Madness. Apparently it seems I'm so caught up in my thoughts and have totally gone bonkers from all the pressure of it. I've never found myself so involved in something like this so emotional or dramatic whatever suits the situation, I admit it's my first. I've never been so fed up with myself. I've been having sleepless nights since Christmas eve, and it's taking a toll on me. I just learned something new about myself though, that I tend to eat a hell lot when I get into this state. Also for instance the first few words that came out of Shahrir's mouth when I saw him today was that I looked pale. I couldn't make sure of it myself cause there wasn't a mirror nearby. -.- What do I look like, a vampire? haha. Which leads me to the next topic;

Twilight. I watched it a couple of days ago and what's with all the disappointment? It was alright (remember my theory and I haven't read the book)! I thought it's worth the ticket money, also the storyline is something very unique as compared to other love stories. I mean it's always about one human battling for his raging love for another human, but this. This is vampires. Very interesting point of view for a change. haha. Although I guess it's dpdp, as always (Quoted from Cass :P). But what got me hyped up (sorta) for Twilight was when I was checking the soundtrack at HMV Heeren while waiting for the screening time, and I saw MUSE's Supermassive Blackhole as one of the track! The first track to it in fact. Bloody hell, all my hopes shot right up for Twilight that I was starting to get paranoid it would disappoint me too. Hahaha. But the latest hit "Decode" by Paramore totally go me HOOKED. And I mean hooked like it's playing like a broken record in my mind, and whenever I pick up my guitar I will definitely, instinctively, play the "unreal" riff from Decode. And the acoustic version of it is nothing short of brilliant. It is by far the best Paramore has to offer, for me. Which leads me to another topic again;

Holidays are nearly over, ZOMG! But it's alright, I've got one HUGE THING to look forward to next year. TALENT QUEST '09! For those who are already lost on wth am I talking about, visit here. Exactly what you're thinking. My band is participating! TOTALLY GOT ME EXCITED AND PUMPING MAN! HAHAHA. That's cause this is the first time the band has ever decided to take a higher and serious step in the local music industry. So it's all very new to me and most others. Thus, I pray that we will benefit from the experience and at least make it through the auditions (which is this Sunday, 5th Jan). But heck, we're aiming all the way! WOOHOO! I'll introduce you to the band first.

Band name: Decent Outbreak (D.O.)
Formation date: Unconfirmed
Consists of:

Shazlin (Vocalist) - my primary school ex-classmate, best friends since then

Shahrir (Rhythm Guitarist) - Shazlin's current schoolmate

Josiah (Drummer) - Shi Hng's ex-colleague's friend

Shi Hng (Bassist) - my secondary school ex-classmate for all 4 years, my chinese brother from another mother

Syazwan (Lead Guitarist) - Me, of course


No sorry but unfortunately I won't be putting any pictures up for recognititon and yes, female vocalist. Inevitably, apparently, we cover Paramore songs (especially Decode! WAHAHAHA). Most of the genres we cover are punk/pop/rock/alternative. However our influences vary widely among the individual band members. Shazlin and Shahrir are pretty into the same thing, punk/rock/alternative. Josiah's into acid jazz. Shi Hng's is punk/rock/alternative/screamo/metal. Mine would be progressive rock/classical/alternative/pop. Which is good for the band I think, because of the wide exposure of range of music that we have that we can and hopefully might be able to blend and mix the variety to see fit in creating our originals. Currently we have 2 originals. One is fully complete while the other has the guitar/vocals/piano parts down. We have never performed live yet, that is why hopefully through the competition we can gain valuable experiences and opportunities. If we ever make it through the auditions that is.

All in all, with all the frustrating thoughts messing up my mind I'm glad I have the band as a distraction. I tried to get a job for the same reason but to no avail. The band is all I have now. Now I see why they say your band is a disfunctional family (quoted from the loading screen of Guitar Hero III). Hahaha. This Sunday huh. Then let's do this. (:

P.S. I found the trailer to the movie "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" that I mentioned in a recent post. I'm gonna just put it here in case you're interested. hahaha. It's um... weirdly interesting.

Labels: holidays, movies, music, thoughts

I want to watch Twilight. HAHAHA. I know, you're probably sick of hearing this by many others already. But seriously, it seems interesting. The trailer at least. I haven't read the book myself so I'm basically going in with no expectations. Maybe that's why many others find it disappointing or not as good as they expected it to be, because they've read the book. So my advice to you is, don't read the book first?

It's pretty much similar to Harry Potter's case if you look at it this way. Comparing the book to the movie... yeah, you know.

Also I've just watched Sky of Love, a Japanese movie recommended to me by a Japanese girl wannabe friend of mine. It's the best non-english movie I've ever seen. To think about it, it's the only non-english movie I've ever seen. Nonetheless the movie is great. The whole stretch of it. If the girls ever feel like shedding a tear (or rather a stream of tears), this is the movie to catch. For guys? I don't know, just watch. It might teach you a thing or two about love I hope.

LASTLY, the 3rd movie I'm gonna talk to you about is The Day The Earth Stood Still! But I'm not gonna talk to you about it in this post, because it's gonna be loooong. Hahaha

Instead I'm gonna put some pictures up which I'm supposed to EONS AGO.
Enjoy.

Labels: holidays, movies, school

when we're little kids, we were dying to start school
when we're in school, we're dying to get qualifications
when we get our qualifications, we're dying to start working
when we're working, we're dying to start a family
when we have a family, we're dying to retire
but soon, you're already dying.
start living, now.


monday

woke up and went to gym. went home for a rest and resumed house cleaning. Been considereing many things, and have decided to join Track & Field IG, if there is any.

tuesday

woke up and had a relaxing breakfast. went to the movies with Jun Weng, Kelvin, Joe and Joel. We watched Death Race which featured Jason Statham. I watched his Transporter movies and became a fan of him and his driving scenes ever since. All the more I looked forward to Death Race, and it didn't let me down! I felt it passed in everyway. Action , story, you name it!

AND what better way to watch an awesome movie at an awesome theatre like The Grand Cathay. To top it off, all for only SGD$6.oo! Yeah baby haha.

Of course after that the day couldn't end so swiftly. Went to the arcade at Plaza Singapura and walked around abit.
But guess who we bumped at the arcade? of course Jason man! haha. Another fellow classmate for your info. That idiot poked me while I was blowing up planes on the Afterburner game, the simulated plane shooter game. y'know.

Didn't know what to do after that, so? GO HOME! Lo & behold the new class has been announceddddd. and leo is so called down for maintenance. which is bs when people can access it through placing the link in theirmsn convos. why is leo there when we don't want it and not there when we do?! Anyway, my class for the rest of the year will be...(insert drumroll track here)

W34G! yeah, kinda looking forward. but holy shit guess where Cass ended up? In the same old class! Haha! She's either very lucky or very unlucky, you decide. I think mostly unlucky. It'll definitely get to you, going to the same old boring smelly window-less place again. At least she has the tiger for company. Hahaha. If it's still there. (:

then later on Halimah gave me a call cause Sinah and Alif was just bothering her ( in the middle of the freaking night), we were chatting on msn while she's on the phone with them on hands-free earpiece (style ah tu, haha). So I thought maybe I could check out what's the problem. It turns out, that Sinah and Alif can just shoot nonsense with each other non-stop. They just keep stacking and stacking all their crap, leaving no space for words or comments to put in! I have no idea how can they keep up with their nonsense. Get your own line! lol. Now I understand why Limah couldn't take it. Haha. In then end we just chat online while listening to them babble.

Alif + Sinah + on the phone at late night = beyond help (hahaha)

wednesday

gym again. house cleaning again. another typical day. and for those who knows that I'm suddenly into sprinting and goes "Oh another one who got INSPIRED by the olympians and wants to be like them just because their idols won and got medals" is partially wrong. That's just part of it. I've just grown more health-conscious in my life lately and wanted to find a sport that I could hold onto to keep me fit and healthy. I've been watching what I'm eating for awhile now, cause I've realised that I used to be very unhealthy in my diet. I've thought about it, and everything that you do know will affect your lifestyle in the future. Anything like the lack of sleep, the unhealthy amount of nutrients intake you had, can chip off the years in your life when you grow old. So start now people, one life and live it. Go look up about this online. ;)

Also some of you may already know, I was in the Floorball school team, 2nd Division but I didn't come at all after knowing the fact that they'll be training from Mon - Thurs for off-seasons and Mon-Fri for on-seasons. I can't really commit that much to something that I don't really like now do I? So I searched on for a sport that isn't gonna eat up my after-school life, and decided, Track & Field is the way to groove baby!

Labels: movies, places, sports