Mua's Top song for '08

Blast from the past!

Last year I don't have a blog, but this year I do. =)

So, I am just going to copy and paste the whole thing here.

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Mua's Fav Song this year~

1. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (mua's song of the year)
My absolute personal favorite song for this year. How can you not love it? Pure pop goodness. LOVE it so so much~ I got really addicted to this song for like almost 3 months. Leona ROCKS!

2. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Another personal favorite song for this year, it's kinda cheesy "I tried to be chill, but you're so hot that I melted"? Luckily is more of a reggae and pop combo genre plus it's very sweet with the "I'm yours.." part. I'm just curious apasal this song haven't hit top 5 in US. Seriously, its better than half of the #1 all year long. i.e. Usher's Love in This Club and T.I.'s Whatever You Like & Live Your Life.

3. Lady GaGa - Just Dance
Future of Pop? I lurrve this song.. so unpretentious and it's just stick to your head in a good way. She's different and feels like a new breath of fresh air. Just watch the MV, the scene where she is riding on a plastic blown up whale/dolphin is just darn kinky! Thank GOD this song have its super lifespan on internet.

4. Chris Brown - Forever
I love this hip-hop + pop genre. Hip-hop can't get any more pop than this! Great chorus and melody. Seriously, stuck in #2 for god knows how long at Billboard. It got "cock-blocked" by Lil Wayne's Lollipop. Ergh.

5. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
After fallin in love with Sex on Fire, this is a great follow up to love them even more. I really love the vocal in this song, feel very emo everytime I listen to this song. My faves rock song of the year.

6. American Boy - Estelle ft Kanye West
This song is very infectious. Love the beat and part of the electro clash with soul n hip hop thingy. A very good intro to who is Estelle. Even though I personally think that Kanye's appearance in this song is totally negligible~ Not that I hate him but the rappin' part is totally unnecessary.

7. Crush - David Archuleta
Pop pop pop! I love this song. Sing-a-long chorus. Great melody. What more can you ask for from a pop song? This is pure pop goodness. Reminds me of the good old times of boyband. I LOVE BSB!

8. A&E - Goldfrapp
With this kinda lyrics "I'm amazed at you, the things you say that you don't do, Why don't you wreck?" How can u not love this song? Alison's voice is really growing on me. Best Goldfrapp song ever apart from Oh La la. Video is very one of a kind also.

9 - Shayne Ward - No U Hang Up | Jesse McCartney - Leavin'
I love both songs equally. Don't know how to choose between the two. I love the Shayne Ward MV more because it does reminds me of a soft core porn. I don't mind it if it's done tastefully. LOL.
Leavin' is effin addictive. The "don't stress, don't stress, don't stress" part is damn catchy. (Hany's fav)

10. MGMT - Electric Feel
Best Indie song of this year? LOL. Not that I know much about the indie scene but I love this song. One of a kind. Check out the vids in Youtube. This song rocks.


ps: Gaga as future of Pop? Woots!
pps: I changed my mind about the Kanye's part in American Boy, I kinda dig it now. But he is still an asshole.
ppps: I still love Forever even though Chris Brown turned out to be such an extreme asshole too.
pppps: I still love all the songs here even though I don't listen to them that much as I should.
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Okay, hope you have fun reading it.

Again, Merry Christmas.

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Listening to: N. A. S. A. - Whatchadoin Feat M.I.A Santigold and Spank Rock (Villains Remix) by DJ dnL
via FoxyTunes

Merry Xmas! ;)

Merry Christmas!

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Listening to: Lady Gaga - Christmas Tree (Ft. Space Cowboy)
via FoxyTunes

Happy Dongzhi Festival

Happy Belated Dongzhi Festival or Happy Winter Solstice Festival! :)

I am having a major dumb blonde moment right now but I am too embarrassed to spill out all the details here. Anyway, I just want to wish everyone who celebrated Dongzhi a happy belated Dongzhi festival~ It's a very big deal for the Chinese since I know it is more important than the Chinese New Year Festival.

(a pic of tang yuan that I got from google, looks damn delicious!)

Tang Yuan is still nice but I don't like the flour taste of it, the sweet filling of black sesame seed is tasty though.

The roasted pork, roasted chicken, steamed chicken, roasted duck, stir fry vege, tang yuan, and few dishes that I don't know the english name served during the Dongzhi festival is a big part of the celebration for me. Delicious foods for 2/3 days continuously. Ah, heaven~

I don't know why I am packed with activities this week even though I don't celebrate Christmas. It's a good thing though and I want wish everyone an early Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! :)



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Listening to: Paolo Nutini - Last Request
via FoxyTunes

GLEEful part 2

GLEE is the best new TV series for this year! (last year was True Blood) And of course, Puck played by Mark Salling is my faves character there for many reasons but I shall not dwell on that. Anyway, check this video out.

Mark Salling's Tribute to his GLEE family


Cute?
I think it's very heartfelt and sweet.
Puck/Mark ♥!



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Listening to: Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love
via FoxyTunes

Avatar's Pork Monster

A very random update.

Avatar 3D is a visual feast for the eyes!

The storyline is meh, a bit predictable for my taste but the 3D visual effects is very very entertaining. RM21 per person on a very comfy couple seats. I would say it's damn worth it :D It's totally a short get-away-mini-trip into fantasy land of Pandora. Sam Worthington is a hottie (love him in Terminator Salvation where he totally upstage Christian Bale) Everybody, please watch it ONLY in 3D, of course.

What is the point of going all the way to KL but not having any good food to compliment the outing huh? Public transport sucks, I gotta console myself with good food after being in the horrendous public transport i.e. Bus and KTM. That's why I am very picky about the food, especially if I am out. (budget and mood plays an important part of it too)

German cuisine here in Malaysia ain't cheap, a huge pork knuckle (I doubt there is a small version) is usually around RM50++(cheapest) to RM 100++!!! RM50 for food can go a loooonngggg way in Malaysia for food, a very filling bowl of mee or plate of rice with dishes will only cost RM5 max! You can get around 7 McValue meals for McD with that amount of money! LOL.

How much do you think this cost?


The delicious pork knuckle served with sauerkraut and potato.



Check out the size of that thing compared to my hand! *eyes open wide*



Lots of tender juicy meat, meat, meat, meat and more meat! The combination of the meat with the crispy skin and lil bit of sauerkraut and potato mixed with the pork sauce is just *heaven*~~

I don't know how they do it but the fats just melts in your mouth, in a good way. Not those oily yucky aftertaste that you get after eating fatty fried food.

The best thing about this deliciously juicy and tender pork knuckle dish is the price, RM27.20 only~ Some sort of 50% discount! What a great deal! Ahh, BEST lunch everrrrr~ :D (Pi-Elle ordered the famous Petaling Street Hokkien Mee & Mihun) Cantonese and German cuisine galore! It took me roughly an hour to finish this huge portion of meat but it was all worth it. Stuffed til dinner. It's a good thing, not often though.

The MD of YTL corp, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh sat in front of me the whole time and even said Hi! That Dato' is very friendly :)

Just for fun, a cute lil' piggy pastry that tasted like a mooncake that the geng got for me as a souvenir from their Penang + Perak trip, thanks guys. Cute huh?

And I thought yesterday couldn't get any better, The Fame Monster is out in Malaysia!! I know I have to get it for myself! A perfect Xmas gift for someone who don't celebrate Xmas~ :D

So, I am "officially" a lil' Monster! Rarrr :)

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Listening to: The Gossip - Men In Love
via FoxyTunes

I wanna be an indie wannabe!

I've been listening to more indie stuff this time of the month, I don't know why, maybe it's because of the weather here is going haywire every now and then, 1 hour of heavy thunderstorm rain and then bright sun for another half and heavy rain after that again? The end of the world, indeed. Well, at least for Malaysia? :)

From Grizzly Bear to The XX (wwadh recommends it, I gotta give it a go) All is good, I never thought I will enjoy this kinda music since I consider myself more of a pop/Top 40 genre kinda guy, well, I guess I don't know myself that well.

Surprisingly, according to my last.fm profile, I've been listening to Grizzly Bear way back in September! (eyes open wide) No wonder they sounded so "familiar", I used to read some alternative music blog before it got defunct. I guess I got "distracted" by some other music wave at that time to be noticing all this non-pop indie music galore. I think its my addiction to the K-Pop scene. All good, all good.

Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear is stuck in my head after I reconcile with the video, I blardy like that song. Simplicity goes a long way for me. Southern Point and While You Wait For The Others have a soft chanting vocal which I find very interesting. It's hard for me to like anything new especially if they are not in my usual music diet. But I am starting to appreciates them more day by day.

Well, being late in this scene is better than never, right? Currently I am enjoying The XX quite a lot, they sound extra good on a rainy day, no? The subtle-quiet-breathy-feel of their songs. Very soothing to me, I think I might just give their album, xx, a go, you know how lazy I am to listen to an album. Read wwadh review of the album here. Great stuff.

Just when I though I couldn't be anymore surprised with my music discovery, Animal Collective's My Girls have been on my play list for a while now. Ugh, what have I been doing til I don't pay much attention to songs that I am listening? I can remember the colorful music video though, and what is it with the soft chanting vocal these days? I am not complaining because I think it's a good thing.
Not when I can't even differentiate which song is which song though. Similarity in that way ain't good. (I really think Cascada's Evacuate The Dancefloor is a less cooler copy version of Gaga's Just Dance).

I like the fact this song doesn't really stand out to me like those "in your face" top 40 songs :) A refreshing side. I think I want to take a break from all that, maybe a week? LOL.

Oh, another supposedly indie pop band that I kinda dig is Phoenix, (Noobie Jon recommended it to me when I just started my last.fm account in June) The 2 opening tracks, Liztomania and 1901 is very 80's synch pop, very interesting. I like it the 1st time I ever listen to it. But it takes me a while to fully digest the whole album. (I've been too busy repeating my faves album to pay much attention to these indie music)

There's this band, Hockey, I saw their video once in MTV, kinda nice, very upbeat and noisy, kinda reminds me of a pop version of The Strokes. I haven't made up my mind about them, yet.

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The infoMania video in CurrentTV ain't loading properly, I don't know why, but then I just found out that they have a YouTube account, ugh (stupid me!) This is one of my faves News show.



Whatdya think? Good stuff huh?

Oh, It's raining now, I gotta XX myself. (People, its time to XX!!)

:)

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Listening to: The xx - Islands
via FoxyTunes

Micheal Jackson Medley

Check these video out!

Micheal Jackson Medley

Dedicate this to all the MJ fan out there!
My faves part starts at 1:31~

Here's another one.

Lady Gaga Medley

Superb huh?
I don't really fancy his voice, a bit too "sharp" for my taste but this duo is GENIUS!

Whatdya think?

*Thanks to Gina aka XiaoCute for sharing the video with me~

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Listening to: Backstreet Boys - How Did I Fall in Love With You
via FoxyTunes

2 Weeks of Grizzly Bear

I remember Towleroad.com posted this video few months back, watched it once without paying much attention to it back then but now I totally love it to bits. No wonder why Grizzly Bear's Two Weeks sound so familiar in some way when I listen to it for the 1st time.

Grizzly Bear's Two Weeks by Gabe Askew

Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo.

Visually stunning. Love.
This ain't the official music video, but I think I'll prefer this more.



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Listening to: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
via FoxyTunes

Julie & Julia met The Frog

Today is a good day. Why? Ehem, a Disney movie to start the day and a Meryl Streep movie to end it. *weeee*

The Princess & The Frog is just uber sweet. Disney doesn't disappoints, I really appreciates all those hand drawn cartoon, it brings back so much good memories watching all those Disney movies after the cinema these days are crashed with so many CGI cartoons, not that I am saying they are bad, but it's just a different kinda feeling to me. Snow White, Mulan, Lion King and Aladdin to name a few personal faves. Ooo, I like the thin mustache villain (forgot the name, Shadow something), I don't know why~ The Alligator is effin hilarious, so is the firefly. Lots of LOL moments. *happy*
One thing that I don't really fancy is that I find it a tiny bit ridiculous where the first ever African American Disney Princess, Tiana is a frog for most of the time in this movie, and Prince Naveen is a lazy bum. LOL, not your typical Disney Princess movie, that's for sure. Even at that, this movie is still a great movie, perfect for a Xmas celebration. Everyone, please just go and watch it, not watching this is like rejecting good chocolates. How can you refuse good chocolates? That's insane! You don't do that, right? :) Be a normal human being and go watch it. Your definition of normal is entirely up to you :)

One of my faves actress is Ms Meryl Streep. Oooh, how can you not love her? I've been a big fan of her after The Devil Wears Prada, her performance was just superbly AMAZING. Julie & Julia, my oh my, her performance in that movie, I don't know how she does it, she is just brilliant. I love her to bits :) I wanna gush about Stanley Tucci too~ He's the guy from that Devil Wears Prada too! Love love him. Brilliant actor.

Amy Adams, ah, Princess Giselle from Enchanted :) *Enchanted is a happy movie, I like happy movie a lot* She's great too, she's so believable plus she look so adorable in this movie. Ah, I love everyone in this movie :P (I don't see there is anything wrong with it :)

In conclusion, Julie & Julia is two separate movies mashed into one. It's like paying for a movie ticket but getting two different stories at one go! How about that for a Buy 1 Free 1 deal! *lame huh?* I am just kidding, please give this movie a go. Their performances is worth your time. I guarantee it :)

Have fun everybody.


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Listening to: Jon McLaughlin - Smack Into You
via FoxyTunes

GLEEful

Ah, I feel great. Why? Well, after like an hour dosage of Chelsea Lately from youtube. How can you not feel giddy? *wide smile* Her talk show is effin hilarious, wait, I think it's more of a round table of 4 very funny comedians making fun of all those "celebrities". Her show is based on E! the Entertainment Network, but her show is all about making fun of all the "celebrities" that E! covered during the day? LOL.

This is where I get all my goodies on Chelsea Lately Show.


BTW, just for fun, this is one of my favourite Youtube moment where 3 cute bears parody of Quinn's I Say A Little Prayer.
Warning, this can be a lil too gay for some people, but I ♥ it to bits!

Awww ♥

And my favourite moment in GLEE til episode 8 (I am digesting it slowly)

Puck - Sweet Caroline


Wah, I never thought he have such a good voice :D Puck ♥
GLEE ♥

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Listening to: Puck - Sweet Caroline
via FoxyTunes