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Saturday 26 April 2008
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4/26/2008 08:36:00 am
date : 26th April 2008 time : 0837hrs Helluez! What a great morning.. I just woke up and straight away to my laptop.. and now I feel like blogging.. hehe.. I'll share what has happened in the past few days.. Well, my first week in school was ok.. made many friends.. and I think I'm good socially.. hehe.. today's Saturday! Can rest! Yesterday had a performance at Stones.. it's a pub near Clarke Quay.. opposite Riverside.. Me and my band actually supposed to have our sound check ONLY but the pub owner asked us to play after the sound check.. So we came at around 1900hrs and we sat.. the guys had their drinks and I drink just a little.. damn little coz I was forced to.. Rafi came around 2130hrs to join us.. there's a band that's performing also that night.. they are supposed to come in at 2000hrs but they were late.. they came in around 2100hrs.. so late.. that means my band is performing at 2200hrs.. the first band consist of 2 pakcik(s) and a lady.. she's around 30+ I think.. they performed old skool rock.. I'm impressed with one of the pakcik playing guitar.. so cool.. the other one played keyboard and the lady only sings.. after their set, it's our turn.. it took us so long to set up.. maybe because the stage is small.. I had trouble fixing the drum cable as it was my first time using the digital drums.. a soundman was helping us out with the set ups.. after it was all done, we played our songs.. but it was a total screw up.. I cant even hear my drums.. it was so soft.. I can only hear Jimmy's voice and SSG's guitar.. that's what keep my tempo going.. I keep my tempo right.. I can't hear Jon's guitar.. whatever it is, we kept it going.. Jon was supposed to sing one of the song but he keeps pushing Jimmy to sing.. Jimmy has no choice but has to sing.. that's what we hate about him.. keeps pushing his part to Jimmy whenever he's nervous.. I don't really care anyway, but what concerns me is that I can't hear my drums properly.. I'm scared I might hit the wrong tom.. we played around 4 songs and then we packed up.. after that we chill for awhile outside the pub and we left around 2300hrs.. After many discussions, we decided that we're not playing today.. Rafi will look for us better gigs.. at least we're able to play more properly.. but yesterday was a total screw up.. mabe later I'll just meet Jimmy, SSG and Rafi.. Oh yah, my girlfriend and maybe Jam will come along too.. then can play Monopoly.. Now Monopoly is the in-thing for our band.. it is used to be watching movie and playing PSP but not everyone owns a PSP.. now with this 'old-skool' yet sophisticated board game, everyone can play.. we bought the portable one so we can bring it wherever we go.. hehe.. I think my friends are cool people.. I think that's all for my entry today.. take care! \m/_ aif _\m/ |
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Thursday 24 April 2008
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4/24/2008 11:47:00 pm
date : 24th April 2008 time : 2348hrs Helluez! It has been a while since I last typed in.. Not that I'm busy but I'm lazy.. heh.. But today I feel like blogging.. so here goes.. Monday was my the first day of the new semester.. Because of the damned OOP, I'm separated from my original class.. but only for Wireless Tech I'll be joining them.. otherwise, I'm with different classes and mixing with different people.. which is fun actually and most of them are friendly or someone are people that I already know.. I think I must work harder this year and show people what I'm capable of.. Enough of school.. My band will be having sound check tomorrow at a pub called STONES.. it's located near Clarke Quay.. it's our first time playing there.. and it's my first time playing using digital drum kit.. I hope I wont cock the show up.. I'll just give my best to keep the tempo on time.. it's harder using the digital drumset.. Anyway, our performance not tomorrow but on Saturday.. I'm not sure about the time but I guess it should be at night around 2000hrs.. Well, just an extra HOT news, me and Kurt has broke off our friendship.. I don't really know whose fault but we decided to go separate ways.. it's not 'WE' exactly, but he's the one who decided we should go separate ways.. It goes like this.. On 16th April 2008, my class were having bbq gathering.. it's like once in a blue moon kinda thing.. but at night Kurt asked me to meet him.. I'm not really sure if I could meet him coz my class gathering is more important as I only see them once during the holidays.. then Kurt sms-ed me saying that he's fuckin' disappointed with me and he wants to end our friendship coz to him, I'm not a good friend.. He sms-ed saying that my band, Ira and my schoolmates are more important.. I was like.. haiyah! I'm trying my best to divide my friendship equally and he said like that.. why people keep bringing up my negative points but didn't see what's the positive ones I've contributed to them..? The question here, who is not being understanding..? He, as my best friend should understand what I'm going through and also respect my commitments.. instead of demoralising me, he should support what I'm doing.. I don't really care if I lose him as a friend.. he's someone who you can't share secrets and when people asked for opinion, he likes to give crappy shit.. Losing him is not a big lost.. I still have many more friends out there who is much more better than him.. Even Ira is not as damn sensitive and emotional as him.. Ira understands my interest and she always supports whatever I'm doing.. now that's what I call THE BEST GIRLFRIEND.. fortunately, I still have Zaf.. he's my bestfriend forever.. he prefers sharing secrets with me than that Kurt.. Enough of Kurt.. lets move on.. I have family commitment, girlfriend commitment, Zaf and his projects commitment, band commitment, school commitment and now I have drama commitment.. A new one.. I just joined Najib's drama company.. not Najib Ali but Najib my friend.. he was introduced to me by Sam.. nice guy, Mr. Cool.. Zaf also joined his drama company.. this Sunday we're having a meeting but we're not sure where's the location and timing... Najib has a new project for us.. I think it's those malay poetry thingy and we have to act it out.. it has been a long time since I last act.. I prefer hosting a show.. I'm not trying to compete with my uncle Suhaimi but it's what I love to do.. Music and Drama.. they are so cool.. That's the reason why I said that losing Kurt is not a huge lost.. I'm making new friends.. and compared to him, I'm having a good life.. Well, I guess that's all for my entry today or shall I say tonight.. Take care! \m/_ aif _\m/ time : 0023 |
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Wednesday 2 April 2008
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4/02/2008 08:43:00 pm
date : 02 April 2008 time : 2044hrs Helluez! It's been a looooooooooooooooooooooooooong time since I last type in.. well, not that I'm busy, it's just that I'm lazy to update.. hehe.. but now I have the mood to blog.. hmm. where shall I start.. Oh yah.. I miss Zaf.. like.. he didn't contact me for days.. I guess he's busy looking for job.. I met Kurt just now.. he was stressed out when Man and Sam criticise about his 'www.onlinevie.ws'.. He said that he wants to quit the "onlinevie" thingy and he ask me what to do with life.. he says he has no life and wants to kill himself.. And I was like praying Allah will show him the right way.. I told him that there's many ways to make money.. I suggested to him to sell 2nd hand stuffs.. like the clothes that he can't wear or stuffs he's not using anymore.. the clothes that he had were mostly branded coz his uncle, a steward, bought him clothes from all over the world.. He agreed to the brilliant suggestion from a brillian brain of mine (ehem!) and at least now, he's looking at the bright side of life.. Alhamdulillah.. I left him around 1915hrs and I went home to do my prayers.. I wanna share with you people (if there is people who are reading my blog) something which open my heart to Allah and Islam.. I mean, I'm already a Muslim but I'm not that pious or religious until I watched the late Sheikh Ahmad Deedat's and Dr Zakir Naik's lectures about Allah S.W.T, our prophet Muhammad S.A.W and Islam in Youtube.. it was interesting.. I love their talks.. it's very lively.. unlike those Islamic discussion in Forum Perdana from Malaysia (no offence).. and furthermore, the late Sheikh Ahmad Deedat's and Dr Zakir Naik's Islamic lectures are in English and the way they present is that they don't even have to refer to any documents or texts to give their speech.. it's all in their memory power.. Alhamdulillah.. they even know what's in the bible and other scriptures.. they are amazing.. not only that, they remember the pages and verses.. about them, Dr Zakir Naik was inspired by the late Sheikh Ahmad Deedat.. and I am inspired by the two of them.. they did debate with priests, Christian scholars and other religious leaders but still, they can prove Islam is the true religion.. Alhamdulillah I've start praying and realised it really relaxes my mind.. like a meditation.. maybe you too can watch the lecture and hopefully Allah will open your heart and mind.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcMzHgq2zRo (watch the part 1 till part 22) a debate between the late Sheikh Ahmad Deedat and Anis Sorrosh and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdA07nqqszA&feature=related (I'm not sure the first part but this one is the second part of the debate, watch until the end) a debate between Dr Zakir Naik and Dr William Campbell.. So there you go.. may Allah, the most gracious and the most merciful, guide you along the way.. I wanna do my Ishak prayers now.. take care! \m/_ aif _\m/ time : 2132hrs |
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