My favorite band of all time, System of a Down (SOAD) is currently in hiatus. Two of the members decided to form their own side project band. Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan formed Scars on Broadway with Daron as the vocal and John on drum. There are still some SOAD "sounds" in the songs, but mostly they're quite unique.
Although they sound great, I still wish SOAD will regroup and does a kick-ass tour. Watching them live in consert is still my top wish when I'm in the states.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
2 into 1
If you still haven't figured it out yet, I like to tell my story through musics. Mostly through metal musics since I believe they're a true representation of human emotions. Unlike those always happy, high school musical, childish pop garbage. I can always find a song in my 5000+ mp3s that's similar to my day. But, sometimes I let rock music a chance to tell the story. Here's "2 into 1" by Army of Me.
I know it sounds foolish
But I live in hope
That one day all of my friends could be whole
For now you are broken and feel so unsure
Wherever we are, we can’t go back to where we were
And I want to fly straight into the sun
I want to burn the two into one
I know it sounds foolish, but I’m still in love
Although I surrendered
I’ve not given up
So if there is something that’s making you stay
I’m standing right here
I won’t walk away
And I want to fly straight into the sun
I want to burn the two into one
And I’ve forgiven you
It’s all that I can do
It seems you have no choice when you love someone
I want you to know, you’re whiter than snow
I want you to see, to forgive is to breathe
And it’s something you need
Forget what you’ve done
I want to burn the two into one
Two into one, two into one, yes
Two into, two into one
I know it sounds foolish
But I live in hope
That one day all of my friends could be whole
For now you are broken and feel so unsure
Wherever we are, we can’t go back to where we were
And I want to fly straight into the sun
I want to burn the two into one
I know it sounds foolish, but I’m still in love
Although I surrendered
I’ve not given up
So if there is something that’s making you stay
I’m standing right here
I won’t walk away
And I want to fly straight into the sun
I want to burn the two into one
And I’ve forgiven you
It’s all that I can do
It seems you have no choice when you love someone
I want you to know, you’re whiter than snow
I want you to see, to forgive is to breathe
And it’s something you need
Forget what you’ve done
I want to burn the two into one
Two into one, two into one, yes
Two into, two into one
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Trivium - Throes of Perdition video
Monday, February 9, 2009
The tale of the evil one...
It's been a while since i've updated this blog. Nothing interesting happened recently. I just got the idea of putting the first half of my life in writing. Maybe it'll be an interesting read, though I'm just doing it so I would appreciate what I have until now.
So, it all started when a baby boy was born in Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan in the fall of 1987. The first child for the couple Zainal and Zaiton. With a slap on the butt, the child cried and was given to his mother to hold. That boy was later given the name Ezra Zaidi with the first name being suggested by his godparents, Mr & Mrs Smith and the middle name by his parent(maybe cuz it rhymed with theirs'). I'm gonna change to first person view now. So, I grew up rapidly with Augustus and a pair of latinas as my playmate since my mother worked as a babysitter.
This is a picture of my parents, myself and my grandma in Orlando Disneyland. I didn't even bother to smile to the camera.
So when I was 2 years old I went to Malaysia (cant say I return cuz I was never there in the first place) with my parents. My family lived in KL for 2 years before settling in Kuantan, Pahang when I was turning 5. Kuantan was a great place to grew up in. Not too busy like in the city, nor too 'kampung' that I cant get to taste fast food. I live in a small "taman perumahan" called "Taman Guru". It's closed from the busy traffic so you can literally play on the street for hours without worrying a car would ran you over. The yellow marker in the map shows where my house use to be, along Lrg karyawan 7. There was no LK 29 and 21 before, so the back of my house was a forest as in the picture. There lurks giant lizards, crocodiles in the river, and wild boars. My favorite pastime with my friends includes bicycle racing, fishing, "lastik burung" and catching insects (grasshopper, millipede, crickets etc).
When I turned 5, my parents sent me to Taski (short for tmn asuhan knk2 islam) Al-Huda . There I learned basic arabic, and basic islamic stuff. During the holidays, I would spent my days with my dear late-grandma in the Kampung. It was great to be able to bathe in the river all day, but I hated going to the toilet at night since it was outside the house and there's no electricity. I had to bring along a candle and a bucket of water if I needed to go too badly.
When I turned 7, that's when the fun begins. I was sent to a private school called Sekolah Rendah St. Thomas. It was an all-boys institution and was once a Church. I still find it funny that I moved from a Taski to an ex-church for a school. Nonetheless, it was an awesome school. Also at 7, I was chosen by the teacher to participate in a play for the song "Sing a song of sixpence". If you don't know, google it. I was one of the maid, in mini skirts and all. Then at 9, again chosen by the teacher to play the wife of a carpenter in a play. I don't know what's the connection between those two, but it really bugs me until now. Anyway, St. Thomas was a tough school. Only once did I get a top 3 in class. All the other time, I tried hard to maintain the top 10 in class.
As I got older, my interest grew for just catching insects, to lizards, birds and even snakes. These activities built my courage, that's why I'm not afraid of such things anymore. I started taking care of myself and my brother at 10 while my parents are at work. I learn to cook simple stuff like eggs, hash browns, burgers, and hotdogs. Although most of the time, my mom had already cook lunch beforehand so I don't necessarily have to cook. At the end of 1998, my family had to move to Selayang because my dad was promoted to head engineer in the newly constructed Hospital Selayang. So, I had to start my standard 6 in a new school. But that part would exceed the first half of my life. So I'm not gonna continue.
So there you have it. Maybe an interesting read for the interested. Maybe crap for the folks wanting Metal news. I'll cont with the second half if there's anyone interested. Until then, I'll stick with Throes of Perdition.
So, it all started when a baby boy was born in Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan in the fall of 1987. The first child for the couple Zainal and Zaiton. With a slap on the butt, the child cried and was given to his mother to hold. That boy was later given the name Ezra Zaidi with the first name being suggested by his godparents, Mr & Mrs Smith and the middle name by his parent(maybe cuz it rhymed with theirs'). I'm gonna change to first person view now. So, I grew up rapidly with Augustus and a pair of latinas as my playmate since my mother worked as a babysitter.
This is a picture of my parents, myself and my grandma in Orlando Disneyland. I didn't even bother to smile to the camera.So when I was 2 years old I went to Malaysia (cant say I return cuz I was never there in the first place) with my parents. My family lived in KL for 2 years before settling in Kuantan, Pahang when I was turning 5. Kuantan was a great place to grew up in. Not too busy like in the city, nor too 'kampung' that I cant get to taste fast food. I live in a small "taman perumahan" called "Taman Guru". It's closed from the busy traffic so you can literally play on the street for hours without worrying a car would ran you over. The yellow marker in the map shows where my house use to be, along Lrg karyawan 7. There was no LK 29 and 21 before, so the back of my house was a forest as in the picture. There lurks giant lizards, crocodiles in the river, and wild boars. My favorite pastime with my friends includes bicycle racing, fishing, "lastik burung" and catching insects (grasshopper, millipede, crickets etc).
When I turned 5, my parents sent me to Taski (short for tmn asuhan knk2 islam) Al-Huda . There I learned basic arabic, and basic islamic stuff. During the holidays, I would spent my days with my dear late-grandma in the Kampung. It was great to be able to bathe in the river all day, but I hated going to the toilet at night since it was outside the house and there's no electricity. I had to bring along a candle and a bucket of water if I needed to go too badly.
When I turned 7, that's when the fun begins. I was sent to a private school called Sekolah Rendah St. Thomas. It was an all-boys institution and was once a Church. I still find it funny that I moved from a Taski to an ex-church for a school. Nonetheless, it was an awesome school. Also at 7, I was chosen by the teacher to participate in a play for the song "Sing a song of sixpence". If you don't know, google it. I was one of the maid, in mini skirts and all. Then at 9, again chosen by the teacher to play the wife of a carpenter in a play. I don't know what's the connection between those two, but it really bugs me until now. Anyway, St. Thomas was a tough school. Only once did I get a top 3 in class. All the other time, I tried hard to maintain the top 10 in class.
As I got older, my interest grew for just catching insects, to lizards, birds and even snakes. These activities built my courage, that's why I'm not afraid of such things anymore. I started taking care of myself and my brother at 10 while my parents are at work. I learn to cook simple stuff like eggs, hash browns, burgers, and hotdogs. Although most of the time, my mom had already cook lunch beforehand so I don't necessarily have to cook. At the end of 1998, my family had to move to Selayang because my dad was promoted to head engineer in the newly constructed Hospital Selayang. So, I had to start my standard 6 in a new school. But that part would exceed the first half of my life. So I'm not gonna continue.
So there you have it. Maybe an interesting read for the interested. Maybe crap for the folks wanting Metal news. I'll cont with the second half if there's anyone interested. Until then, I'll stick with Throes of Perdition.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Super Bowl Weekend is over
Today is/was Super Bowl Sunday. It was an awesome game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. I didn't have any preferences of which team that will win. My team, the San Diego Chargers, lost in the 2nd round of the playoff to the Steelers. In the end, the Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII 27-23. Great job Steelers! Next season it's gonna be Chargers time.
Besides the football game, another important part of Super Bowl are the ads. Since the Super Bowl is the most-watched U.S. television broadcast, companies are gonna wanna introduce their ads in that short time slot. A 30-second slot would cost between 2.5 - 3 million dollars. One funny ad that caught my attention, but I almost missed it, is the 1 second ad from Miller High Life. That 1 second ad cost them $100,000 by the way. Companies like Pepsi and Coke can afford 3 ads a piece which is insane.
Enough about the Super Bowl. I bought Pizza Hut's Tuscani Lasagna today to consume during the game. That's more than 3lb of food that I ate alone, since nobody else wanna eat it. It's a personal-choice thing. Though not a delicious as my aunt's handmade lasagna, it's still quite good.
Finally, I got my U.S driver's license last week. Just wanna put it here. I had no prior driving class before. In Malaysia I just drive illegally without license, practicing with my friends. Luckily, I never got in an accident or stop by the police. It's so easy to get a license here. No problem getting it on my first try either. And it only cost $10. Let's just hope I keep my clean driving record.
Besides the football game, another important part of Super Bowl are the ads. Since the Super Bowl is the most-watched U.S. television broadcast, companies are gonna wanna introduce their ads in that short time slot. A 30-second slot would cost between 2.5 - 3 million dollars. One funny ad that caught my attention, but I almost missed it, is the 1 second ad from Miller High Life. That 1 second ad cost them $100,000 by the way. Companies like Pepsi and Coke can afford 3 ads a piece which is insane.
Enough about the Super Bowl. I bought Pizza Hut's Tuscani Lasagna today to consume during the game. That's more than 3lb of food that I ate alone, since nobody else wanna eat it. It's a personal-choice thing. Though not a delicious as my aunt's handmade lasagna, it's still quite good.
Finally, I got my U.S driver's license last week. Just wanna put it here. I had no prior driving class before. In Malaysia I just drive illegally without license, practicing with my friends. Luckily, I never got in an accident or stop by the police. It's so easy to get a license here. No problem getting it on my first try either. And it only cost $10. Let's just hope I keep my clean driving record.
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