Galloping horse, that's me!

Hua, this 2006 year would be a great year for me leh!

You know har, even 雨扬居士 also said ah, the year is so good for me until the light bulb also would explode leh!

This year for horse ah, like me, would do very well in career development and wealth creation. My talent will be very much appreciated and will also be able to initiate a promising future and to make substantial earnings based on my strength!

Also har, for horse, like me ah, their creativity and learning ability will not only carve out a promising career, but also help in achieving fame and fortune!

Sadly hor, when it comes to love, that is where my wit ends! I will get a lot of 烂桃花 this year. Hmmm... must be very careful with the pry-full girls around me!

So how when the sex is so good?!

Can you handle the truth?

Can you handle it when you have the opportunity to know every single sex your girlfriend has had with all her exes? What I am going to tell you has got the same mental devastation as when you get to know all the sexes your girlfriend has had down to the gory details, of course those not with you!

The story unfolds like this, I have been with this girl for a while. She's attentive, her voice is sweet and her figure is well endowed with perfect proportion. At least that's my impression until recently, when one of my pals introduced this girl to me.

Let's put it this way, when you have had a steady relationship going on for 2 years, you ain't stupid enough to wreck havoc to it. So it was casual at first, you know, spending some time out together with no pre-committal baggage.

Soon, you realized that your current partner is by no means any closer to this new girl you just got to know. She's vibrant, attentive to minute details, witty and the best thing is whatever your partner has now, she betters it and sex, too, is mind boggling!

Omigod! I was god smacked and flabbergasted! Totally swept off guard! I was so excited that I shared this with no other than my best pal cum mentor. Prior to introducing this girl to Leslie, I was so chirpy about her, singing praises about her like she's my perfect angel!

Then came the aghast truth that she was Leslie's friend's ex! Being a composed person, Leslie did not break any of her dark secret to me. But being close to Leslie, of course there're plenty of time I could collect bits and pieces of her. And they are ugly!

So I sms-ed Leslie, "I should not have tested the Audio Note DAC1 at your place!"

"Why?!"
"Why?! Your Audio Research LS25MKII is way beyond the DAC1's league!"

"So?"
"It's a huge improvement over my Sony's DAC! It's darn quite good in my place!" (The "darn" word was spared after listening to the DAC1 at Leslie's place.)

"Then?"
"But the DAC1 sucks big time in your place!"

"So?"
"It's like knowing every sex your girlfriend has had with her exes down to the gory details! No matter how good she is, you would have the mental baggage!"

"Then?"
"I guess I'll enjoy it while the DAC1 is still with me."

"The pain would be very excruciating when the DAC1 is no longer with you."
"But it's so bad at your place!"

"Bear in mind the possibility of mismatch, RCA vs. XLR!"
"How am I going to commit when I think of how it sounded at your place?!"

Then came the words of wisdom:
"If you enjoy the sex at your place, that's all that counts!"

When less means more...

I received a call the other day, normally I don't receive many phone calls. Most of the time, it would only be calls from my mum. And most of the time, it was mostly because of the computer my mum is using acting on her again.

The call was from one of the audio dealers I know, in fact the one I know most recently after buying a power cable from him.

Dealer: Hey KC, good or not?
Me: OK lar, same same lar.
D: Sure good lar, bonus is coming, you looking for anything?
M: No lar, trying to stay away from spending lar.
D: Oh, I got a Meridian 508.24 lar, very mint condition.
M (trying to act excited and interested): Really, wah, how much you are looking at?
D: Very cheap for you lar, RM6.9K. Very good condition you know!
M: Hmmm... expensive! Anyway, if I am keen, I will pay you a visit lar.
D: OK lar, come and have a look lar.

Guys, you know my resolution this year, crave less and make more. I have been slowly gaining momentum in craving less. No buy new audio magazines, as my mum always said, if you don't see, you wouldn't know what you are missing.

Even lunch nowadays have been very thrifty for me, normally eating at this place close to my office would only cost me RM2.50 to RM3, the most is RM3.5 lar. Hey, I am not skimping on food, OK? What good there is when you have heaps but no health to enjoy your hard earned dough? It’s just that this place is very cheap, OK?

Great isn't it when you set yourself a resolution and work hard towards it? What's better when you see yourself progressing? But that's only the first half, what about the other part on making more? No point rite!? Achieving only half of your goal but could do nothing about the latter part?!

Hey, RM6.9K is not too bad after all rite? The CDP is a reputable one mar, many audiophiles still swear by it. Not that I could not afford it, spend a little lar, CNY coming mar! If you don't spend, how on earth are we going to progress without anyone spending?! Either you hit the full jackpot or give up trying!

OK lar! So the next morning, I went to the ATM and fingered the machine. Got RM6K out coz the max I could get is RM6K per day. By the end of the day, I was a happy guy again with a slip with me back at home. Ah, isn't it good to see your money leaving you?! Stupid lar if I say YES!

What I did was I got myself an FD with 4% per annum. I know, it's not a lot lar, but at least it defeated the inflation effect. So, I did hit the full jackpot as I am making more! Though only marginally, but I still feel happy to see myself working towards my New Year resolution!

Unconditional Love!

The picture says it all...

Albums that could fuck up your brain!

I have been spinning some discs recently, some really cool discs that I think any music lover that worth every pinch of their own salt should not miss! I was thinking of writing about Fish and Stef first, but the two I am writing now appeal me in more ways!


First up is Janice's My Love. After the tough-act-to-follow first album, I was eagerly anticipating her second album! Day after day of listening to some tracks in 903 has driven my crave for her new full album to insane level!

In this album, there's no more Justin (側田) but brings many other more talents in the HK music scene. The quality of track selections is not as consistent as the first one, which were all but Leon's previous works. This time around, the album carries mostly new tracks with a few exceptions.

With the first album creating such huge followings, (eh, to my knowledge only me and Leslie shared the same level of passion for her, well, big enough for our niche dieing breed of audiophile.) it surely sets the level sky high for the second album to be as good, if not better.

Janice has got this cuteness in her voice that would bring nothing but your best love for her! I have been spinning tracks like 十個他不如你一個, 一場誤會, 心亂如麻 and 大哥, not to say other tracks are not as good, it's just the way she conveys her emotions thru these tracks. And the lyrics are good, too! Especially 心亂如麻, listen to how Janice sings this verse and you would have weak knees!

是你不想我了
甚至不找我了
無非幾天變化
就像刮我幾千巴
難道你共我親吻抱擁之後竟有偏差
不想和我好 請求直説真話

That guy must be a DICK!


Second album was Cheer's 華麗的冒險. What can I say? I must be a dick as well to have not bought any of her previous album! Her compositions exude exquisiteness that greatly reflects her taste and talents! The music arrangements are rich and grand to certain extend, faithfully echoing the theme of the album, giving you an ostentatious escapade into Cheer's musical wonderland!

Oh, her voice is so heavenly, pure and flawless. Nothing seems as rewarding as listening to her in the wee hours, serenading to your worn out tired soul. A bit of caution though, her compositions are heavily indie influenced. This means that you have to set yourself in the right mood to appreciate her works, as they dig deep into your sub-consciousness, at times bringing myself into deep thoughts.

Well, that's the main difference between the mainstream commercial pop that could provide you with instant high. With Cheer, you need to bring yourself up to the level of awareness, or else, you would imbue yourself with an aura of sadness! Bad if you are trying to get away from thinking of those unpaid bills.

Intoxicating? You bet!

Happy X'mas and Merry New Year

In this special day, let me intro my co-blogger, 雨音.

I guess she knows me better than I know myself.

She writes and does nothing but writing, wanted her to blog directly but she prefers the pen and paper way. So, I have to digitise her work.

Hopefully she'll feature at least an article a week, if not, I'll make sure she does!

=)

不要面目全非

为何要问"为什么"?

每一段感情在终结时,为何总是"为什么"?

算了吧!感觉没了就没了,不是缺点或优点的问题.

爱你,再多的缺点都能忍;不爱你,再多的优点都无能.

没开始的,"为什么"只能显得你的幼稚,没感觉就是没感觉.

不要问"为什么",这样不能让你变得更完美,只能使你更面目全非!

雨音

Love yourself and your family more in this yuletide season...

Actually I dun wanna spend one, but fate has it that I have to spend. Why? Coz my Sony 17" Flat CRT and Philips 17" LCD konked on me, so, have to spend lor! There goes the Harmonic Tech Magic interconnect lar, it's the top one you know. Seldom people sell one! Fate...


Mum said she was using uncle's Canon's digicam, and it was cool. OK, 收到! There you go, the old and the new. Panasonic Lumix FX7 and the latest purchase, Lumix FX9. Mum, you sure know how to have a good time!


Miss your baby years? The Moon Flower from Body Shop would surely make you smell like babies again! My new smell!

OK, big damage this X'mas! Must recover! Don't succumb to any ads which temp you to spend! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

King Kong, you shrunk my balls!

Went to watch King Kong with my mum and lil' sis, what can I say, a great movie indeed!

Towards the end where the fighter planes went after King Kong, I could not find my balls anymore. Why, coz I am AFRAID of height!

I can't stop worrying that Naomi might fall off the building! Hey, never shoot in such high places anymore!

Female can listen better!

The other day, me and my mum and my sister went watching Hairy Harry Potter, it was kinda slow to my taste actually.

Anyway, the above sets the prelude to this blog. Why?

Coz my sister digged a lot of my DVDs collection and started blasting my home theater system. Eh, hopefully she didn't dig the wrong collection. Maybe she had, and put them back in. I dunno.

So my mum asked, "eh, how come your setup sounds better than the cinema? Some more we were in the THX certified hall."

Me, "eh, coz I am using a full Onkyo setup mar."

Mum, "eh, you mean anything Onkyo sounds this good?"

Me, "eh, no, coz I am using full AudioQuest cables mar."

Mum, "oh, you mean anything bad sounding can sound good with AudioQuest cables?"

Me, "eh, no! Of course not!"

Mum, "eh, then must be Onkyo plus AudioQuest only can get good sound ar?"

Me, "nooooooooooooooo, what I mean is there should be good fundamental equipments and good cables to let it perform. Synergy, get it?"

Mum, "eh, then how come you still need the thick power cable behind?"

Me, "oh, that's my PS Audio Prelude, just to scare people only lar. But then hor, seems it improves on my Sony TV and Astro, so I guess it helps also."

Mum, "oh, must have thick power cables also lar?"

Me, "I guess so."

Mum, "how come your stereo uses silver color cable and purple color cable one?"

Me, "ah, that's my Stealth and Harmonic Tech."

Mum, "how come you don't use Onkyo or AudioQuest there?"

Me, "eh... can I explain some other time?"