17/12

as of now... i'd been blaring my ears to lots of disc-Spinning music. Tiesto, Armin Van Burren, Antoine... these are the few DJs that certainly has been the few biggest influences in my music life. Yeah i do listen to other DJs too, including Benny Benassi. And my fond of House/Electro Trance music had grown ULTRA ever since the last Zoukout on Saturday! Off the chain, seriously..! Even until now, my whole body cant stop moving bout everytime i hear these tunes from my MP3 player! Thats how much the impact was... And i swore i can never get enuff of it all, just partying all nite long.. But swear to it, i dont need my drinking habit to come into the picture anymore.. I now need lotsa Sugar Rush to thrived on!! hahahahah.. RED BULL!

Ok so, moving forward from Zoukout.. We had our gig last Sunday too, (Yeah the day after Zoukout) and it was really really awesome. Positive feedbacks and the best of experiences, that nite. So i'm shouting out to the rest who's reading this.... PLEASE COME DOWN FOR MORE [DEAR WHO AM I] GIGS!! SUPPORT US!!!!!!

AND, we do have a gig this SUnday at Kg Glam, 73 Bussorah Street. FAD Studios! 7pm onwards is our timeslot... PLEASE HEAD DOWN!!! $6 only...!

In the meantime, enjoy the background track by AVB & DJ TIESTO! =)

MY MUSIC LIFE IS A DAMN ROJAK NOW!!!!

11/12

I was browsing thru the web, and obviously you cld have guess wat I just FREAKING saw! YES, this was 4 damn long years ago (as dated in there), and it was taken after my O level exams, waiting for the damn results era. Hahaha.. And this was in school during a combined Uniform-group camp. Damn right i can still remb this one really well. We were jamming to Muse's Hysteria!

Hahahahhaha.. ok seriously that was legend! I cannot believe the web has this picture, still. Hahhah!! I want to print this out sia...

9/12 second

Btw fellas... THis is the upcoming show this 14 Dec.! Hopefully its gonna be off the charts!

73 Bussorah Street (Kampong Glam).

F.A.D Studios.

3pm Till late..

**I dont have much clue wat time is my performance but its probably 730 onwards. =)

9/12

Last Saturday's show was a bummer.. completely pathetic organising skills by the NLB. The show was fine, but only 2 bands? To make an impact on ur first organising gig, splash on media perhaps! get the ppl know bout it, and probably u'll have better response than Saturday. Crap!

But i wld still say we did good. First gig out with DWAI, i think i didnt do so bad either. We had fun, though their sound setting sucks ass! But wat the hell rite, we dont have own soundmen to perfect it up so i guess theres no point complaining bout it. We juz gotta look and sound better for next Sunday's gig then. THAT one we must be on form! Oklah geng, i'll practice more k. Hahah!

Anw, thanx Nurul, Fad & Sham for meeting up with me for dinner that nite. Then of coz, to bowling aft that. I was damn restless lah, certainly wasnt on form for that bowling game. Sheesshh! Sorry girls..

So Sunday was completely stayed home day. Too lazy to go anywhere.. Clean up, and did some refurnish to my room. No matter wat, it somehow still looks the same. Knn~! But nvm lah, at least its still clean enuff for me.

And last nite was damn hectic.. relatives coming over till late. The noise level, can really compare to my jamming sessions! That wat u get all the time when the family reunites... Oh my eardrums are bleeding.! =X

SO today i dont have much clue wat to do. I'll hop onto to any plans coming my way. Hmmm... i'm suddenly thinking of mutton chop. Wat a random thought.

5/12

Another edition of, Thank God Its Friday!(TGIF)


In today's news, I'M TOTALLY FREAKING OUT!!! Tomrw, 7+ onwards, NLB. Debut gig for me, as a DWAI member. Ok i have performed quite a few times before, but we're talking bout performing in front of loyal DWAI fans who has been established quite years back. hahaha.. Ok im adding more pressure to myself by saying that. My knees feeling the jittery effect even thinking bout it, but i hope it wld be fine at least. if not perfect start, rite?

One aim only... To have fun and dont think of wrong lyrics or different chords. Juz whack it in nicely dude! hahah..

Anw moving forward from that, i just read bout the Sony Christmas Sale! And hells, i sure wanna grab some stuffs from that. I mean, who doesnt rite..? Its Sony we're talking bout. Probably one of the best brand for electronics. Ok Syam, stop promoting them dammit! You wont get commissions. Hhahahah.

Today's payday babey~! Finally after waiting for 4 freaking delayed paydays, i have my pockets slightly fuller now. But i shldnt think of my liabilities just yet coz i need make myself happy first. Buy first, pay later...?! Who ever comes up with that, seriously cld be a genius or just a sad psychopath! Either way, i dont give a HOOT!

Ok been having these non-stop migraines since 2 nites ago. Accidentally hit my head on the wall, and it hit my nerve system at the back of my head. And it has this 'twirling' feeling up in my head since then. I dont know how to get rid of it so if anyone's reading this, HELP ME!! I cant even laugh or talk too much, or else i'll get that migraine again. Sheeessshhhh.. ! I need my head rub!! Desperately!

Hmmmm... head rub?! *
(O_o) *

3/12

Sigh... That song.


It has all the words thats meant to be said. =)

1/12

Lets start wif..... ITS FINALLY DECEMBER!!!!!! Look out 2009!!! 2008 is soon to be goner....!

But probably i havent completely done with 2008 yet. Stl got a few things to handle before the turn of the New Year. Plenty of upcoming events thats gonna happen and i'll be in the midst of everything.

First and foremost, may i announce that i'm officially a new found member of one of our local band, Dear Who Am I (DWAI)..! I'm on guitars btw. Thanks to the guys, for accepting me in and so i'll do my extreme best to make this work. =D

Yeah and we had a good session yesterday. I spent like 12 hours over at Khai's place, slackin and sessioning over the songs for our upcoming gigs. Oh yea, btw we got upcoming gigs : 6 Dec @ NLB, 14 Dec @ Kampong Glam, and 21 & 25 Dec @ places which i havent got any clue yet. hahhaha! A totally jam packed December, dude! Hmm.. this cld be my biggest break ever!

And yeah, so anw.. Caught up with Shades the other at Raffles Place. Shades was one of my best colleagues back in Brunei. Yeah, i had to show him arnd town coz he forgot how Singapore actually looked like. Cant blame him, he juz landed from Brunei bout a week ago, and stl adapting. hahah. take ur time dude.

Well anw, this week wld probably a hectic week coz of jamming sessions to get ready for the weekend show. Pls do come, to those that matters and to those who wanna catch me live in action! hahah.. NLB, Bugis.. I'll update the timeslot soon. Cheerios~!

27/11

One step closer to the weekends.... Wish it wld juz speed up alil. Hahahh. Cant tahan liao.

Btw, Welcome home Shades, Bob, Yasin, Man Sengau & Raymond! Hahahha.. I didnt know of ur home-coming till I M.J gave me the news thru FB. KNN u all! LoL.. But anw, you guys have served Brunei too long, so great to have you guys back. Looking back, that was juz another phase, so time to adapt back here dudes. And meet up for dinner or crazy, lepakz sessions! =D

Btw, eat your heart out. It ate mine. hahahha...

26/11

*yawns*


Came late today.. too tired to wake up early. Restlessness always gets the better of me, most of the time. Even now, after a longer sleep, i can barely concentrate on work. My eyes are like carrying weights for the Olympics! Damn, i'll do anything for those Water-beds now.

Btw, i got such an awesome surprise from Nurul on Monday. I didnt noe what she wanted to pass me so badly, until i went to see her and she gave me this small cool bag. But its wats inside the bag was that matters. A gift from Bali, she said. LoL! And looking at the size of the bag, i was stl wondering wat it was till i opened it up. The most nicest, Volcom Stone wallet i ever saw..! =) Really, i didnt expect you to get me anything, but i thank you the mostest for the wallet..! Most-est!! Hahaha..

And now, seems like i need to revamp myself abit, here and there. LoL! Gone wif the old, and welcome the new. At least for most things, that is. =)

Anw, went to had a short meet-up session wif Crisx, Salim, Pool and Azhar last nite at YP food place, then head down to Taka for lepaks. hahhaha.. pretty much nothing, but its juz stress-relieving whenver wif them. Juz a lil break from everything that matters. And thanx dude, for the cab-ride home. And for the tickets too. hahahha.. I'll pay u back wen the time comes. Insya Allah. For now, i need to get back to my Planning book, to calculate my budget for this mth spendings...

24/11

Monday again, and just another day whistling thru in the office and finding all the very means to kill off boredom. If there is a word to describe beyond boredom, im gonna lay it on here...!

I stayed home for the weekends... Yeah, can u believe that? The whole weekend! Except for that one Jemputan i had to attend at CCK. Other than that, Star Movies have been keeping me company all the way. Hurray for Star Movies! =)

But at least staying home gave me the chance to finish up my own demo CD, which have been in the closet for quite some time now. Damn, i reali need to work on it PRONTO! All i need is that bloody PCDrummer software. Sheeessshh~!


And a shout-out to the guys.. You better start planning the Dec trip if not, nothing will happen! I sure hell, know how slow you guys work.. I'll kick your ass then you know!

21/11

Again i wld like to start my blog, with TGIF!!!!!! Haahhah.. juz had to do that. Another weekend to look forward to. Im guessing not really filled with activities, but at least i can rest more at home. And that is just i need for now. Oh wait, probably jog too. LoL!

Nurul texted me this morning when im in the bus. She leaving for Bali for the weekends. "am leaving already. take care. " Wells, wat more cld i say.. Juz prayed for her safe journey to and fro. Hope she has fun there, and probably the big break she needs from everything. Oh wells.

Anw, last nite had a short meet up wif Iqbal anf Irfan, and their colleagues. Dinner @ Lau Pa Sat, juz chilling arnd and crap talk like normal. These guys are the few of my closest NS buddies i have, btw. Awesome bunch! Wanted to lepak longer yesterday but Irfan had to work late night shift, so to Iqbal. So i had to head home aft that. Had a comfy sleep on my magnetic therapy mattress. (yeah.. long time)..

Now i'm wondering wat to do for the weekends. Saturday kompang training. Sunday attend old neighbour's wedding. And thats it..? Hahaha.. Ok, honestly this is gonna be a slow, lame weekend! =

20/11

Juz came back from lunch.. Not reali much of a lunch lah. I didnt eat. I cldnt eat. My stomach wasnt feeling quite good today. No, it cant be wat i ate last nite, coz i didnt eat anything at all. And on top of that, been feeling restless these days. Alot of stuffs to do, and think bout. And i jogged last nite, mind you. My ankle problem seemed to haunt me back once again. Maybe because i went down the steps and landed my ankle on an awkward position. It didnt hurt at first, but it got the better of me after a while during my nite jog. So i had to rest early, also becos i wanted to watch the Friendly game between England & Germany. Well, i woke up late and manage to only catch the second half till the full time. Then off to work! Darn, i'm feeling the *yawns* now.

Sigh... nvm that. I'm thinkin wat i shld do today. My 'Kranji Camp' buddies are planning a meet up, so i'm thinking i cld join them. Shld wait for the confirmation from Iqbal now.


Speaking of NS buddies, gotta thank Khai Shuffle for that Amber Pacific song. Dude, it got stuck to my head and i'm having it on repeat mode in my mp3 player sia..! Awesome or wat!? hahahha.. Like u said, the last part of the song is the killer! =P


Wells, for now. Tmrw is Friday, their flight. Morning. Chances are, she wont call tonite, or even tmrw. Probably not for this whole week. But anw, to all of you goin, have a safe flight aight. I'll pray for the safe trip, to and fro.

19/11 2nd post

Tsk Tsk..

Why cant i have a Prom night? Yeah i know, it might stl sound cheesy and shit for the Prom night era. But hells, i have always wanna see wat it feels like to dress up suave, and all fine for the night. LoL!

Speaking of so, my lil brother is having a Prom tonight @ Royal Plaza, Scotts. Lucky ass! And he kept going arnd the house the whole night last night, trying to get opinions whether his suit wld be nice for tonight. Ok, honestly, everything he's wearing today isn't his. Most of it belongs to me and also my elder bro. Hahaha.. But then, we stl helped him out getting the "man-ly" side in him. Hopefully he wont screw up tonight. Wasted my time if he did. Break a leg bro! Not literally pls.

Hmm.. Wonder if i will ever get a chance to witness a prom ever..?

19/11

Seriously, unspokened messages are the perfect ways to create unrest and curiousity.

Exactly the way i'm feeling now. And what fruit cld bear from this situation? Then again, you just gotta turn to signs arnd you for answers.

Hmmm.. If only that was simple enough.

18th Nov.

Work begins to stink.. Just that phase where doing the same thing over and over again, isnt really the same feeling anymore. And its getting reali tiring, that it makes u sick of anything at all. Damn restless, all i can sum up. Shit! I wish i have a car right now, so i juz hop in it and whiz arnd to wherever i wish to go. But at the moment, anywhere else juz sounds fine. Problem is, i got no freaking car. Sheeeshh...

Its NOVEMBER alrdy, and i seriously think the days juz keep passing by in a blink of the eye. Looking at the damn calendar, i'm thinking how long more i have to work here. Not saying that the facilities and pay isnt good. Just that its energy-draining when u have to wait for things to happen. Sigh. But i stl gotta work, to save up for school enrolment. Come to think bout it, i'm scheduling myself to start next coming February but my mind's like not prepared at all. I need to alter my braincells abit, get into the study groove once again. I know, that this time arnd, i have to get thru my education phase. I SO DAMN NEED IT! I lost out so much to everyone, just because i had to be some place else than here, a year ago. And right now, i think its my time to catch up, real quick. I dont care how i do it, i juz have to! Thats my main aim for 2009! I'm planning early, so deal with it aight....!

Speaking of 2009, looks like its gonna be a pretty busy, busy start for me. January, my cuz in Melaka getting married during the CNY holidays. So expect another kecoh2 family/relative trip back to Kampong for that long weekend. And yeah, driving there again too. Then come February, we are set on HK for a getaway. Better make sure its finalise so that i can put aside my expenses for that trip, on top of my school fees. Ummar(my cuz), might be joining so lets make it a happening start for him, and ourselves for the new year aight.. I also might be expecting my NS guys to be planning a trip for ourselves too, but that one remains to be confirm yet. (And hells no, i still wont drop the idea of heading to New Zealand).. Insya allah, by next year or by 2010. Thats part of my life's aim! And i will persevere to make it happen too.

Hmmm.. i almost forgot that Zoukout is right arnd the corner! If i go, it wld be my very first time going to an event as big as this. So, looks like i might be heading down there this year ppl. And for the record, this will be my BIG break. LoL! 13 Dec, here we go...!

Oh wait, i almost forgot... my lil bro's birthday is coming up real soon. Hmm, ok i seriously dont know wat to get him this time arnd. I missed his birthday last year so... maybe i'll think of something he had never seen/heard/done/gotten before... hahah.. I cant really make up my mind now, but i will, soon. Hopefully.

the past 15th weekend.

My weekends went absolutely well. Pretty much alot of last minute situations but, hells, its stl worth its weight in gold. =)

Saturday, 15 th.
Went out wif Mumz, sis & my lil bro to Bugis J. Some random shopping for my relatives birthday gifts. Quite fun, goin out wif the famz once in a while. And aft all that, we stl had Seoul Garden to enjoy our dinner to. Its been a while, and its all damn well spent till the very last bite. hahah! Which thereafter, i head down to Khai Shuffle's gig at Music Garage. I cldnt find anyone to go wif me, so i thought i juz head down there myself coz i promised him i'll come down. I wont let down a Bro's promise, dude. But anw, even thru the fuzzy noises and ur 'string-snapped' incident, hahah! U guys put on an awesome show nonetheless.. Kudos dude!


So coincidentally, i got a call from Nurul just as i was bout to leave the gig. Well, she asked me to join them at the chalet since there wasnt alot of people. And she even mention goin nite-cycling. Damn! i missed cycling so much, i juz cldnt say NO! hahhaha.. in fact, i cldnt say No to any idea of hers at all. LoL! Got a lil lost finding the chalet at Pasir Ris, but was greeted by her at the door. Very happy to see her, and everything went quite fun there onwards. The nite cycling to Changi cld have been worst but luckily we all had fun there and back. THough all came back with either leg soreness or butt aches. hahah... i came back wif ears pain from the ranting. =P

Btw, sorry to Fad if i snored during my sleep. U can tell i was very tired. heheh. But nevertheless, after returning the rental bikes back, we really had a good KFC Brunch. And many thanks to you all for having me over. Really. Dunt noe wat i'll be doin for that Sat nite at home.. LoL!

over the weekends..

Ok yes, i havent been blogging lately. Not as regular, bcoz i never was a regular blogger in the first place anw. Sigh. Look at all the cobwebs arnd my blog. SHeessshhh! I swear i have to make changes oreadi man..



Cut to the chase, shall we? =P



Celebrated Nora's birthday last friday. Seriously it was quite a last minute planning, that it went pretty well for a spontaneous Birthday! Hahah.. we always do that. And thanx to the peeps who amde it possible, (Norman, Abg Khairie, Qie, Nurul & Myself). Anw, really awesome and crazy dinner @ Sakae Sushi Marina Sq. We juz cldnt stop laughing all thru-out, but nonetheless we reali did finish off the food. Next time must try sealing the RED plates huh. LoL!


Aft dinner, Nora, Nurul and me went up to the GV counter to get our 11pm show of Madagascar2. Well, was almost out of seats but we manage to get the ones not so close to the screen. Then aft getting the tickets, we went to play Arcade, Bishi Bashi! For the first freaking time, we finished off the game. Absolutely insane playing that wif both of them, but always a cracker! hahahah...



So b4 the show started, we went to have our early supper @ Makansutra. Didnt really eat, but juz get drinks and BBQ wings to kill the time. And i realised its been fun hanging out wif Norman and Abg Khairie again. Not forgetting, all of us are just having the nite of our lives. And so went head up to catch the show aft that.. Hahah! Seriously lepak show lah! King Julien... was just the headliner of the show, and irritating Penguins just sums it all up, the 4 star show! lol... It still lacks more jokes, but definitely a MUST watch.. hahah..!



Overall, we obviously had a blast that nite. I wld say we cld do that again, but only when all are free lor. hahah!

Avenged Sevenfold!

SingaporeMax Pavilion
October 24, 2008

Written by Fiona Chua

"All the king's horses and all the king's men…"

Well, they could focus on putting Humpty Dumpty back together again because we don't need their help for the barricades this time round. Yes! The band known to cause the infamous barricade breakage at 2007's Singfest have found their way back to our hardcore shores. Californian metal band - Avenged Sevenfold(A7X), has landed in Singapore once again. This time round, to perform for their own headlining show and to a slightly tamer crowd.

Like a true rock concert, there was a good hour's wait before the band appeared on stage from the slated time. Fans however, did not have to wait till then for some action. The queue started forming as early as the night before. By the time the doors opened, the agitated crowd created quite a ruckus during the routine bag check at the entrance.

All the waiting paid off the moment the lights went down and the first 2 chords were struck by lead guitarist, Synyster Gates. The energy level among the audience shot through the roof and continued to escalate as the rest of the band followed suit with M Shadow's commanding vocals leading them to a state of insane moshing with "Critical Acclaim," from their 2007 album, Avenged Sevenfold.

A7X kept true to their music, launching into one song after another with only short introductions and quick chats in between their set. Not that anyone minded though. The rambunctious music and Synyster Gates' lightning fast fingers on the fret board in particular, were the main attractions for the night. When Syn launched into his own solo bit, the crowd's adulation was unstoppable; the ladies stared in adoration while the dudes worshipped him. Heavy music aside, the band had a quick and fun interlude, when rhythm guitarist, Zacky V, bassist Johnny, drummer The Rev and Syn jamming together to play an impromptu mix called "Quack Quack," which sounded pretty much like how it was titled!

And as all rock concerts would have it, there was "The Light Up" (The 'My cellphone's LCD screen is bigger and brighter than yours') moment, when the ever popular soft power ballad "Seize The Day" from their second album, City of Evil came on. I screamed my lungs out till my tonsils started hurting for this particular number.
But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. And it did, with the band playing their last song for the night, "Little Piece Of Heaven." This was quite a surprise ending as majority of the crowd were expecting them to end the night off on a high, heartfelt note with their current hit single, "Dear God." Especially since they've played every single they've recently released in their repertoire.

The concert no doubt, was a success. But if it had an added pinch of magic ala Singfest 2007, it would've gone down as being the perfect concert for 2008.

Setlist:
Critical Acclaim
Afterlife
Beast and the Harlot
Scream
Seize The Day
Unholy Confessions
Bat Country
Gunslinger
Almost Easy
Little Piece Of Heaven

Oh hells, fellow DeathBats! We were there.......!

AVENGED SEVEN 'FUCKIN' FOLD!!

problems...

Problems, problems and much more problems!

As if my personal issues are just not enough, work issues has to step in. When i'm in a midst of figuring out what's wrong with my life, it has to cock-up yet again. Emails after emails, they are after my freaking neck! I swear I'll turn this around. SWEAR!

Argh hells! I shldn't waste my time thinking bout it. I should be looking to tomorrow!! Friday 24th October, people! Avenged Sevenfold LIVE @ Max Pavillion, EXXXPO!! This is totally the 'shit' here! None else better than this... At least, i hope, its much better than the first time they stepped foot here @ Fort Canning! For what I know now, my camera will have tons of work to do tomorrow, and so does my throat!

And in case for those who share the same excitement as I do, I'll arrange some suicidal lessons with Achmed, for you! Cheers! =)

8th Oct..

Woke up today with a bad headache, probably from the bad dream i had last night. It was almost the same feeling I had during the accident not too long ago. Dejavu. I could almost feel the impact of the crash, and the sight of the car and our dumbstruck faces all once again. Sigh.

I learnt a totally painful lesson from this. That everyone in this world is vulnerable to anything, anytime and anywhere. And when it happens, you bear your own consequences, no matter at what cost it may be. My life changed instantly from the news last night. It is as though as I am left with no other way out of this sticky situation. Fate has taken its toll.

For now, I am thankful and grateful with what i possessed, and I want to leave it that way.