Rubber Boots in Motion

November 14

2008-11-14T22:18:00.002+08:00

Its funny how we meet other people from different walks of life and actually have the opportunity to see how each one differs in behavior, and then analyze ourself.

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Abraham Lincoln

"The character of a man is known from his conversations." Menander

"Reason or Rhyme" NO.1 on Hitz.FM!

2008-10-19T21:41:00.007+08:00

Thank you guys for all the support that you have graciously and lovingly gave to the band! Our first single, "Reason or Rhyme" has reached the No.1 spot on the MET10 charts on Hitz.FM last week and managed to retain the spot for another consecutive week, all thanks to all of you! Stay tuned for more details and visit www.crimsonepiphany.com for the updates, as we have exciting things coming up!

Love

Gretsch Duo Jet with Bigsby (G6128T)

2008-09-13T22:08:00.006+08:00

Recently, I picked up 2 new guitars and an old vintage amp which sounds awesome! Here are the pictures of one of the two guitars I got recently.

Invisible Drum Kit

2008-08-22T02:50:00.001+08:00

Kudos to Rowan Atkinson! A wicked awesome vid!

August 21..

2008-08-21T02:07:00.002+08:00

Some days you just feel like you're on top of the world, being adept at the various responsibilities you shoulder daily, may it be yr profession, studies, bumming. BUT you have days where you feel oblivious to everything around you, and at that moment it seems everything that seems to matter to you, don't matter anymore.Today was that day. I'm tired, tired of being extra nice to people eventhough I get treated like a dirty rag, or taken for granted, tired of studying, tired of being nice to relatives I don't like, tired of being a responsible brother and son (though I love it, it's tiring) or to sum it up, maybe I'm simply enervated from trying my best in life, to make the best out of everything I have (which is not much), only to find out it was not worth it in the end. Life is sure one hell of a game. I sound emo and depressed, don I? I concur. I need sleep NOW.

Mischievous Moses

2008-08-20T17:59:00.001+08:00

August 11..

2008-08-11T15:39:00.008+08:00

A busy last week, and weekend it was. Rock climbing, meeting up with friends who are back for the hols, movies, more movies, bumming, reading up my stack of novels, catching up with more friends, going for gigs, late nights, more late nights and a whole lot of other events I can barely remember. Glad I got a few newbie's hooked to rock climbing!

One interesting event that just came my way was when I was asked to play for a Soul/Jazz/Funk band last Saturday, together with other professional musicians like Juwita's bassist and keyboardist, and drummer Steve Jordan. It was actually my first gig out without my band, Crimson Epiphany, and playing a music genre that's not even my own. It turned out, well, fine I guess.

It feels good to play with professionals, knowing they have your back and you feel safe when playing. A whole lot of ther stuff happened that night, with legendary jazz guitarist/singer Jordan Rivers walking into the cafe and later playing on my guitar for a song requested by the audience. I was just awestruck by the amount of talent, coupled with humility, that he has. He was also generous with his advice, giving me pointers on how to play the guitar with my heart, and not by over-thinking.

Well yea, I also found out a couple of months back when I was at a gig at The Attic, that Jordan Rivers' son, the drummer that night, Steve Jordan was my junior back in Primary School and he still remembered me all this years. And to make it more interesting, Ben Jin from church was his classmate in the same school where I was their Senior. Its funny how we are all connected, and maybe its time I believed the whole "Six Degrees of Separation" theory.

Ah well, a lot of other stuff happened, but I guess I do not have the patience to write about everything. Here are 2 pictures of me and the other of the legendary Jordan Rivers (my apologies for the bad quality of the pictures taken) taken from the gig by Aaron on his mobile phone.

Dramatic Beaver!!

2008-08-08T00:29:00.001+08:00

Make sure your speakers are on FULL! Dramatic Beaver's in the house!

Aug 7...

2008-08-08T00:26:00.001+08:00

Hey guys.. it's been sometime since I last blogged, and now I've decided that I'll discipline myself to blog often.

Anyway to start off the whole blogging thing again, here's something interesting..

My friend Cheryl has decided to start a female accessories business that caters to well... females. It is a joint partnership with her fellow cousins. Here's the intro I copied directly from her website:

"This little band of merrymakers in their search for the "one piece only" decided to take matters into their own hands! We use stainless steel, silver, semi precious stones, crystals and some man made ones too! Its all about expressing yourself = accessorize!! accessorize in one offs!!! Welcome to the world of "bits and bobs" where there is something for everyone! I WANT TO ACCESSORIZE... Got to have to them, got to know more about the pieces, drop me an email at bitsnbobsmsia@gmail.com. We can send the pieces out by mail. However, please note that prices shown do not include shipping."

Do check them out at http://bitsnbobsmsia.blogspot.com/

11 June..

2008-06-11T01:17:00.000+08:00

Sorry this blog has not been updated in ages! Have been busy (yes
don't misconstrue it as me being plain lazy).

As some of you might have heard, Crimson Epiphany is releasing their
debut album on the 27th of June! Get one (or more) from a music store
close to you! Crimson Epiphany's single, "Reason Or Rhyme" will be on
air really soon on your favorite radio stations! More details soon!

At the mean time, visit www.crimsonepiphany.com for a preview of the
upcoming single, "Reason Or Rhyme"!

August 1...

2007-08-02T00:09:00.001+08:00

Crimson Epiphany had the craziest weekend ever, we played 2 shows,
One Rock [towards a drug free nation] on Saturday and at a conference
on Sunday evening.. Both were great! Here are the videos for 2 songs,
Lift Up Your Eyes and Reason or Rhyme. Both songs will be in our upcoming full-length album. Enjoy!

Lift Up Yr Eyes

Reason or Rhyme

July 9.....

2007-07-09T11:33:00.001+08:00

I am a piece of dead meat. Recording is coming up tomorrow running
all the way through to the end of the month, and my semester finals
are in 2 weeks. I am bound to screw this sem up. Plus there are
assignments to finish and only half are done because the lecturer
gave the summary on the other one later. Life can't get any better. I
am going to disappoint my parents with horrible results, not that I
want to, but I can foresee that happening due to time constraints.
Well, at least this puts more meaning into the word 'sacrifice'.. or
whatever the word is..

March 31...

2007-03-31T01:06:00.000+08:00

Aaron MADE me take this personality test and asked me to post the results... grrr...

anyway, here goes.... [i would like to think that I am not Melancholy Choleric, maybe Sanguine.. but everyone can dream right?] =)

Melancholy Choleric

14 Sanguine, 50 Melancholy, 50 Choleric, 21 Phlegmatic

Hail to you who is a Choleric Melancholy.

The depth to see into the heart and soul of life.

The grip of leadership to head us to the good.

The firm control when others ar losing theirs.

The ability to analyze and arrive at the proper solution.

The willingness to take a chance in a doubtful situation.

The talent to create a masterpiece where nothing existed before.

The pledge "if it is worth doing, it's worth doing right."

The confidence to hold true in the face of ridicule.

The urge to "take arms against a sea of troubles by opposing them."

The aim to finish what you start.

Yours is the most successful combination of the personality types. The pairing of your decisive Choleric leadership, drive and goals, with your Melancholy's analytical, detail conscious, organized schedule-oriented mind is unbeatable. Your melancholy side is inclined toward perfection, and your choleric side is predisposed towards success. So you will get what you want no matter how long it takes.

This is what is awesome about you as a Meloncholy:

You are deep, thoughtful, analytical, insightful, serious, purposeful, genius prone, talented, creative, possibly artistc, musical, poetic or philisophical. You are considerate, conscientious, self-sacrificing, and sensitive to others. In the workplace you set high standards, pick up after others, are schedule oriented, organized, detail concious, persistent, and thorough. You like charts and graphs. You see the problems and find creative solutions. As a friend, you make friend's cautiously, are content to stay in the background, avoid causing attention, are faithful and devoted, deeply concerned for others, will listen to complaints, and you can solve people's problems.

And here is what is awesome about you as a Choleric

You are a born leader, strong willed, active, dynamic, decisive, not easily discouraged, unemotional, independent, self-sufficent, confident, with a compulsive need for change & to correct wrongs, and you can run anything. At work you are goal oriented, you see the whole picture, seek practical solutions, quickly move into action, delegate, organize well, insist on production, stimulate activity and thrive on opposition. As a friend, you have less need for friends than other temperments. You'll work for group activity, lead, organize, and you excell in emergencies. You are usually right.

Can you see how cool this makes you? You can do anything! Others are hesitant, indecisive, impulsive but not you. However, it is not all roses. There are some hefty weaknesses here too.

Here are your weaknesses as a Choleric:

First of all you don't think there is anything wrong with you. You think you are always right, so you can't be wrong. You'll probably think the following aren't even weaknesses. They are. Cholerics are impatient, impetuous, inflexible, unsympathetic, bossy, quick tempered, dominating, and too busy. You can't relax, you won't let others relax, you like to argue, you won't give up when you are losing, you won't admit you are wrong, and basically you come on too strong. In the workplace, you have little tolerance for mistakes, you don't compliment others instead you are rude and tactless, you make rash decisions by glossing over details (unless you have a melancholly edge to you), you are manipulative & demanding. As a friend you tend to use people, dominate, decide for others, know everything, think you can do everything better than everyone else, be unapologetic, and be too independent.

Those blend powerfully with the weaknesses of the Meloncholy:

You remember negatives, hold on to hurt, sulk, get moody or depressed or guilty, you are too introspective, self-centered, with a low self-image, you feel persecuted and you mind is off in another world. In the workplace you may be too meticulous, or a martyr. You are not people oriented, choose dificult work, are hesitant to start, spending too much time on planning, prefering analysis to work, and you are hard to please with your high high standards. As a friend you live through others, are critical, withdrawn, hold back affection, don't accept compliments, you are unforgiving, suspicious, and you dislike those in opposition towards whom you are antagonistic and even revengeful.

Okay that is a crap load of negativity there. You are for the most part, freaking awesome. You are the cornerstone of any good plan. Without you everyone would just be running around like a chicken with their head cut off, or sitting around relaxing doing nothing. The other personality types would like you to understand how overbearing you can be, and they'd be grateful for more acceptance from you, but for the most part they appreciate your making things happen.

March 13....

2007-03-13T19:07:00.001+08:00

Last night was an amazing night! The evening at the MPO was one that
I would cherish & remember.. [other than the Fourplay jazz
performance there last year]

Chick Corea is a prolific jazz composer/musician that has a track
record going down all the way in the history books of jazz & music,
in the past playing with/for legends like Al Dimeola, Miles Davis,
Stanley Clarke, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Al Jarreau and many
more... not to mention he is a multiple Grammy award recipient.

The feature for the sold-out performance at MPO last night was Chick
Corea on the piano & his vibraphone counterpart, Gary Burton (once a
lecturer & Chief Operating Officer at the prestigious Berklee College
of Music). Amazing...

Well.. Jeremy's family, Aaron, Barry, Ps Chris and I attended it and
I guess it was just pure fun and inspiring.. they did famous
repertoires like Native Sound, Crystal Silence, Duende...
Ah well, now we can only hope that he brings down his whole band the
next time round [if he does come back!]

Well that basically wraps all of it up...

March 10...

2007-03-10T20:35:00.000+08:00

Congratulations adrian chew, you are 80% not Malaysian.

That means you're as Malaysian as...

Michael Jackson!

How Un-Malaysian Are You?

Jan 30...

2007-01-30T01:08:00.000+08:00

I was browsing through Jeremy's multiply site and found a really funny photo of me.. We were in Sheila Majid's studio practicing last summer prior to recording.. And we had all his camera shots taken by our photographer [kudos to Matt]. I showed this particular photo to a few of my friends and they all burst out laughing.. So I guess it's funny.. Take a look at it, and read the tagline below the pic..

http://epiphanyjkhp.multiply.com/photos/photo/6/33

Jan 24...

2007-01-24T00:13:00.000+08:00

Hello 21! Sweeeeeeeeeet....

I finally turned 21, got my freedom key, and the comfort [or not], of knowing that i'm emancipated [legally].
Previously, I thought turning 21 was all so cool and bla bla bla... but now that I've turned 21, being legally free & emancipated, I suddenly feel that sense of responsibility I have in everything I do, every action I make from now on. This sucks, but in a way I guess it'll mold me through time as I continue making mistakes and constantly learning from them and trying not to repeat them.

Ok, enough with the sentimental talk...

I have a bad feeling my 21st Bday party will be rowdy and boisterous... wait, did anyone say PARTY?
What party? When? What party?? *grins*

Jan 19.....

2007-01-19T00:36:00.000+08:00

Uninspiring Vista... ah, how apt...

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/17992/page1/

Jan 3....

2007-01-03T01:23:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year everyone! What a great start to a new year... feeling fresh and anew! Since I'm in a jolly mood now I thought I'd just post a few pics up for fun... was at a wedding 2 weeks ago and guess who was at the wedding, and better still, the brides best friend? Elaine Daly... Miss Malaysia 2003 and True Fitness Ambassador. Ah, joy...

December 8...

2006-12-08T09:04:00.000+08:00

Crimson Epiphany Debut EP Launch

We at Livehouse Project and Crimson Epiphany are excited to announce our CD/EP was launched today! The tile of the CD is Awaken The Dawn EP. You can get it in stores like Rock Corner, Canaanland, and Glad Sounds starting today! Go get your self a copy! It is only RM9.90!

Live inteview with Crimson Epiphany on Xfresh FM

Tune in to 103.0 Xfresh FM, tonight (Friday, 8th Dec) at 9pm to catch the live interview with Crimson Epiphany on Xfresh FM! It's gonna be great! Xfresh will be giving out 10 CE's Awaken the Dawn EP today on Xfresh so tune in! If you are lucky and bumped into the Xfresh Street Surfers, you might stand a chance to get a free copy too!

Visit our official website www.crimsonepiphany.com & www.xfresh.fm to vote for CE's single, "Bleed the Same"

November 9....

2006-11-09T01:36:00.000+08:00

Trust is a LIE, and it is way overrated. Life experiences will give you that honest answer. Once again, trust is a lie. People whom you think cares and treasure yr 'friendship', wouldn't even give a shit about you after sometime. And time will tell, just keep out of contact and go missing for a few months, and if not even a simple text message reaches you, TOO bad. It's not worth it. Cultivating friendships are a waste of time.

November 2...

2006-11-02T18:08:00.000+08:00

"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go," Keith Urban

I have always enjoyed Keith's music, though he has not produced many albums. Just a few to name. I was glad when he decided to go for treatment to curb his drug & alcohol problem a number of years ago. But since he married Nicole Kidman, he went back to his old habits. I am bemused at the moment to why this has happened. Could it Nicole? Could it be pressure? I doubt it. But once again, my personal belief, women are the root of all evil. I do not intend to sound censorious toward women, but they are the sole cause of the fall of men, in almost every aspect.. But for now, I am just glad he checked himself into a treatment centre now that he realised it. And his new album is launching in 4 days, can't wait to get my hands on it.. tee hee hee

November 1.....

2006-10-26T19:05:00.000+08:00

I thought I'd just post photos of my new guitar. I got it almsot 2 months ago and i bought it in the USA, not here. American companies love sending junk and products that barely passed 'QC' to asian countries and keep the best stock for their own country and people. Idiots. So i had to get it there instead eventhough it costs more. As for guitars, an experienced musician will know whether the guitar is a 'junk'/defective/barely passed QC product, just by playing it, for an amateur, they won't know or notice at all, its quite hard. It's the feel and tone of the guitar that matters most.

Anyway, this is another limited edition i got, it's 50th anniversary. I got this on back order, brand new, because this guitar was only sold in 2004 in conjuction with it's 50th anniversary celebration of this guitar. The grain of the wood is AWESOME. You can barely find another guitar with such a beautiful grain in Malaysia. Once again as I mentioned earlier, Americans keep the best products for their own country. The pickups are one of a kind Custom Shop 1954 exclusive. The guitar's design is even older than most of your parents! The design has been unchanged since 1954, and this guitar has stood the test of time. Artists like Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, and all yr idiotic corporate sell-out punk bands use it. Legendary

October 24....

2006-10-24T00:58:00.000+08:00

I'm BORED. I have to admit it. I thought when my family went away for a holiday I would have freedom and etc.. Instead I have a pile of assignments that are due, plus, it's really quiet around here in the house and it's starting to get freaky.. grrr.... boooreeeed and stressed out... things just can't get any bland and boring as this..

--
Chew

July 26...

2006-07-26T18:25:00.000+08:00

Do check out my band's space at www.myspace.com/bandepiphany

July 12......

2006-07-12T22:02:00.000+08:00

Ah finally...

Been quite busy at the moment with band practices and etc... glad i got my guitar back from the states in one piece... i'm a little tired from practice so i won't write much..

check out epiphanyband.blogspot.com

It's an alternative christian recording project that I'm currently involved in. The link above is actually the blog page for the band to chat and post up annoucements, but if you want to check it out do feel free... but trust me, there's nothing you can find in there that'll benefit or entertain you.. haha...

adios

May 17....

2006-05-17T00:19:00.000+08:00

I'm so upset with FedEx! (i call them FedUp). When i called the FedEx call centre last week to schedule a pickup for my PRS to be sent to Singapore (it has to go through my dealer there, then it'll be shipped back to the USA, it's standard protocol), the cust service relations fella (or whatever u call them) said that my guitar will go down to Singapore via a FedEx truck. I was relieved, because the last thing i would like my guitar to get on is a PLANE, unless necessary!

When the FedEx pickup guy came to pickup my package, it was just a sad moment to see my guitar go away. And you know what?????? My PRS went on a FLIGHT, as i said the last thing i would like my guitar to travel on is a FLIGHT unless it's on a long haul journey. Urgh! I used the tracking number that was given to me and guess what? That same night it was flown to the Philippines and then back to Singapore! im FedUp with FedEx. If i was shipping something non-fragile i wouldn't even care. I've heard enough complaints about FedEx from my other friends when they ship their fragile items over, and it reaches to the destination in pieces. They recommended me to use UPS or DHL, but how? No choice, my dealer paid for shipping and they use FedUp, i hope that when my guitar comes back from the states it's flown back using UPS or DHL, I hope PRS uses them. Enough ranting for a day, I'm missing it heaps. It's there on evaluation and warranty. I'm the unlucky one in a million.

My parents were away for a night and then so happen my sister (amelia) wanted to watch MI:3, but I've already watched it so what the heck. Last minute someone wanted to have lunch with me, so we went to 1utama, my sister went for the movie, and i bought tickets, TICKETS! I got 2 tickets for the premiere of The DaVinci Code movie, on thursday. The best seats in the house. Yay! I'm so excited i can't wait for it. I do hope that it meets up to the standards of the book..

I've gotta go sleep now, long day ahead tomorrow...

May 9..

2006-05-09T00:28:00.001+08:00

I got my PRS (Paul Reed Smith) Custom 24, 20th Anniversary, 10 Top guitar on the 11th of April.. Erin called me a braggart. People who own this guitar don't even need to open their mouth to brag, the guitar itself will do it for you. Well you know what's happening??? It's going to be shipped back to the PRS factory in Stevensville, MD, USA tomorrow for warranty related issues. I'm so upset.. all in less than a month! Happy now? I don't want to talk about it! I'm too upset!

Anyway for those of you who are interested, we're going to play badminton (& probably swim)again at Adrian Lee's Crib at 5pm today.. anyone interested just give him a call at 017-8898411 for directions..

Anyway, i gtg now, i really upset and getting depressed.. for the past week i've been arranging the shipping details (and etc) with my PRS dealer and PRS themselves on the warranty issue. The good news is that PRS is going to pay for my shippping both ways! (they better be for the price i paid for the guitar, i expect excellent cust serv) But the bad news is that I'll miss the guitar like hell. FedEx is coming over to pick my guitar up in the afternoon later... :( I feel like crying.. really :( *sob*sob*

April 20.....

2006-04-20T22:48:00.000+08:00

Here are a few pics from the sunrise service at the National Hockey Stadium... =) Enjoy...

April 18...

2006-04-18T15:25:00.000+08:00

Sometimes do you wonder whether the people that say they are close to you actually really care about you? i don't know.. really..
Barry and I were having this chat about 2 weeks ago about that, and we were talking particularly about someone that is close to me.. andhe asked this question, "You obviousy care for her really well, taking her our for dinner's, driving her here and there.. but do you think she actually cares for you and spends time or at least take a lil' effort to send u a text message to brighten up ur day.. just the simplest of things, think about it, chew..". Then it strucked me. I'm still puzzled and have not answered that question yet.. I'm thinking about it... still trying to notice the slightest of cre shown to me .. anyway.. scrap it.. i don't intend to get depressed anytime sooner..

It's been a tiring weekend.. really.. so yups.. back to my books.. see ya!

April 3.....

2006-04-03T23:05:00.000+08:00

Wow.. it's been sometime since i last blogged.. wait.. let me rephrase that ... A LONG LOoooOOoong Time! :)

I'm sooo happy! I just got a new guitar.. and you know what?? And you know what's pathetic? It's not an electric guitar, it's an Acoustic? I mean.. adrian chew.. playing acoustic guitar? you gotta be kidding me. Well u have to blame my darn fingers for touching that guitar in the first place. The sound, the finish, the beauty of 5 different exotic wood used on this guitar, totally seduced me.. and of course.. the brand larh! Taylor.. I mean this is not one of those cheap or should i say, the regular shelf guitars.. If you don't have at least 5k you can't get the cheapest one. Don't ask how much i paid for mine.. you will be thankful u didn't ask.. really.. :) but the good news is that i got it for a bargain.. =)

Chris ling lent me a cd.. the latest Jeremy Camp unplugged album.. guess what.. exactly the same brand, the same model.. a dreadnought shape with no cutaway... Nice... =)

Well for now, i play with my acoustic guitar more than my white baby. Sad huh..
I just realised that i have 4 nice guitars that i love so much.. all with a hefty price tag hence my taste for the best..well i talked to dad about getting my last electric.. actually the one that i always dreamt of.. it's about 12k.. hoping for it to come by the end of this year or mebe next year.. no idea.. might not even buy it.. but if i do get it.. it will be my LAST! I promise!

I have posted a few photos... have a look at it.. i got the bridge pins changed to nice gold bridge pins. U can see the wood 'figures' ... found on only high end guitars like this.. The 5 different kinds of exotic wood on my guitar is the Sitka Spruce, for the top of my guitar (as seen in the 2nd and 3rd photo) imported from the western regions of North America, then for the sides and back of my guitar is the African Mahogany from Africa, and for the neck of the guitar, American Mahogany.., then for the saddle and headstock, Indian Rosewood is used..and lastly the fretboard, which uses Ebony from east india... =) All exotic woods..

Haaah...Forgive me for my ego trip today... a man like me just loves his toys.. :)

Anyway..I'm tired from badminton with ken, serene and etc... gtg now... need sleep.. long day ahead tomorrow..

November 29...

2005-11-29T19:44:00.000+08:00

OMGoodness i didn't realise it has been sometime since i last blogged. Lauranne MADE me do this.
I went for a camp! CAMP! FINALLY!... 2 Friday's ago. Gawd i had fun but the work load was insane... Being a RR cmdr ain't that easy. Not going to talk much about camp but i'll just explain in brief. I was in-charge of building the traditional Council Fire for the night of them camp and it's quite a huge task. Took 3 hours to chop up the wood needed, together with uncle Micheal Chang giving me a hand. Some of the wood logs were as big as Mabel Wong i dare say.. my hands hurt so badly after that. The fire for that night was great, the fire lasted from 8pm all the way to 7am in the morning.. we used it to reheat some BBQ left over from the previous night, for breakfast. We went River Trotting for about an hour.. well, going with little kids isn't that fun you know, but heck, we're there to take care of them. I have to admit, we had heaps of fun. During the river trotting activity, i got to test my pair of Teva's that i got 2 months back. I was really impressed by the grip it had on the wet rocks are river bed. I'm going to get a new pair for normal use and use my current one as a dedicated one for camping.. there goes another 240 bucks.. :( I got back from camp with 18 mosquito bites, including the 3 on my butt. Ouch. And also a sunburn.. bad bad one.. i think i got it when i was chopping the wood under the hot sun. :( I think i really overworked myself at camp. On monday, miaowkat and i couldn't help but to get our bodies 'tuned' in the massage parlour, by our regular masseurs. What a relieve.. =)

The last 2 weeks have been bad. Last saturday i found out my grandpa's kidney totally 100% faied and have to go for permanent dialysis ='( I miss all the good memories i used to have with my grandpa =( I can't get it anymore because of his condition .. we all know his time is coming up because of his heart, kidney, and stomach issues :(
And then there are issues with people and matters of the heart that are unsettled. Hurts, and a tinge of anger still lies deep down in my heart... Well .. Life is life... you have to live with all this kinds of things.

Anyway, here are some photos from camp.. a few photos of my sooooo cute baby niece and my nephews too... taken a few weeks ago during grandpa's 80th bday lunch..

November 11...

2005-11-11T12:04:00.000+08:00

Yay! I finally got my request! I'm NOT playing for Christmas..!! WooHoo!! Reason 1.) Im NOT interested to play (u all know why.. don't ask). 2) Youth camp is right after Christmas and i have alot to do.. 3) I prefer Easter songs.. more rock-ish and more to my style.. for christmas it's better to give Thom a shot.. more to his jazz style.. =)
But u guys know the main reason why i don't want to play la.. that thing that happen with Ps Chris has turned my head around and pissed me off..

This last few days has been hard for me.. hurting and etc.. Don't know how to handle it... only God can help.... haih... only way to describe my self.. A Flower quickly fading, or just a wave tossed in the huge ocean... =(

Going out with bear soon.. have to get ready... =)

November 7...

2005-11-07T10:44:00.000+08:00

Wow.. Last week was jsut.. WOW. Busy Busy and BUSY. Wedding preparations, Hair Cut, etc..
Got me hair cut from Nick at Sense Studio with Leen Leen.. I like.. Was shopping the whole week.. bought quite an amount of shirts from G2000, The Executive and etc.. For those of you who know me well, I HATE SHOPPING, so yea, it was pure torture. Got meself a new pair of shoes and etc. Last month and this month i have a spending record of over Rm2k.. am i crazy or what? I think i am, i was spending so much and i didn't realise it would be this much, but heck...

Adrian and Jen's wedding was good. Actually it was one of the most relaxed wedding ceremonies i've ever been to. The day started on Saturday morning at 7.15am with us groomsman at his house in DP before leaving to 'get' the bride at her house in Cheras. Reached Jen's house at 8am. Gawd, getting in was HARD.. all thanks to the bridesmaids. We had all sorts of stuff like eating chili padi, waxing leg (and YES, I was the only ONE who got it.. idiot), was conned into giving so many red packets and we were so stupid to give a big one for the first one. Crap. There's more stuff that happened bu all in all we got the bride and left for the ceremony. Ceremony was good .... Mr and Mrs Adrian Lee..

Hehe, i checked into my room at JW Marriott at about 4.15pm and right after that i proceeded for my sound check at the dinner hall for me special number. Dinner was good.. and you know WHAT???!! During the photo slideshow, they showed a photo of me and my leg getting WAXED! All Chooi Mun's Fault, and plus she's the bridesmaid that walked down the aisle with me. urgh. URGH! The dinner guests was just laughing.. expected.. hehe. Was pretty embarassing! All in all the dinner ended well... Ps Kenneth and Sandra Chin was sitting at me table, it was fun... at least now they know how lame we guys are.. lol

Next morning... oh gawd.. in the last 48 hours i only had 4 hours of sleep and pure WORK. so i was dead exhausted. And the stupid thing was that i had to wake up early to play in Cheras.. Dang.. wasted my sleep in Marriott.. and you know what's worse?? I found out that i had 2 nights stay instead of 1 night in marriot, when i checked outt.. Idiot. I checked out very early in the morning.. Missed practice in cheras (who needs practice anyway??) lol. After cheras i went for Grandpa's 80th Bday celebration and later rushed to 1 Utama to find a gift for someone i love so dearly.. was hard to find the right one but yea.. took time.. and i was quite broke.. only had like 100 bucks left in my wallet.. so yea.. I was running out of time and i left 1 utama after getting the gift (btw, who wants to go to 1 utama on weekends??? It's Packed!) and went to pick Mr and Mrs Adrian Lee from the hotel, for evening service. I was exhausted. We had dinner later and went back to their suite in the hotel and later went to the VIP lounge to chill there. I think i was chilling a lil' too much when i realised i just downed 6 glasses of Bollingers. Idiot. My head was dizzy, i was dead sleepy and i had to deliver the gift and the person lives so far away (and it was late already).. It was very VERY tiring that i had to stop the car 3-4 times during the journey to rest. It's THAT bad. It's not a matter of keeping my eyes open. It WOULDN'T stay open eventhough i forced it.. It was hard, but i hope the sacrifice was worth it. Love knows no boundaries. I'm quite hurt and upset with the person for something that was said, but yea, when it's someone's bday and you love them so so dearly, you just can't help it but to do something really sweet, no matter what it costs... I dropped it at her doorstep and yea..I got home at about 2am i think.. I dropped and knocked off immediately... So yea, could you now feel how it was like to live my day, bearing in mind i had 4 hours of sleep in the last 2 days. This is quite a long post, also to make up for me not blogging for sometime..

October 24....

2005-10-24T11:38:00.000+08:00

How do you tell someone you're really upset because of something that was said to you that offended you or hurt your feelings quite severely, without the person even knowing that it affected you? I guess sometimes i just get too depressed thinking and crying over it when it hurts so badly, until i reach the point that i do not dare to face the problem and settle it because im badly hurt or damaged emotionally, to do it.., it even adds the pressure because i care and love the person more than anyone else.. :( You know what? I suck and i'm a fool.. i hate myself!

My week/weekend was quite ok.. the only thing that helped took off all my hurtful thoughts and feelings temporarily was when i went to Sheila Majid's Studio on Sunday afternoon for Adrian and Jen's Wedding Dinner Special Number rehearsal.. It was a blast.. Because in church you just don't see people like Joel Wong and Ken abuse the instruments like that, .. ONLY in a studio.. And well, ask them, we had a blast.. i've NEVER seen this musical side of the 3 (boss went home after we finished rehearsing his wedding special numbers) of us playing this kind of wild music and really REALLY having a good jam. Well playing in church has it's limitations.. NO circular music =) Yup, if we enforce the rules in church, we have to be a good example and not do it too. Was definitely one of THE BEST studios i've ever been to (Cmon gimme a break, it's Sheila Majid's Personal Studio) :P .. i've been to so many but all of them just suck... badly maintained, smells of smoke, sucky lighting (Yes we had Awesome lightings!) , Nice floor, and last but not least, High End Equipments.. stuff that i love playing on!...

Ok gtg now, need to go to G2k and KLCC for shopping... =)

Outbreak!

2005-10-17T23:51:00.001+08:00

The weekend was great! It started on Friday night when we went to a gig at KL Jam Asia, in Hartamas, starring Edge of Fire, Qings & Kweens, Naked Breed and lastly, my exteacher.. Bejaya, together with Mozad. Was great... was there with Leen Leen, Serene, Barry, & Daniel... We definitely had a blast... I don't know, it's just weird because im like 'related' to most of them who were performing like Yings from Edge of Fire.. i grew up with him i church last time before he left, and his guitarist is Brian Siew's classmate.. Then Mozad, malaysia's best bassist, whom ive known personally for a long long time, and playing along with him is Bejaya, my exteacher. Then last but not least, Jai, from Naked Breed is Seken's brother in-law.... was a good night..

Oh yeah i forgot! Nick gave me a 'new' hairdo.. making me look abit gayish... no more spikee hair for me... hehe :D

Just got back from a movie with leen leen at 1 utama.. we watched Sky High... hehe.. i like :D
*Yawn* I'm tired .. want to sleep sleep ... lazy to write long long posts...

Xmas...

2005-10-10T22:08:00.000+08:00

Haih... Should i play for the coming christimas presentation? Should I? Aih .. i have no idea. 1/4 of me says Yes and the other 3/4 says No... Xmas songs are NOT that fun to me... boooring.. Easter songs are much much (when i say Much i do mean it) lively.. and that means it's more of a challenge to play it.. and more Fun too..

Mebe i should take a break from playing for xmas.. let someone else play.. so i can take a break from those tight scheduled sound checks and demands.. i dunno.. gotta think about it.. Also, youth camp is most prolly right after xmas so it's gonna be a tight schedule for me.. just like last year..

aih... think chew... THINK! prob don't want to play.... but i'll see..

Down at the pit, nowhere to run or hide...

2005-10-06T14:25:00.000+08:00

When something is tempered/broken/hurt, it will NEVER be the same again. In this case, it's my heart, my emotions. Somehow it will never be the same again, no matter how much effort has been put to rectify or to fix it.

Is it that hard to tell someone the truth about how you feel? I don't know...
U know what, im not in the mood to go on writing.. there's just too much to say but i just don't want to.... there's just too much troubling my heart and emotions now... I think i better go now, before i say more stupid things that mean nothing to no one.

2005-10-04T00:24:00.000+08:00

This life is so over-rated. People only want the best of you, whenever and wherever they want it.. and then leave you alone to decompose for the next... only god knows how long, before they need you again... Well, is this what human's that supposedly say that they 'care' and 'love' you, do to you? I question myself that each and everytime. People only want the best of you, nothing else, and to make it even better, the CLOSER people want it even better. I've gave up trying to figure that out, yet still very upset and emotional about it, eventhough i try my best not to. Well, humans like me only get emotional only if they care so much about the person that is doing this to you... whether it's non-intentional or done on purpose.. right? *.........pls*

Well, things that were said or promised to be done were not done.. even the smallest of things. It's just to show how much that someone value you and how important you are to him/her.. eventhough they say that you are..

It's like what the song, 'Best Of You', says, " Were you born to Resist of be Abused?" .. I guess i was abused..

This life is so empty, and best of all, it's way over-rated...

September 26...

2005-09-26T21:17:00.000+08:00

A friend is somebody who loves us with understanding, as well as emotion

Robert Louis Stevenson

Hey, I hope this will brighten up your day... =)

at a Crossroad...

2005-09-26T20:48:00.000+08:00

I am very upset. I don't really know how to explain the situation I am in, but I really feel betrayed by someone so close to me... how the heck can u even have the heart to do this? It was said in a different way, but i know what you are trying to tell me... but the thing is, Why can't you be honest with me? Lack of Trust? Understanding? People can tell u that they care for you, but can't be honest with you... what is that??! ... I am dumbfounded...

Well... Life is life.... No matter what, i'll move on... *shrugs*

September 21

2005-09-21T01:27:00.000+08:00

How necessary it is to cultivate a spirit of joy. To act lovingly is to begin to feel loving, and certainly to act joyfully brings joy to others, which in turn makes one feel joyful.

Dorothy Day

Perplexed.. Hurt?

2005-09-21T01:05:00.000+08:00

Let me see, i got 2 complimentary RM250 STOMP tickets and went with dad on saturday.. best seats in the house, and best of all, it was great! Well it at least helped my bad day that was not getting better at all. Well, saw a number of church guys at STOMP too.. glad i got those tickets. And best of all, i just added another guitar to my collection :) anyway... on to the next boat..

Has anyone whom you hold so dearly close to your heart, told u something but actually went against it and compromised on what that was said? Well, i feel that way now.. it actually does hurt badly, especially finding it out from someone else... :( Humans will definitely feel confused, puzzled, and especially hurt, when someone that's so close to yr heart actually ignores you or not talk to you.. insensitive? I don't know... i gave up trying to figure that out because it hurts me more & more each time.. If u actually do care and love the person so much, u would take the effort and initiative to say hi, or to talk... in my case, i've done so much that i'm left so dry and can't give anymore, not because i don't want to, but because i have nothing after giving too much. Well, maybe there are answers that i do not know.. answers that will leave me devastated... or weeping on my knees? Well, God holds everything in His hands, as much as emotions may say otherwise, i choose to trust in Him.

Sigh, not done redesigning my room.. back to measuring some stuff so i can get it done with soon..

Mankind's attempt in becoming retarded

2005-09-13T17:29:00.000+08:00

Well, people do wanna look retarded sometimes.. i think *wink* Those photos up there are just a jist of what weird people like us are capable of.. or not. Sorry guys .. hehe *grins*

Well just went to my normal massage today after 3 months... using my usual masseur. 1 hour of excruciating pain.. especially i'm known to be stiff and blocked on my lower leg and my neck.... he'll tell me to 'yan' for that few minutes while he 'releases' that area.. lemme give u an eye opener.. it's REALLY (and when i say REALLY i meant it) REALLY REALLY pain! As usual i was holding on to the bed so tight with my mouth wide open, trying to scream. But for me, it's worth it all.. every second of that excruciating 1 hour.. my body feels great now. Got scolding from my masseur when he found out that i carry a 35 kg box (my guitar effects) every week, in and out for practice/performance/worship... Haih.. older people always tend to make sure that we young people don't make mistakes like they did in the school of hard knocks... it's good.. but my IDIOTIC light case that i ordered from the states is not here yet!!! ARGH! that means more massage sessions to remedy it.

Ok, off i go now.. 2nd round at ikea.. re-designing most parts of my room.. Sigh, i hate shopping.

September 8...

2005-09-08T09:57:00.000+08:00

Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Grace evokes gratitude like the voice an echo. Gratitude follows grace as thunder follows lightning.

Karl Barth

Love is not getting.... but giving... it is goodness and honor and peace and pure living - yes, love is that and it is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest.

Henry Van Dyke

...Love is not getting.. but giving - After reading what i wrote, it evoked such a sense of regret and painful memories , .. being hurt by the ones i love & the ones i hold closest to my heart. I think i just gave too much, i can't give anymore.. not because i don't want to, but because i'm all dried up.. nothing left. It' s the actions and the little things that you do that projects the amount of love that you have for that someone.. actions speaks louder that words. This is why I tend to avoid people who do that, just so that i would not hurt myself even worse. It's hard to love, i have hurt myself way to far now. Is it this hard? :( I don't know what to do anymore.. =(

Marche..!!

2005-09-06T16:03:00.000+08:00

FINALLY, after months of planning, my dearest sis & I found a day that both of us were free to go and have a great night at Movenpick Marche at The Curve..

Met her up at 5pm at Sense Studio, (Aiyoh, now we are sharing the same hair stylist, nicholas, due to her usual styist's migration to Perth.. both bro & sis sharing the same stylist, cute.... hehe) then she got her hair cut..! It's really cute and sweet btw, rin rin?

Then, yum yum, we went to marche, got our 'passports' and got in, and looked around,... and 10 min later we realised that we were not that hungry yet so we left and came back later. The food there is great.. i mean for the fact that we planned to go there for a loooong time. lol . Rin rin had Grilled Salmon, and I had Lamb Shank... Twas a great night... got to hang out after a long time.. =) and now i'm not really in the mood to blog and i don't plan to elaborate either... for our privacy.

So rin, back to our old spot in 1utama again yar? i dislike The Curve, i felt TOTALLY weird there.. for the fact that i don't go there often! .. lalala... hehe

For the rest of you, i recommend Marche! and Yes, i'm talking to you JOEL WONG KEN M'NG! Take Salby there! She'll love it!

Math Geekiness...

2005-09-02T12:28:00.000+08:00

Theorem: All numbers are equal.

Proof: Choose arbitrary a and b, and let t = a + b. Then

a + b = t

(a + b)(a - b) = t(a - b)

a^2 - b^2 = ta - tb

a^2 - ta = b^2 - tb

a^2 - ta + (t^2)/4 = b^2 - tb + (t^2)/4

(a - t/2)^2 = (b - t/2)^2

a - t/2 = b - t/2

a= b

So all numbers are the same, and math is pointless... ya? =)

48th year of Independence?

2005-08-31T15:11:00.000+08:00

In all my years, i guess that this years' independence day was the best i could ever wish for.. Yesterday, Ai Leen dragged me to go get a hair cut with her at Sense Studio, DU at bout 7pm.. i think, am i right, leen? hehe ... i went willingly lar... not being forced.. Well, i got a brand new hair cut (not much diff anyway) and leen leen got hers too... =) She looks great btw! .. but i look err... almost the same .. lol.. Right leen? Later we went to 1U to kai kai.. and later we decided to go to dataran merdeka for the ermm.. FIREWORKS!!.. hehe *grins*.. i don't know how this happened, but it was surreal, being stuck in the traffic jam right in front on dataran merdeka at 12 midnight n 31st August & munching on some twiggies whilst enjoying the fireworks? Coincidence? I don't think so.. =) Those were front row seats for the both of us to watch the fireworks display in my car.. hehe and in leen leen's words.."Kerja Bunga la!!, not Bunga Api!" Funny la you.. =) so cute..

To cut the long story short, after the fireworks, we tar pau'd the best nasi lemak we have ever ate, in bangsar, highly recommended by leen of course. Hey leen ar, Sorry i had to go back home and made you eat nasi lemak alone, i wanted to enjoy the grub with you, very much, but yea.. Didn't want to intrude at that time of the night. Sorry yea.. i wanted to, Really.. =( Sigh.. But... All in all i had the best time i had in a long time and being in the 'jam-packed' dataran merdeka for the first time on 31st August was great, and the bonus was to be there with you... =) hehe.. POIPLE fireworks! It was just surreal.. =)

.......

2005-08-22T15:18:00.000+08:00

There's just one word to sum up my whole weekend. PATHETIC. Don't even want to talk about it so... NEXT...

Last night after a long long loooooong day at church, joel, his dad, and I went to uncle eng leong's house to watch the chelsea-arsenal match. I have NOTHING to say about the match. No comments. Even kane & oliver said that it was supposed to be a draw! Drogba's goal was a TOTAL fluke! He 'accidentally'' hit the ball with his knee past senderos and lehmann. Even Man Utd supporters like kane said that the match was supposed to be a draw and the goal was a total fluke. I mean even joel himself said that it was a fluke.

Argh, nvm.. this is just the start of the EPL season. On the other hand, it was chelsea's new signing, Mickael Essien's Debut on the pitch yesterday after an overpriced £24.4million transfer from lyon. Even an unknown player like Essien is worth more than twice the price of Michael Owen? Roman Abramovich have nothing else to do with his money. What's wrong with the world this days man?! lol

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Bewitched..

2005-08-16T15:13:00.000+08:00

Finally! I was able to watch Bewitched! Pretty good movie but i think it's a lil' too short.. an hour and a half. Went to 1utama to watch it with ai leen at 9.45pm... Movie ended bout 11 something pm and then we took a long drive to KL and yea.... I got back quite late after sending her back... Hehe i did some cruel stuff and she threatened to write it up on her blog *bluek*.. hehe ok ok. In all really, i had a great time with you ai leen, it was great, and i hope you had a great time with me (hope you're reading this) =) *smiles*

On the other hand, here's an interview with Bono, from U2, one of the very few stars that i truly look up too and a rock icon that is very generous in helping the underpriviledged and i truly respect him. Bono is one of the few christian lads that 'made it big' in the music industry, whilst keeping his faith and christian values up to par, and it is personified in the music that he writes and perform. I am truly encouraged by this interview.. Bono: Grace over Karma

Victim of man's wrath.. Jeremy

2005-08-16T01:40:00.000+08:00

WARNING: Explicit Photos, View with discernment. Parental Guidance Suggested. Kidding... Anyway, there are photos way WORST than the ones i posted (for the sake of censorship), go figure.

Well, our dear pal that we grew up with, Jeremy is leaving on the 25th of this month for Michigan, USA. Aaron & I thought that it would be good to do something for him.. a surprise.. a REALLY unsuspecting one for him. So well, I tried to gather most of his close pals, whilst trying to make the party a small one & more personal for him.. To spend time with his close buddies.

So the day came (last thursday). Ollie & Me had to take him out and tell him a few white lies like, "The rest of the guys will go out with you soon, coz they are busy and tied up" and etc. So it was still hazy then, but we still insisted that we go for Steamboat at Manjalara after we're done with the movie. Movie ended at 5 something and i somehow had to find a way to kill 2 hours because the party was only then at 7.30pm.. Sigh that was hard. So after that 2 hours, when everyone was ready they called me. And that's when everything we planned for the night started, and so we headed to my car for manjalara (which actually the dinner is at Italiannis in 1 utama itself), so we got into the car and i went like "Eh, actually i don't feel like eating steamboat, let's have pasta".. lol He got a bit frustrated and annoyed.. lol .. I mislead him to ease any suspicion of the suprise farewell thingie (and it did work out very well, he never suspected anything after all).

So we went to Italiannis and everything went well as planned.. Could see people like joel & seken voraciously consuming all the pasta and pizza's & left everyone starving.. kidding. Siu May had a brilliant idea and got a pack of Face Paint with assorted colors. So yea, you can see the aftermath in the photos above. The rule was that he is NOT allowed wash the paint of his face till he gets home. It was fun when everyone started treating his face like a piece of canvas. A new art piece called the 'Mona KohPunk Lisa' by DaVinci.. i mean.. Us. Plus making lots and lots of noise in a fine dining restaurant!

After the party we went to dreamworld and later made jeremy fit into a bare back dress (because it couldn't be zipped up).. but think of it.. Jeremy.. In a dress?! You gotta be kidding me.II'm willing to pay big bucks to see his in a dress and with paint all over his face. We all had out little photo sessions with him in that awful blue dress.. Was kinda kinky.. If you look at the photos above, notice the proximity we're all having from jeremy when walking around the complex.. lol. Just don't want to be seen with this guy who has face paint all over his face and hands with the weirdest inscribings on it, with everyone staring and talking/whispering bout him. Anyway, we later went and play pool and foosball and got called it a night at about 12 midnight. Hopefully this is a night that jeremy will not forget, that his friends care & love him (in a good way of course). We'll miss you when you go to the states, pal... Remember us when you're on MTV =) Love you lots!

Math Problem.. =)

2005-08-13T20:58:00.000+08:00

Haze... HAZE!

2005-08-11T01:05:00.000+08:00

Isn't it a lil' 'Oxymoron-ic' to see the security guard i see, smoking everyday, and today was wearing a mask to avoid the haze 'destroying/contaminating his lungs'?! How foolish can people be this days?! lol. He should be schooled to learn that the nicotine he inhale and exhale from his cigarette is deadlier than just the mere haze he's breathing in.

On another 'pleasant' note, the cause of the haze is always Indonesia (cyberjaya wasn't big). What's the point of them burning their forests down and sending diplomatic apologies to us all the time, when they repeat it again, and again, and AGAIN.. It's like a dog eating it's own faeces again & again. Pathetic. There's no reason for Malaysia to compensate for Indonesia's incompetence by resulting to cheap solutions to clearing land by burning it, just because they lack national resources? They're worry, they don't work for it. You reap what you sow. Sorry for being critical on this matter, but u know why im upset about it.. Because it's affecting my health, my family's, and the other Malaysians. Inconsiderate is the word for Indo.

Argh, i better stop now, i'm getting more agitated..

Get REAL

2005-08-09T23:44:00.000+08:00

This somewhat will NEVER be me, becoz there was never a need for me to dream of playing an air guitar whilst imagining i'm a rock star. Heck I don't know why people do it and I just don’t understand.. i heard they even have competitions in the states for the best AIR GUITARIST.. lol.. I can't even make up a modicum of excitement playing an air guitar, don't know why people get their lil’ thrills out of it.. (i do know some). So don't you dare make fun of me.. And for the record, i never ‘played’ or even ‘TRY’ to play an air guitar before. EMBARRASSING is the word. I offer sympathy for those who gets thrilled playing an air guitar... sorry i mean, FANTASIZING they're playing a real one. Get real. Anyway, here's a cool photo…

Still NOT over Bo... NOT over...

2005-08-08T14:02:00.000+08:00

Still feeling the effects of Bo Bice not making it to be THE American Idol, after a few months. Anyhoos, Carrie Underwood's victory as the latest american idol has simply just cemented what the rest of the world has always known:

Americans constantly screw things up by voting for the wrong person

As someone i know so eloquently put it, "Carrie Underwood won the way George W. Bush did: by getting dumb Southeners to vote for them." Well i guess it is apt that it is said so. Yawn, aren't we getting enough from the americans already? =) WARNING: Jeremy, DON'T screw your life up by being an american later.

FA Community Shield

2005-08-07T23:58:00.000+08:00

I am OFFICIALLY depressed. Sigh, Arsenal lost to Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Community Shield a few minutes ago. Anyway, look at the brightside, it was a good game and there's no bad blood between arsenal & chelsea... unlike man utd.. if u know what i mean *grins*

This coming season will be a fresh start for the premier league which kicks off this coming friday.. we can expect the likes of the new korean signing from man utd.. (if he's any good).. Well i guess glazer bought him just for business sake, when he plays, all korea will go crazy.. and up goes his business.. what an idiot. He's spoiling the thing we enjoy, called 'SOCCER'.

Anyway, looking forward for a fresh season in the EPL, and also the Champions league.

All i Adore..

2005-08-06T22:49:00.000+08:00

Well this week was particularly a rough one.. had to pull through it no matter what. Today after watching the movie screening in youth i was reminded that Jesus' grace is sufficient for me no matter what happens or how heavy my burden is.. =) Recently I borrowed a few cds from a fren and i took some titles that i wasn't interested in.. like the Parachute Band (btw i saw them performing live at hillsongs conference last year.. lol).. but i just wanted to check it out.. =) Nonchalantly i dragged myself to listen to it, and heard the 3rd track titled 'All My Life'.. this was one of the songs that really jumped out on me.. the lyrics are a constant reminder to me always that He is the one who free's me and will continue to be, my reason, my saviour & most importantly one who COMPLETEs me.. in good times, or the bad (like this week.. sigh) .

I had a bad verbal argument (no vulgar language lar, more like Sarcastic).. with someone that i keep very very close to my heart.. which added more pressure on my already bad week... i don't know whether it is settled between us but i feel so bad ='( Well, what can i say.. Jesus is my constant reminder of me relying more on Him.. even though i feel this way now.. Well, at least today wasn't quite a bad day.. =) Gtg now, need to sleep early, playing in dp tomorrow, plus having some rehearsals in the afternoon for some event la.. lol.. =)

Look to Him..

Void?! Concert Redefined

2005-08-03T15:58:00.000+08:00

Concert was great last saturday, and we owe all glory & honour to Jesus Himself. Our prayers did paid off well when we asked God for 50 first time new believer to give their to God! Praise Jesus' name! We also thank God for the 1085 people that came for the concert, some came by invitation when we went for our roadshows at their school, some parents, alot from other churches and of course people from our own church.

Well, for me i had fun playing the guitar, praising & worshipping along.. the band was great! So was the singers and youth choir. =) We had a rocking time..

Last but not least.. Thank GOD i had my 3rd break for the year! The following day i had the 'priviledge' to wake up late and go to church like any normal human being.. feeeling soooooo relaxed after a long long time without a break.. Playing every sunday is a priviledge, haha, but i do need a break sometimes to just chill out, and this is only the 3rd time this year!. And it was great! Plus it happened the day after youth concert! Even better, no need to wake up feeling so darn tired! Ok off now, back to da vinci dode... i'm hooked to it... lol

Void? Concert Dedication service

2005-07-28T23:40:00.000+08:00

This week has been a tiring one.. Have been in and out of church, setting the santuary up for the musicians. Exhausted is the word.

Anyway, we had the concert dedication service tonight. We are continuing to believe that something really great is going to happen on saturday evening, seeing lives being led out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.. that is a satisfaction that we can celebrate about have after the concert ends.. NOT how great we sang in the choir, or how good was my guitar solo, or how good the musicians played.. this is a PEOPLE ministry, & that will be out sole purpose. We are thanking Jesus in advance for all the salvation that we are going to see on saturday, believing that he will move more than we expect him too, He is a God of wonders.. expect the unexpected!

I have learnt a lesson from a friend. When rough times hit me, i always remind my self of this, "It's NOT what that happens to you that matters, BUT what you choose to DEVELOP in you." Like for my fren, he takes every opportunity to turn every problem into an opportinity to grow inside! If you grow when you don't have problems, and you grow when you do have problems, then you're growing no matter what. And that makes a true champion.

It's getting late now and i need a bath and need a looooong gooood sleep... lots to catch up in dream land. Here are a 2 photos (one with me in it :P) from tonight's dedication service.. :) Enjoy!.. and remember .. PRAY! Concert is less than 48 hours!

My Fishy!

2005-07-18T23:51:00.000+08:00

Look! My fishy fishy... they're so cute! lalala...

Well....

2005-07-17T19:50:00.000+08:00

Sunday, sabbath day.. but also one of the most tiring days for me. I think this year i only had 2 breaks from playing. If i'm not playing at Dh i will be playing at dp, or cheras.. or even in ampang.. tiring is the word. Sometimes i see it as a routine & get really really tired and worn out.. spiritually, emotionally & physically. Everytime when someone says "Remember this is not a routine & we are serving God so we shouldn't think that way and we should always feel excited & priveledged to serve".. yea and i try to think that way and act it out so that i can be a good example as a leader.. i try very hard to to make myself feel excited and priveledged to serve God but sometimes my body just tells me the opposite.. i get tired. But today i came to realise it today that it is definitely a great priveledge to serve God in such a wonderful way.. i mean heck, he gave me this talents and i should be proud of the one who gave it to me.. Jesus. Sheryl made me imagine what happened if i was part of those underpriveledged kids in sudan.. don't even have an opportunity to live a basic life or to even serve God in such a wonderful manner that i have now.. i am TRULY grateful for what i have. Today marks a day in which my thinking has definitely changed (or trying my best to change it). People around me that i work with sometimes have their shortcomings (me too) and i have to learn to forgive them.. no matter how hard it is or even if they don't realise what they have done is wrong.. but i'm still flesh & blood and i make mistakes but everytime i fall, Jesus is there to pick me up.. eventhough i have a lot of shame, blame, & sin.. Jesus has given us that promise in the bible. As a christian and as someone who is trying really hard to really love Jesus, i have to strive to put the interests of others ahead of me and always have a humble heart, thinking that others are better than me.. i learnt that today when i saw the pre-service bible verse in church today. A few good lessons learnt today... =)

Concert Publicity...

2005-07-15T22:59:00.000+08:00

Well.. some of us went out for the concert 'roadshow' in various school for the last few days.. We went to schools like MBSKL, St John's, & Convent bukit nanas. Well the first 2 days (tuesday & wednesday) was in MBSKL.. Well.. it was good .. the first day at mbs was a bit tough but some people opened up to us.. and the second day was even better... more people were open and stopped and listen to us.. if i've not mistaken, se-ken was able to share the gospel with a primary school boy that was hanging out around us for that 2 days.. It was good..

We then went to St John's & CBN on thursday and friday .. hehe i didn't go for the one on thursday. We gathered at 10 am and prepared the drinks for the students and had a great time of prayer in the prayer tower before leaving (everyday). Our hopes were quite shattered when the rain poured heavily when we were at st john institution and cbn.. to make it worst the hitz fm cruisers were there... coincidentally.. argh. But we didn't want things like this to discourage us so we grabbed our umbrellas and went out and invited the students for an oppotunity to experience the goodness of our God in concert! :) It was great! Anyway, here are a few photos.. be encouraged to come next week! For those who went for this few days, and want the photos pls pass me yr thumbdrive or a cd-r for me to get the pics for you.. have lots of them! :) God bless!

Well..

2005-07-09T22:05:00.000+08:00

Today was a great day .. things went well in youth meeting.. concert prepartions are coming up well.. i guess the power of prayer is personified through the smoothness of the preparations.. or else by this time we would be yelling at each other. Well on another note, alot of matters are running through my mind now... and also for the last few weeks.. been worried and hurt really badly.. but i think i'm going to pull through. Still very hard for me to settle it because my heart is not ready for it. God's grace is definitely very sufficient for me.. He has proven himself faithful through the test of time.. Anyway, off now.. scheduled to play in damansara perdana together with the youth choir tomorrow. Cheers!

2005-02-03T00:16:00.000+08:00

Go ME! ARRRRRRSENAL! lalala...

2005-02-03T00:15:00.000+08:00

lol, this fella also cannot tahan ... at least i caught a photo of you sleeping... lol ..

2005-02-03T00:13:00.000+08:00

Once a poser, always a poser! lol

2005-02-03T00:11:00.000+08:00

During the match ...

2005-02-03T00:10:00.000+08:00

Me and ollie in the car before leaving..

2005-02-03T00:08:00.000+08:00

Me :) posing in the car before going for the match with friends...Go arsenal!

Well.....

2005-02-02T23:45:00.000+08:00

Guess what? i actually did managed to wake up for the match at 4am.. miracle... The match was dissapointing in a way somehow, because arsenal did not win it. Patrick viera's goal on the 8th minute was superb, following a goal by lemme see... i think giggs rite if ive not mistaken (sorry, i don't care about man u, not even a BIT), and later dennis bergkamp scored a killer goal, down it baby! Yea, but i gotta admit, for the 2nd half, something really got into the arsenal players and they just left their defense open almost all the time, blame coke.. lol. Im in a very good mood so i won't start anything about man u.. so don't aggrevate me. Well sheryl, argh, im speechless.. i don't want to argue with you about the match, coz i know i'll lose, and anyway .. i love you too ... :) and for the last comment made to me, Oso sugimasu means Slow.. so yea, actually it was pretty self explanatory when i wrote my blog for that day :) Anyway, here's some photos i took during the match..some of them were sleeping during the 1st half break, some were sleeping through 90 percent of the match (what's the point of coming dei?!). Some photos are pure poser photos, lol, yea, we just got bored during the 1st half break, and for crying out loud it was so early in the morning ..4am .. and i think the match ended about 6.10am .. crazy.. i almost died.

Oso Sugimasu

2005-02-01T19:36:00.000+08:00

Man, life just took a slow pace today ... the day seems to come to an end. Anyway, today was a great day out with seken and daniel, had a great time. I have to admit that i have to sleep very very soon (it's 7.45pm now) because i gotta wake up at 2.45am to join the lads for the soccer match between arsenal and mufc at 4am later! I betta hope that i'll be able to wake up for the match and not fong my lads again like i did last week for the chelsea and mufc match.. lol. Well, life takes a slow pace today.. anyway, am on the phone with aeric in japan now.. so yea! learned a new word that just explained my day... Anyway, gotta go now.. wanna sleep... bai..

btw,......ARSENAL RULES!

Yawn...

2005-02-01T01:13:00.000+08:00

Another boring day in the beautiful (i think?) of kuala lumpur. Nothing different than the usual...

Rubber Boots in Motion

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"Reason or Rhyme" NO.1 on Hitz.FM!

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Perplexed.. Hurt?

Mankind's attempt in becoming retarded

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Marche..!!

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48th year of Independence?

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Victim of man's wrath.. Jeremy

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Haze... HAZE!

Get REAL

Still NOT over Bo... NOT over...

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All i Adore..

Void?! Concert Redefined

Void? Concert Dedication service

My Fishy!

Well....

Concert Publicity...

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Oso Sugimasu

Yawn...

at a Crossroad...