Anti-Paris

When my friends first told me about
Paris Hilton having a single, what would i expect?

"Stars are blind."

I haven't heard her song, really, but my friends say that they'd rather listen to it
than see the video.

I don't care that much actually.
What's funny is that when i unintentionally bumped into
Amazon.com, her album was already in their catalog
with the following information:



Take note of the highlighted part.
JANUARY 1, 2010? What the heck. Did Amazon intend to do this?
Are they anti-Paris?
Ha ha. It really gave me a good laugh.

"We will ship it to you WHEN IT ARRIVES."

Take that!

lol. XD

It is as easy as saying, "we'll ship it to you after four years."

Nice one.

Wikipedia reports
Paris Hilton's album is due
August 07, 2006.

..rheyian™ XD

Voices from the FIFA World Cup 2006

Football may be 'the beautiful game', and certainly it is a marvel to watch top players in full flight, but it’s always been difficult to equate football hooligans, 'Footballer's Wives' and drug addicts like Diego Maradona with classical music. And yet, ever since Pavarotti's warbled 'Nessun Dorma' became synonymous with Italia '90 and the Three Tenors teamed up every four years, it's been opera and classics at the World Cup. (by Nils van der Linden)

June 12, 2006. While waiting for Italy's opening match against Ghana, i decided to surf the net for some World Cup goodies - anything that could remind me someday that I was once a football addict. First stop was adidas.com. Shoes, official World Cup jackets & jerseys, socks, bands (for the arm, wrist, knee, and head), and many more. But hey, wait. They're too hot to handle! What I mean is, they're way too expensive - shoes, jerseys, and jackets. I don't prefer buying socks and bands, either.

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*browse*browse*browse*

A soccer ball. What?!? Haha. I'm not a player. I'm a fan.

Anyway, the official matchball used during this WC was created by Adidas. More info on World Cup Official Match Balls.

Where do i go now? It's only half past 1am that night (i mean, morning). 90 minutes more before 'my game' starts.

Then i found these World Cup-inspired Monopoly Game sold at Amazon. Not bad. The game promises to "take you to where the game is." However, it's only available in Europe. :-(

^ one more hour ^ i'm starting to feel dizzy. Damn. if only there's a cable channel that would broadcast all the matches for FREE then i will definitely not push myself and wait for the live matches over the internet..

Fortunately, when i was about to give up searching for that 'perfect' souvenir. I stumbled into a compilation album, a soundtrack that is, officially released in celebration of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. I scanned who the featured artists were and I knew some of them. But i wasn't able to see the entire songs included - the game i've been waiting for already began a couple of minutes ago.


And then a week after (that is today), i finally managed to browse the net for the album and at the same time download the singles. Hmm.. time for a CD review.


Voices From The FIFA World Cup 2006
Various Artists
Sony Music
Released: June 06, 2006 (a few days before the World Cup kicked-off)
No. of tracks: 18


For a not-so-musically-inclined person like me, hearing something like a World Cup official soundtrack would make me think of a collection of different songs that reflect what the event is all about. Songs that would focus on unity and pride. Music that would inspire and uplift the hearts of the players and the audience alike. Not screams, but chants that would dominate every stadium filled with individuals who crave for one thing - football. These expectations were not satisfied by this audio CD.


Disappointing. That's the most common description at some customer reviews.


I won't argue. Though the Opening and Closing Tracks were really meant for the World Cup, the rest is history.

I don't understand why Sony decided to include such tracks which, in my point of view, are not actually for the World Cup. It turns out that the company just did a random selection from all the songs in its vault.


Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" was remixed intentionally for the event. Not bad. The
up-beat rhythm is just right for mad football fans.

Basically, that's it.

Though some of the singles can cover up for the fact that it could provide comfort for those fans whose teams lost, still there are songs in there that are really, uhm, not right. Kelly Clarkson's Because of You: what the heck?!? and Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden - why?!? what's that for?!


Over-all, for me it would be 4/10.


A keepsake. That's what it is.



[if you want a copy. just tell me. and oh, bring a CD]

..rheyian™ XD

Half Asleep

Oh well. Just click on the Heading if you want to have some fun.

Enjoy.

zzZZZ

* it's sure fun. *

..rheyian™ XD