a tale of infinite dreams

moving

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:16:00 GMT

As of today, all updates will cease on this space, as I'm migrating over to blogspot! For all you readers out there, the new link is at http://jiterator.blogspot.com

Enjoy your day!

why?

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:50:00 GMT

Some time ago, a good pal told me about how he had come across problems in his relationship because of a conflict between the beliefs of those of his significant other's family, and his own. Yesterday, yet another close friend told me about how a blossoming relationship was faltering because of the very same issue. Now I may not be the best one to consult on this, and my opinion might not be the most correct, mainly because of the reason that I myself am not devoted to a single belief, but I always felt it wrong to let something so wonderful go to waste simply because I call my God by a different name from yours. Sure, in the end, one has to make way for the other, unless both parties decide to leave everything behind and move on to a more beautiful beginning, but sometimes I feel that looking too far ahead might not be the best thing to do in situations like this. And yes, you love someone, you naturally would not want to hurt his/her feelings in future when problems arise, but is making him/her feel miserable before anything has even started worth it?

Why can't everyone just get along?

rainy friday morning ramblings

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:58:00 GMT

Hmm just got back from the driving centre about an hour ago.. Was there to do my Basic Theory Evaluation, which I passed, which means I am now cleared to take my Basic Theory Test on the 15th of October. Shouldn't be much of a problem, considering how easy Basic Theory is. After that, I'll be able to start booking my Final Theory Evaluation and Test, and at the same time start on those practicals. Can't wait to finally start driving!

The day before, secret santa was telling me about what a lousy day she had cos of school. and she was obviously very affected by it, no longer the usual, chirpy person that I was so familiar with. We chatted for awhile and at least had a few laughs, after which msn decided to screw up on everyone and I noticed the people on my list dropping like flies. So I decided to just check with secret santa yesterday to see if she was better, but found that she had finally fallen sick. And those assignments that are going to be due next week aren't exactly making things a whole lot better either.

I hope you get well soon.. We'll get those muffins when you're feeling better. =)

the stunner

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:20:00 GMT

Yesterday was quite an eventful one.. Got up at like 7am to head out to the driving centre for the first of my basic theory practices.. which turned out to be quite easy. The evaluation's coming up on Friday, so I better make sure I'm prepared. Coming home, I thought that maybe I should catch some shuteye before getting up again to head to work, but I found myself sitting online just waiting for something to happen, so I decided to leave the house earlier than usual, drop by the optician and get those contact lenses that I had been procrastinating about.

Now the problem is that I had forgotten it was a wednesday, so I decided to suit myself up in one of my new bright white shirts to head off to work, fully decked out in office wear. It was only when I stepped into the office that I realised most of the people were in polo t-shirts. LOL damn it. But everyone was commenting on how the new short haired look without the glasses was quite the stunner, all except the jealous ones of course.

MUAAHAHAAA. You know who you are fools!

Some kind of magic

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:16:00 GMT

And so I woke up to a dreadful day knowing that I had to return to the office for that session with the CEO, knowing that I was doomed to waste away a substantial part of my day doing nothing but sit on a chair and listen to stuff. It then crossed my mind that it might be a good idea to ask secret santa out to dinner as I would most likely have been done with the meeting by about 6-ish.

So the messages went out, the calls went out, the reservations went out, and the night turned out to be an unforgettable one.

Arrived at the place just in time to see secret santa reaching the main gate, and we proceeded to look for Halia at the Botanical Gardens. It turned out to be a gem of a place, a nice little restaurant amongst the trees and little lights, with tealights providing the perfect ambience for an outdoor dinner. The food was great, the place was perfect, and the company was magical. Had a great Teh Tarik Halia dessert and a nice little chat after that, but sadly secret santa already had other plans for the night.

The night was short, but it's something that I don't mind doing again. Glad you liked the dinner.. =)

PS: and Haz, really, thanks for being such a great help.. hehe

a night to remember

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:47:00 GMT

The initial plan was to head down to City Hall to meet up with Neil for dinner while waiting for Celine and Alfred to be done with their own before we headed to the usual chillout spot at Clarke Quay's TCC, but somehow I just decided to beep someone else to come along. The replies came back informing of the slim chance of that ever happening, and so that was that.

Neil was as FOS as usual when I met him at Millenia Walk, but aren't we all.. LOL and so we decided to have dinner at the Funan IT Mall coffeeshop. Just as we sat down, none other than theHaz entered with the bun.. Haha surprise surprise! Turned out that the gang was meeting up after all, and that the coffeeshop was the meeting place. While Neil and me were supposed to head off to our own coffee gathering, I thought heck, why not just get the whole gang along since everyone knows each other. And so there it was, a nice big TCC gathering that turned out better than expected cos it wasn't just the 4 of us. I think most of us had a great time with the whole Batman and Joker interrogation crap.

Then just as I was brooding over the fact that my multiple attempts to call on my Secret Santa were appearing to fail big time, Secret Santa decided to grant a wish and appear out of nowhere!

=D =D =D

Sadly the gang was already preparing to leave cos most of them had to get up for work the next day, so it wasn't long before we got out of there. And since the night was still young and Secret Santa still had not gotten her dose of some TCC-lovin' yet, it was none other than the 24 hour one at Shaw House. Heh God bless the person who thought of a 24hr outlet. Had a nice drink and salad, chatted quite a bit, and I had my crash course in cursive handwriting as well. All in all a very pleasant night full of laughs, flying insults, pointless growling, and lots of fun.

And to my Secret Santa, thank you for the unexpected surprise, it really made my day! =)

Mr Secret Santa

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:19:00 GMT

And so this morning I was woken up by a beep on my phone at 11.14am, with a very welcome message from a very welcome person. Apparently my efforts to be the secret silent ninja in my latest "leave-the-gift-and-disappear" operation had been in vain - instead I turned out to be the secret santa - as the gift I had planted could only have come from me thanks to the choice of artist for the CD. HAHAHA call me silly, but for some time it didn't strike me how obvious it would have been. In any case, I'm glad you liked the album, silver ribbons and all.. Knowing that alone makes my day. Hope you like what you hear! =)

technical difficulties

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:22:00 GMT

Today I attempted to write a simple note in the best of my handwriting, but realised how much of a failure I am at it. HAHAHAHA I filled up at least 4 pages of A4 paper which used to be my DBS bank statement practising again and again till I got it right, and just when I decided to pen it down for good, all that practice just kind of escaped again. I decided to just heck it and write anyway, and I think it came out quite nice. LOL maybe I should have used a table instead of my laptop. I should seriously consider writing in cursive at work..

Anyway I hope you'll like it. =)

pwning the procrastination

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:38:00 GMT

Today is officially a new historic day! I decided to get off my lazy procrastinating ass and finally enrol at the driving centre after years and years of dragging it along.. Haha what was it, 5 years?! So I've got my test date down.. BTT on the 15th of October, and I'm done with the 2 compulsory Basic Theory lessons. Next week will be one of the practices followed by evaluation 2 days later.. Gotta make sure I pass my evaluation or I can forget about taking that Basic Theory Test..

On other notes, we've decided to catch ABBA Mania at the Esplanade on 5th October! Now I just gotta go back to work to drop a P or leave on that date, after which I'll secure the tickets. Just hope that the tickets aren't sold out by tomorrow! Speaking of which, why the hell am I on the A2 shift tomorrow? Been awhile since I did A2 on a weekday. Well the good thing is that I'll have the chance to head out and buy those tix at the SISTIC counter downstairs.. Or I could just make a run down to Esplanade and get that Banyan Tree vaporiser at The Naturalist. About time I started doing up my room with at least some sincerity.. LOL

TCC - Tea, Curry, Cakes.

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:26:00 GMT

In the latest of my food adventures, we decided to visit Curry Favor at Stamford House today, a place that I had seen quite a long time ago, but never bothered to step into till now. On first glance, one may think that the prices there would be a little steep, but I thought they were ok, with dishes not exceeding $15 for the lunch special. Serving size was just nice as well, but somehow I felt the dish I ordered was a little plain. Haha it was basically rice with my meat, and of course the curry, which I thought could have been placed on a heater to prevent it from caking up so fast. The curry was alright, less spicy than I thought (which started me thinking that maybe I should have chosen spicy instead of regular), but the lemon tea was next to tasteless.. LOL.

Next up was the hunt for the "tea house with Victorian furniture and cutlery" at Esplanade, but not before having quite the lesson on aromatherapy and plant effects from this very respectable dude selling essential oils at one of the stores there. Really interesting stuff I must say, and it's even got me considering getting a little burner just for my room.

After a bit of walking though, we realised that the "tea house" was none under than The Cookie Museum, where I had a taste of the 5 continents with my "Treasure of the 5 Continents" tea, and some really good Bailey's Irish Cream Liquer Cake. She had what they called the lady's favourite, which she thought it wasn't anyway, but I think it still had a unique taste to it.

She had to leave after that, so I thought some retail therapy might be good, and ended up really going out to search for those shirts I had been wanting to get for some time. I was in dire need of long sleeved shirts that I could wear without tucking them in, and of course they had to have that slim cutting or else I'd just look goofy walking around in a fat looking shirt. Finally found what I needed at both Zara and Topman, and ended up buying from both. Urgh.. talk about retail therapy.

And of course, what better way to end off the day than with a nice warm tea at TCC with theFamily.. Been some time since we met up, and there we were going through the usual motions again, sitting at the table talking about life, about growing up, how old we were getting, and our never-ending plans for a get-away. One day we should all just make up our minds and settle for something.. Hahaha but that would not make us theFamily would it?

quiet nights

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:53:00 GMT

3:54am, and i'm still here just chilling in front of my trusty laptop, doing nothing but gazing into the night sky. i could do with a TCC Frosty Bailey right about now, but that would probably prevent me from going to sleep for at least the next few hours.

work was a real drag today. it always is, but somehow today just lasted a whole lot longer than the rest of the days.. well at least there weren't any major problems. some days it's like all hell just broke loose with customers and then they come calling up into the hotline to whine about stuff.

right now i'm just waiting for that little beep on the phone before i go to bed. a little sign is all i need..

refresher

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:33:00 GMT

After giving it some thought and a careful assessment of what has happened throughout my life, I've decided that what my old pal said is true. Sometimes the buns get burnt in the oven cos you leave them in there for too long, and there's nothing much you can do about them, other than baking a new one. I've been holding back on others all because I somehow always felt this little glimmer of hope in salvaging that burnt one, but I think I see the light now. It's there at the end of the tunnel, but the tunnel is oh, so damned bloody long. I only hope that it doesn't get shut out before I reach it.

On other notes, I was out with a friend some days ago, and had my eyes opened to a whole new perspective. All this while I had been leading the simplest of lives, taking each day as it comes, not caring about what the next one brings, not bothering about the more important details in life. The lives of others breezed past me everyday, I couldn't care less about how all these people around me affected my own life. This friend, however, showed me something entirely new that kind of struck a note in me. Throughout the day, I learnt more and more about how family plays such a big part in this friend's life, and how little gestures can mean so much. I was also exposed to the goodness and generosity in this friend, and I constantly thought to myself, "what have i been doing all this while in my own stuck up little world?" I used to think that I was doing enough, but this day I realised I've been going down an entirely different path with a false sense of achievement.

Thank you for showing me the way, you are truly a godsend.

i'm a wheel i'm a wheel...

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:28:00 GMT

life at work may not be the best all the time, but good things do come along every now and then. recently, we tied up with Skateline so all employees are able to enjoy a 20% discount at the Peninsula branch! heh and that was the final key to ending my 1+ year procastinating spree to get new skates.. made a quick visit there on Tuesday, and picked up the 08 model K2 Moto! yesss now i have my wings once more.... well not exactly wings, but i will be able to fly once more with the new skates... yesssss. gotta get down to relearning how to skate.. haven't done that for some time, but it's like riding a bicycle eh, can't really forget how to do it. hmm now i just gotta figure out what to do with the older ones.. they're virtually fine, just that the wheels and bearings desperately need changing. anyone here wears a US 10.5 skate?

the new K2 Moto '08!

citi life and emo crappers.

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:44:00 GMT

Well so today I was going about my usual stuff in the office, dissing people and all like I usually do, and suddenly this person gets all angry and shit like that. so i thought, hmm maybe it might be a good time to stop. you never know when someone's really pissed with you eh? and so throughout the rest of the day i've got the occasional question or conversation with this person, and every single time, i try to say something politely, but i get some angry ass remark back in my face. i'm like.. "oohh someone's pissed at me..."

and so we go on and i realise this person's doing similar to other people as well.. so it's not long before people go like "ohh are you okay? do you need a break? do you need some rest? what's on your mind? are you feeling unwell? do you have something you need to talk about?" and this person just goes "ohh it's nothing i'm just tired.. ohh not enough sleep.. ohhh ohh ohh ohh.."

so here i am, i'm like "..........................."

fuck yo, if you need attention, please find some other means to do it. you're freaking grown up and all, please don't go on some emo trip in front of me just to get the sympathy of others. i'll most likely spit that emo crap back in your face anyway cos i hate emos. ok everyone has a right to be emo and all, but i'm sure there are better ways and times to do it. like in your room at home, alone. no one needs to be there seeing you crap all over yourself. now please go cry in the corner.

that said, i'd better catch some shut eye. no work for me tomorrow! yay! but gotta be at ritz carlton at 8.30am tmr for some customer service course... urgh.. good thing it's on a work day..

Cover of The Trooper by Iron Maiden

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:51:00 GMT

a tribute to Iron Maiden, and also my Ibanez PGM3 which I will be selling to a new owner tomorrow, here's a cover of The Trooper!! one of my better attempts, i feel.. heh enjoy!

iResurrect.

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:02:00 GMT

it doesn't take a lot of reading to notice that i like to come back and post in short bursts at a time, and i think this would be the start of another one.. haha usually when i suddenly start posting again, it most likely means i've got something or someone new in my life that i would like to talk about, and in this case, it would be..

another new guitar.... AAHHAAHHAHA

in fact it's 2 new guitars.

AAHAAHHAHAHA.

first up is the Ibanez PGM3! i bought this cos i had ordered the Edwards CY-165CTM through Davis Guitar, and it was taking a hell of a long time to come in, so i had to buy something to feed the hunger.. problem is, it turned out to be such a nice instrument to play that i'm considering keeping it, but that would mean too many guitars in my house.. urgh. so here it is! great looking guitar, great neck, great feel, just that the pickups could be swapped for better ones.. not that i would, seeing as to how i might eventually sell this since the arrival of my Edwards..

and of course, next up would be my Edwards CY-165CTM, which took a total of FIVE months to arrive since my order. i'm not blaming the people at Davis Guitar though, they're real nice chaps (most of the time) and the fact that they brought it in at such a good price more than makes up for the wait. now people are always talking about dream guitars and shit like that. this comes real close to that..
quilted maple top, neck-thru design, abalone bindings all round the body, neck and headstock, vine inlays, satin finish for the neck's back, gold Gotoh hardware, original Floyd Rose bridge, 2 great Seymour Duncan pickups, and 27 frets!! omgwtfbbq. but seriously though, Edwards has once again shown how much effort they put into making a great guitar, while still making it totally affordable. at least they're not soaking in the grandeur of their own name *coughGIBSONcough* and producing instruments at ridiculous prices.. anyway what better way to welcome the guitar to the family than to create a video with it! heh below you will find a shameless cover of Man on the Silver Mountain by Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.. along with some pics!

my 2 prized Edwards guitars!

and of course, the Man on the Silver Mountain.. haha some screw ups here and there, and my phone started ringing at the end of the video.. lol

emptiness.

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:00:00 GMT

it's been about a week since a bunch of us were at the airport sending Celine off. thank god there were no tears and all that kinda stuff.. everyone seemed to be in a jolly mood.. Celine's dad even bought us jollibean drinks.. heh if you're reading this, please help me thank your dad for the treat..

now that you're gone though..

i feel lost.

2 nights in Bangkok

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:21:00 GMT

and so i just returned from my sponsored trip to Bangkok.. finally got to see the place that so many people talk about again and again, and also a regular holiday destination for some.

honestly, the 3 days and 2 nights that i was there, i hardly saw anything that might make me go back.. haha i'm not saying that i don't appreciate the free trip, but i'm just wondering what makes the people go back repeatedly.. shopping might be one of the reasons.. although i realised that once you've seen one place, you've seen them all. they sell the same things everywhere, just at different prices.. urgh..

but anyway, it wasn't all so bad. i think if there was one thing i liked about the trip, it was mingling with friends.. and then there was the boat ride down the chao phraya river while having a damned good dinner buffet.. well anyway, pics galore!

neil, jennifer, and me at Changi Airport before boarding the flight

jennifer and me

having sausage prata for dinner before flying

me and neil in a restaurant in Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Bangkok. the green curry's great stuff!

they've got pink cabs in Bangkok!!

and orange ones too!!

me and neil in Chatuchak. rip off heaven.

there's just something very disturbing about Ronald McDonald in Bangkok.. that look in his eyes....

me, neil, and thaddeus in a japanese restaurant in MBK.

jennifer and me at Suan Lum Night Market. also ripoff heaven, and damned hot at that.

me and jennifer in her new fake ray-bans. lol

last day in Baiyoke Sky Hotel. just before leaving for the airport.

2 weeks.

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:45:00 GMT

today i was at the airport sending off a colleague who was going overseas to study.. i probably won't see her again till maybe july next year? that's if she comes back in the first place.. it was quite sad to see her leave and all, but i can't say i'm the closest to her. hell, we only just got to know each other like a month ago?

it started me thinking though.. 2 weeks later i'd be sending off another friend... and this one would be extra painful..

argh.

coffee coffee coffee!

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:40:00 GMT

ignore the title first, other than the coffee, i've finally gotten myself a new pair of puma shoes! muaahahha
haven't bothered to take any pics of them, not sure if i ever will, but yesss... new shoes..

but anyway, yeah had a meal at coffee club last night with thaddeus and his gf weijing, alfred, and celine.. i certainly had no problems with my food, but thanks to weijing for being so fierce to the waiter about our food being delayed, we got 15% off and a complimentary drink.. haha thanks eh..

my honey mustard chicken sandwich wasn't so bad, in fact i think it was quite worth it.. thaddeus had lots more to say about his beef concoction though.. feeling like rubber, coming out of a can.. haha well shit happens... hell even the coffee classic didn't taste good..
as for celine, i don't know how you do it, but yeah taking in all that prawn and wasabi seemed like a pretty challenging feat.. haha

after that was dessert at NYDC, and hell yeah the mudpie was good stuff.. though i must say that i was a little too full to really appreciate it..

all in all it was fun having dinner and coffee with you guys and girls.. we should do this more often.. but not to the extent where i'll burn a hole in my wallet of course.. haha some pics below!

From left: Alfred, Jit, Thaddeus, Weijing, Celine

Alfred and me.. yes i think the camera focused on the background instead...

back from the dead.

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:04:00 GMT

after a good long hiatus, i think it's time for another of my occasional updates.. a lot has happened since i last posted.. some good, some bad, some scary.

for one, i'm no longer a telemarketer lol. it was fun in the beginning, but after awhile it just got plain boring and routine.. and the people there.. bunch of backstabbers urrgh. i have since left the Marriott Vacation Club, and now i'm with Citibank as a phone banking officer! aahahaha

ok lah it's been about 2 months or so since i joined them, and so far so good.. the people are good, the pay's good, and the job's actually quite ok. once i've settled in i guess i'll start taking up some freelance stuff on the side to fund my hobbies..

along with these 2 months have come along quite a lot of cool stuff and cool people, and first on the list would be the new Edwards Les Paul! yes i know i was eyeing the flying V at first, but after listening to the tone on this one, i just couldn't give it up... and of course words are useless without the guitar porn!

and of course it's got the open book headstock..

on the other hand, gone is the sunburst 70's reissue stratocaster.. replacing it, the very same model, just in vintage/yellowish white! muaaahahahahaha my dream come true.. here it is next to my Roland Cube 30X, my xbox 360, and my.. umm.. big toe.

sorry for the poor lighting, it's just that the weather's been dark and cloudy for the past few days.. haha

also been meeting lots of new people in Citibank.. bunch of fun people i must say.. and then of course there are those who you sometimes just wanna kill.. and then there's one.. but i won't go into that.

anyway seeing that i actually have quite a bit of time on my hands nowadays in the evenings, i guess i'll be trying to update this space more regularly now, but of course that ain't a promise. you readers (or may i say voyeurs) can keep checking back if you would like, i'm not stopping you.. muaahahaha.

cheers.

an update.

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:50:00 GMT

heh and so once again, the once-in-a-blue-moon update comes along on this humble little blog.. hell i can't even remember what i last posted.. aahahahha

well anyway, it's been some time, and yes life is still a living hell sometimes, but the storm has passed, and the sun shines once more into my life.. not all the time, but at least it shines. for those who wanna know, i've dropped out of the design line for awhile, hehe and at the moment i'm with Marriott Vacation Club International - Asia Pacific as a TELESALES CONSULTANT. AAHAHHAAHHAHAHA

Jit the Telemarketer. omg wtf bbq.

heh it's a fun job really.. surrounded by clowns everyday, getting to talk to people everyday, it kind of opens your eyes to the world and the kind of people you can find lurking on this little island.

as for my hobbies, heh the old MIM Fender Stratocaster is gone!!! and replacing it.....

the new MIJ Fender ST72! basically a Fender Stratocaster as well, but this one comes with US Vintage pickups to give you that real Fender "twang"! and shiny maple neck mmmmm... shinyyy..... mmm.. and the best part, the LARGE HEADSTOCK.... mmmmm....

living hell.

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:56:00 GMT

my life has gone to hell.

but i will rise once more.

(damned) sleepy saturdays.

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 13:44:00 GMT

saturdays are usually the time of the week when i'm at my most energetic, dying to just get out of the house and play.. and today shouldn't be any different! or should it?

woke up feeling extremely groggy today, haha which explains why i'm at home on a nice saturday afternoon.. well anyway it's been one hell of a week though.. from the hoobastank concert last sunday, to illusions of restarting a fire that burnt out so very long ago, crazy clients making last minute changes (and i really mean minutes when i say it), and then the sudden feeling of being lost in limbo after the project conclusion... it's going to be a long break till the next project.. about 2 weeks maybe.. and there's this dreadful feeling that everyday's gonna be a lazy one like this..

laziness and pointless ponderings aside, there's always something to turn to in times of boredom and wandering thoughts.. and that would be my preciouusssss.... fender strat. been looking to get something new though, and i'm currently undecided between the Made in Japan Fender ST72-58US, or an ESP SV Standard...

the Fender ST72-58US.. basically a '72 reissue, with large headstock, maple fretboard, and OMG OMG FENDER USA VINTAGE PICKUPS.. yumm... good stuff for those blues twangs...

but then...

the ESP SV Standard!! OMG OMG EMG81 PICKUPS.. and the flying V shape is just orgasmic..

aarrgghh which to get. normally i would have the "if you can't decide on one, you get both" mentality, but these axes don't come cheap.. the fender's not so bad, maybe close to 1k.. but the ESP's definitely somewhere close to 3k.. raarrgh heavy metal or blues...

choices.

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:47:00 GMT

ok so with the recent entry, everyone knows that i'm alive and back.. but there seriously isn't anything much to add on to this space.. ever since i started work, life has been nothing but a freaking routine. i get up in the morning, wash up and hit the office, work till about 6pm, knock off, and head for home..

once i hit home, it's either my xbox, my guitar, or more work.. is this what it's going to be like till my retirement? hell i hope not. well the good thing is that work is bringing in the cash.. but if it's going to be this routine for the rest of my freaking life, it's gonna be boring as hell..

surely there must be something better out there. the thought of leaving the design industry in the pursuit of musical interest has always crossed my mind, but that won't happen till maybe a good few years later, when i can really say that i'm ready for that.. but yeah i'm sure a life of music is a lot more enlightening and entertaining than a life of "hi good morning, so what do you have for me to do today, boss?" yeah so what if you work your way up to creative director or CEO or fking president. you'd still be going a damned office, and the only difference between you and your empoyer/employees would be the size of your cubicle, and the digits on your paycheque.

i think i'll stick to what i'm doing for now, but it might be a good idea to come up with some sort of plan for the future.. well not to say that there's going to be any, by the looks of it.. what with all these effects of global warming that are gonna kill us slowly in 10 years if YOU FUCKING PEOPLE DON'T TURN OFF YOUR FUCKING LIGHTS WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING THEM, OR LEAVE YOUR FUCKING COMPUTERS ON ALL DAY AND NIGHT EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT USING THEM COS YOU WANT THAT PR0N, ANIME, DRAMA SERIES, SOFTWARE, WHATEVER ELSE YOU MIGHT BE DOWNLOADING JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANNA PAY FOR IT.

on to global warming now. if you haven't already watched An Inconvenient Truth, i suggest you do head down to your nearest DVD/VCD store and pick it up. If you haven't noticed by now, our planet Earth, which we call home, is dying all thanks to ourselves, and if we don't do anything about it within the next 10 years, we can more or less kiss our sorry asses goodbye. in 10 years, the destruction that we have caused the Earth will backfire on us slowly, and the planet will go into a slow cycle of self destruction.

here are some statistics from the film:
"The 10 warmest years in history were in the last 14 years. Last year South America experienced its first hurricane. Japan and the Pacific are setting records for typhoons. Hurricane Katrina passed over Florida, doubled back over the Gulf, picked up strength from unusually warm Gulf waters, and went from Category 3 to Category 5. There are changes in the Gulf Stream and the jet stream. Cores of polar ice show that carbon dioxide is much, much higher than ever before in a quarter of a million years. It was once thought that such things went in cycles. Gore stands in front of a graph showing the ups and downs of carbon dioxide over the centuries. Yes, there is a cyclical pattern. Then, in recent years, the graph turns up and keeps going up, higher and higher, off the chart." - an excerpt from Roger Ebert's Review of An Inconvenient Truth

so i suggest that if you haven't watched this film, you owe it to yourself and your children and the rest of the world to watch it. if you think that it's all a bunch of bullshit, then you can just go kill yourself.

the king returns once more

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:55:00 GMT

OKAY I KNOW I HAVEN'T UPDATED THIS SPACE FOR MONTHS.

so i decided to come back and tell everyone that i'm still alive, expecting to see an average 0.1 daily visits for the month of january 2007..

BUT NO.

it's the 14th of january, and i've got... 547 VISITS?! wtf.
547 visits in 14 days is no joke, especially when people should have found out by their first visit that you haven't updated since.. ehh.. october 2006?

and so, i would like to take this opportunity to tell you all that i'm out of the army that i've been bitching so much about (since october 2006 in fact.), and that i'm alive, well, and working freelance for a production house..

but at the same time i'm also curious as to how i got 39 hits daily since january started.. lol. i know this sounds weird, but if ur reading this space, do stick a comment saying hi or something.. whether private or public, it doesn't matter.. i'm just being curious here.. lol

it's almost here!

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:04:00 GMT

and before you know it, we're into october! my final month in the army! muaahahahahaha freedom!!

with this freedom comes more stuff to get stressed over though.. gotta get the portfolio into shape, find myself a job, earn some money, buy the stuff i wanna buy, buy the stuff my family wants to buy... it's a huge world out there, and it's time to take it all in..

of course there's still time for enjoyment though.. 360 nights will continue, with shotguns and soon, some brawling goodness with smackdown vs raw 2007! and gears of war and rainbow six vegas and nhl 07 and omg omg there's too many..

and then, come 9th november, UNLEASH THE FURY with Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force at Fort Canning Park!! tickets available at SISTIC!

oops

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:47:00 GMT

heh i won't deny it, with all this extra free time i'm getting from clearing all my leave before i get out of the army, i've been even more busy doing my own stuff.. =P

some new xbox 360 games just released, and that's what's taking up the bulk of my time..

first up is Test Drive Unlimited, which has proven to be a really addictive game.. driving around Hawaii in your muscle car just taking in the scenery, with Ritchie Blackmore playing on the custom playlist is just uhh.. orgasmic. if there is such a word.. lol

next would be the Godfather, which has been out for awhile, but only just released on the xbox 360.. as the advertisment says.. playing the bad guy has never looked so good... mmmmm

last but not least, just picked up a new webcam from funan yesterday! muaahahahah
and to those of you out there, you know who you are, no it's not for any form of personal or sexual gratification. haha buggers.

crossroads

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:12:00 GMT

last friday, we finally got down to a studio for a short afternoon of jamming. it was in clarke quay, and although small, it was quite cosy, and totally fun. finishing at about 5pm with nothing to do other than wait for night to arrive, walking around town aimlessly seemed the right thing to do.

and so we ended up at far east plaza for dinner, wheelock place's isetan supermarket for a few stalks of fresh celery (it was a dare..), and then finally mcdonald's at forum, just opposite orchard towers, which would be our target destination for the night.

no. we are not into transvestites.

turned out that within orchard towers was this blues and rock and roll bar called crossroads, and after listening to the live bands there, i'd say they're quite good.. worth another visit, probably sometime this week. just a matter of getting people to brave the trannys and get into the bar.. but that's gonna be tough. oh well.

the journey

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:36:00 GMT

it's almost been a year since i first bought my Ibanez Gio guitar and started picking up music. at my current state, there's still lots of room for improvement, and i wish i had picked up music a lot earlier in my life, as it can be such an enjoyable thing. gloomy early mornings can be spiced up playing a bit of the blues.. hot lazy afternoons spent playing along with some reggae and surf music.. and quiet nights, to the horror of my neighbours, is the time for rock and metal!

i've still got a long way to go though, and the journey is never-ending. there's always something new to learn, be it picking up a new technique, a new style of music, a new song perhaps. i really should have gotten started earlier, back then when my mom used to tell me how my grand dad could pick up just about any instrument and learn it on his own, unlike now when we have the internet - an infinite source of information. it still eludes me how he did it though.. the guitar, the accordion, the saxophone, the harmonica, and some others that i can't remember now.

and then there was my dad, who picked up the guitar, and also learnt how to play it on his own. listening to any song, he could tell what key it was in, and he could play it by ear. he later joined my grand dad in forming a small band back in their little kampung town in Malaysia, where everyone knew everyone. they would play on stage and the people, being just simple folk, would throw stuff like sweets and flowers onto the stage in appreciation and applause. they were truely a hit. my grand dad later gave us the accordion, as some sort of present, and probably hoping that his grand sons would one day take up music instead of joining the fast growing hobby of spending countless hours playing video games and watching TV.

my dad later came here to Singapore to find work, and joined the Air Force, where he would also form a band with his colleagues. they called it the fitting name of Air Force One. they would soon become just about one of the best bands the SAF had seen, winning multiple awards and prizes at Family Day events and the like. there was once when their band was instantly disqualified at an event because, in the judges' words, "you're all too good."

now, it is my turn, and like i said, it has been almost a year since i bought my first guitar. now, i'm into my second - the Fender Stratocaster. looking back on when i just started, i think i have come a long way, but there is still a lot more that i hope to achieve. i remember my first day with my guitar, attempting to do the chromatic scale with little success.. now it is nothing but a simple warm up for the fingers before i go into the practice propers. guitar solos performed by Ritchie Blackmore formerly of Deep Purple, Rainbow, and now Blackmore's Night are slowly getting easier to perform, and where music theory is concerned, progressions and notes are starting to get very easy to identify.

i should have taken this up a lot earlier. my dad has since stopped playing in any band, but picks up his acoustic very occasionally to just play something simple but still, pleasing to the ear. maybe one day i might have the same honour he had, of playing alongside my own dad.