Saturday, January 17, 2004

Remind me to post the dream up here. it was simply surreal.

And trust Westlife to cover yet another song, Barry Manilow's 'Mandy'....'you came and you gave without taking...'. When I heard that song with its distinctive I--- VI--IV-- V---- progression, I was like, man, Westlife's finally got a great song going eh? it was so oldie 70 soft-rock, trust them to do that!
I should've known better! Of course it was soft-rock, because it was originally Manilow's! To think I was so stupid to expect such great things out of Westlife. hah.

Quite sad now. oh mannnn come on girl...

Friday, January 16, 2004

Today (Friday) has been one of the best days of this hols after a long time. it was just wonderfullish.
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anyway, ...
Gangwei's new song is really good. ask me to send it to you if you see me online. it's called 'limbo', it's nicely jazzy but very post-modern as well. man it's absolutely radioheadish.

until i get writer's block.

i couldn't sleep wed night. just had jay chou in my head all day long, trying to write a song, trying to think, trying to feel, and breathe. but it wasn't coming. there's something about your 'superego' that criticises you all the time, saying 'this is lousy' or 'this is from that so-and-so song' and all that that in the end, you end up with nothing, in terms of material. it's really damn irritating. that's the problem about thinking too much. it's great to think, but when you get to a point where everything seems to be derived from everything else, and when everything's just notes, it's a crazy mad world then. hooks are organic!

i made a commitment to live for God again, not for pleasure or for music or for fun, so help me God to live for that, for You.

met amanda yesterday, talked a bit. she'S all pinkish and maddish. haha. went to chinatown to eat, food street. great stuff. esplanade later on to write songs and sing-along. didn't get anything done, but it was nice just walking around looking at all the lovebirds with darren.

i just decided to turn to God. to turn to Him. to turn wholly to Him. Seek Ye first and the rest will be added unto you as well. it's so simple, why couldn't i grasp it? why? i've been away for too long. i've forgotten all the times in school when praying and loving and hoping and then giving thanks produced a much better life, and a much better outcome than simply living a life of mindless, meaningless day-to-day seeking of pleasure. things work out better. songs get written. conversations flow much more easily. everything is more beautiful because God is there with me. not just in the background, but there. ask, and then pray, and give thanks, sense where He's leading me.

that's the thought for the day. haha. ac days. (oh nvm).

shopped with nic, jing, mel today. pretty fun. first time i'm out with so many girls, eh. went to buy some clothes (girl's clothes, of course, for them, not for me). ate at scotts. played pool at mambo, man. i realised why my pool sucked so bad the last time. it's because of the grip! hold the cue with the whole hand, not just two fingers! the whole hand! let it caress there! yesh!!! okay nvm i realised that and whacked nic like 4 balls or something, it's great! yeah! jolene never recognises me now, idiot. she probably thinks i'm wen en or osmething. haha what a dunce+) oops. now all the ac guys are going to kill me but who cares, they're in army and i'll be in scdf. haha.

but today was fun. went to this little cool cafe called the cafe at taka, it was really nice. with nice seats and nice coffee, though it was a bit bland. but it was very fun. shopping at tang's, especially, and wisma.
But no, it was the crowd. it was a nice company. nice to see nic again, coz she's so confident so you can just bitch and tease and talk and banter without being afraid she'll be sensitve and stuff. and jing's a good talker esp when it comes to fashion. man what's a graphic tee. haha. mel's the usual softie, esp when it comes to teasing her abt you know who. haha. what a nice crowd. =) so cool.

and besides, i'm setting up a new side-column for my regular columns, for those who're too sick of listening to my life story.


Wednesday, January 14, 2004

I am undergoing writer's block now. Just can't get a song done. wanna do some jazz.

on this comments board, if you've ever heard my songs, just post which one you consider to be your favourite. if u haven't listened to any, then don't reply. thanks.