Buttload of new stuff tt i'm listening to right now:

Symphony X

OSI

Muse

The Mahavishnu Orchestra

Lordi

Liquid Trio Experiment

Blind Guardian

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones

Crowded House

In Flames

Joe Bonamassa

Dave Matthews Band

Zhang Hui Mei

Sonata Arctica

Sonic Youth

Korn

Gregorian

Thrice

Justin Timberlake

Elvis Presley

The Cardigans

Casiopea

The Beach Boys

Travis

The Wallflowers

Richard Marx

Oasis

Hinder

Frank Sinatra

Daughtry

Westlife

Journey

Frank Zappa

The Corrs

Ozzy Osbourne

K-Ci & Jojo

Joe Satriani

Jimi Hendrix

Eric Clapton

Alanis Morissette

Stuff tt was accumulated since August. Yea tt's all the shit i've been listening to. Ozzy's new album Black Rain is really a good hard rock album. Highly recommended.

Alot of the music are pretty much oldies, like Zappa, Sinatra, Elvis, Beach Boys, yea but i feel tt it's worthwhile to appreciate the classics and to listen what's all the hype about.

Rest of the bands, just check it out la.

Recommended listen: Dave Matthews Band. I think they should be in a category called prog-pop. Hmm then again, ABBA is the king of tt genre already, like Daniel said. Bloody Scandinavians.

Random thoughts for the day: (Btw i'm in a super cranky mood right now)

- the 377A thingy is really over-hyped, with celebrities joining in the petition to repeal it. The gays have their right to be gays. Drug addicts have their right to be drug addicts. It's just not a healthy lifestyle/behaviour/whatever that the government wants to inculcate in its population. So there is every reason for the government to implement policies to shape the way the country thinks, moves, and behaves.

Amsterdam's government thinks tt drugs are somewhat legal. So be it. If u are a gay, just go live in a gay country la. If u are a repressed Malaysian Chinese, come Singapore get PR la. If u have a conservative government, then too bad. You voted for them (or did u get to?). Not happy? Vote the opposition next time round.

- I think i'm giving up on this particular someone already. Since he want to be so petty and easily angry, so be it. It's tiring for me to be the nice guy everytime. I dun need him anyways. He has no value to me in the first place.

- Louis is also facing some problem with some "friend" of his, who thinks he's the greatest and wanna gey gao alot of things. Want to whine in his blog, yet somehow starts to twist his words when pple reply negatively to his post. I say fuck it, this kind of people, firstly has no spine to stick to his words, and secondly is too afraid to lose his only group of friends. You want to fuck your friends up, u better be sure u dun want to see them again.

- Was watching some program on the compulsory annuities. I think it's complete bullshit tt people can only start claiming at 85. And even if it's compulsory, it's at a estimate $200 monthly payout. There's no incentive for a rich person to buy, and yet a poor person is unable to fork out the cost of the annuity, which is estimated to be ard $50k. Which poor person has $50k savings? Not many. If u take from their CPF account which is equally measly, then it's just a matter of making the poor poorer.

Sorry my dear reliable government, i have no suggestions to make your plan work better, i can only whine about the various possible shortcomings of the plan. Having no alternative plan does not make the current plan the best too, cos that would be a very flawed and risky assumption. Rather, take the countrymen's viewpoints into heart, though some of them maybe valued judgements, refine the plan, and let the public review it again. After a few revisions, the plan would definitely be a better one. Implementing the plan then maybe not be too late.

- Jay Chou has a new country song. I think he copied my idea, cos my song came out first. Ok just joking Joanna.

I hate ppl who think they are everything. Cos u know why?

Cos i think i am everything.

It's been more than a week since i put my braces on. I must say it's really not as shitty as what most people told me. Other than the fact tt i cannot really bite, there isn't any other problems whatsoever. And it's pretty comfortable too, so far so good. No ulcers either, which is quite fortunate.

Happy's behaviour has been kinda a toss up for the past few days. Sometimes adorable, sometimes extremely naughty and irritating, sometimes extremely sedated and moody. He's more PMS than Shirui. And i kinda think tt he doesnt like me, cos i can't seem to get his attention at all. Shrug. I'm not very good with dogs seriously, or at least i still can't understand him yet.

NUS lost the IVP finals, which was quite a pity, cos this year they had a pretty solid team with good bench players. But ultimately TP had the better point guard, which i felt tt was the most crucial factor in IVP standard. The team that had the best point guard would usually win. Like the case for Michael Wong during NTU's reign for the past yrs.

Sometimes i felt that i probably shouldnt have quit the team then. But of course now it's too late and all the years have already passed. Wasted years perhaps? It has always been a situation where either i'm super passionate but the people around me are not, or i'm not passionate but the people around me are. Oh well.

I would just have to make the best use of my time right now. I've got only roughly 1 more year left before life hits me with the ultimate sucker punch.

Chao asked me why am i bothering to self-train so hard for basketball right now, when i'm not playing for any team or intending to join one. Good question i ask myself sometimes too, but i guess for me it's all about doing the best i can be right now and not disappoint myself yet again.

Everytime i look back at my life and i asked myself whether i could have worked harder and done better. And almost everytime the answer is yes. So it's time to set things right.

I just hope it's not too late. It's never too late right?

Since he's a good boy... More Pics!

We gave him a collar yesterday with a bell, so tt it's easier to know whether he's jumping ard or not. Looks cuter too. And little bugger has kinda toned down on his biting already, thanks to some godlike tips from the dog trainer who came.

1st jab taken, 2 more to go before we unleash him on some unsuspecting mats. Haha. Inside joke. Anyways, anyone is free to come over and play with him! Just arrange the time with me ok? Happy loves visitors! He'll wag his tail like no tomorrow.

Bro says it's good to let alot of pple come and visit him, cos nxt time he wun be scared of strangers. So yea, just come la. No buffet tho. Settle lunch urself.

Till then.

More random pics of little bugger. Little bugger just can't stay still. So i can only get a nice pic if he's sleeping or stoning. Otherwise u get something ridiculous like the last pic. Doesnt help tt my phone lags abit before it takes its shot.

Anyways my tagboard is down. I'm sensing lots of oohs and aahs over Happy. Hmm. Ok this shall not turn into a "check-out my cute dog" blog. This is still a "IM A FUCKING ROCKSTAR" blog ok. Let's make this very clear!

Silly bugger. Stealing all the limelight. Grrr.

Hi all, this is the latest addition to the Chan family. Everyone let's welcome Happy! Yea, Happy is a pretty lame name for a dog. Xiang was saying tt i shld call it Spartan, or something crazy. Oh well, Happy is easy for the older folks to call i suppose. Not my call actually, since my bro bought it.

Happy's a 6 week old male Golden Retriever. Very smart, by the 2nd day he knows tt the newspaper corner is the place for him to do business; sitting down and keeping quiet will earn a nice rub from Chang; when hungry, run to Mom, cos she will give him food etc. Extremely hyperactive, especially when he sees people responding to him. So the family decides to ignore him, and he will mind his own business. Which is cute in a way, makes u wanna check out what tt bugger is doing.

Happy likes to lean against something when sleeping. Like against the wall, against the fence, against a brick (tt's used to hold the pen in place). He avoids his own urined newspaper, which is damn smart.

Ok, Shirui is more excited to know abt Happy. Will update somemore when i have the time.

Feeling better now, though the soreness in the throat can still be felt. Thanks to everyone who has shown concern.

Funny thing happened just now. Was in the sch toilet washing my hands, when i heard someone calling out from the cubicles:

In heavily accented English (sounds like Hongkie/PRC):

"Is anyone out there in the toilet?"

"There is no toilet paper in this cubicle, can you get me some?"

Being the kind person i am, i gave him quite a bit (u never know how much a person use).

It's just funny thinking abt it. I wonder how he must have felt.

Shitty?

Nothing much to say. Just got afflicted with some serious throat ulcers. So i can't eat, drink, talk, swallow. Shit as hell. I think it's the shittiest feeling i've ever felt. Now it feels alittle ok, but i'm not hoping for much.

I suspect something's inside my throat like a fishbone, causing mayhem to whatever it touches. Shld i see a doctor? Can doctors cure ulcers?

Sorry if i scared you Jo. Wasn't really in the mood to talk or do anything.

Nick, nice post. I think u can be very motivating at times. More from you please!

Tml's ST3246's midterms. I'm not really prepared, but i paid enough attention in class to not panic. Let's pray tt i can make it through smoothly.

I'm counting on my 100% attentiveness, 100% diligence in tutorials and 50% preparation to get me thru.