Hello Kids!
I know I've been gone for 4 months serving my National Service. It was a good two month in camp and one and a half month posted out to Woodlands NPC doing office hours.
Other than that, I've been busy since previous month doing my portfolio and assignments for my application to join NTU: ADM. This is the second time and judging by my current works, it is much better than last year since it is more focus towards video and a bit of photography. However, there is a theme this time and that is music. Insyaallah, I will make it through this time round.
For this one week, I have decided to get plenty of rest, spring clean my room, finish up Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book, catch up with friends, play music and see what I can do next. I do not want to lead a life I used to have, doing things that do not bring any good to me. And thus, I have decided to join competitions or workshops in the future to help me improve my video/photo-graphy skills.
That is it for now. No matter if I got any reader here checking since August, I will try to update this blog frequently, insyaallah.
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The answer is tomorrow, 3rd of August. I'm looking forward to it, to be all ‘botak’, be discipline and to grow from adolescent to adulthood. It is best to say that today is the end of schooling age and it is time for working age tomorrow. I don't know when will I ever step into the schooling age, which I hope I will, else this age is going to stick to me till the day that I'm probably old and retired or till the day that I die.
For now, let's just say, “Full steam ahead of National Service for this next two years!”
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Enough say, this one last week of holiday was and have been a great one. I've been able to catch up with stuff, meet up lots of friends and prepared myself:
Tuesday was the “last supper” for the DIDM. We had dinner at Fish & Co, Marina Square before Esplanade. There were lots of smile, laughter and memory photos being taken. It's the gathering before we'll be able to see each other again soon enough and the last time the boys will be with hair. The next gathering it will full of boys with ‘botak’.
Wednesday. MINDFUCK with Inception with Shakina! Well, before the movie, I just headed to City Square to meet up with Yao Hua, and maybe thought Fei Ting and ex-GF but they weren't working. But there's this Louis guy who came at wrong time and spoiled everything. My time with the colleagues there was cut short as not to put them into troubles with Louis being there. And it was movie at Vivo with Shakina. Catch up with stuff, here and there, okay or not okay, watch Inception (with me constantly and probably disturbing her with the cold thing) having the last Long John Silver.
Thursday… Hmm… I think I've forgotten what I did that day. The only thing I know I did was to head IMM to meet the colleague and it seems Auntie Annie is the only one there with the new colleague. No Xiao Hong that day. And there was a brief chat with the neighbor talking about NS, work and life. Can I just say it's bored for that Thursday?
Friday was all about hangout, hangout and HANGOUT! Surprisingly, I'm able to hangout with both the Chinese and Malay side on the very same night. Late 8pm was picnic with Sakinah Bestie, Humairah, Hafiez, Hasif & Johan at West Coast Part. Fried mee, fried chickens, drinks and lots of tidbits. Talked & games and it was sad that the day had to end early because of Humairah curfew. We do get to meet Khairul after that. So, when is the Chinese side? It was right at 12 midnight at our favorite place, Al-Ameen. It was all purely NS life, the, roti prata and murtabak and lots of story. And that is the last time I'm going to see them until my next book out which is next Friday, 13th August.
Saturday was spent with family a trip to Malaysia, Jusco, shopping and having lunch together at Pizza Hut. This is like the last time before another complete dinner due to my leave. Yes, this is sad. Anyway, another half of the day was spent with the band mates. It's been a long time ever since we jam together as Ivan Lim had to serve the country. It may not be that good and tight as I expected us to be but nonetheless, it was great! And not forgetting Haiza helping out taking photos and videos and her hangout, it makes it livelier, the good old times that I remember. Credits to Fifi for drumming with us for a while there.
Sunday. Just a short father-side-relative meeting and meet my grandma for the last time. But the rest of the day was spent at home together. And I had to get ready all my stuff and put them at one corner!
So, that's my last 6 days of my holiday. Today Monday, all I did was check my stuff, print documents, cleaning/keeping/clearing away stuff in my room and last time spent with family. And maybe at night, there will be ‘lepaking’ with the Malay boys for the last time. I've got to mention this, need to meet up with that Hafiez boy, my lepaking and Johor buddy.
That's my last story as for now. I'll try updating them once I have book out. For now, take care people! Just follow my Twitter for my updated life.
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Punkdisaster.com. It all started when I just got to know blink-182, from 2004 and up till today. It’s the website which contains the most updated information regarding blink-182 and its members in the World Wide Web. Every day I would have to visit it, right after I reached home and before I go to sleep. It’s an everyday routine. But today, I found out that Punkdisasters has come to an end. The news I would get from this website is post-blink-182 “hiatus” to the forming of Angels & Airwaves and Plus-44 and then right to the forming of blink-182. And not only that, there’s information like their side project, Boxcar Racer, Transplants and Hi! My Name is Mark podcast. And not forgetting, there is the forum, a place where blink-182 fans would gather and talked about the new information, the good and bad points, or we’ll talked about random stuff. I’ve got to admit, tons of blink-182 fans found there which are cool, handsome or pretty, informative people from all around the globe loving for just one band, and that is blink-182.
If I’m not wrong, in 2008, the website went over a new revamped. It doesn’t contain information about blink-182 only but about other bands as well. Here is where everything started to go wrong and a bad move indeed. 75% of the population visiting the website would be blink-182 fans, 20% of the population would be other bands fans and the 5% would, and I probably should say, be blink-182 hater fans. We blink-182 fans would constantly post new information about blink-182, be it small or big, it will be at the headline. But the 25% visitor, non-blink-182 fans of course, would start to say that some of the information is non-informative at all. In our eyes, Punkdisasters will and always be main blink-182 website. And in the forum, constant argument can be found between the lovers and haters. The haters would bash and flame how maybe Tom Delonge got a suck voice or blink-182 was a crap band, etc but we, the lovers would stand up and defend what we think is right (Well, I got to admit that sometimes Tom Delonge voice turn out suck but not most of the times. And this only happens when he is performing during a free live video.).
Ever since that revamped, the website has been less appealing for me. Nonetheless, I would visit it to see what new bands to check out, any new news regarding blink-182 or just to waste my time at the forum. There’s like 300-plus information that I talked about roughly regarding the story of Punkdisasters.com. It’s more of a history sort according to my own words.
Done with the history, here are some things about me and that website:
1) I got “free” songs from that website by the forumers. A good place to discover new bands and oh not forgetting, BOOTLEGS! Used to have tons of blink-182 bootlegs, from different years, different venues and maybe a different position of the audience but I lost them when my hard disk crashed.
2) Each time I have done “getting” the songs; I would say ‘Thank You’. It’s one of my strategies to increase my rank. You see, each time you post, your posting rank will increase every hundreds or thousands posts. I’ve gotten like 6000+ posting over my 8 years at there. Pretty stupid but it’s one of the fun factor about being at the forum that is to get higher rank than the others.
3) I like a girl at the forum and her name is Jessika Violence. Reasons are: She is blink-182 fans, she got a lip-piercing, she’s pretty/sexy and she’s famous! She’s one of a hardcore blink-182 girl fans constantly talking at the forum.
4) This may not be important, but I gave this website to two of my close friends and hardcore blink-182 fans… *drumroll… Ivan Lim and Sakinah! Honestly, I was stingy with this website. I think it’s a very good website that can only be shared with minor people. And there, they have it! Hahahaha!
P.s. Reason why I kept saying blink-182 instead of just blink is because it will be different band already. Blink-182 is Blink-182 while blink is blink. *peace
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This is the second time I went to Port Dickson. Fun level wise, I’ve got to rate it 9 out of 10 meanwhile for accommodation, food and travelling, got to say just 5 out of 10. I’ve got to admit, every time I went holiday with family, it’s always a high-class 4 or 5 star hotel and its either in car or bus which have a good sleeping position. For this time, it was small van which leads to squeeze and the place we stayed was at an apartment. Anyway, it’s time for me to lower my expectations when I’m going on a holiday!
I'm actually lazy to continue with the details. Let's just stop it at there.
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Last 2 days, 27th of June, it was such a tight jamming day. Me, Azeela and Shazan. Seriously, I thought that the jamming was going to be a fcuk-up one. Before that, here’s the reason why. Everyone were late and not including Kenneth who can’t make it in the end which is the reason for just 3 person. But all’s well ends well. (You know, I won’t be like gay retarded blogger who will type what they do, next came what, bla bla bla. That is so few years back.)
During that jamming, with Azeela being on guitar instead of drum and with me and Shaz, we were totally tight, like a… You should know it lar! No drumming but we 3 just able to communicate with one another inside the brain like what come next and how long a break should last, etc. Totally a magic feeling for me. Not sure about them. Oh yeah, I love playing to My Life for Hire. The palm muting part is orgasmic.
Anyway, we decided to jam each week at Shaz house to improve ourselves. As currently we don’t have a drummer, I decided to use a drumming sample. At least it won’t be so dead and we can follow the timing at least. I got to admit, once a while, my timing sucks and once that happen, we don’t know what can happen.
Alright, that’s all for the jamming. See, there’s no “After I eat, I went to watch television. It was Spongebob Squarepants. I watched for 15 minutes, before falling asleep.” bla bla bla stuff. HOPEFULLY! Today, there’s going to be shooting with DIDM for “Jack and the Bean Stalk”. Know what I’m looking forward to? It’s the Nasi Lemak at Republic Polytechnic. We are shooting there and yeah, I miss that Nasi Lemak.
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I’m not sure what certain dreams are telling me. It can be good; it can be bad and sometimes, both. Good or bad, it’s just a show that I’m watching. Truth or fake, it’s currently just a dream.
Judging by the statement above, it’s obvious I’m going talk about a dream.
Well, it’s about a girl, Shakina friend from ICA. Not sure who she is, how she probably really looks like (just a rough guess), what her character is like but still I dreamt about her. In the dream, she’s a rich man child (an only child if I’m not wrong), lots of friend (I think) and she’s totally like being care about by her parents. They don’t want/like anything to happen to her which includes her being with a guy and that means no boyfriend for her in that dream.
For me, I’m just watching myself act in that dream. I was a shy boy as usual, same like in real life. I was interested in her, watching her from far and not talking with her, or maybe there was, just a bit.
For sure, this dream is fake and somehow good with a mix of bad. Oh well, it’s just a dream.
Anyway, my arms are hurting right now! Just did like 30 diamond push-ups and 80 sit-ups. I think it’s time I get some abs and triceps before National Service so I’m not a weak man inside. Ever since I’m done with shooting of Eclipse, I’ve stop training myself and fats are coming back to me.
And I’m almost quitting work soon and that means there’s more time to finish up portfolio, be it video, be it photography or be it music. Yesh!
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For one week or two, I’ve not been praying. I just felt so shit these two weeks. Works, hang out and some other stuff occupying my time, I didn’t commit to the praying five times a week. I do go to Friday prayers or pray when I got the time, like Zuhur before I went out around 2pm. And if I were to work full shift, I didn’t do Qada for the whole 5 Fardhu like I used to. So, I got to get back on track and do what I am supposed to do. From here, it brings me to the next topic.
I kept asking myself this, what’s the reason for me praying? Here is some of the answer I found:
1) Because I am a Muslim and that’s what I need to do.
2) Because I am in need of help and thus I need Allah guidance.
3) Because of a person, normally a girl, I want to change for that person so that I can be someone better for her.
4) Because praying help me to get my thinking straight, able to calm me down, etc.
5) Because it’s to prevent me from going to the wrong way, way that is hated by Allah.
I am still looking for the answer. But I do know that some of my answers are right just that I’m not sure. Not forgetting, I am still disgusted with what some people say about other people. No offence, good maytes or not, it still disgust me with your mindset.
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Tsing Xiu wrote this on her Facebook today, “I never know how it feels because I've always been the one leaving.” It refers to Ivan Lim, how Tsing Xiu is leaving for oversea and him being in Singapore. But now, the situation changed, him going to National Service.
That line made me think, “Will a girl ever say that for me when I’m going for my NS.” The answer is this, I don’t know. Most probably, it won’t be. Right now in my life, I don’t feel the need to have a girlfriend like how I used to think. Yes, people would say that having the partner, it’s much more fun as you two do things together. I do want that, yes, I do.
But, I just can’t bring myself to do that, to have a girlfriend. I don’t see myself taking efforts to make a move. All I ever do is to get to know new girls, add them at Facebook and then it just ended there. The rarity level for me to message or went out with them is like 99.999999999%. I’m not sure why, maybe just that I’m shy, I have a feeling there isn’t much topics to talk about or it’s just me being paranoid.
And so, that’s the reason for why I am still single right at this moment. Anyway, just hope the boys are doing fine at Tekong.
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Tomorrow, it’s going to be a new chapter for some of the guys, like Benjamin, Gabriel, Hasif & Ivan Lim. They’re going to be a National Serviceman! Before them, Ivan Chew has served the NS first, around January or February, but this time it’s different. Its like so many are going and it’s going to get bored. No more late night hangouts for sure.
Well, I’m going in 3rd August which is 2 months more. I can’t wait for it as if I go in now, I can get fit and gain money rather than working at Andersen which I’m totally sick off already. I’m looking forward to serve the country! All the best for those who going to serve NS soon enough!
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A great day spent for today and yesterday. Well, I can just say that it’s mostly lepak-ing session. For yesterday, afternoon was spent with Ivan Lim, Gabriel and Nani. And at night, it was with the SRT boys, at the Haji Lane with them sheesha-ing except for me. As for today, afternoon at 3 was with DIDM peoples taking photos at the new Marina Bridge before heading to Esplanade. Dinner with family would always be great which is being taken at Al-Ameen before Bar Bar Black Sheep with the Gay Boys, except for Gabriel, and the girls like Tsing Xiu, Felicia, Ivan Chew Girlfriend and Agnes, Felicia friend. (Okay, I guess there’s too much name elaboration and it’s not needed.)
What I want to talked about right now is the fight I had on Thursday with a colleague, Lynette. The fight is about how she works, once a week or none, how she always works 10 to 4, not on weekends and even if it is, it’s because of holiday. This doesn’t only apply to her, but to the other part-timer, Shu Hua. So, that’s the problem which I talked to with the full-timers, Auntie Annie and Xiao Hong. However, this Xiao Hong as usual with her PMS, decided to message them asking to work 4 to 10 and saying me and Auntie Annie isn’t happy with that. And on that Thursday, I had the fight with Lynette. I explained my side and she explained her side. The reason she can’t work is she had exam and I tell at her face that I understand. And she obviously still wasn’t happy that I understand with her situation and she kept on saying stuff until there is this point.
Her: “You like to talk behind my back right. You like me to call you ‘Bastard’ behind your back?”
Me: “Go ahead, say that to my face even better!”
Her: “Okay, you’re a bastard.”
Me: “Thank you. I like that. Could you say once again?”
Her: “BASTARD!”
Me: “Wow, can you say again, please.”
Her: “Again.”
Me: “How about giving me other vulgarities, please?”
Her: “…”
So, in the end, she just stunned there and can’t say anything before Auntie Annie asked her to go home. After that fight, I felt soooo good that I managed to make her look like a dog and a fool out of herself. Oh well, she’s a university student. She fcuk-ing deserved that!
P.s. I’m a good kid unless you treat badly to me; I would be a bad kid.
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I came back home, went to my room and I saw the letter, letter by NTU. Oh well, it’s a letter of reject which means I don’t get to be in ADM. And that means I should try again next year with better portfolio which can and MUST stun the interviewer. These can only be achieving if I start moving my ass to get some video-ing done. And guess what, I should skip this Wednesday and Thursday shooting with DIDM Production because of full shift work. Super shucks for me! Boo!
Today work was sucks once again. Time was moving slow and better still, I need to work full-shift with Xiao Hong. I don’t mind working with her but the thing I hate is that she will get this random PMS with black face. If you’re someone I’m close or who I like, I don’t mind entertaining that black face. But fcuk, know what? She’s just a colleague and no way am I going to entertain that kind of attitude. So, in the end, I turned black face as well and I didn’t talk to her from 2 pm until closing.
My problem here is that if you turned black face and PMS, at least do tell me what wrong have I done so that I at least understand rather than keep asking myself what I did wrong. If I like you, yeah you can give the black face and I will keep saying sorry to you and follow you around. But for this case, it’s a fcuking big no for me.
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I’m done; done learning Tears Don’t Fall song, which includes the solo part, even though it’s not that hard for the bass. That means I can play Tears Don’t Fall and Heart Burst into Fire with the latter need more practice. Next is to master My Fist, Your Mouth, Her Scars, once again by Bullet for My Valentine. I’ve never heard this song before but there’s a need to learn it.
I’m not going to keep playing Bullet song all the way. I’m going to try something old, like The Clash song. Lost in the Supermarket or London Calling would be some good songs to learn because of the complex bass line. That’s why Paul Simonon is one of my influences! Hopefully, The Clash songs don’t need the G string because my bass doesn’t support or contain it.
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14 days of World of Warcraft have made me abandon blogging. So, you all shouldn’t blame me, blame World of Warcraft instead. And now, WOW trial is gone; I can focus back on my life and not busy leveling up or killing people.
Saying that, now I should be able to focus more on my bass. I’ve gotten my B strings and that means I can play Bullet for My Valentine! Other than Paul Simonon of The Clash, a new influence is Jason James of Bullet for My Valentine. Best say is that I like their style of playing and the word influence is a bit wrong and far to describe. Hearts Burst into Fire, I’m almost there and just need practice. Right now, Tears Don’t Fall I’m done except for the solo. So yeah, I’m ready to rock my house down!
I don’t know what’s up with me, but this few days or weeks; I’ve been trying to catch up with everyone life. Like 2 weeks back, I went out with the ex-primary school friends and really, there is so much things that have changes, the good and bad one as well. And yesterday, I stayed at the Azeela voiddeck in the night after her work just to catch up with things. It was a rather good hang out with lots of laughter. BUT, the bastard thing is that I tell her about my life and she got nothing to tell me about hers… This Saturday, hang out with Haneey and Izzah and not sure who. WE ARE GOING SHEESHAING! And of course I won’t sheesha…
And guess what? Today is GRADUAATIIOOOOONNNNN! That means I’m done with Republic Polytechnic! Today’s going to be a sad day for everyone because this is probably the last time we’re seeing each other. But the memory is staying inside here and here. Guess where lar people! :D
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Well, the day was spent with family and cousins. It's a total amazing feeling that day. Not once did I think of unhappy moment that is ever happening in my life, except of course that night.
Gift by Sarah.
Gift by Cousin Noi.
Cakes.
PRESENT FOR MYSELF EARLY ON 13 APRIL!
Me & Shabil, nephew.
This week, is extremely a good week for me I have to say. I got to admit the passing of my Traffic Police for Class 2A is good enough. But, past few days, it just keeps getting better and better. I don’t know how to say it, just that a feeling I had.
And yesterday, which suppose to be Saturday, an awesome thing happened! Let’s just say that I get to have a chance to know this girl I’m interested in. And I guess and hope she’s interested in me as well. Still, I haven’t made the contact, but I will today of course.
Today is Sunday; I guess my “Good” feeling going to end today. Hope it will turn out a good day that I am able to add my name for my dad Super Four as well. With an older me of course.
P.s. Waiting for 2 weeks time for; Manchester, Hensley, Eliot Premium and Drehoble. Black/CircuitBoard, BloodRed/Black, DkBrown/Grey/Suede and Maroon/Black/White.
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And that come to about my bike. I love my Wave and it’s the bike I’m going to use the most UNLESS my dad prefer me to use his Super Four and he use my Wave, which I don’t know the reason why. I don’t know how to continue, but I might and want to change my bike. There’s no other kind of bike in my other than a scrambler bike, but 2B scrambler bike is good enough, like… Honda XR125! Or if I were to take 2A bike, I would take Suzuki DRZ-400 SM or Honda XR400, but I will choose the latter because I’m a supporter of Honda since I was young. Not forgetting, Varadero is also good enough.
I think it’s enough for me to talk about bike because I bet it’s boring or a bit fanatic. So yeah, picture below are Super Four yo!
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Here’s an update for this week. It's pretty boring story here. Days not being mentioned, it's work!
Monday: The initial plan was to go out with Nooraisha but I just backed out last minute like on Sunday night. Frankly speaking, I’m scared to go out with girls. I feel bad for doing so but if I have courage to go out with girls again, she will be one of the first few I would go out with. So, the day was used up for jamming/recording with Allen. We did his bass “solo” and then our recording of Idiot Pilot Red Museum. There aren’t any tabs at all but thanks to his great ears, we are able to record the verse and chorus for guitar and bass. Oh, as my Creative prodikeys failed on me, we decided to use the guitar as a backup keyboard. Not a good idea there but still we able to make something. And that means to get a need to get KORG nanoKEY.
Allen Jam: http://wearethelegokids.tumblr.com/post/508738114/not-a-good-recording-due-to-some-buzziness-because
Thursday: It’s graduation time! We got graduation robe with Yuhan at school. And oh, I get to taste the nasi lemak once again, but the sambal was different. Nonetheless, it was delicious! Went to Ang Mo Kio for a while before getting HELMET! It was at Kelantan Lane and if not for iPhone maps, I would have gotten lost trying to find it. Tempted to buy a full-face helmet but how the ISO not sure can pass inspection, just got myself a half-face with scrambler kind of peak. I know you all don’t understand but just see picture below. As it was near City Square, visit old colleagues and girlfriend wasn’t there. I’m sad because she must have quit because I no longer work there because I was transferred to IMM and so that must be the reason she quit. Hahaha! Okay, to print stickers that are clear I need to pay $30 because they came in size of A2 only and that means there is more design for me to decorate on the helmet. So far I’ve got “The System” logo, “LOSERKDIS” and the number 58. I need more ideas people! Shoot them! Shoot them out! And end the day with theory lesson before going Johor.
Helmet: http://img714.yfrog.com/i/5nf.jpg
Friday: Work before meeting SRT members for a short soccer. And I found out Malcolm Mclaren passed away on Thursday. SAD MAN! I will be looking forward to his biography book. All about his great punk iconic stuff. Gonna be great!
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Right now, my life feels like shit. Work has been two days of full shift and I'm not getting enough rest for myself. Today, I tried to make an April fool's joke but you know what, it isn't a single funny at all when deep inside me, I feel bad for what I've done. People are not going to trust me and I'm willing to accept that as karma. And next, I didn't mean to offend a friend with my question. I'm stupid at how I put the words, the sentence wrongly and from there; everything can turned out real bad.
Soon, my life is all about working almost full shift and 5 times a week. Know what dad said to mum? “Let him work, he like to work a lot right.” All mum ever said to me was asking me to rest more and not working too much. What he said really hurt me deep inside. Is that wrong for mum to say that to me? No, I do not hate my dad. I just feel like saying it out loud so that he could understand me. All I'm doing right now is to support myself. I'm becoming 20 in few days time and I don't want to rely on my parents anymore. I just want them to use up or save up their money for themselves. At the same time, I want to save up money for my future. Is that a wrong reason for me to work every day?
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