  He will get married next weekend. (i post about it earlier here)
3.  JOKER was celebrating his birthday that nite. (sorry bro. you're old...haha
the aftermath:
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*KELAB JIWA LUKA
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Before all the crap above, a full scale re-bonding session with DINO ensured


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Eid-Mubarak Roundup
This  week is the  final days of the Holy Month of SYAWAL.  A round-up:

yeah...people do get married during Raya
...and yeah...i know...he looks more mature and wiser than me.

He is my cousin's son...somehow qualified as my nephew

long story short:
my cousin went to perform HAJ last year and met a new friend.  They had
an intense chat, among the topic was on their children: my cousin told
him about his bachelor son; his new friend boast about his virgin
daughter.  errr...you do the math then...

  L to R: Zul, Dino, (oo), Host Faridz
the open house also served as a farewell gathering...Faridz is going to Dubai later this month to take up a new job offer ...best of luck bro.

 my nephew there won't reveal which one is his girlfriend

standing L to R: Nafeesa, Fazlin, Maryam, Lana
seated L to R: mat hampas, Mat Jos, Mat Scott, Farah

3 vs 5. Konpem kalah

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Eid BBQ at SEDI's




Instead of the customary Lemang, Ketupat or Rendang, host SEDI and SHILA (and their little
princess QISTINA BATRISYIA) threw a twist to the Eid Celebration by generously threating a group of hungry, young (and horny?)  men to a BBQ party.




A nite of great food, supplemented by a healthy forum on current affairs; from the hottest tube on the net, the wonderful world of 3gps to free lesson on Indonesian terms

Sedi & Shila BBQ-04
Sedi & Shila BBQ-05


Kudos goes to SEDI and SHILA on the RM lost, susah-susah hosting and serving super-delicious food...We will not hesitate to come if ever invited again...heheh

(pardon the smokey pix, apparently the lens was hit badly by the burning   charcoal...maklumlah amatiran photographer  ;D )



Thursday, October 25, 2007

Vox Hunt: Favorite Local Band

Show us your favorite local band.
Submitted by Soup.
In addition to Search (see below) and err..4U2C, I have to add this highly respected band Cromok.

Sam, Din (RIP), Karl and Miji were Malaysian students studying in  University of Wollongong, Sydney when they decided to form a thrash metal band in late 80s. They caused quite a sensation in the Sydney underground scene with their brand of unique straight up thrash metal sounds back then.


Always keen to stick to their roots, Cromok's blend of metal with Malay traditisional elements made them some sort of a local icon ..as evident in the adaptation of 'Ulek Mayang' (a Terengganu folk song) as the intro to 'Metallurgical'  (from their defining debut album 'Image of Purity').

CROMOK- 'Prophecy'-Live in Australia, 1989


last month i ran into Sam buying a nasi bungkus at Gerai Kak Nor, Pasar TTDI. Apparently he is currently an engineer at the nearby VETS building (formerly IBM tower)
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It was 1986 . I went to a seedy music shop at the nearby kompleks PKNS to get a copy of Search's 'Langit dan Bumi' cassette straight after one religious class (kelas mengaji darjah tiga). They successfully taught me 3 fundamental  things in life:

1) not to be so uptight
2) loosen up a bit
3) and be a good kid at the same time.


i heard they are still going strong until today   



Sunday, October 21, 2007

F1 2007: the plot thickens...

Update 2 (after race): KIMI RAIKKONEN IS EARTH CHAMPION

Rank outsider of the three-way title contenders going into the Interlagos final, Kimi Raikkonen pulled off one of the biggest
upsets in Formula 1 history to claim his maiden world championship
crown, overcoming a 7-point deficit in the penultimate  race.

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Update 1 (after qualifying): Brazilian Grand Prix starting grid
1. Felipe Massa    2. Lewis Hamilton    3. Kimi  Raikkonen   4. Fernando Alonso

This is it, then: Fittingly, one of the most
enthralling seasons in recent memory will conclude with a three-way
title decider in Brazil this weekend.
For Hamilton to become champion:
Hamilton first or second
or Hamilton third, fourth or fifth; Alonso second or lower
or Hamilton sixth or seventh; Alonso third or lower; Raikkonen second or lower
or Hamilton eighth; Alonso fourth or lower; Raikkonen third or lower
or Hamilton out of the points; Alonso fifth or lower; Raikkonen third or lower

























































For Alonso to become champion:
Alonso first; Hamilton third or lower
or Alonso second; Hamilton sixth or lower
or Alonso third; Hamilton eighth or lower; Raikkonen second or lower
or Alonso fourth; Hamilton out of the points; Raikkonen third or lower























































For Raikkonen to become champion:
Raikkonen first; Alonso third or lower; Hamilton sixth or lower
or Raikkonen second; Alonso fourth or lower; Hamilton eighth or lower

You can read all the paddock politix here (F1 official site) and here (official host-broadcaster)

Certainly 2007 is one of the most thrilling and controversial F1 season
in years with ingredients of spy-gate scandal, internal feud,
backstabbing etc.

Remember the controversial 1997 season?
Back then Michael Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 championship for deliberately causing a legendary collision with Jacques Villeneuve in the championship-deciding penultimate race in Jerez, Spain. (JV was declared world champion that year)
... and what is more bizarre: The top three drivers (Schumacher, Villeneuve,Heinz-Herald Frentzen) clocked identical qualifying times (1:21.072) !


Seriously you got to checkout the clip below:
Schumacher - Villeneuve duel (Jerez, Spain 1997)
and by the way, anybody going to the first nite race in Singapore next September?













































Thursday, October 11, 2007

the rise of Syawal

Bombs Away

Fireworks at my kampung during the first nite of Syawal. 
Watchout for the lame 'Mexican Wave' at the end of the clip.

to all my muslimin and muslimat friends,
SALAM EIDULFITR
I would like to rearrange all my 20 fingers and ask for your forgiveness for any mistakes big or small; and please halalkan the termakan, terminum or tertengok part

pecah kaca pecah gelas,
sudah baca harap maafkan.

pecah kaca pecah tong,
buah keranji di atas perahu,
harap maafkan bile dah habis bace
seriously,
khairil suhaimi


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