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♥ Saturday, July 28, 2007, 7:54 PM
WWHHEEE!! WESTSIDE!!hahaha...Going crazy going crazzziieee!! Erhem..okok...Din meet up wif von and hy today coz tt blur hy she forgot bout our date coz bz working..haha..And i was sooooo down coz me tot there goes my Westside..haiiz..Den reached home wif blacckkiiee charcoaliie face. Mummy asks why? I told her my fren canot make it. But it's mainly because i will not get to buy Westside! Den mummy asks again.. Oh...Den u wanna follow me to Jusco?
WAAAAA! I WAAANNN!!!! WANNWAAANNN! hahaha...Tt's how i managed to buy Westside in the end! Whhheeee~

This album...R-O-C-K-S! It's cover is simple.Although i prefer to see his ''full face'' rather den half of his face but it's ok. Something special frm JJ. Read this if u're interested in JJ =) :


JJ Lin did not disappoint me. He amazed me, finally proving himself to be a musician of Jay and Leehom’s caliber. Without sacrificing personal style, he has presented a challenge to all other singer-songwriters with this album. It is slightly disappointing that tracks 1, 3, and 6 are all bridges, useful in creating the overall feel of this album. But the album still has ten songs, the norm for C-pop albums nowadays.


As for the actual album, it is crafted like a book, something made for you to listen from beginning to end. Do that the first time through - the order of the songs is perfect, and somehow I feel that that is the order I should listen to them in; there is no other order. And that doesn’t mean the individual songs are not good - they are, every single one, stunning. I would divide this CD into individual chapters.


“独白 (Du Bai),” sounds like a movie trailer, starting off with a guzheng, then a piano part. A voice narrating in the second half of the track stamps some fear into your heart, leading nicely to “杀手 (Sha Shou).” Sha Shou doesn’t sound that scary, in and by itself. Yet it generates the emotion that JJ wants, a “Mei Li De Bei Ai (Beautiful Sorrow).” Beautifully haunting, this song breaks away from mainstream Chinese pop, exploring a darker side of life. “杀手@续 (Sha Shou @ Xu) is a one-and-a-half minute continuation of that sound, adding some electronic effects/enhances to the song.


Suddenly, JJ Lin switches gears in the album, from a very dark spirit to a more hopeful spirit in “西界 (Xi Jie).” I was expecting something related to gangster life (the name Westside), so I was slightly surprised when I heard the opening, which is just blissful. I can see the promised land through the amazing introduction and conclusion of this song. The extended metaphor of one lover being in the Western Hemisphere and the other being in the Eastern Hemisphere really caught my attention. It was extremely imaginative yet accurate – and JJ expresses the emotion of the lyrics exceptionally, through his vocals. He completes the transition from the darkness to light with “无聊 (Wu Liao),” a jumpy and enjoyable pop-rock fusion. There are many interludes of conversations in this song, directing us just to have some fun!



Another bridge comes, “单挑 (Dan Tiao),” a hilarious conversation (in English) between Mike and JJ who is practicing his beatboxing. Mike tells JJ, “You’ve improved, but you aren’t as good as me. Let’s battle.” JJ reacts, “Watch me.” The track ends, and the song “K-O” begins. The mere beat classifies it as a JJ-style hip-hop hit. JJ also adds Arabian influences in the background, bringing back memories of his “Mummy” hit. I think JJ is trying to do a kind of diss on Mike, as “K-O” shows JJ winning the beatbox battle/wrestling match after Mike challenge. Very interesting.


The last six songs are a collection of different styles. “大男人•小女孩 (Da Nan Ren •Xiao Nv Hai)” is a very JJ-like ballad, a very easy-to-listen-to reminiscence of lost love. The song “L-O-V-E” had me jiving along with its jazzy ambience. I loved this upbeat R&B song; there are rarely any of these in C-Pop, and JJ totally mastered this one. There’s also a nice duet with Jin Sha, “发现爱 (Fa Xian Ai),” not as good as his last duet with her, unfortunately. “不流泪的机场 (Bu Liu Lei De Ji Chang)” is a ballad with an unique melody, using none of the phrases C-pop ballads often use and reuse. Very powerful and moving – I’m impressed. “Baby Baby,” is a rock-influenced, fast-moving fun song, and again shows his skills in fusing rock with other genres. He ends the album with “自由不变 (Zhi You Bu Bian),” a solid ballad topping it all off.



This album was amazing. His obvious reference to Jay in “单挑 (Dan Tiao)” and “K-O” and mimicking of Jay’s styles in numerous songs (without losing his personal style) will present a huge challenge to Jay. This album deserves to be bought – it proves his competency in all genres – and has heightened and confirmed JJ’s position in Chinese pop to the elite of the elite. He sacrificed flourish for simplicity in this album. But the simplicity adds something to the album because all songs nowadays are overly complex in harmonies and beats. Simply enjoyable music and JJ’s always-special vocals make up for the lack of complex backgrounds.


I used to dislike JJ – he’s convinced me otherwise. What really impresses me is how much energy and effort JJ put into this album, how he carefully crafted every sound. It really shines through every fine-tuned song, every emotion, every special effect, every harmonization. Two or three songs could be improved, in way of a better melody, and I will give it a 9/10, due to its unparalleled perfection and intellectal inventiveness. It’s a return to simpler eras in music and the use of melody as the main force behind the song. It also reflects a switch of focus to a darker/stranger side of life. But above all this, a complete victory for JJ as a result of his genius and hard work. Finally, after an almost two-year drought, I have found an awesome album. Listen closely to every note and sound - I guarantee you’ll be moved. This is one album you can lie down to, and lose yourself to.


01 独白 (Du Bai)
02 杀手 (Sha Shou)
03 杀手@续 (Sha Shou @ Xu)
04 西界 (Xi Jie)
05 无聊 (Wu Liao)
06 单挑 (Dan Tiao)
07 K-O
08 大男人·小女孩 (Da Nan Ren·Xiao Nv Hai)
09 L-O-V-E
10 发现爱 (Fa Xian Ai)
11 不流泪的机场 (Bu Liu Lei De Ji Chang)
12 Baby Baby
13 自由不变 (Zhi You Bu Bian)

Written by -JeD-


wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind


♥ Friday, July 27, 2007, 10:35 PM

Going out tmr wif lipeng, huiying and gwengwen after sch! Tmr last day of Formative 3 liao..phew..Gonna catch Harry Potter altho im told tt it is quite disappointing but nvm!


And im GONNNNNAAAA HAAAVE TOOOOO MUSSTT MUUUST MMMUUUSTTTT! buy JJ's Westside album tmrrrrr!!!!!!!!! wwhhhheeeeeeeee~~!! Was told tt it was SUPERB! Jed says it is extremely pleasing!


WESTSIDE, HERE I COME!



wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind


♥ Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 7:45 PM

Two Nazirs came to sch to check today. All teachers in morn session went almost crazy...as well as class monitors. =.= They have to collect 10books each frm the classes they're teaching today.So if some classes suay, the monitor oso suay laa..have to go around asking for that pathetic 10 books that's up to date. Why pathetic? Coz it's hard to find books that are up to date...haha..juz like my class, i almost kneeled down begging for books. Lol!

Went into the staff room to check out the situation in there..hehe..and i can see ALL teachers are soooo busy rushing and marking the books. You can see them standing up marking,sitting down and putting their food aside marking or putting the books on the laps marking. A very fun and enjoyable sight! *muahahaha*

The not-very-fun part was that, me and Cindy got called God-knows-how-many-times by teachers to HELP to send down those books to Wawasan Room. Damn. It was tiring. VERY tiring.I was hoping to see GOOD LOOKING nazirs u see. But was pretty disappointed when that two were actually women. =P Can see all monitors rushing down the stairs but NOT teachers. Cindy and i almost couldnt make it back to class after soo many rounds. Shhtuupiid.

Today is Pn. Rosmawati's last day in school and in Malaysia ba..she's emigrating to London with her husband i think to be the embassador there. What lucky woman. She's a nice teacher actually.She's pretty she's rich but doesnt show off unlike some others. All the best teacher! =)


wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind


♥ Monday, July 23, 2007, 4:01 PM
Nth much happened today. Since SOMEONE wants me to update..sui bian update let her shuang lorr. =P Lotsa paperworks to do today. Handled ppl's forms wif care in between lessons and almost get caught by Pn. MJ. =D Became post-woman for Pn KT to send REALLY IMPORTANT documents frm one end of the floor to another end. She kept repeating, JANGAN NAK CUBA TENGOK EH CHIEW FONG! =.= Dun trust me den go send it urself la... So i went to send it to another teacher. After giving her the documents, i siam far farrr..den she asks, y u standing so far?come come.. But i stay put there. When she opens the documents, she suddenly talk sooo loud..OOHH DUN COME DUN COME..SHOO SHOOO!!!! =.= Teachers acting weird.

This is specially for the two bitches ladies who sabo-ed Mel last Fri. Get a life la. Talk things out nicely la. What's the point of carrying out lowly act?? You ladies are such a disgrace to Convent school. Luckily i don't see u in school now. I hope i never will.
Good day Suckers!




wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind


♥ Sunday, July 15, 2007, 11:22 AM
=.=

There's this ant somehow managed to sneak into my monitor's screen. Yea..INTO.. I duno how and roamed around for more den an hour den it stopped moving and died there. I get a lil distracted by it you see coz it died somewhere in the middle of the screen. I know la..ant only mar so tiny.....but very geli laa.

Do i leave it there? Who should I call? Dell serviceman or 911 ? =/


wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind


♥ Saturday, July 14, 2007, 11:44 AM
Group photo with the African senior team.(Uplands College)
Uhmm..they're not very friendly.Well, not too bad lah =)
Some of them are so TALL!


wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind


♥ Tuesday, July 10, 2007, 8:32 PM
9 JULY 2007
Grats Ziling!! Yeah,she's engaged to KY yest. Can see that she's quite nervous. She looked gorgeous. Really beautiful.

Ziling =)
 KY's family
 She's too tall la. I tip-toed and she bent down. =D
 Me, Zl and Gwen.
 *.*
 You're Beautiful~~
Her mummy at the back.
 When's me turn?? XD!


wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind


♥ Friday, July 06, 2007, 6:57 PM
Met up with Von and Xiao Apu today together with SinYing. Had lotsa fun today lar. But itu Von merajuk..ish..over small matter..haihhzz..von ar von..
oh ya and met SusuLynn there! HAhahaa..Susu....wan me to tell the whole world bout wat ur mum said??hahah! =P SinYing damn cute la. Created lotsa jokes. esp the one with the Astro Boy. She said ''Eh! i played scissors paper stone with him and he kept losingg!!'' hahaha! ( Go check out that Astro Boy in CS den u'll find it really funny) =)

Xiao Apu's going Kl tmr eh?haha..take care ya girl. Another few more months den i'll be up too! den we go out kai kai aarr! (coz u drive ma.. =P ) Dun kena bully lerr! Muz fight back if got ppl bully u ya! Will miss ya!


wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind


♥ Thursday, July 05, 2007, 4:35 PM
heyy..here are some pictures of us in Kluang for our Premier Games. Crazy, fun and memorable trip for me. =)

The hotel we stayed in.
 Nagaria Inn. Not bad actually.
 Closing ceremony. EC conquers both Rugby and Soccer. AAUUWMM! XD Sobs.. This is what i brought back frm Kluang.
Post-mortem around 11pm wif Miss Lim.
Group photo. Shirts all wet coz of sweat.
This shop's closed. Check out tt two there? hmm..
 Ah Kit comparing his BANANA wif mine. Okay,sounds wrong la.
 Best partner forever!
Ke er and Me!
 Lalala..Baju kurung wif sports shoe. Hehee..
 Evil Eva Stinko.
 At hotel's Lobby.

KFC after a hard game against STK.
Premier Night.
 That purple batik guy is the new Pengarah..hmm...
 While waiting for our Roti Canais..
 LOL. Just the four of us eating and so many kuars.
Btw,this roti canai meal costs RM60..Yes..Sixty ringgit. So, imagine..

Celebrating Hwee Wen's bday at KFC.
 Trying hard to push her head on the cake but failed. )=
 Macam baboon. =P
 In the bus going to have dinner.
 Spotted this cute motorcycle outside the clinic.

It has dengue too? =P

Haizz..HweeWen and YiPing fighting in me room at 12midnight.
 And stil fighting. Takleh tido la gua.
 Vv had to split them. Eh?Ke Er can stil watch the TV like this ar?woah..
 Kat KFC. Chloe looks excited. Haha cute la!
She resembles her sis, Jia Er hor??

YiPing arh YiPing....
 Ke Er finding it hard to swallow her lunch.
 This is one of our packed-tiffins. Chicken EVERYDAY.
 And sumtime comes with this. Pathetic.
 Hotel or..err....hahaha...

At first it does looks like those ROOM adults settle their BUSINESS in.Erhem.
 Mei Foong looks tiny beside Ah Tu.
 Getting ready for Premier Night.


Xin Er
 AH KIT! Me Future Lao Gong! =D
 Sho cuuuteee!
 Hhahaa..He's one cute boy la. Always Ultraman!

He calls me JIU Fong-jie jie. =)

Love him lotsss!



wk up in the mornin just sat on my bed.
always the first thing in my head
is the special someone, always on my mind