worn out

Got up later than planned this morning.The only thing in my head was Shu's EMS project presentation.Got to UNITEN at about noon and went to his lecturer's room.We found students there from other groups of the same class waiting for their turns to present as well.This project was supposed to be carried out in a group of about 6 people.Shu did it alone.......well,my dad helped him with the tools and stuff.Testing the motor to see if it would run and stuff.After burning the insulated coils which was like twice and rewinding the coils and all,the motor finally worked.It wasn't exactly a stepper motor but it worked and Shu's lecturer looked pleased.I had no idea how I ended up in that meeting room with Shu and his lecturer and there was a group presenting and all but his lecturer didn't mind so I stayed on to see Shu present.I even learned about the stepper motor and the function of the commutator which was awesome.FREE LESSONS!!!!!Haha!

We were at the mall for a bit before heading home.My dad was superpleased to hear about the presentation and he was superhappy to see the weather today.It wasn't raining in the afternoon so he got us all out to the park for a couple of badminton games.I am so out of shape and I kept getting blinded by the light outside but I wasn't injured as much as I always do.I think there is still some bruising on my knee but its not that big of a deal.

Went for a 2 hour jamming session after that.I keep messing up the speech.I suck at it.I couldn't even pronounce some of the words right.Maybe I was tired.Maybe my throat was running dry.Either ways,Rashid was really tired.I think we went through the entire playlist of about 7 songs about 4 to 5 times.It was tiring and I really hope that all goes well tomorrow night.

I'm still super happy about Shu's project ^_^

WHAT THE......

Shu said that there is something seriously wrong with the pets I have living here at home with me.They seem to be acting strange.Very unlike the creatures they should be.For example,Fei Mao hates fish.She'd run away whenever Kak Yah tries to feed her fish.She only eats biscuits and she eats them at her sleeping place while she is lying down!

And Bedah won't eat her sunflower seeds unless they have been semi opened.I could leave a whole bunch of seeds in her house and they will be lying there till evening.WTF?!

I think the only normal cats at home are Kecik and Ghost.Well.......Ghost just broke my dad's baby plants out front.I don't think my dad will be happy to see those plants of his especially knowing that he's been taking extra care of those things since forever!Kak Yah and I are trying to figure out a good cover line for the little pest.Shu is so afraid if my dad would accuse Kecik of being the pest coz he's already in my dad's black list after being caught in the act of peeing at my dad's car the other night :/

waking up to nothingness

It feels gooooooooooood!

I've been waking up superlate.On Thursday,Shu and I got up and thought we ought to do something which we did but I just can't remember what it was we did.........oh yeah,my appointment with the dentist!Then,on Friday,Rashid,Shu and I drove Qarim back to his campus in Perak.We left home at about 5pm-ish and got home at about 9pm-ish.......or was it,10pm :/

Yesterday,Shu took me out for a movie treat.We watched The Fourth Kind.It was pretty freaky but it was a cool movie.We were walking around,in and out of shops.Last night,Shu took Azim and I to Uptown Kota Damansara.All of us got ourselves a t-shirt each.I wanted that Japanese band Loudness tee for the longest time and I finally got it!Shu's tee was a skull faced Statue of Liberty.Azim got a tee called The Killers with Adolf Hitler on the drums and Bush on the guitar.I don't think my sister would like that very much :/

Shu woke me up early yesterday morning to give Kecik a wash.We managed to scrub him which didn't make him very happy but not long before the day was over,he was all dirty again.Nowadays,we'd find Ghost chasing Kecik all around the house.It's so funny coz he's really tiny and Kecik is really big and he'd be jumping onto Kecik's head and all.It's pretty entertaining.

Bedah and Fei Mao has immunity in the house so those little kiddies can't hurt them ^_^

our first GIG ever!!!!!!!!!!

Ghost!

My sister was given a tiny white kitten with blue eyes.He must be a baby still coz some of his teeth haven't even fill up the gaps in his mouth.He spent the first night over in Shu's apartment in Bangi coz at first we thought Kecik wasn't gonna like him.We brought him back to my place yesterday and we kept in the cage thinking that he was gonna run off somewhere else.Today,we finally let him out around the house to mingle around with the other cats.Fei Mao hates the fact that he was in the cage near one of her favorite lepak spots around the house.So she's so happy when we let him out coz he'd not only stop making noise but he wasn't around her.Kecik seems to like the little dude.In fact,they were running around the house for a bit earlier today.I guess it's coz Kecik is still playful and he had been wanting a play buddy for the longest time.So he's finally got one now.

Shu just got Ghost a bell collar.It's pink in color with some light blue prints on it and it has a light blue colored bell that matches the color of Ghost's eyes which is so cool.Hahaha!

The reason we call him Ghost is coz he's all white and we got him right after Halloween ^_^ and he's a bit of a demon as well coz he keeps biting and scratching people.

karaoke-ing with Shu and Azim

Hahaha!While Qarim and Rashid and my mum were out for a movie which Azim is underage for,Shu and I were assigned to take him out to the game arcade but since we told Azim about our karaoke craze every now and again,he's been wanting to go but has no clue how to get about doing it so today,Shu and I took him and we sang 8 songs!He had fun and I am glad we took him out coz I know that we haven't been spending time with Azim much these days.

BTW,his friend-Hamizan- fell into the drain along the front of my house.He said he was trying to avoid a car as he was walking to the mosque for Friday prayers but he missed a step and fell right in.Luckily,he did not break anything.His legs were just covered with scars and probably some minor bruising.I was so afraid if he'd bump his head or something.So,my dad jumped into the car with Shu and got him and then mum took him to the clinic nearby.

In the meantime,Shu and I are really3 doing our best at getting Kecik to STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!He has made it into Rashid's black list since he peed on the dude's guitar bag earlier today.Rashid calls him BODOH everytime he sees Kecik around the house.My contingency plan is to keep all room doors closed upstairs so that he won't be able to get in and pee where ever.

*sigh*

picture poll:which should be used on the poster for our upcoming performance?

Pictures are all from Ayie's DSLR

Pasar Road

Shu and I finally went to Pasar Road.We've heard about the place from my dad and my mum a million times over but never actually went there.Its more of coz we don't really know how to get there :D

My dad took us both this morning.We walked and walked and walked and had brunch over at Sri Paandi and then walked around some more.All of the things on Shu's list of things he needs for his EMS project were unavailable.What he bought instead was a 10 meters long modem cable and he was hunting for a receiver for performances to come.

Anywho,we got as far as getting a quotation coz we didn't have thousands of ringgit on us which if we had would have ended up being spent on all the awesome stuff we found like the earpieces and receiver and some stereos and probably lights and maybe a couple of headphones.Superhuge ones.

Got home at about 1pm.Cleaned ourselves up and Shu drove me to the dentist for a bit.I have spent way too much on dentals in the last couple of years that it has driven me insane so much that I try very hard to avoid from having to go to the dentist.Its worked so far......right up till now,that is.It's nothing serious but it costs........a lot.

In the meantime,my mum has been trying to get Qarim occupied so she assigned him to take photos of Bedah with the DSLR.Cute photos like the ones you'd find online and stuff.He didn't look too enthusiastic about it though :/ Maybe he's not that into Bedah............

Shu has secured a slot for my band to play on November 11th over at Tropicana City Mall.Our slot is at about 9:30pm-ish so that means we have to be there earlier for a sound check.Great!Now,all I need is a costume ^_^ and I have to work on my people skills when it comes to stuff like introducing the band and talking to the crowd :p

ich nein basterd!

Haha!Shu and I finally got around to watching Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.The movie was awesome!We were laughing most of the time but overall,it was awesome!I lurve the fact that the characters spoke Deutsche,French,English and some Italian.I also liked how the whole plot was actually catastrophic and one big mess.

Went to get Shu from UNITEN this morning after class.Had lunch and drove over to Mutiara Damansara for a movie.Walked around for a bit and then went home.

The gig on the 30th has been postponed to November 11th.PERFECT!I should be super free!OMFG!SUPER super FREE!HOLY SHIT!Hahahahahaaa!!!!!!

The Color Shop,One Utama

Shu and I were supposed to meet up at the mall after my class for lunch today.We did but I just had to get my hair washed coz I was running late this morning and did not get to wash it this morning.So by the time Shu got to the mall,I told him I was getting my hair dried.

Here's the funny thing.I had 2 people working on my hair today.That was weird.That was the first time I went through something like that.It was pretty fun though.I don't mind getting my hair done at that shop again ^_^

I had too much time to kill earlier today coz all my classes were cut short due to various reasons so Shu and I basically hopped from one shop to another.We even got a free drink from Juice Works from the dude at the Creepy Door ;)

The lepak sessions today mostly consist of ideas for the upcoming gig.We were going through the pros and cons of the event as well as our wedding plans in between that.We've got some kool stuff in mind but we have yet to talk to Kamal and Ayie about it.

We are after all supposed to play at an event this 30th.

RadioEdit band update

Wahai kalian semua.Harap maklum bahawa RadioEdit akhirnya akan dapat gig sendiri.Walaubagaimanapun,dukacita dimaklumkan bahawa segala confirmation hanya akan di dapati selepas band meeting kami yang akan berlangsung ASAP.

Sekian.Terima kasih.

The adventures of Awang Goneng & Gedebeh

Woke up this morning.Got into a cab with Shu and headed over to Kajang to get his car coz he left it there since I picked him up after class on Thursday.Had breakfast at Alim Corner.Made a quick stop over at Mutiara Damansara.Got the good old Cookies N' Cream smoothie from Juice Works.Got one top while we were there.Headed home only to find out that we were locked out so we had lunch at Restoran Quali.Then,mum called to say that she and my siblings were also locked out so they hungout at our favorite mamak,Maulana.Then,my dad called to say that he's already at home so we can come home.

*sigh*

I have to stop sounding and possibly stop behaving like a cartoon/anime character.Especially when I'm about to introduce the band in public and stuff.I ALMOST screamed out "KERO!" or said "Hi!" the way Stitch (Lilo & Stitch) would say it.Damn!I know that Shu and Rashid and maybe my bandmates are used to it but I don't suppose other people expect me to do stuff like that :p

introducing the Monkey Dance by the Foxburrs

While Shu was stuck doing his FYP,he let me use his super awesome computer to play The Sims 3.Days just went by and before I could do anything,it's already Friday.

Update:Shu has no problems using the Pro E software anymore ;)

While I've been driving back and forth to Bangi after classes,I did learn some new roads to new places around UPM.And in the evenings when we get home,we'd head over to the park at my old house.We don't run anymore.Well,Shu would jog while I do some monkey dance.

We spent last night watching Bruno which almost killed us from laughing so hard.

Kecik has began to mark territories around the house by peeing at different places IN THE HOUSE.One morning before I left for class,he peed at the wall at the front door.After that,when Azim came home from school,Kecik peed on his school bag.The dude was superpissed.

Bedah is happy and fat,as usual.

Gemok aka Fei Mao is still herself.Daydreaming and getting weird dreams as she sleeps.Weirdo!

I think my spare part warranty has been long overdue.My right leg is hurting ever so badly especially when its cold.I have this vision of me losing my leg while I run in the park.

Anywho,Shu and I almost died of shock as we were walking home from the park one afternoon.Out of nowhere,a huge Retriever headed towards us and we weren't sure of what to do.Then,it turned out that it was just playing with the dog in one of the houses.

And then,there was this one time when we were at a pet store in Uptown Damansara,we were shocked to see a crocodile in an aquarium!It was a freakin' glass aquarium!When the reptile moved,it looked like it could easily break the glass.To make things worse,there were tiny tanks of white mice and hamsters placed on top on the aquarium with the crocodile!

Heaven

Saigo ni kimi ga hohoende

Massugu ni sashidashita mono wa

Tada amarini kirei sugite

Koraekirezu namida afureta

Ano hi kitto futari wa

Ai ni fureta

Watashitachi wa sagashiatte

Tokini jibun o miushinatte

Yagate mitsukeatta no nara

Donna ketsumatsu ga matte ite mo

Unmei to iu igai

Hoka ni wa nai

Kimi ga tabidatta ano sora ni

Yasashiku watashi o terasu hoshi ga hikatte

Soba ni ite aisuru hito

Toki o koete katachi o kaete

Futari mada minu mirai ga koko ni

Nee konnanimo nokotteru kara

Soba ni ite aisuru hito

Toki o koete katachi o kaete

Futari mada minu mirai ga koko ni

Nokotteru kara

Shinjite aisuru hito

Watashi no naka de kimi wa ikiru

Dakara kore kara saki mo zutto

Sayonara nante iwanai

Ano hi kitto futari wa

Ai ni fureta

-Hamasaki Ayumi-

awesomeness

I have found someone who shares the same point of view with me towards life.

Someone who wants to always be 18 and never grow up.

Someone who loves freedom and hates restrictions.

Someone who shares my interpretation of fame and glory.

Someone who hates lameness and rigidity and wants new things and changes as every second passes by.

Someone who wants to invent and experiment and is not afraid to ask the wrong questions.

Someone who may not say the darnest things the way I do but has a milder way of saying it.

That someone is the one I intend to spend the rest of my life with <3

sebak

Watching those kids performing solo with their acoustic guitars yesterday reminds me of myself when I was doing the whole songwriting thingy for the first time.I was alone and the only thing I had to convey my message across to the audience was my guitar.Well,at the time,I didn't even have my own guitar so I borrowed my dad's.

My songs would have sounded very high-school-ish and maybe it wouldn't have hit the point I was trying to get through to who ever.Some songs did but my audience were only those who hears me play live during practices and stuff at home.My songs never left the circle of people who knew me.

I am happy to know that there are so many channels to get your works known to the world now ^_^

Singing and songwriting should be just as important as everything else in life.

Indie Fest@Studio V,Rainforest,One Utama

We had our open mic today.We played 4 songs.Actually,we were told to play 3 songs but they started recording late so they told us to play another song.Our usual playlist line up would Wake Up,Maya,Mental and I Don't Live.We had a blast although we waited since 11am-ish,we performed at about 2pm.

The problem started with us trying to register and the organizers came late.Then,we finally registered and then the waiting began.Bittersweet were supposed to do a soundcheck but they took up almost an entire hour coz their 2nd guitarist came superlate.We had fun though listening and watching them jam.

Shu made sure that we were the first band to play the open mic coz Kamal starts work at about 2:30pm.We were rushing for time.Finally,Kamal called a colleague to cover him and he went to work at about 3pm.It was tiring but fun.

There were other music acts like a band of school boys who calls themselves Chain Letters (I think) and then 2 solo acoustic acts who were Arif and Justin.I think the sound system needed to be looked into a little more.Shu said that if we stood outside and listen to the performances,the sound was perfect.

Anywho,went home.Then,we went to Ammah's house for Deepavali like we do every year.It was Shu's first time celebrating Deepavali at someone's place.We had freshly cooked food which were AWESOME!Ammah had been sick so she couldn't cook.Her daughter,Sumitha did all the cooking for her today.The vadais are as awesome as ever.The tosai too ;)

Shu and I managed to rush over Ayumi's place for the open house.A lot of people have already gone home but we just sat and chatted and ate some more for a bit.Then,we headed home.

Looking forward to spending tomorrow just chilling with Shu.

CK Music,Jalan Imbi,KL

It was a long and funny journey to KL and back coz there was a horrible traffic jam but we finally got around to meeting Migo (the dude who's gonna do the track by track recording for us) and we finally went to the music store Kamal's been telling us about.I am so going to get those cables I've been wanting for so long!

Kamal told us a very scary tale that happened to him early before dawn of Friday morning.He witnessed someone getting stabbed over at BU's McD at Centrepoint.He said that some guy stole some other guy's laptop and that this other guy chased the thief and the thief stabbed him and drove off.Kamal was the one who called the ambulance and he said it took them 32 minutes to get to the injured dude.

There are shitloads of people at the place and noone saw or did anything?WTF?!And the dude got stabbed!From the back to the front and the knife went through his kidneys and came out the front!WTF?!

Anywho,tonight's jamming session went mad.Rashid actually tried playing the drum to Wake Up in a ska mode.WTF?!I kept missing cues and Kamal's guitar was too noisy.I almost tripped on the keyboard stand and instead of stepping on the distortion pedal,I stepped on the mic stand!WTF?!

bananas are expected this afternoon

Despite the amount of work that needs to be done and the string of people to meet today,Shu managed to drag me off to a movie at noon.We watched a movie we've been waiting for all month long.Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.I think the movie was pretty good.Fast moving.Reminding me of a lot of things that's been going on in my life.Reminding me of the people I come across in life.

We had a hard time keeping our voices down when we laugh coz we were both laughing so hard and loud.I lurve Flint's hairdo!Hahahaha!But seriously,I doubt if I'd ever want food to come falling from the sky.It could kill!For countries where food is scarce,I guess it would be ok though too much of something can't be good for anyone :p

tutored

Shu's Arab-speaking nephew came to my rescue AGAIN.Well,thanks to Shu for still being in contact with a relative who speaks the language on a daily basis,I managed to finish my homework AGAIN.

I had a pretty good time while having breakfast with Shu and his nephew.Apart from them catching up and all,it turns out that his nephew (like Shu) has a flare for business and he's practically earning while studying.How awesome is that?For someone who hasn't got a clue about business,the conversations and ideas those 2 had today managed to open my eyes to a new level of money making.

Hurmm............imagine,having thousands of bux a month all to yourself TAX-FREE!

I've gotten back into sketching.Finally opened that metal case of washable pencils my dad got me some years ago.The thing is finally put to good use.I'll be posting up my first sketch in over a year since my last picture.