Quicksilver Radix of Syprux

Merii Kurisumasu!

2008-12-27T05:39:00.004+08:00

Yes,i know it's a little late (very late in fact) to be wishing whomever who actually still bothers reading this blog..
Wishing everyone! (expect that bitch in Australia, having the time of his life)

" Merii Kurisumasu! "

Santa Clause post-Bahamas. And Protein shakes. Lots of Shakes.

And here's my personal favorite Christmas song this year (yes, it changes every year. Don't ask)

Yes, it's from a game. Yes, you can stop rolling your eyes now. And yes, i think the song is awesome because it's a fusion of two different styles. (Think Halloween and Christmas).

I promise to update this before the new year. Till then,
Merry Christmas, and take care!

Tag.

2008-10-23T22:26:00.002+08:00

On the rare occasion where the moon aligns itself with my imaginary pink elephants, i complete a tag. Here goes one. Read at your own discretion.

10 Animals
Pink Elephants
Pink Hippo
Pink Unicorns
Pink Rabbits
Pink Dragons
Pink Griffins
Pink Chimeras
Pink Centaurs
Pink Wyvrens
and a Partridge in a pear tree

9 Songs
Agua De Beber - Al Jarreau
Break Free - Queen
There There - Radiohead
September - Earth Wind Fire
Summer Breeze - Seal & Croft
Rock & Roll Queen - The Subways
Look of Love - D. Krall
Feel So Good - Chuck Magione
Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis

8 Movies
Pan's Labyrinth
Moulin Rogue
Mamma Mia
Babel
Across The Universe
Chicago
A.I.
Sixth Sense

7 Cities
I'm too hot for Milan,
New York,
and Japan
Nagoya
Osaka
Moscow
Singapore

6 Websites
wikipedia.com
magicthegathering.com
gutterpost.blogspot.com
youtube.com
onemanga.com
google.com

5 Junk Food
Nacho
Taco
Burgers (ss15)
Fries
anything i can get my hands on

4 Stores
De Cards
7-Eleven
Rock Corner
Kinokunia

3 Flowers
Roses are Red
Violets are blue.
The sugar bowl is empty..
and so is your.. erm... i mean..Lillies! yes! Lillies!

2 Best Friends
Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all!

1 Color
Purple

1 Addiction
Music. jazzy music. o yeah.

2 Public Places
Public Park
Public Swimming Pool

3 Bands
Radiohead
Coldplay
Oasis
(go brit rock!)

4 TV Shows
Slam Dunk
Mythbusters
How It's Made
I Love the 80's & 90's

5 YouTube Videos
Super Commercials!

6 Things you're wearing
Shirt
Pants
Halo
Glasses
Wig
Thinking Cap

7 Things in your wallet
No Money
Expired Health Card
Rotten Student ID
Empty ATM Card
Mouldy Sandwich
Torn Pieces Of Paper
My Conscience

8 Cartoon Characters
Rokawa
Sendoh
Maki
Akagi
Mitsui
Sawakita
Jin
Fujima

9 Magazines
Discovery
PC Gamers
Gamers Sideboard
Life
Time
National Geographic
Shonen Jump
Forbes
Men's Health

10 Celebrities
erm... most celebrities have 10 fingers. so there. 10

AwesomeNess

2008-10-19T15:57:00.003+08:00

If i wanted to update after a long absence, i'll only post something Awesome.
So, today's entry is pretty much brought to you by the word: "Awesome"

(refer to above attached picture)
I solely blame weihuan for sending such an insanely random picture, that's, well, pretty much what it says. Awesome. In a random way, mind you.
(you get the Awesomeness if you are either a) random enough, or b) slightest bit of old school star wars fan)

On another Awesome note, here's a song that's pretty awesome in it's own right. On par with the Awesome-ness of the picture. Remember that good ol' Cantonese song that people tend to sing in karaoke without knowing how to sing them Awesome lyrics? No? Well, here's a little help to kick start your memory:

It' Hai Kuo Tian Kong by Beyong, which literally translates to Sea Wide Sky Broad in all it's Awesomeness.
Again, i quote weihuan: " This song is like so.. Awesome. SO emotionally insanely Awesome. In like a really thick way. It's almost like coffee so bloody thick and strong that i falls out of your mug in one huge congealed blob, that kinda thick. Listening to it, you feel like you can take over the world and even more Awesome stuff."
Yes. that doesn't make much sense to me either, but i'd be damned Awesome to agree. Awesome people i hang out with.

Guess who?

2008-08-30T18:48:00.003+08:00

I'm back. From the abyss. I swear it wasn't my fault. It was that abyssal horror. It grabbed me and held me hostage. I swear it was!

See!
Anyways,
With my long absence from the stranglehold of the internet, i've managed to get much music listening done. And i came across this rather.. unique sounding song by a 80's group with one of the more...uniquely sounding names for their band.
This is Kajagoogoo with Too Shy

Yes. It sounds so addictive. Or gut-wrenchingly wrong. I can't decide.
Get this song out of my head!

Turn down the lights, Turn up the radio

2008-07-22T01:45:00.003+08:00

*before you even begin, put my music player (and yours too) on pause. no. really. do it*
Ever heard a song so sexy, so alluring sounding that you just have to listen to it again and again?

A killer combination of *damn* sexy saxophone, the subtle piano playing in the background, and the steady continuous gentle strumming of the guitar. All the coupled with the slightly deep, throaty voice of the male singer, belting out the Portuguese lyrics before we get a contrasting steady *oh so slightly sweet* and mysterious sounding voice of Astrud Gilberto with the English lyrics. slow, deliberate at a perfect pace of this lovely bossa nova.

I've listened to this song way too many times. Each time enjoying a different section of the song, may it be the deep saxophone tone, the calm with slightly chirpy playing of the piano, the relentless yet gentle continuous guitar being strummed, and gentle beat of the drums, the walking-pace tempo, the oh-so-lovely singing voices. Yes. I sound like i'm gushing over this song.. which i am.

IF you're still paying attention, Syprux's Haunting Melodrama presents to you, one of my all time favorites without a doubt:
"Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto (With the Portuguese opening section 'Garota De Ipanema' by João Gilberto) - The Girl From Ipanema from 1964"

Ahhh... Old School Retro Stuff

2008-07-10T22:13:00.002+08:00

Listen to this. Now how many of you people actually remember this song?
(yes, i realise that some of you are not born yet when this song was being played)
Gotta admit, just hearing this song makes my day *considering the fact i haven't heard it in a good 5 - 10 years or so*
Damn i love random lovely songs that pop out of the blue.

And for some reason, i can't seem to find any info whatsoever about these guys or their song. o well. Enjoy!

Tag. Blame the hot Dog Stand.

2008-06-14T21:50:00.002+08:00

Rules: The selected blogger must say 10 things about themselves. Then tag 5 other people to do the tag.

I’ve been tagged by the vile lemonade stand operator. She’s forcing me to do this tag or else she’ll intimidate me.
I eat. Excessively. Compulsively. Erratically.
I sleep. Excessively. Compulsively. Erratically.
I play. Excessively. Compulsively. Erratically.
I listen to music. Excessively. Compulsively. (bored yet?) Erratically.
I still haven’t done up that sketch yet. From 3 months ago.
I’m Pushing Daises
I sing badly. But I still sing. Badly.
I want to cook with saffron. But it’s expensive.
I watch random movies for fun. Literally.

I tag….
+ Aisha
+ Wookie (for the fun of it really)
+ Dithy
+ Feli
+ Nat + Nad

Telepopmusik - Genetic World

2008-06-09T00:39:00.004+08:00

In a rare event of generosity, i've decided to rummage through my vault of collection to share with you my taste in music. For this particular excursion (into the perilous vault), i emerge with an album i can only best describe as weird. Then again, most of my albums are non-mainstream or weird to begin with..but i digress. This time around, i would like to present to you, the debut album by French electronic group, Telepopmusik with their album Genetic World.(nope, i didn't bother getting their second album, Angel Milk).

yes. i actually buy REAL, ORIGINAL albums. (sometimes... well..)

Though Telepopmusik might sound foreign to most people out there, i dare say that somehow or somewhat, you've come across their song Breathe.(a short snippet of the song was once used by VH1 during their intermissions) For those who haven't, (or heck, for those who have), Breathe is a slightly surreal sounding song with haunting vocals infused with slight electronica sounds. Nothing that'll turn off you people who have a disdain for electronic music.
Syprux's Haunting Melodrama presents: Breathe by Telepopmuzik
An interesting to watch out for while watching this video, would be to make sense of it is trying to convey.

With Breathe out of the way, i now switch my attention to my personal favourite track of this album: Love Can Damage Your Health.
I'm attracted to the style that this song is presented. Sounds like it's being played from an old gramophone and yet still has that catchy consistent beat to not make it sound ancient. Look out for the violin ensemble halfway through the song.

Syprux's Haunting Melodrama presents: Love Can Damage Your Health
The video is a nice combination of near black and white footage of two individuals dancing. Lovely moves.

Enjoy~!

New Blog

2008-06-03T07:31:00.002+08:00

I've a new blog. Well, that blog is almost in no way, related to this blog.
The new blog was based on a abstract idea from one of the things dith mentioned. So, sorry dith for stealing you idea :P
What is the blog about you ask?
Well, see for yourself!
Syprux's Other Blog

Piano Driven

2008-05-31T22:04:00.006+08:00

I have to admit. I am pretty much easily hooked on piano centered music (well, not all of them of course). You know, those songs where they have the haunting sounds of a piano being played in the background, or the piano being featured prominently besides the singer's voice, or just merely the piano in all it's splendor. Yeah. I'm a sucker for piano driven songs.
I've been gladly surprised over the years that piano drive rock have been featured rather prominently by certain rock bands and songs are actually rather fantastic. Well, i'll list some of my favorites: Syprux's Haunting Melodrama presents-
+ Coldplay - Trouble. There are a fair number of coldplay songs which prominently feature Chris Martin's voice and piano prowess. His haunting voice and his haunting piano tunes. Such a nice combination.
Trouble

+ Keane - Everybody's changing. Here's a band who has such a talented pianist. All of Keane's songs feature the piano (well, they don't have a guitarist, and there's only so much of Tom's baby-ish voice can one take before you feel deranged)but in my opinion,this is one of the songs where Rice-Oakley clearly demonstrates his creativity with the piano .Rice-Oakley is brilliant at the piano. He can play out such gentle haunting tunes, and also strong melodies. Brilliant.
Everybody's Changing

+ Radiohead - Karma Police. Damn, piano driven rock without Karma Police is like.. like.. Garlic naan without tandoori chicken (sorry. couldn't resist that reference). Song starts off with heavy chords before Yorke's (slightly) deranged sounding voice starts crooning "Karma Police..". Brilliant.. then again, Radiohead IS brilliant. but their music isn't for everyone. Damn i love these guys.
Karma Police

Well, it's kind of ironic that i like piano rock, while my brother is into guitar rock. You should see us blasting our collections side by side. Guitar rifts with piano chords. Madness.

Pop music has had it's fair share of piano drive pop too. (and no, i'm not going to recommend boybands, as much as i like them, i refuse to succumb!)
+ Robbie Williams - Angels/Feel. I'm not a huge fan of Robbie. But these two songs particularly stand out to me (well, not only because it sounds good), but the piano playing makes this song sounds so very unique, and catchy too.Angels
Feel

And let's not forget classical music. One particular classical piece (apart from beautiful blue danube), was the recent live performance by Hancock and Lang Lang at the Grammys. Rhapsody in Blue.(for the life of me, i can't seem to find that video. damn you youtube!)
Here's a substitute. Enjoy

Tagged.

2008-05-18T21:12:00.002+08:00

Yes, yes. Gramps shall be nice for once and actually respond to a plea by geri to actually respond to her tag. She owes me a treat now.

You're really upset, who is the first guy you'll go to?
My PC is a gal. A female animal to be more specific.

If someone liked u right now, wld u want them to tell u?
If it was Bren, then i could rub it in geri's face for all eternity. too bad it isn't.
What i want them to tell me? Anything but, I Am Your Father. Hell no.

Does it matter to you if your boyfriend/girlfriend smokes? Why?
Well, i rather she doesn't smoke. But i guess IF she did, and masks the smell/effects well, i wouldnt mind. heh.

Last person you texted?
Hotlink. For their S.O.S. credit. i'm lazy to go out to top up.

What's something you MUST do before you die?
Live. *duh*
Travel~!

When is the last time you went out of the country and where?
Just. My fridge. Yes, i have a inter-planar dimensional portal called fridge. shoot me.

Who was your last received call from?
Someone. Don't ask.

What are you doing tonight?
DagonMS. 200 DK gogo!

What are you looking forward to?
Nothing really. stuck in a deep hole of temporal depression. maybe dinner.

Have you ever been on a roller coaster?
Reminds me of that Ronan Keating song... *hey baby~ you really got me going tonite~*

Do you care what others think about you?
Of course i do. The power of Gods are measured by them slaves who worship them. Of course i care.

Do you take showers at night?
Do i get paid to do that?

Name the best person who could cheer you up?
Err... Stephen Chow, Rowan Atkinson, and maybe Chuck.

Have you been to New York City?
Yatta~!

Who is the last person you added to your contacts list in your phone?
I add song names into my contact list so i can download them. so..it's tell me why by Supermode.

What is the name of your cousin's best friend?
errr... Lucifer! *i think*

What did u do yesterday?
200 DK. woohoo.

Whose house did you last go to?
Does House MD count?
I went to someone else's house. but mom wasn't in.

What is the last movie you watched?
Pan's Labyrinth. go mythical creatures go!

Do you believe that you can change someone?
*changes rabbit into a hare* ta-da!

What are you going to do after you do this survey?
dinner!

i shall now humbly tag..
1. Dith
2. Feli
3. Nad (if she hasn't done it)
4. Nat (sounds fun to put to gether)
5. Panda, if u still read this blog
6. Wookie. yeah. ur busy, sue me.

V.L.V.O.D.A.A.H.F.

2008-05-08T01:20:00.003+08:00

This isn't much of a update, if it is an update at all.
Clearly, i'm horribly addicted to this song.
"Violet Hill" by the British band, Coldplay
Well, then again, i've always been a huge Coldplay fan, and get addicted easily to their songs.
Truthfully, when they said their new album would have a different sound from their other 3 albums, i was worried. (remember linkin park? yes. i ABHOR their latest album. total rubbish. i digress) Anyways, when Violet Hill was announced to be released and free for download, as all loyal Coldplay fans would, i downloaded the song (from the official source. i swear!)and my fears was definitely mis-placed.
I love their new song. (more like Love kookie and kreame ice cream sorta love. not so much the man-on-man love) Indeed, their song sounds different from their previous works (to an extent), but still, when Martin starts singing, his haunting voice reassures me that Coldplay is still Coldplay. The beloved piano is still there, the haunting voice, the echoing lyrics. Ah. It's good to hear new styles fused with the old. Only a month or so before their album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is released. Can't wait to hear what other changes they made to their sound.

Without further delay, Syprux's Haunting Melodrama presents, Violet Hill by Coldplay, taken from their upcoming 4th album, Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends

Lyrics:
Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops i remember
There was snow
White snow

Clearly i remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below

When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low

If you love me
Won't you let me know?

Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
Became God

Priests clutched onto bibles
And went out to fit their rifles
And the cross was held aloft

Bury me in honor
When i'm dead and hit the ground
A love back home unfolds

If you love me
Won't you let me know?

(Guitar Solo)

I don't want to be a soldier
With the captain of some sinking ship
With snow, far below

So if you love me
Why'd you let me go?

I took my love down to violet hill
There we sat in snow
All that time she was silent still

So if you love me
Won't you let me know?

If you love me,
Won't you let me know?

And for the next post..

2008-05-05T02:09:00.003+08:00

For my next post, it would mostly (if not entirely) involve the following "words":

Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops i remember
There was snow
White snow
Clearly i remember..

among others. Heh. (i bet some of you already know what to expect)
They are back~! Viva la vida~!

Long delayed update. again.

2008-05-05T01:35:00.006+08:00

At 1.36am in the morning, all a sudden, i have the urge/intent to update my poorly neglected blog. Well, to be absolutely honest, if i were to update each time i believe that an event is worth blogging about, there wouldn't be so little posts. Am i making sense? Thought so.

Just for the fun of it, i've finally had the luxury of owning a new phone. *yes! after 5 agonizing years with a brick, i finally get myself a NEW brick!* AND this brick actually comes with a friggin' camera! a camera i say! CAMERA! (which now, i can cam-whore all i want and post it any and every chance i get.. which incidentally would drive away readers of my blog, which is already scarce to begin with..)
Anyways, i shall post pics of my phone when i stop being so lazy. *attempts to crawl across floor to reach fridge while grumbling about lack of walking fridges*

Oh. and another thing. after months and months and more months of procrastinating, and internal debates, i finally decided to over-extend and splurge to get my PSP modded. Which i realise, is a horribly bad idea. Why you ask?
Do you know HOW excruciating is it to actually peel off that infernal device from my clawed fingers as i'm chugging away at Crisis Core and Patapon?
DO you? *pata..pata..pata..pon~ pata..pata..pata..pon~*

Yes. It is addictive, made even worse with it's portability which now i can indulge EVERYWHERE i go, including while driving. (try going along a highway at insane speeds while trying to out-manuvere Minerva)

And as for my bad habit of listening in too much music, i've re-discovered this Finnish band that goes by the name HIM. Resembling (IMHO) of the Rasmus,Syprux's Haunting Melodrama chillingly presents to you,"Wings of a Butterfly", taken from their 2005 album, Dark Light. Enjoy

Genesis

2008-04-14T20:34:00.006+08:00

A second post (post new blogskin)~!
This is indeed a historical moment. An event that is indeed life changing. An incident which pales the colossal Colossus of Rhodes, and even dwarfs the great Lighthouse of Alexandria! I have here, another blog (it's now run by a monkey)~!
*well, if you think I’m over exaggerating, I’m not. After all, the colossus, AND the lighthouse are already crumbled and are archaeological rubble. So there. My blog shadows over rubble! (grins)*

Another thing to add is that this blog, like my other blog(s) of the past, will very soon be relegated into the depths of un-updated blogging-cyberspace-dark-vortex-hell as i procrastinate. Always. With regards to updating my blog. And everything else.

Anyways, for formality purposes, I’ll be nice, and spare any readers (which i seriously doubt would be existent) the agonizing torture of ploughing through this long and lengthy introductory second post. I shall leave you all with one of the more inspiring (not to mention epic) sounding sounds *to rejuvenate your soul from my dry entry. see! i'm merciful! :D*

I present to you, adiemus by adiemus, from their 1995 album, songs of sanctuary.

The songs by Adiemus are collection of song-length pieces that uniquely presents singing voices accompanied by the orchestra in the background. An interesting mention, is that the lyrics in songs by Adiemus generally do not exist and are mostly self created. In addition to that, the lyrics are created in order to not distract our listening and attention from the overall feel of the song (like most current mainstream music, where lyrics actually play a more central role). After all, the core concept of Adiemus is to utilize the voice as an instrument, and not anything more.

Yay! New Skin!

2008-04-12T08:49:00.002+08:00

Yay! New Skin for blog!
A simple skin, rather dull if not for the monkey at the top.
But i've to say, i like this skin. Reflects my passion for indulging to music, and i can make my music playlist the focus of the blog. :D
*i love Christmas songs like the one you're hearing now. don't complain. heh*
Tell me what you guys think about the change yea ^^
*yes, the player skin color looks gay. i made it that way. sue me*

((insert wine bottle name here)

2008-04-12T06:49:00.003+08:00

Ooo. i've not posted in over a month. Impressive.
For me, not you silly.
I'm on the look out for blogskins again. This one im currently having WAS nice, but after setting it up, realised over time it isnt very suitable (and it makes a mess out of my blog words, not to mention). I either have extra large or extra small text sizes for my blog entires.
O well. Once i find one that suits me, i *promise* (crosses fingers) to update more often, mostly for my sake. I need to work on my writing (per-se) . (feel free to give suggestions on nice skins yea.. not like anyone reads this blog anyways..)

On a lighter note, i just finished my finals for this semester *yay me* without studying enough and ending up cursing and praying during paper *yay me..again!*. Now, i shall slack unashamed and without any sense of guilt for not studying. *not like i do in the first place anyways*
Talking about slacking, i'm still trying to complete GoW2 in under 4 hours. Terribly insane way of playing, i know. Well, back to it i go. Till next time.

Happy CNY

2008-02-13T04:34:00.000+08:00

Well, the first (and most enjoyable) few days of chinese new year has passed, and it is, albeit unfortunately, back to the old grind of monotonous routine. (forgive me if im accentuating your suffering. im just being me.)
(being thinking about new year food and goodies)
Seems i got sidetracked.. *pushes food aside*..
Seemingly, according to zodiac predictions, this year of the rodent would be a mixed one for those born in the year of the tiger (that includes yours truly). Supposedly the 'tigers' would have mixed fortunes in terms of career, studies, romance and health..
Well, sounds the same like every other year for me *shrugs* Well, before one consigns to supposed 'divinations' as such, do note that one should take it with a pinch of salt. (or maybe don't take it with salt at all. health concerns).
http://jherai.wordpress.com
/2008/01/18
/2008-year-of-the-rat-predictions-for-tiger/

Well, best of luck for the 'new' new year and may your lives be prosperous and eventful as it was meant to be~!
Merry Chri..err.. i mean.. Happy Chinese New Year all~!

Because We Believe

2008-01-30T11:46:00.000+08:00

~Once in every life
There comes a time
We walk out on our own
And into the light
The moment won’t last, but then
We remember it again
When we close our eyes
Like stars across the sky
E per avvincere
tu divrai vincere
We were born to shine
All of us here because we believe~

ah. beautiful soppy songs.

Alas..

2008-01-28T00:45:00.000+08:00

After yet another prolonged period of absence from blogging, i have decided to re-blog again, and also change the skin as i found the old one to be cumbersome, and not very attractive.
Was rather tempted to get a bright pink n purple skin to put up, but that would mean i would have to brace for another barrage of gay chants from various parties ^^ (one day, i shall do so. mark my words).
This current skin signals my penchant for masquerade masks, and also that it has a comments link so u guys can comment on individual posts instead of chatbox only :) (a feature that was suggested my mei yen to be included)
As always, i've been engrossed with music of various kinds. Occasional surfing of music channels, and internet radio has reminiscence of long forgotten songs, beautiful ones or just merely catchy ones that i like. Haha.
My current obsession? Lounge music. Picked up one lovely track and decided to post it here (refer to embedded music player)
Come to think of it, i do realise my blog posts are rather lacking in a unifying theme for entries unlike others. Maybe one day i shall get to actually deciding on a unifying theme for my entries. Or maybe not. I procrastinate.
Till the next time i do remember (or actually put an effort to..) blog, i bid you all Happy Chinese New Year, and may you year be a more enticing one (yes! resisted the temptation to use prosperous~! oh darn...i used it..)
things to do: study for int. economics, finish the sketch (or at least start), watch sweedney todd.

2007-12-30T02:12:00.000+08:00

This song never fails to tug at my heartstrings each and every time i hear it.
It's "Stars" by Simply Red. enjoy~

Anyone who ever held you
Would tell you the way I'm feeling
Anyone who ever wanted you
Would try to tell you what I feel inside
The only thing I ever wanted
Was the feeling that you ain't faking
The only one you ever thought about
Wait a minute can't you see that I

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I, I feel you
I hope you comprehend

For the man who tried to hurt you
He's explaining the way I'm feeling
For all the jealousy I caused you
States the reason why I'm trying to hide
As for all the things you taught me
It sends my future into clearer dimensions
You'll never know how much you hurt me
Stay a minute can't you see that I

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I, I feel you
I hope you comprehend

Too many hearts are broken
A lover's promise never came with a maybe
So many words are left unspoken
The silent voices are driving me crazy
As for all the pain you caused me
Making up could never be your intention
You'll never know how much you hurt me
Stay can't you see that I

I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I, I feel you
I hope you comprehend

New Layout

2007-11-26T22:48:00.000+08:00

After being bombarded endlessly by friends (you know who you are) about why my previous blogskin being so... interesting, i finally took the liberty to change a skin. It was due time for a face lift anyway.

Decided to opt for something darker this time around after being berated, questioned, scrutinized, and interrogated endlessly with regards to my previous skin. (unfortunately, this skin doesn't allow comments be made, so if u guys/gals have any forms of criticisms, comments feel free to voice them in the tag board) ^^

have a nice day~!
*p.s. - tagged Grace - sry it took so long

2007-11-25T05:59:00.000+08:00

"The agony in my heart mirrors the pain of my silent desires."
--Lemuel W. H. Ranier

Kiss Me

2007-10-30T23:35:00.000+08:00

Recently have i rediscovered a rather romantic yet retro song nestled within my archive of songs. One of my favourites, that never fails to get me singing along. Enjoy ^^

Kiss me out of the bearded barley
Nightly, beside the green, green grass
Swing, swing, swing the spinning step
You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress.

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

Kiss me down by the broken tree house
Swing me upon its hanging tire
Bring, bring, bring your flowered hat
We'll take the trail marked on your father's map

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

Now isn't that such a beautiful love song ^^ cheers

Ahhh...

2007-10-20T22:47:00.000+08:00

Well, after a period of prolonged procrastination, i, whom periodically present partial insights of my partly peculiar personal private life, shall finally update my poor long neglected blog. *applause*

As of now, i am on my semester break, also more known as holidays, until the month of november where i shall submit myself to be a slave of society in exchange for thin sheets of paper with printed numbers on them which i shall use to exchange for candy from the nice man down the street.

Life has been torrid of late i would say. Thank goodness for the holidays, as the semester was slowly wrapping it's ebil clawed hands around my neck, threatening to throttle me and toss me spiraling towards oblivion. (which i wont say that he/she/it/them has failed in doing so...) Why torrid you ask?

for some peculiar reason, my pc has decided to rebel against me, forcing me to consider drastic action against it. yes. i am on the verge of formatting the pc, and i have no idea where i put my xp cd.
lorwyn is out. i dont have cards from lorwyn. thus, no deck. damn.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2f55CcBD4. well, this isn't a bad point, but decided to point it out so you people can try this/these at home.
phone bill been pretty high of late. average of ten bucks in 2-3 days. so in a month that adds up to..... omgwtfbbq.
car's acting up lately. the seal isn't as good as before and it's leaking motor oil into the combustion chamber, thus releasing white smoke thru the exhaust when the car is in motion. yes. all of that are all mumbo jumbo. *grumble..grumble..*
from a moment of impulse, i did an unforgivable act. i splurged on a device which i dont need. a very expensive device. now im terribly broke. *sobs* (and no, it isnt a mobile phone. far worse)

All in all, i think im done whining for the week/month/year until the next time i post an update. Meanwhile, i want everyone to join me in my current song addiction. Clothes off by Gymclass heroes~! whee!

Lei Hai (Sea of Tears)

2007-08-21T03:27:00.000+08:00

You guys know that i'm a hopeless sucker for romantic movies, songs etc right?
This song was one of my favourites from way back long long time ago. Never knew the song title nor the singer until today.
Thought of sharing it. Damn i love this song.

LoL

2007-08-07T02:03:00.001+08:00

Ham Eater

move mouse to direct person. mouse click to eat.
This is random. Had me obsessed with it for at least an hour. GO figure

Random Update

2007-07-30T01:52:00.000+08:00

Decided to do something rather random for the fun of it. *yes, i'm sick of studying for exams, and i'm blogging for break*

Layer One: On The Outside
Name: Yong E-Foong. Syprux.
Birth Date: 31'th October '86. Halloweeen~!
Current status: Dead
Eye Colour: Purple and Green. Occasionally changes to scarlet red, depending on situation.
Hair Colour: Black. thinking of dying it purple.
Righty or Lefty: Left-hander. Lefties ftw.

Layer Two: On The Inside
Your Heritage: Chinese, that resembles a banana, but fortunately/unfortunately isnt one.
Your Fears: Being broke. which i constantly am. thus, i am constantly in fear.
Your Weaknesses: Me? have a weakness? surely u jest. *evil cackling laughter*
Your Perfect Pizza: Seafood pizza. Mushroom pizza. Tons of cheese, less tomato, ore whit sauce, thousand island sauces, mayo, did i mention cheese?

Layer Three: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your Thoughts First Waking Up: Why is the sky getting dark?
Your Bedtime: Me? Sleep? Surely u jest!
Your Most Missed Memory: You don't wanna know. The cause of my depressive moods. (and also when i crack open steamflogger boss from a RM 40 pack)

Layer Four: Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: Water. Please....must...have...water...
McDonald's or Burger King: Mamak is there for a reason u know. and no, not for u to oogle at. (ewwww..)
Single or Group Dates: Single. Group dates to pre-releases or cafe.
Adidas or Nike: Why isnt Bata there on the list?
Tea or Nestea: Coffee is the way to go.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate cookies with vanilla chips.
Cappuccino or Coffee: cappu~ gotta love the milk.

Layer Five: Do You...
Smoke: Weed? Pot? Ice? Mari?
Curse: Yeah. i curse a whole lot. Especially the cruciatus, the imperius, and the kedavra.
Have a crush: Am crushed. someone ate my cookie..
Think you've been in love: yeah. still am.
Go to school: attending road-sweepers college. getting a degree in road sweeping soon. oh. and a business degree.
Want to get married: tentative answer? nope.
Believe in yourself: Nope. after the set backs i've had these few months? hell no.
Think you're a health freak: i'm overweight. very overweight. i think i feel a cardiac arrest coming. wait for it...wait for it...*ugh*...*thud*

Layer Six: In The Past Month
Have you...
Drank alcohol: yeah. chivas and coke.
Gone to the mall: yeah.
Been on stage: not on stage, but did a performance with an audience.
Eaten sushi: am currently eating it now. leftovers from yesterday's dinner
Dyed your hair: thinking about it. red. omigosh.

Layer Seven: Have You Ever...
Played A Stripping Game: yeah. my deck strips people of their hand.
Changed Who You Were To Fit In: *dresses up like ronald mcdonald* me and him are good buddies.

Layer Eight: You're Hoping
To Be Married: not for now.
For a: ironic situation where a huge bag of gold for me would drop from the sky, but land on me instead, killing me.

Layer Nine: In a Girl
Best Eye + Best Hair Color Combination: as long as she's comfortable in what she has.
Short Hair or Long Hair: ranges from being bald to being rapunzel. nah. as long as she's comfortable with what she has. after all, why would i not take people as they are?

Layer Ten: What Were You Doing
1 Min Ago: Updating utopia. bloody useless kingdom.
1 Hour Ago: Studying managerial accounting. chewing gum. goldfishing a rakdos deck.
4.5 Hours Ago: swallowing a bottle of painkillers and downing it with alcohol.
1 Month Ago: 30th June 2007... no idea..
1 Year Ago: i'm positive it was in midst of my efforts to raise an undead army to take over the world. yeah. i'm positive.

Layer Eleven: Finish The Sentence
I Love: "you". lol. a nice companion to talk to, to go crazy with, and to be there for me when i need it.
I Feel: like i'm gonna get sick from eating this day(s)-old sushi.
I Hate: "you". lol. don't bother guessing. i'm not telling.
I Hide: from the cruel eyes of society, the cold harsh words of the people. Why cant they let me live~! Why~! *bangs on organs under the Opera Garnier with a haunting melody*
I Miss: "you". lol. Might or might not be the person i'm refering to at "I Love". but this is a miss-love-hate kinda memory.self destructive. highly not recommended.
I Need: cash, 4 sulfurous springs, 4 blood crypts, 3 hit//run, and 3 red/black filter lands. oh. and a bottle of water, and of course, "you", which i need very much.

Layer Twelve: Tag Five People
i'm gonna tag these five people, and if they dont post a reply to this, and tag another 5 people, bad things will haun....eh? Oops. Wrong post. That was meant for another chain letter. *ahem*
U get the idea.
- weihuan *yeah. no idea how ur gonna tag this, but i'm sure you'll figure a way somehow*
- wen ching
- optimus mei yen *yes, i cant get that name out of my head. dont ask why*
- dithy *and remind me again ur blog address. i keep getting it wrong -.- gomen...*
- angel *well, if u still visit my blog that is. lol.*

My Wish

2007-07-29T11:01:00.000+08:00

Been listening to many many almost randomly selected songs these few days. I blame it on being emo. *heh* Well, this song i particularly like, especially that of the lyrics.(and meaningful ^^) It's by Rascal Flatts, called My Wish. (surprising, especially i didnt like their other hit, what hurts most. ugh.) So, thought that i would like to share it with u guys. Cheers. *goes back to looping boston by augustana)

I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
and each road leads you where you wanna go,
and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
if it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile.
But more than anything, more than anything...

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but you never forget,
all the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,

and you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
and always give more than you take.
But More than anything, yeah, more than anything...

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish. Yeah.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

It is there

2007-07-22T17:19:00.000+08:00

I can only see grey clouds encompassing the sky above me, tell-tale of the coming tempest.
The rain is gently drizzling from the heavens, and i stand there, in the middle of it. Letting the rain drench my skin, and drown my soul.
The icy cold water of the rain hit me mercilessly. Every drop echoing the guilt, every drop echoing the agony, every drop echoing the sorrow, embedded deep within my soul.
I will not question why. I will not ask how. I will merely stand here, for all the heavens to see.
For i deserve no reprise. I deserve no purgatory. I seek not salvation. I seek not forgiveness.
I merely want things the way they were before. Before when things were simpler. Before when the sins were committed. Before the errs were forged into the streams of time.
I merely wish to be free.

This is sorta late..but..

2007-07-17T04:05:00.000+08:00

I finally cracked my first Wrath. *yay*
Had attended the X release, but was kinda let down to be informed that the promos were already given out. But that was at least made up when i cracked a Wrath. Pretty much evens out the cost i suppose.
Summer of Magic events are beginning this weekend itself. Go check out MTG.com to find out more. *after all, they are giving out foil Man-Lands: faery conclave, treetop village. pretty things*

This week, i'll have an insanely hectic week as all the deadlines for assignments are due, and not to mention that the committee that i'm part of decided to have a grand event within these few weeks, research paper, assignment, presentation, DnD event to attend, finals next week... zomg. Hope i can hold steadfast to whatever traces of my sanity. Oops.. that tread of sanity just slipped out of my hand. oh noes.

Stuffs

2007-07-10T23:31:00.000+08:00

Decided to do this after seeing it on another friend's blog. Found it quite nice actually, and the descriptions given at the end were actually rather accurate ^^

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

2007-07-06T04:56:00.000+08:00

Au Revoir Monsieur Brendan

2007-07-06T04:15:00.000+08:00

Today, i would bid farewell to a MTG friend of mine whom would be flying off to Perth, Australia to further his studies. His flight will approximately be at 9am (if my memory serves me correctly). Would have loved to send him off but unfortunately, my schedule does not permit me to do so.
Nonetheless, the past few weeks of "farewell" outings, gatherings, and crashes at his place had pretty much done it's duty of expressing our farewells and well wishes before he leaves. (well.. watching insane amounts of movies at the cinema, at weird hours, clubbing, going to mamak and ordering an insane amount of drink, playing poker with miserably small stakes, watching random things on your telly like Borat, okami, and not to mention a delirious amount of KOF XI to boot the night before u left) Anyways, i wish u, Brendan, all the best and may our paths cross again when you do (and if u do) return.(i blame u for getting me hooked to the red syrup and condensed milk concoction, and also experiencing you driving against traffic in the middle of the night to pick up that cute sis of yours)
In addition to that, i've also noted that quite a few friends of mine are actually bound to leave for foreign countries soon. Big Sam at the end of the month to auzzie, and ching-ching (as sam calls him) during September to Manchester. No to mention my pet sis going back to melbourne. Ah. The glory of globalization.

Behold!

2007-07-02T06:21:00.000+08:00

I have finally changed the template of my blog to something i find to be quite nice, and slightly mushy too. Hope you guys would like the new layout and modifications i've made to my blog (not like anyone reads it anyway..) Considering what a big idiot i am with HTML, i had actually took quite a while to process and also realise how to modify the codes to comply with what i wanted displayed. Lol. I seriously need to get myself equipped with knowing how to do simply HTML programming. Let me know what u guys think of it yea ;) and i might just go plain nuts and change templates every few days just for the fun of it, and also to get the hang of simple HTML.
*on a side note: X core set release events are approaching. 2nd weekend of June to be precise. Get your foil Reya Dawnbringers from participating (and winning) in release parties~!*

Wa-Lah!

2007-06-28T04:01:00.000+08:00

YEs, i do realised that this blog has been rather negelcted for a tad too long already. And my thousand apologies to my blog for my procrastination in updating. *sorry bloggie~!*
I've been rather occupied with various things, and am im midst of having an onslaught of mid term papers. yay. At the moment, i'm actually taking a break from shifting thru my notes, and decided to update at a whim. xD

Just for the fun of it, i'm gonna be watching transformers tomorrow (today) evening at one-u. (provided brenden manage to get tickets) would have asked wen ching along but he's headed to vietnam to get a concubine, so i've heard. Hope that i wouldnt be too disappointed with it, *no megatron...why!!* and it wouldnt help by the fact that i'm currently obsessed with weird foreign language flims, and flims before the 90's. (Casablanca anyone?) Hopefully i wont get too tired out from this outing as another paper looms. (4 mid terms within a week. imagine that. fun stuff)

For those whom follow, X release party is coming soon. Looks rather fun i would say, especially that of the return of legends and also the beacons. (not to mention pithing needle is back!) And from my personal point of view, gotta love the burn that's being thrown into the set: Beacon of Destruction, Incinerate (hell i wont play with hammers no more), Kamahl (yes, a 6/1 hasty beatstick that burns is fun), Lavaborn Muse, in addition to the fact that standard has Char, Seals, Demonfire, mono red burn looks pretty fun to play :D *imagine teachings for Beacon of D, do it for 5, shuffle it back in, teachings it out again, burn for 5, shuffle etc*
side note: Squee is back! squee + norin = irritatingly unkillable.

2007-05-15T01:05:00.000+08:00

Here I am, covered with blood

On my heart, does sorrow flood.

I lift my head, look to the sky,

Darkness swirls, and hopes they deny.

I have stumbled upon this path,

Lost, Broken, and battered I’ve become.

Never have I been more foolish,

To have swayed to Their lies.

Here I lie, blanketed in sorrow,

In my heart, does feel hollow.

I lift my head, towards the heaven.

Death, merciful as it is, shall beckon.

SIT college 2007 Annual Dinner & Dance

2007-05-10T01:17:00.000+08:00

I'm part of the committee that'll be organizing this years SIT college's annual dinner n dance (yay~!) Since it's open to everyone (preferably alive...) i would like to invite u guys to attend the ball as there would be dancing (lots of it), and 4 genre's of dances/music over the course of the event ^^
The prices are in the above poster (or u can ask me personally for the prices). DO let me know if ur interested (or if u have friends tht are interested ya) xD

Tuesday

2007-05-08T15:51:00.000+08:00

Today is tuesday. Had a quite wonderful opening yesterday . We've managed a sale of 10 tables (well, partially paid bookings if you will...). Kinda funny to see that many committee members all in similar formal black garments (with a tie n all) trying to convince people to give the event a look. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly). the Pharmacy dept students booked 4 tables almost immediately when they saw of the existence of such a AD&D event. On the other end of the spectrum, ADP students (my dept) were very much reluctant to even to asked to attend the ball. Kinda ironic to view such extreme ends of the spectrum amongst to groups of students who studies less than fifty feet from each other.

In addition to ticketing sales, i had to attend a seminar held by college for a whooping 6 weeks (!) Seminar being named "high achievers course" or something... heaven knows why am I in there anyways. The seminar had students from various depts in my college, namely the ADP, Engineering, Pharm, Dip. Bus, and CIMA.. As usual, such seminars are filled with 'motivaitonal' talks about making us students into nation builders, and also world dominators... maybe not.. and also the usual slew of games that are thrown into the fray. I actually had a moment of self-realization during the playing of games during the event. I had noticed that over the years, i had become less self concious and also less introvert, in a positive light. Some students that attended were very much reluctant to dance, participate in games involving a group, and were generally wooden thru out game time in fear of, i suspect, looking silly to others. I remembered a time when i was just like them. Exactly carbon copies of them. A few years back, you could never get me to willingly partake in such games/activities, such as dances or group games as i wouldnt want to look silly, or also be riddiculed if so happen i stumbled. What i did not realise, is that such actions shouts out loud of being socially inadept, and also the sore lacking of self confidence. My fears of being riddiculed, and refusal to look silly to the participants would actually coerced me into not participating, and ultimately, end up looking silly and riddiculed. Talk about irony, that the cure would be worse than the ailment. I'm sure many of you all have come accross such people in your lives. Painfully shy people whom are very much lacking in self confidence. Coming back to the current setting, the 'me' yesterday, was enjoying myself and having barrels of fun twisting and turning during dance, and also falling into a heap of crumpled up humans in some body puzzle-thinggie, and laughing it off with the others, making new friends, and also getting someone cute's number..or maybe strike that last part off.... Make me wonder sometimes, what took me so long to realise that i was being plain silly and depriving myself of having fun and social interactions in the past. I would not proclaim outright that i am already totoally free fo reservations, as i still need time to warm up to a new crowd/activity with others, but i would dare say that i have become a better person over the years, and have a much healtier does of self confidence in social situations as such as this. If i am to look like a fool, hell im gonna enjoy every minute of it. (come to think about it, i just realised i have no reservations about dancing a slow dance with a guy, as long as it's kept cordial and infused with humour. like wookie for example. xD) Heck, i'm even gonna be dancing all nite long for my upcoming ball(s) that i would be attending, namely my college one and also (tentatively) the prefect's reunion, even tho im not a prefect...but that's a story for another day.

Lianne, this time if we dance, i'll do what i was supposed to do at the last dance ya. (warn u first) :P

It's coming!

2007-05-07T01:03:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow/Today would be the grand opening of the ticketing booth and also the beginning of ticketing sales for my college's annual ball. Finally. After such planning, glitches, hitches, and also lots of procrastination, it is finally falling together...well, just the ticketing part... we've not even addressed the event itself proper... and for some weird reason, i got picked to join the high achievers seminar in college... heavens know why, as i dont study.. my college mates can vouch for that, but i'll just attend and see how long i'll stay interested :D

No cards to review today as i'm plain busy with event organizing and also trying to finish this game i've been at for a while now... ^^

First Post!

2007-05-04T00:57:00.000+08:00

I do realise that it took me THAT long to actually make my first post on blogspot. I do blame my other committments and also my unavoidable built-in sense of procrastination, and also the existence of another blog ^^

Nonetheless, my this blog would mostly be a rather insane random mixed bag/blog of stuff, but i would mostly rant and rave my opinions about magic cards on this particular blog. (considering the fact that my other blog already have rant and raves about how i wish to conqueor the world and bring it to its knees...) But there isn't a hard and fast rule about my blog contents cause after all...i IS my blog. i can do whatever i wish. *insert inane laugher*

To kick things off, i'll start off with a card from Future Sight which i believe is rather *ugh* overpriced, and overvalued at given time.(but which Bob i suspect would adoringly adore, right Bob?)
Yes, i am addressing the current chase rare, Pact of Negation.
For the uninitiated, Pact of Negation (or PoN), is..

...that thing as posted above. I would say this card is good except for the niggling detail as stated in the 3rd part of the text. Notably the 'not so obvious' lose the game stuck on the card. This card has been touted as the re-incarnation of Force of Will. I beg to differ. FoW is a much better cost namely due to it's pitch cost, (what is a mere 1 life and a card when u can distrupt another players strategy) and also it's lack of LOSE THE GAME text.

Some player would debate that as long as u win before ur next upkeep, the 'you lose' clause isnt that all important. Problem is, what if u dont? In a combo deck (dragonstorm for now), it might be useful to both upp the storm count, and also counter anything that threatens to distrupt you going off. But in other decks, for a control player to tap 5 mana (3UU) might be the factor that loses you the game (especially in early-mid game) making this counter a mid-late game card. In early games, this counter is near useless, and would take up space in ur hand when ur in dire need of a hard counter instead.

As some would (and have argued), this card is good because one can catch the opposition off guard, especially in the state where the player holding this is tapped out. But what are the odds that i would be enough to actually swing the momentum of the game? Most good (well, above average..) players wouldnt over extend in almost any situation, which would dearly hamper the impact that this card would give when it hits the board.

Some would say that, the upkeep can be handled with 'tron in play (hell, i don't know who came up with such an idea) cause if u already HAVE 'tron, Spell Burst would be so much more irritating and effective.

I wouldn't go all out to condemn this card, as i believe it is still *to an extent* playable, but not as 4-ofs in a deck. The most i would dare recommend would be 3. or less...

Last note, this card for now is definately (IMHO) not worth the RM27+++ price tag tagged onto it. I would gladly let you have it for that price if so happen i crack one. :D
(PoN rating: 2/5)