Friday, March 30, 2007

Band Of The Week - The Allman Brothers Band

Going to weekend again, time really flies and I just realized today is FLY-day! Alright, as I promised this weekend I gonna introduce another classic rock band that I listening to. This weekend my selection will be the legendary of The Allman Brothers Band.

Let's enjoy some of my favorite songs by this group and rock with it together...

Click 'Play' and listen


The Allman Brothers Band - Rambling Man


The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa (Live)


The Allman Brothers Band - Little Martha


The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica


The Original Lineup of The Allman Brothers Band

About The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band is a band from Macon, Georgia. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame labeled this band as "The principal architect of Southern Rock". This band was formed in 1969 and described as "the best damn rock and roll band in this country has produced in past five years" by Rolling Stone's George Kimball.

The band has been awarded eleven Gold and five Platinum albums between 1971 and 2005. Rolling Stone magazine listen The Allman Brothers Band as one their 100 Greatest Artist of All Time in 2004.

The Allman Brothers

History

The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida on March 26, 1969. The band members were Duane Allman (slide guitar & lead guitar), Gregg Allman (vocal, organ), Dickey Betts (lead guitars, vocal), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums) and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). Duane and Gregg had originally been in a garage band called The Escorts.

The Allman Brothers Band in live concert

Duane Allman killed in a motorcycle accidents on October 29, 1971 in Macon, Georgia when he collided with a lumber truck. Dickey Betts filled Duane's former role in completing the last album he participated. After some concerts the band added Chuck Leavell (pianist) to gain another lead instrument but without directly replacing Duane.

Berry Oakley died in another motorcycle accident on November 11, 1972 only three blocks away from the site of Duane Allman's fatal accident. Oakley was replaced by Lamar Williams at the end of 1972.

The Allman Brothers in live concert

Personality conflicts started to tear the band apart during late 70's and 80's when Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts both began their solo album. In 1989 The Allman Brothers reunited and returned to popular consciousness of the American public until present day.

The Present Lineup of The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band... A legendary classic rock band.

Happy Weekend!!!

Thursday, March 29, 2007

How To Sleep At Work

Do you have any problem of feeling tired and sleepy during office hour? I guess most of you (included myself) have the same problem. This is because of most of us sleep late at night, married couple sure got special project going on during late night. Myself I rock till late night + read blogs. Others might 'curi ayam or curi itik' la... haha.

So, how do you pretend you still awake but in fact you are in deep sleep? Draw fake eyes and stick on it? This method outdated already, now I got a new method which very creative and effective...






So... You dare to shave your hair like this?

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Top 5 Foods I Love in Penang

This time been tagged by Velverse about my top 5 places of food I like to go. Too bad I seldom took photo about foods places. So, in this tag I have to get some from other sources (as stated).

The rules:

1. List out your top 5 favorite places to eat at your location.
2. Put down your link below together below the name/nick of the person who tag you and link directly to your post. Please include the state or country you're from.

Nicole (Sydney, Australia)
Velverse (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Kenny Ng (Penang, Malaysia)

3. Tag 5 other people (preferable from other countries/states)

Alright, here are the places and foods I would like to recommend :

#5 - Tenggiri Food Court, Seberang Jaya

The cheapest drinks

My favorite curry mee

I'll never miss this place to get refreshment. The drinks here is super-duper cheap and you can never find any place cheaper than it. Click on the 1st picture to enlarge it then you'll see cheap is the prices. The curry mee there also excellent, the portion is just nice to me, not too big. The only thing the curry mee stall only open at evening and will finish quite early, most of the time I got no chance to taste it.

#4 - Penang Shatow Lane

New World Park Hawker Centre

Char Koay Teow

Chee Cheong Fan

Penang Fruit Rojak

Ais Kacang

You'll never go wrong in this Shatow Lane, now it has a bigger and nicer hawker stall there called New World Park. All the old stalls in Shatow Lane has been moved into this hawker centre. Now you no need to worry about parking problem and also there is more seats for you all.

#3 - Penang Batu Lanchang (Si Yang Yang Cafe)

Chicken Rice (Picture source: MayaKirana)

It's been many years I still love the chicken rice there. The cafe just located next to Nam Hwa Hospital at Batu Lanchang. I love the sauce which very intent and just nice with the fragrant rice. I'm a huge fan of chicken rice and I never feel bored eating it over and over again.

#2 - Penang Air Itam Market


Air Itam Asam Laksa

I think I no need to explain so much about it. This is the most well-known Asam Laksa not only in Penang but also in Malaysia. The stall just located at the Air Itam market and on the way to go up to Kek Lok Si Temple. This stall witll start selling from afternoon till evening.

#1 - Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth.

Jalan Raja Uda

Jawa Mee

Alright, this is the place where I grow up. Now this street can be named as 'Street of Foods'. Can you imagine I still haven't try all the foods along this street for so many years! Now many shop houses were build along this street and very hardly to see any old wooden house anymore. This street also can be as China Street in Butterworth, you can find all types of chinese foods over here.

To live in this place, you don't have to worry of your stomach suffer from hungry, you just have to worry how much you can eat... haha.


5 person to tag...

1. Simple American (United State of America)
2. Iwan Sanchez (Singapore)
3. Nonnie King (Brunei)
4. Pinksterz (Egypt)
5. A^Ben (Sarawak, Malaysia)

Monday, March 26, 2007

New Fender Stratocaster For Sale

Note: This is a non profit post from me, I just do some favor for my best friend a guitar collector.

My friend a guitar collector has recently upgraded his collection and wish to sell off a few items at a very good price. He is starting off with a mint condition, original Fender Stratocaster.

The guitar as already been upgraded with original Fender 'pearloid' scratch plate and 'Tex-max' pickups. No scratches, never played live or in jamming studio.

Front view of the guitar

Rear view of guitar

Back plate (Genuine)

Classic Fender headstock

Original Fender Tuner

Original Fender Bridge (no rust at all, 100% new)

Tex-max Pickups and Pearloid Scratch Plate

Very straight neck with low action

Package worth RM 250

Included package (all new):

1. Ibanez low noise cable
2. Classic leather strap
3. Marshall MT-1 guitar tuner
4. Planet Waves Shine (spray cleaner & maintainer)
5. GHS Fast-Fret string cleaner
6. 3 packs D'Addario XL electric guitar strings
7. 10 Paul Gilbert's Ibanez signature series picks

Total cost about RM 2,800.00

Selling price RM 1,800.00 (neg)

Anyone interested? Please email to tomanking@gmail.com

Sunday, March 25, 2007

My Convocation

I'm safe and sound in Penang now, I reached my hometown Butterworth at 12am this morning. I was a terrible tired journey for me, I left Skudai, Johor at about 2pm yesterday right after my convocation. We stopped at my KL house for a short rest, took a nice bath and dinner then started move to north.

My convocation was going smoothly, but I was so sleepy and tired because I woke up at 3am in that morning due to an unnecessary call. My parents thought it was 5am and they went to take bath. When I told them it just only 3 something morning. Hell... after that we all unable to sleep anymore.

Our cert was presented by Sultana of Johor, we were so lucky our convocation was on Saturday, the other day the cert will presented by others.

Here is some of my cam-whore session of my convocation...

Studio version... I look so fat!

In the hall...

Together with my coursemate, husband and wife who are the top students, got Dean Awards.

After ceremony... so crowded.

Posing at Johor Sultana's Car...

My coursemates...

Another cam-whore with my coursemates

Final moment, throw marble hat


Goodbye UTM!!!

Friday, March 23, 2007

Quick and Short Update

Ok, you must be wondering how can I update? I'm at Starbucks now in Jaya Jusco Taman Universiti Skudai.

I'm now waiting for my pictures process in a nearby photo shop. Tomorrow is my convocation and I have to wake up early morning and reach UTM by 6.30am. After the convocation will going back to Penang together with my parents and my younger brother. We may overnight in my house in KL if I really tired.

That's all my quick update, thanks to all who left comments in my previous post, no more congratulate ok? To me is nothing to be proud about. Will post some cam-whore pictures in my coming post ok?

See You All Soon!!!

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Goodbye My Work + Hiatus

Don't get me wrong, I'm not MIA (Missing in Action) purposely. Yesterday (Wednesday) was my last day for my current job, I'm clearing my annual leave now and looking forward for my new job in April.

Sorry that no Band Of The Week for this weekend. I'm heading down to Johor later afternoon for my convocation on this coming Saturday. I'm sure most of you wondering now, what this (me) old man going for what convocation?

Ok, I'm not that lucky like others, I have to do step by step, from Certificate to Diploma, then from Diploma to Degree (Bachelor of Engineering). I did my part time Degree 6 years ago and supposedly I can graduate in 2005 but stupid UTM never offered that only paper (Islamic) I left to complete my Degree. So I have to wait for another year and finally I completed that only subject in 2006. After that again... UTM took too slow to process my application for my convocation, so... I only can attend my convocation in this year. I totally wasted 2 years for my bloody hell Degree.

I was planning not to go for this convocation, but my parents want to attend it, so no choice I have to go. Later afternoon they'll arrive to KL by lunch hour then we'll shoot straight to Skudai, Johor. After my convocation on this Saturday, I'll straight shoot back from Johor to Penang! Yes, I'm driving, really can die one.

KL to Johor + Johor to Penang + Penang to KL = Half Dead!!!

Alright, I don't know when I only got time to update. I got a little request from you all... No need congratulate me and Don't Miss me!!!

Bye Bye...

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Why Michelin Tyre Pull Off From Formula One?

All these years in Formula One race, the battle not only between drivers and racing teams. One of the major war is tyre war. Recent years only 2 manufactures - Michelin and Bridgestone have a great fight on each other. In 2005 and 2006 season, Michelin tyre dominated most of the race which help Fernando Alonso won his double world champion title in that years.

This year, Michelin no longer in Formula One business, now Bridgestone conquer the Formula One business, they supply their tyres to all Formula One teams.


Michelin Official Logo

After a long thought, now I found out why Michelin pull out from Formula One. I can see Michelin is a very family type person, it has new babies and it wanted to take care of it's family, so it willing to pull off the business and take care of the babies...

The Babies...

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Cute or not their babies?

WAKAKAKAKAKA!!!

Monday, March 19, 2007

Bite The Eyes

Ah Beng used to hang out in a pub and betting with strangers with pool and darts to get some free booze. Most of the time he won.

One day, a Stranger came into the pub for some booze. Ah Beng then approached to that Stranger...

Ah Beng : Hello... 1st time here?
Stranger : Yeah...?
Ah Beng : Ok... chun! Now I got a deal, I want to challenge you, who lose will spend the winner all night long.

The Stranger looks very excited to take the challenge.

Stranger : Alright... so what do you want to challenge? Pool? Darts?
Ah Beng : Anything!

Ah Beng lost both games and he very frustrated and want to win back everything. Suddenly he came out with a strange idea...

Ah Beng : Ok... last deal! If you can bite your own eye I spend everyone in this pub all night long! If you can't you have to spend everyone all night long ok?

The Stranger laugh... and take the challenge. Ah Beng was laughing in his heart... 'hahaha, this sorhai going to spend everyone tonight'.

Suddenly the Stranger took off his right eye ball and bite it...


Ah Beng can't believe it... this Stranger's right eye is fake one! Ah Beng still don't want admit his defeat...

Ah Beng : Alright... confirm last deal! If you can bite your another eye, I spend everyone in this pub tonight! If not you spend!

The Stranger agreed. Ah Beng very confident he will win this round, because it's impossible this Stranger's both eyes also fake. If both eyes also fake, he won't able to see right?

Out of a sudden, the Stranger took off his fake teeth and put on his left eye and bite it...

This time Ah Beng really defeated....

Ah Beng : .................. ($%^&(**^%#@!&**@^$^~O@)


WAKAKAKAKAKAKA!!!

Go To Hell You Morons!!!

NiaMahChaoHai!!! I really can't stand anymore, I was having sweet dream and suddenly got fucking morons having drift racing around the place I stay. The fucking noisy exhaust and tyre scratches sound really woke me up!

Are you guys brainless? Don't you guys think about how many people were in deep sleep now? If I have bazooka I sure will shoot you to the hell now! Cipet! I heard babies were crying because get shock by the noise. Don't you morons need to work tomorrow? I don't think so, you all gonna go to hell and have a nice hell work there soon!

Fuck you morons! You somemore modified your car like initial D car, who you think you are? A wira modified looks like can fly. TIU la... If you so rich why not you go modify your brain to be more considerate on other people? Don't you think it's dangerous to others? If you want to die then go the fucking place with no body around!!!

NiaSeng - NiaMahChaoHai - TiuNiaSeng - Puki - Cibai - Lanjiao - Fuck You - Butoh - TiuNiaMahChaoHai - Damn You Mother Fucker - Super - Duper - Extremely - Unlimited - Ulimate - Brainless MORONS!!!

I believe in karma, one day god will send you to the place you belong to!!!

NAH!!!!!..... You Morons!!!

Go To Hell You Morons!!!

*Niaseng... I can't sleep already, I'll be a dead man working later... fuck!!!

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Tagged Post : Six Bloggers I Would Like To Stranded On An Island

Being tagged again, but this time I felt so honor being selected as one of the bloggers stranded on an island with Firehorse.




David Gilmour - On An Island
(David Gilmour, my guitar hero from Pink Floyd. This song is nothing related with the tag, but the song title is just nice for this tag.)

This scenario reminds me like the drama LOST that I followed all the time, to see how they survive on a mystery lost island. Now my pick of six bloggers...

1. My brader Ah Nel, he is a real warrior and my hero too. We really need him to protect us from any attack. If we lucky can find stout on an island, so I can 'yam seng' with him kaw kaw lor... LOL

2. My taikor Wingz, why I need him? Because Wingz can cook! We need foods to survive so he is the right person to together-gather with us. He also can entertain us with tonnes of jokes when we are boring.

3. Simple American, he was an army before, so he is very good in skills to be a survivor. We need him to be our guardian in case got attack by 'the others'. I believe he also good in hunting so let Wingz to cook... hehehe.

4. I also want a person who got super power, he is CKYeo, he can control the sky to keep anything if 'the others' come attack us. I also can sing Jacky Cheung's song with him and also talk about Manchester United... wahahaha.

5. We also need a doctor in case got illness or injury, so the best person I think is Chen. She can handle it very well. Without her we all also cannot survive. She also very good in hunting nice foods, so with her around we can get many nice foods too... :P

6. Last person will be LaundryAmah, she very expert in doing laundry works. So I need her to wash my clothes lor... I don't like my clothes dirty mah... hahaha, she sure hamtam me kaw kaw one.

Alright, the name above I mentioned are being tagged by me. You can go it if you like and you also can just ignore it if you don't like it.

Looking Forward To Australian F1 Race!!!

Friday, March 16, 2007

Band Of The Week - Dream Theater

Alright, as I promised this 'Band Of The Week' will back after the bloggers gathering. Back to my business, this weekend I want to introduce you all my most favorite rock band - Dream Theater.

Let's start with my favorite songs selection. Hollow Years (Live at Budokan) is one of my most favorite song, the guitar solo by John Petrucci really killer! Next also another live version, The Spirit Carries On (20th Anniversary World Tour), the guitar solo... again will make you cry too. Following will be the heavy one, As I Am... this song really powerful!!! One of their most favorite song is Metropolis, that's another one of their finest music work. Lastly will be Another Day, another slow version from this band.

Actually I prefer even more in heavy version, but I afraid you all can't take it, so I just posted the slow version.

Dream Theater (from left, Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess, John Myung, James LaBrie and John Petrucci)

Click 'Play' to listen


Dream Theater - Hollow Years (Live at Budokan)


Dream Theater - The Spirit Carries On (SCORE)


Dream Theater - As I Am


Dream Theater - Metropolis


Dream Theater - Another Day

About Dream Theater

Dream Theater is a progressive metal band formed by Mike Portnoy (drums), John Petrucci (guitars) and John Myung (bass guitars). Three of them were from Berklee College of Music in United State. The current line up of this band together with Jordan Rudess (keyboards) and Kevin James LaBrie (singer).

Dream Theater also is a well known for the technical proficiency of each instrumental, they also won many awards from music magazines.

From left, John Myung, Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci (1985)

History

Dream Theater was formed in 1985 and named as Majesty. Somehow in 1986 they were forced to change their name when another band named Majesty threatening legal action. Therefor, Portnoy's father suggested named as Dream Theater, the name of a now demolished theater in Monterey, California.

For more information about Dream Theater, please visit to www.dreamtheater.net


John Petrucci

He is one of the most finest guitar palyer I ever seen, I really admire his skills. Now he also join with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai for the G3 tour. Petrucci also notable as one of the musicians to popularize the usage of seven strings guitar (alongside Steve Vai, Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Rocky George and the nu metal band Korn).

John Petrucci... my guitar god

Mike Portnoy

Portnoy has won 22 awards from the Modern Drummer Magazine. He was the youngest (at 37 years of age) to be inducted into the Modern Drummer magazine's Rock Drummer Hall of Fame. He is one of my favorite rock drummers, I really enjoy to see he plays on drums.

Mike Portnoy... my drum god

Portnoy's crazy drum set

John Myung

Myung has somewhat become the mystery member of Dream Theater. He really rarely speak and draw attention to himself in concerts. He is very quiet and very committed into his career. I've met Myung in personal in 2005 when he came to Malaysia. I was so excited to meet him in his bass clinic and get his autograph, and... I did it! I got his autograph on a post card and one of my Dream Theater's CD cover.

John Myung the silent man

Myung's autograph... don't play play oh... I really have it!


Dream Theater... the finest progressive rock band in this planet!

Happy Weekend!!!
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