Randoms

Hmm....its nearly 1am, not a normal time for me (I am an early sleeper)

Blurness rocks.

I wish many things could happen,but wishing for them isn't enough.

Sigh...

Too many things happening...

Why must tuition go on for 4 hours?!

Crazy.

What else?

Maybe a illegible tangent of my infinite well of intangible matter?

I knew you would say "ERrrrrrr or Wa or "..." "

Lo, many would stand strong,
The winds of the south, they push ever harder,
Some would face the wind, some would seek shelter,
Some, would just whimper and faulter,

The wind, as strong as it may,
Creating havoc, not a time, a place, a day,
For the winds, they are not everlasting,
As the strength , of the one with hands ever rising.

This one, bold and mighty it may seem,
But behold, as normal as the next the one may be,
A fallow, a flaw, all too familiar for the man,
But has he what others are lacking, the courage in hand.

Sleepy post FTW.

With that, Good Morning!

Things to do

Yeah ! I was told to do a checklist thing-a-ma-bob, so err....decided to do it on'a(tm) blog ! YeaH!

Things to do before December
1.Buy ticket to Australia (Hobart here I Goooooooo)
2.Buy proper recording mic(vocals sadly not included :()
3.Buy a camera! (EOS 550D - EOS 7D :D)
4.Err....Spending money for Aussie trip! (no fun going there if got no money xD)
5.Youtube vids!
5.1 - <> On'a(tm) Loop!
5.2 - Speed Kills !
6.Songs!
6.1 - Midnight Melody
6.2 - The Revolutionist
7.Trade fat for muscle ! YeaH!

Woot, sadly, lotsa "Buy...." in there...=.=

Gonna save! Any donations are gratefully accepted gratuitously and graciously from a honest and goodness extraordinary everyday person like you and me(if I ever had money to donate to myself, I would :P) :D

Maybe I should do a song about this....hmmm....

Self thought

What is life, if its not to be lived,
What is living, if its not to be experienced,
What is experience, if its not to be learnt,
What is learning, if its not to be remembered,
What is remembering, if it has already been forgotten,
So truly, what is life is it is to be forgotten,
Drowned in its own self righteousness, struggling to be remembered,
Lost in this sea of memories.

What are memories, if they arent lived?
Are they merely figments of ones imagination?
Made by the feeble mind to reign over ones own body,
Caught in a spiral of selfishness,
Lost in this sea of thoughts.

What are thoughts, if they arent of the mind,
What is a minds thoughts, and what is a thought of mind,
Are they the same? Parallel in likeness, going hand in hand,
Or are they different? Lateral in thought, never to meet again,
So, what are they, truly? Where are they going?
All of this, lost in my sea of self thought.

Is the mind a sentience of its own?
Connected to the body, but seperate in entities?
What of the soul? Is it a part of the body, but only by birth?
To what degree truly are we free? Oh how my soul yearns for a truce,
between body and brain, soul and spirit, earthly and heavenly.
Lost in my own thoughts, once again I come to the same conclusion,
Nothing is as its seem, and follow your heart, and follow God.

What is a person, without God leading them?
A lost soul, like a wayward sheep, having apparent freedom, but lost entirely.
The world, the cruel world, having found the sheep, brings it into itself.
A wayward sheep, a part of the world, a part of iniquity.
As I ponder longer and longer, I wonder to myself, what made a person lose that connection?
Did God forsake them? Were they misguided? The poor unfortunate soul.

Verily, to leaders of organisations, truly I say,
what is of the body if the brain is not awake?
A weak, feeble body, incapable of anything but self pity and morose.

This, a warning I heed to all, even more so to leaders of governments and churches!
Protect your flock! Protect your people!
What is there in a human if there is not a body but a greedy brain?
The bodily needs, all taken upon itself, until the body is an atrophied being,
Lifeless,powerless, and full of vengeance, for trusting in the brain, having been destroyed by the ones they trusted, seeking solace with their own enemies,
For fear of itself have become greater than the fear of the wicked ones.

This is why many seek refuge in this world, why many seek other powers,
The people are just sheep! It is the shepherds duty to watch over them!
The Great Shepherd has done his part, but the task has fallen to shepherds whom are still sheep.
For if a sheep will lead a sheep, then surely I say that both shall be lost asunder.
So, again, heed my request, be a leader to men, and a shepherd to your sheep,
Just like how, The Great Shepherd has done, for you.


-Lost in thought- -JJS-

New vids!

Speed Kills 1



Coins on'a loop



Enjoy!

Beats On'a Loop!

Another 1st! Yea! Haha, bored, so took out a bunch of pens and came up with this reaaally simple beat... but its my 1st synchronized beat! Enjoy!

Reminding myself always

Too many people leaving, never ever said anything to some before.
I fear this actual regret that im getting.
Please dont revert to the Joshua i knew 6 years ago...

A Temporary Farewell

Haha, its been awhile hasnt it? I just realised how many people have left Penang to furthur their studies...so, this song is a tribute to the said people, my friends and not so friends..a first JJS Original Song!

Because it was done kinda in a hurry, voice was really teribble, never EVER use a cheap headset (in fact, never use ANY headset) to record vocals...I bet you ppl are gonna be in a fit of laughter at 0:14 xD.

This goes out to all, i mean ALL, the people i know, even if its only your name I know :)

Enjoy!

Some Irish tuness

Heheh, welcome ! In case (many->all) don't know, I love old celtic music, especially those that can be played on the guitar, so this is me playing a few tunes (2) on the guitar. Mind you, I'm not that good, specially when im recording...xD, more later! :D

An Exciting March Credits

Credits to my teaching instructer, Mr.Aang, and if anyone is looking for a driving instructor out there, near Jelutong/Perak Road/Greenlane, go to his place! Jaya Driving School, near Jelutong Market.

Kudos to all my friends I met during the lessons and the tests days, you guys made my day...

Jagdeep, Pang, Farid, Thinagaren, Imran and Nazreev.

If I missed out anyone I met during the testing days, please do tell :)

Joshua, Over and OUT!

An Exciting March : The Third Day(FINAL)

Another day, another JPJ TEST going on in Sungai Dua (okay, not reaaaly another day, just another, EXCITING MARCH day . xD

Today was faster than usual, as I was there for only Bhg 3 of the car.

Before starting the Bhg2 for the freshies(Bhg3 already started and was going on), a small prep talk was given by the JPJ tester, none other than the guy who failed me last time! Haha, no grudges man, no worries xD.

While he was doing the talk, they called out "Nombor 6! Nombor 6! Joshua! Joshua John Samuel!" Okay, my turns up!

Goto TESTER;
Send EXAM_DOCUMENT_6;
Print RESPONSE;
_____________________________________________________
| |
|EXAM_DOCUMENT ID ERROR. SEND EXAM_DOCUMENT_4 |
|_____________________________________________________|

After Number 4 went, I just waited there again.
Number 4 came back in the passengers seat (the unspoken sign of failure on the test) so I was kinda nervous (person before Number 4 too failed)

Went along the route, driving carefully, and in 12 minutes, scored 17/20 marks!

Phew, as March nears an end, the end has already dawned upon my driving school days, a graduate is me! =D

March 24 Conclusion

B License
Bhg 2 : PASSED
Bhg 3 : PASSED

D License
Bhg 2 : PASSED
Bhg 3 : PASSED

Boo yah! P-License! (In a week) and C-License, here I come!

An Exiting March : 2nd day

Haha, March 15th, another JPJ test day!

This time I would be doing both car AND motorcycle.

The word of the day is waiting.

Waiting for the motorbike Bhg3 only : 2 hours.

Did see some nice wipeouts though...I still don't get how some people can flip their bike wheels skyward on the narrow bridge....doing that with the Virago would be murder xP.

Finally! My turns up!
*the satisfying soung of the bike starting up and engine idling*
*clutch and gear 1*

Remember the Previous posts Diagram? Here it is again!


Yep, waiting 2 hours to do 2 minutes of Harley Davidson-esque driving xD
Anyway, I passed!

After that, another wait for the car Bhg 2...

Waiting , waiting


Finally 2 hours later (12-ish)

Bhg2 Test Time!

Hill- Probably the scariest part of the whole Bhg2 went without a hitch. Yellow line, Hand brake, Hand Up, accelerando, and voila!
Parking and three point turning-Easy! Hakunamatata =D

Waiting , waiting

Two moar hours (2:30-ish)

"Nombor 71 ! Nombor 71!"

Okay, my turn!

*standing there while noticing that examiner is taking some time explaining something to the guy inside the car that just finished (I'm no lip reader, but I assume he's explaining how that guy failed?)

Outta the school(in the car) !
Over to the corner(in the car)!
Getting outta the turn (in the car)!
Into the junction (in the car)!
Lady walks in front of me (out of the car(she was) ) !
Examiner steps on his brake pedal (in the car)!
And then I get pulled over (Outta the car (He says) )!
And then I get back to the school! (in the car)
DU du du du du du dum

But yeah, 2hours + 2hours + 2hours = 6hours of waiting to be failed in....*drum roll*
.... 2 minutes! xP

HAiz, another day to go then....

March 15 Conclusion

B License
Bhg 2 : PASSED
Bhg 3 : PASSED (Woo Hoo!)

D License
Bhg 2 : PASSED
Bhg 3 : FAILED

An Exiting March : 1st day

Haha, YEah! Finally Got my driving licenses (yea, notice the plural :P) after 3 consecutive JPJ Tests in March.

March 4 - B License
Done procastinating with this license and have finished it in hmm....1 year 4 months(give or take)

Sat on the bike feeling slightly nervous (mind you, my license class only had two riders that day)

Figure 8-Easy enough, went in circles 4 times (1 and a half full 8's)
Narrow Bridge- This was amazing. went onto the bridge, nearly fell off at first but managed to straighten the bike(somehow) before slowly transversing the bridge(required time: 7sec, Me: 10sec :D)
Cones and Emergency Brake-No sweat! Easy as pie? haha, even aced the sharp turn after the emergency brake part, felt good about that.
Bhg3, "Road" Test- [diagram]



Yea, straight line and two turns, what could go wrong?
Doing hand signals before moving : 1 point
Going over Bumpy area : 1 point
Turning : 1 point
Stopping WAY BEFORE "TAMAT" sign : priceless
Okay, not WAY before, but about half a bike? That failed me. =(

MARCH 4 Conclusion
B License
Bhg 2 - PASSED
Bhg 3 - FAILED

D License
Bhg 2 - NOT YET
Bhg 3 - NOT YET

Singapore

Yeah, this is 2 days late..but haha, only managed to get proper internet connection now..:)

SIngapore...well, landed at night, 9-ish on December 30th...
Took the MRT..had some trouble on that..apparently you just have to click on your destination and not worry of the connecting trains...RIding the train in itself is free in that sense :)

Went to the wrong YMCA Hotel..xD

Spent an hour walking through Orchard Road at night...THats something everyone has to see....Orchard Road after Christmas at night! Beatiful...Sadly no pics tho...:(

Taxi's are quite cheap(comparably according to my Aussie cousin) and we took a 30min drive to the hotel.

Haha..the old receptionists were quite angry at us for checking in this late (it is 12 midnight now)

What else? Have a nice sleep and breakfast the next day :)... American All-You-Can-Eat Buffet :P.. bacon and eggs!

Took a free shuttle service to Orchard Road from the Hotel, and walked there for a while. Lotsa shopping malls side by side compared to Penang, went to er....Ion Mall or something...:P..the breeze outside the mall was nice and bought a cheap film camera to take pictures! SGD30.00 o.o ...

Haha...took the MRT back to airport, was a fun trip.

Got our bags and went to check-in for Perth flight..lotsa Whiteys' xD(Yea, sounds racist, but somehow lots of Irish accent sounding white people were going to Perth..perhaps that's Australian accent?)

Changi Budget Airport was quite nice (save for the strict security and their people).

BOarded to Perth...5 hours on a pressurized metal can flying 35,000 feet high at 200 knots? Haha..not sure of the speed..

Read a book, tried to sleep, drank a sip of water, rinse and repeat...until we landed at Perth.

More later!

YAY

Haha..havent been here in a long time....
Letsseee....

8 "Subjects" (16 papers?) have been done..:D
2 "Subjects" (6 moar papers) have yet to be done..:S
YAY..tomorrow Physics :D
NEXT week...
WOOTS!
Chemistry...:D

Week after that..
CAMP! :D
I've yet to pay for that XD//

Fingerpicking is awesome..:D
Probably post some up later, christmas carols.
Who knows? Album anybody?

I'm ending here.This dot.This tithe.Nah, just kidding..

Coffee on my mind,
So very fine,
Coffee in a cup,
Clears up the dark,
Coffee on my desk,
Is just a pain in the ***,
To clean up,
And to waste my time,
Instead of studying,
Im going coffee'ing :D

Haiku :D
I really love some coffee
Coffee is nice
Someone make me coffee

Ok..im stopping here..REALLY.














Nah. :D

Codename : ABRSM

Woohoo! Finally finished the exam this morning!
Grade 8 is conquered!

Haha, went for the exam in the morning, fingers sweaty and heart racing...what more, my piano teacher was there which meant me probably getting scolding later AFTER the exam XD//

It was ok, thank God the examiner didn't ask me C/G sharp minors in the major 6th scales (technical stuff). It was ok, until...

"Okay Joshua, I would like a E Whole Tone scale"
"Okay...*about to press the keys when*"
(In my mind)
What the heck?! Whole tone isn't even in the syllabus =.=
"Sir, co-could y-you repeat that?"
"E WHOLETONE scale"
.....luckily I learnt a whole tone scale the day before....

Songs were okay, until the second song, which was 7 pages long...
*playing the song, midway*
"Joshua, can we stop there, I heard enough, and this IS a long song"
Later, teacher told me either I played REALLY good or REALLY bad, the latter not being the case as I kept tempo.....this time :D

Oral exam
I really don't wanna talk about this cause this is not my musical strong point...Anyway, I kinda did better than last year(yes, this is a second take on the same exam)...

haha, praying to God and I'll not fail this time :D

Friends...XD

Haha...me trying to act human for once (the emotional side) :D....here goes;

I love going deep into thought when I have nothing better to do, and when I go deep into thought, its something like being emo, but not emo ( I don't start cutting myself or start death metalling or stuff, :D)

I was thinking of all the nonsense I did this year, and I was thinking about my friends whom faced quite a big bunch of my nonsense....

I thank you for sticking by and by, and for tolerating my nonsense....although, it's highly unlikely that I'm stopping anytime soon :D//

Haha....A new post for ya people//

Thanks once again.

Fingerpicking

Haha... here's a new post for ya! 

Fingerpicking is a new style of playing to me, and this are some random vids of my playing... Enjoy! :D

Haha Its 11 pm and I have nothing Better To do!

HAha, I walked into my room and saw the screensaver that was my picture slideshow 

^^ Soooooo keyute!! ^^ (Btw, I only talk like this to add comedy, i REALLY dun talk like this)

Please ignore the cluttered and sorta untidy look of the computer and its surroundings and focus on the FROG people! ^^

CLOSE UP

Haha, this is a HIGH DEF (1280*1024 ++) picture and is VERY clear on my computer...

If you want it, here ya go?

Prove that I have too much time on my hands :D

Star NIE video flop

Yeah, me and my group (Stephen's group which I was in last year betrayed me) decided to do a 3 min video clip for the Star NIE competition, so my friend Daniel came over the other day to discuss on the sketch....

So, he was very stressed up (even a laugh from me causes him to go "Joshua, c'mon la, no time for jokes d" :P) 

As usual, I love to joke (I'm still serious, but don't really show it) and was providing the comic relief (stress relieve therapy) for him..

First, on to the Star NIE website to check on the rules of the vid, and while he was thinking Video, I went pizza~" Starting the camcorder, here's the funny event (well, we had a good laugh after that) with pics! well, no vid, sry :( //

"Josh, you sure want to do video, ah?"

"As long can get pizza :D"

"...oi, focus"

"pizza....look,if we do this vid, we gt upgraded from personal to regular ^^"

"....."

"...."

"look,this the guy who's sending the pizza over ^^"

*After this I just wanted to annoy the over-stressed Daniel*

"Hey, Dan, ask Jon whats issue he doing on"(Jon's another member of the team)

"*calling*"

*call over, can't get through*

"So, Josh, we're doing suicide right? We must plan how to fit all that in 3 min"

"Look! The keyboard ^^"

"Josh, focus abit please"

"Cup!"

"......aiyo, like this how we wan do our project?"

"Fine, gimme idea, i make it like a parody or sumthing"

==============================================

Next meeting 

This time another member, Amir came along

*focuses on Daniel's sock

]

".....Amir, this guy ah, last meeting also he (me) doing nonsense =.="

"(Amir) haha"

Amir

In the end, we planned alot, but did little XD //

My part failed because we only got 29 seconds of footage (as opposed to the minimum 3 min)

:D // Chiow!

Life Lesson through a cockroach?

Haha, I bet your thinking "What? Life lesson through a cockroach? How is that even possible?" or "Pie~~"....its true, kinda is anyway. :D /// moving on/

Few days ago I was waiting at the guard house of my apartment for my two friends to do a competition video....

While waiting, I saw a cockroach, walking (or waddling) on the road...it was soo cute! >.< ^^, it'll walk abit, stop, widdle waddle, stop, some more, stop, jump, stop, well, you get the idea.

What was amusing was this little cockroaches journey from my apartment to another, which brings us to the question, why did the cockroach cross the road? Why, to get to the other side, of course!

On its journey, it encountered many near death experiences (3-4 motorcycles, 3 cars, 2 lorries and a foot)

It was amusing watching the little guy cross abit, jump as a wheel would ALMOST squish it, stand still for a second and the continue without second thought...

Which brings us back to the life lesson, I learnt from the cockroach (boy, you sure don't hear me saying that quite often) live life without worries? It didn't stop to follow the car that killed it or jump onto the motorcycle, but it jus carried on...

Lesson learnt! ^_^