TV what's new! what's not! and what's hot!

We are swarm this week with all the booking and work to be done. Sorry for the delays and we shall start our weekends with television.
The television lately have been crowded with so many new dramas that it is a fear that it won’t been good enough or enough space for the new drama to remain.
Teen energy charged drama seems to take last year’s season strong. One Tree Hill continuing, Gossip Girl definitely a hit, so does Lipstick Jungle and Chuck, The Reaper and Puching Daisies.

This year to rival the gossip girl would be the Secret Life of a American Teenager , which is creating wave since the beginning be seems to have lose it’s lust. 90210 opens with high expectation and a bang with the support of the old cast, but they are far off base after the buzz, much like the tone of the Election. Fringe is a great drama that’s close to the X File clan but the curiousity and suspense just keep building and building there’s simple testing my patience with all the question not answer. Knight Rider is a good one, normal, close to a good start and the first this season to be pick up for the whole lot. But I’m doubtful whether it will last. Christian Slater's My Own Worst Enemy is a hit at the moment with so many spies serious drama off the rack last year the replacement is a much needed supply. Good choice for the studio. But as much as I love the new series, still the buzz is not as big as any of the old series.
This year it seems that people are still pretty loyal to drama that’s more than one years old. Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill, 30 Rock, Private Practice, Entourage, Mad Men, Smallville, Supernatural, Ugly Betty.
It’s just the way it is. Though the star in the series may Blossom but it may not means the drama will.
Mid night talk show will get a big host shuffle soon.
As for the reality show, I’m already off The Hill clan and any of the North Port or South Beach land or the Kardashian. No more home drama. Just not interesting to me anymore. I am however more interested in those reality competition show.
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Such as Dancing with the Stars, the show is getting more and more heat up as most of the hot seat been taken off, will the only remaining playa be the youngest versus the Oldest? I wonder, that would truly be one hell of a final to watch. Then after that is over, American Idol will be here. Oh maybe those reading should know, now is the time to check the location of the AI audition near you. It’s already started.

Our Anniversary and 1000th Friend registered!!!!! Let's celebrate!!!!

YEAH!!!! Everyone, a couple of days after our anniversary. My MySpace friend list has reach the first 1000 Mark.
Com in and Check it out and get connected with all the Artist, Musician, Actor/Actresses and Dancers.
http://www.myspace.com/keitoshichin
Florida started the election early today morning and glitches and lawsuits flying all over?
So Sarah Palin got into SNL and smack Tina Fey…. Just Kidding. They did cross each other on the TV spot exchange and Sarah Palin gave the open line for the show…. So, what’s next? Another 5 minute publicity stunt and people are commenting good return on that 5 minutes…… forgive me, but I don’t really see any significant on it on any real political issue. Besides the rating spike in SNL and another great show guys.
Let’s Celebrate with a Bang here are new artists that came into the scene of my friend list in the last 2 weeks.

Let’s start with our 1000th friend, HAHA! Amanda Marsh, isn’t it a surprise?! A space where most of the domination are male artist. There comes a female singer nailing our anniversary and 1000th point. Amanda Marsh is the country girl of them all. She got that whiff of Reba in her voice. Young, restless is her voice. Half rocking with a little bit of hay bundle rolling on the street. I love the fresh take to the old country sound. With Carrie Underwood out of the way and the only strongest competitor out there is Jessica Simpson and Kellie Pickler. I feel there is space for more country singer out there. Of course to have a little take on fresh country, they have to mix a little pop in it. You can check her out at http://www.myspace.com/amandamarshmusic

Now from a relatively country songstress, we move on to a person with a little bit of root grass feeling to his composition, Brian Coburn is the name. His sound is the jumpy sound of cheery tone that would surely pick you up and start hopping of to the meadow. Not too country, you can smell that small patch of green in his guitar work. I just love the funny fun in his lyrics. Check out Brian at http://www.myspace.com/briancolburn

From something old style, we move to something that’s literally new. The rocking power house of pop music from Don’t Say Vegas. You’d be rocking the cockroaches out of your house is no time with this band. HAHA! Just remember to switch on the mega bass and only play this one in a sound isolated studio. Hailing from San Diego, there’s totally no reference to Vegas but the name itself. Just like their lyrics. Totally funny and down to earth. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/dontsayvegasrock
Next up to continue the battle of the bands…. There’s The In Crowd taking the stage on to Don’t Say Vages. HAHA! Though they claim to be a pop band but the music is more of a power pop rock sound. And the name is totally sarcastic. This guys looks far from the in crowd clan, yet the music totally fits their look. I guess the right sound with the right look could just nudge them into the in Clan. HAHA! All the best. Check out this totally rockin band at http://www.myspace.com/wearetheincrowd
From a beaty pop band, we come to a band with a bit more sensible sound and less teenage angst. The rhythmic sound of The Twilight City. Plus the clear sharp sound of the lead vocal. This is one of those band that you have to look out for. Their guitar work have a little bit of the old rocker chip to it. I love the arrangement, a bit retro yet fresh. There’s no unclear shouting but perfect pitch rocking. Totally think they are going to be sign soon. Now there’s a power on the underground. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/thistwilightcity
Then we move on to one band that’s a bit strange. Listening to Hollows is a bit like watching X-Files in the 90’s. it is fun, it is a bit cheery and a bit dark. But most of all it is totally different and interesting. It is insanely strange yet familiar. The sound is still what I still would call Alternative. And it is still is alternative to any pop or rock or folk songs out there. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/hallowsmusic

Last but not least, Anthony Kavanagh, a U.K. selling artist in the 90’s at a very young age. With the cutting of the music industry shrinking have fade out of the music scene for quite a while. When I actually try to have a look at someof the previously Known artist to me. I find that beside the facial been changed a bit their musical experience have relatively grown a lot. And Kavana is a great writer in my opinion. His music is hip, and really young. And the style suit right on his baby face. It’s a bit awkward to call it young at almost 30. But the sound are still as relevant to teenager nowadays as more. So check him out at http://www.myspace.com/officialkavana

This Week's 2nd Feature Artist : Amity Street.

Amity Street, hailing from Honolulu gives a hint of more than just the local music. It is harsh and it is rockin hot. I love the alternative tone on the voice, sensible and innovative and easy on the ear yet nothing conventional or traditional about it. it’s a totally original sound out of a state with so many distinctive local cultural sound. It’s like uncontaminated, or rather it’s totally rebelous over the ancient Hawaiian voice. HAHA! Here are our conversation with them.... or one of them, the lead singer, Jason Everett

Hey Jason, thanks for accepting my invitation for an interview. Shall we start now?

Good!

Q:Let’s start with who you are and how long have you guys been playing together? How do you guys actually became a band?

A) I started AmityStreet about 3 years ago. There have been many changes in the line-up since then, the only constant being myself. The current line-up has been at it for about a year.

Q:Now about your music. How would you describe it?

A)Our music...I would describe it as melodic..and thought provoking.

Q:though you guys are from Hawaii, but the grudge sound you guys created are so unique, I can’t help but noticing the inkling of some European influence there. So who’d you guys say that’s your inspiration?

A) I have so many influences...John Lennon, Jeff Buckley, Thom Yorke, Chris Martin, Sigur Ros, Muse, Travis, Stereophonics...I could go on and on. It's all about a strong vocal to me....
That explain the hint of rock scent in the music.

Q:So How you guys really write music? Do you sit around jamming and joking around and come out with it. Or most it the main melody comes from one of you and then the other’s pitch in?

A) I write almost all of the songs. Usually they are just simple melodies I create on my acoustic. When I have a song..or song idea nearly complete..I turn it over to the band..and it evolves. It's truly an assembly line. Each member adds their own touch to it, and if it feels right..we keep it. It's a nice system, the songs evolve so much..that they are almost unrecognizable. Songwriting itself is funny..it rather cliche..but most of the songs write themselves. I usually have some topic that I want to address, and if I come up with a strong melody...the words tend to just flow out.

Q:I realize that you guys only put charity and eco friendly friend on your top friend list. So is it a statement? Or you guys are just into greens?

A)The charities in our top friends list are addressing concerns and topic's that we believe in. We are not trying to say we OR they have the answers. We just think that certain topics should be addressed, thought over, and questioned. If your going to stir up thought about world issues, you might as well provide links to people so that they can continue to harvest more information. To me most of humanity's problems stem from ignorance. Knowledge is...and always will be the key.

Q: Do you guys have any recording in CD in distribution or any on iTunes at the moment? How would the fan lend their support to your band or get a hold of your music?

A)Unfortunately at this moment we don't have any music available for purchase. Recording is on the very near horizon, we are just trying to get as tight as a band as possible. Honolulu is a small market, so the support we have received already is pretty unbelievable. We are very thankful, and are looking forward to getting in the studio and getting our debut CD out to our fans.

Q: If anyone wish to contact you guys or book for a show. Who or where should they contact?

A) Right now our myspace site is the best way to contact us. I personally respond to almost all of our incoming messages and comments.

Q: Now let’s get to the real meat of the show! Who’s single and who’s not? HAHA!

A) We choose to be fairly private about our personal lives. I will say for myself...there are two incredibly important people in my life, they know who they are, and they know how I feel about them. Pretty boring I know...

Q: Last but not least, anything you guys would like to say to your fans and the readers?

A) I would just like to say thank you. It's been a crazy roller coaster so far. I enjoy writing music, and consider myself lucky to be surrounded by a great band, great friends and family, and amazing fans. We are nothing without the support of all of you, so we are ..and always will be eternally thankful for this opportunity to entertain you all.Thanks again for letting us in on your music and life. I wish all the Best for you guys and Love the music.

If any of you would like to get this band to perform in your area. Check them out and book them for a show at http://www.myspace.com/amitystreet . These guys are fantastic and fit right into the big city circuit.

Signing off,

Jonathan

This week's new feature. Jim Gaven.

Everything’s good comes slowly. This week we got our hands on Jim Gaven. We got into contact with him when we feature him in one of our new artist review. And I should say he is a great guy to talk to. That acoustic sound that is both honest and pure is simply exquisitely composed. Every instrument is mastered to perfection and no disturbance of any electronics and engineered sound. It’s as fresh as walking through the green meadow in Louisiana. Thick with stretches of green valley intertwine with huge, ancient oak trees. Miles and miles of green. The sound of the forever flow of the Majestic Mississippi river, accompany by the evergreen and the smell of the green swarm. It is both warm and comfortingly familiar. It’s just.... natural. That’s the Jim Gaven I came to know.

Hi there, Jim. So how have you been lately?

A: Hey there, I'm doing pretty well. How about yourself?

Fine, Thank you for taking the time for the interview. We Appreciate it.

Q:So Jim, where are you from and how long have you been writing and playing your own music?

A: I'm from Hamilton, NJ and I've been playing music for 8 years now, writing my own music for 6 years.

Q:Wow! You play almost every kind of instrument. How that came about? Is it hard? Apparently not for you.

A: Yes, I started off learning how to play guitar when I was 16 by teaching myself. From being in bands and surrounded by various musicians, I picked up other instruments along the way. I would say that I can get around really well on a guitar, bass, and piano. I'm still learning the ins and outs of drumming, but getting there. I've found that once you learn one instrument, picking up another one (for me) doesn't seem to be that hard. It's easily translatable. All in all, it's just fun to learn new things.

Q:What do you think about your music that makes you stand out from the others?

A: I think that my music speaks for itself. I'm really trying to go for a more grassroots kind of acoustic feel. By grassroots, I mean, really kind of stripped down acoustic sound with some nice layering of bass and strings/piano to bring up the low end in the recordings. I believe that generally music fans are yearning for something that is true and real again in music, and I only hope I continue to bring that to the table when I write and record.

Q:Since you produce all your music yourself, you ever thought you want to collaborate with any other producer? Any singer or producer in mind that you wish to work with?

A: Yes, I have thought about working with other people when I do my own recordings, but I really like being able to do things my own kind of way. It's less stressful that way and definitely less expensive-haha. I guess in the end it's more of like a self-accomplishment kind of thing--to know that created everything myself and be able to mix it down and get it out there for people to hear.

Q:When you write a piece of song, what is your source of inspiration? How do you write? Do you create the lyrics first or the music?

A: Lately, it's been nature really inspiring me--like watching a sunrise or a sunset, and just reflecting on how beautiful the world really is around us. I know I used to take all the beauty the world has to offer for granted, and I'm so glad I've been able to tap into writing about the environment around me. But, I mean, I still write the occasional song about a girl or a relationship (whether it be a girlfriend or just a friend in my life) that kind of went sour--but I want to take the positive out of every situation and bring that to the forefront instead of dwelling on all of the bad things--almost to tell a story about how love can overcome all. I really want to write songs that make you think about a good time in your life--make you think that you're not the only one who feels what you're feeling, that you are not alone...to write songs about hope and love. After all, we're all in this together. I believe we were meant to help each other as much as possible in our short time here on Earth, and I only hope to make a positive difference/impact on the world. And, to answer the last question, I usually write the music first and then the lyrics--that's generally how my songs come to fruition.

Q:Are there any future plans or projects in place? such as any show or CD coming soon?

A: Yes, I'm actually in the final stages of mixing my next release on Itunes, which should be coming out around April of next year--it's going to be called, "Define: Intervention". I really can't wait to share it with everyone. I'm extremely proud of these songs (probably 12 altogether) and hope that everyone enjoys them!!! Oh, and about shows--I am trying to put together some sort of tour over winter break (for 2 weeks) up and down the east coast, so if anyone has any contact information for any venues (preferably coffeehouses or churches that do shows), please get in touch with me on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/jimgaven, email at gavenjam@yahoo.com, or AIM at dashpx9.

Q:Let’s get into something that’s more personal. So are you still single? What’s in a girl that attracts you?

A: Yes, I am single. There are so many things that could attract me to a girl, but the things that really matter are: are you funny? Do you have a great personality? Are you attractive (inner and outer beauty, but inner beauty means way more to me) and do you have strong faith in God?

Q:Last but not least, would you like to say anything to the people who supported you all this while and your fan?

A: All I can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your support. I truly appreciate it a lot. You really do have no idea how much it means to me when you comment on my 'New Song of the Week' on my myspace site and share it with your friends and family. Thank you again, and please feel free to keep in touch with me whenever

No, I Thank you for really taking the time to answer all our question. My Best wishes for your success man. All the Best. and I'll keep an eye on the new release.

Signing off, Jonathan and Jim Gaven

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A couple of preview for you all. Thanks to our overwhelming response for interview booking. we have a few more interviews booked in advance and we maybe increasing our artist feature and interviews frequency. My thanks to all my new friends for the your response. we will come to you as soon as we can.

CD to be grab before the month end

Finally we got to see the Jonas’ CD on the rack I wonder if the people in the business realise. To have the CD 2 months later on the store how much will they lose?
You guys have missed the buzz, and even the Camp Rock period.
I just hope that you guys would get the HSM3 right.
And guys no more special edition or double edition anymore. It won’t work now. Not unless you are just aiming for the rich and famous. For they are the only one but a couple of the die hard fans will go and buy it. why do so when you can get it free on the internet?
All digital version of anything you can get online. If not free then with only a fraction of what the real price is.
I will say the business is harder to manoeuvres now. And the internet is totally widespread.
So once you are late then I’m sorry then you have failed.
I believe the pirated seller even have the 2 new MV included into their CD as a selling point by now.
It is a hard time for DVD and CD at the moment. And the profit that CD could bring is so low that it’s even harder to gain an edge over the pirates.
So... I hope that the distribution company can really have some strategy rather than just throwing it out there just like that. Because you are losing the game to the dark side. And to have wasted the bestseller like Jonas just like that is simply not worth it.


And I see the Pussycat Dolls is on the rack on time, T.I. has not arrives yet.


The Nelly and LL Cool J cover is totally a mix man. I thought that LL have a makeover or something, it’s almost a totally different person.

Then Ne-Yo and Chris Brown is there too. But to the public here the price is too high.

Rihanna got a good one double on the rack but that’s not much of a attraction really. Do not test the market. Because there are non, the net is the way to go now.

I’m not surprise that Michael Ball is on the top 10 nowadays. Because Teens get fixated on certain artists at a time and that’s all their allowance can afford and Michael is on the Adult Contemporary. Being the great artist of Broadway that he is..... He’ll have a lot of fans with money to go get his CD because they can and he’s one of the great.
It’s a strange thing I just realise that the 007 movie is releasing the same day as the National Presidential Election.... would there even be anyone to go to watch it really? HAHA!
*** Strange how everything suddenly became so casual? I just thought about sending in a few different style of writing here. There’s no reason to be so serious. Even serious stuff can be dealt with in a casual and relax way. I don’t see the fuss if it only makes it slow to worry.

Movie, and so much more

Hey there everyone have everyone had a great weekend?
I hope so, because I have HAHA!

First of all, let’s start the topic of the week, as usual Movie review on the first day of the week.
Max Payne is the name and sorry to say it is a ultimate maximum pain in the ass.
It is a good enough movie. The effect is good. But the trailer had build up too much expectation that non of anything follow really fits.
There’s no evil, there’s no max action, there’s no fast pace. In fact the pace is so slow I barely got through the last minute. The only thing that actually got me going is Mark Wahlberg.
He is a great actor. The suspense is not good enough, nor is the action and the illusion of the devil almost have a feeling that we have been cheated.
I must admit there are some art of the movie that is good. But the whole film feels like we are watching the novel one piece by one piece fast in a 2 hours period and we didn’t get a rhythm nor the detail. It felt just a bit empty and slow in the end.
I won’t give away too much. All in all it’s a 4 out of 10 for me.


I hope that the HSM3 really got the gut for the build up, premiere last Friday and apparently I haven’t saw a single review yet.


Of course not to forget the W. Bushes documentary. People say it’s a comedy, or a movie to poke on Bush Jr. But as we all know Oliver Stone. Be it humor, be it comedy or not. It should be a truthful representation of the president life. It is controversial, not everyone would like it. but I still think it’s worth a look to see good or bad, how and what American have chosen for the past 8 years. And whether they think they have made the right choice.
(Guys make a better choice this time will you? I beg you for the sake of the world!!! I say it with no regards on the new candidates. Just your old choice really is a max pain in my ass.)
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No it didn’t dampen my spirit for the day. So after I’ve finished with the movie I went out. It’s a strange thing. I haven’t been one with the city for so long that I realise this is the first time in more than a year’s time I actually got on the sub. So I was in the sub and then I was a guy came out of it at a station before mine. So I thought why not. Just go out and see what’s out there. So while I was walking the unfamiliar road actually it became a discovery. There’s this street with so many pub that I never know it’s existed before. Ok moving on, I reach my destination and then to my familiar store for a DVD and just known that I got scammed for there’s the very DVD sold for 10% of what I paid last week for. Shit! Haha! And then I was in that Nando’s by the street with the great view in the second floor of the busy street below. It’s the perfect spot.
Well, after I have my brunch, at 3pm...... (can it still be called brunch I wonder?!!) I go into china town and then walk back to the mall.
At about 9pm I actually got out of the mall and walk to the street. (Yes, I walk a lot this week and it’s worth it. going all the places that I now normally don’t get to.). the street was filled with people. It never was that crowded before. And it’s happening like it’s Downtown Manhattan. Every kind of people are out there. People break dancing and skating at night on the street literally. And then there’s the food street. Plenty of people being scam there pay double for what they ate HAHA!
It may sound it it’s an awful day, no great movie, no great adventure, no great DVDs. But you know what? That one walk, I realise my stamina is up, there’s this totally new dimension to life that’s just out there for me to discover. And there’s this really great party area for me to get to later. HAHA! Life is simply full of surprises.

The Anniversary of EVOL, LOVE, PEACE, TRUTH

Peace of mind and the undeniably possibility the world brings.
After one year of improvement, looking back I realise that it is merely a mirage. The hatred, the anger, the disappointment, the inferiority, the dullness, the boredom.
Life is what we think it is and in certain time it is so much more. This is no more a mere prayers of the desperate. I am not and never is a desperate person. Because there are nothing to be desperate about. It’s is just a trick of the mind. All the whining, all the complaining, all the frustration, is just an imagination.
Because throughout the year, I have not got angry are parking, I have not been angry at traffic, I have not been afraid, I have not been frustrated. No, I’m not a saint. I’m not saying not ever I didn’t feel any of it. I’m saying, they didn’t bother me anymore and cause a hell-bound dilemma for 356 days out of 365 days on the year.
Life is much more light-hearted, literally lighter.
Of course there’s still somemore work to get onto, like my enthusiasm level on certain things or how to regulate the happiness.... HAHA!
It is a funny thing when you dun get what you want you’d get something better in a couple of hours later. When you just wait and be patience, you’ll see a ray of sunshine that just appear in front of you and you find the day, the clouds, the sky turning orange and full of life and the calm as a cool day to light blue, breezy and calm. Life simply worth living a bit longer then.
Then the tree leaves that falls on your shoulder suddenly meant more than dirty dropping but the transfer of the tree’s feeling and sensation and excitement for the winter to come.
The rain simply cleanse our skins than the usual soggy, wet stickiness. It’s refreshing and wakening and touch of the angel’s tears.
It is really strange now. Even the same situation, condition, to the same person it become much more meaningful, positive, enthusiastic, after one year of baptism of the control and let go.
Everything just clears up. You see your own self in others and you sighed, “So that’s how I am before this. How stupid, childish, ridiculous that I’d think that way. It meant nothing at all. Even after I say it out, right after that instance I felt like that. HAHA!”.
I wish that everyone would truly able to see what they are doing. It is just so much interesting. The truth, the endless joy that life offers, the grace that God show us in every being, every fibre of the being with every second and every turn of the world. It’s just undeniable, the most amazing possible that we simply choose to be cloak from by our own mind.
Peach, Truth, Love and all within and without. I wish you all the Best.

--In 6 min----
Happy Anniversary, EVOL. http://perfectlifestylemag.blogspot.com/
LOVE,
Jonathan

Today I'll go all out

HAHA! Since it's a celebration. I'll go berserk a little bit today.
I know that this could be a repeat of another post I did about the Taiwan Chinese drama scene.
After I finish the hottest Taiwanese drama, “Fated To Love You”, which is a story of all the comedic reason, a rich guy knocked up a poor girl on a cruise ship and got married and then girl friend drama, triangle and quadruple love angle drama, and then there’s the miscarriage, the remarried and then happy ending.... I left a little surprise out in the end. Chinese drama always is colourful that it’s the process of going through the story than watching it.

Anyway, this time I’m focusing on Ethan Ruan Jing Tian. I was curious the other day and actually got back to some of my old stash of DVD and magazine and see what I’ve left off. There’s this drama, Green Forest My Home, where Ethan is the second male lead. I felt that then he is a much better actor than in “Fated” because then he do not exposes his weaknesses as an actor, he is at his best, the serious, loving character and he is much natural then.

Regardless of his presentation, I always have this kinda hunches, when a good one comes along. Ethan Ruan if given the chance he will be the actor you’d expect to see great in the future. Some actor when you look at them, you’d know that they will be Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt. Some will be Tom Hanks and some Dustin Hoffman. This one though really green in the field. But Chinese have this strange attitude or should I say tradition.... that once decided we could goes all out and by then the improvement you’ll see from episode to episode and not from one drama to another like the American. US drama fix a person to a character and seldom get out of it and after a while people get bored and the rating drop. But Chinese and Japanese drama you get so many twist in one drama that you can be like a multi-personality guy at the end of the show. (of course the side effect could be it became long winded or almost every drama have the same kind of element that you think watching one and the other is the same and choose not to watch at all sometimes.)

Some of the industry is a great training ground. But it’s also dangerous because some are so poorly funded that you’d fade like yesterday news in 24 hours. Sadly the Chinese industry is much brutal than the Americans.

He got the look, he got the style, he have the perfect frame outside. He’s not too pretty, he is not too fixated that you still find there’s a possibility to mould him into some of the role. I did say that the Chinese is easy to please sometimes. Yet still, if there’s no improvement in the next show, he will be history. Therefore he must realise that he have to get better, skill wise and open up to the possibility of losing fame as quick as he gets them. You’d realise, if this industry, you get ups and downs, they call it a roller coaster ride, and it is and it’s a much more interesting to have a life as such. So you gotta focus and knows what you want. Money is one factor for enthusiasm but that’s all there is, you can’t control it. so if you are going to be an actor, or entertainer, then you gotta focus on improving on what you can control, your skills. So when there’s up you’ll know you can do what you head out to do, so do when there’s a down, you have the confidence that it’s just a trend and know exactly whether it’s something that’s about you that you need to improve on to be better?
HAHA! There I go again giving advice on something I have no involvement at all. My philosophy is that we do not need to really experience everything to know the consequences. And we can learn just by observing. Sometimes life is much interesting when we experience it ourselves, yes. Yet still, learning is possible with truthful observation.

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Happy 1st Aniversary EVOL and many more will come

Today marks my EVOL’s 1st Anniversary. In 4 hours that is.
It’s a great feeling to see the succession of the Magazine. Everyone has been so supportive.
I have few resolutions for the coming year but a better light to everything in life.
Because I realise, life is an adventure and everything is connected and comes in one package. Good, bad and the unbelievable. So I have just one wish. That is have a life of my own and have a truthful one for the rest of my life.
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My remarks on the final debate shook up some of the of my friend and been throwing me all the not-so pleasant word....
Guys I know your support of either of the party is your passion. But anger and hatred is not the way to go. And it is not bringing anything on.
While I was pleased that the debate brings less malice than the last election and better positive points on. There is in the end a crisis looming in the air. We are talking about McCain here and not Bush. So I don’t think 2 individual which is not the same and sees what’s the other does wrong will follow exactly the same way the predecessor is moving.
Though Obama speech have shown a lot of hope and great dreams but still it’s speech at the moment. I’m not sceptics. I trust one of the party more than the other. Yet it’s not good enough a reason yet to swing my votes. I do not take sides because there’s no reason to when it’s not cleared yet.
My opinion is that McCain could have chosen a better running mate, so do Obama. There’s nothing significant that the vice presidency really brings to the table at this point. Palin is the super housewife image. And that’s as far as the extend of her influence at this moment, 3 months of fame. If McCain wins then maybe longer.
Though Biden is a solid running mate for Obama camp, it’s hard to say that there’s anything more that the vice president could do with such a strong image president.
I never like trash talking in the election time. to tell the truth, I’ve seen almost 70% of the time or advertisement in election talking about the other candidate’s bad and nothing of the good?!!!! That’s like.....nothing is good going to come out of each camp. And if that is the game I must say it’s a disappointment. Where is the real issue? The crisis? The promise? The possible of the better policy? I like those more and they should debate more on that..... (which Palin and Biden fail to deliver the message over when it’s needed.) The Final debate did brings a little bit of light to the issue but it keeps curving out of proportion with McCain complaining and whining on Obama’s campaign route, and waste the whole time when he can present himself better than just an old man. (wrong move I must say.)
Still, if we take out of the focus from all the wrong that McCain did wrong. With people focussing of on F***ed up the other camp does. I see lesser from Obama’s Democratic argument than when 2000 we see the great fight Al Gore gave on Bushes. So there’s not much excitement when you see Obama though a shining beacon as American Dreams flame burns dimmer than Al Gore.
The fact is the candidate is Obama and McCain, and the real agenda is change is needed.
And who would give that big gift, I see none yet but the illusion of image and advertisement and speech.
So it comes DOWN to image. Obama take on at least 7 out of 10 on that department.
I think convention sometimes still have it’s advantages. As the old saying, “old horses knows the way”! but I don’t support blind support. Not on either party. So Republican you can choose your party and defend all you want, Democrats you can charge and fight on. But rage and bad mouthing is totally not the way to go. And to see a nation to be divided instead of united by differences, races, skin color and religious, simply is a sad sight. When does the country of the great and free will accept that the world is big, different and colourful?
It is really time to open up and change.

The Coming of the End of the Twilight SAGA

Well, Finally I’ve finish the 3rd book in the Twilight Saga and started on the forth.
When you read the series, you’ll find that New Moon and Eclipse (2nd and 3rd book) should be read together. Just like Eldest and Brinsgr of the Eragon Trilogy.
The story is so interwoven that after you finish with the 2nd book, you’ll know that it’s just the beginning of the warewolves and the vampire.
Though the story didn’t end with the 3rd book. A wedding, Isabella Swan’s and Edward Cullen’s and the transformation Bella to vampire and the invasion of the royal family of Vampire from Italy. All that is still to be answer in the forth book. But I must say that it’s a good closure for all those characters that come out of the 1st Twilight book. The forth is to tie off the loose end of those that appear in the second book, (which is most probably to be the most boring of the four.)
Now I started with Breaking Dawn. It’ll be an epic between the tiny town of the Swan and Cullen vs the royal Volturi of Italy.
What makes the book most compelling, especially the girls is that it’s written in the first character’s Bella view point. It’s as if every reader is herself playing the part of Bella. Falling in Love, betrayed, heart broken, frustrated, who said that book shouldn’t be written as first person term. Anyway which makes the story more fun cause you can’t see into everyone’s situation like most story and can concentrate on experiencing the adventure themselves.
So for those of you that have not begun the journey, you might want to try it out. It’s a good ride I’ll say. And mine will end in a couple of weeks.

Final Debate is over and the verdict is in. it's up to you to vote.

Could the tendency of the voters be more one sided this year?
First there is the cool McCain, the experienced, the veteran. Then another side is Obama, the young, the bombastic, the one who knows what to say at exactly the right time.
Then the celebrity support is no doubt heave on one side of the scale. The hip, the young, the liberal on Obama, the not so conventionally conventional, the usual faces of the GOP, the general support of the republican on McCain. Yes I won’t deny that the force the Republican have presented is a strong one as strong as always. And yet this time could Obama actually be better. Rather than the usual feuding we see on debates, the fume of burning rage on both side. This time, on the final debate, it’s totally lopsided.
McCain ranting on about everything, and Obama keep beaming back by saying focus on important issue.
While it’s great that Obama been keeping a cool head yet it’s not the first time that a cool president become too cool that no real policy and no real impact changes is implemented.
While now the election’s image is everything and by the looks of it. Obama is all out there and McCain have only the Republican on his side and non of the swinging. At least from the poll there aren’t.
It is time for changes. No one can actually guarantee, McCain will follow Bush’s administration. And there no guarantee that Obama will be a great president ahead either. Yet, everyone knows that a change. A really, really big change is needed ahead and the next president have to be darn good at his job. There’s plenty of foreign policy and relationship to be mended, there’s tons of domestic problem to be solve. And there’s much to much rules that’s limiting and trapping the American into some hole than the freedom they always say they have. Now even American thinks that the European have more freedom than themselves. Half of European don’t own guns while there’s no ban on it and there’s half as less weapon related murder there. So...... what’s really went wrong there? Or should I say went right?
Yes, a good president does change a lot, but not everything the president can change.
If American can get angry from rumors and then you’d wonder how fragile the social structure really is? Islam, Middle East-ian, Black, Second generation Imagrant? All that Obama represent is the ultimate American dreams and yet the most unusually unconventional thought in America. And McCain is the total opposite of it all. I never write equation on conventional and old-style hard head red neck. Conventional sometimes does present a good foundation to work on. yet this time McCain have presented too few a good that conventional could bring. And Obama in everyway fits the ultimate, young American image. Changes that’s much needed (not that anyone knows what he’d change will be a good one yet), American Dreams – everyone can make it in this free country, Young, energetic (relinquishing the worry of power exchange if the president dies, and the will of energy to fight.) Could it be too great a gap to close this time.
We’ll see next month. And now when the final debate is finished...... what’s left is just more advertisement, talks and the final votes and verdict.
I do hope that All American did what they think is right and vote. And they could make the right choice. Regardless how minute you think that vote is, the next president will continue to effect the world...... until one day American really lost it’s grip as the world’s leader and over taken by Europe and China.

so remember to register and vote. make your vote count. makes every vote count.

Penang World Heritage City

Penang, also known as Pulau Pinang (which means Penang Island in english) is one of the city with the most world heritage site. As the stable multi-cultural centre in Malaysia consist of 2 of the world largest ethnic group as the country's core population group and a rich sea port and colonial history Penang retained sites and representation of over 200 years of the world largest combination cultural history, from the basic, Chinese, India and Malays culture centre, It also include British colonial majestic governess building and Islamic Armenian quarters. Here just from the declared list of the World Heritage organization you’ll hear the prayer call of the Muazzin from the Masjid Kapitan Kling 6 times a day, ringing of bells from the Mahamariamman Temple, smell the incense of joss sticks from the Khoo Kongsi. Not to mention the wide variety of food you can taste such as asam laksa near Pak Kan Lai (inside the market), the teh tarik at the Kalai Kadai (Prangin Road Market), or nasi kandar near Rumah Tinggi.


With the vibrant multicultural society here living under one roof. You’d enjoy such cultural experiences such as lion dance, Malays dances, You can visit the oldest Relics in Penang at St. Anne’s Church Bukit Mertajam called Cheruk Tokun which dated back 6th century. The ancient high rise of Cheah Si Sek Tek Tong or if you are looking for a beach side property with historical value you may choose The Lone Pine hotel is located at Batu Ferringhi and breath the British Empire colonial breeze.