{"id":351,"date":"2005-01-30T03:21:21","date_gmt":"2005-01-30T03:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2016-09-18T18:26:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T18:26:29","slug":"rock-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"Rock News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

I bumped into the-one-annoyingly-eager-to-leave-Malaysia<\/a> at the hitz.tv Blast Off. Later, outside, I heard some Indians saying how f***ed up the sound was. Suddenly, a crusty-voiced Indian exclaimed, “it was damn f***ed up!<\/i>” That distinctive voice could only be my celebrity “because-I’m-Indian<\/i>” buddy, Jayaram<\/a>. There, he’s finally mentioned in my blog. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/b><\/p>\n

I met up Ed<\/a> and YK<\/a> at Bintang Walk. YK acquired 5 big Transformers that day. I acquired this:<\/p>\n


\nReduced Size Multimedia Card<\/b> my a**. On the left was my new 512MB RS-MMC card; on the right, my old 128MB xD Picture card. The xD was only slightly bigger!<\/p>\n

I then headed to The Disco<\/b> for the gig I promoted earlier<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nNo, I was not stabbed by any protuding objects here. The Disco has a very nice setting, with a huge window light letting the sun light the stage naturally.<\/p>\n


\nI met Jayaram again; this time, as usual, he was a HELP-ful emcee. Picture has been double-sized to make up for his lack of blog appearances despite the times we had bumped into each other.<\/p>\n


\nNightshift<\/b> was an enjoyable old-school thrash metal band. Every old-school thrash metal band should do a Metallica<\/b> cover and this was no exception, doing For Whom The Bell Tolls<\/i>.<\/p>\n


\nBrainhead<\/b> was next with some alternative rock, and their alternative take on Incubus – Drive<\/i>.<\/p>\n


\nInsulyna<\/b> gave us crunchy grunge, and a light growly take on Cranberries – Zombie<\/i>.<\/p>\n


\nIndka<\/b> from Kuching featured Alex, the drummer from SingleTrackMind<\/b> and Soft Touch<\/b>. I wasn’t sure if it was progressive rock.<\/p>\n


\nZero Gravity<\/b> threw in Deftones<\/b>‘ tones, and the energy of KoRn<\/b> helped with my enjoyment. I particularly the band’s showmanship, especially the bassist’s style.<\/p>\n


\nZiel<\/b> played hard rock. Can someone else agree with me when I say the vocalist\/guitarist would look like Brandon Boyd<\/b>, with dreadlocks on?<\/p>\n


\nRepublic Of Brickfields<\/b> played reggae, with a few Bob Marley<\/b> covers. Peter Hassan Brown<\/b> (if you’re as underground as you say you are, you’d know the man) was skanking to it, legs kicking the air! Never have I seen so much energy in that rocking (grand?)father. Yes, the metal-lish guitars looked misplaced; were some of them from Koffin Kanser? (I know Aru the vocalist is…)<\/p>\n

I recorded videos for most of the bands (512MB maaan, I’m invincible) so ask me on MSN if you want them.<\/p>\n

I stayed back to be a roadie. \ud83d\ude42 We then went to Stadium Merdeka to drop off the snake<\/i> cables (a giant power extension cord).<\/p>\n


\nAiyah, nothing to see. Jay Chou ciao already. (It was that night!)<\/p>\n


\nEver craved Chinese food after converting to Islam? Tupai Tupai<\/b> serves the bestest lemon chicken and halal versions of Chinese food. It even has big round tables and servings done Chinese style, but with (get this) leather tablecloths. The outside of the wooden-plank-raised place was the woods, where we assume squirrels live.<\/p>\n

Friend: Why do they call it Tupai Tupai? Do they serve squirrels here?<\/i>
\nMe: Yeah, I’m sure that squirrels could eat the food off the table as they like.<\/i><\/p>\n

I felt a sense of pride, knowing that Alda<\/a> and I would carry on the corny humor of Az<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the way back, a bunch of us rode in the back of a Mitsubishi Storm. *cue Jim Morrison whispering “Riders Of The Storm<\/i>“* With that, I can now change my Friendster<\/a> picture to something that attracts less gay guys and girls with headscarves.<\/p>\n

Oh, and to mark<\/b>, who posted a comment in Santa Was A Telekom Engineer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The PPPoA option is available in the setup program on the CD. I’m not sure if the option is available when you Telnet your router.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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