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album Panduan Hidup- Kumpulan Al Mizan 1979 LP YOUTUBEDED

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Korang, amacam??
 

I'll say it again, for me the Big Three of Malay-language nasyid groups remain Hidayah, Al Jawaher and Al Mizan who were big from the late 70s to the early 80s in Singapore and also in Malaysia I guess. (These groups sings mostly religious theme songs, songs encouraging good deeds and what will be waiting for the evil ones....gulp..). I believe their songs are timeless.
Personally among those three, I like Hidayah songs and how they sound most -Terbakar beb lagu2 Hidayah.
Among the more newer generation groups, I still think Saujana's first album is very interesting and gives me goosebumps listening to it.

ni piring hitam dari tahun 1979, 12 lagu. Aku rasa korang mesti quite familiar ngan satu dua lagu ni dari album ni, of course Al Mizan ngan penyanyi utama dorang Faridah M Amin dulu dan sampai skarang paling famous lagu Junjungan Mulia. Gempak giler lagu tu. Malay song at its best.
Tapi dalam Al Mizan lineup ni pun ada at least satu famous big name hari ni yang tentu ramai tahu. Respek.

Album ni yang ada lagu - " hidup di dunia...mesti beramal...zakat dan fitrah jangan dilupa...." cewahh yo yo oh sey aku. Panduan Hidup ok.
Also Muhammad Rasullallah, Pahlawan, Jasa Ibu Bapa etc. etc. etc.
Pahlawan is a cover version from an older song I guess, which makes it a very unusual and interesting end to the album.
Album ni ada lagu pasal Nabi Noh nye kesah banjir jugak, which is quite rare la kira.
As usual korang dapat some slow songs, and some faster songs, in the sacchirine-sweet way of Al Mizan's style.





Disclaimer - as usual aku youtubed kan ni semua pasal kat kedai takde jual lagu2 ni semua, kemungkinan besar lagu2 gini akan hilang gitu2 je dimasa akan datang.
Dan aku tahu, ramai jugak orang, baik orang muda orang tua, semua golongan tak kira geng baik atau geng nakal, enjoy dengar dan mendapat pengajaran dari lagu2 bercorak gini yang condong ke arah kebaikan, dan kebaikan tu kita boleh jumpa kat mana2, dan kita boleh carik kat mana2, terpulang kat hati kita sendiri cammana kita nilai sesuatu/seseorang itu.
Dan jugak mungkin ada sesiapa yang bertahun, mungkin berdozen tahun ngah carik satu atau dua lagu feberet dorang, yang cuma wujud dalam kepala, pasal kaset pun dah rosak haha.


 As usual semua lagu korang gi...

(kalau takde maknanya aku belum upload, tapi ada la kot lagi satu jam semua nye)
http://www.youtube.com/user/tempehasuka666/videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/tempehasuka666/videos

ENJOY.








Bola, Gigit Jari & DEATH DEALER

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Cakap pasal bola kejap,
kelmarin, hari ahad aku kerja 3rd shift, tak tenteram langsung jiwa...kejap2 cek BBC nye live internet reports, giler betul...
Aku yang jenis optimistik pun memang cuak pasal bulan tiga dah ketinggalan TUJUH points, tapi 10 game terakhir WWWWDWDWWW tak silap aku la...
Kira alrite la, mula musim berterabur teruk, abis dapat 4th place potong si team ayam pondan tu, dalam masa yang sama tengok betapa gembira si GREEDY BADGER - LYING DUTCHMAN tu ngan piala dia... Siot betul haha. Kalau si malaon ni masih stay, aku rasa la, mungkin tangga kedua kot? cehhh... tapi takpelah, kumbang bukan seekor.

Ni satu jam aku masuk youtube carik rakaman2 peminat tentang suasana game kelmarin(curam giler eh stadium St James Park eh? dah la away fans kena letak paling atas ),
, memang kecoh la, tapi aku suka tengok yang Spurs nye peminat dengar khabar angin tu, giler bastard la sapa yang mula2 sebar khabar angin tu, KESIAN sey satu stadium penuh kegembiraan, padahal...kena bubble.......muahahahahahaha.
ooo kkk satu nota yang mungkin menarik untuk peminat bola, rupanya stadium White Hart Lane handphone signal memang takde/tak kuat langsung..  tu ah kecoh tu.
Apa pun, happy ST. TOTTERINHAM DAY, aku ingat tahun ni tak sambut.

ok ok,  cakap pasal shift kerja jugak...

Tu hari lepas aku tengok Wings Rockestra kat Istana Budaya tu masa keluar tu ada seorang saudara ni sedang sebarkan pamplet. Wahh LOUDNESS nak main kat KL sey..
So lekas2 keluarkan kalender tengok date- Ala aku kerja la hari tu... Aku dah harapkan Long Weekend Off. Gigit jari je la nak nengok LOUDNESS kat KL, pasal rasanya happening kot kalo crowd KL untuk Loudness, Loudness ngan peminat rock melayu tak boleh dipisahkan.

ThenAEROSMITH, aku betul sangat nak pergi... cek rota ulang2 tau, penuh harapan,, ala kerja petang... gigit jari lagi....  Aku serious nak tengok dorang main Toys In The Attic la...cammana nye best lagu tu kalo tengok live. Kalo ada Crying, mau aku crying, kalo ada Angel? hah...ni apa tu komik Gayour tu? Bersama Selamanya? hah...
OOoo cakap pasal Aerosmith, tu hari ada keluar interview suratkhabar Singapore ngan salah satu anggota RUN DMC, menarik soal jawab nye, nanti la lain kali aku share.

SEARCH main accoustic, aku tengok iklan selalu jugak keluar kat sokkabar melayu Singapore, aku cek jugak rota...ok ok kerja malam ke petang, burn la kot kecuali aku do something drastic haha.

TETAPI, walaubagaimanapun, dalam semua gigit jari ni,
ada satu something cheer me up...
Death Dealer nak release cd...
Korang pernah dengar Angels Of Babylon? Ni band Megadeth nye bassist tau si Eleffson tu  ngan Rhino Manowar. OK la aku dengar sekali dua album dia. Tapi takde respon pasaran kot.
So Death Dealer ni Rhino ngan Ross The Boss pertama kali main dalam album sama2, pasal dua2 berlainan zaman Manowar.
Apa aku tahu projek ni bila dorang tanya Ross The Boss nak join ke tak nak, dia tanya sapa pilihan lagi satu? Dorang cakap KK Downing, tapi KK dah bersara, jadi Ross The Boss cam rasa besar hati terus dia join, ni apa aku baca kat mana ntah
So ni jugak aku nak dengar Ross The Boss share gitar karen duties ngan lagi satu orang main metal.
GILER aku dengar samples kat internet dan tengok youtube.
- Penyanyi dia rock abis suara high pitch pekik2..
- Tiga lagu yang disample kat website dorang main power metal gitu, dan trashy  siak. Sungguh ku tak sangka... lalu aku pun rasa ni memang tentu best giler maka, tak melengah2, aku pun mengorder advance sebijik.



My only hope is that the Ross The Boss band remains intact and will follow up with a 3rd cd.
Both their two cds are worth getting if you kind of like Manowar and smilar music.
I like Ross The Boss (band) style and music, a comfort, as I dont understand what Manowar is releasing these past few years. It had comes to a stage when I dont bother to read about Manowar anymore, which is sad.

ok after I pre-ordered, I got the following email.

WE PUT TOGETHER A BAND THAT WE, OURSELVES, AS FANS OF GREAT HEAVY METAL WOULD WANT TO LISTEN TO, AND THE RESULT WAS THE CREATION OF DEATH DEALER. YOU ALL SAW THE PRESS RELEASE, HEARD THE SAMPLES AND LAID DOWN YOUR COLD HARD CASH AND PUT YOUR FAITH IN A BRAND NEW PRODUCT. YOU ORDERED THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR PAKS ANDTHAT MAKES YOU ALL ULTIMATE WARRIORS! SO FOR THAT WE SINCERELY WANT TO THANK YOU AND EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE. IT IS THIS CORE GROUP OF PEOPLE, YOU CHOSEN FEW WHO ARE RECIEVEING THIS EMAIL NOW THAT WE WANT TO HOLD ONTO AND STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH. IT IS YOU WHO ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THIS MUSICAL LIFESTYLE WE KNOW AS HEAVY METAL. YOU MAKE ALL THIS HARD WORK REALLY WORTH IT! BECAUSE OF YOU WE HAD THE FAITH AND CONFIDENCE TO CREATE THIS ULTIMATE WARRIOR PACKAGE AND CRAM IT FULL OF STUFF YOU METAL FANS WOULD WANT.

SO TO THANK YOU WE WANTED TO SEND YOU A FULL SONG IN ADVANCE TO HOLD YOU OVER UNTIL YOUR PACKAGES ARE SHIPPED JUNE 1ST. SO ENJOY IT AND BLAST IT! ALSO WE ARE GOING TO INCLUDE YOU IN AN INSIDER NEWS LETTER YOU WILL RECEIVE ON A MONTHLY BASIS BY EMAIL.

MARKETING QUESTION- WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE THE SPECIAL COLLECTORS PACKAGES EVEN MORE AMAZING. WE ARE RESEARCHING ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE IN THE NEXT SERIES OF DEATH DEALER RELEASES WHICH BY THE WAY, WILL BE COMING AT YOU FAST AND FURIOUS! THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A LONG LAY OVER FOR THE NEXT ALBUM IT WILL BE READY IN NO TIME! ONE OF THE PRODUCTS WE ARE CONSIDERING IS A 9” DETAILED, FULLY PAINTED, RESIN STATUE OF THE CHARACTERS ON THE ALBUM COVERS OR DEPICTED IN THE CD ARTWORK. WE ARE EVEN CONSIDERING A STATUE OF THE WAR MASTER CHARACTER FROM THE ALBUM COVER ART. OUR RESEARCH HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE AND THE PRICE OF SUCH A UNIT TO GET THE DETAIL AND QUALITY THAT WOULD BE WORTHY OF THE EFFORT WOULD BE ABOUT $50.00 PLUS SHIPPING. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A PRODUCT LIKE THIS SO PLEASE HIT US BACK SO WE CAN GET A SENSE OF THE LEVEL OF DEMAND. WE REALLY WANT TO PERSUE THIS LINE OF PRODUCT AS OUR OWN STUDIOS ARE FILLED WITH SHELVES OF SUPER HERO AND ACTION FIGURE STATUES OURSELVES. WE HOPE YOU RESPOND TO THIS BECAUSE IF THE FEEDBACK IS GOOD YOU CAN EXPECT SOME INCREDIBLE STUFF IN THIS LINE OF CREATIVITY. HERE IS THE BEGINNING OF THE 3D MODELING PROCESS.
 
 
 
The one song they attached on the email is called Death Dealer.
Fast and heavy, high pitched screamings, solos, 5 mins plus. 
it is on repeat mode this song... I think its 5th time I am listening, and I like it more everytime...
 
I think Death Dealer incoming cd is going to be something I am going to really enjoylistening.

concerto de aranjuez & sandiwara melayu di radio

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Masa aku kecik2 dulu, tv pun hitam putih, dan tak heran kalau zaman tu banyak rumah takde tv pun,  memang ramai orang untuk hiburan dan teman sepanjang hari terdedah kat program2 kat radio, jadi dengarlah drama, sandiwara, cerita2 di radio.
Jadi kalau drama sandiwara radio ni, kita cuma dengar je kan, so impact dia lain ngan zaman skarang semua orang tengok drama kat tv. Anyway skarang kat tv3 time 7 gitu ada drama apa tu, jahat nak mampos mak ngan anak dia eh bully the step daughter. K'siao sey minah preknen kena bully tu, kalau aku keluar dari rumah dah atau repot polis, tapi dah director ngan penulis skrip drama tu sadist, so kena la si selenger tu duk kat rumah tu jugak haha, kena paksa makan nasik ngan air jarang. haha. Pandai berlakon dorang, memang real, zalim sampai termuncung2 bibir gitu - evil abis. Aku tak exactly follow the story dah la aku tengok bila off days je, cuma aku jengok2 je la kat tv bila time part wicked nenek2 kebayan tu je haha. Tapi its a reflection of real life. Last episod mesti golek2 cam nyonya mansor eh dorang mintak maaf kat heroin tu.

ok dah terlajak cerita lain lak, ok back to the story, jadi drama sandiwara radio ni nanti ada la background noise macam tapak kasut nye bunyi, dan lagu2 latar belakang mesti best2, nak kena tunjukkan suasana tegang ke, romantik ke, sedih ke...   So dari kecik ada satu lagu dah melekat dalam kepala la.

Then aku time full-time NS, aku kenal satu budak melayu ni yang exposure dan minat dia kat muzik memang luas. So dia pasang satu lagu ni, so aku tanya eh " ni lagu sandiwara radio la ".
Maklum aku tongong.
So dia cakap ni " Concerto de Aranjuez ". Terbelit lidah nak paham apa dia sebut. Aku tak lupa nama dia sebut ni , sampai skarang nama ni freeze-framed kat kepala hotak aku. Sedap, concerto de aranjuez.

So aku terutama zaman ni dah ada internet, mudah nak dapat info, jadi aku selidik,
- ok Concerto de Aranjuez ni lebih dari 20 minit, dan bahagian aku suka tu ialah 2nd movement, dalam 10 minit gitu.
- ciptaan satu pemuzik Sepanyol nama Rodrigo. Ditulis akhir 1930an gitu.
Rodrigo sejak budak kecik mata dia buta, tapi dia punya keistimewaan pasal muzik dan spanish guitar. Dia tulis lagu ni pakai braile.
- Jadi ngan selidik2 ni maka mungkin secara permukaan tu tahu sikit2 pasal benda2 gini, musician2 gitaris yang main genre gini, youtube memang banyak tolong untuk dapat pengetahuan kan.

Ni mungkin antara lagu paling famous dalam dunia? antara paling sedap? antara paling sedih? antara paling menikam kalbu?? cehhh...

Ni versi yang John Williams tahun 2005 kat London Royal Albert Hall.
di edit untukConcerto de Aranjuez 2nd movement aje.
Kalau korang tak pernah tengok, rasanya korang mesti enjoy...


 


Time 08:00 giler dahsyat semua instruments masuk sama2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6qxii_XZyQ ni youtube link dia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6qxii_XZyQ


ok cakap pasal gitaris, kan ada buku biography Yngwie Malmsteen or something like that kan?
Tapi apa aku tahu e-book lagi best ialah buku UNAUTHORISED biography Malmsteen pasal tu cerita semua. In English belum ada cetakan.

Yang buat aku excited, Joe Lynn Turner tukang tulis intro buku ni ke hapa ntah. Giler ke hapa dorang dua?
Satu dah kutuk2 Odyssey sebagai album paling puaka dia pernah buat, lagi satu dah main belakang tulis intro unauthorised biography haha.
Apa pun aku suka Odyssey, masa first time RISING FORCE main kat Spore, selain lagu I am a Viking, aku rasa lagu Dreaming pun sama dah jadi cam choir kat peminat2 yang hadir haha.
 Tapi Odyssey ni lagu banyak gerek2. Riot In The Dungeon, title je dah buat excited dah.
 

talk about maiden in bilbao few hrs ago & bon jovi (updated 28/5/2013 evening)

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I didnt sleep last night, patiently waiting for the Bilbao Spain show to start, I guess possibly thousands of fans all over the world were monitoring all sources of news in the internet, waiting for whatever reports or updates trickling in from Bilbao.
But it was fun as a "silent reader" reading all the discussions and jokes in the Maiden forum as the night progresses in Bilbao, especially with all the false news and rumours being spread from "jokers" all around the world.

The wonders of internet age never fails to amaze.
Even as the show was progressing,
opening song Moonchild's video was already shared by a Brazil fan website, and Adrian Smith's solo is something else. I like it, and it keeps up with his Aces High solo on the first show of 2009 SBIT tour in Croatia was it? And also second show of FF tour in Singapore 2011 on the song Coming Home. 

Unfortunately, I think they play it safe (or lazy??) with the setlist, a setlist to please the masses and casual listeners.
No change from 2012, therefore a lot of the original Maiden England gems like Infinite Dreams, Still Life, even Killers will not be played maybe ever as time is really running out for Maiden's future I guess, especially as its only fair they play as many new songs as possible on the next studio album tour.

** UPDATED 28/5/2013 (evening)
I really really like this fan's video from the Opening Night show. It got all the essence for me. The anticipation and excitment from the beginning of Doctor Doctor to the intro, the stage covers, the lightings and especially the movement of band. Brilliant!! and it will only get better after they improve the "CHOREOGRAPHY"  every night haha.
I cannot get my eyes of Adrian Smith (and Dave). 7:28 AHH!!!
I guess I know where I will try to squeeze my way thru to stand... (as always hahaha).
 


Moving on,
I do try to read up on fans reaction on the internet on the spat between Jon and Ritchie. I think its more serious than anyone thinks, and the losers are the fans, and they have such wide array of fans from all ages and taste.
For myself, I am worrying because I still havent get my ticket to see them, I mean the 3 left - TT, DB & JBJ. Now that would be a disaster. I guess the tickets are only mailed out in the last minute to reduce chances of reselling and touting.

Anyway I like this photo of them at Norway, I think this is Bergen. Seems like a nice place and what a stage haha. Ooo and I've been checking out their setlists for every show, and it kick ass, no matter what changes they made nightly. Most important seems they play Dry Country each night and it would really made me happy to see them play this song.




Moving further on..., with the possibility of me backpacking to catch Maiden in Europe next week is stillon as of now, I did made some plans.
I dont know what to expect at Donington, Download Festival. I just hope all goes well and safe, and I do hope for no rain. That will be a damper especially for me as I am really going to Donington Park blind and alone, I will certainly be lost in a slippery muddy huge field of 80,000 or more? haha.

But I did a timetable based on the timings already released.
Seems this is a festival where you really have to choose what bands you want to see as all stages are clashing with each other.
I was looking forward to see Thunder, but they play around the same time as Motorhead, I find it funny two British bands clashing when I am there to more or less see British bands at their biggest most prestigious rock festival. (Note: when Maiden plays, the second stage is shut down, so maybe its for a dvd and to avoid any sound leakage? hopefully).
Anyway here it is, I made my choice, I guess there will be over a hundred bands on 5 stages on 3 days. But I will gamble on some of these unfamiliar bands, as I think I will have the best time watching them..

 



p.s
UP THE IRONS, no matter how sometimes I think they let down their fans, and no matter how I think sometimes how they and ,Steve Harris especially, made their choice of songs for Maiden England 2012/2013.

For me, still keeping to the Maiden England theme that we all are familiar, and still being as close as possible to their current selection which is a bit similar to SBIT tour, and ensuring enough pop hits played for the casual listeners,
I would go for these

1) Moonchild
2) Can I Play With Madness
3) Prisoner
4) HOLY SMOKE - a short fast number to include a Janick period
5) INFINITE DREAMS - no brainer
6) Tnotb
7) Phantom of the Opera
8) STILL LIFE - take the place of Trooper
9) STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND - take the place of Wasted Years
10) Ssoass
11) Clairvoyant
12) talk about Clive Burr & Run To The Hills
13) Fear Of The Dark
14) Iron Maiden

15) Aces High
16) Evil that men do
17) Running Free

2358hrs, ATSS, Trooper, Wasted Years - Out
the 4 capital letters songs come in.

p.p.s and if they bring Maiden England tour to South East Asia early 2014,
Malaysia & Singapore will have a 2nd encore of Alexander The Great, haha and it will be the best tourism advertisement for both countries ever in the eyes of the world, and best of all its free.

Bon Jovi ticket arrived, Dave Murray's mistake and death of a football fan.

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Ok, at last just yesterday I got my ticket to see Bon Jovi playing the Aston Villa stadium next week. Whether I really can go or not is another question.
But even if its all system go, I was thinking how on earth is it possible for me to make a trip using mysterious muliple trains from Heathrow to Birmingham in a very few hours, and I have never been there before, I will just hope for the best in not screwing up and ending up somewhere else, and I am really taking a big risk haha. But besides Maiden, there are not really much bands I would have make sacrifices for.
But I guess thats what backpacking is all about, making decisions on the spot, taking risks, giving myself serious stress level, yet having fun, learning and of course with some "choices of swear words and curses in both Malay and English" to accompany all the stupid mistakes haha..

Once I discovered Bon Jovi is playing UK football stadiums with their huge set at the same time, I know I got to change all my travel plans and even sacrifice at least a dozen good bands for Sunday's Download Festival.


There are some wonderful rock bands I would have want to see play live, from Little Caesar to Satyricon to Ghost to Amon Amarth to Newsted to Ramstein..
Ya ya I know in the world nowadays, people use all kind of labelling to distinguish each act, but I dont know how to label genres too much. Good music can be found anywhere.

One last thing...
I wonder if anyone knows of the Dave Murray situation on the first night of this current tour in Bilbao during The Prisoner guitar solos. His is second part right for this supercharge song? but he just stand forward of Adrian and happily starts his solo at Adrian's first part.
And Adrian was looking at him, and Janick was looking at him, and yes, no problem, easily covered by Dave. I really love it when Maiden make "human being" mistakes especially at the start of the first or second dates of a new tour, How can I forget ROTAM at Perth haha.
I think Dave must be still thinking of his new hairstyle.
This tour is really something with the guitar solos being improvised.... 
It is so exciting checking out all the youtube footages so far...




check out - Time 4:15 onwards... UP THE IRONS :-) 


ok on a sad note, as per Berteromber's blog about the Johor DT football fan who fall backwards out of the stadium, I was really hoping he make it because at one time or another,
I may also be in the configuration as a football fan or a rock band fan, in a crowded place with a mission to support what I like. And in addition while at the football games to shout some curses to the referee and linesmen and booing the opposition haha.

Sadly he passed away. I am so sad, I pray his soul be with all the good people under Allah's blessing and protection always. Amin.

I was thinking, I am hoping to go to Donington Park next week, where two Maiden fans died in 1988, though it was earlier in the day during GNR before Maiden plays at night in front of 107,000 fans.
Again crowd jostling and shoving plays a part.
This was the show that had been my life time inspiration and dream to see Maiden play at the same place, and they are doing a History setlist and presentation based on that 1988 theme and era. I hope all goes well.

artikel - "Islamic" does not mean Muslim-majority

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This opinion article appeared in both the English and Malay languages text thru The Straits Times (Saturday 11th May 2013) and Berita Harian (Friday 10th May 2013).
Maybe some of you may find this an interesting reading.
I took a photo of each portion of that original article and paste it here. I hope its ok, because its really a good article, with simple English which I can comprehend better.
The Malay text typed below is just my own idiotic rumblings.

Intro sikit - Aku dulu lagi perasan segolongan kecik orang melayu ni, dorang suka guna perkataan "kafir" dalam konteks yang pada aku kurang sesuai ngan suasana nye, dan suka kafir-mengkafir.

Contoh......
Aku dulu pernah cerita kan aku nak backpack gi Australia, so aku baca la blog2 orang melayu cerita pasal negara ni, aku jumpa satu blog ni dia panggil Australia "Tanah Kafir". So kalau tanah tu kat negara islam, tapi buat tempat minum beer? so nak panggil tanah apa lak tu?

Pada aku semua tanah dalam dunia ni bukan ke milik Allah?? cuma kita ada negara majoriti penganut Islam, atau negara majoritinya bukan penganut Islam, which aku rasa lagi sesuai kita gunakan untuk describe sesuatu tempat tu dari konteks pandangan seorang muslim.
So aku masih ingat aku sampai Melbourne, lepas je keluar dari immigresen tu, tanda petama aku nampak ialah Prayer Room. Aku gi tengok, siap semua complete ngan sejadah tempat wuduk semua, ngan jadual solat merata Australia.

Jadi, ntah eh, pada aku, kita suka sikit2 pandang rendah tempat lain, guna perkataan yang kurang sesuai dalam definasi ayat, just because kita ingat kita champion, just because kita ingat kita handal, jadi senang je la label2 orang atau tempat lain, macam kita ambik cop, tekan kat ink, lepas tu kita cop dahi sekian2.

Aritkel ni menarik pasal,
contoh cerita pasal
- seorang ahli Majlis Syura Arab Saudi, yang lawatan rasminya ke Singapura yang kata undang2 Singapura berasaskan Syariah. Pasal - Undang2 mesti pastikan natijah2 yang dipandang mulia menurut kaca mata Islam - Kebersihan tempat awam, Persekitaran, tingkah laku berdisiplin dan mungkin sangat kurang rasuah (artikel ni cakap tiada rasuah, which I never agree - because Low Crime Doesnt Mean No Crime) dan mereka yang rasuah ni tak diberi chance, mahkamah jugak korang gi jawab.
- Mufti Besar Syria Allahyarham Sheik Ahmad Kuftaro yang membuat lawatan rasmi ke sebuah negara Asia yang menunjuk2 negara mereka mendukung Islam berdasarkan banyaknya Masjid2 dibina. Tapi Sheik ni sedih pasal dia nampak banyak menara, tapi sedikit cerobong ( kilang2).

Ni artikel, pada aku buat kita fikir... Tak kira la kita setuju ke tak setuju ke tulisan artikel ni, tapi aku rasa kita dapat ilmu dan pengetahuan.
Wallahualam.










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Tak boleh baca, korang pandai2 click and enlarge atau apa je la....
 

Cerita dongeng "anak lelaki ketujuh kepada anak lelaki ketujuh" (SSOASS)

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Hidup zaman modern ni kita dah kena exposed ngan macam2 cerita buku atau filem atau kartun barat yang menceritakanpertelingkahan antara BAIK dan JAHAT.

Dari Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings, Transformers, Harry Potter.

Satu lagi ialah cerita Anak Lelaki Ketujuh Kepada Anak Lelaki Ketujuh (ssoass) dari Iron Maiden album ketujuh mereka dari tahun 1988 dulu. Satu album, 8 lagu, semua berkaitan riwayat karakter ni dari dilahirkan sampai dia mati. Ini dipanggil "concept album".



Ni semua aku type dari ingatan, rasanya fakta2 tepat la, cuma mungkin banyak info yang tertinggal.
Anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh ni kat sesetengah mitos, ialah seseorang yang punya kuasa untuk melihat dan mengetahui masa depan dan jugak boleh sembuhkan penyakit.
Jadi jalan cerita ni kita boleh bagi jadi LAPAN BAB.

Dalam setiap lapan bab ni digambarkan dan diceritakan dari kaca mata antara tiga pemegang watak di bawah ni... iaitu

- Lucifer (syaitan),
- Anak lelaki ketujuh kepada anak lelaki ketujuh, dan
- narrator (tukang cerita).
Tahun 80an dulu ada satu perempuan kat UK yang namanya tak silap aku Doris Stokes ke apa ntah, (sorry kalau salah), dan dia terkenal sebagai Tukang Tenung Nasib.
Jadi bila dia mati, Steve Harris tak salah aku, menyoal, jika dia betul tahu tenung nasib, adakah dia sendiri boleh tenung nasib diri dia dan tahu dia akan mati?
Jadi tu jam Clairvoyant nye idea dah ada.
Lepas tu Bruce ke sapa ntah, main ngan idea nombor tujuh, pasal ni ialah album ketujuh.
Maka jadilah idea untuk buat concept album ni. Concept album ni ialah jenis album yang ada jalan cerita start sampai abis.

Jadi cerita nye...
Bab 1 Moonchild
Lucifer, Syaitan, Iblis, menjadi tukang cerita bab 1.
Dialah "the bornless one, the fallen angel".
Maka diceritakan Syaitan dapat tahu ada pompuan ni nak melahirkan anak lelaki yang ketujuh yang anak ke lelaki ke ketujuh.
Syaitan nak dapatkan kuasa pengaruh kat anak ni jadi syaitan boleh kuasa dunia gunakan kelebihan anak ni.
Maka bertembung la kejahatan ngan kebaikan (malaikat) untuk tengok sapa dapat mempengaruhi bayi ni.

Bab 2 Infinite Dreams
Tukang cerita ialah anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh
Budak ni dah besar sikit, tapi dia asyik mimpi je, mimpi dia tu dia hidup mati hidup mati hidup mati gitu.
Lagu dan lirik , Infinite Dreams ni terbaik. Entah apsal dorang tak main lagu ni pasal dorang dah rehearsal sebelum tour tahun lepas start, last minit, dorang drop ganti ngan Afraid To Shoot Strangers, ATSS tak dinafikan lagu best giler, tentang dilema seorang tentera dari negara Barat yang diperintahkan pergi berperang (lagu ni dicpita masa perang teluk pertama awal 90an dulu) tetapi dia tak mau tembak seseorang yang dia tak kenal dan tak tahu pun,) tapi tak kena ngan tema Maiden England. Ni antara misteri jam 12 paling mengecewakan dalam sejarah bila Infinite Dreams tak dimainkan..Tapi melodi ATTS tersangat best boleh kasi orang dewasa nangis haha.

Bab 3 Can I Play With Madness.
Tukang cerita ialah anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh.
Dia gi jumpa tukang tenung nasib, tukang tenung nasib cakap dia mati nanti akan kena bakar kat api neraka.
Lagu pop single yang paling pop hits la dalam sejarah Maiden aku rasa.

Bab 4 Evil That Men Do
Tukang cerita ialah anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh.
Dia jatuh cinta ngan anak perempuan Syaitan. Tapi kasih tak kesampaian.
Pada aku lagu ni ialah sebuah lagu cinta, lagu romantik terbaik.

Bab 5 SSOASS
Tukang cerita ialah Narrator
Paling panjang, paling kompleks, Terbaik.
Diceritakan apa yang anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh boleh buat.
Boleh sembuh orang sakit, boleh tahu masa depan...

Bab 6 Prophecy
Tukang cerita ialah anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh
Dia gi satu kampung ni, dia tahu kampung ni akan kena bencana, kehancuran, tapi orang kampung tu tak percaya apa dia cakap, last2 abis kampung tu ngan penduduk hancur pasal dorang tak mau percayakan apa dia cakap. Suka aku ending lagu ni, accostic terbaik.

Bab 7 Clairvoyant
Tukang cerita ialah anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh
Dia dah tahu dia nak mati.
Aku suka kalau dengar sejarah lagu ni live Bruce suka rujuk kat Dave Murray main dia punya "pink oboe".
Ni single, cover artwork dia mungkin antara terbaik dan rasanya idea ditiru artis2 lain cam Queen nye cover album album apa ntah.

Bab 8 Only The Good Die Young
Tukang cerita ialah anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh
Dia mati. Yang baik mati awal, yang jahat macam kekal gitu.
Jadi sepintas lalu ingat Jahat dan Kezaliman menang dan kuasai dunia.
Tapi dia dah cakap korang nak buat jahat korang buat la puas2 sehingga lain kali.
Pasal...bab 2 kan dia dah bilang dia akan hidup mati hidup balik..
So kira macam, setan tak menang la, pasal nanti geng baik akan datang balik fight ngan dorang.


Tahun 1988 dulu, hidup masih kira macam katak bawah tempurung la jadi woow factor untuk konsep gini.
Tapi tahun tu jugak Queensryche keluarkan Operation Mindcrime nye konsep album. Terbaik jugak. Gerek abis.
Dan bila Bruce keluar Maiden 1993, antara sebab ialah dia bingit ialah produksi dia dengar demo tape Queensryche Operation Mindcrime, lagi baik kualiti dari ssoass.
Tapi tak kesah la kan, pasal memang konsep dan style pun berbeza, tapi Operation Mindcrime memang terbaik. Tiga kali kot aku beli cd ni - ori, remastered, boxset haha.
Sukaaa sangat aku kat Operation Mindcrime. Tapi yang part 2 tu macam puaka, tak minat langsung.
Balik kat anak lelaki ketujuh dari anak lelaki ketujuh ni,
memang terkejut beruk gembira la bila dengar pasal dengar dulu zaman kaset, pasal ni album progressif, pakai keyboards, tapi terbaik la.

So meh layan gambo....semua foto ni aku ciplak dari internet...
Kebanyakkan foto ialah dari 2013 nye shows yang baru berapa show dimulakan....
Gempak giler...
( This photos I got from all sources in the internet, majority is from the current just started 2013 tour, remainders is from last year).




 
I LOVE THE APPLE inside Eddie!!!! fantastic.
 



This is why everytime I see Maiden, I always stand on the same area... because I cant resist these two gentlemen hahahaha.




But I think I got to try stand on Janick's side on one of the show?, because it is as much FUN!!.....


HMMMMNN!!! Their side have a lot of jumping action haha.

How do I get nearer the stage with all the bigger European fans all jostling... STRESSFUL thinking of it...

Mr Steve Harris.. because of him, I think West Ham United has a number of sympathisers haha.


 
I love this below shot of Lisbon Portugal...
Hmmmnnnn... maybe next time can backpack to Portugal and Spain to see Maiden there.
 
The first 4 shows is interesting because its Bilbao, Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona...
I think logistically its possible to backpack a few days and squeezed Maiden into the dates as they are close to each other.
Take 5 or 6 days leave, daytime walk thru the cities or travel in buses or planes and sleep, night see Maiden play at different places... I think these places are beautiful and safe too.


thats about it....

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Boleh aku masih hegeh2 ni.....belum apa2 lagi...
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Seven Deadly Sins...
Seven Ways To Win...
Seven Holy Paths To Hell...

AND I HOPE MY TRIP BEGINS...








nanti sambung, typo bqnyqk, sorry. mqlqs nqk betulkan.ka tak paham, sorryeh kelililing bukan kelig ke apa aku tgpo

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cammana nak start? bon jovi kat bandar birmingham uk? makan2? jalan2? atau maiden first nite tadi?
apa pun LETS BE TRAVELLERS NOT TOURISTS. aku setuju ni walau sampai jermanaku mula2 kejong, pasal aku tak reti beli tiket keretapi subway, semua cakap jerman.
aku silap, aku ingat AM tu nama stesen aku nak pergo, rupanya tu nama line, jadi setiap stesen pun asa nama tu hha. Bodoh aku. aku main tikam je beli tiket, janji aki nampak 4 euro aku beli haha. pasal aku pernah bca airport gi bandar tu la harga dia. should be better prepared walaupun kelakar aku macam tongong sorang2 kejap kat subway tu.



ok cerita pasal maiden 1st night tadi.
1. adoi..aku gatal pegi depan kira depan aku dah orang first to barrier. pasal aku q awal dan aku lari masuk lepas cek tiket.
2. bila show start, nasib baik aku tak cedera pasal mat salleh JERMAN semua rempuh dan dorang tinggi jadi siku doranf ialah leher dan kepala aku. ni troublemakers hye gang ni tapi dorang tetap hardcore fans cuma terlampau kuat dorang rempuh. festhalle design dia pesyen dulu nue banguna panjang jadi standing je dah berapa? 10,000? kuat goler aki dah takut rusuk aku patah tau.
3. memang orang jerman suka giler kat maiden. cuma ada segolongan yang terover. nanti aku nak twngok youtube huru haea tu dan ramai jugak tak tahan kena angkat keluar dari barrier depan oleh security.
4. jadi aku dah rasa apa orang cakap pasal jerman fans, besok aku dah serik haha. nak belakang sikit. TAPI BEST TETAP BEST. dekat sey anggota maiden depan aku. sukaaaaa sangat walau dah macam tak tahu apa nak describe. unforgettable la.
5. Pyro PANASSSS giler. bahang kuat siak, aku tak bedek aku at last tahu apa orang cakap pasal pyro maiden pakai untuk europe tour ni, bahang macam kena panggang padahal dahjauh kan bukan satu dua tiga meter.
6 banyak pyro kejap2 keluar api menjulang.

7 bunga api pun ada. tak tahu lak kalau ni show sampai kl atau spore, govemen approve tak pasal memang terover kot. dulu final frontier bukan spore je, tapi satu dunia takde ni semia, dorang sengaja tak mau pakai.
8. event tshirt jerman ada ok. nanti la aku tunjuk semua.
9. nanti la, aku uploads pics n some videos keadaan huru hara kat depan
puaka kan? aku dari kira depan kena rempuh tolak sampai kebelakang sikit.
10. aku ingat ala...3rd 4h song daj cool.
rupanya sampai last song tetap ad tsunami ombak manusia tu, aku takit kje aku ternaik ikut gerak badan mat salleh kaki aku tak sampai lantai.
11. ok, semua cue on t6he spot tadi, gimik semua menjadi
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH BY BEST BAND EVER-iron maide 1n.
semua aku boleh dengar, dari start semua ok pada telinga aku.
12. orang pertama aku jumpa, maiden in-house maiden crew, aku tak tahu tu dia, padahal dia cakap dia nak nanti rakam aku bila tahu aku datang dari jauh, samapi peminat2 Poland ajak kita bergambar, baru aku perasan dekni incharge video live maidem tiap2 malam. dia tanay aku diri mana? aku dah cakap aku mesti kena tolak kebelakang dam kena blok gam oranf2 eropah.
13. ada argentina, usa, canada, brazil, ada columbia pun. ada budak2 cina aku tengok, tqpi aku tanya lak dorang dari mana. rasa satu dunia la kot, ti aku tak join la doranf semua, nanti pergi minim semia, dah la buang masa baik aku gi jalan2 tengok museum.

ok Bon Jovi lak,
1. penuh kau stadium aston villa, dia punye stage dari satu corner flag go satu corner flag.
giler besar penras bon jovi lawa.
2. korang tahu opposite stand pun penuh yang belakang tu. dari rasa budak kecik 4, 5 tahun sampai orang umur 70an aku rasa ada.
3. semua lgu oranf keliling aku nyanyi word by word.

4. 26? lagu? memang hebat bon jovi live, nanti la aku cerita lagi, gitaris first dia pada aku style heavy, 2nd gitaris dia tu yang dari dulu support ritchie samborq, low profilw tapi ada 4lagu dia solo.
5. dry country dorang bawak, adakah aku tersentuh sanubari? sudah temtu. raise your hands pun ada. nanti la aku cerita.
6. ORANF KELILING AKU TAK GANGGU MAIN HENPON, FIRST SONG ADA ORANG DEPAM KITA NAK RAKAM TERRUS KENA TELL OFF PASAL NAMPAK NYE KEILIG AKU SEMUA NAK TEMGOK VON JOCI MAIN TANPA ADA BLOCKING.
PENGALAMAN LA, PASAL AKU TAHU MAKIN RAMAI DAH RAISE UP ISU RAKAMAN VIDEO HENPON KAT LIVE SHOWS. MACAM AKU PERNAH POST REPORT CNN, KAT MAIDEN DORUM PUN MEMAMF KECOH HAL NI, TAPI SIKIT2 OK KOT. hahaja.
dan aku suka tengok kat youtube, tapi aku tak suka orang buat kat kawasan aku haha.


amazing 2nd night Maiden Frankfurt 2013

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a fascinating thing happened just now during Maiden's  second night in Festhalle, Frankfurt.
Bruce asked the audience, i mean those in front area to kneel. He was sayin things in German too, so I guess he was just having fun for the audience to jump up during the song Running Free. its awesome how Maiden have so much fun with the audience.

i got it on video, Yes, tonight i stand furher behind , I was on the 2nd barrier, I mean Festhalle is so long and huge that they installed a few barriers I guess for safety, but you are still freeto move around or join the madhouse fans right in front.

so tonight i just laid back, enjoy the show, LISTENED to the band more like it, and its perfection. 
i try to video the special timings, as and when tonight,
- the pyros explosions
- all the fires and flames rising, ON MANY SONGS MAY I ADD.
- the crowds and atmosphere. like i say, the Germans love their maiden. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CRUTCHES, WHEELCHAIRS, different style of clothings, irs all there.
- the lightings, spectacular light shows
i just place my handphone resting on rhe barrier.

and from what i see, Eueopean fans , i mean in Birmingham and Frankfurt, dont really take out their handphones much, so there is not much blockings of views, though these white people are tall, even some of the ladies and i really need to strain up to see bettee haha, bit srill muxh better rhen yesterday, so yes not much camera handphones,  they are there to really absorb and have fun wih the bands, i mean Bon Jovi and Maiden.

its awesome, iwill share my videos next time.

funny thing is, the Germans i had talked with, were saying how excitig it will be at DoningtonPark this Saturday.
in fact the Maiden crew member on hearig i'M going to Donigton was saying it will be a SPECIAL SHOW.
Thats good, but i'm a bit worried of my safety, haha. last night i was already squeezed by the Germans in front, i am wondering how it will be like if this saturday's attendance reach 100,000.
i guess i will quitely stand ar the back or sides, just enjoying ir a bit further away.
but, who knows haha, i will be joining the crush up front.

photos and videos next time ofmy backpackig trip in these two countries.

helloooooo, i realised, not much typo error tonight, i giess i am not shacked as last night,.




donington park day 1 short note.

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yesterday was more of soaking the atmosphere.

beofre i forget, maiden has an event tshirt for this event. king of awesome designs front and back.

being a star karat and coming late. miles away amd i was hearing Europe's final countdown.
yes, i expect the place to be big, buts its really huge.
easily as big as rhe size of an airport plua its runaways.

oK, VOLVEAT WAS AWESOME as i had expected especially with the ANTHRAX Guitarist wih them now. they men4ioned death of JEFF HANNIMMEN and did a bit of Raining Blood.

anotherSTAGE TWO great act was the nice rock band Three Doors down, THE BAND WITHE BEsT LOVE SONG OF THE WHOLE FESTIVAL HAHAHA. "here wothout you baby."

ahhh and guess what, THEY DID A COVER OF MEGADETHS SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION.

 i like this festical because its about hqvong fun and wih 150bands on 5 stages in 3 days, you can choose what type of genre you like.
then i see a bit of Bullet For My Valentine.
Then i see alot of HIM. nice band, stage 3 was crowded and, stage 2 was crowded and the toso was people hanging around the food stalls, toilets and people going out of the area to the campsites or goig home or going to the nearby cities or villages.

i was one of them. i mean slipknot was heasliner, but easily dozen of thousands pele wwre skipping them. i dont think o miss anythig.

ok, today, got to go early, i try to make it for ufo.
i think buckcherry is oit, and BLACK STAR RIDERS aee replacement.
This is thin lizzy, playing their new songs.

motorhead, alice in chains, maybe i try to catch mastodon. all on stage 1 so its easy.
tonight, headliners are Maiden.


hope it will not be raining. the place is not as muddy as i expect, i just hope it wont rain today. a bit of driZle is ok.

its blody cold specially with the winds for me. i think i got to wear two jackets
pictures, photos next time.


oooo derby city is most beautiful and calm and nice people wih halal food.

travelling to donigton park from derby is maybe 1hr, and walk another 30 mins?
buts all part of the download festival. its so huge

donington park day two short note

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i think when maiden plays there is at least 90,000 fans?
because its so many people and its crushing.
i thought i want to relax and soak the atmospherer at the side, but its really packed and squeezed tight.
starts with a world war 2 plane flypast,

historic, legendary, a tribute to aces high. i think this is the most awesome maiden show ever i have seen.
the crowds wellll, they are british, the best british band ever is playing,
at the legendary british world famous donington park.

motorhead is a killer, i got to hear that intro live.

phil qnimal taylor came on stage, i think another great moment.

alice in chains, never never never did i thought they are going to play down in the hole.
i was like so happy when they start it. many old songs aic.
jerry cantrelll is like awesome and so cool his looks.


motorhead also plays chase better than the catch.my fave.

black star riders, the current thin lizzy was professional too...
bit they didt play massacre hahaahahhaahajhaa.

ufo, so professional. so early in the mornig, guess people are still sleeping but reqlly ,any still turn up to see them.
really i am so impreased to see ufo live, yes its just the singer and drummer left but rheyaregreat, and vinniee moooorrreeeee, woooohoooo. fabulous.
got this song burming down your house. love it.

all these bands above was so fantasric live, but maiden, they and the crowd nail 8t i thinl from where i stand. though i think they looks nervous hahaa.
it must be streasful seeig the atmoaphere like that.

the organosation of thia event is great. toilets, transportation, security, food, everythig.
its a really an eye opwner dor me.

and everyone was so kind to each other, 100,000 metal and rock fans of all ages and conditions.uhave viewing galleries for wheelchairs,the blinds are there

but the mue hahaha, and it wasmoccasionally raining. i got with me two jackets. its so cold.

bandar DERBY- my maiden europe 2013 Day 7

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Bandar Derby sangat cantik, mendung je, sejuk giler, bila angin bertiup rasa sampai kat tulang, kejap2 hujan gerimis. Naik keretapi dalam 3 jam gitu dari London.

Derby is beautiful. The city, the people, easily available HALAL FOOD even after midnight, and I think it has a lot of natural attractions surounding the city.
Also Derby is home of the famous football club (I passed the stadium on the way to Donington Park and its very nice from the outside), and also is an industrial place.
The local newspaper for Derby highlights news about job importance and job security for the area and its people, and also carries news on the Donington Park Download Festival. If you guys are going to Donington Park to see your favourite band/bands playing there, do visit Derby.


These are some photos I took of the Derby city area and its surrounding. From the railway station, the buses that lead to the city center if you dont want to walk. Walking is about a mile, about 5 minutes walk to the city.
If you notice on one of the railway station photo you will see a bridge, and that bridge is multipurpose, it serves the train passengers, it also is used as a bridge leading to Pride Park the football stadium, and if you see at the distance the double decker buses, those buses bring you to Download Festival Donington Park.

























Of course I will talk aboutFOOD....in a special post next time, if I got opportunity...

Anyway, the price I have to pay for the train ride to and fro from St Pancras London to Derby is 91 pounds, I dont know why its expensive compared to train ride to and fro Euston London to Birmingham about 40 pounds...
But the train ride is very beautiful with scenery of the countryside and all the animals etc etc...

ok next time I try to put more photos of the Download Festival atmosphere..the surroundings that I took photos of....

Anyway this is the tshirt Merchandise stall, there are a few....this is one of them...



And when IRON MAIDEN plays....
this is how the crowd looks like...... this is a Helicopter shot.
Maybe 92,000 is there....?
But of course there will be a few thousands who either hate Maiden, cant be bothered, or rather go home, go back to their camps or go to the fairground or having dinner at the stalls...
but still I think maybe 90,000 watch Maiden, should be around there...


MACAM SEMUT? LALAT? LEBAH???

to be continued.....

Anyway, I start to upload some short video clips of things I find interesting during the Download Festival on my youtube channel if anyone is interested.
Two Motorhead moments short clips - Some guys starting a mosh pit in the mud - At the side, and I thought I want to stand in a calm relaxed area haha.
And of course I always like " We Are Motorhead, and We Play Rock N Roll!!" intro...
so I got my handphone ready to record that moment haha.
Korang boleh nampak satu mamat dah start lempar air beer kat orang lain randomly...
Macam siol haha...Nanti start la dorang, cam siak kan beli mahal2 minum sikit baling2 kat orang, tengok la sapa kena nasib.

And ooo a nice sentimental song by 3 Doors Down. I like this song... Here Without You.
Hahaa..   This band plays after Volbeat at 2nd stage.
Volbeat is already good and with the Anthrax lead guitarist, I think they are an entertaining live band and love their moment to pay tribute to Jeff Hanneman.
And 3 Doors Down, suddenly starts Symphony Of Destruction haha.
Its fun this festival with lots of styles of rock music.



And nope I decide not to camp, I bought the ticket which includes camping, but its definitely better I dont...

anyway, check out the mud...it was then a sunny moment....

Download Festival 2013 in photos and my stories (part 1/2)

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I paste some photos I took here.. and just short notes to accompany them..
I'll just split them up to two postings, the second postings more on the bands I see, the different stages, the food, the camps...
This one, I'll talk a bit about the journey..., the long walks, some basic facilities, etc..


 
 
ok if you're camping, what I noticed from travellers, and seems they talk in all kind of languages so I pressume they are from all of Europe and South America,
they all took the train with me, but they alight at East Midlands station which is about 2 stations before Derby.
There is buses to bring you from that train station to the camping site of Donington Park.
In fact, Download Festival is well facilitated that there are continuous broadcast on the train to inform about which stations are best to alight for campers to Download Festival.
 
As for me I alight at Derby, as I decide to stay at Derby. So I take the buses like above two photos showing fans going to Download and also how the ticket looks like for the bus trip to and fro Derby to Donington Park.
 
 
I am sorry if I got the spellings names wrong, ok once you reach the bus area for Donington Park there are a lot of bus services there serving rock fans to other areas not on Derby, I think places like Louborough or something.... and there are taxis...or you can always go out to Derby first before changing to trains. Not a problem really,the logistics are great its just that with 100,000 fans, many camping at the huge campsites, many using own vehicles at the huge carparks, and others taking public transport, you just have to be patient.


 
I think this is the small town/village of Castle Donington on the way....very very beautiful place.
 
I think there are also a number of lodging or backpackers place you can find here.
The time taken is about an hour if its heavy traffic, the walking time from the bus stand to the actual entry place is far, maybe a km or more? But you need to walk a lot at this festival because its so huge.

 
 
So you walk and walk....and walk...and walk...
 
Toilets is most important for me haha... So dont worry lots of portable toilets, you just have to be patient...
Lots of them...everywhere really, so no complains...
I think the ones at the camping areas even got those paying ones, more exclusive haha.
 
next,
this festival is unique because Clashes between bands happen most times...
That is why I MISS THUNDER BECAUSE THEY CLASH WITH MOTORHEAD... sigh!!
But maybe you really dont find any band interesting, you already eaten and drink and so you can join in the fun provided. You have sort of the merry-go-rounds, and you have the rapelling ones from one tower to another which looks fun, especially if they got stuck halfway and some guys start throwing bottles at them, but I think nowadays all beer bottles are plastic ones....
 
and you have the death-defying action packed fair attractions if you want haha.

 
one thing I really respect about the organisation of this festival is the facilities it prepares for rock fans who are handicapped in one way or another. You have viewing ramps etc.
So its common to see fans in wheelchairs ( manual or electric ones), blind fans , fans incrutches...
 
Basically I think even stage 3 inside the tents have this facilities. This is one facing the main stage.
 
 
So I just sit down on the (WET) grass, but its common to see people carrying those tiny portable easyto carry chairs.
 
I think I stop now...to be continued dont know when haha.. maybe this weekend...
 
Oooo tshirts......Maiden ones of course takes centerstage, but I think you can find tshirts from other bands, there is the Download official tshirts merchandise which is nice, but....once I realised Maiden got an event tshirt specially for Donington Park 2013 Download Festival...
you guys know where that British pounds go to haha.
 
 
Anyway, I took some very short videos to for my own memories of Download Festival 2013especially since I was a school boy I always wants to see Maiden headline Donington Park in front of their own countrymen... in this most legendary of places in the history of rock music..
 
So I think I upload about 15 of them to my YOUTUBE channel...just in case...
I'll talk about the bands next time if I got the chance...
 
One thing was, I was hearing from some guys during Download  about what happen in 2011 or was it 2010?
Seems when ACDC headline here, they got their own stage. I mean literally they got their own STAGE!!. and that is why? maybe their name is not on that years tshirt??
When I was there then I really understand it......ACDC got their own stage , solely for them haha.
Now that is ACDC haha.... But the area is so huge... I think Bon Jovi can fit their stage no problem...
Imagine a football stadium, Bon Jovi stage was like from one corner flag to the other.
I saw them at Villa Park, and I was like....AWESOME GILER!!!!
 
 
TO be continued.
 
ooo these are the videos...
 
 
 
 

Bon Jovi @Villa Park Birmingham 9 June 2013 review - my maiden europe 2013 day 1

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Masa aku balik kerja tadi aku dengar balik bootleg aku rakam masa tengok Bon Jovi, so aku rasa aku lompat cerita pasal ni show dulu la...
Pertama sekali opening band petang tu ada dua, band nombor dua THE ENEMY best giler.
Aku tak suka sangat label genre2 gini pasal cam puaka kadang2 pasal macam aku selalu cakap muzik best boleh dapat kat mana2. Dari Kenny G ke Punk khianat. Kalo kita dah taksub satu genre tu, belum apa2 kita dah kondem muzik genre lain...siap kutuk2 peminat2 muzik genre berlainan tu, pada aku rugi la kan kita miss good muzik.
The Enemy ni band indie rock gitu katanya, Indie ke, Indian ke, Red Indian ke, lantak la, janji pada aku dorang The Enemy ni gerek abis masa aku tengok dorang main live.
Dorang start main, aku dengar sikit je terus aku keluar handphone rakam sikit. Aku ada taruk dalam youtube channel aku, hidup dorang live, 3 piece je. Terbaik. Dari sorang je crew dorang soundcek lepas 1st band main, dah memang mata melekat la tengok stage. Anticipation.

OK, masa aku gi backpacking ni, aku dah plan macam gini...
- Tengok Bon Jovi, aku nak enjoy, happy2 goyang2, singalong confirm kebanyakkan lagu aku akan boleh ingat balik liriks tak jadi hal, tapi since aku nak bootleg so aku singalong tapi tak tak keluar suara la haha.
- Tengok Maiden malam pertama kat Frankfurt aku nak Giler Babi "goes f^cking mental" sehadapan dan tengah yang boleh. Nasib baik aku tak cedera, nanti la aku cerita.
- Tengok Maiden malam kedua, aku nak diri belakang sikit, aku nak tengok Maiden main, aku nak tengok stage show dan semua special effect bunga api, pyro, stage lights dorang, dan aku nak DENGAR dorang sebijik2.
- Tengok Download Festival nye bands aku nak relaks2 dan absorb atmosphere.

This is the setlist for Bon Jovi - Birmingham Villa Park 9th June 2013
...27 mostly stupendous songs that I had always like...they play near to 3 hours mark.


1. thats what the water made me
2. you give love a bad name
3. born to be my baby
4. raised your hands
5. lost highway
6. runaway
7. its my life
8. because we can
9. what about now
10. we got it going on
11. keep the faith
12. amen
13. bed of roses
14. captain crash and the beauty queen from mars
15. we werent born to follow
16. who says you cant go home
17. rocking all over the world
18. i'll sleep when i'm dead
19. bad medicine/old time rock n roll/bad medicine
encore 1
20. dry county
21. wanted dead or alive
22. in these arms
23. happy now
24. have a nice day
25. livin on a prayer
encore 2
26. always
27. blood on blood

- What is the attraction of Bon Jovi after all these years? about 30 years now this band is around?
- When I reach Villa Park, thousands and thousands, easily 35,000? or much much more? The pitch standing tickets are definitely full house, and the stands, are packed as well.
- People of all ages, of all walks of life I believe, the very young to the very old, all dressed differently, I see a guy wearing a fanclub tshirt of Iron Maiden haha.
- When Bon Jovi starts the whole place just erupt.
- I guess I am standing at the right place with the right people, at the start one guy was taking out his handphone to record and he was asked by one of the people around him to put it away.
Seems like JUST ENJOY THE BLOODY SHOW!!! fuckcare all the handphones and video recordings..and dont obstruct people who WANTS TO SEE THE SHOW ON STAGE WITH THEIR EYES.
- Everyone was like dancing and moving and singing along on the spot haha.
- The stage was like from one corner flag of Villa Park to the other corner flag...Its huge. The car stage really works to show sort of like travels, and with all the effects and lights and colour, its a sight to behold.
- Phil X seems I hear Jon Bon Jovi call him sounds like "felix" was the Ritchie Sambora's replacement. He starts his lead guitars and solos from 3rd song onwards. He is very alive onstage.
- The live 2nd guitarist that Bon Jovi always use is as usual low-profile but he solos on 1st two songs, and some other songs.
- Tico Torres and Dave Bryan is there and quite often appears on the jumbo screens.
- I dont how to describe song after song of wonderfulness and happiness haha.
Raise Your Hands! ooooooohhhh myyyyy.....
Ok some albums of Bon Jovi I dont really like, but nobodys perfect, and even one or two songs I dont care much for, the people around me were singing word by word haha.
- Keep The Faith ending has Dave Bryan and the two guitarists soloing in and out of each other.
- Bad Medicine was like...ok....15 minutes? haha.. and includes " I am not handsome like Justin Bieber (cue HAHAHAAHHAAHAHA!!!), I cannot dance like Justin Timberlake ( cue BOOOO!!!!!) haha.
- Amen. Most most unexpected song of the night, the two guitarists on accoustic.
- Encore starts with Dry County. Most emotional, roller coaster and deep song. Its a wonder November Rain was such a huge hit on the radio and all over the world, unfortunately Dry County, a similar long song aint,
but nevermind, I think most Bon Jovi fans rated this song highly, and around me even ladies are mouthing this song " Now the moneys gone, all the jobs are gone". I guess November Rain is a love song,while Dry County is a depressing song about life, and death and all the hardship in between.
- Livin On A Prayer we got the two versions, the first portion of the accoustic version and then the full original version, ooo I thought the ending chorus stops after two rounds, but Jon was urging the crowd to keep on singing so we got four rounds till band stops playing. I dont mind if it goes to 10, cause I like it haha.
- Jon was very kind, so Bon Jovi plays two more songs...Always is like a monster hit? I know this song is popular but I didnt know its like 'all goes crazy for the song' popular.
- Yaaaa!!! They play Blood On Blood. Jon should have change the lyrics that night to " and me, I'm just the singer in the world's favourite rock n roll band" haha.
- ok ok, I dont get to see them play Someday I'll Be Saturday Night haha. and of course Good Guys DOnt Always Wear White, the rest of the songs from Slippery When Wet, New Jersey, no Superman Tonight, NO SAVE THE WORLD??!! haha...no Undivided, no so many songs....
ok ok, I know its impossible but 27 songs and most of them are BLOCKBUSTER SONGS (AT LEAST TO ME)....3 hours...
Astounding.
- ok the merchandise stands do have some nice tour tshirts, but I was saving money for Iron Maiden "dated ones" ones, so I cannot buy even one haha. But I did bought the tour program. Maybe I'll take photos of it and paste it in this blog next time.

Now some photos...








Wait I will write and put up photos of Birmingham city, the short time that I am there....
I think I am there for less than 24 hours, But I managed to jalan-jalan a bit...
and the delicious food... I ate Beryani there haha.

Download Festival 2013 in photos and my stories (part 2/2)

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This will be a messy post with a lot of photos.




When many people are still sleeping, or just waking up having breakfast,
I was having breakfast at DownloadFestival itself waiting for opening band of Main Stage at 11am.



Second day of Download    Festival Saturday, and I was there when gate opens, because there are a few bands I really want to see and UFO is one of them. Phil Mogg says "morning" and UFO was great and the  two new songs they play were awesome. I think I want to check   out their latest cd. They play all their famous songs too, Lights Out, Love To Love etc etc but the new song Burn Your House Down was the outstanding one for me... Vinnie Moore has nice solos on this song that I like.

RAINING INTERMITENTLY ON SECOND DAY...
During Black Star Riders...who kind of alternates Thin Lizzy songs with their new album songs, and Scott Gorham was there and its nice to see Scott Gorham playing and I was hoping for Massacre but its not played, Whiskey  In The Jar....is of course played.

Will METALLICA play this song in Singapore this August? Why not? haha.... Happening song all the time.
And its raining for a while during Mastodon... Dont know them much but I would like to check them out more now...now I got the idea of how they are live. Although seeing them in the rain at a huge muddy festival with the strong cold winds really spoils the sound is not the most appropriate.


SOUND???, lets take when Iron Maiden plays, I was quite in front so I have no complaints but there are about at least 90,000 watching Maiden, the wind is so strong, and I think the complaints are there of lost and dissapointing sound by Maiden, but its a festival and there are so many people there for Maiden.
I you guys listen to the Iron Maiden Download Festival 2013 bootleg which is easily available now, you can  hear how strong the wind is throughout the show...its a nice bootleg anyway.
But my location, I was quite near front on the the left, I have no problem, though I wish it was LOUDER haha.
The SPITFIRE FLYPAST is really something... They got a historical legendary plane to fly on time, at low height, and must have a lot of coordination with the commerical airport besides Donington Park. This is when Maiden plays, so you can imagine how 90,000 cramping on a muddy field, I was showing this photo to my friend, and he was asking..." The black is human beings, but is the brown all mud???? haha.
I try to squeeze myself thru one hour before Maiden starts playing after QOSA stops playing, but there are thousands and thousands of Maiden fans thinking te same thing.




and this is not a photo that  I took but this photo is I had taken of the Iron Maiden FC forum, I guess the owner wont mind, its kind of a tribute and remembrance for the two fans who died in 1988. It is made and put in place at Download Festival by a few Maiden fans. I think this is something special done here.




I am tired.... so enjoy the rest of the photos....
THE WEATHER, cloudy , sunshine, Rain, strong cold winds..all mixed up every hour.
- the different stages, there are about 5.
- some bands that I try to see... Volbeat, 3 Doors Down, Mastodon, Motorhead, Alice In Chains, Idiom ( which did not dissapoint me ), HIM ( I dont really understand this band ) Converge, Maiden of course etc etc
I miss Europe, and Dragonforce, I was too lazy and tired to come early on the first day...
I HEAR FINAL COUNTDOWN THOUGH, I was still far away walking but the wind carries the song to me.























The 3rd from last photo, this is when Slipknot plays when they headline Friday...
so give you an idea of the crowd. But I think Slipknot plays to a much lesser people than Maiden Saturday, in fact Saturday was a sold out, all day tickets were sold out for Saturday....so maybe more than 100,000 was there Saturday.


Next and coming soon.
- Birmingham City street photos
- Frankfurt City street photos
- Maiden Frankfurt two nights reviews and photos and videos
- Food Photos



metallica , death dealer , iron maiden fc mag 95

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3 short things on
- Metallica live in Singapore 24th August 2013
- Death Dealer (Ross The Boss share guitar duties) nice package which comes with their cd
- Iron Maiden Fan Club Magazine number 95

ok Metallica, aku tahu mula2 dari sms, so cam biasa dah berapa tahun khabar angin Metallica nak datang so aku buat bodoh tapi dah siap date dan lokasi , hah boleh percaya kot haha.

"LOKASI!!"
Ni yang berapa benda aku fikir, bila aku tahu ni show memang confirm bukan kabar angin.
pertama - malas nya aku nak jalan kaki!!!..Changi Exhibition Center ni tempat selalu buat aerospace tu.
kedua - pentas dalam dewan hangar atau luar kat tarmac gitu....? so aku rasa ni kat luar kot..aku tak rasa dorang main 'in the middle' kot.
Sapa pernah gi aerospace tahu la bila hari2 yang open tu public, siap kena ada tiket advance nak gi tempat ni kena naik bas khas dari Pasir Ris Interchange, semua part of the package.
Rasanya semua maklum dan memang tahu ni tempat PUBLIC TRANSPORT jauh nak kena bertapak, pasal ni memang tempat jin-bertendang dan untuk acara tertetu aje. Tapi ni aku baru tahu Laureta Alabon and gang tu ada siapkan perkhidmatan bas khas untuk Metallica harga 5 ketul, cuma belum bilang jumpa kat interchange mana.
ketiga - Ok cakap pasal harga, apa aku tahu harga tiket 188 ketul dan 148 ketul.
I wish they had followed Slayer's ticketing system dulu, tiga price range...contoh why not $240/$140/$70??? or something like that...buat 3 layer bukan 2 layer.


Kalau depan $333 pun buat pit, panggil Diamond Pit Ticket ke hapa ke, aku rasa tentu ramai peminat hardcore Metallica sanggup.
Harga tiket mahal tu boleh imbangi harga tiket murah jadi semua peminat dapat rasa dari seluruh rantau South East Asia ni...
Tapi mungkin belum announce tapi Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila pun mungkin Metallica datang jugak Ogos ni cuma belum umum rasmi je? jadi ok la sapa nak gi tengok
mudah, tapi pengalaman aku jumpa peminat2 Maiden Jerman kat Frankfurt, mak ai, dari Stuttgart, ada driving 300km gi Frankfurt, macam2 la, biasa la German kan negara besar giler...walau ada 5,6 show merata Jerman tapi Frankfurt jugak dorang nak pegi, ni bukan yang jenis giler2 nye, kalau giler2 nye satu Jerman kot dorang round haha.

keempat - kalau aku pergi, aku nak diri mana? aku tak tahu apasal tapi aku tak berkenan ngan bassist baru tu...serious berbual, kalau aku dapat tiket free, tapi aku kena diri kat belah dia....aku rasa aku giveaway tu tiket, pasal buat apa aku nak tengok dia pasal aku tak minat kan.
So gi Metallica ni senang je tak macam tengok Maiden, huru hara tak tahu nak tengok sapa,
tengok Metallica ni, tengok James Hetfield, tengok Kirk Hammet, dah dua orang, Lars Ulrich - aku pasang telinga je.
kelima - Aku teringin nak gi Metallica ni, kira FOR OLD TIME SAKE bukan pasal aku tergila2 sangat ngan era sekarang mereka.
Aku last beli kaset Metallica ialah Black Album. Bila aku upgrade cd, aku upgrade sampai ...AJFA. eh? tak silap ...AJFA tu aku dapat free dari satu peminat Maiden kat Amerika, dia hadiahkan aku versi Jepun ada lagu The Prince tak salah.
Eh? aku ada beli double cd dorang yang semua lagu2 cover version tu apa tu...garage days ke hapa tu, tu alrite tu.
Unload!, Reload!,  cehhh - Reservist sey..
ok, ni aku tahu ada berapa lagu gerek ok.... lagu Avril Lavigne tu sedap laju, memory remains, Bleeding Me...hah..!! Bleeding Me memang giler nye aku terkejut bila first dengar pasal aku dengar live version, dalam hati aku cakap Metallica masih alrite.
St Anger? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Lulu??? Terbaik dari ladang...bukan sebarang ladang tapi ladang Indon yang kena bakar jerebu tu. Siot je eh aku kutuk2 Metalika nye Lulu.
Death Magnetic?? errrrr....aku tahu ada instrumental kat album ni sedap pasal ada satu brader melayu pernah passing aku semua empat malam show Metallica nye official soundboard release tu yang anniversary dorang tu, aku tahu ada satu instrumental sedap dari Death Magnetic.

So?? Should I go out and purchase Load, Reload, St Anger, Death Magnetic and give them a listen? So I wont be like lost when Metallica play songs from these albums??
No!!... haha.

keenam - Ooo what should I wear? kawan aku dah sound aku amacam pakai tshirt Belinda Carlise. seriously....
ketujuh - aku tak pernah tengok Metallica, dulu dorang datang gigit jari je, tu jam sekolah, harga tiket paling murah 50 ketul tak salah, dengar je la dari budak2 melayu lain pengalaman tengok Metallica...
aku masih ingat dua benda
- apa tu lompat dalam istilah Singapore Indoor Stadium, dan masih ada lagi tu hari aku tengok Deep Purple ke hapa, budak2 masih lompat haha.
- cerita pasal budak2 melayu yang dah kerja bayar tiket paling mahal tu jam berapa? 200 tak silap? pasal nak tengok Metallica dekat2... tu jam aku start analyse, kenapa orang sanggup bayar tiket mahal2 untuk paling area paling depan? dan orang sanggup berusaha cam nak giler untuk tengok band2 kegemaran dorang....




Moving on...
Just check out these Death Dealer packaging that comes with the cd.
Posters, autographs, stickers, picks, a very nice patch, stories, drawings, whats whats and not forgetting the cd on a digipak which also includes another booklet inside haha..



I HAD LISTEN TO IT TWICE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND WALKING,
and it fucking rocks!!!!
definitely metal, lots of solos and its nice to hear Ross The Boss with another lead guitarist, nice songs kind of trashy power metal, awesome singer.
Maybe next time I'll write a review of what I think of Death Dealer Warmaster.


Moving on... Iron Maiden Fan Club Magazine 95 has arrived....



Just browse thru.......Clive Burr and Steve Gadd passing is mentioned and tribute articles written in their honour...
Love this Nicko McBrain piece on his relationship with Clive Burr thru the years, the drummer he replaced during those difficult moments back then.







More of all these next time if I got the time...

harvester of sorrow (updated 1511hrs Friday)

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updates in Green right below.

aku nak cakap sikit pasal tiket Metallica ni.
Kalau theory aku salah, Ya Ampun.

Ni show main kat tempat aerospace. Korang paham la tempat aerospace tu size cammana.

Tak logik kalau tempat besar gitu dorang tak maximize penjualan tiket.

Jadi teori aku, cam iron maiden jugak walaupun iron maiden ialah kat tempat indoor stadium ngan confirmed maximum crowd number, ( tu pun dorang bukak seats tepi jadi standing area luas giler).

Kalau ramai beli Cat A, kurang beli Cat B, dorang cuma nak alihkan kebelakang je pe fencing tuk segregate different Cats.

Dan pendapat aku la, banyak tiket la, Laureta Alabon sampai skarang ada disclose ke berapa max tiket untuk ni show? Takde kan? Boleh adjust punye max crowd kat tempat2 gini...
So...aku rasa takde hal untuk panik sangat kalau takde fulus atau belum ready atau masih fikir nak gi ke tak..

Satu aku tetap puji ialah ada perkhidmatan bas khas dan kena beli tiket advance, dan kalau sapa naik transport sendiri nak park dalam, kena charge in advance...
ni aku puji, LAMC dah carefully planned it out.

Come on!! maybe Metallica is the most popular act in the heavy rock/metal world because of their crossover crowds thru all music genres...

***  But, its not as if Iron Maiden is coming...when this passion creeps into your real world, you are panicking, you are thinking of how to buy the front portion tickets for your love ones...because you want to SHARE WHAT MAIDEN MEANS TO YOU..
and its all messy as it creeps into your real world..

its just Metallica... and its just a nostalgic act where I will dont know what to do when they play songs from LULU, DEATH MAGNETIC or ST ANGER or many songs from LOAD RELOAD.

jadi....cerita nya.....aku tadi tepon Sistic

so dah settle semua aku borak2 ngan sistic staff tu la yang layan aku.

aku- So how miss? got sell a lot or not metalika this morning?
staff - ya, people are buying it ( tapi suara takde la cam excited gitu ).

aku - so still a lot of tickets right? no need to panic right?
staff - yes, lots more.


Ni macam Iron Maiden datang, lepas tu diiklan - Iron Maiden sold out 50,000 Friends Arena Stockholm Sweden in one day!!!.
Hurry Hurry!!

lain tempat lain belalang


ANYWAY.... Tadi aku tepon kawan aku, dia sudah kecoh dia cakap apsal dia dapat tahu tiket FRONT ialah 248 bukan 188 ketul.
So adakah tu dia tengok tu harga lain kali?

Jadi ni aku cakap dulu ok....
Kalau gi Sistic website dorang ada letak "early bird" tau kat situ...
So ni untuk sapa yang belum confirm nak pergi, atau nak beli tiket lain kali, atau apa pun, ni korang baik hati2...

Siol nye kawan aku dah kasi aku cuak " EH!!! KAU DAH SALAH BELI LA, tiket paling depan harga lagi mahal dari 188 la !!! "

hahaha.... aku cakap tak pe lah...  hahaha....  Siot betul... hari jemaat nak kasi aku maki kan!!


Apa pun anggap je la nak gi tengok Metallica ni macam surf internet... Kalau takde line internet, tangan gigil kan??
tapi masih alrite kan??

hah...cam gitu la hahah.

No Remorse

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Pergi ambik tiket semalam..
Cam aku cakap tu hari, benda pertama sekali aku dah fikir bila aku tahu dorang memang konfem main tempat aerospace tu ialah " malas nye aku nak gi tempat pameran aerospace tu ".
Adakah ada World War II fighter plane Spitfire passby macam Maiden kat Download? haha.

Apa pun ni rupa tiket tu untuk sapa belum menengoknya.



Mat Jenin sikit, aku ada la berangan2 kan, siap malam tu James Hetfield tak banyak colok, tak banyak berbual kons " yeah baby!!! ", so dorang cuma main 20 lagu je....
contoh cam gini.... something like this...mau happy la aku...

1. Blackened
2. Ride The Lightning
3. Trapped Under Ice
4. For Whom The Bell Tolls
5. Fade To Black
6. Disposable Heroes
7. Blitzkrieg
8. Sanitarium
9. Fight Fire With Fire
10. Memory Remains
11. Master Of Puppets
12. Harvester Of Sorrow
13. Nothing Else Matters
14. Enter Sandman
15. One
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16. Battery
17. No Remorse
18. Creeping Death
19. Seek And Destroy
-
20. Prowler (in full!!)

Tapi tak kesah la dorang main apa pun...

kalau setlist

a. Full Death Magnetic album
b. Full St Anger albm
encore
- Enter Sandman
- One
- Creeping Death
pun aku tak cerewet la....haha... gi sana for fun je la haha.

APA PUN, UNTUK SAPA TEMPAT KERJA SEMUA BUDAK2 NAK GI TENGOK NI... Selamat la.....
Aku pun belum tengok rota kerja....kawan aku pun belum cek, tapi kita dah tahu mesti harap yang lain semua coverkan kita orang..
bayangkan korang kerja semua budak2 melayu nak gi tengok... ABIS LA!!! haha...

ok dah....  Aku tengah tengok balik suasana giler foto2 dan video2 ntahapa2 aku ambik sikit masa malam pertama Frankfurt di mana basically aku ni tersepit kat ketiak2 dan peluh2 mamat2 Jerman yang besar tinggi gitu...
dan untuk sapa fans Metallica yang hardcore, tentu korang pun nak depan2, ni la peluang...Fans Asia ok, sopan dan semua sama baya jadi no problem...



To be continued.....
(Maiden not Metallica haha.)

MAKANAN (food photos) - my Maiden England europe 2013 backpacking stories..

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Dari Metallica ke Makanan. Blog aku makin huru-hara tak ikut plan.
Cerita bergambar sikit pasal makan2 masa aku gi backpacking tu hari kat Europe tengok Iron Maiden.

Backround info sikit -
Tahun 2011, masa aku backpacking tiga tempat Australia - Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane tengok Iron Maiden main kat lain2 tempat ngan suasana berlainan, satu silap aku ialah aku tak sediakan budget lebih untuk makanan. Maaf la tapi ni bukan cam kita nak gi kawasan South East Asia je kan, ni dah masuk tempat orang puteh harga belanja pun dah berlainan.
Otak aku cakap tu jam, since aku travel sorang, makanan tak penting, aku cuma ingat nak tengok tempat orang - jalan kaki merata bandar2,
(kecuali ada berapa benda aku terpaksa keluar duit beli tiket cam naik boat pusing harbour/gi sanctuary koala etc, tapi ni semua aku dah plan budget sebelum aku pergi )
jadi aku konfiden aku boleh budget bahagian makanan ngan makan roti dan minum fruit juice je. Aku ingat ala....seminggu je makan roti minum orange juice tak jadi hal la, kalau ada peluang makan maggi aku makan la mana2.
 
Tapi silap besar,pasal satu dua hari aku dah lapar nasik atau setidak2nya cam lapar jenis roti seperti roti canai/prata dan jugak lauk-pauk.
Jadi budget aku lari gila tu jam... pasal aku tetap nak carik nasik, tetap nak carik daging, tetap nak carik lauk pauk, walau lauk cam kari atau keema sekalipun.
Jadi masa aku gi backpacking ni kali kat tiga tempat di England dan satu tempat di Jerman, walau aku disiplin perbelanjaan, duit untuk makanan aku dah tolak tepi dulu. Aku tahu aku mesti lapar nasi.



Bandar pertama aku pergi terus naik keretapi (nanti aku cerita) bila sampai Airport Heathrow London ialah Birmingham pasal aku dah terlanjur sampai, so aku nak gi tengok Bon Jovi main stadium bola ngan stage-set besar giler dan penonton dorang ramai penuh satu stadium bola nye padang dan seatings.
Jadi Birmingham ni kaum Muslimin-Muslimat dia ramai, aku pun terkejut pasal aku tak sangka ramai gitu bila aku sampai bandar dia.
Jadi aku makan kat kedai atas ni Khan Palace. Tengok belum apa2 aku dah carik nasik. Makan kat luar sejuk giler tu. Nasik beryani tu..

Then...
ni pulak kat kawasan Derby England, satu aku perasan pekedai2 ni ada yang memang sangat bersopan bila tahu kau datang dari jauh, ada siap tanya nak dorang tunjukkan kau mana Masjid tak? siap suruh datang lain kali bulan Ramadhan.
Pendapat aku, ni memang kuatkan mentaliti aku silap sesetengah orang yang suka meremehkan tempat2 minoriti penduduk Islam ngan membuat andaian kurang elok, dan jadi bangga dan bongkak dorang tinggal di tempat atau negara Majoriti Islam. Duduk negara Islam , duduk majoriti tempat Islam tak jamin kau jadi lebih Muslim dan lebih perangai elok dari duk tempat lain.





Nama kedai ni Zaika.
Bagus kedai ni...ada nasik haha.

Nak gi Download Festival makan banyak2 ler...
ok cakap pasal Download Festiva, ada gerai yang taruk " all our chicken is Halal supplied".
Bayangkan Download Festival 100,000 orang tiga hari 150 band , 5 pentas...
Ngan peminat2 rock dan metal dari seluruh UK dan seluruh eropah dan South America,
tapi ada gerai taruk " all our chicken is Halal supplied".
Betul atau tipu tu lain cerita tapi tengok berapa prihatin walau suanana huru hara ngan cakap beer bukan nak minum je la, nak mandi pun boleh, nak golek2 kat lumpur campur beer pun boleh.
For fuck sake, I am not trying to glorify drinking, but credits due when you see the word " halal' in this environment and some so called Malays Muslims dont even give a damn what meat they are eating.
Tapi gerai middle-eastern food kat Download Festival aku tengok ada  jual sweet and sour pork haha.
Tapi ok la ada gerai fish and chips memang semua fish je la.
Tapi acuan atau periuk kuali tu semua aku tak tahu la pernah sentuh benda lain ke tak.


ok...selain nasik apa lagi boleh buat aku kenyang....?
PIZZA!!!!
so ni semua pizza halal, dibuat depan aku sendiri oleh orang2 Islam kat Derby, selain kedai Zaika ni ada satu kedai kat bandar Derby sedap Pizza dia... Macam2 pizza la....tapi semua dorang buat depan kau laju je. Vegetables spicy nye la gerek2.
So Pizza ni tahan la, makan sikit simpan2 haha. Download Festival dorang tak cek beg sangat, pegang2 je haha...Aku bawak sling bag je la....maklum nak beli tshirt haha.








EPOK-EPOK atau ada tempat melayu panggil karipap, hah jangan mimpi, tapi Sambosa ada, samosa ke hapa ke... hah makan la apa lagi haha.

ok kalau kat London, yang kota mahal giler, makanan halal masih ok harga la jugak kalau dah lapar.
Ni masa aku ronda2 pusing2 St Pancras.



veggie burger, tak tertelan aku haha, tapi lapar nye pasal.

Pasal kota London ni aku plan pusing2 bila antara tempat, aku dapat jalan2 kawasan St Pancras ni pasal aku dari Derby naik keretapi aku nak gi airport jadi aku gunakan waktu tu untuk pusing2.

Nanti aku cerita la aku jalan kaki pusing2 bandar London selama 4 jam antara aku nak gerak gi Derby dari Frankfurt, gerek giler jalan kaki pusing2 bandar London pegi kat mana2 celah2 je la, macam2 nampak...AKU SUKA tengok streets dorang....nanti aku cerita...
Apa aku cuma boleh cakap, London kalau pandai ikat perut boleh enjoy giler2....dia punya theater scenes makdatok, satu deret.... memang dorang punya art and theaters sangat vibrant.

NI Frankfurt, ok Frankfurt ni ada aku pusing2 lorong2 sana sini...
ada kedai memang siap taruk kalimat ayat suci semua...tapi ada kedai arab, middle eastern, turkey gitu dorang tak taruk, kalau taruk cakap Jerman tu memang aku tak paham la, pasal semua kan cakap German, mana la aku  reti... aku tahu Danker, terima kasih haha.
Pasal orang sana budi pekerti kat aku, tiap2 manusia cakap Danker kat aku, dalam hati aku,  eh bagus betul budi bahasa orang di Jerman ni.




ok ok nanti sambung...

Aku buat post ni skarang nanti dah masuk bulan puasa nanti takkan nak cerita makanan.
ni aku baru teringat, aku nak cerita aku pusing2 bandar Frankfurt nak tunjuk korang red-light district dia, haha..
giler ah mungkin tu aku kalau tak sempat cerita bulan puasa, lepas raya je la haha.

bandar Frankfurt Photos - my Maiden Europe backpack 2013 - day 3 & 4

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From Derby to Download Festival to Maiden to Metallica to Food to & now to Frankfurt city photos..

Intro sikit - 
Signage dan tunjuk jalan dan papantanda kat Jerman kebanyakkan semua bahasa Jerman sahaja... Tu aku ada terpeleot sikit dari aku sampai Airport Frankfurt dan naik keretapi dorang pergi bandar... Tapi semangat mengtravelling dan nak pandai2 sendiri tu membara, tapi pasal otak dah jam giler, ada jugak la aku tanya orang Jerman. Dorang memang faham dah fasih Inggeris, 
cuma tu la, kita tak boleh berat mulut, tapi tak best la tanya2 orang, selalu kalau travelling gini, Rembat je..hentam kromo.. most to most dah salah....mulut kumat kamit menyumpah je la hahah.

Frankfurt nye bandar ni kecik dan kompak jugak....korang jalan kaki je.. jalan dan jalan dan jalan...mana2 korang jalan, korang nampak muzium haha...ok la aku suka benda2 gini, pun aku masuk satu je...ni aku dah tahu ada satu museum ni gerek giler. Lampu dia, cermin kaca dia semua bila korang ambik foto, takde sangat reflection sey.

Frankfurt ni banyak sejarah... Beratus ratus ratus ratus tahun mungkin seribu tahun dah sejarah dia....Aku paling suka gi tengok satu museum frankfurt ni ada model2 bandar Frankfurt sebelum hancur dibom perang dunia kedua dan masa kehancuran tu dan selepas dibangunkan semula. Orang Jerman memang terror la...
Dan kat sini depan mata aku , aku nampak rakyat Jerman biasa, bawak makanan kasi kat makcik bertudung semua yang aku rasa kaum Muslimin yang mungkin kesusahan kat bandar ni...
Aku tahu makcik2 ni orang Islam, pasal satu orang tu ngan solat duduk, masa orang Jerman semua lalu lalang kat bandar, makcik tu kat tepi, solat, maybe pasal aku ni observant atau maybe just Kepohci....haha.







Takde masalah la kat Frankfurt....ok je, dari sampai kat stesen besar keretapi dorang semua ok...heran je semua cakap Jerman.. tapi dorang mudah je switch kepada English kalau aku tanya apa2... 
Dan mungkin ni Frankfurt, tapi memang nampak ramai orang bukan rupa Jerman, lain rupa2 Arab, Turkey, Mediterranean gitu...tapi semua cakap Jerman haha...PELIK SEY.

Bayangkan kalau selama ni dari aku kecik2 tengok cerita Combat kat TV, " vic morrow " kan? main dalam longkang longkang bawak kayu panjang, berangan2 jadi soldier amerika perang ngan soldier Jerman..
ni aku dah sampai Jerman....tengok Iron Maiden main kat Jerman, dua malam berturut2. Tapi aku kagum tengok orang Jerman la...memang dorang semacam nye bangsa.. Pandai dan boleh hidup nye bangsa. WORLD CUP TAHUN DEPAN AKU SOKONG GERMANY!!!!MERTESECKER AND PODOLSKI!!! tapi puaka aku dah lalu kedai fanclub Eintracht Frankfurt nye tapi belum bukak, jersey je ok ok je tapi ada satu lawa giler siot, kaler merah ngan burung hitam dorang tu satu tshirt tu... TSHIRT YANG TERSANGAT ROCK MAMPOS!!!! aku suka sangat...tapi lepas tu lupa nak gi kedai tu balik haha.

Moving On..
this is the museum that attracts me...I dont know whether saying I love the models is the right thing to say, knowing millions of lives lost in World War 2, all over the world, including here in Singapore and Malaysia and the elders will have lots to say what and who they lost during that period, and countless millions others suffering...
This models depicts the city of Frankfurt in the 1920s and then after the Allied Bombings of 1943 and 1944.







ROEMER
LAWA GILER TEMPAT NI....







So ni dia red-light district & casino2 Frankfurt, satu aku perasan eh, kat kedai makan pun ada mesin jackpot haha.. Ksiao sey.
Tapi red light district dorang ni...actually macam part of the scene tau, jadi semua orang lalu lalang gi kerja, balik pasar lelaki pompuan tua muda, or whatever la kat kawasan ni, tapi takde orang kacau ke hapa ke.....
ni dari mata aku la....
takde la those rupa2 melayu yang dipaparkan kat drama2 melayu kat tv ngan bandana ikat kat kepala, ngan tshirt guns n roses gitu, muka bengis gitu haha. Tapi discreet. 





Anggap ni bahagian ni posting travelling untuk pengetahuan je la haha....Luas perjalanan jauh permandangan or something like that pepatah melayu I forgotten

ok, korang jalan dan jalan.....cantik...nampak sungei besar giler, kat jembatan2 tu banyak kunci2 padlock, couple2 gitu nye padlock, dan banyak museum,
dan lorong2 dorang....cantik2....tempat2 dorang minum2 or makan2...

then korang jalan2 lagi nampak la deret2 kedai makanan...insyallah halal , walahualam.
















best la, senang dan mudah Frankfurt ni...


Aku was contemplating, next Maiden world tour....kalau dorang main Jeman nye indoor stadiums dan bukan festivals cam Rock Am Ring, Im Ring or Wacken, 
(walau aku cam berkenan gitu tengok Rock Am Ring ngan Im Ring ni, dorang selang Jumaat dan Ahad, dan kalau... Maiden & Depeche Mode & Powerwolf ( ye la mesti ada band rock German satu kan ) main....oooo nooo)
so Aku was like contemplating cita2 nak backpack seluruh Jerman tengok Maiden main kat Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Dortmund, Cologne cehwahhhhh ..

Tapi binawei betul, orang2 jerman ni dah la tinggi2 sekali dorang senggol bahu kena kepala dan leher aku...tu la aku kena sopan diri belakang sikit, tak pun beli tiket seats...tapi diri la haha.

NEXT... MAIDEN FRANKFURT TWO NIGHTS , first night full of craziness and mental and I have to give way to them or I will be crushed haha, and a second night more mellow and courteous despicable me haha.





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