Makers & Breakers

Set it off like napalm.

2009-12-12T13:24:41Z

So I got home safely, if you had wondered. Or not. Either way, the only bad thing I brought home with me was a muscle ache. Or aches. I feel as if I just had an 8 hours work-out at the gym. Really true story.

Let's see where we covered, shall we?

East Coast Park (starting point) -> Changi Beach -> Changi Airport -> Changi Village -> Old Changi Hospital -> Loyang Way -> Tampines -> Simei -> Expo -> Bedok -> East Coast Park (ending point)

I think we took around 7 hours for the whole journey. Including breaks, of course.

I'll try to summarize it to as minimum as possible.

The journey from ECP to Changi Village was so fucking far I thought I wanted to die. I swear. It's one of those moments during my time in NCC where I wished I had the ability to teleport to somewhere far. Call me weak, but I would like to think that I didn't get enough rest before the night cycle started.

There was this straight road from Changi Beach to Changi Village. Like an airport runaway, except that we were at the side of the road. It felt like the road was never-ending. The boring part was that it was just a straight, fucking straight road. No turning right or left for at least 30 minutes.

Stopped at Changi Village for an hour or so. Fed ourselves with the could-be famous Nasi Lemak there. I, on the other hand, couldn't resist getting snacks instead. Fruit juices + chips = Formidable supper. Very legit. After which, we thought it was an awesome idea to cycle past a few transvestites for some self-entertainment. Can I just say that a few of them looked really like women and I think.. if given the chance, I might even fall for one of them. Nah, just kidding. I was surprisingly scared when one of them said "Hellooo you! Wanna get to know each other?" to me. She (Or he? Fuck!) sounded hoarsely sexy (in any way you might wanna interpret that) My balls literally shook for 0.839 milliseconds. Got a grip, and joined the others to make our way to the Old Changi Hospital.

What a building. I didn't have to study the whole place to know it's filled with creep-icious beings. Like the word I made up? I have more. It's crazy that some of the guys wanted to enter the building without even thinking twice. They asked if I wanted to explore the place and I said with ease, "Dudes, my dad loves me. I gotta think of the family!" Well it's true, eh? But on a rate from 1 - 10 on how scary the building looks, I would have to say 8. It just gives me the creeps. No "icious" this time.

Other than all those, the other roads were pretty much normal. We just had to follow by the side of the road to reach to places.

And so we reached back at ECP at around 5am. I was so so so tired. Felt as though my blood was sucked by the Cullens. (Twilight reference) The bicycle shop would only open at 9am so a few of us wanted to eat at McDonald's for breakfast but instead, and a very funny picture if I were to actually witness that moment, we slept there for 2 hours. I'm not even kidding! That was how tired we all were. Or some of us. I was surprised none of the workers there woke us up and told us to leave. By the time we woke up, which was at 7am, we were all zombies. Literally. I couldn't even open my eyes. Dragged my ass back to an empty BBQ pit in front of the bicycle shop and dozed off (really) for another 1 hour. The most times I felt I was a hobo. No pun intended though.

I almost wanted to spend my last 7 bucks on cab fare (I'd run if it weren't enough to pay) but I chose to buy candies from 7-11 instead. Talk about cravings. Well honestly, it's good to be back home. Back in bed with my laptop. This, is life. For awhile.

I have to say, these classmates make me feel like what I felt in secondary school; Home.
To more outings, me hopes.

Carry it on your own.

2009-12-11T06:37:42Z

I'm all prepared for the night cycling later on. Pretty psyched actually but I haven't had enough sleep since this week started. I hope I won't sleep-cycle?

So 3 weeks of holiday, huh? That's really awesome. I need the break to catch up on sleep + friends + my band. I seriously hope so. I miss "rocking out" at the.. well.. jamming studio. Haha. Closure in Moscow will be in Singapore next weekend to play for Weekend Trip. Now that's a good chance for me to hang with my musician friends. Hope it will all be awesome though.

Time calls for a very very early dinner with Sheekatron now. I'll try to update with pictures on the night cycling soon after. Pray I come back in one piece!

Peh-ry.

2009-12-05T17:51:22Z

I wish we could open our eyes
To see in all directions at the same time
Oh what a beautiful view
If you were never aware of what was around you
And it is true what you said
That I live like a hermit in my own head
But when the sun shines again
I'll pull the curtains and blinds to let the light in.

Such, is life.

2009 is going to end soon. It seems like it was only yesterday that I finished my Nitec days. Pretty scary how quick time went past.

And how is it not possible for one to have split personalities? Or does it count as, just being yourself? Explain it to me, please.

Is your heart beating?

2009-11-18T16:58:08Z

I haven't written an entry in 2 weeks. I don't even remember it being 2 weeks since the last I wrote.

The other day I watched 2012. In my perspective, I think the movie makes no sense at all. Who actually survives an apocalypse? If it has happened before, that is. (Like what they said about the Mesozoic era) And the father of two children.. what is up with him being able to avoid all death strikes? Sure, it's a movie, yeah, you'd say that. But you can't expect to have heroes during an apocalypse. God would be pissed! "Who the hell is outfoxing me!?" No pun intended. I think the movie is more of trying to say that the poor hardly gets chances. CGI looked fake in some scenes. At least the wife of the father of two children is pretty. All in all, I'd only rate the movie a 3.5 out of a 5.

Left 4 Dead 2 was released yesterday. Awesome game. Bigger maps. More campaigns. More stuff. More of everything. Definitely recommended for gamers.

And I hope the BBQ works out nicely this Friday. Stoked!

Apart from all these, life has been pretty relaxed. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing. Is it possible to lose yourself, not knowing your own identity? Sometimes I feel that way.

Unnatural selection.

2009-11-03T15:03:04Z

School has been great and fun.

There's gonna be a class BBQ this month on the 20th. It's supposedly a class BBQ only, but since they found out that my birthday falls on the 23rd, they wanna celebrate my birthday as well. Plus there's another guy whose birthday falls on the 21st also. So, like, we can all celebrate together. I'm still not a fan of birthdays though!

On a good note, I've gotten a pair of shoes from Everlast. A means for school only. Nothing fancy but it looks good. And I'm still getting the Vans shoes!!!

:D :D :D

Oh, where?

2009-10-28T12:16:51Z

I stood up and took a breath and threw open the bay doors.
Below the clouds I saw the coast and beautiful Hawaii.
Leaning back, the pilot smiled and shouted, "Have a good trip!"
I signed off and closed my eyes. Then I was falling through the sky.

What the hell?

A new man.

2009-10-26T16:24:32Z

The motivational workshop held in school today was really something.

I need to find the key.

I know my entries have been meaningless these days. I'll try to write more! And I also know that I'm writing to myself.

Each loving day.

2009-10-15T16:32:17Z

School is undeniably mundane. The past days have been spent playing Left 4 Dead after school hours. It's pretty awesome actually. It amazes myself more that I'm not bored of the game yet.

5 new modules. Why does engineering have to have a lot of mathematics? GARGH.

What I'm about to say is gonna be dubious but I'm actually anticipating the day I get my NS letter. I don't know why but I just feel like I want time to move very fast. These days with what all the disasters around the world, I just feel like I shouldn't see so far into the future. We all know things are happening. We all know it's near. And we all know it's not in 2012. Or we don't. But we do know.

I guess, yeah, okay I'm talking nonsense actually. As I'm typing this, I'm reading my words out loud too, literally, of course.

A tired mind makes a person think a lot of unnecessary things. You would know.

I miss secondary school a lot cause I miss the days where I'd always look forward to actually being at school just to see my eyecandy. When I had already seen my eyecandy, I'd smile. Then it was time to attend my first class. That was where I'd think about my eyecandy, up till when it was recess time (I haven't used the word 'recess' in some time) then I'd see her again in the canteen. I'd smile. It was really awesome cause it was like a happy cycle. Day 1 to day 730. Growing up actually does suck. Man, this paragraph should actually be at the third one where it makes more sense.

I'm just sleepy now. Haha. Time for bed! YER YER YER! ^_^

Monday blues.

2009-10-12T16:36:22Z

First day of school wasn't that bad.

In the morning, I was in the toilet at Bedok MRT station where there was this creepy mascaraed dude who kept staring at me since we got off the train. That made me think that the whole day was gonna be full of crap. But, nah, it was alright. Timetable sucks, though. But I can't expect to get awesome timetables all the time, eh?

Need my beauty sleep now. Seriously, beauty.

You're the light to my soul.

2009-10-06T18:40:38Z

Been days since I updated.

So I got back my results and it was shocking, to say the least. But I'm happy enough :) School's starting in less than a week. I'm pretty excited actually. New timetable, new modules, new teachers, and new friends. I can't wait to eat also. The Japanese food from school is to die for. Plus it's cheap so it's all awesome.

You know, I can't never really believe how fast I'm actually growing up. I wish I was still in secondary school.

It's 2 in the morning right now and I'm just listening to Forever The Sickest Kids. I'm done watching all 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls. I think it took me around more than 2 months to finish watching all those seasons. I'm slow as a turtle.

AND I SERIOUSLY NEED SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. I think I'm starting to die inside from doing nothing. Gargh!

Brick by boring brick.

2009-09-23T15:45:08Z

The trip to the Science Centre yesterday was awesome! I think the last time I stepped into that place was when I was in primary school. Nothing much has changed actually. Everything is pretty much the same!

Today I had my second try on Sakae Sushi. Or just, sushis, for that matter. And, it's my second try in my entire life, mind you. I didn't really like my first experience back in 2008. I have to say, I'm starting to like Japanese food. It's really really mighty awesome!

2 more weeks of holiday! Another recording session this Saturday and I think there's night cycling with my secondary school friends next week!

Psyched psyched psyched psyched psyched psyched psyched....

Upside down.

2009-09-20T18:16:16Z

I don't think I have ever taken a Hari Raya picture with my parents since my mom passed away. Well, here's Hari Raya! :)

No doubt, I enjoyed eating. I think I had about 4 servings today. Not that much but I think it was a lot! And the older I get, the lesser money I get. I think that's the worse life calculation ever.

Now, what do I do with the money?

You're the rocket.

2009-09-19T18:27:08Z

So it's finally Hari Raya!

Anyway, I just got my capal for Hari Raya. I gotta say, I'm only looking forward to wearing the capal later on. And maybe the food. I am an angry kid who lacks of Raya love.

Sure to be receiving my Raya message later on in the day. I'll try to write something nice. Have fun guys!

Sorry, you're not a winner.

2009-09-11T09:47:04Z

-chuckles-

Quite a lot to talk about. Let's see..

Firstly, of course, the picture was taken at East Coast Park (ECP) two days back where I broke my fast and had a mini-BBQ with Kinny. It was a really spontaneous outing. Sorta. I was bored the night before and I randomly ran something by her. "Let's have a BBQ tomorrow!" At first, we couldn't decide whether we should have the BBQ at Seoul Garden or just gather up food from her fridge and do a mini one ourselves. Yes, the food was by courtesy of Kinny's fridge cause my fridge is all dried up..... not really. Hehe. But it was all good. It was a really simple dinner and we only forked out 10 bucks for the non-food stuff.
My exam paper last Tuesday was surprisingly easier than I thought it'd be. Honestly, I felt that the previous years' papers were a lot harder. Lucky me, I guess? I hope that this isn't one of those lines you say after your examinations where you'd go all happy and say things like, "Oh wow, that was.. easy. Haha!" then when the results are out, you'd be devastated. Pray that it's not like that!
Tomorrow marks the 3rd week of the fasting month. Could it get any more slow? Next Sunday is already Hari Raya. I'm not really looking forward to it. I've experienced the same old shit for the past millions of years already. Metaphorically, of course. Every day is the same to me. It's just that when it's, for example, Christmas, it adds an extra word(s) to the word "day". I think being at home for the past few days has left me thinking crooked, if you get my drift.

I don't think 2009 is gonna be any better than 2008. Now, I'd gladly eat your shorts if you asked me to.

Young.

2009-08-29T13:44:13Z

My brothers and I got to talking at the table while we broke our fast (mum included) about how my eldest brother used to bring us around the whole of Toa Payoh to look for playgrounds. I mean, all the playgrounds that were built in Toa Payoh. He sorta had this "radar" to keep track of playgrounds whenever there were new ones. My eldest brother was also the one that introduced my second brother and I to the world of games. I grew up playing all sorts of games. I loved it.

Anyway, I've managed to fast throughout the entire one week. I have to say that I'm proud of myself! Not that I've never done this before but I have. For the past 4/5 years, I've been fasting for the entire month. Like they say, things like these must be taught from young. I couldn't agree more. Actually, time does move quickly during this holy month. I still don't know why. Every year, it feels as though the fasting month is the only month that passes by quickly. Spooky? I don't know, I don't know.

Also, my band's gonna start recording our newer songs this Monday. We've got a total of 4, maybe 5, songs to record with Irfan from Tacit Aria. Although it'll be just recording the drum tracks, it's still something. Slowly, but surely, right? We'll record the bass, guitars, and vocal tracks on another day. I hope it's gonna be what I pictured it to be like.

Last day of Baybeats tomorrow! I wanna catch Audiocean, For Better Endings, and Anberlin! Woo!

So tell me when you're gonna let me in.

2009-08-25T16:04:48Z

(Okaylah scary.)

Today I broke my fast on the bus with my classmates. Why?

Well, I didn't know what bus to take to Geylang so I suggested we took bus 8. So there we were.. 30 minutes into the journey, I saw ourselves being in Bedok, and I went "WTF WE TOOK THE WRONG BUS!" By the time it was 7:14pm, we were only reaching Tampines (8 ends at Tampines Interchange) so thank God I had suggested (again) to get bottled drinks before we got on the bus. I got cranky afterwards cause I was so hungry and there weren't anything edible I could munch on on the bus. And it was icy cold and that definitely didn't help the hunger.

Alighted at the interchange and we took the train to Paya Lebar. I wish we all had taken the train to Geylang. That would have made things so much easier. I got myself 2 Ramly burgers and ~~the infamous~~ dendeng. Another wish that I hadn't gotten so much food cause the visit to the toilet wasn't a very nice picture. Oh well.

Oh yeah. Today was sorta my last day of school for the semester. Study break starts now till the examinations which is on the 8th of September. Nothing much to study cause I'm only taking one exam paper. It's very cool to think about it, trust me. And I've got to start making plans on what I'm gonna do during the whole 6 weeks of holiday.

I hope my band gets back in action and start practising as much as possible. I really miss jamming sessions. It's like a soccer player deprived of kicking a soccer ball. Yeah, you get my drift.

Well, today was eventful.

Wish you away.

2009-08-17T13:19:38Z

My weekend was awesome.

Can I just say that the Transitions EP Launch was one of the few best gigs I've been to, like, ever? I really don't say this often but the EP Launch was beyond amazing. I wish there were videos taken of every song to relive the moment. I really wish for that.

But anyway, I'm left with 3 weeks of school then comes the holiday. Me and the guys (Interact Club members) are going to Philippines for 8 days for some community service events in September, which is next month. Heard that the stuff there are quite cheap so I'm really looking forward to get new clothes there!

On another note, my relatives are here to visit my dad. It's bugging me that they all came without telling first. Man, I had to salam them while half-naked. It's really annoying.

FUCK THIS!

Of happy things.

2009-08-14T05:18:57Z

I know I'm a little too late for this but I just found out from my brother that they have made a re-make of the 1990 adventure game 'The Secret of Monkey Island'. As a kid (younger - cause I'm still a kid now), I would play this game with my brothers, trying to figure out pieces of puzzles and whatnots. I still have the 1st and 2nd series (sold in floppy disks - that's how old the game is!) in my laptop but the 3rd and 4th series (sold in CDs) are missing! I wish I knew who I lent it to :( Oh, the 5th one just came out last month and I'm still figuring out where they sell the game here in Singapore. It has, so far, 5 series for the 'Monkey Island' game. Personally, I think this game is incredible. The old versions may seem to have bad graphics but don't judge a book by its cover! The re-make looks fucking awesome and I can't wait to play it (again). I don't think I know another person who plays the Monkey Island games other than myself and my brothers. If you do play, please comment on this entry so we could maybe talk about how funny Guybrush Threepwood (the main protagonist) is!

I love that I love games. One of the greatest gifts God has given us.

P.S. Tacit Aria, Fire Away, Samson!, & SavingSomeone are launching their EP tomorrow at *scape (Somerset)!

Dad.

2009-08-11T15:56:34Z

I don't know why the picture is really small.

I don't feel like explaining what happened today. I'm so tired. I hope my dad's okay.

Pray for a better day tomorrow :)

Drive.

2009-08-08T17:19:50Z

I caught this movie last Friday. On an awesome scale of 10, I would rate it at 8.5. It is that damn good. You might ask, "So where did the 1.5 go?" Well, there are parts where the Computer Generated Images (CGI) look really obvious. And, you would also say, "Because it's unrealistic to actually act it out that they're using CGI!" Hold your horses! I'm just saying.. But back to the movie. Marlon Wayans is very funny. He's the dude who acted in White Chicks and Scary Movie. Plus the fighting scenes were top-notch. I swear, I loved every part of the movie. I was literally at the end of my seat! And I feel like watching the movie again. I'd recommend this movie to all non-G.I. Joe fans out there.

On a totally different thing, it's 9th August as I'm writing this post. I hope Singapore is happy, whoever she is.

Happy __th Birthday!

Save yourself.

2009-08-05T12:36:54Z

I'd love to travel someday. Be it with friends, family, or just with my ~~wife~~ future wife.

Greyhound movement.

2009-08-02T16:08:57Z

Another Sunday night, yet again. Can't run away from that, can I?

The fact is, you're fiction.

2009-07-31T17:55:43Z

I kind of like the new layout? I think I'll get it changed every few months. Doesn't it look nice? Hehe.

This week is pretty fast. School is quiet these days but it's okay cause.. it's okay. A month left to my exams then comes the 1 month holiday. I feel like enrolling for bike after Hari Raya. Still deciding though..

Today's post is seriously meaningless. I'm really bored.

Potayto, potahto.

2009-07-28T14:43:33Z

I received a text message last week, which I'm sure many have received by now. Reminds me of the 'Hantu Kom Kom' back in the 90s. It says of an old nenek who goes door to door selling keropok (crackers), and not to open the door or entertain her. The keropok she sells are awfully smelly and carries Fatimah Rocker, who plays for Underoath as Timothy McTague. I did shrug it off at first but I keep getting more scary news from friends and families every day.

Just in case, here's how she looks like, sorta..

Of course, I'm just joking. That's your normal every day grandmother.

Anyway, Ignite Festival 2009 at Republic Poly was freaking awesome. Everything was, except for a few minor glitches with the sounds. I've uploaded a couple of videos on my Youtube channel - http://www.youtube.com/archpunk Check it out!

Alright, I shouldn't think about the whole nenek story or I won't be able to sleep tonight.

Everything's twisted.

2009-07-19T17:29:28Z

It's already July. God, could time move any slower? It's like the older we get, the faster time passes.

You know those times where you feel like you can't confide in anybody but just to yourself? By any means, like, blogging or writing or recording videos of yourself telling yourself (how creepy that must have sounded) or anything. Well, I'm feeling a little down myself these days. I know that every family has their problems and I'm not being selfish when I say this but I kinda wish my family was different. I envy people with awesome lives. Rich families. Mostly. If you think I'm "emo" by writing these stuff down here then I must say, one is always welcomed graciously to say what they want. I feel that it's best to let out your feelings than keeping it to yourself till you feel as though your head is gonna explode. By letting out your feelings, I really do mean by any means. You might wanna refer back to the second sentence.

I don't know if it's just me, but Sunday nights always suck for me. It's either I hate Mondays or I hate the fact that the weekend is over.

So anyway, my weekend this week wasn't so bad. Yesterday was Anna Judge April's (AJA) EP Launch. I first knew of the band back in 2007. It was during Tapestry. I didn't know any of the bandmates at that time. Hell, I didn't have any friends in the local scene. But I enjoyed their songs. Then came Baybeats 2008. I saw the bands line-up and they were in it! I thought to myself, "Whoa, they have gotten better to get this far!" Yesterday was a day to remember. I believe that they deserved a better crowd than what they'd gotten. The opening bands - Duxton Plains, Allura, and Deputy Siren - were amazing as well. I think I'm starting to get used to Deputy Siren's music. I'm definitely a fan now.

All in all, I had fun. Now, "fun" may seem like a three letter word and short but it's actually something more. This is the part where you have to figure it out yourself.

P.S. You can check out AJA at http://www.myspace.com/annajudgeaprilonline :)

P.S.S I cannot wait for Ignite Festival 2009 next weekend at RP!

GOOD NIGHT WORLD!!