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Last nite a had this vivid dream, and no it's not about porn.

I dreamt I went to a gig last nite, yeah, read it again, I went to a gig. Shessh, my last gig was 1999, that was before the y2k bug hits (or not, depends on your perspective). Dr M was still our PM, and we still using 56k modem to surf the net. I even crowdsurfing from the stage, but what does it means Dr.?

Is it because I'm gonna hit the big three oh this year? Oh my.

But still, brings a lot of memories though, I remember this particular gig (not the last one), Spiral Kinetic Circus was playing, I was at the top floor looking down at the moshpit, all my friends all jumps their hearts out and there I was trying to understand what was Fathul singing about and Ken, whoah! this guy knows his guitar. That day Ajin was on drum, and my thought was, hey that guy is from backrose. Hahaha. Cool.There was this girl taking pictures while at the same time tries her hardest not to touch any of the crazies jumping around, had a bit of chuckle there.

After that, there was this hardcore group, my god I forgot their name, but they had raw energy, spirits and enthusiasm. Wish I still had those today. Next came this chinese band, but by that time all those kids starting to moved away, I don't know whether they pick the wrong crowd or the kids just don't understands them although they does sings in english. That band sounds a bit like Radiohead during The Bends era. At least their soundman and his girlfriend was there to support them.

Of course during that time, the underground scene, (yes, we called it underground, not indie during that time) wasn't as majmuk as today. Maybe that was also a reason nobody watch that Chinese band, cos all the kids are Malay? I'm not sure, what I know I had a blast that day, even if I looked like I didn't.

Ah, youth! To be full of energy, stupid and reckless again.

Ah! age is just a numbers, I can still be stupid and reckless.

Okay, here's the deal, it's 1.12 am (malaysia time), I can't sleep, there's nothing good on tv, and my tummy hurt. Badly.

It seems like Special Beef Burger + Egg Banjo + Black Coffee = Not a good combination for dinner.

I've been to the toilet 3 times. Not a pretty sight. Okay, I've learned my lesson, can we moved on?

Wow!, it's 2009 already? Man that was fast. (No, that's not a sexual innuendo)

I was so caught up in the moment I now have about 8 resolution for this new year.
Imagine that, 8, even last year's was not so successful. Last year I made 2 and done 1. That's 50% success rate.

If I was a surgeon I would have killed half of my patient, if I was a banker I'd lost half of my clients money, if I was a, okay I think you got my point.

I believe I got the dreaded narcissistic blogger disease. That's when you write your blog as if there are people who reads them. HellowwwWWWWWww! see, there's only echo.

It's New Year's Eve! How are you celebrating tonight?

By posting up these lists! hahaha. I really have no life. 

Anyway. I can go on and on about 2008. But I'll just post up these four lists, then maybe say something at the end. How about that?

2008's albums:

Clearly shows how I am not part of the hipster gang whatsoever. Here are my favourites, in random order:

1. Rogue Squadron- I can has mixtapz? -_-
2. The Last Shadow Puppets- The Age of the Understatement
3. Portishead- Third
4. The Roots- Raising Down
5. Erykah Badu- New Amerykah Part One
6. Hujan- Hujan
7. Fleet Foxes- Fleet Foxes
8. She & Him- Volume One
9. TV on the Radio- Dear Science
10. Oasis- Dig Out Your Soul
11. Estrella- Estrella
12. Sore- Ports of Lima
13. Naif- A Night at Schouwburg
14. Ludacris- Theater of the Mind
15. Gnarls Barkley- The Odd Couple
16. Coldplay- Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
17. Weezer- Red Album
18. Bloc Party- Intimacy
19. Flight of the Conchords- Flight of the Conchords

Should I, or shouldn't include...

• Solange- Sol-Angel and The Hadley St. Dreams
• Jazmine Sullivan- Fearless
• Bunkface- Lesson of the Season
• Everybody Loves Irene- On Second Thoughts, I Might Wanna Change Something
• Jenny Lewis- Acid Tongue

Released in 2008, but I haven't heard it properly yet (shame on me)

• Free Love- Feed us with your love
• Laila's Lounge- Laila's Lounge
• Efek Rumah Kaca- Kamar Gelap
• Guns N' Roses- Chinese Democracy
• Couple- Teenage Disc Fantastic
• Q-tip- The Renaissance
• Joe Flizzow- The President

Major Gigs/Concerts/Festival Attended (Top 9 is in order, the rest is not)

1. Sunburst Music Festival- Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club(Nevermind Incubus, say hello to George Clinton and The Roots)
2. Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival- Singapore (Awesome two day gathering of kick ass DJs)
3. Explosions in the Sky- Ruums (my heart exploded and I don't think I fully recovered)
4. Oasis- Echo Arena, Liverpool (kick ass seats, free of charge and full two hours something of Gallagher brothers)
5. Indie Day Out- MCPA Hall KL (crazy attendance, with people fainting and breaking noses etc)
6. Travis- Carling Liverpool (on the eve of Aidilfitri, no less)
7. The Last Shadow Puppets- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (pasty yet good looking British boys making beautiful music in a beautiful hall)
8. Jakarta Rock Parade- Senayan, Jakarta (Badly organized lead to poor attendance, but had stellar line-up)
9. Mono- Zouk KL (don't mess with Japanese post-rock musicians)
10. Vox- Esplanade Singapore (Surabaya heart-warming harmonies.. ah bless)
11. Mocca- Zouk KL
12. Goodnight Electric- Ipoh
13. The Bays- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
14. Ida Maria & The Courteeners- LGOS, Liverpool
15. Goldfrapp- LGOS, Liverpool
16. Pendulum- LGOS, Liverpool
17. Noah & The Whale- Bumper, Liverpool
18. The Roots- Manchester
19. MTV Asia Awards- Genting Highland
20. Family Affair II- Singapore
21. Pesta Malam Indonesia 2- Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club
22. KRU's Anniversary Bash- Ruums, KL
23. Rockestra- MCPA Hall, KL
24. KLUE's Urbanscape- KLPAC

What's good 2009?

• Rogue Squadron's 'I can has mixtapz' mixtape
• Jin Hackman's 'Jinius at Work'
• Rogue Squadron's monthly night 'The Bomb Shelter' at Cloth and Clef, KL
• The Rebel Scum's 'Time has Scum'
• Clue to Kalo's 'Lily Perdida'
• Flica's new album
• Yeah Yeah Yeah's new album
• Zeke and the Popo's new album
• Convocation XD
• Blur's reunion
• More concerts (Franz Ferdinand and Oasis and more hopefully)
• Better camera kit 
• More travelling!

Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas, James Stewart in It's A Wonderful Life... There are so many great Christmas movie characters. Show us your favorite.

JACK SKELLINGTON! no contest!!! <3

If you have something to say, do it now. I don't want to have you sobbing on my grave because that's the time when it hit you that I am
a) meaningful to you,
b) I owe you something,
c) I have answers to the world's toughest questions,
d) the person you've been waiting all your life.

From Wordsmanifest of The Rebel Scum:

We just got back from soundcheck at Cap Square, and shit looks really good. The stage reminds me of the mobile stage Musiccanteen used to roll out for their shows, only bigger and generally doper.The sound's going to be clear as fizzuck. Zee Avi (Kokokaina), Stylustiks, Joe Flizzow, Yuna, Goldfish and Arabyrd will be up on stage all damn day from 2pm onwards, and there's a ton of shit for you to do and buy too. Oh yeah TRS will get on at 9pm, and we'll have Figure of Speech from The Works and SSK with us.

Did I tell you shit is free? Tak. Payah. Bayar.

Be there or die.

related links:

http://www.uox.com.my/

http://www.capsquare.com.my/

http://www.therebelscum.com.my

http://www.theresistanceforum.com.my

http://www.myspace.com/roguesquad

http://www.klue.com.my/events/1280-UOX-Play-Block-Party

It really such a valuable experience, shooting for the "S! Manj@ Huggie5". Meet new people, cute babies, celebrities, green screen and really tiring too!

So watch Indah in S! Manj@ Huggie5 Game Show on NTV7 22Nov (Sunday) 7pm. She played, cried and lose. haha. sapa suruh nangis, kan dah kalah!

And why Daphn|e |king called Indah: J-Lo? Will note later our experience in details. Kalau rajin. :P

Baby E. Wanted.

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