The Finish Line

Was in sight, and now it's crossed. Over. A semester we all want to forget i'm sure, 

thanks to all the shit that we've been put through by one asshole with a bulbous head. Hopes no other institute will take him in. What a lousy lecturer. Anyway, enough about him. It's been endless talk of murdering him all summer. 

How have I been spending the break? Well , I've just been reading and playing FIFA10. Nothing much for now, and the boredom is getting to me. Waiting for friends to come back from distant places to carry out our random trips here and there. And meantime musically, waiting for the other guys of the band to plan rehearsals and get back to me. We'll see how that pans out. And somewhere in the back of my mind I am seriously considering my mum's offer of working at this ' joint', paying me RM 8.50 and hour. I like. I'll dwell on it for a couple of days.

Let's go back to the books. I'm active again on Shelfari, so If you wanna share books or browse through my shelve, do visit me. Link is at the bottom left. 

Here's what I just finished reading.

I'm a huge Crichton fan. For those who don't know him, he's the guy who wrote these brilliant novels (which later on got turned into film). Congo, The Andromeda Strain, Prey, Jurassic Park, and The Lost World, just to name a few. Pirate Latitudes is not his best, but it definitely is worth a read, if you're into sea adventure and pirates. The research he did about the 16th century in this book is phenomenal. I enjoyed it and I'll give it 4 out of 5.

And, I'm currently reading this.

I'm such a war junkie. The book is all about the 101st Airborne, of Easy Company and how they fared in the war, from the start of  training to the end of the war. I'm almost halfway, and it's brilliant stuff.

Anybody interested in borrowing or trading books, leave a message =).

So the other day at jamming, Wai Chun came to take pics. And they were really nice. Thanks man. Here's a sneak peek. 

Refreshing. So! I took some of my own with my ' caplang ' cam and edited them. Hehe.

Okeh. that's all for now.

urhm

I don't usually say this, but I'm actually in a very good mood. All that studying for IMC done prior to the test was well worth it. Those three past year papers? Well thank god I spotted a pattern, and hey, lady luck smiles! Carbon copy of questions showed up in section A. B and C weren't bad either. So now I know my secret weapon. Question is, will I be able to replicate that effort for MMH? I sure as hell hope so. Time to get started.

Words

You make your choices, and I make mine.

Yours, of course, are wrong

But what do I care?

You lose.

I,

Win.

Imminent Arrival ; Finals

I can almost smell it already

The silence of the huge MPH.

The smell of fresh examination papers.

The ticking of a hundred wrist watches.

The soft grunts and sighs of students who can't get a question right.

Ahh yes. Finals is upon us. Well, it already started for the rest, cause I'm exempted from Malaysian Studies =D. So how have I been spending my weekend? Let's see. Studying notes from IMC, check. Reading Stanley J. Baran's IMC Text? Check. Doing past year IMC Papers? Check. I'm pretty proud of myself really. That's a lot effort put into being the comeback kid of the semester =)

Did THREE papers in the space of 16 hours. I rock.

Oh and I have chosen my warrior to represent me this finals. It has always been my loyal veteran, the Pilot G2. I now proudly unveil my warrior. LMAO

Whee =)

On to music,  progress for recording has been hampered by inconsistent, unenthusiastic and sometimes assholic bandmates, but ahh well it's all part of the trade and fun I guess. But I've made quite a few friends while doing my PR work, and among them is Janice and the Supertank, a modern acoustic/pop folk band. They're pretty awesome people. So check them out! They appeared on TV3 for a performance too, definitely a band on the rise.

So check them out!

They were even nice enough to put me in their logo! Hahahaha or something like that, as a token of appreciation for the support.

Spot me? =D

Moving on to sports now, and ahhh fuck the world cup. Let's talk about next season in the EPL and Arsenal! Wenger reinforced the attack with Chamakh. The defense with...erm i forgot his name. But we do need more personnel, without changing the main core of the team. I like our chances now. And I love this pic that i stole the Arsenal website. Old arsenal legends and new one in a team huddle.

 Very inspiring. =D I've always said it, i'm proud to be a gooner! Come on you lot!

Now for the final section, The IMC Presentation! =) Dressing up for the occasion was only part of the fun. whee. I made these in between intro slides btw. fun fun fun

Danesh having a hard time explaining this. LOL

Cara's expression says it all. ' my turn to get up there and own this.'

Credits of this shot go to the Indian.

This is Caryn in Danesh's Blazer. lmao omg la damn fucking cute wei!!

Whahaha. Can't wait to see me in my suit? lol me too.

TADAA

My team. Taking one for the male sex!

Pictures of the first group that presented. whee.

Okay that about concludes todays blog post.

Final section goes to my band.

As we're pushing for a date to record our new stuff, we'll need all the support we can get. If you have a blog or personal website and what to help us out by sharing our music, just click the share button on the widget i'm about to post. at the moment, we're number 16 in the reverbantion local SJ charts. =) you support, by listening to any of our songs would push us up higher, plus recently i've uploaded so much more acoustic material for you guys. that's about it,thanks in advance.

The Sony Bloggie HD

Taking a break from studying IMC slides to blog about something I saw in Summit earlier. These days, we take pics in insane amounts, videos likewise. The way I see it, everyone has a DSLR. Nearly 1 in every 3 friends has one. They asked me if I'm going to get mine. Well even if I wanted to, it's just way too expensive, and there is no way I or my mum and sis could cough up sums that go up to about RM5k. Nuts. 

My sis bought this Cannon Digital Ixus 80Is last year, and I've been using it to take pics, vids and even record acoustic songs. Gosh I wish I had a job and a good income. Few things I need to buy and I'm going to add this piece of lil' brilliance to the list! I found a new handheld HD Camcorder/Pic taker that I want to invest in for myself and my band, so I can return the Cannon to my sis =)

Presenting the new Sony Bloggie MHS-CM5

This thing is so damn cool, it blew my mind first time I saw it. The features are pretty cool, compared to most other handycams, this one has a 5X Optical zoom, which is rad. Main interface is so damn simple to use. Open the LCD Screen to use, and then just click either of 3 Buttons, Play for playback, Record for shooting pics and taking vids, and Menu. The Bloggie is pretty small and compact, about the size of an Iphone at minimum, so it fits into most pockets and almost all small bags. Perfect for me and my college/wild lifestyle of course. The reason why they call it a Bloggie is because of it's instant way you can transfer pictures and videos to the net. Here's the best part. With the Bloggie, there is no mess of wires and stuff. It has an in-built USB connector, like such.

This makes transferring pics and vids such a breeze, that I can even do it in college on the spot. Genius. So it'll look like this when its connected. Keep your eyes on the blue bloggie to the left.

What else can I say about this pocket lifestyle companion? Although the bloggie doesn't come with any memory card, SD cards and Sony Memory Stick Duos are compatible. Which means the current memory card that the Cannon cam is using can be used too. It also has AV and HDTV ports to connect to tv's and HD tv's which is a huge plus. 

So yeah I've pretty much made up my mind to get this one. Price? It ranges from RM800-1000. So bloody worth it i tell you. Well it's not that easy to get in my case, but give me a few months and I'll probably own this baby by then =)

For those of you interested, watch the review for the Sony Bloggie here.

NS Era Revisited

The planning was going on for months. Tough decisions regarding the venue, the date, the time and the awaiting of confirmation from the attendees did take it's toll on some. Julian has been busting his ass trying to connect everyone, and his sidekick Debbie has played an arduous and tremendous part in arranging the RSVP notes to everyone concerned. And then we already knew, that those who gave a damn replying, were the solitary ones who would be coming. And my guesses were right! The cozy company I had for lunch with me today would be non other than 3/4 of the people that made up the infamous ' PI/NIgger' Unit from K1,S5 2008.

I love you guys. Thanks for making it happen =) 

Before we get to that. Let's take a look at some of the guests from this particular banquet back in the NS heyday.  Some have changed, while others the same.

THE NS YEAR.

In the beginning, there was Adrian and Julian. Two people who never knew anybody, they fished around, and everything started coagulating when they met Jinn and Jamie ( no fair, they already knew each other for a long time ) and things kicked off. 

And then, there was Debbie. Who now works as the gang's PR. 

Then, Julian met a priest in the making. Father Andrew, who would enlighten us always.

And then, Adrian would drag in his good dorm friend WeiKian into the fold. The ever smiling WeiKian =D

And thus, the Nigger Revolution begun.

Ahhh the good old NS days =(

Fast forward two years. Here we are. Barely having time for each other, caught up with work, studies, relationship, music, finances, family and etc. But for just 3 humble hours, it felt as if the world stopped for a moment to give us time to catch up =)

THE BANQUET GUESTS

Introducing Andrew, Julian, Debbie, Ejinn, Jamie , Weikian and yours truly.

The Food? Naturally good. We ate at Chilis in the newly erected Empire Shopping Gallery. Chilis always rule. =)

This is one of the starters, and is lunch to Jinn and Jamie would you believe. Best part? They couldn't finish it!

My Jalapeno Steak Fajita Quesadillas.

The Ladies.

The Gents.

And here's Everybody.

Gosh I missed you guys so much. It's a shame others like Dhana, Chua Hunt, Wan and etc couldn't make it. But oh well we made do with who we had. Since Jamie, Jinn and Weikan all leaving Msia already. Till the next one, take care and cheers people!