In no particular order…

LMFAO – Shots ft. Lil’ John

Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow

Major Lazer – Hold the Line

Helmut Fritz – Ca M’enerve

Bob Sinclair – Lala Song

David Guetta – When Love Takes Over ft. Kelly Rowland

Bob Sinclair – World Hold On

David Guetta – Sexy Bitch ft. Akon

Kanye West – Stronger

Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Wildchild – Renegade Master

You may not like the songs, but seriously, they work for Mario. Also, you really can play any techno/house/eurotrash along with the game. I just picked these (not necessarily sticking with the eurotrash genres) because they’re what I use to pump myself up for playing sports.

I worked for a company that eats control for breakfast.  The name of the game is predictability.  You are adored if you have an accurate forecast and balked at if you don’t.  So how do you cope?  Control… you have got to eat, breathe, sleep with it.  You have to know information, data, fact, figures, statistics, numbers that will be able to tell you what’s going to happen.  You do not let the ball drop.  You live it day in and day out and then you forget… that its not real.

Though not real, because you live it day in day out, it becomes so ingrained and so much a part of you – for me, it was like brushing my teeth, I didn’t even notice it until… I got knocked on the head and realized that its all an illusion.

And this usually happens when (yup, you’re right) you realize you are out of control.  Or better yet, that there’s no such thing!  (Oh, I can here them saying, blasphemy!)

The devastation of the realization is actually directly proportional to the length of time you have this habit, so for me it was actually depressing.  Then you go back to the root of it, that its all in the mind.  Literally, what your mind can conceive, thus… the role of mindfulness.

Apart from vanity, why do people exercise?  The natural state of the heart is at rest, and if you give it a bit of good stress such as cardio exercise, it becomes stronger.  The natural state of the muscle is at rest, and so if you make it work by lifting weights, it becomes stronger.  The natural state of the mind is that its constantly thinking, learning.  Ever since birth, our mind tirelessly absorbs everything around us.  The mind usually knows of two states, being busy or asleep.  So how to make it stronger? Its by learning to keep the mind consciously quiet.  That is – thinking of nothing… while you’re still awake. 

Not easy to do.  First time I did it, I fell asleep, the succeeding times – thoughts just kept flowing in and out.  Try thinking of nothing for one minute.  You smell something, you recall a memory, that becomes a thought about another thing, then another thing.  You bring it back to nothing, you notice a shadow, then it becomes a thought about another thing, and then another thing.  And so the exercise of the mind begins, that of gently setting aside thoughts, and thinking of nothing.  And that’s how the mind gets stronger.

Though difficult, I have come to look forward to doing mindfulness.  It started as just a quiet place, now – it has become my place of peace.

Where does this all lead?  Control is an illusion.  Its all in the mind.   But until you have a strong mind, you continue to be in the illusion.

coz this blog is dying

ive been too busy =x

hmm soo last blog was jap exam huh?

that was… monday ! => went lanning after that muahahah

tuesday was BREAK

wednesday was BREAK

thurs was was too sore to go out. missed beach/dinner ==”

fri was BREAK

sat was slarkin’s 18th !

sun was nothing.

mon was BREAK

tues was BREAK!

wed was BREAK

thurs was BREAK

and today was yes, u guessed it: shoe shopping !

nah jkz. it was breaking again. lols.

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we (as in peter) found shirts for everyone today for the speech night show.

they were $10 each ! chyeahhhh

and today was a hard sesh. sooo tired mangz

i got some videos of today =]

but i cant upload them coz it will ruin the show !

ill give this blog a private preview desu !

we are very tired in this vid lols (half assed)

heres a “private viewing token” (wtf youtube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch_private?v=sQWzQOFeTHE&sharing_token=8H9-sYG3ktdTvo_nljTENw==

lols u needa login gg.

this is super secret stuffs D=

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going to school and breaking all day feels so good. omg.

and it gets like 40 degrees in the gym

everyone jst dances topless and shyt. yeah. u like that.

arch is a rly cool guy too. its so much easier with the chorey with him there =]

in the routine i have the frkn longest solo ==” bloody 30 secs. and then after that i have the locking section gg. and then i have to pull some mills outta my ass.

im gna be so dead brewwwww

ok ceebs.

Whamy ! There goes another Kanye West banger ! Kanye Omari I-interrupt-Taylor-Swift West is one of the most successful Hip Hop and RnB artists in those times – point.

He is the most important representer of Chipmunk Soul, which is signed by high pitched soul samples.

He says about his music: “everything I do is authentic. It comes from my soul.” And one can definitely hear that !

Instead of bore you with details about his career which you already know and how much success he has, I want to remind you on the most important singles and features of his career:

2003: Slow Jamz (Featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx)
2003: Through the Wire
2004: This Way (Featuring Dilated Peoples)
2004: All Falls Down (Featuring Syleena Johnson)
2004: Talk About Our Love (Featuring Brandy)
2004: Jesus Walks
2004: The New Workout Plan
2004: Down & Out (Featuring Cam’ron and Syleena Johnson)
2004: Selfish (Featuring Slum Village and John Legend)
2004: I Changed My Mind (Featuring Keyshia Cole)
2004: The Corner (Featuring Common and The Last Poets)
2005: Number One (Featuring John Legend)
2005: Diamonds From Sierra Leone
2005: Hey Mama
2005: Gold Digger (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
2006: Heard ’Em Say (Featuring Adam Levine)
2006: Touch the Sky (Featuring Lupe Fiasco)
2006: Drive Slow (Featuring Paul Wall and GLC)
2006: Number One (Featuing Pharrell Williams)
2006: Extravaganza (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
2007: Wouldn’t Get Far (Featuring The Game)
2007: I Still Love H.E.R. (Featuring Teriyaki Boyz)
2007: Classic (Better Than I’ve Ever Been) (Featuring Nas, KRS-One and Rakim)
2007: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (Featuring Consequence)
2007: Can’t Tell Me Nothing
2007: Stronger (Featuring Daft Punk)
2007: Pro Nails (Featuring Kid Sister)
2007: The Good Life (Featuring T-Pain)
2008: Flashing Lights (Featuring Dwele)
2008: Homecoming (Featuring Chris Martin)
2008: American Boy (Featuring Estelle)
2008: Put On (Featuring Young Jeezy)
2008: Swagga Like Us (Featuring T.I., Jay-Z and Lil Wayne)
2008: Go Hard (Featuring DJ Khaled and T-Pain)
2008: Love Lockdown
2008: Heartless
2009: Amazing (Featuring Young Jeezy)
2009: Knock You Down (Featuring Keri Hilson and Ne-Yo)
2009: Paranoid (Featuring Mr Hudson)
2009: Kinda Like a Big Deal (Featuring Clipse)
2009: Whatever You Want (Featuring Consequence and John Legend)
2009: Supernova (Featuring Mr Hudson)
2009: Make Her Say (Featuring Kid Cudi and Common)
2009: Run This Town (Featuring Jay-Z and Rihanna)
2009: Forever (Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Eminem)
And here is the track you have been waiting for:

Kanye West – Im so Appalled

Mary J. Blige has released the artwork to her new album Stronger With Each Tear, which is her ninth full-lengther. The album was originally and tentatively titled Stronger, but that has changed. There have been three singles released from this album, all of which lackluster. No word yet on which ones will be on the album, let’s hope none. As for the cover, it’s regular but elegant.

Get Stronger, Feel Younger: The Cardio and Diet-Free Plan to Firm Up and Lose Fat Review

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Dr. Wayne Westcott is an icon in the fitness business. He’s forgotten more than most people writing health books will ever know. A previous reviewer’s concerns about a few of Westcott’s exercises being potentially dangerous for the spine would suggest that person did not actually read this book, or has some kind of agenda.

The book is marketed toward women—they buy the most fitness books—but before even purchasing “Get Stronger, Feel Younger”, I e-mailed Westcott to ask if the program works just as well for men. He cared enough to reply and said the program is used by, and designed, for both men and women.

The fitness program makes a well-researched case that the single best thing you can do for long term weight control is strength training. Westcott and Gary Reinl explain in great detail that when you lift weights the right way, you burn calories during and after the session, and then increase your metabolism 24/7 which creates a deficit and fights off fat and aging.

The authors also believe the best way to achieve maximum results while still finding time for the rest of your life is to do one set to muscle failure. Beginners exercise for 20 minutes 2 or 3 times a week, advanced for 30 minutes 2 or 3 times a week. That’s really it.

The programs can be done at a fitness facility (recommended), a Bowflex or similar home gym, or with dumbbells and rubber tubing with a flat weight bench. The plans are laid out with great pictures and meticulous instruction. You will have no doubt what you’re supposed to do.

There is also a section on sensible nutrition which does not include calorie or gram counting, nor does it go low calorie the way Jim Karas’ diets do. The obligatory recipes are also included.

I love this book. I’d give it 4 1/2 stars if I could. I have only a few minor gripes. Besides being silly that the book is marketed solely toward women, I would like to have seen a variety of programs to fight off boredom and keep muscles guessing moving forward. A flexibility routine and more on cardio for cardiovascular health would also be welcome. To be fair, the book completely delivers on its title: “Get Stronger, Feel Younger: The Cardio and Diet-Free Plan to Firm Up and Lose Fat.” It doesn’t try to be all things to all people.

Get Stronger, Feel Younger: The Cardio and Diet-Free Plan to Firm Up and Lose Fat Feature

Get Stronger, Feel Younger: The Cardio and Diet-Free Plan to Firm Up and Lose Fat Overview

Mam nadzieję, że Brandon już nigdy więcej mi tego nie zrobi i nie zapuści ani brody, ani wąsów, ani brodowąsów. Chociaż gdyby kazano mi patrzeć na te ostatnie przez pięć godzin bez przerwy, to może bym się w małym stopniu do nich przekonała. Ten człowiek jest po prostu zbyt przystojny na takie pierdoły. Generalnie nic więcej do zarzucenia pod jego adresem nie mam, trzeba go tylko nauczyć chodzić porządnie, bo póki co dziwnie mu to wychodzi. Ubrany jest zawsze bardzo dobrze, widać też, że lubi kolor czerwony, a to, że zamiast w GB urodził się w US wybaczyłam mu już dawno, bo nauczyłam się tego dzięki Antosiowi Rossomando. Niżej „Spaceman”.

W Bałtyckiej już od tygodnia masa świątecznych dekoracji, w telewizji masa świątecznych reklam, a my wciąż przed andrzejkami. Według mnie dopiero w grudniu powinno się to całe świąteczne szaleństwo zaczynać, ale może ja po prostu lubię marudzić. Brak mi wytrwałości, szybko się nudzę i ducha świąt czuję już na początku grudnia, a nie pod koniec. Ale nie no, właśnie zaczyna się najpiękniejszy okres w roku. Chciałabym tylko wyłączyć już Słońce i wrzucić do Kwidzyna trochę śniegu. Lepsze od budzącego rano zachmurzonego nieba jest tylko budzące rano zachmurzone niebo, z którego pada śnieg!

Dużo Eminema ostatnio. Odkąd mam na kompie „Relapse” pozycja albumu „The Marshall Mathers LP” stała się zagrożona i teraz już sama nie wiem, która płyta jest lepsza. Caaała ja. Chociaż „The Way I am” i „The Real Slim Shady” kopią tak cholernie tyłki, że nawet „Must be the Ganja” i „My mom” się chowają.

W związku z promocją singla „3” ekipa Britney wrzuciła do Neta grę, dotyczącą jej teledysków. Jak dla mnie miodzio!

http://www.britney.com/us/britney-video-game

A ze świętami kojarzy mi się “Stronger”. Nawet bardziej, niż jej “Santa can you hear me”, beka.

Up until the release of “Stronger,” Britney Spears had not yet truly made the leap from teen pop star to femme fatale. Most — if not all — of her videos were glossy, pastel-colored romps about falling in and out of love. It wasn’t until she worked with Joseph Kahn on “Stronger,” from her 2000 Oops! … I Did It Again LP, that Spears began to emerge as a darker, more dangerous version of sexy.

“For ‘Stronger,’ she said, ‘I would like to dance in a chair and drive in a car and break up with [my] boyfriend,’ ” Kahn told MTV News. ” ‘Those are your three elements.’ And then, as a director, you go, ‘OK, well, how do I make that cool?’

“I think this video is interesting because it’s got a very sophisticated, adult look to it,” Kahn (who has helmed dozens of music videos, including Brit’s “Womanizer” and Chris Brown’s “Crawl”) continued. “It’s definitely a departure from the sort of candy-colored videos she was doing before, so I always thought this was the transition between Britney the teenage pop star and Britney the sort of diva she became.”

Kahn ended up taking those elements and creating a semi-futuristic world in which Spears walks into a club, breaks up with her cheating boyfriend and triumphantly walks in the rain, knowing her life is better off without him. But it was the pivotal dance sequences with the metal chair that defined the aesthetic for the video.

“She pitched it to me as an original concept by herself, but the first thing that came to my mind when I thought of the chair sequence, in terms of how it applies to music videos, was Janet Jackson’s ‘Pleasure Principle’ — the iconic chair sequence in that.” Kahn recalled.

Like Jackson, Spears wasn’t afraid to get sexy in the clip, even if her handlers were a bit nervous that she was going too far. “There’s a shot here where I’m tracking with her, and her legs are spread, and Larry [Rudolph], the manager, was like, ‘Don’t do that.’ ” Kahn said. “And she was like, ‘Yes, definitely do that.’ “

Oddly enough, one aspect of the video that Kahn was insistent upon was Spears’ eye shadow. “One of the big things I wanted to do here, that I was just obsessed with … I know it sounds really strange, but I wanted her to have gray eye shadow,” he said. “And I think it looks really good. I remember when I was looking at the close-ups, Britney goes, ‘You’re really obsessed with this gray eye shadow!’ and I go, ‘Yes, absolutely.’ But if you look at it, it just makes her eyes pop like crazy.”

“You need to know that eventually, this isn’t gonna hurt so much. And the good times are just gonna get easier to remember, and you’re gonna end up being a stronger person because of all of the stuff that you’ve been through. I promise, really. Oh, by the way, I hated your wife, she was a total bitch. Needed to be said.”

Courteney Cox como Jules Cobb en Cougar Town (1×04)

Oh my!  So much has happened since I last turned my cathexis to addressing the people in Internet world.  I apologize for the use of the word “cathexis” but I just learned it and I want to look smart.  So much has happened.  For example, Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift at MTV’s VMAs, insisting that Beyonce should have won the award for Best Video instead of her.  Then there was a huge public outcry and everyone hated Kanye West.  Now Taylor Swift won a bunch of awards at the CMAs and some people are pissed off about it, suggesting perhaps she didn’t deserve it.

Let’s see.  I think that’s probably about all that’s happened over the last month or so.  There were some shootings and something to do with the health care bill, but as someone whose primary news source is facebook news feed (Not really. Don’t castrate me), I think the first paragraph covered the topics we as a country feel most passionately about.  I would suggest that Twitter would be a better source for news, but I hate it, and as far as I can tell it’s mostly used for daughters of former presidential candidates pissing off conservative people and governors showing their breakfast to the world.

So, back to the lecture at hand (perfection is perfected so I’ma let ‘em understand), we’re going to talk about Kanye West and Taylor Swift.  This is a conflict that seems like it needs a resolution and since I don’t see these names as real people but as performers whose names go next to songs, I think the fairest way to settle this is to have a song battle.

When I typed “Taylor Swift” into iTunes, her top 3 most popular songs were “You Belong With Me,” “Love Story,” and “Our Song.”  Kanye’s top 3 were “Heartless,” “Stronger,” and “Gold Digger.”  I originally planned on doing top 5, but I don’t know Taylor’s #4 song and I’m not a thorough enough investigator to listen to something new.

First up: “You Belong With Me” vs. “Heartless.”  Both of these songs are pretty whiney.  The difference is that Kanye has given up and is jaded against his girl while Taylor is (naively) still hopeful that the boy of her dreams will break up with his girlfriend and come date her.  This one is a tie because they’re both complaining too hard for me to think straight.

Next up: “Love Story” vs. “Stronger.”  This is a tough comparison.  It’s like comparing apples and… detergent.  Love story is, well, a love story.  As far as I can tell, Stronger is sort of about pursuing a girl, although it kind of switches a lot and the hook doesn’t seem to relate to the rest of the song.  Although Stronger is badass, point Taylor for being cute and mostly consistent.

Lastly:  “Our Song” vs. “Gold Digger.”  I’ve got to give this matchup to Kanye just because of the line “We want prenup” (yeaaah).

But wait, some might say – doesn’t that make it a tie?  The score is 1-1.  As the official scorekeeper, the tie goes to Kanye because he runs this town (feat. Jay-Z (hovi, baby) and Rihanna) so everyone has to stop hating on him, admit that he’s living the good life, start his new workout plan, and keep your love locked down (or you lose).

Of course this could all change if Taylor comes out with a new better song some time soon.  Good luck.

UPDATE:

I have been reminded that Taylor Swift is cooler than I gave her credit for.  Please see the following video as evidence:

Of course this bumps her into a slight lead over Kanye.  Kanye’s rebuttal?  A big tall glass of crazy:

I know it may seem like the deck is stacked, but I’ve got to give this one back to Kanye.  He’s the model of consistency and he gets bonus points for the reaction he elicited from Mike Myers.

Somewhere between where we’ve been and where we’re going we have a choice. We have a choice to become stronger; stronger than our pasts, stronger than what people think, stronger than what we think. How true it is, that when we are weak, we are strong. We have a choice today, we can be stronger than we were the day before. But our strength will never be enough. It is only in a mighty Creators hands that we can find strength, true strength; and then, and only then, can we truly become… stronger.

Let’s make the best of this

(every hug and every kiss)

I’m yours – you are mine

Forever, past the end of time

This love is strong

In your arms, I forever belong

No other just can’t compare -

To you and the love we share.

So tonight, wrap me in your arms

In total safety, away from harm.

You have my heart and total trust.

I love you with an emotion stronger than love.

There are capabilities you have that you don’t yet know you have. Meaningful challenges will awaken those capabilities and get them working for you. It is in the effort that you fully develop the ability to successfully make that effort. The way to know what you can do, is to do. Go ahead. Get started, and as you go forward you’ll get better. As you go forward, your skills, your knowledge, and your effectiveness will grow continually stronger. In your commitment to take on the challenges, you’ll find everything necessary to successfully meet those challenges. Set your goals based not on what you know you can do. Set your goals based on what you’re most passionate about. Choose to do what you know, at your very core, you must do. The abilities you awaken will add value to every corner of your life.

– Ralph Marston

“I Am” starts off a bit like “Everything” but ends up being a meddling R&B template. It’s not that special, to say the truth. Mary J. Blige has been struggling recently to produce a hit. With three singles out ahead of the release of her new album Stronger, she should have garnered a hit or two. But, she hasn’t and this doesn’t look like it will go anywhere. Mary needs to stay away from mainstream hits and concentrate on making big perseverance number a la “No More Drama.” Her sound was so fresh, now if it wasn’t for the voice it could come from anyone. Click below to listen to it.

New R&b From Mary J Blige Called ‘I Am’ The Third Single Off Her Upcoming Album ‘Stronger’
Dropping December 15h Listen Inside…..

Mary J Blige-I Am …::LISTEN::…

Sin is broken.  You have saved me.

They call it the “Quarter-life Crisis.” It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn’t know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren’t exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don’t recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren’t really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.

You look at your job… and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn’t. One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can’t meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren’t a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.

You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself… and while winning the race would be great, right now you’d just like to be a contender!

What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.

Some 5,000 of the condoms distributed to Olympics athletes at the Beijing Games are to be auctioned off…. From BBC News. Full story

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Again, NSFW, but おぷりんす has recently posted two variants of a portrait of Tackle and it’s pretty awesome/suggestive stuff:

奥さん、平成電波女ですよ！