Hotlink 365

Hotlink has just introduced its new "Hotlink 365" plan aimed at mobile phone users with very low monthly usage. For just RM33, you can now keep your number active for 365 days and not worry about being cut off.

Sounds like a good deal to me as my Hotlink number is a secondary line so my monthly usage is very low (am gonna get around to converting my Hotlink plan soon) Currently I have also a third line from HK - I bought a HK SIM card on my last trip so I could contact my HK friends without having to incur exorbitant international roaming rates. I still have a credit of about HK$13 left..

Actually I've thought of cancelling my Hotlink number cos I don't use it much. The only reason I have that line is because 3 years ago I needed a Hotlink number in order to redeem tickets to a David Tao album promo. Thankfully for last year's Mayday album promo sponsored by Xpax I didn't need a Xpax number in order to redeem tickets (just a copy of the JUMP Live CD) though I did buy a Xpax number for Leehom's Heroes of Earth concert promo last January. I didn't keep the Xpax number but I kept the Hotlink number which is why I carry two Sony Ericsson walkman phones - probably due for an upgrade soon. Does anyone know if the new SE W980 is any good?

looks pretty sleek but I don't like clamshell mobile phones...

Dig Out Your Soul

What a coincidence - my bro and I both have a Beatles' song title as our blog entry titles today!

"With A Little Help From My Friends" remind me of Oasis' "She's Electric" as they both have the exact same riff right at the end of the song. Noel has a tendency to incorporate elements of Beatles' songs into Oasis song and the man wears his "Plagiarist" tee with pride LOL.

Octopus' Garden is a Ringo song and is almost always featured in the end of Oasis' "Whatever" when they perform it live. When Noel sings it, you can be sure he'll sing the lines "I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus' garden in the shade" (they tend to alternate between "Octopus' Garden" and "All The Young Dudes") The line "I'd like to be under the sea" is also featured in Oasis' b-side "Take Me Away". I guess Octopus' Garden must be one of Noel's favourite song..

Though Octopus' Garden isn't a Beatles single, any self respecting Oasis fan would know it. If you're an Oasis fan you should be able to guess a Beatles song title just from the first note :P

I am looking forward to their seventh studio album, "Dig Out Your Soul" which is due to be released on October 6 [ooooh it's the day after my birthday - I'd very much like a copy for my birthday :)] Of all the bands I used to listen to, Oasis is probably the only (non-cpop) band that I still support (Little wonder considering that I've been a fan since 1996) I have over 80+ Oasis CDs in my vast CD collection - making it the most CDs I have from a single artist!

Oasis' Dig Out Your Soul cover art

Mayday's Monster is also an Oasis fan ^.^

With a little help from my friends

I enlisted the help from a friend in Taipei to pre-order the 7-11 album after I gave up on the so-called online pre-orders. I found two pre-orders, both organized by Singaporeans but sadly I had missed the first deadline and the second one could not confirm availability of the pre-order gift (then why on earth did they organize a “pre-order” if they can’t even secure the pre-order gifts??!)

With a little help from another friend, I've finally got tickets to watch Journey To The Centre of The Earth in 3D this Saturday. I sure hope the movie is worthwhile after all the trouble gone through getting those tickets.

To buy or not to buy

I'm still contemplating whether I should buy the "World Without Strangers" Giordano campaign tee designed by No2Good. Not that I don't like the design [IMHO, of the dozen or so designs in the series, No2Good's design is definitely in the top 3] The other tees are designed by various designers from across the globe - the US, Japan, HK, Taiwan and China. I haven't a clue who they are nor do I really care :P

The tee is available in both men's and women's cut. I don't like the women's tee cut, and Giordano's men's tee are far too big for me [their size S tee make perfect sleeping tee for me cos it's quite baggy on me] I previously had the same dilemma with Stay Real but Stay Real tees' cutting are far smaller than Giordano's (probably cos they anticipated that most of their customers would be girls LOL)

feeling suicidal?

Just another manic Monday

I hate Mondays and there's nothing worse than having to survive manic Monday at work after a late night. Since I've restarted watching The Shield and catching up Season 5 on Sunday nights (with back to back episodes from 12 to 2AM), I get no more than 5.5 hours of sleep every Sunday. Season 5 is pretty intense with the introduction of Forest Whitaker as Internal Affairs officer Kavanaugh trying to investigate and bring down the Strike Team. I hear the concluding Season 7 will begin airing in the US this September - will we see the end of Mackey?

Journey to nowhere

Yet another disappointing weekend. I could not get tickets to watch Journey To The Centre of The Earth in 3D today despite arriving at GSC Midvalley early in the morning - tickets for (almost) the entire day were sold out! (there were still tickets left for the standard 2D version though) and Baby J's efforts to pre-book the movie tickets online last Friday turned out futile so it looks like we're gonna have to try our luck again next week.

Coincidentally I bumped into Zelina while at Midvalley today. It was Baby J who spotted her (with her hubby, her two kids & maid) Funnily enough one of the first thing she asked me was "Are you going to Taiwan?". Actually she sent me a message at my YouTube account a couple of days back and I replied saying I wasn't planning to go. I guess she hadn't read my message.

Always open your heart

Come this month end, B'in Music will be releasing a 7-11 album (currently on pre-order in Taiwan) The album will feature amongst others, new songs from Mayday and Champion, and possibly Fish Leung and Ping Guan. Other tracks include cover versions of Mayday songs by Won Fu, 831 (Ashin's current pet band) and Cosmos People. I hear the bands are covering 戀愛ing, 終結孤單 and 疯狂世界. I look forward to hearing the other bands' rendition of the songs, which hopefully would not be another lame cover version (remember how Fahrenheit butchered 溫柔?) But given the fact that these are a bunch of indie bands, I think their reinterpretation of the Mayday songs should be worth a listen.

I've not had any luck ordering the album online at 5music or Yesasia - the album isn't even listed so I'm wondering if it's just a limited release?

On another note, has anyone seen Hellboy 2? I hear Travis' "All I Wanna Do Is Rock" is featured in the movie (albeit just a couple of lines was played) WOW. An old Travis song in a Hollywood blockbuster - the director must be a fan of the Scottish band and has taste in music. You can tell by the fact that he picked an old song from their 1997 debut album over their newer songs LOL Well, afterall the lads haven't had a decent album since The Invisible Band :P

Soundtrack to the weekend

It's Saturday by Marcy Playground

A great song to kick start your weekend... [though if you listen carefully to the lyrics, the song is about being sick on Saturday (ugh there's nothing worse than being sick on a weekend)] It's a really catchy upbeat tune with yodelling - yes yodelling.. now when was the last time you heard yodelling in a pop song? You may remember Marcy Playground from their first smash hit "Sex and Candy" taken off their debut album. This song is taken from their second album - I don't own a copy but I have the radio promo single CD for It's Saturday

It's Saturday radio promo single

Baby J is back in KL today - welcome back!!

Lost and found.. but not forgotten

I found my old Smurf figurine! It was sitting in my drawer beneath a pile of little boxes and band-aids. Oh wow it looks like I dug up an ancient artefact LOL Just take a look at the condition of the box.. it's all tattered and battered!!!

I reckon it's close to at least 20 years old. And here's proof - there's a price tag still stuck on the side of the box - anyone remember Kimisawa Dept Store? A long long time ago when the Atria in DJ was still a cool place to be seen at, Kimisawa was one of the anchor tenants there.

Poor ol "Rocky" Smurfie has not aged very well.. some parts of the blue paint seemed to have peeled off and the part which used to be gleaming white isn't white anymore! :(

the bottom of the box is in Deutsch - can anyone translate?

Mini Mayday

Net's blog entry today reminded me of a really old Smurf figurine I used to have many many years ago.. if only I can remember where I've kept it. Coincidentally, it's also a sports Smurf edition. I guess they must still be in production..

Nevermind my misplaced Smurf figurine.. I've got Ashin + Monster + Stone + Ryan + Masa (sadly, it's not the Desperate Housewife edition :P) figurines ^.^

Like a true fangirl, I've even the miniature versions of Mayday LOL. Even our resident Jay Chou fan has a bust figurine set of Jay, immaculately preserved and housed in a very expensive collector's case! And mind you, these are not the standard version sold at record stores - they are the limited edition numbered ones.. and guess who had to go hunt them down and carry them back all the way from Singapore?

bro's Jay bust figurines.. strictly not for sale