2008 and 2009

2008 has been somehow great for me. surely, it became a pinnacle in my life. i'll just summarize what i've done in 2008 in this post. other than that, aspirations for 2009. not goals (read: resolutions) though, at least i won't treat them as goals. you see, the problem with resolutions is that they usually get ignored halfway. remember when you swore to drink less booze and when the time came, you just said, "fuck it lah just one more shot." oh wait, you probably couldn't remember as you went home drunk out of your mind and passed out on the porch.

to be honest, the only thing that needs improvement in my life is my social network. after staying at home for most of my life, this has kind of taken a toll on my lifestyle. limited friends, no stuff to do, finding boring its boring self into my bored skull almost all of the time. but i'm glad to say that i did go out more this year compared to last year. most of these are carried out around july to december, after the beginning of my second year in computing (college).

let's see.. my friends from sarawak came for a "vacation" of some sort. well, it isn't exactly a vacation.. you can't take a break from taking a break, right? after all, i've been taking a break since before the beginning of time. i definitely haven't been seriously and consistently studying for more than 2 days except for public exams. i revised for pmr in a month's time... spm, same period. stpm.... 2 fucking weeks only -_-

ah fuck i digressed. anyway, me and friends went to the national zoo (ya i know it's fucking weird and old fashioned, but i will justify our plan by saying there were hot chicks there). went to genting too, still haven't tried the spaceshot thingy. i don't think i ever will though, too fucking scary la. ate at steven's corner. if you're from selangor and you haven't been there, i declare myself better than you all here. HOW CAN YOU NOT GO TO STEVEN'S CORNER JESUS IT'S SO NICE AND SOMEHOW CHEAP! i coined the term high-classed mamak the first time i got there. but that only applies to the setapak branch.

went to melaka too with two close friends and a bunch of strangers (friends who aren't that close to one of my close friends). nothing much to elaborate here, it wasn't my plan to tell the truth. me and my friends just tagged along as an excuse to just... go somewhere. i found out that they went to melaka just to find a friend who often takes bus/taxi rides to sunway to club with them. pretty stupid right? i've never seen anyone who needs to club sooo badly. furthermore, she stays in hotels.

i often complain about myself sitting in front of the computer a little too much (24/7) but ironically i found the holy temple of PJ shred (Music Master) through the internet. read about the guitar teacher (gapnap) from his personal website which can be found under the "good reads" section. i instantly decided he is the one and e-mailed him. started lessons at the beginning of november. to clarify, it isn't the lessons that i look forward to, it is the honor to meet players younger than me with twice my ability and just talk to them about music. i tend to place this higher than the lessons cause i have a social life that equates to.. almost zero. learning from gapnap as well as the others is great too, they've given me tips and advices that helps solidifying my confidence which has always taken a stand at a low point.

christmas eve was spent at home, playing dota over the internet with friends and complaining about how if the world doesn't suck, we'll all fall off the ground.. or do we fly, hmmm? new year's eve was better, spent the day helping the master carry his rig around (for his show at jaya one) albeit not much as my physical ability isn't that great (i blame my genetic shortcomings). it's still great to just be around and witness him work his magic (i will now proclaim "shredery", which is a combination of shred and sorcery as a term i coined first) throughout his show though. felt a bit left out sometimes but it's fine. these things take time, right? so all in all, it's all good.

that's about it. i guess it has been a good year, especially meeting gapnap and going on a weekly pilgrimage to PJ in a quest to hone my shredding ability. how was your year?

p.s. the new year's eve show was actually the first show of its kind that i've been to, that's why it's included up there.

p.p.s. i know the "how was your year" is kind of meaningless. even i myself won't reply to this kind of stuff. but i'm not indicating anything lah, reaaaally i speak of the truth reaaaaally.