Scratch

(Expression of my feelings after I saw this photo again after a few months)

"Good luck, do a good job," said the previous performers.
They were stunning.
With the exchange of handshakes, they walked backstage and the curtains drew in.

It's our turn to put up a great show.
We walked out stage, dragging our guitar cables and making our ways to our respective stations.

The crowd, oblivious of our preparation behind the curtains, were still cheering their lungs out.
Trying to decipher the muffled voices out in the arena, distinct screams and shouts could be heard.
Some were demanding for an encore, many were screaming for the bands that have not performed yet.

And in the faint sounds of intertwining voices, I could hear some people shouting the name of my band...


At that moment, my heart started to pulsate even quicker than it was.
My mind raced with mixed feelings.
My fingers, meant for holding the strings of my guitar, went numb.
Goosbumps started to appear from the tip of my forehead to the soles of my feet.
Trickles of perspiration dripped down the sides of my cheeks.


It was then, when the curtains of destiny started to inveil.
At first, I received a blinding sensation due to the striking lights of the stage.
And slowly, just slowly, it disintegrated into a dark floor area, packed with jumping spectators.
The screams and cheering intensified.
The audience became excited.
They were ready.

This was it, the moment of my guitar "career".
The audience came for a great show, and we're going to give it to them.


I turned to my band members, only to see them smiling with satisfaction at each other.
"Let's do this," I said.


And with that, we rocked the house down and created history.
It was a moment in my life which will take alot of memory loss to forget.
The feeling of putting on a great show --> priceless

(p.s. I'm sorry if it sounded too exaggerated)

Back

Ta-da-i-ma!!
I'm back from Osaka, and I'm beginning to hate the weather in Singapore.
(I used to run several 100 metres without even breaking a drop of perspiration)

Didn't get a chance to take many photos, but I got a few shots which could possibly differentiate Japan from Singapore.

You thought Yoshinoya in Singapore was awesome, take a look at Yoshinoya in Osaka.
An illustration of a typical street outlet, with food which taste as good as first class restaurants.


This, is my favourite shop in Osaka. Cheap, but definitely worth it.

Hello Kitty Heaven. ^^


This, people is the BEST Katsu-Don I've ever tasted in my 18 years of living.
-On the left is the fresh and fragrant steamed rice, which makes up 1/3 of the meal's cost.(Note that rice in Osaka costs 5 times more than in Singapore)
-On the right is a hot plate, containing a tender and succulent deep fried Katsu, cooked with onions and a half-raw egg.
-And on top of that, there is a free-flow of ice cold green tea.(also present in every food outlet)

The Apples tasted great! and are two times the size of apples in Singapore.


Train station on the way to "Universal Studios", where I sat on the BEST roller coaster I've ever took. =D

Me and Miss Hello Kitty.


Hotel view. Could see students walk to school at 7am and walk back home around 5pm everyday from this window.

On the plane back to Singapore.


If you have noticed, I have mentioned 2 "BEST" moments in my life during the trip to Osaka.
I must say it was a worthwhile trip, although it was only for a mere 4 days.
Hope I didn't gain weight after eating so much.=)

Ja-pan

Heyheyhey,

I'll be off to the friendly and ever so incentric city of Osaka tonight and will be back roughly by 6-7pm on Friday.
Will be eager to see the type of culture present there.=D

Till then,
Sa-yo-na-ra
I-te-ki-ma-su.

Re-create

Our minds,
are not shaped by the things that we think.
But are nurtured by our environments.

What we think with our minds everyday, how we view things with optimism or pessimism and the way we evaluate things, our life-experiences hold a big responsibility in affecting them.
It's beneficial to start out right.
Without the right foot forward, we will veer away from the course into becoming a positive-thinker.
However, it's also not too late in life to reconsider and decide to make a change.


+P+O+S+I+T+I+V+E+


The past few days have been plainly phenomenal.
And I know it's just going to get better and better.

Till then, Adios.

Memories of You

Humans forget.
Our brain will reach a time where it's capacity will be limited to memories which we wished were more meaningful.

But, while we can still hold on to what's dear to us in our lives, please do.
Remember fond memories, is to reminisce.
But to recall unfortunate times, is regretting.

Every single person, every single significant event, I will do my best to keep them in my memory.
It's sad to forget.
Because it's the person you forget that will experience the greatest pain.
Knowing that someone dear to you has forgotten who you are.


I can imagine myself seeing people, seeing someone, anyone in my memory.
Just facing one another face to face.
And laughing about all the special times we had.
About the way we were before and how we've changed.
No words can explain how awesome it feels.


Memories changes lives.
Reminisce and don't regret.
Don't forget.


[The song that's playing]

Sew this up with threads of reason and regret
So I will not forget. I will not forget
How this felt one year six months ago
I know I cannot forget. I can not forget

I'm falling into memories of you and things we used to do
Follow me there
A beautiful somewhere
A place that I can share with you

I can tell that you don't know me anymore
It's easy to forget, sometimes we just forget
And being on this road is anything but sure
Maybe we'll forget, I hope we don't forget

I'm falling into memories of you and things we used to do
Follow me there
A beautiful somewhere
A place that I can share with you

So many nights, legs tangled tight
Wrap me up in a dream with you
Close up these eyes, try not to cry
All that I've got to pull me through is memories of you
Memories of you
Memories of you
Memories of you

I'm falling into memories of you and things we used to do
Follow me there
A beautiful somewhere
A place that we can share
Falling into memories of you and things we used to do

-Yellowcard- One Year, Six Months

The other Side.

I'm going on hiatus for two weeks or so.
Going to be mugging for my upcoming papers.
Can't wait for them to be over.


Here's a bedtime story for A levelers. Enjoy.


He, is an adventurer.
After a plane crash, was stuck on Meridian island.(did I make it seem so bad)
An island, unknown to him, foreign at every glance, and definitely not desirable.

He, ain't Indiana Jones nor Captain Jack Sparrow.
He, doesn't have powers like Superman, nor gadgets like Batman, nor a rich-kid suit like Ironman.

He, needs to get out of this island.
By any means possible, he will find a way out.
This, is his destiny.



He is...The JC Student.


He has already ventured passed the oceans and made it through the dense forest.
Our courageous adventurer sees a tinge of light coming from the end of the cave.
Could this be the hope that he was looking for?
Is this the end of the torment and trauma?
Could this indicate the end of his 2 year torture on the island?

With all the strength that's left of him, he crawls through the small opening out of the cave.
But his smile transformed into a frown immediately after he got out.

Why??


He saw a bridge.
Not an ordinary bridge.
A dangerous, rocky and unstable bridge.

There are wooden planks.
Planks that creak the moment our brave adventurer sets foot on them.
But he doesn't give up.


Because, across the bridge, there is something worth dying for, something worth risking your all for, something which meant everything to any adventurer who went through the two years of torture.

F-R-E-E-D-O-M

Now, all that our heroic adventurer has got to do is to cross this bridge.
And the power-packed action movie will be over.
(that's supposed to be a sad thing but, oh wells)


Each step our mighty adventurer takes on the life-risking, heart-stopping bridge, he makes sure he doesn't panic.
One wrong move and the wooden plank he's stepping on will collapse.
He hangs on to the rope he's holding when he trips and falls, because it's not over till he has crossed over to the other side.
"Don't fall now," he tells himself. "I ain't gonna let the current sweep me away."
He'll make it.


Dear adventurers who have suffered in torment for the past two years and are eagerly crossing the bridge to freedom,
We're THIS CLOSE to the end of the journey.
We'll make it.
To the other side.

Osmosis

Late night fridays at Val's
Will miss you guys
Friends?Nahh..Brothers=D

Officially multiplied 2 days back.
How time really flew since I started out 2 years ago.
We were just 9, in no time, we were 27 and getting ready to split.

I've seen characters change for the better.
Attitudes improve.
Seen the best in people like I've never seen before.
We unleashed our potential.
Soared into greater heights.
We placed what was first in our lives.
Sacrificed our all for the greater good.
And what's the result?

Quality + Quantity = Multiplication + Rising up of leaders


We're going to go for it again and again.
We're going to grow more and more.
Who knows how many cell groups and CGLs we're going to have in the future?
Or even ZSs and Pastors?

It's going to be an exciting journey, can't wait for it to unfold.

For greater things have yet to come, greater things are still to be done HERE and NOW.