The contest was great! We was the 3rd band playin that night and though the crowd are more towards "family oriented (you know, the silent type, just bein there coz it's an event)", I had a good time. The other bands were very very tough, some are a known pub/club performers. Yeah it's a bit unfair but who cares. The main thing is that (at least) me and the band had a good time. After we've played, we all went fer a drink then get our butt home while the contest is still on. Why wait? As I've mentioned earlier, it's very very tough. I wish there was more supportive crowd though. Even the best band I've known who played before us had to deal with the "clap when the host tells you to" kind crowd. Man. Now, I'm waitin fer gigs. It'll be much better.
Ah, losin somethin and gainin somethin back. You know what, I've passed the Takaful Nasional's exam so now I'm officially a Takaful Nasional's insurance agent. Now I'm thinkin of what to do with that title. Hmm, computer still floats my boat :P. Till then.
Monday, May 31, 2004
Friday, May 28, 2004
The band contest is... Today?!
Huh? What? Yeah, it's utterly insane. Another last minute changes have been made. We, me and the band I'm playin with fer the contest will be playin tonight at 9 o'clock. Am I shocked? Do I look like I'm shocked? Yes, I'm pretty much shocked by all this insanity. Who the hell do the organiser think they are anyway? Man if this is MY band then I'd be happy to quit the contest but it's not, so, I'll be playin tonight and I think I'm ready.
Ahh, the good news is, we'll only be playin 3 songs. Pawana - Search, Pelesit Kota - Search and Like a Stone - Audioslave (yay!). We've jammed last night and it looks like everybody's ready. So, fer those who's about to rock tonight, we salute you, and you, you, you, and yeah, you too.
Ahh, the good news is, we'll only be playin 3 songs. Pawana - Search, Pelesit Kota - Search and Like a Stone - Audioslave (yay!). We've jammed last night and it looks like everybody's ready. So, fer those who's about to rock tonight, we salute you, and you, you, you, and yeah, you too.
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Another changes... Arghhh!
Another changes. 1st I wanna say sorry fer some misinformation which is purely unintentional and neither my fault to begin with. Ali said to me last night that the band competition that I was supposed to be playin, is NOT on this sunday. There. Such an embarrassment. Darn.
It's on 29th May 2004 which mean next week. I'm waitin fer another changes on the matter. This is crazy I know, with all the changes given at the very last minute not to mention I've blogged the contest date yesterday. I hope this is the LAST changes that I'm gonna hear. The good thing is, I have an extra few more days to practice another 2 songs. Oh, Ali have given me the last 2 song's cassette last night too. Till then. Ta!
It's on 29th May 2004 which mean next week. I'm waitin fer another changes on the matter. This is crazy I know, with all the changes given at the very last minute not to mention I've blogged the contest date yesterday. I hope this is the LAST changes that I'm gonna hear. The good thing is, I have an extra few more days to practice another 2 songs. Oh, Ali have given me the last 2 song's cassette last night too. Till then. Ta!
Friday, May 21, 2004
Good.. or bad?..
Sometime there's a thing that I just can't make up whether if it's a good news, or a bad news. To look at it from a different side, different angle. Still, I can't make up my mind.
However, I'm got 2 news that I just can't make up whether if it's good or else. 1st: My company is goin to open up a branch doin travel and tourism stuff. 2nd: I'm fillin up a bassist spot fer a band competition this comin sunday.
My friend and his band signed up on this Battle of The Band sorta thing bout 2/3 weeks ago. If I'm not mistaken, they've played the early round and this sunday is the final round. I know this guys coz most of the time I'd hang out with them at restaurants around my neighborhood. Me and Ali, the drummer fer the band, we casually jam together just fer fun. Somehow, their bassist, Rizal, gone M.I.A a few days ago. So Ali got this idea to pick me as the session bassist fer the contest. So, it's perfectly great is it?
Not really, I mean, we're gonna be playin on THIS Sunday! Hello? Do the math. They've been plannin to play 4 songs, changed 1 of the song yesterday (I was told this evenin) and which up till today, I've practice only 2 songs startin from uhm, lemme see, ah! startin from LAST NIGHT! And right now I've no accaustic guitar to practice the songs with, not to mention that I'm still waitin fer the cassette the other 2 songs. Oh, I fergot to add 'writin my Blog at the same time' to the list. Pressure is a bad habit, I know. But this is suppose to be a very important contest fer them. I'm not gonna be the one that fergot the chords all of the sudden, on the stage, infront of all the chicks that's watchin us perform. Hell no.
Different genre also adds to the tense a bit. I'm more to metal stuff and this sunday I'm gonna be playin songs like 'Pawana', 'Pelesit Kota', 'Mat Rock' (I never heard of this title before!) and thankfully, 'Like a Stone' from Audioslave. I know Pawana is Search's song but the other 2, is still a mystery. By readin the list I think you guys get the idea that this is a Rock band. Well, it is. Nothin wrong with that but fer a metal guy like me to get the rock groove right, lackin in time to practice and hopefully perfect it, is pretty hard. The last time that I've heard Pawana was about 14 years ago, when I was in form 2 or 3. Audioslave's is a new song, you can hear it on the air frequently but I never bother to practice it until last night.
The ok part is, I can try to prove myself that I can play lotsa kinds of music. And playin on stage too! Ho boy it've been a loooong time since I last perform on stage infront of live audience. I hope my part will be ok this sunday. I hate to dissappoint the guys. If somehow my part is lousy, well, I have to accept the fact that I'm still not that good. To those who's around the neighborhood, you can see me perform (with my Ibanez TR 4 strings, baby) on 23rd May 2004, 20:00 at:
Dataran Senawang,
Senawang Business Centre,
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan D.K.
The 1st news is that, I'll be able to do different job, in a new office, but still workin in the same company. 'nuff said. Hopefully it comes with a new salary plan. *grins*
However, I'm got 2 news that I just can't make up whether if it's good or else. 1st: My company is goin to open up a branch doin travel and tourism stuff. 2nd: I'm fillin up a bassist spot fer a band competition this comin sunday.
My friend and his band signed up on this Battle of The Band sorta thing bout 2/3 weeks ago. If I'm not mistaken, they've played the early round and this sunday is the final round. I know this guys coz most of the time I'd hang out with them at restaurants around my neighborhood. Me and Ali, the drummer fer the band, we casually jam together just fer fun. Somehow, their bassist, Rizal, gone M.I.A a few days ago. So Ali got this idea to pick me as the session bassist fer the contest. So, it's perfectly great is it?
Not really, I mean, we're gonna be playin on THIS Sunday! Hello? Do the math. They've been plannin to play 4 songs, changed 1 of the song yesterday (I was told this evenin) and which up till today, I've practice only 2 songs startin from uhm, lemme see, ah! startin from LAST NIGHT! And right now I've no accaustic guitar to practice the songs with, not to mention that I'm still waitin fer the cassette the other 2 songs. Oh, I fergot to add 'writin my Blog at the same time' to the list. Pressure is a bad habit, I know. But this is suppose to be a very important contest fer them. I'm not gonna be the one that fergot the chords all of the sudden, on the stage, infront of all the chicks that's watchin us perform. Hell no.
Different genre also adds to the tense a bit. I'm more to metal stuff and this sunday I'm gonna be playin songs like 'Pawana', 'Pelesit Kota', 'Mat Rock' (I never heard of this title before!) and thankfully, 'Like a Stone' from Audioslave. I know Pawana is Search's song but the other 2, is still a mystery. By readin the list I think you guys get the idea that this is a Rock band. Well, it is. Nothin wrong with that but fer a metal guy like me to get the rock groove right, lackin in time to practice and hopefully perfect it, is pretty hard. The last time that I've heard Pawana was about 14 years ago, when I was in form 2 or 3. Audioslave's is a new song, you can hear it on the air frequently but I never bother to practice it until last night.
The ok part is, I can try to prove myself that I can play lotsa kinds of music. And playin on stage too! Ho boy it've been a loooong time since I last perform on stage infront of live audience. I hope my part will be ok this sunday. I hate to dissappoint the guys. If somehow my part is lousy, well, I have to accept the fact that I'm still not that good. To those who's around the neighborhood, you can see me perform (with my Ibanez TR 4 strings, baby) on 23rd May 2004, 20:00 at:
Dataran Senawang,
Senawang Business Centre,
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan D.K.
The 1st news is that, I'll be able to do different job, in a new office, but still workin in the same company. 'nuff said. Hopefully it comes with a new salary plan. *grins*
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Hopefully me..
It has been a few days since I've taken the Takaful Nasional's examination. My 1st time takin an insurance exam. Well, though I'm workin in an insurance company, it doesn't mean that I know anythin bout insurance. My company is a used car cum general insurance company but I'm takin a life insurance exam. Sheesh. What am I doin?
The exam was ok, the guy who proposed me to take the exam gave me the book, 'Takaful Nasional Exam Guide' 2 weeks before the exam and I let it dusted in my room until the last minute. Can't blame me on that. Insurance is an alien thing to me. Computers floats my boat. But seein the confidence the guy had fer me, I dunno, it doesn't hurt to try does it? And as fer now, I've known a bit more bout life insurance in general. Maybe it's worth to try. Well, how long am I gonna be workin here anyway? I'm sure that I'm not gonna spend my whole upcomin life workin here. Computers still floats my boat. My commission has been cut leavin me just the basic salary startin from this month. Darn. More and more, I'm losin interest in this job I have.
I kept dreamin bout workin on a cruise ship, sailin around the world, seein new faces, just knowin that my homeland is far from reach. This month is the answer, did I get the cruise ship job I've applied for or not. I wish my visa's application is approved. I need to be somewhere else. And the advertised salary is good too. Too good. It've been a nearly a year since I've been back to my hometown and yet I feel like it've been too long. It's not that I don't like it here, it's just, hmm, how should I put it, it's too familiar to me. Failin on the foreign places is a challenge to me but when you know that you're failin on your own place, it's too much. And I know I'm startin to fall. This habit of job loyalty is costin me. I must make a move to make MY life better, not anybody else. That's why I need a new job.
Darn I sure hope I do get that cuise ship job. In fact I've put other job application on hold because of that job. I guess I'm puttin too much hope in it but hey, that is the chance fer me to actually go places I've only dreamed of goin. Not to mention the chance to raise money fer my ultimate future plan. Like I've said, computers floats my boat but as fer now, my boat is sinkin and the water's too deep.
The exam was ok, the guy who proposed me to take the exam gave me the book, 'Takaful Nasional Exam Guide' 2 weeks before the exam and I let it dusted in my room until the last minute. Can't blame me on that. Insurance is an alien thing to me. Computers floats my boat. But seein the confidence the guy had fer me, I dunno, it doesn't hurt to try does it? And as fer now, I've known a bit more bout life insurance in general. Maybe it's worth to try. Well, how long am I gonna be workin here anyway? I'm sure that I'm not gonna spend my whole upcomin life workin here. Computers still floats my boat. My commission has been cut leavin me just the basic salary startin from this month. Darn. More and more, I'm losin interest in this job I have.
I kept dreamin bout workin on a cruise ship, sailin around the world, seein new faces, just knowin that my homeland is far from reach. This month is the answer, did I get the cruise ship job I've applied for or not. I wish my visa's application is approved. I need to be somewhere else. And the advertised salary is good too. Too good. It've been a nearly a year since I've been back to my hometown and yet I feel like it've been too long. It's not that I don't like it here, it's just, hmm, how should I put it, it's too familiar to me. Failin on the foreign places is a challenge to me but when you know that you're failin on your own place, it's too much. And I know I'm startin to fall. This habit of job loyalty is costin me. I must make a move to make MY life better, not anybody else. That's why I need a new job.
Darn I sure hope I do get that cuise ship job. In fact I've put other job application on hold because of that job. I guess I'm puttin too much hope in it but hey, that is the chance fer me to actually go places I've only dreamed of goin. Not to mention the chance to raise money fer my ultimate future plan. Like I've said, computers floats my boat but as fer now, my boat is sinkin and the water's too deep.
Sunday, May 16, 2004
A new layout fer my homepage
Ah.. Like I've said, 'boredom creates creativity'. I'm bored, and it makes me creative.
So what did I do? u ask. I overhauled my personal homepage. But wait! It's not finished yet. There's still many things to do and I'm tryin my best to complete it. Let us just hope that I'm not that lazy. I'm taken the Takaful Nasional test this mornin. And how is it? No comment. That's all. Ta!
So what did I do? u ask. I overhauled my personal homepage. But wait! It's not finished yet. There's still many things to do and I'm tryin my best to complete it. Let us just hope that I'm not that lazy. I'm taken the Takaful Nasional test this mornin. And how is it? No comment. That's all. Ta!
Friday, May 14, 2004
Flu and accident.. Again
Yeah, I skipped work today. But hey, I still have this flu. Usually it's an annual thing, this flu. But nowadays, it's gettin more frequent. Must have been my work. I'm gettin lazier every mornin. This sort of work makes me tired easily. Ridin bike almost 70% of my entire workin day, bein burn under the sun, facing those insane road dwellers. Damn drivers. Some of em sometime give a wrong signal and most of them don't give any at all. Yesterday was my 2nd motorbike accident in this year. I got hit by another bike. Nothin serious fer me, except my bike got some damage on the back.
The other biker was a man, on his 50's I guess. I was on my way home, takin an early leave because of this flu. I stopped at the traffic light then turned right ridin at 50km/h - 60km/h on the main road. There was a car infront, came out from the side of the road and did a left turn. It's ok because I was about 30 meters behind and I'm not ridin that fast anyway. But this man behind that car, who parked at the same place the car was, he too just rode off like I'm not there. I was less than 20 meters behind, ridin more the the right side of the road to avoid that darn bike but "Hey what the?", the man made a right turn all of the sudden. I grab the brake, skiddin at the same time as I saw a bus comin right in front of me about 20 meters away.
BAM!. The bike hit mine sendin my bike skiddin off the right side of the road. Luckily I didn't fell off my bike but the man did. The bus stopped fer a while, then rode off slowly.
I stepped off my bike, angry and pissed-off until I saw the age of the man that just hit me. God, why this? For the sake of being responsible, I pulled his bike upright.
"Are you blind or somethin?" The man spoke. For sure, he's tryin to blame me althought it's clear that it's HIS fault.
"Where are your signals?" I replied briefly, tryin not to lengthen the useless arguement. As the man tries to stand up, I saw bloods on both of his arms. I fell sorry fer him. Then a women sellin vegetables a few meters away came and asked what is happenin. The road ain't busy anyway so it's pretty clear I guess for the people around that area to see what's happenin. Then she and the man spoke in chinese. Great.
"He came from the side of the road then made a surprise right turn without any signal" I replied shortly, tryin to defend myself.
"He rode very fast" The man tries to blame me again. Great, just great.
"Hey if I didn't brake my bike and tries to evade, maybe I would've rode through your bike." Now I'm really pissed off. I'm havin a flu, and now this. Damn. I went to my bike and rode home. I guess he didn't make any report and I don't bother to make any. But if he did, I'm ready cause I know he's wrong.
The other biker was a man, on his 50's I guess. I was on my way home, takin an early leave because of this flu. I stopped at the traffic light then turned right ridin at 50km/h - 60km/h on the main road. There was a car infront, came out from the side of the road and did a left turn. It's ok because I was about 30 meters behind and I'm not ridin that fast anyway. But this man behind that car, who parked at the same place the car was, he too just rode off like I'm not there. I was less than 20 meters behind, ridin more the the right side of the road to avoid that darn bike but "Hey what the?", the man made a right turn all of the sudden. I grab the brake, skiddin at the same time as I saw a bus comin right in front of me about 20 meters away.
BAM!. The bike hit mine sendin my bike skiddin off the right side of the road. Luckily I didn't fell off my bike but the man did. The bus stopped fer a while, then rode off slowly.
I stepped off my bike, angry and pissed-off until I saw the age of the man that just hit me. God, why this? For the sake of being responsible, I pulled his bike upright.
"Are you blind or somethin?" The man spoke. For sure, he's tryin to blame me althought it's clear that it's HIS fault.
"Where are your signals?" I replied briefly, tryin not to lengthen the useless arguement. As the man tries to stand up, I saw bloods on both of his arms. I fell sorry fer him. Then a women sellin vegetables a few meters away came and asked what is happenin. The road ain't busy anyway so it's pretty clear I guess for the people around that area to see what's happenin. Then she and the man spoke in chinese. Great.
"He came from the side of the road then made a surprise right turn without any signal" I replied shortly, tryin to defend myself.
"He rode very fast" The man tries to blame me again. Great, just great.
"Hey if I didn't brake my bike and tries to evade, maybe I would've rode through your bike." Now I'm really pissed off. I'm havin a flu, and now this. Damn. I went to my bike and rode home. I guess he didn't make any report and I don't bother to make any. But if he did, I'm ready cause I know he's wrong.
I'm bloggin...
Ah. Looks like I'm bloggin now. Right now, I'm tryin to tweak settings in here so and I (definitely) have no idea whatsoever on what to write in here. Maybe later.
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