One Life, one chance, live it

2010-04-26T15:43:00.002+08:00

Vinylshakerz - One Night In Bangkok

Things still happen for a reason, but don't just let them to you.

Being human is exhausting, so I'll be an owl.

I love the selarang kids.

Soon, soon,
This would be all over.

2006-08-13T22:31:00.000+08:00

Avenged Sevenfold - Eternal Rest

MOVED!!!!

CLICK.

Testing

2006-08-12T19:54:00.000+08:00

The Vines - Fuck The World

HOLY FUCK I PRUNED THE CBOX BY ACCIDENT. SHIT.

arghhhhhhhh all the bloody posts all gone! GONE!

fuck the pruning function. shit.

okay its a sign man.

new blog.

2006-08-11T23:30:00.000+08:00

Guns N' Roses - Live And Let Die
- Civil War

i finally took out the songs from the greatest hits cd. after two solid years. damn nice...

BEST OF THE BEST of the purplewordworld

Sicheng wants to cry and drill tits into Boonyew

Sicheng screams: I WANT ALL THE BOYS

Brian found out that Boonyew pokes badgers with a spoon. and that Sicheng actually came from Mongolia

Brian did something scandalous with Sicheng the other night. Tonight is Boonyew's turn

Sicheng asks Boonyew and Brian to smell his hair
Boonyew takes a lighter and approaches Sicheng...
Sicheng screams and run away
Brian was loved at 9 46pm 11th august. if only he hadn't smelled...

Brian thinks that Sicheng might have a brain seizure if he read sentences longer than..

Brian visited Sicheng in his dreams
Brian destroyed Sicheng's wet dreams with a hair dryer

Brian tells Boonyew that Sicheng is no ordinary Pokemon

Brian thinks that Sicheng mistakes poems for political issues and should NEVER become a member of parliament

Brian thinks that Sicheng has yet to explore the world enough
Boonyew thinks that Sicheng should try eating eucalyptus leaves

Brian shreds
Boonyew presses the mute button on Sicheng
Sicheng sings

Brian goes hand in hand with Sicheng to frolic in their bedchamer of eternal softness and scandals

Sicheng sharpened his knife on Brian, Flea's bossoms

Brian thinks that Boonyew is just trying to LOOK like he's pondering but he's actually waiting to fart

Sicheng THINKS BRIAN IS A MEANIE BEAN BAG AND HIS BEANS SHOULD BE CURSED

AND MANY MANY MORE!

so fun. =))

2006-08-10T21:41:00.000+08:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane

ooooo damn i love the riff

i think i'm going to break down any moment. writing funk isn't easy at all. but at least theres a direction now; EXCUSES. yes, Yurt Of Sin - Excuses will be our first single. now its writing the lyrics for it. excuses....

so going to buy shirts again tomorrow. this time armed with barrells of cash. and i'm going to get that waking the fallen shirt no matter what. and make it tight. tight black. TIGHT. and hot i tell you.

tomorrows my favourite day of the week, super uber slack lesssons.

2006-08-09T20:40:00.000+08:00

DragonForce - Through The Fire And The Flames
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train

wee i like this mix of songs

Quote from spongebobpao.blogspot.com -

"i miss my life in vs. where everything was so wonderful and nice. the place was so clean, and the ppl there were clean too. no backstabbers. like wad farrell once said, vs provides us with too much comfort, too much warmth. vs is overprotective of us. so now when we step into the real world, mix with ppl from other schs, we are unable to adapt to those backstabbers and hyprocrites. i miss 4f. i miss sitting next to BF, with faris and iman behind, and ronghua forever sleeping infront, kumkay wld be next to me mugging lyk a dog as usual. tat was the life. though i was fat, though i owned some budget free creative 1.5gb muvo mp3 player, though i was using some nokia 8250, though i was wear specs and my hair was lyk shit, I WAS HAPPY. HAPPY. CONTENTED. we studied as a class, we helped each other, encouraged each other, and we owned our o lvls together. "

really makes me think you know. cherish the times you have together. and also i remember saying that 2c would be the best class i was in ever. well, this statement is starting to fade away for many ex-2cians. we're already used to the classes we are in now, new things have stepped into our lives. but still, i cherish the memories of that class, all the crap we did together, the teachers, the pranks.

for this year, i think i've been pretty much/ never at all a bastard to some people. i dunno, its up to you if you don't like my face/ think i'm a prick or something. well i won't bear grudges against you, the sec3 life up to now has taught me to do that. the class has taught me to do that. life's really too fuck short to flame others and get even more wrinkles on your forehead/ get high blood pressure. i take a look at a few key people, they simply shrug off insults and unconstructive comments and take it as a laugh. and yet to the people who did these things to them, they still assist them when in need. these people are the real heroes to me. they swallow up that negative energy thrown at them from others for the sake of those around them. humility is the key. sometimes in life we just got to swallow the shit and not spray it out.

i guess i haven't been spending much time with my family, and maybe with a few friends too. more to my close friends though, as i've been closer to family nowadays. sometimes i don't even speak a word to a few people even if they're in the same class. i feel that im drifting away from everyone now. i've become friends with much more people, but now i think that i don't have an person who's actually close at all to me. no one to listen to problems and give advice or something. well the closest person who ever got that far is jeremy tang, surprisingly the least expected person to be. but that would mainly restricted to trainings, life etc, nothing on the personal problems.

sigh i really need someone to talk to.

2006-08-08T23:31:00.000+08:00

Dragonforce - Through The Fire And The Flames

Now here we stand with their blood on our hands
We've fought so hard now can we understand?
I'll break the seal of this curse if I possibly can
For freedom of every man

fretboard wanking and pick abuse. period.

new age of brit speed metal.

2006-08-07T20:32:00.000+08:00

Yurt Of Sin - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
- Seven Nation Army
- I Believe In A Thing Called Love

wah. i almost died of shock from hearing the recordings at home. i hate the equipment there, the guits have like super depressed frets and the strings are rusty to the max. and bass drum noises and ringing sounds come out of the amps. see, get a budget studio somemore. but overall yeah i feel that these recordings were one of our best so far. WITHOUT DRUMS. sigh, im still in love with the letters to you song playing. i doubt we can play to that standard now, as proved at the previous jam.

CROSS COUNTRY. yes its the first time im running, and this time as rear runner sports official. bah i got calf cramps and the ankle problem flared up at the highway, so much that i had to lag quite alot behind jeremy and ashraf. but well it was fun, actually i quite like running a distance like that, where you don't know wheres the ending and you keep pushing yourself without any thought. sigh i miss that place. oh and congrats heng for getting 10th! his hard work, 5-6km everyday has paid off really well..

jam session was solid today, as mentioned. but we booked the crap studio again, to save money. we played a hell lot of stuff and recorded alot of em, but my memory stick fulled up after the american idiot one. and i've got two blisters as a reward for the 2 hours there. and for the first time, my fingers actually had a cramp when i reached home. yes they've become more skilled from this session =D

hmm i think the running is helping alot. the legs are bigger and harder and the fats are all becoming soft. thats one damn good sign that the running is working, meltdown of everything else. and not to mention the last factor, TRUST THE WARDROBE.

2006-08-06T21:35:00.000+08:00

Muse - Starlight
- Map Of The Problematique

i will never let you go
if you promise not to fade away, never fade away
and our hopes and expectations
black holes and revelations

so nice.....

and i like the idea of the iFlea thing on youtube! its looks damn cool, especially with the collar thing, and the clorets-like box! well, if it actually comes out, i think people would actually buy it. of course not the remote and charger haha. but its still damn cool lah, right RIGHT??

anyway i think im taking part in the be yourself day compy thing. the pilot one. so i'll be trying to compose a song, solely with bass, covering the bass, lead and drums. and it'll be something funky to the max, mixture of flea, claypool and larry graham to form something new. but now its the lyrics and tune that im stuck at, no inspiration for it. for funk, i guess you just gotta get high for inspiration. which means.....MORE ICE COFFEE. and dirty pretty things. maybe it'll be something related to school? or just anything under the sun.

oh dear, my mood swings are horrible.

2006-08-04T22:28:00.000+08:00

Avenged Sevefold - Seize The Day

Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
Its empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trails in life, questions of us existing here, don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real

i think theres a price to pay for everything.

i think i need someone older to bring up some problems. people that i try to talk to end up flooding their shit with disregard for me.

where are they when you need them.

2006-08-03T22:25:00.000+08:00

Avenged Sevenfold - Beast And The Harlot

i love the video. TheRev, nothing to say, its a miracle his bass drum doesnt break. Johnny Christ, solid backing, absolute. Zacky Vengeance, harmony with christ. M Shadows, future image of xikk. Synyster gates is just sick lah, the damn fingers. but apparently darren could master the solo as well....

okay i've got my longest mc yet. 1month off pe and napfa for running too much and popping out an ankle ligament. but im still gonna carry on with training, but i gotta do everything in the club gym instead. safer equipment for me there for rehab in this period. and meanwhile maybe i'll just take slow jogs and walks to bedok jetty instead of running due to the ankle, i just love the view and atmosphere there, the sea, the air, the beach. the people. ah.

YES ITS FRIDAY TOMORROW. JAMMING TIME. but i doubt with we have aditya we us again. band prac. goodness. anyway tomorrow the slackest day of the week, chem english and emath. and i think i need more food in class, try sneaking more up next time tomorrow.

2006-08-01T21:30:00.000+08:00

In Flames - Embody The Invisible
- Only For The Weak

im feeling a little inflamish today. its these kinda songs, like avenged sevenfold, metallica, in flames and muse to really help me out in running.

long run today with ashraf was good, talked about alot of things on the way back. well along with some eye candy haha. the bedok jetty is the best place to be, the view, the wind, the waves. it makes the whole 4-5km stretch worth running for. i wanna run there everyday, after that napfa test. damn i think im gonna end up with 25 points and a nil again. cos of the 2.4 run, i can't seem to push for a passing time ever. and it seems that its the legs thats the main problem now. the run today wasn't taxing at all on the lungs, but horrible for the calves and quads. and i think it's really the mindset thing. ashraf could push to like nearing 12mins for the 2.4. yes a shocker but its true. paki monster with beer belly could do that. i think its my stride thats pulling me down all the time. lets try again tomorrow.

bah teacher's day celebrations is gonna be a CARNIVAL this year. fuck. and it might be games too. but nothing to do with concert and stuff. dammit whats wrong with all of them.

2006-07-31T20:22:00.000+08:00

Dirty Pretty Things - Doctors And The Dealers
- You Fucking Love It
- Gin And Milk

HAHA I WENT BLOODY CRAZY OVER THIS BAND. aaron sent me three songs only, basically thats all he has right now. well they remind me heavily of franz ferdinand, only heavier and rockier. they're a new band though.

okay so i went high last night. the overdose of caffeine and caffeine drinks with fruit juice was too pretty much for my system to handle, so i just turned the damn amp up and ROCKED THE BLOODY PLACE. amazingly, no one complained of the sound, except for my family. and i think the strings are very very very loose now, one of them almost snapped due to over popping and slapping of les claypool stuff.

finally had a proper and shiok training today. and i think running every morning helps! now one round outside the school, close to 1km is pretty much peanuts. but i think its the mp3 that i bring along that helps alot. keeps my pacing in check. and also thong en for running with me. and weights seem a little heavier to me now. seems like i've been slacking for too darn long already. and yet i did volume training today. oh im not gonna wake up tomorrow. theres three periods of physics tomorrow anyway. and i think i'll just convert to javelin instead of discus next year. its really fun, even better to see the tennis ball fly away. thong en's one is simply the best, one whack and across the whole stretch of the field it goes.

sigh. we may not be performing for teacher's day this year. mainly because last year, everything was damn screwed up .so this year they MAY not have a concert with bands playing again. but last year was last year and this year's much different, with YURT OF SIN around. no gay songs but solid hard rocking that gets the whole school up and moshing. can't they just give us a chance to show what we're made of before dismissing all of the pleas to perform. either that, or we just take up the canteen space and rock there. or we just go YOUTH PARK.

BIO SPA tomorrow. i think i'm gonna screw it up again. take the petri dish and fill it up first. then go cut the spinach and measure. AND BRING A RULER. time everything carefully. and measure them properly without parallax error.

okay no more caffeine for me tonight. NO MORE.

go listen to the recording of Letters To You. its damn nice =D

2006-07-30T21:32:00.000+08:00

Avenged Sevefold - Beast And The Harlot
Dirty Pretty Things - You Fucking Love It

OH YOU DAMN FUCKING LOVE IT.

OH DAMN IM HIGH.

ROCKING ROCKS.

i think im high from caffeine and juice.

AH FUCK IT. CARRY ON ROCKING.

DAMN IM HIGHHHHH.

2006-07-30T00:01:00.000+08:00

Avenged Sevenfold - Beast And The Harlot

im in love with my desktop.

2006-07-29T23:43:00.000+08:00

Avenged Sevenfold - Beast And The Harlot

Fuck. this has gotta be their best song ever. love the solo

okay as i was saying yesterday, we saw this picture on one of the pillars in tkgs :

and i forgot what to say HAHA. nevermind

anyway, we made a video of our jamming session on friday. we wanted to just do some funny riffs and stuff but somehow we played till we ended with seven nation army, but it was damn screwed lah, because of the absence of a drummer.

and our first jamming video. DARREN CAN BE SEEN.

okay im shacked.

2006-07-28T21:45:00.000+08:00

Avenged Sevenfold - Beast And The Harlot
- Burn It Down
- Unholy Confessions
- Second Heartbeat
- Chapter Four
- Eternal Rest

HOLY HELL. i just love the damn lead. i love johnny christ. i love synyster gates. damn i love the whole band. darren must be damn happy now =D

yeah about the band, we almost broke up. we decided that aditya just wasn't really serious into this, going for his band prac instead of jamming with us, and darren felt so angsty that he wanted to quit. then we decided to drop dit if he wasn't gonna be serious. but in the end YOS is still SAVED and went for jamming in the end. with proper air filters.

edit: DARREN DOESN'T WANT HIS ~~DISGUSTING~~ DASHING FACE TO APPEAR HERE.

OHOH and i forgot to post about the drama concert. yes i went to paya lebar to meet juffri and jieyu after training and waited longg for eq and ben to show up. and we waited so darn long for a bus to come and in the end we got lost and ran like mad idiots after the shell station trying to find the school.

and then when we found the school. WE WERE LATE. and we had no seats, so the teacher outside told us we could wait till the 2nd half after the interval and come in again for the seats. so we went out and sat on one of the staircases and started playing munir's damn fun finger game to past time.

then we found this picture of one of the pillars XD

edit:

argh the blogger image thing is screwed. upload that picture another day XD

and thanks lyn for the tickets! sorry to hear that you couldn't go ):

2006-07-27T22:09:00.000+08:00

Guns N' Roses - Civil War
- Don't Cry

its been so long since i've heard these classics...

i think i've severe mood swings. i think im slipping into depression soon. every single thing is just falling apart now. just every single damn thing. throwing. band. school. family.

i try to save money for the family. and i get scolded for it.

i try to train hard in training. and i collapse halfway through.

i try to arrange jam sessions. and i get band prac as a reason to abandon the session.

i try to catch up on school work. and i recieve tests instead.

i know i should relax and eat it all up. i am. i believe everything has both a negative and positive effect, one cannot exist without the other. this may be the negative part of it, and im supposed to derive messages from it. especially for the family and band issues.

its time for change.

2006-07-23T22:03:00.000+08:00

Muse -Knights Of Cydonia
- Assassin

at least i've got these songs to cheer me up and keep me alive.

the world has suddenly gone extremely cold to me. and why? i got countless single word replies and depressing and dejecting statements hurled at me. i don't get what the fuck is wrong with these people, throwing their shit at people. just because any matter that upset them, they set out to spread negative energy all around. yes, its okay to treat people as punching bags, if they agree to it and accept it. but please. you don't need more than one bag to vent everything out.

since the very first day of school, satya taught me the first lesson of life. Relax. and i'm still learning it. To control emotions. To treat misfortunes, failures and such as part and parcel of life. To accept that this IS life. Relax. Relax. Relax. Why so tense? Life's too darn short to worry about anything. I had a hundred bucks stolen from me once. Furthermore, in school. My parents fucked me up real hard. But i accepted it. It was my fault i left the bag in class and didn't make sure the class was locked. I was entrusted with that hundred bucks, yet i did not uphold that responsibility and had it stolen. Relax. The hundred bucks wasn't going to come back to me no matter how much i whacked the weights in the gym. Relax. Move on. Materials never last forever. Relax. The most important thing in life.

i think i feel better after heaving all this here.

2006-07-20T23:00:00.000+08:00

Muse - Assassin
- Map Of The Problematique
-Knights Of Cydonia

all time favourites with 100 plays already. damn the effects kill people.

the final day of nats 2006 was yesterday. well, can't say that it was really sad as we managed to get some positions, but the division placing was really a disappointment. 3rd for b div, 5th for c div. from what i know, there was a hell lot, and really HELL lot of injuries for both divisions. the c div jumper dislocated his hip, the runners all had injuries, and the unexpected and unfortunate throws of jeremy and ashraf. we were really too unlucky this year i guess. but next year our b div will come back very strong. and this time, we'll be prepared.

okay THROWERS DINNER. wasn't it fun fun fun fun and more fun. and also a extremely bloated stomach too. even when we came to school the next day, we looked more bloated than ever. at seoul garden, we cleared like countless plates of chicken, beef squid and all the flour stuff, the prawn cracker thing, fries and the best part was THE DESSERTS. we combined like different drinks with ice cream and the dessert toppings together to form super shakes. being the extremist, i stuffed the cup with EVERY DAMN THING IN THE DESSERTS SECTION.

and rio added chilli powder to his ice cream. and claimed it tasted good XD

and the FOOD! we split it into some warmup, going to call room, 1st throw to 3rd and record breaking throw.

okay the rest of the pics are with ben wee, so maybe i'll get them up tomorrow.

2006-07-17T22:38:00.000+08:00

The Darkness - Growing On Me

i can't get you outta my head.

PIRATES TOMORROW. FINALLY.

and YOS pangsehed me for pirates today. just because i had listening comphre. like that ah....

and im thinking of doing growing on me in addition to i believe in a thing for teacher's day. what does yos think?

2006-07-17T19:59:00.000+08:00

The Darkness - Growing On Me

hot stuff this one haha. the darkness's really a very nice and good band. idol for the band?

the only living testament of the length of my hair =D

sigh. those were the days. now its reduced to a clump of grass again. but then im pretty happy to cut it this time. after it was mangled by an unspecified member of the adminstration, there was a fucked up hole at the back. so screwed that i rushed to roxy square after the mt listening. TO FIND THAT THE BLOODY BARBER WAS CLOSED. ON MONDAYS. so i had close my eyes, grit my teeth and take 197 to bedok interchange and then a train to tampines. the feeling was just horrible, i could feel that damn hole behind, so much that i wanted to just shave everything off. thats why i was darn happy when i reached the barber. then he took one look at the back and said "Wah, what happen, got one hole behind. " then i went on about the stuff and then i just told him "Uncle, however you want to cut, just cut lah" and he proceeded with an armani for me. well its back to the old one, but i was damn happy when i saw the result, so much i tipped him before i left.

well i think im beginning to be tired of trying to keep the hair already, so much that i don't bother that much that its short now. but at least i do it now, and grow back in time for the GIG. thats the most important of all.well i cut it like this after the hols, in a grew back within 2 weeks. yes amazing, but it has been done before. i don't know why the hair grows back super fast for me, while poor people like those who shave before and still take months to grow back. and now my slope is pretty much shorter than shaved too. well at least it doesnt feel hot now and itchy now.

2006-07-15T00:35:00.000+08:00

The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love

hardcore. i love this song man. gave me a damn headache with so many riffs

jamming today was just perfect, for like the 1st time in months i've heard the bass backup the guitar distortion fully, other times was like two seperate sounds instead. we played KNOCKIN ON HEAVENS DOOR, SWEET CHILD OF MINE, SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT and a little of i believe in a thing, cos i didn't learn the tabs and had to tab out on the spot. knockin and sweet child was great, and this is like our 2nd jam session only! well i've got the feeling we can make it far, but its just the choice of song sometimes, our tastes really differ alot.

and we'll be performing for teachers day! cheoh almighty has managed to get us a placing to play. and we'll be playing I believe in a thing. its just a damn great song to play and i think its a perfect song for the occasion. it just gives you that feeling when you play it. and whats more, xikk will become famous, for his vocals can match the darkness when everyone hears us play.

okay the jamming has given me a bad migraine, cos i stood next to the bass amp and now im feeling really weird in the head. and my fingers are really sore and tired from it too. the hands almost gave up nearing the end of sweet child and teen spirit.

2006-07-11T22:50:00.000+08:00

Muse - Map Of The Problematique
- Knights Of Cydonia
- Exo-Politics

yup these are the favourites of the albums. in fact the most hypnotic ones. muse's rhythm just rules.

yes yes yes the news spread pretty quickly by my tagboard. so, i didn't make it in the top 8. and somemore 3 RED FLAGS. damn sad, couldnt even cross the 10m line. ah well, im at a age disadvantage as im the only sec3 or age 15 out of the 14 qualifiers. well, to me thats a pretty good achievement to be proud of. i couldn't do my part for vs, but well at least i went all out for it. according to some people, my shouts went pretty far around the stadium. should be true as i could hear the echos after i was done. ah well, try again next year? i had mixed feelings at the stadium just now, both angry sad and anticipated(?). i expected it to be like this, but then again i could have prevented all these. i should have done spin instead of glide, but somehow, somehow something just made me get the shoes from jeremy and do glide instead. scott did the spin too though. and i think i would have reached top 8 if i had done that. really wasted

well not bad for someone who has 3 injured ligaments, shoulder and knees, height disadvantage, tactically disadvantaged and alot of other stuff =D but can't expect much, the standard was alot higher this year, many 12s this time. but i still effort wise i gave it all. the technical part just didn't turn out right today,but the spirit was in.

okay im tired and i've gotta finish chem. i do bid thee adieus. tata

2006-07-10T21:20:00.000+08:00

Muse - Black Holes And Revelations Album

this album made me realise why i totally worship muse. their music is just...beautiful. Every song in there is simply hypnotic and really makes you move. The songs really become part of you when you listen to them.

and i don't care if muse is mainstream anyway, thanks darren. cos "13 year old teenage girls like xikk only listen to pop" HAHA. sorry dude, but darren just had to raise that point.

B-div finals tomorrow.

8 months of blood sweat and tears will show in results tomorrow.

dont worry.

standards different this year.

14/40 qualified.

your one of them.

12m is in sight.

4 points for vs.

thong en and peixiang have done their part.

its your turn now.

have you done your part boon yew?

2006-07-09T23:00:00.000+08:00

OMFG MUSE IS MAINSTREAM.

I DONT BELIEVE THIS.

fuck it man. fuck it.

2006-07-09T22:22:00.000+08:00

Muse - Map Of The Problematique(?)
- Exo-Politics

so far these are the only two songs from the new album i've heard, but they're live so it didn't sound proper. and i ordered the cd already. at lot 1. im damn smart lah, order it at lot 1. but anyway i gotta go there tomorrow and tuesday.

went for jamming again, this time with the old crew, yes the heavy band. this time we went to bugis and shit wasn't everything just perfect. the place had a lounge, bar, internet access, pool tables, a live gig stage, and lastly, 3 STUDIOS FULL OF BLOODY FENDERS AND MARSHALL AMPS. i was damn shocked when najid showed me the paper which said Fender Squire Precision Bass. i didn't believe until i went inside saw it. and boy it sounded heavenly. especially with slap. i love it man. the bugis place rocks.

oh the damn fender precision

strato + marshall amps.

i love the music we play man.

2006-07-07T23:18:00.000+08:00

Musetv - Black Holes and Revelations

haha musetv rocks! all the live videos and music videos.

today is great day for vs throwing team. in all events except c javelin,which is straight finals, at least two peopl out of three qualified for the finals. i wonder if this has ever been done before. we might have been the first batch to have done that. i can really see the points rolling in for c div especially this year. hell lot of potential people around. our b div might not make it as good, but we shall do all we can to get up more points.

all thanks to thong en for his excellent leadership throughout the year. and huan jek also for sacrificing some study time for training. im just a measly servant planning the damned weights for everyone haha

my events next tuesday early in the morning at 830, still got two days left to perfect the spin to get that 12m. it seems far but i believe the spin's potential can bring that metal ball flying to that mark.

okay time to rest.

well done throwers team 2006. you've done those who came before and went proud.

2006-07-06T22:08:00.000+08:00

Muse - Black Holes And Revelations Album

6/7/2006

a date to be celebrated.

first qualify in nationals.

so 8 months of blood didnt go to waste after all.

i felt so damn relieved when i got a glimpse of the black object landed beyond the white line and then the white flag when i recovered.

but i admit it was largely due to complacency and overconfidence, as i had qualified only on the last throw.

first attempt. i thought the release was already corrected and i could easily cross the line with a standing, but apparently the release got screwed up and had no contact together. then i started to feel scared and uneasy. but i managed to calm down after deciding to do the glide for the next one and practised a little.

second attempt. i started the glide really uneasily and didn't push off hard enough and ended up with a crappy angle and release again. then again the red flag was raised. now i started to panic really badly. Was shaking quite alot but i still continued to practise the glide while others were throwing. still not much confidence to that though.

then i started to think about coach. i started to think about the team. i started to think about last year's nationals and how i screwed up and the results after that. i started to think about those people gave me their blessings and support. i started to think.

i started to think.

i just couldn't let all these people down. especially coach and the team. so i just went in the ring with a put and started breathing real hard. this time i just didn't care about anything else, just go down and push off. somehow i don't it was the glide that improved, but rather i gave it all on the projection. i think i was the only one who shouted at all. and then i saw the put land beyond that line. felt really happy then, the white flag and everything. and walked out with controlled expressions.

at one point of time i was really thinking that this whole thing could end up like last year, and then i'll go into a bloody depressed season for 4 months. well it won't happen this year.

finals on tuesday, with a few trainings in between now and then. i will break it into the top 8 i tell you.

but the true motivation came from something else far more comforting. the one that actually gave me drive to get in. its the one.

2006-07-05T22:17:00.000+08:00

Funeral For A Friend - Recover

funeral for a friend rocks darren. =D

ah the day has met me abruptly this year. didn't seem to notice the dates flying by so quickly. im quite certain of hitting the qualifying mark this time, in fact further with all the preps and stuff. one throw and hopefully my name will appear on that piece of paper.

8 months of pure solid training.

do or die.

give your best. give it all.

for vs, for the leaving seniors, although most of them never seem to turn for training just at least give the other two something to be proud of.

and for the 4 of us, jeremy ashraf and thong en, we went through the polevault training for a solid two or three months under coach. give it your best for coach. remember the days we suffered the interval trainings, all the runs, all the weights. do it for coach guys, remember the very thought gave thong en a miracle at sports day. our 8 months on and off with them comes to a rest these two weeks.

heh i guess the both of us weren't the best examples for the juniors this year. considering we were sec3s, the year of fun , we were pretty much slack during the midseason phase. at least we could see some results coming out it. but then again, through all the stuff we did, we forged pretty close ties together, all the sprints, all the weights, the warmups. you guys certainly made training a must for me. all the bad stuff we did, try not to follow. jeremy and ashraf are pretty much corrupted though. so try to kick the bad habits you picked up too.

qualifying mark. 10m tmr. hit it.

i do bid thee adieus.

2006-07-04T22:53:00.001+08:00

flight of the bumblebee on bass

hehe short preview of the real thing that's gonna be made tomorrow. really hard song to master on bass, with the licks and stuff. but the double thump technique truly made it possible.

enjoy. Flight Of The Bumblebee Bass is coming soon.

2006-07-03T23:02:00.000+08:00

Muse - Crying Shame

sniff. black holes and revelations didn't come to singapore. or so i think. the album didn't appear in sembawang and wmum. expected date is 11 july. i cant wait that long. sigh.

jamming today was pretty dry i guess, without a drummer and a rushed arrangement. but overall, i felt pretty good playing with YOS. could fall in rhythm with darren but i haven't tried with brian yet. and sicheng only needs the timings and speed stuff, but hes really got some vocal talent! mmmm they're reading this now i guess. brian's definitely a talented shredder, and darren's just everything and xikk's got a stunning vocal range. yes im a measly flea on bass. and damn that aditya who went to jakarta.caused all the trouble.

argh im so stressed out by my mt oral tmr. oh wait. its not tmr. but WEDNESDAY. i only just found out minutes ago when i checked the schedule and realised its the 5th of july and im the bloody fucking last one lah! the teachers are going to be bored and tired and will be sickened further by my chinese, so my marks are going to be pretty screwed cause of that. screw it man.

umm i think you're feeling a little down and sad as well. do cheer up aite?

2006-07-03T10:27:00.000+08:00

Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
- Crying Shame

TODAYTODAYTODAY!

BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS RELEASE!

BUYBUYBUY!

i think i better buy the album first in case i blow my money on jamming.

oh its a crying shame

i have to drum and play bass at the same time later! aditya's all the way in jakarta. so i've jsut have to use my feet to play the bass drum and hat while the arms play the bass and snare. i think i'll collapse after the first song, its tiring enough wth drums and now plus the bass tapping. but oh well its the price to pay to jam.

finally! Yurt Of Sin's debut! (with the exception of the jakarta kid)

2006-06-30T23:53:00.000+08:00

Panic! At The Disco - Its Time To Dance
Bayside - Poison In My Veins
Arctic Monkeys - View From The Afternoon

hmm. i don't know what these three bands have in common but i just love them all =D

ah another busy week has passed, with the opening of school and stuff. no much difference to me, except chia is snooping around much much often nowadays, catching unfortunate victims when didn't bend their head down in time/ keep their fringe up and even for socks. jeremy tang is now officially an "environmental activist" because of that. =D homework status isn't much better, not a single piece of work done.

nationals are starting next week, starting with my event on the first day. The 10m qualifying mark is within reach i think, considering the standing throws could hit above it already. its the top 8 thing that im pretty worried about. i think i've peaked at the correct time this year, after the experience last year and hit hard only this week. only thing is i can't decide to use spin or glide. glide would ensure a safe distance, but might not make it to the top 8. spin would allow much more potential for a good distance, but is very unstable to me, goes wrong sometimes.1 week to decide.

jamming tomorrow and monday FINALLY. i get to see those power amps again =D problem is will i be even allowed out of the house...

2006-06-25T02:46:00.000+08:00

Arctic Monkeys - View From The Afternoon
Panic! At The Disco

suddenly im in to these two bands, and i dont know why!

ah another drought again. i've been spending my days mainly on WOW and training, nothing else. and the bands didn't get to jam once this whole holidays! everyones like not free everyday and stuff. oh well, have to settle for school days instead.

ok i'll blog about the ronin concert instead.

23rd June. YOUTH GONE FUCKING WILD! wow there was some serious moshing in the crowd! i think you can lose weight by just moshing and moshing. seriously we were all drenched from sweat and having aching legs and feet after the concert. but the location was...weird. in a school hall. hmmm i think they have a pretty shoe-string budget this time. and the equipment they got weren't really good as well, could hear alot of feedback and fret noise and stuff from the amps. and it wasn't as loud as expected. but anyway, the whole thing just freaking rocked. especially lucid vapour( the vjc one) and of course, RONIN. lucid vapour played suck my kiss and by the way by rhcp but i was a little disappointed when the guy didn't slap and pop by the way. could have sounded so much better...

ah so many things about the concert, but the main part was in the mosh and rock. darwin and aditya each got strangled by the security guard twice there.

try to get the pics from darwin asap.

and today's the last day of the holidays and im up this early! i dont think i can wake up early tmr. i doubt it. and im also getting the haircut in a few hours time. =( sad. but at least i kept it for the holidays and im pretty much ok with that already. and i've already taken the photos for the new blogskin with the signature wolverine hair =D so i don't really regret it now.

okay time to rest my weary body.

2006-06-16T23:54:00.000+08:00

MUSE - SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE

OH MY GOD THIS SONG IS SO DAMN HOT IT SETS YOUR SOUL ALIGHT.

and they're releasing their album on July 3rd. must buy. this time i will get it on the day itself, unlike the rhcp one when i had to wait for some money to come in.

and yes im back from my cruise, actually a few days back but i was so caught up with training and trying to arrange jamming schedules and collecting money and tickets i just didnt manage to fill this space up. cruise was quite okay, nothing much different from the previous time i went . but i didnt get to do alot of things! that girl looked damn familiar, but i still cant figure out who is it. tracker? maybe. cos she seemed to recognize me as well. sigh...

and i finally restrung/restringed my bass! as in all 4 strings this time, not just one or two. and fuck i didnt expect the d'addario strings to change the sound of the bass so much. it sounds damn exactly like slap bass spec guits now! cos the strings are alot thinner compared to the old ones and more compressed(roundwound). the tone just blew me away straight, especially with the flea and claypool riffs. now its on to larry graham and his blues slapping rhythms...once i get the video.

and trainings darn fun now! everyday we have nothing to do after trainings, so we prank call all those who didnt turn up for training and shit that was darn funny. all the replies especially

"HUH?! I NEVER CALL THIS NUMBER WHAT!!"
"what?!"

so many things to upload here, ill do it tmr.

2006-06-09T17:16:00.000+08:00

Metallica - Master Of Puppets

apparently les claypool did this using only slap. no popping at all.

alright i'll be gone from 6 today till sunday noon for cruise. well nothing much to do there except for sleeping and eating and designing the new yurt background.

oh and the new world of warcraft oceanic servers are up, Aman'thul and something. supposed give a lower latency rate but it still seems to the same to me.

ah the late night instance clearing sessions with bro. petrified is me, octane's my brother.

2006-06-05T11:13:00.001+08:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Atreyu, Thrice, Muse.

4 distinct bands, but yet they sound the same to me. weird taste?

You took me home
I drank too much
Cause of you my liver turned to dust
Cold rust taste, cold creeping cold pain
Do you understand what I mean?
When you feel your soul drop to the floor
Like a hole like an open bleeding sore
Then you'll have bled like I've bled
Then you'll have wept as I've wept

atreyu just rocks lah haha.

i think i should stop slapping for a while. my plucking skills have taken a slight hit since i stopped plucking totally and started hardcore slapping. ah what the heck, i prefer slap over pluck anyway. its much more versatile too, cos of the different effects of slapping and popping different notes and strings. like les claypool and flea =D

and so many freaking people haven't paid up the money for the ronin concert! now i have to fork out close to a hundred bucks to pay for them first.

training in 3 hours, but i don't feel like going.

and nobody seems to be able to get rid of the blogger ad in the blog space here. ah well seems like i gotta rewrite a script for the post again.

2006-06-01T23:10:00.000+08:00

Slipknot - Opium Of The People

screamz. haha.

YES I'VE GOT INSPIRATION FOR THE NEW BLOG SKIN.

YURT
OF
SIN

thanks to sicheng =D

the skin will prolly be up next week, cos im going on a cruise during the weekend from tomorrow evening to sunday noon. and meanwhile ill sketch out the YURT for skin. hehe

and aaron couldnt jam this week! and the next! and the next! not until the 11th. sigh always happens when we were soo close to jamming. something just has to crop up. but no matter. darren and sicheng are there to save the day =D then darren told me he will be overseas till the 10th and back on the 11th. great. but well at least me and dit have found great people to jam with.

ahh so many things have been happening this week , i cant list them all!

anyway the ronin concert will be one of their last, from what i've heard. so quick get your tickets!(from me)

2006-05-28T22:22:00.000+08:00

Iron Maiden - Flight Of Icarus

haha finally ive bought another iron maiden album.

wah im fucking tired now. only 3 hours of sleep again. this time cos the late night shows were too good to resist. first it was the ring on five, then the sketch show, then carrie part 3 , then cops. all the way until 4am in the morning. and i had to get up at 7 for tuition! i might as well don't sleep then. now ive got a headache that shifts me into a dreamy state every now and then.

okay i think the link for the 130 challenge pics aren't up so here it is.

i think that should work. hopefully.

and i want to bloody JAM DAMMIT. I HAVENT SEEN THOSE PRECIOUS POWER AMPS IN LIKE 4 MONTHS ALREADY. and hopefully we can on thursday and hopefully we can find the Fyrewerkz studios. heard its just opposite the kallang mrt station. could anyone state the location on the tag?

2006-05-25T21:25:00.000+08:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers - So Much I

so much i can count on you not to deplete me.

anyway today's arts day was great, contary to what was expected, especially with the Royston Tan film showcase. he really has talent man, all his films were pretty meaningful and entertaining at the same time, especially the D.I.Y one. and guess who came too? the careless whisperer from last singapore idol, the patrick khoo guy. haha he sang "you're beautiful" by james blunt, well not really sing as nobody could actually hear the lyrics except for the chorus. and he looks extremely nerdy too. real NERD. and during his presence on stage, i got whacked several times by munir who was sitting beside me. appears that when he gets into laughing fit mode he goes mental and whacking anyone unlucky to be around.

then after school, me and the 3C/2G people met levan from ronin outside the foyer. and he's like the greatest guy ever man, talked about pretty much about the location where it'll be held and also about vs, like associations and connections with the girls' schools nearby and other stuff. then visakan came along.

Levan : .....so if you guys wants the tickets you can blah blah *points to visakan" or this bastard/ or something i forgot)
Visakan takes the poster and whacks him on the head
Levan retaliated and whacked back.

haha it was damn funny watching it there. hes one cool dude alright.

2006-05-24T22:47:00.000+08:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby

Tell me baby, what's your story
Where you come from
And where you wanna go this time

You're so lovely, are you lonely
You're giving up on the innocence you left behind

such a nice bassline.

haha the victoria 130 challenge by 3D was....QUITE a success. we were supposed to string up 130 balloons but in the end alot of them got popped and ended up with 117 only. none the less we still had alot of fun with the blowing of balloons and stringing them.

photos are

2006-05-22T21:10:00.000+08:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Charlie
- Stadium Arcadium
- Tell Me Baby
- Readymade
- Hard To Concentrate
- 21st Century

and many many more! seems like for rhcp you've really got to listen to their songs as a whole and soon they will sink into you and charm you =D

haha i think i can be a future barber! i just cut the fringe at the back on my own and i think it looks great! well not really great as in the look but the texture and cutting. at least that guy doesn't have anything to say tomorrow.

and ive decided to stop using wax or whatever styling/ poser goods anymore. for the simple reason that im feeling poserish. and it sucks to me. so i just stop using any of those stuff anymore and be free from all thoughts about it. suddenly i think that my hairstyle can go to hell. yeah, its not really important actually. i think its training that did this =D

okay results for SA1, without any/ minimum form of studying or mugging

English: B4 64 -- well quite satisfied actually.
E maths: 63.3 B4 -- FUCKING DISAPPOINTMENT.
A maths: 73.3 A2 -- another horrible disappointment.
Biology: 67.4 B3 -- This is worse?
Physics: 50.4 C6 -- haha expected, 30/70 for paper.
Chemistry: 63 B4 -- sigh. horrible
HMT: 50 C6 --weee another expected one =D
History Elect: 70 A2 -- my saviour subject =)

so my L1R5 is 19 at its worst case scenario as all the other stuff haven't been added to the marks. well after many groans and complaints, 19 seems pretty good now. this SA1 was really a killer, well maybe not if i had actually studied for it. but like 90% of the marks lost is due to strict following of marking schemes and answering techniques, which most of our teachers didn't go through at all. especially for Akash. poor guy, he could answer everything but, its the scheme that hit him extremely hard. ah well no point brooding over it.

alright i think i'll have an early night today.

2006-05-21T22:30:00.000+08:00

Les Claypool - The Awakening

les claypool is a walking metronome. no doubt.

thanks to that song i can't use my index finger for now )= and the 4th one is on the way to dying too. but at least i managed to learn the easy parts of the solo, not the slap hammer ons and fast ones. that youtube guy is really les claypool the 2nd, could keep totally to the rhythm and yet add a few notes to it too.

alright i can't type much due to the finger condition so i'll just end off with an advert. Anyone interested in the Ronin concert on 23rd at Whitley sec? its from 6-11pm and tickets are at 10 bucks each. im helping a friend to sell them, so give your orders to me, need them asap. and try to get your friends who are interested to get the tickets here too. thanks.

2006-05-19T23:45:00.000+08:00

Les Claypool - The Awakening

oh my god. les claypool you sick monster. you've just kept me awake for another 12 hours with that solo.

2006-05-19T22:17:00.000+08:00

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium Album

ahhh soo nice. its simply their best ever. pretty much matured lyrics too. and you can feel the emotions and feelings in their songs now.

just ended a 5 hours slapping and popping bass session, and now finishing with 4 blistered fingers and a sore thumb. and also two very very very tired hands and forearms. the hands are already out of rhythm with playing due to excess lactic there.

at least i mastered readymade, tell me baby, hard to concentrate and snow hey oh today. and also a much better version of cant stop. haha cant wait for the jamming session next week with aaron and his friend.

alright im bushed from too much bass.

2006-05-18T21:23:00.000+08:00

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - STADIUM ARCADIUM ALBUM

OMFG RHCP SIMPLY FUCKING ROCKS.

red hot chili peppers is simply the best of the best. this has gotta be their best album ever.
now im really crazy over flea's astounding slapping and popping. not to mention his freaky plucking skills. so now im probably going in a hibernation mode, no going out, just bass and bass and bass. along with the youtube videos and les claypool, ive just decided that i should revive the band spirits and slap even faster.

their albums best are prolly Dani California, Tell Me Baby, Snow, Harder to Concentrate, 21st Century, Hump de Bump and Desecration Smile. simply the best. great results from four years of work.

haha training was all again.this time with shaun lim joining in.

and thats what happened to the poor javelin when shaun threw it.

weather was damn horrible today. dried up the body externally and also internally. and out in the open field with zero shade at all. especially the shot area, not a single tree in sight. still managed to hit a few 10s and an 11. seems like the spin technique is more reliable than the glide to me, generates a hell lot more force.

ouch now my body's destroyed again. i think i'll be contracting DOMS in a few weeks time again, training's really sapping alot of whats left of energy after school. im so gonna wake up tmr with a immobile body.

2006-05-16T20:56:00.000+08:00

Muse - Fury

Damn the distortion and delay bass sounds great.

ive been cured of DOMS( Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness)! again amazingly after two weeks of rest i get muscle soreness immediately the next day. so my recovery rate is increased and therefore leads to more training and a further distance. BUT weights just had to ruin it again. a wrong move on bench press gave me a seriously screwed shoulder, similar to the one experienced by thong en months ago. the ligament in the areas sprained i guess, making me unable to raise my arm today. but hopefully it'll recover fast enough for june grinding.

and hopefully i don't get caught for my hair for 7 more days (:

2006-05-16T11:03:00.000+08:00

Free - Woman
- The Hunter

haha the break is over, now back to some oldies rock.

Woman, oh oh
I got a burning heart
I need to tell you that it's you I love
I got a burning heart
I need to tell you, that I'll never get enough
Never, never never never get enough,
Woman, oh oh

Marry me today
I'll give you all I own, except my car
Marry me today, baby
I'll give you everything, but my guitar
But my guitar and my car

such a nice song =)

training yesterday was fun fun fun and FUN. only me and thong en turned up for training again, and as usual played around the whole training. and i mastered the spin for shot! yes amazing after 2 weeks of rest from the SA i have miraculously mastered it.

then after training, we had nothing to do, so we lifted up the gym mats:

and scooped all the dirt/rubber rubbings(?)/ black stuff

and created a mountain of our own:

and we ended with a volcano:

=) training is so fun nowadays

video clips coming right up

2006-05-12T22:18:00.000+08:00

Fort Minor - Where'd You Go

im taking a break from rock and metal now, time for a cooldown period to start.

officially, the exams have been over but come to think of it, it didn't really have an impact on me. reasons being i spent 3/4 of exam time sleeping and slacking instead of really studying. just didn't have any drive or spirit to do so. same went for many i think, or maybe its just because im not feeling that stress that i didn't feel anything from elsewhere. even if the results come out, and a1 or f9 won't leave an impact on me at all. well , just see how it goes.

anyway, a thing to take everything off my mind.

2006-05-10T22:15:00.000+08:00

YOUTH GONE WILD - THE MEGACONCERT!

EVENT DETAILS:

WHEN THE HELL IS IT? :

23RD JUNE 2006 (LAST FRIDAY OF THE JUNE HOLIDAYS!)

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS IT?:

THE YMCA AUDITORIUM (near Dhoby Ghaut)

WHAT TIME DO I GET THERE?:

5-6PM (Autograph Session with the bands)

6-11PM (5 blistering hours of great music!)

TICKET PRICES:S$10 per ticket

to darwin , batura and the all the band guys who've missed this concert.

im never gonna be fucking missing this music fest.

im addicted to tar and nicotine. oh wait, maybe just the nicotine. sigh

well just slightly ):

2006-05-10T17:48:00.000+08:00

Bayside - Cold and Blue and Lifeless

Trippin over my words and now your trippin on me isn’t that funny?
Couldn’t you just laugh until you choke, I wish you would
And your face could make your eyes, cold and blue and lifeless,
how did I ever fall for you?

haha im still totally addicted to bayside.

The rule under the Tsar's in Russia was deemed disastrous at that point of time. At that time, there was high inflation of goods, rendering the Russians almost impossible to purchase anything at that time. Also, due to the massage food shortages caused factors such as the war going on, it was even harder for the Russians to obtain any food. As a result, many Russians were upset by the Tsar's rule. Due to the war that was going on, many factory workers and sole breadwinners of families were forced to go to war, affecting the economy and production of goods negatively, and also causing families to fall into dire poverty. There was also a large number of deaths in the war, therefore the manpower needed for industries suffered a big loss and ultimately causing a negative effect on the economy. Through this, the Russians were angered and caused further hatred to the Tsar and his officials. Under the poor leadership of the Tsar, many lives were lost too. The Tsar made poor and bad decisions during the war, which led to a great loss of lives during the war. Because of this, the troops were not inspired and motivated the fight the war. Furthermore, back in Russia, the Tsarina appointed to rule the country made several decisions that further caused hate for the monarchy among the Russians, such as selecting bad advisors to assist her in ruling the country. There was also rampant corruption by the monk Rasputin. The Tsarina was also a German, which was what made the Russians despise her even more.

and thats just the reasons why the monarchy fell in Russia.

haha i just don't believe my luck, i spent my days on the com and playing and sleeping for like 10 hours straight and i still managed to breeze through my papers. although i might not get full marks as i left one or two blanks here and there but i see A1s coming my way =D especially for a maths e maths , bio, and chem. for english chinese and ss, its really up to my luck as i cant really study for them except for ss. and its only one mroe bloody day to go! physics and hist elect. just 2h 15mins or so and ill be free for two months. and why free? cos my parents reversed that decision to ground me =) on grounds that i cant be blamed totally for this times results if they're bad. =D

i have a feeling that end of world war 1 will come out for source based tomorrow and russia for seq. i just have that feeling and i don't know why. apparently mr thiru and mr khoo told different things to EVERY class they teach. so everyones just confused on what to study.

i think ive just sorted out a perfect lineup. darren and sicheng wanted to start a band sometime ago, and they're a guitarist and vocalist(?) respectively. and batura and i are looking out for these two positions. so maybe i might wanna get everyone together after the exams. er sicheng i know you're looking at this, so you and darren up for it?

2006-05-07T21:22:00.000+08:00

Bayside - Don't Call Me Peanut
- Phone Call From Poland

so emo. i LIKE.

its because you have spent a large number of chronological units thinking about the special, amaranthine person in your glob of grey matter and causes frequent hallucinations, therefore you are still subject to fear of ignorance and deterrence from that unqiue person and therefore leads to a state of mind called paranoia.

yup.

ah emaths and social studies. i am so screwed. i simply spent these two days playing WOW and only started studying during the afternoon. aiyah who cares =D. i still believe that by listening in class you still can acheive pretty decent results. bio just proved that.

ahh i cant stop listening to bayside. so damn emo and nice.

may 13, stadium arcadium. cant wait.

still advertising for bands.

2006-05-07T00:37:00.000+08:00

Bayside - Don't Call Me Peanut
- Alcohol And Altar Boys

bayside is so...emo and cool =D

15 march to 7 may. 53 days my hair has survived the evil clutches of greasy hands around the school. only 19 more days to go. and its so friggin long that it covers an eye completely =D good achievement considering i always get caught for it. this time, it will SURVIVE.

argh pap just won east coast grc again.

oh and i forgot to mention that SA1 has officially started. english and bio was pretty ok although i feel they're too good to be true. marking scheme's gotta be hell this time. well nobody seems to be too troubled by this exam i think. no exam mood nowadays. sec3 life?

i have that uncontrollable urge to jam nowadays. i think i should put up advertisements for bands in need of a bassist.

Bassist for hire

Favourites : thrice, bayside, muse, lostprophets, the used, disturbed, blink 182, anti-flag, franz ferdinand, finch, red hot chilli peppers

Specials: Ability to slap and pop. Comfortable with both finger and plectrum picking.

Preferred Area: East side

2006-05-04T21:31:00.000+08:00

Name 20 people you can think of right now. Don't read the questions until you have named the 20 people. At the end of it all, choose 5 people to do this. Ready? Start~!

1. SATYAVRAT KOTTAMASU RAO RAO RAO
2.sicheng
3. eq
4. ben
5. jieyu
6. munir
7. adib
8. zul
9. ernest puey
10. thong en
11. juffri
12. hansen
13. qamarul
14. RAMALINGAM GOKUL
15. SINGH BHULLAR
16. jont
17. ASHRAF KHAN
18. JEREMY TANG
19. jerald
20. akash atul shah

How did you meet #14?
first day of school. first second of class.

What would you do if you never met #1?
i wouldnt have anyone leaning backwards on my table and waking me up. and not to mention a HELL lot of of crap. =)

What would you do if #20 and #9 dated?
uh.......

Did you ever like #19?
miss his lameness

Would #6 and #17 make a good couple?
OH HELL YES. haha a match made in heaven i tell you. HAHAHA

Describe #3
mmmm pretty blur nowadays due to his new hairstyle and pretty mad up there too.

Do you think #8 is attractive?
hmmmm would be actually.

Tell me something about #7
tolerant. very i think.

Do you know any of #12's family?
yup.

What's #8's favourites?
floorball? and someone else.

What would you do if #18 confesses that he/she likes you?
oh. SHIT. never will that happen. in the event that it happens, i will get 17 to help me.

What language does #15 speak?
punjabi and hindi

Who is #9 going out with?
uhh not sure?

How old is #16 now?
16. hes the sec4 jont btw.

When was the last time you spoke to #13
today, and about the amaths test.

Who is #2's favourite singer/band?
oh darn lots. emo rock and stuff.

Would you ever date #4?
ERRRR

Would you ever date #7?
NO. haha

#15 single?
dont think so. =)

What is #10's last name?
koh

Would you ever be in a serious relationship with #11?
NEVER. well hes a nice guy to talk to though.

What school does #3 go to?
victorious victoria

Where does #6 live?
siglap. damn rich.

What's your favourite thing about #5?
small boy haha. cute too.

Have you seen #1 naked?
uhhh close to in camp.
[the end]

okie,the five people I want to see doing this!
1.sicheng
2.ernest
3.jont tan
4. jerald
5. as you please

2006-05-04T20:47:00.000+08:00

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
the world are working to find

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.
i hit my laptop screen.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
pap rally.

4. Without looking, guess what time it is?
9.00pm

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
8.58pm

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
the aircon, ionizer, singaporean +australian voices from teamspeak and ventrillo on bro's com

7a.When did you last step outside?
The morning to school. unless you count coming back too.

7b.What were you doing?
picking up the newspaper and going to school.

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
hansen's and sicheng's blogs.

9. What are you wearing?
The legendary 3Ss. sarong singlet slippers. haha nah jk, just plain ah pek shirt and shorts.

10. Did you dream last night?
of finally mastering the spin and shocking sng with 14m.

11. When did you last laugh?
just. simply by looking at jieyu's pic.

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
my bass, dreamcatcher, chinese stuff.

13. Seen anything weird lately?
yes of course. when i look into the mirror.

14. What do you think of this quiz?
errrr what?

15. What is the last film you saw?
rise of hitler. in history class. only lasted 15mins though.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
A FULLY CUSTOMISED BASS. fully customised amp. fully customised effects. and a few jamming studios. not to mention a drumset, lead guit...

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know.
i like photography. which explains the customised blogskins.

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
"stop the hate breeding in this world" GNR - Civil war.

19. Do you like to dance?
especially during training. =)

20. George Bush..
should come and take over singapore.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl,what do you call her?
"no need to imagine". mmm alethea

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Gerard. it was supposed to be mine next to my brother's.

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
yeah. suppose its a better place though.

24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
"you're in"

25. 4 people who must also do this in THEIR journal
mmm sicheng, ernest, jerald and lyn =)

LOSTPROPHETS

2006-04-30T23:34:00.000+08:00

Lostprophets - Start Something Album

lets make everyone listen to lostprophets (:

But there's still tomorrow
Forget the sorrow
When I can be on the last train home
Watch it pass the day
As it fades away
No more time to care
No more time, today

But we sing
If we're going nowhere
Yeah we sing
If it's not enough
And we sing
Sing without a reason
To never fall in love

shuffle updated with this song.

2006-04-30T23:14:00.000+08:00

Rush - YYZ

damn this song, caused me 5 blisters trying to learn this song.

SA1 starts this friday and im still slacking here (: well i think ive done enough revision for SA1 now, rest of it is up to luck and skill on the day itself. and also got quite a few things sorted out.

sigh havent been throwing for like... 1week or so already. and nats is in july and they still gotta make us have SA1. no wonder we havent been beating hci all these years. just abolish exams and we'll be doing like TONS better.

and i havent jammed for so long too. and i want a gig so bad. grrrr. these things are so hard to come by nowadays. being a slap bassist doesnt help much as they say it does.

2006-04-26T21:30:00.000+08:00

Thrice - Stare At The Sun

HAPPY 16th BIRTHDAY JANSEN!!

who doesnt know what day is it? =) whoever doesn't deserves a whacking.

well i think a fucking lot of people deserve that today. at least jansen( haha like duh) , ashraf and thong en remembered it. the rest were oblivious to the fact.

ben and jieyu: ehh yeah we missed your birthday. didnt jack you at all...

funny enough, they said that yesterday.

me: eh you all damn dumb leh.
ben: cos we missed your birthday and didnt jack you?

frankly, is that all you think about? well you guys are really fucking dumb if so.

now i REALLY see where my actual friendships and bonds lie with.

2006-04-25T20:45:00.000+08:00

Finch -Letters To You

ah our own rendition of this song is up my shuffle. hopefully.

i think i screwed the tests up today. especially the chem SPA. i didnt know nuts about the reaction supposed to take place and ended up mixing everything together. and my solution dropped straight through the filter paper and into the boiling tube. yes i know, stupid. and i mixed aqueous ammonia and the green powder together and out came some blue gel substance. its supposed to be blue but not a gel. oh well screw it, at least i still got the other tests to help me out. oh wait they're screwed too.

and yes i finally managed to equal scott wong's bench press when he was in sec 2. 110kg max, 55 aside. and i havent counted the bar yet (: well i bet hes doing like twice of it now. but no matter at least our c div is doing damn well now. although jeremy managed to screw his two events up, the chinese high are pretty shocked now.

hehe read about that RI scandal on a blog. click here to find out. and the shaun one is there too (:

2006-04-22T22:00:00.000+08:00

Lost Prophets - Last Train

lost prophets are just like like thrice, only with less angsty feelings.

sa2 is just a few more days away and i still can time to type something here. ive got that feeling that i'll screw this whole sa up like i did in sec1. ah well who cares about this anyway, main focus on nats, but should i do that? even thong en is focusing on studying now. even coach has told us to do that too. but no matter, i believe im still up to date with revising and stuff. only subs i havent really started are bio physics and e maths. rest of them ive mugged my ass off.

A maths.

log2A =b = A= 2b

2006-04-19T21:41:00.000+08:00

Thrice - Deadbolts
- Red Sky
- Kill Me Quickly

thrice songs really have an effect on you.

yay we had a full day because of the cross country team but it didnt seem like one cos i had to go back for training and officiating the events =(

anyway the events were GREAT. and ashraf took part in the 4x400m for b3 division! he didnt pace himself at first and got pretty burnt out at the end. but anyhow the team managed to avoid being lapped by the rest of the teams.

haha the sports official race was better. and we managed to get GOLD this time. well according to the teachers and the runners, i opened the gap between the team and the rest by quite alot, letting ashraf anchoring the finish. haha considering that i didnt see anyone else infront of me and ashraf finished really well ahead of the second guy maybe its true =D

and we're getting TWO GOLD MEDALS FOR THAT RACE. haha at least i think that it is. heh a bonus for a brilliant timing i guess.

2006-04-16T21:39:00.000+08:00

Thrice - Vheissu Album
Lostprophets - Make A Move

lostprophets rule. thrice just rocks. totally.

ah saturday was the best saturday ive either had, or maybe even one of the best days ever.

met up with thong en early in kembangan before picking up pei xiang at eunos, who was being bugged by a buddhist devotee to join that soka association. so we went there to save him by boarding the next train. had lunch again at choa chu kang. and this time i haven't learnt my lesson about eating there. this time i ordered FOUR pratas, thinking they'll be quite small. then it turned out each of em was a PLATE BIG. i was like "shit shit shit, finish". but with constant encouragement from the other two, i managed to finish them and still had room for some desserts.

the javelin event went smoothly, but i was really surprised at chinese high's standard this year. top guy just threw a 45m, 10m further than thong ens and peixiangs. everyone was anticipating a 50m+ this time, but no only a 45. well maybe they're just warming up for nats. well by then we'll be ready for them. just after their event it started pouring at gombak and it was literally pouring from the shelters which just flooded the whole area. managed to get two umbrellas from ben's hurdle coach and made it safely to the mrt station, along with many childish acts on the way =)

as for the mrt trip, i think it'll be kept confidential to myself for now =D

go listen to thrice and lostprophets, their lyrics will really stick in your head. and they make perfect sense too.

2006-04-11T21:08:00.000+08:00

JerryC - Canon Rock

damn im still freaking addicted to this song. so is the malmsteen version.

haha i guess i needed more than just luck to even qualify for the event on saturday. first throw landed on the line, and the official went closely and inspected it....and raised a RED flag. damn i should have chucked the shot at him straight. second throw landed well above qualifier but went OUT. second red flag raised and i got out. oh well even if the throw was counted i wouldnt be in the top 8 anyway, chinese highs were MONSTERS. top 6 positions went to them.....freaks all of em. and the shots were all brand new and shining and SLIPPERY. until i lost contact on both throws. and they had four different sizes, and i chose the wrong two -.- yes it may sound stupid but that was one factor which ruined everything. at least ive learned quite a bit this time, for techinques and stuff.

heard eq's "life story" on the way back on friday. seems like his whole weeks packed full with alot alot of stuff and therefore he cant concentrate on polevaulting now, which in turn isnt in favour with coach. well the only thing i can tell him is time management, althought it can turn pretty serious pyschological probs like me and thong en.

now i realise that either no goals or too many in my life. "eh, what do you want to be when you grow up?" munir asked me this question a few times already. sometimes i don't get what i am doing everything for, studying, training, jamming. either that, or i don't know which to concentrate on. all this stuff is starting to have effects on me already. now, i cant really remember what i have been doing for the whole day or even the past few minutes. maybe im just too tired from all these things.

so. what do i concentrate on?

2006-04-07T21:17:00.000+08:00

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Dani California

OMG STADIUM ARCADIUM IS COMING ON MAY 13.

boys under 17 shot put tomorrow at gombak stadium at 9am. finally mr sng decides to send some of us for national juniors. but the bad news is...IM THE ONLY FREAKING GUY GOING THERE TOMORROW. ben wee was overaged, so he had to take under 20 instead, but he decided that the weight would be horrible so he didnt go at all. sigh, ill be making my way there alone this time.

dunno if i can get a top 8 position tomorrow, chances are slim comparing to last year's results. ah well just go there and get experience.

wish me luck. thanks.

2006-03-26T22:03:00.000+08:00

Finch- Letters To You

i so love this song now.

jamming session on saturday was the BEST EVER. the whole thing just blew me away. jamming with the jc1 people have always felt great, but this one was the best of all, basically everything sounded perfect, maybe not the electric guit parts which were too soft to be heard. and using my new mp3 to record, the recordings too were heavenly. upload the clips when i have the time tomorrow.

anyway heres the throwing sports results for b3 div:

Shot: 1st - Me =) 2nd: Attah Joseph Obaje 3rd : Ernest Puey
Javelin: 1st - Ng Pei Xiang 2nd : Koh Thong En , real wasted this one haiz 3rd : Ernest Puey
Discus : 1st - Koh Thong En 2nd: Ernest Puey 3rd : Me

the surprise was all on Pei Xiang and Thong En. with a broken arm, pei xiang still managed to get a gold and left thong en pretty depressed at first. but the discus gold cheered him up pretty much the next day. pretty unexpected results for all events this term though. well what can i say, try again next year =) 2 golds and a silver next year.

2006-03-21T21:52:00.000+08:00

Muse - Butterflies and Hurricanes

beyond words....

9.20m, 1st place

yes i've finally won my first event ever in two years.

nothing can match this sense of elation right now.

even happier for JEREMY REUBEN TANG CHOON YANG. 11.89m a new c2 record set. that guy managed to get a good throw off on the 7th extra throw, breaking the previous record. i feel so damn proud of him.

wanted to equal him in breaking my record too but alas, vinod laxmikanth was simply too good already. ah well at least ive gotten a gold for shot.

zzz too tired to blog everything now.

2006-03-20T21:53:00.000+08:00

Bullet For My Valentine- Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow
- Hand Of Blood
ah sounds like atreyu to me right now.

judgement day has come.

the main event.

the milestone.

the chance.

it has come. one year later.

11.03m. i've been repeating that to myself everyday since the start of term. through excessive and strenous training sessions, i gained some distance slowly and adjusted to the new weight. and it has finally come bring the field section people altogether.

11.03m. a new record shall be set tomorrow.

2006-03-15T22:07:00.000+08:00

Bullet For My Valentine - No Control

oooo new artist finally.

alright the rashes and cuts have subsided, but the flu is still lingering around. well at least its only the flu left, the rashes were the worst of it all.

JUST 1.5M MORE. and it refuses to come at all. its soo depressing to be so close to the record and yet the distance won't improve at all. this could very well decide whether i might be going nationals this year or not. well mr sng said that i, ben wee and someone else might be going nationals this year, but i still feel that my place isn't secured yet. until i break this record of 11.03m. something that ive yearned for months and fought to achieve. but now i guess this dream is starting to fade away, with just a few days to the event date and im only reaching a mere 9.5m. others might consider it an acheivement to be able to improve with a b div weight that quickly, but that guy who set the record did it with even more ease.

friday would be the last day i'll be preparing for the events.

this time, history will not repeat itself.

2006-03-11T22:16:00.000+08:00

JerryC -Canon Rock

SHIT. the rashes and cuts became septic and infected. and now im down with fever +flu + cough because of that.

2006-03-11T16:54:00.000+08:00

Yngwie Malmsteen
JerryC - Canon Rock

IM BACK!!

finally after 4 days and 3 nights of hardship and fun, im back to civilisation, away from organic rice, zinc see-through toilets, sandy tents and padi fields and the horribly hot sun. i can truly say that ive learnt a world of things through this camp, and forged inseperatable bonds with 3D, from why organic rice is good for you to how school life is in malaysia. and not to mention the tremedous challenge i faced when i forced myself to climb up Gunang Lambak, 1.4km of solid rock climbing, with two sprained ankles, various cramping muscles and a horrible skin rash. as for the view on top, ive no words to describe how spectacular the view from the summit was. jieyu has the photos in his cam, trying to get it from him asap.

but the best thing in the camp all along was class 3D 2006. you guys are great,everything that we've done together during the camp, ranging from the asli obstacle to cleaning up our stuff to our campfire item. you've definitely made this camp the best one ive ever had... through this camp we have become a lot more closer than a moth ago. look at our vs cheer during the compeition. it was definitely the loudest among the rest and our skit, however obscene was perfectly choreographed and united. we did not manage to win the skit but we still did with the topo orienteering challenge. lets keep it strong guys, theres only another 2 more years together.

alright i'll update the camp details later, need a solid sleep right now.

hmmm i still get the feeling that nobody's looking at this at all.

2006-03-07T20:54:00.000+08:00

JerryC - Canon Rock

OMFG. im so addicted to this song, thanks Jerald for the link...

FYEWERKZ STUDIOS HAS CLOSED DOWN. MY GOD.

sigh thats so depressing now. all the memories, all the jamming sessions we had there....

i think the studio guys probably ran out of money, due to excessive damages to the equipment in the studios and sometimes losing money on studio rent. heh and also dit's vandalism of the toilets. ah well, time to find a new studio now. theres wee lee in aljunied, might wanna try it out during the school holidays.

anyway sec3 camp starts tomorrow and ends on saturday, 4 days, 3 nights. somehow i don't feel anything about it, just as if it would be a normal school day. i think polevault training has something to do with it, the endurance mentality and stuff. announcements were also made pretty abruptly and no one actually cared a damn for it at first. oh well from what the teachers and sec4s have said it'll be pretty fun, the mountain climbing, nightwalk and the aimless walking around the campsite. and my bag doesnt seem that bad at all, comparing to benedict's usual school bag =D. and our true characters will show through this camp, as said by many seniors.

since they allow phones along the trip, i guess i might be able to take a few photos there.

doubt anyone would be missing me around anywhere, well except maybe the juniors, who will be deprived of a figure of fun =)

"MARSH RANGER 5! 5! 5!"
" twenty-four seven!"

alright time to go finish packing.

Our true colours shall be revealed over the next 4 days...

2006-03-02T22:01:00.000+08:00

Muse - Muscle Museum
- Microcuts

these two songs are darn old, but they sound GREAT. muse can really combine both opera and rock together perfectly.

oh my i love 3D now man, just two months into the new class together and it has become a CLASS. not a bunch of board-staring clones like in 3A. however we aren't bonded in the sense that we are still split into a few groups up to now.

The Magnificent Seven or Eight Immortals or Nefarious Nine or Ten ????

this group is seated at the bottom left of the class, which consists of gokul, satya, me, ben, jieyu, munir, adib, zul, qamarul and manvinder. basically this is the group with makes up 90% of all the noise 3D makes. every lesson gokul will start off with a comment, which leads to munir adding on, followed by satya and so on. favourite lessons include bio, maths and english. where we have the BEST teachers in the school =) yeah, its just that the teachers have a sense of humour( actually only bio) and can followup to our jokes and stuff.

and the view on the 6th floor is....the most wonderful thing/view you can get in your 4 years in vs. the wind gets strong up there and the whole of siglap can be viewed from there too. the Nefarious Nine stayed there for the whole of the a maths lesson just chatting and stuff. then just 3-5 mins before dismissal, mr kelvin just had to walk past and see us. adib was like " eh mr kelvin" to us. being paranoid at that time, we simply processed that it was chia there and ran away on the 7th floor. but in the end,we still managed to get to class safely. weird though, we havent seen chia around our classes for days already.......

argh i hate this flu, been staying for 3 weeks already and still no improvement.

2006-02-28T21:18:00.000+08:00

Streetcar - Funeral For A Friend

heh we've tried time and time again to play this song, but we just can't get another rhythmist =(

11.07m
31.70m

two distances, two records.

all by 21st march and 24th march.

yes i know to some it might sound impossible, as these records were set before the year 2000 and many great people have failed to break them up to now. and now a almost-complete failure in the throwers team decides to take on both records at the same time. and it will be done, or at least either one of them. 11.07m for shot seems more realistic to me though, considering that im starting to near that distance recently. losing quite a bit of confidence in the discus one, due to many screw-ups in the technique.

theres still hope in both events i believe.

and i WILL do it.

medal sweep this year.

2006-02-22T21:10:00.000+08:00

In Flames - Swim

GAR. im back to death again.

i shall sulk and fall into my depression mode for another 2-3 weeks now. and also take up the cold treatment again.

fuck those people who made me cut my hair.

2006-02-21T21:05:00.000+08:00

Cesspit - In The Sun

haha this song is so....weird.

student leader's investiture rehearsal was today, but me and freddie escaped halfway through the whole thing, right before they started the giving out part. managed to use the time that i saved well by going through all the chemistry stuff again. a little confident for tomorrows paper now, but its just something that i can't get off about the paper. i think its the ionic equations one, seems pretty weird to me.

ah the weeks going to end soon, and so is the month. sigh time really passes fast nowadays.

check this out though, really hilarious =D even more to someone.

http://www.bobricci.com/sbm.htm

and this poem on http://whitedogbobbywords.blogspot.com/

sitting by the phone
willing it to ring
wondering what you are doing
where have you been

you said you would call
you said you like me
we had a great time
i totally agree

havent had my breakfast
nor lunch or dinner
refused to go out
my friends say im a goner

they dont understand
what if you call
and im not there
i'll definately brawl

please ring soon
im going to faint
think im hungry
im going insane

maybe you lied
just being polite
you never liked me
ive given you a fright

what a bastard
why am i here
waiting like a fool
the answer is clear

you are never gonna to call
ive ran out of excuses
theres aint hope
you are nothing but broken promises

and

i

hate

you.

2006-02-20T21:37:00.000+08:00

The Rasmus - In The Shadows

surprised? i guess many people think that im restricted to the aditya field of music only.

MY AMP IS BACK. and so much better. now all the equipment like headphones, dual aux in input cables are finally put to use. and i can finally playback all the songs on my old mp3 on the amp! makes life so much easier when jamming with tetra, especially when they try to make their mp3s sounds as if we're playing the songs.

physics was......OK today. i agree that the time allocation was screwed but the questions didnt take that long to be answered anyway. ah well just hope for the best, lost 2 marks to trick questions already.

ah i think im shrinking day by day now. can't even train because of cas and illnesses and other horrible stress related problems. the doc said that i don't sleep enough/ rest enough/ train too much/ thus i became sick. but sports day is coming up so soon and im still trying to hit 11m before that. it seems out of reach now, but who knows? maybe training would assist in this for now...

2006-02-19T21:33:00.000+08:00

In Flames - Swim
Muse - The Small Print

ah there it goes again. i really want to jam with someone who actually likes songs like these two.

yup ive changed my blogskin once again. i realised soon that i couldnt actually see the words on my previous one. so i decided to combine what little photography and photoshop skills, and also some html and came up with this skin. yes in case if you're wondering who's that to the right, it's me, pretty obvious actually. was stuck over whether to use this image or the charcoaled(such a word exists?) one but decided that colours would seem better here.

another piece of good news. yamaha called up and said that my amp can be collected TOMORROW. ah i feel guilty about abusing dit because he cant jam this week and yet my amp was screwed. apparently the chip became screwed after i plugged the input to phones, and completely disconnected the signals coming from the input jack to the amp. luckily i had a warranty or else my mp3 thic coming week would be at stake.

speaking of an mp3, i can only get mine IF i score like 4 a1s this term, which seems quite impossible to me right now. history is screwed, but for english theres still a bit of hope. my overall compo mark is 70, and with the comphre, i think i might be able to get an a2 or a1. sciences are pretty ok for me, considering that i can just listen in class and get pretty good marks for those tests.

oh and i have to go for that Student Leader's Investiture thingy, just because i became vice-captain for house. yes rehearsals on tues and thurs and the real thing on friday. sigh all these just for a tie pin. but then again, im pretty happy about it somehow...

2006-02-16T21:23:00.000+08:00

In Flames - "Disturbing title to a few people"

well the song title might be a little offensive to a few people, so ive decided not to put it up here.

argh now my amps gone for 2 weeks =(. wonder why repairs take that long at all? isn't it just like opening it up and fixing it? guess its the waiting list and off days that explains everything. so now im stuck with just the sound that the strings produce.

oh i think i screwed the history test today totally. and so did the rest of the level i guess. our time was cut from 45 mins to 35 mins without any prior notice until the point when the papers were given up. and 10mins made a whole a difference to me. i couldnt damn complete the last question in time which was worth close to half of the total marks. and i dont think i wrote enough for the first two questions too, sources were pretty hard to infer from. oh well, at least its over now...

and its finally 4 pullups for me now =D aiming for 10 by the end of june or even earlier.

and theres Justice League outing tmr! our first official one, inclusive of Juffri this time

2006-02-12T21:36:00.000+08:00

In Flames - The Quiet Place

god this song brings back all the memories at nationals last year. i used to listen to this songs countless times on the train to choa chu kang stadium. it all seem so real right now...

alright i think its time for a more proper post, rather just complaining about everything here.

i think ive finally found where my taste for music really lies. it has never changed all along i guess, its still the old In Flames, Disturbed, Korn etc that brings out the life in me. i can sort of feel their songs instead. if you ask me to listen to modern day hip-hop and rap, its just quite beats and words to me. heavy metal bands, especially In Flames with the bass backing the rhythm and lead riffs perfectly, simply sounds too good to me. there are other bands however, like Muse and Anti-Flag who are not heavy metal, but still they are among my favourite bands.

anyway, trainings been pretty smooth sailing, although i couldn't go for a week as that flu was pretty much serious and not to mention the horrible bleeding wound. thong en's starting to take charge of training, with some help from me =DD and also by coach. seems like we just went through a one month course with the polevaulters and back to impart everything to the throwers.

and my amps screwed now. VERY screwed in fact. i stupidly plugged the cable to both the input and phones jack and now nothing comes out of the amp. tried opening it up just now, but didnt see anything unusual with the wires and stuff. sigh now i cant play anything, although my bass is loud enough to produce sounds without the amp, theres that "effect missing" .

and i think the blogskin needs changing, seems like i cant see the text properly here.

Gokul : " Sir, Lenin Died"
Mr Thiru : "......" " ok gokul you come out here and squat"

V-day and franz ferdinand day is coming, but i can do nothing with both =(

2006-02-07T22:31:00.000+08:00

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication

oh yeah rhcp songs again...

i think im going mental. i think my bodys almost shattered. aaarrgghhhhh someone help me... im dying again here.

seems like im burning up energy alot faster than i used to. now a nights sleep isnt enough, and in fact i need an afternoon one too, but the times used up for training, which in turn makes everything worse. aargh.

and ive lost my appetite for any food right now, too tired and sick to eat anything .

2006-02-04T22:17:00.000+08:00

The Used - Taste Of Ink

heard that darwin sang this before..wanna hear him do so hehe =D

ok im trying very hard to type with just one hand here...my left ones screwed up, seems like the muscle and vein there is twisted and injured, due to that stupid fall in school yesterday. and my legs like leaking pus and some crap fluid out of the wound and coagulates before it drips off, waxing the whole leg. and my whole fucking body's screwed up. argh i feel so damn sick and useless now.

i wanna take all th field events at sports day this year =D. just try for the fun of it.

alright im getting tired of typing with one hand.

2006-02-03T23:06:00.000+08:00

Muse - Time Is Running Out

ahhh muse.. brings back all the memories.

alright forget that i posted the previous post. thong en did a really good job handling the team today. but its was so unlucky that i fell seriously sick TODAY. yes 3rd of feb. and i seem to have bad luck on the 3rd of every month. as listed:

1. on 3rd of jan, school reopened
2. on 3rd of jan, i had my head SHAVED(well, cut)

thats for january. next is feb

1. today, gokul JUMPED on my back and my bag strap snapped....
and it happened on the 3RD FLOOR.
2. today, i fell and destroyed my shin on my 3RD drill run
3. today, i had the horrible sickness combination again; horrible flu, horrible aching body, horrible injury.

and my register number is 3!!! now i must really make it a point to stay home on the 3rd of every month....

alright,enough of bad luck. on to training=)))) hehe thong en really pushed the team hard today, as sng said, " cos i want you to become a leader" yes, and its showing already. real pity i couldnt join them today. and speaking of that, ive noticed something that polevault training has given me in return for training hard =). i seem to be developing an immunity, or rather resistance and numbness to pain already. its like even though my bodys all broken and aching, i still dont feel any different. well heard from thong en that freddie said," used to it already". and i think its starting to become true for us.

"JUST WHACK LAH. " "2+3 =5"

2006-02-01T19:54:00.000+08:00

Disturbed - Guarded
- Just Stop

All that you want is to criticize
Something for nothing
And all that I want is forgiveness one more time
I know that
All that we want is to feel inside
Some kind of comfort with all that we've done
We can hide
We'll be the best in the world

ah ive finally had to time to type something here. cny is...somehow over for me and immediately a new problem has arisen.

Disclaimer: The following content would be to a certain extent disturbing and infuriating to a few specific people, but i kept this in for too long already.

Throwing team 2005 has faced many up and downs last year. The old system ran by the graduated seniors was pretty much in focus of team spirit. In my opinion, all was well until the start of 2005, when we were already 2 months into this system. At the time, I was already beginning to have displeasure about the way training was held, main reasons because of the weights exercises we were doing and also the conditioning exercises. But instead of trying to wreck everything up, i kept my mouth shut, until April or May. That was when i hinted that some changes had to be made to our training. I realised quickly that no one was actually listening, and --- also mentioned it a few times. So i continued training like this, until nationals cam and everything fell apart for me. And just a month ago, i had been throwing pretty near our school record. I immediately slipped into a serious state of depression and negativity after that, which lasted for close to 4 or 5 months. By the end of that period, I was strongly inspired and encouraged to come back to training by Thong En, Ashraf and Jeremy. The new batch of sec4s also took over the leadership of the team then. Then this followed into year 2006.

Now, throwing team 2006 has taken on a new batch of sec1 throwers. And what displeases a few special people including me, is that the weights and their training attitude is absolutely absurd. Try visualizing a clean,>1m long bar with just a total of 5kg weights placed on the shoulders of a thrower, and have him saying "It's heavy". The total weight of this bar and weights wouldnt weight more than 7-8kg i say, and yet they say its heavy. The weight of a shot put is already half of that you know? So can i safely declare that a shot would be too heavy to throw for them? HOW IN THE FUCKING WORLD ARE WE GOING TO ACHEIVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS? Please, we all don't want the team to crumble just because of a zero acheivement rate.

i need a breather right now. next update later.

2006-01-26T21:37:00.000+08:00

Yellowcard - Lights And Sounds

im still addicted to this song for an unknown reason....

WAH. i take back my words from yesterday. yes, " just 5 rounds around the lagoon...." that statement truly shocked the crap out of me. ashraf was right in saying we might be crawling the last round, but not literally doing it. but it was still the ultimate killer training to us. walk, jog, stride sprint. i think even bryant wong's couldnt match up to this at all.

alright away with training, now to the best part of polevault training....DINNER.

we ordered kfc and canadian pizza, which i guess was a little too much for everyone. and then came the best part of the dinner. we had some very very lame game which involves a LOT of water drinking and some reflexes. a video would be a lot better at explaining but it was those type where if you do something wrong, you have to do a forfeit, which was water in this case. really one of the best gatherings that i've might have had, apart from the 2c ones. polevaulters are really nice people.....

2006-01-25T22:18:00.000+08:00

Disturbed - Guarded

yes. another song from the album.

chey, there wasn't any throwing on monday at all... instead came staircase...
alright its been close to the end of a full month of polevault training, so i shall take a moment to see what benefits have come out of it.

after soo much running and aerobic/cardio training, i have finally developed a taste for running, be it long runs or short sprints. yes, so now i cant stop but continue running and running, suddenly it seems so fun to me. and also a much better running style and stride, although my skill in pacing is still horrible. but at least there are some people around to pace during trainings.

and after just one month, i could do at least one standard pull-up and a few incomplete underarm ones. all in just one month. actually its also the help of the previous two years of training too. without it, i wouldn't have the basis level of strength to follow the polevaulters in training this month.

and ive also met many people through training, as a few new guys have joined us, and also the jumpers have joined the polevaulters in training too. and also there are the vs graduates who come back often too. these guys really make training so much more lively and meaningful. sadly, amongst the ranks of the throwing team, only ashraf, me and thong en train with them at all. the new sec1s have seemingly preferred the throwers training and have gone over there instead.

2006-01-22T21:44:00.000+08:00

ALL SONGS - THRICE

OMFG THERES JUMPING FOR POLEVAULTERS AND THROWING FOR US TMR?

ah such a lucky day.

2006-01-22T21:32:00.000+08:00

All Songs by Sum 41
Disturbed
Jal

AHHH FINALLY WE JAMMED TOGETHER YES. WE'VE SO DAMNED WAITED FOR MONTHS FOR THIS.

ahhhhhh it feels so good to be playing with dit and darwin again. although the songs were pretty much screwed up it still felt real good. heh met two new people today too, one was shiva, whom i already knew, and manthil( correct?) another ex-victorian. walked around parkway with dit and manthil after jamming and started to do a hell lot of crappy stuff. and we threw a tennis ball across four road lanes over to the condo too! heh lucky it didnt hit any passing cars. then we walked around parkway trying to find a seat. we tried the royal sporting house seats where they put to let you try on the shoes, but got chased out soon. and alot more places like snk, and a few other clothes shops.

and I SO LOVE THOSE POWER AMPS IN THE STUDIO. god i havent touched one of these amps in months already. brought out the maximised effect of slapping bass. or rather the whole thing in it. cant wait for the next one though.

alright, weekends over again, and a full week of training starts again. on the road to shaping up fully finally....

2006-01-19T22:11:00.000+08:00

The Used - I Caught Fire

ahh this song is just too nice....beyond description

FINALLY. we have come to the end of another week, filled with much events, even though my schedule is just school, train, study, sleep. nowadays i spend up to 12 hours all in school, another 5 for studying and another 7 for sleeping. been extremely taxing on me both physically and mentally, havent been able to fully concentrate in class now. so i have to use up some of the studying time to go through what happened in class. main reason would have to be training this time, no other factors have an impact this great. and it seems like thong en and i are the ONLY ONES who trained for this whole week. freddie could have joined the list too, but unfortunately, he didn't arrive for todays one. but on the other hand, training has done a great part in instilling much self-discipline in me. finally studying before and after trainings, no matter how tired i am.

ah yes now, away with trainings and stuff, and on to the funny bits in class...

*points to gokul's drawing of hydrilla cells* "are these bricks?"
*points to gokul's drawing of onion cells* " and is this a beehive?"

"3*n+1 = -2*n+1
*cancel off n+1 as common factor"
"and you get 3= -2....."

*points to empty flow chart of systems under "Reproductive System"*
"eh use the biological terms ah, dont you dare write 'COCK' there!!"

argh thats mostly all i remember , a few others in history too, but too many to name out.

last training tomorrow...lets complete this week properly.

2006-01-17T22:56:00.000+08:00

Anti Flag - Antithetic To The Core
- Angry, Young and Poor

ahhh picked these two songs off their webby, extraordinary bass i must say. haven't heard such good bass riffs, except for the jal ones.

haven't the energy to type out a proper post nowadays, due to everyday training and huge amounts of homework. up to now i still have 2 newspaper articles(chinese) yet to be done. not to mention a section of the book review. sigh, sec3 life really is becoming a living hell. trainings have already sapped out my energy, leaving me almost nothing to study or for homework. and yet the teachers have pretty high expectations of punctuality for us. its time for some time management i guess.

2006-01-12T22:03:00.000+08:00

Jal - Aadat
- Bikhra Hoon Main

OMG. this hindi band is like...one of the greatest bands ever. their songs are sooo nice.

YAY. 5 DAYS AND COUNTING. from the previous record of 3 days . =))) only understand if you know whats going on.

hmmm. i dunno whether to cheer and cry at this one. 2.4 trials tomorrow, not sure if my legs can recover sufficiently by tmr. really wanna push it to the limit tomorrow, see how much polevault training has done. lets see, i'll be happy with a 14 or 15.

2006-01-11T21:28:00.000+08:00

Anti-Flag - Stars and Stripes
- 911 For Peace

weeee anti-flag. topping the charts with a play count of 100 since darwin sent me the song.

oh shit. i knew that training was gonna be hell today. instead of the hoped for weights training, it was staircase again. god i couldnt even walk up stairs properly today, let alone do 10+sets of sprinting up the whole flight. and following that was some sprints and pullups. and a cooldown run which i took close to 5 mins to complete. now my legs are totally burnt out. and ive got 2.4 on friday for pe. great. and also not to mention training again on friday. but oh well, all this is showing some results already. could see some significant improvement in running and sprinting these few days. cmon, gotta achieve those new year resolutions.

hmmm i do agree with the annonymous fella that the theme is a little common now. try to change it sometime when my legs arent burning and i have to constantly ice it.

sigh getting more and more tired everyday due to training and homework. and this is just the beginning of the year. guess these two years are gonna be pretty much hell.

2006-01-10T21:49:00.000+08:00

Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
- Sons Of Plunder

god. ive finally awoken to disturbed songs. they are simply, good. another band added to my hall of fame already.

training on monday pretty sapped up all my energy for the week, despite doing squats instead of clearing the hurdles. and i managed to keep up at a constant pace run for 15 mins during warm up! thats a first to me, never managed to last more than 10mins even at jogging pace. seems like polevaulters training has very powerful results. a few competitions are coming up soon, national juniors, sports day etc. adding another new year resolution; an acheivement in each of these competitions.

parents have been arguing pretty fiercely over these two days, dragging me and my bro into it as well. and even worse news, i might not be able to go anywhere until the march holidays, or until i show improvement in my studying attitude, which i doubt needs much now. sorry to matthew, aditya and darwin, too much problems at home today, simply didnt have the mood nor the permission to jam today. real sorry guys.

alright i think i'll update tomorrow.

and by the way please give some comments on the new skin, trying out something new now.

2006-01-06T22:41:00.000+08:00

Disturbed - Sons Of Plunder

ah disturbed..haven't heard of them in quite a while already.

i guess what dit did a month ago and said to me today has given me pretty much to think about. really takes strength of character to make that decision which he made. he's one guy whom i had least expected to do that. maybe i should follow his example and do the same thing and think the same. if he could do that, why can't i? yeah, i guess its time to stop dwelling over it and pursue other things. as satya said, " You're the man"

ok now back to school. 3D seems quite ok to me right now, after 2-3 days of having lessons, i've realised that the new class doesnt really make much difference, just that the things we laugh about and at are different. teachers are kinda of....horrible in the sense that they are the typical teachers, who just keep on teaching when they know nobodys actually listening to them. guess everyone just has to study on their own right now.

polevaulter's training has been increasingly intensive, so much that i've just pulled my calf, or so it seems. and not to mention a few other major muscles inflammed horribly. but overall, it has been very effective for me, and also to thong en, who recovered from a 9month long injury instantly after starting training with the polevaulters.

oh yeah, i think my hair looks really stupid right now, somehow it seems worse than the last time i cut it. oh wait. it IS stupid.

2006-01-01T22:59:00.001+08:00

Finch - Letters To You
Green Day - Whatsername
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Muse - The Small Print
Amber Pacific - Gone Too Young

woah thats quite a bit of earwax for the week. well actually there are more, but these were the key ones.

ah finally 2006 has arrived, the passing of age and beginning of another. and its time for a long boring reflection post.

2005 has been a really eventful year for me, the introduction of the sec1 batch, nationals, class 2c, and not to mention the extra horrible standard of this year's exam papers. thinking about it now, i really miss the times when we turned english lessons into free periods, the witty comments coming from aditya and jerald, the changing sessions before lit lesson, how we snuck food up the classrooms despite tight security at the canteen entrances, the cheating incident in sec1, and finally all the events that we held together as class 2c. i shall say, ignoring all other comments that will be made by other classes, that 2c is the most bonded class in the level. whatever conflicts that are raised, we still managed to settle it efficiently. whatever competitions held by the school, we stuck by our team players and cheered them to victory. of course, although most of it were started by key people in the class, namely oliver and jonathan tan. and also during english lessons, we managed to make our english give up teaching us, letting us have the lesson as a free period. at times this would be halted by our dear mr chia, who would storm in without warning and start spamming his cliched sentences at us. and also the music periods, which were the best lessons of all. i do hope mr auyong would continue teaching in vs, such a talent would be wasted if he did not.

to sum it all, secondary 2C 2005 will forever be the best class in my 14 2/3 years in the mortal world. do stay together guys, we aren't broken up at all, and will never be.

right, now on the throwing team. yes, i think i've done a post of this before, just after the thrower's dinner, but i still have many things to say. the first time i was inducted into the team, i was pretty much pushed around, or so it seemed to me, by our previous sec4 batch, year 2004. the training exercises did not leave a good impression on me on the first training and the consecutive ones that follow. but after nationals on that year, i started to feel much better towards the training style, and adapted slowly to it. that was when i started bonding with the team. all of trainings then were filled with many hilarious jokes and deeds, some which i prefer not to mention here, that will provoke certain people. i also started to regret not communicating well with the to-be sec4 batch then, thinking about how short their time will be left with us. thus i started making more use of training time to get together with everyone. all was well until the month before nationals, when my standard went on a rollercoaster ride and took a huge hit. then, i wasn't really shaken by it, and pushed myself on. until nationals came, and everything fell apart within an hour. i didn't even qualify for the event, leaving me really depressed at that time. 9-10 months of hard work and effort, all washed away in a matter of minutes. from then, i condemned the trainings with the team, and totally gave up hope on throwing. i also considered quitting track and field at that time, which actually lasted up to the november holidays. but my good friend thong en managed to convince me out of that state of mind, and got me started on training again, this time with much better planned and proper exercises. i also regretted alot on ignoring some specific people too, which were my captain and some of my team mates. now the december holidays have ended, and training with the polevaulters have started, i still, a little reluctantly, decided to train up for the upcoming nationals, and also reaping a few other rewards along the way, in case history repeats itself this year. to the sec4s, all the best in your respective jcs, and do come back to visit us often.

now comes the part where made the most impact on me this year. o2addict. when aditya and hansen first asked for a bassist to their band, i merely offered myself as a bassist to them. but at that time i had already stopped playing it for a year and half already, when i gave it up to concentrate on my psle that year. little did i know that they really wanted me in the band. that really made changed my year totally. it made me pick up my bass again to play for them, unfortunately, due to many unfortunate events, i was only able to get my bass in the june holidays. we didnt managed to jam at all until i went with the sec4s along to practice for the upcoming teachers day performance. i found a proper studio for us to jam in. our first jamming session was the best of all, with us playing first date by blink 182, american idiot by green day and a whole lot of fooling around in the studio. after that we couldnt jam at all due to the end of years that were coming. the band lost a few members soon, leaving me aditya and jonathan goh, and also darwin who im not sure was in at that time. but it meant alot to me at that time, for once i was a true part of something. unfortunately, after end of years, aditya broke his leg, leaving us with no jamming sessions at all for the whole two months. although the band has only formed for a few months, i feel a great desire to be in it, and also to feed my crave for creating music.

another special part about bands too, the sec4 band i was in. i couldn't communicate well due to the age gap between me and the rest of them, but in music terms, we blended perfectly. or in my opinion it is. we jammed quite a number of times more than o2addict, but our standard was mediocre at first, but we gradually improved through more and more sessions. i could really feel adrenaline when playing with them, a similar feeling to o2addict. sadly, they're leaving this year, but i still hope we keep in contact and continue to jam.

alright it has been a really long post, so just a few more words.2005 has been full of up and downs for me, also a big change in my character, towards other and myself. i have met many many people this year, lost some of them , including those i have met this year. there are also a few special people who have contributed largely towards this change, i don't know to thank them or to spite them, but if any of these people are reading this, you know who you are, you will know what decision i would make.

goodbye 2005, greetings 2006. carpe diem.

2006-01-01T22:59:00.000+08:00

2005-12-27T01:03:00.000+08:00

Coldplay - God Put A Smile On Your Face
Bayside - Devotion And Desire

hello and MERRY CHRISTMAS!! seems im a little late in updating this event here. ah well at least its here now.

training has finally ended. =( somehow i feel sad about it this time. the polevaulters and their coach had offered to coach us, so me and thong en decided to go for it and sort of try it out. really felt good although we only went through two of their training sessions. just came at the wrong time, when trainings for the year are going to end. sighhhh first time i feel so sad that trainings have ended. ah well at least we have another 6 months of their training to go next year.

spent some time going out with eq this week, caught up with pretty much of the events that i've not noticed going on. really long since i've had a real conversation with a friend, topics covering from food to life. uncovered quite alot of stuff that has never reached my ears during this whole year too.

5 more days to school, quite reluctant to do so though, still havent shaken off the distribution of 2c.

2005-12-20T23:51:00.000+08:00

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Aeroplane

ARGH SHIT.

I DONT BELIEVE. I SNAPPED A BASS STRING. ARGHHHHHHHH

zzzzzzz just when i was getting in the heat for red hot chilli peppers songs the string just had to snapped. guess i popped it a little hard this time.

argh get ready for sore fingers tomorrow, heard the 1st string(G)'s pretty hard to string.

2005-12-16T23:42:00.000+08:00

Dream Theater - Through Her Eyes

oh my....dream theater is soo.....good. this songs really so nice and sweet, go get it. changed my view of dream theater totally man.

argh my body's feeling so crappy again. oh yeah thanks to the sec4s who came back for training today, sorta spiced the mood up abit for us. =D

Dream Theater - Through Her Eyes

She never really had a chance
On that fateful moonlit night
Sacrificed without a fight
A victim of her circumstance

Now that I've become aware
And I've exposed this tragedy
A sadness grows inside of me
It all seems so unfair

I'm learning all about my life
By looking through her eyes

Just beyond the churchyard gates
Where the grass is overgrown
I saw the writing on her stone
I felt like I would suffocate

"In loving memory of our child"
So innocent, eyes open wide
I felt so empty as I cried
Like part of me had died

I'm learning all about my life
By looking through her eyes

And as her image
Wandered through my head
I wept just like a baby
As I lay awake in bed

And I know what it's like
To lose someone you love
And this felt just the same
She wasn't given any choice

Desperation stole her voice
I've been given so much more in life
I've got a son, I've got a wife

I had to suffer one last time
To grieve for her and say goodbye
Relive the anguish of my past
To find out who I was at last

The door has opened wide
I'm turning with the tide
Looking through her eyes

ah really sad song too, but very nice and touching.

2005-12-15T23:34:00.000+08:00

Dream Theater - These Walls

ARGHHHHHH.
I.
WANT.
TO.
JAMMMMMMMMMM
ARGHHHHHH.

DAMMIT DIT I'LL STRANGLE YOU THE MOMENT YOUR SLIPPERS TOUCH SINGAPORE SOIL. RARGHH.

add another statement to the one above. i wanna get a gig as well =DDD