Mr Big NOOOOOOOO!

Gah, just when I thought the Mr Big world tour is finally over, they're going back to Europe again. Some of you may think I gobble up whatever the hell Paul dishes out but sad to say, I don't like EVERYTHING he puts out. The latest Mr Big album isn't that bad, but I felt a lot of those songs are just fillers. I just don't really dig their brand of rock + shred hybrid. Goddamnit Paul, I know you don't give a fuck about what music your fans want you to do but please just make another vocal album for me already!

Anyway, the holiday is abruptly ending this week (I thought I'll have another 2 weeks at least) and I'm starting to get reluctant in leaving this place. What did I do this holiday? Well, spending all day watching Starcraft 2 streams, redditing 24/7, listening to LOTS of new electronic music. For the past week though, I've been going to the cybercafe day and night since a friend of mine who always plays DoTA is now back. Holy shit there were so many changes to the heroes I don't even know what skill does what anymore.

O well, doesn't really matter now cause once I go back I'll be playing Starcraft again. Can't wait to inject larvae!

DOOOON'T

Please, don't watch this video if you don't want to watch hot Korean idols playing games that has a lot of contact with liquid H2O on a variety show and also incidents of accidentally exposing their cleavage. PLEASE DON'T!

God I fucking love Korea.

Exam

Tis the season to be studious fa la la la la, la la la la. Similar to true procrastinators, there will be a lot of midnight oil burning these few days as I will be grinding useless facts about the business world into my brain.

Sometimes I'm really enthused about what I'm studying about but at times I find it totally ridiculous. Exam questions that promotes critical thinking, solving situations critically. Especially in the Malaysian education system, I sometimes feel it's all just a fucking joke. I have friends who are able to score these exam papers by memorizing what they're supposed to think about critically. Jesus fucking Christ.

Who are we (graduates) to really solve these problems. Are we really that capable? If there really is an efficient and effective way to solve these problems that the corporate world is experiencing, is it really rational to assume that us, mere students who don't even have degrees are capable of solving them?

Corporations are willing to fork out enormous amount of money to keep their business running and growing, hiring experts in their respective fields. This really says A LOT about their seriousness towards solving business incidents.

The way I see it, if it's not solved yet. It probably means solving these problems are just deemed not feasible. Or there are just no efficient ways to solve it without incurring too much losses. EITHER THAT, OR:

Some of these people in the corporate ladder don't know what the fuck they're doing.

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If you've been reading this blog for a long time, you'll probably get the gist of where this post is heading. Yes you're correct, it's time to introduce my favourite music as of this writing. Music that's accompanying my grinding these few nights.

Introducing..... BREAKBOT! A little info, as usual. Breakbot is a French producer/dj who specializes in electro, funk and powerpop very reminiscent of the disco/funk era. Think Earth Wind Fire etc but infused with more electro elements. Lastly, no I'm not studying for Chemistry -_-

Nerd-chills

Holy shit it's been a while since I last had a song sending nerd-chills all over my body. If you're familiar with Nobuo Uematsu's work, good for you. But if you're not, just know that he got famous for his compositions for the Final Fantasy series as well as others. If you have the slightest interest in music, please do check him out. My current favourite is "Theme of Love" from Final Fantasy IV. Stay a while and listen!

Historical Moment

Yesterday a historic thing happened...

A POST CONCERNING PAUL GILBERT FINALLY MADE IT TO THE TOP AT R/MUSIC!!!!!!!!!

GILBERTIANS UNITE!

Concerning Tomorrow

WHY AM I WRITING THIS?!?!!

Reading about gaining weight and then fucking updating the blog talking about it while I'm 75% into an assignment I have to show the lecturer tomorrow. If this isn't procrastination I don't know what the fuck is.

Sometimes I wish there's a 24/7 gay dude for hire who will fuck me in the ass whenever I do something unrelated to my assignment. Now THAT will motivate me. No, not the ass-fucking. I meant the fear of getting ass-fucked.

Jesus fucking Christ I gotta do my assignment now. By the way, I'm sort of serious about the gay dude for hire. For now, at least. Do contact me before my interests wane.

Destiny's Balls

Guitar players out there reading this. Ever feel like you wanna just belt out some sweet ass blues solo but some of your gears are missing cause somehow the stars and moon are aligned and the whether just brings out the blues in you? That's how I'm feeling right now, no fucking amp. But it's entirely my fault. I was lazy when I found out the amp that I bought was faulty and didn't send it for repair straight away. And now, it's almost two months since I bought it, and one month since I sent it for repair. I haven't played a single note on that amp.

That's not what I wanna talk about today though, at least not the underlying problem that's just cascading and turning into this big problem that I'm currently having.

I've skimmed through some of my posts from past years. Not too shockingly, I've grown to the point that I kinda disagree with all the bullshit that I've preached all these years. Just laughing at myself, really.

Now, I'm fully aware this kind of talk is usually reserved for those anniversary bullshit or end of year public service announcements. Still, I think it'll be interesting to revisit those past topics and just pen down what I think of them now and why they were outright stupid.

Again, I'm happy with my growth these years but definitely not satisfied! I WILL GRAB MY DESTINY BY THE BALLS AND SQUEEZE THE FUCK OUT OF THEM!

p.s. have fun and good luck, guys

Overpopulation?

I was listening to Paul Gilbert's Six Billion People and realised that that song is gonna be a mistake soon cause the world population is gonna hit 7 billion soon. Six Billion People is the only song on Paul's albums that went full-on jazz here's the song to showcase his versatility!

The lyrics are sweet too :D

New Companions

For the first time, Paul Gilbert isn't accompanying me tonight. As long time readers might have noticed, it has always been Paul who sings to me whether through his voice or guitar whenever I'm rushing for assignments.

Jesus Christ, I just hope he gets that Mr. Big tour over with a.s.a.p. and go back to making a solo vocal album. Anyways, I'm listening to Final Fantasy 7 and Zelda, and having them on repeat. Really brings back memories. Memories of grinding characters, fighting insane bosses, just getting nerdy in general. Now I'm grinding for the chance to offer myself as a slave to the corporate world.

Anyway, be sure to check out the songs I'm listening to right now. They are:

Final Fantasy
Aeris' Theme
Tifa's Theme
Cloud Smiles
Fisherman's Horizon
Breezy
Village of Dali

Zelda
Ocarina of Time title theme
Song of Storms
Lost Woods
Bolero of Fire

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So many great music, so little time to listen to all of them... O well, back to doing assignments. Bye.

FISH!

Give a man a fish, and he eats for the day. Teach the man to fish, and he gets to eat till his river is polluted by the factory dumping toxic just up river.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Don’t teach the man to fish, and you feed yourself. He’s a grown man. Fishing’s not that hard.

Teach the man to fish and he'll want to use your yacht.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Don't teach the man to fish, and you can make a lifetimes profit selling fish to the man.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Which of these are better?

p.s. All quotes shamelessly lifted from the internet

Update Update

My god, it's really astounding when you think about how time flies. I've been having the death stick for almost six years already. And to think I was telling myself I'd stop after 3 or 4 years. Who the fuck was I kidding, hahah.

Birthday was last week. Didn't celebrate as usual. Like I've said before, I don't see the point in celebrating. But do I really? Maybe it's just cause the state of my life is just not worth celebrating. At least not now. Don't get me wrong, I hate regretting past choices for there's nothing you can do about choices that are made.

I'm very thankful for what I have. All those choices made me who I am. I am happy but I can be happier. So I wanna thank all who made me, me.

To my parents.. jesus fuck do I really have to state the countless reasons? My brother, even though you still owe me 600+ and being a lazy selfish fuck sometimes. To my aunt, I'll never be here at KL if it wasn't for her. If I wasn't in KL, I wouldn't have done all this growing up that I needed so badly. If I didn't grow up and step out of my comfort zone, I wouldn't have met all the guys at music master. To all those great people at college, no matter how much my Paul Gilbert hair pawn you guys. All my hometown friends, although we don't talk much anymore.

By the way, I took the liberty of giving myself a birthday present by breathing new life into my Ibanez RG565 even before my parents gave me the funds. Using college money. And I have no fucking amp to play that guitar on right now, which is a huge fucking turn off. Fuck that shit -_-

SOOOOOO all in all, happy birthday to me. The world didn't improve or implode because of this. So everyone should have fun living their life. It's a wonderful world we're living in, and a great time to be alive, if you're "lucky". Hope you know what I mean.

Louis Armstrong agrees with me.

Quote

Nothing interesting happening these days so I'll just slam an incredible quote to your faces to make up for the lack of updates.

That was a lie. I'm lazy. Anyway, marvel at this great quote that I stole from the internet. There's a new perspective to everything, everyday. What a wonderful world we live in... Hope this gives you something to think about. Have fun and stay safe, guys

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. " George Bernard Shaw.

Lost in Translation

I like kpop idols. I like how the boy idols act like they fuckin' gangsta and shit, always showing their abs, giving girls the "you wanna suck this dick?" eyes, pretending like they're screwing all the celebrity kpop bitches and BAM!! They're suddenly so polite when off stage.

I like how the girl idols act all sexy, shoving their asses to your face every chance they get, giving you the "fuck me doggy style while insulting me" eyes while dancing, acting cute whenever possible and then BAM!! THEY'RE STILL SHOVING ASSES TO YO FACE WHEN OFF STAGE!! All the while acting like they're 15 year old virgins, which is debatable but let's not go there :(

There is one thing that intrigues me the most is the fact that nobody ever corrects their English. Nope, not even the lyricist, producers or those that came back to Korea from English-speaking countries. Just to prove my point, I've taken the liberty to translate this song for you guys. Believe me, I had to re-watch that video for half an hour.

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sunday moanin rain is fallin
stare some covah shray some skin
clow lay shrowing us in momen unforgettable
your tweez to fit the more that i am in
but thin just get so crazy libing lipe gets hard to do
and now i gowling hit the low get up and go if i knew
there sunday it durr ring me back to you
there sunday it durr ring me back to you

then may be all i near
dungnay she is all i see
come and let your bone wing me
divin slow on sunday moanin
when i never want to lee

fringer twace your every our-ine
paint a picture with my hands
frick and fro we say like brancess in the sewn
change a weather still together when it end

then may be all i nead
in dungness she is all i see
come and let your bone wing me
diving slow on sunday moanin
and i never want to lee-ah

but thing just get so crazy libing like gets hard to do
and i will gowling ip the load get up and go ipai knew
that sunday it would ling me back to you
that sunday it would ling me back to you

aw-rye

may be all i near
dungnah she is all i see
come and let your bone with me
drivin slow on sunday moanin
and i neber want to lee
and i never want to lee
and i never waaaaaaant to leeeeeeee

Momma's Day

I believe all of you know it was Mother's Day yesterday. How could you not know when everybody's fucking posting mother's day messages on social networks and such? It is definitely safe to say that most mom's of my peers (born in the 50s) don't even have facebook, which brings me to my next point.

What's the fucking point IF they don't have a facebook account? You tell me that you're shy to say it to your mom. Hell, I'm fucking shy about these things and still I called her and tell it straight to her face (or ears). At least let her know through an sms, or through relatives. Any fucking thing but facebook?!

I'll shut my mouth only if you ask your mom to get a facebook account just to see your insincere and attention-whoring message.

Fatass

In order to go to the college car park, us students have to take a van to actually get there from the college. So while I was in the van, there's this chick who asked her friend to hold her bag so that she can get on her damn seat easier. Then, she proceeded to say,

"Ah the bag is too big."

No, bitch. It's not your bag. It's you.

I'm a pussy so I didn't say it to her face. That fatass could've chokeslam me into oblivion goddamnit.

Virginal Dish!

Just ate my first chee cheong fun after staying in KL for like, fucking 3 years. It was on monday at... Taman Tun? I forgot, and THAT was after driving for like half an hour to places I've never been to before looking for food. Damnit, I really hate myself for preferring to stay in my comfort zone(my home) instead of exploring all the things that KL has to offer.

Anyway, chee cheong fun is good. But I'd prefer if it didn't come with the gravy thing, soggy food makes me feel uneasy most of the time. Hmm, I'm wondering if I should take pictures of all these boring shit I do.

Did I tell you guys chee cheong fun isn't that bad? Have fun.

Update Update

Best quote that I read today:


"Take a guy away from the societal constraints on what he's supposed to be attracted to and the pressure from his friends on going with the status quo in group attraction and most men would fuck anything if no-one else knew."

Now now, you might be saying to yourself, "Nah, I'll never do that." There might be some truth in there, but I'm a firm believer that there are things which you will never ever understand until you've experienced it. I'm always hearing people who broke up with their significant others tell me they're fine, they're doing strong, they wanna show their s/o how well they do without them, only to act in contrast with their initial stand on the matter at hand. Stuff like that.

These things, people don't really care about it. Then they proceed to make judgments on how they will tackle the situation when it comes. Take the death stick for example. Coming from my own point of view, I'm not fucking scared of death or fucking cancer at all. Why? Cause I haven't got that shit yet, that's why. We're all living like we're gonna live forever.

That's why you can never get a person to quit by raising concerns about health and whatnot.

Anyway, can't wait for "Cannon" to be back next week. Listening to Led Zep's "Since I've Been Loving You" really makes me wanna play right now. Fucking Robert Plant sang the shit out of that song, LIKE A BOSS! I withheld from buying the Cort Source, by the way. Gonna go for a 1 watt tube amp instead. Sam fucking convinced me -_-

No Money, More Problems

There's a meeting with the FYP (Final Year Project) tomorrow and I'm supposed to read up journals/articles on online retailing. Well, I have them all opened and lined up on Chrome nicely, waiting for me to lay my attentive eyes on them now but fucking Skrillex and NiT GriT is distracting me goddamnit.

What's even worse is the fact that my personal college's account has been suspended for not paying fees. For fuck's sake, how am I supposed to pay the fees if the PTPTN guys are still at the coffee shop drinking coffee or sucking corporate dicks?! With the account blocked I won't be able to submit my ingenious FYP proposal.

O well, time to comb my nerd hair and meet the person in charge tomorrow. Hopefully my faux American accent will lead him into a trap thinking I'm actually a superior intellect and he's supposed to be graced by my presence. What a fucking week, even the KFC I had tasted like shit (figuratively). No pussy this week too. Oh wait, I've never had it for months. Fuck this shit. Blog update tomorrow, by the way.

Stay tuned, motherfuckers.

Psychedelic Shit

Goddamn, this song sounds like some psychedelic trance shit. Feels like people should watch this while taking hallucinogenic substances. Moreover, Ah Young and Serri's fucking HOT GODDAMN. On another note, do not take drugs. It's bad fo yo health, son.

Enjoy and have fun.

Fuck, there's no embedding to this video. Here's the link. It's a kpop song, by the way. So, you guys should know what to expect.

Music Yesterday, Today

I'll tell you guys what this post is REALLY about.

This post is not for me to share some music which you probably don't care about. Truthfully, I wrote this in order to seek validation from strangers. Blogging is kinda like this scene:

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Paul is having a bad day. On his way to work, he met Marty. This conversation ensues:

Paul: Hey, how's your day Marty! (cheerfully)
Marty: Not bad. How's yours? (big mistake from Marty)
Paul: OH MY GOD BLABLABLABLA SUCKS BLABLABLA THIS THAT BLABLABLA CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

Marty has two choices. One is to say, "Yeah that sucks." Second is to say, "Hey maybe if you do blablabla right, this won't happen." Guess which one will make Paul think of Marty as a good friend at that moment?

I'm guilty of this at least once in my life. How about you?

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As opposed to what some people may believe, blogs are not for you and I to share our thoughts. In my opinion, blogging is an ingenious way to seek validation. For people to tell me that I'm right about Paul Gilbert being the one true God since the 80s. You think when I post about Paul Gilbert, my thoughts on various trivial matters, all I'm hoping for is for someone to prove me I'm wrong? Fuck no. I'm waiting for strangers I've never met to say, "YOU GODDAMN RIGHT, SON!"

Imagine this. Let's assume that our thoughts and principles are investments. I've invested hours and hours in Paul Gilbert, convinced that he is DA MAN in guitar playing. If some bitch comes to me and say, "Hey hey you you, Paul sucks because blablablabla." Wouldn't it mean that all my investments are lost? Investing TIME on a subject is something that you will never be able to regain.

You can't just say, "Oh well fuck this, Paul Gilbert is not God I'll just sell back all the TIME I invested to some unsuspecting bitch." Which is why I'm telling you every goddamn day that Paul is God, rather than accepting that Clapton, Hendrix, or Rebecca Black is probably better than him. If everything else fails, I'll resort to pointing out all the grammatical and spelling mistakes I can find in your rebuttal.

It's easier, isn't it?

All in all, people seek validation everyday all day long. If Paul Gilbert existed in ancient time, it's no strange thing that I will kill people for thinking otherwise. You'd be drinking in a tavern hearing the latest news about some guy who got stabbed and left hanging naked on a rope cause he said Paul Gilbert sucks. But hey, killing isn't allowed anymore in modern society. So instead, I FORCE MY VIEWS AND IDEAS ON YOU THROUGH THIS BLOG.

Have you ever get into an argument with a friend on something and when he proved you wrong, you said, "Yeah, you're right." Hardly. If you're easily swayed, it means you've never really invested much in it. Usually, you go back trying to come up with thousands of counter-arguments. ONLY AFTER this step, you'll concede.

I'm not saying this is right and it's admirable to do this. It takes a lot to honestly admit you're wrong. It's inevitable as well. This IS human nature after all. Tribal instinct. The "us" vs. "them" mentality. Ultimately, I needed a reason to post this music video and implying that you should say that it's the best video you've seen today. After that, I'll direct you to the "comments" section below to validate my views in the most obvious way possible. Enjoy.



p.s. I need to work "Ah shaddup-a you face" into my daily conversations from now on..

Sowwie

Well... if anyone's still reading this, I'd like to tell you guys that there are A LOT of things that I want to tell you all. But the problem is, I can't come up with any content sufficient enough to qualify as a blog post. Most probably cause I haven't studied and read into these things deep enough. No one to blame but me.

Sigh, now I know why twitter is so popular. You can just let your thoughts flow without having to come up with concrete evidence and original ideas to support their inner-philosopher.

ASRALSHDJHSADJN (Some Starcraft II Player)

GODDAMNIT I HATE IT WHEN IDRA LOSES, FUCK THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!!!! ALL THESE FUCKING BRONZE LEAGUERS START RUNNING THEIR MOUTH!! WHY IDRA WHY!?!?!?!

Beauty Contests

OH MY GOD GAPNAP CARRIES PAUL GILBERT'S INJECTORS PICKUPS!!!! OH SHIT OH SHITTTTT SHOULD I BUY A SEMI HOLLOW OR UPGRADE MY RG!!??? WHY IS LIFE SO HARD WHY CAN'T I HAVE EVERYTHING ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Just kidding. The RG can wait.

Truthfully, I couldn't stop smiling when I laid my eye on this baby.. Goddamn, I'm still smiling now.

NONONO!!

I must not distract myself.. from acquiring... a new toy...

It's been almost a month since I've decided on buying a new guitar and I'm glad to say that I sort of made my choice already. After weeks of pondering, it has become clear that the Ibanez AF75TDG is purely G.A.S. (Gear Acquisition Syndrome?). It's not something that I need but much rather, something that I want (just because it's a cheaper alternative to the great Gretsch White Falcon look). To conclude, it was down to a once in a decade battle between Epiphone Dot and Cort Source.

One BIG problem with me is that when I wanna buy guitars, I always register them for a beauty contest in the deep and dark corner of my mind.. which is a very detestable thing to do in the eyes of so-called "tone purists"?? I don't know the term for these people. Thankfully, I still adhere to the school of thought that says tone is in the fingers/hands. Give me a beauty and I'll try my best to make it sound as beautiful as I can.

As I was saying, the Ibanez is out of the picture. Hopefully I'll be able to get it next year though heheheheh. So... I have the Epiphone Dot in this corner. Honestly speaking, I only want it because it's Epiphone. It's a brand name. It's what Armani Exchange is to Armani. A cheaper alternative. Nothing else. Nil. Even so, it's still more expensive than the other choice that I have, which is the Cort Source

I really like the Bigsby-esque bridge on the Source-BV. The colour isn't that bad too, though I'm not sure if it comes in Cherry Red. But the HEADSTOCK!!! The Cort Logo is so ugly and so bland :( And the pickguard has sharp edges which I dislike on semi-hollows.

BUT THEN!!!




Few days ago I saw something hanging on the wall of Music Master (Gapnap's shop). After a few facebook messages and a phone conversation later, I found out that it is an AXL AE-820. It's a beautiful guitar... It doesn't have the exorbitant price of an Epiphone (for my budget) and the horrendous looking headstocks and pickguards of Corts. BUUUUUUUUUUUUT it doesn't come in the colour that I want *BAWL* There's no Cherry Red but I can settle on the White one that I saw in their official website. I don't know if Gapnap has the white one though hmmm..

Simply put, my current train of thought is to go try out the Source and AE-820 when I get back to KL just to make sure it isn't completely unplayable. Probably confirm the colour selection of the AE-820 later on, which is the deciding factor in this beauty contest. May the best looking guitar win!

p.s. If you're from South East Asia or specifically Malaysia, go get your instruments from Gapnap. This guy is one of the most trustable and reliable sonuvabitch I've encountered.

PHUTURE

AM I WRONG TO BELIEVE THAT DUBSTEP AND GLITCH HOP WILL BE THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE?!?!??!?!?! OH PAUL FORGIVE ME FOR I HAVE SINNED!!

THE GLITCH MOB



NIT GRIT

If You're Not Gonna Do Anything, Shut Up

I really love how people are showing support for Japan only in the wake of the destruction that just happened few hours ago when millions of people are suffering and dying from poverty, hunger, and incurable diseases every fucking day. Apparently, it takes a catastrophe(happening to others) to ignite the humanity inside us.

But hey, it's fine to provide support to them. Just as long as it requires you to sit there, talking shit and not doing anything, right? If people are really concerned, the first thing they'd do is to volunteer for help, donating through the proper channels, and countless other ways.

Nope, people just want to talk about it. In the end, they won't do shit. Why? Cause it's not them who're getting fucked. Why? Cause most are just looking out for themselves.

They don't need your prayers or blessings. They need your help.

Girl is Good at Guitar

This just in..

As usual, I was reading up on the latest k-pop news, looking for new hot chicks to fantasize about when I came across... this. Noh Lee Young from the idol girl group, After School.



I don't know what to believe in anymore. Is this world real? Am I living in the matrix? Is Batman really a closet bi-sexual in disguise? TELL ME PEOPLE, TELL ME!!!!

All stupid jokes aside, I think she's playing slower than the actual version. Wait.. probably not slower, but less notes in a bar. Mistakes here and there, too. Weak vibrato. Some out of pitch bends too. And someone under the comments section made called vibrato as "vibration" which takes the "oomph" out of the word in addition to causing me to choke on my drinking water.

But the thing is she's a girl?!! SHE'S NOT ALLOWED TO BE BETTER THAN ME IN ALTERNATE PICKING ARGHHH!! This definitely brought in some loss for my confidence.. Moreover, she's in an idol group which inevitably takes a toll on her practicing time, since she has to learn dancing, singing and all that shit.

As a practitioner of the "Exploding Five Finger Gilbertian Style" art of shredding, I will adhere to my Style's code of conduct and not back down from this girl's overwhelming awesomeness. When the time comes, I will have my skills honed to prepare for this girl, who is clearly practicing the "Swedish Diminishing Viking Style". COME AT ME, BITCH! I WILL MELT YO FACE!

Oh yeah, before you guys get your fap on, I just wanna let you guys know that she looks ugly without the makeup and the brilliant lighting in this video. Nice playing, nevertheless.

Choices

After months of scouring the internet (lie), I've finally found two semi/hollow body guitars that I really think is a good buy. But since I'm at my hometown now, I'll have more time contemplating whether this is just another GAS phase or some other shit. Ever since I saw Clapton playing with Lennon on the Rolling Stone's Rock n Roll Circus like fucking 7 years ago I've been wanting ES-335s. Then again, those Gibson motherfuckers sell these shit for such an expensive price :(

The two choices I have is the Ibanez AF75TDG which DeadEye is selling for 1.5k or so. And the other one is Cort Source-BV which if I'm not mistaken, is going for 1.4/1.9k. Gahhh!!!

Some of you might ask, why not go for Washburn 335 copies? Or Epiphones? Well I didn't use the word "scour" for no reason. These stuff are really hard to find in Malaysia, unless I've been looking at the wrong places. Epiphones... they're still goddamn expensive and 2nd hand Epis are nowhere to be found. Some people on the internet say that Epis are hit and miss guitars too. Some are good, some are bad. So fuck Epiphones.


Cort Source-BV

I really want a Cort Source but it's fucking Cort and I've never heard of the brand before. And I'm not sure if they have it in Cherry Red. So far, all the pictures that I've seen of this guitar is in black colour. However, it has the 335 shape that I love so so much!! ... and that's the only thing I like about it. Tone-wise, I've come to accept that sometimes these things are hit and miss. Besides, Sam told me amps matter the most...Sigh


Ibanez AF75TDG

On the other hand, there's this Ibanez AF75TDG. I love it's shape too, albeit slightly less likable than a 335 shape. And the colour!!! SOOOO NICE!! and GOLD HARDWARE!!! Selling for 1.5k which I can manage to shell out for!! BUTTTTT, it's not a 335 shape!!! And it's full hollow body, which I've heard people on the internet say that it gives a lot of feedback :(

I'm leaning towards the Ibanez at the moment, mainly because of its price. I'm hoping for some semi/hollow bodies experts to give me advice but there seem to be none in my Friend's List. Moreover, I changed my MSN ages ago and gapnap still hasn't add me yet. To call him for this problem is kinda like a dick move too since I haven't been to music master for months. And nobody's reading this shit to help me decide.

There's still one more month to decide, I hope I don't regret my decision when the time comes :(

Raw Like Sushi

OH MAI GAWD I CAN DIE PEACEFULLY NOW THAT I'VE SEEN THIS! HAVE YOU EVER SEEN GOD EATING FISH AND LOBSTER?!?!??!?!?!


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Hey

Hey.

How is it going, buddy?

I was just... Well, I'm leaning on the wall just hand's reach from you. I thought I might something since you're going to go to your aunt's house for Chinese New Year.

Remember when you first brought me home? You struggled to play Paul Gilbert's alternate picking patterns on me. You told me that this is the first time you're so happy about something you bought, unlike those clothes that you wear once and never wear them again. I like how you told me you didn't mind my colour being yellow, despite my inlay being red. You told me it reminds you of Racer X's colour. I was beaming with pride!

Remember the time you played "I Cannot Tell A Lie" and uploaded it to youtube only to take it down? I'm actually very proud of you. To achieve something you thought you never could do. To play all those songs you thought you could never play. You even had the nerve to tell me that you only learnt about the name of that box after years of playing it! The pentatonic box! That was ridiculous.. and still is, heheh.

OH OH, this image still lingers in my head every now and then. There were nights when you played me till you dozed off, on your bed. You'd be too lazy to let me lean against the wall again and have me lie on your bed instead. You did it with every one of your instruments though. I was jealous at first but it's alright.. cause you're my buddy.

Oh my, how time flies..

2 years have passed since then...

And I still reminisce those time..

You never really changed my strings. Only once. And it's almost 3 years now. You and I didn't mind though. You played with me through all that rust and dirt. But that was before my volume knob got spoiled. Before I was constantly going out of tune. That was before you picked up your old friend, the red Squier Strat.

I know you really want to get me all fixed and cleaned up. Give me a proper set up for the first time. You really want to, I can tell from your eyes. Gift me another set of PG endorsed DiMarzios. But you have no money to begin with. Furthermore, you want that Epiphone Dot so bad. More versatile, you say. Even though in your heart you know that it probably can't handle heavy metal.

But I forgive you, you told me you'll never throw me out. I am the one you learnt the most with. Hahah, I still remember you told me you only bought me because I have a reversed headstock.

It's still funny how crazy you are, being a Paul Gilbert fanboy.

I hope you keep to your promise of buying me all those new pickups, hardwares and finally cleaning me after these years when you get a job. I wanna play with you again so bad!

I love you.

Paul Crazy

Just finished preparing for my presentation tomorrow, and it's 4 fucking AM right now. I guess I'll only have 3 hours of sleep as I'll have to get up at 7:30 later on. Well, I didn't choose to start so late but there are just so many Starcraft games to listen to, games to watch, Paul Gilbert songs to listen to.

After all those prep, I realized that I've been doing all my assignments throughout my college life while listening to Paul Gilbert. He's been there everytime I needed someone to accompany through a long, tiring and obviously fruitful night. Also, looking back at my posts last year it seems that my love for Paul has been growing each and every day. Without any doubt, this blog is beginning to really look like a Paul Gilbert tribute site, heheh. AND THAT IS NICE! I WILL SPREAD GILBERTOLOGY throughout the whole world!



Just last night I dreamed about Paul. Meeting him face to face apparently, at some live show his. When I woke up I got kinda scared though. "Why scared?" you may ask. It's probably because I'm almost at the point of idolizing him now. It's like believing in God. Part of what's wonderful about religion is knowing that God is powerful and more importantly.. forgive me for using this word but.. "impossible"? Impossible as in "you won't know he's the real shit until you die" kind of impossible. Knowing that I'll most probably never meet and speak to him face to face kinda upholds this idolatry of mine.

I then imagined really meeting and touching him. I don't know, it's very confusing. It's like I might not think he's unreal and godly anymore. All those nights spent listening to him, scouring for latest youtube videos, interviews, checking his wife's blog everyday... they're almost like the bible to me. This is making less sense by the moment as I speak through my metaphorical pen-_-



Maybe it's like those stuff where once you get it, you don't feel like wanting it anymore. Which makes me feel a bit relieved inside for not meeting Paul yet. Honest. I hope I'm not the only PG fan who sounds this crazy. Hopefully I won't turn out to be his Mark David Chapman. I don't know if this holds true for every other Paul fans, but I don't think I'll talk music to him when I meet him. Maybe I'll bore him with my endless questions about his views on life, philosophy, maybe Starcraft, Asian cultures and all that. At this current moment, I look up to him not as a musician, but as a human being contributing to society... through his music, of course.

Goddamnit, 4:30 am and I'm talking about Paul Gilbert?! Fucking normal.... or am I just, Paul Crazy? Oh oh Paul forgive me, it should've been... GIRL CRAZY!

Truly Alone

This post is by x2650 from reddit:

At my Grandfather's funeral, I had a conversation with his best friend Jack. Jack is a widow, had no children, and is very old in his 90's. Jack started crying, which in itself is a very hard thing to see. He was not crying for the loss of his best friend, though. He was crying, because he had nobody left. He was completely alone. No wife, no kids, brothers or sisters, and now, no friends. He was talking about how unfair it was that he had to continue living. Alone. He kept repeating "there's nobody left!" Of course I was bawling the whole time, but there was nothing I could say or do. Now my Dad, has sort of taken Jack on as his new Dad. He takes him out for Lunch on Sundays, or takes him on car rides in the country to see the seasons change. But it is sad to know, that he is sitting by himself in his home, lonely and waiting to die. He doesn't feel sad and alone, he is .

It is obvious that I have absolutely no say in this topic, as I have yet to live till old age. I'm not even sure if I'll live past 50 given the lifestyle that I am endearing myself to right now. Life is beautiful but I guess there are times when it goes on for too long and it just sucks.

Kinda reminds me of my grandma, sitting there watching TV everyday. I'm not even sure if she understands any of it. Whenever I'm back I'll try to converse with her, never knowing if anything I say makes sense to her. Still, she has my mom and dad accompanying her but it's just sad sometimes.. Or I'm just thinking too much. What a powerful post, and it's just one of the reasons I love reddit.

AAAAANYWAY, what better way can we lighten up the atmosphere here if it's not another song by Paul Gilbert about being old!? GODDAMNIT PAUL YOU HAVE A SONG FOR EVERY SITUATION. I LUV YA PG!

2010

I'm absolutely sure that everyone will update their blogs today or yesterday talking about the upcoming/ongoing new year, that is unless they didn't forget their blog's URL in the first place. From there, they will choose a topic from a couple of options. These are:

1. A recap of 2010

2. Words of wisdom for the upcoming year

3. List resolutions just to show people that they will change TOMORROW, but not today.

4. Just a simple happy new year wish. For the Chinese, they will continue their never-ending quest for money by inserting monetary themes in their holiday greetings like "HUAT AH!!"... which roughly translates to ... earning riches?

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Since I have no words of wisdom (yet), no greetings cause I'm indifferent to whatever year it is, no resolutions or whatsoever, I'm going with the recaps in no chronological order. One of the proudest thing I did this year was to win around 600+ bucks up in Genting. This was around June together with Raymond, Tony and the others. Isn't it weird? Last new year's eve I went up to Genting and came back down with a loss, swearing never to visit that gambling den ever again. And when I did, I kept winning. No losses recorded this year, ooh yeah! Still, the score is not yet settled, Uncle Lim. I'ma hunt back my losses last year. Swords will clash, chips will be stacked, lives and friendships ruined until you give me back mah monayyyyyyyyyyy!

Hmm, what else happened? Sam becoming a blues purist is kinda of like a big thing too. We don't click as well since I'm less knowledgeable in this whole blues mumbo jumbo. I was once a purist too but never got as deep as where Sam is right now. Everything is still fine though, I respect the path he's treading in becoming a better guitar player, albeit it's a different path from mine.

Speaking of guitars, I've been experiencing yet another stagnation in my playing. Granted, I think I've improved. Thanks to Paul Gilbert, I've been able to lock in to the groove easier but it's really situational. Sometimes, the feel just isn't there. Learnt a lot of new phrasing ideas from PG as well as Guthrie Govan. Sam influenced me into playing low gain on a Strat too, which really makes individual notes shine much more. Technique wise, I'm still stuck there. Listening to Kanye West's new album right now doesn't really help too -_-




OH YEAH, I've discovered reddit.com this year and I can tell you only this, this thing is like crack! The community is awesome and sometimes post insightful reads on a variety of topics. I honestly felt like I'm ahead of everybody in terms of the latest memes, smack talks and such. Makes me feel nice about myself when I have friends referencing some memes and quotes that I've read months ago. HAHA! Even shed some tears on a couple of stuff they posted, goddamnit.

I'm also really glad I got closer to my current course mates in APIIT(University College). They're really great people and I hope for nothing but the best for them. Had a lot of laughs with them. I've never regretted changing courses halfway through the semester, these guys really made my decision worth its while. Happy new year to you muhfuckas.



Paul's Fuzz Universe dropped around August. I prefer SFBADR but this one trails closely behind. Mostly because of that droning Todd Rundgren cover and the lack of slow songs like I Cannot Tell a Lie, Still Have That Other Girl on the album. It's still good nevertheless! Favorite tracks from the albums are Bach Partita in Dm, Plastic Dracula and Propeller. I guess he'll be busy with Mr. Big in 2011 but I'm really hoping for another vocal album from PG. WE NEED SONGS LIKE MR. SPOCK!

There's also this thing... but it ended well, I'm really glad about it :)

I guess that's it, the biggest things this year. There are a couple more but the ones I mentioned are those that really made an impact in my life this year. One of my biggest regrets is saying that the new Mr Big album sucks but GODDAMN IT GROWS ON YOU! I would've like to see more pop-rock numbers on this album though... What's better than to end this post with a Paul Gilbert song? This is Keep On Keeping On

If I could give advice
Here's what I'd say
It's just the same shit
On a different day
So just keep movin'
And you'll find your way
To be strong
You got to keep on keepin' on

And from emigilbert.blogspot.com......