(#13) ozzy osbourne - ozzman cometh & fear factory - obsolete

[entry #13 utk cabaran 1 hari = 1 entry = 1 malaysia abg ben]

bungkusan no. 11 drp 14 bungkusan 9/11 yg lps. bungkusan dari us berisi cd ozzy osbourne - ozzman cometh dan fear factory - obsolete. spt cd2 lain yg dibeli drp tauke cd bundle - rivercnk, cd2 ni dihantar tanpa jewel case utk menjimatkan postage cost

ozzy osbourne - ozzman cometh

ebay purchase info

• purchased from: rivercnk
• location: us
• condition: used
• price paid: US$3.32+5.98/2 (RM22.89) menang bid
• ordered: 13/8/2009
• received: 11/9/2009
• label: (p)(c) 1997 sony music entertainment inc.
• made in: us
• manufactured by: epic, a division of sony music

inlay dan cd nmpk agak baru. tp tu la cover art simple salib besar tu yg kureng sket... klu sapa2 yg xtau ozzy osbourne (yg mmg slalu guna trademark salib) mesti hairan. silap2 cd ni org pikir cd lagu2 gospel yg dibeli dari kedai salvation hehehe. to my christian pals, no hard feelings beb... but this is abg ozzy beb, abg ozzy!

tracklist

1. black sabbath*
2. war pigs*
3. goodbye to romance
4. crazy train
5. mr crowley
6. over the mountain
7. paranoid (live with randy rhoads) <- brapa byk band yg cover lagu ni?
8. bark at the moon
9. shot in the dark
10. crazy babies
11. no more tears (edit)
12. mama, i'm coming home
13. i don't want to change the world (live)
14. i just want you
15. back on earth*
    *previously unreleased

sememangnya album ozzman cometh ni merupakan album kompilasi lagu2 terbaik (the best of) abg ozzy. versi aku beli ni versi single cd, ada versi double cd... dah nama kompilasi ofkos la lagu2nya pun best2 blaka. bg aku kecuali track no. 1, 2 dan 13 semuanya lagu febret aku... lbh2 lg lagu crazy train, mr. crowley, bark at the moon dan shot in the dark

dulu2 aku xbrapa dgr sgt lagu2 abg ozzy ni, sehingga la aku tune-in braingell radio yg byk pasang lagu2 abg ozzy. tp mmg ketara la zmn randy rhoads dgn zmn zakk wylde mmg berbeza muziknya... err, korg dah ada album latest abg ozzy black rain? lately, muzik dan lagu2 abg ozzy makin best... tua2 keladi ni, makin tua makin menjadi. agaknya dah tua ni dah insaf kot? sbb tu lagu2nya makin matang dari segi lirik dan muzik (rock org tua)

fear factory - obsolete

ebay purchase info

• purchased from: rivercnk
• location: us
• condition: used
• price paid: US$2.00+5.98/2 (RM18.10) menang bid
• ordered: 13/8/2009
• received: 11/9/2009
• label: (p)(c) 1998 the all blacks b. v.
• made in: us
• distributed by: roadrunner records

spt ozzman cometh, obsolete ni jugak nmpk agak baru cd dgn calar yg minimum. belikan jewel case baru for sure nmpk mcm baru

tracklist

1. shock
2. edgecrusher
3. smasher/devourer
4. securitron
5. [police state 2000]
6. descent
7. hi-tech hate
8. freedom or fire
9. obsolete
10. ressurection
11. timelessness

aku bknla minat sgt dgn band fear factory wlupun ada bbrp album dorg yg aku minat (digimortal dan demanufacture), ekceli album ni pun aku menang pasal joybid, nak bg ozzman cometh ada geng. so, no komen... aku pun baru dgr album skali - typical fear factory music

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p/s: album demanufacture pun dah ada, versi 2 cd roadrunner anniversary

(#12) robotech - new generation

[entry #12 utk cabaran 1 hari = 1 entry = 1 malaysia abg ben]

koleksi dvd lama aku (yg skrg ada kat kmpg, patutnya entry ni publish bln ogos tp terlepas pandang draft)... robotech - new generation yg aku beli somewhere in 2003 kat bkt jambul shopping complex, penang dgn hrga RM89.90. malas nak cerita byk, aku go through secara ringkas shj (nak kejar 1h1e1m... dah due 2-3 entry hehehe)

25 episod dlm 3 disc (dvd5). robotech ekceli adalah 3 buah anime yg berbeza dicantumkan menjadi 1 megasaga bila ketiga2 anime ni dibeli oleh harmony gold usa iaitu the super dimension fortress macross, the super dimension cavalry southern cross dan genesis climber mospeada

dan kebetulan robotech - new generation ni merupakan adaptasi drp mospeada, so jln ceritanya masih sama cuma bbrp watak telah diubah identiti (dimatsallehkan) dan alter sket jln ceritanya. nak baca sinopsis lebih lanjut, pi blog takilala entry kiko-soseiki-mosupida

info lebih lanjut bleh baca kat website rasmi robotech atau info drp wikipedia. pd mereka yg kecik2 dulu suka tgk macross, mospeada dan robotech... pastinya ada koleksi dvd ni (atau ingin memilikinya)

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p/s: ekceli aku nak cari dvd set mospeada mcm takilala punya tu, tp xjumpa2 lg

(#11) demons & wizards - self tittled (digipak)

[entry #11 utk cabaran 1 hari = 1 entry = 1 malaysia abg ben]

bungkusan no. 10 drp 14 bungkusan 9/11 yg lps. bungkusan dari jerman berisi cd demons & wizards dgn tajuk album yg sama (err... bkn album uriah heep eh)

ebay purchase info

• purchased from: stefan schöberlein
• location: germany
• condition: used
• price paid: €1.00+7.00 (RM40.78) menang bid
• ordered: 10/8/2009
• received: 11/9/2009
• label: (c) 1999 demons & wizards (p) 1999 steamhammer, a division of SPV gmbh
• made in: germany
• distributed by: SPV gmbh

ni yg malas klu order cd dari jerman, postage mahal nak mampus... €7.00 = RM35.68 utk postage shj... isk isk isk

kat dpn ada sticker hype "feat. jon schaffer (iced earth) & hansi kursch (blind guardian)". cd diterima dlm keadaan memuaskan, comes in digipak limited edition with bonus track. blh consider still like new, digipak dan inlay dlm keadaan masih baru, cd cuma ada 1-2 calar yg halus

tracklist

1. rites of passage
2. heaven denies
3. poor man's crusade
4. fiddler on the green
5. blood on my hands
6. path of glory
7. winter of souls
8. the whistler
9. tear down the hall
10. gallows pole
11. my last sunrise
12. chant
13. white room (bonus track)

since cd ni smpi 9/11 dulu, aku blm lg dgr lagu2 smpi abis. so blm ada lg yg blh dikatakan lagu febret

xbyk cerita pasal album ni, dulu aku ada donlod mp3 tp track 1-4 je. senang cerita la muzik trademark iced earth tp vocal trademark hansi blind guardian... so cuba2 bygkan fusionnya mcm mana?

buka2 je bhgn dlm, tiba2 ripper main biola ni pop-up! best best! 1st time dgr lagu2 demons & wizard ni kat braingell radio... aku mula2 ingtkan lagu drp album baru blind guardian, tp apsal muziknya keras semacam? check2 info rupanya band project jon schaffer (demons) & hansi kursch (wizards). bleh check lbh byk info kat website rasmi demons & wizards atau wikipedia

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p/s: aku ada usha2 album 2nd dorg ni touched by the crimson king tp nnti2la tggu koleksi lain complete dulu...

(#10) down memory lane at penang road (part 2)

[entry #10 utk cabaran 1 hari = 1 entry = 1 malaysia abg ben]

sambungan drp entry yg lps... welcome to pasar chowrasta, tmpt yg sinonim dgn jeruk buah pala (dan jeruk2 buah lain - salak, betik, mangga, dll). setau aku la kan... selain kat balik pulau, pasar chowrasta ni la tmpt org2 slalu sggh beli jeruk2 ni. kat bawah ada byk kedai yg jual jeruk2 ni... tp aku slalu beli kat kedai nama shin huat (pic bawah)

selain jeruk, dulu2 aku slalu jugak beli salap buah pala, minyak buah pala dan gamat langkawi kat sini. mcm biasala family yg suruh beli tiap2 kali aku nak balik cuti. kdg2 beli jeruk smpi berkilo2

pasar chowrasta ni dulu2 tingkat atasnya ada panggung wayang. sapa2 yg tau cerita pasal panggung chowrasta ni bleh cerita kat ruangan komen, tengkiu...

yg bestnya klu beli jeruk ni, kita bleh suka2 hati mkn jeruk2 yg dipamerkan (taste sample)... tauke xmarah pun asalkan dlm kuantiti yg berpatutan dan for sure kita beli jeruk ni from dorg. dlm byk2 jeruk ni aku plng suka jeruk buah mangga

nmpk colourful... kali ni aku xbeli byk, cuma beli jeruk campoq2 utk buah tgn staff2 aku kat ofis nun, selain jeruk mangga stgh kilo utk dinikmati seorg diri (yg ni febret aku, xnak kongsi2 hahaha... kedekut gila)

oke, selesai cerita pasal jeruk2 ni... on the way balik hotel sepanjang perjalanan for sure u would smell something nice, lebih kurg mcm bau kopi pun ada... ntah camna nak explain baunya. bau ni merupakan bau buah berengan cina, sepanjang penang road ni mmg senang nak jumpa apek2 bukak gerai jual buah ni. aku xtau apa cerita pasal buah berengan ni... so aku skip la, selain baunya yg simply just nice

spnjg penang road ni jugak, mmg senang nak cari brg2 souvenir... t-shirt, keychain, fridge magnet dan mcm2 lg. aku sggh sat beli bbrp fridge magnet utk koleksi peribadi. xlupa jugak belikan t-shirt utk *ehem2* atleast ada benda nak bg bila blk nnti

next best location was... the famous nasik kandaq line clear! (alaaa... aswad AF tu cilok ayat drp gerai ni, xtau malu amik trademark org lain). line clear ni mmg masuk dlm my top 5 best nasik kandaq in penang. aku xpasti nama lorong area line clear ni, tp dekat2 dgn kimberly street, odeon cinema dan hotel oriental

lorong persembunyian nasik kandaq line clear. tu bangunan kat background tu hotel oriental, tmpt aku tggl (RM75/mlm je hahaha). apa yg membuatkan line clear ni spesel? klu tgk xde benda pun... ada stgh2 org xlalu mkn kat area mcm ni, gerai2 celah lorong... terasa suasana 'ghetto' mamak

aku mula2 skali mkn nasik kandaq kat line clear ni somewhere in 1998-1999 dan last skali in 2007... dkt 10 thn tp suasananya masih lg sama, tadak perubahan, masih lg dgn cliche gerai celah lorong. agaknya yg tu kot membuatkannya bertahan dari dulu smpi skrg. waktu aku dtg ni masih lg awal dlm 1100hrs, xramai org... tp klu time lunch atau dinner, heh! kastemer sanggup beratoq panjang semata2 nak mkn nasik kandaq kat sini

ekceli, smlm pun beli dinner kat sini jugak (bungkus)... hari ni aku order nasi briyani, lauk standard aku ialah daging 2 ketui, teloq goreng, karot + kuah campoq, ditmbh dgn teh ais mamak kaw2 (semuanya bungkus, nak mkn kat bilik hotel smbl tgk tv) tup tap tup tap RM7.30 je~ klu kat bintulu menu mcm ni kompom kena belas2 ringgit

sblm naik hotel, smpt posing dpn panggung odeon ... dulu time sivaji: the boss releases in 2007, aku teringin nak tgk kat panggung ni... tp, hehehe sbb xde geng nak tgk, segan plak sbb yg lain semua gelap2 aku je cerah, lgpun minachi yg jual tiket bgtau filem tu xde subtitle... hampeh~ hehehe

smpi2 je kat bilik... hah! tu dia nasik kandaq dah dpn mata. apa lg? bedal la... tp setiap kali aku mkn nasik kandaq ni, selain rasa sedap... kdg2 terasa sebak di dada, mengingatkan zmn2 wasted years aku kat penang dulu... abis mkn, siap2 packing brg nak check-out hotel dlm pkl 1230hrs, then naik teksi pi kem BTN kat balik pulau sbb kursus kenegaraan (check out website rasmi biro tatanegara)

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p/s: maya mia pastinya terliur tgk nasik kandaq ni kan?

(#9) roland micro-cube guitar amplifier

[entry #9 utk cabaran 1 hari = 1 entry = 1 malaysia abg ben]

isnin 2/11/2009 - around 1700hrs aku check-in kat hotel sri m'sia (bayan baru) lps balik dari kursus kenegaraan BTN kat balik pulau. esok flight awal around 0800hrs sbb tu pilih hotel ni, dkt dgn airport

spt yg dijanjikan (dlm entry yg lps), mr. engbok dtg smpi lobby hotel hntr micro-cube warna hitam ni slps 10-15 minit aku sms/call. nnti2 klu aku dtg penang lg, yNot studio mmg menjadi antara lokasi yg wajib dikunjungi... [pic2 micro-cube ni aku snap kat dlm bilik hotel]

bbrp ayat2 angkat bakul drp website roland asia pacific atau roland uk

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It's Hip to be Square

With the new Micro Cube, guitarists get a genuine Roland Cube amp in an ultra-compact package that even runs on batteries. Weighing in at just a few pounds, the Micro Cube packs a big punch and comes with six DSP effects, COSM Amp Modeling and a new Digital Tuning Fork - giving guitarists everything they need for killer tone on the go.

• Ultra-compact portable DSP guitar amp with 5-inch speaker
• Runs on battery or AC power (adapter supplied) and includes carry strap
• 7 COSM guitar amp models including JC-120 and a special mic preamp model
• 6 DSP effects: chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo and separate Delay/Reverb
• New Digital Tuning Fork with support for flat tunings up to 2 semitones
• Recording/Headphones output and stereo Auxiliary input for CD players, etc.

Spesifications

• Rated Power Output - 2 W <- wtf? 2 watt saja? tp bunyinya kuat bleh lawan amp 10-15 watt
• Nominal Input Level - INPUT: -10 dBu, AUX IN: -10 dBu
• Speaker - 12 cm (5 inches) x 1
• Controls - TYPE Switch, GAIN Knob, VOLUME Knob, TUNING FORK Button, KEY Switch, TONE Knob, EFX (Chorus/Flanger/Phaser/Tremolo) Knob, DELAY/REVERB Knob, POWER Switch
• Connectors - INPUT Jack: 1/4" phone type, REC OUT/PHONES Jack: Stereo 1/4" phone type, AUX IN Jacks: Stereo 1/4" phone type, Stereo miniature phone type, AC Adaptor Jack
• Power Supply - DC 9 V: AC Adaptor or Dry Battery (LR6 (AA) type) x 6
• Current Draw - 185 mA
• Accessories - AC Adaptor, Strap, Owner's Manual

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input, tuning fork dan bbrp knob, semua kat blh atas amp... ada 6+1 jenis modelling (acoustic, jc clean, black panel, brit combo, classic, r-fier dan 1 khas utk mikrofon). aku xpasti la, tp ramai yg kata efek2 yg roland sumbat dlm kiub kompak ni guna teknologi pedal2 boss (efek2 chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, delay, reverb)

modelling2 dlm amp ni mmg best... rasanya bleh cover hmpr semua jenis muzik, dan sesuai utk beginner yg nak jimat, xde duit nak beli effects pedal atau stompbox (klu dah ada, bleh buat loop atau double-effects). aku plng suka guna classic stack utk praktis lagu2 classic rock dan r-fier (cranked up gain to full) utk lagu2 metal... mmg distortionnya berat dan lemak berkrim :D cuma utk modelling acoustic dan jc clean xbrapa kuat berbanding modelling2 distortions

runs on battery too... 6 biji bateri AA, ada yg kata guna bateri cap ayam pun bleh tahan 12 jam (website roland uk kata bleh tahan 20 jam). dlm keadaan darurat (in case effects pedal or stompbox malfunctioning) amp ni bleh guna sbg backup, smbg output pi amp lg besar... voila! instant pedal/stompbox. cuma kena ejas manual guna tgn la xleh nak guna kaki buat mcm stompbox atau pedal

oke, aku xbrapa pandai nak review pasal amp ni, so... klu nak review lbh lanjut bleh check website/review berikut

• roland asia pacific atau roland uk
• ultimate guitar
• harmony central
• blog deadeye guitar

dan perlu diingat, amp ni cuma 2 watt... wlupun bunyinya kuat setaraf amp 10-15 watt (mcm xcaya plak), tp mr. engbok sarankan volume sebaik2nya jgn lbh drp separuh, sbb klu lebih berkebarangkalian jangkahayat speaker amp ni xbertahan lama or worst case scenario speaker blows. this amp was meant to be practice amp not gig/stage amp (tp aku biasa praktis volume suku pun dah kira kuat)

dgn harga RM380... mmg berbaloi la beli amp ni utk practice amp (bilik, ruang tamu) ditambah dgn built-in modelling dan effects yg mmg senang nak ejas2, simple, kecik, cute dan kukuh... well, it's a roland! (adik bradik boss). tp klu rasa2 nak bunyi lg kuat, simpan la duit beli amp yg lebih besar

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p/s: mr. engbok, u rock!