Poise and Rationality

Choose 10 characters (preferably from the same fandom) and answer the questions that follow. No peeking until your list is done!

1. Charlie (Lost)
2. Jack Sparrow (Pirates of The Caribbean)
3. Gio (Ugly Betty)
4. Fred Weasley (Harry Potter)
5. Luna Lovegood (Harry potter)
6. Sawyer ( lost)
7. Willy Wonka (Charlie and The Choc Factory)
8. Kat Stratford (10 things i hate about you)
9. Patrick (10 things I hate about you)
10. Marc (ugly Betty)

1. Characters 4, 9 and 10 are at an arcade. What game do they choose to play, and who wins?
Well, Marc would probably jump straight on the dancing booths show off his skills while Patrick and Fred jump around from game to game like hooligans. They’d probably go for the basketball hoops and car races. Or foozball. I can just picture them shouting and badmouthing each other jovially while Marc stares in horror. Maybe he’d try flirting, but I doubt he’ll end up with much luck.

2. Make up an e-mail address for 6.
outofmysight@hotmale.com

3. If 8 had an iPod or some kind of music player, what kinds of songs would you find in it?
Music that I LOVE. Hell yeah. She’d be listening to Joan Jetts, plus all the punk rock loving and carefree music. All the headbangable tunes, with tinges of deep, soulful tunes by Damien Rice or Jeff Buckley..

4. What would you do if 9 suddenly paid you a visit?
I’d completely drool and waste ten minutes of my time with him by just ogling. And tell him I own black underwear. HAHHAHAHA. (you have to watch the film to know what I’m saying, I am not being a perv here…)

5. Do you think 6 and 4 are made for each other?
When it comes to relationships, I don’t think they’ll be able to last very long together. Let’s see. Fred loves his freedom and creating evil plans with George way too much. And Sawyer’s rather get in GIRLS’ pants, not a teenage wizard who rocks my socks. But if it’s coming to wit and humor, YES they are made for each other. They should be a team.

6. 1 challenges 3 to a no-holds-barred duel. Who will win and how?
Honestly, I think Gio will kick Charlie’s ass big time. Charlie may have been a junkie and all that, but let’s face it, that means he’s a scared fella. I guess he can take down people, but I can tell Gio will so totally win. Sorry, Charlie, my heart’s going home with Gio this time.

7. 7, 2 and 1 order a pizza. What toppings does each one request, and what do the others think of the choices?
Charlie would probably order a spicy chicken: Sparrow will scrunch up his nose just for the sake of annoying Charlie, and hey, Willy Wonka… will puke into a bucket.
Willy Wonka would skip pizza and head straight to a chocolate coated dessert. Everyone loves chocolate so no harm there.
Sparrow would just order everything on the menu and stalk off to get some rum before he’d give the two a chance to speak, singing "Yoho, yoho, a pirates life for me" in that sexy voice he owns.

8. What subject would 1 teach if s/he were a teacher/professor?
Charlie? He’d probably be one of those guys that would end up going from hospital to hospital doing community service, telling people of his life experiences, or he’d just switch to teaching people lyrics to his original song.

9. 5 and 10 go on their first date. Where would they go, and what would they do?
The homosexual and the clouds. Honestly, it wouldn’t be all that bad. Despite Marc’s senseless choices sometimes, you can tell he has a good heart AND he’s a romantic. Luna… smart but doesn’t speak with much sense for normal people to understand… well… Marc’s not normal. Great date!

10. 8 sings karaoke and dedicates a song to 7. What song would s/he dedicate and why?
She’s probably sing Tambourine Man to wonka.

11. How would 8 court 6?
She’d be herself. I can so picture Sawyer falling for her coz he’s not far from patrick’s character.

12. Describe the relationship between 2 and 8 in the canon. Would you change it? Why?
Considering they don’t belong in the same canon at all, it doesn’t really matter. They both live in weird worlds, so I guess Kat would probably find Sparrow as one of those irresponsible immatures, while Sparrow would find her intelligence absolutely amusing to watch. I can so picture him adopting her.

13. In your list, who do you think is the perfect match for 3 and why?
I got to choose either Kat or Luna… but I think I’ll give Luna a shot. She’s the exact kind of girl I can picture a hopeless romantic (Potterfans, you guys should remember the way she had danced alone by herself, with her eyes closed). And if you watch Ugly Betty, Gio had done an amazing job of making her dream come true of having a carriage and fireworks on her birthday. He’s soooo sweet. He can so take care of a girl like Luna!

14. 2 has a dream where 10 tells him/her to save 1, who is facing certain doom. What would 2 do?
Sparrow dreams that Marc is telling him to save Charlie. Well, Charlie’s on an abandonned island. All sparrow has to do is turn his ship upside down to the other world, find Marc in New York and go save Charlie. He’ll do it.

15. 9 and 6 are about to get married, until 3 crashes their wedding and abducts 9 against his/her will. 6 follows them, but must forge an uneasy alliance with his/her arch rival, 1. They must then hijack some form of transportation from 8 in order to get to 3’s lair, where they must fight against 3’s evil zombified minions. What will happen next?
Patrick and Sawyer (both baddass hunks) are going to get married, when Gio comes to kidnap Patrick. Sawyer follows them and has to hijack a transportation from Kat , to go to Gio’s lair, so they can fight Gio’s hamburger-gone-crazy minions. Well, throw Patrick out to Kat, no offence, but it’s kinda obvious that Gio had done all this just to get to Sawyer. And Patrick was in love with Kat anyway, so Sawyer, go find yourself another marriage companion. In this case it would be Gio, wouldn’t it? He’d go and fight the minions with Gio, and then Gio gets squished by a burger and gets injured seriously. This leads to Sawyer spending endless hours awake trying to get Gio to recover, in the meantime, falling in love with him. How brokeback. loverly.

16. 8 receives a gift from 9. Does s/he open it or not? If so, what is inside?
It’d probably be a tambourine, just like he had said at the end of the movie.
"I know, but there’s also drums, bass, and maybe someday a tambourine."

17. 4 is walking home when s/he sees a cute fluffy creature, which promptly begins rubbing itself against his/her legs. Will s/he kick it away, or take it home?
Fred would take it home, show the creature to George, spend hours insulting it and turning it into diffrent colours, accidentally shaving off all its fur, then introduce it to the Weasley’s as their new object of experiment with their inventions.

18. 8 is dared by 4 to strip while pole-dancing in front of 7. Write a short dialogue about this.
Kat is dared by Fred to strip & pole-dance in front of Willy WOnka.
Fred: Hey… *catches Kat’s eyes and grins widely*
Kat: What?
Fred: could you so kindly do us poorly boys a gentle favor, missy?
Kat: what do you want?
Fred: Wonky’s just feeling a little hot in his pants. Why don’t you strip for him, will ya? Or I could just - *uses his wand to pull down a snitch of Kat’s shirt off her shoulder*
Kat: Don’t you f*cking dare do that again… *advances upon Fred*
Willy: Oo, you just missed a chance to win 100$ on Boiling Point. I’m so sorry…Want an everlasting gobstopper?
Kat: Yeah, eating an everlasting gobstopper has always been my dream… *Shows them the finger and struts off* idiots.
Fred: *turns to Wonka* I’ll have it. Oh and what’s Boiling point?
Wonka: No idea, just heard it from Charlie at the pizza parlor.

19. What smiley/emoticon would best describe 5?
hahahahah! no emoticon can fit Luna… she’s too outta the world for yellow smiley balls on the screen

20. If you had the chance to rewrite 1’s life, how would you change it?
If i changed his life, I wouldn’t watch Lost because it would’ve lacked one awesome character.

21. If you had to walk home through a bad neighbourhood at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 or 8?
Despite Kat’s badass personality, she’s still a vulnerable girl at heart, so she wouldn’t be much of help if anything was to happen other than to perhaps be my shield. However, Wonka has such clever wit beneath his constant light-headedness, I’d actually feel safer with him than Kat. Plus, he’d cheer me up with Chocolate.

22. 1 and 5 tell conflicting versions of the same event. Who would be more reliable?
I can picture Charlie lying more than Luna. Luna would probably give the truth and nothing but, except perhaps it might take me about two days to figure what she probably means. She speaks in encrypted truth. Charlie however, lied about not taking drugs any longer.. and that’s worrying enough.

23. What might 10 shout while charging into battle?
"OMG WILHEMINA IS SO GOING TO GET MY WHITEASS IF I DONT GET BACK IN TIME- ew is it just me or does everybody look like betty here?" haha. marc.

24. What is 6’s secret?
It used to be the fact that he was in love with Betty… but now THATS out.. i think there’s more to Gio than just the burger guy…

25. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 and 1 to work together?
Easy. Get fred to conjure a perfectly harmless replacement of drugs and accidentallypurposely bump into Charlie. Tadaa.

Gosh.
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i remember the way
you told me you cared
and never wanted to see a tear
fall from my face
or hear my voice crack

you made me feel like i was never alone
or never hurt before

i remember the way
you appeared before my eyes
and caught me by surprise
with your guitar and
rose in hand
as you asked me to be yours

you made me feel like a beautiful creature
from your imagination

i remember the way
you made me feel like you were beside me
when you weren’t
because of the words you say
and the way you
make me feel

the way you made me feel;
you were
like a butterfly
softly grazing the petals of
a rose

i remember the way
our love was
unforgiven
and taken away from us
without our acceptance and i only wished
we had ran away
when the time was ripe

you made me feel like we were
one
separated by the thin line
of disapproval

i remember the way
i cried the whole night
with you pleading for me
to
wipe my eyes
on the other end of
the tear-stained receiver
as i apologized a thousand times
for
the things that went wrong

you made me feel like
we could make it through
just like you always do

i remember the way
we finally came to a conclusion
of
never holding hands
and saying ‘I love you’
i remember the last tear i shed
was for you

you made me feel like
you were still there even though
we had lost something
breath-taking

i remember the way
i would sit here and remember
even after
so long
and i decide i am going to
find you again
to tell you

i remember the way
you made me feel

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By: Me

Instructions:
Remove one question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list.List them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.

1. Who is your all-time inspiration?
My all time inspiration is not a who but a what. I should say music is my inspiration. It’s the one place anyone can escape to when the world turns rotten, when the skies turn grey and when the tough gets going. It’s the place you seek comfort in; music can make you feel great. It can help you release your anger, frustration, stress.
If I had to choose a who, I would say my mom. She raised me and my sister up with her two hands, and a full heart, and endured years and years and years of way too much suffering. Though I don’t want to act the way she does or becomes who she is, she is the person I look to when I’m looking for amazing.

2. Which is your favourite artist and WHY?
Oh shoot. I’m going to have to go with………….. Muse. Funkadelic lyrics that catches your eyes, traps your ears, and seizes your heart. Amazing static creations and stirs of guitar licks and crazy whirlwind drums. Delicious two-fingered bass slaps and not to mention the wild and utterly colossal vocals of the all-mighty Matt Bellamy. Oh, and indescribable live performance!

3. If you were stranded on a deserted island, who are the three buddies you’d take with you and why?
-Fiona; come on, I’ll need a girl who has the same music interest, poetic skills and mind as me. But that could be bad coz’ we might both end up breaking down. We’ll probably end up staying up late lying on the beach staring at the stars and talking about moms and ripples in swimming pools and all things random
Oh, and Nacho Libre.
-Mus; I need someone I can bully. HAHAHAHA. But honestly I am going to need someone who is nice enough to listen to me when I get pissed off but also smart enough to tell me to shut up when it gets too much. Not technically "Shut up" because Mus doesn’t know how to be evil, but hey, maybe after the stress of being stranded, he might just learn. xD
-Jarrod; Hopefully we fall with an unsmashed guitar, so this guy can entertain us with on-the-spot songs and we can spend the starlit nights sitting around the fire by the beach singing campfire songs. Haha. It sounds more like a holiday than a near death experience with these three around.

4. Where is the place you want to go to the most?
Right now, I want to gig. Soooo badly.

5. If you could have one dream come true, what would it be?
Well if I was only ever going to have one dream left in my life I’m going to want that dream to be longest ass dream I ever had.

6. Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain?
Well, I’ve seen a rainbow so obviously I have to believe in it? Oh wait.. do you mean the whole "there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel" kind of believe? Well again, I do.

7. What are you most afraid of losing right now?
My life, dude. Lose your life, lose everything else pulak. Jangan kaokao wei.

8. If you win one million dollars what would you do?
Now? I’m too young to buy ToTo lah. If older then I’ll split about 4/5 (800,000 dollars) of the money with my family, and bank acc. then save the rest for shopping and travelling and concert-ing. Hwaha.

9. If/when you meet somebody that you love, would you confess it to him/her?
I’ll figure it out when the time comes, how about that?

10. List out three good points of the person who tagged you.
-She gives interesting tags
-She passes me funky music
-She gives statements that makes you wonder how long she’s been living in her own mind. But then, again, it’s the same with all of us hopeless music-loving teens, right? xD

11. Three weird facts about yourself :
-I talk to myself. I ask myself a question and answer it like how people would do in normal conversations. I make statements and go "Yeah I know!". No kidding. And no I am not mental.
-I have phobias of hairstylists, which results into me getting my mom to cut my hair for me, which turns out perfect. Nowadays, I relish in cutting my hair myself, which is probably THE best way. Saves a lot of hating-other-people when your hair screws up, as well Not that it ever did. I’m a good self-hairstylist. Hwah!
-My laugh scares me; No kidding. It even scares my friends. Or shall I say, it amuses them. Oh well. At least it’s genuine

12. Which type of person do you hate the most?
Attention-seeking cocksuckers. Girls (or guys) who seem to find a need to change themselves; their attitude and personality, and the people around them just because they want attention, mostly from the opposite sexes, or just people in general. I don’t see the point honestly. You’re just gaining attention from people because of who you’re not. It’s so agonizing to watch people like them. And it’s also these people who would ditch their friends to go with something newer and more exciting. I know everybody goes through this at least once in their lifetime, but I’m talking about those who consistently do it.

13. What’s your ambition?
To smile, to enjoy, to be happy, to be loved, to love, to laugh, to cry, to be independent, to have a good job, a decent lifestyle, to gig, to dance, to music (yes it’s a verb!), to do what I’m passionate for. To live.

14. If you have faults, would you rather the people around you point it out to you or would you rather they keep quiet?
Oh for christ sake, ialah sentiasa yg lebih patut if people tell you lah. You may not always like it but at least it gets you to re-evaluate in the slightest way.

15. What do you think is most important in life?
I agree with Vanessa. Friends and family definitely. Without these support barriers, these grinders (oh yeah, they grind you down), these pressure bolts, these advisors, these mentors, these mirror images, these aliens… we are nothing. What’s a life filled with work if we don’t have the two F’s? What is life without love? The two F’s is love’s choice of a visible form.

16. Are you a shopaholic?
Nah. But I would love to shop all day if I ever get the chance.

17. State one of your desires.
For now? To frigging pass my exams, yaw.

18. Which part of your character would you like to change?
None. I am who I am. I won’t change nothing for the world. I am the Celine people love and hate, like and dislike, annoy and get annoyed at. So yeah.

19. What have you been putting off doing lately?
My drumming. Haven’t practised this whole week! Scary! I never do that…

20. 2+2 = ?
It’s so obviously 2, come on. Look at the question… the trick is OBVIOUSLY "Which is the consistent patterned number in this line?
2 0 2 + 2 =. HAH!

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I be tagging no one. Haha, sorry xD

Okay, so what if I’ve done this quiz about a million times already? I love it. So I’m glad to be tagged. Meh.

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The Music Shuffle Meme
1. Put your iTunes/ music player on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must put down the song name no matter what.
After you’ve answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the meme themselves

What would best describe your personality?
Faith - SevenCollar T-shirt. Before you go, I’ll give you all of mine.

What do you like in a guy/girl?
This Disaster - New Found Glory. Oh wow.

How do you feel today?
Violent Moodswings - Spineshank. HAHAHA GRRRRRRR WTF oo hello! bahahah!

What is your life’s purpose?
Domain of Decay - Celtic Frost… errrr… no i’m not here to rot!

What is your motto?
Forget About The World - Daft Punk. HELL YEAH!

What do your friends think of you?
Hound of Wolves - MCR… erm. awooooooo~ ??? i don’t hunt… wait.. HOUND of wolves. meaning.. my friends are part of wolvish characters too then xD

What do you think of your parents?
A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley. Hm, could be true.

What do you think about very often?
Grand Theft Autumn - Fall out boy. No, i don’t steal!

What do you think of your best friend?
Ke Pesta Ria - Mr. Slumber. WHOO fun! they love to go to party n festivals alrite

What do you think of your crush?
Crazy in love - Eminem. sadly, no.

What is your life story?
The final - Dir En Grey. hahaha my life will be a final life of SOMETHING?

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Getting By - RJA. Yes, I agree. Just to get by life would be good enough for me.

What do you think when you see your crush?
Des cendres - Eths. Er… that’s effing morbid, dude. I dont think "Of Ashes" if i see my crush! not that i have one. which maybe explains why i’d think of ashes. coz.. i have no crush. haha!

What do your parents think of you?
Ah Beng Emo Metal Love Song - Ben’s Bitches. erm. please don’t tell me they think i’m an emo ah beng COME.ON!!!!!

What do strangers think of you?
Polyamorous - Breaking Benjamin. Are you serious? That’s BAD dude. do i LOOK like i’m the type to love more than one guy!? ARGH!!!

How’s your love life?
Dalam Air Terbayang Wajah - P.Ramlee and Saloma. Unclear, and unidentified I presume. hahaha. very true.

What will they play at your funeral?
Chop Suey - SOAD. I don’t think you trust in my self righteous suicide. Wow. So i’ll die of suicide.

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Say Hi - Couple. both the title and the band name are cute. title could almost be a memory of how me n my husband met. and the band name is obviously how we ended up. I’ll take it.

What is your hobby/interest?
Atheist Anthem - Leftover Crack. er… studying atheism? haha! Coz I definitely ain’t one. And I definitely am not into crack…. OH MY GODZ WHOO A BANANA!

What’s your biggest secret?
Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog…. No I am not anorexic.

What do you think of your friends?
Tribute - Naked Breed. Lose control on the way, darken the bright day.
That’s what they do for me hehe!

What song do you listen to when you are Sad?
We Can Work it Out - Stevie Wonder
beautiful

In love?
Rising Tide - Grinspoon. Not exactly. Haha, but that could mean either a tide of goods or bads.

What song do you air guitar to?
Blood on the ground - Incubus. Hahaha, never air guitared to that before maybe I should try later

What should be your signature karaoke song?
Almost Honest - Megadeth. WOAH SCREAMO NGANGA JENGJENGJENG hahaha. xD

What is your greatest desire?
I’m still remembering - The Cranberries. Well, the title says it.

What does next year have in store for you?
Iowa - Slipknot. Uhm. holiday?

What’s your outlook on life?
We Danced Together - The Rakes. yeah baby! dancedancemusicmusic.diskotanparisiko!

How will you die?
The Boogie That Be - Black Eyed Peas. I’ll be dancing in a concert one day when I collapse of cardiac arrest and my heart stops beating on the final "Boom" of the bass as the song ends.

Do people secretly lust after you?
Prophecy - Cromok. Uhm… I guess it’s not answered yet. xD

The best advice you will ever get :
Have A Cigar - Foo Fighters. Oh shoot, what suckyass advice. Gosh. I was expecting "save the whales" or "save green peace" or anything cooler. GOSH!

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Do I obviously have to tag? I mean, hardly anyone sees this. Hardly any of my friends blog! Gosh! Uhm.. okay okay… here goes… Jarrodo do dot dot, Fiona lalala, Ijan a.k.a WeirdBeard :), Huei Chuen, and er.. Sorry, no one else to tag!

Okay, this is a straight from the heart on-the-spot rant that failed to be kept in. I absolutely - let me repeat - ABSOLUTELY despise people who waste their time finding ways to buat kacau with everything and everyone, whether it is in reality or online or anywhere. What the hell, lah, just because they disagree with something, they want the whole world to agree with them by using all the tactics yg kotor gila by dissing a certain group or person? An absolutely idiotic boy on Facebook created groups that basically expressed his displeasure towards religion and people who believe in them. He made groups like "F*ck Islam" and "F*ck Buddhism" and "F*ck Christianity" as well and Hinduism and Chatolicism. And a "F*ck Religion" in general. Look, sebab kamu nak jadi atheist tak maksud kamu mesti menghina akidah diorang lain, kan? Have some self respect, how are people going to look at you? Reading what this ’smart’ guy wrote, you’d feel like laughing because he doesn’t even know his facts of what the religions are about. He’s only seeing the outline, using the keywords he probably hears very often, and making judgements out of them. Which explains why he’s an ATHEIST. You don’t believe in the religions so what makes you think you are able to understand it more than those who do? The most hypocritical thing he must’ve said was a disclaimer stating "Don’t insult me for stating this just because you don’t agree to what I said".

Babi otak ni, the guy is doing exactly what he’s telling people not to do. He is insulting a group just because he doesn’t agree with it. Where is the sense in that? I know it’s also not MY place to have masuk campur’ed with this guy’s business, but who is he in the first place to think he can say things so idiotic and rude? I’m not even telling him to go "get a life" or anything lame like that. I just hate people who always has something to hate and dislike. Especially this: why must everybody talk about religion? Biarlah! Just stop talking and all the problems of racial discrimination, religious discrimination, prejudice, will all slowly cease.

Where are these people’s brains!? Bloody kurang ajar people, just because they think they know a few facts about certain groups, and disagree to what people harmlessly believe in, they are going to insult and offend people who are part of that group? That is so disgusting. It annoys me. What’s more, they even get people to JOIN them in insulting. What’s the bloody point? Sure, there is a freedom of speech, but going all the way to the point of insulting the other group… is just WRONG. Wrong.

I was brought up in a very traditionally Chinese family myself, along with a few friends of mine, who I sometimes talk to about these issues, and we as children face stories of discrimination within families about religion, too, and honestly I am so sick of it!

Lyrics from an Asian band which I feel I can relate to! And my friends to. Thank you, Nin+Maria for lending me this album myehehe.

First song:
Anyday With A Gig is A Good Day

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Anyday with a gig is a good day!

Long time ago, we have gig everyday,
Why oh why did we let them take that away
I like to pogo, and I also like to mosh, too
When my friend fall down I know the right thing to do

Why do we need a permit?
To have a simple show
Music hurt nobody. It helps us all to grow
Instead of just existing and going insane
So Mr. Politician,
don’t point your finger at us and blame

Now we talk about freedom
and we talk about peace
Still I don’t know how to make this
censorship cease
For things that I want to say
cannot be said
So i have to shut my mouth instead

This isn’t just for me. This is also for you
So go and start a band if you got nothing to do.
Don’t be just a robot. And listen to the news.
It’s Harian Metro that worship Satan, not me,
so don’t accuse.
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The next song:
Tensyen

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Apa hal lagi?
Belum dapat gaji
You ingat aku kuli
Aku sudah tensyen!

Bini sudah lari
Tinggal anak sini
Dia mau pergi party
Aku sudah tensyen!

Harga air naik, harga minyak
pun naik, harga electrik pun
naik, harga perempuan pun naik.
Mau hisap rokok pun tak boleh,
sebab mahal, tu sama dengan
alkohol… apa hal!?

Aku sudah tensyen!
Tensyen gila babas!

Jalan macam toyol
Masih bayar tol
Tapi banyak "pothole"
Aku sudah tensyen!

Bina jambatan
Tak sampai Singapura
You jangan pura pura
Kau memang bodoh!

Ekonomi merosot, lubang dalam
kasut, sungai sudah busuk,
pelabur tak mau masuk
bila aku mati, jangan tanam ku
di sini, sebab tempat ini bodoh
macam babi!!
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Last song:
Happy

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Are you happy? Are you lonely?
Would you like to go out with me
and turn the heat up on those scum

Singing love songs
when the world’s gone wrong
they’re dancing until dawn
let’s screw their world!
Cause they told me, "well everything’s alright"
and they want me (to), "stay deaf, dumb and blind."

but there is a man upon the streets,
with boxes and no meals
and there sits a mom with can in hand
she’s singing at my feet

should I shut my eyes,
blind out their cries,
and leave them upon their knees,
as this world goes round
with dollars and pounds
the rich the strong and the mighty?
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wah lau eh, ben’s b*tches si beh chialat wei.

Promoting the indie scene; which I adore. <3

1. KOMPLOT - www.myspace.com/komplotan

- Zac - Vocals
- Chino - Drums
- Jeffny - Saxophone
- Amrud - Guitars
- Haikal - Bass
- Lizard - ex-Bassist

A psychedelic funk/70’s Groove/Retro/Rock/Post Punk band, this group consists of five guys who decided to contribute to the works of the Malaysian Scene. They wow’ed listeners with their song "Konflik" which originally was called "Konflik Pulau Panjang" and/or "Konflik Metropolis", as well as another song going by the name of "Nora Zain", a more recent input.
They follow strongly by the quote "Disko Tanpa Risiko", which they claim their shelter from the world. It means Love. Dancing. Smiling. Being happy – this is DISKO TANPA RISIKO. No fuss, no harm, no drama, no chaos, no surprises. Just passion for music and moving to the beats.
If you like doing that, then check this band out.

2. The Fratellis - www.myspace.com/littlebabyfratelli

- Jon Fratelli  - vocals/guitar
- Mince Fratelli  - drums/vocals
- Barry Fratelli - bass/shouting vocals

An Indie band from Glasgow, these three brothers are energetic and full on. They play songs that are danceable and great to listen to.
Songs that I particularly enjoy from them are "Creeping Up The Backstairs" and "Stacie Anne".
If you like Arctic Monkeys and all those other British bands, these guys will be pleasing to your ears.

3. Gerhana Ska Cinta - www.myspace.com/gscgerhanaskacinta

- Edy King Django Jr. - Guitars/Vocals
- Sir Reggie - Trumpets/Trombone
- Bakri - Drums/Percussion
- Cik Widy - Vocals
- Fairus - Piano/Organ
- Jalud - Bass

Yeah, it’s a pretty big band, but ska is never ska if it isn’t big. This is a Malaysian band with a passion to get people to dance and sway and skank. Their theme song: "This is Ska/Inilah Ska" is loved by all, as well as "Senyuman Ragamu" that was recorded with OAG’s vocalist, Radhi, with a voice earning him the status of heartthrob. Gerhana Ska has recorded with many other well known musicians of Malaysia, like Too Phat and Teh Tarik Crew. Influenced by great people like The Skatalites and Bob Marley, this band is worth a listen if all you want to do is relax and be happy.

4. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - www.myspace.com/tokyoskanet

- Nargo - trumpet
- Masahiko Kitahara - trombone
- Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta - alto sax/guitar/agitate-man
- Gamo - tenor sax
- Atsushi Yanaka - baritone sax
- Yuichi Oki - keyboards
- Tsuyoshi Kawakami - bass
- Hajime Omori - percussions
- Takashi Kato - guitars
- Kin-ichi Motegi - drums

Okay, maybe they’re not Indie. Gigging since the 1980s, these guys are the real deal of Ska. Fast-paced and able to get anyone on their feet, this Japanese band is considered legendary in their country when it’s coming to this genre. My personal choices of their songs would be "Skaravan" and "Down Beat Stomp"! Absolutely massive, massive, gigantic sounds!

5. Gregory Kraj - www.myspace.com/gregoryrocksteady

- Gregory Kraj - Vocals/Guitars/Bass/Drums/Trumpet/Organ/Piano/everything else.

Yeah. Ska is never ska without a big band. This guy is big enough. Influenced by 60’s raggae tones, he is a one-man band, recording all the tunes on all the instruments by himself, putting it all together to finally compose a fantastic slew of songs. He can sing, he can play… He is definitely someone you should check out if you want to appreciate pure talent and well… ska. Check out his tunes "Enjoi Spring" and "The Chinatown Bank Heist".

6. Meet Uncle Hussain - www.myspace.com/meetunclehussain

- Lan - Vocals/Guitar
- Taja - Guitar/BackupVocals
- Kudux - Drums
- Afat- Bass/BackupVocals

They sing about usual things that people complain about. They sing about fake people, they sing about monotonous work, they sing about feelings dying. These guys may sound like any other band, but the vocalist adds in a fantastic twist to the band, reminding me of Matt Bellamy Muse with his wavey falsettos. They managed two songs, "Lagu Untukmu" and "La La La Kerjalah" into the soundtrack of Malaysia’s movie/TV series, KAMI. Both very, very entertaining songs, moshable and awesome to sing along to. Another of my favourites by them is "Pura-pura". If you like funky vocals and progressive rock in general, you’ll like them.

7. Disember - www.myspace.com/disemberband

- Ryan Dengel - Vocals/Guitar

A one man performer, this guy stirs up soothing and relaxing tunes for us to listen to. An acoustic/ambient/rock soloist, this guy from Chicago is worth a listen, sweet vocals and hearty chords.

8. P’er & The Liquid Blues Experience - www.myspace.com/theliquidbluesexperience

- Hafriz [Tapir] - Guitars/Rhythm/Bass

P’er is his name and guitar is his game. Very much influenced by many guitar gods, this guy decides to put aside other genres and making a blues band. Simple bluesy tunes on his profile, "Je T’aime" and "Slow Blues in C" are both seductively pleasing to the ears.

9. Jazz Pistols - www.myspace.com/jazzpistols

- Stefan Ivan Schäfer - guitar
- Christoph Victor Kaiser - bass
- Thomas Lui Ludwig - drums

An instrumental indie/jazz/rock/funk band from Germany, this trio are amazing when it comes to fast-pacing and toe-tapping. Their bass lines are almost always funky, alongside the creative rhythms coming from the drums. Tunes I personally loved by them are "Special Treatment" and "Tough Stuff". "Borderline" has a very bluesy feel to it, which I found intriguing, too. If you like jazzy, bluesy tunes, then you’re bound to like this group.

10. The Otherside Orchestra - www.myspace.com/theothersideorchestra

- angah - guitarist
- wan - guitarist
- azan - bassist
- syah - keyboardist
- hashir haizal - synthesizer
- dhiya izwin - vocalist
- rashid - drummer

Experimental.Electronic.Rock.Drums.Bass. These guys know how to get our heads spinning and feet jumping. Crazy drums, crazy guitars - this band is all about dancing. Another band that could fit into the DiskoTanpaRisiko statement. If you like to dance, then you’re bound to like this band. Songs to check out by them are "In Certain Circumstances" and "Possessive", as well as "Experimentasi Electro cinta".

Additional links to additional bands: -
www.myspace.com/bittersweet - BITTERSWEET/Malaysian
www.myspace.com/kugiranhujan - HUJAN/Malaysian
www.myspace.com/enraiband - ENRAI/Malaysian
www.myspace.com/kka - KLUK KLUK ADVENTURE/Malaysian
www.myspace.com/therepublicofbrickfields - REPUBLIC OF BRICKFIELDS/Malaysian