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Macworld's BEST of 2007

A few more days and we'll enter 2008... so far , it's been a great year for Apple... from the new iPod nano to the iPhone to the new iMacs.. things has been really really exciting... to recap the year.. Macworld came out with their own 'The 23rd Annual Editors' Choice Awards' ... which features their favorite products to hit the market between November 1, 2006, and November 1, 2007.

in there , you'll find interesting hardwares and softwares to complement your Apple products..

here's the list...

hardwares
softwares
websites

* here's something extra... the list of the worst movies of 2007 according to MSN

Merry Metal Christmas!!!!!

hope you guys have a blessed Christmas... !!!!!!!!!

MIDI Keyboards for SALE!! M-Audio Key Station Pro-88 & Evolution MK249

M-Audio Keystation Pro-88 - RM2000!!


This is a brand new unit... only opened before to show customers how it looks like ...

Check it out here... KeyStation Pro-88




Evolution MK-249 - RM 350!!



Used as demo unit... still works fine.. slightly discoloured..

Check it out here... Evolution MK-249

email me : jasonlamfookchung@yahoo.com

iPhone/iPod Touch app that controls DigiDesign's Pro Tools.. how cool is that..

Alex le Lievre created the best 3rd party app for the iPhone/iPod Touch so far.. it's not a lame game which require you to utilize the gyroscope or some pointless app that does nothing except waste your time showing off the touch screen...

what Alex le Lievre did was ... he wrote an app that could control Pro Tools using the Wi-Fi network.. it's freaking cool... imagine you're all alone setting up the drums for a recording session and you'll need to go back and forth 20-50 times just to get the kick and snare to sound right... with this , you can basically control the levels from the drum room itself (monitor using a headphone of course..)

this is definitely the most impressive piece of 3rd party app for the iPhone/iPod Touch so far... check out the video below...

beautifulagony.com is not a DIRTY site.. or is it??

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Missing Boot Camp from some MacBooks with Pre-Installed Leopard... :(

I've recently discovered that there's a batch of MacBooks with preinstalled Leopard but without Boot Camp Assistant installed. All I've got to say is that it's a pain in the ass... i've tried from installing the boot camp assistant from the original Disk 1 that comes with the MacBook... and I've even tried clean installing a fresh Leopard from the disks provided when u get a MacBook...

Both gave disappointing results.. first of all... you're able to run Boot Camp Assistant.. and partition your hard drive and even successfully install Windows on that partition... the problem is when you start up the machine and press the 'alt/option' key to enable you to choose which OS to boot up from... it only shows the Mac's OS and you can't even see the Windows partition...

The only solution so far is to tell people that , the MacBook will be set to boot up from Windows.. and if there's a need to boot up in Mac , just hold on to the 'alt/option' key to boot up from Mac OS... ridiculously stupid if you ask me.. hmmmm....

here's where you can find Boot Camp installer if you happen to own a MacBook like the ones i mentioned...

/Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 1/System/Installation/Packages/BootCamp.pkg

People are no longer afraid of the government....

i think 2007 is a year where the 'rakyat' really gave the government headaches and this year is where alot of political 'agendas' crept out of the closets... with things going on like the malaysian cyberspace thinggy where bloggers blog about political problems here and there...which ended up getting a few bloggers caught... then recently with the rally (Bersih , Hindraf) ... even the 'Lingam' case is a problem for the government.. and of course not forgetting the bombing of the Mongolian , Altantuya , i can't remember the rest of this year's events ...

but things are definitely 'shaky' for the government.. there's alot to be said and done to the public ... Election is around the corner... alot of people are ready to vote now... :)

people are no longer afraid of the government .... hmmm... time to watch V for Vendetta again... yeah..

MacAsia @ One Utama - Clearance SALE!!!!

Just to inform you guys that MacAsia One Utama is having a crazy sale... but only for accessories for older models of iPods and laptops... it's all in the RM20!!! bin... you'll notice the 'bin' once you enter the shop..

here are just some of the accessories available.. these accessories for the 1st Gen ipod shuffle is the original accessories.. original from Apple..




and these are from Kroo.. for 1st gen ipod Nano and 5th gen ipod video..






So.. HURRY!!! drop by MacAsia One Utama now!!! ehehe...

*there's still some Demo unit of the iMac 17'' 1.83GHz Superdrive going for RM 3000 and the MacMini 1.5GHz Combo going for RM 1000!!!! - you guys need to be fast for these demo machines...

what do Kate Bush , Within Temptation and Placebo have in common??

Nothing in terms of musical genre.. but all three of them have recorded the song , Running Up That Hill... originally it's sung by Kate Bush.. and it is covered by both Within Temptation and Placebo... and here's the videos of the 3 versions...

First of , of course it'll be Kate Bush's version.. this is the original version.. this version is a more disco-ish since it's from the 80's.. but the music video is seriously intense .. thanks to the nicely choreographed dance moves... and it sort of gets creepy towards the end.. ahaha.. it's good..



Some details of Kate Bush (taken from wikipedia)

Kate Bush
Kate Bush about to perform at Comic Relief 1986
Background information
Birth name	Catherine Bush
Born	30 July 1958 (1958-07-30) (age 49)
Origin	Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, Art rock, Pop rock, New Wave
Occupation(s)	Musician, vocalist, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, keyboards, didgeridoo
Years active	1975–present
Label(s)	EMI
Website	www.katebush.com

Next up is Within Temptation's version.. this version starts off with an medieval/irish/folk sounding intro.. which leads to the 'gothic metal' that the band is famous for.. the video is so-so... the eye makeup on Sharon den Adel reminds me of the Hong Kong singer , Faye Wong ,



more info on within temptation from Wikipedia...

Within Temptation
van Veen, van Haestregt, Jolie, Spierenburg, den Adel, Westerholt.
Background information
Origin	The Netherlands
Genre(s)	Symphonic Metal Gothic Metal
Years active	1996 – present
Label(s)	DSFA Records Gun Records Roadrunner Records
Website	within-temptation.com
Members
Ruud Adrianus Jolie Jeroen van Veen Stephen van Haestregt Sharon den Adel Martijn Spierenburg Robert Westerholt

Lastly , the best version of the song for me is the one covered by Placebo... very nice depressing electronic/trip-hop - influenced track... beautiful vocals by Brian Molko , ... if you guys have heard Placebo before this , you'll recognize his unique style of vocals.. the video apparently is a collection of videos provided by fans singing the song.. cleverly edited to achieve the look and feel of the down tempo version of this song...



more info on Placebo from Wikipedia..

Placebo
Placebo at Coachella Festival, April 29, 2007.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Indie rock
Years active	1994–Present
Label(s)	EMI Virgin Records (current), Hut Records, Caroline Records
Website	Placeboworld.co.uk
Members
Brian Molko Stefan Olsdal
Former members
Robert Schultzberg (1994–1996) Steve Hewitt (1996–2007)

Rajen... the man..the master... the friend.... the sohai..

Since i don't have much to post nowadays , i'm gonna introduce a good friend of mine.. Rajen.. the manta-boy.. i'm gonna post up some videos he made from his Apple MacBook (which he didn't buy from me.. that bastard..)...

Here's one with him transforming to no other than our favourite Malaysian singer , MAWI!!!!!!! ahahhahahaha...



This is where he made himself dissapear.. or invisible.. he's so good that I can't really tell.... ahaha..



And this classic video... it's our experience driving up Genting... Way Kiat drove up.. he wanted so much to be Jay Chou in the Initial D movie , he started driving like him.. with his satria.. though the video's quality is very bad , pay attention to the audio... there'll be a part where we drove quite fast and tried to drift ... but sadly , we skidded to the side of the road... almost died when a lorry managed to avoid us from the back.. Rajen is sitting in from on the passenger seat and I'm sitting behind... laughing my ass off... ahahha.. good times...

Fireworks from Recharge Revelation '07 @ Melaka

Throughout the night during the Recharge event , there's so many time that they put up with nice fireworks displays... but i only managed to take some pictures of one of the few times... and it's taken with my phone la... dunno where i put my camera that time... so the quality is not THAT great ok... :)

Vote for my Poem " A Stoic's Onanism " today!!

Just found out that one of my poem , A Stoic's Onanism , is eligible to win something from poetry.com.. and i need help from you people.. :)

what you can do is to visit here... no registration , nothing is required from you except your vote.. :)

here's the poem..

A Stoic's Onanism

by: Jason Ezekiel Lam

A plaintive onset?
A histrioric onslaught?
An odious lament?
Or something to omit?
An amiable amenity?
An ominious omen?
An insipid creed?
Or just an emblem of malady?
A garret of discontent?
An ember-like poignancy?
A promiscuity of love?
Or intinsic indignants?
A haggard iniquity?
A renverse renaissance?
A parched serenity?
Or plain putrid volitire?

A vivid suicide's elegy...

Copyright ©2007 Jason Ezekiel Lam

Please please please vote for me... won't take much of your time.. :)

Mac OS X Leopard has Arrived!!!!! (updated)

This post is just an update on the latest OS from Apple...

As most of you might already found out , the new operating system from Apple , Mac OS X Leopard , 10.5 , is already out now...


for KL people , more of the resellers are having a first come first served promo thinggy for the software... there're only limited number of available units for sale...

it's selling for RM 509 (i think) ... MacAsia One Utama is one of them... visit them now to get yourself a copy!!!!!!

For some idea of what is new , check our my previous post on this matter..

Limited edition iPod Classic or just plain bad quality control from Apple??

A few weeks back , I encountered this iPod Classic when I was preparing it for one of my customer... I didn't realized the 'printing' mistake at first until one of my colleague pointed it out to me... ahaha.. check it out... this is real... it's right out of the box... :)


Left is the normal iPod ... pay attention to the placement of the click wheel buttons on the right iPod Classic... ahaha... cool eh??




It's a working iPod Classic... just with a little printing/contruction defect...

and just in case if you're wondering... the 'menu' function is still at the usual position (just below the screen.. which is now the 'previous track' button...)

We gave this unit back to Apple to sort it out... but I was thinking of keeping it for a while and sell it on eBay... don't you think this iPod might be able to fetch a high price?? ehehe..

Mac OS 10.5 - Leopard : The countdown has begun!!!

The new Mac Operating System is begun it's countdown... 9 more days... it's gonna be mind blowing!! just check out some of the features here



Change the way your desktop look...




View your Finder window like iTunes... complete with CoverFlow previews... neat...



Quicklook... preview all your files and folders... no matter what format they are in...



Spaces... Manage your desktop.. customized your workflow.. sweet... :)




Backup your data with a beautiful and easy-to-use user interface with Time Machine...

iPods are for RICH people... seriously...

Here are some interesting versions of the iPods... made to satisfy 'rich' people's ego i think... i dont think they will be using it much anyway... ahaha...

featured in today's In-Tech , this is an iPod Shuffle by Heyerdahl ...

"The world’s most expensive MP3 player and earplugs made of solid 18 karat white and pink gold. Hand set with 430 diamonds. Total of 4,30 carat. Value RSP = US$ 41.000, - / € 31.000,-

Made by Heyerdahl Juvelèr / Norway, to show our customers that we where able to combine solid handcrafting with modern technology. "

click here if you want to get it... :)



Next up , we have Gold-plated iPods by Xexoo ... these are really cool...



Lastly , this is an iPod customized by HP for Sean John... Mr P. Diddy ... even the bloody speaker for iPod is customized to 'bling' to the max... hmmm... makes me wanna be a rap superstar.. ahaha..

Chris Crocker makes you wanna put a bullet in his/her head...

been away for a while... nothing much to post till i came across this dude (he's clearly a male) on youtube... you guys have to seriously check him out... it's just a miracle that he's still alive now... ahahaha... here's some of 'his' videos... oh yeah... 'he' HAVE TO BE Britney Spears' no. 1 fan....

Him VS Britney's haters



Him on why he's Britney's No. 1 fan...



Him doing a Britney's music video



Him doing a Miss Universe speech...



Him on why he should be shot...



He doesnt give a fuck... but he gives a damn...



ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH.... this is the ultimate one laaaaaa...



I think those videos should be enough videos to make you want to shoot 'him'.... if you need more reasons to do so , visit his page here....

and there's Seth Green of course... ahahhaha...

Cover Song : Billy Jean by Michael Jackson

This time around , I'll gonna post some Billy Jean done by other people... If you know the song , it's an upbeat disco-ish song popularized by Michael Jackson (if you didn't know that , please kill yourself...) The story of the song is quite sad actually... but MJ sang it to an uptempo danceable song... Recently I got myself Chris Cornell's latest album , Carry On , and he actually covered that song as well (i'll post a proper review on that album soon)... it's the best cover i've heard in years... it fits the song ... it's sad... his voice is beautifully depressing... here it is...



Here's other covers... this is a damn good jazzy version of it... by Alex Cornell (i dont think alex and chris is related... hmmm)



Cobra Starship is seen here at their AOL session doing an acoustic version of Billy Jean... with a lame joke in the beginning... hmmm... it's not too bad... although it's not an improvised version , it sounds good... they can sing... :)



And here's a cover by Sidewalk Prophets... hmmm... no comment?? ahahha... but that big dude can really sing!!!! it looks funny... but he can sing!!! ehehe..

Reviews : Imitation Electric Piano - Trinity Neon , Torngat - Torngat , Quinimine - Like pistons for engines

Imitation Electric Piano - Trinity Neon -> This is a year 2003 album... it's not one of the latest albums around , but i just found out about them... ( good music is not always about the latest music around anyway ) ... I did some research on them... and i found out that they're formed by the bassist of Stereolab , Simon Johns .... Back to their style of music , i would say that it's a bit of 'chill-out lounge' , Indie , post-rockish and 'spy-theme' style... ahaha... I'm not sure what genre to put them in.. so that's wat i think of them... Their songs has got very nice upfront 'funky , groovy' basslines... most of their songs are instrumental tracks... lots of keyboards layered upon the guitars / strings ... it's highly recommended if you need an album to entertain guests at your place instead of having one of those cliche Cafe Del Mar compilations...

Track List :-

Gin Lane
An Hour is Sixty Minutes Too Long
Small Science
King's Evil
The Khartoum Venus
Theme for an Imitation Electric Piano
Chronicle of a Split Foretold
Don't Tell Me I'm Wrong (But You Are)
Emphatic Yet Melodic
It Sounds Like a Party
Theme for an I.E.P. (Reprise)


Torngat - Torngat (2002) -> I've got not much info on Torngat... not much from Wiki as well... But this is definitely one of the more interesting album from an 'indie' band... it's somehow quite experimental and jazzy at the same time... saxophones/trumpets are being cleverly used on certain songs... samples as well... The song , Ukumama is so weird.. it sounds like they're just plucking open strings of their instrument (guitar???) and turning the tuning knob at the same time... weird... ahaha... certain songs are a bit too 'doomy' for my liking.. too slow... too draggy.. but its an interesting album... :) ... i'll post a review on their newer album in the near future..

Tracklist:

"32 mm"
"Three Frozen Birds"
"Long stick"
"lady Grey"
"Sadly Looking at an Immersed Dying Eider"
"Resurfacing"
"Space"
"Drop the Bomb"
"New Groove"
"Ukumama"
"Backpain"
"Sparks Like a Song"
"Hate to Say I Told You So"
"Angels Try"


Quinimine - Like pistons for engines -> I really have no info at all about them... no wiki results... so i went over to their label's , Greyflat , website and took this...ahahha... yeah...
Quinimine were quietly formed in 1998, and have existed quietly ever since. Along with other like-minded Mile-End bands, Quinimine explore the subtlety of dynamics and space through a reverence for historic principles, rather than histrionic bluster. Coming out of the creative milieu of Montreal's Mile End area, has played a pivotal role in fostering Quinimine's plaintive, mournful, and melancholic side without sacrificing the desire to marry the aforementioned tenets to damaged pop sensibilities.
As what they said , their music is nice to listen to.. .it's like a mellower Coldplay... emmm... nice songs to sleep to.. soothing drums , flowing basslines , smooth vocals.. great songs to listen to if you want a peaceful evening...

Tracklist:

Beauty Pills
Filaments
That's How We Learned To Dance
Ribbons
Police Station Blues
Cold Monsoon
They Built Bridges to Build Skyscrapers

*I'll upload the album covers tonight... i can't seem to upload it now...ahaha..damnit... :)

Streamyx , Streamyx.... I feel so cheated....

Two days ago , I allowed my good friend , yudhish , to test his broadband modem at my place because his is faulty... so I used my adapter to power it up... it can be powered up... but it's rosak already wan... after a while there's no light on it... ok lo.. then I plugged my modem back to place... then the problem started... power light was on ... the other 2 lights was on for about 10 seconds then it goes blank again... over and over again... so it's confirmed that my modem rosak edi.. haigh.. wat to do...

So since i paid RM77 (512MB + modem) , i thought my modem is covered by TMnet la.. cause I paid RM77 mar.. ( there's also a package , RM66 512Mb without modem) i thought that the additional RM10 is to cover the modem la..... i heard various stories about the modem warranty...so i went over to TMnet , Uptown yesterday to get it replaced... when i reached there , i found out that there's a 7-day one to one exchange if the modem has got any problems... and 1-year of manufacturer's warranty (where they'll repair it )

" kalau macam tuh , saya bayar sepuluh ringgit extra untuk apa???" i asked...

" itu untuk rental "....

wat the fuck right?? damnit man.. it's partly my fault for not knowing this in the first place la... i've got this streamyx for more than 3 years already... so I've been contributing RM10 each month to them for more than 2 years now... ahahha... damnit...

NVM... so I decided to get a new modem and downgrade my package to RM66... cause i won't be needing to fucking RENT it now mar... the guy at tmnet asked me to get a modem from them... he said RM98... i said wait a while for me to downgrade the line first... so i took a number and waited for my turn... less than 2 minutes , it's my turn (i know... it's damn fast service right... somemore now bulan puasa... amazing isn't??? ..ahahha..) after i'm down there , i asked the kakak there how much is the modem... and she said it's RM82... hmmm... weird..

I called Yudhish if he knows wats the selling price outside... he said it should be around RM 60+.. so ok lor.... screw streamyx... i went off to Curve at first to look for modem... but ended up getting an Aztech modem in One Utama since it's nearer to my place... the place where i bought my modem was selling it for almost 50% more than the curve... but ended up about 2 ringgit cheaper... ahahha...

Here's 2 pictures of the modem.. (pictures make the blog more interesting isn't??)




it's working fine... so far... ahahaha.. Streamyx... screw you guys...

* their fucking let's talk promo also gives sohai information to people wan... free calls ends December 2007 , streamyx pay separately... hmmm... next time , print those details out!!!...

Kekecohan di UPM...

If you don't know what happened , it's mainly about a student's belonging got confiscated because he was suspected to be involved in some 'politics' by distributing some flyers found in his room... since they couldn't find other 'evidence' , they took his laptop because they suspect that there're other 'information' in it... hmmmmmmm

this is actually the first video posted up on youtube... this video depicts how determined the students were in requesting a formal letter from the 'guards' who took the laptops .... all they needed is a simple formal letter saying that they have confiscated the student's laptop.. that's all... but then , you know la.... haigh..



some other videos i find interesting... it's so interesting because I find that alot of those in the video are like sohais who just got off the zoo... i'm not sure what it's about.. so I'm not gonna speculate anything... think for yourself... :)

I've made my own Coffin... a paper one... :)

Raymond told me about what he did at work... paper crafts.. ahaha.. yeah.. he showed me a few pictures of what he did.. he did some Japanese Anime-like cat (fei mau... fei mau..) and South Park's Kenny... the cat looks good.. kenny looks weird.. ahahha..

anyway , I did some research online just now... found loads of websites with printable paper craft stuffs... since it's my first time , I looked for something more box-like... something IMO easier to make... so I went over to Haunted Paper Toys ... and looked for the coffins... ahahha...

I forgot to take some pics of the printouts... but it's pretty much straight forward... And I didn't have glue with me... so the end-result is quite 'raw' ... here's the pictures.. oh yeah... the printouts are in Black and White.. so the details aren't really that 'detailed' on this coffin... but it looks good... :)







It's quite interesting to cut out these stuff and build it.... that's because from the printouts , you can't really see what's it about... but as you go on , it gets more and more interesting.. I think I'll be doing more of these stuff... and I'll post it up...

Can't claim dead body even after a year??

According to allAfrica.com , the family of Mr. Dennis Ogbonnaya Nwankwo couldn't claim his dead 24-year old son's body even after a year since his death. And this is happening in Malaysia.

The family was being told that the "body of the deceased Nigerian (Lawrence) has been deposited at Hospital UKM mortuary, Kuala-Lumpur by the police because the circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear.

After a year , I don't think the family will still be interested in knowing what exactly happened to their son. All they want is to have a proper burial for their son isn't?? it's that simple... but looks like the authorities want to find out the truth regarding what happened... well... i guess the family will have to wait... God bless them...

"Mesra, Cepat dan Betul"

Cover Song - Amy Winehouse - Rehab

was browsing... and i saw this clip.. freaking funny... it's a cover song of Amy Winehouse's Rehab .. it's about not wanting to be a human bomb.... ahahaha... check it out...



Apparently it is originated from The Bob Rivers Show


________updated________

More Rehab covers....



That is by Ingram Hill... probably one of the best that I can find in youtube..



Acoustic version...



Ukulele version by yourphoenix... she did the Rihanna's Umbrella cover as well...

Melissa Cross - and you thought vocals lesson is gay...

"When people ask me what style of singing I teach, I say, 'Anything passionate'". - Melissa Cross



Dave , introduce me to Melissa Cross some time ago... saying that he wanted to get her DVD to learn how to sing... hmmm.. i thought that was gay... that's until I saw the list of satisfied 'students' of hers... here's some of the 'students'

All That Remains, Arch Enemy,Candiria,Chimaria,Cradle of Filth,Every Time I Die, From Autumn to Ashes, Full Blown Chaos, God Forbid,God or Julie,Haste the Day, Ill Nino,It Dies Today, Killswitch Engage, Kittie,Lamb of God,Melissa Auf der Maur,Shadows Fall, Sick Of It All,SliPKnoT,The Showdown,36 Crazyfists,Throwdown,Trivium,Underoath ,Unearth,Walls of Jericho

ehehe.. how's that for a vocals lesson?? if you know any of the band , you'll know that it's not the normal singing.. it's more of screams , growls , .... you know... metal stuff...

Anyway , Dave wanted to get the Zen of Screaming 1 & 2.. i'm not a vocalist.. but i'm damn interested to know how the hell these people can really scream their lungs out everytime they perform...without fail... that's interesting...

Here's some videos taken off youtube.com...





And below is an interview with Angela Gossow from Arch Enemy and Melissa Cross (interview by metal injection) ... at the end of the interview , there'll be the video clip of Nemesis by Arch Enemy from the album , Doomsday Machine...enjoy...

My FIrst Crush (animation) - cute... nice...

This is taken from youtube. I find it cute.. and nice... it brings back memories..

It was Julia Pott's final film at Kingston University, it is an animated film based on interviews with people about their first crushes. (best version). She can be found at www.myspace.com/angrypony_ and at www.juliapott.com. Animated By Julia Pott, Music and Sound Design by Christopher Frost (for all those who wanted to know who did the music!!)

Just Do It , Emo Kids.... and pigs...

These pics are edited by a good friend of mine , Morgath , .... he started off with this picture of the pig trying to jump off the spring board... looks cool.. then he added the famous nike's 'just do it' ... ahahha.. cool isn't ?? so i asked him to edit more pictures like that... and here's the results... enjoy...






*these pictures are not being published to promote violence or suicidal tendencies ..... it's all done for artistic purposes... do not follow what the pictures tell you even if you're one hell of an Emo kid... don't be a dumb fuck..