i feeel good...lalalala...my bass is reeeeebooooorn!!!! woooo...no more *crack crack* or *tepah tepah*...it's clean woooohoooo!!!!! my baby's back!!! better than eva b4..nyeheheh...

oh well..wat happened was i sent it for the input jack to be changed..n now...no more feedback le..it's juz smooooth smooth bass...juz how i like it...yeah...i am sooo gonna keep this bass man...heeheh..gonna invest in a hot pink one nxt yr...or..i could get a black one..and spray paint everything hot pink..wooo!! n i am soooo soo gonna chg my bass pickups to suit my style...heh..wooo..end of dec..pickups!! here i come!!

hee..if u dun understand wat im jabbering abt..so sorri...feeling high rite now..been practising on my smoooth smooth bass the past few hours...heheh..can't get enuf of it...*wink* dun tink gonna sleep...

ooh woowie..i feel renewed todae..i dunno y...mayb it's becoz i've been gg out quite a bit..check out guitars n stuff...could be my baby...hmmm(anitink else?*bubbles floating*)...finally..learning to breathe actively...

im still trying to check out places to go in Singapore...im sure there's more to S'pore than just the concrete jungle rite? i believe there's more to our flora n fauna than we know...we might be small...but surely there muz be interesting places around...places where we can start going...n slowly reduce the frequency of gg to town..so mundane...not tt i dun go to town la...but it's more or less the same old view..sight...shops..(but the people change...sumtimes for the better..other times..not so..hehe *cheeky chuckle*) im still aiming to go tree top walk...but not enuf...there has to be other interesting places...i guess i gotta haf to ask around..hehe..im sure ben noes lotsa places...he's an interesting guy...im sure he'll go interesting places...=D

hehe...n oh yea!! i got myself stickers of pink flowers!! whoopeee...realli realli kewl...gonna paste it on my bass soon...soo kewl..orange n pink doesn't realli go la...but it's realli kewl..hehe..the softer side of ZI's bassist...hehehe...wuz hoping tt if anyone could print stickers or sumtink? then i dun mind paying a bit to print out foto stickers and sticker of our logo...i wanna make my bass personal...kinda looks kewl on stage...n it'll mean more to me when i play...cos then i'll noe...tt i haf lotsa support from family n frens n lotsa passion involved from my band dudez....

whoops...sorri...jabber 101-ing again..hehe..oh well..missed my blog la...haven't updated for 2 days...or was it 3? wadeva la...rate this post on ur own k? hehe..well..tts all from muah then...catcha guys..

muacks! ciaozzieooo!!

my blog song's kewl rite? here's the chorus...

i guess it's quite confirmed dudez...

Friday...2nd Dec...Palawan Beach (apologies..not Siloso..hehe) 4pm-10pm...hehe..Zero Infinity's slot will be at 4...hehe..so yea..there'll be other pop bands arnd too yea..so..enjoy local talent..we're ur future in local music yah...

also..if u wanna check out our counterparts in School Of Rock : Eternal Loop...they'll b there too..alongside..

It's gonna b a rocking good time...peace out..

catcha...

yossup...

whoah man...todae was wee more productive...completed a song...heheh...well...it's got two meanings tho...

i realli wanted to write a song to jack(erm...rebut) ryan cabrera's 40 kinds of sadness(to all ryan cabrera's fans...im soo sorri...i luv him n his songs...but this song..i juz gotta reply dudez...heh..cheers!)...but at the same time..my inspiration for the song came from my cheese dudez...so yea...woo! killed 2 birds wif my guitar..*kapow*

i wanted to try sumtink new...but as i kept playing..the tune sounded cheesy and kinda slapstick...and i tink i sang in the wrong key ..but well...hu cares rite? heh..

and guess wat the title of the song is...hehe....41 Kinds Of Happiness..woohoo..ultimate jackeroooni!! not realli la..oook...to all ryan cabrera fans im not gonna wage war...it's not ryan cabrera tt i hate..i truly love him n his songs...but this one song...juz ticks me a bit...it's nice actualli...juz ticks me..hehe

but all this is juz for the fun of it la...when u haf lotsa time on your hands...u do weird shit...

here you go...41 Kinds of Happiness...dedicated to anyone and every1...esp to cheezers..

heh...did nutin todae...literally slept the whole freaking day..woke up for lunch..sleep..woke up..sleep...had dinner...hehe..and then locked myself in my room wif music...totally totally wasted dae...

wanted to go for bass checkup tho..but nah...too damn darn lazy...oh su...wats gonna becum of u? lazy ass...heheh..oh well...it's alrite..at least im on my way to make a mark as an experienced entertainer...gonna start acting like one alreadi..hehe...creatively dysfunctional...

yossup...

man..check out the time man...wooo...juz reached home actualli..hehe..from neverneverland...

2daes...err..yesterdae was realli kewl man...walked around wif ZI..wooo..heheh...super crap moment man...like non-stop ar...we kinda got more than we expect yesterdae...im feeling kinda high now...not tipsy..but high...kinda hyped up..excited...but scared...hmm...todaes gonna be an interesting dae...hehe..whoah freak man..can barely keep my eyes open..gah!!

n yea..if ur wondering y the **** im home so late..tts cos i walked home..ehheh...kinda missed the last bus frm never2land...hehe...so took bus to clementi..took cab..drop those dudez off..and i decided to walk home from Bukit Gombak...heh..could haf cabbed home..but nah...tot it wud be interesting to walk down tt ulu path back home...hehe..wanted to find inspiration...apparently...din realli get much la..but music on my mp3 was kewl man..hehe..luv my player man!

i keep repeating myself..but im gonna say this again...and summore in the future maybe...as days pass..my passion for music increases...it keeps burning...i hope it'll stay like this 4eva..cos i dun eva want the fire to extinguish...music is my life..i realli wonder how i'll survive if i can't play/make music...well..it's sumtink money can't buy...money can't buy it from me..money can't buy it for me...it's all in me man...n i plan to embrace til the day i return. i am so married...heh..til death do us part dude...

todaes post is crap man...im sorri. catcha...purely dysfunc

yozzieoooo....juz blogging for fun le...heheh...kinda at stayover now..oh yeah..btw..juz drank like a cup of raw egg + milo powder + yoghurt ice cream...fuwah...rockopolo!!!! catcha guys arnd!!

yossup!! whaoh..todae was totally diff..heh...went down to zoo todae...wif ken, germs n rei...heh...b4 we step in..we were like sum sick kids la...so excited outside the entrance le..took quite a bit of fotos..(of coz, everytink wif germs now...heh...she gonna do her magic photo editing skills again...thks!)

yea..of coz went in...i tot it wuz kinda different tho...or mayb it's juz me la...haven't been to the zoo since sec 2...heheh...tts quite long la actualli..heheh..took lotsa lotsa lotsa pix...countless ar..if i go thru every detail abt the fotos we took ar...ur gonna head bang ur keyboard...well u could check out Germaine's Blog if u want to...i tink she'll at least put up sum fotos tt we took..sum r realli cute...heheh...sum are weird..n sum are juz plain animals...heheh...realli kewl...

well..u guys shud realli try the zoo for outings...it'll realli b sumtink different and kewl...a refreshing experience..away from the concrete jungle and out to meet the animals...(in captivity)..hehe...

well i guess the next stop for CG would be the tree top walk in Macritchie...the view there is realli amazing..gotta haf sum snapshots man!! wooo...it's to kill for..heheh...k la..catcha dudez around..ciaozz!!

PS: been tinking abt bringing guitar for stayover...hmm..mayb not la..my song not complete yet ar...songs are sacred...let's cherish n not rush thru it yeah...hehehe..if i can complete my song...then i bring k...:D take care

another creatively dysfuncted post 8)

yozzieo...kinda inspired todae...gonna tell u abt 2 kewl dudez in my life..heheh...lalalala..yo guys..no offence hor...u mite hearing it again on fri...

now..first there's Dasen..he's realli my inspiration this time round..thinking of him..gave me the spark for this verse...

lardidum...hi...

im loving my babies more and more now...loving music like nobody's biznes...gonna dwell into writing my own songs...for entertainment...this the onli way i can be of gr8er asset to ZI during songwriting periods...more practice = better melodies and fuwah lyrics...

of course...i aim to entertain ppl arnd me..so yeah...let's hope my songs could do tt..im confident of my songs...juz not confident of my vocals..heh..bah..well..song writing is a form of expression..juz tt it requires a bit more thought..to fit it with the rhythm and melody...it realli takes ur mind off unnecessary shits...but can realli squeeze ur brain to the max heh...

man..y the ______ am i blogging abt song writing? dun i haf anitink else to blog? i guess not eh...well...music is, after all, my life...so yea..there u haf it...

a dysfunctional post from a creative mind.

heh..hi..

din blog ydae...guess was too frigging tired...went visiting actualli yesterdae...hehe..finally wore my Pink Kurung out..heheh...quite kewl la..my sis wore pink...i wore pink...we're like some candies liddat...heh...

wah..was realli lotsa food le ydae...can't tahan la...at the final house ydae...i was kinda bloated...but can't resist la...shepherd's pie and a frigging whole piece of roasted chicken...so yeah...juz slowly eat and savour the taste loh...heheh...still kinda sleepy now...tho it's like 830am..*yawns* freeeak...

oh yeah..gg down sim lim's later...check out gr8 deals on mp3 players...most probably would get one...kinda torn betwn 256 or 512...nt sure if i realli nit 512 tho...but see how la...see the price..hey..if i gotta pay onli like 10 xtra for 512..i mite as well frigging get 512 man..heheh...

i guess nutin much to blog now...feeling kinda sleepy still...c ya guys arnd yah...ciaozzieopolo dudez...take care...

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kinda realised sumtink...i realised tt im ASS.....

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

double whammy todae man...rockopolo...yadah yadah..jabber jabber...darn..i've run out of gibberish lang....

fuwah...performance at Cine rocked!!! rocked!!! rocked!!!! i tink tt was one of our cleanest performance so far man...least mistakes...perfect timing..perfect punch...perfect key..perfect note...wooooo!!!! i felt soo soo soo damn comfortable on stage la...grooving to our originals...wooo!! man..music rawks my world man...the other bands were fantastic also man!!

they were soooo damn gr8...i was practically dancing n shaking to their groove la...in the crowd area...the crowd was quite kewl ar...quite sporting..got show support...but they nv groove to the beat!! it wuz realli realli reall good music...veri veri veri veri good music..undeniably...superb!!!!

local talent got hope man!! we can go regional...we can go international...woooo!!! man...i can't wait for tt breakthru...tt revolution...the day...when majority of S'pore music talents goes international....and when we finally can hear Singaporean Musicians being nominated or awarded the Grammy's....*fullest respect* man!

i've got an aim for ZI..let us be the one to go regional...and make a mark..and let's see how we move on frm there yah...a bold statement...from a small fry bassist...but hey!! we gotta dream big man...tts how we move on....cos i noe ZI can do it..we've got the skills...we've got the CHEMISTRY...we so rock la!! heheh...wah bhb...

also..thk u to all who came down to support us....to support todaes show...in fact thk u every1!! hu came down...realli..it means a lot to us performers...even those who miss the performances by a bit...those who were late and all..it's alrite dudez...there's more gigs to go...and we'll be improving as we go along...yeahpolo!!

oh well..i betta stop rambling..so sorri no fotos..hehe...u guys betta get back to wadeva ur doin yah...ehehhe...oh well..tts it dudie..rockopolo on...catcha arnd...n yeah ppl..music heals ur soul...music can make u move mountains...it's true...believe in the power of music...it's everlasting.....


"post-performance bliss"

good morning ppl...man..it's realli realli morning now...heeh...guess im too excited for todaes gig man...fuwah...

oh well...went jamming yesterdae...n slept once i got home...boi was my head spinning like shit man...must be the amps man...i was standing in such a way tt my right ear was facing the studio amps...output was huge...guess tt took a toll on my head...hehe...

but the music's great man...realli realli confident about todae...wooo....but i guess we gonna screw our soundcheck again...tts wat we do everytime...our soundcheck's always screwed...dammit!!

feels good man...in 3 hours time...the tentage will be set up...right beside Cine's World Of Sports..hehe...gotta be there by 330 man...sound check begins at 4...argh...then wait for abt 3 hrs b4 show starts..wooo...oh well...mayb 3 hours..i could go find dasen n reina...hang out for a while...ehhehe...it's gonna b a rockopolo dae man...

ahah..oh well..tts all i guess...juz woke up early..to blog about how excited i am..haha..crap man...oooh goodie...realli anxious...

k la...catcha guys arnd..let's see if i can get a bit of shuteye...at least for a few more hours..hehe...

"dunno why
can't seem to
get u
outta
my head"

aloozie again...

whoah..todae..felt like superstar...no la...not realli...hehe...went down cineleisure juz now..watched movie...called "Rock School" sumtink liddat la...it's this documentary...realli realli kewl..kinda inspiring and funni la...(btw watched it for free...it's an invitation kinda thing)

it's about tis guy Paul Green hu sets up a rock sch and train kids from like 9-17....and they becum realli realli realli realli realli realli realli realli realli realli realli realli realli realli realli good man!! i tink my "realli"s aren't enuf le...iim serious...damn pro man...they're even betta than me la!!! realli good...*respect*

the movie will be out soon on 24th Nov...guess my band's lucky eh..one of the ferst few ppl in S'pore to catch the documentary...i must say tho, it mite not realli appeal to every1 la...but i like it...was realli worth my time....i mean...it's music..why wun i like it..heh...

oh well..aft watching tt...kinda inspired to do even betta for Friday's gig...we gonna help promote the movie...it'll be good exposure for us...n for u all out there...it's gonna b a a gr8 show....man..kinda anxious...once again...we get to play in front of live audience...heheh...

live performances are always good...u get to feel the music..u embrace urself within ur music...n sumhow...the crowd doesn't realli matter actualli...Singapore crowds...very not sporting one...ooh man..how i wish my life is juz filled wif live performances..day after day...i dun mind the hectic schedule man...it'll b gr8...

i long to live a life..where my work is my hobby...then i'll nv be wking for the rest of my life...i wish to make music wif my band dudez..get it recorded...play it live...best if we could play for charity...make music..wic can move ppl...make music tt can influence ppl....make ppl happy...tt wud realli be kewl...well...where money isn't such a gr8 deal..it's juz music...my band..and me...well i believe Zero Infinity exists for a reason..we're here to bring joy to ppl around us through our music man!! and of course through our different n unique personalities too...oooh boi..if onli life was tt simple...it'll be heeeeeaaaaaavveeeeennnn.......

well..but life's gr8 now..if not heavenly...i've got gr8 frens around me[CGs i noe ur smiling rite now ;)]....a supportive family...

yoookaaaayyy...had OP todae..

actualli, wasn't tt bad la...realli..hhehhe...juz breeze thru...the assessors wasn't so sadistic...so i guess tts alrite...ehehhe...and finalli....PW IS DONE!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO.....so now...time to slack..rot..24/7 baby!!! woopoolo...

darn, tot todae could go jammin..but nah..studio booked..hell!! but it's okay...we're confident for Friday...whoah...can't wait for fri man...one of our dream locations...cineleisure...it's gonna be fun..hehe...

well..few daes ago, wuz kinda looking forward to todae cos tot got CG outing..but den...not every1 can make it le...bah...kinda long for a complete outing...or mayb complete stayover...tt wud be great man...now tt there's no more exams and deadlines...kinda time for us to chill back a bit (unless u got training or sumtink la, then no choice)...but for many of us, time to chill a bit yea...mayb go out more, get some fresh air, if you could, u may wanna splurge a bit on urself...get tt shirt u wanted, get the pants or bag or shoe tt u'v always wanted....reward urself for enduring the tough year...u realli did endure..and u deserve a lil gift from urself...mayb a simple treat at Mac wud be as good too....

as for myself, im gonna treat myself wif more sleep...heheh...way way way way way more sleep...tts the best gift from me to me...heheh zzzzzzzzzz....

ok man...u guys take care yah..i'll c u when i c u...

PS: btw, jeff got bird poo all over him after OP..heheh...take care jeff...and wash my t-shirt hor!! i dun wan pooo all over it (im not toking abt winnie the pooh btw)...ciaozzieo!!

poooooloooooooo......

i got my teva's todae..so darn happi man...got consumer surplus oso...hehehe...well on avg...teva sandals are abt 90++...got mine for 50..hehehe...but i guess it's the older design..but it's alrite...it looks good to me...looks compact and all...hehehe...and my budget was twice tt la...ehhehe..wuz tinking of getting a shoebag for myself too...then i realise..the avg price abt 15...15 bux..i mite as well get the new adidas shoe bag..looks kewler..heheh...or mayb i'll juz save the rest of the money for food...nyeheheh....

oh boi...i so can't wait for wed and fri man...gigs...gigs and more gigs..wooo...can't wait to perform again..in front of crowd...jamming was gr8 man...a bit tighter now..hehe...we hope to rawk the hse down on both days man....we've made it thus far...and we're gonna push allllllll thhhhheeee wayyyy.....ehheheh...at the same time we wanna enjoy the songs from the other bands too...i tink they've got realli realli good songs..good skills n all...heheh..camaraderie and respect man!! :D

aiyoh...nutin much happen todae le...juz tt i slept like sum ass in the bus to and from qwae...hehehe...tinking of going down again...get sumtink for myself..perhaps converse shoes? or mayb get myself a sling bag from bugis street...heh...alrite dudez...catcha around....every1 take care k...

haha...freak...i rotted at home whole day todae...so dumb la...so much for my Teva's and sports shoes...my *** man....i sat on my butt the whole day in my room...watching tv...and lying down doin nutin...hahaha....still got cheek to blog abt Teva and sports shoes...ahhaha...but most prob im getting Teva's tmr man...since i'll b going for pw and jamming..heheh...


darn...i've been thinkiing today..wat shud i get for myself man...sandals are a must get...the soles of my sandals juz came off...darn...im so gonna use those for kayaking...nyeheheh...wooo...there's kinda lotsa things i've been eyeing man...i so wanna reward myself...for enduring 1 yr...of.....college...heheh...eh...we students deserve to pamper ourselves ok? oh well...tmr den..i'll plop down queenswae...hehe..c wat deals i can get....wooo..gonna spend another solid 2 hrs again...(tts how long i spent there to get my shoes for PE...heheh..kinda irritated sum sales dude off...hah)

oh well...more stories tmr i guess...heheh...


'Recently I've been,
Hopelessly reaching
Out for this girl,
Who's out of this world.
Believe me.'

yozzieoo....uwah...yesterdae...felt so tired man...

went out wif Zero Infinity...we treated ourselves to fantastic music man!! wooo...jamming was gr8 man...came up wif sum kewl grooves...woooo...bassist and drummer working together...funtastic!!! can't wait for fri man..heheh..rockooplo!!

then went down to queensway aft tt....jueyi wanted to get nice pair of jeans..and me...wanted to get nice Tevas...hehehe...it's not realli bad le there...avg price abt 75...heheh..let's see if i can push it down..nyehehhe...i think im gg queensway todae..heheh...im gonna spend like another 2 hours la...planning to get another pair of sports shoe also..heh...maybe aasics perhaps...heh..i juz realised my current one...has no ankle support man...i sprained my ankle quite a bit le...im better of wearing my nike sneakers..heheh...

aft qwae..rushed doen to town....youth park!! tts where the fun began....it's ASIAN BEAT 2005 SEMIS!!! woooo...but of course..it's not us performing la...heheh...we were watching and embracing....it wuz realli realli realli realli realli realli good...music was good....but sum vocalist...can improve la...the atmosphere can oso improve la....but the musicians..were damn damn proficient!! rawk man....

there wuz this band..called Tainted Friday...it's an all girls band...from NYGH....they rock man!! my respect to the bassist!!! wooooo!! hehehe..and the guitarist/singer is fantastic...her fingers are wicked man!!!! WICKED!!!!! i tink they're gonna make it thru into the finals la...heheh..anyway...we noe them...we met them during another song-writing competition...hehehe..the music world is so kewl la...u get to noe lotsa ppl...more contacts = more gig = more exposure = more fans wooooo.....

BUT!!!! music is more than juz fans la...it's passion...expression and art...hehehe...i enjoy music...ASIAN BEAT juz enlarged the passion within me man...nutin beats MUSIC...it's my life..my love....my passion...woooo....

whoah...realli peaceful now...every1s asleep..left me, the com and my music =D
this is good..heh..well..it wud be betta if im in room rite now...feel lyk getting a laptop...or mayb some budget 2nd hand pentium2 or 3 com...juz for my room...then i'll be able to blog..listen to music and do stuff...in my humble shell...self sufficient..tts how i like it...

i see stars outside...realli beautiful...im mesmerized by them...oh...if onli i could mesmerize...like wat i said...the world's a beautiful place and life's realli kewl..we shud learn to luv em...and the tigger soft toy on my printer's damn cute...heheh..i supposed it's sleeping la...eyes closed, mouth open...hehe...

oh well...i guess my twilite syndrome is cumin back now...the syndrome where i strt crapping and even getting sentimental in the wee hours of the morning...but hey..i tink it's kewl...i can do this for another month man!!

sentimentality comes from inspiration and more inspiration = more funtastic expression...oh well...2 cents worth from a creative mind...=D

hi....

i'm appreciating the environment more every day. the world is made in such a way that there's bound to be inspiration everywhere you turn. it's true...realli...experienced it myself..especially when im walking alone. to me, it's juz a matter of how i turn those inspirations into reality...inspirations can be converted to lotsa stuff...u juz gotta figure it out...all i noe is...if ur able to harness that positive energy...life would realli be a breeze....

im always trying to find inspiration everywhere i go....everywhere!! from the concrete floor...to the grass...and even advertisement banners...the sky and the clouds even...see them move...see them interact...and u'll see the light....

life's so kewl...realli...

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(n im nt referring to anyone's surname)

oh man....todae was a blast man!!! super duper blast...gotta admit it man...Hari Raya 2005..the most happening Raya i celebrated in yrs man!! and credits go to my Cheesecake Gobblers. They rock to the core man...made it a blast!! wooo....heheh...but sorri if u guys felt a bit uneasy at ferst...hehhe...unexpected le...*jeff hope u din get stitches during netball hor..heh...*and kenneth..if you could've been there..it wud realli have been more complete...but dun worri...more outings to come...=D
serious man...it wuz realli good...tho we're all like stuck in my room...wuz realli fun, n noisy...heheh...

WOOOOOOOO!!!!!! uwah...wat tym izzit now man? fuwah!....finally...i finished clearing my room!!!! man...if there's a period of tym where su works hard to clear his pig-sty-room...tt wud be 3 days before Hari Raya EVERY YR!! hehe... i literally cleared like erm...10 huge plastic bags of unused stuff...pencils, sec textbks...econs stuff(heh)...papers...papers...papers...and more papers...not too mention one cockroach..dumb insect..made me so paranoid la..until i KILLED IT!!! NYEHEHEH....baygon rawks man!! hail baygon!!! now my rooms super clean...and super empty...and im free to fill it up wif precious memories....especially on my table...luv my table!!

oh well..it's the time of the yr again...where we Muslims celebrate the success of a month of fasting..wooo...goodies..yummies...foood...prawns...chicken...mutton...lontong...fried rice....argh...lotsa stuff man....im so gonna attack everything later during brkfast...then lunch...then tea...then dinner...and then supper...and continue this lifestyle for another lyk 3-4 more days...heh...wooo...den i'll be so hyped up for OP!! bleah...shit..academics aside yeah...

oh well...like i said...i wrote a song for CG...nt sure if i wanna sing to u all...nt sure if u all can tahan my poor pitching a not...so...im juz gonna type out the lyrics...so enjoy it yah...(at least visually) (btw, if u realised...my past 2 entries...there were sneaks on the lyrics..heeh)
here goes...i call it

uwah...man...had a gr8 nap since 9+ man...heheh...oh well..MT AO is over now...left wif PW..aargh...wat the heck..tt one can smoke thru le...*smoking machine*

wats more important now is HARI RAYA!!! wooo....i sooo nit to clean up my room..it's like sum shit sty man...my papers are piling up on my table..dunno where to start...hehehe...lazy su...bah...gonna go down Plaza Sing and Geylang later wif sis...get snacks, guitar strings and all those stuff needed...ehheh..we so gonna lug home like 1001 plastic bags man...oh well...all in the name of celebration =)

finally now...can concentrate on family, frens and myself...heh..yayness!! ooook man...tink tts all for nw...feel lyk napping again for another 2 hrs..hehe (pig eh?) stay kewl ppl! catcha arnd...