Verbal Diarrhoea

You think you know but you don't.

1. I'm a sucker for sad movies
2. My 5 senses are sensitive especially my ears. I hear radiowaves...
3. I try too hard at something that I don't think would ever reciprocate
4. I grind my teeth in my sleep
5. Alarms are lullabies to my ears
6. Museums are my shelter from the rain of criticisms
7. Criticisms are my fuel to carry on life. So carry on criticising
8. I see sunshine behind your every smile. So keep on smiling
9. Not many people can make me happy
10. I am happy now

Sign,
Ja

You think you know, but you dont

Alrighty people. Did a quiz for my friend and found out a lil bit more about him. This is a quiz about me. See how you guys fare ok? Let's have some fun. Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard!

Juice

Went to Soundmix today to do a rough recording with Royale. Rule of the studio, take of our shoes before stepping in. Fair enough. All went well until the Royale Bassist came into the studio with his stinking feet. Darren, the owner, had a huge crampy frown on his face when he took a whiff of the stench. Damn bad i tell ya. haha. The plant withered, the frog died, the metal guitar strings curled up with that stench. Well, can't blame him since he just came back to work. Darren went to get an air freshner and sprayed the whole room. Nearly suffocated.

He went to wash his feet and stepped into the studio again. This time, Darren had an even crampier face when i spoke to him. He complained that, not only is his studio smelly now but the juices from his feet is seeping into the carpet. His JUICES? WTH? Haha. Wanted to burst out laughing but controlled myself. All went well. The recording was good and now we have a better idea of what to improve on and how to arrange it better.

Till then. Drink your juices people. Don't forget your all natural Vitamin C. hehehe....

Ja the Royale Vokalist

Acidity Test

Before
-Drank coffee for fun
-Drank coffee just to enjoy the goreng pisang
-Care less about the body and acidity
-Focused on taste
-Coffee is just coffee, why make it sound so complicated?

After the visit to TCC

-Went to Starbucks Orchard
-Ordered ice blended coffee and chocholate
-Remembered the coffee at The Coffee Connoisseurs
-Tasted coffee
-Acidity 4/5, Aroma 2/5, Body 2/5
-Beginning to learn a lot more about coffee and how to drink it
-Never knew that coffee has some acidity
-Drank water after every sip of coffee to remove acidity taste that stays
-Coffee has strange names now

Future
-Open my own cafe
-Name my own coffees
-Son of the Carribeans, Guatamala Guacho, Pink Floyd
-Be a successful cafe owner

Coffee, they can't make me stay awake. Only you can.

p.s. take note of the acidity taste that lingers on your tongue after you sip a cup of coffee.

Ja

Mental Yoga

I was just looking thru the past term and was thinking about the things I'm truly gonna sorely miss. Only one thing came to mind. The Botanical Gardens. The epicentre for my peaceful state of mind.

Each time I had an 830am class, I would try and make the effort to come down earlier and get myself a cup of hot milo POWER

power = more milk, in the strange language that the food haven banglas and I always use)

some kaya toast and head my way towards the empty bench near the small pond. It was the only time where I really feel at peace with myself. I felt centred. The panoramic view is still vivid right now. Maybe because it played in integral part on how I view life; short and sweet. Life is just too short to be wasted. Share your appreciation for others and enjoy it while you can. Just as how I enjoy feeding the ducks.

Feeding the ducks and geese was truly a treat. Can't say much for the pigeons though because they always bugged me for more bread crumbs. lol. Nevertheless, this unique park set my mind at ease and gave me serenity. It was more like mental yoga, preparing me for the hectic day ahead.

The smell. OMG. The fresh morning smell. Undescribable. What else can I ask for in life? This is what I seek for in life. This is what I seek for to make my day happier. To see nature's work in progress and the beauty that God bestowed on this mortal heaven. I thank you for blessing me with the opportunity that I can't seek anywhere on this earth.

Ja

The Story of Kopi and the Kaya Bread

My heartful congrats to all the die hard Liverpool fans who witnessed a tale of epic proportion by the KOPS. As I sat at the round table with all my good buddies at a coffeeshop in Sembawang, I just couldn't help but realise that all around me are die hard Liverpool fans. It's been a while since I last had a devotion for a certain club. Back then it was Sembawang Rangers. I think I just miss the feeling of euphoria and being in a state of jubilence after winning something.

One of my best moments was beating the National debating champions during our quarter final tie. It was only our first attempt at the competition. Waiting for the results was nerve wrecking and being underdogs, one could not help but scream out in joy, knowing that you've beaten the champions by a split decision. The second would be the entrance of the Sembawang Rangers into the Singapore Cup Finals. I was truly a die hard fan back then. Went to almost all of their home games with my buddies. Everybody went down to the pitch after he blew the final whistle and celebrated like there was no tomorrow. Memories...

Still craving for that euphoric feeling now and then...

Ja

If Only I Could (Preview)

If only I could
Find myself and bring me here
And try to make it good

If only I could
Raise myself and lose my fear
And try to talk to you

If only I knew
I’ll find the door and step into the graciousness in your heart
If only I knew
I’ll take the chance and try to make a start

If only I could
I would
be the first to take your path
make you smile and make you laugh
If only I could
I would
bring the night into your life
And be the one who makes it right
If only I knew

If only I could
See your eyes against the sky
They way that they should
If only I could
Walk beside the one I breathe
So I can be the few

Chorus:

If only I could
If only I knew...

Ja (Written today for my Imagination)

A Little Piece Of Me In You (preview)

Tried my hands on piano for the first time. Used the old dilapidated piano at the Black Box. That was my only refuge in times of flirting with brilliance.

I dont know how you guys can ever play em so well. Envy you guys. Damn difficult. This is my first piece on piano. Pardon da quality. Enjoy.

Ja

Summer is Over for Me

Haiz... Just when I thought that my Summer would certainly be a great one, it received an abrupt interruption. Found a Vespa. Yay. Need to pay for it. Boohoo. Then, I received a letter from CPF, telling me that I need to pay for my Medisave. Fish man. I don't know what went wrong. Was it a printing error? I wish it is. I need da money. Now I regret starting my own business that is already inactive. Hard lesson learnt. The money for the Medisave would certainly come in handy in the future. But at the current moment, it ain't looking good for me...

Now waiting for Syuhada outside Hougang Mall to transfer her pictures to my laptop for her school assignment. Had to ask a lot of directions on the road from the riders and drivers to get here. Always ask the pizza despatch riders. They're good.

The day just aint going well now. My mind's going a lil whizzy thinking about the financial problem. To make things worse, all these vehicles behind me are honking at one another for god knows reasons and I had to ride in the rain. Drats! I just stepped on a puddle of WARM mud... Swell...

If you guys are wondering where I'm blogging, I'm actually sitting on Love Machine and typing away by the side of the road. I have Singtel wireless here. Don't know why. But at least, this will keep me company till Syuhada arrives. I think there's no more blood flowing to my ass... I think it's dead. -pokes-

Joke. Why did the bird fall when a huge Boeing passes by it?

Still waiting. Change topic. I wanna join The Contender. Reminds me of the days when I used to box. Boxing is one sport where stamina is truly essential. You thought you were in your prime back then with your running background but when you step inside the ring for the first time, fighting for 3 rounds is like running a 10 km race in 10 mins. Ask people who have boxed. I ain't bluffing. Quit it because it's a hazardous sport. I don't wanna break my nose and look like the wicked witch of Oz after that. There was once I bled from the nose and continued fighting. Felt like Stallone in the movie, Rocky, where he kept on fighting and he eventually won. Typical storyline. But in my case, I lost cause I just could't see with the blood all over my face. Oh well. Memories.

Last thing I wanna say and I hope that Prof Rama sees this, in which there is just 0 probablity that he would, is that I wanna thank him for the space that he gave me to write my poem during the Consumer Behaviour quiz for the last question. It was SO liberating. 2 marks. Not bad...

Ja

Hidden Motivation

Each and every one of us has a hidden motivation. Mine has always been a melancholic one right from the very beginning. I began to write songs because of sadness, never about happiness. So that is why, I'm happy when I'm sad cause I'd be able to write songs much easier and with fluency. I've been trying to write happier songs and lately, it's slowly taking shape. Changing one's habit is difficult.

Writing a good hit song is difficult. Hit songs talk about

1. Love
2. Pimp and Whores
3. Sex, drugs and candies
4. Heartbreak
5. More heartbreak

I wanna get out of these categories if I can. It's kinda difficult but it can be done. Name me a hit song that doesn't involve any of the above said categories. But in my opinion, a song that really stands out would be one that was made from the heart and really has sincerity in the way the melody and lyrics are arranged and structured.

Hopefully after my summer class, I'd be able to finish one simple acoustic song that just portrays my sincerity in writing the song. Watch out for this space ya?


Ja

Out of the box

Just woke up... Felt really lethargic juz now. I think I'm just brain-drained. Was browsing thru Gracia's blog and saw these quotes by her prof. Wanted to share these with you guys. Hope you don't mind Gracia.

“Thinking out of the box requires fearlessness.”
“Use your brains to change humanity.”
“…that’s the thing about Asian parents: They get away too easily with emotional blackmail.”
“Repackage to create value.”
“If you can’t change your country, change the world.”

It's really refreshing to have professors to spare some time to talk to us on topics like these and not the occasional academic force feed that we have always tried to endure. I guess this is lacking in certain courses but no harm in discussing right?

Talking about discussion, the professors had a lesson, yes a proper lesson and discussion session on how to teach and not lecture. I was the cameraman for that session. It was supposed to be close door and no students should be present. LOL. Some of them have pressing issues I tell you.

1. How do we grab their attention?
2. How do we make the lesson interesting?

My ideal answer?
1. Put on moustache, wear a glass and carry a cane in class, pretend to be Mr Colonel Sanders and talk why KFC is successful in the F&B market in Marketing Class 101.

2. Treat everybody to KFC. Crispy please. hoooooooooraay!!!!

I think on our part, we should take the initiative and ask them for these small sessions but still stay relevant to the course. I don't think they'd mind. But these are all ideal thoughts of mine. But don't be surprised if some nutcase Prof really does it. Cause if he does, he'll be the most sought after prof for that course. That I can bet ya because students like us crave for freshness on how the lessons are taught.

Ja

Closer to the end

Hooray!!! CB is almost over. Just finished with the presentation. Prof loved our Ovaltine advert. I'll see whether I can put the storyboard here later on. Time to take a breather for a short while.

Hopefully it doesn't rain cause I wanna see the Vespa at Kallang before making up my mind to buy one. Hopefully my day would be betta today. Gonna arrange some more songs before going to sleep later on.

Ja

We are Parkinson's

Today, as I rode down Dunlop street near Little India, the weak and frail figure of an old man, with a red plastic bag filled with aluminium cans, stayed embedded in my head for the rest of the day. Walking as if he had Parkinson's, the vehicles behind him waited patiently as he moves slowly with really small paces towards the pavement to clear traffic.

Imagine walking from one end of a normal car to another. We could do so within 4 seconds but at the pace that he was walking, he could take a minute. I just could not imagine him moving around Little India in search for empty aluminium cans in his condition. Was trying to find the lesson of the day.

It was him. He taught me the valuable lesson of survival and filial piety. Kinda weird huh? But he did. In his condition, he toiled through the day under the scorching sun to earn a living. Collecting what? Aluminium cans...And why?

Answer: Just to survive.

I don't want to be in his position one day. Neither of us should. But it just questions the issue of filial piety. Hopefully my children would grow up taking care of me and not leave me to fend on my own. Truly heart breaking to know that the ones you depended on and trusted would leave you in the lurch one day. It's not the money that matters to me, it's knowing that the ones that I love will there to hold my hands when I leave this world and knowing that even after leaving this world, their prayers for me would still continue. Filial piety. That is what is lacking in today's society.

You be the judge.

Ja (feeling melancholic this few days)

Going bonkers

I'm really going bonkers having to withstand this two girls talking about boyfriends and who's cute and who's not. Talking bout friends who ditches guys for funs and how they're really not that type of gurls. Like, WHATEVA!!!! I'm trying to study for CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR DARLINGS!!!! Urgh! Libraries are not like what they used to be. I like the NUS library a lot betta. Around me are all people who have nothing betta to do but study. Good for them and good for me.

OMG! They are at it again! Thought they would not continue once they stop, but NOOOOOOO. There's always something to talk about!!!!

-tapes their mouths with masking tape and super DUPER adhesive glue-

Ja

In School

I decided to ride down to school after a disappointing visit to a Vespa shop near Sim Lim. I wanted to survey this Vespa Sprint 150 after getting a call from the seller. Sadly, the shop closed by the time I reached there. I shall be back on Monday nevertheless.

And as I walked away, I saw some of the old Vespas pictures, that I've been keeping on my computer, pasted on their glass wall. Haiz... Can't wait to get my hands on one of those babies. I'm this close I tell ya. This close...

Happened to see some of their accessories too. OMG! Their spare parts are SOOOOO KEWLLLLL. It really amazes me how crash bars, tyres and baskets can really make my hormones jump up and down like as if they're being tied to a bungy cord and thrown off the Empire State Building or something.

Feeling kinda refreshed being alone right now with nobody hogging you for stuffs and datelines. The media theatre at Evans smells really 'funky' if you know what I mean. Brings back the mugging days and overnight stays in school. Time check. 8.25pm. Shall be going down to town at 9pm.

Anybody wanna meet up now? What are the odds right? lol. Take care peepz. Missing ya from school.

Ja

It's Been A While (Preview)

I wonder what you're doing girl
Wishing all the best in your world
With all your friends and family
Looking all so fine so lovely

You always smile and never frown
Too bad that I can’t never be around
To celebrate and appreciate
The goodness that you always make

It’s hard to find a girl like you
A diamond in the ocean blue
I’m blessed enough
To be awake
And watch you smile with every breath you take

If there’s a castle in my eyes
You’re the queen that rules my sky
Maybe we could spend some time
Cause I realize…

Chorus:
It’s been a while
Since I last took you out
It’s been a while
Since the last dining out
It’s been a while
Since we talked on the phone
It’s been a while
Since I last sent ya home
It’s been a while
Since I last picked you up
It’s been a while
Since the last hanging out
It’s been a while
Since I last saw your pearls
It’s been a while
Since I last saw you girl

You shine our lives with all your love
Heaven brought you from above
I thank the lord for the gift he made
For all to feel the light you radiate

Pink is always what you feel
Broken hearts they start to heal
When you touch them with your heart
Your love and care can never be apart

Do you remember back in time
We had a walk it felt so fine
An hour felt just like forever
Remember and forget I’ll never

A millions stars they start to shine
Shining brightly for you and I
A little thought just came to mind
When I realize

Chorus:

We’ll love you
Till the day that we lose our breath
Till the day that we meet our death

Ja (this song was made for my Imagination)

Lost in Translation

Mengapa Bercinta (Translated in the best form I could)

Is it true about what's been said
Love can never be on our side again
What's the point for my dusk to appear
If I know this is your behaviour
Then it's pointless in my eyes
To share with you my sunrise

At times I feel I'm lost in translation
Couldn't read what your body tries to say
You were happy waiting for me the other day
Accompanying me
It's clear this time
I am wrong again
I just don't understand

Why do we fall in love
I say this back to you
Why do we argue
Each time I meet up with you
Why do you miss me
If you know that is so true
Take a step back
And look at around
Don't hurt me anymore
Cause my feelings can't be found

Ja

Went to Grace's house to do a taste test for our Consumer Behaviour project da other day. Felt really sick after tasting 6 MUGS of Milo, Ovaltine and Horlicks! The side effects of Consumer Behaviour. Kids, don't try this at home. Let the adults be the testing subjects for ya.

Yea. Just to top that off, didn't get enough sleep da next day, so I was practically like a zombie in class and not able to control certain actions. At times I was really hyper and at times I was on basically on a jetplane and flying to Venus and back in class. lol.
-cause I'm leaving on a jetplane, don't know when I'll be back again...-

Ja

4 Feet

4 Feet

Just browsed thru my picture folders and decided to upload this. One of my favourites! Just by looking at the pic, you can't really figure out that these feet were really battered up. They walked for HOURS! Trust me. Miss that time...

Kinda boring today... Anywayz... Didnt do much except for the focus group discussion that I did with 4 housewives at home. Was trying to find out from them why Ovaltine doesn't seem to be their preferred choice for a hot chocolate drink. Jotted down very interesting views from them. Don't know about yours though. Ovaltine... Have any of you drink it in da first place? LOL. Share with us your views.

Ja

Mengapa Bercinta

Apa benarkah yang dikata
Cinta itu bukan milik kita lagi...
Apa guna terbitnya senjaku
Jika kutahu sikap dirimu
Tiada guna
Melempahkanmu
Sinaran suriaku...

Kadang kala pusingku sekali
Sikapmu yang tak bisa kumengerti
Kelmarin kau gembira menanti
Menemaniku tetapi kini
Jelas sekali
Kusalah lagi
Ku tak mengerti...

Mengapa bercinta
Kuucap padamu
Mengapa bertengkar
Setiap kali bertemu
Mengapa merinduku
Jika kau tahu begitu
Ambil satu langkah belakang
Dan lihat dirimu
Janganlah begitu padaku

Ja

It's just not fair

Have you ever felt that the results that you get are just not justifiable for the amount of efforts that you've put in, while others, who didn't put in as much effort as you did, scored higher? It really eeks me out. Not that I'm bitching about anybody. Never. Sometimes I just don't know what to do anymore. Been trying to work hard, read up more and at the end of the day, the results just seems to damper my motivation. Down with my luck? Don't know man...

Been trying to smile da whole day. But can't seem to raise one at the current moment. Tough week for me. Hope you guys are doing well during summer ya. Love you guys. Missing ya.

Ja

Apa Guna with DRUMMSSSS!!!! (Preview)

It took me painstaking hours and personal sacrifices to arrange this song. My brother had to endure the recording process while he was trying to get his well deserved sleep and my Consumer Behaviour textbook is still down there by the corner waiting for me to pick it up. Lol. The best thing is, I'm suppose to be sleeping now so that I can watch the Chelsea game and be awake for CB tomoro... Haiz... Hopefully, I'm not late again.

OK PEEPS!!! Enjoy while I still put it up in here ok?

Ja

My Imagination

I'm lost in an ocean of sand
Seeking for a hand
To piece up this shattered glass
And when I thought time has come and beckons me
An image appears and raised my hopes
Life. Resurgence. A mirage
Graced by God's will
The eyes seeks for what it yearns
For something's that is there but not
Spirits high dashed in a flash
In moments I wish not
From afar hopes are all I see
But the nearer I get
The more surreal I feel of a dagger
Plunging slowly, inch by inch
As I relish the pinches of highs and lows
Of something that I call
My imagination

Ja

Be Optimistic But Realistic

And when I thought today was going to be another unproductive day, my younger brother made it into a day I'll never forget. My bro picked me up from McDonalds Civic Centre and we made our way for supper. Had a long talk. I cherish my conversations with my brother because we seldom talk. And today, I found out that he and I have the same mentality. We think alike although we seldom share opinions. Interesting... But really, I love my younger brother to bits and it's really nice to have someone who shares the same sentiments as I do. Not many people do actually...

One thing I learnt from him today would be his mentality towards life. "Be optimistic but Realistic". This is something I would keep in mind. Don't try and reach for the stars when you know you can't even get yourself to cross a simple river. And both of us have this thing about not being too concern about what people think about us. We share this sentiment, "Don't think too much about what others say about how we want to live our lives because at the end of the day, we're gonna make our own decisions and lead our own family, OUR way".

Love ya bro.

Ja