After listening to Opeth's Soldier Of Fortune(Ritchie Blackmoore cover), I have decided to see them. Still Life was an incredible album, that cover reminded me of what good musicians they are, and how it would be a shame to miss them. That is, if they're coming at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vYixpbff9Y
This song is beautiful. Recommended for most fans of....any music lol, it's Deep Purple.
St Pats!! Got boring after a while though. Missed the whole concert, shit.
Strange. I am actually running out of inner turmoil that needs release. Blogging does help. But not in an AA way, that is being a fucking attention whore.
Have a fucking headache, thanks to the noisy l4d bastards. Shooting enemies? Don't give me that, it's like they're writing that name on a wall with bullet holes, fucking noisy cunts.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
INNO A SATANA
$77 for Wrath Of The Tyrant, In The Nightside Eclipse, and Live Inferno. I've always had this impression that live albums have this significant drop in quality, but Live Inferno sounds even better than the album quality, sometimes. The atmosphere is different, but the sound is still killer. I didn't show much enthusiasm at Hells's lab but I was close to passing out with glee, Emperor is my favourite bm band of all time and Ihsahn is a genius. Synth-hating purists, FUCK YOU!!!
Have yet to meet the dude who is supposed to sell me that Leviathan compilation. His prices are a lot cheaper than my usual guy though, so that's a plus.
Considering switching concert decision. I love Sepultura and all, but it's like seeing Behemoth without Nergal and Inferno. Maybe I will go for Opeth after all, if it's true. Ack, I dunno, promos hold more weightage now.
Nice time for my PW ST to fall sick, now all the EoMs have to be relooked at. Good? Maybe, but it will mean a lot more effort. Still had to help a friend with her own EoM since her ST's a dick and won't look at it. Glad to help, just doubting the whole "if you are in MJ your PW will get A" shit the school keeps bragging about(directly or indirectly, same difference).
Got yelled at for not using "proper attire" to play in the hall. I would've retorted but I can't be bothered to break such simple points of view down, no one who speaks to me like that is worth the effort of an explanation.
Have yet to meet the dude who is supposed to sell me that Leviathan compilation. His prices are a lot cheaper than my usual guy though, so that's a plus.
Considering switching concert decision. I love Sepultura and all, but it's like seeing Behemoth without Nergal and Inferno. Maybe I will go for Opeth after all, if it's true. Ack, I dunno, promos hold more weightage now.
Nice time for my PW ST to fall sick, now all the EoMs have to be relooked at. Good? Maybe, but it will mean a lot more effort. Still had to help a friend with her own EoM since her ST's a dick and won't look at it. Glad to help, just doubting the whole "if you are in MJ your PW will get A" shit the school keeps bragging about(directly or indirectly, same difference).
Got yelled at for not using "proper attire" to play in the hall. I would've retorted but I can't be bothered to break such simple points of view down, no one who speaks to me like that is worth the effort of an explanation.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
I heart St Pats
Teacher's day St Pats return, nice. I feel a little guilty for not attending 416's thingy, but it'll be a little awkward if everyone shows up, methinks. Oh well. Get to see everyone again, SHOULD I?
Tonight I will finally stop sitting on my EoM and just do it. If SPA is worth so much effort, EoM which has about half it's weightage deserves at least a partial fraction of that effort. After using long division to make it proper. Fuck me, that's a terrible joke. But fuck you for agreeing.
Chrystal is such a joke. Yes joke. People who are enthu enough to pay attention already have enough resilience to last them 5 A levels. People who don't, well you can see how it's useless. Ergo, screw chrystal.
I need to learn to do a melodic scale. Playing it normally sounds horrendous.
Study room>canteen. Realised that when Shiqi, Walter and I used it on wednesday. Only thing missing is my coffee. What's that? I'm an ahpeh? FUCK YOU. Today PW, for some reason only I had seen the TaiChi Master previously. Ahpeh? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOOOOOOOOOOU.
Tonight I will finally stop sitting on my EoM and just do it. If SPA is worth so much effort, EoM which has about half it's weightage deserves at least a partial fraction of that effort. After using long division to make it proper. Fuck me, that's a terrible joke. But fuck you for agreeing.
Chrystal is such a joke. Yes joke. People who are enthu enough to pay attention already have enough resilience to last them 5 A levels. People who don't, well you can see how it's useless. Ergo, screw chrystal.
I need to learn to do a melodic scale. Playing it normally sounds horrendous.
Study room>canteen. Realised that when Shiqi, Walter and I used it on wednesday. Only thing missing is my coffee. What's that? I'm an ahpeh? FUCK YOU. Today PW, for some reason only I had seen the TaiChi Master previously. Ahpeh? FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOOOOOOOOOOU.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
When I Come Around
Let's talk about compulsory charity shall we. What a goddamn oxymoron in itself. I understand the need to fill quotas and hence gave my bit to fill it, but being criticised for not giving more, what the flying fuck??! How can you attach the word charity to this anyway? I gave a dollar to some busker at the interchange today, THAT is charity, not the dollar I gave to prevent some holes in accounts. Some people really have a miniscule world view, or at least give that vibe off through their actions.
New Green Day has such a terribly scene image, which works better on depressed kids with purple fringes and erectile dysfunction coming from those stupid drainpipes trousers. Old stuff is good music though, so I keep it playing. This brings me to something else: Pop-punk.
Punk is about anti-establishment. Pop is about sucking the balls of the establishment's radio stations so as to get airplay. Pop-punk is therefore discarded as a legit genre. Music-wise? Meh, give me The Casualties over Blink 182 any day.
A friend is not speaking to me and has not been for awhile. I'd ask why, but then this must have been for a good(from their point of view) reason so I'm not going to push it. Reminds me of another friend's situation, but this "another friend" is desperately in love with the one who's avoiding him. Me, I just(hopefully temporarily) lost a friend :/
New Green Day has such a terribly scene image, which works better on depressed kids with purple fringes and erectile dysfunction coming from those stupid drainpipes trousers. Old stuff is good music though, so I keep it playing. This brings me to something else: Pop-punk.
Punk is about anti-establishment. Pop is about sucking the balls of the establishment's radio stations so as to get airplay. Pop-punk is therefore discarded as a legit genre. Music-wise? Meh, give me The Casualties over Blink 182 any day.
A friend is not speaking to me and has not been for awhile. I'd ask why, but then this must have been for a good(from their point of view) reason so I'm not going to push it. Reminds me of another friend's situation, but this "another friend" is desperately in love with the one who's avoiding him. Me, I just(hopefully temporarily) lost a friend :/
Saturday, August 22, 2009
mattp is a brilliant musician.
http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=7944881&q=lo&newref=1
Listen to this and you will agree. With nothing but a guitar, guitar pro and his throat.
Last GEM practice occurred a day ago. Relieved? Sad? More like "So what am I going to do on random mornings or wednesday/friday afternoons?" Especially friday.
Hoo ray, my crush is not actually a crush, according to Bryan-who-lives-in-Bryan. It was laughed off by the object of it too, so it's all cool.
Sepultura is coming to Singapore. Brilliant. No breakdowns for the silly deathcore wiggers, even better. I liked the Soundcrusher gig very much because of the complete lack of scene kids working out their "issues" in their ninja pits. To every single wigger who thinks a fringe, tight pants and parkway drive is cool, don't come to Sepultura show please, k thx bai.
Opeth? Iunno, don't really listen to them on a frequent basis. Might not be worth the huge price tag that it will inevitably come with. We'll see.
Will not whine about studies, everyone does that. Will brag about PW productivity instead. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Yes, A. Fuck you, A.
Listen to this and you will agree. With nothing but a guitar, guitar pro and his throat.
Last GEM practice occurred a day ago. Relieved? Sad? More like "So what am I going to do on random mornings or wednesday/friday afternoons?" Especially friday.
Hoo ray, my crush is not actually a crush, according to Bryan-who-lives-in-Bryan. It was laughed off by the object of it too, so it's all cool.
Sepultura is coming to Singapore. Brilliant. No breakdowns for the silly deathcore wiggers, even better. I liked the Soundcrusher gig very much because of the complete lack of scene kids working out their "issues" in their ninja pits. To every single wigger who thinks a fringe, tight pants and parkway drive is cool, don't come to Sepultura show please, k thx bai.
Opeth? Iunno, don't really listen to them on a frequent basis. Might not be worth the huge price tag that it will inevitably come with. We'll see.
Will not whine about studies, everyone does that. Will brag about PW productivity instead. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Yes, A. Fuck you, A.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Nothing is stronger than the will of one(cont)
Does a person really need a set of values put down by other people to live his life by? Does he not have his own beliefs to stand by? People are supposed to be sentiant, meaning they have free will, and should not submit before the will of others, then they might as well be beasts. Even beasts instictively rebel and fight against a dominating force. More food for thought and then some. Man is unique that he has sentiance and free will, and this should be cherished above all else.
Another point is about logic. No one ever has and no one ever will come close to proving even a hint of the existance of a deity or god, ever. And the stupid thing is that people keep trying. Are people supposed to believe in god because it is scientifically proven that there is one? And they call themselves people of "faith". Others attribute everything from simple conincidence to outright deliberate actions to god in an attempt to bolster their(probably weak) faith. "I annointed my car and it sold for 20k more, look at the power of God!!". So christians are now in it for the money, nice. "Good things happen, it's a blessing. Bad things happen, it's a test." "Good stuff comes from god, bad stuff comes from satan". So they trying to use all these things to prove their faith is correct? How hypocritical. The whole point of having such a religion is faith, to believe no matter what, not try to prove it's correct.
Having said all that I have still kept to my own beliefs without fear, despite the criticism I receive from atheists, satanists and christians alike. But the above is still interesting to consider, no?
Another point is about logic. No one ever has and no one ever will come close to proving even a hint of the existance of a deity or god, ever. And the stupid thing is that people keep trying. Are people supposed to believe in god because it is scientifically proven that there is one? And they call themselves people of "faith". Others attribute everything from simple conincidence to outright deliberate actions to god in an attempt to bolster their(probably weak) faith. "I annointed my car and it sold for 20k more, look at the power of God!!". So christians are now in it for the money, nice. "Good things happen, it's a blessing. Bad things happen, it's a test." "Good stuff comes from god, bad stuff comes from satan". So they trying to use all these things to prove their faith is correct? How hypocritical. The whole point of having such a religion is faith, to believe no matter what, not try to prove it's correct.
Having said all that I have still kept to my own beliefs without fear, despite the criticism I receive from atheists, satanists and christians alike. But the above is still interesting to consider, no?
Friday, August 14, 2009
The creation of the divine is a failure of the human spirit.
Food for thought, isn't it? After having another talk about religion and spirituality with Walter I decided to post some of the thoughts I have always had about the matter, but felt too nice to unload it on someone, thus crushing their little world if they cannot rationalize it for themselves.
"The Divine Failure", by Absence Of The Sacred puts these thoughts across pretty nicely.
"Practicality does not involve fervent prayer, for my actions speak louder than your words". Food for thought indeed. Does praying with all your heart for something really do more for the matter than actually doing something about it? The rebuttal usually consists of the praying participants saying "it doesn't directly help, it also calms oneself and gives one confidence in the matter". Counter argument: Is one's spirit so weak that your own self confidence is insufficient?" This also begs the question: "Why do people still believe in deities in an age where almost everything can be scientifically explained?" This using the widely accepted assumption that religion was created in the ancient days where people were unable to explain things like geysers or eclipses. Now that there are relatively fewer unexplained occurances(almost none in fact), is there still a reason to ape these millenia old beliefs, hoping it will somehow better our lives?
"From the fear of death an illusion is born". More potent food for thought.Isn't this the main reason for most people to have their belief in something which can never be proven to be real. Here's another interesting quote, "there're no atheists in the foxhole". Before death, even the staunchest atheists find their faith, JUST IN CASE there actually IS a god. So religious people can technically be classified as people who are have bought insurance a little earlier.
I will continue in the next post, rather sleepy now. Bass section in GEM has FINISHED our part, yes finished. Boo ya
"The Divine Failure", by Absence Of The Sacred puts these thoughts across pretty nicely.
"Practicality does not involve fervent prayer, for my actions speak louder than your words". Food for thought indeed. Does praying with all your heart for something really do more for the matter than actually doing something about it? The rebuttal usually consists of the praying participants saying "it doesn't directly help, it also calms oneself and gives one confidence in the matter". Counter argument: Is one's spirit so weak that your own self confidence is insufficient?" This also begs the question: "Why do people still believe in deities in an age where almost everything can be scientifically explained?" This using the widely accepted assumption that religion was created in the ancient days where people were unable to explain things like geysers or eclipses. Now that there are relatively fewer unexplained occurances(almost none in fact), is there still a reason to ape these millenia old beliefs, hoping it will somehow better our lives?
"From the fear of death an illusion is born". More potent food for thought.Isn't this the main reason for most people to have their belief in something which can never be proven to be real. Here's another interesting quote, "there're no atheists in the foxhole". Before death, even the staunchest atheists find their faith, JUST IN CASE there actually IS a god. So religious people can technically be classified as people who are have bought insurance a little earlier.
I will continue in the next post, rather sleepy now. Bass section in GEM has FINISHED our part, yes finished. Boo ya
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Dear Mother Dear Father
Dear mother
Dear father
What is this hell you have put me through
Believer
Deceiver
Day in day out live my life through you
Pushed onto me what's wrong or right
Hidden from this thing that they call life
Dear mother
Dear father
Every thought i'd think you'd disapprove
Curator
Dictator
Always cencoring my every move
Children are seen bur are not heard
Tear out everything inspired
Innocence
Torn from me without your shelter
Barred reality
I'm living blindly
Dear mother
Dear father
Time has frozen still what's left to be
Hear nothing
Say nothing
Cannot face the fact i think for me
No guarantee,it's life as is
But damn you for not giving me my chance
Dear mother
Dear father
You've clipped my wings before i learned to fly
Unspoiled
Unspoken
I've outgrown that fucking lullaby
Same thing i've always heard from you
Do as i say not as i do
Innocence
Torn from me without your shelter
Barred reality
I'm living blindly
I'm in hell without you
Cannot cope without you two
Shocked at the world that i see
Innocent victim please rescue me
Dear mother
Dear father
Hidden in your world you've made for me
I'm seething
I'm bleeding
Ripping wounds in me that never heal
Undying spite i feel for you
Living out this hell you always knew
Lyrics for Dyers Eve - Metallica
I found these lyrics rather striking. My parents are only guilty of a few here, but the lyrics could refer to parents in general who are dickheads and treat their kids real miserable. I emphathise with such people even if they don't share it openly. I am rather perceptive, knowing if people are talking about me behind my back, if people are unhappy about something, if people are avoiding me, etc etc. This is no exception, I can usually tell if people's parents are assholes. It sucks...
There is a shitload to do for PW, hopefully can clear some of it at tomorrow's meeting.
CCA, same story. If SLs do show up then maybe things can progress faster. I really feel sorry for Nikki ;/. Not as if he hasn't got enough on his plate. Everyone should really work harder -.- I mean cmon, you can play guitar while you stare at people's facebook pictures...
Typical teenage problem: love/crush. Again. Fuck my life. As if I don't have enough to do already. No I don't intend to do anything but it's fucking annoying to have that feeling nonetheless. I'm like a goddamn 13 year old, shit.
Dear father
What is this hell you have put me through
Believer
Deceiver
Day in day out live my life through you
Pushed onto me what's wrong or right
Hidden from this thing that they call life
Dear mother
Dear father
Every thought i'd think you'd disapprove
Curator
Dictator
Always cencoring my every move
Children are seen bur are not heard
Tear out everything inspired
Innocence
Torn from me without your shelter
Barred reality
I'm living blindly
Dear mother
Dear father
Time has frozen still what's left to be
Hear nothing
Say nothing
Cannot face the fact i think for me
No guarantee,it's life as is
But damn you for not giving me my chance
Dear mother
Dear father
You've clipped my wings before i learned to fly
Unspoiled
Unspoken
I've outgrown that fucking lullaby
Same thing i've always heard from you
Do as i say not as i do
Innocence
Torn from me without your shelter
Barred reality
I'm living blindly
I'm in hell without you
Cannot cope without you two
Shocked at the world that i see
Innocent victim please rescue me
Dear mother
Dear father
Hidden in your world you've made for me
I'm seething
I'm bleeding
Ripping wounds in me that never heal
Undying spite i feel for you
Living out this hell you always knew
Lyrics for Dyers Eve - Metallica
I found these lyrics rather striking. My parents are only guilty of a few here, but the lyrics could refer to parents in general who are dickheads and treat their kids real miserable. I emphathise with such people even if they don't share it openly. I am rather perceptive, knowing if people are talking about me behind my back, if people are unhappy about something, if people are avoiding me, etc etc. This is no exception, I can usually tell if people's parents are assholes. It sucks...
There is a shitload to do for PW, hopefully can clear some of it at tomorrow's meeting.
CCA, same story. If SLs do show up then maybe things can progress faster. I really feel sorry for Nikki ;/. Not as if he hasn't got enough on his plate. Everyone should really work harder -.- I mean cmon, you can play guitar while you stare at people's facebook pictures...
Typical teenage problem: love/crush. Again. Fuck my life. As if I don't have enough to do already. No I don't intend to do anything but it's fucking annoying to have that feeling nonetheless. I'm like a goddamn 13 year old, shit.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
"Bad Company, til the day I die..."
Been relistening to a slew of old rock n roll recently, that my dad used to play in the car. Reminds me of a happier childhood, where the hardest problems in school involved figuring how to divide 6 bananas among 3monkeys equally. Bad Company, Rainbow, Eagles, CCR, Blue Oyster Cult, Mr Big, Elton John, etc etc.
Have a study schedule and am attempting to follow it, let's see how long it takes me to lose track. Isn't it depressing that a 17 year old has this little discipline? Fuck...
Parent teacher thing didn't go as bad as I thought, didn't help that Mr Choong my GP tutor gave some negative feedback for my CT to give my parents. Good part? "Oh he has potential to do well in GP". Fuck that. I'll make something clear now, every fucking person in the world has the "potential", human brains aren't that different in terms of stored potential, it's whether that fucking brain is used or not. So being told you have "potential" isn't a fucking compliment, it's just people saying you AREN'T a complete retard. Whoop-dee-fuckin-doo.
Album(s) listened to: Follow The Reaper - Children Of Bodom, Kill Em All - Metallica
Have a study schedule and am attempting to follow it, let's see how long it takes me to lose track. Isn't it depressing that a 17 year old has this little discipline? Fuck...
Parent teacher thing didn't go as bad as I thought, didn't help that Mr Choong my GP tutor gave some negative feedback for my CT to give my parents. Good part? "Oh he has potential to do well in GP". Fuck that. I'll make something clear now, every fucking person in the world has the "potential", human brains aren't that different in terms of stored potential, it's whether that fucking brain is used or not. So being told you have "potential" isn't a fucking compliment, it's just people saying you AREN'T a complete retard. Whoop-dee-fuckin-doo.
Album(s) listened to: Follow The Reaper - Children Of Bodom, Kill Em All - Metallica
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Soundcrusher @ House of Rock, Tanglin Shopping centre.
Despite being ditched twice, I enjoyed the gig quite a lot. Or at least, whatever I saw of it. Meltgsnow was entertaining enough, Ironfist and AotS were great. I still owe Mike $2 lulz. Slightly aching neck but I had a good time. Took my mind off a lot of shit, too bad that shit is now back in.
Can't really practice bass at home, used normal git and learnt some green day off what I can remember from those sec 1 days when I would listen to nothing but Dookie and International Superhits. That helped my bruised self esteem somewhat. Still miffed though. "Cuz you know where I'll be found, when I come around...".
Apparantly the person who argued with me on facebook and I have a rather familiar mutual aquaintance. Someone wants to meet me, size me up it seems. Whatever. The "scene" matters nothing to me, the music does. I felt rather misunderstood by the whole online arguing issue, but I've discarded it by now. Strike one shitty feeling.
Can't really practice bass at home, used normal git and learnt some green day off what I can remember from those sec 1 days when I would listen to nothing but Dookie and International Superhits. That helped my bruised self esteem somewhat. Still miffed though. "Cuz you know where I'll be found, when I come around...".
Apparantly the person who argued with me on facebook and I have a rather familiar mutual aquaintance. Someone wants to meet me, size me up it seems. Whatever. The "scene" matters nothing to me, the music does. I felt rather misunderstood by the whole online arguing issue, but I've discarded it by now. Strike one shitty feeling.
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