Saturday, January 31, 2009
04:41
Been a kinda frustrating Friday.
Started off with having my period early in the morning b4 I went to sleep. That's like sufficient to bust my mood for the entire day already.
Then, I didn't manage to get enough snooze for I was woken up in the noon by dad. Had an appointment with the lawyer so yeah... had to go. At least the discussion went pretty alright and I finally started the ball rolling on the grounds of unreasonable behavior. Didn't have much of a choice since that fucknut proved to be uncontactable. A non-contested divorce based on 3 yrs separation would be ideal though. Less hassle, less legal fees. Well, I've got 2 weeks to try get hold of him so hopefully it can be done coz am pretty sure he's gonna contest the unreasonable behavior thingy. The less mess the better. Have wasted too much time & energy on the r/s already - don't want ending it to be another pain in the ass.
Why do I still care enough to be affected? Uhmm... tbh, it's not that I still care about the r/s. It's coz all those stuff, reiterating everything all over again really brings up memories that I honestly would prefer not to remember. All the bad times, all that fucktard's negative behavior. Bahh, and it does remind me how silly I was back then. That's the part that's hardest to bear imo. That I didn't have the strength to walk away frm the r/s b4 things escalated to that extent. It's easy to say rite now. Lolx, it was just difficult to make the decision then.
Am pretty sure it's gonna be another mind vs heart thingy eventually with how things are going on for me these days too. Knowing myself, am gonna follow my heart as usual & that'll probably result in the same circle like before. Time and again. History will never fail to repeat itself. In my case that is. /shrug. At times I really wonder if I get myself into such situations on purpose. Always attempting the seemingly impossible. Always tempting fate. Always hoping that there'll be a plesant surprise @ the end of it. Yeah ~ am just fcking asking for it.
Thing is, I'll never be able to live it down if I gave up w/o trying. Even if it means I'll end up having smack myself in the head for being foolish. Mehh... I rather get that smack from being foolish than have to slam my face into the wall for not having the balls to try. I just can't live with "what-ifs".
I wonder how badly I'll get burned this time. ROFL.
Anyway was speaking about a frustrating Friday. Well ~ I went on Barthilas for a bit to prepare my warrior for tml's Naxx-10. Did a little shopping. Looked @ my gear and itz like T_T. Neither my dps or tank gear is wonderful. *sigh* Also there are like so many fcking tanks in the guild... makes me wonder if I haven't been wasting my time gearing tank. Ahhhh fck it! Gotta remember nt to be too upset over a game T_T
If that ain't enough, everyone seems to be speaking weirdly on MSN.
"Sorry". This word seems to be overused. Fat lot good when a person apologises and does the same thing over and over and over (x infinity)... again. Yeah ~ after sometime, I'll get used to it. I'll probably live with it. But getting used to something & living with something doesn't really mean being unaffected by the same thing. When it happens, it still frustrates / annoys / hurts / saddens... blah blah. Mhmm... as an example, well, just coz u get used to pain doesn't make the pain less painful does it?
Blah!!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
23:55
Went to the River Angbao @ the Marina Promenade floating platform yesterday. Main intention was to watch the fireworks and soak up some festive spirit. Aftermath verdict = epic fail.
Not only were the displays uninteresting, there was a ridiculously long queue leading into the area (that we refused to be part of). It was totally rubbish compare to those of the previous years. Could it have been affected by the economy downturn? Maybe. Then again it really reeks of a lack of creativity imo. Totally disappointing.
As for the fireworks we wanted to watch... lol. What a joke. We only heard the sound of firecrackers and a few puffs of smoke. Thatz about it. Well... it might be coz we were @ the wrong spot so we couldn't see shit... but uhmm, the entire thingy didn't last more than 1 min anyway. So even if we were at the right spot, I really dun think we would have seen alot. The night sky wasn't even lighted up ffs. Terribad.
Makes me wonder if I'll shld even bother next year.
Monday, January 26, 2009
07:20
*sigh* What a disaster. KFC for reunion dinner. You gotta fcking kidding me. Srsly if I had known, I would have somehow made dinner plans with someone... anyone. At the very least I would have prevented this nonsense. Fast food. Something u can eat anytime. Something u can eat in front of the PC. Kinda defeats the purpose of a "reunion dinner", doesn't it?
Mhmm maybe one can say, itz the idea of eating together that counts. Bahh!! Why would I wanna sit in front the tube, squeezing ard a small little table, just to much on greasy oily fried chicken? Jeez ~ I think I'm already overloaded on fast food. Had McDonald's for lunch, KFC just 2 nights ago, Long John's Silver within the week... ugh, spare me.
Yah I know, I'm behaving like a brat by refusing to eat. But really, at this point of time, I dun really give a shit. What happened to the good ol' dinner @ the restaurant or at least steamboat @ home? Jeez. Fast food is really zzz.
Really not a good day for me.
Fcking frost spec DK rolled & won on a 2 handed obviously-dps sword on normal CoT frm my warrior, and I lost the plate dps boots to yet another DK. omg my luck with item drops really kinda stink. Itz like... if I'm in a party whereby I'm the only one who needs an item, that item doesn't drop. And when I'm in a party whereby someone else needs it too, my rolls are disgusting. Doing a re-run and I bet it won't drop a 2nd time *sigh*
Yeah am rite, it didn't drop =.=
tbh, I wonder if itz even worth the time trying to obtain tank gear. Itz not as if I'm gonna be as free as before to raid weekly with [Eclipse] like I was with the now-defunct [Triple Moons]. Oh yeah, I could continue to arrange my social life around the raids, but ffs, they aren't even having fixed raid times. Been asking abt that for like more than 1 mth and still... nothing is settled even though the topic was brought up for discussion during the "officer meetings" and deemed as "resolved". Bahhh ~ even the
dkp system is wtf. Itz kinda fcked up that due to the rubber-band raid times (that favor the aussies), ppl are gonna lose dkp. Seriously, wts angmohs.
But I guess either way a choice gotta be made. Itz raiding on weekends VS watching movies at home. Gotta give up on something either way. And itz real life > WoW.
Mhmmm perhpas I shld spend the extra time on my DK instead. Rolled one on Demon Soul where my rl friends are playing - since the patch last week, players are allowed to create DKs on any realm as long as they have a lv 55 somewhere. Lolx ~ I daresay the servers are gonna be so flooded with DKs with that option. Kinda silly thing to do.
Ah well one good thing though!! /cheer!!! DP gave me a
Tabard of Flame!! Haha and yeah it ended up with Erulisse. Was contemplating giving it to Ainarielle but I guess the exclusion for 10s on Dreadmaul got a little too hard to bear, I made the decision in rage. /shrug neither of my guilds are wonderful it seems. Time to try wean myself off the game & stop letting it affect my rl that much. Blahhh itz just more difficult than it seems to be coz itz difficult to remain emotionless even while gaming.
Anyway yeah I devoured a couple more films the past 2 days.
1. City of God
2. Waltz with Bashir (dozed halfway)
3. Transformers (1986)
4. Waxworks II
5. Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging
6. Bleach: Memories of Nobody
7. Slumdog Millionaire
8. The Kite Runner
9. Detroit Rock City
Shame that itz not gonna happen next week coz my movie buddy is gonna be in camp. But ah well ~ that'll mean I'll have more time to obtain more stuff to watch for the following week. Guess itz always wiser to look on the positive side of things, much as how everything seems bleak all the time.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
06:56
Bitch
Meredith BrooksI hate the world today
Your so good to me, I know
But I cant change
Tried to tell you but you looked at me like maybe Im an angel underneath
Innocent and sweet
Yesterday I cried
You must have been relieved to see the softer side
I can understand how youd be so confused
I dont envy you
Im a little bit of everything
All rolled into one
Just when you think you got me figured out
The seasons already changin
I think its cool you do whatcha do
And dont try to save me
Im a bitch
Im a tease
Im a goddess on my knees
When youre hurt
When you suffer
Im your angel undercover
Ive been numb
Im revived
Cant say Im not alive
You know I wouldnt want it any other way
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Stumbled upon the song again while I was actually looking for Alanis Morisette's
You Oughta Know on youtube. Been years since I heard it and it was really pleasant hearing it all over again. It really does describe women in general, doesn't it? How women can be a bitch one minute and a baby doll the next.
Haha... and yeah, guess I'm just the same - maybe worse when it comes to the extremes.
Mood swings are pretty uncontrollable at times. It's like I'll be feeling great, then something happens and I get into one of those destructive moods... then everything will be alright all over again. Am pretty thankful that I blog. It's one of my rant outlets I suppose. Talking to people doesn't always help. In fact, it can potentially make things worse - especially if the other party simply brushes your concerns away and think you're making a mountain outta a molehill.
One thing I wonder though. Is it possible to love and hate a person at the same time?
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
20:25
Welcome to My LifeSimple PlanDo you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna run away?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desperate to find something more?
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and stupid lies
While deep inside you're bleeding
No one ever lied straight to your face
And no one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
You never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
05:26
Yet another lazy weekend I had. Just sitting ard in bed watching movie after movie. This time I even broke my personal record of marathoning. Of coz I had food breaks, toilet breaks & naps in between. Here goes...
1. Persepolis
2. American Pie
3. American Pie 2
4. American Pie: The Wedding
5. American Pie: Band Camp
6. American Pie: Beta House
7. Halloween
8. Halloween 2
9. Let the Right One In
10. Enter the Dragon
Haha try beating that!!
But eh, tbh, it isn't a good idea to watch all those American Pie movies in a row. Oh yeah, it was humorous, but the general idea gets a little... overwhelming. All those desperate guys trying to get laid, half naked women, nerdy wankers and omg Stifler. For those who haven't caught them yet, I really do suggest doing it one at a time with perhaps a couple of days or maybe even a week's break in between.
Outta that list up there, movies that I think deserve a mention are.
Persepolis : It's an animated film based on an autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi about a girl growing up in Iran during the Revolution. How the Islamic Fundamentalists & the Iraq-Iran war affected families and had an impact on her while growing up. It also illustrates her experiences in Vienna, Austria where her parents sent her to study. During then she gets introduced to the "real world" - fake people, love, smoking, cheating... etc. Definitely a must watch especially if you are female.
Let the Right One In : A Swedish film about a frequently bullied 12-year old boy befriending a vampire and how she encouraged him to stand up for himself. No idea why it's labeled as a horror movie though. Yes, there were a couple of blood splattered scenes but those were pretty artistically done imo, not the typical gore shit u see in those slasher flicks. Mhmm... one mistake I made was having high expectations for this film. It's good, but not ultimately fantastic. Might have enjoyed it more if I watched it w/o the expectations.
Enter the Dragon (龍爭虎鬥) : Heyz it's a Bruce Lee film, need I say more? Even though the plot is pretty normal, Bruce Lee's martial arts make it a must watch... assuming that u don't hate martial arts films, that is.
Anyway, Tues night. WoW server maintainence. Went out for dinner @ Secret Recipe, PS. Had an Irish Lamb Stew set dinner... mhmm tastes as wonderful as I remembered (I used to wrk at that exact outlet). Went to Carrefour with the intention of getting some baking mats - am thinking of making banana muffins & shortbread cookies for CNY but unfortunately certain stuff wasn't found so guess I'll just get them elsewhere another day. Yah ~ gotta set my alarm specificaly so I can go out get it before rushing home for evening raids. Hopefully will be able to get the baking done on Friday ^-^
Ended the day with... a movie. Lol.
Red Cliff II : As the title clearly states, it tells the story of the Battle of Red Cliff during the Three Kingdoms period in China. Frankly, I have no idea about the history of the Three Kingdoms - will probably read up a little on it when I've got the spare time (and if I remember). Anyway, I loved the movie. Nice battle scenes, some sad moments... and yeah eye candy in Tony Leung & Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Mhmmm I wonder what's up with this weekend. Am gonna have another marathon probably (if plans don't screw up) but that is assuming I can obtain new stuff to watch. Also gotta keep my fingers crossed that my marathon buddy can get his hands on some films too.
Arrgghh there's this one that I wanna watch. It's an animated movie about a world where the teenagers never grow up and how they struggle with certain issues. Was out in the cinemas a couple of mths back but I missed it. Can't remember the title. Googling random keywords didn't turn out anything either. *sigh* Anyone knows?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
04:32
Main Entry: lith·i·um
Pronunciation: \ˈli-thē-əm\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from lithia oxide of lithium, from Greek lithos
Date: 1818
1 : a soft silver-white element of the alkali metal group that is the lightest metal known and that is used especially in alloys and glass, in chemical synthesis, and in storage batteries
2 : a salt of lithium (as lithium carbonate) used in psychiatric medicine
They forgotten to add...
3 : one of the best songs by Nirvana
Yeah it's one of those I've mentioned in my Top 10 till date, and I believe it'll be there to stay for a really really long time. No matter how fcked up my day has been, no matter how depressed I feel, that song provides a significant amount of comfort. Makes me wanna bob my head a little too. Perhaps itz the tune of it, perhaps itz the lyrics. I dunno. I just love it.
Am pretty tempted rite now to go dig out the Nirvana album I have buried somewhere in one of my packing boxes. *sigh* Itz just a shame good things never last long enough. The band ended with the death of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain in 1994. Till date, am pretty certain their songs still live in the hearts of fans out there.
Gotta admit, I don't like all of their songs. Some of my favourites are as follows.
Anyway, since last nite, have managed to finished Sh15uya and I loved the ending. Ain't gonna elaborate & spoil it for those who are interested though. Watch it yourself, and find out.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
11:53
If you are with me, we can pass it. This is Shibuya, but not Shibuya. Fifteen year olds living in a virtual world. Shibuya 15. Only the pain is REAL...
シブヤフィフティーン Sh15uya
Alternatively known as Shibuya 15. Adapted from the manga of the same title, the story is set in a virtual simulation of Shibuya, Japan. The district is broken into 3 territories under the teen gangs: Dogenzaka - Lovegen, Koen-dori - Palhands & Bunkamura-dori - Bunkamu. Story revolves around Tsuyoshi who appears to have lost his memory & his attempts to find a way to leave Shibuya.At this point of time, am only up till 7/12... and it's only starting to make sense. Slightly, that is. Yeah, honestly, the 1st few eps were kinda wtf though entertaining enough. Even till 7/12, things aren't explained fully. DP was the one who recommended it and I thought to check it out. Proved to be pretty interesting so far. The gangs kinda remind me of mmorpg guilds... and yeah it might just turn out to be one huge mmorpg. Lolx ~ just a couple of eps more then I'll probably find out. DP also mentioned that he liked the ending. I kinda trust his recommendations so am looking forward to finishing it up.Only annoying thing is... why did they have to cast a female in a male's role?! Nothing against that girl, but arggghhh she definitely can't pass off as a guy manz. Looks more like a butch than anything else. Bahhh. Should have cast a real guy as Tsuyoshi imo.
Mhmmm onwards to 8/12 in a while ^_^
Monday, January 12, 2009
07:34
How quickly the weekend flew by - and I think I set a personal record for movie watching. Now let's see if I could remember all that I've watched.
1. Kungfu Panda
2. The Changeling
3. Premonition
4. Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants)
5. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
6. Eurotrip
7. Honey
Attempted to watch The Lake House midway but I gave up and went to sleep instead. 7 films. Spread over Fri nite till early Sun morning. I didn't read, I didn't watch anime... heck I didn't even play WoW (though I made up for that lack of WoW by playing on my warrior longer than usual Sun nite).
The one that struck me the most? Love Me If You Dare
Jeux d'enfants - "Children's Games" in English. That's how the story begun... when Julien and Sophie were merely children. A small carousel-shaped tin box was passed between the 2 children. Basically, the one who has the box will dare the other to perform an act. After the act is done, the box is handed over to the person who took up the dare and it continues. The dares were initially nth more than childish fun, but as they grew up, it became more dangerous. Eventually it became apparent that both of them love each other deeply. However, they ended up hurting each other over the game. Even after a 10 year "gap", during which both got married & lived their own lives, neither could let go.
Yes the protagonists were self-centered and at times seem downright cruel in the name of fun - intentionally inflicting hurt on each other and the people around them. However ~ it just... seems like a fairytale to me... and yeah, it did have a kinda happy ending to it. Everything was just so... surreal and bittersweet. Despite everything, one can't help but feel that the love between them was childishly honest - something that probably no longer exists this day and age.
Curious surfing let me to sites with negative reviews on the film. I guess... the negative comments stem from the writers' inability to comprehend why 2 people who supposedly love each other that deeply would hurt each other that badly. But that's the way love is, isn't it? Somehow, you always end up hurting the one you love most - intentional or otherwise. Furthermore... ever wondered if love isn't nothing more than a game? A power struggle between 2 individuals.
Also, it pretty much reflects how people get so caught up with the responsibilities of Life that everything just seems routine. Am pretty sure many ppl would have wished to do something really crazy in their lives. The couple in the film just took it one step further - actually doing the crazy stuff despite the repercussions.
Anyway, watch it... if you dare. Really ^_^
Another movie that's worth watching, The Changeling. A boy goes missing, a mother gets worried. The police "finds" a boy and returns it to the mother who is certain that he isn't her son. Excuses were dished out, lies covered up and eventually the mother was sent to a psychiatric ward in order to shut her up. Based on a true story. Kinda reflects how the world was, and how it still is imo. Bahhh kinda lazy to go into detail about the movie. Would have more to talk about if it wasn't for [Love Me If You Dare].
7:30am. Time for a little more anime then calling it.
Friday, January 9, 2009
01:04
We did it!!
Started the day off light with 25-man VoA then went on to EoE-25. Was mentally prepared that we'll spend hours wiping in there but perseverance paid off. Down goes Malygos!! Woohoo!! This means [Encore] has officially finished all avaliable WoTLK content at the moment, achivements aside that is!! Think we'll probably be doing OS-25 with 2 drakes on Sun/Mon. Can't wait to attain the title of "Twilight Vanquisher". Itz gonna be great ^-^
Was lucky enough to obtain Reins of the White Polar bear off the daily too. Mhmm... I wonder when will I ever have motivation to level Erulisse though. Quite a shame to simply cast her aside imo. Ah well...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
07:31
风往哪里吹
吹到海角天涯之巅
究竟为了谁
为谁再留恋
云往哪里飞
飞过千山万水之边
茫茫人海中
何处是停歇
刀光剑影 人心
看似终点 又回到起点
寻寻觅觅 人间
在你怀里 我沉睡到永远
命运的手 推我向前
我随你而遥 随你而飞
爱恨纠结 难分难解
又何苦再缠绵
等待了你 誓言了我
既然要追寻 又何必后悔
天上一天 地下万年
终究是残念
心静如止水
恩怨情仇过往云烟
怎奈风已去 山河日月变
失去一切 却只有你一直在我身边
我赢回一切 却再也无法共婵娟
From the movie [风云决]. I first heard it at The Cathay, when the trailer of [风云决] was shown on the huge screen in front of the concessionaire stand. Since then, it never left my mind, for reasons I'm unclear of. It was a considerable time after that I managed to watch the movie - decent film, but no biggie.
Anyway well... just felt like linking it.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
06:14
風のうた Kaze no Uta (song of the wind) by Minako Honda, ending song of the anime Hunter X Hunter. Beautiful song, wonderful voice. One can really just drift off to sleep listening to it. I don't understand the lyrics totally either, but that doesn't matter. Thatz the beauty of music - it touches the soul in a mysterious way. Now take a short break from what you are doing, close your eyes and simply... listen. Enjoy.
Monday, January 5, 2009
22:36
07:53
Mhmmm I'm supposed to go to sleep, but here I am typing yet another entry & listening to more stuff from my "Alternative & Punk" folder lol. Tbh, the stuff I have in there is probably classified wrongly but fck it. As long as I like it. Yeah am pretty guilty of labelling things myself.
Anyway... [Chocolate]. Itz a shame that the dvd my bro lent me only came with chinese subtitles. Blahhh I can barely read chinese so I guess I was simply watching the action w/o understanding the speech. Not that it matters though. Itz an action movie afterall. No words needed when fighting takes place. But itz kinda annoying that I actually understood the parts in Japanese better than the Thai parts with subs.
Mehhh am a failed Chinese. Can't even read my mother tongue properly (even when I watch anime with chinese subs I actually spend more time listening to the dialogue than reading the subs - pretty pathetic ehz?).
Friends have told me that the star of the movie, Yanin Vismistananda (Jeeja), is the female version of Tony Jaa. After watching it, she reminds me more of Jacky Chan instead. Her moves, though impressive, lack the raw power that comes with Tony Jaa's fight scenes. Looks too choeographed imo - much like the stunts in Jacky Chan's films. Doesn't mean that I ain't impressed. Martial arts have always impressed me, though I never had the determination (and energy) to actually take up one myself.
Anyway, I managed to catch [Ong Bak 2] on Sat. Can't wait for the nxt part to come out.
As expected, it consists of loads of really cool fight scenes. I wonder how the hell Tony Jaa manages to move the way he does. His fight style seems kinda deadly though - itz like alot of bone-breaking, throat crunching... haha yah perhaps those aren't the right words but heyz, itz 7:40am. The sun is up and I'm entering hibernation-mode soon, so there. Speaking of martial arts, I've always thought of taking up Thai boxing. But considering that it'll take tons of energy & hours, I nvr actually went ahead. Besides, if I actually did go ahead, think I'll end up with alot of broken bones. Bad idea *shudder*.
Another martial arts movie that I've watched recently is [Ip Man]. omg Hiroyuki Ikeuchi is so darn good looking in the film - look @ those gorgeous eyes manz (and that bad boy look). Further random surfing revealed why I found him so familliar. He was playing a student in the drama, [Great Teacher Onizuka] and yeah I had the same /drool reaction when saw him in that too. Bahhh, now that sounds just bimbotic. Wonderful, just the tag I like hanging ard my neck =.=
Starring Donnie Yen, another powerhouse in terms of martial arts films, itz about the life of Ip Man (duh) aka Bruce Lee's master. Before this, I never even heard of Wing Chun before - wtf lah, I don't even know much about the different types of chinese martial arts. The "common" martial arts avaliable in Singapore are like Taekwondo, Karate & Judo. Thatz about all I've been exposed to. That simply means I've seen ppl practice it, not that I've done it myself. My dad does karate & judo so yeah I've pretty much seen how it works. Ah well... anyhow I briefly read about Wing Chun on
wikipedia and the supposedly origins are pretty interesting.
Developed by a woman, practiced by peeps of both gender. Mhmmm I wonder if thatz true. Considering the role of women in the old-chinese society, it seems pretty unlikely that the common folk will give a woman recognition, much less embrace whatever she has created. Then again, itz legend.
The end. Abrupt it is, I can't type further. The bed beckons.
04:41
Just finished playing a few GH2 songs on the PS2 and now my wrist hurts like hell. Mehhh think am outta practice. I can't even get past the intro for Avenged Sevenfold's
Beast and the Harlot on Hard difficulty - and I
used to be able to do so. It kinda sux... that reflexes aren't as quick as they used to be, and I seem to be having more problems concentrating than before. Perhaps coz my brain's trying to process many thoughts @ the moment - trying to make sense of things, to come to a conclusion, to forget. Too much brain power involved.
Age catches up u know? The older u get, the more retarded ur brain becomes. Degenration of cells probably =.=
Pffftttt now am even having problems getting my fingers to tap the keys properly. Perhaps I shld sleep? But itz just like... 3:30am ffs. Ain't really my style to sleep so early. "
We only come out at night, the days are much too bright." - that line frm Smashing Pumpkins' "We Only Come out At Night" serves me well. Way too well. Bright light annoys.
Mhmm and that leads to me watching the video of
The Beginning Is the End is the End.
Smashing Pumpkins is a really great band imo, but as it isn't pop, like all other non-pop music, one gotta actually like such stuff to like such stuff. Makes any sense? Anyway it not only comes with a tune that pleases my ears, it comes with interesting
lyrics too.
Is it bright where you areHave the people changedDoes it make you happy you're so strangeAnd in your darkest hour, I hold secret's flameYou can watch the world devoured in its painThatz the chorus. And yeah, if u're wondering... that song's frm [Batman & Robin]'s soundtrack.
Come to think of it... what the fck does "mainstream" mean anyway? Stuff thatz played on the radio? Stuff that the general public listen to (coz they don't know better)? Blahhh... even music is classified. Humans just need to classify stuff to have a sense of order huh? Classification: nothing more than the mother of discrimination.
Hmm... where is this post leading to manz? I had fully intended to upload something that sparked my interested on New Year's Eve - and it became yet another humanity slamming thread. Arrrgghhhh perhaps I wld be happier if I get those kinda shit outta my system. You know, learn to just conform and learn to enjoy all that pretense. *sigh* Just ain't that mentally stable rite now. All those thoughts still slamming my brain against the skull wall. Why the fck am I even affected in the 1st place I wonder. Don't I ever learn?
Ah well ~ pictures.
Taken from Changi airport's male toilet (yah yah I entered the male loo, stfu already). Well anyway I was curious when Malao went to the loo & told me about this sticker of a fly on every single cubicle. I just
had to go take a look for myself aight? And of coz... take pix to chronicle my little "discovery" - though itz no biggie since more than 1 million ppl would have seen it already.
Does look like a real fly, doesn't it? rofl.
Back to music. Am keeping my mp3s running, and right now I don't give a fck that the volume is kinda loud for this hour. 4:01am. Mhmmm am on my "alternative & punk" playlist so I guess it isn't that bad huh? Could be worse. Could be the awww-so-noisy metal. Let's not go into the misconceptions the general public have of that genre or this entry is gonna last another hour or so.
Join Me by H.I.M (His Infernal Majesty). Nice tune, nice video, pretty good lyrics though I kinda wish it isn't about love so much. Whatz it about that human emotion that deserves it being mentioned in every single genre?
We are so youngOur lives have just begunBut already were consideringEscape from this worldThat was my favorite verse when I 1st heard the song years ago. It applied right then. But now that I ain't "so young" anymore... I guess the best line is "
This life ain't worth living". Pretty much summarizes my state of mind. But no song beats Metallica's
Fade To Black. That like totally reflects how I feel. Just
read it and tell me if it isn't true. And yeah those are the lyrics that I have on my side scroller for the now defunct
Contradictory Ramblings.
Mhmm u know, if one day I ever get/borrow an electric guitar, it'll be solely to play that song. Manz... I can really listen to it over and over again. Right have I've only managed to do the bass part of the intro & that's already gave me considerable trouble due to my short fingers. Doesn't help that I only have SubZero, my classicial, with me & I don't play him that much now so the strings aren't exactly "seasoned". Maybe I shld just, u know, ignore the pain & practice till my fingertips bleed. lol, won't be the 1st time that itz bled anyway.
Besides, as I've mentioned a thousand times before, physical pain is just superficial... isn't it? As quoted from Goo Goo Doll's Iris "When everything feels like the movies, you bleed just to know you're alive". I can no longer even keep track of how many times I've done so to remind myself that my heart still pumps blood thru' my veins. I no longer do it now though. The temptation is immense, more so at certain times, but I shouldn't, really. The saddest part is, perhaps all that is what I wanna feel, not how I really feel. Sometimes I wonder if the following verse frm the same song, applies more ~
I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
It sux, really. I know I'm alive. But I don't feel alive. And honestly I wish I'm dead. Then again... there's no certainty that death would be better, would it? The way I am, even if I die, I honestly doubt my soul will pass on to the afterlife. I'll probably be doomed to wander the world as a slave of Chemosh's.
"My faith is with the dead." - Mina, Amber & Ashes (vol. 1 of the Dark Disciple's Trilogy).
Anyway, to the ignorant, Chemosh is a deity from the world of Dragonlance. The god of death. Guess he's somewhat like the Satan of popular religion, considering that his constellation is a goat's head... and yeah he's of Evil alignment, opposing the Gods of Good. Mhmm... but if I simply have to worship a deity, it won't be him. It'll be Mina herself. Set apart from the Pantheon of Light and Darkness, the Goddess of Tears is of dual alignment - Neutral Good/Neutral Evil. Interesting part is, though she doesn't have sides, she's "bound by the edicts of the Highgod" and "exists as a counterpoint to herself" in order to "not upset the Balance of powers in Krynn's universe".
kk, thatz only something an AD&D player wld appreciate so I shall not continue on that path. Speaking of which, I just wish my AD&D mates will quit procrastinating & set up a seassion already. I can't wait to embark on a new campaign using 4th ed stuff. Not to mention, those few hours being someone else but Me, is a wonderful escapade.
Well... have finished up [Amber & Ashes] yesterday, and am currently putting the series on hold in favor of Raymond E. Feist's [Conclave of Shadows] trilogy. Not that I think itz gonna be potentionally more interesting. Itz just coz I borrowed the [Conclave of Shadows] from the library so I kinda have a deadline to meet. Arrgghhh I just realised, date due: 13th Jan 2009. gg, today is already the 5th. Much reading I would have to do to make it in time.
Bahhh fck this, am gonna go watch [Chocolate]. From the director of [Ongbak] and [Tom Yam Goong], am pretty certain itz gonna be good ^_^ Then I suppose my brain would have quietened down sufficiently by then to allow me to enter slumber. Will sort out the PS2 mess tomorrow.
Mehhhh I do need another tattoo.