Mosaic Music Festival

Ok this is a badly edited picture. You can see the uneven edges and the slanted border. Well its my first time using Adobe Photoshop since 10000 years ago.

And finally,
I have been waiting for this for 2 years already! This year, the festival will feature both local and foreign talents through jazz, world music, soul, electroclash, hip-hop and more. WOW! But i hate hip-hop and some of the traditional music from certain groups but there's always other artists that would compliment that! On top of that, i get to watch Rani Singam perform! She's a lawyer turned full time singer and was once dubbed the Nightingale of Raffles Girls' School! Our very own local jazz singer. BUT, i was so shocked when i heard that she's performing for the kids! WHAT THE HELL! =( . C'mon do u think the kids will actually appreciate and enjoy the jazz musician? Bah!

Call sistic now and buy those tickets!

http://www.mosaicmusicfestival.com















Just like how Singapore needs more street musicians, we need more street graffiti like this and this. They could liven up our streets with more improv-actors walking around, like them.

And..
Before I die or anyone who is reading this,
All of u should go watch the movie Donnie Darko. I have not watched it yet but its on the list of top 55 things u should do before u die and the movie's website is uber awesome. Winner of numerous awards, you should not hesitate to visit it.















Nice sia!

latest bites :)

I've realised why i should'nt change my blog layout and stick with the customized layouts done by blogger. New layouts from blogskins.com makes my life more difficult than ever. I can't even edit the HTML codes through the blogger's new tool, thus this new layout will remain as it is.

I still felt dejected and frustrated when I saw the price tag for the Ibanez JEM. How in the world would I be able to afford it? A couple of weeks ago, I went for my first day of work, thinking that at the end of the month I would be able to save up enough to buy that guitar.

"Finally, a job that is reliable and stable."

Fresh out of school, I thought having a job would be good before enlisting into the army. I went there with abit of over-enthusiasm because I was bent on working to my objective, my new electric guitar.

Still grinning, I decided to drop by at Swee Lee Music Store at Bras Basah Complex after work. I just could'nt stop thinking about it. My fanactism was so powerful that I could'nt control the urge of going there. I fantasized about how I would be able to produce the colourful, warm and thick tone Steve Vai always manages to produce.

There it was, gleaming in its whiteness. The pine tree of life on the fretboard was glowing, as if it was motioning me over. Its surreal scream and tone transcends all of human imagination.

Then, I saw this piece of paper hanging on the tuning pegs. It was'nt supposed to be there. I thought if this were to be part of the guitar, then it would be a fashion disaster for the looks department. The content on the paper seems to be clearer with every blink of my eyes.

It was like how a boy would feel when a girl rejected him. That feeling of lost, unwanted and broken soon overwhelmed me.

Tears soon welled up in my eyes...

***

ok. i was bored.

My Love.......so far away.

ka ni na bu chao chee bye....

Yes.
U cannot see meh.
I damn angry now.

I saw my first love
My heart melts
My world stopped moving at that instance.

I watched how she stood there.
Gleaming
Her skin so smooth, so pale.
Her body so solid, very slim and beautiful.

I like the way she turns me on.
But when i saw her with another man,
I was feeling damn cheebye.

ka ni nah bei chao chee bye - i thought.

all my love for her gone down the drain.
bitch
I've waited for her for years.

Everyday, i will travel to Bugis just to see her
I will stand by the window, watching her,
standing there minding her own business.

Many men lust for her.
but i know its just because they are damn horny.
But limpeh?
I'M FOR REAL!
I GIVE U TRUE LOVE.

I know i cannot afford to live with u.
I'm poor, i have so many problems with my family and all.
My family hates u, they hate u so much.
But i'm prepared to leave them for u.
I will work hard to live with u forever n ever.

hai.


















I just want to say

I LOVE U, IBANEZ JEM!



This is Ibanez JEM, my first love. Chio or not?













sorry people.
i know i've just wasted a few minutes of ur life. but i just wanna say i'm so pissed off with the ever increasing price of Ibanez JEM. Last year it was 1.7k, now its 4.7k. When will i ever get to play that guitar and be steve vai?

Like i said mann, i will stand at the window of the guitar shop to admire that guitar. Its designed by the legendary musician, Steve Vai. I swear by it and will never buy any other guitars mann. Waited for 1 bloody year and I'm still waiting, damn it.

=(

Chicks that rock!

This girl covered steve vai's song. can u just imagine it? She's holding an Ibanez JEM, played the full song(the crying machine) and she got more balls than me. But she made alot of mistakes here and there, her bending and vibrato was bad and she screwed up at the last part. But whatever it is, it doesnt matter. She's probably like 14 and has the damn courage to perform on stage. bravo man.

note: I would advise anyone who really want to watch this to turn down their subwoofer(but not shut it down) because its either the audio quality in the video that sucked or the band didnt do a good sound check.



for the REAL steve vai version, u can go to http://youtube.com/watch?v=SNrDWdVrnrU

Next is Vixen mann! Vixen is from the 80's and its one of the few female heavy metal bands still surviving. Steve Vai's wife, Pia Vai, was a former bass player of Vixen. \m/

Edge of the broken Heart. My favourite song mann! Too bad, i can't find their MVs anymore.


Crying


oh man. why dont they have this kind of music anymore?

Not Ready To Make Nice

This is why i love the dixie chicks so much.


Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting

I’m through with doubt
There’s nothing left for me to figure out
I’ve paid a price
And I’ll keep paying

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

I know you said
Can’t you just get over it
It turned my whole world around
And I kind of like it

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’
It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should
*(What it is you think I should)*

Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting



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