Seen And Heard: Naturally 7 - Wall Of Sound

They are perhaps one of a few underhyped R&B acts; definitely one of a kind. If you've been to Sunburst and have been given a chance checking out their gig, you know that I have stayed true to my statement. I present to you Naturally 7.



p/s: I'm still looking up for the download link of this song. I can't seem to find it at the moment. Watch this space!

Malaysian F1 Grand Prix: Even The Bomohs Can't Act God...

So, have you guys watched the race yesterday? To the mat salehs, may we present you the Malaysian weather at it's best potential. If there's such heavy downpour which can stop races, this is it. And with the time shifted later in the evening, the visibility and light penetration is getting poorer by every minute. In the end, safety car was launched, and the race was red-flagged, and Jenson Button of Brawn GP went on his second consecutive victory of this season. Bravo Brawn! The underdogs have done it again! Boy oh boy will the favourites have another rivalry this year.

Well, I wish not to talk much about the race, you can just read it elsewhere. I'll be sharing some of my experience and my thoughts throughout yesterdays happenings. So, my brother and I, and a couple of his friends went together, car-pooling. We happened to have two parking stickers, and unsure of what to do with the second one, we decided to make ourselves an easy fortune; we'll sell it, haha. Upon arrival in the KLIA toll plaza, we begun our marketing strategy. With proper 'product positioning' (that is at the side windows of the car), we managed to attract some looks from fellow motorists. One Indian dude was staring so seriously even after his car went pass us. Looks like more and more people got interested. We then stopped our car at the area where parking tickets sold, and started offering. One by one cars asked for it. One Malay dude asked for a mere 30 bucks. I mean come on! The sticker alone costed 50! and the location is far from the main entrance. What we had is so much better; the sticker with 'SIC' on it, it is like the best parking spot! (after the paddock club, of course). About 10 minutes later, a group of interested Chinese started asking for it. 50 bucks! or you may queue at the line. Without further hesitation, a friend of his started pulling out 50 ringgit note. Ka-Ching! A sale was made! hahaha. Now we got ourselves a free dinner money. Now, off to the track.

One thing I realised this year is the traffic. I know that in the news report everywhere, the police force has given a guarantee that the traffic flow will be smooth. Judging from what I saw yesterday, it seems that nothing much has been done. Cutting queues were still there. And when there are policemen watching over, the motorist started switching to the right lane. And there's a group of ass clowns taking opportunity over police escorts passing to let the VVIPs through. Talk about Malaysian typical mentality. Sighhh, when are we gonna change ourselves eh?

Fortunately, all is not lost with the race stopped about halfway due to the rain. We were heavily entertained by the UK megastar by the name of Jamiroquai! Wooohoooo! He is truly a showman, 90 minutes of fast paced, pulsating tunes that surely rocked the stage and the crowd. And with some string pulled out, we got to party VIP style. There's free food, drinks, the lovely people dancing and enjoying themselves. What a crowd! The only downside is the slippery, muddy surface and the light drizzle. I wore white yesterday, and let's just say, it turned brown. It was that bad. We didn't Jay Kay's performance to be this long and awesome. We kinda expected it to be like a short 5,6 songs. He took the whole 90 minute; it was practically a Jamiroquai concert live in Malaysia, not just some entertainment for Formula 1. And guess what, should you purchase the cheapest ticket (50, I think?), you still got to enjoy the concert. I mean, it was like the cheapest gig ever! To the organizers, good job man! Hope to see more interesting acts next year. And Jay Kay, what can I say, you rock dude!

And after all that just happened, I'm just too tired to work today, so I took a day off! Hahaha...please please don't tell my boss (I kinda told him that I had a fever). Till the next post, Jaane!

Naturally 7, I'm Gonna Be Brief..Brilliant!

Peeps, check this out. They are 1 of the acts who will be performing in the upcoming Sunburst KL 09 festival. I started to have doubts of coming to this fest due to the non-existent of interesting acts, but after watching these clips, my hopes are restored! May I present to you, Naturally 7...

Seen and Heard: KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up

Here's a song I heard from Mix.FM, and it sure brings back memories. Retro songs always bring up such a happy feeling (at least that's how I feel whenever I listen to this sort of song). Enjoy:)
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KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up (1983)

Everybody wants you
Everybody wants your love
I'd just like to make you mine all night

Na, na, na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na, na
Baby give it up
Give it up
Baby give it up
Na, na, na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na, na
Baby give it up
Give it up
Baby give it up

Everybody sees you
Everybody looks and stares
I'd just like to make you mine all mine

Na, na, na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na, na
Baby give it up
Give it up
Baby give it up
Na, na, na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na, na
Baby give it up
Give it up
Baby give it up
Can you give it
Can you give it
Give it up

Come on baby I need your love
Do you know I want it baby
Come on baby I want your love
Give it up, some of your love
Come on and play the game of love

Seen and Heard: Katy Perry - Thinking Of You

Just got back from dinner. Pian, one of my good friend is here in Malacca; attending this course about petroleum engineering. Anyway, took him to Pak Putra for a cheese and butter naan & tandoori chicken. I've managed to convince him that it's one of the best:)

Anyway, here's another tune found for my private collection. From the women who brought you the catchy tunes of 'I Kissed A Girl' and 'Hot and Cold', it's the latest single from Katy Perry, 'Thinking Of You'. It's a great song in my opinion. This is one of those songs about the fact that you never forget about someone you truly love, even after you're no longer together (Now that I mentioned, I do have a couple more songs of the same theme, maybe I'll share it with you guys later) Till then, happy listening:)
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I guess I'm logging off now. Till the next post, oyasumi nasai...

Sunburst 09 Is Coming..To Town...

Well well well, looks like the great Sunburst Festival is back baby! (hopefully better, fingers crossed). For those of you alienated people out there, Sunburst is basically a big-ass music festival, featuring some unbelievable, house-rocking high octane performances, local and foreign. Last year, 28 acts participated in this grand-scale event, from the great John Legend, Incubus, The Roots to the rising local indie tunes of Hujan, Meet Uncle Hussein, Pop Shuvit and many more...

Once again, the Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club will be hosting this sensational event. Pinapple Concerts, the festival producer is well renowned for bringing great acts performing in KL such as the Black Eyed Peas, Simple Plan, Incubus, as well as the upcoming Rihanna concert!. So you know that they mean business, and this festival will be off the hook!

For starters, I have purchased the early bird tickets worth RM143 (normal price: RM200). Although they have yet to announce the acts to perform this year, my Sunburst 08 experience did not dissappoint me at all, and I thought it's worth the gamble..

Check out their website for updates.