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Monday, October 24, 2005
The performance was excellent, though it could clearly be seen that Eric was pretty tired from all that touring etc.. He did make a few subtle mistakes here and there but overall, I'd rate his playing a 9.5/10 still. Overall, he did a fantastic job, even though it was only a 3 piece band. He was working so hard on stage. You got to see it to believe it. Here are a few pics of him :
After the concert, we went to eat at a nearby place. The so called famous Fong Seng nasi lemak. Didn't try that though. We were about to enter the shop when the power went out. So we had western food next door instead. Oh well, now, to me, it's famous not for it's nasi lemak, but for it's power failures. Until the next time I go back there, this impression will remain in me, lol. Hey, first impressions last right? Went home after that.. Keith sent Kev home, Alex sent me home.
Broke down at 1:01 PM
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Had a great time yesterday with Kev, Sam and Seth jamming at TP. Emmanuel was sick so he could not join us. Just messed around playing songs which we usually do not play. We switched roles too, haha. I played bass, guitar and drums, Kev played drums and guitar and sang, Sam played bass and guitar. It was more like a circus act. But it was great fun. Nothing beats jamming with your buddies :)
Chores I did today : Swept the house, cleaned up the garden. Yes, the garden needs to be cleaned, especially when you have got 2 dogs and the stuff that they leave behind.. yuck.
Things which need to be achieved this week : Get my bass strap lock fixed, order guitar stands on ebay for myself and Kev, complete my journaling (lagging like mad), check digital piano prices for Yan, attend Mike and Betsy's wedding this sat and the highlight of the week : go to Eric Johnson's concert with Kev and Emmanuel! Get my bike up and running, cos we're planning to go night cycling with Sam and probably Dom next week. And on Sunday, will probably have a band practice in church. Yup that's all for now..
Broke down at 9:44 AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Ist es lustig, daß, wenn das Leben Ihnen gutes etwas gibt, es Ihnen noch etwas geben muß immer, das zweimal außerdem so schlecht ist?
Mais toujours, nous devons vivre la vie pleinement..
Now translate that.. :)
Now translate that.. :)
Broke down at 2:21 AM
Monday, October 17, 2005
Hey you caught me in a coma
And I don't think I wanna
Ever come back to this, world again
Kind of like it in a coma,
Cos no one's ever gonna,
Make me come back to this, world again.
Now I feel as if I'm floating away
I can't feel all the pressure
And I like it this way,
But my body's calling, my body's calling,
Won't you come back to this, world again?
Suspended deep in a sea of black
I've got the light at the end
I've got the bones on the mast
Well I've gone sailing, I've gone sailing.
I could leave so easily,
While friends are calling back to me
They said they're leaving it all up to me,
When I all I needed was clarity and,
Someone to tell me what the world is going on.
Slipping farther and farther away,
It's a miracle how long I can stay
In a world our minds created
In a world that's full of crap..
Please understand me,
I'm climbing through the wreckage, of all my broken dreams,
But this cheap investigation just can't stifle all my screams,
And I'm waiting, at the crossroads waiting for you, waiting for you,
Where are you?
No one's gonna bother me anymore,
No one's gonna mess with my head no more,
Can't understand what all this fighting's for,
But it's so nice here, down off the shore
I wish you can see this cos there's nothing to see,
It's peaceful here and it's fine with me,
Unlike the world where I used to live
I never really wanted to live
I live my live like it's a coma,
So won't you tell me why we'd wanna
With all the reasons you give it's, kind of hard to believe
But who am I to tell you that that I've seen any reason why I should stay
Maybe you'd be better off without me anyway
I got a one way ticket on my last chance ride
I got a one way ticket to my, suicide,
I got a one way ticket and there's no way out alive.
And all this crass communication that has left me in the cold
Isn't much for consolation when you feel so weak and old,
But if home is where the heart is, then there's stories to be told,
No I don't need a doctor no one else can heal my soul.
Got my, mind in submission
Got my life on the line
But nobody pulled the trigger, they just, stepped aside
They'd be down by the water while I, watch them waving goodbye.
They'd be calling in morning,
They'd be calling on the phone
They'd be waiting for a answer but you know nobody's home
And when the bells stopped ringing it was, nobody's fault but my own.
There were always ample warnings,
There were always subtle signs,
And I would have seen it coming
But you gave me too much time
And when I said that no one's listening,
Why'd my best friend drop a dime?
Sometimes I get so tired of waiting, for a way to spend my time.
It's so easy to be social, it's so easy to be cool
Yeah it's easy to be hungry when I ain't got nothing to lose
And I wish that you could help me
With what I hope to find
But I'm still out here waiting, watching re-runs of my life,
When I reach the point of breaking, know it's gonna take some time,
To heal the broken memories another man would need, just to survive..
Broke down at 1:58 AM
Monday, October 03, 2005
Whoa long time since I last blogged. Oh yes, I finally got my Fender Jazz Special. The one which I have always wanted to have since my sec school days, and it finally arrived today! It is still in pretty good shape, considering the fact that it is about 20 years old. There are some cosmetic defects here and there, but Kev and me have decided to get a buffing machine to give our guitars a good polish. I hope that by doing it, it will at least improve the look of my bass by a bit. I had to send it in to Guitar Workshop to set up the neck cos there was some major buzzing when I tried to bend the strings after the 12th fret. The 12th fret on the guitar is usually marked with a : That's just some guitar knowledge for you. Haha. Anyway, here's a pic of my bass:
Broke down at 9:28 AM