Silverchair Has A New Sound

One of my favorite bands (because of their ultra-hot lead vocalist) has recently released their fifth album entitled "Young Modern." Oh, the oxymoron in the title haha. Anyway, here are some facts from Wiki:

The album was released on March 31, 2007

The album debuted at number 1 on the Australian albums chart on April 9, 2007

It is the first album to ever chart as number 1 on iTunes through orders taken for albums prior to its release

The album made Silverchair the first Australian band to ever have five #1 albums

Here are the tracks:

• Young Modern Station
• Straight Lines
• If You Keep Losing Sleep
• Reflections of a Sound
• Those Thieving Birds (Part 1) / Strange Behavior / Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)
• The Man That Knew Too Much
• Waiting All Day
• Mind Reader
• Low
• Insomnia
• All Across The World

Anyway, they sound kinda different in this new album. Daniel Johns still has that boyish tone in his voice, and that Silverchair attitude. But there are a lot of elements in the new album that weren't around in the previous ones. The rhythm, the over-all sound, the falseto notes. Hahaha. Listening to the entire album is ... fun. I don't know, it just gave me the feeling that I should be happy, hanging in the clouds, enjoying life. I think I'm gonna listen to it all over again. :)

Men Happiest with Smart Women

I had the chance of looking at Sir Tiger's Blog, and found this interesting article:

Survey: Men Happiest With Smart Wives

Men in search of true happiness should steer clear of bimbos and dumb blondes: research shows men are happiest if they marry smart women.

Every extra year of education a wife has under her belt significantly increases the chances her husband will report being highly satisfied with life. But Shane Mathew Worner, of the Australian National University's economics program, says it may be that an educated woman's earning power is her biggest asset.

In a paper to be presented at the HILDA Survey Research conference this week, he says "the higher the education level of the wife, the happier the husband is."

The study is based on a sample of more than 5000 Australians drawn from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey.

Sounds great doesn't it? But note of this sentence: "it may be that an educated woman's earning power is her biggest asset" ... What the... what happened to female housewives and men being the breadwinner of the family? Darnit, I've always wanted to be a housewife. Oh well.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Finally, I've finished reading the book!

Damn, it was a good read. If you haven't read it yet, then please skip reading this post because spoilers are ahead.

This is one Harry Potter book that glued me to my seat, wanting to turn the pages as soon as possible. It seems that every chapter of the book has its own climax, and that there aren't any dull moments in the story that I'd rather skip. And that makes reading much more exciting than playing DotA. It's one book that made me laugh, cry, gasp, kilig, grit my teeth, grieve, and get anxious. Good thing though, my officemates weren't around yet when I was crying for Dobby, Snape, and Fred... so I was able to pour my heart out in my cubicle. Hehehe.

Anyway, if there's one thing I hate about the book, it's the way Snape died. He was probably one of the most crucial characters in the story (I knew it! I doubted him, but in Book 5, I just knew he's one of the good guys). I just thought he deserved a glorious death, one that would prove how valuable his character is, and not just some basilisk biting his neck. I imagine his death too awful for the things he did. Good thing though, Harry named one of his sons after him.

Which leads me to my next comment -- I hate the way JK Rowling named Harry's Kids!!! James, Albus Severus, Lily!?! What the... In memory of those he loved? Maybe, but it's too cheesy! Hahaha. Oh well, that's what the audience wanted, that's what they got. I'm sure JK Rowling made a lot of kids happy.

BUT! There was a line in the book where the word "BITCH" was explicitly stated! Hahaha, Mrs. Weasley in her battle with Bellatrix screamed the word at the top of her lungs (meaning, all-caps). Oh no the kids! Lol.

Just read the book. You'll definitely enjoy it. :)