Tales of a gecko

CLOSING DOWN

2009-02-11T20:16:00.000+08:00

till we meet again.

Crack some crackers

2009-01-23T15:46:00.002+08:00

I've learnt something yesterday.

And that's humility.

I find that there are many people who might have plenty of experience and are in high places but when they are suddenly put to the starting line, there's a lot of ugly traits that starts to appear.

I'm sure it's not an easy task just to stand low when all the while you've been dealing with highly profilic individuals but i guess it all comes down to ego. I have my own as well. And hopefully that's not how i'm gonna turn out to be.

Anyway, i'm flying back tomorrow night. Happy Chinese New Year!

Hip hop y'all

2009-01-15T16:47:00.003+08:00

Boy, do i have a new found respect for hip hop!

I've always dissed hip hop cause i had always thought it's easy stuff making one since it's mostly about the beat.

I'm in the middle of mixing one hip hop track and i'm having the hardest time. It's not easy man! Timbaland is my new hero!

We try and we try

2009-01-13T20:56:00.003+08:00

So 2008 has come to a closure and now we've welcomed 2009. I know many who had their shares of ups and downs but if i had to say one thing, it's good riddance 2008. Not in a bad 'thank God it's over' kinda way though but more like 'phew...i've made it through' and i'm still in one piece! You never know what you're running into till the last corner and bang you walked into a wall.

Did you ever realize that life has a way of making you think that you've always got things under control only to find that our grasp just wasn't tight enough or for whatever reason and it runs like sand through your fingers? Taking precautions might be a good idea for once.

But anyway, how's the resolution counter doing this year? I think i have a whole list of them but i just never bothered to sort them out. I'm just not that disciplined to stick to one anyway. I do however have a goal this year and that's as far as i would mention. Not much but hey, it's just my way of saying i'm still alive.

Chinese New Year up next so that's a biggie for me. Hopefully i'll get to go back and have a lil family time inclusive of all expense paid accomodation and food! Not a bad deal considering how much i've spent over this month. When you think about that, being without broadband doesn't seem too evil now does it?

So what's cooking this year?

Jokers in the backyard

2009-01-10T01:58:00.002+08:00

What a joke!

I'm sure you've heard of a certain group of people who propose to boycott american products like colgate, starbucks, mcds, coke etc.

If you wanna do a serious boycott, go all the way man. Don't just stop at f&b and toiletries. Might as well add in Windows since it came from US. But then, even Apple is from there too. O.o

Anyway, it's gonna be an interesting weekend coming with 2 events occuring concurrently. Tomorrow i'll drop by the youth 09 event and hope to catch some action there. Next day i'll be over at the star education fair.

Enjoy your weekends!

Happy New Year 2009!

2009-01-01T14:01:00.002+08:00

Wishing you all a happy new year.

I've been drinking for 3 days straight. Not much per session but i guess i better stop soon.

Christmas up your alley

2008-12-23T23:59:00.004+08:00

Guess what came in the mail? I don't know whether to be glad over it or just shrug it off.

But anyway, it's my very own Heineken card though i still have no clue what's so special about it. All i know is that there are a few promotions thrown in but it doesn't seem worth it cause it's only applicable on certain days.

So yes i do have a Heineken card and i'm suppose to use it by:

1. Spot the Heineken card signs at selected outlets

2. Tap on the scanner

3. Place order and enjoy.

For those of you wondering why i wouldn't be glad over something like this, well, it's cause i don't drink much. My friends would tell you what a lousy drinker i am. I have low alcohol tolerance and i don't really fancy beer. I do drink on occasions but that's about it. :D But i must say that my alcohol tolerance have improved over the years. Lol!

The card came cause someone called from heineken to verify some details while i was over at the waterfront checking out some event with mike and allen. I guess it would have been better used if it went to other people.

So Heineken anyone? I still got no plans on Christmas yo!

Fund raiser

2008-12-16T20:52:00.004+08:00

Hi all,

Just thought i'd do a little ad here. For those of you who've heard of Yvonne Foong and her store selling the shirt, you might wanna get your hands on those since she's having a clearance sale. The usual price for the t-shirt is RM25 but until 31st Dec, it's now only at RM15 while stocks last. All sale proceed goes to her NF fund so it's all for a good cause.

I bought the shirt before and i really loved it but cause it was a gift for someone i had to gave it away. I just placed an order for it so if you haven't, you really should now.

For more details, visit here.

Freeze

2008-12-11T20:09:00.002+08:00

I find it very amusing how i hate kl but never really seem to be able to get away from it. I remember how when i first got here, it was a place where it fulfilled my entertainment needs which was lacking in kuching. This prompted me to say that i like kl better which inadvertantly led to me staying back here for a couple of semester breaks.

6 years on, what i do realize is how much i miss home most of the time. Though there really isn't much to do back in kuching, i somewhat feel content even if it's just to stay at home where in the past that would probably be enough to kill me.

I guess i'm pretty much stuck at the moment.

Popping

2008-12-07T23:08:00.003+08:00

I'm back in kl. It's still a hellhole to me but oh well. Can't really do much about it. And to think that i'll be greeted with a bollywood night no thanks to the indian family in the neighbourhood who's holding a party over there together with complete sound system rented and blasting through the street. Ugh!

Tomorrow's a holiday so i gather the malls are gonna be packed but was at klcc a moment ago and was surprise to see less people than usual. Not really sure of my plan but got some preparation to do for this tuesday.

Jason's in town as well so was thinking of meeting him up sometime this week and maybe check out calvin's new home. He should have a house warming party as an excuse to drink more booze. Have some people on my 'to meet' list too. Lol. It's been ages since i met some of my friends.

Part from that, 3 gigs coming up this month with one organized by fly fm. So that's a highlight.

The music's making me annoyed that i wanna chew my brains out. Or go crash their damn party.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

2008-12-02T20:01:00.003+08:00

After a month or so catching up with old friends, enjoying the skies and not forgetting getting caught in a flash flood in my car and the crazy weather of kuching, it's finally coming to an end this week. Not that i'm satisfied but life must go on and so i'll be back in action in kl.

But before that, my remaining time here is pretty much planned out with an anime event organized by a friend of mine and a wedding dinner. Seems i've been hearing and attending a lot of weddings this year. Even a relative said i'm at a age where i should get married.

Anyway, i'm hopeful that this trip back would earn me a good job with everything that i'm looking for. *fingers crossed*

Cheers!

Dream

2008-11-24T00:36:00.002+08:00

Was having a conversation with a friend and what he said really struck me. He mentioned how knowing a dream and having the courage to follow it is 2 different thing. While that's no new revelation, it's real to me cause it's something that i'm experiencing at the moment.

If i were to hear that statement a few years back, it probably wouldn't have much impact as it did now. It's only recently that i kind of realise what i want to do in life and though it's kind of a late start, i'm not ready to just give up on it without even trying.

My friend did regret not chasing after his dream and that's one mistake i don't intend to repeat. I want to live my life without any regrets.

We all love a good story on how people live their lives doing what they love but in reality, most see them being lucky given such a chance and never think of themselves in that position. For me, if it's possible and if there's a chance, then why not take it instead of going on in life where there is no satisfaction.

Honestly, it's a lonely road if you're bent on going for it no matter what cause along the way, there's always people who'll talk your dreams down and make you question if it's all worth it.

As much as i understand that it's an uphill battle, it's something that i believe is worth figthing for.

Birthday bash

2008-11-17T22:15:00.002+08:00

I'm having a great time in Kuching. Don't know when i'll be back in KL yet but i suspect sometime in the next 1 or 2 weeks. Gotta get back to applying for jobs again. This is indeed a great break for me especially being away from that crampy room of mine. If all is well tomorrow, i'll be heading to the beach.

When it strikes 12

2008-11-11T13:48:00.003+08:00

After the last comment, i've decided that instead of going on a hiatus, a sporadic update might be a better choice.

Anyway, don't think i'll be able to update often since i'll be heading back home to Kuching tomorrow where i'll probably spend more time with my favourite dog than anyone else. Apart from that, tomorrow only serves to remind me how old i've gotten and all the more i wish i could stop time. I still have a dream to chase. And maybe someone to spend my life with while i'm at it.

Indefinately

2008-10-21T00:37:00.001+08:00

on hiatus.

Work and play!

2008-10-15T23:25:00.003+08:00

Shit!

I googled and found this article.

I think it's about time man. It sucks being a citizen of Malaysia when there's so many things you can't do compared to other countries!

I'm not that young and 5 years more and i would've lost the privilege to do that.

If they give the green lights for it, i'll quit whatever job i have and fly over!

Vote for us on Campur Chart!

2008-10-13T23:59:00.006+08:00

Lol. I just realized we're on campur chart on fly fm. Apparently we debuted at no. 7 on 28th September 08 and has remained in the same spot till now. It feels weird seeing your own band on some chart.

And apparently we've had ppl telling us they're also playing our song on fly fm occasionally. I'm not sure cause i don't listen to the radio so it's all good if that turns out to be true.

So do vote for us. You can do it here. Just click on the vote link and go through the instructions. It'd be silly if i were to vote for my own band. You can listen to the previous broadcasts as well if you're interested. For those who missed the our interview on fly fm, it can be heard here.

I think campur chart is a good idea. I actually got to know few bands whose music i really enjoyed. If it wasn't for them, i guess i wouldn't have the chance to check them out. So do give it a chance. Ciao!

P/s: Damn i'm really digging Bo's 'once again'. I've first met him at the nokia's IAC showcase when we were playing on the same stage. You can't miss his afro hair-do and he's a real nice and funny guy.

Stop this train please

2008-10-12T20:45:00.002+08:00

While i may not look like it, i'm actually 24 this year. that's almost a quarter century old and many might argue that it's still young, the funny thing is that i don't feel that young anymore. Instead, i feel like i'm losing the luxury of time and i'm racing towards what i wanna do. I wish time stopped at 21 for me but i guess there's no point in doing so.

Strangely in that last few moment, i think i finally figured out what i wanna do but that's to come in the next few years. For this coming season, my plan is to prepare for that time and while men proposes, God disposes so as much as i would like for it to go smoothly, who knows what lies ahead. Not to mention how i'm gonna get there but hopefully in time, the answer will present itself.

Where i stand right now reminds me of John Mayer's song which i loved so much - Stop this train.

No, I'm not colorblind
I know the world is black and white
Try to keep an open mind
But I just can't sleep on this tonight

Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?

Don't know how else to say it
Don't want to see my parents go
One generation's length away
From fighting life out on my own

Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?

So scared of getting older
I'm only good at being young
So I play the numbers game
To find a way to say that life has just begun

Had a talk with my old man
Said "help me understand"
He said "turn sixty-eight
You renegotiate"

"Don't stop this train
Don't for a minute change the place you're in
And don't think I couldn't ever understand
I tried my hand
John, honestly we'll never stop this train"

Once in awhile, when it's good
It'll feel like it should
And they're all still around
And you're still safe and sound
And you don't miss a thing
Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark
Singing

Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can
Cause now I see I'll never stop this train

Singapore Part 1

2008-10-11T20:53:00.003+08:00

For those who didn't know, we were down in Singapore for a gig over at Esplanade on 3rd Oct. This was the first time playing in Singapore and i didn't expect it to come so early but it's all good. The gig was organized by Aging Youth Production and the event went for 3 days with bands from Malaysia. We were the first band to kick start the whole thing on Friday evening.

Being the Raya holidays, the road heading down to Singapore was super quiet and we departed on Thursday. After much delay, we finally took off at around 7pm. With several ciggie breaks for the other 2 member, we finally arrived in Singapore around 12am but we got lost while trying to find our hotel cause we had no idea how to get there.

Of all the places, our friend went and booked a hotel over at Geylang. This was the first time i've ever really been to Geylang. All the other times i was in Singapore, it was always the nicer side of things but this time, i saw the sleazy side of it.

I'm sure you've heard a lot about Geylang and if anything, it only served to remind me why it's called the red light district of Spore. When we finally found our way there, we realized that our hotel which was called Fragrance had a lot of other buildings around. After that i kinda realized it was some sort of love hotel. Lol. In Geylang itself, there was one in almost every street. No joke.

To get there, we had to turn in at some lorong, which was choke full of prostitutes! They're all by the side of the road trying to drag customers. Almost every lorong had them and some would be in a line for you to choose. The thing about them is that they're super hot. Most of them actually and if you were to spot them in town, you'd never know they were prostitutes. Sorry but no pics of them cause i'll probably get bashed up by the pimp for doing so. I've heard a lot of violent stories about them so yeah, just forget about it.

Anyway, we went straight to the room and it's the smallest hotel room i've ever been to and for the 4 of us in a room, it was cramped to the max.

So after putting down our stuff, we went off in search for supper. Found a food court and the whole place felt like it was just 9pm and the streets sure was lively. After eating we decided to walk through the lorongs.

Sure enough, the girls were trying to pull you and grab your hand. Lol. Our drummer was underaged and i guess he was scared so he stayed in the room. Just walking through those streets really didn't really make me feel safe. After sight-seeing, we headed up to our room. Was so tired and went to bed. That night i couldn't get a wink of sleep. It was uncomfortable and our drummer was loudly snoring and moving around in his sleep.

to be continued...

On the line

2008-10-09T16:30:00.003+08:00

Not even 3 hours after i sent my resume, i got a call for an interview. I feel it's going so fast and it scares me. I haven't even prepared anything and i just sent it in on a whim. Heck i don't even remember which post i applied for. Not to mention how cold the person on the line was.

Hopefully it'll all go well tomorrow.

Home

2008-10-06T22:29:00.002+08:00

Got back on Sunday early morning and slept through the day as we started our journey back in the middle of the night. It sure was a tiring trip and i didn't get any sleep at all for the 2 nights there. Guess i'll do an update of it another day.

Selamat Hari Raya!

2008-10-01T00:44:00.003+08:00

Wishing all Malaysians a Selamat Hari Raya regardless of whether you're celebrating or not.

What a day to get sick when i'm gonna meet up with some old school friends. Not to mention how i miss all those rendangs when i follow my mum visiting her colleagues and friends back in kuching. I think for all those rayas since i started my life in KL, i've been here and haven't gone back at all.

That said, i really miss home.

Anyway, have a great holiday people. I'll be going down Singapore for a show on Thursday night (show's on Friday starts at 7.30pm at Esplanade) and should be returning on either Saturday or Sunday. Check the flyer below.

Quizzical

2008-09-30T00:01:00.004+08:00

What do you do when nothing makes sense anymore?

Where you are

2008-09-24T20:35:00.002+08:00

In the spur of the moment or was it my morning fuzziness instead that prompted me to book a room up in genting. It's been quite a while since i was up on some highlands so i thought it'll be a good chance to get away from the caught up city life and do a lil personal reflection. Been wanting to do that for a while so i'm hoping it all gets well. Would love to be at the beach though but the even the nearest one is miles away so that's out the window.

Personally for me, i don't see anything wrong with going there all alone and i don't see why most people would always give me that weird look when you say you're going alone. Heck most of the places i go i'd travel alone.

The thought came to me yesterday when i was on my bed thinking why do i travel alone most of the time. For one, it's easier than trying to rally people to join you. Then if you ask the guys, they'll start asking if any girls would be going. If none, then they wouldn't even bother going. You ask the girls and they need to ask their friends. That's one of the reason why my trip to redang never materialise. Great friends i have huh.

I think more than that, it's cause i'm so much more comfortable being with myself. I always feel that when there's someone around, i'm not myself and it's kinda hard to deal with it for me cause i always tend to please others. So yeah, it always end up that way unless it's someone that i'm really really comfortable with.

Bah, what the heck am i saying now.

Way over my head

2008-09-22T23:51:00.002+08:00

It always slip my mind to post about this every time i come online. So here it is:

For those who have no access to FlyFM (read: Kuching), here's where you can have a listen to the whole broadcast of our interview on campur chart.

Click!

And we're on both Timeout KL and Junk magazine(September 08). NST did an interview as well. Click!