It has been some time since I wrote anything here. Merely because I have nothing to talk about. Already 3 weeks since my final exam. Time really flies. Everything felt like it has just started and I'm here again on my holiday waiting for so many things in between and the start of the new semester. Last year this time, I was still trying to decide where I would do my tertiary education and right now, I've completed my first year in Taylor's. It has been awhile since I met my college mates and ex-schoolmates. How I wish to play futsal again! But my right knee is just troublesome. Currently planning an outing with Aileen, hope it works out well (Would really love to go out with all of you!). Talked to Jenson a few hours ago and it's interesting that I've known him for 2 years plus already. For the past couple of months, I've been looking forward to my trip to Hainan this coming August which is more of less 6 weeks away =)
Anyways, I've been doing nothing much lately. Followed the NBA Finals closely and hoping that Lakers is going to win it tomorrow. Kobe deserves his 4th ring and also an NBA Finals MVP award. Apart from that, I became sort of an avid reader. Read a couple of books lately. Grew an interest in the Twilight saga and just finished New Moon, going to start Eclipse soon. Spent some time watching some good movies too. I saw Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a movie directed by Woody Allen featuring Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz (won an Oscars for her role in this movie),Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall. One of the best and most disturbing movie I saw was Requiem for A Dream which depicts different forms of addiction in which the characters were stuck in their own world of delusion leading to desperations and eventually devastated.
Apart from reading, NBA and movies, I did try my hands on writing a thing or two. Mostly sketched on my notebook and some complete work typed out. I definitely love to write and I'm looking forward to writing more. Definitely not as a career (really question my ability) but merely as doing something I love to do and to spend my time.
This is all for now. I don't know what purpose does this post serve. As for now, I hope I would continue to write more. My prolonged knee pain that kept me out of sports out of fear of making it worse eventually lead to a loss in interest too. Alright, that's all for now. I would continue to try my hands on writing (something I love to do now) and also look forward to my trip in Hainan this coming August.
Until next time.
-JhnT-
Relapse was released about 3 days ago on the 19th of May. I am expecting it to top the Billboard Top 200 chart this week. Every song off this album is good. Eminem as usual doing his thang. Every song is worth listening to with my favourite being 3 a.m., My Mom, Insane, Hello, Same Song & Dance, why am I even listing them when I love them all. Probably the weakest songs are We Made You and Crack A Bottle.
Rolling Stones, The Daily Telegraph, AllMusic, and USA Today rated it at a decent 4 out of 5 stars. However, I don't get it why critics like Pitchfork Media and PopMatters rated it at a lowly 3 - 4 out of 10. Do they even know rap music? It deserves at least a 4 out of 5.
In "Careful What You Wish For", Eminem takes a swipe at music critics and most of his fans who says that Encore does not have the calibre to match his other efforts. It may have been Eminem's weakest album but I remember at the time of release, I was listening to Encore for weeks over and over.
In my own opinion, this is my current and update rating of all Eminem albums:
Infinite - 2/5
The Slim Shady LP - 5/5
The Marshall Mathers LP - 5/5
The Eminem Show - 4.5/5
Encore - 3/5
Relapse - 4/5
Over time, I think Relapse will only get better to me as I am currently addicted to it. The play count of Relapse in my iTunes is at an average of 30 times currently. Considering the fact that I had an exam last 2 weeks, that's really a lot.
Can't wait for Relapse 2 to be released. This is my last post on Relapse. Haha
I think my favourite track off Relapse is Deja Vu. I am really digging into it. But the whole album is sure fire. Every track is a blast. Not really digging into Crack A Bottle but every other track is brilliant. In my opinion, this album is better than The Eminem Show.
It is a shame that it is leaked almost two weeks earlier though. I am still gonna get this album as part of my collection of Eminem albums. Everyone, this joint is off the heezy. Get it, listen to it, a must.
I feel Beautiful. It is deep. It is touching. Deja Vu and Beautiful are two songs that are personal.
"to the rest of the world, God gave you the shoes to fit you, just put 'em on and wear 'em, be yourself man, be proud of who you are, even if it sounds corny, never let no one tell you "you ain't beautiful" -Eminem, Beautiful's outro
I really love the outro of the song Beautiful. Really digging into it.
Anyways, all these bootlegging thing has to stop. In my own opinion, Em's marketing for this Relapse album is just great. All the clues left in Twitter, the Popsomp Hill website and many more. But all these leak thing just dilutes all the excitement towards the release the album. (I am still gonna get the album though)
Final exam is going to start very soon for all UWE students. It is already nearing the end of year 1 and how fast everything actually went. On 20th May 2009, 7p.m., will mark the start of our 4 months break, something I am really looking forward to (I believe everyone else too).
To some, this is probably the end of the road as some would leave to Bristol for next semester after this. However, most of my homies ain't going, so I'm cool =) But Aileen Tan Sze Ying, you are not going. Kye Li, Dun Kei and I are demanding you to stay (I will tie you up on that tree). Oh yeah, I should write the letter too.
Anyways, this is the schedule for the final exam:
11 May 2009, Monday - Global Business Context a.k.a. GBC (4 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
12 May 2009, Tueday - Business Information Technology Management a.k.a. BITM (4 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
15 May 2009, Friday - Introduction to Financial Accounting a.k.a. IFA (4 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
18 May 2009, Monday - Business Statistics D.... M.... (I actually forgot) a.k.a. BSDM (4 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
20 May 2009, Wednesday - Introduction to Management Accounting a.k.a. IMA (4 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
That's it. 5 papers spread over 9 days. Looking forward to it. I think I am well prepared for all the papers. I came to love BITM as I was revising it (all these Change Management, DSS, TPS, ES are pretty cool). But I wouldn't say I am 100% prepared for it because I still need to go through the Case Studies, but I know I would turn out to love it more =)
I guess that is all for now. I am also excited about the release of Relapse on 19 May 2009 although I already have the leak with me. But yeah, I am still going to get the album as part of my collection of Eminem CDs.
So yeah, that's all for now. Back to GBC, been trying to look for more real world examples and basically quite done already.
I'm outtie. And of course, good luck to everyone.
-9 May 2009-
Mi amor, te quiero
No sé por qué estoy escribiendo aquí en español.
Pero todo lo que quiero decir es "te quiero".
Sé que tu no puede entender lo que digo. Pero sé que ya lo saben en su corazon.
Todo lo que quiero decir es...
Quiero que llegues a ser mi alma, mi intención, mi vida y mi pasión. Te doy mi corazon.
Usted es muy importante para mí.
Te quiero toda mi vida.
Eso es todo por ahora.
Eminem's new single titled Old Time's Sake has been leaked. The new song features Dr. Dre. Of the 4 singles released so far, my favourite is still 3 a.m.. Rumours has it that the new album, Relapse would have a similar theme as 3 a.m.. If that is the truth, Eminem is back to his The Marshall Mathers LP.
I have been listening to all of Eminem's album all week while waiting for Relapse to be released. Various comments in the internet criticized Eminem's latest efforts for being not up to The Marshall Mathers LP's standard. Personally, I do not expect Relapse to be as good as The Marshall Mathers LP because The Marshall Mathers LP is already a classic hip hop album by itself. To top it, Relapse has to be another classic and it is never easy to do so. For example, until now Nas has not released any album better than Illmatic neither did Jay-Z release any album that tops Reasonable Doubt.
Judging by today's rap standard, Eminem's latest efforts is easily the best in today's rap game. And Relapse is going to easily be one of the best rap album of 2009.
As mentioned earlier, I listened to all Eminem's album. I think Infinite does not get as much credit as it should. I think Eminem's lyrics and flows were just great in that album. My new favorite Eminem albums are as follows: The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, The Slim Shady LP, Infinite and Encore. I hope when Relapse is released, it would at least rank 3rd in my list of favorite Eminem albums.
P.S. Los Angeles Lakers just lost. Kobe managed to score 32 points while Pau Gasol has a double-double. Yao Ming led Houstan Rockets with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Come on, Lakers.
Eminem's new video was released not long ago and I managed to find the video in the internet. Love it.
While I am still waiting to watch Eminem's 3 a.m. video, it has been revealed that the single after 3 a.m. is Old Time's Sake. It is scheduled to be released this coming Tuesday, 5 May 2009. It is the only other track apart from Crack A Bottle to feature a guest appearance and to no surprise, it is Eminem's long time partner and mentor, Dr. Dre.
Really anticipating Eminem's new video which should be out in another 10 hours or so. Right after that, it is Old Time's Sake on May 5. And 7 days before the release of Relapse, another single titled Beautiful will be released. Can't wait for each and everyone of it. Eminem is back.
That's all for now, I would like to do a little revision. Only a couple of days more before my finals. 5 papers spread across a 10 days period starting 11 May until 20 May. And of course, Relapse is out 19 May. Anyways, good luck to my coursemates who will all be going through the finals. All the best guys. Until next time. More Eminem updates soon.
Relapse's tracklisting is finally revealed. I don't know when was it revealed but I just found it a couple of moments ago. Recently, weird, odd posts in Eminem's Twitter has been posted by probably Eminem himself. After reading a few posts in forums and trying to make sense out of it, there are all actually clues regarding his new album such as the next single and also the album's tracklisting.
The tracklisting are as follows:
“Dr. West” (Skit) 01:29
“3am” 05:20
“My Mom” 05:20
“Insane” 03:01
“Bagpipes From Baghdad” 04:43
“Hello” 04:08
“Tonya” (Skit) 00:43
“Same Song & Dance” 04:08
“We Made You” 04:30
“Medicine Ball” 03:57
“Paul” (Skit) 00:19
“Stay Wide Awake” 05:20
“Old Time’s Sake” feat. Dr. Dre 04:35
“Must Be The Ganja” 04:03
“Mr. Mathers” 00:42
“Deja Vu” 04:43
“Beautiful” 06:32
“Crack A Bottle” f. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent 04:58
“Steve Berman” (Skit) 01:29
“Underground/Ken Kaniff” 06:19
“3am” 05:20
“My Mom” 05:20
“Insane” 03:01
“Bagpipes From Baghdad” 04:43
“Hello” 04:08
“Tonya” (Skit) 00:43
“Same Song & Dance” 04:08
“We Made You” 04:30
“Medicine Ball” 03:57
“Paul” (Skit) 00:19
“Stay Wide Awake” 05:20
“Old Time’s Sake” feat. Dr. Dre 04:35
“Must Be The Ganja” 04:03
“Mr. Mathers” 00:42
“Deja Vu” 04:43
“Beautiful” 06:32
“Crack A Bottle” f. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent 04:58
“Steve Berman” (Skit) 01:29
“Underground/Ken Kaniff” 06:19
It features Crack A Bottle, We Made You and 3 a.m.. It is also notable that apart from Crack A Bottle, only one song features a guest appereance and it is none other than legendary hip hop producer, Dr. Dre himself. I am really anticipating the release of this album. Waiting for May 19th, 2009.
