Saturday, October 31, 2009

Oktoberfest 2009

Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September and running to early October. It is also one of the most famous events in Germany and also world’s largest fair, approximately 6 million people attending every year, and is also an important part of Bavarian culture.

Here in Penang, Malaysian German Society also organized their Oktoberfest for the 37th time. More than 1200 visitors came to this festival last year making Oktoberfest Penang the biggest Oktoberfest in Malaysia! As a student and member of the MGS ( Malaysian German Society ), I was fortunate to be part of this event this year as a volunteer helping. I was given the task to sell Würstel (sausages) and fruit punch with Michael, Thomas, Preston, Ken Joo, Chooi San and Eddy, but most of my time spend was cutting the bread! LOL!

Original hearty German food such as Hendl ( chicken), Würstel, along with brezel (Prezel), Knödeln ( potato or bread dumplings ) and lots lots more were provided! There was also Lebkuchenherzen / Gingerbread Hearts (an Oktoberfest treat ) as well. This sweet is a MUST in any German fair and is also in Penang.

As usual there were big tents to host the crowd with German music and also lots of entertainment just like being practiced in Munich. There was the beer drinking competition for Men and Ladies, arm wrestling competition, beer mug carrying competition and etc. Once in awhile music will be played and people will carry their mugs in their hands and cheer together as a whole, making the atmosphere even better. There were also game stalls set up by B.Braun and Robert Bosch for entertainment too. As a volunteer, what I get was free food, free Oktoberfest Tee and also free drinks! Why free? Cause the stall beside me was selling red and white wine while the stall after the wine stall is the main supplier stall for Tiger beer! LOL! In the end, what happened to the stall after 11pm was, one went up the stage dancing, one dancing below the stage, one was carried out to her dad’s car cause she was drunk, two taking their beer mug around asking people to drink, one smoking his cigar asking people to drink fruit punch and another sitting down drinking and gossiping!

Great night, beautiful girls, delicious food, free flow of drinks (for volunteers only hehe) and great people!

“ Ein Prosit der Gemuetlichkeit ”
our emcee of the night
MGS president Karl Ebinger
beer drinking competition of man
here comes the ladies turn
arm wrestling competition, the one in Manchester United jersey lost! Glory Glory wert?
the beer mug carrying competition
paulaner is always a must!

lambshank
lai arrgghhhhhh
dance floor
the place
beer mug spectacles
sudah mabuk sikit ni ang mo
cute German kids
dancing around
dancing around with Oktoberfest 'beer-mug hats'
hired dancers
cheers!

Monday, October 26, 2009

working in P.Mall

Its been some time since I've last update. well speaking of the past 2 days of working in Prangin Mall, that feeling is just so creepy! ITS BEEN SO LONGGGGG......that I've ever work for a fair at prangin mall, tryin to be STRONGGGG,but the strenght i have is washing away, Won't be LONGGGG, and I will be very happy when i PANG KANGGGGG....

Anyhow its so good to be back, having that kinda experience working for prangin mall again, i gotta admit that i had a strange feeling about that mall with the customers inside. Taking about customers, sometimes you could even see a girl with white skirt wearing a G-String or thong walking around watching their asses moving left and right up and down, having the mindset that wearing G-Strings or thongs can reduce ''panty lines'' when wearing tight fitting trousers but OMG that's a skirt! Sometimes you could even see some people with ragged clothes with a toothpick in their mouth baring 1/4 of their mouth open and you could see something shinning, that unique spark coming from their artificial teeth more or less practicing the outdated hippie culture. They dresses like Tarzan, hair like Jane and smells like a cheetah. Sometimes you could see tourists that didn't wear their brassieres having their pokey nipples poke out into sight, worse is some consists of old ''matures'', and their breasts are lagging downwards sucked by gravity. Some huge amateurs exposing their mickey mouse tattoos on their oily fat skin that looks like some kinda interracial wannabe. THAT is Prangin Mall.

I happened to work to help my boss so its good to be back. Somehow I encountered some terrifying and horrible customers which I hope I would never have them in my sight anymore. One look like V for Vendetta, I guess he is a Malay, keep his hair very long, trim his eyebrows to very thin, had a mustache and beard like that creepy Vendetta thingie, worse is he can't speak proper English or French and he dyed his hair gold! He came along with an Indian with a ear ring on his left, and they both look GAY. Some gays are okay, some are very low profile, some are successful(i'm referring to Jay Manuel of America's Next Top Model), but some sucks! THIS ONE DEFINITELY SUCKS.

Next was a customer that look like CORPSE BRIDE! The moment I saw her, and her teeth bulging out from her upper lips, I thought I met a ghost that came alive. At first was a dad with 2 daughters coming to take a look, from their looks they look proper and they seem to be interested and the dad wanted to find glasses for her daughter, somehow the dad asked his wife(corpse bride) to come and take a look. I had a short conversation with this couple and it goes like this :
Dad : These..erm...branded ar? Ei, wheres it..(checking out the brand).. Wheres it made from? Dear(referring to his wife the corpse bride)..what do you think of this?
Wife : Yea, it looks okay only, why selling so cheap? OH..erm.. wheres it made? China? Branded ar?
Earnest : Oh these are what we say normal brands, everything sold in the market has a brand or a name that indicates a product right?
Dad : then where is it made from? China? (insulting)
Earnest : yes mister, do you find Europe made selling this cheap? then if you can get it then it must be stolen products or aritficial ones...
Wife : Oh...NO BRAND one laaaa..no wonder SO CHEAP...
Earnest : Of course miss, this is Prangin Mall, You know prangin mall right? what kind of shoppers are the majority. Doing business sometimes must use our brain too. We can sell branded and even niche market products(I've sold that kinda brands for past few years), but no one will or only few will buys from us.

And then, the family walked away.
The husband wears Brooks sport shoes, the wife holds a normal Guess handbag. the heels are not even Jimmy Choos.. the watch looks common I didn't even mind to notice, and they act like they are some kind of arrogant richtards. Since they are that rich, then wear something and carry something that signifies your riches, why carry a handbag brand that when during promotion discount Malays rushed like they came out from a blue hell to grabbed that bags that don't have much worth and somehow have to pay by installment at times to purchase such brand. BRANDED eh... she is soooo BRANDED. and her face looks like a corpse bride, I don't know whether of she had an accident and re-do her face with plastic surgery or whatever..she talks without using her brain and angers me as if I'm gonna shine it up real nice, turn it sideways and stuff it into her smelly candy ass! I don't even know how her husband chose her or fall in love with her, and I even felt interested how would it be like when her husband had sexual intercourse with her?! She looks horrible! I don't know how her husband takes her down in bed, cause i bet she looks ugly and doesn't know her roles, and when she ask her husband how then her husband will answer her KNOW YOUR ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH she looks SO ugly. And then his corpse bride wifey will shout back RIDE ME HARDER YOU IDIOT DO YOU KNOW WHERES MY PUSSY YOU FxxxIN JABRONI?!
Once in awhile, meeting these kind of weird people is a pleasure, you get to see many many different kinds of people in Penang, the beautiful island that I lived in. I LURVE PENANG!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Nice Video

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

RISING FROM THE ASHES : 10 ways to save Liverpool's season

I actually think Liverpool can still put in a title challenge, but only if certain changes are made and previous mistakes are not repeated.

What follows is merely my opinion. Actually, that's not completely true - I am sure there are tens of thousands of Liverpool fans who think the same way as me. My views on this issue are not unique; it's just common sense really.

1. Play 'aces in their places'
No more square pegs in round holes: That means no more left backs playing in central midfield and no more attacking midfielders playing in defensive-midfield roles (i.e. Lucas). Play the best available team for every game and use the players in their best/most effective positions.

2. Move Gerrard to central-midfield whilst Aquilani settles in.
Whilst Alberto Aquilani is settling-into the side and finding his feet, Gerrard should be moved into central-midfield to play alongside Javier Mascherano. I've explained why Gerrard should move to CM in previous articles so no need to repeat myself here.

Given Aquilani's injury history, plunging him into the hustle and bustle of midfield - a position where injuries are prevalent - may not be the best idea in the short-term. Let him play further ahead for a few games and protect him a little.

And we shouldn't forget that this is the Premiership, home of hackers and 'physical' football. I have no doubt there will be hatchet-men on certain teams just waiting to have a go at Aquilani, knowing that if he gets injured again, Liverpool will be plunged into further problems.

Another thing to take into consideration is Gerrard and Mascherano are used to each other; Aquilani/Mascherano is an untested partnership. Given the team's current predicament, perhaps it is best to play fmailair partnerships in a bid to halt the current slide.

Aquilani is renowned for his passing ability and ling-range shooting prowess - playing slightly ahead of Gerrard could allow him to utilise his skills in an area of the pitch that is arguably less pressurises than central midfield.

What we (surely) don't want to see is Aquilani being forced into a defensive tackling game right at the start of his Liverpool career, especially upon a return from a long-term injury.

So - I see the best team/formation for Liverpool over the next few weeks as:

--------------------------------- Reina

Johnson --------------- Carra ------ Skrtel/Agger ------------ Aurelio

---------------------------- Mascherano

----------------------------------------------- Gerrard

Kuyt -------------- ----------- Aquilani ------------------- Benayoun

-------------------------------- Torres

And once Aquilani has settled-in, Liverpool's starting formation line-up for most games should - injuries permitting - be:

--------------------------------- Reina

Johnson --------------- Carra ------ Skrtel/Agger ------------ Aurelio

---------------------------- Mascherano

----------------------------------------------- Aquilani

Kuyt ------------------------- Gerrard ------------------- Benayoun

-------------------------------- Torres

This leads on to the next point:

3. Allow Gerrard and Aquilani to alternate.
Once Aquilani is settled in the Premiership, he would move back into midfield, but in the short term, there's nothing stopping Gerrard and Aquilani alternating positions, is there? This would add a level of unpredictability to Liverpool's currently predictable pattern of play.

4. Use Lucas...differently.
Lucas is not a defensive/holding midfielder, and playing him as one is a waste of his talents. Ideally, he should be playing further up the field where he can creatively influence play.

With Aquilani and Gerrard in the team, this will be a little more difficult. As promising as Lucas is, I just don't see room for him as a starter in the team if Aquilani stays fit. if it was down to me, I would do the following:

Against the best defences:

i) Aquilani + Gerrard.
ii) If Aquilani doesn't start - Gerrard in CM. Benayoun behind Torres.
iii) WHAT BENITEZ WOULD DO - Aquilani/Lucas in CM. Gerrard behind Torres. Benyoun/Riera on the left.

Against weaker defences:

i) Aquilani + Gerrard.
ii) If Aquilani is rested/doesn't start - Gerrard in CM. Benayoun behind Torres.
iii) WHAT BENITEZ WOULD DO - Lucas in CM. Gerrard behind Torres. Benayoun on the left.

Liverpool have to always start their available best TEAM, which for me is:

--------------------------------- Reina

Johnson --------------- Carra ------ Agger ------------ Aurelio

---------------------------- Mascherano

----------------------------------------------- Aquilani

Kuyt -------------- ----------- Gerrard ------------------- Benayoun

-------------------------------- Torres

Having said that, I would not mind seeing the following team either:

--------------------------------- Reina

Johnson --------------- Carra ------ Agger ------------ Aurelio

---------------------------- Gerrard

----------------------------------------------- Aquilani

Kuyt -------------- ----------- Benayoun ------------------- Riera

-------------------------------- Torres

Lucas has to become a squad player.

5. Stick with a settled formation.

No more 343 formations! Stick to formations the team is comfortable with, i.e. 4231 or 442. Rightly or wrongly, those are two formations played most under Benitez. The team is used to them and functions better within those formations. So stop changing them! If injuries occurr, we have the players to keep those formations going.

6. Stick with a settled defence.
Liverpool's defensive problems are well documented this season, but nothing is going to improve unless there is stability at the heart of defence. Choose a first choice partnership and stick with it. If that's going to be Carra - Agger then let them play together every game and build up a rapport/understanding. Don't change it unless there is a serious drop of form/someone needs to be rested.

The same principle applies to the full-backs: Choose a left back and stick with it! Give the chosen defensive unit time to gel and grow together without constant changes. Of course, form dictates selection, but showing confidence in the defence will, in my view, lead to increasingly confident performances.

7. Stop making substitutions too late

If something isn't working, adapt earlier. Don't wait until the 70th/80th minute to try and change things. Also, stop making defensive/illogical substitutions. Example: Gerrard went off against Lyon; Benitez brought on Aurelio. Why not bring on Riera or Babel? Why not make a positive change instead of a defensive one? It was a home game - what did Liverpool have to fear?! Another example: benyoun being take off against Lyon with 5 minutes to go. WHY? Completely unnecessary.

8. Use Ryan Babel on the right

Whenever Babel plays, he should play on the right wing. How many times do we have to endure Babel on the left wing before Benitez realises it is not his position?! Babel has played well on the right on the rare occasions he's played there, so play to his STRENGTHS not his WEAKNESSES.

Dirk Kut should not be undroppable; if he is having a bad game, replace him with Babel.

9. Start displaying a winning mentality

Players and the manager should stop talking about 'lack of confidence' in the press. This is not a positive thing for anyone and is not conducive to a winning mentality. Examples:

Benitez after Sunderland:

"I think at times we lacked shape and the confidence of the players in these new positions wasn’t great".

Fabio Aurelio:

"Football is mostly confidence. If the team is winning you have lots and players try different things and you know that things will happen in your favour. At the moment, that's not happening."

As Bill Shankly said:

"A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are".

That doesn't mean going around and boasting that you're the best - it means cultivating a steely determination and unshakeable self-belief, both individually and collectively. Are Liverpool players displaying this on and off the pitch at the moment? I would argue no.

10. No more criticising players in public
This is self-explanatory. Keep criticism behind closed doors and present a united front.

If Liverpool beat United on Sunday it could be the launch pad for a positive run that could take the club close to the title again. I'll admit, it seems unlikely, but as I argued earlier in the week, it has been done before. And going on the club's previous history, the title is definitely still a possibility.

EXAMPLE:

Current points total: 15
Current number of games won: 5
No of games won per season under Benitez:

04-05: 17
05-06: 25
06-07: 20
07-08: 21
08-09: 25

Average: 22

Games left to play: 29
Winning PL points totals over the last 10 years:

00-01: 80
01-02: 87
02-03: 83
03-04: 90
04-05: 92
05-06: 91
06-07: 89
07-08: 87
08-09: 90

POSSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR REMAINING 29 GAMES

* Win 20/draw 6/lose 3 - FINAL POINTS TOTAL: 81
* Win 20/draw 8/lose 1 - FINAL POINTS TOTAL: 83
* Win 20/draw 9 - FINAL POINTS TOTAL: 84
* Win 22/draw 5/lose 2 - FINAL POINTS TOTAL: 86
* Win 22/draw 7 - FINAL POINTS TOTAL: 88
* Win 23/draw 6 - FINAL POINTS TOTAL: 90

Liverpool finished on 86 points last season, thus none of the above eventualities are beyond the realm of possibility. We should see the season as a whole: It's mostly the case that top teams lose games at different points in the season. Perhaps Liverpool have just lost all their games in one block instead of having the losses spread out over 9 months...?
if the simple things are done correctly and mistakes are no longer made, I can see Liverpool going on a long, positive run.

If the same mistakes continue to be made, this season will be over sooner rather than later.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

11 reasons why Liverpool FC is struggling this season

Liverpool’s crushing defeats to Sunderland and Lyon are undoubtedly devastating blows to the club’s trophy ambitions. Clearly, the recurring problems that have plagued Liverpool under Rafa Benitez are wreaking havoc once again. As such, if the club is to recover and salvage something from this campaign, it is imperative that important changes are made NOW.

The poor start to the season has nothing to do with fan-favourite excuses like lack of money; the influence of Hicks and Gillett or injuries - Benitez has simply failed to utilise the players he has in the most effective way possible.

I have argued all of these points in various articles, but here are the reasons (as I see it) that Liverpool have failed so far this season:


1. Failure to IMMEDIATELY replace Xabi Alonso

Liverpool needed to have someone of comparable quality in Alonso's position from DAY ONE of the season. When a hugely influential player like that leaves, there needs to be some semblance of continuity. There are positive examples of this from Liverpool's own history: Kevin Keegan left; we got Kenny Dalglish. Ian Rush left; we got John Aldridge.

Alonso's departure did not come out of the blue; after Benitez's attempts to offload him in 2008, the possibility that he might leave was always on the cards. The club did not react quickly enough, and Liverpool has suffered, mainly because the team is missing the impact and influence of a star player.

To be clear: if someone of comparable quality HAD been available from day one of the season then Alonso's absence would, in all probability, not have been so keenly felt.


2. Signing an injured FIRST TEAM player.

I do not dispute that Alberto Aquilani is a good player but it was absolutely fatal to sign him as Alonso's potential replacement. Two and a half months into the season and he has STILL not made his debut.

In the intervening time, Liverpool has lost 6 of the first 12 games in all competitions. If Aquilani (or someone else) had been available from Day one, the team would've benefited from having another top class player in the side, and there is every possibility things would not be looking so bleak right now.


3. Persisting with Lucas in midfield/Gerrard as the linkman

It is utter madness to play Lucas in midfield ahead of Steven Gerrard. Everyone can see this except Rafa Benitez. To compensate for Alonso's loss and Aquilani's recovery time, Benitez should have moved Gerrard back into midfield from the very first game of the season.

Starting the season with an untried, untested midfield partnership of Mascherano and Lucas was, quite frankly, bordering on negligence, especially when Mascherano and Gerrard have played together *effectively* many times in the past.

Opposing teams fear a midfield that contains Steven Gerrard; does Lucas instill the same sort of anxiety? No. As such, the psychological battle is lost before the game even begins.


With Gerrard playing deeper, Alonso's loss would be mitigated by the Liverpool captain's playmaking abilities, i.e:

1. Expansive passing range
2. Linking midfield with attack
3. Ability to retain possession
4. Ability to bring others into the game

All were/are staples of Alonso's game, now conspicuously absent from the heart of the team.

I have nothing against Lucas, but the only questions that need/needed to be asked here are:

i) Who is the better CM: Gerrard or Lucas?
ii) What is better for the TEAM: Lucas or Gerrard in CM?

The answer is obvious, and it is backed up by this season's results:

Lucas in CM = 6 defeats
Gerrard in link-man role = 5 defeats
Gerrard in CM role = 2 wins (Burnley + Hull: 10 goals scored by team) Note: In most other games, Gerrard has been moved BACK into CM at some stage. Why? Because he's needed there!

What happened last season and in the distant past is irrelevant; this is NOW, and Benitez surely has to adapt to what works NOW, and that is quite clearly Gerrard in Central midfield.

4. Defensive problems: A new unit
Liverpool's defensive unit has undergone serious change over the last few months: Sami Hyypia has left; Glen Johnson has arrived; Emiliano Insua has begun to play more regularly and Daniel Agger has been injured. Consequently, all the upheaval has caused problems, which have led to sloppy goals being given away.

Bedding-in two new fullbacks is always going to be difficult; Carra and Skrtel need to get used to playing with them, and the defensive unit as a whole has to get used to each other and build up an understanding.

The brutal truth is Johnson and Insua have a few defensive weaknesses, namely positioning and tracking back effectively. This has led to Carra/Skrtel being pulled out of position to cover for them, which leads to gaps at the back.

Add Carra and Skrtel each experiencing a loss of form, and it's a recipe for disaster.

5. Defensive problems: the loss of Sami Hyypia
I believe Liverpool's defensive problems go deeper than just point 4 - Sami is a massive loss:

i) His experience will be missing in training, which means players like Insua and Johnson will miss out on essential knowledge and defensive tips.

ii) Sami's organisational skills and calming influence on the pitch are also sorely needed. There are no vastly experienced heads on the field for Liverpool anymore, and that - for me - is a problem.

iii) Liverpool now lack an commanding heading presence at the back. The club has scrappers like Carra and Skrtel but no one who is amazing in the air. As Sami prove against Man United at Old Trafford last season, having someone imperious in the air is essential.

Benitez bought Sotiris Kyrgiakos, someone who could've perhaps taken up that mantle, but even before he was injured (And despite the implosion of our defence), Benitez never played him.

6. Failure to play aces in their places
As well as playing Gerrard alongside Mascherano, it is surely also important to play our best players in their best positions. Benitez has simply not done that this season. Benayoun has been played on the left; Riera has been regularly dropped (even when he wasn’t injured); Fabio Aurelio has been played in central midfield (!) ahead of Steven Gerrard.

Has any of this worked? No. When the team is struggling/missing players through injuries, Liverpool must:

i) play the best team available
ii) Use players in their best/most comfortable positions.

There is no time for experimentation or trying to prove a point. It is the manager's duty to utilise the playing assets of the club in a way that benefits the TEAM. Has Benitez done that this season, or has he been trying to prove a point about Lucas?

7. Favouritism
Whatever way you look at it, Rafa has his favourites, and no matter how badly they play they are never dropped. This season, it is Lucas and Kuyt who are undroppable. I have no problem with either player; Kuyt has developed into an important player for Liverpool; Lucas is developing and doing his best. However, they should NOT be undroppable!

Liverpool have lost 6 games this season; the likes of Benayoun, Riera, Babel and Mascherano have been regularly dropped, yet Lucas and Kuyt - who have played in all 6 defeats - remain a constant in the team.

This is not fair; players should be played on merit, and both Lucas and Kuyt have had bad games this season. Is it beyond the realm of possibility that one or both might benefit from taking a game out every now and again, esepcially if they playu badly? Why is there one rule for them and another one for other players?

8. The knock-on effect of signing sub-par and/or underperforming players
Liverpool's squad strength in depth is poor, and for that, Rafa Benitez has to take the blame. Look at the players from which Benitez has to choose: Lucas, Ryan Babel, Fabio Aurelio, Andrei Voronin, Damien Plessis, Philipp Degen, David N'gog, Andrea Dossena etc.

These are all Benitez signings, and are they making any consistent positive impact? Arguably no. Are they going to contribute to a title-winning side? Arguably no. Just imagine if Liverpool had better players than this to come in and make a difference.

Liverpool are basically suffering the knock on effects of two (arguably 3) poor transfer windows.

9. Odd/ineffective substitutions
When things are not going well for Liverpool, Benitez either:

i) Makes changes too late
ii) Makes an overly defensive change
iii) Makes the wrong change

Examples:

SPURS: Yossi Benayoun on for Babel (70): Too late to make a real difference. Yossi should've started.

FIORENTINA: Babel on for Insua (72): Too late

CHELSEA: Benayoun on for Riera (70): Why remove our only width?! Should've taken off Lucas, and much earlier

SUNDERLAND: Mascherano for Spearing (73): Why not make an attacking change and bring on Riera?

LYON: Voronin on for Benayoun (85): What is the point?! Why take off our main attacking threat WHEN WE NEED TO SCORE TO WIN?!

10. Use of unfamiliar formations
Prime example: the 3-4-3 against Sunderland.

WHY? Again, why not play aces in their places? Why subject the team to an unfamiliar formation, especially when the defensive unit is already struggling. Decisions like this make no sense.

11. Publicly criticising important players
This season already, Benitez has publicly criticised Gerrard, Torres and Carragher. His comments may have been correct, but given the fragile egos of modern players, highlighting their mistakes in public is not conducive to creating a motivated team!

Having said all of the above, I just want to reiterate the following:

1. I do NOT want Benitez sacked; I do NOT want him to resign. He should be given this season to turn things around, no matter how bad it gets. Changing manager mid-season is no good for anyone.

2. I do NOT think this season is over. I actually still think Liverpool could conceivably win the league (!), and I will be posting an article tomorrow explaining why I think that.

I am merely trying to point out what I perceive to be the main reasons Liverpool are struggling this season.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Raja Petra Kamarudin speaks of ISA and Solitary Confinement.

Raja Petra Kamarudin, a well known blogger of Malaysia Today website, detained under the Internal Security Act on 12 September 2008 and was subsequently released 56 days later, was due to the habeas corpus filed by his lawyer citing unlawful detention by the Home Ministry. The High court, on 7 November 2008, over ruled that detention and he was set free on the same day.


In this video, Raja Petra Kamarudin speaks of ISA and Solitary Confinement.


Monday, October 12, 2009

Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel was founded by vocalist Bill Kaulitz and guitarist Tom Kaulitz, who are identical twin brothers, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bass-guitarist Georg Listing. The four met in 2001 after a live show in a Magdeburg club, where Listing and Schäfer, who knew each other from music school, watched from the audience while Bill and Tom Kaulitz played on the stage. Under the name Devilish, the band soon began playing in talent shows and small concerts. After Bill Kaulitz's participation in a children's Star Search in 2003 at age thirteen (which he lost in the quarter-final), he was discovered by music producer Peter Hoffmann. Devilish changed their name to Tokio Hotel: "Tokio", the German spelling of the Japanese city Tokyo, due to a love of the city, and "Hotel" due to their constant touring and living in hotels. Soon after Sony BMG took them under contract, Hoffmann hired David Jost and Pat Benzner into the team of creators and authors, and had them give the teens instruction on songwriting and instrument playing; most of the songs of the first album were written by Hoffmann, Jost and Benzer (including the singles "Scream" and "Rescue me" which were completely written by them), only the single "Unendlichkeit" was written completely by Tokio Hotel themselves. However, shortly before release of their first album, Sony terminated their contract. In 2005, Universal Music Group took Tokio Hotel under contract and developed a marketing plan. The band has now become one of the biggest acts from Germany.

Tokio Hotel's genre definition is a matter of a debate. Frankfurter Rundschau article describes their music as "Straightforward pop-rock with catchy melodies and a well-calculated mix of "stolen" Metallica riffs and romantic ballad elements." "Lyrics laced with "emo" angst, wrapped in a flamboyant pop-rock package", says an ABC reviewer, mentioning that style "range from catchy pop anthems... to appealing rock ballads" from song to song. Tokio Hotel deliver "both yowling rockers and sentimental ballads", follows Rolling Stone.

Bill vs Tom
vocalist Bill Kaulitz
guitarist Tom Kaulitz
drummer Gustav Schäfer
bass-guitarist Georg Listing

Below is one of my favourite from Tokio Hotel, the name is Spring Nicht, in English means Don't Jump. There is also an English Version sang by Tokio Hotel. This song tells of the girl in the video wanting to end up her life, and the lyrics says that anything can be solved in a right way, although there are many obstacles and things are often put and shown in a deceiving way, don't end up life just like that, because nothing is impossible. Don't Jump. ...........don't let memories go of me and you...the world is down there out of view..Please, don't jump, don't jump...and if all that can't hold you back..Then I'll jump for you. . . . . . . . . . .

Über den Dächern
ist es so kalt
und so still
Ich schweig deinen Namen
weil Du ihn jetzt
nicht hören willst
Der Abgrund der Stadt
verschlingt jede
Träne die fällt
Da unten ist nichts mehr
was Dich hier oben
noch hält

Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich
lass mich nicht im Stich
Spring nicht
Die Lichter fangen Dich nicht
sie betrügen Dich
Spring nicht
Erinner Dich
an Dich und mich
Die Welt da unten zählt nicht
Bitte spring nicht

In Deinen Augen
scheint alles sinnlos und leer
Der Schnee fällt einsam
Du spürst ihn schon lange nicht mehr
Irgendwo da draußen
bist Du verloren gegangen
Du träumst von dem Ende
und nochmal von vorn anzufangen

Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich…

Ich weiss nicht wie lang
ich Dich halten kann
Ich weiss nicht wie lang

Nimm meine Hand
wir fangen nochmal an
Spring nicht

Ich schrei in die Nacht für Dich…

Spring nicht
Und hält Dich das auch nicht zurück
Dann spring ich für Dich



Saturday, October 10, 2009

Seafood and Autocity

A few days ago, Ewen smsed me to ask whether I would like to join him for seafood on Friday, however due to my German class on Friday night, I told him I couldn't make it. On Friday night, I online and was surprised to see them online, so I ask how was the seafood and did they enjoy it. They told me that they didn't go because I didn't go, I felt very guilty and at the same time doubt whether what they say was true or not. So I told them that I can get off for tomorrow night's work and follow them if they are going the following night. In the end due to simple and fast arrangements..........WE ATE CRABS AND PRAWNS N SEA-SNAILS N SEAFOOD?...lol!!!

It was a happy time, with beautiful Chia Huey, handsome and big cock Tze Wei, Choon Yann, the Khoo couples, and I. After seafood we headed to Autocity for food digestion because after eating the car became heavier and crampy. Tze Wei wanted to find something for his girlfriend so we shopped around before we went back.
















Friday, October 9, 2009

Facebook Test


Earnest took the quiz "The Brain Dominance Test" and got the result:
Balanced Brain: 14 Left-Brain Responses/ 16 Right Responses!

Of 30 questions, 14 of your responses indicate you are left brained dominant. 16 of your responses are indications of right brain dominance. These results indicate you have a balanced brain, with no tendency to think towards either side. Those who are middle-brain dominant tend to be more flexible than either the left or the right-brain folks; however, you often vacillate between the two hemispheres when you make decisions.

You sometimes get confused when decisions need to be made because, neurologically speaking, you could do most tasks through either a left-brain or a right-brain method! A balanced score means you are able to draw on the strengths of both the right and left hemispheres of your brain depending upon a given situation. This combination makes you a creative and flexible thinker.The down side to having a more "balanced brain" is that you may sometimes feel paralyzed by indecision when the two hemispheres of your brain are competing to solve a problem in their own unique ways. You may also find career choices difficult due to your proficiency in several different areas.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Mois

Okay..I'm back with some fun news. It's Mois again people, and those people that were there with me are so cool. We had brother Tham and our chinese general Yangs back too! Tits was there and also Patrick. Theres also Javen the handsome backstreet boy, Liang Chieh, Dixon, abang Tengs and the girls. So many beautiful girls coming out after Inti Prom 2009, the club was full of beautiful faces. Okay I really need some sleep, afteral I was quite awake at the apartment just now. LOL!