[Lowyat.NET] Win GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 4GB G1 Gaming Graphic Cards!

They might not come very often enough but once in a while, there would be free stuff to be won from Lowyat.NET. For this round, there are three units of graphics card to be won! Woohoo!

Specifically, the graphics card is the newly released GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 4GB G1 Gaming! It is technically a mid-range graphics card but features double the amount of VRAM as compared to the original release of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 two months ago which features only 2GB of VRAM.

#MusicMonday: Stay With Me by Sam Smith

So, my KTM 200 Duke broke down today. For the first time since I bought it in 2013.

I'll save the story for other time since it is rather long. The whole ordeal was almost 11-hours, after all...yup, my Monday totally gone with the wind because of it.

Nevertheless, when it broke, Sam Smith's Stay With Me immediately popped up in my head and was on repeat continuously (in my head, still)  till now. Could be because I'm really wishing for speedy recovery of my bike which is the only personal mode of transportation that I've at this moment.

Guess I might have loved my bike that much (no offence to the missus)...but paying the repair bill later is still going to be a bitch apparently, as hinted by the mechanic.

Oh man... o(╥﹏╥)o

[Video: YouTube. Image: SideStageCollective @ Flickr, used under Creative Commons license]

#MusicMonday: Baek by Joe Flizzow

So, Flizzow's Baek is the second video that the famed rapper has shot in New York many months ago with the first being the critically acclaimed (baru menang Juara Lagu kot) Apa Khabar. Apart from the scenic view of Brooklyn, the video featured plenty of cameos.

See if you can spot them below:

IMHO, the video is just like the song: playful. I'm don't know how having Brooklyn and cameos in the video helped convey the meaning behind the tongue-in-cheek song but...somewhat, I kinda understand. Well played, Joe. Well played.

All in all, ok lah, not bad. Just that, IMHO, Flizzow might have took too long to release this video. Remember, this song came from an album that was released in 2013.

Also, I realized the intro and the ending of the video are slightly different from the song. If you have Spotify, you can take a listen below. Mmm hmm. :3

[Source: Sony Music/Kartel Records @ YouTube, Kartel Records @ Facebook] 

Farewell 2014, Hello 2015: Thoughts For The New Year

2014 has been an interesting year. There were many great things happened in 2014 but those are now in the past and no longer on my mind apart from them being happy memories and motivations for the future.

What's actually on my mind as we transition from 2014 to 2015 are the many promises that I broke throughout the year. I truly apologize for all that and I'm striving from now, on the first week of the new year, to make things better in 2015.

Again, please accept my sincerest apology. Let's work to make things more awesome in 2015... together. It is going to be heck of year, hopefully. :)

*bows*

- Yours sincerely, Syefri "Chapree" Zulkefli, Content Editor of Lowyat.NET and Sole Boss Kuli at ChiefChapree.NET -

[Music Monday] The Day I Tried To Live by Soundgarden

"One more time around,
Might do it,
One more time around,
Might make it," - The Day I Tried To Live, Soundgarden.

My life is ok, my work is ok (I think). But I do feel quite tired right now. Too many things, too little time.

But then again, at the same time, I think I didn't try hard enough. I believe I didn't hit the benchmark that I want and can be proud of. Hence: "one more time around, might make it".

The AF1 Theory by Hundred%: Malaysian Streetwear Movers and Shakers Take On Nike Air Force 1

Those who in the know most probably have been aware of Hundred% for the longest time but for those who doesn’t, well…it’s one of the most prominent streetwear retailer in Kuala Lumpur, to say the least.

Last week, the store has launched a rather interesting project called the AF1 Theory which revolves around sneaker customization and as the name implies, the focus of the project is the iconic Nike Air Force 1. However, it is not just any AF1 model.

[Music Monday] Something From Nothing by Foo Fighters

"Fuck it all, I came from nothing." - Something From Nothing, Foo Fighters.

So, the first song from the first episode of Dave Grohl's documentary on HBO a.ka. the making of Foo Fighters new album a.k.a love letter to American music, Sonic Highways is finally here. The song is apparently inspired by Chicago (the very city that was featured in the episode) and also featured the legendary guitarist from Cheap Trick, Rick Nielsen.

IMHO, Something From Nothing is yet another standard serving of Foo-flavoured rock song. Some hint of heaviness but at a level where most mainstream listeners should still be able to tolerate.

While it might not be as memorable or universal as per Best of You, I do love the lyrics though...especially the particular verse above. I bet plenty of listeners out there are able to relate themselves to this song as well, which is one of the factor that what made Foo Fighters so successful.

Meanwhile, yes, I already watched the first episode of Sonic Highways myself...but let me save that for another day. :)