All hail Green Day & A7X.

June 28, 2009

~~3:28 PM~~

Marina Bay!

Suck that lollipop!

Forces marching.

Chinook.

we'll be singing, "Majulah Singapura" tomorrow, again.

Best one, though the first one's heart-shaped.

Wow, now it's time for school?

I can't beleive it!

It seems like it was the end of school last month.

Got a lot to catch up on. Especially Science & Maths.

I've been reading Harry Potter books these holidays.

Haha. Read them before but was too bored I read it again.

Now still trying to finish up the deathly hallows.

Oh yeah, yesterday I went to Marina Bay. My father's workplace, Changi Prison, just given tickets and free popcorn-drink combo coupons..

Guess what, it's TRANSFORMERS - REVENGE OF THE FALLEN.

Yea! Quite dizzy when I got up & exited the cinema.

It's at Marina Square.

I give it 4 stars.

Read 'First' the other day, it's inside your 'The New Paper'.

And they gave it 3 stars?

Well I agree, a wee-bit, that Optimus Prime fought Megatron for 30 minutes.

And they felt that it was too long.

But it's an ACTION THRILL movie!

Action, don't mind if it gets too long.. there were many funny bits here & there.

In real life, would you say to Optimus, "It's almost 30 minutes and you're still fighting with Megatron?"

Isn't that ridiculous?

Urgh.. they've done what they can do best.

Can those people who gave 3-stars make a movie as good as that?

They wouldn't even do better.

And as for you readers.. don't forget to watch Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen.

It's the last days of holidays! Go and grab your tickets!!

Pictures of the National Day Parade Rehearsal yesterday ; above.

June 23, 2009

~~5:25 PM~~

I'm bored, bored, bored.

At home it's bored. Computer kills it, but there's way too much entertainment & cracks off your 'being-a-hardworking-person' cells.
Well,it was okay just now.
Just okay. Get a new song, easy actually, cause Mr Yeo put numbers beside the notes. No tabs.
I keep reading tabs, I'VE REALLY GOTTA STOP IT.
I need to read notes!! Mr Yeo's trying to make us take a guitar:Grade 3 exam. And there's this book.

Re-learn all the basics cause there's the juniors, okay, sec ones. I'm still considering myself a Junior.
Plucking every string freely, just like that. Boring. But I tried to remember the placing of the notes only.
The exam consists of 3 pieces that Mr Yeo chose.. and a sight-reading at the end of the exam.
Sight-reading.. what does it mean?..
Reading the score sheet for 30 secs & play. What The HELL .
If I panicked, surely I wouldn't be able to play.
When I see unknown scores, it'll give me hell. Haha.

Talking about that, I made a cover of it today. Had to sing for my friend.
And I say, I sound like the singer, only a little higher.
Some girls who sang with their guitar always do their own version.
I did the bridge (now you'll never see..) by ear.
Trying to make it sound right. And you could see it on my face.

Nopedy-nope, not yet uploaded, two covers yesterday though.
Stop & Stare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbSsiTWpD_A&feature=channel
Feel Good Inc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EdgpQPgyzY

I tried to do Scar Tissue, but keep getting it wrong. My guitar's acoustic, so when I play it, there'll be twang sounds here& there.

Check the videos out now!

June 18, 2009

~~8:40 PM~~

This year's June holidays, to me, isn't that great.
Despite the fact that I'm getting new friends & getting to know them on Tagged, despite all the outings.. There seems to be something missing. I'm not sure what it is.
Oh yes! I think it's videos. Just made two today, will be uploading.. tomorrow.
I'm very lazy to do so now. I made a cover of Gorillaz's epic song, Feel Good Inc. and Wake Me Up When Sept. Ends. That's the greatest song composed!.. when played on the guitar. I mean, no one's ever done such punk music like that. Well maybe they had. But this is the greatest song Greenday's been playing. It's still my favourite. Composer: Billie Joe Armstrong

I went to Batam Island the other day. With Abg Amin and his mum, my aunt, of course. + my family. two days, one night. 15th to 16th. I'm not uploading. I'm changing this blogskin later.
So yeah.
Written records:
7am: Breakfast at McDonald's , Harbourfront centre. I'm Lovin' it!
8.45am: Immigration point.. Passport check. The alarm went cause I was wearing my belt. Haha.
9am: Ferry! Love it. My cousin farini would've puked if she came along with us.
10am: Reached the island. Wow I could see oil spills 100 metres before we reached the island.
11am: We went my granduncle's house. It's really at the top of a hill. And the road just goes down the hill diagonally down.
12noon(+): Lunch at a restaurant in Nagoya Hill. Kangkong Belacan, Asam Pedas, Fish soup.. YUM! It had a ukelele and a broken banjo. I played the ukelele. Scar Tissue. By ear at that spot! Cool uh? It WAS MY FIRST TIME PLAYING A UKULELE. :D pROUD O' MY SELF.
2pm: Checked into hotel. Goodway Hotel. It was once called the Mandarin Regency Hotel.
3pm: Shopping at Nagoya Hill & Robinson
6pm: Swiimming. TOO COLD! Went to the Jacuzzi straight after that.
8pm-9.30pm: Shopping. Buy all the chewing gums for friends, soap, perfume.. most of them are sold 1/4 of the normal price here.
10pm: Dinner at food city.
Ordered from a shop named Bobby's seafood. Ate from the similar shop last year. The rest were also selling seafood.. I mean they don't have ideas or what? When 1 shop sells accessories the next few shops too, sells that. -_-
Slept at 12am.

Next day..
Breakfast at eight. Lots of laughs sia.
Went to the Jamu shop few metres from the hotel.. you can't beleive all the rubbish. There was a canal located near some fruit shops. It was like sewage system. OMG. Ewwsh!
Some sort like the Chinese medication shop. Yeah, malay/indonesian version. Checked out from hotel :( at 12noon.
Went shopping at the Mega Mall. There was a Yamaha shop, it had the same prices. The electric guitars, bass, pianos. All sorts. All over a thousand. I call it YA(ng)MAHA(l). Yang mahal means the expensive (one) in malay. Hahaha.
Depart at 6pm. Reached at 8. And had some light drinks and dinner. Ate BreadTalk at home. It's halal there. They don't sell the pork floss.

Yesterday, went to see Ghosts of Girlfriends with Munirah. Was supposed to watch with Azri and Naqibah didn't come cause her cousin's in hospital.
Azri had school I guess. Oh yes, forgot to tell you who he is. He's a friend of mine from Tagged. Yeahh, we wanted to meet up but..
He said that I've to watch the movie first and he'll be coming later.
So I thought he wouldn't be coming on time and went to Simei with Nirah. Took her contact lens and learned how to wear it for the first time. Hahaa.
Then HE told me he's reached downtown.
OMG. I'm so sorry mann. I didn't mean to leave you! You came all the way to meet me. Oh shucks!
You should've at least top up that pre-paid card and told me you're on the way. Darl, I'm sorry.
You're not in the wrong, I'm not blaming you.
Meet up another time, k.

June 7, 2009

~~3:31 PM~~

cum Loyang Secondary's 20th Anniversary.

I went to school alone with my Guitar Tee & black jeans, well, alone. Reached 7am sharp outside the school's hall. Wow, Air-coolers, plants, fixed light bulbs - though two were still not working, it looked grand enough! ..With a red carpet for the guests!

Went to our holding room - 5A2, if I'm not wrong, straight after checking that everyone was present.
We had to go to the hall back for a sound test. at approximately.. 7.55am.
Make up, change clothes from 8.15 to 8.30am.
We were called in at 9.50am, and Mr Yeo, our instructor, kept saying,"SEE-ri-OUS?"
Yea, it's the kind of thing that, when somebody tells you.. well, something, you'll be like - that's so unbelievable and say,"See-ri-OUS?"

And took the stage at 9.55am. I noticed many of them sec ones and 2s in uniform, majority wearing home-clothes (looking smart, eh?) were sec 3s.
Everything was a chaos on the finale at 11am. Lucky the morning show was like a rehearsal for the night. Rehaerse, rehearse. "Now, you all are released" So everyone went, "WOO!"
Suddenly, the teachers called back. Haiz.. Taught us how to go backstage while the curtains close.

Till 12. Went back awhile. Took shower. Ate, watched Tv and went out at 3pm. Cause I wannna buy bubble tea and wait for Syahidah.
Reached central at 3.15pm. So I took my own sweet time holding and sipping my Oreo chocolate drink! Slurrp, yum!
I waited for her at the foyer, it was like 3.35pm.. I was alone looking at the sec 1 orientation - yea there was me, only my guitar and shoes could be seen. - Road Race & Sports Day pictures.
Sound so pathetic. Haha. Waited for Mrs Wong to open up the holding room. 8 minutes. But another teacher opened up the room for us. Forgot her name. Who cares whoever she is? It's 4pm sharp. And even Mrs Wong was late. 4.02pm. Hahahaha.

So booring. Wer supposed to eat dinner but, I already ate. And dinner at 4pm? SERIOUSly, that would make me puke. So I didn't eat. 5pm changed, make up again.. And gad to eat supper at 5 plus. Get it right mann.. you're making stomachs bloat. Waited for almost 10 minutes when we were in the backstage at 7pm. Cause we had to wait for the drama club to finish & there was also a video.

It was dark so, can't see anybody I know, except for Mr. Lau, (principle) with some guests at the front.
We had to place our guitar back in the room for the finale and other groups were already heading for the hall.
Then Mr Yeo was like,"Fitri very hardworking ah? Can play well," Blah.blah,blah, "AND TALK RUBBISH, HAHAHA!" I was like what the hell that was so lame. He always does that. "You always say, "SERIOUS" what " -_- "Never mind, don't listen to me. I'm hooligan. You lehh?"
Then I was like thinking.. Suddenly he said, "IDIOT! HAHAHA!"
stfu! He's always cracking up stupid jokes.
All the way, it was his voice, he even showed me a message, congratulating him on the song.. Reg. Paul Nah.
LOL! Irritating Mr. Nah. Ab=nd Mr. Yeo irritates me more.

And danced for the finale with Angklung playing their music in the baackground.
Band was still performing after the show while the guests will eat in the canteen.
I went home with Jasmine and Yew Ting. AT NIGHT! Thanks for the company guys.

I wish there was a video of the whole performance. I'll miss the rehearsals though. Looking forward to next year's COL.