finally able to blog, been busy lately. 2 things, replug auditions and pp scope deadline. was busy practising and contemplating alot on what songs should I play for the audtions, i was initially planning to play "Close To You" on the guitar but I decided on "City of Delusion" by Muse in the end because I realised it had a catchy spanish tune and the chords were pretty impressive and fun to play. I just stuck with "We Walk" by The Ting Tings all along for the piano. Slightly disappointed in myself but I guess it could've gone worse. PP Scope wasn't that bad, didn't touch much about it till the day right before submission, kinda panicked but I nailed it on the day itself and got it approved.
Now with those done it feels like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders right?
WRONG!
Alas, the greatest sabo that ever befell upon me. :O
Mail #1
Mail Title : You Are In RP Talent Fiesta Competition!!!
Good day all!
This email is to notify you that you had been nominated into this competition by your fellow classmates and friends! We will be contacting you guys soon yea?
Do continue to check out your emails regarding RP Talent Fiesta!
All the best for your new coming weeks of school!
Mail #2
Dear Nominees of RP’S TALENT FIESTA,
I am sure you have received an email earlier stating that you have been nominated into this event. Congratulations to all of you.
“You would be wondering now what you have been nominated for to be part of this event” – Your talents have been recognised by your peers and thus leading them to nominate you for this event.
“Well, you have been nominated to be a really talented in playing musical instruments by a number of your peers due to a distinct talent that you possess”
There will be a recording session this Friday 15th May 2009 at classrooms W14K&W14L from 4.30pm-7.00pm; to record your talents, and our judgements will be based from them. Look out for further emails to check if you are selected as our finalists. We are recording your talents, for verification purposes, and our final 20 finalists would be picked based on the results of the recording session.
Please bring your own musical instruments if possible and bring any certification of achievements, if any (especially those who cannot bring their instruments like drums. It’s good if you have videos of you playing your musical instrument). Do note that there will be no music provided.
Do get the attached consent form signed and brought along on Friday for approval of participation.
As he sat before all the keys that are laid before him on the piano today, he starts to wonder of all the beautiful melodies resting within the keys, just waiting. Waiting to be captured by the imagination, the emotion and the passion of the pianist. The pianist would then ponder, as he gazed back at himself through the reflection on the crystal black finish of the piano. His eyes staring through his soul, searching for that one song. The song that he tried to write over and over and over again.
Then she came waltzing by, like the Chopins he knows. But there was something in the way she moves, he will never be able to understand. It reminds him of techno somehow, but this was no techno. Nor was this anything like he ever imagined. She was the song he has been looking for. But there was something in the way she moves, he will never be able to understand. A song he will never get.
That's Mr. Funtastic, the alter ego of Jonger, my classmate. LOL. We were having Chemistry that day and the balloons were supposedly enlarged representations of electrons of an atom.
Nothing to blog about besides that. Ahhh I need to be more serious in my music.
I'm screaming "I love you so" but my thoughts you can't decode
Monday, December 29, 2008
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.
"No it's not me you tard. I just run the place now. Your true maker is QY. That's what we call her... although I forgot what it stood for... Hmm...Anyway, to make things clear, she's like the mother, and I'm just the... um this wouldn't come out right now would it? Um..."
"Wait. What? You mean I've been living a lie this whole time?"
"Whatcha talking about? You're just a blog. You don't live lies. You're not even living."
"Ouch."
"You know for a blog you're rather sensitive."
I just like to thank QY, my beloved ex-classmate (W14E Sem 1) for making this blog possible. She is the one who helped design the earlier "Starlight" title picture and coded everything for how this blog initially was. I really appreciate all her effort and whatever sacrifices she made to making this blog. Not only that, she also has taught and helped me alot about the codes and has been rather patient with me in her teachings. I owe her alot, or rather lunch. Haha. She's really good at what she does trust me, you should check more of her work. Hahaha. I know you feel very paiseh now. Nevermind ah, I'm promoting you. Haha.
so what's up syazi?
I haven't been touching my guitar for awhile now, and I just picked it up just now. BOOM. Immediately all my rocker instincts starts pounding in and I played any songs my fingers could remember. ANYTHING. Instantly after that I had the urge to learn new songs. IT WAS A MUST. So after 2 hours, I've managed to learn Take Me Out and Do You Want To by Franz Ferdinand. Sadly, I could also only manage to learn & play through the first quarter of the Afterlife guitar solo. Every other part of the song was done. Afterlife is by Avenged Sevenfold by the way. They will be coming to Singapore on the 24th October. More information can be found here. I'm more of a Muse fan, so yeah. Not going Sham. Sorry. (:
alamak. There's totally no time nowadays to blog... I've only got time to write half-written posts, only ending up adding onto the post each passing day cause I always have something else more important to do mid-way through.
oh yeah, abt the post that I have promised to dedicate to that special someone (you know who you are), I'll write it some other time alright? I need my mind to be mint fresh so I can write a perfect post about you. Haha. (:
School's started. It did on Wednesday. I'm sure like everyone else, the first day in a new class would mean a rather intense/quiet day naturally. And I couldn't help but smile when I sat at my group with my new team, in a new class. Don't you feel that odd/funny feeling? Haha. I just couldn't help it, I pretty much smiled to myself while glancing around or simply staring at my laptop. Also I sorta laughed to myself also, no thanks to Cass. We were chatting online, and I pretty much made her look like a fool smiling to herself too in her class. It was just so funny. Anyway, I never knew I miss W14E
SO MUCH
until I met them again at the very first breakout on the first day. Lol. There's no class like it, and there will never be. Sadly, that class will be like a once-in-a-lifetime kinda thing. Cause we will never be together again, doing the things we used to do and love to do ever again, as a class. Again. Ever! For the rest of our poly lives! Very sad. SO it's important that we catch up with each other VERY often to keep in touch. Although by the end of Fri, the new class is already starting to warm-up to each other and that's a good sign. I'm certain that by the end of next week, the class would be comfortable enough. Hopefully.
Also on Wed, jam practise with the band after school at SP. Went rather well, better than the previous one at least. Shazlin has an iPhone! Sheesh...
Just came back from Geylang just now. Bought a heck load of stuff. My mom just grabbed anything she thinks she needs and my dad is just grabbing all the snacks/food. I just bought my baju kurung today as well. Haha. I just can't wait for Hari Raya! I'm not sure exactly why but I'm actually looking forward to it.
Btw, new song I found:
Save Our Souls - Electrico
A man looks at his son with a sad look upon his face He doesn’t cry
He sits there on the street within his eyes they’re showing you The reason why
Where have you gone? Gone away, leaving us in the same tragedy Won’t you stay? I don’t know where to go... I don't know where to go… please say to God we don’t know where to go to save our souls
Hope falls from the sky on iron wings, But it don’t ever hit the ground People scatter /scramble everywhere But all they see is the barrel of a gun
Where have you gone? Gone away, leaving us in the same tragedy Won’t you stay? I don’t know where to go... I don't know where to go… Please say, to God, we don’t know where to go to save our souls.
OK. I know I'm "VERY SLOW" but I've been looking for this song ever since I heard it being played on the radio in the gym at Tampines, and I instantly got drawn to it. It's such an emotive song. The last time I ever experienced this was when I listened to Starlight - Muse for the first time on ET's iPod. I got so hooked to it. Listened to it till his iPod HUNG! HAHAHAHA. No really I'm serious. I had it on repeat. Haha!
The people he grew up with has grown fond of just calling him Syaz, Syazi or Wan. Preferrably Syaz.
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Tossed into the wildlife of Republic Polytechnic on 2008.
He is notoriously known for being forgetful, messy and a bad cook.
And no he's not something to step on like a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor, like a mat.
No he's not even legally a Malay.
A man of few words, but a man of his words nonetheless.
