Fork and Knife

The Birth and The Death of Day

2011-09-29T11:17:00.000-07:00

Tonight's been one of those nights. The ones that feel like a train speeding down your tracks, hitting you with a Bang. Or, as I imagine, an uppercut to the chin by Larry Holmes. Or, on contrast, when you realise you have to get over that 'one' person. Just cause.

Not that any of it has anything to do with tonight.
But, Am I Wrong?
Everything's reaching the end of my fingertips.
I feared the devils thats raging inside of me. I embraced the sins swelling inside of me.
I bust a gut washing away all my sins. I carried through with it. I won.

Yet....

All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone... those Explosions In The Sky

Favourite

2011-09-06T10:23:00.000-07:00

I am a giant, defiant Fuck You to them who feeds off the people who lives to please.
I plod over the curtains silhouetting the pleasers.

I am a giant, defiant Fuck You to the storm of judgements and perceptions thrown my way.
I write to entice your curiosity into heavier doubts.

That's where I stand.

Team Ghost

2011-08-19T12:08:00.000-07:00

This is my jam.

My thirst for shoegaze just had a major comeback.

Grindhoused

2011-07-22T17:24:00.000-07:00

ZING!! Ouch.

At least I know Im not the only one who feels that way. It's always nice to have a lil patience, just to wait for someone else to shove it up in the other's ass. Hah. Im a mothafakin genius.

Still, what used to be a clear flawless hollow crystal ball is now abused, tainted and cracked on its every inch of surface. All it needs is that little push, to shatter, just a little! Just do it, come on, let what's been brooding ominously inside burst out. COME ON!!

182

2011-07-22T11:21:00.000-07:00

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS AND THIS

=')

September 27th come NOW!!!

A Decade

2011-07-07T11:15:00.000-07:00

First mini, last-minute, reunion of the 6G St. Andrew's primary class of 2001 last night since, I think 8 or 7 years ago. Only a few days back did I realise its been...a friggin decade since I, or really, We have parted ways from that class. Gaddaymn. Brings back all the childhood memories of being a in a class of 40-ish number of kids. HAHAHA. Ato ramai kami seclass ah. All the main guli, main balloon sessions, nasi lemak ayam, pop mee, getting kicked in the shins, being super round, the teachers, the other classmates who couldn't make it, etc. were still imprinted in the back of our heads. It feels great to see them again and know where everyone is right now. The laughs and reminisce are great. Best of all, there wasn't a single awkward moment with them. Proves we all really go way back. Childhood for the win.

10 years and everyone I've reunited with still looks very much the same. Obviously 10 years older, but everyone's still very recognisable. Apart from weight, height, build or a goatee(apparently in my case HAHA), there wasn't a hint of unfamiliarity in our looks. Maybe its that we've spent 6 years straight in the same class with the same people from an age of about 6 till 11.

We'll be having another one soon where most of us can make it, or will be back in Brunei. And before some leaves Brunei.

Super excited.

Barely a quarter of our whole class:

Sally, Fahmi(hipsta udah), Tsen Yok Bin(cina cali hantap), Eric(orang buff udah)

(Brandon balik before this)

Andrew Wong(orang kurus berabis :O), Tracie, Yvonne, Rachel, Elli, Aisyah, Zaila

Can't wait to meet again very soon!

One Hell of a Light

2011-06-28T11:50:00.001-07:00

Sometimes, when you're lost in a dark winding path where the eyes allow only to see the wretched and grim ahead of you, well sometimes it only takes a comfortable group of very familiar faces known from what feels like eons ago, put in a room or just a night out. Thats all it takes for the blind eye to see a light that has always been shining for what seems like forever.

These past days and nights have been a gentle solace to my heavy heart and mind. Sitting around them with conversations of the past calls to mind the greater memories. Bad or good, those times many years ago were ones that couldn't pass putting a smile on any of our faces. I mean, we literally grew up with one another. Even if we didn't live under the same roof or next to each other, we did grow up together. It was us against the world, once upon a time. No one gave a fuck about the outside.

I've never looked upon reminisce with a greater insight than I have ever before. Tuesday night, was one hell of a night, for me at least. Well, the whole of that day basically.

An honest laugh, an honest share of laughter, thats something I haven't had in a long time.

Fuck being under the influence of a higher echelon state of mind, it can't get the better of honest conversation, honest bonds and again honest laughter. As much as anyone says it's only an advancement to reality, but in reality, they never realise their denial that it's an escape or a path astray. Sadly that will always be a blind eye to anybody. I, have seen past it. I dare you to say otherwise. I really do. I'd throw any of that "Shit" away if it's what it takes to knock sense into you if you do say otherwise.

So Tony, as much as I respect you, but "Remember when..." is never the lowest form of conversation. Forget now, Im looking forward to the tomorrows where we'd just again, like a buddy of mine keeps saying nowadays, lakastah melayan buduh, while we still can.

Last Known Surrounding

2011-06-24T23:16:00.001-07:00

Explosions In The Sky's first ever official video. Get ready for psychedelia.

AHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

2011-06-24T01:31:00.000-07:00

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA...

HAHAHHAA

HAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHISDFAJKHBSGSBGASDIBGAS;LKBGVSDKG

SIAL EH, OVER WAHHHAAHAHHAHAHHA!!

Still Alive, Who You Love

2011-06-20T12:54:00.002-07:00

The world's society's been rubbed down to a shiny minuscule nub. Held together, but only just, by a pretentious 21st century interpretation of the information superhighway. A highway, conjoined as an infinite loop, so obstructed by the plague of social media. A medium where freedom of speech was raped into a new lesser, mindless approach form of confrontation. Confrontation. Or so it's meaning that we understand by in this generation. The times are truly changing.

This road is tampered by freshly melted tarmac and rubbish. Scorched and littered by those ignorant fucks who take pride in their own ill-informed douchebaggyness. Leave us staring down the barrel of your smoking guns. It's cocked and it's loaded. The trigger's a perfect fit for a middle finger. Now just fucking cause this massacre upon us already. We're not ready. But who gives a shit about it right? For the rest of us, at least we'll go together.

There's more life and colour in a Kubrick or a Hitchcock classic than living reality in this era.

Just ride the waves, they say, but all I see are these never ending tide of fucking tsunamis.

Lets just leave it all to the higher power of our minds.

"settle past a patience where wishes and your will are spilling pictures, water’s running through in the valley where we grew to write this, this scripture:

never gonna break
not for a part in any gamut of the dark"

The Six String

2011-04-04T07:56:00.001-07:00

Terribly missing my acoustic guitar right now

Its like I left a part of my limb back in that ungodly land.

Sure, there's 3 guitars lying in here,

but none of it can compare to the aforementioned one.

The Wild Hunt

2011-04-04T07:54:00.001-07:00

There is a crow moon comin' in, well you keep looking out
It is the hollow month of March now sweeping in
Lets watch phenomenon's that rise out of the darkness now
Within the light, she is my storming heroine

An old machine's abandoned by the ancient racists and
I hear them hummin down below and hollow earth
Oh hell I guess I know no while I will go under to
But just for now, I let the spring and storm return

I left my heart to the wild hunt a-comin
I live until the call
And I plan to be forgotten when I'm gone
Yes I'll be leavin' in the fall

Yes, I'll be leavin' in the fall

swim good

2011-04-02T12:05:00.000-07:00

On a side note, with a new laptop, Im finally back at it, back in the music biz. (Y) Bringing my collection back up surely and slowly.

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

Sundance

2011-04-02T09:50:00.000-07:00

There are just so many good films coming out this year.

One's Im excited and looking out for;

Miral, Everything Must Go, Uncle Kent, The Imperialists Are Still Alive!, Hobo With A Shotgun, 13 Assassins, These Amazing Shadows(Documentary on National Film Registry and its greatest films of all time, ""Why would you save movies?" and I ask those people back, "Why do you save your family pictures?""), Source Code, The First Avenger, Green Lantern, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Thor and the list goes on.

I seriously need to get a hard drive for these and so on, since I lost all my not-so-small collection of movies, music and pictures in my old, stolen laptop. =(

p.s. The Weeknd is the new definition of R&B, and I digg the mixtape/album so bad, Its been almost a week and its still on loop. So much for me not being much of an R&B listener, HAHA. Might write something up on The Weeknd in future posts.

All that money, the money is the motive~

Down There By The Train

2011-04-01T00:15:00.000-07:00

"There's a golden moon that shines up through the mist
And I know that your name can be on that list
There's no eye for an eye, there's no tooth for a tooth
I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth
He was down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
He was down there where the train goes slow

If you've lost all your hope, if you've lost all your faith
I know you can be cared for and I know you can be safe
And all the shamefuls and all of the whores
And even the soldier who pierced the heart of the Lord
Is down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow"

13 of us Against the World

2011-03-29T22:12:00.000-07:00

But that felt way back then.

Useless banters and rambles? Fuck that. Theres no point.

Not when you think you can go literally insane.

Wait, fuck what? At least MAKE a point.

No one will get it, not 'til they went through it.

No denying it, the hardest months, period.

You know its the truth when the hints of laughter,

boiling from the lips are hardly genuine. Ever.

The Only Moment We Were Alone

2010-09-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

are the only times where I can sincerely smile for a whole day.

Last night in Brunei. And Im listening to Explosions In The Sky.

So many things running in my mind. Too many things.

I check my pack and damn, Im outta fags.

No, that doesnt help, not at all.

Can I stop time, please? At least for a few minutes? Oh the irony. Not that it'll help by any way.

I wish you'd know. Wish I did something about it this summer. I wish I'd know. I wish I.....

Goodbye.

First Breath After Coma

2010-09-25T10:02:00.000-07:00

Why is it that everytime I start to think I know you better again, it all gets blown away instantly. Like, in a fucking snap of a finger. *snaps* Just like that. BLOCK! BLOCK! BULDING KICK! GRAWWRRRHHHHIGBDKJBGS:AOBGIB!!! _|_ really.

Pack up, Im straight. Enough. Oh say. They dont love you like I love you.

2010-09-19T13:06:00.000-07:00

In denial, I am leaving Brunei in 7 days from today.

Its a proper Jedi-mind trick your brain plays on you, when you're close to an end of a phase, a good amount of time, or just a very good time really, that you start feeling that it felt too soon, too short, too.....unproductive. Probably when I start thinking back, I might have done just enough. But boy, do i want more. I want more of this summer. Ultimately, I dont want it to end.

The next summer? Im already abso-fucking-lutely looking forward to it.

To be Frank(Sinatra...HAHA, ah shit, lame), leaving Brunei this summer, I know, will feel worse than I did last year. Ive seen, and weighed properly the amount of what Ive got to lose stepping off my foot from this small place called Home. I mean, fuck, I only get to live in my country for 3 months this year? Thats just pure bull.

There was a lot I wanted to do within the last three months here, a lot I wanted to get. Some Ive earned. Some, I havent got anywhere closer to achieving(FUCK!!!). Which turns out quite sad, since one or two of 'em are things which coulda changed my life to better or worse. These things(eff you, im not telling you what they are), I have to admit, are displays of the few things I have a weak heart for..

7 days...7 fucking more days.

p.s. Yes, I use the word 'fuck' alot in this post. Just shows how distressed I am about leaving.

All Aboard!

2010-05-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

Knackered by your cliche sentiments,

I command you to put your sorrow into me.

I will go in a bang!

High Violet

2010-04-28T20:14:00.000-07:00

One cigarette for the terrible love

One cigarette for the sorrow

One cigarette for England

One cigarette for the guilt

One cigarette for the relief

One cigarette for the smile.

Thats all there is to it.

Goodnight, Goodnight

2010-03-16T21:07:00.000-07:00

The things i do in UK.

Sitting on the edge of my rooftop four in the morning, my feet dangling, swinging away. Headphones set, iPod on a playlist called "On the move". Ironic. Its just me resting my mind sitting still...scratch that, not 'still', just swaying around from the post-winter cold on this 2 x 2 meter roof. Lighter in one hand, a cigarette in the other. The only light from my room, enjoying the dark, quiet view of backyards and ember from this burning tobacco . Mind anticipating the holidays with the brothers. The only thing soon thats worth anticipating.

Yeah, thats pretty much it. Things are so much different here. Easy? Fuck no. Brunei's easy.

And boy do i miss Brunei. And everything thats important in it.

Mother, See you soon.

Be It

2009-11-24T18:31:00.000-08:00

I think it would be nice...to go for something new.

Edit: Writing songs are not easy. :/

2009-11-10T18:59:00.001-08:00

Sigh.

Where Would You Go, Where Would You Go With a Lasso?

2009-10-25T18:31:00.000-07:00

HAHAHAHAHAHA! ITS BACK! The blog I mean. Crap, its been ages since Ive had anything to do with this. But since Im bored + am not able to sleep, well, fuck it, lets do this!

Warwick = New Faces = New Friends = Alot of Fun = Awesome = (L)

or

Warwick = Microbiology = Gibbet Hill + Work =/= Fun = Stressful = nsdvbdsjkgbsdkjgnsdkgkjdbndksjfghbd = :@

Nuff Said.
But yeah, the weeks Ive been in UK's been pretty awesome. And its great that there are alot of us Bruneian freshers too. Makes everything more elating and cheerful. Meriah dan happening brabiissss! Specially with alot of new faces around.

Im starting to regret not getting a camera. Nyeh...Anyway, will try to hit the bed. Another busy day tomorrow.

OH! btw, watched Kings of Convenience last two Wednesdays ago, and Phoenix on Saturday. Phoenix was THE BOMB! Uber tight! Was at the frontmost, on the railing, and Thomas Mars went down to us! KU PIGANG YOO TANGAN NYA! HE WAS EFFIN RIGHT INFRONT OF MY FACE!! GILA KALIIIII!!

Passion Pit this coming Saturday!! I could be the happiest guy this month, with the new guitar, and watching all the live gigs Ive been DESPERATELY wanting to watch.
So yeah. Night.

From the Mess to the Masses

2009-08-23T11:10:00.000-07:00

Its been too long since I last posted anything.

Two of the best live performances i've seen this year from two of the best bands this year with two of the best albums this year. Hands down.

So, how do I rate a good live performance?

.......The way everybody should. Yeah, Kiss my cocky ass. Please and thanks.

My Profession Would Be Staring

2009-07-27T08:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Belated Birthday Zati Banana!

grabbed from Mal's cam

Yes yes, I greet too late. Her party at Holiday Lodge was awesome. Kudos to the p.a. system too.

Although, antah ah, I think i got a downer cause I thought my performance was below par. Serious. Struck with paranoia, I must never come unprepared...Ever. So after, i ended up sitting down most of the time.

...Thank god for Soco Amaretto Lime. Pure solitude and deep in zone. You're just jealous that we're young and in love~

everybody wake up, its time to get down

Apart from that, part of my plan failed, cause there werent any food when the dances start, so i didnt have anything to rebound to. HAHA! Awu man. When you dont feel good, you must take in food! *coughawesomecoughrhymingcough*

But really though, something didnt feel right for me in the party. Shit, I have no idea why :/

SCHHHWFFFFFTTTTTT! FAST FORWARD TO MONDAY!

Pada hari Isnin, bermula lah program Pre-Departure Briefing kitani di IPA. Mula-mula, saya menangkut Mimah dan Kilah yang akhir bangunz, dan terus mengangkut Ainul selepas itu. Saya memandu kereta Volvo stationwagon BFF bapak saya dengan sungguh laju. Kami sampai sana dalam kira-kira 10-15 minutes tolak atau tarik. Ceramah yang di beri oleh cikgu yang berisi itu sungguh cali, kuot pada hari itu bagi saya adalah "kaki lawan teksi" HWA HWA HWA HWA!~ sungguh cali kata-kata cikgu itu. Selepas itu kereta saya mula ber sayap dan mula teraba-...

POINT IS, THREE MORE DAYS OF THIS, FROM 8.00 to 4.30 AFTERNOON! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Okey pulang, pasal ada food.

Okey, bye, too much rambling. sorry guys. :(

Finally, again, to zati's birthday; We'll never miss a party, 'cause we keep 'em going constantly

All Is As It Should Be, I Assume

2009-07-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

Some people are just plain awesome. Hands down.

150 Degrees in The Shade

2009-07-18T12:27:00.000-07:00

Intros suck. Let's do this. (HEHE)

I know it hasn't been too long ago, but the idea of a beach party got stuck in my head, specially now that everyone's back from UK already and all. Still remember the first huge one we had, was a blast. And that was almost a year ago. Time really travels like The Flash, but of course Flash could run as fast as the speed of time which gives them/him, whichever Flash youre referring to, the ability to time travel... awesome huh? I bet only a pinch-full of you knew that. Anyway, yeah.

the people who shaped my values in life

Yeah, I know what your thinking, H1N1 shit. Sigh. I guess we'll have to wait till it dies down abit for something as huge to happen again. Oh well. I just like gatherings. Alot. Cause we get to see each other.

Anyway, Zati's party is in a weeks time. Another gathering I can't wait. Still don't have anything blue to where yet though. Hm. Meehhhh, im going simple this year. Hassle free.

I'm still go with my plan to wear casually/normally but with and only just blue boxers. And flaunt it out abit maybe, pulling it out slightly, you know, proof it's blue. Something like this i hope.

Awesome no? *buys online*

...okey, how am i goina flaunt the "S" logo? Shit.

Yeah, I Had It All

2009-07-17T09:28:00.000-07:00

Half past midnight. Gah. I have to wake up early tomorrow, going to MoE and shizzz, and FINALLY meeting up with my Twin =0D

Hmmm, what to do tomorrow afternoon. Whats a new/fresh/exotic (slightly joking on the last bit) to hangout or chill? Suggestions? Im turning bored with the regular spots already man.

Anyway, Ive just realised something, I dont get to meet alot of new people these past six/seven months of holiday. Not that it has any impact on me, since my circle of friends suffice well beyond limit (HAHA), but it's just less interesting. There's not so many new people we can pull off inside jokes about. Specially back in tuition classes. Awu, ketara jahat wah kami dulu, (kan Sim/Faris? The B... and the annoying-repeats-her-mistakes-out-loud-everytime-she-realises-it-after-being-corrected-by-sir person. And in Chem tuition, where me and Sim thought that these two guys were gay cause they were always staring and smiling at each other).

Yep, the inside jokes. Simply an intervention of relief under all the tuition seriousness.

*snort*

As If.

i miss school

Technicoloured Type of Black and White

2009-07-13T10:14:00.000-07:00

Sunday was...very unproductive, in a social way. Saya jadi Epic Dreber pada hari itu. And i couldnt make it to my Twin's brother punya wedding. Sigh. I pray for theyre well being, and to theyre family too. :D

Today on the other hand, well yeah, aku jadi dreber pulang masih, tapi after noon mcmz, we had poolz kan, with SiM, cJeNg, BaHro, lIqUmz, aYuB, mUbiN, nAJmo (BUDUH BUDUHHHH TYPING CANI ANI! RUGI KU!! FRIGGIN 3 MINUTESS!!!!11!!!1one!1!.) Went to TT Bluz after, where Fadhil joined us (sorry again dil pasal msg ku inda smpai, guilty rasa ku) Then aku drebeng lagi. and then...blablablablabla

And then night came, just got back from picking my sis up from her tuition at 9+, got back home and saw a group convo and tweets from @bahrijof that bungsu nya bawa draygen! AMAGAAADDDD! DRAYGENNN! AFTER TWO FRIGGIN YEARS!!! So yeah, spent the night till midnight Draygen-ing in Awesomeness and pacah-ing with Bahri's bungsu (whom we call uncle now, cause he claims that calling him bungsu makes him sound old. Ironic, cause most of his conversation's about him moving on to being 'old')

Awesome awesome Draygen. Will definitely Draygen again. I Will Sleep Well Tonight.

Capital M-E

2009-07-12T00:40:00.000-07:00

Today's just another one of those days where I spend my time listening to good music. Can I ask for more? Yep. We'll see how it goes by the end of the day.

19 years.

2009-07-10T01:42:00.000-07:00

19 years they've raised me, willingly with they're own earnings. At least this time, I get a chance to significantly be less of a burden to them.

Moving on to newer things, i must keep this blog living. Got things on track these few days, got my Xbox updated, blew things up, liberated Mars, and now I have Bionic arms. Sad? Absolutely not. Its the time of year where alot of good games are starting to be released, and Red Faction was an opener to the season. PEW PEW!

Mega highlights this year; Modern Warfare 2, Halo:ODST, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Tony Hawk: Ride, BioShock 2, Brutal Legend, L4D 2, Tekken 6, Max Payne 3, The Beatles: Rock Band and Assassin's Creed 2. *drool

The set back? Ill be leaving the solitude of my Xbox360 when/if i fly off this September. Whats worse, most of 'em games i mentioned are released on the fourth quarter of the year. Fuck.

I guess i have to live with the fact im goina miss gaming for a long time. On the other hand, ive still got my music. and wtf? Brand New changed theyre upcoming album (release date, 22/9) title from And One Head Can Never Die to.....Daisy! I know theyre implying something, but no one has any idea what or why.

To be honest, ive never felt this much anticipation and anxiety, JUST from waiting for a band's album. Like a friend(who feels the same way) once said, "Ill always have a soft spot in me for Brand New." So true. Sigh. *daydreams* GHhGhahgAHghAghAHgAgh im serious though. Owells, ill always be a fanboi of Brand New, and Blink, and TBS, my whole lyfzzz. ahax.

the 2nd guy from the left = true genius

oh, and theres new material from Foo Fighters. Just plain awesome.

Pt.2

2009-06-10T02:06:00.001-07:00

The Drivers

Back when we were in...waitforit...FORM 1

Twinku =o)

Our Batch

Mariachi

Last Year's Beach Party

This year's 1st Beach Gathering

Pictures courtesy of Zimin, Syukri, etc. etc. etc.

Reminisce

2009-06-10T01:42:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd post some old photos...

GHAHAHAHAHAHA

Raya Convoy

STK night. (we got p00ned by STK)

.....nuff said

Time R.O. duluuuuu duluuuuu

lol....Bahri, why am i (Gadong) again?

Lol at zudin

Pictures courtesy of Zimin, Syukri, etc. etc. etc.

OMGOMGOMG NEW LAYOUT!

2009-06-09T04:59:00.000-07:00

After several complaints that my blog was too plain boring and black, I decided to customize my own template/layout for my blog, and after alot of editing and html-ing...

TADAAAA! isnt it awesome? its like, clear and white. It makes me feel creative, and less racist. This is the awesomest layout ever. Fuck yeah... Fuck you, for thinkin' otherwise.

My double standardized suspicion is remedied, oh, my blue heaven

2009-06-08T12:18:00.000-07:00

And it's all too familiar
And it happens all the time.
All the cards begin to stack up,
Twisting heartache into fine
Little pieces that avoid an awful crime,
But it's you I can't deny.

Lime

2009-06-07T09:45:00.000-07:00

AAAAAAA! i cut my hair. undoubtedly short...compared to before. HAHAHA! owell. \m/

You quote the Good Book when its convenient

2009-06-05T02:21:00.000-07:00

Scholarship interviews are in season! What im worried is...MY HAIR! I actually have to cut my hair! After almost six months without a trim, my hair has grown its longest...ever. But owellsibets. At least a short haircut aint half as bad.

Also in season, Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Heck load of game announcements for releases this year and next year. Games i cant wait to get a hold of; Assassin's Creed 2, Halo 3: ODST, Modern Warfare 2, Hannah Montana: Rock out the Show(GHAHGHAHAHGAHHAHGHAHAHAH jk jk), Star Wars: The Old Republic, L4D 2 and so much more. *drool*

So yeah. Xbox360 ftw.

G-L-O-R-I-A!

2009-06-02T10:13:00.000-07:00

Here I am, 1.26 a.m., sitting in front of the monitor, listening again to some of the tracks from Green Day's long anticipated 21st Century Breakdown. Five years after their release of American Idiot and their major success, and everyone's starting to question, can Green Day become any better than the feat that is American Idiot? ...Of course they can, you dumbass.

21st Century Breakdown settles for no less than a pure rock opera of the 21st century(no pun intended), which brings me back 40 years ago with the album Tommy by The Who. Tommy, released in 1969, was arguably one of the most original and successful( evidence: indicted in the Grammy Hall of Fame many decades later ) albums released in the 60's, where the songs were grown upon a building story revolving around fictional characters, written by Pete Townshend to portray his feelings and his point of views. Fast forward to 2009, and you'll get a similar structure in 21st Century Breakdown, with Billie Joe Armstrong, writing about his political views of what is brought up and left by the 43rd President of America, in the form of a story told through the eyes of a fictional couple, Christian and Gloria (more so for Christian throughout the album)

The whole album takes up three different Acts. Ignoring the intro track, the album kicks off with the title track 21st Century Breakdown, one of several highlight tracks in the album. The ending of the song certainly epitomises another legendary rock band, Queen. The next highlight of the album is Viva La Gloria! starting with an amazing piano piece and then belting out with a run of drums and distortion guitar.

The rest of the album works out with a good flow by Billie Joe's creative writing and structure (...yes, im too lazy to review the ENTIRE album), making sure that 21st Century Breakdown doesnt get bland too early, knowing that it consists of 18 tracks. One major higlight of the album is 21 Guns. The song was written truly in homage to the 21-guns salute, particularly when the chorus starts. The first power chord of the chorus strikes like the first of the 21 canons firing off to honor a fallen comrade. Oh oh, and apparently, this track will be a soundtrack to the upcoming movie Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (also anticipating). So have a listen to this song and suck it up before it turns mainstream, thus making maximum radio airplay and losing all its colour.

Also worth noting, American Eulogy. Another epic track.

21st Century Breakdown's sound obviously doesnt sway too much from that of American Idiot, but its difference is still distinct with the originality of a more mature tone and deeper point of view. Personally, I prefer American Idiot more( cause i miss they're more punk-ish roots abit. Just abit ), but dont get me wrong, this album is certainly a better record than that of A.I. by epic proportions and you wont hear any bands pulling off a greater feat than Green Day has in this very album in a very long time. Im sure this album will grow on me even more giving it several more listens.

The guitar work in this album works just fine for the record, no over-the-top guitar solos which it doesnt need, and no excessive effects used; its just pleasent to hear. The drums and bass guitar work together flawlessly, in comparison to the amount of work that is done to every song and melody. In this album, Billie Joe's voice really pulls away his status as a vocalist and puts him in the league of a professional performance artist, notable in the track Restless Heart Syndrome.

As a band, looking back at Dookie, their third album and first major label debut, Green Day has certainly grown and matured from your average punk rocker of the 90s to a modern Glam-rocker of the 21st century(again, no pun intended). No doubt, Avante garde. Back in the 60s, theyve got the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Who's, Queen, etc. etc. etc. In the late 2000s, we've got Green Day...at their best.

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2009-06-01T11:08:00.000-07:00

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH i had to run down to the car to light one up. LOLOLLL!

We swing and we sway.

2009-06-01T10:55:00.000-07:00

I cant seem to find my lighter! Maybe god's tryina tell me something..............okey, maybe not.

Im just asking you to hear me

2009-06-01T07:27:00.000-07:00

ZOMG! Its June already! Had a double movie session today in two different cinemas one after another. Great way to kick start this month. Some more, Ive just downloaded Taking Back Sunday's latest album, New Again. Its still the same catchy lyrics and melody TBS, more upbeat than Louder Now and Much less whiney (not too much of those "you could slit my throat, and with my one last breath, id apologise for bleeding on your shirt" lyrics HA HA HA) than any of their previous albums. May not be every TBS fans' cup o' tea, but im buying it.

Apart from TBS, Im still waiting for the albums from ALOT of bands this year...

At the top of my list is Brand New's album coming out in summer or so. AAAHHHHH! aku mauuu dangaarrrr so badlyyy. And I still find it hard to believe Aizat's catching them live in UK this month. FUCK!! Jealous ku.

Other stuff im dying to have a listen to:

Blink-182 ( (L) (L) (L) sadly its been delayed till next year cause of 'em going on tour D: )

Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown

Chickenfoot (OMGOMGOMG Supergroup consisting of Sammy Hagar and Mike Anthony of Van Halen, Chad Smith of RHCP and JOE SATRIANI of...Joe Satriani)

Arctic Monkeys

Kevin Devine

John Mayer's Battle Studies (keep up with him here)

Muse's The Resistance (!!!!!)

311

etc. etc.

Hopefully its goina be an awesome comeback year for music after the sudden subtle meltdown of band scenes after 2004. Uhuh, i have confidence its goina...

Ill leave you with this

notice how there are 6 arrows now? \m/

Sometimes, it just feels better to give in

2009-05-31T11:08:00.000-07:00

...tbh, i feel miserable.

I wanna hate you so bad, but i cant stop this anymore than you can

2009-05-31T01:31:00.000-07:00

So you think this blog is dead eh? GUESS AGAIN!

.......

Ok, so maybe it was on the verge of dying. One reason is because for the past few weeks ive been busy driving my family around, me dad's been busy. So yeah, all the exhaution got my time to be limited to few internet options. HAHAHA alasan. Becauseeee....

The main reason WHY i havent been blogging, in particular, is that IVE STARTED WOW AGAIN! w00t w00t w00t!!!!! Blood Elf Paladin DPS!

So yeah, all the WoW-ing got me derailed from other things to do on the internet.

HE HE HE HE!

Last night, we had a surprise party for K.I./ gathering, and it was DA AWESOMEETTHH!! Havent had that much fun in awhile. Jenga FTW!

Im too lazy to lay down the details, cause i have fallen sick after last night. *grumblegrumble*

Must...not...over...exert...myself.... cause tonight, might be going out.

p.s. The new stuff from Taking Back Sunday sounds pretty good. Hmmm. Cant wait. Craving for new stuff from Brand New.

I Go Guernica

2009-05-15T04:54:00.000-07:00

This week...has been crazy. On average, I spent at least 4-5 hours in the car non stop from Monday to Thursday. Why? Cause my dad's been busy, and i had to be the family's full time driver this whole week. Man, never wanted to stay at home to have a rest so bad everynight. Except for Wednesday of course.

Wednesday night, me and me buddehzzz wentz to watch Star Trek, and it did not disappoint. Made Wolverine look like a baby cub. No doubt.

from this wolverine

to this wolverine

Was never a Trekkie, since I was faithful to my Star Wars roots (Not that I hated Star Trek or had anything bad to say about it, I was just brought up watching Star Wars since i was a kid), but this movie is AWESOME, not only as a reboot to Star Trek fans, but to non-fans as well as a standalone movie by itself.

Moving on, tomorrow's goina be another long day for me again being a driver, and the fact that my dad's flying off tonight isnt helping a single bit. Hopefully ill have a nice weekend tomorrow night and on Sunday.

*tonight kami nda jadi jalan....groangroangroan*

Live Long and Prosper. \\//

Konami Codes FTW!

2009-05-11T09:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I just found the coolest thing your webpage can do. Nothing can get you as close to being geeky as this. Ill take Facebook as an example. Follow these instructionsss:

1. Log in to your Facebook account and/or refresh any page on Facebook if already logged in

2. Do not click on anything on the page

3. Type out these keys one by one consecutively with the webpage open.

Remember, DONT click on anything. just type 'em out randomly.

Type: ↑, ↑, ↓, ↓, ←, →, ←, →, B, A, ENTER

4. Now click anywhere, or scroll the page up and down.

Yeah, the circle things popping out of your page. If you cant pull it off, then you are n00b at typing OR, you might have never been able to pull off inputing cheatcodes when playing those old games you had when you were younger. Fail.

Dont know the details of how this actually works, but apparently, correct me if im wrong, it was a work of some hacker who generated this code, called Konami code, to work on many websites(and growing) to screw around with the webpage. Like this,

unicorns and rainbows. yep, espn got screwed

So yeah, if you're interested(which you should, if you arent a bore), memorise that same exact code, and do the same thing to this page and it'll reveal all the other websites which you can input those codes to, alot with funny and geeky results (i.e. "All your base are belong to us" HEHE). And yes, the unicorns and rainbows are for real. do the code here and spam Enter for alot of unicorns and rainbows...even the website itslef is...nvm, you find out yourself.

Oh mother, i can feel the soil falling over my head

2009-05-09T23:18:00.000-07:00

Just got back from chillin' with ma family. HAHA. Really though. Me mommeh just got the random-est appetite today, went for soto at Tinis. (Y) Then out of the blue, man, she wanted to go to the museum! Apparently she wanted to go there for Quasim(my lil brother), cause he has his mid-year exams coming and one of his subjects has something to do with the Museum and all.

In the museum, something caught my eye. Any of you wonder whether its possible to have an item with a value of half a cent? No? Well, we Bruneians found a way to put that into value many many years ago in the form of......waitforit......A STAMP!

I mean, dude, if someone just wanted to buy ONE of those, did they break a one cent coin or something? but of course, they bought two at once with a cent. Redundancy. Why cant they just buy a 1cent stamp instead.

Oh, and I had my part today by driving the family back home and ended it all with a Solero Split icecream. (Y)

Now...im back being bored.

Happy Mother's Day!

Whose side are you on? What side is this anyway?

2009-05-09T11:54:00.000-07:00

Its 3.09 am and man, i just had a listen to a song, Moth's Wings, by a band called Passion Pit. Their sound is amazing, pure electrico. Just keyboard, synth, bass and drums. No guitar at all. Its not techno (fuck techno _|_), as alot of people might think from my description about them. If I ever fall into Electrico bands, than i can proudly say Passion Pit would be my initial drop. The band's name says it all.

Bless John Mayer for this.

She's into Alka Seltzer

2009-05-09T09:45:00.000-07:00

Just got back home an hour ago from an outing, which id like to think, was a celebration to Bahri's back-to-being-unemployed status.

Went to TT Blues to have a drink and eat. Ordered an Orea milkshake and lamb fried rice (which was only $3! WTF its LAMB!) to find out that the lamb fried rice was banyak berabis. In addition to that, had a coffeebean ice blended and a Mirinda. My gag reflex just sort of turned on an hour ago and i feel like puking every five minutes now. Too...much...liquid...

So today's Mother's Day. Have no idea what to get me mommeh. Maybe i should do something which i couldnt for last year's mother's day, drive! ......

1st!

2009-05-06T22:31:00.000-07:00

So yeah. Everyone's blogging now, and i thought id start, seeing that ive been looking for a reason to do something to fill in the coming days. So why not.....right?

....im not even half excited. maybe its just the cause of the slow day. hmm.