hmv galore

going hmv is always a taboo thing. i asked my colleague if she still need me to get her her book at kino for discount as i'll be heading down to HMV later, she said prob after CNY or LNY the new term used .... she recognized it'll be a bad trip for me. yes indeed, both a bad but fruitful trip ....

the above, babel soundtrack was discarded from my cart as i saw it cheaper at sembawang music centre. in clockwise order from bottom .... bourne ultimatum HD DVD; last week i called em they it wasn't in yet and it's decently priced, the cult born into this limited; an album i had given up after testing it on amazon.com, Unreal tournament 3 soundtrack; what a surprise, halo 3 soundtrack; the piano tune was awesome as heard in the beginning of the game, soler 2007 album; this contains 2 disc and one canto one english; and 3 jay chou cds i bought for my wife. she's been quite a jay chou fan of late.

my wife bought this tee for me for my birthday .... diamonds .... sweet.


for the purpose of data collection for my wife .... here's 3 new cds with corresponding covers and track list ....

the album she wanted



a EP with a DVD. all the MV on this DVD are from the album above (the cd not ep). and the piano solo instrumental track he did for song from "cursed of the golden flower" is simply amazing.



another a EP with extensive DVD including "yi lu xiang bei"

never gonna stop me

called FeDEX twice this morning. 8plus it's still at customs. 945am, my second call on the customer service line, my package has arrived changi south branch, but they're sorting out the packages. then mins later they called me .... my item is ready for collection.

you can drive your car into the FeDEX complex, this is the little corner for your collection, left to the main entrance. the staff who served me yesterday was there again so he knew which package i am here for.

the story .... this is my second time to FeDEX complex on 2 consecutive day. yesterday i was here to get my wife's package while mine was detained. the FeDEX crew at customs called me in the morning to advise that i need to apply for a approval from MDA for my game. this is the first time my item was halted. nicely i can make an application online at mdaonline.mda.gov.sg/index ....

my item arrived over xmas morning, it was ordered on eve and sent out within hours by playasia. but as xmas there were no service i had to wait til boxing day for delivery. coincidently my wife's package from USA arrived on the same day.

after the application online i had to submit my approval code to FeDEX while they wait for approval from MDA to release my item at the customs. at 5pm yesterday i called MDA and i could only find out that they were overloaded by bulks of approval and it slowed down their system. the helpdesk girl was kind enuff to help me expedite my item. at 1030pm my item went thru and was released by customs. strangely, MDA only work til 530pm, why was my item released at 1030pm ....

a yellow sticker that says "on hold". no sign of package being opened for inspection. overall a slight delay of 1day due to MDA issue regards to my item .... not much of a problem, gadly.

still yet to find out if the PS2 game FF3 has english subs .... we'll see.

companion cd for this 1hr trip from home to FeDEX is "zombie live" by rob zombie

the end f the world

my 2 new magazines for the occupation for my loneliness

decades ago .... i sit cross-legged worshipping my marantz cd player .... i'll put on sad tunes and sing-a-long and cry it out. i've since disposed the cd deck, along with the NAD amp and mission bookshelf speakers. as i proceed to the new dawn my roots stays. music will always be the melancholy companion, and a good song will always be like that worn-out t-shirt, soft and fitting like a second skin, sheltering you through the toughest time, keeping you company, help you cheer up and sleep.

grunge rockers will know chris connell as the frontman of soundgarden. many years later pple will disagree him as the new rage against the machine lead whom became audioslave. and he'll never be famous for doing royale casino's main theme. his deep profound lyrics, that distinctive voice, chris cornell is the anti-hero, the other side of popularity.

1999, euphoria morning, his first solo album after his break from the band. there's the powerful "steel rain", but what makes me cry is "preaching the end of the world".

when the loneliness hits me .... i am reminded ....

hello, i know there's someone there who can understand
and who's feeling the same way as me
i'm twenty four and i've got everything to live for
but i know now that it wasnt meant to be
'cause all has been lost and all has been won
and there's nothing left for us to save
but now i know that i dont want to be alone today
so if you find you've been feeling just the same

call me now it's alright
it's just the end of the world
you need a friend in the world
'cause you cant hide
so call me i'll get right back
if you intentions are pure
i'm seeking a friend for the end of the world

i've got a photograph i'll send it off today
and you will see that i am perfectly sane
not for a lifetime of forever and a day
'cause we know now that just wont be the case

call me now it's alright
it's just the end of the world
you need a friend in the world
'cause you cant hide
so call me i'll get right back
if you intentions are pure
i'm seeking a friend for the end of the world

there will be no commitments and no confessions
and no little secrets to keep
no little children or houses with roses just the end of the world and me
'cause all has been gone and all has been done
and there's nothing left for us to say
and we can share in every moment as it breaks

call me now it's alright
it's just the end of the world
you need a friend in the world
'cause you cant hide
so call me i'll get right back
if you intentions are pure
i'm seeking a friend for the end of the world

yes my joy blu-ray

this disc took 2weeks more to arrive. guess i'll be opting for courier services for my overseas shipment.

too bad the concert is in stereo not 5.1 .... nice to see her live doing her newer songs

UT3

the courier came at 830pm .... all smiley and friendly .... guess he has been warned by "jessica" .... "dont fuck me up again", she prob told him ....

so will i succumb to the temptation of not getting UT3 collectors edition on PC? the collectors will come with a free tee and a dvd with the making of stuff .... shall see ....

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sleepy in the library

waiting for my wife in bishan library .... the rain trickles along the glass window. everywhere i go, m macbook follows. pop the cover, depress the power, serve the master.

bishan multi-storey carpark is packed. all rutes to shopping centres in town are jammed. the rain, the school holiday, upcoming xmas introduces the surge of road and human traffic. i'm as busy at work as well, air traffic increased in multifold but not our pay.

insufficient confidence with amazon.com results in a EU version of NIN's year zero remixed cd. and of all places i bought it from laser flair.


www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=100674 <-- link to the translation of GT5 Prologue menu.

feeling sleepy in the library now.

new zines

after visiting the banks at holland V, chanced upon 2 zines that i follow .... EGM Jan n PSM Jan.

360 Tomb Raider Anniversary.

have managed to sell plenty of my old vinyls. i have listed them on echoloft.com but no good response. met up with 1 fellow whom bought 2 disc and he directed me to another portion of the forum. and boomed .... half of my record collections were sold. most of the buyers grabbed in bulks. tho i very much wish to buy myself a turntable again someday but it's more sane to just go with the cds .... i shouldnt start another hobby, or revive this old flame of mine.

after dusting the room ....

i dont have a sweet tooth. but a fruit cake makes my day.

i've been selling stuffs lately again to raise some funds. below's an update of visible library of things. will not mention the hidden stash of human disgrace.

this is a 4 tier glass cabinet from ikea. dusted and wiped the dust off 2day and a minor rearrangement of sortments. tier one top tier we have an assortment of 12inch figures. clockwise from left, medicom sam lee, blue bathing ape pepsi bottle, hot toys brothersrobber, bathing ape edison chen, hot toys apexplorer, medicom black spidy, medicom black balzac (barely visible), sideshow freddy, medicom 1/8 V# masked rider, hot toys brothersworker tank hood, medicom spidy.

second tier consist mainly of medicom star wars 12inchers. clockwise from left, medicom yoda, medicom blackhole stormtrooper, medicom ep4 vader, medicom sandtrooper (blocked) medicom ep3 vader, medicom stormtrooper, medicom clone trooper, medicom ep6 luke, medicom boba fett, medicom jango fett.

third tier are clockwise left - hot toys george lucas, sideshow anakin, sideshow darth maul, hot toys beckham "han solo", sideshow qui-gon jin, hasbro death star droid, medicom zombie snake, medicom camo snake.

last tier consist miz=xture of old stuff.

table for my internet surfing it's as messy. on the left corner is enterbay's 2 bruce lees.

game console with sideshow assajj ventress and emperor holo

messiest are my cds and dvds and books

the song remians the same

have sold plenty of games since i started console gming .... either after completion or after lengthy pause due game length or pure disgust with the confliciting gameplay.

games that i kept and didnt sell are:-

xbox 360
oblivion - i've bought guides for both the main game and shivering isles. downloaded all the expansion packs. bought t-shirts, bought the pc dvd rom version for the making of disc, clocked 800 over gamerscores .... my first official console game.
dead rising - i simply love zombie movies, and this game plays very much like a zombie slashing movie. love the chainsaw weapon, one great game running on havok engine.
gears of war - biggest 360 game ever? epic's best return to the scene.
forza mototsports 2 - i frankly prefer this over GT series. my only last racing game with all the exotic cars.
halo 3 - sucked to the love of master chief.
lego star wars the complete saga - goofy gameplay to have all the star wars lego characters that i can never complete in real life

PS3
spider-man 3 - the biggest sony francise, i can play black spidy
call of duty 4 modern warfare - best soundtrack, best graphics, best story. game of the year quality
uncharted drake's fortune - a tomb raider clone that is bigger and better. game of the year quality.
wwe smackdown vs raw 2008 - reason why i started having tattoo .... to look like a freakin wrestler? my fave entertainment sports since 1985. triple h is king of kings.

PSP
metal gear solid graphic novel - just love the way the whole concept of digital graphic novel. plays like the old captain america cartoon series in the 70s. ashley wood's illustrations are pretty crazy.
metal gear solid portable ops - part zero the the crazy series of snake

staminaless consecutive jogging

watched thru the leopard tour vid online to understand some of the major updates for the OS X.5 .... still many of these little addons i will barely come in touch with. but sure a huge welcome to the mac addicts.

UPS package from playasia arrived 2day. 4 days after shipping. would have arrive yesterday if not for the misroute to Taiwan. but still yesterday was a sunday and the couriers dont work.

with this guide i'll be able to "master" and fully comprehend the goodness of this game, that the reason why i love guidebooks. just like i like to dig up old albums of a band when i discover them. if only i was that industrial in school.

2day marked the 3rd fay of consecutive evening jogging. saturday i did at bishan stadium, 5 rounds. yesterday 6 rounds at toa payoh stadium with my shuffle. 2day at bishan again, 6 rounds. if i dont have to pick up elaine 2mrw evening, i'm gonna go another shot .... perhaps jogging is addictive ....

PS. labels for my blog amended from beginning til end of may 07 .... june, july, august .... 3 more months to amend ....