Just got home an hour ago. I had a great time despite the negative outcomes. A big part of me is feeling glad that the year is ending soon. December has been very very bad to me, as well as Santa tonight. I hope all of you enjoyed your Christmas so far no matter what it is that you've done be it sleeping at home or chatting up single ladies at adultfriendfinders.
Anyway, the year is ending and I'm definitely looking forward to a better year. But I don't wanna talk about this tonight. I wanna talk about guitar!!! Lately, I've been inspired again. This time, it's by Yamazaki Masayoshi. I've got to know him through sweatlee.com when she posted a youtube video of him saying that she wants to marry the damn song.
The song is damn good even though I don't understand what is being sung. So being the stalker that I am, I stalked his everyone of his videos and found out that this guy is John "motherfucking" Lennon's reincarnation!!!! Here's a couple of songs that I like.
His compositions are damn nice, jazzy chords and all that. Great melodies too. And I'm losing my touch, maybe I should quit writing for a while. Fuck this shit.
One More Time, One More Chance
His Best Song So Far
Friday, December 25, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Doleful December
Today, a friend notified me that I haven't been updating lately and he's going crazy because of this. Can't sleep, can't eat. To uphold my good guy persona, I've decided to rid all the agony that my friend is tasting with this update.
It's a decided fact that I'm not stranger to delayed(forgotten) updates but this time, it is not on purpose. My life has been fucked up this two months that I've lost all my will to waste my time on writing stuff that only me myself read.
This year will go down as the most depressing doleful christmas I've ever had. All the things around me are crumbling down, falling apart into nothing. Day after day, my belongings are breaking down one by one. I am party aware that all this are part of my own doing but hey.. Why blame yourself when you can blame others?! To cap off this post I'll list down whatever misfortunes that befell me these past few weeks just to make you all feel better about your lives.
1 December
Monthly allowance of 1000 was banked in. Proceeded to treat myself to some delicious sushi. Being the asshole that I am, I spent around 350 in the first week on unnecessary bullshit. Note to self, rental not paid.
4 December
Went to visit the late Uncle Lim. Lost 300 after I've decided that winning back your
initial capital of 150 doesn't really count as being lucky. A war is not won by saying no to all the temptations constantly forced upon yourselves. But you can always say no to friends who are there to stop you, they don't matter until you're back in your car ready to go home. Note to self, rental still not paid.
5-16 December
Wasted more money on more unnecessary stuff. My belt is spoilt. My bag spoilt the next day. There are screeching sounds when I brake my car, should be the result of constant visits to my lifetime archrival Mr. Lim. The college starts clamping people like mad and we can't park illegally anymore. I found out that there's only 2-3 weeks left for assignment and I haven't read the questions thoroughly yet.
I decided to usher my dad for an extra 500 for year end shopping. Life goes on normally for a few days as I skipped a couple of classes without care, in exchange for more intimate moments with my dirty bed.. Note to self, rental not paid, again.
17 December
Went to the devil's fortress again but the damage was minimal, I've lost 47.50 that day. But my dignity was hurt even more. Dealers were laughing at me because I was trying to put the 2.50 chip on whatever spot I can find. I decided to finally end my torment and cash in that sole chip。 Note to self, rental not paid.
18 December
I found out that I somehow like losing and making myself miserable. Cause when you're miserable you complain more, and that is good. Guess where I went this time? And guess the outcome? And guess what note did I make to myself before I went to sleep?
....But I tell myself things will get better. Hope is so wonderful. Here's an early "Happy New Year" to you guys, most probably I'll be too busy fucking the rest of the month up to update. As usual, have fun :)
It's a decided fact that I'm not stranger to delayed(forgotten) updates but this time, it is not on purpose. My life has been fucked up this two months that I've lost all my will to waste my time on writing stuff that only me myself read.
This year will go down as the most depressing doleful christmas I've ever had. All the things around me are crumbling down, falling apart into nothing. Day after day, my belongings are breaking down one by one. I am party aware that all this are part of my own doing but hey.. Why blame yourself when you can blame others?! To cap off this post I'll list down whatever misfortunes that befell me these past few weeks just to make you all feel better about your lives.
1 December
Monthly allowance of 1000 was banked in. Proceeded to treat myself to some delicious sushi. Being the asshole that I am, I spent around 350 in the first week on unnecessary bullshit. Note to self, rental not paid.
4 December
Went to visit the late Uncle Lim. Lost 300 after I've decided that winning back your
initial capital of 150 doesn't really count as being lucky. A war is not won by saying no to all the temptations constantly forced upon yourselves. But you can always say no to friends who are there to stop you, they don't matter until you're back in your car ready to go home. Note to self, rental still not paid.
5-16 December
Wasted more money on more unnecessary stuff. My belt is spoilt. My bag spoilt the next day. There are screeching sounds when I brake my car, should be the result of constant visits to my lifetime archrival Mr. Lim. The college starts clamping people like mad and we can't park illegally anymore. I found out that there's only 2-3 weeks left for assignment and I haven't read the questions thoroughly yet.
I decided to usher my dad for an extra 500 for year end shopping. Life goes on normally for a few days as I skipped a couple of classes without care, in exchange for more intimate moments with my dirty bed.. Note to self, rental not paid, again.
17 December
Went to the devil's fortress again but the damage was minimal, I've lost 47.50 that day. But my dignity was hurt even more. Dealers were laughing at me because I was trying to put the 2.50 chip on whatever spot I can find. I decided to finally end my torment and cash in that sole chip。 Note to self, rental not paid.
18 December
I found out that I somehow like losing and making myself miserable. Cause when you're miserable you complain more, and that is good. Guess where I went this time? And guess the outcome? And guess what note did I make to myself before I went to sleep?
....But I tell myself things will get better. Hope is so wonderful. Here's an early "Happy New Year" to you guys, most probably I'll be too busy fucking the rest of the month up to update. As usual, have fun :)
Monday, December 7, 2009
Broke
I'm fucking broke again. This is an all time record.RM1000 gone in 7 days. Somebody should fuck me in the head. For fuck's sake I need to have some self control.....
Nah, I just need more money. FUCK UNCLE LIM!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nah, I just need more money. FUCK UNCLE LIM!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, December 4, 2009
My Religion
Wah wah wah, hold your horses there, people. You guys are talking as if I don't show love to Paul no more. I still love Paul, it's just that I've finally gotten bored of Paul's music after listening to them religiously for the past one and a half year. I do still listen to them sometimes, but the numbers have decreased drastically.
I see guitar playing as a steep mountain to climb. And licks are those ledges that you can hold on to before you ascend another few meters further in this never-ending climb to the top. I've never really sat there and study guitar. My way of learning is just copying licks and expand from there. Sure, if you don't study there's a limit just waiting for you to reach. And I've reached that limit.
What am I trying to convey, is that I've reached my ledge and the next ledge is a little bit too high for me to reach. Given all these problems/distractions that I'm facing now, I've not the strength to pull myself up for this next ledge.
Other than that, I've not been improving for the past one or two months. My alternate picks are still at the same speed and level of cleanliness after months of constant use. I only have myself to blame, though. I don't practice at all, I play just for fun. I play when I'm inspired. I play when I feel like imitating Paul.
The other truth in this sudden disinterest is that my playing has taken its toll. After I've gone pop, I suddenly can't alternate pick to save my face anymore. Isn't that rather discouraging? To know that the skills that you've been honing is on the edge of depletion.
The last and most influential cause is that I'm rather interested in pop songs nowadays. I might get a lot of flak for this, but I'm listening to a lot of Jay Chou. Take a while off listening to his mumbling vocals and listen to his compositions. If you carefully dissect all his songs, there are a lot of interesting things that will make you go "WOW". He's definitely musically gifted and people just don't see that cause they're too busy flaming him for making music that sells.
Ultimately, I still love Paul. He is still my religion. But I'm taking a rest because nothing really inspires me in the world of shred nowadays.
edit: HAHAH I think I came off as a pro-guitarist in the industry who's going to retire after playing for 40+ years or whatever the fuck in this post. So, to those of you who've never heard me play, I SUCK! It's just that people are saying that I don't love Paul anymore and I still do!
I see guitar playing as a steep mountain to climb. And licks are those ledges that you can hold on to before you ascend another few meters further in this never-ending climb to the top. I've never really sat there and study guitar. My way of learning is just copying licks and expand from there. Sure, if you don't study there's a limit just waiting for you to reach. And I've reached that limit.
What am I trying to convey, is that I've reached my ledge and the next ledge is a little bit too high for me to reach. Given all these problems/distractions that I'm facing now, I've not the strength to pull myself up for this next ledge.
Other than that, I've not been improving for the past one or two months. My alternate picks are still at the same speed and level of cleanliness after months of constant use. I only have myself to blame, though. I don't practice at all, I play just for fun. I play when I'm inspired. I play when I feel like imitating Paul.
The other truth in this sudden disinterest is that my playing has taken its toll. After I've gone pop, I suddenly can't alternate pick to save my face anymore. Isn't that rather discouraging? To know that the skills that you've been honing is on the edge of depletion.
The last and most influential cause is that I'm rather interested in pop songs nowadays. I might get a lot of flak for this, but I'm listening to a lot of Jay Chou. Take a while off listening to his mumbling vocals and listen to his compositions. If you carefully dissect all his songs, there are a lot of interesting things that will make you go "WOW". He's definitely musically gifted and people just don't see that cause they're too busy flaming him for making music that sells.
Ultimately, I still love Paul. He is still my religion. But I'm taking a rest because nothing really inspires me in the world of shred nowadays.
edit: HAHAH I think I came off as a pro-guitarist in the industry who's going to retire after playing for 40+ years or whatever the fuck in this post. So, to those of you who've never heard me play, I SUCK! It's just that people are saying that I don't love Paul anymore and I still do!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Lately
It's been awhile since I came up with an update worth reading. So I'll promise you that this one is not worth reading too. Gee, who gives a fuck about what you guys think when I'm plagued with endless problems that will possibly bring forth 2012 to an earlier date. Since nothing interesting is happening in the world lately, I guess I'll just tell you guys about what the most interesting guy in the universe is doing nowadays.
As most of my housemates now know, I've lost my interest in the guitar. The magic that I used to possess while belting out face melting solos on the fretboard is now beyond my grasp. To justify this sudden disinterest, I'll say that it's because there's nothing inspiring out there lately. And by that, what it really means is that Paul Gilbert is NOT PUTTING OUT ANY VIDEOS AND MUSIC. Paul, why? Anyway, I just don't feel like shredding for the time being.
Other than that, I'm trying to quit the death stick, AGAIN. Today is the third day and I'm quite happy to say that I'm treading on a path to success. When I told people about this campaign, they gave me the "Yeah right, fuck you" face. Well fuck you guys back cause I'm gonna at least do this for the whole fucking month. Wish me luck.
This is obvious and you guys know that I've not been updating the blog. Maybe I've lost the interest in the proverbial pen as well. Or is it that there's just nothing worthwhile to say? There are tons of drafts waiting to be completed in the folder but they all sound so boring. Maybe it's because I'm getting along with the muse again. Well, when you've got nothing to complain about, there's just nothing to.... complain about. I still hate the fact that I'm always broke by the second week of the month though.
OH YEAH!!
It's been one year already since I started this blog! 49 posts in a year. I know that this number is not to be brought out and bragged about but, I think that's quite good already for someone like me. Anyway, Christmas is coming soon and I wish you guys all the best in whatever that you're doing. Have fun.
As most of my housemates now know, I've lost my interest in the guitar. The magic that I used to possess while belting out face melting solos on the fretboard is now beyond my grasp. To justify this sudden disinterest, I'll say that it's because there's nothing inspiring out there lately. And by that, what it really means is that Paul Gilbert is NOT PUTTING OUT ANY VIDEOS AND MUSIC. Paul, why? Anyway, I just don't feel like shredding for the time being.
Other than that, I'm trying to quit the death stick, AGAIN. Today is the third day and I'm quite happy to say that I'm treading on a path to success. When I told people about this campaign, they gave me the "Yeah right, fuck you" face. Well fuck you guys back cause I'm gonna at least do this for the whole fucking month. Wish me luck.
This is obvious and you guys know that I've not been updating the blog. Maybe I've lost the interest in the proverbial pen as well. Or is it that there's just nothing worthwhile to say? There are tons of drafts waiting to be completed in the folder but they all sound so boring. Maybe it's because I'm getting along with the muse again. Well, when you've got nothing to complain about, there's just nothing to.... complain about. I still hate the fact that I'm always broke by the second week of the month though.
OH YEAH!!
It's been one year already since I started this blog! 49 posts in a year. I know that this number is not to be brought out and bragged about but, I think that's quite good already for someone like me. Anyway, Christmas is coming soon and I wish you guys all the best in whatever that you're doing. Have fun.
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