Grab your umbrella, it is Rihanna this time!

This year has been a wonderful year fro English pop fans within Singapore and Malaysia. First, it was the MTV Asia Awards, held in Genting early August, then coincided by SINGfest in Singapore. Shortly after, we have Avril Lavigne rocking the stage at both shores. Now, it was announced that Midas Promotions is bring Rihanna to town!

I have miserably missed the Avril Lavigne concert both in KL and SG, and hope the history did not repeat for Rihanna, the current pop princess who has managed to top the charts with most of her hits lately. Imagine watching the young talented star perform live for hits such as Umbrella, Don't Stop The Music, Disturbia, Take A Bow to name a few from her latest album or even Pon De Replay, Unfaithful and S.O.S. I bet the performance would be rendered with great visual affects, stunning outfit and refreshing remixes to give the all-so-familiar songs a new beat and feel. Would be great if she could perform the new hit, Live Your Life, which she is featured with T.I.......

Check out more about her concert news from the link below. Rumour has it that her "best friend" Chris Brown will also be invited to join her in the tour. That would be a big bonus and surprise!

The Electric New Paper, Singapore - The Electric New Paper Show

Interested? Start saving now to avoid disappointment coz the upscale tics may cost you SG$200 or more! Don't say I didn't give you advance heads-up! Meanwhile, no details from Midas reagrding the ticket pricing just as yet.

Mamma Mia!~ with Nokia's 5800 Xpressmusic officially announced, iPhone's doomsday is counted.......

Last Friday was a reason to rejoy for all Nokia fans. The much rumoured, much-awaited, much-coveted touch screen phone was finally unvieled by Nokia and is expected to be available by the end of the year. It has been touted as the rival to Apple's (stupid) iPhone. Check out the link below to learn how "stupid" iPhone is when compared to Nokia's 5800.

"What Nokia 5800 has, iPhone doesn’t- Indiatimes Infotech"

The Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic device packs more functionality and practicality at a much lower price tag and less restriction in terms of sharing media, which makes it a true gem and separates itself from other touch screen phones (especially iPhone) with its amazing multimedia handling prowess.

However, functionality and price tag aside, I gotta kow-tow to the unique interface that iPhone offers which gives it an extra shine and the buzz about the apparently lousy device. Other than that, I don't see why others won't like Nokia's version of touch screen phone. At first glance, I might say, everything has been well thought of. Yes, some might complaint that the camera MP is lacking behind but I think Nokia has stretched the limits by packing as much as possible with the affordable price tag to make it competitive.

Another secret weapon which has generated much hype these days is the "COMES WITH MUSIC" service. While it is not at its full force yet, the potential is endless. With almost 5 million songs in the library for the user to choose from during the one year complimentary unlimited download license, audiophiles will be rejoiced to download the songs without burning a hole on their pocket!

Hmm... now, it keep me wonder if Nokia plan to add in any touch screen phone in their N series or E series line-up?

Distorted news report from local media

See the difference......

With so much happening in Malaysian politics nowadays, one shouldn't be surprised government try their very best to censor and filter media report in the name to safeguard the peace and harmony.

Let's take a look at a report entitled "Get out of BN, Bukit Bendera UMNO Head tells Gerakan", depicted here is what was quoted by local news media, The Star Online on what was uttered by Mr Ahmad: "Ahmad said Dr Koh should apologise not only to the Malays and Mus­lims but also to the Chinese in the country for creating so much tension.
“I want Koh and Gerakan to be responsible in case any untoward incidence takes place in our country.
“I hope we will not be pushed against the wall, ” he said, as supporters thumped tables and shouted “Hidup Melayu”. (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/9/nation/1982552&sec=nation).

What is your opinion after reading it? It was as though Mr. Ahmad is just yearning for some attention and spiked his speech with some personal attacks on Dr. Koh and playing the racial card. Wait till you see the more thorough report from TODAYonline, a leading Singapore news media who is not shying away reports on Malaysia news in their freely-circulated printed media.

The article on TODAY entitled: "M'sian PM Vows to get tough on UMNO Man" (http://www.todayonline.com/articles/275021.asp) cited Mr Ahmad as saying:"Malays were losing patience with minorities, particularly ethnic Chinese politicians." during a press conference held on Monday. He was quoted further for threatening the Malaysian ethnic Chinese which he has previously referred to as "immigrants" :"“I urge the Chinese not to become like the Jewish in America, where it is not enough that they control the economy, but they also want to dominate politics,”
“Consider this a warning from the Malays,” he added. “The patience of the Malays has a limit. Do not push us against the wall, for we will be forced to turn back and push the Chinese for our own survival.”

What I wanted to highlight here is not only the unruly, disrespectful and irresponsible racist remarks made by Mr. Ahmad but also to show that how biased the government-protected national media is when reporting news which touches on sensitive issues. Without giving a clear picture of what has actually happened, it has technically lied to the public by hiding crucial facts! this is probably why we have so many political blogs in the cyberspace updating Malaysians on the latest happenings albeit correct or wrong. In the end, we have two side of the story and no one knows what to believe anymore.......