My Tampoi…

I got my hand on this band’s album last nite. initially it was introduced by Max (thanx man :)) when he showed me a video of the band which i’m not sure wat’s the title.

Here’s a lil’ info about Relient K: Relient K is a Christian rock band that is part of the CCM culture. They are considered in secular circles to be part of the alternative, pop punk, Christian rock, and/or punk genres. They were formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio. These are the current members:

• Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar, piano (1998–present)
• Matt Hoopes – guitar, (1998–present)
• Dave Douglas – drums, (2000-present)
• John Warne – bass, (2004–present)
• Jon Schneck – guitar, banjo, bells, (2005–present)

This album that i’m listening to at the moment is their 4th album. for me, their music sound like Blink 182 cos there are songs which resembled punk rock genre. haha… even Adriano said that some of their music sound like The Click Five or even the Good Charlotte. well, i’m not here to compare them anyway.

And according to Max again, they did have 1 song (which i dun know the title or which album) which feature the voice from the band Switchfoot. at the moment, i’m still trying to get their self-titled debut album and their latest one called Five Score & Seven Years Ago.

Well, have a listen to it and u decide. and as for me, from the 1st song till the last it’s a blast. punk rock never sounded better and wat’s more when it’s does not contain explicit language.

cheers…

I just wanna jot down something here before i’m off to do my work…

Have been trying to do my corporate finance revision questions lately. seems like it’s not easy at all. see the questions also feel like wanna vomit blood. just dun know wat did it do to make me like it so much despite not knowing the subject in and out. anyway, corporate finance is never an easy unit to chew on. i prefer more on the investments and the money-exchange area.

Life is good for me so far. old frens have been brought back into my life. thank God for that. just look forward in life for me cos i dun like my past. can’t really say i dun like, just that have no memory about it.

And 1 more thing, i realised i rarely drop testimonial for my frens. not that i dun wan to cos me, this kinda thing require inspiration. seems like the inspiration haven’t hit me yet. it’s not like majority of the ppl’s testimonials are flooded not about the person but wit videos and flash videos. anyone who is longing for a testi, let me know and i’ll think about it.

cheers…

Wow, what a match! i felt so regret cos i’ve missed it. was suppose to stay awake to watch it but i thought i decided to sleep for a while around 1am in the morning but then overslept and only woke up at 5am when the whole thing is over. we were trailing 2-1 from the previous 1st leg and this 2nd leg was a sensational comeback. it is the 1st time in history for the team to overcome the loss in the 2nd leg.

Do check out the photo album for some of the memorable pics. here are some videos taken from youtube.com:

Highlights

Sir Alex’s interview after-match

More videos can be found here.

cheers…

I have a wonderful time after seeing my old fren, kenidy. went over to his place as a surprise for dinner which was masterminded by his sis.

Fyi, kenidy here was my classmate those day at st. mike’s since pri 4. he used to be a big sized guy but now a slimed-down married man. we last kept in touch was like in 2001 or somewhere there. but then, i do bump into him once in a blue moon at the bank where he works. he got married a yr ago without me knowing about it until like the end of last yr.

Despite a married man, he still who he is. still into the military stuffs and all that. but what i enjoyed most was doing all the catching up, which mostly he was the one asking how is this particular person doing and wat they’re doing. he seems to be completely cut off from the real world wit our other classmates. sounds like he was hiding in the cave all this while! haha…

Thank God i met the sis and decided to go to his house for dinner as surprise. if not, dun know until when will i see him again. not only that, food (cooked by the wife) was nice eventhough simple. actually wat kinda food served is not important, but the conversation both during the dinner and later on was good.

Well, this is a kinda feeling i din experience for a long time. besides, not alot of my classmates are around. most of them are scattered over geographically. so, have to appreciate it when we meet.

The feeling is different from seeing my ‘ex-classmates’. for those reading this, i’m not saying that i dun like to meet but the feeling is just not the same. yes, we can talk about now and future but wat do i know about ur now and future? i really aprreciate that i’m being treated and called as ‘fren’ but i couldn’t cos there’s nothing i know about them for the past 10yrs or so!

Even for some i know, i find it hard to converse wit them. wat more to say for those whom i never know of but they know me inside out. i just hope time is on my side so that i can compensate all that were lost.

Nevertheless, a great nite to remember for me. cheers…

I was searching thru the list and found out 1 of my fren has a photo of my kindergarten year in soft-copy. here it is:

I still remember my class teacher is Ms. Lee (not sure still miss or not). honestly, i do not know all of them who is in my class. and for fews, i can’t remember their names but only their looks.

Come to think of it, i wonder how the teacher was able to control the whole class not to move when the photo was being taken those days. imagine that time, i was the worse students cos i was very hyperactive. in the class, my teacher never let me sit wit my frens but will instead placed me besides her desk.

Not only that, i always kena detained back after class cos i never finish writing my ABC. it’s not that writing ABC was hard but i was playing while the teacher was on the board and we were suppose to copy it down.

Fighting? oh, it’s a must-do activity for me! it’s either i go wallup ppl or the other way round. still remember there was a time i went over to the kindergarten blue class (i was from the red, red means mighty!) and punched  a guy named Phang in the eyes. then the teacher from that class came and look for me.

Still, i wonder how my teacher was able to endured my hyperactiveness in class. not only teacher, the parents also complained to my mum all the time. if it’s not about fighting, then it’s some other disaster i caused. some i heard was like i tore off a student’s exercise book, break this or that and etc. it’s a long list…

All this kinda reminds me Dennis the Menace but at least i dun end up bringing disaster which endanger ppl’s life. haha…

Here’s something interesting which u can do if u happen to read this post. try to identify which one is me and who knows, u might get a reward.

cheers…

Lately once in awhile, i recalled my past. i can remembered clearly of all the good or bad things that has happened. of course, remembering the good things are always the best but wat about the bad things? bad things for me include failing my papers, getting into a quarrel and making a decision that was not correct.

I used to dwelled onto the past without faith. but not now. now is not the time to cried over my spilt milk, but to face it. i can’t just keep looking back for reference on everything that i’ve done wrong.

My faith has grown and i’ll put my trust onto Him. even if the decision i made in the future will be wrong, then let it be a trial for me. life is never beautiful without some fireworks.

My history will always be history and it shall not be use for an excuse of not moving forward but as a lesson in life.

cheers…

I’ve got my hand on this album like 3 weeks ago. as like any other Tiesto’s fan, was expecting alot from this album. even before it is officially release, there were rumours about this new album would be a disappointment to lots of ppl.

Not really an album that i’ll look forward to get but becos of his stature. overall, it cannot surpass the previous albums that he released. still, my personal fav would be: ‘in the dark’, ‘dance4life’ and ‘he’s a pirate’.

but for those die-hard fans, give this album a try cos wat i said is just my opinion. hope to see a better album next time from the trance maestro himself.

cheers…

In everyday life, we tend to always try to solve our problems wit our own will. despite having a great Father who’s been wit us, we somehow never turn to Him first but treating Him as a last resort.

This is wat i’ve learned tonite from the message by the pastor. not only that, i’ve gone thru it in my devotional as well from James 5:13-18.

I always try to solve my problems on my own most of the time. but when i failed, only then i turned to God. seems like He’s always the last person that i’ll seek upon to. it’s kinda like a normal reaction cos u’re unconcious about it.

I think it’s true to seek God first whenever u face a problem for He not only can guide u, but also giving u the peace of mind to think rationally. every problems given to us are just trials to see how strong is our faith to Him.

So next time if any of u encounter a problem, Pray First!

cheers…

Today, i’ve realised and learned something about ppl around me. sometimes it’s not always nice to have the emotions and feelings back, cos it’ll never be the same. just as the saying goes ‘time can heal everything’, but it also changes the behaviour of the ppl.

It’s not like i din make an effort to reclaim it back, but the changes are so drastically that i see there’s no point in making the amendment.  i  left them  when we’re just minors and now after so many years of separation, we finally met.

The feeling of excitement was not there but just responsibility to carry it out. for some, i never knew we were together from the beginning and there’re some which has something personal against me.

There’s always a saying that ‘cherish the things closest before they’re gone’ but not in my case. i’ve never miss them after leaving them till now. i think maybe bcos we’re just minor those days and we do not know much about wat the others are doing. now that we’re all grown-up, each has their own characteristics way different from when we’re just brats in those days.

I won’t use the term ‘friends’ for there so much thing i do know about them. but thank God, they still admit otherwise. i dun wanna lie and pretend that we are ‘friends’ for there is such a big gap in our growing up and learning process. i can’t use the past as the base of being ‘friends’. basically, it’s all about the past. and 1 day, the past will have to forgone for now is the present and the future we have to look forward to.

It’s just like the great time that i had wit them in memory has all been wiped out. but then, they were able to remember wat i’ve done. i’m not saying that i forgot them intentionally but the memory just doesn’t comes back to me anymore. all has been gone wit the wind.

Criticise me or hate me for wat i’ve said, cos i dun pretend. trying to get something back that i’ve lost is not as nice as i think. for me in the end, life goes wit or without them.

I cherish the frens that i have now. we go thru the ups and downs together and we learned so much. frens that i thank God for letting me to know them who bring hopes and encouragement into my life. but i never go thru wit them these things in life wit whom i’ve just met. for they were never there when i needed them so much.

I think honesty plays an important part here now. i seriously think there’s no way i can be close to them like when we’re minors unless we start all over again from square one and this takes time. if we start all over again, then maybe the term ‘friends’ will be back. for now, it’s just ‘ex-classmates’ and nothing more. the feeling of ‘losing a friend’ is not there for me to appreciate, that’s all.

cheers…

Born July 31, 1988 as a Christian rock musician. Dying for a Heart, was released on September 19th, 2006.
Krystal’s musical style has led many music critics to describe her as
"The Christian Avril Lavigne." Her music combines hard-edged rock with
smooth acoustic melodies. Krystal has gathered acclaim for her ability
to move from quiet soft-rock songs to fast-paced rock and roll anthems
without a hitch. Aside from positive Christian messages, her songs
mainly focus on problems facing teens, such as peer pressure and
pre-marital sex.

I’ll pay more attention to Christian artists who are in the rock genre. And how can i miss this gal when her style is described as Avril. From the album, the 1st song is enough to hold u down to listen to the whole CD. ‘The Beauty of Grace’ is the best for me at the moment.

Anyway, those of u who have not listen to her yet should give it a try. cheers…