GIG!

Ladies and gentlemen..GIg GIg GIG!!

I'm sessionist for one of the bands...The Ha-Ha's. We're having a gig this Sunday at Little Havana. Starts at 6pm.

The music we play : http://myspace.com/thisisthehahas

I'd classify it as bossa nova, blues and a lil' bit jazz.

Do come and check out other bands. I heard that they're not the normal local emo bands. Old school musicians with good skills and strong music taste.

Let me know if you wanna come.

HoLy SmOkEss!!

LaDies and GentleMan..

presenting to you..
the new album from The Used..





You JUST gotta have this album if you're a fan of emo punk/emo rock/rock/I-don't-care-what-genre-anymore..

Mr Neo introduced to me to the The Used few years back, tho that time I wasn't interested yet cos of the screamo parts. Funny thing is I'm a bigger fan of them than he is now.

oh man..the new album..is SSooo good..every song is just awesome!! the energy and the arrangement of each song is just fantastic. It's almost like My Chemical Romance's (MCR) newest album, but of course not so radio friendly. heh. The feel of 'circusy' is only there for a few songs. Expect power drives and chops from the guitar, crazy energetic drum grooves and rolls, rocking bass chops, and Brett's ( vocals) screaming vocals.

Their old drummer Branden left the band. That's the only sad thing. I liked him a lot. Lots of my drumming is influenced by him. Sighs.

Anyway, if u're a fan of MCR, then I strongly suggest that try out The Used. Tracks like

"Earthquake"
"Hospital"
"Paralyzed"
"Pretty Handsome Akward"
is a must check-out

And you can see them experimenting their music with tracks such as

" "With Me Tonight", "Wake the Dead"..which sounds more jazzy and circusy..

Then of course, usually for lots of screamo bands, their one and only slow song in their album, is like damn 'chun' wan.

Check out " Smother"..

Heck, I almost named the whole album already..

hAHa. Check them out.

Ja.

New Direction

Attention people. I've started to 'work' already.
No more bumming. No more 'sampah masyarakat'.

muahaha.

what work you say?

It's a new direction. Something which I'd never thought I would do.
But for the past 2 months has been so good. Really felt that it was God showing me my calling.
Yea. I don't dare proudly proclaim it to be my 'calling'. At least not yet.
But I'm entering it with peace in my heart after much prayer and counselling. And I DO hope that it'll be my calling.


Before I reveal what is. Let us see what lead me to burn my bridges and came to this decision.

Music has always been a part of my life. It's not a hobby anymore. Heck, it's not even a passion. It's a part of me. Somethin' like your body part, ya know? Prolly your leg. Your liver. Usus besar. Whatever.

One fine day I put up " management trainee or financial planner" on my yahoo status, and out of 10 replies, I got 9 replied me " drummer"

......

If it pays that well here, I'd throw myself into it straightaway, man.
Plus all the mamak sessions after practice every night,
yea..I can see myself like this..



I need a job that could give me flexible time for music.


Next up.

I always wanted to start a business.
Why? Business gives you the flexibility. further more, how much you get is really how much work you put in it. I lurve that challenge. If you're hardworking, the skies the limit.
But no money or capital or start business. Heck, I don't even have money to survive for this month.
If only I could become like this dude..




oOo yea.
But tak jadi. Cos he's not a rocker.

So...

I aM NOW...


(drum rolls)

A FINANCIAL PLANNER!!
(applause, applause)


Thank you. Thank you.


Ok. Don't smack your head or roll your eyes k. And please don't assume whenever I say' let's yum cha' I'm gonna start preaching about my products. I'm NOT like that. I hate it when people did this to me last time and start shoving down their products down my throat. So don't shun me or stop becoming my friend k? :)

It doesn't mean I won't approach anyone of you. But, I'll let YOU know what I would be talking about. If interested, let's see together what I have. If not, it's ok, we'll talk about babes and football. For girls, yea we could talk about guys and lipsticks..

and football..

Can? Sounds cool? ;)

Ja.

Changes

I remember you used to tell me..

how you felt the people who were once close to you were drifting apart..

how you felt that they never really cared..that they could move on so easily..so quickly..

I was there..

And I wondered why you got gloomy and upset about these people, when you had other people..when I was there.. trying to care..

And now..

seems like history replaying itself..only difference is ...I'm not the bystander..

I tried to protect. to avoid it from happening.

I thought you would, too..

But you turned around and said " Changes. We just have to deal with it."

And you became just like them.

Alrighty. Let's just deal with it then.

Let's embrace these 'changes' then.

Ja.

Thanksgiving

It's been more than a month now since I last worked.

More than a month ago that I had to wake up early every morning, dress up, take a long drive to work. Come back from work dead tired and prepare for night activities. Sleep, and prepare for the next day's routine.

More than a month ago that I received a monthly pay cheaque. That I had the luxury of going anywhere I wanted to matter how far, (company covered my petrol), that I could afford saving some money at the end of the month, that I could give to other people.

More than a month, I've lived my life so differently.

All I could say, is that in this short space of time, I'm just full of thanksgiving.

As I look back, it's amazing and wonderful to see how God arranged and planned everything for me so perfectly. Every experience, every new activity I went in, had a purpose and influence on my future.

How? One would ask..

Shortly after I stopped working, I attended a financial seminar organized by church. It was there that I realized the importance of using money wisely. How we should be good stewards of money. How we should plan far ahead into the future. And how foolishly I was managing my money during that time. Little that I know that this conference might be playing a key role in my life and career. We will soon find out about that.


I had to opportunity to join D'Jungle People. During that time I was considering what would it be like working for a huge corporate or MNC, since my last company was a china men company I was escaping from. It was during D'Jungle that our clients were giants like Maxis, Digi and BAT. Just being with them, and observing them gave me a taste of what it would be like without actually getting employed by them.

Music. The experiences from music alone are overwhelming. I need not elaborate further. heh.
The places I went to, from KL jam asia to watch Estranged, to bukit Jalil with Good Charlotte, to Singapore. Music will be my life. I can't escaped from it anymore. It is evident.

All these experiences play significant roles in helping me discover my future. And God orchestrate it so perfectly. One after another.

The faithfulness of God. Even when I was faithless. And directionless. He never fails.

I had no lack throughout the entire period. I managed to save even more than when I was working. Yes, even after attending 3 weddings. ( you know, the ang pow. :P) God opened doors and windows of opportunities for me to earn, to survive. He 'gave' me trips to Malacca, Singapore. Holidays and camps paid for in full. With extra to bring back home too. :) I never had to borrow money from anyone. I didn't need my family's support. God took care of everything.


Thanksgiving. I'm so full of thanksgiving to my Jesus, my God. Who takes care of His children. Protects them so jealously. When I first quit my job, He took me from ground zero, from despair and disappointment and protected me.

The timing of everything. It's perfect.
Only God's timing is that perfect.

You know what? I'm just so happy that I know God. heh. I really am.
that I have a God who loves me *thiiiSSSss* much.

Wanna know Him? ;)


Ja.