10 things from the past week

1. Garden in the Sky Well not really in the sky but at the 3rd storey. Went to the back door of our hotel apartment and saw a garden. Nope, no balcony but a fucking garden all to ourselves. With 2 tables, one wooden (above) and a round plastic one. Such a shame tho I couldn’t make full use of the garden. Nothing much I could do with my family there eh?

2. WMD I’m surprised as to why Malaysia hasn’t been invaded yet by the U.S. of A. I mean they have two massive missiles in their capital ready to be launched by the press of a button. Call the authorities! Tell the news agencies! Wait a minute, they’re just the Petronas Twin Towers. Shaped like rockets. Or is it? Are they rockets shaped like twin towers? The jury is still out…

3. Converse They destroy your feet and make holes in your socks. But my Jack Purcells are here to stay.

4. Shuffle ‘em Ha-ha. So You’ve got your iPod on shuffle. Yeah right. The chances are that you’re gonna skip songs till the songs you wanna listen to. How do I know? Because I love to do that. I have a pair of hands and so do you. So by induction, you skip songs on shuffle just like I do.

5. Shoo, Flea I therefore conclude that, flea markets are for girls. Girls girls girls. They get to buy stuff on the cheap, get to earn money from clothes they no longer use, and they do not need to go the army. The list goes on and on… Damn you Venusians!

6. Old habits…. They do die hard don’t they? End of.

7. Lets Dance Dance punk/dance rock  or whatever you call it makes the band feel like dancing, but that doesn’t apply to the audience, I’m afraid. Show the band some love, people, or don’t bother coming! I have to point out to you however that these words smells like nothing but hypocrisy on my part. Ah, a tutor once told me “Hypocrisy manifests itself in society.” (or something of that sort) So jump on the bandwagon, people! Lets not practice what we preach!

8. Discount, can? 10 things? Now thats a lot. Erm, I’ve only got eight including this one. Its not my fault, I really thought I had 10 things to write about. Wait, so it is my fault. So thats it, I’m gonna settle for 8.

BRB

Just an update before I leave for our neighbour across the causeway. I realised how silly I was to send my laptop for repair before syncing my iPod with new songs. Now I’ll have to do with the old ones. Oh well. I thought I could be inspired by some Neil Young (above) on the journey. Or maybe some Mastodon if I’m getting really bored.

Shopping bag with brand new clothes left at town >:(

Shite happens eh? Be back on Saturday.

Sore

Very unbecoming.

My thumb (1st metacarpal on my right hand to be precise) is feeling really sore from drumming and playing the PSP. Fuck, it can’t even move much and I’m experiencing pain just by typing this. I need a break. The thing is my Master League is at a very exciting stage and once I start I just can’t get off the drums.

Ouch >:(

Sighting.

Giant Sheikh Monster on the loose. Have you seen it anywhere?

How it has been so far and I hope you’re doing well too.

The week is going to come to an end. A lot has been done but there’s still a lot more to do. I’m trying to enjoy my days without thinking too much of the future and what lies then. That being said my finances are running dry and thats nothing to cheer about. Although if I decide not to repair the laptop then I’ll have extra dollars to survive the holidays with.

Apart from two trips and a chalet I don’t think I’ll have much to do. So I really need to get out and do something. Playing along to iTunes is getting really mundane too, I wish I could do more with my digital drums.

Dinosaur Jr’s early material.

I’ve been listening to a lot of The Cribs and Dinosaur Jr’s latest material and I really liked them. No nonsense guitar rock/pop makes for good listening and influence as well. Then I saw on Hafiz’s that Dinosaur Jr is coming next year so I talked to him about it. I guess we’ll be going and I hope that by that time (12-22 March, Mosaic Music Festival) I’m already out of that shithole Tekong and allowed retake my A levels.

In Bloom.

I finally got used to the digital drums I acquired yesterday and managed to perfect a song by Nirvana (hence the title). I’m impressed by how it sounds even without using a MIDI interface  to connect to a Virtual Studio (VST) plugin from my laptop. It seems that MIDI interface(s) got sold out like everywhere and I was told by that it would cost around $100. Not sure if it’s worth all the trouble. The good sound could also be accredited to the KS40a speakers I got from City Music. Impressive for its price.

Here’s to hoping that I could apply whatever I’ve learnt on this machine to the real kit.

Next up: Charmless Man & C’mere.

Ahead.

Loved this song since back then.

Things to do this week: Prom, go to City Music, go to Ikea, trial at NUH, repair laptop. And maybe I’ll write up on some stuff if I feel less lazy.

And yeah I want a hooded mac for the rainy season. Now how cool would that be? But nahh, save money, like all of us love to say.

My thoughts on…

Identity: Now that I’m older, I realized that I should not have changed the race on my NRIC. I should have been proud of who I am and the blood that runs through my veins. I didn’t know what I was ashamed of back then.  Maybe I was too concerned with what is apparent.  But some things can’t be undone and what is even more important that I know deep inside who we really am and stay true to the principles set by myself as well as the people who are responsible for where I am right now.

Prom: I don’t know why but I am rather obliged to spend on prom. However I have not done so and I do not intend to do so either. I find it a very superficial event glorified by popular culture where where a prom night is supposedly a night where fairy tales come true. For me prom celebrates the people you’ve met in school as well as the end of your stint there. No need to spend unscrupulous amount of money. No need for fancy suit/blazers. Who am I gonna impress, my friends who already see me for who I am, or people who I don’t know and probably wouldn’t know?

Irony: The exams are over and people are burning/throwing away their notes. I, on the other hand, am filing them up.

Making everybody happy: I think everyone agrees that this is something near impossible. But it takes two to tango and I hope people understand that I’ve already tried my best. At the same time I do not like to be put in a position where I am answerable to many. We must accept that at the end of the day, you win some and you lose some.

December.

Didn’t know December would come this fast. I’ve been calling for this month repeatedly but when its here, I’m kind of not ready. Because I tell you why. December: Prom, gig, chalet, KL with family. January: Gig, chalet, Jakarta trip. Then on February, BNO  on the 3rd and I’ll be in Tekong on the 5th onwards. Hope I won’t be there for long tho (heh heh).

Include jamming sessions, watching and playing footy. Include revamping my room. Include the drums thing I’m working on. Include getting fit for NS. Wow, so many things to do, so little time in my hands.

Have I started on cash yet? Now thats another problem…

Good to be back.

That was exactly how I felt.