Flipsyde!

Grats to my homeboy Davin for getting the first runner up for Breaks Supremos with Hansen and Kim. Wasn’t there but saw the vids posted on youtube.

“I love this guy.” – Emcee, nuff’ said. Ma’ boy making his mark with style, all grown up all grown u.

Which reminds me I should probably get my ass up and practice. Bah~ after finals I guess.

So I’ve been hearing to Flipsyde the entire weekend and I can’t take it that I’m the only one listening to the most under-rated musical geniuses of the century.

I loved their first album “We The People” and their 2nd album will be released this September if all goes well. These guys bring hybrid to the next level, with a balance of acoustic, rock, rap, latin, mixed with a great production = fantastic music. In fact, 9.9/10 and how often do I say that.

With their album near release, some of their new songs have been released on the internet. I noticed that there’s a new member in the group, seems like they got themselves a hot new female vocalist, Chantelle Paige.

Their songs have the entire package, good instrumentals (the best acoustic and electronic guitar solos even I think Layla by Derek & The Dominos loses not taking account the old/new style factor). Powerful and meaningful lyrics and their music compliments with their (R)ythym (A)nd (P)oetry.

My current favourite is Missing You featuring their new vocalist, it’s a message to a dead lover and the piano/drums combination is fantastic. No rapping here, completely slow music with a solo vocal.

Another new song that I love is Oh God. Damn there’re many ways to interpret this song but I choose to put it as a “what-if” song. It’s supposedly God’s thoughts on people but I think I’ll put it as “what-if” it’s really God’s thoughts on people. ^^V

When you ask me for help then its blasphemy. Cause I gave you everything that I had in me.

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How dare you believe I could live in a house. See your body is the temple and you kicked me out. With the drugs and the drank and the murder and the rape and you think it get erased sunday when you pray?

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And you blame it on the devil but he don’t exist. All this lawlessness, I’m all of this. Got love for ya soul but ya soul is numb. And I’m knowin that you can’t remember where you from.

Yup, this song is all rap and you can just feel the meaning behind the song. I loved the chorus where there’s a group background vocal with their male vocalist/guitarist – God! Please have mercy on me! Please have mercy on me!

They’ve many many many many many great songs in their album. Some of my fav are Angel, No More, Fell in Love, Flipsyde, Skipping Stones and Trumpets. Some of their songs have acoustic versions. Also, their new single, Champion is one of the songs for the Beijing Olympics 2008. RoXXor~!

The only thing is their 2nd album will be produced by Akon and Konvick Muzik. Frankly this sux cause their music don’t match. Try listening to Toss It Up featuring Akon and you get my drift. I just hope their flava doesn’t sway too much.

Pre-exam preparations & Breaks Supremos

          First of all, I would like to congratulate Wsheng for getting straight A’s for A-levels and scoring 100% for several exams. In fact, I’m very very proud of him, even my sister fail to get straight A’s. He even “belanja” me and my friends “makan” at The Cave in SS2. Tq Tq !!

          Hope Davin can win the upcoming Breaks Supremos competition in Ipoh then come back belanja me eat.. Lol. Come to think of it, I started Bboying few months before Mx and Davin and im still at the amateur stage T_T  Guess i didn’t put in enough effort.

          Been really “busy” GrandChasing and studying for exam. Unfortunately, my study plans kept on clashing with random events. Think i spent too much time GrandChasing, at least I have something to occupy my mind instead of worrying for the finals. I have no fcking idea how i started getting all this pre-exam phobia. Well, maybe it’s a good thing.. must be the pressure of staying in the same house as Ming-Y !!

 

-Alex

The Judgement

Though if in thine knowledge
Chooseth thee to be untaught
Like a king among fools
Is what maketh thee mine
fool among king.

Though if in thine knowledge
Hast remembrance of innocence
Thou foolishness rings true
And ye’ innocence falls not on thee
nor on me.

And if in thine knowledge
Maketh thyself blind’d
Only by light shall thy be cured
Might hesitantly brought
Sight lustfully snatch’d.

And if in thine knowledge
Rings the knell of truth
Mirrors shalt shatter
For thy actions art reflect’d
upon the judging sands.

UTAR IFDB

Yea~ Looks like I’m the first to write about this.

The competition was tough in a “we weren’t prepared” sorta way. So yea, with a total of two full practices physically together (behold the power of MSN and video conferencing) and choreographing the battle routines an hour before the event, I’d say we weren’t really confident.

really had fun tho. I’l let the pic tell the results

nuff’ said. Time to focus on studies.

Really Random Rants

Slacking like hell but then classes are useless. Only learned from mass media & society and intro to advertising. Even then MM&S lecturer seems to always misinterpret things I say. Sometimes even if I agree, I pretend to disagree for the sake of neutrality. Even if I get barred, I can buy MCs. Money sure is useful. School is easy enough to excel without effort. Why put in 80% for perfection when putting in 30% gets you a first-class honors? I guess perfection is good.

I realized that I always score a hole in one every time I bboy alone. And I always trip on the golf clubs when it’s in public. I wonder how I could even get through Ipoh Bboy League. Then again, flying alone is better than not flying at all. I should rest after this. I’d probably come out better.

People don’t get that I say because I care. Sometimes I wish I had the ability to stop caring. In fact, I should probably mind my own business from now on. But people can’t stop caring. Learned that people prefer talking rather than listening so much that they don’t hear themselves. Sometimes I do that too. But at least I find out.

I boast only to boost my self esteem. You can do it too. So don’t call me an egoist please. I have confidence but it can be better. You can pretend to pull me down and I’ll laugh with you. When I do it, I expect you to laugh with me. And for your own sake, do it with class.

Everybody has  got things on their mind. Everybody has got ways to handle their problems. Some kill themselves. Some kill others. I look down and sigh, then look up and smile. Because Mother Theresa once said that peace begins with a smile. When I stop smiling you can tell me.

I always knew I preferred to be alone. But I sometimes enjoy company. So I’m glad I met you guys. You guys are good company.

Sometimes I feel confused. Why can’t people understand common sense? Why can’t people listen? I recognize my mistakes. I know I can do things wrongly. I hate it when I’m wrong. I sometimes argue.

But I always use rationale. Why do people not understand that a cause comes with an effect? Why do people not understand that no pain equals no gain. Why do people not understand that when I say I am me, they should respect what i said?

I’m a cynical optimist. Sometimes I feel like I should stop thinking.

Break Supremos

Saw this wonderfull competition when I was browsing cintabboy’s blog.

          Omg, see that. Cash Prizes worth more than RM2,000. Was thinking of joining this competition for fun and then i found out from someone that someone else is planning to join with 2 other people, and I heard nothing about it. Nothing. Not even a word. Same goes to the other crew members. Fanfuckingtastic !!

 

- From Someone Not Important