IT IS BACK.

AHHHH OH MY GOODNESS I AM SO EXCITED.

Xpax is bringing MTV World Stage to Malaysian soil again for the 3rd year! in the past 2 years, MTV World Stage have been getting everybody who loves music to glue themselves on MTV channel or being AT the scene itself! THIS YEAR, Xpax is excited to bring Malaysians closer together through the SMS based social network, Kolony and MTV Worldstage would be a great way to start this exciting new way of staying connected!

last year, there was the super famous Wonder Girls, Pop Princess Katy Perry, GLAMOUROUS Tokio Hotel and Malaysia’s own Bunkface to rock the show in Sunway Lagoon with 10,000fans!! and this year??

BEAST IS GONNA BE IN THE HOUSE! and it’ll be held at i-City, Shah Alam; the city filled with the trees of light! D=.

okay, rough introduction about Beast.. B2ST (boys 2 search the top)/BEAST (boys of east standing tall) debuted in late 2009 (and came to M’sia early 2010 where I was there!!) and had sold over 20,000 copies of EPs!! and at that time I hadn’t actually seen how hot those beastly guys look like yet. I’ve only listened to their songs. and guess what? I had actually been repeating their songs over and over again for a week until I heard that they would come over. that moment was like.. a dream come true. <3. they were so perfect. from dance steps to vocals.

the group consists of Yoon Doo Joon(yes! from Hot Blood!! he debuted!), Jang Hyun Seung, Yong Jun Hyung, Yang Yo Seob, Lee Gi Kwang and Son Dong Woon (the hottest and.. the youngest!). I’d be sure to be there to stalk these 6 beastly hot men. <3. =P.

we also have the hot 30 Seconds to Mars! though I am quite unfamiliar with their songs but I youtube-ed them and I finally know why are they globally known. to know what I know, please youtube their song too =P.

okay fine, actually, not only because their songs are good, they actually bring deep meanings in their songs. tsk tsk. it’s all in the intro of the song triggering your mood to listen to the song better. I study about this! did you know, the beginning bits of a movie actually changes your mood to suit the movie better so you’d enjoy the movie to the fullest? no you don’t. hehe. but now you do. =d.

formed in 1998 in LA, lead singer? Jared Leto. also an actor. they are famous for their catchy rock music with meaningful lyrics. special much?

and bringing another rock band here.. NEON TREES! perhaps this is why they chose i-City. neon trees! haha. =P. they are from Provo, Utah. have you heard their famous song, Animal? I’m sure you had. on the radio, mtv channel etc. because it’s #1 in the alternative rock chart. =3.

last but not least! POP SHUVIT of Malaysia! bringing Malaysian’s pride on stage, they’d definitely rock the show. I hadn’t actually heard of them before but their songs? yes. but instead of being only famous here, they are actually even more famous notably in Japan, Thailand and Singapore!

HOW TO GET FREE PASSES? (and also a chance to meet and mingle around with Neon Trees!)

okay, so now, you want to go but you have no tickets. because these tickets couldn’t be bought.

simply just by DOWNLOADING SOME COOL STUFF FROM CHANNEL X, you’d find yourself one step nearer to those tickets! just check out www.channelx.com.my and find out how to win those passes!

1. “I Want to Meet Neon Trees” Promo : from now until 13th July, just download 3 months worth of Neon Trees Call Me Tones and you’d stand a chance to grab the meet and greet them personally plus 2 FREE X-Zone passes!

2. “I Want to Go to MTV Worldstage!” Promo : get all the hottest Call Me Tones, True Tones or Full Songs to be one of the 50 lucky winners to get a pair of  X-Zone passes for MTV Worldstage! just download RM20 worth of content from now until 13th July!

3. “SCREAM YOUR WAY TO MTV WORLDSTAGE” Promo : RECORD your MOST CREATIVE SCREAM of ” I WANT TO GO TO MTV WORLDSTAGE!!” to win 2 FREE normal passes! (just dail *52925 and scream your lungs out!)

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other than that, you can ALSO win those awesome passes by just RELOADING! until 15th of July, just reload with Xpax, U.O.X. and S.O.X. and stand a chance to get 2 passes! just follow these simple steps :

i. register by sending MTV to 28881
ii. wait for confirmation SMS of successful registration
iii. reload RM50 (culmulative)
iv. receive a mobile voucher for redemption of 2 FREE passes!!!

these passes are first come first serve basis and while stocks last only. for more details, please check http://xpax.com.my/promo_mtv.html

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XPAX FACEBOOK PAGE and the MTV WORLDSTAGE ’11 FACEBOOK CHALLENGE!

Go to the Xpax FB Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/xpaxfb), “Like” the page and join the MTV World Stage ’11 Contest. These are the steps to enter the contest:

i. Select the act that you’re most excited to see
ii. Come up with a creative reason why you think that act rocks.
iii. Get as many people as possible to “Like” your creative entry!

The top 5 entries with the most “Likes” will be given 2 free Xzone passes and the subsequent 25 entries with most “Likes” will get 2 normal passes!

The event will take place at i-City, Shah Alam, Malaysia on the 24th of July. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the event will be broadcast on MTV SEA (Astro Channel 713) on  Monday, 8 August at 12am (Malaysia Time).

The official MTV World Stage website: http://www.worldstage.mtvasia.com

see you there!

last Saturday was the finale for the S.O.X. Drum and Dance competition @ The Piazza, The Curve! after the long awaited moment, I finally had the chance to see the cheerios up close as my seats were really really close! hence the better shots, even when I was sitting. =D.

our MC’s of the day! Zher and Hafiz from FlyFM! and Ean backstage at that time.

I arrived slightly after 10am, just in time for the first batch of All-Girls Category. I have to say, they went through a lot to have made it to the finals. I have been in a competition before. I know!

Titadyn from Chong Hwa High School. love their uniform, love their poms.

Eagles from SMK (P) Methodist! they won the best showmanship! it’s all shown in their faces, no?

Vulcanz from SMK Seafield! I used to root for Vulcanz all-boys just because my close friend was in it. but there weren’t any Vulcanz all-boys no more and my biased mind automatically substituted them with Vulcanz all-girls. but I am actually not that biased, because they won first place! it means, they ARE good!

Titans Senior from SMK Ave Maria. all the way from Ipoh!

and the every so bright Titans Junior!

Vibrant A from SMK Puteri Titiwangsa who won third place!

Hotshots from Tenby International School! and they were really good. they were smiling all the way! and hence, they won second place!

the Titans were REALLY supportive. they cheered for every single group and I just had to take a picture of their enthusiasm!

I am not sure if it is because I am old U_U, but I used to go for Cheer competitions when I was still in Secondary School and had been a FAN of Charms All-Stars. and after.. a few years.. *hems*. the amazing Charms All-Stars member is now the Judge (the Paula Abdul/the nice one) for Cheer competitions!

/fan girl mode/

All-Boys Category!

Zodiac who won second place from SMK Kepong! I saw them almost every year and I have to say, they improve every single year. I actually enjoyed all the all-boys cheerios very much because of those stunts that they are capable to do. and they seem.. more energetic too? haha.

Pirates, THE CHAMPION, from SMK Cochrane! also the best dressed!

they were very cheeky and fun, I have to say. definitely very entertaining too =P. if there were no categories, I am pretty sure that they will take the championship away among all categories. they were super energetic from the beginning to the end!

Ignite who won third place from SMK Bandar Baru Uda! that guy in who’s the center of attraction of this picture, WAS the center of attraction of the whole performance. not only was he energetic, he was enthusiastic. his facial expressions and his actions were so powerful that me and the other bloggers wow-ed at him. he reminds me of Jo-Kwon from 2AM. they way the dance and all. very sporting!

a Vulcanz Cheerleader! I absolutely adore their outfits. it’s just so pretty. their designer is amazing, whoever that is. every single year their outfit is not only attractive, but fitting as well. red, blue and white goes so well together!

the Drumlines were slit in between the Cheer Dances so that the whole competition will be even more fun. they are not categorized though. the first impression of “drumlines” to me was.. they’d probably play something to match with songs played at old fashioned weddings. but I was wrong. they were awesome. to my surprise, they were equally as entertaining as cheer dances. @_@!

SJMMB Drumline from SMK St. Joseph, Miri won second place! they were very natural and… united? I guess that is the word. they have that strong bond that really shows their team work instead of just showing off their individual skills!

THE MACHO MEN/ Sam Tet Percussion from SMK Sam Tet! they look like baseball players with those gears under their jacket. it cracked me up a little when I saw it but I think it’s really cool because it boosts their confident look by.. A LOT.

Sakti Drumline from SMK Sains Kota Tinggi! they were fierce, they were cool (the sunglasses proves it!) and they were absolutely fun.

MMB Drumline from SMK St. Micheal, Ipoh! those were ninja suits cum karate kid! their outfit looks the most awesome (creativity wise!). the most manly group? them!

and my favourite. most of the drumlines had cool faces on them but PFS Drumline (Penang Free School) were all smiles! they’re really skillful already and plus those killer smiles, it really brings the mood up. they got everybody tapping their feet!

and oh, THEY WON FIRST PLACE! YAY!

SGGS Drumline from SMK St. George, Penang! the only all-girl drumline. GIRL POWER!

and then there were the PK sessions where two drumlines come against each other to compete.

they were so different from their normal performance. they actually had all sort of witty ways to show how special they are!

 

the friendly faces!

the organized ones vs the friendly faces. I am a fan of PFS Drumline. D=.

the organized one is Bruin Drumline from SMK Riam Road! they were really cute. when the drummers play the drums, their head move according to the beat. you’s just have to watch the videos to understand what I am talking about U_U.

the Judges’ drumline!

spam. teehee. it feels horrible to be sandwiched between two gorgeous girls really U_U. but also because they are gorgeous you HAVE TO camho with them. PFFT.

Co-ed Category!!

Zodiac All-Star from SMK Kepong! these cheerios won first place alright! they were such a good combination. their clothes, their dance steps and all. <3.

Titadyn! I have to agree with the judges, the guys outfit just couldn’t match up with the girls. U_U. but nevertheless, great performance! they won second place!

Vipers from Sri Cempaka! one guy and 5 girls? now that’s something special! third place!

I bet you’re all mixed up with who won what and all. it’s alright, I’ve compiled a list here :

DANCE COMPETITION
All-Girls Category
1. Vulcanz All girls (SMK Seafield)
2. Hot shot (Tenby International School)
3. Vibrant A (SMK Puteri Titiwangsa)

All boys Category
1. Pirates (SMK Cochrane)
2. Zodiac all boys (SMK Kepong)
3. Ignites (SMK Bandar Baru Uda)

Co-ed Category
1. Zodiac all stars (SMK Kepong)
2. Titadyn co-ed (SM (Persendirian) Chung Hwa)
3. Vipers (Sekolah Sri Cempaka)

Most Popular Team
- Hot Shots (Tenby International School)

Best Dressed
- Pirates (SMK Cochrane)

Best Showmanship
- Eagles (SMK (P) Methodist)

DRUMLINE COMPETITION
1. PFS Drumline (Penang Free School)
2. SJMMB Drumline (SMK St. Joseph)
3. Bruins Drumline (SMK Riam Road)

Most Popular
1. Sakti Drumline (SMK Sains Kota Tinggi)

Best Dressed
- Bruins Drumline (SMK Riam Road)

Best showmanship
- Green Chords Drumline (SMK Green Road)

the world now is just so convenient. if you’ve missed the performances, you can now view it on YOUTUBE! click here for the official recordings and here for a pretty good compilation of drumline performances!

today I would like to introduce you to this sushi which is not very known outside Japan. as usual, I always try my best to look for some interesting food in a country that I am going to visit through google and I found Shirako.

it wasn’t available in the small-bar-type sushi shop so I went ahead and look for a conveyor belt sushi shop; or what some people will call sushi from a hole. hole in the wall sushi?

the prices could be seen above. just so if you can’t see, it is : 525yen, 399yen, 262yen, 210yen and 168yen. what odd prices. right?

unlike the bar-type ones, they serve sushi’s in pairs. I had always had my sushi’s in pairs ever since I first started eating sushi, but it wasn’t so much of a popular thing in Japan. in fact, they only have sushi in pairs when it’s on a conveyor belt. of course, sushi served this way are less fresh compared to those where the sushi professional makes it on the spot for you. but the prices are always more reasonable.

the prices of a plate of sushi can go up to 700+yen for a set of 3 pricey sushi (sea urchin, toro/tuna belly and salmon roe). and do you know how much is 1000yen? RM37. but it’s really cheap compared to what we can find here. the only sea urchin sushi I saw on the menu is in Hokkaido Ichiba which costs RM18 for ONE piece. T_T.

the plates there are really pretty. and in some places, there are GLITTER plates of gold or silver even. and also, I had my first sushi culture shock. SALMON sushi is the most famous sushi here in Malaysia. but in Japan? it’s about the same price with.. tamago sushi (egg omelette). or at some places, even cheaper.

and oh! these plates (at higher end restaurants) have some sort of chip in it? because the waiters does not count your plate. instead, he’ll use a machine to swab vertically along your plates to check the total of your bill. I get why it’s essential, though. because the plates are all so.. fancy and difficult to differentiate when it’s all stacked up.

back to Shirako. that sushi IS Shirako.

have you heard of it?

it is a VERY famous sushi in my opinion because the middle aged Japanese woman who sat beside me ate ONLY Shirako.

Shirako is DELICIOUS I have to say. I am pretty sure I ate the cooked version somewhere in China before and it tasted like.. smooth goose liver/foie gras. to have it raw, it’s very creamy. something like Mayo. but much more fragrant =D.

and you wouldn’t believe what that is.

guess?

peach ice cream is YUM. 200yen. RM8! U_______U. or was it 300yen. in Japan, you’d spend money without knowing because even a 500yen is a coin.

Shirako is the fish’s male organ.

yeap. fish testicle. would you like some fish testicle? seriously, it’s delicious. .

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looking for a PSP? and a GPS too? how about a great camera too?

what about a Sony Ericsson’s Xperia PLAY?

as you can see above, it’s a smart phone cum PSP with it’s PSP-like gaming buttons. it works as a GPS and it has a 5MP camera! it’s just so convenient! and because the phone is so new, everybody will start noticing you and your phone while you’re gaming with your new cool gadget =P.

and no worries about it lagging because it uses the Andriod 2.3 Gingerbread with WiFi/DLNA support = FAST GAMING SPEED. best still, it has a 4″inch screen! not only is it more fun gaming, but it’s also easier to surf the web! because I hate scrooling the page from left to right too. up and down is good enough.

so, WHATS THE DEAL?

how about getting it from RM848? well, you can only get it from Celcom Exec! Celcom is widely known for it’s great customer service, stable line and wide coverage too! awesome, right? and getting it now will let you stand a chance to participate in Sony Ericsson Xperia Play gaming contest to win RM100,000!!

click here to read my more detailed post and here for more information on the Celcom website!

I have to say, I love art. but maybe it can not be what I’ll want to focus in fully in the future. to succeed in this industry is not easy, especially when art is so subjective.. here. like what people always say, you only get famous after you die. well, art branches out to many different kinds such as graphic design, interior and fashion. graphic, is one of the best earning job already, but at the same time, people pay you to do what they want to see. basically, you start off with being a puppet which delivers what the clients want to see with your skills.

like every other job, you’d need to climb up to the top to be an art director and be the one to control. but still, the clients will always make the final decisions.

talents, are as important as interest in art. sometimes, it might even be more important. but even if you have a little talent, HARD WORK is the key. you’d spend many many MANY hours working on the same thing and nobody might even appreciate your work or even know how stressed you are just to finish up your work. on the other hand, when you finished your work and is satisfied, the SATISFACTION makes everything seem so worthy.

as a job, in my opinion, if you’re needy, just do something you can do and do not hate doing. perhaps, something you find to be alright doing everyday? and as for your hobby? do it part time. because doing it part time might also get you recognized if the luck is with you, as long as the fire is still within you. =D.

so what YOU think? rawr.

that unique wall in MAPS. ah, awesome.

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it’s this SATURDAY. 18th of June.

S.O.X. Drum and Dance 2011 FINALS is so near! just drop by at Piazza, The Curve (Mutiara Damansara).

3:00pm to 5:30pm. so I’ll see you there?

the previous competition held in KL that I’ve attended was A BLAST. I went with my older sister and she was saying “WOW! I can’t believe that Malaysian cheerleaders are up to this standard already! it’s so fun to watch!”

with those catchy music and cheeky moves? NO DOUBT. and hey! it’s the finals, so the best of the best is already handpicked and since you’d get to see it live? WHY NOT?

just to show you a little bit of the shows you’ve missed, check out these links!

Part 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1aS95nOtvg
Part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-5aXgT2tc)

so do you already have a team you’re supporting? well, VOTE FOR THEM. you want them to have their glorious moments of their lives too right?

all you have to do is type SOX DRUM/SOX DANCE<team code>  and send to 33396! but of course, you’d have to refer to the SOX website to get the team code of the team you support! =D.

look at the number of supporters. and THIS IS NOT EVEN THE FINALS. can you imagine the crowd this SATURDAY? come and be one of the crowd to witness this awesome moment! =3.

everything’s better LIVE. and you know it.

so, I’ll see you there?

Date: 18th June 2011
Venue: Piazza, The Curve, Mutiara Damansara
Time: 3pm – 5.30pm

to register and get more info, visit www.sox.com.my!

hello gamers/non-gamers!

have you heard of the New Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY? and have you ever wanted a PSP?

well, this phone has PSP-like gaming buttons! best of all? it’s a smartphone as well!

smartphones are really slowly dominating the world. the other day, I saw even my uncle who isn’t into tech stuff using a smartphone. and as for me? I definitely won’t be checking my mail everyday if it wasn’t for my phone. when I’m bored? I play with games. when it’s quiet, I play music via my phone. great, isn’t it?

DID YOU KNOW, that the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is the FIRST PlayStation Certified Andriod phone in the WORLD? good news is, it’s basically a phone combined with a PSP. you’d get to save up a little bit as it’s 2 in 1! I remember when I was in HK, at least a quarter of the crowd in the MTR is holding on to their PSP. it’s mad. and on top of all, it is now available with Celcom Exec offering you various affordable packages!

WHY the Xperia Play?
1. it’s only a slide away to the touch-sensitive gaming controls with PSP-like gaming buttons
2. Fast gaming speed : Andriod 2.3 Gingerbread with WiFi/DLNA support
3. 4″inch screen!
4. there are SO MANY PSP GAMES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD! Final Fantasy, anyone?
5. 5MP camera with LED flash and GPS Support. now, you can leave your camera and GPS at home. just bring your phone!

want to get it at as low as RM848? you can only get it on Celcom Exec!
now isn’t that affordable!

if you sign up now, you’d get..
- FREE Multimedia Dock DK300
- FREE exclusive games!
- and stand a chance to participate in Sony Ericsson Xperia Play gaming contest to win RM100,000!

here are the plans available!

affordable isn’t it?

the reasons you should choose Celcom Exec?

FIRSTLY, the more you talk, the more you save as discounts up to 30% will be automatically given to you every month!
SECONDLY, the call rates are as low as 10.5sec/min (after 30% discount)
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and of course, LOW MONTHLY COMMITMENT!

it’s difficult to count, there are just too many!

customers are also encouraged to sign up with a credit card for auto-billing (via Online Customer Service/OCS) to enjoy 5% discount on their bill each month! and also stand a chance to win great prizes like BlackBerry smartphones, free holiday, etc.

best part of all? Celcom is Malaysia’s best network! widest network coverage (indoors, outdoors, on the move!), best network quality and richest web and video streaming with it’s stable connection!

and every contract has it’s conditions. early termination of the contract will cause a RM500 penalty.

for more information, visit http://www.celcom.com.my/smartphones/android.php#android1 =D!

The AWESOME Photo Wall! And hence I wrote AWESOME on my bubble card. =P. there are Superman and woman, Catwoman, Mr and Mrs Incredible and many more! But the next one happening on the 1st of June at 7atenine, will be themed.. SUPER VILLAINS.

There are 4 specially invented cocktails (but I have yet to try all of it!) and here’s Juggernaut (tallest one), Captain Jack (the short one) and Red Sonja (the one I’m holding). There’s still Lady Luck for me to try in the upcoming event!

Juggernaut and Captain Jack is more of a man’s drink. I like how it tastes but it’s a bit strong for me while Red Sonja is really really nice for.. me. a girl. It’s sweet and yummy!

Thank you Heroca for the cocktail vouchers!

We had Superwoman and Superman to serve us that day =P. The guys were gawking at the superwoman and I on the other hand.. of COURSE I didn’t gawk at the superman! =X.

Do you remember me mentioning about the mixing your own cocktail event? Well, I had my shot! Even though I spilled SOMEEE juice on the table U_U but I still had fun!

Professional mixologist : you don’t shake it like that!!
Me : opps? =X.

But anyway, I PASSED! It tasted pretty good hehehe.

Shawn was absolutely like a pro T_T. His one tastes so fab I kept drinking his hahaha.

With the awesome Nuffies! NickSoVamp, MimiPie and MrGraphicDesigner!

One thing I like about Library is the ambience. It’s always so comfortable and the bands are always so awesome. Great vocals, great band, great everything!

I’m not sure if it is because this Library is new, but this Library is the one with the best decorations so far! It’s so English I feel like I’m in UK.

My two winners with the drinks we made ourselves! You know you want to learn how to make these drinks too. Hint : using strawberry as a mixer is super yummy.

But don’t fret if you missed this one. There’s another one coming up and the theme is Super Villains! It’ll be happening at 7atenine (Ascott), Kuala Lumpur on the 1st of June!

Have fun!