The Mother Of Crap

inna lillah wa inna 'ilayhi raji'un

2009-04-27T21:23:00.001+08:00

To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return

25/04/2009. I was walking upper Queen Street when I got a txt from my sister:

“don’t panic, papa in ICU right now. Routine check-up. Please perform hajat prayer for his wellbeing”

I knew right then and there, something is not gonna be right. I’m not a person to see things in a negative light, but I’m more of a “hope for the best, prepared for the worst” kinda person. Still abit shaky from the txt I got from my sister, I decided to take a breather at Borders.

It was 30 minutes later that I got a phone call from my brother. I look at his name and phone number flashing on my phone screen. I swear to God, I do not want to answer that phone call. My brother never calls me and somehow, this one got my worst nightmare written all over it. I answered anyway...

“Ari, papa dah takde. Ari sabar eh” (“Ari, papa is no longer with us. I hope you remain calm.”)

He hung up. His shaky voice still echoing in my head. It happened again. My worst nightmare happened again. The fear of losing the people I love. A part of me wanted to accept the fact that my father is no longer with us and the other half just wants to be in denial. My emotions are mixed. I wanted to cry, I wanted to scream, I wanted to wail, yet I just sit there, motionless. I just don’t know what to do.

My phone is ringing again. It was my mother.

“Ari, papa is not with us anymore. I want you to remain calm. This will happen to all of us, and our life on earth in on loan. We have to remember that one day, Allah will take us as well.”

Steady and concise. She sounded as if nothing happened. But deep down inside, only she knew.

My emotions still mixed, I started walking again. I walked to the bus stop, hop on a bus, and ride it home. Another phone call, and this time, it was my sister. She was crying.

“Ari, have you heard?”

“Yeah....”

“ Oh ok, did someone informed Kak Myra?”

“Yeah, mama called her....”

All three phone calls and the only words that manage to come out of my mouth are “yeah” and “ok”. I can’t even make a proper sentence. I just want to get home as soon as possible.

I got home, jump into the shower, take a quick bath and went upstairs to do my prayers. It was right after Isya’ prayer, sitting on my bed still trying to digest what had happened, that I decided to accept the fact that I will never see my father again.

And a slight feeling of guilt started to creep in. I felt guilty I never bothered to ask him how’s he doing. I felt guilty that I may have not been a good son. I felt guilty for all the pain I may have caused all these years. I felt guilty that I’m 6000 miles away. I felt guilty that I was not able to be next to him when he left us forever.

Now he’s gone, and everything changes. He will not be here for Ramadhan. He will not be here to celebrate Eid. He will not be here to look after his sick patients. He will not be here to see all his grandchildren grow up. He will not be here to see me get married.

He will not be here.

Al-Fatihah

röyksopp - junior

2009-04-14T20:07:00.001+08:00

In an attempt to not commit a homicide by killing this blog, let me fill it with boring fillers.

You guys have got to give this album a listen. Absolutely fucking genius!

I love Norway. They have the best musicians in the world! (I reckon) and Röyksopp is one of them. They make awesomeness music and I can't get enough of them. They need to go on tour ASAP and for the love of God, please stop in Auckland. Don't pull a Madonna and ignore people in the southern hemisphere.

white shoes & the couples company

2009-03-11T18:16:00.001+08:00

My new obsession! I love this band. Never heard of em' before but thanks to my sister, I can now add them to my super duper awesome bands list. They remind me of Nouvelle Vague but with more early 60's flair. Rolling Stone honored them as one of the best 25 bands on MySpace and Allmusic called them one the 25 most crushworthy bands of 2006.*

*source: Wikipedia

white shoes & the couples company

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omigod, they killed jill!

2009-03-08T18:01:00.001+08:00

You bastard! She is like one of the bestest characters from the Resident Evil series, and they killed her! I knew something is not right when I found out Shinji Mikami is not working on Resident Evil 5. Mikami-san even said this to the Official Playstation magazine:

"I won't like it, because it's not going to be the game I would have made," he told Official PlayStation magazine, "It'll just cause me stress if I play it. I think it could be fun for gamers to play it, but not for someone who has developed Resident Evil games.

"If I see anything in Resident Evil 5 that isn't done well, I'll be angry!"

source: Kotaku

Somehow, he knew. He knew those assholes working on Resident Evil 5 will fuck it all up.

This is just like the time when Sakaguchi killed Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII.

R.I.P. Jill Valentine. You will be missed. :(

madonna + ed hardy = win!

2009-03-08T17:06:00.001+08:00

Christian Audigier is no stranger to the power of celebrity when it comes to marketing his clothes.

And while stars including Britney Spears, Heidi Klum and Nicollette Sheridan have been snapped in pieces from his Ed Hardy fashion line, the French designer has reportedly called on the pulling power of one of the world's most iconic women, Madonna.

The 50-year-old Material Girl is said to have jumped at the opportunity to work on a trendy new range for the tattoo-inspired fashion label when she was approached by Christian, who's designing an outfit for Michael Jackson's upcoming tour.

Following her foray into fashion design with H&M the stylish singer has been offered six-figure deal to design a special collection that will include tattoo-inspired T-shirts and diamante-encrusted bodices, the Daily Mirror reports.

Sweet! Hopefully for my next spree they already have it at The Heeren.

And maybe she'll do Tokidoki next. Wishful thinking, but still....

source: Hello Magazine

the real cirque

2009-03-08T16:53:00.001+08:00

Oh yeah! July 10th - August 2nd, Alexandra Park. Tapis Rouge anyone?

feeling the recession pinch

2009-03-06T19:07:00.001+08:00

4.80 for a cup of venti Americano?! Stink!

thank you natasha!

2009-02-18T17:07:00.001+08:00

Check this out! Do a Google search for Natasha Hudson and guess who is in the top 3 search result?

WOOT! No wonder I got new fans. They have been Googling their favorite "writer" and my blog is so popular, they keep coming back for more.

I guess I owe Natasha a thank you. Thanks Natasha, for driving the traffic to my blog. And to my new fans, you guys are awesome!

le not so grand cirque

2009-02-15T19:08:00.001+08:00

Le Grand (yeah right) Cirque is slightly, just SLIGHTLY better than The Royal London Crap I watched a couple of years back. Grand my ass. The stage is so small, there's hardly any "grandeur". The costumes were crap too. It is a circus after all, so I shouldn't be nitpicking but do they have to go with the "Teletubbies Gone Wild" look? And I swear to God, there's an act with a guy and a bunch of girls in chicken suit, riding a bicycle.

What a waste of time that was! And money! Can't believe I paid 50 bucks for that. This has got to be one of the lamest shows on earth. The weirdest part was the fact that they manage to sold out Sydney Opera House last month. How the hell did they do that???

natasha hudson, is that you?

2009-02-03T19:43:00.001+08:00

I got a hater y’all!

This is so cool! I was just going thru my post database when I stumbled upon comments left on my blog. You guys sure like it here when I was gone! I don’t get any notice when I get comments anymore coz I turned off the comments notification a long time ago. But how cool is this, I got a stalker now! When you got a stalker, you got it made!

Not sure what is up with this person but sure is an angry one. Check this one out:

you are one heck of a fucked up asshole cunt who doesn't know that this is Malaysia and SHE shouldn't ditch Malaysians, in any extreme way,regardless of who they are and their background.!!!go n shed those fats,!!! u pig.Screw u n ur whole family.n one more time i see u ditching fellow Malaysians in your ridiculous and unethical dog alike blog,you will face the penalty.I am SURE You mum must have HAND-JOBed and GOT FUCKED by thousands of men back then before giving birth to you..she might be continuing with those disgusting activity now,n maybe u're one of her clients.!!!!.i bet u must be a BASTARD...n remember in one of ur blogs u mentioned "how natasha hudson got f*cked, got owned, and then f*cked all over again", I strongly believe you were mad at your mum at that point of time, n u let it all out on Natasha..poor thing....one favour,send your SISTERS AUNTS NIECES to the BROTHEL..plenty in JB,u must have known.let them feel the fucking SENSATIONSSSS. N yeah,I BET U MUST BE A FUCKED UP INDONESIAN IMMIGRANT who has no dignity in HERSELF(i dont think yor're a male).GET YOUR FUCKING ASS,as well as UR FAMILY's BACK TO INDONESIA.muka tak tau malu.

I’m baffled. Not because he insults my whole family, or the usage of NC-17 language. Or the fact that I might have a vagina instead of a penis. No. It is baffling that someone out there still gives a damn about Natasha Hudson. What the fuck?

Poor thing? Natasha Hudson, poor thing? Yeah, she’s poor thing alright. Poor thing with shit for brain. Where the hell is she anyway? I haven’t seen her in a while. Is she still plagiarizing by any chance? Must be busy translating Pulitzer Prize winning book into Bahasa Melayu and then hock it off as her own.

No matter what you think, she will always be a liar and a cheat. Therefore, she’s a bitch (hey, that kinda rhymes!) And I don’t think she apologize for all the fiasco, so double bitch. So funny after all these years, some poor deluded souls still feel sorry for her. Seriously, she’s not worth it. And the only reason why I’m even talking about her is because someone brought it up.

But thanks anyway for the kind input. I’m pretty sure there’s a rabid Natasha Hudson fan out there that actually cares. If someone sees her, tell her Ari said hi.

p/s: I’m turning the comments moderation back on now. Any of you crazy ass bitches who wants to take it up a notch can send me an email instead.

i lied

2009-02-02T19:11:00.001+08:00

Yes, again.

This sucks! I can't even update my blog as much as like. Before, I can update this blog everyday. Of course, before, I was a big fat slob (still, ugh!), jobless, and living off the small changes I can find at the bottom of my mum's purse and my dad's pocket. Not to say that I don't enjoy having a steady career, but my life is gone. No more hanging out late nights. No more movies every week (and no more reviews from me). No more living under the Mother and Father Charity. And of course, no more updating this blog.

It was the right decision though. I guess I had my fun and now I just have to sort out my priorities. I am turning 26 (argh!!!!!!) this year and if you guys know me at all, I hate aging. Something I picked up not too long ago, when I turned 18. I'm fat, I'm old. Fuck! Well, at least I have job now. Being fat, old and jobless, that's a fucking kick in the nuts.

Life is good, can't complain much. Being an expatriate is definitely not as glamorous as you would've thought though. I always thought being an expat means you get a free pass at being awesome. Total BS, I tell you. It is exactly like back home, only 6000 miles away. I'm still deciding if I should stay here forever. I would love to stay, but my heart is kinda half and half. And the recent economic downturn is not helping. When I first got here, the money was like 2.5 or something against MYR. And now, 1.8, if you're lucky, and still crashing. It was 1.7 when I checked today. What the hell? This is definitely not what I sign up for.

Ok, I can't write anymore. Being away from this blog is definitely cramping my style. I'll try and update every now and then but I'm not gonna promise anything this time around.

p/s: and omigod, its already Feb 09!

the loot

2008-11-04T17:43:00.001+08:00

It is well known, aside from being an asshole, I also love to blow off my pension fund buying clothes. God knows shopping in New Zealand can be a little uninspired. Everything is so blah, and cool designer stuff is pretty much unattainable for me right now. So, during my 4 weeks break in Malaysia/Singapore, I decided to do a little retail therapy.

3 t-shirts and a wind breaker from Zara

1 pair of jeans from Massimo Dutti

1 pair of brown corduroy pants (I think) from Esprit

3 t-shirts and a pair of jeans from Pull & Bear

2 t-shirts from FCUK

1 t-shirt from Tokidoki (finally!)

4 (!) t-shirts from Astro Boy (I may have gone over the board with this one)

3 t-shirts from a local Singapore brand, Flesh Imp

1 pair of jeans from Levi’s

1 pair of jeans from Sub (China brand, but they are kinda cool)

1 pair of sandal from Nike

1 tote bag from Puma

2 bottles of perfume, a Clinique and a CK

Ok, before you judge me, let me tell you something. All this shopping is for a year, so the next big spree for me would be in August or September 2009. And while I’m still in denial, let me say just one more thing. I am not a shopaholic.

I blamed Amex....

still kicking and screaming

2008-11-01T16:31:00.001+08:00

Hey hey! I’m back! I know, I haven’t been updating for more than a month. There’s no sugar coating this, I’m just too lazy to update this blog. Its not like you guys are reading it or anything! But what the hell, I thought I give you guys a little update on what’s happening in my very “interesting” life.

Tomorrow will be my anniversary with Auckland. That’s right! I’ve been with her for a year now. Time flies aye? Best decision ever. I mean, with Badawi (otherwise known as the calamari prime minister) still in parliament, I don’t see why I should go back. And I would probably skip Najib too. He’s up to no good, I just know it. Call it a third-class citizen instinct.

Being here, it taught me a lot of things. Like, islanders girls are totally hot, nice people do exist, the oxygen I breathe is actually oxygen, and men flush the toilet after they use it! You won’t find this in Malaysia! Back there, what do we have? That good-for-nothing prime minister, haze, “mat rempit”, rude people, and depreciating ringgit.

But that does not stop me from loving Malaysia. Honest to God, one of the best countries in the world. We have the best food, not too shabby shopping scene and everything back home is so goddamn cheap. I was back in Malaysia for a month for Eid and I had blast. I’m totally missing it right now. I miss my friends, I miss my family, I miss the food, I miss shopping and I miss the tropical weather. Best of all, I met a girl and I miss her too. Will I ever fall in love again? We’ll see, hehehe.

Ok, this is part one of my comeback. I’m gonna have my dinner and will be back soon. Stay tuned people!

thank you

2008-09-11T20:13:00.001+08:00

This is like almost a month late but I would like to say thank you. Thank you for all the birthday wishes, whether its a txt, or an email, or a shoutout in my facebook page, thank you so much for making me feel very old. Next year, I suggest you get a gun and shoot me in the head instead.

Ok, that is kinda morbid, so on the lighter note, I had a blast. Turning 25 is the funnest birthday ever. It sucks hard though coz I cant be with my family and friends back in Malaysia, but the family I have here is just as awesome. They bought me a cake (ice-cream FTW!), a card, a chocolate bar, couple of prezzies and then PARTAY! Had the most amazing time on the dance floor, so thank you Mr. DJ for spinning a whole lot of great music.

And the best part is, I think I met the cutest girl ever. Not ready to blog about her yet, maybe next time..... :D

THANK YOU!

drop your socks and grab your mini boombox

2008-09-11T19:42:00.001+08:00

Coz I'm going to KYLIEX2008!

Scored my ticket yesterday. Manage to grab the floor seat, thank God. I heard the stage is crazy amazing so there's no way in hell I'm sitting on the balcony.

I haven't been to a live concert in years. The last concert I went to was Alanis Morissette's during her Jagged Little Pill era (sidenote: Jagged Little Pill is one of the best albums ever!). And that was before she got all boring and preachy. None of the great performers wanted to come to Malaysia anyway, thanks to our medieval mentality. I mean, Avril Lavigne "too sexy"? You have to got to be smoking a whole lot of doobie to come up with that idea.

The concert is on the 9th of December though. Suck balls, that is like 3 months away. I can't wait!

KYLIEX2008 live in auckland

2008-09-03T18:26:00.001+08:00

Omigod omigod omigod! Omigod omigod omigod!

Kylie Minogue is coming to Auckland in December! I am so there!

KYLIEX2008 tour is like one of the best tours ever (according to reviews, that is), and unlike dancing zombie (Madonna), Kylie is actually doing a WORLD tour, having toured Europe and now expanding her wings to South America and Australasia.

Check out the video (In My Arms) from her stop in London. Its no Confessions, but damn the stage is wicked! I can't wait to see it live!

early b'day prezzies

2008-08-23T19:27:00.001+08:00

5 more days people! 5 more days and I'm turning 25 years young. To distract myself from feeling the pang of getting old, I thought I do a little retail therapy. Always the best medicine, retail therapy. For some odd reason you just feel better after eh? I just love it!

Since I left all my lovely shoes back home (excess baggage, plane, you know the drill), I am left with only a couple a pairs here. The last pair that I bought was my Adidas trainers, and I need that.

I've always wanted a pair of Camper, but I just cant afford them. In Singapore, they have a store @ Taka (I think) and I can only drool whenever I go there last time. This shop called Shuz Sport Store in KLCC have them as well, but 700 ringgit for a pair of a shoes? Are you frickin' kidding me with this? I'm not spending that much!

Well, that was last time. Now I can get one! And the best part? It was on sale! Sale baby, SALE! That "50% OFF ON ALL SHOES" always give you instant orgasm, don't they? I've been dying to own this pair but it was like NZD$350. Thank God I waited because it is the end of winter clearance and they slashed the price, twice. Went from 350 to 175 to the final price of 125. Can't say no to that now, can I? And they have them in my size! The curse of having giant feet, I always find myself getting turned away from shoe store because they are too big. Not this time, fuckers! That one has got my name all over it.

The next thing I wanted is a new laptop bag for my new baby, the HP 2133B aka the awesomeness Mini-Note. My sister told me about this brand, Timbuk2 but I can't find it here. There's a store selling Mandarina Duck but they have got the lamest collection ever. Ok, more like boring. They are too simple and I just don't see myself paying $300 for a drab looking piece of crap. And then I found Elizabeth Allan, the only store in New Zealand that sells Acme Made. Bingo! Acme Made it is. I first fall in love with Acme Made when my sister showed me a picture of The Clyde. This is back when I'm still crazy about messenger bags. Still do, but just not that into them at the moment. I wanted the Metro Tote initially but then I saw The Courier. Still messenger-ish but I like the boxy shape. And it is roomy, with lots of little compartments. Perfect for all my gadgets. And the controversially red color is super rad. I'm sold.

There you have it. I'm happy now. Getting old is not that bad. I think I can handle it. Now, what should I get meself for my 26th birthday?

(i wish) i kissed a girl

2008-08-22T19:46:00.001+08:00

I am totally digging this song from Katy Perry right now. She got an amazing voice, she is too cute! (yeah yeah, I have this "thing" with cute girls) and I definitely loving the song, especially the suggestive lyric, hehehe.

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

I was watching the video on youtube, and I can't help but wonder, she looks a lot like Emily Blunt and Zooey Deschanel. I mean, look at them:

And tell me they don't look like sisters.

But Zooey Deschanel is still my favoritest. The cutest of them all. Zooey Deschanel + Almost Famous = Awesomeness

if i were a spy..

2008-08-22T19:11:00.001+08:00

..I can sleep with this

How cute is Agent Fields!? Cute and hot, double whammy!

I am so jealous right now. I'm pretty sure in this scene she is having sex with that platypus face aka the ugliest James Bond alive.

Damn you Daniel Craig!!

madonna vs the eurythmics - another sweet dream dies

2008-08-17T19:25:00.001+08:00

This unofficial mash-up is fucking brilliant! I was stalking youtube, as always, and found this amazing gem. I just love it how the beat from both tracks blend seamlessly within each other. And it is two of my favorite songs! Kudos to whoever come up with this. You, my friend, got talent.

dear iran, this is for you

2008-08-12T19:24:00.001+08:00

Because of THIS, I dedicate this song especially to you. It is called:

FUCK YOU VERY MUCH

Lily Allen - Fuck You Very Much

Look inside, look inside your tiny mind
and look a bit harder
cause we're so uninspired
so sick and tired
of all the hatred you harbor
so you say it's not okay to be gay
well I think you're just evil
you're just some racist who can't tie my laces
you're point of view is not legal

Fuck you, fuck you very very much
cause we hate what you do
and we hate your whole crew
so please don't stay in touch
fuck you, fuck you very very much
cause your words don't translate
and it's getting quite late
so please don't stay in touch

do you get, do you get a little kick out of being small-minded?
you want to be like your father
it's approval you're after
well that's not how you'll find it
do you, do you really enjoy living a life that's so hateful
cause there's a hole where your soul should be
you're losing control of it
and it's really distasteful

Look inside, look inside your tiny mind
and look a bit harder
cause we're so uninspired
so sick and tired
of all the hatred you harbor

mahmoud, this is not cool

2008-08-12T19:06:00.001+08:00

17 year old Mehdi Pouran along with 3 other young boys (Hamid Taaghi, Ebrahim Hamidi, Mohammad Rezai) were sentenced to death for alleged homosexual act in May 2008. All 4 boys have denied the charge by the plaintiffs and claim that they have made up the story because of the argument that had after they got in to fight with the boys because the plaintiffs were vandalizing the agricultural land of Mohammad Rezai's father. According to the boys later the local police in few occasions tried to obtain their confession by beating and torture which they still refused.

The boys who were released on bail after one month imprisonment appeared at the 2nd branch of Penal court of Northern city of Tabriz in Eastern Azerbaijan province. According to their new attorney, Mohammad Mostafaei, three family members of the complainant falsely testified in the court.

The death sentences were ordered on July 20, 2008 by the Islamic judges based on Iran's Sharia Law which allows such sentencing without sufficient proof or witnesses but only based on "'Judges understanding" (Elme Ghazi) of the case!

The hell is wrong with you and your country? These kids are way too young to get capital punishment, all because they were having a little bum fun. And you can't even prove it! I make fun of gay people all the time but that doesn't mean I want to see them die or anything. Less brazen, if possible, but that's their choice. You can't force it.

For a country that actually has a fatwa written by the Ayatollah, which allows gender reassignment, this is absolutely shocking.

Terrorist in Iran? Nah, they're "jihadist". But gay people must die.

Idiot...

source: Care2

miss world malaysia '08

2008-08-11T20:26:00.001+08:00

...............why?

Why God, why? Why are they doing this to us?! What have we done to deserve this???!!!

The one on the left is not that bad though, but the winner is a total murder suicide. And the one on the right is totally giving me the "Why So Serious?" vibe. My God woman, there is such a thing as too much eye shadow. Joker is a psychopath, I give him that. But you, what's your excuse?

source: The Star Online

fatherly instinct

2008-08-10T18:29:00.001+08:00

I'm turning 25 in a couple of weeks (stinks!) and as always, I am not looking forward to it. I hate getting old. I still remember getting turned away from a bank because I'm too young to apply for an ATM card. What a proud moment that was!

I was on the bus just now and I saw this couple. Not a good looking one unfortunately. The husband looks like friggin' hobo and the wife, let just say she needs to go on a diet. They have the cutest baby daughter. Chubby and round, with rosy cheeks and infectious smile. Probably around 3-4 months old.

At that moment, I realize something. I want one. I'm getting this rush of mixed emotions and for some odd reason, I find myself thinking that I'm ready to become a father! Oh my God, better call Satan and check if Hell is indeed frozen over because word has it Ari Miraj is ready to become a father.

But to become a father, I need to find a mother for my child, a process that is getting ridiculously impossible every passing day. Of course I want a beautiful one so that she can give birth to beautiful babies, like baby Shiloh or baby Suri. I'm not saying I need someone like Angelina Jolie (although that would be awesome!) but I want cute kids. I can't have ugly babies coz people talk.

'Hey, you know Ari?'

'Ari who?'

'You know, the one with the ugly kid.'

'Oh yeah! I know him. Poor guy, his kid is soooooo ugly.'

See what I mean?

But no rush. This is just the hormone talking, mind you. I bet I hate kids again in a couple of days. And if worst comes to worst, I can always pull a Jolie-Pitt and adopt from a third world country or something. I don't think my parents would mind having a non-biological grandchild from Somalia or Afghanistan. Or would they? Better give them a call because this just might happen one day.

sticky setlist, but not that sweet

2008-08-06T19:49:00.001+08:00

1. "Candy Shop"
2. "Beat Goes On"
3. "Human Nature"
4. "Vogue"
5. Video Interlude: "Die Another Day"
6. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Jump")
7. "Heartbeat"
8. "Borderline"
9. "She's Not Me"
10. "Music"
11. Video Interlude: "Rain"
12. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
13. "Spanish Lesson"
14. "Miles Away"
15. "La Isla Bonita"
16. Dancers Interlude: "Doli Doli"
17. "You Must Love Me"
18. Video Interlude: "Get Stupid"
19. "4 Minutes"
20. "Like a Prayer"
21. "Ray of Light"
22. "Hung Up"
23. "Give It 2 Me"

Someone awesome leaked a supposedly Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour setlist on the internet and it is not looking that awesome. After all these years, bitch still includes Music and Ray of Light in the setlist. Come on! Music is 8 years old and Ray of Light is like 10 and both of them have been reused in her tours for like 3 to 4 times now! I admit, they are good music, what with Orbit and Ahmadzai producing those tracks, but what about other good tracks that are sitting in her archive?

There's Take a Bow, which is like one of the best ballads ever (Babyface FTW!) and the last live performance of that track is like a millennium ago! And lets not forget Nothing Really Matters, another bloody brilliant track courtesy of William Orbit. I just love the lyric in that one. And the beats, the electronics, the rhythm, perfect perfect perfect. You have to listen to it yourself to fully appreciate it (and the video is awesome too):

Madonna - Nothing Really Matters

Rain is there (YAY!!) but its a video interlude so I don't think she'll be singing that one. You Must Love Me is cool, which I haven't heard in years, apart from that one time recently during BodyPump. The trainer actually have a trance version in her iPod and I was like "What the fuck??". Excluding the new songs from Hard Candy, the rest is pretty much blah.

But even with the sucky setlist, I still wanna go to her concert. Madonna, you (walking corpse) bitch! You have fans in Australasia too!