It is seldom that I post about my favorite Malay singers in this blog. However, this post is something I wanna share, that not many have notice. Some may even don't believe if this is true. No matter what he does, he is still No.1 in my books. This is JAMAL ABDILLAH.

Video 1 - Together with M.Nasir, Jamal delivered one of the best performance ever during the Malaysia's music award show. After this award-winning performance, nobody came close to match their standards...... till today. This is when he is SOBER.



Video 2 - Jamal is all alone at the Istana Budaya where he sang in front of dignitaries. Backed by the full orchestra and top-notch technical crew, he let loose his emotions to a blistering performance........ of coz, with the help of .......... In short, he's 'flying.......'. I say, if he need substances to perform like this, let him take whatever he wants!!!



While we're in Malaysia..... here's another favorite, Malaysia's version of SADE...... SHEILA MAJID.



Not forgetting one of Malaysia's sweetheart, 'live' in Royal Albert Hall in London. This is the encore performance.

Here's something for you to ponder......



I THINK OF YOU WHEN I'M STRESS...........




YOU, STRESS THINKING OF ME..............





and, the glass is always half full. Never half empty.

Frankly, I'm bored at doing product reviews. Not that I hate the product, but it's because most of the information needed are already available in the product's website. If that's not enuff....... there's always a smart-ass out there (or somewhere here) who seems to know more than the engineers and the developers. The best is, they are the ones who don't get to see, touch nor taste the equipments first-hand. Today, I met such person........ in one of the forums....... here.

Anyway, here's some latest toys for the big boys........

DN-MC 6000

DN-SC 2000

DN-X600

Before anyone tries to be smart and think they know better....... remember that the equipment is a non-living thing. What matters most is the person operating the system. Like YUKUN said, "Can means, CAN!"

To that 'guy' who still think that his Pioneer 1000MK3 and DJM800 is the most innovative DJ equipment...... I reckon you walk around Orchard Road with a Technics tee-shirt from Queensway SC, and have AFrojack and Sidney Samson on repeat mode in ur iPod Shuffle??

Saw a video of the Miss Singapore Universe 2010........



Then, it brought memories of the shamed Miss Universe Singapore 2009



I was just thinking......... why the heck did the local organizers go thru all the trouble to organise unnecessary rounds of selections, which in the end up with representatives of 'such' standards??? Why in the hell didn't they just send Otelli Edwards to the pageant..... for the past 3 yrs, or maybe, for the next 2 yrs......??!! No need to waste time, money and effort from all the different parties. Just get her the ticket, and let her choose her own outfits. I reckon we'll fair better. PWND!!!

Long ago, while in school, my Engrish teacher said to me, "If you wanna improve your Engrish, read more books and start speaking Engrish. Better if you mix with Engrish-speaking fwens." So, I did. Even though I didn't excel in my Engrish but I have since manage to write a few postings in my blog, wrote articles published in some magazines and hosted a few shows for the mass public.

Recently, I felt like I have been neglecting my own mother-tongue, the Malay language. Even though I managed to exhume a few praises from the former ministers like Sidek Saniff, Ahmad Mattar and Cikgu Suratman Markasan at a recent event which I hosted, in Malay!! I think I could do better with an improved vocabulary of the Malay language.

So, with that in mind I decided to improve myself, and that was when I remembered the former teacher's saying. I took the first Malay language peripheral I found at home and read it. It was a Malay magazine - Media Hiburan. To my disappointment, not only the words are still the same as it was 20 years ago, I thought I found spelling mistakes in all the articles. No improvement there, I decided to take the second advice. Start mixing with Malay-speaking fwens. Here is where I encounter more problems.

After a week with my Malay-speaking fwens..... I came home more confused than before as I didn't understand many parts of the conversation, In fact, I tried looking up some words in the Kamus (Malay Dictionary), but to no avail. Not sure if it's just me or the Malay language has gotten too sophisticated. Here's a list of words and phrases that I was still trying to figure out.

sachok, sachek - ??

wancheng - ???

berg - ???

step yek - ??

kajon - ??

"fuh, dek ni duk sek ah!" (referring to a girl?)

"mesti potong angin" - (I dunno what they were referring to....)

"ada budak kena kicap!" (I think it refers to a fight?)

"gua tak bohong ah, depan lampu gua cakap....." (got this from a fwen....)

Today, as I was breaking fast, I had my mind on the YOG volunteers. Not all, but the local volunteers....... especially those who had to 'volunteer' out of their own free will. Yeah, we know that many of the volunteers had to do it or risk having their grades, testimonial or course results being compromised.

I was wondering how they were today. Whether they have eaten, how much has the food improved, etc. It is no secret that some of the international delegates behave in unacceptable manner and treat our volunteers like slaves. They know as host nations, our volunteers are held hostage to any of their request, in return of just a simple smile and an appreciative gesture. I was told, only a handful of these athletes are like that.... and those are the ones from the smaller African countries.

I wonder if they know who Kunta Kinte is ..........??

Was watching the news on TV and saw how excited my fellow Singaporeans about the opening of the YOG. The never-ending praises and 'proudness' of being a Singaporean after the gutsy display of 'Youth' performance and technology........... Really?! A wise-old man use to tell me, "for every 10 person who says you're ugly, there'll be 10 more who will say the opposite". As we already know that it is just another propaganda, we, the normal Singaporeans, will only see what we're required to see....... on TV. Didn't I say before that our TV has something in common with the North Korean TV...???

First up....... congrats to Ivan - Creative Director and the whole technical team for the opening show. I know some people involve in the production team, and they've done some commendable things. Above it all....... how much difference is this from the NDP segments?? Same idea different concept? The showcase of how Singapore, from a fishing village turned into a metropolitan country. I heard someone whispered to me....... "If you think you know better, do lor......!" Seriously, with a budget of even a 10%th of $389 million, come try me (us). With partners like AIMS, and many others, I'm sure we can come out with something 'interesting'. Speaking of which...... how come the organizers couldn't reach an agreement with Sean Kingston's performance fees, which resulted in his MIA during the opening show. My question is, why didn't this issue sorted out way before the programme is confirmed?? Ok, enough of the opening event. We'll let you ponder about the show, as it will be on repeated telecast for the rest of the year.

One of the things that really made me cringe (apart from the 'Oh Yeah' song), is how they made (or force) Primary school students to stand in the rain to welcome the YOG torch. Were there any consent forms from the parents? Did any of the kids feel sick? Were there any safety measures taken as it was raining and there were some lighting flash?? This is similar to how we see the kindergarten students having to come out on a hot Sunday morning, waving the 'flags', because some MP in white is coming to the neighbourhood. Do you think they want to? Especially without the reward of a MacDonald's Happy meal. Talking about meals, I think our YOG volunteers would be extremely grateful if their meals are of MacDee's Happy meal. I wonder how're they doing today?? I wonder what are they eating today........? I was glad that I pulled out from being a volunteer.

As I was watching the repeat telecast of the repeated reports on the YOG network channel, I notice there are only 6 teams in the Soccer tournament? If the Youth Olympics is just second to the Olympics, why didn't the big countries participate?? Don't even ask about the young teams from Argentina, England, Holland or even Spain....... where are our neighbours Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia?? Long ago, they taught us in school, 'it's not only about winning or losing, participation already makes you a winner....' so what happen ah...??!

Well, maybe it's not fair to only point out the setbacks, faults and disgruntles of the YOG. I'm sure there a some good things that come out of these such as .......... err.......... mmmmm........ I'll get back to you on that. Anyway, there are many other stories out there to add to this post. It's up to each and their own to decide, choose and ponder of these writes.

On a different note, to the young state representatives, I know how excited it is to have the nation's flag on your uniform. I've been in that situation before, so, I know. Be proud and enjoy the moment. Btw, I'm sorry that I will not pay $30 to watch any of the games. You want us to come support, you give privilege to Singaporeans. We are already paying for the all these.

My VESTAX tee signed by DJ QBert. Btw, I realized that quite a number of new generation DJs who doesn't know QBert, Grand Wizard Theodore or even Jam Master Jay. Some commented that it is not important to know these names coz it's associated with Turntablism. Most newbies get into the fray with dreams of being another Armin, Guetta or Sinclair, as these jocks are widely known in the Electronic Dance Music scene. Even in EDM, does anyone even know who Larry Levan is.....??

Similarities or just coincidence.......??

9th of May

9th of Sept

9th of Aug

I'm sure most have already notice this..........

So, the YOG festivities has started. Millions of people will be in Singapore. In a month's time, they will all go back to their countries and share their experience about Singapore. Here, the government is taking great pains to make sure the level of service, hospitality and convenience is at it's best.

Unfortunately, all these effort may go to waste just because when those visitors tried talking to service staffs, they'll get this question.......

"你說普通話?"

Btw, does anybody know whats the national language is...???

WHO'S NEXT??


Obama-mama announces that the withdrawal exercise will start soon, 31st August to be precise. The diplomats will take over in 'helping' Iraq to recover it's economy and what-not. The next question is........ Who's next??!

Look, we all know that the US is one of the biggest arms dealer in the world. Without war, they are in deep shit! Those army personnel who's coming home...... what are they gonna do? Most will never get back to society. Even if they do, the chances of psychological after-effects will remain in anything they do. The bulk of the US military personnel are young people who were drafted from the slums, projects or when they finished high school. How are these people gonna get back to real-life in America? Does America has the funds to support these people? So, what's the next best solution?

Get into another war............ who's next?

Got this in the mail about half hour ago...... I guess it was meant for me to post it here for the pleasure of my ardent readers.

If I'm right, the caption meant something like ...... "Invest in Shanghai bank and bring home a p*ki!!" - or else you guys can Google it from the Taiwan websites. This ad is from Taiwan.

Guess what...?! It comes in different colours!! I wonder if it's stored in a can. If it does, the Malays would call it "P*KI dalam tin......!"

C'mon...... it's Monday. Have some sense of humour, pls!