Monday, November 22, 2010

Music Monday 4.

"racing down this lonely road of silence."

Humdrum Town - Theophilus London.



I have been addicted to this song for some time now. I think it's great. Especially when you listen to it at night. Somehow it just makes you think back of the day, and all the stuff that happened.
The rapping is great, he has really good lyrics. and the overall song is just very awesome.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Music Monday 3.

It's monday again people, so I've got a new song for you guys. and this one will make you feel like chilling at the beach.

You and Your Heart by Jack Johnson



what did i tell you? don't you feel like going surfing? haha.
the opening riff is just pure awesomeness. the moment you hear that riff you know that the whole song is going to be awesome.and that "Chill" vibe just continues throughout the entire song.

and the music video! who knew you can make a whole mv just of yourself surfing. I would say mr. Jack Johnson is probably the most relaxed musician I know.

this song is just perfect for times when you just want to sit back, relax, with an ice cold coke (or beer) in hand and just chill.

and maybe do a little bit of surfing.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Accidents Happen

So, most of you probably know/heard that i got into my first accident.
yeah, i'm fine. aletheia, nicole,shirin and jeremy, who were in my car at that time are fine too.
I thank God for keeping us safe and just protecting us in his arms.

so this is the story.

after an amazing service in G2, (good job annie, it was awesome! =D) me, shirin, aletheia, and nicole headed out to KK to pick up jeremy. we headed to becky's house, in damansara, for anton's birthday party. shirin said she had a GPS *shudder* so we decided to use to get to becky's house. aaandd that's when it all went bad.

the GPS led us to a pretty much the middle of nowhere. halfway through we realised that something must be wrong,because I don't remember having to drive through jungles to get to Damansara. So we switch the destination to The Curve (which is near becky's house). Shirin used that same coordinates before so it should work right? right?

well, it did in a way. it told me to keep driving straight, then turn right. and turn right again. oh and it said 76 km to curve. and that's when you know that you're really really really far away. by that time we were at Kuala Kubu Baru. which is hell far away from Damansara. so we followed the sign boards which said KUALA LUMPUR. so it should be the right way right?

well it was. except that it lead me though some forest. it was a two lane road. with absolutely no lights at all. so I reached a curve in the road. and then suddenly ZOMG! there's a lamp post in front of me! so I slammed on the brakes and turned my steering wheel left as much as I can.

picture is for illustration purposes only. 

so basically, I went up that triangle thingy down on the road then up again on a divider. those low ones with grass, not the metal ones, or I would be dead. so, the road I was on apparently had two lanes, one to turn left and one to go straight. but the line was faded so I couldn't even see it. it was pitch black darkness up to that one light so I thought left was the only way to go. oh and i think i drifted before i hit the curb (which shows that my awesomeness is even apparent in dire situations).

thinking back about it, I realised that;
  • if i hadn't turned the wheel enough, I would have rammed straight into that lamp post and that probably wouldn't end well
  • if i had tuned the wheel too much, my car would have flipped when i hit the curb. which also wouldn't end well.
so basically, what i'm trying to say is that, somehow, I managed to get the angle just right. enough so that i won't crash into the lamp post, but not enough to flip. and THAT is only possible with God's help. thank you god. 


I crashed in a place called Taman Tasik Teratai, in between the road from Batang Kali to Rawang. Yes, I have never heard of these places before either. shows how far away from civilization I was. also being in the middle of nowhere, it was kinda hard to get help. but I thank God for putting people in my life, who came all the way there to save me. Thank you guys =D. 

I went to make a police report after that, and man, that took ages. I was probably in there for 3 hours. and after that extremely boring wait, I got out with a RM200 fine. only reached home at 4am after getting my car to the workshop and all that. I crashed at 9-ish btw. 

so yeah, that's basically it. 

lessons I learnt;
  1. do not blindly follow your GPS in Malaysia.
  2. do not sign anything when you get out of the car. (had to pay RM550 to transfer the car. sigh.)
  3. do not boast about being uncrashable (because it will bite you back, hard.)
  4. when lost, do not hesitate to ask for help, and not assume you have everything under control.
  5. do wear your seatbelt all the time, because accidents can happen anywhere, anytime.

so once again, i'm fine guys. i only got a tiny scratch. everyone else is fine. thanks for caring and being concerned. 

pictures of my car is here

i don't have any pictures of the crash site yet, but i'll post it up when i get them.

that's it guys, peace out. 

i thank god for his hand of protection over me, keeping me from harm and taking care of me when i need him the most. i thank god for giving me people who ran to my side the moment i needed help. i thank god for keeping me alive. amen.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Music Monday 2.

It's monday again! so it's time for another song.

WHO KNOWS, WHO CARES by LOCAL NATIVES.


Wow, where do I start? I'm in love with this song.
the haunting vocals with beautiful harmonies, the strings in the build-up, the part where the drum suddenly goes hyper, the awesome bridge, the ending. this song is just beautiful.

what's it about? I have no idea.
probably about living your life the way you want it.
but really, who knows and who cares right?

just listen and enjoy the song.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Music Monday 1.

Hey sup' guys?
this will be my first MUSIC MONDAY post.
what's MUSIC MONDAY you ask?
well, from this week onwards, I'll post a song on my blog every monday.

and this week it's RUNAWAY by KANYE WEST
so Kanye, I'm really happy for you, but you have one of the best videos of all time.

okay not really. but it's is a really nice song with a really nice music video.



I'm really addicted to this song.
from the opening piano notes, right to his rapping. I think it's a brilliant song.
and the ballerinas are graceful and really magnificent just to watch.
one thing though, they just kinda appear out of no where. what's up with that Kanye?

the music video is actually from his short film, also called Runaway.
it's about 30 mins long, and I'd say it's a masterpiece (somewhat).



somehow, I don't think watching the movie will make the music video any more understandable though.
I'm not kidding, even in the movie ballerinas just run into the room from no where.
It's still awesome though.