My dad is a rockstar

As i was at work yesterday..

*troot troot*

The number showing up on my cell shows that its Papa calling me up..

"hello?"

"syan, u coming tonight?"

0_o?

"erm, aaa....where to again?"

"My office lah, kan ade battle of the bands!! u are coming tak?"

"aa, what time does it start?"...l
et it be known here, that im in slight disbelief..dad..ajak me tgk battle of the bands?....isnt that uber cool!!!!!!

"8 pm....so u coming?"

"erm, depends on what time i get off work..ill call u later to confirm k papa?"

"right2, later then"


herm..thinking back...

Mum did mention once, that back when he was a student at UPM, he use to be active in all these seni activities..keroncong and what not....not sure whether he was part of a band or not, never rili asked..

mebe he was an aspiring rockstar?

who knows..

and oh, yeah, he was not shaking hands with the RM(u UTP people knows what it stands for) like body in UPM either..not enemies, just not best friends..apparently they accused him of bringing in all these negative influences with keroncong and stuff......yeah, he was the gangleader..;p..

maybe, years after, seeing his kids doing stuff like music and photography, prolly reminds him of his younger years...
he was an artiste, drew a spectacular drawing of Tunku Abdul Rahman, and painted it beautifully...the painting, as i remember it ..is still intact, safely kept by my granny in Pasir Puteh...a testament that her son, my dad, has talents hidden inside, underneath the formal attire and stare he usually wears..

yeah, dad was an avid photographer too..i remember him having this old film camera, with all the bells and whistles..Yashica i tink the brand was...time blom kenal ape itu flash gun dan sebagainye, dad was already shooting away, making snap art, and then retired..

ive set a goal to myself, when i work, when ive got a job that is stable and income that is usable, id get him a camera, he wouldve probably be retired..so mebe a camera would give him a hobby..
lets pray for a rezeki that is luas..

yeah, im thinking...pretty cool gak rupenye my dad..i mean, i tot he was cool before, now, its just uber cooler..hahaha

lets hope ill be just as cool as he is when i have kids..God Willing

how kewl do u think ur dad is?
lets leave a shout out for cool dads everwhere!!!!

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waiting for my Minolta 50mm 1.7 to arrive at my bro's plce in NZ..then itll be another 2 weeks or so to reach Malaysia into my hands..hope its in good condition..super rare lens now that Sony is releasing its new line in the States..and all the good stuff are sold on Ebay there..

update on wishlist 2008 from earlier post

2) what i would like to own by the end of 2008
a. A DSLR (tak lama dah nih, insyaAllah)------aquired!!
b. electric guitar..my semi is sounding positively unworthy for my rock inclined ears...
c. expensive shoes. Before this always wear cheap ones...sayang to buy expensive ones because afraid ill wear em out too fast because of the daily walks to lecture..
d. A Tag Heuer or Tissot or setaraf watch.. I appreciate well made timepieces...
e. A tennis raquet...So that i dont have to pinjam orang len nye everytime I want to go play ;p


ive scouted item d. on the list...and whoa..crap..good expensive..id settle for some well made ones..apparently, with some luck, can get it for discount with a help from a certain person *wink wink*...

conclusion?...save duit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

have a nice weekend everybody
cheers

My right eye...it..twitches

Yes, read the above title properly...indeed, its twitching uncontrollably....
and its...weirdly annoying..

twitching..

my does it?..does it have a reason to?

last time it twitched........oh...

ic...

see, the last time it twitched was last year, whence simultaneous projects were due for evaluation during study week..yes..i remember..thats when the twitch came to life...

the twitch..sounds alive...

its twitching now..tp heran...look in the mirror, takmo twitch pula...(-_^")

mebe i shud give it a name..,,yes....a good solid name..

...and still yet to think of one...

..

no idea...

any suggestions?

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Today tried for the first time, shopping online..bid for something interesting..something susah nak cari here in Malaysia for that price...lets pray that its a good bid for a good item..

now, isnt that a mystery?

Currently listening to---> Get low- Flo Rida ft. T pain...old song but dang..grr grr grrr

@_@~~

Monday again...ngaaa...


wanting to update an entry here..but my brain is thinking of something else....

I fancied some good times come saturday...but somehow i was kept idling on other stuff throughout the whole thing...spacing out most of the time..

restless perhaps?

sunday too...so, what else to cure it than a good ol nap in the afternoon, after a hefty dose of briyani for lunch (thanks mum)..yeah2, i know its not good practice..but it was too tempting and i was looking for a pretty damn good reason to take a nap...

woke up later to feel...slightly better (the thought of Monday still jabbing at me)...

i'll lose friends if i keep spacing out like this..ngaaa..

need...good...therapy?



oh..would like to welcome someone ..

sir wahab juan pablo alejandro (did i get it right miss?)...welcome to the world..

may u open your eyes and see things people would go uuu and aaaaa over..;p..im guessing a flickr boom is on its way..hahahahaha



yeah, i know....back to work..no need to tell me thrice

have a nice day toots~

S.A.D

Interesting..

there's a day, invented by the westeners, once a year, to remind themselves to say words of love to whoever they are falling for..i guess they need reminding that they have something to say to their spouses or teman, something other than

"is food ready?"
or
"whats for dinner?"
or the ususal
"hunny......im hungry.."

Some see it as a day to be sweet and sugar coated for a day...for me, i think its marketing strategy..really, if not when else can shops profit from all those heart shaped chocolates that no one seems to buy, or the huge amount of soft toys that seems to just be sitting there in their window..yes, i think its a marketing strategy wrapped around peoples feelings..


someone should invent a day like what i head on radio this morning
Single Awareness Day....acronym being...S.A.D...(-_-")
14th celebrates Non-singles, so what the heck, make 15th a day for us singles to have fun too!!!

Wear a black tie no that day or samting if ure a single guy looking..
for the girls wear a red bow or samting on their dress that day..

when these people go out for a stroll and see fellow S.A.D celebrator, they be thinking
"yep, im not alone today...i have my fellow S.A.D's with me.."
im thinking, it might even reduce the number of suicide cases..who knows?;p

Thank God this year, this year V-day is during a weekday..i remember a couple years back when it fell on a weekend..
jam like crazy...everywhere anywhere leading to a shopping mall..
1 hour bus ride from Putra Bangsar station to MV..wth..i think i can walk there faster..
so that was the first and the last i'll ever go out on such days......probably..

anywys, while newly weds and the likes are having reasons to buy stuff for their partners, i find it just a reason to get my creative juices flowing make something here....

-----{@

aww, aint that nice...

have a nice day..

Telling the blacksmith to bake a cake because he works with an oven

The boss is away, the person in charge after is also away...memandangkan deadline is getting too close for comfort, kerja-kerja semua di'tugaskan' to me..someone who can barely tell the difference from end to end..

incompetent?...

no.....more like inexperienced..and unqualified.....yet....

I can tell you the destination, but not how to get there..basically...





"How do u plan to pasang the dingdong to the watchamachallit when the *toot toot* is 12vDC while the *#*!)0384 is at 4 amps and 240VAC?"


(0_o)?

"..............., sumbat jer"




















Sekadar gambar hiasan..from The FAIL blog @ http://failblog.wordpress.com/

Its Lucille

I was lazy to hassle around with photoshop in the afternoon, was sleepy like heck..so here are a few that went through, the rest would inevitably rest in my private collection..maybe for future editing..;p





































all were taken at the following settings

Camera : A200/18-70mm kit lens
Focal length : 60mm
F number : F/36
Exposure time : 1/25
ISO : 100
Metering mode: Pattern
Exposure mode: Manual

all were ran thru photoshop for quick color mods..

and btw

deciding whether to continue with my flickr...its not as versatile as blogspot the way i see it..here i can write and put pictures all in one place, and its way more easier to organize...but its not as picture frenly in in terms of arrangement as flickr..

choices oh choices, why do u plague me...*sigh*...

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saw my guitar was starting to collect dust..poor thing, din have much of a chance to play her (yes, its a she, and it has a name..;p)..with work and Eton popping up between us, it seems we've become distant (aww, sappy2 mushy2..;p)....so i took it up and decided i would learn a song before the day is out..

thinking punye thinking, i settled on a song by James Morrison, The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore..beautiful song, for those of you who havent heard it..please do..and thanks to the person who introduced me to this song..its now the song i sing in the shower!!!!

it needed a capo on the first fret, but i played it without since my voice couldnt hit that high note anywys, and playing without it seemed to suit my smexy voice better..hahahaha

and so i was, singing away in my room..my browser on youtube with a video by Kokokaina on pause..have u heard her sing btw?

*drool*

anywys, for those who want the chords for the James Morrison song, and too damn lazy to search for it on the net, here it is, ill save u the trouble and paste it here.

James Morrison

The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore
Album: Undiscovered
Transcribed by Soch Hean

Capo 1st Fret

Verse:
C
I've been twisting and turning
Am
In a space that's too small
C. Am
I've been drawing the line and watching it fall
F C
You've been closing me in, closing the space in my heart
Am F C
Watching us fading and watching it all fall apart

Chorus:
F Dm Am C
Well I can't explain why it's not enough, 'cause I gave it all to you
F Dm
And if you leave me now, oh just leave me now
Am C
It's the better thing to do
F
It's time to surrender
Dm
It's been to long pretending
Am
There's no use in trying
C F Dm C
When the pieces dont fit anymore, pieces dont fit here anymore

Verse 2:

C
You pulled me under
Am
I had to give in
C
Such a beautiful myth
Am
Thats breaking my skin
F
Well I'll hide all the bruises
C
I'll hide all the damage thats done
Am F C
But I show how I'm feeling until all the feeling has gone

[Chorus]

Bridge:
G E
Ooh don't misunderstand
Am
How I feel
D
Cause I've tried, yes I've tried
F E
But still I don't know why, no I don't know why

I don't know why...... whyyyyyyyy!

[Chorus]

and in case ur wondering...

NO, its raining in the afternoons not because of my awful singing....;p

Apungan

Aku kebosanan..smalam petang aku bawak kamera ke luar rumah, duduk di tepi jalan..dan tunggu...tunggu...tunggu untuk kete lalu...nak try buat panning shot..

Punye lah lama tunggu, tapi yang lalu budak dgn basikal, dan makcik bwk anak jalan2, 2 subjek yang klu buat panning pon, tak ummpph...

abes nyamuk geget, feasting on my bare arms and ankles...
frustrated, i went back in..mebe its the holidays, sebab tu tk bnyk kete lalu kot...

Pagi tadi got a message from Toyek, apparently ade drifting event going on kat Stadium Shah Alam..

huh..

0_o?...

.....

0_o?!!


*kaching2!!!*..opportunity!!!! even though the clock wat showing it was high noon, matahari terik tak hengat, i still wanted to go!! biarlah klu terbako sket kulit, bile lagi nak jadi hitam (I putih if u tak tau)..miahahahhaa

Went for a shooting session with Eton and Kong..Toyek followed on suit slightly later...it was my first attempt doing panning, so the first few were either overexposed, or underexposed, or just rubbish...took me a while to get the settings straight..with the high heat and the smell of burnt rubber, rili started to get on my nerves when pictures din come out right..

anyhoo, here are some of the pics taken, unedited as ive just gotten them in the comp, mebe later tunite ill put em thru photoshop..



























































this post is just a heads up, ill edit this post later on, adding on the exiffs and stuff, God Willing..