This band's career did not really take off as many predicted. From the success of their first album, people were talking about them being the next big thing etc etc. Strangely since they released the second one last year, they kind of faded from the spotlight.
Probably this has got to do with the lead singer's comment about the second record being the best record of the decade or something like that. As well as so many other commnts similar in nature. To some people this could translate into an arrogant or condescending statement from a relatively newbie in the rock scene, and can really piss off a lot of people especially music journalists.
Well one thing I am sure of is that the guy at Rolling Stone who reviewed this album is one of those having a problem with The Killers. He gave this only two stars out of five. It is not that bad, not bad at all.
I much prefer this to the first one. Actually I did not really listen to the first one, just played a few times. The second one was a bit of hard to listen to at first, but at least for me I could see so much potential in it, did not lose faith, this album just grows on you. My favourite track is Read My Mind; they did a strange video in Tokyo for this one. The rest are really good as well, I can just play this album over and over again.
For me this album is very refreshing. Such a relief from crap produced by the so called big names of today?? namely Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy, Daughtry, My Chemical Romance etc etc and the whole army of Canadian bands (especially the one with the lead singer who looks like jesus... forgot the name already, but what a bunch of rubbish). Add Avril Lavigne to that list I swear that the world is going deaf. (the 'girlfriend' song, can anyone possibly create a more annoying tune than that???)
I really miss music of the 90's. Cannot really listen to the mainstream music nowadays, except for a few. I think I am listening less rock and more of other stuff. The 90's.... miss the days when you have something like 'Jagged little Pill' which sells 16 mil copies.... or classics like OK Computer that I still listen to until today..... or even plain old Sheryl Crow.... I blame Britney Spears. Since her debut, it has gone downhill.
Back to the Killers, for me this could be one of the best of the decade. Been quite a while since I like an album so much (maybe since wilco's last). Talking about Wilco, they just released an album. Until I get streamyx, no idea how am I gonna get hold of it.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Macam P*&%
I am working shifts now since project completion. Today I am on 10 pm - 6am shift. I am man of few words, pls refer to blog title and use your imagination. Sometimes I feel I rather die. What a difference changes can make. Its like I have founded India like Columbus did, or should I say the west Indies (thats what he thought, though he actually found America and west indies). What a dumass.
Moving on to things more cheerful in nature. Influenced by food shows on tv that seem to get ever more interesting everyday (Favourites are Tony Bourdain, Jamie Oliver, Iron chef - no more!!), I feel like I need to share the food knowledge I have to the rest of human kind, be it good eats, sucky food or whatever.
Nasi Lemak - Village Park Restaurant near Uptown
Found out about this place from my sister. How someone living in Kuching know places to eat in KL show how fanatic Msians are about food. Went there for lunch earlier this week. Since then, went there 2 more times!
The three times I went there I had Nasi Lemak - with rendang kerang, ayam goreng and sotong sambal. The most important thing for me is the sambal. The sambal is very intense, very salty-spicy, a bit sweet, not too hot. I would say its very solid. The rice - fragrant, not sticky, not lembik like bubur (some people like bubur-like nasi) and just enuf santan. But, hit the jackpot with the side dishes. The rendang kerang and sambal sotong I can say the best that I ever had in my life!! ..... unbelievable. There is something special in it I cannot explain. The ayam goreng berempah is also fantastic, tho not yet there with the kerang and sotong.
If not for the sambal which is only solid, I could say this is the perfect Nasi lemak. But I had the best ever sambal at the project site canteen in Bako, Kuching, when I was working for my 1st company. The thing looked so bland, but wait until u taste it.... tried once can still remember till now. That set a very high benchmark. Very outstanding.
Roti Bakar and Kopi Ais - Kluang Station
With the global coffee madness around the world, what with Starbucks opening and later closing a branch in China Forbidden City and whatever, locals seem to catch up with kopitiams mushrooming everywhere in the Klang Valley.
My favourite has got to be Kluang Station. The killer here is the Roti Bakar. They use white roti, toasted to perfection, crispy outside yet inside still obtaining the fluffy and soft texture of bread. With the overflowing kaya and melted butter meleleh.... man, u will meleleh also. The kopi ais is not bad, but I feel its too 'Kau'. But the roti bakar- gold medal.
Ikan bakar Bellamy - behind Istana Negara
I used to frequent this place, but since I usually order sotong, they dont come cheap (First time I ordered 2 huge sotong and my bill went up to 30 bucks - madness). Therefore, I tend to have an opinion that this place is pricey, considering the place is like warung (macam williams). Also the makcik there can be kerek at times, like shes the king of ikan bakar or something like that, or maybe thats me being paranoid.
Sotong can cost 8 to 12 bucks each, ikan around 6 bucks. I dunno bout the ikan, but people claim theyre good. i have only had sotong, the sotong is fresh and the marinade is nice- very spicy but not hot. But I feel that as long as sotong is fresh, it WILL taste good, so not really crazy about the marinade. So for me, this place is ok onli, and I dont understand what the fuss about this place is all about. I think my dad make better bbq sotong, with minimal marinade (oil, kunyit and seasoning). I just feel grilled seafood do not need too much marinade, just need them to be fresh.
Moving on to things more cheerful in nature. Influenced by food shows on tv that seem to get ever more interesting everyday (Favourites are Tony Bourdain, Jamie Oliver, Iron chef - no more!!), I feel like I need to share the food knowledge I have to the rest of human kind, be it good eats, sucky food or whatever.
Nasi Lemak - Village Park Restaurant near Uptown
Found out about this place from my sister. How someone living in Kuching know places to eat in KL show how fanatic Msians are about food. Went there for lunch earlier this week. Since then, went there 2 more times!
The three times I went there I had Nasi Lemak - with rendang kerang, ayam goreng and sotong sambal. The most important thing for me is the sambal. The sambal is very intense, very salty-spicy, a bit sweet, not too hot. I would say its very solid. The rice - fragrant, not sticky, not lembik like bubur (some people like bubur-like nasi) and just enuf santan. But, hit the jackpot with the side dishes. The rendang kerang and sambal sotong I can say the best that I ever had in my life!! ..... unbelievable. There is something special in it I cannot explain. The ayam goreng berempah is also fantastic, tho not yet there with the kerang and sotong.
If not for the sambal which is only solid, I could say this is the perfect Nasi lemak. But I had the best ever sambal at the project site canteen in Bako, Kuching, when I was working for my 1st company. The thing looked so bland, but wait until u taste it.... tried once can still remember till now. That set a very high benchmark. Very outstanding.
Roti Bakar and Kopi Ais - Kluang Station
With the global coffee madness around the world, what with Starbucks opening and later closing a branch in China Forbidden City and whatever, locals seem to catch up with kopitiams mushrooming everywhere in the Klang Valley.
My favourite has got to be Kluang Station. The killer here is the Roti Bakar. They use white roti, toasted to perfection, crispy outside yet inside still obtaining the fluffy and soft texture of bread. With the overflowing kaya and melted butter meleleh.... man, u will meleleh also. The kopi ais is not bad, but I feel its too 'Kau'. But the roti bakar- gold medal.
Ikan bakar Bellamy - behind Istana Negara
I used to frequent this place, but since I usually order sotong, they dont come cheap (First time I ordered 2 huge sotong and my bill went up to 30 bucks - madness). Therefore, I tend to have an opinion that this place is pricey, considering the place is like warung (macam williams). Also the makcik there can be kerek at times, like shes the king of ikan bakar or something like that, or maybe thats me being paranoid.
Sotong can cost 8 to 12 bucks each, ikan around 6 bucks. I dunno bout the ikan, but people claim theyre good. i have only had sotong, the sotong is fresh and the marinade is nice- very spicy but not hot. But I feel that as long as sotong is fresh, it WILL taste good, so not really crazy about the marinade. So for me, this place is ok onli, and I dont understand what the fuss about this place is all about. I think my dad make better bbq sotong, with minimal marinade (oil, kunyit and seasoning). I just feel grilled seafood do not need too much marinade, just need them to be fresh.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Surgery
Just got back from Kuching yesterday. Got sms from sister earlier last week that my father was having surgery the following Thursday. So I flew back to Kuching Wednesday.
Total Knee Replacement
After years of suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), my father finally decided that he had had enough. So he listened to the doctor and went for the total knee replacement surgery, on both knees. This is still OK considering some even have to do this on both knee and pelvic joints. Before this I sort of knew that the disease was arthritis, but not specifically rheumatoid. In fact, I am not even sure if my father knew what he was suffering from!
I have seen the x-ray and I think the prosthetic looked exactly like this one in the picture. The surgery took 6 hours, and it was not as straight forward as per normal. According to the doctor due to prolonged damage to RA and subsequently bad posture, the knee joint was no longer straight and scar tissues were accumulating. So he spent a lot of time fixing that.
Just 5 days after surgery, my father had been able to walk(on crutches of course) and the pain was gone. Now he is recovering doing physio to recover the muscle strength at the joint as well as getting the coordination between joint movements and the brain right. No surgery complications, so everything looks good now.
I guess my point here is that surgery was quite cool. Especially when it can show elderly people, who are understandably sceptical (even I myself would think twice if I were to replace both my knees), what modern medicine can do.
Total Knee Replacement
After years of suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), my father finally decided that he had had enough. So he listened to the doctor and went for the total knee replacement surgery, on both knees. This is still OK considering some even have to do this on both knee and pelvic joints. Before this I sort of knew that the disease was arthritis, but not specifically rheumatoid. In fact, I am not even sure if my father knew what he was suffering from!
I have seen the x-ray and I think the prosthetic looked exactly like this one in the picture. The surgery took 6 hours, and it was not as straight forward as per normal. According to the doctor due to prolonged damage to RA and subsequently bad posture, the knee joint was no longer straight and scar tissues were accumulating. So he spent a lot of time fixing that.
Just 5 days after surgery, my father had been able to walk(on crutches of course) and the pain was gone. Now he is recovering doing physio to recover the muscle strength at the joint as well as getting the coordination between joint movements and the brain right. No surgery complications, so everything looks good now.
I guess my point here is that surgery was quite cool. Especially when it can show elderly people, who are understandably sceptical (even I myself would think twice if I were to replace both my knees), what modern medicine can do.
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