1742hrs

Listening to: Maroon 5 - Must Get Out


It's a friggin' hot day today:



Hope it's like that tomorrow too! Got some really exciting plans. :X


In other news, I don't usually read the CD reviews in Friday's paper as I find that the albums are, more often than not, very left-of-field. But this week's selection is like "wow, I wanna get my hands on all these CDs!".



Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm (2005)

Those of you who know me better will know that I don't really like female singers (prefer bands), but this is one very notable exception. Aimee Mann writes great songs, has an unmistakable lilt in her voice, and this is her first studio album in 3 years! :) And check out the cover art. (y)

Someone who reminds me of Aimee Mann:



Corrinne May - Safe In A Crazy World (2005)

The album that I said was worth checking out on New Year's Day is finally in stores. More of the same from Corrinne, piano-driven pop.

And a guy whom I really want to recommend to everyone - kinda a cross between Aimee Mann and Corrinne May:



Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman (2005)

Much like Aimee, Ben Folds is an American singer-songwriter with a bittersweet tinge to his work and a cult following with limited commercial success. He has come into his own after the breakup of his band Ben Folds Five (which was a trio, go figure), the original guitarless band before Keane. Ben's piano playing style is unique and more than makes up for the lack of soaring guitar solos and neat licks.


I wonder if agent s. can wrangle anything out of her supe. :X

1354hrs

Watching:



Triple H and Motorhead, WrestleMania 21 (2005)


Yes, I'm a huge wrestling fan. But that's a story for another day.

I already know who won the Race lah, no thanks to the stupid newspapers :@ They just can't stop reporting about it, sian leh. Oh well... at least it's not like the previous season of Survivor when thy reported the winner before the episode was aired. Oops.

Anyway, also in today's paper was a letter titled "I may not be what I listen to". It's written by a lady in response to a columnist's recent piece on how the music we listen to says a lot about us. So anyway, she went on to give a list of "the 30 songs on my MP3 playlist" (hello IPOS, are you reading this. lol):

1, 6, 9, 15, 20, 24, 25: songs by Joe Dassin, a French (I think) singer. Shall not reproduce the titles as they're all in French, haha. Probably the letter writer has the album? Hmmm.

2. "Accidentally In Love (from the movie Shrek)": err hello, it's by the Counting Crows.

3. "All About You" - McFly: my god, what does this tell me about your music tastes man! Ewwwwwwww (n)(n)(n) [editor's note: I really hate McFly, but that's also a story for another day]

4. "Almost Here" - Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden: yucks. Sorry ghimlay :X

10. "Harder To Breathe" - Maroon 5: err, not bad, but there's also Radio Overkill Song #1 on the list at

22. "She Will Be Loved" - Maroon 5.

12. "In The Shadows" - The Rasmus: wah piang, Eurorock really sucks man. (n)

14. "Jerk It Out - Caesar's Palace": hello, Caesar's Palace is a hotel in Las Vegas (btw yann did you see it over there?). How embarrassing. Who edits these letters!

17. "Magnifique - SingTel 3G tech ad": I am sure she downloaded this!

The only saving graces in this highly questionable playlist are Keane (21. "She Has No Time", 28. "This Is The Last Time") and The Killers (18. "Mr Brightside" and 26. "Somebody Told Me").

This really smacks of someone who just wants to show off how cool she is leh. Wah piang, why liddat! Tsk tsk.

1614hrs

Screw everything! I'm taking the rest of the week off.

Happy weekend. Haha.

0005hrs

The tiny bright spark did appear in the end (well, almost the end), but not before a lot of sputtering and almost dying out a few times.

When it rains, it pours, doesn't it; in a cold place very far from where I am now, I sat shivering, staring blankly at a copy of The Guardian Weekend and just... stared.

The bright spark became a warm burning flame, the one that always lifts my spirits...

But then, in one fell swoop, it was all washed away by a torrent of raised voices and harsh words.

Tomorrow must be a better day...

1742hrs

Listening to: U2 - All I Want Is You

Today has got to be the worst day ever. I feel like crawling into bed and shutting out the world. (Right after I broadcast this fact to the world. Haha.)

Just hoping for a tiny bright spark that will make things seem all better again?

I live in hope.

So far away from me
So far I just can't see
So far away from me
You're so far away from me.

1232hrs

Yes, the finale of The Amazing Race 7 is on tonight! And I'm still rooting for them:



Hahaha. Sorry sis! :P

I can't stop thinking about a McD apple pie now. Hmmm.

[update #1: please do not click on comments if you don't wanna know who won. vk, you're so dead :@]

[update #2: I missed the show. Everyone please refrain from telling me who won until I get to catch it over the weekend. Thanks.]