The Saru & Sands of Tosa, PART ONE

Kind of a busy week.

Finally got myself to start playing guitar again.
I know I haven't improved my playing skill much, I can't shred, I can't do harmonics, and I haven't got my sweeping right. So be it you dissidents. I don't give a shit if I'm still an average player..

I'm currently NOT practicing to improving guitar. I'll do that later, right now I'm more concern for quality of music and sound I make rather than the speed and skill I produce. I'm currently experimenting with different chords and notes to produce my very own song. It's still in the works, but a song just don't pop up anyhow. Since I'm so free right now, I'm going to take my time with listening to other independent musicians and referencing their musical styles. So what if this song I make would suck or won't have a badass solo? I just want to be happy that I put in effort to make it, not some lazy-assed ones that is just done anyhow. I could care less about criticism right now. I've been taking in too much flak, now I'm gonna shut them out to focus on what I can do.

Heh, I make it sound like I'm some professional musician working. Well too bad I'm not. I'm just a nobody writing a non-existant song. Meh...

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The Week before, my family went to Desaru, Malaysia, for a mini-vacation with my cousin, aunt, and Uncle. We set out in the morning and left for home in the evening. Drove there all the way, journey was long, but I managed to catch some ZZZs (I'm still tired from the events of the past day) and listen to some tunes on my Happy Mp4 Player, heh.

We had a great time exploring the beach. The waves were huge, the winds were strong. You could just sit there and watch as the day goes by. I told Far that I wished she was there with me, haha.








From there on, our families drove to what seems to be a fruit farm, somehow.
To explore it, we had to book a tour, but to heck with that. We're just in for exploring, not touring. Hahah. They had a nice looking store with a bunch of fresh (i presume) fruits on for sale.


Colourful, eh?

Bought a bunch of fruits, and our dad's were interested in finding some unknown Go-Cart track somewhere within the area. We searched everywhere, only to realise the damn place was exactly at the beach we were at earlier. The signboard was almost not visible and we missed the a couple of times. When we arrived there, we were only greeted by a half-assed looking track. I lost my mood to play. Also, the place was only open on Weekdays ... not weekends. I mean seriously, wtf?



Okay fine, the track wasn't THAT bad, but still ... it looked too plain. Perhaps I'll go to Jurong or Yishun or Downtown East to play go-carting some day.

Pfft, don't bother.







Disappointed, we decided to make up for it by eating lunch at some resort near the beach.
Food was great, though a little too spicy around the edges.





Followed by much more exploring of the resort.
Seems like a very nice place to stay and chill out for a vacation.
It's perfectly on a nice view of the beach.
And the structures are kinda cool looking.












And soon back to Johor for another 1 and a half hour car ride.
I slept while my favorite tunes went on.

From Johor, we did a little shopping at Giant and me and my cousin had a fun time moving around the gigantic (pun not intended) supermarket. She sat on the edge of the shopping cart as I pushed it, haha.



Oh, and I bought myself a new messenger bag.
Only Rm65... AFFORDABLE, haha :P



And with that marks the end of the day and the evening, as both families parted ways to Singapore. I had a pleasant time, and it was nice to finally get out of Singapore for a change.

I'll carry on tomorrow for my adventures of the Unofficial Red Camp 5 beach outing at Sentosa.
Not what I expected, but still ... and I'm tired.

Also,
I miss her so much ... dying to see her again... even if I have to carry on waiting what seems to be like forever...

BREAKOUT

You make me dizzy
Running circles in my head
One of these days I'll chase you down
Well look who's going crazy now
We're face to face my friend
Better get out
Better get out

[Chorus]
You know you make me breakout
Make me breakout

I don't wanna look like that
I don't wanna look like that
Know you make me breakout


You can see this on my face
It's all for you
The more and more I take I break right through
Therapy still scares me
Putting me on my back again
I may be crazy, little frayed around the ends
One of these days I'll phase you out

Burn it in the blast off
Burn it in the blast off
Watch me crawl away
Try to get out
Try to get out

[Chorus]

Breakout!
Go, go, go

Chorus

Happy Birthday!

Oops, maybe a little late, but still... it's the thought that counts! (Lol, I forgot to blog these past few days |:)

But, Happy 17th Birthday to Nurariyanti!


Have a pleasant and happy year ahead of you, and Remember to be strong, even through this tough times for you.

And I still owe you a present, haha ...

<3

Pictures at last.
Courtesy of
FarLoL <3>







Pfft, my hair's a mess in this one...

Can-it Rock

I have something to blog about, and an opinion to clear up.
But I'll do it sometime later or tomorrow.

Till then enjoy this:



Joe Satriani & Funtwo? On Youtube Live? Improvising & covering Canon Rock?
Epic huh!

However, honestly, that didn't sound too perfect. Seems like Funtwo messed up a little by missing a few notes and going out of tune for the solo, making it very unclear. Either that, or they didn't did a proper sound check. To think the Lead guitarist would have a louder tone than the Rythmist.

But still, it's a great performance, so Enjoy it! Rock on! \m/

Aye Aye, Sleep plz...

Roll Call!
We are the Vikings, hah.

On an interesting note, Red Camp has ended wonderfully in an Epic way. The whole event was super fun in many ways possible and we enjoyed it brilliantly. The last night, Zouk Out was too much for me to handle. Wanted to go home early, but instead dragged myself on till late into the night with my buddies. And with that, I had a massive headache and was deprived of sleep.

Second day of camp was pure fun. Specifically mentioned - the School of Engineering event. Our task was to build a Luge or Tower/Roller Coaster thing full of slopes and stuff to let a ball roll down all the way from the top to the bottom, with only 2 hours and a handful of materials. Our team was teh best. We spent more time on planning than doing, and end up with a messy looking tower that actually works. Imagine our excitement when we finally got the ball to drop down "gracefully" down the slopes... haha. Here's a test video:



And this was our end product.














It's a mess .. but it works. And Also, WE WON a Prize! Cool, yep. Another 2 free movie tickets to Eng Wah Cinema .. I have no idea how to use them.

Third day was sweet also, with the camp finally coming to a finale. Mass Dance was lame yet so fun at the same time. Couldn't help but just moving along to the steps. Also, we Broke a Singapore Record for standing still for a full 1 minute. How epic is that? We're record-breakers, beat that!

All in all, Red Camp was wonderful time. It was well planned, organised, the leaders were well instructed and played with us well. It was a really good time, and I urge u people who will finish their Os next year to go for Red Camp 09. Indeed it's a truly brilliant experience. And VIKINGS, YEAH. The Most Bonded Tribe ever! We rule... wooooooooooooo.

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Saturday is not a good day. Today is seriously not a good day. Well, for starters, my mind was blur as I awoke from my sleep at 6:30am. Imagine my horror to waking up to another full day of "work" after a bloody exhausting night of excitement. Haha. But one thing kept me going - I was to meet with Miss HappyFace later today

I rushed out of bed and out of home. The plan was to meet Leonard and Claire at Pasir Ris MRT by 7:15am, for I have to be in Republic Poly for a Standard Chartered Marathon Crew meeting (yes I volunteered to be a Water Boy!) by 9am. To my surprised, when I got into 88, I met Nelson who was also running late. Long time no see him, cool guy. And then, the worst news happened. We got a message from Leo, that the meeting was to be held at 12nn. Holy what-the-F**K...!! It was 7:15am, I was half alive, and I had to endure the day till 12nn. I was pissed off beyond words. We met up with Leo and Claire, I had a good breakfaster to get me going (had to, unless I want to be a Zombie for the whole day), and took a long MRT ride to Woodlands. Thank gawd it was long, I had a good long nap.

Arrived eventually, and listened to the meeting. Everyone there was poly students .. once again that 'paiseh' feeling set in, for we were the only Sec school students in a bunch of actual poly students. So we just played along and pretend we too were poly students, haha.
Also, I was half asleep during the meetings. Fortunately, I got the important details down in my head for the event. Yep.

After that, mah second date with Miss FarLOL! :D
Honestly, I feel bad for making this day look and seem so boring for her. Our plan was to go Sculpture park for a great time .. in the end, the rain ruined it all. |:

So we decided to "fly" to Plaza Sing .. in the end, the lack of monies or planning took a toll on us. Haha, so we slacked around the Cathay (which I introduced to her, haha). I was still tired and falling slightly sick. But I've managed to mask it and show a smile around her. I already feel bad for making such a boring day, so the least I could do is actually just "smile and wave" .. haha.

Sent her home, and she gave me a hug. Hahaaa ... at least something good came out of it today :)

Still, I feel bad, and I'm sorry if the day didn't turned out as planned Miss Happyface. I promise to make it up to you in any and every way possible in our next date. Till then, lova ya lots. <3 ... haha.

Also, Thanks for the Smiling Cat Button! I' appreciate alot, oh yes I will!

(Sorry for the lack of pictures, my phone's SD card is acting up. Can't seem to find the file on my PC though I can find it on my phone ... guuh, either my PC is f-ed up or my phone. Either way, it's annoying)

THIS IS RED CAAAAAAMPPPPP!!!!!!!!

Sweet, Red Camp was an awesome, yet tiring start to my day.
Ngee Ann Poly's Annual Red Camp, bwahahahaha....

Day 1
I woke up at 6am! Guuh .. do you know when was the last time since i woke up THAT early?
2 Months ago - before O levels... |:
I mean, c'mon, even during Os I woke up at liek 9 or 10am, haha. So it was a "nice" to be back to teh waking-up-early-morning-scene.... |:

Met with friends at Hougang interchange at 7am, and took a shuttle bus to Ngee Ann. We were soo paiseh to take the bus. I mean, c'mon... we're surrounded by a bunch of actual Poly students, and we're just extra wannabe's boarding their bus. A couple students couldn't take the bus we were in, I blame us for that.

Reached Ngee Ann only to be greeted by early morning Cheers. Pfft...
So basically, we had this news Ad skit thingy, which my group won. Sweet.
And I became a newscaster, had KFC lunch on the floor, tasted Liquid Nitrogen, and saw a reenactment of birth ... yes... good day huh?

Also, at the FMS lot, the DJ played my favourite song! "Everlong" by Foo Fighters! It was the acoustic version. At first as I heard the starting tune, I was skeptical .. thinking "Nah, they couldn't play this song, do they even know it?". Then when the singing came in, I was awed. I didn't listened to any of what the people there were talking about the Courses. I sang along the song silently under my breath. It's good to know, people here have a good taste for music! :D

So yeah, I'm in Viking (Green) tribe. And I have to wear Green again. Which, UNFORTUNATELY, I only own 1 shirt. So I have to wear it all over again tomorrow. YES, FEEL MY STENCH of DAY 1. We're vikings ... Real Men don't wash clothes! ... I think >.>





pictures courtesy of Fadhil :D

That Luq with the Glasses...

A Short post..

I got too bored tonight and took a photo with my glasses on.
Heh, havent worn them in quite awhile .. maybe I should wear them more nowadays.. ;)

Moar pics of teh Happyfaces...

Here's 2 more pics of FarLOL and Me!





Thanks again for the pics Miss Happyface :D

C:

Well, well!

O lvls is over, and Grad High Tea has passed.
It was a fun event, great times with friends. Haha, even though I didn't get to perform, wtf.
I was late, so they didn't let us play anything. Meh.

Anywho, the whole event was fun. Darth Vader made a surprise visit! I was liek, "Haha, AWESOME!". The food had very limited variety, and the talk about "How To Be Happy?" DID NOT MAKE ME HAPPY |:<

But still, my and my friends dressed up well, and it was awesome. But too bad, my SD Card from my Camera had a DIED when I get HOME. WORST TIMING EVER. All my photos were lost and I cant seem to retrieve them in ANY WAY. WTF?!
So instead I "stole" photos from my other friends from their blogs ... C:<

Also, we went bowling and to Suntec City for Dinner afterwards...just to kill time since we've GRADUATED. HUZZAH!














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Anywho, I had a great date with Far last night. Truly fun just talking to her. I'm sorry if I was liek Lame or untalkative, haha. I should start trying to talk more! D:
But still, we had a great time just sharing stuff to each other.

At first we went to Marina, and watch Madagascar 2! Zomg, a real great movie. It was touching, sad, and of course HILARIOUS beyond many levels. The Puns and actions were just spot on. Hah. I found myself laughing more then I intended. Far laughed so much too, haha. It's a must-watch Holiday movie. So get to it!

After the movie, we decided to travel down to Harborfront for dinner. Haha, from Marina to Harborfront ... just to kill time. Ate at teh 'kopitiam' there and walked to Vivo. Haha, I made her paiseh alot throughout the day. She was just too confident in alot of things, haha. Sorry! :P

So at Vivo, we just went up to the Rooftop there and sat there, and spent the night enjoying the Land Breeze (yes, when at night, the Land is at high pressure and the Sea with low pressure, the hot air sinks on the Land and blows back to the sea to a low pressure area, in the form of a Breeze! [/geography])

aha, lame I know .. sue me. But still, we just sat there for liek, more than an hour or so enjoying the scenery (Sentosa underconstruction!) and talking about stuff all night long and laughing at each other. Took pictures, and enjoyed a very short fireworks display, haha. Really cool night. Literally. C:

Well so, I then sent her home at the bustop and wished her goodnight. Thanks for the Date miss Happyface :)
Can't wait for our next one - at Sculpture park? Hahah....

Finished!

Omfg, O lvls is actually over?
For reals?

YES, YES IT IS!

Hahahaha, after so long it's now over .. Hooray!
No more studies, no more books .. for now.
Today's last paper was tricky, seriously. The Physics part was slightly easy for me, but the Chemistry was the hard on. It's always the chemistry... guuh. Everyone got so bloody worried when they compared answers with Kwee Peng. Big deal, just because he's a genius and got As for his prelims doesn't actually mean that he might get correct ... I think. Ah whatever, it's just over, I rather not think about it. Everything now lies in the hands of the Almighty and those people at Cambridge. There's nothing I, we, can do about it now. Just look ahead and keep moving forward.

So now that I am actually free of stuff to do, I don't exactly know what to do. I seriously feel like I need a job, perhaps I'll ask around. I need money, seriously. Guuhh.... Also, now I can wake up late anytime I want! Sweetness, thats what I've been wanting to do all mai life. Sleeping till the wee hours of the night, waking up at noon. Hahah, typical lazy me on holiday. I like being nocturnal FOR I AM ZE CREATURE OF ZE NIGHT! D:

Also, I went to Compass Point and met up with Claire this morning. I promised her that we'd go shopping for a green tee for Red Camp (woot, Red Camp coming!). Haha, we went so bloody early, all the shops were still closed ... |:
So we wait and loiter around CP .... eventually got it. I got a plain Green tee and Red tee (1 for $10, 2 for $12 ... I got 2, since it's liek worth the money). Wanted a polo shirt, but I'm tight on cash now, and they cost expensive. Gah! And on the way home I met Yanti and Atikah .. who so happily on their way to Orchard road ... |:

Anywho Grad High is coming now, and I still need to rehearse... guuh.
I just can't get over the fact that I am officially free from schoolwork now.
It's hard to, since I've been doing this for 5 long years, and now suddenly, the burden is now lifted away! D:

And so the Fight is almost finished...

As I am writing this, I have completed my final revision for Science.
Yes, Final.

Perhaps I shall read up again, but only read and not practice. I feel somehow prepared as the O levels examinations are now coming to a close.

After 5 years of studying in secondary school, it all came down to 3 measly weeks.
Everything we've learned, every sweat and toil we gave now depended on these three weeks. Some broke, others hit rock bottom during our "struggle" .. but it's almost over now. But, would it all be in vain?

Tuesday would be the final paper - Combined Science MCQ.
1 hour, and it will all end.
After that, I just cant bloody wait to scream and shout like a mad man. I swear, I will ... seriously :D

After that we will party the day away! The future would be open for us, and we will be freed from our chains... I can't wait, haha.

Anywho, I'm bloody bored right now.
I've tried entertaining myself with Red Alert 3, which is a great game, but really tires me as the game gets harder. Gah... seriously.

Speaking of games, tons of new games are coming out, and I seem to be lacking of monies to buy them. End War, Gears of War 2, Call of Duty, holy crap. Too many orgasmic games and I want to play them all! D:
Problem is, I haz no money. None, Nada, Kosong ... :C
This forced to decided on whether to get a job or not. I'm tempted to get one and earn money to buy the stuff I need to keep me entertain throughout the long holiday that is coming ahead of me, haha. But I'm still debating with myself (yes, imagine me arguing over myself .. can anyone say Split Personalities? )

Anywho, still consulting with mah parents and friends. I'm new to this job thing, since I wasn't allowed to get one after my Ns, so yeah .. I'm deciding.

Also, Grad High Tea is coming. My suit is ready, now my song is almost there. I have to rehearse some more with Khai. It's always like this with me. Only at the last minute do I start rehearsing, lol. For almost every show I'm performing. Haha. I just want this acoustic show to be good enough to leave that impression to everyone that I'm that musician before I leave the school. :D

Also, 1 more week before my date with Miss Happyface C:
Can't wait for it ... heheh

Till then, Play this awesome game.
Super Obama World!

O Hai

Oh Brainiac....

Brainiac - Looking At *ahem* Experiment...

Wtf?




I mean... seriously ... Lol?