04 October 2007

03 October 2007

Irina + Pete


Definitive de Rock et Roll
continue.

16 September 2007

reunited


at the nu rave after almost 8 years of separation. who would have knew we were leading similar lives worlds away
(but really, he still lives 15 minutes away from me).

(left to right: Chris, Sham & I)

re: june blog's poutine post pt.2

FYI - The Peppercorn Parisienne poutine is NOT AVAILABLE at the Dunn's in Toronto. I presume this restaurant is a franchise and the manager has unfortunately made the stupid decision to NOT serve this delicious dish, although their Italian poutine is alright ...think spaghetti and meat sauce - except the spaghetti are fries... errrg.

SWITCH & DIPLO 09.14






minus the stupid look on my drunk face thanks to toby for making me feel (almost) famous!
(it's really just the hair)

Originally uploaded by Visualbass Photography x Tobias Wang

06 September 2007

M.I.A.



Full story and images here:
http://niralimagazine.com/2004/10/not-so-missing-in-action/


""I salt and pepper my mango,” sing-songs 28-year-old Maya Arulpragasam at the beginning of her infectious, dancehall-inspired song, “Sunshowers.” A remix of “Sunshowers” is the second track on the London-based artist’s debut single featuring the even more pulsating “Galang,” released in the United States on September 28. The song’s drum-pattern beat is catchy, quirky, crazy—it’s so good, you almost don’t want to bother to decipher the mish-mash of words she’s rapping spliced between an airy, soprano-sounding chorus. But something about the song forces you to lean in a little closer, pay attention—and that’s when the lyrics jump out: “You wanna go? / You wanna win a war? / Like PLO I don’t surrendo … Semi 9 and snipered him / On that wall they posted him / they cornered him / and then just murdered him.” The dichotomy between the party beat and heavy message forces a double-take—what is this music, anyway?
“Nobody wants to be dancing to political songs … Every bit of music out there that’s making it into the mainstream is really about nothing. I wanted to see if I could write songs about something important and make it sound like nothing. And it kind of worked.
“Nobody wants to be dancing to political songs … Every bit of music out there that’s making it into the mainstream is really about nothing. I wanted to see if I could write songs about something important and make it sound like nothing. And it kind of worked. It sounds like a pop song, but if you really listen to the lyrics, it’s about what I see on the telly and news and what’s going on,” says Arulpragasam matter-of-factly, as if sniper killings are, indeed, a part of “what’s going on” in her world. But then, this Sri Lankan transplant to Britain has had a bit more going on in her life than most.

A rough start Arulpragasam relocated from her native Sri Lanka to London with her mother, sister and brother at the age of 10—but hers isn’t a typical tale of South Asian immigration to the West. Arulpragasam’s life in war-torn Sri Lanka was one of constant secrecy and scraping by. She never knew her father, one of the founding members of Sri Lanka’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a militant guerrilla group formed in 1976 with the goal of gaining political independence for Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil population. “We saw him once a year, for 10 minutes at a time. My mum said, ‘That’s your uncle—your dad is dead.’ It was to protect us,” she explains, from the police interrogations at school.
Sri Lankan M.I.A. is a force to be reckoned with. "
This girl gets all my love tomorrow afternoon - big up Ryerson... bet your school ain't bringin down Maya Arulpragasam

05 September 2007

26 August 2007

21 August 2007

re: june blog's poutine post

FYI

So I presume you poutine lovers shall appreciate this important breaking news. I have discovered a Dunn's in Toronto. They should serve this Parisienne Peppercorn poutine - one of the best I've ever had. You can locate them along King/John - Please enjoy responsibly.

older... (not really)

supposed old soul, always young at heart

17 August 2007

hardtimes

(besides late weekend nights/mornings)

back to reality, i guess

15 August 2007

the nightlife

slowly laying off.

generalization #1
at least i'm young
and you're old

and pathetic.
(possibly fat, too)

07 August 2007

Daft Punk

was in the house--- YEAH!
so, i ended up going to the show and it was more than worth the money spent. the show was spectacular and it was pure vibes in the place filled with thousands of people. went to the afterparty, met busy p (he is quite tall) and danced some more... sebastiAn killed it.

now it's tuesday, the party is over and i'm back to work after a five day extra long weekend.

02 August 2007

lay off

your perspective need not affect me

01 August 2007

anger management

i manage no patience for sheer stupidity

Irina does it best - the red coat will tame for the time being.
...I'm quite excited for Fall.

31 July 2007

unusual

different feelings,

choice of surroundings,

make me feel slightly impolite

19 July 2007

i will tame red

i'm being slightly dellusional

13 July 2007

i despise

most of the Quebec population.
4 o'clock needs to come sooner

03 July 2007

i'd like to wish...


LinLoh a happy belated 21st birthday.

...and give a big fuck you to the old man who stole my cash straight from the counter while at my tailor's this afternoon!!

02 July 2007

CANADA DAY

HAPPY 150 TO THE BIG C.A.
...it's goddamn cold outside at night

lushLe