Hey guys i'm back again. Yea something for all u eager listeners out there. Just recorded something with my acoustic, plugged in direct into the com. The B band pickups are great, just a little too soft i guess.

here's the link :

CLICK ME to download or CLICK ME to stream

Get it before the 7 days is up or 25 downloads.

I think my hall mates had enuff of this song. Haha.

Enjoy and tell me what ya think.

EDIT: Dun tag me on my tagboard for the moment. Cos somehow my pc block my tagboard or whatever fuckshit it's trying to do.

I just realised i haven't blogged for abt 2 weeks. No big deal to me seriously, but i guess it matters to those who often visit. Hmm.

So i had exams. Been mugging constantly (very subjective phrase) for the past 2 weeks, squeezing tiny words into my helpsheets and my scribbling nonsensically for my mind maps. And today is the first time in 3 years that i wrote essays. And one shot, i vomited 6 pages of total nonsense. Each page is worth 10 marks for my final grade. How risky.

The thing abt Uni vs A's/O's? The weightage of the paper is in chinese "Yi ge tian, yi ge di". For ur A's and O's, u have paper 1, paper 2, paper 3....all the way to paper 5 (kaoz), and the totals add to abt 200-300 marks. As such each mark counts for like less than 1%? Can just make careless mistakes all over the place la. Kinda. And i'm a careless mistake guy.

But Uni different....my stats mcq 1 qns 1.5%...my changing landscapes essay paper each mark counts for 1%. This means if u tikam wrongly u die... u blur out for ur essay... u die also. Now i bopi Guan Yin Ma aka the Goddess of Mercy to have mercy on me, so tt i wun flunk my changing landscapes. I've already gotten a C for the project. (Alison: Sure A one la! *BALLS TO U*)

2 more weeks to silly gal's bday. Kinda think of it, she's gonna turn 21. But sometimes she still behave like 16 yr old. And she looks like 16 yr old too. Hmm. Whatever the case, i have something for u. Just hope it turns out the way i want it to be. I hope. This surprise, shld be kickass-y enuff to kick ur ass this time. Haha. Maybe not.

I realised i've splurged on quite abit of stuff lately. Just collected my tix for the Dream Theater concert. It's gonna be a 3 1/2 hrs shredfest, and only the best tix is deserving for my heroes. Sorry Kai, but i tried to jio u already. U just fail to listen each time. Now no more front row tix already la. NA NE NA NE PU PU.

And yea, Kai got me.. eh pui, i bought myself a Slash figurine from Mcfarlane Toys. One of my guitar heroes as well, in his classic pose with his Les Paul guitar and Marshall half-stack. Wicked shit. Here's a pic of how it looks like:

Yea, sorry huh my webcam's resolution is not good enuff, but heck. This pic is more than enuff. Captures the classic essence of Slash. Mmm, Les Paul.

Hmm, what else is new in my room.. Ah the Maestro acoustic tt my family got me for my bday. Really good stuff, good construction and good sound. Everyone in hall just can't stop coming over to play it. Kinda. Here's the specs for all u gear whores:

1. Stitka spruce solid top
2. Grover Tuners
3. B band 3.2 pickups
4. TUSQ saddle
5. Indian Rosewood fretboard
6. Maple Grand Auditorium cutaway body
7. And some others which i forgot

Unfortunately, i've been playing too much with it to take solid pictures of it. Yea i'm not so cam whore like (U noe who u are la molel. Dun need me to say names), yea so until the day i decide not to play it for a while then i might kop the camera from Kai and snap something.

Apparently after playing on the acoustic for abt 2 weeks, my finger strength increased by alittle, but it's something i can feel it. Now i can really fly on my electric but still sound clean. Mmm, acoustic trains ur fingers i guess. Like what Livideye said. (Up till today i still dunno his name). Been learning this song I Believe from tt My Sassy Girl. Yea quite a kickass cheat girl. Thanks Jian Yu for lending me the tabs, now i can go cheat all the girls in hall already. Wahaha. What a wonderful plan. Maybe i shld do a recording. But the bridge part can't catch leh. Shall try to be more receptive and try to learn it again i guess.

Holidays are coming, but technically speaking, IVP has choped 1,3,5 6pm. So tt leaves me free on 2,4,6,7. I think hall training will be on 2,4,6 ba. So technically tt leaves sunday free. Hmm, then maybe on those hours tt has no training i'll work heavily on the fretboard. So there goes my holiday kinda. Well this holiday is gonna determine whether basketball > guitar or the other way ard. This differentiation is very impt to me, as i can only set my mind to do one thing at a time.

And so we shall see.

Common qns: How did spend ur bday today?

Ans:

Woke up this morning and had lunch with my family at West Coast Jack's Place. Think this is the third time we've been there to celebrate someone's bday, and in this case, mine. Getting alittle tired of the food there tho. But it's convenient la i'd say.

Bet u guys tot tt i will have a blast of a bday today? Haha, balls to u la. Cooped myself up at home like any other day. Feeling v slack and lazy i'd say. Screw studying for once. It's my bday. And i shall do whatever i wanna do today. Like sticking up the 21 alphabets tt gal sent me. It spells:

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y W E N C H A N G

So apt. 21 letters for my 21st bday. Coincidence i guess. Cute.

Read newspapers. Realised tt so much is going ard in the world. And i'm oblivious abt it.

Slept from 5pm to 9pm. And there goes half of my "happening" day.

Changed a cooler tagboard when i woke up. Really looks pretty cool. Pls feel free to leave a msg to remind me of ur presence.

Hanged out with the guys finally. Short, but sweet. Soon Biao will join the grp of old foogeys haha.

So this is how i spent my 21st bday.

To gal: Thank you for the wonderful song. But...watch out for ur surprise. *snigger*

To Kai: Thank you for conning Mom & Dad to get me a kickass acoustic!

To rou, igog, xinwei & xinyu, seok, alison, junhong: Thank you all for the oreo cake and the dinner. It was great eating with u guys. Caught me there for a while.

To winnie: Thanks for the bunch of keropok and yakult. Tho i dun snack...erhmm i'll try to now. Haha. Now they make my room more inviting to visitors!

To key, gab, colin, whelan, alvin, cheonghua, kat, tzeyeong: Thanks for the second cake. Quite a stunner. Sorry to make u guys argue abt the time allocation for the celebration. I seriously dun deserve the big-shotness. Nice tee btw. I'll wear it for the hall gigs nxt time. Remind me.

To melissa: thanks for the v nice tub of Ben & Jerrys. First time eating it. Good stuff. But i'm not JJ, or else i'll appreciate it even more.

To the rest of the peeps who left a msg to wish me: Thanks for remembering. I can't even remember myself sometimes haha.

Overall it was 3 simple and sweet affairs. Nothing too fanciful. Nothing too messy. Nothing too prankish. Fortunately no one made a big hooha out of it. Cos personally i'd prefer to celebrate it with closer friends la. So tt's good in way.

Yay i'm 21! No big deal to me la seriously. Just another day :)

For those who dunno, yea my bday is coming in 4 days time on Saturday. Kinda dawned upon just now while i was studying. Well to me it's not really a big deal cos my gf is not ard to celebrate with me, tho she seems to have something up her sleeve. Hmm. But the tricky problem now is...

Do i go home on friday?

Cos if i dun, then if my hall friends remember my bday and planned a surprise for me, then everyone is happy and celebrates. But of course if they dun remember then it will be a cruel slap to me face too. Ouch. And of course i can't hang out with the guys for supper, tho they will never celebrate anyone's bday, it's still cool to hang out with them on ur bday u know. At least they are there for u.

And if i do go home, then if my hall friends had already planned something for me, then come friday night 23:59 they start knocking on my door to find no one, not only will they waste a cake, i think my reputation will drop drastically too. Hmm. But of course if they din plan anything for me, then it's still ok cos i can still go back home and hang out with the guys. La some teh and have some solid solid Hong Kong Mee from 503.

How? Can someone drop me a hint at least to tell me if i shld stay in hall? Haha.

This is the first time i ever had this dilemma.

Y shld my bday fall on a friday when everyone in hall goes home? Hmm.

Then again, my gut feel is tt there will be nothing planned for me. And as per every year, one present from my gal, one present from my bro, and one meal from my mom & dad. Standard shit.

And this year's wishlist: Nothing. Probably shld get Kai to buy a new basketball to replace the old and furry one. Nah wait! Dun buy it first dude! See if any of my friends are getting any balls for me haha.

Come to think of it, i'm gonna be 21. The age when i can go into the casino, watch R(A) movies, get married without parent consent (heck i can do anything without parental consent already la) bla bla. Old already. And Colin and I were discussing about the "Art of La-Teh" during supper.

Dun be surprised if nxt time u see me leaving half a cup of tea untouched for one hour. It's the tell-tale sign of aging. The longer u "La" it, the older u are. Haha. Weird but true. Just ask Colin how many cups we saw just now which were half-full. And they all belong to the uncles. Interesting phenomenon we've got here. We'll probably embark on a term paper on this during the holidays.

Dreamt of my gf this morning. Twice. Once before she called me way early in the morning, and once after tt call cos i went back to snooze land. Very vivid, and while in the dream i really thought she was back. Could feel her in my arms, but tt could probably be the bolster. Heh. Well, hope she'll be back soon.

This seems to be the start of a new blogging streak. Watch out.

Some realisations over the weekend:

1. I need homecooked food. Or else i will be super cranky. Mum hasnt been doing her job for the past few days. Almost exploded today.
2. 1 week to *ahem*. And 2 weeks to exam. Time flies. And i have not started mugging yet. So unlike me. I would have started mugging like 1 mth ago if it were the old me. Apparently i'm not the man i used to be.
3. Persistence. A word i haven't seen in a while. My msian cousin bought a "Persistence" poster for me. Pretty apt. Something i need for the moment. I need to find my persistence in life back. "Sheng Ming De Zhi Zhuo"
4. Getting my shooting touch back. And i could tell you, i was pretty clutch during my JC days. Miller-ing my opponents was my trademark then. Did pretty well during Saturday against the uncles. Scored quite abit, and started to play alittle more aggressive. Guess i got tired of losing already.
5. At the end of the day, my sidekicks are still the ones whom i can rely on if i ever need someone for company. Nah, u dun get tt much around in hall. Dun really have a sidekick in hall tho. Clash of egos i'd say.
6. Finally i've done it. Yea, after conceptualizing it for so long, and spending so much time on doing it... it's done. Wootz. Pat on my back for nailing it. I can now move on and do other stuff already, tho it still needs some fine-tweaking. But it's good. I hope.

Some photos from the Xinyao Showcase in the evening. My grp headlined the show with me on guitar, Ailing on keys, and the lovely XiuGui on vocals. (Damn chio la!)

Thanks to the twins Xin Yu and Xin Wei for sending me the pics so quickly.













My Fans:

From left: Mugger Key, Pris, Syndrome Alison, Neighbour Colin, and Tze Yong (-.-)


Xinwei & my part gf Yun Rou haha.

Tt's all.