Egon is missing :(

Fucking tired man. I just wanna give it all up. Maybe I should.

Pearl Jam!!! Argh!!!

Every morning. Past 3 days.

Drop the Leash! We are Young! Get out of my fucking face!

I miss the old Tiramisu. I guess everyone is too busy and caught up with their own stuff that rock is as rolling as it used to be before. Everything's so corporate now. the spirit of indie is slowly dying. Sigh.

Here we go!!!!!

Maybe I should start blogging again. Nah....not yet. Too lazy. LAAAY ZZZZZ!

Hi guys, I have 2 iPods for sale. Reason selling is cause since I started riding, I don't listen to mp3s anymore.

1) iPod photo. 20 gb. Comes with skin, targus remote control and firewire/USB cable. The original cable my cat got into it and it's gone so I got a brand new one. This one a bit old. Around 1 year I think. Can't member. But everything is still new. No scratches cos I leave it in the skin.

2) iPod Video. 30 gb. Comes with USB power adaptor and camera connector. This one is brand new. My dad got it for me but he didn't know I already had one. But I itchy finger go open it up cos I wanna try the video :P. But the earphones are still intact in its plastic.

I'll be auctioning it off cos I dunno what's the market value for 2nd hand pods. So just email me your price bid (aka how much you willing to pay) to wyxmm@singnet.com.sg

Starting price will be

1) $150 for iPod Photo and
2) $250 for iPod Video

Will let u guys know the results thru email. Thanks!

Literati III

Words and language have long been used as mediums of expression, standing alone in stanza and prose or collaborating with music and visuals to affect both sense and mind. Yet in this fast paced world, the meaning of words gets lost and become empty in a contextual void which exists in day to day conversation, and that is what Literati hopes to remedy by placing the spotlight on the word and it's power to move you.

Context will be the highlight of this event, in which we will line up wordsmiths from different avenues in one intimate performance of poetry, story and song. We hope that through this showcase, we may be able to demonstrate the indomitable presence of words not simply by its existence in our mundane exchange of information, but in forms which are profound and stirring.

This round of Literati will present Dominic Ng, Ruby Pan, Teng Qian Xi, Russell Tan, Donald Pan of Nuance and Amanda Tee.

Organized by Platform (The Label).

For more info, please visit our website: http://www.platformthelabel.blogspot.com

Date: 27th January 2007, Saturday
Time: 4pm
Venue: Books Actually
125A Telok Ayer Street
Singapore 068594
5 min walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT (exit G)
Admission: Entry by donation
Contact: plasticblackspecs@hotmail.com
91813142 / 62211170


The next Literati will be held on the 7th of April 2007 at The Singapore Art Musuem.
Do check www.platformthelabel.blogspot.com for updates

Performer’s Info:

Dominic Ng
Dominic has been heavily involved in the theatre scene back from his home country, Malaysia. He managed to clinch the title of the best actor of Malaysia under-18 in the year 2004. Since then he helped the Bangsar Actors Studio as a crew for a short while before arriving here in Singapore to become a full-time professional actor. He currently studies in LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts. He's taking a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.Ever since stepping into Singapore, he has worked with renowned directors from around the globe such as Leith Taylor, James Kable, Samantha Scott Blackhall and Terrence Crawford, among many others.

Ruby Pan
Ruby Pan is a trainee teacher at NIE. When she is not learning to be a Native English Speaker, she writes and performs - she has appeared on the Mr Brown Show.Com. Ruby is also a member of Migrant Voices, a non-profit organization that seeks to platform the voices of migrant workers through the arts.

Russell Dominic Tan
A 21 year old undergrad majoring in English Literature in NUS. Russell who enjoysmusic, reading and writing poetry in his free time intends to pursue teaching as a career upon completion of university.

Teng Qian Xi
Teng Qian Xi's first collection of poetry, Eye and Tongue, will be published next year . Her writings have been published in QLRS, Softblow, the London Underground, and Today, among others. She was the publicist for the recent cinema release of Singapore GaGa, directed by Tan Pin Pin. She will be returning next year to Columbia University to finish her degree in comparative literature.

Amanda Tee
She may be only 17 years of age - but with a couple of years' experience, she will not disappoint. In her songs, she makes it a point to find a comfortable compromise between the realms of words and melody. After all, they can very much compliment each other. Her songs aren't perfect, but she tries. So don't miss your chance to catch her belting out songs that can take on a more emotional expression. 'If music be the food of love, play on!'

Donald Pan of Nuance
Donald Pan is a member of Nuance. An intelligent song-writer, his evocative and smoothly crafted lyrics flow like poetry, equally matched by beautifully haunting tunes. Nuance’s music is hopeful and optimistic, with acerbic and premonitory undertones. Exploring current affairs and testament inspired messages, their music is fodder for philosophical discoursers and inspires travel to utopian faraway lands. Literati will be Donald’s first solo performance.

I just changed a tyre last night in the rain. No joke man. And it's been raing everyday! What a way to waste away the week while the office is close. Damn it! Can't even ride.

Check this out.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/061228/5/singapore249341.html

I think....I'll tell you what I think when I have the mood. The rain isn't helping.

And now there's a hole in my pocket AND my butt. But the ride is still sweet.

WAAHAHAHA!!!!

Man! I totally forgot that I did this till I saw it. hahahaha!!!!

www.SuperIllegals.blogspot.com

Constantly being screwed over and over again. Try to do something different, something for others, and they are only interested in two thing. Self-glorification and that measley few dollars. That's why you see the world failing, the music industry being in the shits it is and businesses all over the world fake smiling at everyone. The golden age has come and comebacks is the new thing. Everyone's just riding and surfing till it's over saturated like a pack of fats. And in the end, the old that becomes the new becomes the old again and the new never gets to grow old. The Man has became the bastard and a bitch. There is no true spirit anymore. The indie has became mainstream. The mainstream has become pop, and the pop becomes ridiculed and forgotten. Globalization within Corporation without cooperation. The system is breaking down. The only safe place left is nowhere, not even inside your head. Hence the noise. The loud, intense, fortification of noise. The constant sound over the nagging that won't go away.

Franz Ferdinand or The Killers.

Leave your comments and why.

Mojo just gave birth. She wouldn't let me leave her side during her whole labour trip. I had to sit next to her or she would call after me and leave her nest. Thru her delivery, she constantly looked for me for moral support. Couple of strokes and she'll go back delivering. 3 hours and 4 kittens later, all is well. Every single one of them survived. The only one that looked like the dad was already acting like him after a short feeding. Curled up away sleeping. I may be broke, have a shitty job am gonna have to worry about what I'm gonna do with the kittens soon and I know I should have spayed the cats but right now I don't care. There isn't happiness. There is joy.

Egon's looks of concern

Like father like kid

Mojo's proud look

The delivery nest. Next to Stairway to Heaven

Click for larger image

Flea.Fly.Flo.Fun.

Come on down to HOME Club every 3rd Saturday of the month for an Indie Eclec-tric Flea Market brimming with tunes from up and coming local bands and sweet, sweet rocking indie music from our very own sweetmusic.fm collective.

Featuring this October, we present a flea market galore, local bands 'T.H.E. (Thusly Henceforth Ergo)', 'The Oslo Castaways' and 'Sleeve' and 'sweetmusic.fm' at the console

Flea.Fly.Flo.Fun.
Indie Eclec-tric Flea Market
sweetmusic.fm
Local bands*: T.H.E. (Thusly Henceforth Ergo), The Oslo Castaways and Sleeve
21st October 2006, Saturday. 4pm - 10pm.
HOME Club
20, Upper Circular Road
B1-01/06, The Riverwalk
Singapore 058416
Free Entry
Happy hour till 11pm
*Band performances starts at 6pm
Enquires: Flea.Fly.Flo.Fun@gmail.com

sweetmusic.fm:
sweetmusic.fm is an established Internet radio station based here in Singapore. A collective of DJs who assign themselves names by color, this team serves up an eclectic mix of indie rock and alternative tunes to rock the floor with style and humor. Listen out for mashed up tunes that will change your perspective of certain tracks and their heritage.

sweetmusic.fm will bring you indie rock with a different slant, their wide range of influences and various members and contributors prove that more can also be just that, more. Get ready for some sugaré brown, white, yellow, maroon, gold, blue, black and green, whatever color of the rainbow you should choose, these guys are prepared to dish it out.

Band Info:

T.H.E. (Thusly Henceforth Ergo)
Hailing from different walks of life, a group of people have come together to form T.H.E. Infusing their different influences into the band, T.H.E is a melding of a range of sounds, expressions and personalities. It also contains a broad range of sense of humour, some in unsalvageable levels. If you're into indie pop, alternative and the sorts, they're the ONE for you. Thusly, you should catch them in action as they hype up the stage with their music. Henceforth, it will be a great experience. And ergo, you will buy them drinks after they finish with their sets.

The Oslo Castaways
The silence engulfs.

We are The Oslo Castaways. (Formerly Known as The Subway Stars)

Hailing neither from Norway or the sea, the reference to Oslo wishes to encompass the beauty of Oslo. Of the long days and of the Northern lights. Of the waters and fjords. Of the tranquil and peace. And of being cast away from this place. A sense of longing and grief. Regret, despair, negativity.

This four piece indie rock act wishes to instill in their listeners an understanding of what they want to portray. More often than not, people try to put themselves in other people's shoes, trying to feel what they feel, without even understanding the root of the problem. An understanding is what they seek, at the very least.

Sitting. Standing. Waiting. You know what it's like to wait forever.

Sleeve
Formed in July 2005, Sleeve is a quintet producing original music that, according to listeners, is deeply melancholic and emotional. Our members have varying influences ranging from the music of Radiohead, to old school Malay rock. On the whole, the different playing styles of each member complement each other to personify a sound that is essentially unique to Sleeve's identity. Sleeve draws inspiration from true life experiences and emotions, making it easy for listeners to relate. We are currently working on our new single "Bound" and hope to release it on CD soon after.

Excellent. I have $4 left for the rest of the month

Excellent. Just excellent. My glasses just fell into the toilet hole (not bowl) and I'm now blind without a spare except my old broken one. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Happened while I was showering and my glasses was in the sink. The shampoo fell into the sink, hit the glasses, *bounce!* fell right into the hole. Why is there a hole? Cos the water doesn't go thru the cover so I had to open it. Damn it!

The hole with cover.


The culprit


Boink! Into the black abyss of yuckiness.

My pathetic sight saver

Argh! The agony! But can't helped it, there's nothing else on TV and if I sleep I won't be able to wake up in time for work like yesterday. If you're up at 6am, check it out, then you can bitch with me. What happened to Yan can cook?

"Camera man, can you hear me?" Camera nods. "No? Too bad." Arghh!!!!!