My BlogPosted by lefhen at 12:47 PM on June 30, 2004 as a stickied post.
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Posted by lefhen at 12:35 PM on April 5, 2008.
And the winner is: DEPKOMINFO!! That is the Ministry of Communication and Informatics. And they acted as if they were really smart and knew what they are doing.
I can't understand what kind of job they are actually doing. First, it was the UU ITE (Regulatory of Electronic Information and Transaction), which is totally a waste of money. I understand that it rules many aspects around IT stuffs. However, they make it as if the regulation is mostly about pornography over the net. Fussing about closing pornographic sites, and seems to put a lot of effort on it rather than focusing on other more critical cyber crimes. Not to mention their effort is totally ineffective. How do you expect to wipe off all the access to pornography? Rather than using up the money to create that silly rule and block access to pornographic sites, using the money for enhancing infrastructure of the IT in Indonesia to create cheap and accessible Internet for the people all around Indonesia is far of more productive and meaningful.
Then, now they are talking about closing access to Youtube, just because of a movie called Fitna! For crying out loud, get a grip!! Just because of one silly movie, and you're closing Youtube? And it's not like it is Youtube's fault. I understand that the movie is considered as inappropriate and offensive by moslems, but is shutting down Youtube the right thing to do? And now, they're shutting down access to other sites as well, like Multiply, Rapidshare, MySpace. What the heck?! Why don't they close down the Internet and let Indonesian live in an isolated world and become farmers instead? All because of one single movie, and they're blocking all access to other information at the same time.
You may agree or disagree with me. But I don't really think Depkominfo has been taking the correct steps for these issues. Waste of people's money... really!! Paying taxes for these kind of stuffs really pisses me off!!!
Posted by lefhen at 10:07 PM on March 18, 2008.
Why the sudden change of colors, you would ask. It's easy. The domination of purple and orange is just my way of support for one of the NBA team: Phoenix Suns.
The season is going near to the end, and the Playoffs is about to start. The Suns have been my favorite for this year. Although the new addition of Shaq O'Neal and the departure of Shawn Marion were kinda of a shock for me. However, they have been improving with the new composition in the last few games. Not to mention, Giricek adapted pretty nicely as well.
I sure think the Suns have a very big chance as a contender for this year's Playoffs. But the journey won't be easy. The West teams cannot be underestimated. Who ever gets into the final eight, have equally the same chance to win the division title. Houston, with the franchise breaking record of winning streak. Lakers, with a great new composition of players. New Orleans, with their young running legs. Spurs, with their consistent winning plays. Utah, with their home court domination. It's really gonna be a rumble in the West.
Meanwhile in the East, the power between teams are not equally distributed. Celtics and Pistons are currently leading the other East teams by miles. But surely, they will be giving up a good fight for whoever reaches the Finals to contest them.
So, it'll be April soon. I'll be expecting the Playoffs to start. And Phoenix Suns, you got my support!!
Posted by lefhen at 06:35 PM on December 29, 2007.
If you're feelin' for some upbeat music, you can try the songs from the new group Da Mouth's album. Personally, I'm not into this kind of songs. But since I found out that one of the personnel is Ai Sha, ex-member of Sunday Girls, I thought I'd gave it a try. I can say that the album is not bad at all. Full of dance beat, not-so-hiphop, a bit of slow songs. OK laaa...
Da Mouth has a total of 4 personnel. 3 male members and a single female, Ai Sha. When I first see this group, Ai Sha is the only one I was able to recognize. She's been long enough in Taiwan's entertainment business. A Japanese trying to find some luck in Taiwan. Formed a group with other 3 girls called Sunday Girls. But I guess the female group didn't make it long in the business. But some of the members, including Ai Sha, were able to stay alive by participating in entertainment shows. I always liked her shows on TV. Looked kinda dumb since she is a foreigner, yet energetic. In Da Mouth, she somewhat appears more mature and her Mandarin has far improved. Probably it is necessary to match her image to the funkiness of Da Mouth.
Posted by lefhen at 04:34 PM on December 19, 2007.
I've just finished watching the first season of One Million Star (a.k.a. Chao Ji Xing Guang Da Dao in Chinese) last week. Call me late, but there's nothing I can do since I don't have premium channels at home. Luckily, I can get free satellite channel CETV, who is kind enough to air it, eventhough it is a year late (I think the second season is over by now). Not really excited about the final result, but I'm not complaining either. The winner, Yoga Lin You Jia, definitely can sing, but sometimes I find his singing expression annoying. Anyhow, better him than the others who are left.
Actually I am rooting for Aska Yang Zong Wei. It's a shame that he decided to withdraw from the competition due to age falsifying. I think he is the best singer in the competition. He is really good at melancholic songs, making audiences really feel the sadness of the songs, and frequently brings tears in the eyes. Yet he is famous already. I heard that he is going to release his album in January next year (yay!). Really looking forward to it.
Actually several albums have been launched as a result of the show. Two of them are a compilation from all the contestants, a.k.a. Xing Guang Bang. Included in the latter one is several new songs from Aska, Yoga, Stanly, Peter, and Judy. I love Aska's song "Duo Yu". Yoga's "Na Shou Ge" is not bad either. The latest album is coming from Afalean Lu Xue Rui, the 4th place winner, who apparently is under a contract with Sony BMG unlike most of the others who are under HIM. That's why I cannot find him in the second group album.
Well, I enjoyed the first season. Dunno about the second. All I know the second season is filled with female contestants, in the contrary with the first which are dominated by male. But heck, I'm just going to focus on waiting for Aska's album, hehehe...
Posted by lefhen at 10:59 PM on November 19, 2007.
Alan Luo Zhi Xiang has just released another new album "Wu Suo Bu Zai" on November 16, 2007. Once again, he invites everyone to dance along, introducing his new uptempo songs, such as the first track "Yi Zhi Du Xiu". More in the album, Alan also maintains his sensitive side by performing several ballad songs, including a song from F.I.R.'s A Qin: "Wo Bu Hui Chang Ge". There is also a rare collaboration with Elva Xiao Ya Xuan in "Bai Gei Ni".
Alan Luo has been receiving a huge welcome in Taiwan as he rebuilt his singing career after splitting from the group Romeo. Known as a fun and humorous TV-host, he instantly matured as a solo singer, in line with other well-known artists, like Jay Zhou and Jolin Cai. His previous works has won many awards, most of them were triggered from the appreciation of his fans who are mostly teenagers. It is very likely that Alan will once again with the hearts of his fans with his new album.
List of tracks:
Posted by lefhen at 10:01 PM on November 11, 2007.
Two music albums were released on November 9, 2007. Both are well-known Mandarin singers from Malaysia. They can be considered as the Malaysian king and queen for Mandarin pop music industry. They are: Michael Wang Guang Liang and Fish Liang Jing Ru. In these new albums, both of them stay to their roots where they are at best, which is slow pop song.
Michael brings his original style of songs in his new album 'Bu Hui Fen Li'. For Michael's fans out there, you will find a well-known melody in each of his 10 new songs, compared to his previous works. A couple of them are already familiar as they have been released as singles a few moments before, such as 'I Am Who I Am'.
In the other hand, Fish keeps focus on expressing her soothing voice over slow melancholic songs. In her previous album, Fish tried to give something new by adding one song in Taiwanese. This time, Fish gives another try with a song in Cantonese. The album 'J'Adore' features a total of 11 songs, all in similar genre.
For you, pop song lovers, you may try out these two albums, featuring two amongst the best Malaysian artists known in the Mandarin music industry.
Posted by lefhen at 08:39 PM on November 4, 2007.
I'm not a big fan of Jay. However, a big star is a big star. Everyone was anticipating for his newest album. Well, the waiting is over. It is out in stores (absolutely not here in Indonesia) on November 2, 2007.
Once again, Jay Zhou took a challenge to expose himself outside his style of music. This time, he goes for western country genre as his main song: Niu Zai Hen Mang. I must admit this kind of music sounded kinda weird for a Chinese song. But, after listening it over and over, I find it quite enjoyable and fun.
Aside from the main song, the album is dominated by Jay's original style of slow songs, such as: Cai Hong (Rainbow), Pu Gong Ying De Yue Ding, Wo Bu Pei, and Zui Chang De Dian Ying. In total, there are 10 songs within a total of 40 minutes in length. All pinyin lyrics from Jay's newest album are available in the Mandarin Lyrics section.
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