Sunday, November 30, 2003
burnt weekend

Presenting....V_o! [haha!]

[took this picture during Friday's full-dress rehearsal. Left to right: Hirman, Edward, Irwan, me, Raphael and Halim... Irwan thinks he looks like satan. heh! what's new.]

my weekends are burnt. Today was spent visiting my parent's haji friends. got back home at eleven plus, super tired, but still finding time to blog.

Grad nite's on wednesday. Argh. I'm so nervous for the performance. I really hope i don't screw up. Going shopping on Monday @ Queensway with my sister. I'm going to get that denim skirt that i saw. Lovely. Gonna get my red SB too. Oh yes. I've got to go cut my hair. We've decided as a band, for the guys, they're going to gel up their hair and spray it red, with silver glitter on the sides. As for me, the one and only female, I'm going to um, streak my hair red and use a hell lot of glitter. heh! I love glitter!

Nuff' bout that. I can't wait for grad nite to be over. Oh yes. I'm making a public appeal. anyone's got a distortion pedal to lend? I urgently need it! thanks.

should be going off to slumber land in just a bit. Oh. speaking of sleeping. Me and Halim had somewhat similar dreams last night! Aww man. It was really freaky! [what's with me and freaky dreams?] He couldn't remember any of his dream "except for the last part when we hugged..." ME TOO! aww man. f-r-e-a-k-y.

Shall be off to malaysia to visit my dad's eldest sister in batu pahat and some other forsaken relatives tomorrow. -sigh- I would be leaving in the morning so, um, don't miss me people.

Thursday, November 27, 2003
oh poot

Two words: terribly bashed.

Left home at one-ish to meet up with my fellow band mates to jam. Tomorrow's our full dress rehearsal and i would say that we're ready for it. We're ok already, specialising in perfect-simple plan, jumper-third eye blind and closing time-semisonic. heh. These are the 3 songs that we should not mess up, cos we've had enough practice for them. I should tell myself not to mess up, cos I'm the key. I keep messing up. heh. Messed up a couple of times today, but i cannot be blamed. seriously. the guitars are so poorly tuned that each time we play a song, it changes key. so i have to keep playing my notes help a step up or down. sometimes even TWO steps up or down. -mutters- so i need time to change my ENTIRE part, playing strange notes. oh poot.

Whilst walking towards the station, i saw this familiar face. Then it slapped me hard and i started screaming "daphneEEeeeEEEEeEEEe!!!!" haha! Whoa. almost couldn't recognise her! piercings and all. But she's still dear ol' daph la! haha. chatted a while whilst my dear band mates waited. sorry guys. heh. Then they kept re-enacting the whole scenario, when i started screaming at the top of my lungs, whilst edward was singing some song. heh. oops. girl what! Oh yes. and speaking of edward, he's got a hidden talent! He can harmonize songs really well! and i mean really well! Whoa. -applause-

Went to queensway to shop after that. Shop for our outfit for grad nite -duh! edward led us to this p-i-m-p-ish shop which rented jackets. But seriously. the outfits were freakin pimpish la. outfits fit for a pimp. Hunted around and finally decided on custom made tee shirts. Oh yes! We changed our band name too! No more amy's bedroom. Its now V-nought (thanks hirman for correcting my spelling error...) I spelt it as k-n-o-t. I've got an affinity for KN words la.. don't ask why. if you know, then good for you. um you know, in physics, simple harmonic motion, the symbol for maximum velocity is V_o yup. so that's where the name came from.

Reached home, mum told me that guests were coming. Ack. didn't bother to change. So i'm still here in my jamming clothes. hmf. Need to bathe even though i don't feel sticky and dirty, cos i need to sleep with wet hair. dunno why. I just need to. some wierd habit of mine. Some say its unhealthy. -shrugs-

so yes. wish me luck for tomorrow!

Wednesday, November 26, 2003
i feel like a stuffed turkey

oh man. the colour combi just sucks. my whole blog looks like it belongs to a bimbo. so pink-ish ack. Aww man. I will see what i can do about it. maybe i will let it be the same ol' dull black-gray-white layout that it used to be. aww heck. why bother about the decor when all I want is a domain to rant? -mutters-

Had dry run for Grad nite today. yes. on the second day of raya. like wtF? Had to rush here and there so i could make it in time to get to my uncle's place. Dry run was cool. I didn't screw up [that much]! yay! [har-dee-har] Edward stumbled over his guitar part for jumper. Raphael got confused a lil during perfect, halim was ok, but went a bit off a few times, irwan's amps were not workin. Hirman was -sigh- perfect...as usual. HAHA! He's damn good on drums la. Dunno how many times i can live saying that line. heh. I messed up my keyboard solo of closing time aww man. we need all the practice we can get. Alright. That's a new one. We still need lots of practice so i think we're jamming @ Commonwealth tomorrow for threehours straight ok! I haven't the slightest idea how I'm going to survive three hours cooped up in that small room with hardly any breathing space AND having high-numbered decibels blasting my ears. oh poot.

I think i'm too sweet. Well, puke all you like cos the mosquitoes seem to love me. I'm suddenly getting wierd mosquito bites all around my legS, so much so that it looks frigging swollen. I've got so many!

'Nuff said. I feel like a stuffed turkey today. Went only to four houses, but ate a hell lot. Whooo. My stomach's screaming. Muslims fast for a whole month, and all that usually goes to waste during hari raya. Everyone seems to just binge, that's why most people lose 3 kilos during the fasting month and gain 8 kilos during hari raya. -mutters again- I've lost at least 7 kilos during ramadhan. Don't wanna put my efforts to waste. I should start fasting again! haha!

Alrights. I should be off now. Verrrry tired and sleepy. Shall be off to slumberland in no time. later.

Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Selamat Hari Raya!

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Laa Illaha illallahuAllahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Walillahilham...
Hearing the takbir every end of Ramadhan never fails to leave an everlasting impression in me. This Ramadhan, I feel that I've spent it differently from all other Ramadhans.. My only regret during this Ramadhan was getting involved in a band. At times when I was supposed to be at home praying or reading the Quran, I was in school jamming my ass off. hmf. But anyhow otherwise, I feel different. I feel much fulfilled and i look at this new month of Syawal through a new perspective.
Went to Ar-Raudhah straight away after Subuh. The mood was different. And I felt that it was right. It was so calm, so peaceful, so serene, so solemn. That should be the right mood to mark the end of Ramadhan. Not watching some trashy Hari Raya concert on Suria the night before, or on the morning of Syawal. We kept reciting the takbir over and over again. Very fufilling, i must say. I felt that it really was the time for me to reflect on the past Ramadhan, and also this year, 2003. Have I done enough to serve Him? Why have i countlessly gone against His word? Do I deserve paradise? Brings out the true, spirited meaning of Hari Raya.
This would be the second Ramadhan where my mum didn't cook. I think that's good too. Everyone nowadays is so concentrated on making kuih, cooking and slaving in the kitchen for raya. I used to think it was fun. Now, i think its just a waste of time. Why bother doing such stuff and sacrifice terawih? or even just simple devotion? Maybe cos my grandma's not staying with me anymore (she's living with her other grandchildren), so no more visitors on the first day of raya. I want every raya to come to be celebrated this way. Not embellished at all. Today really gave me an opportunity to appreciate my friends and family God's precious gifts to me.
To my dearest Muslim brothers and sisters, (lets see if i can list everyone down...Whoo! Its gonna be a challenge...) Well here goes..baba atikk sam lydia shai ayeshah sab rabbiah nina ada halim hirman suff aizat is irwan nas // farhana afsheen maisurah maisarah nadiah suransi farah liana asiah adlina shahidah nana fiza izean azean suraya // nur.A nur.I hafiza farhana wahidah // selamat hari raya! I really am thankful that i met all of you. You brought joy into my life and i really treasure our friendship so far. Thanks for being there for me. To the others that I know I've failed to mention ( i really can't remember all, you know!) Selamat Hari Raya to you too... Maaf zahir dan Batin, kalau terkasar bahasa ke apa-apa lah. You know I can be a bitch sometimes.
Life. what a rollercoaster. I think i'm at the peak of a loop now. Don't wanna come down from that loop. life rocks.

Monday, November 24, 2003
undecided

Argh. the indecisive side of me's out again. I'm here rummaging the net once again, exploring every nook and cranny in search for a fantabulous layout. I'll do one of my own once i get adobe photoshop. (anyone kind enough to lend me??) heh!
Today's the last day of Ramadhan! Aww man. Time sure whizzes by fast. ack. Woke up early, and watched Beauty and the Beast. Don't you just love those Disney classics? Such a nice cartoon- cartoons that i watched when i was say, nine? I'm almost ten years older now, but still lovin those classics. hey! those cartoons are tear-jearkers okay! haha. Gonna watch Aladdin later. aww man. What's with me?
Clarice messaged me last night. She'll be going to Australia to study next year. Leaving in Feb. *sob. My victim. haha. Those sec4 days. acck. I thought she didn't clear the promos or something, but turns out that her whole family's going there. i think her dad's doing business there or something. AHhhhhh! I'm going to miss you clarice!
Alrights. Shall go back to dressing up this blog. I must say i still prefer dark text on a white background, rather than white text on a dark background. Hmf. Later then.

Sunday, November 23, 2003
Damn proud

This entry is taken from my last entry in FOD...
well as all of you would probably have known, yesterday was the long-awaited release of the PSLE results, where all the primary six, twelve year olds get their first taste of victory, triumph, joy or maybe even disappointment. My sister's one of those few. Results were out yesterday. I was nervous as well as excited for her. Even dreamt of her results. but of course I was dead wrong. Was at school jamming for Grad Nite. Should have been at my sister's school with my parents! =) They were announcing the top 15 students. My sister was 6th, with an aggregate of 264. Wow. When the principal called out her name, my dad stood up and cheered so loudly that everyone turned to look at him. The principal personally went to congrajulate my parents cos my sister was the top Singaporean AND Malay student in her school. The top 5 were from Malaysia and China. Wow. Imagine how proud i was. I was so frickin proud. damn proud of my sister. Syukur Alhamdullillah.

With 2As and 2A*s, she's in the special stream, with a government scholarship, to study in a local independent school AND skip the frickin O levels. that means its six years for her, leading to the A levels. FWAAHHHH. Blardy buggerdil. haha! So, it looks like she's going to RGS, with automatic admission to RJC, then do her A Levels. Aww man.

Alrights. Enough about my smarty pants sister. Haha. Dry Run for Grad Nite is on the second day of raya. That means I have to sacrifice my jalan, for Grad Nite. Argh. Less money. Again. Darnit. haha! HEY I'm in real need of cash ok! Still haven't figured out what to wear as a band for Grad Nite. They wanted to wear kilts, baju kurung, what else have you. Hmf. So far the best suggestion is to wear all black. hmmm. not too bad an idea. but all black would be boring.

The name, we've decided on Amy's Bedroom. WHY? First get any sleazy thought out of your head. We decided on it cos they jam in MY bedroom. Haha. Thats why. Ok. Can't afford to screw up anymore. The last jamming session in school @ LT3 was good! I think it was cos of Hirman. He plays the drums so loudly (and he does it perfectly excellent) that it clouds all of our little slipups. Raphael was super nervous, but once he got into the spirit of the whole thing, he was great. halim started croaking. Dunno how come! haha! damn cute la. Suddenly he stops everyone in mid song, "Sorry sorry! I just croaked..." haha.

So we'll be playing a total of 12 songs for grad nite (FWAH!) cos we'll be playing for entertainment as well. This wednesday's dry run, we'll be playing um... perfect - simple plan, jumper - third eye blind, closing time - semisonic, grow old with you - adam sandler, stacy's mom - Fountains of wayne. That's a whole lot of songs for dry run. We won't be playing all 12 for dry run. It would take ages. Someone wish me luck and pray for me that i won't screw up.

Alrights! After 3 painstaking hours at my computer, i've finally revamped this entire blog. I still think its plain. Still on the hunt for nice templates and stuff. So yes. I've moved. and I'm happy. aww man. and i'll cut and paste my latest entry from FOD into here. Yay!

Ok people! The news is out! Its bye-bye Freeopendiary and Hello Blogspot! I'm sick of FOD and its unprecedented moodswings of server hangs. Its utterly frustrating to have typed out an entired full-length entry and to your utmost horror, when you click "save" a screen pops up telling you that the server is down. Awch. That has got to hurt. So. Yes, I've moved. Will be revamping this blog real soon. Check back alrights?