31 December 2009

She.

She makes me happy
She makes me glad
She humors me
She keeps me warm, whether with or without her
She makes me laugh
She laughs like a man while I laugh like a girl
She likes me for who I am
She brightens me up when I'm having a bad day
She turns me on
She gives me a rush
She gives me a surge
She gives me butterflies
She gets me on cloud nine

She makes me sad
She makes me mad
She annoys me
She never agrees with me
She doesn't like the same things as me
She argues with me
She's a total opposite of me

BUT

She makes me smile.

And I wouldn't have her any other way.

She is my girlfriend.
She is awesome.

EDIT: This post has been edited so many times...

29 December 2009

Sad Machine.

I don't like to see people sad, please smile.

27 December 2009

problem 2.

living alone, being alone, not having anybody to talk to, is seriously doing me no favours...

problem.

What is wrong with me? Why can't I go one day without talking to her? Why can't I leave her alone for a bit? Would it be that bad? What is wrong with me?

26 December 2009

Lately...

I've been getting the feeling that I'm uninteresting and annoying. Sorry for the inconvenience if any...

24 December 2009

.

The cold wind blows
It leads the cat on an indeterminate path
Without a home, he is walking on an never ending trail
Below zero his life is at a pause
With each snow drop time is delayed
Thoughts rewind, memories replayed
Spiraling down a void, he hops to land at home

this sucks.

This sucks. I hate the holidays and I hate new years.

22 December 2009

21 December 2009

tonight is the night.

If only tonight was the night, man this winter break is totally gonna blow. Blow big baby chunks. I got four straight days off, Saturday gonna be working at 7am-6pm, Sunday 8am-5pm. Not bad I get to leave early than usual and NOT CLOSE. Which matters most. Next week better be good. If not then this break was a fail.

20 December 2009

Sono Yubi De.

Oh oh baby.

FRAGILE.

It's nice to be able to withstand below zero temperature (with just flannel pants and a t-shirt) when you're standing outside having a smoke. Being able to do so probably means you have some thought that can keep you warm no matter what the weather condition, that or you're really fat... probably the second one.

So earliar my family came over and we had a big dinner, I guess it was my parents way of celebrating the holidays. I got some good eatin', beats instant noodles any day. But before we ate, my brother and mom gave me a gift... I got black Converse Chuck Taylors! I've always wanted a pair but never really got around to it. Being the nice brother that I am (no seriously, I am nice) me and the lil bro went out and I got him an XBOX 360, now we can stay connected even more because we can tear shit up (most likely get teared the shit up) on LIVE. I think he deserves it, though if his grades starts slipping, I'm confiscating it.

So new years is approaching, what am I gonna do? I honestly don't know, I don't think that what I want to do is gonna happen (IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS), so if nothing then maybe I'll just go to my co-workers house party. If not then you know, there's always the XBOX.

Who would've thought that living in such a big city full of people can be so lonely. Laying on the couch staring at the ceiling, at which is partially viewable due to the faint light emitting from the lamp on my desk, wondering "What am I doing?". Constantly checking on my cell to hear from "home". I wish I was "home" right now.

I should be sleeping yet I'm not. Why? I miss home. It's not just today.

Oh and FRAGILE is an ART-SCHOOL song, good stuff.

FYI my titles for blog post is most likely gonna be in reference to song titles from now on.

18 December 2009

SKIRT.

Oh my sunshine...

17 December 2009

Press LB... to do every fucking action in the game.

I finished my last exam today...YAY!!!!!!! E-FIVE! YEEEEE GIMMME SOME OF THAT! Anyways, after my LAW122 exam, me and Sam we met up and walked all they way to Yonge and Richmond to grub on some long awaited TACO BELL! After that we walked back up to Dundas and went to EB Games and BEST Buy to look at games for my to buy. I ended up walking out of Best Buy with Mirror's Edge, which I thought was only for PS3. Anyways we went to chill at my place, played some 2K8... I got owned. Then I tried the new game, and seriously it was annoying, press LB to jump, press LB to roll, press LB to climb, press LB to do that, press LB to do this... MY GOD IS THERE ANYTHING THAT LB DOESN'T DO?!???!

I'm hungry.

16 December 2009

One...

... more exam to go!!!!!!!!!! I smell... nice ;p

DRY

Slow down.

13 December 2009

Rock with you.

Man it's already exam time and I've done two and go two more. I'm too goddamn easily distracted and lazy that I seriously have no time to study for the last two. My exams are on Wednesday and Thursday, but I'm working Monday and Tuesday and Friday, but I get the weekend off. Rock with you by MJ would be an awesome song to bang to don't you think?

10 December 2009

Charlotte.

For a long time I've been watching the small wound in your heart
Let's go see the many beautiful trees of fall; while I was still sane
I dreamed a sad dream, I've got a feeling someone was waiting
I put up a pretense of sadness, true love - it's madness

Charlotte, touch me, Charlotte, it's everything
Charlotte, we're all, Charlotte, just gonna be ashes

In your heart an ugly flower is withering
In the old church beasts obscenely lick each others' wounds
I've got a feeling, when I wake up I'll love someone
I've got a feeling, when I wake up, everything will disappear

Charlotte, burn me, Charlotte, it's everything
Charlotte, we're all, Charlotte, just empty

Lyrics by:
木下理樹 (kinoshita riki)

09 December 2009

ニーナの為に (Nina no Tame ni)

I LOVE YOU MY SWEETHEART
I NEED YOU MY SWEETHEART.



01 December 2009

Iris.

Bye bye sweet Iris.

30 November 2009

EVIL.

I find you evil.

29 November 2009

Negative.

I feel so negative.

27 November 2009

25 November 2009

Stereoman.

I'm all alone, thinking about yesterday's blue.
I don't like to, but I ain't got nothing else to do.

24 November 2009

rollercoaster.

It was like I was on a roller coaster. I closed my eyes and then opened them. Little did I know, the ride didn't even take off...

22 November 2009

overwhelmed.

can one be overwhelmed with bliss?

21 November 2009

ART-SCHOOL - RIJ 2003



Thanks to the uploader for such a rare video. LOOK AT HINATA!!!!!

20 November 2009

the dream which the angel saw.

I had like one of the best dreams ever last night, too bad it'll never come true. I woke up smiling but quickly did it turn in to a frown.

19 November 2009

19.

This past Sunday I turned 19, at last! Only greater things are to come right? Wrong. This week has been somewhat of a roller coaster for me. I usually don't like exposing my problems here, nor will I start. I might shed some light on it but that is about it.

To start off, can people really change? Or can they just con themselves for an indeterminate amount of time and then shed and show their true colours once more? How many chances must I give so that you can prove that you've changed? Also, how do you mend a soul whose organ, that pumps blood, has been damaged twice in a year? Is it bad to hold on? Even if the correspondent doesn't reciprocate to your expectations, should one just forget about them and move on? Or can one move on without having to eradicate the other from their life? A smile can say so much, yet it can hide so much more. Can you relate? Can you empathize with whats underneath this wounded skin? How much cigarettes do I have to smoke to make the day go by faster? To stop this void in my heart from getting any bigger? Is there a thread and a needle long enough to stitch it back closed? Or will time pass and wounds will slowly take care of it self? Do I dare be "soaked in bleach" to clean myself from my problems? "And I swear I don't have a gun", but sometimes I wish I did. When is it my turn for me to make some memories in the backseat? Am I already finished growing? Or am I still suppose to find myself? When will other people relative to my age grow up and look at the bigger picture? Maturity is a stage and a gift, don't skip it and don't take it for granted either. Sure there's a world out there, but one can't help be caught up in their own. Small or big problems are problems and as they stack up it puts a toll on one's mind and body. Is it fair or unfair? Do you believe in karma? Are we just puppets playing out roles in a book written by a greater spirit? Why is there such unnecessary deaths and crimes committed everyday? How many pats on the back until a downer is cheered up? Are drugs really that great? Does being in a state of ecstasy for a period of time worth all that risk? Are you willing to trade in your life for a stint at feeling sensational? Do promises even have value nowadays? Do tears eventually run out?

So many damn questions, too many damn thoughts, and an overwhelming amount of melancholy... I kind of went off topic during the latter...

18 November 2009

come as you are.

Come as you are, as you were
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend
As an old enemy

Take your time, hurry up
The choice is yours, don't be late
Take a rest as a friend
As an old

Memoria, memoria
Memoria, memoria

Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach
As I want you to be
As a trend, as a friend
As an old

Memoria, memoria
Memoria, memoria

And I swear that I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun

Memoria, memoria
Memoria, memoria
(No I don't have a gun)

And I swear that I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun

Memoria, memoria


10 November 2009

Hardcore/Ballad

Is the song I'm listening to right now, I haven't given the album a listen to yet. It's Grand Prix from Teenage Fanclub btw. Today was kool. I got to see Lisa (it's been since early September I last saw her), it was nice seeing her again and her hair did get noticeably longer haha (inside joke). We walked around the Eaton Centre with that little critter that always tags along with her and then we waited for Steven (Chinaman). Once he arrived we had sushi from those karts stationed in the mall next to the food court. It was bad, well cold so it didn't taste as good as it could have.

Afterward, me and the couple just sat there and talked and kept rein acting out the "can I have yo numba?" skit by MadTV, haha I forgot about that it's soo funny. Then I left and proceeded towards the TRS building where my LAW122 midterm awaited me. I walked in with confidence but with a hint of skepticism. But in the end I finish the test fairly early (don't worry I double checked) 80% for sure? Who knows. After that I just went on home. I tend to air guitar a lot, even when walking in a public setting. I love it, my ears are plugged and I just air strum and bob the head.

Now, why am I such a chicken shit?... Me and Jason (you remember my good man Jason aka Jay Train) made a slap bet (influenced by HIMYM). What is the bet? Whoever gets a girlfriend first gets to slap the loser's face three times and it is going to be recorded an posted on YouTube and Facebook. Though this bet is suppose to be motivation to get rid of our single status, I made sure to get it through to him that there was a no "desperation" clause. Now what are you going to do?

I'm gonna skip class tomorrow. Peace out.

08 November 2009

Kanon

it was a very cold winter
you and him had met
you fell in love quickly
those days were like a dream
stepping on crumpled dead leaves
your breath was white
and he was admiring that
after he noticed

even if we loved each other so much
even i if i held her like the other day
we noticed that the beautiful times
that we could never go back to

maybe you knew that too
that the love died
and since the day, the bird stopped
flying in the sky

even if we fucked
i will never hear kanon's voice again
i've felt this feeling before
i didn't think that i would ever forget it
i noticed...

stepping on crumpled leaves
your breath was white
and he was admiring that
after he noticed

even if we loved each other so much
even if i held her like the other day
we noticed the beautiful times
that we could never go back to

by ART-SCHOOL

"Wow, look at fat enthusiasm!"

Haha as I sit here and type, I am also watching The Simpsons at the same time. That is right, I've just gotten access to cable, internet, and home telephone today! No more feeling like I live in the industrial age. Well let's go through what I've been up to since, I last wrote...

We left off when I discovered I scored a 68% on my second midterm... horrible. I just hate walking in all confident and walking out stripped of your pride. I've also started working at this grocery store and man its tiring. It's probably because I haven't worked since mid August. But it feels good that I have money coming in now and thank god for the Rogers deal that lets me use their services free for three months, gives me time to save money and allocate it towards other things with greater priority.

I've been feeling really exhaustive and fatigued lately, probably because I'm working now. Like, yesterday it was my fourth shift and I worked a ten hour shift from 9am to 7pm. Doing what? Making juice... I've never seen so much oranges and tangerines get dumped into a juicer in my life and just for what? Just to make a few bottles of juice?! Goddamit there is so much oranges used just to pump a glass of OJ. We could have used all that resource to help the less fortunate. But at the same time I realized that our world is big and that we do (at least for now) have more than enough resources to conduct businesses of all sorts, like for instance... ummm I don't know? Making orange juice?

Tomorrow I have a quiz that I never knew about until a friend messaged me on MSN and I was planning to use tonight to study for my final LAW122 midterm. Man I can't wait to finish that test, and focus on other stuff... Oh did I mention in exactly a week it will be my, wait for it,.. wait for all of eternity... MY 19TH BIRTHDAY! That's right I'm finally turning 19, what is up? Though I probably won't celebrate with friends until a week after, at least I won't have to use my fake ID to buy cigarettes no more... did I tell you I got booked one time? But he still sold me it, proof that I am awesome.

But, the ultimate question... what should I do for my birthday? Clubbing? Bar? STRIP CLUB? Simple dinner? Paint ball again? AND who to invite? Should I do separate occasions for friends from high school and friends from Ryerson?!??!! Oh Em Gee. I just want to make my mark.

I've exhausted what else I should write about.

Peace out.

02 November 2009

fuck.

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck microeconomics.

oh an both my credit cards are maxed out. fml.

26 October 2009

Where have you been?

It's been quite some time since I said waddup, greetings to you all as I say what sup? Life has been fast forwarding on me like a broken VCR head, it has been like what? Two months since I last wrote? My laziness is partially to blame, I know I know I know, lame.

Well let's start with the latest, today I finished my last midterm for the month of October (got two more in November) and I scored 84% on today's test (this was for my ITM301 class bee-tee-dub) and on my first midterm (ECN104) I score 90% (84% + 6% bell curve boost). As for my other two midterms the prof has yet to post up marks (I hate it when they take for ever, it's the information age goddammit! Information needs to be delivered instantly!). Also I was suppose to have another class (FIN300) but I had dropped that one after the first two weeks because the prof was... HORRIBLE. I was not gonna risk lowering my GPA any more just so I can "get it over with" and pass like I did with (ITM200). So come Spring I'll be taking one course.

Enough with school, now lets talk about reality, more specifically the reality which is my life. I no longer inhabit in the land they call Woodbridge. I've moved out, I'm now living downtown, but it's not as glamorous as it sounds, I live in some ghetto ass area. I'm pretty sure my apartment is funded by Toronto Community Housing. Anyways it has been almost 3 weeks since I moved out and I've yet to have internet or cable for that matter... my cellphone is my only connection to the world. I've also been trying to look for a job, so far I've went through two interviews with this place called Pusateri's Fine Food. And I'm currently awaiting a phone call for a third interview... I hope I presented myself well after that second one... I really need that job! And is it me or are businesses becoming more strict on their hiring process these days? I'm applying for a position in produce and there needs to be 3 interviews?!!?!?!? I hope I do get the job though... I need to start manning up, living on my own (for the most part anyways, its my aunts place but she's there rarely) I need income, I gotta pay off debt and dammit I need the keesh for self-actualization. Money rules the world. CREAM.

Right not I'm at the library, I'm suppose to read for LAW122. It's 14 pages so it shouldn't take long for me to do. Oh, I think I'm in a band now and I bought season 1&2 of HIMYM, though I already caught up, living with no cable well I need some sort of entertainment. Whats worse is that my DVD drive on my laptop is locked on region 2... stupid region codes!

Anyways... I AM AWESOME.

EDIT:

I decided to stop reading (after 3 pages...) to continue on with my blog entry. I think I've become someone who is a chain-smoker. When I started, it was like what 1 pack a month? Not even close, now 1 pack barely lasts me a week! And sometimes when I do it... I don't even like it. It's official I've become addicted. Acknowledging your problem is a good step, fixing it is another. But do I want to fix it? I've also become adored by cardigans. Recently I bought a purple cardigan from Urban Outfitters along with a shirt with Annie Hardie on it (she's the vocals/guitar from Giant Drag, sweet band). Now my cardigan count is up to 3 or 4 if i steal my dad's turquoise Versace one...hehehe. Plaids are still awesome though. I'm hungry... I think after I'm done reading I'll go for some Mamma's Pizza yum. Also instant coffee mix is awesome... 3 in 1 mix just delightful.

Once again... I am AWESOME.

24 August 2009

"I'm wearing special underwear too... They're invisible."

- Todd (from Scrubs)

20 August 2009

summary.

Been a while since I've blogged... (How man times have I said that or something around the same context? Haha). But to sum up, I'm jobless because I've stopped working at the factory. Other than that I now spend my time at home listening to music (ART-SCHOOL as we speak) and playing on my PSP that I recently purchased just so that I can play MHFU.

Yup... School is just around the corner and I am proud (not ashamed) to say that I am a wee bit excited for the new school year to start. But I would also need to get a job, gosh this is such a tedious task to do. I hate giving out resumes and I hate carrying them around even more. But maybe it's because I'm sort of shy and nervous of landing somewhere I am unfamiliar with, I've been used to walking through the back entrance of the restaurant I used to work at and just doing my usual tasks. Like I've been doing that for over two and a half years, picturing myself doing something else is a tad bit difficult for me. For all I remember all my jobs had relevance to food and I would like to AVOID that.

I gotta stop spending money I don't have... YOU NEED IT FOR SCHOOL FOOL! Commuting of course will always be a bitch, but just something about sitting alone in the bus/subway with my ears plugged (haha now you should know where I got my alias from) zoning out to my favourite tunes has me liking to commute. Only I dislike is because of the delay and especially when it is in the Winter.

I finally got my hands on my order from CDJapan yesterday and oh my lawd the wait was worth it. Let me fill you in on what I had ordered...

  • ART-SCHOOL Sleep Flowers Live DVD
  • STRAIGHTENER NEXUS TOUR FINAL DVD
  • ART-SCHOOL 14SOULS album
Oh my goodness, first off the album is AWESOME. One of their finest records to date, right up there with Requiem for Innocence. The STRAIGHTENER DVD spectacular... this band is so crafty it's more than just overwhelming. And the ART-SCHOOL DVD well I just got that just to add to my collection haha :p




A shot of the ART-SCHOOL DVD. I was watching on my laptop since it was region 2 and all.


Here's a drawing I did a while ago, can you guess who it's suppose to be? ;)

03 August 2009

insert plugged twits.

What do we have here? A new widget? Could it be? Yours truly hopped on the train you called trend and is now twitter-ing as well! Since I barely blog nowadays, you can (how many number you are there is that read my blog that is) keep up-to-date with what I'm up to with the thing-a-ma-jig on the right side :)

Oh check out my friends new photography blog, a little something by jason.

Peace.

28 July 2009

Just in time...

Oh dear, where do I begin? Well first off let's start with the most recent event, I LOST MY JOB AT THE RESTAURANT! I just got a call from my manager telling me to come by and pick up my pay check. I thought it was weird him calling me in to just pick up because I was going to work on Saturday anyways... Or at least I thought I was, to my utter surprise he had told me they were closing down and my world just came crashing soon after... WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? THAT GIG WAS MY BREAD AND BUTTER FOR MORE THAN THE PAST TWO YEARS!!!! Man... I just can't seem to write any more, if it was anything to eradicate my last will to blog, that was probably it... See you guys soon...

20 June 2009

"They're unisex, but obviously some are more feminine like these."

It has been a while since I've penned anything on my illustrious blog. Forgive me as I have been lazy during my limited free time, it has indeed been almost a month since I wrote anything no? I have three more hours until I start another shift at the sushi joint, so why not use this time wisely and perform an activity that's well overdue, right? Where should we start? Let's see...

Ever since I started working at the factory on the weekdays, it has taken a big effect on my body. Because of that I've lost some weight, which I'm pretty happy with, now I weight around 158 lbs - 160 lbs-ish. WHOOOT! I haven't weighed this much since...a year ago! After last summer's vacation I gained so much weight and I'm finally starting to lose it, a year after... But there's always a bad side, there's a possibility of this weight loss is due to being malnutritioned. Working so much I barely eat as much as I used to, so I'm not sure. Anyways, after some hard thoughts articulating here and there I've decided to take a break on my job at the sushi place for the rest of the summer. It's not worth it, I need my Friday evenings and weekends off. I get enough hours at the factory, so after June I should be fine with one job.

Few days ago me and a couple of buddies adventured downtown and shopped at the Eaton Centre. I was able to finally buy a pair of sunglasses from Armani Exchange (BALLLLERRRRRRRRR). They were about $85 before taxes. I wasn't sure which glasses were for males and which were for females, so I asked the salesperson there and she told me...
"They're unisex, but obviously some are more feminine like these."
She then pointed to the one that I wanted! But I didn't care and I bought it anyways.



There so many flannels but all were bold colours, like I like bold colours but I just wanted to find a simple red and black one and no luck :( And what is up with H&M? All of their new line of clothing for men are so fruity/flamming/homo, no offence or anything (I'm have nothing against homosexuals) but it was just too much for me!

This coming Tuesday is the graduation of my dear cousin. I wonder how I'm gonna make it. I did not even tell my supervisor about that day yet. Jeez, I'm so lazy, such a procrastinator! BAD ME!

I was just downloading some new music, actually I've been able to get some new music in the previous weeks. Found out Horie from STRAIGHTENER had a solo thing going on under the name ent. Got into new bands like andymori, Overleaf, Vampire Weekend, PHOENIX and etc. OH MY GOD MY ZUNE BROKE DOWN ON ME! I HAD TO DELETE EVERYTHING OFF IT AND LOST A LOT OF MUSIC! I now don't have any music from the band LITE any more :'(

I sign off with a well known lyric from a well known STRAIGHTENER song.

I sing it out,
Shout it out,
Play my guitar.

24 May 2009

Betty got a makeover,

What can I say? This weekend turned out better than I expected. Let's start with Friday, on that day I had worked from 8-4 at the factory then 2 hours later I had another stint back at the restaurant I work at. Luckily I got off early and hour and I decided that it's time I use my time, after all the night was still young.

So I called up a couple of my friends and we headed out to shoot some pool, though we were no where good we actually had a bad time lmao because everybody sucked. After me and my friend wanted to go to Wendy's only to find out it was close, but it wasn't a complete lost cause (or so we thought) because we both had to urinate so we headed straight to the restrooms rather than wait till we got home. As we entered the vicinity a strange stench aroused our nose and cause us disturbance. We looked around nothing, up nothing, down... there was something, it was vomit. Like seriously if you're gonna vommit at least hold it in your mouth until you reach the toilet. THE VOMIT WAS RIGHT WHERE THE DOOR WAS WHAT THE HELL MAN!? So anyways, after that we headed to McDonalds because it was the only joint open 24/7. I had a 10 piece chicken nugget order, yum. Following McDonald's we headed to Timmy's and just sat and conversed, reflected on the status quo of our lives. Mostly complained actually but yeah.

The next day my friend called me up last minute and we both (including my brother) went to this dance show held by some organization. It was run by Asian people (if you were there you'd know why). I never knew Asians from Toronto had so much talent, I was in awe with their performances, especially the groups with females they were hawt. After that we stayed downtown and walked around Queen street and had Korean BBQ (with unlimited soy milk..mmmmmm).




Haha, Rock Steady...




Today I went out to jam and met this Japanese guy who wanted to audition for the band. Pretty cool guy, turned out we had similar interest in the bands we listened to. He played us some stuff and I was very impressed and his singing was well done. Me and the Japanese dude moved on to Queen's street where we hung out around Steve's Music Store and just looked at guitars and such. I was able to give Betty a new makeover and buff her up. Picture below.


Ain't she a beauty?

Tomorrow I gotta work... I should go to bed early tonight.

Peace Y'all.

Rocksteady peepz.


SWAN SONG.

The translation to this song... too deep.



I too want to smile...

21 May 2009

I want you back.



Ever thought back and think to yourself about the things you want back in life? OF COURSE YOU DID. We all regret the things that we did. We call regret the things that we gave up, lost, or even traded away. It's just one of those times where you think and say to yourself "I want it back.". Now whatever 'it' is is totally up to you (results may vary). Whether it be money, a video game you let your friend borrowed and never got back, a bicycle, whatever! Even the smallest things can make a person want it back. This is just a random blog, splur of the moment kind a deal ya dig?

Peace.

18 May 2009

Camping in the ghetto.

On the eve of Victoria's Day (Happy Victoria's Day btw), my family visited our relatives (well actually family friends, but we've known them from time, they're practically my cousins) to check out their newly revamped house. To my awe the job was exceptionally well done. I wonder if they could do that to my house... Anyways it was nice seeing them again seeing that I haven't seen time since... late August!

Got to catch up with cousins, then we went to Upper Canada Mall where I was able to purchase various items. At HMV I was able to get my hands on Zach Braff's Garden State, and Astro Boy Greatest Astro Adventures DVD, and a Sonic Youth CD.





After my gold mine hunt at HMV, we went on to XXI where I got my self two nice flannels and my brother a t-shirt (see how much I love my brother? Practically spoiling him).

Later that night I went over to a friends (the rendezvous point) and waited for the call to dip and get the party started. We headed to our friends house in one of the infamous ghetto neighborhoods known in Canada. What we thought would be a house party turned out to be a night stroll in the dark that lead to a random park with one bench, where we sat and ate our chicken wings from Wing Street. We started tripping out near the end of our meal because we saw and heard raccoons. Those furry critters will frigging kill you. Anyways after leaving the natural resort and taking the dark pathway back, we started getting more and more paranoid for every step we took further. At one point we heard a loud noise from the side and all of us started to scream and disperse. After ending our journey in the forest of dim and darkness, we headed towards a playground of a nearby public school. We chilled there for a bit and just started talking about what everybody loves talking about most, ghosts. Real or is it just in your head? Two out of the 5 of us got in to a heated debate, while the other 3 just stood and paid attentions.



The night ended at Tim Horton's where me and my friend chowed down on the worlds finest chili after it had been caught microwaved in front of our eyes... I realized I had forgotten my keys at home and was forced to call my house at 2am in the morning... I thought I was gonna get an ear full when I called when my mom picked up, but to my surprise she did not give me and has yet to recall about it either today. Lucky me... Well tomorrow I got work and tonight I guess I'm gonna go shoot some fireworks that I saved from my Japan trip.

Peace.

15 May 2009

Deactivated.

A few moments I decided to let go of one of the few things that keeps me distracted (rather than occupied for the right reason), I have just deactivated my Facebook account. Facebook has distracted me long enough and consumed an overwhelming amount of my time since I signed up for the fad back in 2007. It's time for a change, time to be more productive, time to be more aware, now is not the time to be stupid and naive, no more excuses. Period. If I want something I gotta go seek and get it, no more waiting. Those who wait will do nothing more than just that and get nothing more than just that.

I'm only 18 years old and already I'm working two jobs. On average I'll probably be working 6 days a week, it will be extremely difficult for me to find time to have fun. Tuition had to be so dam costly, as a matter fact the cost of living here in general is expensive, seriously fucken $3.50 fare for a damn bus ride? I started working at a factory and man it's extremely labour intensive, not only that but it is also mindless work. You do the same thing over and over again, as time pass by you start to think to yourself "This is not worth living for.". I truly feel empathy for the people I work with, they're all adults probably old enough to be my parents, and at such an age their stuck working such a pitiful job, it sucks man. Now I truly understand why my parents always stressed education, they don't want me ending up working in a warehouse for the rest of my life, struggling to make ends meet and have little to none for luxury spending.

My way of living needs to change too, no more sleeping past midnight. My new job requires me to start work at 8am! During last semester I didn't usually wake up until at least 10am. I need to restructure my sleep cycle, be more active, and quit lounging around the house! The sad thing is, I talk all this shit and I'm probably not gonna do any of it. It's just the way I am sadly, not many things get me excited anymore, maybe I'm just another dog of society put on this planet just to age and forced to do a job that makes those above me richer. The rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer, my friend reiterated that for me earlier today and I remember my professor saying it many times in his lecture. And indeed it is true. I just want a life where I can just sleep and go out and have fun, but I guess you need money for that too. If the economy was not in such a slump maybe I would not be in this situation, sad to say people but money does contribute to happiness. You can't do anything without money, think about it. Money makes the world go round but it also tears people apart; families, friends, relationships, and etc.

Aside from money, my life has also been a social mute. I am too incompetent, I have the hardest time approaching the opposite sex and befriending them. I'm surprised I do have a few friends that are of the opposite gender. Ironically, my closest friends are also girls with the except of the Jay Train (EAGLLLLLEEEEEEEE). But I'll leave it at that. To be short, it's time to man up. Time to activate a new life.

Peace.

03 May 2009

And it starts...

So my summer break has officially begun just a few days ago and so far I've been bored out of my balls. I finally finished all my exams, one of which was gruesomely difficult. BUT with a slim margin of error, I managed to score a 62%! Guaranteeing me to pass the course! I was so proud when I found out, even after I had finished my last exam on Wednesday I still had that huge burden on me because there was still a chance for me to fail a course. And with my parents I could not afford (figuratively speaking and literally) to do so.

So enough about school, as you can see within my recent posts I have been really really really emo lately. And after reading what I posted, I said to myself "the hell got into me?". Good news is I've been feeling better lately. Hopefully there won't be anymore emo posts for a while (I won't say forever because forever is a promise I obviously cannot keep).

Since the day my break commenced, I've been writing music and I've already finished one and I named it "Morrigan" after the sexy anti-hero from DarkStalkers.


She is the definition of drop-dead gorgeous.

I started working on another song and titled it "Lilith" who is also related to Morrigan. I told you I'd name my songs with girl names. Now writing lyrics is hard. Writing music is hard too, I try to make my songs the way ART-SCHOOL does. But I don't wanna make it sound like a direct bite from their music which is even harder to do than the previous two.

Today I went to Pickle Barrel with my friend and we had too much to eat. I never felt so sick in my life. Afterward we watched Ghost of Girlfriend's Past, there was this moment when the characters shared a brotherly love moment and I started to tear. This is due to me having a brother that I dearly love and care for. The movie was entertaining nonetheless. Plans for tomorrow? MY COMPUTER SHALL BE REPAIRED.

Oh I need another job, my current job just ain't giving me enough hours.

17 April 2009

How do you...

How do you repress something this big?
How do you open up when you're insecure?
How do you keep in these excess tears?
How do you keep your anger in check?
How do you hide your sadness behind a smile?
How long can you hide it for?
How do you handle all your problems?
Do you light a cigarette? No.
Do you OD on pills? No.
Do you drown you self in alcohol? No.
Then how?
You strum you guitar and let it all out.

15 April 2009

Boy Band.

"I am ridiculously good looking and am looking for other people who are ridiculously good looking to form an boy band with the named Finger Bang
I will be the pretty boy, I need an gay guy, an Bad boy guy, and an unatractive guy and maybe an gay guy as well if you fit any of these discriptions please contact me so we can get started practicing our Dance routine and boy band songs. Influences will
include such acts as Britney spears, Backstreet Boys, New Kids On the Block, & NSYNC."

From craigslist.ca ahahah

Sometimes...

Sometimes I wish I wasn't born into this family...
Sometimes I wish I hadn't done the things I've done...
Sometimes I wish I hadn't said the things I've said...
Sometimes I wish I never met the people I've met...
Sometimes I wish I never have befriended those I've met...
Sometimes I wish I should have did something...
Sometimes I wish I should have said something...
Sometimes I wish I wasn't a son...
Sometimes I wish I wasn't a brother...
Sometimes I wish I could have been a better friend...
Sometimes I wish I didn't hate the things I hate...
Sometimes I wish I didn't like the things I like...
Sometimes I wish I could have did a little more...
Sometimes I wish I could have did a little less...
Sometimes I wish I wasn't born...
Sometimes you know...

06 April 2009

Belated one year anniversary.

I did not realize this but, IT'S BEEN OVER ONE YEAR SINCE I STARTED BLOGGING HERE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BLOG!!!! WHOOOT!!!! GET DOWN, A GET DOWN, AND MOVE IT ALL AROUND! Back to my report...

05 April 2009

HEY BABY LOVE I NEED A GIRL LIKE YOU!

I am still sick as a dying donkey, I have trouble breathing, nose runs then gets dry and clogged, I cough and I don't, my body temperature fluctuates, what the fuck is wrong with me?

Been listening to Backstreet Boys lately, man they sick. I remember as a kid I loved them and so did my mom. Me and my younger brother even had t-shirts of them, good times. I remember Backstreet Boys first album was the first CD I ever got, listened to that shit NON-STOP. And then came N'Sync, they were good I bought their album too, but they were obviously no match for Backstreet Boys. Oh all this reflection I'm expressing dates back to when I was about 6-8 years old by the way.

My mom of course couldn't tell the difference between the two boy bands, 5 white guys in each band, how is an middle-aged woman from a foreign country suppose to distinguish them apart? I remember one time when I was staying over at my cousin's place and my mom was home alone watching TV, she called me to tell me that Backstreet Boys was on TV, but it was actually N'Sync. Not that was I was offended or anything, because I liked them as well, but just goes to show that MY MOM CARES AND LOVES ME AND TAKES AN INTEREST IN MY LIFE. Haha I remember it clearly what she said "SON, BACKSTREET BOYS ARE ON TV CHANGE TO CHANNEL __." 'Kay, I don't remember the channel, but you get what I'm trying to say.

Anyways, Backstreet Boys listening to them makes me feel young and nostalgic. I actually memorized some of the choreography from the Backstreet's Back video too. Man my favourite song would be of course, As Long As You Love Me. I'm even trying to learn it on the guitar, pretty sick.

And I'm here comes the stuffy nose, talk to you guys later! PAYCE.


02 April 2009

Always love.



I'm sick guys, the band's called Nada Surf. They will be performing at this year's NANO-MUGEN festival in Japan. The show is obviously hosted by the one and only ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, STRAIGHTENER and OGRE YOU ASSHOLE have been already confirmed to perform at this annual event. Hopefully ART-SCHOOL will participate again this year *crosses finger*.

Man, I feel like shit. I HATE BEING SICK. School is almost over, time to start studying!!!

30 March 2009

Sequel to the entry that was posted an hour ago...

After listening to Kanon by ART-SCHOOL over and over again, I finally started writing lyrics for this song I've been playing around since December...yikes. Funny thing, the song kind of sounds like Kanon... The lyrics, of course, will reflect my personal experience with a girl, I know what you're thinking "Great, another love song. Boooo!", but rest assured this song will not have the term "love" in it. It's probably gonna be a corny song but hey, practice makes perfect.

Thought I'd be creative and write the song in a third person view, so basically I'm like narriating my own life. I know eh? Genius. *Nods head with arms crossed and eyes closed* Now the hard part is writing the chorus, but the question is DOES THIS SONG NEED A CHORUS? Hmmm... delimna indeed. Also I only have one guitar part and I've been trying over the weekend to think of a second guitar part, but with the extent of my music knowledge and skill, it is very difficult. Then there's the bass track I need to incorporate and as well as the drums, I'll let Chris handle the drums I trust him. I think this is a song where it'll be recorded with all instruments but can be performed acoustically when live, you know for a change of pace. Right now I'm playing the song and attempting to sing the lyrics (what I've accumulated so far) on the acoustic gee-tar and boy oh boy are my vocals mediocre... if not worse.

I haven't even thought of a title for the song yet! Actually, I should say I've thought up of many titles just haven't decided on one yet. ART-SCHOOL probably has the biggest influence on me, in terms of trying to write song, Hinata has the biggest influence on my bass playing of course ;), So I would not be surprised if the lyrics are similar to that of their songs and even the title is entitled with girl's name or something in relation to a girl. I've come to accept and learn that Riki Kinoshita can write some very emo songs, haha. Riki is after all my favourite song writer, so if I write some mad emo songs, I don't blame myself.

Now back to the lyrics I'm working on, I actually thought of the first line last night before going to sleep, like a true artist I waited until I woke up to write them down. Great ideas arise when one is prepare to call it quits. Now so far I have about.... 12 lines, 6 bars, one verse? Man writing a chorus is hard and I gotta make a new guitar composition for that part. TOO MUCH WORK.

La la la laalala
la la lalaa

That's how the vocals go btw, LATER ALLIGATOR.

I will never hear Kanon's voice again...



It was a very cold winter
You and him had met
You fell in love quickly
Those days were like a dream
Stepping on crumpled dead leaves
Your breath was white
And he was admiring
After he noticed

Even if we loved each other so much
Even if I held her like the other day
We noticed the beautifl times
That we could never go back to

Maybe you knew too
That the love died
And since the day, the bird stopped
Flying in the sky

Even if we fucked
I will never hear Kanon's voice again
I've felt this feeling before
I didn't think that I would ever forget it

I noticed...

Stepping on crumpled dead leaves
Your breath was white
And he was admiring
After he noticed

Even if we loved each other so much
Even if I held her like the other day
We noticed the beautiful times
That we could never go back to
Maybe you knew too
That the love died

I noticed...

I've ran out of ideas to blog about seriously..... this has got to stop. But I love this song.

Strike me with lightning then I could come back to your world



This song is so... emotionally alleviating. Even before I read the English translation (provided in the video above) I instantly fell into awe with this song. So chill, so relaxing, so soothing, so... good. I'd type out the lyrics, but I'm too busy singing along to this song. Maybe I'll edit this post later and type it out. MAYBE I SAID.

Life sucks. Peace.

EDIT: Here it is,

You are not here that's it
Nothing has changed
Tonight even stars that do not shine want to take a rest
It's like a broken monitor of an abandoned TV
With what shall i seal a crack of my heart

I want to live like fire that remains for all eternity
At least this wish from my heart if flesh is lost

I don't want anything
If you are beside me
Even a watch that doesn't work wants to take a nap that's OK

Take a breath
With a magic that effects for all eternity
Reaching out for the sky without substance

Strike me with lightning
Strike me with lightning
Strike me with lightning
Then I could come back
To your world

Strike me with lightning
Strike me with lightning
Strike me with lightning
Then I could come back
To your world

Your world
Your world
Your world...


26 March 2009

Asshole.



Tomorrow I have my last QMS quiz before exam! Too much to do!!!!!!

Touch my bod-eh.



This is old, but such a classic. Man knows how to sing. HIT EM WIT ANOTHER ONE.

22 March 2009

Dnim.

abyss

–noun
1. a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.

Lately I've been feeling really shitty and bummy (thanks for a great month March). Like the definition above, I feel like I've been falling through an endless hole, trapped in an abyss. Starting to feel nothing but apathy, lost my sense of emotions that it's starting to hurt when I smile. Tired of the same old world I see everyday, I feel better with my eyes closed than to rather have them open. A month of disappointments and failures that only leads to a road towards more obstacles to get through with.

Boy, was that emo.

I was hoping the past Friday to be the highlight of the month, but as always things never go my way, so I ended up working on a Friday night, again. My music and band are the only thing left that keeps my sanity in check. Speaking of my band, we gotta look for another vocalist again! What the effff mang?!?!?!? Things were looking so well with the project, now we're back to square one. Money is tight, but nowadays whose money isn't?

Have I mentioned how last week, I was reunited with a friend named "cigarettes"? Surprisingly I had about 4 that night and man did it felt good. For a few minutes I felt like I was in a world where all my burden was lifted upon my shoulders, as soon as it got to to filter, I was hit and sent back to reality. Now I know what Chandler meant when he said smoking is cool. Haha. And this whole e-cigarette thing is sick as well. Gotta love technologies and them goddamn Asians that make them LOL.

I cannot wait until school is over, I loved the feeling of having nothing to worry about. Reminds me of last summer when I was in Japan, slept and did not have a care in the world. No assignments to do, no tests to study for, no need to wake up for work, just pure chill and satisfying indulgence. Of course this summer won't be like that but at least I won't have school to worry about, especially when it's for 4 months as well! Next year seems to be the year to proves if I'm worthy of having the education that is given to me. I swear I will be serious and focused that time around. This year can be labeled a "freebie" if you may. But nonetheless next year shall be judgment time. Not sure if I want to apply for co-op I'll be working all summer and spring, no breaks! GAYYYY. So yeah I don't know.

Dnim is this track of THE NOVEMBER's paraphilia mini-album by the way, SICK SONG.

Kudos.

12 March 2009

emo.

I`m such an emo. Been such a depressing, stressing, sad, cold (literally), no sunshine week for me (so far). To sum up, I`ve become a downer (ART-SCHOOL reference btw). I hate school, I`m currently in the library right now, on the fourth floor ``working`` on my sociology paper. To my surprise the fourth floor is like a lounge type of floor, I`ve never been on this level before... Hmmm, should go here more often.

Later aligator.

11 March 2009

youth of distortion.

What a week, what a week it was not. Nothing exciting, just a lot more stress loaded on to the back of my hear ("I just walked back in you head." - Tegan & Sara). Anyways, I finally got some music from this band I discovered on YouTube almost two years ago (I think...). The band is called 'solaris' and man do I love their sound. Thanks to a nice YouTube user I was able to download their EP entitled "youth of distortion", and it is SICK.

I'm missing you
You're missing me

If only she said that to me... Oh that's form the chorus of track 4, sweet song! I just finished watching Two and a Half Men, once again Jake Harper (who once was the cutest little chubby 10 year old) was given a secondary role in the episode, such a shame :( The episode was basically about the power struggle within relationships, who has leverage basically, and Charlie (to my surprise) told his girlfriend, Chelsea, "I love you.". Also to his surprise, he got a "Thank you.". For the rest of the episode it's just him going paranoid over the whole "I love you." issue and it was not a good episode that I had anticipated. Oh well, there's always next week and SCRUBS WHERE ARE YOU?!

I should be working on my sociology paper, so later!

09 March 2009

Brandy Alexanderrr.

The only relevance that Brandy Alexander has to this blog is that I am currently tuning into a song entitled "Brandy Alexander" by Feist, okay now the song has ended, NEXT TRACK! Anyways, how are you guys? I'm doing (I wish I was) fine. March is here and is it not great to be queer? Sorry, watched Starsky and Hutch on Showcase last night, that song played and me and my brother just could not stop singing it. Man that movie is funny lmao.

I have so much to do for the rest of the semester, like I said before once mid-term hits, there's no break after that. YOU GOTTA GO HARD!

I was going to take pictures of my CD and DVD collection that have accumulated over the year. Speaking of CD's I haven't actaully listened to each completely yet! So starting now (with Feist) I shall listen to each one! Might I add, I have quite the diverse selection of music (not just because I liseten to Japanese music making my mix more diverse in that sense). Tomorrow is Monday, what am I to do? Let's see, start on that damn 5 page report, finish my statistics group project (which I've yet to discuss with my group), do an online quiz, start working on another group project for my ITM class, start on an analytical report for the most worthless class ever! Oh Em Gee, TOO MUCH! !@#$%^&*()

Been so easily "distracted" that I've been trying to compose new music with the gee-tar. I should really write those baby down instead of keeping it memory, because we all know just how great my brain's capacity is (if you don't know, it's not that much actually). Got rehearsal on Tuesday and I believe it shall be Tuesday from now on. At least we got something down. I WANNA PLAY LIVE ALREADY! But the way it seems we won't be ready until late April, WHICH BY THE WAY IS EXAM PERIOD! AND LAST EXAM! APRIL 29th 2009, FML.

Sorry kids no pictures for today, maybe the next entry.



LOVE AND PEACE! (Whaddya know, a picture after all.)

02 March 2009

Cold cold cold world.

Indeed it is a cold cold cold world out there... well at least here in Canada it is (haha...k maybe not that funny). This whole week the weather forecast predicts that the temperature will be at least -10 degrees (Celsius), well around maybe -10-ish. Everything is piling up, it's like de ja vu or something. Once mid-term come it's like a breaking point for us students (am I right fellow peers?). Like I was saying, breaking point, around this time comes the epiphany that is usually accompanied by regret and many questions. Oh yeah, and a overdose of stress.

After a week of disappointment, well came more disappointment. I'm not sure what week I'm in but I have 3 essays to do (2 for that dreadful marketing class and 1 big one for my sociology class). Two of which involves being with a partner and a group and in that class I've yet to shake hands with anyone... So I sent an e-mail to everybody in that class tell them well... let me quote it for you guys haha.

"Hey, I'm not familiar with anybody in this class so I've yet the chance to find a group or partner for the second essay and group assignment. Anybody willing to take me in?"

As pathetic as I sounded, I actually received a handful of responses! Now I'm stuck in a dilemma, hmmm choices choices. Aside from this issue, I have a mid-term tomorrow as well and then at 7pm a two hour rehearsal with Greenline (did I forget to mention that was the name of my band?). Also time for a new metro pass as well. Oh man, just more money down the drain. Before my marketing mid-term last week, I discovered I had received a mark of 59% on my assignment...the class average was round 66%. FML. I was also SO CLOSE to getting 80% on that mid-term! I got a 78%! OH MAN LIFE'S A BITCH!

You guys want to know what's a cool movie? Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Thanks to a certain somebody ( ;) you know who you are) I was able to stream the movie after coming home from a hard day at work. I've been meaning to watch this movie but never had a chance to when it was in theaters. I can now say it is probably one of my favorite all-time movies, thought that ain't saying much as I am not a big movie watcher... I haven't even watched Dark Knight yet -_-

To end off, I think I forgot my dad's birthday. Not sure if it's March 20th or April 20th. Oh boy.

28 February 2009

When I'm sad, a new hat usually cheers me up.

La la la laaaa, just singing to MARCH by STRAIGHTENER (I typed "La la la laaaa" because I don't want to spell out the actual words I'm suppose to be saying). I love this song, so emotional, I'm in harmony whenever this song is playing. Any who... Decided to add another entry (because I'm obligated to and...) because well a friend asked if I was actually blogging when I showed her my blog. Might as well right? Right, let's get rolling.

So reading week had ended and what was accomplished? Let's see...there's nothing to see because that is exactly what I had accomplished, nothing. Well nothing academically that is :p But socially (for a lack of a better word) I've been out and about. Went two concerts, first was on the 14th (yes Valentines and unfortunately no date, as expected) and the 21st.



The first concert was actually 5 bands playing with Cute Is What We Aim For headlining. Great show indeed and got to hear some new music from bands I've never heard of. Meg & Dia anyone? Dia by the way is my future wife, so yeah back off. They were the last band to perform before CIWWAF and man, I just instantly fell in love with their music. FEMALE MUSICIANS RULE!



The second concert was *drum rolls* LIGHTS! Oh my gawd, great show! From the opening band to the final act, I LOVED IT! LIGHTS shes such an angel, *sighs and takes a few moment to space out and stare in to the ceiling*. Sweet Things? Great band, kinda sound like Maroon 5, but a lot better! And I mean A LOT. The drummer was probably the best part of the band.



But back to LIGHTS. MAN I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT! She played some new songs which were pretty bomb, cannot wait until her next release! She came back for an encore and I believed she did a cover and performed February Air in acoustic. Such talent, once again FEMALE MUSICIANS FOR THE WIN!



I've also ate a lot during that break as well, a lot of eggs in particular... just look.



This was after the LIGHTS show, me and my buddy went to a Japanese joint and I had Nabeyaki Udon. It was pretty good, just look at the piece of egg! The sushi on the other hand could have used some more work.



This? This was BEFORE the LIGHTS show haha. We stopped by Golden Griddle. We took forever to decide, so I just went with the breakfast stuff, because breakfast dishes rules. Quite the feast I had that day.



Now this was after the CIWWAF show and I must say, I NEVER KNEW STEAK WAS SERVED FOR BREAKFAST! Who ever thought of that was a genius! Muah* This was my friends sincere way of paying me back for allowing her to go to such a concert (I had an extra ticket so yeah).

Hey, at least I'm doing something with my life. Going out, band rehearsals! Speaking of which anybody interested in being a vocalist for my band? I wanna get this thing popping, I wanna play gigs so bad! I'm just waiting to explode on stage.



At Rehearsal Factory, that's my guitarist and drummer.

I might also be in a second band, though that I will fill you guys in on another time. That's if things go well.

Man I'm beat, I'm gonna head off.

Peace.

P.S. I got a new hat, yay!


11 February 2009

And she said na na na...MySpace?

As I sit next to the window on the 7th floor of my school's library, I'm listening to Blink 182 songs that belongs to an iTunes library of someone within the vicinity. I never knew iTunes was capable of allowing users to access the libraries of other users connected to the same network! Awesome, it has been too long since I've jammed to Blink 182, man these dudes rock. Have you guys heard they were getting back together? FUCKEN YEAH! But let's face it our bad boys are getting old and I'm not sure if they'll still have the same spark as they did years ago.

LET'S GO, DON'T WAIT! THIS NIGHT'S ALMOST OVER!

I'm so bored people, seriously, I got 4 more hours until rehearsal. WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO UNTIL THEN? HMM?! HMMMM?!?!?!??!?!?! The net is major slow, too many traffic with all the connecting users and what not.

So I had another quiz today, this one was much easier than the first one (which I failed by one mark X.X). I also pre-ordered STRAIGHTENER'S new album (Nexus) and their DVD (Emotion Picture Soundtrack 2) hopefully I'll get them within a week or two, unlike last time...

Two purposes for today's entry; MySpace and my Top 10 Songs of the Moment. Yes MySpace, I found out that my e-mail was registered to MySpace already (last year I signed up but never went on) so I figured "Oh why not?" and logged in and started fooling around adding people (bands and musicians I admire =P) as friends.

Here's the link: http://www.myspace.com/earsplugged ADD ME!!!

And now on to more serious business, TOP TEN WUDDUP?!
  1. Sealion - Feist
  2. Boats and Birds - Gregory and the Hawk
  3. Back In Your Head - Tegan and Sara
  4. Marble - THE NOVEMBERS
  5. MARCH - STRAIGHTENER
  6. Ghost Dance - LITE
  7. Pill - BOOM BOOM SATELLITES
  8. Lightning - STRAIGHTENER
  9. Ghost of a Beautiful View - ART-SCHOOL
  10. バースデイ - THE NOVEMBERS
Not in specific order by the way, I thought I'd add the number listing to make it look neat and professional (=

That is all for now, kudos!

10 February 2009

Top 5 Dead or Alive...sounds familiar?

It has indeed been awhile since I've last entered a post to my dearly beloved prestigious blog. I've been meaning to make a post in regards to my top (fill in the blank). For this post I'll ramble on about my Top 5 Bands. Not really sure if it is going to be in specific order though...

1. ストレイテナー (STRAIGHTENER)



Never have I heard a band so capable of mixing and meshing melodic sounds with hard hitting fast tempo rock. These guys can pull off all styles, these dudes totally broadened my perspective on music. With so much emotions bearing beneath the vocals, you can literally feel their passion emitting from their instruments. If there is one thing that these boys don't lack, it's heart. One of the greatest live bands in my opinion. Besides Hinata is in the band, what more can I say? :p

Recommended songs:
- Killer Tune [Natural Born Killer Mix]
- MARCH

2. ART-SCHOOL




I'm not sure whether it was Black Sunshine or Under My Skin that I heard first (while browsing on Youtube), but whatever it was I was so captivated by their sound. Riki sure knows how to compose music and especially write them catchy hooks! I just love ART-SCHOOL's music from Fiona Apple Girl to their latest Illmatic Baby, this band has that sound that everybody could love. Like a true indie band ART-SCHOOL has yet to reach the popularity that this band deserves! Whatever 'it' is, ART-SCHOOL has it. Also another great live band!

Recommended songs:
- Black Sunshine
- Lolita Kills Me

3. ZAZEN BOYS



In the beginning (like most bands I listen to) I had trouble getting into these boys. But after giving them countless tries, I've grown to love this band. Their unorthodox deliver to music is quite different if not very unique. Capable mixing math rock with just about anything from rap to slow jams and now adding the synth with groovy rifts, this band has probably covered all sorts of genres. Though I'm not a big fan of their new stuff (just give me a few more listens :p) I love their older stuff (you know, when Hinata was still in their line-up), I just prefer the ZAZEN BOYS that utilized the guitar more often then the new sound they have now.

Recommended songs:
- 半透明少女関係
- Friday Night

4. THE NOVEMBERS



She Lab Luck, Youtube that video now! This is probably the only band where when I first heard their song I instantly fell in love. Actually second, ELLEGARDEN was the first haha. These guys are very different from the bands above, one song they're playing heart pounding music with fast tempo fused with multiple effects and guitar chords, the next they're playing low tempo ballads-ish. One minute they're dark and omnious the next it's bright and soothing. These dudes rock! Watch out for these bad boys! Cannot wait for their next release entitled Paraphilia.

Recommended songs:
- She Lab Luck
- Chernobyl


5. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION & ELLEGARDEN



I thought it was only right I grouped these two together because well, they were the first two bands that really got me into Japanese Rock. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION are, well let's face it, Japan's Rock and Roll icon. ELLEGARDEN are just up there with them, if not greater. Obviously I've heard of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION from their opening of various anime (Naruto and FullMetal Alchemist), ELLEGARDEN on the other hand was from Youtube (gotta love Youtube eh?). When I first heard ELLEGARDEN I was really amazed by their sound, especially how their vocalist can sing so well in english, he probably speaks it better than I do (seriously...). When I first started playing the bass guitar, the first songs I covered were by these bands, I gotta pay homage to these dudes.

Recommended songs:
- Kimi to iu hana (ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION)
- Stereoman (ELLEGARDEN)

Honorable Meantions:
- 9mm Parabellum Bullet
- Blink 182
- The Fall of Troy
- Ogre You Asshole
- Paramore

27 January 2009

Class in session.

I'm in class listening to my professor talk about declarations in java programming, yippee! So update on my life, I found my guitarist and we pretty much mesh well. Next week we're gonna audition a vocalist if all goes well, all we will need then is a drummer. After that the magic shall begin...

What the hell is a variable?

04 January 2009

TIME FLIES, EVERYTHING GOES.

Indeed time flies, today is what would be the last day of Winter break for most students in Ontario (Toronto at least), but not me! I start on Wednesday :) So today I decided to splurge even more and cause my debt with Visa to grow into an even more significant amount. Today I bought my self a ZUNE! YAY! I FINALLY GOT ONE! Though, the reason for purchasing a new mp3 player was due to my iPod turning faulty on me ):






So far I love the ZUNE, but there could be some improvements, such as; more colour (the video and picture quality are below the standards of iPod), equalizer settings, able to create your own playlist on the handheld. There will probably be more flaws that I will discover later on.

I finally touched my bass guitar again, man it feels good jamming (to myself and mp3). My hair is growing, starting to turn into a mop (again). I talked to my mom last night, feels nice talking to her, hearing her voice made me feel all warm inside (it's probably the effect all moms have on their kids).

Tomorrow what am I gonna do? Brother is going to be at school, nobody to bother. Maybe I'll be fat and lay in bed playing DS. School starts soon, I'm sorta excited, beats staying home! I've gotten everything I wanted this break, so the conservatism starts now!

See ya! Kudos.