The Equation of Success

** Two things **

#1 - Love it!
#2 - Absolutely love it!

That sums up how much I love E=MC². Was supposed to get it on the 15th itself, but too busy with work and all other things, but finally bought it on Friday and I've been listening to the CD non-stop! I'm totally addicted to E=MC² now, I feel like wanting to be familiar with all the songs so that I can sing with the lyrics in my head.

The first thing I heard the moment I load in the CD was her signature high-pitch vocal in Migrate, a perfect introduction to my E=MC² journey. That's for sure will annoy the shit out of the haters, but but I love the way it all started. Migrate and Touch My Body are probably not the best tracks because I grew to love MORE of E=MC². Personal favorites include:
- Cruise Control
- I Stay in Love
- I'll be Loving You Long Time
- I'm That Chick
- Bye Bye

These are the perfect synergy of Mariah's ballads and the fresh, groovy R&B tracks. I'm That Chick in particular is a catchy track blended with the 70s beat. Absolutely gay, love it the first time I listened to it. I'm sure this would be one of the tracks that goes to the DJ, making the queens scream and alive at Marketplace.

The album closes with the last cut I Wish You Well, another worth-mentioning track in E=MC². Beautiful, beautiful piano ballad with a clever layering of gospel-tinged vocals and Mariah's octave leaps. Reminds me of Fly Like A Bird from the previous album.

Well, this is it. The album that I'm waiting for. While I'm having a perfect time with the E=MC², I'm very upset with the quality of the packaging... thanks to the local printers and manufacturers. The cover of the one I'm having is torn, and the poster has obvious and very bad folding marks. Swear it really looks like either it has been opened before and someone has got no clue how to fold things back, or the local manufacturers use banglas that can't fold banana leaves for nuts! Definitely exchanging it for a new one...

Tell me what you want, what you really really want!

Finally, the long traumatic wait came to an end. I finally got my official Spice Girls merchandise! It's a Spice Boy T-shirt! Uh-huh, slam yer body down and zig-a-zig uh.

Bought it from the online store at the girls' (or mothers) The Return of the Spice Girls tour like 2 months ago. I waited for 2 weeks, it didn't arrive, I started to get a bit worried. So I sent an email to the online shop operator, but there was no reply until 3 days later saying, "Your order has been posted last week and you should be receiving it soon." No greeting, no tracking number, no expected date of arrival, nothing. Another month passed, not a word from them. So I decided to throw BF and slapped them with this:

"It has been nearly a month now and I still haven't received the product I've ordered. Can somebody tell me what exactly happened to my package? How long does it need to take to arrive an unpopular country like Malaysia? How difficult for the package to be shipped? Is there any shipment tracking number I can refer to? Or was it being returned from the custom coz a Spice Girls t-shirt is not allowed in my country? And lastly, all I care about is the exact date when I can expect the order to arrive. I trust that the company is using a reliable courier service that can provide you with all these details. I'm beginning to wonder if this is all scam from the start... Pls explain."

No news until I send another short but not quite sweet note, "What's happening to my order???????????" Then I got a respond giving me (ohh, finally) the tracking number and indication of the date they had it posted. When I checked with Pos Malaysia, the shipment was already being returned back to Germany, where it all started, due to incomplete address. I was like, oh my fugod do I have to go through all of that again? Der dumme Deutsche actually put the house number, at the back of the Street. For example, instead of "No: 3, Jalan Jerman Bodoh", it became "Jalan Jerman Bodoh 3".

Another email weagain giving them my address, follow it and not mess with any of the alphabets or numbers. With all that, I finally got it. It looks cheap. Like one of those 'She's A Bitch' with an arrow pointing left 100 Thai Baht T-shirt from Chatuchak market, but I Absolutely love it!

I wouldn't have bought it if it's not just for the nostalgia, coz I love Spice Girls that I swear I will fly to the nearest most affordable country to watch the reunion concert (given that Beyonce was warned to cover-up in Malaysia hence her concert was canceled, I think Mel B and Geri would never ever going to be here unless they have their breasts removed). Too bad, they've made enough money to cover their milk powder and gotten tonnes of luxury bras and panties for life.

I am truly disappointed with the fact that the whole tour sounded like a half-past job, no commitment to their fans kind of thing. Whatever it is, we can't change anything, but in my humblest opinion, their solo careers flop to disaster. No matter how much I love them as a group, I'm not necessarily crazy over their solos. Come on, Victoria never had a 'career' in singing and yet looks like someone's wife people call a disease patient, Mel B lost her recording contract, and the No: 1 spot on Dancing with the Stars despite doing quite well, Geri was alright only with her one-gay-hit-wonders, Emma's Downtown probably gives Petula Clark heart-attack and more wrinkles, and last but not least... Mel C... she and her endless "focusing on my solo career" is all fantasy.

They should just get back together, stay the same, do more fun stuff, earn more money, and... hire Paula Abdul to choreograph their videos...???!!

M by Mariah Carey

The inspiration for this fragrance was Mariah's magical presence and artistry. By combining two very contrasted notes, an exotic Tahitian Tiare flower with a deliciously warm marshmallow, we wanted to express Mariah's utmost femininity and undeniable sensuality in one strong statement. We then incorporated other facets, such as a Moroccan Incense Amber accord, to bring an element of mystery that lingers on skin. This harmonious balance of Mariah's favorite scents and memories is at the heart of this creation." - Carlos Benaim & Loc Dong

I'm probably the laziest person when it comes to blogging, but this post is a must as I'm about to share one of the most *beautiful* possessions of mine - M by Mariah Carey, the latest signature scent that the songbird dedicates to her fan. Not an expert in fragrance, but boy, this is the best fragrance I've ever bought for myself to date. Well, loving Mariah Carey did influence the decision, but I got to love it anyways.

Believe it or not, the first sniff of M at the Robinsons was enough to infuse my brain with sweetness, love, passion and finally the signal that said, "Get it, bitch!" One thing that I love most about M is the smooth, slightly creamy scent of vanilla it carries. I'm always obseSSed with vanilla, but it has been really hard to find one that is original, unique and natural. In my own opinion, M has it for me.

I later discovered that M combines 2 very contrasted notes - exotic Tahitian Tiare flower (god knows what the hell is that, must be something that won't survive in Malaysia) with marshmallow. Interesting! I didn't really care about the bottle actually, honestly I was only thinking about the scent. It has a glass cap of a butterfly resting upon petals of a blooming flower, with a silver roped collar. Something like that. Nice, but not really practical in case I need to pack it for my trips. What'eva... I have been using it since last week.

Yesterday, a reporter friend asked me what fragrance I was using. And I told him Mariah Carey. I think he was shocked. And the next question of course was, "Is it for male or female." That was a tough one, so I said, "I don't know, it looks unisex." In my mind, I was like thinking, "Obviously not for any men." It probably got him thinking too, "Faggot, you must be kidding me."