Summertime Blues

The new earphone
Early last month, i bought the earphone that i'd wanted for a long long time. Last year, this earphone was not available in India. Then during Dec when i went back Msia, it's not even in the market. Now at last, my dream came true. This is my beloved Sennheiser CX500!!

According to reviews, this is considered one of the best 'consumer level' earphone. However, i liked this above other model of the same league cz it has volume control, which i find it very handy when wanna talk to people without removing the earphone. This baby cost me Rs4000 (RM290), which is much cheaper than Malaysia's price cz back there, a CX400 already cost nearly RM500, not to mention CX500.

Last year, my Creative EP630 died on me after merely a year. This Sennheiser CX500's sound quality is simply AWESOME, much better than the Creative one!! It produces extreme clarity and fidelity plus deep and powerful bass which won't overwhelm the clarity of the sound. Many a times, i feel like i'm listening to many of my favorite music for the very first time as the dynamic is more and i can hear more details which was unheard of. I find this earphone totally live up to it's price value as its performance also outweighs the price, plus it's considered cheap compared to professional brands like Shure or Etymontics which cost more than RM1000,

Nowadays, the widespread distribution of free mp3 over the internet and cheap musical products had destroyed the whole music industry. Consumers are too ignorant about music quality, opt for the cheapest alternatives as long as they "hear" the music. The truth is, people 20years ago are the ones who really "appreciated" musics. In order to listen to a song, they have to spend very very much on a vinyl disk or a CD, then play it with an expensive vinyl player or hi-fi system. Today, all major brands opt to mass produce cheaper music products, completely compromising the sound quality, as long as they can sell more. Besides, internet had been the main source of music for 80% of music lover to download free low quality songs. All these has led to the down fall of human's acoustic ability.

To those many so called music lovers out there who always boast bout their music library size and think they know everything bout music, but "hear" them thru laptop speakers or the stupid Apple iPod earphone, it's time to reconsider what you're actually hearing!! Go for high bit rate mp3s and start "appreciating" your music via high end products. Expose yourself to the true 'sounds' of the songs, the way it's supposed to be heard, not just merely "hearing' it for the sake of hearing.

This earphone includes 5 extra pairs of ear pads, a small pouch, a cable winder & a clip-on. The perfect companion for my iPod classic. Threw away my Apple earphone straight away.

A picture with Caryn's iPod nano together with the pink color Sennheiser CX300 i bought her on her bday. "Big Koko & small cute Mei Mei"

The Wall
Last week, i requested the hostel management to repaint my room cz after almost 4 years, the walls are already dirty. When the painters came, i secretly asked them to paint blue for me while i pay them money and asked them not to tell the matron, but they don't agree. So, in the end, i decided to paint myself secretly.

I started buying all the brushes, roller, paints, tray, glove and thinner, preparing myself on Good Friday morning to transform my room. After 5 hours of non stop painting, the job is done. My hand is super tired and the next day itself got tendinitis on my right thumb dy. sobs. But it's worth the effort and money spent. I'd always wanted my room to look super nice and cozy and cool and clean. Those equipments that i bought only cost me around Rs500, plus 5 long hours of effort, i can have 2 years of nicer environment for me to study and sleep and watch movies and play games etc.. In this hot summer season out there, i've got the blues in my room :)

The newly painted wall:

The 4 corners view of my room: