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Mini-4E3 Outing
Went out wif Darren Kessler,Edwin Thia,Zheng Yi and Sherman today in town.Yea we had lunch in some ramen shop in Far Easr which was not so fantastic to me.Yea than we walked all da way to Meridian wif Darren constantly complaining dat it was so far.Well but in da end we ended up there and we played a few hours of pool.I won Sherman,Darren but lost to Zheng Yi(amazing huh?) and Edwin and lost in a double team match up which was me and Zheng yi against Darren and Edwin.After dat went to PS go arcade played Outrun2 and Time Crisis 4.Had good fun there hahaz then we makan at Long John Silvers after arguing about where to eat.Yea had a lot of fun today hahaz……I find Darren’s humour similar to Halmm Andrew’s humour hahaz…Oh wellz…
 
Moving my head to the music of………Two Weeks From Twenty-Yellowcard rite now.
 
Plan B
Not havin lunch wif Stacie tml anymore,instead goin out to Suntec wif Joshua as promised.Yupz.joshua u happpy now?!?!?
 
Heroes
Watch da debut episode of Heroes today on Star World.It looked realli good and i hope da rest of da season is good unlike Lost where da storyline gets lamer and lamer hahaz….But yea it has a realli interestin storyline.Hahaz…..OH wellz….nothin to type today actualli,yea……i’m tired hahaz.S’pore beat Thailand 2-1!!!Thailand damn unprofessional lah!!!Haiyo!!!!S’pore damn lucky lah!!!OH wellz i’m not complaining hahaz…..
 
Toodles!!

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Exercise
I jogged today around da neighbourhood.And i’m glad to say dat i’m still fit.Yupz!After O levels,i jog how many times????Twice.Nope.NOT twice a week.NOT twice a month.Just twice.I’ve onli jogged two times since O levels ended.=.=""
 
Must exercise more!!!!!
 
Hysteria
Dat’s da song which Glen wants Blinded Edge to jam……..It’s by Muse.No i’m not gonna put lyrics heh hehz…Da bassline is some fast fingering stuf,which to me is still very managable….BUT!!!I can’t sing dat song.Hysteria’s bassline is another fine specimen of a bassline when u actualli have to think while playin.Ur mind is actualli focused on nothin else but playin da next bar and stuff.U dun even care if da guitar is playin correctly or da drum is keeping da tempo constant and stuff.hahaz.But yea,good exercise on da fingers!!!=)
 
The Ytse Jam
Yea i finally got dis song by Dream Theater!!Thx Moses hahaz(i shld be goin for da FUEL gathering)…..Nope no lyrics too cos…………it’s an instrumental.Hahaz.I’m ite now figuing out da bassline.I’m like…halfway done?!?!?i can play til da end of da bass solo,so yea,dat’s slightly more than half???I suppose so heh hehz…..
 
Ytse Jam———maJ estY——-Majesty,Dream Theater’s original band name.Hahaz.
 
The Days Ahead
Hmm acordin to my weather report,i expect to se sunny days!!!!Yay!!!!Hahahahaz.Anywayz tml is another borin day when i stay at home whole day and play pool against computer and lose always cos da computer sorta cheats heh hehz…..Thursday……..oh,lunch wif Stacie,wonder where we will be eatin at……Friday……um….icekimo wif angie?!?Eh?She’s supposed to confirm wif me lah!!Haiz….Oh Saturday is da FUEL gathering.I guess i have to forego choir night prac,betta tell Andrew and Lucas…..Ok then,Sunday should be a typical day….Until then,over and out!!!
 
Toodles!!!!

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Before Jamming
LOL yea those were the good old days before i got exposed to jamming.Fine maybe they were not dat good.Hahaz.Hmm wad was i doin before i started jamming?Ahh yesh…..Juz slacking arnd and da onli music thing i was involved was school band and yamaha class…..Yea i alreadi picked up bass guitar but was realli lousy at it.I even found Blink 182 difficult hahahaz.Well yea it actualli started one day before band when i was in da band room chatting away and told Wei Chiang dat i played bass.At 1st he was like ‘Oh..cool’,then like 2 days later Savin smsed me to join a band which he,Wei Chiang and Gabriel wanted to form.At first i wasn’t too sure,but i said no anywayz.Then bout a week later they were goin to jam and they asked me along to try out as bassist.I had nothin on,so….i said yea….in the end,i joined.And u noe wad??After dat day,my life changed.
 
My Jamming History
So i joined da band which was later called Innocence.After a few jamming sessoins of Good Charlotte and Blink 182,tensions grew.Anywayz at dis point,dis was how our lineup stood
 
Innocence:Gabriel Goh-Vocals
               :Yap Wei Chiang-Guitars/Vocals
               :Adam Aw-Bass
               :Savin Nair-Drums
 
Yea then we had a conflict and soon Gabriel was kicked out of da band……our lineup shuffled abit and we soon asked Terence to join us……..Maybe we wanted a new look at our band,so we renamed ourselves Eye of the Fiend(EotF).We played a few good pieces from Yellowcard,Blink 182 and stuff.We enjoyed it…….
 
EotF:Yap Wei Chiang-Guitars/Vocals
      :Terence Gomes-Guitars
      :Adam Aw-Bass/Vocals
      :Savin Nair-Drums
 
However….Terence started to lose interest….then me and Wei Chaing sorta asked Savin to speak to him and stuff.Da outcome was somethin which we did not expect.Both Terence and Savin quit.Leavin da band juz down to 2 ppl.at dis point,i actualli felt like disbanding.But Wei Chiang was like never mind 2 ppl can still make a band.And deep inside me i did not want to disband.so in the end we continued jamming as a duo without any drums….It was awkward,but honestly it was kinda inspiring.
 
EotF:Yap Wei Chiang-Guitars/Vocals
      :Adam Aw-Bass/Vocals
 
We jammed Yellowcard and Amber Pacific.Throughout dis tough period,we tried looking for a guitarist and drummer.It was not easy AT ALL.But my efforts certainly paid off.I managed to get my good old friend Glen Chen to be our guitarist.Yesh a new face in the picture now…So we started jamming again.Savin agreed to stand in a drummer cos we still couldn’t find one.Our 1st jamming day was a huge success,Savin asked to rejoin da band,and we agreed.A new phrase in dis band,a new name.Blinded Edge it was.And hell yea we rocked!
 
Blinded Edge:Yap Wei Chiang-Guitars/Vocals
                   :Glen Chen-Guitars
                   :Adam Aw-Bass/Vocals
                   :Savin Nair-Drums
 
Until today,our lineup has remained da same and we keep improving despite very rare jamming sessions now.We jam songs from Yellowcard to Taking Back Sunday to Fall Out Boy to Dashboard Confessionals to The Afters….we still rock even now.But now….Wei Chiang’s been pretty busy and we juz can’t seem to find a time to jam……Occasionally me and Glen thought he had lost interest in our band now dat he has noved on to JC….But Wei Chiang says he’s realli busy,so i guess we’ll see how……
 
From Innocence to EotF to Blinded Edge,it’s still da same band.Apart from Savin,who left for a short while,me and Wei Chiang are da onli founding members left in da band who’s keeping dis jamming bond together.Let’s hope dis band will continue to play well and bond well….
 
In da meantime,i managed to form another band.It was formed by my church choir frens.It’s a pretty simple band which plays purely originals.Here’s da lineup of Overdrive!
 
Overdrive!:Angelina Bong-Vocals
               :Adam Aw-Bass/Vocals
               :Gabriel Quek-Keyboards
 
Rite now it’s dead cos of bz schedules,but let’s hope it dun be dead forever.i have not yet given up hope in dis band……….
 
Wad a ride dis has been for me for da past 3 years!!!!
 
The Jamming Future
Nothin much realli,but our choir has a chat recently bout having a Halmm Band.Hahaz whether it’s serious or not,i dunno,but i realli hope it will wok out.Should it work out,dis will be da lineup heh hehz
 
Crystal Lee-Guitars
Ashley Frois-Guitars
Adam Aw-Bass
Gabriel Quek-Keyboards
Desmond Seah-Drums
 
Hahaz we haven’t decided who shall be vocalist hahahz.Anywayz for dis lineup to be fufilled,gotta wait long long cos Crystal muz pick up guitar and Desmond muz pick up Drums.We’ll see how lah….
 
Toodles!btw dis entry was inspired by some entertaining chat wif Glen lol.

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NYP Openhouse
BORING.
 
Da place was kinda dead-lookin.There wasn’t da openhouse atmosphere in da air….Like they are doin an openhouse for the sake of doin it.Yucks.
 
Other than dat,i was quite impressed wif da Design school…Those interior design stuff and product design stuff….But dat was all lah!!!!!!The rest were juz so-so.Oh and da onli other good thing was da milo they served.heh…….
 
Anywayz i went wif Clement and Venus.Have not seen Clement for a long time man hahaz.Met Leonard Lim,Oswin and Ricky there too.Yupz……..
 
After dat went to play pool,arcade(i kept on winning for both =) ) then have a leisurely chat at Icekimo….Yea man hope to hang out wif Clement sometime soon heh heh……….OH wellzz….dat’s all for Poly Openhouses dis year i suppose.Yupz
 
Banana Split
ANGIE I GOT FREE BANANA SPLIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHEN U WANNA EAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?HEH HEHZ
 
Toodles.

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Moods
Ok i realised i’m not updatin as often as last year.It’s like,whenever i have the chance to blog,i will.But not now.Now i hav da opportunity to blog everyday,but i dun.IN fact,i blog so much less often now.I guess i’m not realli in da mood for bloggin these few days rite now.Maybe i juz lost the thing inside me dat inspires me to do certain things now,like bloggin,making a point to practice my bass everyday etc.I feel like i have changed without realising,but not in a good way.I didn’t want to change,it’s juz dat things happen and such things slowly moulds ur character til it reaches a point when ur character is totally different compared to before.I dunno if i’m making any sense rite now,but my mind’s juz messed up rite now…….Juz give me time.i’m not in the mood rite now…..
 
A Personal Message
This isn’t very personal actualli.It’s juz about you.Yes,you,the one who has been stuck in my mind da past few 5-6 months.I noe u noe who u are and i dun realli bother.Things may not turn out da way i thought it would be,perhaps u didn’t even noe dat,but it’s alrite.I dunno if there will be a happy ending to dis story,but as long as there is a chance,u will most prob remain in my mind.It’s a good thing for me dat u changed ur email add.Why?So i can juz look back at our 1st conversation back then even before u realised dat u’re da one i’m longing for.Yes i’m kinda nostalgic,i never denied it.But there’s absouletly nothin wrong wif it.I may be doin da wrong things and sayin da wrong things,but try and noe me betta,and u will definetly noe me betta.
 
OK i realised dat dis is headin nowhere,but i hope u get my point.We seldom talk,i dunno why.But maybe one day,perhaps u can give me a try.Ppl often change targets,but i rarely do.So until it’s impossible,i will always like u so.
 
Plans
Hmm goin to NYP open hse on thursday wif Clement and Luke.Hopefully there’s be a few courses dat will catch my attention…But until then,i’m still eyein a spot in SP,though ppl are sayin it’s da most not-happening poly.
 
OH yea Joshua(spelt it correctly) wants me to go Suntec wif him on Friday…dunno wad for…but oh well,betta than rotting at home.maybe we’ll go VivoCity?I dunno,i’ve never been there before though.hehez….honestly for me it’s not very suprising though……….I onli go familiar places hahahaz….
 
Saturday is once again church.OH i’m appointed Section Leader together wif Andrew.Betta get my job done.Not easy though,with crappy attitude-like smses from Patrick.Sunday have combined choir til 24feb.There’s some rite of election.Wonder wad dat is heh.OH ya got Yamaha class in da morning…..OH ya then brunch with Geri.Hmmmm…….2 hrs of eatin(11am to 1pm) shld be enuff for Geri to finish her meal LOL…..
 
And i’ve got MORE plans!!!!I’ve finalli got ppl to follow me watch Chick Corea and Gary Burton at Esplanade on 15th March!!!!!Yupz,Desmond and Gabriel are followin me.Wee~~~=).Tix costs $$88 each though.Sigh…….
 
I hope i can jam some time soon.I’ve got nice songs by Yellowcard,Muse and Jimmy Eat World to jam wif whoever’s gonna jam wif me.Yay!!!!
 
Okok i think i’m gonna slp now.Toodles!!!

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Falling through pages of Martens on angels
Feeling my heart pull west
I saw the future dressed as a stranger
love in a space-dye vest

Love is an act of blood and I’m bleeding
a pool in the shape of a heart
Beauty projection in the reflection
Always the worst way to start

[Sample is Julian Sands from the film "A Room With A View".]
"But he’s the sort who can’t know
anyone intimately, least of all a
woman. He doesn’t know what a woman
is. He wants you for a possession,
something to look at like a painting or an ivory box.
Something to own and to display. He doesn’t want you to be real,
or to think or to live. He doesn’t love you, but I love you.
I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and
feelings, even when
I hold you in my arms. It’s our last chance… It’s our
last chance…"

Now that you’re gone I’m trying to take it
Learning to swallow the rage
Found a new girl I think we can make it
as long as she stays on the page

This is not how I want it to end
And I’ll never be open again

[Sample from "The Trouble With Evan", from the Canadian series "The Fifth Estate".]
"…I was gonna move out…ummm…get,
get a job, get my own place, ummm,
but… I go into the mall where I
want to work and they tell me, I’m,
I was too young…"

[Sample is Jim Hill from a news commentary about the OJ Simpson freeway chase.]
"Some people, gave advice before,
about facing the facts, about
facing reality. And this is, this
without a doubt, is his biggest
challenge ever. He’s going to have to face it.
You’re gonna have to try, he’s gonna to have to try and,
uh, and, and, and get some help here. I mean no one can
say they know how he feels."

[Sample from the Conan O’Brien show.]
"That, so they say that, in ya know
like, Houston or something, you’d
say it’s a hundred and eighty degrees,
but it’s a dry heat.
In Houston they say that?
Oh, maybe not. I’m all mixed up.
Dry until they hit the swimming pool."

[Sample from "The Trouble With Evan", from the Canadian series "The Fifth Estate".]
"…I get up with the sun… Listen.
You have your own room to sleep in,
I don’t care what you do. I don’t
care when. That door gets locked,
that door gets locked at night by nine o’clock.
If you’re not in this house by nine o’clock, then you’d
better find some
place to sleep. Because you’re not going to be a bum in
this house.
Supper is ready…"

There’s no one to take my blame
if they wanted to
There’s nothing to keep me sane
and it’s all the same to you
There’s nowhere to set my aim
so I’m everywhere
Never come near me again
do you really think I need you

I’ll never be open again, I could never be open again.
I’ll never be open again, I could never be open again.

And I’ll smile and I’ll learn to pretend
And I’ll never be open again
And I’ll have no more dreams to defend
And I’ll never be open again

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Ngee Ann Poly
Went to NP openhouse wif Zheng Yi and Darren Kessler and met Glen,Joel and Laurent(wif cool glasses) and Joel’s sista.Da openhouse was okay lah.We were there for onli awhile lah….But i was most impressed with da film and media thingy.So was Zheng Yi i think?He was like SOOO  engrossed but then after dat he threw da brochure away…..O_o"…OH wellz…..
 
Pool
We left da place at like…….4+?went to Meridian to play some pool and met Janel there too..Yea i mostly played with Kessler though i played once wif Zheng Yi…I lost all my games to Darren but i wasn’t dat horrible too.He’s juz a wee betta than me….I won da game against Zheng Yi…..Pretty insppiring heh heh….
 
I find dat my pool skilld ever since i picked it up on my bdae when i played wif Nicole Siew.Though it’s juz somethin trivial,i’m still happi dat i actualli improved dat quickly….But on da other hand,i’m not new to da game and i’ve been playin pretty often(in my opinion) since my bdae…so maybe my improvement’s not so suprising after all???Dunno lah…I juz hope i dun get addicted to it and start squanderin all my $$$
Hmm…..addiction………..
 
Addiction
No i’m not talkin bout addiction to pool,but da well known game addiction.I’m not addicted to games,i play onli 2 PS2 games and no online games.Yesh i noe lots and lots of ppl are gettin addicited to gaming……i’m sure many of them who hav grauated from sec school last year r lockin themselves up and playin non stop right now…..Some addictions are okay to me,but not this one.I mean,dis addiction can realli turn one person to a completely different person.And one will soon be anti-social and stuff.I mean,why do dis to urself???Dun ppl hav self control????Fine maybe i’m too guilty of not controlling myself in other areas.But at least i noe it.Da fact dat these ppl think dat there’s nothin wrong in dis non-stop gaming realli perplexes me.Some ppl even think it’s absolutely nothin wrong in dis.Well i’m tellin u,it IS somethin wrong.And dun tell me dat i’m wrong,cos u noe dat u r not right.
 
OH well….online gaming addiction is not da onli gaming addiction these few days i think.Juz now on da way home while i was happily listenin music in da bus,this buisnesswoman-like lady RUSHED into da bus lookin rather flustered.One hand carryin her blackberry,other habd carryin her handbag and a few plastic bag.He immediately plopped herself beside me,put down her stuff and switched on her Blackberry.Then i was thinkin ‘hmm….muz be some impt thing like some appointment’.So i took a peek at wad she’s doin.And guess wad she’s doin????Playin Pacman.=.="……I mean,u dun hav to rush for a seat juz to play a game rite????Wth man……
 
Juz wad is goin on in dis world?????
 
 

Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song: Snow (Hey Oh)
Album: Stadium Arcadium

Come to decide that the things that I tried were in my life just to get high on.
When I sit alone, come get a little known
But I need more than myself this time.
Step from the road to the sea to the sky, and I do believe that we rely on
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice.

Hey oh… listen what I say oh
I got your hey oh, now listen what I say oh

When will I know that I really can’t go
To the well once more – time to decide on.
Well it’s killing me, when will I really see, all that I need to look inside.
Come to believe that I better not leave before I get my chance to ride,
Well it’s killing me, what do I really need – all that I need to look inside.

Hey oh… listen what I say oh
Come back and hey oh, look at what I say oh

The more I see the less I know
The more I like to let it go – hey oh, woah…
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it’s so white as snow,
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there’s nowhere to go;
Inbetween the cover of another perfect wonder and it’s so white as snow,
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there’s nowhere to go.

Ho!
Went to descend to amend for a friend of the channels that had broken down.
Now you bring it up, I’m gonna ring it up – just to hear you sing it out.
Step from the road to the sea to the sky, and I do believe what we rely on,
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice

Hey oh… listen what I say oh
I got your hey oh… listen what I say oh

The more I see, the less I know
The more I like to let it go – hey oh, woah…
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it’s so white as snow.
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there’s nowhere to go
Inbetween the cover of another perfect wonder where it’s so white as snow
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there’s nowhere to go.

I said hey hey yeah oh yeah, tell my love now.
Hey hey yeah oh yeah, tell my love now.

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it’s so white as snow,
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there’s nowhere to go.
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it’s so white as snow…
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there’s nowhere to go.

I said hey oh yeah oh yeah… tell my love now
Hey yeah yeah… oh yeah.

 

 

 

 

Toodles!!!!!

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One Last Dance
Went to watch One last dance with Joshua and Elvin Boey today…It’s a very complicated movia but very nice too.Wah da way da fella kill ppl damn style sia hahahaz…..Ya but it’s a good movia lah.Simple cheenese can understand and ya……4/5……..Dat isn’t too bad i suppose…..Yeah i’ve watched quite a few movies alreadi since O levels ended….OH wellz………….at least Josua treated me today=P
 
 
 
Scene Seven:II-One Last Time
[N:]
It doesn`t make any sense
This tragic ending
In spite of the evidence
There`s something still missing

Heard some of the rumours told
A taste of one`s wealth
Did Victoria wound his soul?
Did she bid him farewell?

[V:]
One last time
We`ll lay down today
One last time
Until we fade away
One last time
We`ll lay down today
One last time
We slowly fade away

[N:]
Here I am inside his home
It holds the many clues
To my suspicions
And as I`m standing here right now
I`m finally shown what I have always known

Coincidence I can`t believe
As my childhood dreams slowly come true

Are these her memories
Awakened through my eyes
This house has brought back to life

An open door
I walk on through
Into his bedroom

Feeling as cold as outside
The walls disappear
To some woman who`s screaming
A man pleads forgiveness
His words I cannot hear

 
 
 
 
 
 
Toodles!!!!!!

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Reunion
Jeremy showed up at Yamaha class on Sunday.He’s still da same guy,still late,still a good friend.In fact,we spontaneously went to hang out after organ class.Went too Cineleisure arcade.Played a few games of Pool.He won 2 games,i won 1 game.Then we played our speciality game in da arcades—Air Hockey.We played da 3-pucked hockey game.Da same one i played with together with Sherry on Saturday.We won 2 games each.Then played a few more games at da same arcade and at PS arcade.We played Time Crisis4 too.Da multi-screen thing can realli out things to overdrive especially when da boss is flying through every screen with soldiers advancin from all directions too.It was overall still a fun game to playe though,even though it was quite costly.Anywayz both of us are startin to lose interest in Yamaha class………Personally goin for class and practising at home is no longer a fun thing.It’s more of a chore now.Futhermore i dun think da Grade 5 exams are approaching for me anytime soon…….We’ll juz see how things go.Nothing much has changed though.I think Vanessa no longer comes for class anymore.Oso dat Justin guy whom i’ve met for a short while b4 leavin for O levels.I dun think i will ever see him again.Haiz…….
 
Trapped
Yes i’m trapped.Trapped at home.I’ve no plans except friday when i’m goin Ngee Ann Poly openhouse with Zheng Yi.I’ve been spendin da past few afternoons playin Final Fantasy XII,I’ve accomplished quite a bit.Killed quite a number of hunts and moved on with da storyline.I juz defeated Dr Cid at Draklor Laboratory.Plannin to kill a few more hunts b4 headin to Giruvegan.If u dun play da game u prob hav no idea wad da hell i’m talkin about.But yea…..i can’t wait to go out again.I juz can’t wait for dis boring week to end…
 
Changes
Yes i finalli composed another song!!!!It’s yet another instrumental(too lazy to write lyrics) titled Changes.It’s 4:03 mins long and no it is not a medley.It’s a pretty simple song consisting of Piano,Guitar,Bass and Drums.It starts of in G major key b4 transposing to G minor where there’s a triplet feel to it.After dat it transposes back to G major,playes da main riff one last time b4 ending.Ask me for da file if u wanna hear it.
 
I dunno when i’ll compose again.Not anytime soon i suppose…..
 
On a different note,i’ve abandoned Blinded Edge and Overdrive!.I’m not disbnding,juz abandoning.Their dead and useless.I’ve decided to juz have one band.A band of ppl who realli hav da passion of gettin together to make music.I’v asked Glen and Gabriel to be my guitarist and keyboardist respectively……Let’s hope everythin will work out juz fine….
 
Dat’s all for now.Toodles!!!

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Farewell
Goodbye Marianne.Thank you for being wif da choir for many years and helping us to improve both individually and as a choir.We will certainly miss you.Have fun working!!!!=)
 
The Day of Improvement
Today da basses finalli improved!!Me and Andrew finalli decided to do somethin bout our un-blendingness and realised that he had to have a much rounder tone and i still sound kinda harsh.So yesh,more things to work on.But overall da basses sounded superbly good in terms of tone and blending.Today’s prac made both me and Andrew genarally happy wif da way we sound.=)
 
Seriously,now dat we sound betta,i actualli look forward to hearin our sound next week and stuff,maybe it will help da choir in our attemptn to rise above the congregation.
 
On a different note,da choir is goin to undergo some restructuring with more specific posts.OK i realised i shouldn’t be sayin dis until everythin is finalised.Hence i shall stop here.
 
Toodles!!!!!

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