Staring At The Sun

This evening i resurrected my electric guitar. Sweet memories of the past came flooding back.

Its an old 1999 sunburst coloured Gibson Epiphone with double humbuckers, Ernie Ball strings, and patented Strap Lock. It was the only decent electric guitar i could afford at that time and i loved it to death.

In many ways i still do. ....I remember spending all my free time in highschool jamming with me band mates at the jam studio.........Even at home i would never study. I'd just pluck on the strings or fry up some riffs with my amp and distortion at its max....... I also used to jump around with the guitar and the strap would keep falling off and so the Strap Lock became my best friend. If ur wondering wat i was doin jumping around with my guitar, i shall patiently explain....back then, there were 3 requirements to be a true rock guitarist.....1) Scream and/or growl like lead singers from heavy metal bands 2) Play cool and/or lightning riffs like Steve Vai/Slash 3) Jump like a monkey on ice

Back in the 90's i was into Guns n Roses, Metallica, Pantera, Soulfly, koRn, Rage Against the Machine and a host of pretty heavy bands....in fact, the 1st song i learnt to pluck on an accoustic guitar was Knockin on Heavens door....

As i polished the oxidation of my cables, my mind went back to 1998 when my band had a gig at the Civic Hall in PJ.......It was a Leo Club IU Event and the theme was Titanic....lol....anyways we played "Till I hear from you"-Gin Blossoms and "Israels Son"-Silverchair....it was a rush to hear the crowd cheer and the response!...we moved on to play a host of other gigs...those were the days....

Nowadays my life is just occupied with work and nothing else....often i find myself staring at the sun thinking of nothing but wonderinrg when the day will end or which customer i should visit next...weekends seem boring and lifeless....wat happened to the spice in my life and the enthusiam for the next day?....somehow i seem to have gotten caught in the web of deceit and disguise of the working culture here....My life isnt mundane or lifeless! Im full of energy and enthusiasm ! If i could hit the gym 5 days a week, swim 3 days a week, and walk an average of 5km a day in London, why cant i do it now ?....Damn right i can!....from now on im gona do sumthin bout it....

O shit, its way past sleeping time and i got a long day tomoro....I think i'll procrastinate for now...Cheers!

Gong Hei Fatt Choy !

Chinese New Year is finally here! So far ive had five rounds of salmon Yee Sang, countless bottles of Heineken and Tiger beer, too much Chinese tea and too little sleep.

For me, this year's celebrations was a trip down memory lane. Met up with Hongkie cousins whom i havent seen in years. Had dinner with old school mates working in US, Australia and Singapore. Every CNY, I make it a point to call up old buddies for dinner and drinks. For us, its a tradition. We ate in the same restaurants sitting in the same places! Its wonderful to see how well theyre doing in their careers. I know some other school mates who still play Counter Strike as a profession. Imagine playing the same pc game from 1998 till this moment!

Ang Pow collection was pretty good this year too!...wont say how much, but was enough to cover the booze...ahha...somehow i still miss British ale....oh well...but hey, its the new year!....i hope an pray that this year i'll be able to foster closer bonds with family, friends, and most importantly God...sometimes i get too busy and caught up with my own selfish ambitions and interests that i hardly take the time to pause and see how meaningless and mundane my life is without His purpose...often, I take for granted the people and possesions i have....so my goal this year is to strive for a purpose driven life whist making loadsa money!....for we know that money is not the root of evil, its the LOVE of money thats evil!....Cheers!

Wishing all my buddies and close friends the very best of 2006. May this new season be one of new discovery, stronger bonds, and hope for better things to come. Kampai!