Alright, sorry for the disappearance. Been caught up with work, projects and tests lately. Yea having projects and tests at this point in time is really sucky. Like it's 1 mth to exams and suddenly 2 projects are being shoved in your face? And they expect u to finish in 2 weeks? Quite wtf, but LL have to do it to score.

Quite fortunate to get good help for my projects, at least i wun have to do everything myself. Yea projects in NUS are shitty becos there's always the chance tt u get hooked up with those pple who S/U the module and thus dun really give a fuck abt anything on that module. Or those pple who's CAP score is already so shitty that they dun really care what grade they get, as long as it's a passing grade, it will suffice.

But i'm not like that u see. I have a decent shot at getting a Second Upper Class Honours, so every single mark matters to me. I can't heck care like those pple mentioned above, especially in projects, where it's a group effort. This usually translates to me doing the bulk of the work, and the rest of the pple submitting some slipshod nonsense to u. And u have to suck in their nonsense and transform it so that it looks something decent. Shit like tt happens to Chao too. Apparently project work's shitty-ness doesnt just happen in NUS, it happens in NTU as well.

This is one main reason y i hate doing group projects. The scale is so massive that it is difficult to handle it all alone, but yet ur shitty grp mates do not help out. I prefer solo projects way better. Actually, i prefer to work alone in most aspects of my life. I guess it's just in the nature of Scorpios.

But i'm not whining this time. My grp mates are all dependable pple this time round, and i believe we can all do well for the projects.

Anyways, enuff on work. It's my birthday in 1 week's time!!!! Time really flies, i can still recall what i posted on my birthday last year. And speaking of which, the maestro guitar is already 1 yr old haha, and i've only changed its strings twice throughout. Imagine all the gunk tt's on the strings. Eeewwww.

This yr's birthday wishlist:

Shure SM58 Microphone - ard $160 : Actually i'm not sure if i really want this, cos gal has already proven to me that a good voice matters more than a good mic when it comes to recording vocals. Yea check out "Nobody's Going Home" for a good example. Recorded via an old karaoke mic. Think it's 10 yrs old. :D

A pair of Asics running shoes - ard $100++ : To replace my New Balance running shoes (NOT THE SHITTY ONE FROM SAF) which i bought in 2003 and which allowed me to run so fast that i was the 3rd fastest runner in NDU ^^. I still remember my best time was 8:25 for 2.4km. Power huh? But now cannot la, ORD already, must relac.

1 yr's subscription of Guitar Techniques magazine - ard 45 pounds : 13 issues of GT is quite alot. Saves me the hassle of going to hunt for the issues each month too. Btw GT is quite a good mag, in the sense that there's more stuff to play than random interviews/reviews in most guitar mags. And they cover a wide range of styles which is what i really like abt this mag.

A nice leather sling bag: Just so that i look cooler when i go to school. And to tell the truth i dun really like those sports sling bags than alot of pple carry ard nowadays. I'm going the mature route u know? And this sling bag is to accompany me as well when i move into the working society.

Line 6 Echo Park/MXR Phase 90/JD 535q Wah: Basically just GAS-ing for a delay, phaser and a wah pedal. BUT, pls do not buy me pedals for birthday presents, cos if there's a day i want to sell it i wun have the heart to do it. And then it will be a white elephant ard in the house.

A new iPod Video 60GB - $600++? : To replace ScratchyPod, even though ScratchyPod is totally fine. But ScratchyPod has only 20GB which is not enough to contain all the wonderful music that Chang has obtained-via-technological-means. 60GB can probably last alot longer, before i upgrade to a monstrous 100GB (if there is)

Oh ya i forgot Dream Theater's Score DVD - Must get!!

Actually i cant think of anything else already, and even if i dun get any of the above it will be alright, cos i'm quite satisfied with what i have now. Probably a good meal what i really really want. Mmm. I'm hungry now :D

Time for dinner.