The Massacre

Here is my review:

This was one of the highest selling rap albums in its 1st week release.

Unfortunately, the album did not meet up to the high expectations of fans and critics. This time the sound came from more diverse producers and with lesser input production from renowned producers like Dr.Dre and Eminem.

Although 50 cent has no problems popping the charts with songs like Candy Shop, the sound was watered down and the lyrics are not as exciting compared to his debut album.

Production by Scott Storch was probably Fiddy's highlight for the album.

Track Picks:

• Just A Lil Bit
• Candy Shop

Rating: 3/5 stars

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Here is my review:

This is the commercial debut of 50 cent. It was what magazines called the "most hyped up album in a decade" due to the smash single " In da Club" which excite the mainstream community.

The album can be considered as a dark album due to the issues mentioned but has some club-oriented songs like In da Club, 21 Questions & P.I.M.P.

Although there were much hype surrounding the album. When i bumped it, it was not as great as i expect it to be. The production was excellent and 50 cent's talent to write hooks was undeniable but when it comes to verses he needs significant amount of improvement.

I considered this to be 50 cent's best record in terms of sales, sound. The singles went on to become one of the most popular rap songs in the charts.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

2pac: Can U Get Away

Overrated

Tonight is the Star Awards show.

The nominees this year are mostly The Little Nyonya serial actors/actress. Personally, i feel the show was overrated and the reason it was so successful because many people are attracted to the history of Peranakans & their culture. Therefore, it became some sort of lucrative business that it spawned "branches" of peranakan variety shows and even musical.

The acting in the show is just lukewarm in my view and the show that truly deserves the Best Drama Serial is Perfect Cut. The script was excellent and the showcased emotions was real and you can feel the characters pain and stress. The show maybe the best performance by the casting. It was the best drama i had seen in recent years.

I will be surprised if Perfect Cut did not win the Best Drama award.

Gimme a.......

break. The school is just in its 1st week and i am bombarded with projects and tutorials.

Although year 2 students have less modules, the workload is not any lighter from year 1 and in fact heavier than ever.

The modules are semester-oriented and the percentage is high for the MST & sessional exam. Any failed module will be required to retake at the next semester.

Above all else, i am aiming to do better than the foundation year and it starts now!

Rotten Lowdown

Enough is enough!!!!

I am sick of seeing my brother throwing his temper around. He came back late today with a glum look on his face and start to lose his temper when my dad voiced his concern about him. He threw his book in front of dad and even threaten to fight with me.

He retorted that he is "stressed up" in his studies. Who ask him to participate in so many activities in and outside of school? He wanted to get CCA points for DPA. Can you believe it?? Depending only on CCA ain't enough and he knows it.

My family had not seen him revising his work at home. Every time my parents called him he said that he is "studying" in school. Personally, we know that he is lying through his stupid leather face. He was probably hanging out with those wanksta friends of his.

My family had been very patient towards his "Gangster" attitude since he entered into secondary school and he doesn't give a fuck about those who cared for him. He had really gone TOO FAR this time!!!!!!! Even my youngest brother cared about his two elder brother quarreling and it is obvious that he wants the family to be happy. But he is being treated as an embarrassment by my brother.

He has that everybody-owes-me-something attitude which i hate. He does not listen to even a single advice from my parents and he wants them to buy him expensive things like the new C905. All my parents wanted from him is being filial and obedient and he cannot even give these simplest things to them!

I wanna say this: You turned the whole family upside down!!!!!!!!!!!! I am past caring towards you. The family will be peaceful and happier without YOU!. Then i will say Good Riddance and piss in your maggot-infested carcass!!!!!!!

Dawning of Year 2

Tomorrow will be the official commencement of all the Polytechnics. I have a mixed feeling when thinking about going back to school.

Firstly, i am happy that i can meet my friends since the 7 week holidays. Secondly, going back to study again makes me bored.

Oh well.... The timetable is better for us this time with alternate Tuesdays dismissing at 3pm.

New Skill

Been a while since i updated....

I took driving lessons this week and it was a good feeling indeed. It was auto-transmission as i feel that it is more practical as manual cars are facing out gradually with the exception of commercial & racing vehicles.

On the 1st lesson, i drove around the Bedok area to familiarize myself with the controls and the habits of observing the traffic around me.

The second lesson led me to Tampines area where i faced heavier traffic and i was nervous as there are many cars around and i was led to an empty area to sharpen my skills of changing lanes and U-turning. My instructor commented that i lacked coordination in braking and steering but it was just my 2nd lesson and will gradually get used to the car as i practice on.

I shall end here.:)

Lost interest...

I have not been watching WWE anymore since 2007.

Ever since they began to appeal to the mainstream audience, the quality of the storylines was bad and brutality of the matches toned down drastically. Some of the "push" for upcoming superstars was recevied poorly by the audiences. Many superstars have jump ship to other well-known organizations like TNA.

The best of WWE was during the "Attitude" era when both WWE & WCW were vying for supremacy. The storylines were more edgy and explicit in terms of language & matches. This was also the period where huge superstars were born. They are: Stone Cold, The Rock, DX, Triple H etc.

If WWE moved to more explicit themes, i guessed the reception will be better and the audience numbers will soar.

Fast & Furious

I went to catch the opening of Fast & Furious today.

It is certainly the best film of the entire franchise. Although the cars featured are rather "old"and the "angry" sound from the muscle cars is catching. This film has the least CGI production out of all previous films. The stunts are performed live by highly trained stuntmen and leaves you to fasten the seat belt. The film is action-oriented.

It is worth the money in my mind to catch this film for action moviegoers.

Speaking of cars, next week will be my 1st class 3A circuit training and i am very excited and a little nervous about it.

Year 2......

is in two weeks time. The feeling that school reopening dampens my holiday mood. It just passes so quickly that i can remember the day when we finished the last exam paper prior to the holidays.

I just picked my GEMs for the second time and is the Arts & Humanities cluster. Digital Imaging is what i chose and is more of a photoshop module that teaches us how to edit photos creatively. Frankly speaking, the GEMs are not very interesting...

Year 2's timetable is very good to us this time. No year long modules and we can be dismissed at 12 noon on three days. However, there are also more work for us along the way.

I shall end here.

Memories

I am back for an update on the 3D2N chalet at Downtown East.

Day 1: We met up at Tetsu/Ryo house to gather all the stuff we need. It was a pity that Evonne cannot join us as she was down with fever( Get well soon!). It was quite a terrible day for us with problems like verification issue etc. However, all gets well when we went out for a midnight movie: Confessions of a Shopaholic.

Day 2: We woke up at noon and headed to X-zone for some arcade. After arcade, we rented The Pursuit Of Happyness to kill time till evening. As for the second BBQ, it was successful as we managed to get the fire to burn consistently( thanks to Jun Huang & Tetsu).

Day 3: Today, i woke up at 5.30am automatically & slacked till Jun Huang awoke. Ryo & Tetsu had gone off to study & work while me and Jun Huang mingled and checked out at 9am.

These 3 days have been great, i will be looking forward to gather with y'all again.:)