Musiq Soulchild on Women

Musiq on the 5 Traits he looks for in a woman
One: A good sense of reality. A lot of times, especially nowadays, I run into people who have this dreamworld idea of what it’s like to be with me. So have a good sense of reality. At the end of the day I’m a person.

[Two] Have a good sense of herself. [Don't] have a whole bunch of baggage and insecurities. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with that but I want to deal with a person that has a better sense of themselves that way I don’t have to be running, chasing, and babysitting your feelings. You get yourself together because right now you are not ready for anybody. You can’t even take care of yourself.

[Three] Definitely keeps up her appearance. I’m not saying that she gotta be all decked out and made up all the time but has enough respect for herself that she keeps herself up. You know, personal hygiene is cool, she don’t stink, she smells good..

Four: Some level of intelligence so we can have some type of conversation instead of just talking to me about music all the time.

Five: have an open mind. Life is meant to be lived. Not to be worried about all the time and stressing. Calm down. Let’s just try to have fun with it…

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Travis Barker Flying Drum Solo

Someone has to take it to the extreme hehehe, the camera work at the beginning is quite bad but it gets better. The audio on this one is much better than some other videos flying around, and when that platform takes off...whoa!

BMW R100s Cafe Racer

Love Cafe Racers, they have a distinctive vintage look thats different to the modern motorcycles of today. The flat seating and low handlebars is very distinctive, someday I'll get one and I've allready settled on which look I'm going for, check it out here for more info.

Harry Potter - Half Blood Prince Review (Spoilers)

Just saw it last night at Blitz Megaplex Pacific Place, nothing better than watching a movie stretched out on a bed with blankets hehehe, thank you (movie) god for inventing the Velvet Class.

I'm reminded again why I still don't get the whole Twilight phenomena, I'm not hating on it or anything (I guess), but the Potter series is just leaps and bounds ahead. For starters, the books are actually good, JK Rowling is an extraordinary writer and the details an characterization she packs into it is just amazing.

I remember I got into Potter cause I heard a rumour that Steven Spielberg was going to direct the first one back in 2001, since he's my favorite director of all time, I decided to go to Borders and pick up the first copy. I was quite embarassed to hand it to the cashier lady since it's a "childrens" book, but I read it that night-got hooked-and came back the next day to pick up all the other books.

The Potter books have always contained a fair bit of darkness in them, the hero is an orphan whose parents was killed by a Hitler like villain for god's sake, but its safe to say that the Potter books become more edgy and mature with later entries. That switch in tone was none more evident than in the last two entries before hand, where two characters - Cedric Diggory & Sirius Black - died in front of Harry.

Which brings us to Deathly Hallows, beware of spoilers cause I'm going to talk about some important parts of the movie so if you haven't seen it better back up. I'm not gonna go into story details cause you're better off watching the movie or reading the books, but for some reason I really like this one, congrats to the director David Yates.

The threat of Voldemort is now out in the open and war is brewing between the two sides, people are mysteriously dissapearing and Hogwarts is no longer the safest place to be. Harry and friends returned to school with great hesitation, dodging new teachers and curses while trying to get to grips with new feelings for one another.

There's criticism that Hallows is not as exciting as previous movies, but I disagree, the emotional fireworks here make up for the lack of big bangs.I was decidedly turned off by the recent Transformers sequel, so to have a blockbuster movie focusing instead on characters and story is quite refreshing.

The kids coming of age is very much the focal point of the movie, some of it at the comedic expense of best friend Ron (the excellent Rupert Grint). Ron and Hermione (Emma Watson is just cute as a button) is a true love/hate relationship, there's a lot more romance this time around and Harry is not left out at all.

In fact, the most surprising arc for me was his love interest Ginny Weasley, played by Bonnie Wright, who grew from that annoying little sister of your best friend - to that girl that you didn't know you have a crush on and was under your nose all the time (come on, everyone has that story).

Their shared scene in the magical Room of Requirements was probably the sweetest scene of the series, a culmination of feelings that grew from one scene to another and executed perfectly by the actors.

Tom Felton, the young actor playing Draco Malfoy, should also get points for his biggest role yet in the Potter films. You see a young boy breaking down with the pressure of living up to expectations, to watch a a young boy dying inside and taking the wrong path against his will is just heartbreaking.

The music-set design-flashbacks-everything worked for me this time around, though it didn't have as much action as the other films, the emotional pay off was there. The final scenes at the Cave and Astronomy Tower was pitch perfect, the muted colour tones and score enhancing the feeling of dread that we all know was going to come.

The film has also never looked better too, the landscape of Scotland stood in for Hogwarts and it is breathtaking. When Harry said "I never realized how beautifull this place is", you quitely agree with him.

So if you're a big Potter nut, go see the film! run!

The Hilton In Bandung

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Luminox Original Navy Seal Dive Series II

Bugatti Mansory Vincero

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Last Of The Mohicans

Whats with a lot of mohawks lately?? Cassie did an extreme version of it as well, though Rihanna's version is allright. Check out Daily Mail for more.

Taekwondo Park World Headquarters in Muju, Korea.

"To be located on 570 acres of beautiful old growth woodlands, natural streams and valleys, the Park and associated building complexes are to become a world cultural heritage site emphasizing the spirit, beauty and sport of Taekwondo as well as the culture of Korean. The Park will be the home to the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, World Taekwondo Headquarters, World Taekwondo Federation, Korean Taekwondo Federation, CISM Taekwondo Committee Headquarters, Taekwonjeon, Myungingwan, a sports arena, visitor and exhibition centers, a premier training and lodging facility and a cultural tourist destination for visitors to discover the artistry and spirit of Taekwondo in its birthplace of Korea." - Bustler

Seventh Heaven

Korean food is just heaven, and an excuse to eat delicious meat hehehe. Had another dinner at Han Gang and had their ribs and gyutan (cow tongue).

Nike Store In Mexico

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Entertainment Weekly Iron Man 2 Cover!

That's sweeeeeet, check out Entertainment Weekly for more info and revealing picture of Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow.

I loved the first one, they really hit the ball out of the park and I hope they continue that streak with this one. I'm digging Mickey Rourke's and Scarlett's look, comic booky but realistic at the same time. The tone of Iron Man (and Batman too) is based on realism, so you have to believe that these people can exist and the science behind it is workable.

That's what makes it hard to integrate Iron Man with the other Marvel movies, rampaging green giants? man bitten by spiders?? It'll be interesting just to see how they do it in the upcoming Avengers movie.

I've been purposely avoiding any news about the movie cause I want to go in fresh, nothing spoiled (which is the whole purpose of the internet these days), hopefully it wont dissapoint me like another recent film about giant robots...

TCM Movie Poster

Beautifull movie posters, nothing at all like the crap that you see in cinemas today. A study in measure minimalism but beautifull at the same time, you can frame it on a wall and it looks just as good. Find more at the Turner Classic Movies website.

Trattoria

People always look at me in a weird way when I take out my Blackberry and snap shots of the food we're just about to eat hahaha, but I love taking pics and writing about stuff, so I'll keep on doing it untill I get tired I suppose.

Had dinner at Trattoria in Pondok Indah a week ago, ate pizza and drank some wine for like a marathon 4 hours. I love anchovies, requested some to be put in and enjoyed the hell out of it.

Techart Cayenne Diesel

Power and fuel saving, excellent combination and not words that usually go together. Tuning house Techart took the Porsche Cayenne Diesel and did the works, exterior-interior and even massaged the engine. Some of the bodywork is a bit extreme for my taste, but that white on white combo is quite nice.

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Silver BB Curve?

Crackberry is reporting on the rumour that a white/silver Blackberry Curve might be available soon, which is something that is sorely needed for the current line up in my opinion. My only criticisim of the Blackberrys is that they all look the same now, there is no major visual difference between the Bold and the Curve, and even the Storm is like a Bold without keypads.

The old Curve used to be the fun BB, the one that came in all sorts of colour and could be customized to your liking. The newest one isn't at all like that so I'm hoping RIM rectifies that problem soon.

Tea Time

Had one of those lazy Sunday afternoons, ended up at Pacific Place for some reason and stopped by Cappocaccia. Had some nice coffee and snacks as well which came in some two tier fashion, the sandwiches are nice though I thought the bread is a bit hard.

The Dream - "Rockin That Thang"

My anthem at the moment, been playing it non-stop for a while now, got it in my computer-ipod-blackberry so I can listen to it anywhere. That beat and voice goes together like gin&tonic, bourbon&coke, or chicken&teriyaki...errr.....anyway, excellent song.

The Dream has been cooking up music for the likes of Rihanna, Chris Brown and Usher for a while now, might he make the step up like Ne-Yo? we'll see. Takes a lot to be a superstar these day.

Hello Beautiful

Hello beautiful

How's it going?

I hear it's wonderful in California

I've been missing you

It's true...

Hello beautiful

It's been a long time

Since my phone's rung

And you been on that line

I've been missing you

It's true

Drake - "Best I Ever Had"

There's been a lot of hype about Drake lately, which kinda peaked my curiosity so I took a listen to his breakthrough monster single "Best I Ever Had" and...I kinda liked it. It's not best thing ever or anything like that, but it's decent and catchy.

"Best I ever haddd/best I ever hadddd" hehehe, very catchy hooks with a little help from autotune (he even sounds a little bit like Lil Wayne). Is he overhyped? hmmm...only Drake can answer that, let's see that album homie.

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