To End The Rapture

I Believe In Miracles

2011-01-30T02:50:00.002+08:00

If you ever needed a reason to believe in miracles, the following will be proof of miracles, as rare and unexpected they might be indeed do exist.

It has been almost 2 years since they last laid eyes on each other. A one sided story it has always been, but it has always been told as such. This was not a fairytale about the fair maiden that stole his heart, but more of the stunning beauty that become a symbol of the letdown and harshness of reality.

What began as day like any other, was soon to be a day where he will always reference in the future. We still do not know however, if it was life changing in a good or bad way. The day was foreshadowing the future, giving out subtle lessons at every turn. Little changes under the current that will be fundamental in the course of his life.

The morning began as per usual, with the lack of sleep that was associated with the time morning. It was the first steps of the new academic semester. It brought out one his key qualities, competitiveness and the unwilling to lose attitude which he quiet brings to the table at every game, masking it with comparisons or facades to take the spotlight off him. It did not always work. Meeting his fellow team members of equal caliber and wavelengths, the tone of the new semester was set. Up till now there was no hint of how the rest of the day will turn out to be anything but usual.

His selective tardiness kicked in, late as usual to meet his friends. There was to be a reunion with his college mates that day. They had agreed to revisit the college which was the scene for the most distinct one and half years of his life. There was no hiding his feelings for the campus, always the best in his eyes and start of a legacy. The proceedings were no different from the usual, a meal and the usual meet-up banter, though for most people, the conversations would be totally foreign and uninteresting.

The visit to college was more interesting, seeing their former lecturers and reminiscing about the great memories forged during their days there. Most notably the third floor balcony, it was a special balcony. The staple of the day from morning and the site of many incredible stories. For him, one of the best of in the month of January 2008, seeing her for the first time. Pink. Nothing special at first but blossomed into the story of the college years. She was a normal girl, stunning beauty in his eyes. He never had the courage to approach her. Always using the excuse of ruining the dream, a half true lie. He however, elevated her to the status of divine.

A fate would have it, 2 years of bitching would lead to this day. There she was, standing and talking to a lecturer, right there. Disbelief at first, the rest that followed still remains unexplained. At first sight, his heart knew it was her, his mind begged to differ. Then, his next move would never be forgiven by himself. He ran. Indeed he left the doorway for the nearest restroom. A wash of face and a monologue later, he returned, still without the courage to speak or even face her. That mistake will haunt him till his grave. For all he has always been, all the fronts, all the conditioning, all he is the everyone else, the simple fact was he could not summon the courage to face her. There are countless reasons he could come up for this failure, but being honest to himself, he just did not have the guts to.

It wasn't until it was too late that he found half of the courage needed to face her. Ultimately, it did not happen, and he will go on for until fate decides it is time for him to meet her again. The hope is, third time is the charm. The reality leans towards a regret to bring to the grave.

One can always try to rationalize it. She turns out to have some of a chinese influence, a big flaw in his book. However, the fact remains that he never tried and for that alone, he should suffer the punishment for it. The lesson here is, fantasy was always and will forever be fantasy but that is not the world we live in. We have to be daring enough to face reality and its pitfalls. Who knows, in the end, reality might just be the fantasy we have been looking for. Pink will forever be the symbol of the the great college life and the ideal it was. However, Pink is also now the lesson that enough time has been spent chasing a dream, it is now time to make the dream from reality.

Up Came The Southerners, To The Centre Of The City We Went

2009-11-29T23:52:00.008+08:00

Long overdued blog post. Haha, sending this out before the latest holiday post comes up. A 3 part series presentation

PART 1

Sooo, this is an long delayed post since my relatives came up from Singapore on Nov 24th. Haha. So I'll just cut the stories and post the pics i've saved as draft. The C905 takes nice pictures in daylight, but still comes up short at night shots. DSLR you say? Nah, not THAT into taking pictures

Infront Of Dataran Merdeka

Night shot of KL Tower

The Pavilion
Haven't actually been inside, LOL

Street Performer - Way cool!

Day shot of KL Tower

Photo-DJ Edit brought to you by SE C905

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PART 2

My nephew's 2 year old Birthday party at my aunt's house. Lucky kid. Toys nowadays are seriously really hi-tech. He even has a washing machine that does spin and dry cycles. But we do wonder why all his toys are home appliance related.

Self-explanatory No?

Shopping Cart - Comes Complete with shopping items ;)

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PART - 3

A lil more recent updates with whats been going on before my trip up north

1) Last day at work =D

My Last Punchout

2) Last photo before my haircut, and boy did the guy take alot off!

A Pure Moment Of Self Vanity
The Hair Is Gone - All short now =)

All the next few post will be about the holiday trip and hotels. You gotta read on the hotels, sheer awesome =D... till next time

Beaver Beaver & Bulugerms

2009-11-23T23:38:00.003+08:00

Most of you aint gonna get this post at all, cause its a insider thing. So just sit back and enjoy the art work =D

Worker Drone Productions Presents

A Beaver Beaver

Jaasteen - The Lovedrunk Beaver

Beaver Wanted - Dad Or Alive

And the next part of the update ~~~ Bulugerm tales

This is just for ya'll to drool by the way =)

Last of it all, a personal touch by yours truly,

Black Light Banquet - With ♥

"We'll Be Back"

Meanwhile, here's something to fill the void =P

Infinite, A Respite

2009-11-16T23:12:00.003+08:00

I'm drowning, i'm drowning beside you
Throw me a rope and i'll hold on for you
Throw me a hope and i'll follow through
I'm drowning, i'm drowning inside you

Foosha! After a monster week at work, it was nice to get to spend a nice lil weekend with friends and having a good laugh. What a recharge! Exactly what the doctor prescribed to get me through another hell of a week.

Friday night was an excellent starter... Ice cream & drinks! Weee. We start with a double scoop of Baskins Mint ice cream, sprinkled with the company of my ice cream buddy and a gay story topping. For the main course we have a drive down to Piccadilly, served with a generous portion of beer and good old Uvy, a chance meeting with an old friend as a sidedish, with a cookiemonster garnish ;), all accompanied by an excellent warm session of dumb jokes and memories as a sauce... =D

Saturday night was the Banquet Club's outing.. hahaha. Dinner at Ole ole Bali. We saw alot of Ayam Betutu, Siap Memanggang and Sop Buntut... go figure. Food was great, company was greater, fun was greatest. After tons of photos, we moved to location 2 of the night, Boston @ Sunway Mentari. It aint as pricey as Old Town actually, nice atmosphere, kinda Cina but I'm not that big of a racist anymore =)... "just the mentality" he says nowadays. Learnt a new card game, Shithead, or i think that was what its called xD... it was almost 12 when we called an end to the Banquet outing.. please view photo's courtesy of Mr. Hoong's new baby here.

Then to the other Banquet, BLB... it has been a long time since the band had done anything music related, since the band goes so much further than just music anyway. So moving to location 3, Brad's new pad... An awesome pad btw, his dad is a genius at decorating (i think its his dad) haha... So with renewed inspiration, and a marathon of scream queen - new material emerged.. So we had a new song out, as usual, most credit goes to Mr. Skye, but we still got new stuff out =D... working title is JMHIW... its all below =)

BLB Presents - JMHIW

The weekend was a welcome break and nice reminder that im still an 18 year old kid and not a slogging worker drone.. I'll have plenty of time to do that eventually, haha. Now i dont mind being a lil selfish and oblivious to the problems of the world, and just enjoy my last few good years before there is no escape from reality. No rush at all.

Fill me up, I'm running low

Remember Remember The 12th Of November

2009-11-13T00:15:00.003+08:00

And so it has passed, 12th of November... always in memory =).. dedicated to you

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Don't turn away
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Don't be afraid
But keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

Belle Of The Boulevard by Dashboard Confessional

October - Another Month Closer, But I'm Still At The Same Place September Left Me

2009-11-08T17:18:00.005+08:00

Just to update on whats been happening since my last post bout PD.

Photoflash!

- Best day at work : Road trip to KLIA to deliver documents. Weeeee - E6 express way

KLIA Cargo Village

- mooncake festival candle playing : experiments with my C905 =D

"You'll Never Be Alone"

- Mooncake festivities with the Seafield Cina Gang @ Court 7 : A pleasant reminder of the past and discovering stuff I was too busy to pay attention to back in high school

Su Rong got a lil high that night

- My latest addition to the fam! : Welcome to my new Ibanez AEG =D, sounds and plays like a dream

Yes its Black, they didnt have Natural in stock

- the long delayed free concert : AAR Live @ Carpark A, Bukit Jalil Stadium

It was tiring - haha

Well, thats about all the major events that happened in my life in October, with a few drinking sessions and ice cream sessions =D. Gotta say, i like the ice cream sessions. I might just substitute alcohol with ice cream! xD weeeeeee.

So here's to a more interesting November and last month of work! Weeeee... Now its ice cream time. See ya!

Why Don't You Say So

2009-11-02T23:42:00.002+08:00

1 Month hiatus is over! I'm back from soul-searching. Haha. It has been a good solid month of asking questions of myself and going out to live. Gotta say, its left me more mixed up in some places than before. But its all in a good way, very positive. I rather feel something than nothing at all =D. So cheers to usual service resuming, and more drinks and ice cream xD. Thats the teaser for now. See ya'll!

You Live A Little, You Die A Little

2009-09-30T00:34:00.003+08:00

I've been sleeping alot to in an effort to prevent myself from crashing out with a fever. Damn flu, i feel like crap. But all these sleep gives me some time to come here and post some nonsense for you people (mostly for me to get all sentimental about in the future).

Last weekend was a trip to PD! That makes 3 weekends in a row of partying, drinking and lack of sleep. Weeeeee. I need to start uni soon or i'm gonna kill myself this way. Hence i declare a week of abstinence from alcohol. No alcohol whatsoever this weekend........ we'll see how that turns out yea, there's wine and beer still in the fridge. Haha.

Aite, so i joined the guys late in PD cause i had to work. Poor thurai had to wait for me cause adi's car was full. They went ahead earlier. Left around 7 after finally rounding up all the stuff, made it there by 8. I wasnt speeding. Met with them at the super polymall and then began to set up for the bbq. No more bbqs for me, takes too much effort. Nice place tho, i'd load more pictures but the connection sucks so i got lazy. We just spent the night eating, drinking, playing drinking games and having random drunk events. No details sorry. What happens in PD stays in PD policy =). I guess we finally slept around 5 something. Brad was the only sober one, thurai can really turn on the macha blood when it comes to drinking. Haha. He sucks at drinking games. On Sat we hit the beach for awhile and headed home roughly 3 something after lunch.

I didn't go in the pool after this

BBQ Chicken Wings, ended up as breakfast, lol

Playing Drinking Games

Adrian's Impression Of Wonderwoman =P

Speaking of lunch, ever heard of seafood steamed chicken? Neither have i till that time in PD. But you know why we never heard of it? Cause the damn thing doesnt exist. We got conned by the PD bastards, paid 25 bux for half a crappy cold white chicken, with no seafood in sight! Then again, like hoong says, how often you get conned by PD people. Always a bright side to things, point of view is a choice people ;)

2 Myvi's and Me

I dunno how many speeding tickets i'm gonna get when dad renews the car's road tax but i hope it aint that bad. Haha, i was already the slowest of the 3 cars. I initially tried staying under the speed limit but just got fed-up halfway through. So in my future trips, the budget will include speeding fines. 110 is just tooo slow! Unless we're going for a leisure drive, but we werent, so screw that.

The PD place was cool, if Brad still has it, i'd consider doing more stuff there. Its not far, it has privacy and 7-11 nearby xP. Pool and beach, 24 hour mamak. Not bad indeed. Maybe december we'll have another trip.

Getting my pay soon, time to go guitar shopping =D. Working is cool and all because of the pay, but i'm really missing the campus environment. Oh how i wish i could go overseas. Ah well, Monash! Here I come! In feb =(

Bye Bye Justin

2009-09-28T01:40:00.004+08:00

This post is a week overdue. Haha. I've been either too tired or too busy. Mostly tired i suppose. But anyways, here it is, Justin's Departure.

So, lil Justin is the first one among us to leave, and left he has for the UK. Cardiff, Wales to be exact. The dude leaves behind big voids that would take forever to fill, and some, i'm sure wont be filled.

Last weekend, was his birthday, sept 18. We went out for dinner and drinks with hoong, kenyee ++ and the gang. Its was Picadily's (i think thats how its spelled) after Yuens at sunway. God I hate that place. All the chinese cina's. Oops. Gotta keep that racism in check. Its coming back to bite me in the arse. Anyways, then went for round 2 at irene's place again. Lijiun joined us this time. With a few other friends of Jinya. Don't be upset Eezeen, he's coming back =).

Cute. xD

Last Jamming Session

Black Light Banquet - The Last Jam
(for 09 with Justin)
We aint stopping yet ya'll xP

Yeah, so there goes Justin, we had a last jamming session on thurs before he left. I'm gonna miss that BLB chemistry. Now that he's gone, i'm not sure whats gonna happen to us, we wont die for sure, im just unsure of the band's direction. Ah, i could go on and on about Justin, but i figure best to stop while i still can. Hah! Will miss shytloads of you buddy, i'm gonna help you keep a watch on things here for you =). Take care aite, and get your ass back here next summer.

Have A Great Time There

With love mate =)

Kudos to Adrian for the Awesome Vid =D

*I gotta change the name of this blog soon. Haha

Watch Me, I'm Sinking, I'm Grasping At Straws

2009-09-16T00:47:00.004+08:00

Last weekend was too short to be true. Thank god, there's raya break coming! =D

Back to last week. I had a blast, met up with the college gang, whats left of it rather, for party at Irene's place @ Bukit Jalil. It was sort of a reunion for us, but was originally planned as a farewell for Justin. It wasnt a crazy party, not much drugs and loud music. We were more on the lines of Kasabian and Ee Zeen's Ipod for the most of it, I strangely recalled 21 Guns replaying alot though. But the core of it was booze! lots of it to boot! Its been awhile since i drank that much, but it was very satisfying =). Thankfully, most of us held their liquor well, and those who didnt, well, at least they didnt make a mess like the last time in genting =P.

Believe it or not, the part i enjoyed most was listening to All Time Low at the point which i was most high. Hahaha. Strikes a chord within me, i love my music. Apparently we have another round planned for this friday, so, yay! More booze and friends, just what i need. Works been a bitch. Lets hope things take a turn for the better there. But now, i'm just looking forward to more time with them before they all fly away.

Good Old Gang plus Jin Ya, new friend =)

My reunion with Moo-moo xD

Hahaha, I like this pic

Did i mention her place has a cool balcony with a view?
(also suitable for camwhoring =P)

Having a ball?

Awesome Couch Irene

Anyways, update on the Black Light Banquet, we're having prolly our last jamming session with Justin before he flies off and the 9 months of hiatus begin on thursday night. Anybody who likes the band enough to want to see us goof off at the studio are invited to come, or we could just hang out after =). Don't forget about BLB yet though, we got some great plans coming up and we might play full shows again when Justin returns for summer break, if he comes back that is. Haha.

For those of you who know me, i'm sure you know how hooked i am on the sims franchise. Well, guess what, i got my sims 3 up and running! and so far, sad to say, i havent got the time to play it, sigh. Perhaps over the long weekend eh.

To all you friends which i have been ignoring xP, i'm really sorry, free time is not abundant for me now. I promise i'll catch up with you all one by one soon. Movies, dinners, lunches, suppers, you name it. Just let me catch my breath. Keep in touch aite.

Thanks for the song and band recommendation Ee, I'm hooked.

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Cause everything is never as it seems (when I fall asleep)

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams

Fireflies - Owl City

Pen The Last Paragraph Of This Chapter

2009-09-02T01:54:00.003+08:00

Sometimes the smiles i value the most are the one that comes to me at moments where life seems like its a downhill slide. But yes, i'm smilling.

=)

I tell myself, "its okay to wanna be naive and believe once in awhile" xD

Goodnight world!

I'll Drink My Own Poison, Thank You

2009-09-01T01:12:00.005+08:00

I'm a danger to myself if left alone - To those of you who think i'm drinking myself to death, let it be known, no i am not doing so. Its just all the thoughts that flood my mine when i'm left alone with time to think. Yes, I think TOO MUCH.

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I got distracted so many times i lost track and mood of what initially wanted to blog about. Haha. Ah well, next time then. Its late anyway, gotta get back to the daily grind.

Goodnight

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Torn between?
Disappointed in myself?
Yes.
For the right reasons?
I doubt.
But what is really right anyway?
Its a blood feud
Between heart and mind
Was it a mistake?
Probably was
But im a victim of temptation
and a sufferer of conscience
But at least you take 1 truth from that night
Those were the same lips
but they dont taste the same
Build a wall
and retreat to heal
its gonna take time alot of effort
and we need all the help we can

-I'm a bastard trying to play an angel-
-Its probably time to pick a side-

So hum hallelujah,
Just off the key of reason
I thought I loved you
It was just how you looked in the light.
A teenage vow in a parking lot
"Till tonight do us part"
I sing the blues and swallow them too

Dark Clouds Fill The Sky

i've spent another year waiting
waiting for the storm to start clearing
but dark skies keep hanging overhead

and i'll try so hard
to make this worthwhile
and i'll try to make this
your reason to believe

hang on hang on,
hold a litter tighter,
stay on stay on,
its gonna be better,
all you have to do is leave your heart with me

Its An Ironic World We Live In

2009-08-26T00:52:00.005+08:00

I've been so tired from work that everyday i come back home, i'm too mentally tired to do anything else. All i wanna do is snuggle up in my bed and sleep my troubles away, and wake up at 12 the next day. Its been so long since i got to do that, i miss it.

What i really enjoy nowadays i just hanging and catching up with long lost friends =). Or just a few beers with the band, or non-alcoholic drinks. Not to mention all my coll friends that are going off, gonna miss all of you people for sure. Hope to see you all there someday =D. Would love to spend more time with you guys before you all go though. How i rue having to go to work everyday. What would i be without my friends. To all of you who have asked, where i get my confidence from, here's your answer, i draw my strength from my friends.

And to the few of you, i wish i could do more to help you guys. I find it kinda sad to see good people end up meeting fate like that. Guys are bastards, sad to say. I'm just lucky most of my friends aren't that bad. Pretty proud of them =D.

I originally had stuff to post about but just got lost in my many criss-crossing trains of thought. Haha, so i'm just going to upload pictures as usual for entertainment.

By the way, BLB is finding techies, those interested please contact me =D

Peekaboo - I see Brad!

On WiFi, In A Jag =D

Guess Who

This is my humble workstation - not even a cubicle

Meet Dylan, My nephew =)

When its time to live and let die,
and you cant get another try,
something inside this heart has died,
you're in ruins

Whats Luck Got To Do With It?

2009-08-11T00:42:00.003+08:00

Oh... My.... God.... Talk about what a weekend it has been. I'll go to more details in another post, gotta head to bed soon, gotta work tomorrow. Sigh. Not that i don't like the work, its just that i rather be spending more time doing other things at the moment, things that matter to me, like spending more time with my overseas-bound friends for example.

Anyways, so the last weekend has been a grim and unpleasant reminder on how fragile life is and how i should be wasting any second of it, procrastinating and just letting the seconds tick away. It still is surreal at times but the facts are that i almost didnt make it to today and writing this post. I gotta admit, at night, in the wee hours where the fam goes to sleep, the phones go silent and i'm all alone, i finally get to reflect on the stuff that has happened to me. And my conclusion? I have been one real lucky son of b***** (just an expression, not offence mum =), love ya). I'm just worried, that one day, the luck runs out...

Okay, not to spoil the joyous occasion with grim disheartening outlooks on the future, how bout a recent news update? =D. A levels results are out and.... *super grin*, yeah, i've made it. Wow, what a relief. Get to save both ego and money. Yay! I gotta admit, its just starting to set in, it wasnt like my AS, i was instantly happy. This time, i guess i still cant believe i managed to salvage another straight. Or maybe sub-consciously, the happy is being subdued by the meaning of results to all of us. Justins going for sure now, the last selfish splinter of hope is gone. Believe me, i'm truly happy for him. Jealous, yes. Happy, yes. Proud, yes. Sad, yes. Thats just for justin, imagine all the mixed emotions for other things. Hahaha. No wonder i'm a mess. But with this results, it means its up to me now to maximise what i have achieve. To fully exploit it for my future, and to save as much money for my parents as i can while doing something i wanna do. Let the self-whoring for scholarships begin! Not to mention university applications. Lol.

So much more to say now that results are out, but its late and there's a mess i have to clear at work tomorrow. All i can say is that at least a majority of my self belief has returned, but it still is missing in another vital part of my life. I'm motivated to get going for my future, but work is taking up time, so time to put the management skills to use again.

[Internal Monolog]

But i gotta say, i am some what disappointed in myself today. "Kevin, you pussy. Screwed that up again didnt ya. You bloody shameless stalker" Hahaha. Thats what i'm telling myself. I gotta stop it, but its a craving i cannot ignore, an addiction i cant say no. Its self destructive behaviour at its very best. But hey, it gives me something to think about in my free time. So i guess i'm sticking with it for now as it causes no bodily harm. lol.

Side note : Techno Bhangra rocks ! Hahaha, See you all soon.

So Much To Say, So Little To Write

2009-08-09T17:43:00.003+08:00

So lately i've had alot going on but yet didnt have the time to blog, or the mood to blog rather, but now its all built up and i'm gonna have to break it across a few posts. Okay, where to pick up? Oh yea, guat yee's birthday... if ex-girlfriends are good for anything, its their point of view, cause no one knows you like they do =P. After all the bla-bla dinner celebrations and all, we got to catch up on each other, talk abit, time well spent, even if we were feeding bloody mosquito's. lol. So another one turns 19, years are flying by nowadays.

The past two weeks have been a cocktail of so many emotions that i dont even know what i'm feeling anymore. You should see the stuff i write nowadays, i cant make sense of it. Haha. Life has been going well really, work ain't too bad, good things have been happening, i'm just not at peace with myself. But the recent conversations with certain people have been helping me towards more self-discovery. I've discovered an interesting yet disturbing pattern. Pretty self-destructive if you ask me. Lol. But at least now i know it and i can take preventive steps.

Train of thoughts got interupted, gotta hit the guitar =). Next update..

I Was Hanging In The Corner With My Five Best Friends

2009-07-31T00:56:00.004+08:00

At this moment in my life, there's so much going on, and words cant even begin to describe it. So here, pictures instead =)

I forgot what they were called but they're driver-friendly =)

Brad's first time at MOS
We'll show you how good it gets next time

NS boy back for a short holiday
Love the hair-do mate XD

Pelican Addicts~

These two couldnt get along on COH, now Risk?

Yes, good old Risk is back

Black Light Banquet @ LEO Installation
The last live? lol

We're All Part Of The Same Sick Little Games

2009-07-20T00:37:00.003+08:00

A week due to update. Lets get down to business.

I started work midweek. I'm working in a forwarding company, incharge of import. Its a pretty cool job. Its totally different from spending time studying the stuff in college, i would like to try business someday =). So basicly, my job starts when a customer places a job with us to bring in the customer's shipment here. I gotta email foreign counterparts, get shipping schedules and details, buying and selling rates... all really cool interesting stuff. I've only been on the job for three days. This week, i hope to learn and master the money related stuff. Most procedure parts i'm good. It can get hectic at times when the job is concerned but its all a good experience to me. Especially when i spend my hours emailing chinese counterparts in china. Haha. Helps me get over my racism issues. Only problem is tho, i'm in serious need of lunch partners. My colleagues are all, lets just say, not the people i would want to have lunch with =P. So if my friends are free, come over to USJ 9 and gimme a text, my lunch is at 1.00pm to 2.00pm. I've got at least till the end of August there, and its alot of lunches to eat alone =(.

I work here by the way

Saturday was fun to look forward to after being at work. We had a gig, USJ 4 IU day, had to play as a 4 man band as brad couldnt make it and wai chun was busy to fill in. I think the crowd had fun running around onstage, yes onstage, not infront of stage. Hahaha. There's always a first for everything. After that we headed to adi's house to lepak while waiting for dinner. Dad overslept, so i didnt have dinner, but got a call from Kevin to meet Uvy and Pav for drinks at Hartamas. Pretty cool ambience to hangout. A lil far though, we'll keep it for occasions. That made me late for my 12.45 am Harry Potter movie and I went in late, like at 1.45 am. Hahahah, I personally found the show quite comic, maybe cause i havent read the books and all but the cries of anguish from the diehards prolly means it wasnt too good. My mom's view of the movie? "Eww, harry potter was so boring, dont waste your money to watch it". Hahaha, cool mum. While waiting at adrian's we caught up on some old time nostalgia, RISK =D. It was epic. Hahahaha.

My green mounted division =)

Epic All Canon Shootout! Battle of Panama!

Alright then, other than that, i cant remember much that i missed. Ielts results out, band 8.0, didnt waste my dad's money, thank god. Oh yeah, and all the cheap liquor midweek. Hang in there buddy, it'll all be fine, i have faith in your judgements =). Always holler if you need a drinking partner or just someone to talk to even sober =D. Hahaha. H1N1 breakout at Seafield, take cover Brad, please dont get infected XD. Playing Leo Installation next weekend, at sunway uc! Weeeee. I'm just happy playing at the coll, i love that coll. Hahahaha, 08 & the first half was awesome because of it. It totally opened up my mind and eyes. I hope to be able to experience such a breakthrough at uni too. Results in august! cool. Thats bout it for the upcoming week.

Midweek i got the opportunity to reaccess my stand on more private matters, involuntarily of course, hahaha. It puts a lot things into prespective. All i've said have been true, and yes i stick by it. Right decisions. But i got other stuff going on and messing with my head too, must be all the nights i spend alone. Hahahaha. Thank god for work, friends and BLB to keep me busy and not think of bullshyt just because i'm free. Oh yeah, Kevin's on a break from NS, got him to help keep me busy too =D.

'Too much love can be too much' - Alex Gaskarth

Remembering Sunday

2009-07-13T03:05:00.006+08:00

One of the best Sunday's I've had in ages. Weeeeeeee. Lol. Just had to share this with the world.

Woke up at 12
Went for lunch
Came back
Slept again
Woke up at 5
Went to grandma's

Filled with sleep and super unproductiveness. Yes, i'm gonna miss moments like these.
Future's dawning, dream time is ending... reality sucks ass. lol

Hooray for All Time Low though =)

Wake Me Up On A Saturday

2009-07-12T00:24:00.003+08:00

Now for the regular weekly update. Its been a quiet week. Nothing much went on to be honest. Just some very shocking and saddening news. No details. I guess there's one thing worth blogging about.

My (mom's) Gen2 was sold recently, i'm gonna miss that car. =( And now i have to use the waja. I never really liked driving the car. But it is bigger, and has a bigger backseat area =D. Tried and tested btw. hahahaha. Leather seats thus no stains! XD. Ah well, aint like i get to drive the car often anyway. So here's a farewell to my beloved orange car.

The rest of the week was devoted to family, where i watched transformers again. Lol. 3rd time. Its getting old, fighting scenes still cool tho. and i'm convinced megan fox's character is purely for sexual release and testosterone balance. lol.

Saturday saturday saturday, its started so promising, end as one of the worst i've had in months. The studio thing was a real bummer but it didnt ruin the day. We spent it at adrian's house anyway. Could have been better spent tho. I've got stuff going through my head. Worst thing really climaxed at night.

I'm really sorry but i just give up on you. Blame me, hate me whatever. I can't help but have certain expectations of you and i have to be hard on you. Its for your own good. I might not have been the best of examples but the subtlety you never picked up. Among all the good, the bad sticks out like a sore thumb for sure. True to your name, you emphasize and pick on them. Forgetting the countless times i gave in to you. Sure, i may have neglected you in my years in making myself what i am today, laying all those groundworks, and at time you might feel i care more for my scouts, my girlfriend and my friends more than you. I'm guilty of not spending more time with you, i admit that. And if that has lead to you becoming who you are now, it is my first and biggest regret in my life. I only wish that you are young know and you still can change as you grow. I cannot do much already. I'm stumped. But it hurt, those comments hurt. I feel responsible for you but its too late for me to do anything now. I'm done.

The week was really dull i guess. And i'm prolly gonna start work next week so im finally getting on my way. August is a month away! Life deciding time. weeeee~

Bootycall? =P

Nothing Personal

2009-07-07T02:40:00.007+08:00

July 7th 2009 : Nothing Personal hits stores!

For those of you who not know what i'm talking about, its All Time Low's new album. Doesn't really make a difference to us in malaysia really because i doubt its ever gonna reach our shores anytime soon. lol. but its a reason to celebrate anyway, never a bad reason to celebrate no?

Okay, so update, hmmmm, lets start with INTI UC Ball last saturday? Short road trip down to KL, Legend Hotel, nice place, walking through the lobby with our hardcases and equipment, it made me think, i need a roadie. lol. Any volunteers? It was a really nice set up, the equipment available to us was top notch and all, couldn't ask for any better gear but well, things didnt go all too well. We were asked to come by 4pm to soundcheck, but due to some other functions, we couldnt. Then we had Inti UC's other performing bands hog the stage during soundcheck, kinda a homeband thing to do i guess. After all, we were just the opening band for the night, didnt expect any priority treatment. BUT, even then we were rushed to set up, they didnt even give us enough mics, the soundguy, oh don't let me get started with that guy. In two words? Really pissed. At least we got to sit and eat the buffet dinner for free. Food wasn't too bad at all, i like the salad bar. lol.

Backstage with all the gear

The 3 Axes

Fancy & Nice Stage

Owh yeah, parking at the Legend Hotel? Its up on the 8th floor, so we had to go from ground up to the 8th floor through a spiral ramp. Advice, don't do it with a full stomach XD.

IELTS is done with, not too much problem with the other parts other than writing, haven't wrote an essay in 6 months? lol. Waiting for results to see how good my english is.

Whats next?

BLB of course! Apparently, the band is making a name for ourselves in our hometown. Cool, we've worked for it. Its costly, trust me, i'm sure the rest will tell you the same =P. The band also has a few assignments to get done. Looking forward to most is recording of course! And no it aint as easy as it seems. Yeah, the problem with being self taught? Metronome is a nightmare. lol. So yeah, practicing to use play along to the metronome and cleaning up my playing for recording.

Non band related stuff? Nothing much really, i started reading =). lol. Okay, life's been pretty uneventful anyway so i really have nothing much to talk about. Just looking forward to the weeks to come.

And now to reward you for read through the post? Videos from Seafield performance is finally up. Enjoy.

I Used To Be Love Drunk, Now I'm Hungover

2009-07-01T02:17:00.009+08:00

I need some coke with the last bits of my JD. Alright ya'll before we move on to the updates on my life lets go hit the interesting parts first, meaning, pictures! lol

Starting with Seafield Interact IU 2009,
The final unveiling of the last instrument upgrade in the band, mine! =D So now we all rolling with new gear, Adrian with Emily, Ryan with his Roland GW-7 and lastly, my new SG =D.
Seafield, we had a blast! Thanks for all the support and feedback, the band appreciates them, and also the photos! Thank you! Synclonize crew, well done as always, nice show guys, keep up the work, the original routine is really looking nice. Me likey =). Till the next opportunity comes around, it was really fun gigging with ya'll. Funny how Seafield was the first to see us in action together and not home school U8. lol. Ah well, Seafield was a great crowd, hope to see you guys again. Pic spam time (rest on facebook and Adrian's blog)

Black Light Banquet in Greece!

Emily looks good huh?

We all looked in like it was a planned in-sync headbang, lol

Gotta flash my new soulmate =)

Our bros from Synclonize helping us rock the crowd.
Shush girl!

Thanks Shads =)

Yes, i've upgraded

Thats my Ace of Spades

In tribute of Michael Jackson, King Of Pop, forever

Alright, thats it from Seafield, oh yeah, check out the BLB self-mix lemonade as a result from desperation. Haha. How was it girls?

BLB self-mix lemonade

Recently finished my completion of course form. I'm no longer a sunway student officially =(. I love that college. Anyways, after that headed with fellow classmates to Parade for a drink and chat. One going off to study medicine in Indon, the rest IMU, sigh. I'm rethinking waiting till february to restart, brains gonna be rusted like hell by then. Monash looks a really nice campus but Nottingham is still on my mind, mixed up. I dunno. Owh, and i saw pink =). Still stunning.

While waiting for our classmates, me and justin hit Toys R' Us =D

Guest Appearance =P

Inner child emerging.
Did i tell you how awesome transformers was? But i'm sure you already know that =)
Megan Fox~ Optimus Prime~ weeeee. Xian Jin, sorry didn't catch it with you, timing semua tak ngam.

Other random topic, All Time Low & Boys Like Girls!!
New single Love Drunk from Blg is on repeat on my playlist. All Time Low new album out July 7th =D. Can't wait!

1 more video, MJ tribute =)

Thriller Wannabee
(Thriller Tak Jadi rather)

We don't dance

Whats left of the week?

1) Vishnu's bday dinner i just came back from earlier. So Happy Birthday to him!
2) Couple of pals having Monash interviews so all the best! =)
3) I'm considering a job offer
4) IELTS speaking test on thursday & the rest on saturday, meeting UV.
5) I'm missing my college pals
6) Need to dig up rm160 for my effects hardcase. lol
7) Braddy's Bday!! Whatcha want mate? MOS? =P Bubba Gump? =D
8) Last but not least, INTI UC ball, BLB goes live again =)

Holiday mood is wearing away and i'm starting to feel the need to be productive. Yay! July is a month to look forward to.

Maybe it's not my weekend, but its gonna be my year.

And So Ends An Era Which Ended Too Soon

2009-06-27T03:46:00.002+08:00

Todays post supposed to be regarding music but a whole different topic as compared to what i'm about to blog about. In view of today's shocking events, this is a short tributary post to the one regarded as the king of pop. His music touched generations, even my generation who post-thriller but we still had the priviledge to growing up with everything after that. Our parents adored him, we're just getting to know him really, but there's a piece of him in everyone's memory. So this tribute is to the king of pop, whose music and performances will probably never be surpassed, who's reign ended too early.

Just a few videos to remember him by,
RIP Michael Jackson

PS: And also, RIP Farah Fawcett

Got Your Tiki? I Got My Tiki

2009-06-23T03:57:00.006+08:00

Short update : Last friday was Inti Orientation Night, organised by the Rotaract Club of Inti, and BLB was once again supposed to be a feature of the night, thanks of course to the one and only Adrian Shadows =P. Anyways, i wont say much bout the event. Reza Salleh was pretty cool though, check him out, local artist. Also featuring BLB's latest awesome addition, a Roland GW-7 and Emily the Strange epiphone sg. So let the photoflashes begin =)

Inspecting the GW-7

Mr. Wulf In Action!

Tiki-tiki

Hawaiian Motif

Giving You The Very Best, The Only Way We Know How =)

Our Tiki

Post Event Party =D

Ryan & I

Me, Sober Bassist and Tipsy Drummer

And now for Seafield, Inti UC Ball, and ICSJ Ball. BLB gonna rock your world =D

Here's one for your viewing pleasure,
The National Bottlecap Championship XD

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

2009-06-19T03:17:00.002+08:00

This picture has words on it. Lol. I found it suitable for the current predicament .

You Dont Need Much To Remember

Ever Wondered About The Stories Behind The Pretty Pictures?

2009-06-18T03:17:00.005+08:00

Vincent Van Gogh - Starry Night Over The Rhone

A Level Ball & The Next 6 Months

2009-06-17T03:24:00.004+08:00

I realize all my recent blog post are a little delayed but i have been rather busy lately getting used to life without class you know. Looking for a job as well and also sorting out university applications. Realistically speaking, scholarship is almost a no hope due to my A2 performance so yeah, looking at alternative courses as well as more local ones. ACCA is back open tho, Rm30k, cant ask for any cheaper than that with that sort of qualifications. Anyways, this was supposed to be a post about the A Level Graduation & Ball, so i'm saving the future plans for later.

A Level Graduation & Ball

The last official event associated with the A Levels before results day. This also means the last day to see most of my A Level pals (actually met a whole bunch of them today at medan, hahaha, guess we're all a lil to attached to that place). Anyways, it was the day of closure of the A Levels and our graduation of course, but since results aren't out yet so its more of a fake graduation. Anyway, it was still a night of awards and appreciation of the truly capable people in our A Levels. Such as our valedictorian, Jeff Lee (awesome speech by Kingsley by the way), a few AS world awards, such as No.3 in the world for AS maths, Hui Wen (just awesome) and I also got my Alsco certificate for director of, wait for it, 'welfare & external activities'. Awesome designation no? Yes, i feel like i'm incharge of conservation efforts for the endangered species of A Level people. Hahaha. Old stories, not my most glorious moments. Didnt really go all the way in college, hope to correct that in uni time. Okay, the night was alot more than about me obviously so lets continue. We had the musical performance as usual, blood, sweat and tears of Mr. King, went pretty well, hope he's happy. Felt sorry for my fellow classmates who were in there tho, but they did well, and i hope they're efforts are well appreciated.

But those were the boring stuff, the interesting stuff were the people of course. Everyone was dressed up and all looking pretty. I thought Yee Eng looked really sweet that night and also Li Jiun, she looked very pretty, not forgetting her two other angels of course that looked splendid themselves. Justin didn't look too bad in suit as well, yeah and Hui Wen looked pretty too, gotta admit i stared a lil =P. The guys were all in suits and i think we all didnt look too shabby. Haha. Oh, coincidence, Nina's dad and my dad were collegues back in Mui Bank days, small world huh? lol. Cant forget her also, and of course Vanessa =). All looked really pretty darn good. You know what, if you have facebook, the albums are all up, i just haven't uploaded my share yet, but theres already tons of pics there, so check them out, wont regret it, promise ;).

Now i got some pics for ya'll so don't fret if you're lazy to go to facebook.

Bona Fortuna

Justin, Lim Kevin, Me & Seng Hong

Xie Yi, Li Jiun, Irene & Shana

S2 Class of JAN 08
(featuring Khairul, lol)

After the dinner we had a dancefloor going on and a live band (and i thought the Alsco said they aint providing equipment for bands, well, you guys missed out on BLB then, you lost =P, oops, getting to be an arrogant bastard again. lol. inside joke). The band, i'm sorry, they tried, but they were out, they were out of tune and basicly the crowd didnt even know what they were playing, i dont totally blame them, most of the A level people aint really into the whole rock thing, they didnt even know 'Meant To Live by Switchfoot' but at least they all knew 'It's My Life by Bon Jovi'. We all had fun on the dancefloor didnt we? =D. Especially Mr. Chin , hahahaha. He's so awesome, i'm gonna so miss him and the rest of my lecturers. Even Dr. Wong, our director was up on stage with us dancing, they're all so sporting.

After that was a warm down, drinks at Hello Bali and a short stint inside the club tho most of the gang already left by then. Infact, i was busy sending people around that i didnt even get to sit down with them and enjoy my share of our tower. But its all good, i'd happily help out friends, especially those i aint gonna see in a long time. I'm gonna miss all of ya'll and Sunway. Love all of you, even though we weren't really close as a class till recently but i'm really gonna miss my time with all of you. My pleasure to get to know you all. All the best in life, take care and most importantly, don't forget me aite? Each and every one of you made the Sunway experience so much more memorable.

As i was trying to explain to someone last night that its not that we dont have fun everyday, i'm especially gonna miss my time in sunway because its a unique experience that wont happen the same again. Sure the people that were there might be still my friends till the day we die but we all grow and things change, it'll never be the same. Thats why i like to appreciate each moment for its uniqueness and what i symbolizes to me. So stop banging the way i wanna enjoy my memories. Not nice at all. You have your ways and i have mine, and they are different, so i'd appreciate you not purposely trying to rain on my parade.

Sorry for the slight diversion, had to get it off my chest, but didnt feel telling you directly last night was the right time. I dont want to hurt you, so please dont try to hurt me. Okay, now to the future, Lim Kevin leaves for NS at 12 today, all the best to him, frankly i aint worried bout him, he'll prosper there, like Adrian, i know it, cause we were all from that mould. So enjoy yourself there mate. We're all waiting for you to come back tho, quite some unfinished business man.

Looking into the future, i see at least 6 months of uncertainty. Though i look forward to all the band events, like tiki night, ball and recording. I wanna make the best use of my free time for the band, starting with the myspace. Bloody wulf was supposed to do it since my laptop cant, and it has been how many months? lol. But we're all like that so i guess its not right to put the blame on anyone. Recording is something i'm really looking forward too. Stay tuned for BLB's first recorded material alright, we're hoping it can land in July. Now i'm also looking for work, and some real work experiences, am now considering internships, sales or my other passion, coffee making. Hahaha, hope to learn a thing for starbucks if i can. Will have to decide on that later though. Did i ever mention i like cooking? =D. Yes, i'm gonna learn cooking in this 6 months, infact, already set my sights on which cook book to get already. Thanks for AFC.

I also gotta sort out my university applications. Monash is still the most likely choice and i'm still gonna try to apply to foreign universities. Just trying my luck, thats all. Made a few mistakes when i first joined A Levels and didnt apply for all these stuff, not enough info as no one in my fam has done it before and i was reluctant to go inquire. Mostly due to self-esteem issues with cost and all. Also doubting how well i can really do anyway. I need my moral support you know. I really need that one person to tell me i can do the impossible, have yet to found that someone yet. I swear whoever that is, she'll have a major role in my life story =). Also, in these 6 months, gotta go work off the fat i built up from eating and sitting all day in college. Hahaha. Dad disapprove the gym membership plans so i have to make do with doing it myself for now. Hoping to push him to get back sunway club membership tho. I wanna go back to swimming, i miss the water.

Here's one for those of you wondering about my love life. Well kinda got into a tangle again. Sigh. I again doing things i'm not supposed to, guess i never learn. And apparently i'm sending mixed signals. To whoever thats reading so, i'm sorry, didnt mean it if its my fault, or maybe your oversensitive. Whoever's fault it is, i hope we sort it out soon. I'm gonna miss pink tho. Hahahaha. And i'm trying to sort out some confussion within. So yeah, life's still full of drama. At least now i know where to stock up on my best bud, Jack and Daniels for a cheap price. Gotta get that job first tho. I'm broke. Alright, going to head to bed. I'm trying to maintain all optimism i can for the next 6 months, though i feel disappointments are bound to hit. Hoping to wake up early as a test of will. And i have lunch plans and also i might join futsal tomorrow. I dont know, i'm totally out of shape and i'm sure i'm gonna play like crap, as always. Haha. Thats all for now, here's to the future. Cheers

Curtain Call

2009-06-14T01:44:00.003+08:00

A2 IS OVER and done with!

Hell yeah, its finally over. Those were some tough times there but now i dont really feel like talking about the bloody exam. In short, i messed up, not expecting all As. Disappointed.

With the end of A2 marks the end of my one and a half years of A-Levels at Sunway. I believe i've already blogged about being emo that its over and stuff so i'm gonna save you people the torture of reliving it again. But yeah, we're all gonna miss it alot. I'm sure of that.

The lag of updates right after the end of A2 was due to the preparations for the class trip to Genting and shopping for prom. Lets start with genting.

3 days 2 nights with my classmates were awesome. As a class, we never really done anything as a whole class. Its always divided into two groups, the guys and the girls. So this would be our first attempt at doing things together and i dare say its quite a great success. So after two months of planning, last minute drinks shopping and hauling up a whole icebox of ice, we were all set to go. We took the express bus up to genting and the skyway, which was the first time for a few of us. Genting was packed as hell, as usual. Spent two hours waiting to check in, had time to debut my new baby and camwhore abit =P. When we finally checked in it was almost dinner time and i was hungry as hell. Me and yosh were sort of the coplaners for this trip so i had to go around to settle stuff, get show tickets and so on, its taxing i assure you. Headed for the most value for money store in genting for food, McD. Lol. The food prices are a slaughter up there. McDs is at least more worth it. We got free tickets to watch the show there, Dreamz, which was not really all that. I found the live band cool, and the bikes. No more spoilers. The most fun we had were at night up there, where the drinks came out ;). We had a bunch of fun on both nights, especially justin and afaq on the second night =P. The second day was also the themepark day, where we bought express tickets. Those things are awesome. Though im sure we sort of became the most hated people in the park. We got to cut all the queues imediately. The space shot is awesome with your hands out, try it people.

I'd add pics but saving most of them for facebook. Speaking of which, i added my Alevel album there so go check it out. Its getting late and i have a prom to attend tomorrow. Need my beauty sleep XD. hahaha. Thats all for now. More after prom, worry not.

See ya'll

Update : I added a few notable pics for viewers sake

Its A2 season!

2009-05-18T00:52:00.001+08:00

A2 starts in about 12 hours or so. So yeah, wish me luck. Lol. See all of you after June the 8th

Kevin -Out-

Out With A Bang

2009-05-09T02:06:00.006+08:00

8th May 2009, 7:45a.m. , some where on the flyover from SS15 to Sunway Pyramid

Justin : My brother downloaded the Wolverine movie yesterday, its the unfinished CGI version
Kevin : How was it?
Justin : The buildings all were grey colour, when they jumping still can see the cables.... *tyres sreech, bang*

Yes people, Justin hit some other car this morning. There was a sudden stop and his brakes clamped (old wira no ABS, lol), the car couldn't stop in time. Thank god it almost managed to stop. Upside, no one got hurt and damage was minimal. Downside, i think the car would have stopped in another few metres though, but i'm still thanking god for the upside.

The accident just put everything into perspective and gave all of us in the car a timely reminder about how short life is and how we shouldnt waste it. Today was the last day of college, officially all classes end today, kinda sad. All i can say is i'm gonna really miss Sunway UC, 1 and a half years seem to fly by so quickly. Definitely treasure the friends i've made here. Now its to face the A2 exams and life after that. Still having second thoughts on where i should further my studies to. Sigh. Bad timing. Need guidance, quick.

Well, the accident was enough to bring out the balls in Justin. Am proud on him for planning to make a move on hamster chick (codename), too bad it wasnt meant to be. Dont give up hope buddy, there's still time. I personally have almost given up but i still wanna see her, she's so stunning and pretty! Hahahaha. Will be spending most of the study break in THOL since i cant study much at home, so i'll still be in college till 8th of June. Sigh, 8 days to A2, time to shift into extreme gear and panic mode. At least the exams are finally into perspective now.

My one and a half years in SUC A Levels will not be forgotten, i had alot of fun. Its a challenging course for sure, but i totally enjoyed my time here. No regrets, love sunway. Hahaha. Wesak Day tomorrow, might go join the procession and its Mother's Day after that, what did you people plan for your beloved mummies?

As usual, pictures!

Damage to Justin's Car

Damage to the other car

Go proton!

Other pictures i'll upload on facebook after A2, it'll be all the pictures I've taken in Sunway since the start of last year.

Night world, wish me luck.

May o' may, when may i play?

2009-05-04T00:30:00.003+08:00

Its been bout two weeks or so since the last update. Well, because i have been trying to study ya know, for A2. The mocks didnt go too badly as predicted but bad enough. Again i got across the board, A B C and D, guess that means i balanced in a way. Hah. Well lets see, flashback.

The week before last was all about getting mock results really, nothing too dramatic, just a pleasant surprise when i got A for math, should have got full marks for the mechanics paper tho, =P. The rest pretty much sucked, at least i know where i stand in terms of preparations. The weekend was a hell lot more fun. I think it was that week's friday where we went to the USJ 1 park at night, played bball, jumped around the skate park and shot the titanic parody videos (which chee yan is keeping till now), lol. Oh, not forgetting out Helen Keller dance video. Hahahah. Its on facebook, you go find it and laugh your guts out. Go ryan! Beng to the rest of you. Saturday was eventful, its was either Monash Music Festival or Rock Genesis and i had to choose. I chose Rock Genesis cause i told carmen i was gonna be there and gerald also asked us to come see. So it was an eventful drive into KL, my second drive so far there. Didnt get lost this time tho i scared the shyt out of the car behind me (adrian, brad and chee yan). Apparently i seemed like i was bout to hit the divider many times going 90. Well, all i can say is i was taking in the sights at KL. lol. Have i ever told you guys my driving kinda sucks? Forget that, Rock Genesis was quite a good show. Good bands, good setting (Barsonic, Zouk KL) tho the stage was a lil small and the stupid sound guy kinda doesnt know how to up the vocals but it did get better. The only thing that was disapponting was the crowd really, i was expecting more rock fans and headbangers there but mostly were all of carmen's friends/fans i.e. young girls screaming. Not really the type you want at such an event. The bands were good tho, finally saw Bus Company after all the "hype". lol. Good band, frontman had the stage presence and damn! he had a nice axe, shining 3 pick ups of a schecter. Drools* lol. So stayed as long as i could, to see carmen's band, Decypher. But before them was Car Crash Hearts, no offence guys, but you guys look too old for that kinda music. Good musicians, nice gear (fender & gibson). But the bassist looked too much like a chubby Pete Wentz wannabee. They look kinda too much like a FOB wannabee band. But hey, who am i to critisize right, Blb aint there yet, but we will be ;). I assure you. Decypher were a slipknot like band. lol. Girl drummer, carmen, she's good. My Alevel metal buddy. Haha. Too bad she went off to INTI Nilai. And her brother, OMG! had a schecter S1, my dream! it was a beauty i tell you, all ebony and shinning crome pick ups. Orgasm* Hahahaha. Being overly dramatic. I'm getting my upgrade soon! Oh and one more thing bout Rock Gen, the emcees, im sorry, but they were so LAME! Just had to say it. Monash Music Festival looked like it was gonna be awesome, kinda sad i missed it. Had a few friends that were part of the BOTB but as usual, we know most of those competitions suck anyway, lousy judges. The local artist list looked real good too, Beat The System, Love Me Butch, to name a few. Hope to get into Monash and into the music scene there.

Moving on, last week. I've spent most of my days staying back in the library studying! Woohoo, accomplishment! Lol. I think its the most time i've spent in THOL in my 1 and a half years at Sunway. I just cant study at home anymore for the first time in my life. Too many distractions, as you can see. lol. My laptop is a huge distraction, it connects me to the internet, and that can occupy me for hours! (Youtube, myspace, facebook, google?) lol, i'm desperate to procrastinate. And my guitars! oh god, i could spend hours there too, and after playing i always feel like sleeping. I guess it has to do with some hormones being released in my brain when i relax, like after sex you know =P. So i'm planning to stay back everyday in college till the exams are over. Yes i am! So catch me at THOL on weekdays 3:30 - 6:00 pm (subject to day and date, times may vary). The weekends were very unproductive, my bio progress is extra slow because i've read most parts and im scanning parts that i missed.

Something out of studying, my cousins from Alor Star actually came down on Sat, pretty nice to see them. Tho i'm not actually close to them, but nice to see them, prolly should work on being more friendly to my cousins. lol. But there's a language barrier, i dont speak chinese =P. At dinner some young indian chick in a myvi shifted in the wrong gear, went forward and knock the rear of an accord, it even knocked it up the stairs, so both the front and the rear of the accord was damaged. Thats a hefty repair bill. Poor girl. Poor accord. Moving on. I was on [V] today and i saw Dear Maria by All Time Low being played along with She's A Lady by Forever The Sickest Kids. I guess the wave is really starting to hit its peak now and Blb better get out there soon to capitalize on it, but sadly A2 is coming. No problem, this might just be our year, June is the month to look forward to ;D. Oh, do check out Weightless by All Time Low, its a new single of their new album, good song, its on Adrian's blog, i'm lazy to link. As for Blb, we're working on a new song at the moment, haha. I like it, i like the direction we're going in both songwriting (kudos to adrian, again) and musical terms.

So i guess thats all for now, i'm gonna be studying. Wish me luck yeah. lol.

Looking forward to college... think pink ;) im caught

oh, and i miss clubbing. Hahahaha

I'm aiming for the following!

The Sony Ericsson C-905
cost ~ RM1800
sigh, its a dream

Epiphone SG G-400
Cost ~ RM 1600 (With Hardcase)
I'm definitely getting an upgrade, and this is most likely

Epiphone SG G-310
Cost ~ RM1300 (With Hardcase)
Looks sweet but specs are a bit of a letdown, budget alternative

Epiphone Les Paul Custom
Cost ~ RM 2800 (With Hardcase)
Hehe, thats just a dream, but you never know, if dad gets a windfall or i get lucky
looks freaking gorgeous doesnt it

Oh and this the poster from Rock Gen, check out the bands, their good

Breaks Over, School Takes Over

2009-04-20T00:43:00.005+08:00

As said, my short one week break is over. It was long enough to release stress, get reorientated, reorganise and refocus. Its now less that a month till my first paper of the A2 exams, as you can see by my conveniently-placed A2 countdown-timer. That said, yeah, i'm about to shit myself (in the words of johnny christ, a7x) haha. Well yeah, its focus time. This restart week is also the time to face the music. Not the type i headbang or emo to, nor the type i play but the tunes of the Cs and Ds as my results for the mocks. I'm still secretly wishing for As and Bs lol. Positive thinking! but totally unrealistic. So, Cs and Ds. Sigh. Time to pull up the socks and make 1 last push for the A2. After all, its only less than a month away. Did i mention i'm panicking? I did? cool. No pressure. Okay, lets see, failing mocks, A2 coming, and... yeah, inactive band duty. Kinda due to the focusing for A2 you know. But its okay! There's june and beyond to look forward too =D. Holidays, parties, gigs and so on! Woohooo. But now, focus on exams, gotta make every effort count. I know i can do it. Haha. Played enough war games to know how to handle a crisis. So here we go, end of holiday! Start of work! So long guys, see ya after A2.

Oh oh, by the way, i finished writing a song! Finally! After so long. Its been months. But yeah, after surfing some blogs, i got inspired after reading a friends blog. So it started the ball rolling in my head and i finished writing the whole song! Yeah, it feels great to be back in the zone. lol. Next is to edit it and fix it up, either way, i wanna make this song work cause its in dedication to that friend =).

So yeah, thats the plan till A2. There we go! Wish me luck.

PS: A7X covered It's So Easy with Slash at their show at the Nokia Theater! Enjoy

New Look

2009-04-18T06:40:00.001+08:00

Right guys. New look. What ya think?

Back to high school

2009-04-16T02:11:00.003+08:00

As said, a blog post bout today's visit to school with Dorothy and Cheng Kit. Well, i was kinda lazy to blog tonight but after just coming back from Khalifah feeling kinda full, thought i'd blog while waiting for the food to digest.

Alright, lets get the ball rolling. With only four hours of sleep from last nights amazing champions league match, i woke up around nine-ish zombie-like and dragging my limp body to the shower. It was cold, so i flipped the switch on the heater and headed to the couch to lay awhile for the water to warm (central heating people). Right, enough digressing. Picked up CK and Doro and headed into school. Guard was a bitch. Doesn't he know who we are for Gods sake? You let some social trash in on other occasions (i've seen you do it!) but you bloody question your school's former top students? Fuck off! Lol. Sorry, kinda gone overboard there. So entered school, went to the teachers room. Lights off, fans off, mood as depressing as ever, and no one in there knew us. Times have changed, new teachers and so on, and we old students are slowly forgotten. Circle of life ya know. But the school still hasn't changed, still prone to power outages like today. lol. Still sucks.

Okay, first teacher we met? Pn. Tan CC. Lol. She caught us looking at the teacher's timetables. And then started the typical lines of "Where you studying now?", "Sunway, Inti, Inti". "What you doing now?", "A-levels, A-levels, ACCA". We repeated that for almost every teacher we met. Kinda wish i wrote in on a card and could just flash that to them. Haha. Then, Miss Ong came, always nice to see her. She saved my addmaths. After that, the rounds around school began. Quite a few new teachers who didnt know who we were. The feeling was mutual between us and them. Just plain ignorance towards each other. lol. Anyways, got to see almost all me old teachers, Kan, DR. minder, tan ll, azlina isa, chua, vasantha, Noraizam (kinda miss him, must ajak the guys go minum with him one fine saturday morning during scouts), then, and maybe 1 or 2 i forgot to mention, owh lijah and kak bib! aka the legendary Pn. Habibah. Good to see them all healthy, but not really that happy at all, guess it gets old doing the same routine with so many different batches of asses. lol. We prolly made their day considering it was quite miserable and hot without the fans.

Last but no least were Victor and Sharifah sitting and chilling in the office. Haha. Its hot, principle is out, who can blame em? It was nice seeing all of them. I also got to meet my good old juniors now form 5 and form 4. How fast they grow. Sigh, now they dont even greet me. Haha. Just proves i'm history. lol. Dont get me wrong, i'm not stuck in the past, i've moved on, unlike some people i know. Its just an observation really. Oh yeah, the office clerk, my god, some old crinkly lazy bitch, but still was nice to me tho =). And finally got my spm cert. The final step of closure from SMK USJ 8. Hahaha. Nope, actually just needed it to apply to uni's which i still havent decided yet. GOD!!

Alright, done with school. Lunch with Doro and CK at pyramid. It was nice catching up with them. These were my high school academic best buds and best buds never the less. Tho i dont keep in constant contact with them, i care alot for em and will be at their side at a moments notice should they ever need me. But they have new friends now and they're doing fine, which is good for all of us. Friendships do get tested with time and people change but its not like we aint still the best of friends. Thats why i think friends are really awesome. Especially the close ones you dont see too often. Catching up is always interesting. CK, dont worry, you'll do fine. All the best for AS, shudnt be a prob for you. As for bitch 1, not meant to be but dont give up hope, theres more out there, mostly in sunway =P. As for bitch 2, dont worry also, out of your hair pretty soon. Sabar la yea. You can do it. Doro doro doro, you're always so innocent and naive, and ever so nice to people but you've come a long way and i'm proud of you =). All the best in studies and more importantly, i wish you great happiness with him. If he ever becomes a bastard, i'll talk to him. Dont worry, we're past our high school immaturities. If that kimchi fella gives you problem, he'll also have hell to pay. No one messes with my friends! I'm there for you Doro! Always! Just call ;) and for you also CK, incase you feel left out. Haha.

Kinda wish you people blogged, than i can keep updated with you guys. Magic of the internet. I miss you guys. Since now BLB is a local to Inti, i hope to be seeing more of you people soon. Or after A2, i'll be doing all my catch ups then. Love you two. Take care yea.

Okay, thats done. I think i'm gonna write an article to express my dissatisfaction with the chinese educated families soon. No offence, just my point of view. Just i've been seeing so much of it lately i bloody annoys me. Holidays are almost over!! Sigh. Studying to resume full swing soon. Last push for A2. Come on Kev, you can do it! Think of the rewards after! drools* ahhahaha.

Thats it for now. Goodnight world.

From last year's birthday celebration with them

Oh yeah, thanks guys for lunch. It was real nice of you two to remember to buy me a bday lunch. Haha

Liverpool vs Chelsea Aggre 5-7

2009-04-15T04:40:00.003+08:00

Ah well! We're out of the champions league. Lol. Wasn't planning on staying up since i gotta wake up early tomorrow but it wouldnt be called a holiday if i didnt. Anyways, i wouldnt say it was a waste of time staying up. After all, it was a good second leg, less disappointing than the first i might add. Throughout the game, the were disappointing moments but the lads in red did dig in and work till the very end. 4-4 the scoreline at the Bridge. Makes a statement dontcha think. You cant fault em if they had put in the effort. Still, we were outclassed by the Blues. The individual talent there is far greater than what we have unfortunately. I'm sure as i blog bout this, Liverpool fans around the world are looking forward to next season and hopefully further strengthening of the squad if we want to compete for all four trophies with enough punch next season. Lol. There's still the league to dream hopelessly about tho. Never give up eh? Never walk alone.

Thats a short one. Meeting up with CK and Dorothy tomorrow. Looking forward to it. And its already half my holidays gone. Sigh. Better enjoy what i have left. Till then

Till the dawn comes, and the sun fills the sky with rays of warmth, working on song. Hehe =)

Night ya'll

Happy Birthday To Me?

2009-04-14T00:27:00.009+08:00

Yay! I'm 18! Wooohooo! .... Nah, not feeling it. Okay, so yesterday was my 18th birthday. Yeah, wasn't really in the mood to celebrate it at all. There was the Seafield IR that BLB was gonna play, joined by wai chun, under the name Dear Daniel. More on that later.

So basicly, two nights ago, the eve of the 12th and the clock counting down to 12.00a.m. and before i know it, the slurry of sms starting coming in (oh yeah, thank you all who wished me and sorry i didnt wish you when it was your bday)... it was more of a time for reflection, something of which i've been doing alot lately. But this want went further back, back to all the childhood dreams and memories. So to check into perspective, have i achieved any of the goals set when i was younger. Lets see

1)Ambition: be a cook and open up a cafe
Progress: Studying Alevels and on my way to become enroll in either a course in engineering or considering financial courses.
Comments: sigh, well, i would have been doing that had i not gotten my As. And now, i dont really know if i really wanna continue studying at this sort of level, its sickening.

2) Get rich
Progress: Finishing pre-u and going into uni. Bank account balance, less than rm500
Comments: Well, as you can see, i am no where near that, and actually, being rich is loosing its appeal to me and i think i'm looking for more satisfaction in life than a big ass paycheck.

3)Get a hot girlfriend (hehe, every boy's dream alright, so dont judge me)
Progress: Currently single
Comments: Hahaha, well, the previous month was enough of the drama episode already. Can take time with that one.

and the rest i cant remember but looking at me today
- cambridge alevels, mocks prolly gonna get 2Cs and 2Ds
- guitarist for BLB, kinda like the thing i look forward to most now, jamming with the band
- safe to say i'm not that chubby nerdy kid anymore. hahaha. nerdy still maybe with the coming exams and all.

Okay. So i'm still in dilemma on where i wanna study and shyt but i'll sort that out soon enough. Truth is, i think i'm missing that fire and drive that got me through high school that way i did, with all the drama and fun. I want to get life back to that. So yeah, starting tomorrow, its all works to get back me to a state where i'm happy with myself. I'm the type of guy that lives up to the standards only set by myself, and you can bet those standards aint low. After all, i still wanna be the person i can proudly tell my grandchildren about and that son my family is proud of.

Anyways, after 18 years (wooo, accidentally closed the browser, thank god for the draft, lol) what i come to value the most is a friendship. Those which i maintain faithfully and also those which can withstand the test of time. This birthday was a reminder that i have friends out there which i've known for ages and neglected. I'm really sorry people, i'm a lousy friend when it comes to maintaining a long distance friendship, cause i'm always so caught up in only whats immediate to me. I'm truly embarressed and sorry to get well wishes from so many people which i didnt wish myself. Seriously trying to hide my face in a pit somewhere. But it was really nice to get messages from you all, to remind me of some good old times. Other than that, there's always the band thats there for me, and of course brad, adrian and kevin, long and close friends. Been through shyt with all of you guys. Hahaha. All good fun.

So i look forward to reinventing myself to be back the person that i'm happy to be, cause as of now, i still aint satisfied with the person i am. Especially since i just blew my mock exam. Dad gonna be disappointed for sure. Sorry dad. Cant help it, just sick of studying. But dont worry, i'll bring my best for the finals. Promise.

Things to look forward to. A2, i'm so gonna own that exam when it comes. After A2, and all hell breaks loose, BLB, holidays, i-challenged, peter & jane, fun, fun and more fun. Hell yeah, and who knows, maybe someone to fill the current void inside me eh? lol. I'm leaving that to faith, cause i aint looking, should one come my way, we'll see how it goes. All i know is, i got 3 things to settle before the end of the year,
1) A2 and education future
2) BLB's EP
3) What i really want on more personal agenda ;)

Up Next: Pictures and Videos. Best part of the blog post of course.

Dear Daniel

Adrian

Ryan

Kevin a.k.a. Me!!!

Wai Chun

Justin

Brad

My Birthday Present =)

It was fun jamming and playing with Wai Chun and i enjoyed the crowd, pretty supportive tho i would preferred them jumping with us like back in INTI but they were all dressed in formal so its understandable. Besides, some of them did come up to us to tell us they wanted to hear Don't Trust Me but it wasn't meant to be Seafield. Next time yea. Stay tuned to BLB. I still enjoyed my birthday =). Thanks everyone who made it fun.

Signing off,
Kevin V

Through fire and flames, but its just the beginning

2009-04-10T01:45:00.002+08:00

Alright! Mocks are over!! Woohoo! Now to wait for my date with death. Extremely disappointed and frustrated doesn't even begin to describe how i felt about. All i know is, it was a serious painful awakening. If i am gonna even get close to my target results for A2, the war machine has to start now. Meanwhile, its the weekend, so the plan is to reserve the weekend for a hang over and start work on Monday since i'm on a week holiday! Yay! Getting lazy and tired now, 1 hour of sleep in the past 24 hours. Not good for you. More tomorrow.

Goodnight people

The white flag's up for this one

2009-04-09T02:29:00.003+08:00

I officially declare, i give up on studying for my physics mocks. Champions League up next. Normal blogging shall resume by tomorrow.

Peace out =)

Marchy marchy march

2009-03-23T01:37:00.008+08:00

Its been quite a long while since the last update and that's mainly because i really didnt have the mood to tell people whats going on with my life. I gladly share something i'm really happy about but the past two weeks its been really nothing much but messed up minds and its really pushing me to the edge! Its bloody frustrating! I cant study, I cant write riffs, I cant even complete a verse in any song that i'm writing. Really annoying, plus the A2 mocks are creeping ever closer and hell i'm totally unprepared. Originally i had the mood to blog because Liverpool were in the process of destroying Villa but after reading some now the mood is just gone. Guess this will end up as another of those emo post. Haha. Wulf is cheering me up now, so there's still hope. Read on. Oh yeah, if you're not interested in the boring parts, just skip straight to the pictures at the bottom. Its worth your time there at least =).

Okay. Since the last post. Hmmm, lets see what i can remember. Cool, last friday was pretty interesting. Adrian called and said he and chee yan wanted to go check out the MATTA Fair down and in PWTC but they had no car so I got volunteered to drive. Reached home around 3 plus and met them in USJ 8 cause they went to get their SPM certs, which reminds me, i havent collected mine. Adrian told Beng we were going to a music fair and that convinced him to come. Hahaha. Fooled ya huh? Okay, so it was my first drive down to KL, i wasnt too confident but we made it anyway la yea, slightly lost along the way. Haha. When in KL, follow signboards. Only in KL, their dependable. So there we went, searching all the booths for our holiday, the one that our old gang had in mind for some time. So we checked out Bali, Redang, Taman Negara and a few others. Whether the whole gang is going or not, i'm pretty sure Adrian is gonna plan a trip to Bali. I'm prolly in, alcohol is cheap there! =D. Then came the journey home, got lost again and went up some hilly road that leads to god knows where. Hahaha, we were like the only car that was going that way while the rest where heading back into the city. We sure had our laughs. After we finally U-turned, we had the KL jam ahead of us and the good old jam on the Federal. Quite an experience. I'm looking forward to a holiday.

That weekend, lets see. Adrian and Wulf went down to Midvalley to rhapshody music to look for emily. I want a new guitar too! Its a requirement to keep up with the band's growth. Black Light Banquet is at a pretty nice place now, and we just wanna keep going up. My target, an Epiphone SG G310 in white. Dream come true, i sure as hell wouldnt mind a Schecter S1 also tho. Hahaha. But I guess the Epi would be the most practical choice, with all the coming expenses in June and beyond. Sigh, money out again. Worst come to worst i'll go for a Squier Tele thats around 1k. My current GBME just doesn't cut it anymore. I am thinking of putting in a new pair of pick-ups tho. Could be a better alternative or even just as a back up. Then i can terrorize that guitar. Spray it full black and chrome the hardware. Or maybe just spray the hardware black, i kinda like the cherry red. Oh oh, must add the black light features to it tho. =D

Right, into the most recent week. The school holidays, which i had none, but heck, traffic was awesome. I could reach sunway in 15 minutes. It usually takes me forty. Pretty sad really, bloody kids going to school. I wouldnt mind them having more holidays. Half an hour of sleep really makes a difference. Hence i conclude that its not how early you go to sleep that makes you feel better in the morning but how late you wake up that counts. Meaning, i'd rather sleep at 2 and wake up at 9 than sleep and 1 and wake up at 8. I guess its just how my brain is wired. Lol. Well, the college week is mostly back to the mounting pressure of the A2 coming and pressure to choose what to do after A-levels. It is really frustrating. I'm scared, i really am. I think i'm pretty set on engineering but i keep getting distracted by the other things i wanna do with my life. Intially i thought i wanna run overseas and away from all the things here and start fresh. But then i rethink and go, damn, i have alot i really like here, my friends, my band, my family, and just how my life is going. Dilemma!!! I'm gonna set myself a deadline till the coming weekend to make up my mind and convince myself that i wanna do engineering. Which reminds me, i've gotta apply for the NUS scholarship. I'm torn between jumping into Uni or enjoying some time off after A2. I regret abit i jumped into the A-levels straight away but i'm here and i'm making the best of it. So no complains really, the 5As in AS was kinda nice, but i do know, the breakdown isnt strong. Means i gotta score very well in A2 to keep the As.

The current problem is i cant study. I've got something really big bugging my emotions. And that is really hampering my studytime. I think I wanna try staying back in college to study. College used to be a refuge for me. Away from all the other aspects of my life, where i am someone new. Not different, but new. Maybe i'm fretting over nothing, but i dont think i can handle dealing with that now. I'm currently in a pretty frail emotional state and time is running out on me. You know you cant force this kinds of healing. Its like a broken arm. You cant keep wanting to use that arm. You need to isolate the wound, plaster cast it and let it heal over time. Unfortunately, i really loved using that arm and i'm not doing to well without the use of the arm. But i know i have to try but i dont have the heart to not use that arm. Hahaha. Analogies? But well, you know me, i strive on pressure. When the going gets tough, you beat the hell out of the going and show em whose boss. I guess in that way, thats the qualities that fuelled Tuah to do all the stuff we did. I miss scouting with Tuah =). I'm gonna get active in co-curicullar activities in uni for sure. Not gonna make the same mistake i did in A-levels. A-levels was a good learning curve. When i came in i didnt like the class i was in, i was bitter, i broke up with XJ but it all got better. Now i love my current gang of bastards. The people around me amplify what i can be and do. Think of it like resonance and super-contruction effect. This year, Kevin joined on and again i have my competitive buddy to push me to study hard. The nerds in my class just wont cut it, they're nerds, they have to do well while i dont see myself as a nerd, so it doesnt trigger my competitive nature. Lol. Excuses

Then to thursday, Uv and myo's bday @ MOS. I miss clubbing, i miss the alcohol and being able to let loose. Being on stage lets me let loose. Penang was okay, ICSJ was awesome. Thank you crowd! Ask anybody who has been on stage with a band like that. Nothing beats that feeling. You just keep wanting it. It was quite an eventful night at MOS, ended up pretty messy but no details here. I didnt get wasted or anything do. I drove later that night, i was fine. Then came the weekend. Well, on Sat i went to pyramid with a couple of friends, it was pretty fun. I need to go out and see more new people, it helps get the mind off things. Watched "Race to witch mountain" too. Better than expected. The Rock is a good actor and really funny. Thanks to all the training from wrestling i suppose. =P. No offence wrestling fans. I guess that sums it all up. I missed a few stuff but i'm too lazy to write anymore plus its late and i have class in the morning.

Alright, to end. Liverpool 5-0, Gerrard hat-trick! Sheer brilliance. Its up to you to loose this title MU, and i hope you do. Nothing personal =), sorry Brad!! And Chelsea? Yeah, you just sit there and get ready to be knocked out yea? XD Alright the cool pictures are at the bottom. Plus a cool short video of the last chemistry practical we're gonna have for the A-levels. Have fun! I hope its gonna be a good week. Positive thinking! Have a good week people!

The Usual Bio Class Routine

Chemistry Experiment : Aqueous Iodine & Hexane with Iodine (Iodine extraction)

Cambridge A-Levels Biology Practical, yeap, we came to college to cut papers like in kindergarten

Biology Practical : Cutting the 'plasmids' and 'genes'

Biology Practical : The 'restriction endonuclease' enzymes

Okay, this one's cool, a real centrifuge

What fun would bio prac be without stuff like

A cobra skeleton in the bio lab

A real crocodile, dead and preserved of course =)

Biology Practical : A pregnancy test kit
(This is usually when people give out a breath of relief, 1 stripe = negative)

The Last Day in the Chem Lab, The last day to have fun ;)

Break from the emo

2009-03-11T01:08:00.003+08:00

I found this pretty cool, taken of Xian Jin's blog.

A personality test!!

Your view on yourself:

Other people find you very interesting, but you are really hiding your true self. Your friends love you because you are a good listener. They'll probably still love you if you learn to be yourself with them.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:

You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education

You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:

You are afraid of having no one to rely on in times of trouble. You don't ever want to be unable to take care of yourself. Independence is important to you.

Who is your true self:

You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.

link: http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Hahaha, come on people, what ya think? True or false? The rest of you should try it too, its short enough to do when you're bored. Especially you Brad.

Sorry la dude, you missed the emo season already. That's over with. Keep checking in, you might just get more =P

A post on music

2009-03-08T04:19:00.010+08:00

Alright people, the past few updates have been on very personal stuff and i've been going through a tough time but now i have the time to make a post on music. Its alot to sum up in one post. Its actually difficult to sum up using words alone, thus we got pictures =D and youtube to help me out.

So let the summaries begin.

GOssip Penang 09

Black Light Banquet's official debut. Our biggest event to date. The stage and sound system were just awesome. I was plugged up to a RM10k Mesa Boogie amp. The latest Roadster model i believe or something like that. Having real sound techs and playing on such a grand stage was a real eye opener and we as a band learnt alot from it. The whole penang trip was a real fun holiday. We travelled in our own tour van with driver and all and we just had fun all the way. Plus we met Po Ling =). That was nice after so many years. We'll keep in touch for sure. Thank you internet. Our setlist was all originals: Undertable Romance, Halo Lady, Roses and Peter & Jane. We also did a short video for your entertainment.

Black Light Banquet

Black Light Banquet & GOssip Girls

Zombie Motel - a short Black Light Banquet production

More pics on Adrian's blog and Facebook.

Rotaract ICSJ's GREENEVOLUTION

The most enjoyable gig we've played to date. Firstly, I wanna personally thank all our friends that came to see and support us and the event. Next, thank you to the people in the crowd for being so awesomely supportive, your energy gives us more hype. It was a pretty cool event to save the environment and i think it went quite well. Good job Rotaract ICSJ. As for our performance, the set list was: Peter & Jane, Cookie Jar Remix (cover) and encore song, Secret Valentine (cover). Yes, encore. You guys were awesome. Thank you for being so supportive. I think we played our best covers so far at this event.

After show

Peter & Jane

Cookie Jar (Cover)

Secret Valentine (Cover)

Sorry for the bad video quality.

And lately, the band has been learning how to record properly. We're hoping to get our first song recorded by july, after our finals. It'll be before the end of the year for sure. Exams are coming and i have to cut back on band work but worry not, i'll still be putting in the effort for black light banquet. Hope to see more of you awesome crowds at our next gigs.

Rock on ya'll!

Never Ending Love Story

2009-03-04T02:43:00.003+08:00

I'm just going to talk about what happened in a brief post. Yeah, its official, we've broken up. I havent told anyone yet, only one dude who apparently knew me more than i thought he did manage to spot it. Hahaha, pleasant surprise. Friend. Yes, it has been turmoil in my head and heart since sunday night/monday morning. It was during that phone convo that i did the something that i, even till now, wish i didnt have to do but had to do anyway. In the day after that, it was hard to keep any emotion in check. Apparently i'm really bad at hiding my emotions, or it was just too overwhelming that i myself wasnt aware of how badly affected i was by it. Two people recognised something wrong with me without me telling them. One to my real surprise but i guess she's going through the same pain so it resonates prolly. The other, it was nice that he did and he was lucky that there was the blog post by my other half to confirm his suspicions. Hahah. Yes, what a roller coaster it has been. In the day i had college to take my mind away from it but i was still visibly affected. It was worst at night, when its all silent and i really come into element. I couldnt even get any work done.

But just now, and i really thank her for it, we had a sort of closure conversation. She confirmed alot of my speculations. Speculations that i was very upset to have came up with and felt even more guilty of doing so. But you know me, i'm usually fairly correct, even when i'm praying i'm not. But its good, cause it makes things alot more clear now and makes it easy to accept the facts and try to carry on with life minus all the uncertainty and that voice in the back of your head that keeps asking where you have really done the right thing. Its all clear now, i am abit disappointed with the reality but it validates my reasoning for doing somethings that i did. I still feel really guilty for constantly pressuring and pushing her though.

Lastly, i have no negative feelings what so ever towards her. All thats left is still that undying love thats hurts as much as it ever does. I still really care for her and really wish her the very best in dealing with her problems, i just regret no being able to be that guy thats with her every step of the way but i think this one she has to do alone. I'm still there for her if she ever needs that comfort and care. Dont judge me on this if dont understand it. We had a really good conversation and i think we both need some space to slowly recover from this. Its going to be a long road to recovery and i'm sure the scar is for life. No regrets in that two years, i've really felt being loved and being in love, the best feeling in the world. You, i'm sure, will agree. Truth is i am harbouring some hopes of us eventually getting back together in the distant future. We really never had problems with each other. Just alot of external pressure. Maybe, just maybe, this love story may just be that never ending one. Only time will tell.

I really miss you, and i'm really going to miss you
never ending love story.
Take care and live your life babe
I Love You XJ
KCKWXJ
Princess & Pig

"Love that burns with the intensity of the sun"
Empty Sunrise - Kevin V

And now we say goodbye...

The smiles set with the sun

2009-03-04T00:57:00.004+08:00

"They come out at night"

I'm asking why to a question I can't answer.
I cant stand it at night, they all come out to scare me.
I cant sleep for i dream only about nightmares.
I cant work for all i do is stare.
All thoughts are centre around 'why'
And all i can do is hide.

For everytime a memory or feeling hits me, i open up a notepad and pen a line or two. The notepad is now worth 3 pages.

I got nothing to say here, nor do i have the need to justify myself. I just hope you know that. titles can change but whats inside does not. No one can question whether i do love you or not, but love is just not enough. I cant continue living like that.

=)

2009-03-03T01:03:00.003+08:00

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GOssip Penang

2009-02-27T03:08:00.002+08:00

Black Light Banquet is gonna be off on tour to Penang. Hahaha, well, I've always wanted to tour, now i get my chance. The gig is not as big as it was intially said to be. No, we're not playing mainstage. But anyway, its still a gig and i miss playing gigs. This one will be cool, new place, big crowd (hopefully) and a different music scene. The band is gonna be travelling in style, which cost a hell lot than the economy ride, so this is more of a business cum holiday kinda thing. Last real chance to party before the exam moods set back in. So far, jamming has been really good. Hopefully we'll actually get some positive feedback from our friends that are coming along. Thanks for making the trip guys, means alot. Thanks for your support. But of course, we're all looking forward to the party at night arnt we. Haha. I'm sleepy, so I'm lazy to write more. Anyway, we're playing four originals, including Undertable Romance. I'd strongly suggest you check out the rest, its pretty catchy, but hey, thats just me.

See you people soon.

Kevin V

So Lonely Inside, So Busy Out There

2009-02-26T03:00:00.003+08:00

Yeah you, you few people who actually come here and read this post, I hope you doing well. All good? Good. Right, Its bloody 3 in the morning, champions league in 45mins, wonder if I should stay up and watch Real Madrid vs Liverpool, but there's class tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a real long day. Up early, 7 hours of class, bio test, come back for a nap hopefully, tuition then last jamming session before its friday! At the moment, not too excited yet, I'll hype up by tomorrow for sure. Sigh, kinda low at the moment, and hungry. Totally have no mood to study bio, instead spent my time watching A7X on Youtube and getting a Michelle Branch fever. Hahahaha, I never knew there were so many songs from her which I liked. Cool thing happened today, short recap, I attended a campfire back in form 2 or 3 i guess, seputih campfire if i'm not mistaken, 7th Scout Troop of Petaling. So they had a band performance, which until today, I though was an original song and I thought the band was pretty cool. It was the first time I learnt the basics of moshing. No, there wasn't a pit, its a campfire okay, but the crowd still jumped, which is good cause Malaysian crowds suck! No offence fellow concert go-ers, but you should know, other than us kids at the concerts jumping, the rest of em just stand, some don't even clap after a good show. Some people we are. Sidetracked, sorry, anyways, the song the band played was 'Until The Day I Die' which I today found out was a song by Story Of The Year, cool. Best part, I found the song in Lim Kevin's phone. Haha, who knew he was into that stuff. Owh, you should see his playlist, hahaha, emo sap. Well, I'm sure all of us have our secret emo playlist which we turn to when we're down but seeing Kevin as sentimental? LOL. Hypocrites we all are.

Avenged Sevenfold sent me an email to check out their South Cal show, which i would go, if i was a citizen of the US, which I am not. Its alright, mock exams will be on then, can't make it anyway. Besides, I've seen them last year in Singapore, among the best moments of my life. Looking back at the youtube videos, comparing their San Diego show back in 06, if i'm not mistaken, to their Long Beach Concert, the band has seriously grown and improved plus matured. Their stage presence is so much greater and you can see them really enjoying themselves on stage. Thats a sign that they've reached a higher level of performance. Lets not forget they ooze talent and Syn is a God. Hahahaha, I'm a fan boy!

Thats all for now, I should be getting some sleep. Expect the next post pretty soon, before Black Light Banquet heads off on tour to Penang =P. Next update, Countdown To GOssip Penang.

Love you XJ,

Dreamland, ere I come!

Post-Valentine breakdown

2009-02-16T23:15:00.004+08:00

Hey peeps, its the week after Valentine. Life is slowing down at the moment and getting back into the serious routines. Boring!! Ah well, all the lovey-dovey is out the window and we're all heading back to the grind so lets take a moment to recap what fun the weekend was!

How was my valentine? Awesome I tell you. It started special, I woke up and was greeted by gentle rays of light shinning through the gaps in the curtains. I knew today was gonna be special. Jumped out of bed and went to tidy myself, I can't wait for the day to unfold. Woooo. So i went to get ready the special gifts i prepared for my darling princess. So it was the first time I ever got her flowers, cheesy i know, but hey, its the day to be cheesy. I also wrote a special letter for her and got her something else which is a secret ;). I surprised her at her house with the buquet in hand. I was greeted by her mum, I was prepared, i got her a gift too. Hahaha. I swear i felt quite stupid standing there with a buquet and saying "Happy Valentine's Day Auntie, I've got something for you but not these" *smile*. Thank god she found the humour in my actions and let me through. The pounding in my chest increased in frequency and amplitude as I made my way up the stairs to her room. Standing at her door, I took a deep breath and i knocked twice. She opened the door expecting her brother or mum but i got her alright. The moment was golden. Haha. I'll never forget the look in her eyes and the shock on her face. There was great joy alright. I'm glad it worked and i was duely rewarded for my actions =). Once she was done we got in the car and drove off to begin our valentine day plan. It was something different from what the norm was for sure. We were going swimming. Hahaha. We wanted to avoid the hustle and drama at the malls and restaurants so we opted for some peace at the pool at the club. We had loads of fun in the pool, a few curious stares from the staff but hey, its valentine day, how bout some privacy people? Lol. After swimming we had dinner at the restaurant in the club. Ice cream sundae dessert. Yum! What happened after dinner was sweeter though =). We went for a long, quiet stroll in the passages at the club which few know and we shared really intimate & memorable moments there. If only we could freeze time, we would, i swear it. Haha. But it was approaching her curfew and i had to get her home. After a sending her to her gate, we ended our day out with a goodnight kiss.

Too good to be true? Unbelievable? Yeah. Reality was i slept till 5pm on valentine's day. Hahaha. But with good reason. Valentine's day might not have turned out the way i wrote it to be but i still got to feel the love in our own special way. Okay, my story is not one for here. Moving on to the next interesting story. The outcome of Justin's bid =D.

Cool huh? So we won the auction and Justin got to go have lunch with her. I'm sure Justin used it to the best of his discretion. Sorry la J, didnt mean to be hard on you la. Guess i got over excited because i didnt wanna see you waste your opportunities, cause well, mine are hard to come by. Sorry la yea.

Okay, black light banquet news update. We're really getting into the swing of things and hope you people coming all the way to see us will enjoy the show. We appreciate all the support. Thanks ya'll. See you guys in Penang!

February so far, the commercial lovefest & GOssip Penang

2009-02-12T01:23:00.003+08:00

Picking up from the last rant, just keeping this short and sweet. Time has been the one thing that has been eluding me. Its not bad time management, i just have alot to do really.

Okay, short recap. Eventful last week. Paven's birthday celebrations on the 5th. Its was at Euphoria again. Last time I'm going clubbing till after A2 unless a real special occasion comes up. We had fun didnt we guys? Missed you Afaq. Condolence to your granny. Happy Birthday Paven. Class the next day was awesome. I only had an hour of sleep. Totally stoned through math and bio. Thank god there were only two classes on friday. At this point, we're only at halfway point of the crazy stretch of stuff i did. Futsal came later. 2 hours of futsal on the back of clubbing and 1 hour sleep. Not all yet people. Oh, i forgot to mention, adrian called in MOS talking bout a super gig. Details later on in the post. Continuing from futsal, there was the band meeting and jamming. Lastly, i concluded with midnight basketball.

Hooray for the long weekend. Throughout the weekend, it was 4am to 4pm almost daily. Oh god, i love sleep. Haha. During the weekend, i spent my time trying out Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts. Thats a computer game for those of you who don't know. Yes, the new tanks were awesome. Go Jagpanther & King Tiger. I told you people I'm a WWII junkie right? So, with the weekend spent mostly doing nothing, we move on to the new week.

Tuessday started off pretty well. Mr. Kingsley was very upset at someone back stabbing him. I cant stand all these pretencious studious types. Come on, who are you kidding? Sure, Mr. Kings is slow in teaching us, but he's teaching us good stuff plus he helps the poorer students understand more. Be bloody considerate for gods sake. Like you are that worried we wont finish the syllabus and you'll fail. Knowing you smartasses, you prolly know that you can catch up no problem but bloody have no other use of your free time but to bitch about someone else. Get a life! Mr. Kings doesnt deserve it for all his dedication. Now do you know why i'm racist against that mentality.

Done with that. Now, for the upcoming commercial lovefest we all call valentine's day. I know my plans! Which are basicly, well, secret. =). Best thing bout it? Our Alevels are having a sort of valentine auction where they auction people off and the highest bidder gets to go on a date with the person. Group date of course. Its a charity auction. The guys were all feeling very generous and we decided to set up Justin for a date. Hahahaha. Go make us proud dude, we're investing in you. He has something for the girl we bid on of course. Lets see what Justin can come up with. Go Justin!

Okay, the best part bout the post. GOssip Penang. People, Sky Palace is no more. We are now Black Light Banquet and we're gonna be playing the open stage on the 28th of this month. Its a GOssip Penang event. Its going to be an all day jam-packed event at Penang Times Square. Come check us out alright and support us. Then we going to go for the Party In The Park at night and party till dawn. Its gonna be fun, I assure you. Friends, come on and lets party.

Due to time constraints i'm leaving the details for the next post.

Till then, live to the max

PS: happy 12

Shots for COH OF & random pic

Needs no narration

The Jagpanther - Amoured Tank Busting Demon

The King Tiger with two Panzer IV and infantry escort

The problem with life is that there is no background music

2009-02-04T01:30:00.003+08:00

Titled quoted from my maldivean friend, Azym. So yeah, would life be alot more cooler if it had background music? Especially on special occasions like a reunion with an old friend you haven't seen in years or that very first kiss you shared with that very special someone =). Background music just offers an extra sentimental element and addition of feel to everything that happens, or at least thats what i believe. I dont know about the rest of you, but i have my own mini music player in my head (the ipod i carry around all the time is just for show =P). The in-head player has tracks for the very memorable moments in the past. I can remember that triumphant-sounding theme everytime i wear my scout uniform (distant memory now) or that "you know crap is gonna happen" theme every time we come up with a crazy idea among friends.

Its the magic hours for me, after 12 midnight. This is the time where my brain flicks on and I do all there the nonsense you would expect someone to do after midnight. I also use this time to blog. Lol. So i just gave up on the hybrids in biology. Don't understand anything. Think i missed it when i missed the friday biology class before CNY. No matter, always have friends to help me out. Hopefully they actually paid attention. Haha. Kevin is here now, although he is not Mr. Reliable, at least he has strong sense of priority when it comes to studies. Or there is always Justin, which still can help if he paid attention. Sorry justin =D.

I've browsing some blogs while I was eating, and it occured to me how much I'm missing out on the developement of all my old friends. Given that now we're no longer seeing each other so often, we're bound to suffer some difficulties in keeping in touch with each other. But reading their blogs, it made me realise, all the friendships i've made in high school and before, i really value and want to keep. Before this, I never had much initiave to care about people i dont come in contact with anymore but I realise now that all the friendships are totally worth maintaining and its something i really wanna do now. I apologize to all the people which i neglected before this. So if you see me popping up some where with a random conversation with you, its just i'm seeing how you're doing okay? No other intentions =D. Thank you for facebook, blogspot and so on. It makes keeping in touch really alot easier. Expect me to be linking all of you soon when i get the time to do so.

Memory lane is always fun to visit. No, i'm not the really emo-type which stay in the past. Its my history and a part of me. With past memories i can look to the future with more promise. More equipped to handle whatever the world has in mind for me. But time and time again, friends have always managed to help me pull through. Directly or indirectly, doesnt matter. And i belief that friends will still be there in the future to help me when i need them, as i am here for whoever who needs me. Hahah. Not that i do much really.

So far, the career choice and university issues are still taking most of my alone thinking time. Its bothersome. Prospects, prices, scholarships, procrastination. Ahh! Its a life changing decision really. Havent been so disorientated before. Also, the breakdown of my 5As is quite disappointing. Definitely disappointed with my maths and physics. And as for bio objective, below 31/40? Thats awful. I really need to redeem myself in A2 and my current lack of preparation scares me. Its time to set strict goals for myself again. Sigh, i just really wanna make my folks proud and ease the burden of my parents. The scholarship and a good job after university would be the best i can wish for. On the personal front, its messed up too. Its personal, so not much details here. But its bugging me as well along with everything else.

I look forward to playing my beloved guitar everyday now. Its a release valve for compounded stress. Only problem now is the stress is blocking whatever little creative elements I have and i havent started on a new project in way too long. Whatever i had recently is really underpar. At least i hope that there's something good to look forward to in the band. Thank god Adrian is constantly getting inspiration. He's really contributing bout 80% of everything the band has. 5% goes to Beng for driving =D and the rest is spread across the rest of us. I also need to work on my underbasket shots. I suck at sports but i do like em, and basketball is one of my better ones i believe. Hahah, Height advantage and my 40% 3 pointer convertion. Lol. Its all good fun. What i'm really running short of is time. I have to put some aside for procrastination. Its a must. The rest is spreaded among everything else i want to do. Time to bring out the time management kit.

And this concludes my first dedicated post in the blog specially for rants. Lol. Its just that i wanna write all these down so i keep focused and the rest of you who read this can help me. Thanks alot yea. Haha.

This goes out to all my friends. Thank you for all the good times. Take care all of you.

The usual bullshyt shall resume next post. Stay tuned. Till then, have a good week.

And January Takes A Bow

2009-02-02T02:09:00.004+08:00

The first blog post for February and before we get to what happened during CNY,

TORRES!!!

Hahaha, go Torres! Two goal hero against Chelsea. Where would Liverpool be without you? Utmost class and skill. TORRES!!!! Though I still think Lampard's red card was outright stupid. But who am I to rain on Torres' parade? Hahahaha. Woooo!! El Nino is back!

Okay. So Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-0 to stay second. Thats the latest. Now for the not so latest, Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year was well, Chineses New Year. For me and a few of the local lads, it was pretty boring. But, it was still a good time for family bonding and visiting old relatives. I always look forward to go visiting my grandaunts. I've known them since young so I guess I feel a kind of closeness towards them as compared to my other relatives. Good to see them. Other than that, i spent most of my time at my aunt's place where the whole family is, gambling of course, typical CNY tradition. I'm proud to say I'm the only Cheong that doesn't gamble =D, but it was dead boring for me since all I had was the TV. I couldnt get any reception for Digi there and the com the was coincidentally screwed. So i was pretty much cut off from the world while i was there. CNY is supposed to be family time, but my modern family kept asking me why arnt i out with friends. Haha. Gotta love a family thats modern, loving and understanding. Although personally, I'd rather spend the first few days of CNY with family. This CNY i got to meet up with some old friends as well. Got to see Su Rong, Guat Yee and Man Hin plus Cheng Kit. I miss the old times man.

During the week I also spent alot of time online searching for Universities and selecting a course, plus looking for scholarships. I think I'm going to decide to take a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and apparently the UK and US are best for the course. Kinda regret not applying for my UCAS earlier but its still not to late. Just try to see where I get a place. My most realistic plan now is to aim for NUS. Take the Mechanical Engineering course and do the aeronautical component in my fourth year. Singapore is still nearer, not so costly and NUS is a damn good Uni. Will still have to depend on my results. To those of you who have no clue what to do yet, i suggest you really corner yourself and ask what you would like to see yourself do, then go online and reseach the course. There are many sites that give you alot of information on alot of stuff you need to know. Its never to early to know either so don't procrastinate.

Second last subject of the post would be to the super 12 hour outing we went on Friday. That was seriously awesome. Short addition, Friday morning, i got to meet up with an old kindergarten buddy, Shanggar. We were really close back then and i havent seen him in years. I feel guilty on my part as i kinda let that friendship fade. But i went to see his mum and we got to chat. It has been years, and his mum is really really nice. It was good seeing the both of them. And now i'm booked for deepavali. Lol. Looking forward to it.

Okay, main subject. The 12 hour outing. It was a reunion with the pangkor members and a few add ons. Haha. Pictures are all over facebook. You gotta love technology. We met at pyramid around 3. The original plan was to ice skate. Lol. But seeing the ring, which was uber packed, we decided to go bowling instead. Hahaha. Guess what? I cant bowl! Yes people, its true, i cant bowl to save my life. Hilmi is really good tho. Kar Lai wasnt bad either. I just suck. Lol. After bowling, we went to Zan Mai (i think thats what its called). Food was good, salmon really fresh. We played 'I never', ahahaha. Got to know interesting stuff. Bill was spectacular tho. Seriously, OUCH! It was over 200 bucks. Individually it still hurt bad. But it was worth it with friends. We then diverted to the mamak in USJ 2 to wait for Sharon and kill time. Thurai met us there. Had more fun there. Last stop was the USJ 6 park with the basketball court that I always frequent with the guys in the wee hours of the morning. We introduced midnight basketball to the rest, and i'm sure we all had fun. Full court game. Damn, it was tiring. Sharon is really good. Hahaha, so we left the court around 2 i guess. With a busted knee as a souvenier. Oh right, there was one more stop. Court 10 parking lot. Where we kinda just chilled out, walked down memory lane and planned our future gathering. Pangkor was good. We had to go on holiday again. Up next will either be a Malaysian roadtrip or Bali!! Cant wait. Haha

Right. So college starts in approximately 6 and a half hours. I should be getting some sleep. I'll be getting the breakdown of my results, i.e. how well i actually did. I gotta admit, it worries me. But well, we should have goals in life. And one of my current goals is to do something about something which I probabaly should have done a long time ago. Hahaha. Wish me luck. Its gonna get ugly and difficult.

Till the next post,

Folie a duex is really worth checking out. Thats Fall out boy's new album by the way. Fyi, FOB fans, they're coming to Singapore around mid-feb. Go check it out on SISTIC. Google that.

Picture moments

We're camwhores

Bowling

Posers! Haha

After Zan Mai

USJ 2 Mamak

After basketball and all sweaty =P

Week Over With

2009-01-25T02:28:00.006+08:00

Hey ya'll. The crazy week is all done with. My good friend Jack had a prominent role in this week. But it was all for good reasons. RECAP!

One day in this week stood out the most as compared to the rest: Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday was all about the build up till that day. Tuesday had a chem test which I screwed pretty badly I think. Whatever. Then came Weds morning. So Kevin came over as usual in the morning and he told me results are out, can check now. I thought of waiting to check with the rest later at college. In the car, enroute to college, Kevin got a call from his MAHSA lecturer to tell him the results. 30 seconds worth of anticipation later, came the relief. Straight 4. Good for him, he deserved it. Congrats Kev. Okay, that totally screwed my stomach. I remember telling them, I think I'll finally lose my records of straights. Trust me, I was pretty convinced I did. So we got to college, and was hanging outside the library waiting for the rest when Mr. Leonard came up and asked about our results. We didn't check yet, so he offered his computer for us to check. I was thinking through his offer, "What the hell right?, must well get this over with. Plus he said he'll give us privacy." On the way in, he told us to be quiet, there's a student inside thats very upset. Heard sobs on the way to the com. Typed in my username and password, calmed myself, and logged in. I wasnt sure what i saw, so called Mr. Leo to come confirm. He pinched me. It was a straight 5 alright. THANK GOD. It was weird, all in small letters, but yeah, 5As alright. Justin checked his soon after and was happy with his results too. I'm just gonna take this moment and focus on me, ignore the rest. I mean, WOW, I actually managed 5As in the cambridge AS level exams. I'm so relieved. Played some music on the pod to calm down before i called dad to tell him his investments are safe for now. Still, wow damn it. I'm so relieved. Checked it twice to be sure.

Okay, so I survived the results. Thursday was spent in holiday mood. Played bball in the evening and went to Brad's place around 9 for a round of COH. Then, he asked us to go to Genting with him and his family. Well, i checked with my folks and i was good to go. So up I went with Adrian and the Chans. Really, people, this is living your live to the max. I had to come back friday so i left alone while adrian stayed with brad. The solo ride in the skyway alone in the car was pleasant. Had time to admire the view, think about life and my other half. The bus ride was cool. Instead of taking the direct bus to KL Sentral, I took the bus that goes pass Pudu and Gombak LRT station. See, that bus leaves in 5 minutes while the KL Sentral one leaves in 30 minutes. So me, being the genius that I am, thought of going to Gombak and take the train to KL Sentral. Turns out, the bus i was on toured KL and pusat bandar. So i had fun sight seeing really. Parts of KL I've never seen before like the KTM building up close and DBKL plus DBP and a load of other buildings. Then I realise its gonna take forever to reach the gombak station, its was a jam in KL (surprise!). So i got off on the earlier stop, Puduraya. Carry my laptop bag and my clothes bag, i was walking through the streets of KL alone and trying to find my way. From pudu i retraced my steps that we took a year plus back, Dec 07 during our "amazing race" for the Pangkor trip. Haha. I'm so proud to say i managed to get my ass back to Subang Jaya after changing two LRTs and taking the KTM. Not bad Malaysian transit lines. So i got on the bus that was heading to pyramid and was supposed to change bus there. Well, i fell asleep in the bus and missed my stop. Luckily, i woke up just after we passed pyramid and managed to get off to walk back to pyramid. Jam was hell. Buses were not moving. Wanted to take the cab but the bastard said 20 bucks because of the jam. Said it'll take an hour to reach my house. Bullcrap! I told him I freaking drive home from pyramid all the time la. A jam like this will take bout half an hour la. Eventually mum came to rescue me la =D. But i walked all the way to the Kesas traffic light already by then. Hahaha. What an adventure.

Later that night, i was supposed to meet up with me college pals to chill and celebrate the results that were out. It didnt turn out as planned but we still had fun la. Good old quality guy time, with chivas of course. At 2 am i think, brad and adrian called, said they were back and coming over to sunway to join me for supper. Okay... We were almost done anyway. I spent some time watchin William who got wasted. I know how that feels alright. So, we all headed to the mamak to cool off and left for home around 4. After sending the hostel people back and got them in, the guys came over to my place to crash till morning. All in all, it was good fun. And I know 1 of us especially had a blast =P. Nice job pal. After we all woke up, they got some coffee and left. I continued getting my sleep. Eventually woke up to do chores, cleaning house and helping mum. Gonna continue in the morning. Supposed to wake up early to do the chores but well, I'm still here. Going to sleep soon.

Photos for ya'll to see.

Happy Birthday shoutouts to Chee Yan, Afaq and Tim.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Alginate Spheres Containg Immobilised Enzymes
(Bio Prac)

Dyed Alginate Spheres

Genting

Night Out With The Guys

We Had A Good Time

Ending The Night With A Bunch Of Posers

Examining the relationship between man & dog

2009-01-20T00:14:00.006+08:00

For of all, here's a big hooray for the blog being a week old and me actually continuing to post. Hooray! Okay, dumb stuff out of the way. Now, even dumb-er stuff.

LB & DB (Justin's Dogs)

Okay, so, the topic of discussion here is the relationship humans and their pets, specificly dogs. If you have read Adrian's blog, you would know that 4 of us stopped by outside Justin's house to enjoy some really addictive chicken wings (which ended up not so addictive because it wasn't roasted properly). So, we had Justin's dogs join us for supper. 3 of em, Oreo, LB and DB. For the first time, we got to witness Justin in his true element, outside his drumkit. Justin has something with dogs. Most dog owners would claim the same but I think its his liking and particular attitude towards these furry four-legged pets that set him apart from the other dog owners out there (No offence). Since the only pets I've ever had were turtles, fishes and an imaginary falcon, I guess I don't really know enough to judge. But from observation, you can see how much a person can really connect to his/her pets. So much so that one can speak multi languages to their dogs and their dogs can somewhat understand them. =) Still, just because I admire that ability, Justin and his dogs get to open this blog post.

Moving on.

Since the last blog post, life has been pretty routine really. We (college gang) went to pyramid to see Azym before he flies back home to Maldives. Haven't seen him in awhile too before last friday. Maldives is still in my top 10 places to visit before i pass 30. Still got time =). With a lil drama thrown in after that, friday ended with a bunch of tired guys 1 hour late to jamming. Still, Sky Palace manage to record Peter & Jane + half an hour of real random jams. It was still fun, Peter & Jane came out brilliantly, really nice quality recording. However, the song still needs some fine tuning to reach the level we're happy with. It tooks months to get UTR to that level.

Saturday was less eventful. Woke up early to accompany mum, bro and grandmum to Sunway Medical. They're upgrading the place, so it was quite messy downstairs. Will need to go back there in the next couple of weeks for follow ups. Nothing too serious, no worries. Sunday wasn't too bad. Oh oh, Khalifah sucks ass! Went there for brunch with Adrian and me brother. The workers don't wanna take orders and service sucks. Bottomline, Khalifah sucks now. Got to drive the Gen2 though =D, which is SO much nicer to drive than the bloody Waja. Spent the evening at Adrian's listening to band recording and of course, kicking Allied butt! I found my german general, Fieldmarshal Heinze Guderian. If there are any WWII junkies out here reading this, leave a comment and join us. Kids should learn and appreciate the stories of WWII.

So now its back to college. Last week before CNY break. I'm hoping to get this over with. I have a chemistry test which I'm only half done with in about less than 8 hours, then it'll be results day on Weds. Fingers crossed! Hoping for the best. There'll be alot to blog about in the next few days I'm sure. Till then, signing out.

Extra : My lil brother got selected as a probationary prefect. I'm proud. Haha. Seriously. I do hope he does better than me and I do believe he can. After all, my high school years weren't that prolific either. Just memorable for a select few =P

Message to the world : All the best A-level students.

Soundtrack of the day : Beast & The Harlot =D

Message to (You know who you are) : Love you lots

Falling back to the grand routine, shaking it up as we please

2009-01-15T00:42:00.006+08:00

Spot the similarities?

Haha. Theme of the day: green coloured tee, blue jeans and white shoes. Cool huh? Coincidences like that makes you think of how similar people can be. If you know Kevin and Justin, you'd know that they belong to opposing sides of the personality and character charts, and yet, they manage to pick out the exact same colours to wear. Food for thought. How different are we? (Both of them have about the same skin tone and hunch in this pic)

Alright, moving on. Second week of college, done with half of it. I'm not sure about the rest of the gang, but to me, it seems like the seriousness of A2 is starting to set in. Even Mr. Chin (Maths lecturer - a really cool and nice guy) is cutting back on breaks and getting alot more serious in class. I guess it shows that the A2 exams are living up to their notorious reputation. Gotta seriously go into study gear and that means a huge throttle back in the entertainment section. No more weekend outings, jamming, and saturday LAN nights (Sorry reichmarshal). Sigh.

AS exams results approaching. Not sure how often I've mentioned it, but its getting to me progressively. My future education options might be summed up on the 21st this month. Scary prospect. I am gonna try to stay optimistic and hope for the best. I'm pretty sure I blew my GP, so a B or C is acceptable. As for the rest, no less than an A. No idea what i'm gonna do if results come out otherwise. Retake? We'll see.

Today's chemistry test wasn't a total disaster. Messed up a 5 mark question and carelessly made a mistake with the another 1 mark part. I hope the rest turn out fine, fingers crossed. Okay, done with the boring stuff about college. Lets go to the fun parts in life. Jamming! Looking forward to it this friday. Hope to record working demos of Peter & Jane, Universe and that one more song which name I forgot or is still unnamed. Lol. Sorry Adrian. Meeting the rest of Sky is something I look forward to. I'm just gonna put out a very biased but true statement, Sky Palace ROCKS! Check out our latest project, Sky Puppies. Available for preview at Adrian's blog conviniently linked for you under the link list. Do comment =D

I'm due up at 6.20 in order to be ready to leave for college an hour later. Jam is hell, worst than ever. Took us an hour plus to reach college today, of course it did include a joy ride which Justin decided to take us on. Traffic causes him alot of stress. Haha. The anthem for tomorrow morning would be Love Addict by Family Force Five. For some reason, it gets me ready for the day. Still hooked on Love Story by Taylor Swift also =D. What can I say, I'm in love.

Alright, thats all for now, below is a snap shot of today's biology class in the lab

First Post

2009-01-13T00:03:00.000+08:00

Full Moon 12 Jan 09

(Nice night and Important Date)

The following events occured on the date stated below

Jan 12, Monday

Woke up at 5 a.m. with the intention of doing chemistry practical, didn't really work out and ended up rolling in bed till bout 6 when I heard the doorbell rang twice. Mum came into the room and said there's a fire somewhere near the house. We could see the smoke column from my mum's room window. It looked like it was around Adrian's block, so naturally, i was slightly concerned and curious bout the fate of me pal. So, i texted him to see if he's awake. No reply. Tidied myself up abit and went to his block to see. Huge ass inferno burning across the street. So i called Adrian to come down and join me in boxers, as the rest of our typical Malaysian busy-body neighbours were also down there watching in their nightdress, old uncles and aunties as usual. What a way to start the day, so at that moment, I decided to restart blogging. Hopefully life is eventfull enough to continue fueling the contents of the blog. =)

Okay, so Kevin and Justin came to check out the fire, which still burning as we left for college around 7.40. As usual, just like the past week, traffic was hell. Both the Summit road (Persiaran Kewajipan) and the front road (Passing SS19) was jammed. Crawling traffic. Justin gets really stressed in traffic jams. Its interesting to watch (no more details bout that now *wink*). One quote from the morning tho, "Sri KL jam, the world's traffic jam" somewhat true. So you concerned parents might wanna just drop your kids off and leave. Lets see if traffic gets better this week, since last week was the first week of school. Oh, saw Michelle at the Summit traffic light. Lol.

College was pretty interesting. Free first period = breakfast. Two hours of chemistry and a sms from Mr. Kingsley (Physics Lecturer - Awesome dude). Its so good it has to be here for memory sake. Quote : "Dear all, 1. I am here in college but am in very bad shape. Talking in class to an unruly, motley crowd such as yourselves (?!) will result in violent coughing spasm which will send me into a far-flung orbit. In short, no class today. (All morons are now shouting, "Yay!) 2. Be prepared for class this Saturday morning. 3. I must see April (three months early), Justinder, Paven-Deeper and Kheng Tee aat half eleven. 4. Physics torture resumes tomorrow, in the immortal words of General Douglas MacArthur, " I WILL RETURN!" End Quote. Holy, that was a long sms. Lol. But really, Mr. King is an awesome teacher and guy in person.

After college was CC time, well, we got this Age of Empires 3 going on. Its fun. Long live Imperial Life Guard Hussars. Thats about it for the rest of the day. I'm lacking sleep, and behind in homework. Chem test on wednesday. Woot Woot!!

Alright, thats long enough for a first post. Signing off.

"Happy 12"

Ps; Pics of the inferno. Apparently it was a Mydin warehouse. Suspected arson case. 4-5 fire trucks. I still dont know how big the site was, but it looked big enough to scare me.

Smoke Column

The blaze

(Flames were bout 3 stories high)

Far View

Close Up

(This is around 7:30a.m. when the sun came up)

Big Picture