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2011-06-07T01:17:00.002+08:00

look HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I AM SO COOL goodbye xx

2011-05-29T23:03:00.002+08:00

I found my earphones.

On another note,

Happy 1 Year anniversary sayangku =)

2011-05-24T17:16:00.000+08:00

Nasha lost my earphones today

Oh well, life goes on. =)

2011-05-02T16:59:00.001+08:00

I see you sitting there at the window sill,
Looking for shooting stars.
I wanna get closer and closer still,
I wanna take over your heart.

You will be mine, mine.

2011-04-29T19:16:00.001+08:00

2011-04-22T20:13:00.005+08:00

Everybody's gotta love someone

But, I just wanna love you, dear

Everybody's gotta feel something

I just wanna be with you, my dear

I know it's hard, I know it's hard

I know it's hard to be in this position

If they stop loving, I won't stop loving you

If they stop needing you, I'll still need you, my dear

If you fall asleep down by the water

Baby, I'll carry you all the way home

If you fall asleep down by the water

Baby, I'll carry you all the way home

You've gotta believe me when I say

When I say the word "forever"

And whatever comes your way

We'll still be here together

I know it's hard, I know it's hard

But I understand you, just take my hand

If you fall asleep down by the water

Baby, I'll carry you all the way home

If you fall asleep down by the water

Baby, I'll carry you all the way home

2011-04-07T22:00:00.003+08:00

When someone around you is in rage you have to tread carefully,and treading carefully makes you vulnerable, and this vulnerability makes you angry. But it's not like that when you're in love. When you're in love you don't get angry. You just feel bad for your lover,and you want to know what it is about that is causing the rage, and you listen, because your heart prompts you to. You put aside anything that is troubling you, because in that moment all you think is, I want him/her to feel better. Some of us forget that, and we get angry anyway, even if we don't mean to. But it doesn't mean you are not in love, it just means that you let your vulnerability consume you.

2011-03-30T23:04:00.000+08:00

hehehehehehe so cute! :>

2011-03-29T20:22:00.004+08:00

You never really know when you'll fall in love. It kind of just catches you by surprise. And I've stressed several times that it is not our place to understand love. Falling in love is effortless, but staying in is harder. But there is no doubt in my heart that, loving you is easy. Everything about this is easy. Love is supposed to be easy. The thing about it is that for most people, the emotions and feelings they undergo may, at times, stray them from rational decisions and actions. But with you, you are the very core of what perfection means to me. This perfection is summed by your words, your presence, your flaws, & your soul. And it comforts me everyday to know that we possess such unsurmountable feelings for one another. As I've already told you, everyday my love for you grows. It has surpassed so many levels of happiness, levels neither of us imagined were possible, and even more incredible is the short time that we have taken to achieve this happiness.

So its been 10 months since we've got together officially, but you know I've loved you longer than that. Being with you is amazing, it truly is, and I've never felt luckier to have you as mine, because you mean everything to me (#1018). You're my bestfriend, you're my confidante, you're my present and my future. All that I can hope and pray for now, is that this beautiful love continues to grow even stronger than it already is. I cherish every moment I've spent with you. You meet thousands of people in your life, but not a single one of them touches me the way you do. Everything that we've imagined for ourselves, it starts here and it starts now. You & I need to make this happen because there is no one else for me but you. So here's to a happy 10 month, and hopefully, many more days/months/years/ to come. There is not a day that goes by, where my heart does not find you. I love you, but you probably already know that :)

2011-03-22T00:35:00.002+08:00

All I ever needed, I never needed more

♥

2011-02-26T13:07:00.003+08:00

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc
Welcome to the next generation of smartphones.

2011-02-21T20:06:00.001+08:00

For all the special people who like unicorns too!

2011-02-03T16:32:00.001+08:00

The 1st Public Service Announcement of 2011

Since the start of 2009, I've chosen to make an quarterly update with regards to my humble and at the same time, awe-inspiring Music Collection of which I unconditionally love so dearly. The updates were usually carried out during the mid to late 3rd month of each quarter simply to keep the time interval between each update as constant as I possibly could. What makes this update uniquely special is that it will dwell deeper into the various data that I've collated along with the trend and the general distribution of music in my database.

Without further ado,

My Music Collection:
15,011 songs,
1,125 albums,
403 artists.

Playtime of:
0.112 years (3s.f) or
1.34 months (3s.f) or
40.8 days (3s.f) or
980 hours or
58,800 minutes or
3,528,000 seconds.

84.5% with a bit rate of 192 kbps or higher.
Size of 99.9 GB (107,364,532,224 bytes)
Average song size of 6.821MB (7,152,390 bytes)
Average song length of 3:55.603 minutes
Average bit rate of 243.456 kbps

The graph on which everything else is based on. It's colourful and I love it.

Sharp decline in the first 3 quarters of 2010 due to National Service.

Huge rise in the number of songs from Q3 '10 to Q4'10 after completing the training portion of National Service. The rise in the number of artists is much less as I downloaded many songs from artists which I already had.

Almost 6 weeks of non-stop music at my disposal.

Although most songs being downloaded in 2010 are of 320kbps quality, older songs in my computer are still of lower quality. Hence the value for average bit rate is starting to stagnant, unless I download higher quality versions of my older songs.

100GB of songs. Not many can even come close to that.

Ahhh, legendary old songs.

A cute short spike in 1991.

It has generally been an increasing trend but 2009 fell short by a bit.

Once again, do notice the cute small spike of 1991.

S is the winner by a HUGE margin plus I only have 9 songs beginning with X though.

S wins once again. Only 2 albums beginning with X, 1 beginning with Q and none beginning with Z.

Well what do we know, S is the most common alphabet used at the beginning of a song, album and artist name in my Music Collection. What a letter.

An almost self-explanatory graph. The shorter songs are usually introductions to the album itself or skits that the artist has chosen to incorporate into the album to bring out the intended album theme to the listener. An average listener doesn't have much patience and if the song takes too long to appeal to them, they will just skip forward. Hence the reason for the HUGE number of songs from 3:00 mins to 4:30 mins.

This also makes sense due to the "3 minute pop song" cliche that describes the stereotypical popular music which are usually based on the average running length of a typical single. The root of the 3 minute length is likely derived from the original format of 78 rpm speed phonograph records which are usually about 3 to 5 minutes per side and it's just long enough for the recording of a complete song. Plus, unless one is an established music star there’s little point in making 6 minute or longer songs.

Final Words

People in many cultures perceive music as an important part of their way of life. It's no surprise then that common sayings such as "the harmony of the spheres" and "it’s music to my ears" point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres, although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often faint and are sometimes open to individual interpretation and thus occasionally controversial.

Music in itself is soothing. There are few forms of art that can even come close to the paradigm of expression that an orderly arranged form of melodies and tunes can put across. Modern forms of music takes this one step further by utilising music videos that usually does well to convey the hidden meanings of the songs visually. Nevertheless, no matter how impressive such videos are, they will be of little value if the music isn’t up to the criterion that the viewer anticipated it to be. It's also often thought that music has the ability to affect our emotions, intellect and psychology as well as toning down our loneliness or inciting our passions. Perhaps we ourselves all know how true this statement really is.

I for one has finally come to the point that I can no longer live without music. There has never been a day that I've not been listening, singing, tapping my feet, clapping my hands or thinking about it.

Of course there are the lyrics as well, behind which lies a story that few people have chosen to fully understand. Having understood the hidden meanings of the lyrics and singing along to the song again makes it much more special for most people. But I’ve chosen to go one step further by learning how to play the songs as well. Album artworks? Well I have it on all the albums in my possession and after tagging them for almost 6 years as of now, I know what album I have just by looking at the album artwork alone. Yes, all 1,125 of them.

Going into 2011, I’m currently using my Nokia E51 as my main music player with its equalizers preset set on default along with my Westone '1' In Ear Headphones. I paid $269 for that baby and it has been the MOST WELL SPENT $269 EVER. Music has never felt this good before.

Well, all the more I won't stop listening.

2011-01-27T22:15:00.000+08:00

2011-01-24T22:29:00.000+08:00

nice right.

2011-01-24T21:43:00.005+08:00

So January is basically coming to an end, my life has pretty much escalated from amazing to INCREDIBLE in the past few months. One of the more highlighted events of late 2010 was.........wait for it.

of course this is my brother and my beautiful mother.

So that was that, it was interesting to say the least, but really lets not dwell on that today because my real purpose of being here is to express my undoubted love for technology.
Well, i have so much to talk about technology that frankly speaking, I don't know where to start. Thus, I will not start. Instead, I will leave you with important messages to take note of in the coming months.

1) BE PATIENT.
I think one of the greatest lessons that NS has taught me in a short span of time is that patience is key. Many young ones are still unaware of their inexcusable behavior, and it we who, with our guarded strengths and pumped up veins must prevail and bear with such bolska. In the context of life, we ridicule at the thoughtless actions of others and surely, a great sum of restraint is needed and thus it is here where patience comes in. C'est la vie, there will always be people with bolska.

2) SOAK UP THE MOMENT.
We are the fast-paced generation . We are goners with the wind, there one minute, and gone the next. It is crucial that we live in the moment for it is what is needed for us to enjoy life to its fullest. Your moments are determined by your surrounding people, your plans, and your location, so be sure that it is always recorded in your brain to the last detail. Its the little moments in life that matter most, or as I would like to say, "its not about the number of breaths you take in a moment, but about the moments that take your breath away". So please, do make those moments worthwhile and fruitful, and make sure to be there every step of the way.

3) LAUGH + LOVE.
This shouldn't be foreign to you at all. Infact, this is a mere reminder for all of you. And since, you pretty much know it already, I shall refrain from elaborating. But since im touching on this topic. OHMYGOD, I LOVE LAUGHING WITH YOU, if you know who you are. Of course, I'm talking about my fellow friends. Love, love is a mystery. Every man has his own path towards love, as such, I have mine, although I think mine is almost complete.

OKAY THATS ALL FOR TODAY GOODNIGHT FOLKS MERRY 2011 AND HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR.

2010-12-13T23:20:00.000+08:00

For your viewing pleasure =)

2010-12-13T01:36:00.000+08:00

I'm in love.
For quite a while now.
=)

2010-11-13T18:21:00.001+08:00

Will be away from 14 Nov to 4 Dec. See ya all people!!! =D

2010-11-08T14:55:00.002+08:00

Exercise Grandslam

I have always thought that field camps were tiring and to be honest, this one was no different. In fact, it was the most tiring one of them all thus far. Nonetheless, it was really an memorable moment for me to go through this experience with my section mates, of which I have understood even more in depth over the course of this 4 days and 4 nights summary exercise.

To be given the chance to feel the pressure of being a future commander is definitely an important aspect of a being a senior specialist cadet. It is therefore essential that one is exposed to as much pressure and experience while being in training school so as to gain as much knowledge as one could possibly attain before they graduate.

I believe that I have finally understood what it takes to be a junior commander. But alas, I was not given any appointment during the course of this field camp. Hence the pressure I felt was nothing compared to those of my peers. True enough, there were many times of which I felt like being the appointment holder myself because it felt quite lifeless to be idling around while waiting for instructions to be passed down.

However, I do believe that my time will come in ROC. Till that moment comes, I will just be preparing myself mentally for the great challenge ahead.

10KM CSB Run

Being a runner myself for so many years meant that running is basically part of my life. I had no problem whatsoever with the 10KM run and the build up runs that came before it.

Hence if I were to run, I would definitely push myself to run to the best of my ability.

But today, I decided to do something special. Something I believe reflects my number one core value and that being Care For Soldiers. I decided to run back to the SOC end point and cheer on along the way not only my own platoon mates, but also as much of the whole company as well.

I did it not because I was tasked to, but it was because I want to. I want to make a difference in someone's life, no matter how minute it might seems. At the end of the day, I felt that I have accomplished my main core value in a great way. It is definitely something I believe I must possess as a future commander and the run has certainly provided me the platform to do so.

2010-10-24T23:12:00.007+08:00

My Top 3 Most Beautiful Music Artist

3rd: Kerli

2nd: Hayley Williams

1st: Sophie Ellis-Bextor

2010-10-21T23:31:00.004+08:00

I've already had my IPPT gold quite some time ago.

Plus being a marksman and receiving $200 incentive for shooting pretty well.

Soon enough I'll add on the Combat Skills Badge for:
1. Passing my day and night navigation test
2. Running 10km under 1 hour
3. Route marching 32km with river crossing followed by live firing at the end

As a infantry soldier, this would be on my collar. 2 swords, yeah.

And either one of this on my right shoulder depending on which unit I'm going.

But in all honesty, I would rather stay at Bedok camp instead and wear these:

2010-10-19T23:36:00.003+08:00

If this word were to exist in my dictionary, I wouldn't have believed that I was capable of achieving so much in life. But then again, the feeling of hopelessness staring straight at you and confronting it with a sense of unrivalled confidence is truly remarkable. It's really a story of not giving up all the way through no matter how much it seems that all is totally lost.

I don't believe in losing. Not when there's so much to gain from everything.

2010-10-10T14:30:00.011+08:00

Forget tape and stainless steel, that is so old school.

Presenting the new Nokia E-Cu, a stunning Nokia phone made from copper.

The device would feature a small thermogenerator that would convert heat into energy. The idea would be to be able to put the device in your pocket, and thanks to body heat, give the device a slight charge throughout the day, whenever it is in your pocket. Theoretically, this would give the device a small charge, but it could get a big boost of energy if you were to put it on, say, a heater.

Or.

If you're already very hot, then, a heater would be unnecessary as your "hotness" would be sufficient for the recharging of your battery. No more dead batteries!

But its not out yet, nor does it come in Black.

2010-10-06T21:57:00.001+08:00

Floating out as colors fill the light.
We look up from the ground in fields of paper white.
Floating up you pass us in the night.
The future gazing out a past to overwrite.

Linkin Park - Blackout

2010-09-26T23:14:00.002+08:00

The epitome of material sexiness.

Dear Sony Vaio Z, you're beautiful.
But not as beautiful as my Mimosa.

2010-09-20T00:45:00.002+08:00

2010-09-08T01:14:00.000+08:00

Happy 18th birthday sayang. =)

2010-09-06T06:02:00.003+08:00

This love I feel. And I swear this is it.

Show me another path to follow, but I'll set my own trail.

It's right outside for me to know, the sights and sounds.

This is where heaven comes.

And the light will break through the clouds, this is where it all begins.

I'm here, and I'll call this home.

I see life. Hum to it well and sing it out loud.

It's all there for the taking.

And something reached out for me.

This is THE music in life.

I'm gonna do it well and do it good.

I'm gonna do it like I always should.

To keep our hearts beat in our minds.

And those words so pleasantly heard.

We're in a epic state of love.

Happiness on so many levels.

This is my love story to tell.

And YOU are in it.

2010-09-05T04:10:00.000+08:00

OF ARMY LIFE, TRUE LOVE AND HEAVEN

I'm done with 9 weeks of BMT (Basic Military Training) in Pegasus Company at Pulau Tekong. Platoon 2, Section 2, Bed 2. Hence my 4D number is P2202. This was where I FINALLY broke my 2.4Km personal best after 2 years with a new timing of 8:33 minutes. But it did required all the stars to align first though, and A LOT of help from love. I was among the fittest in the platoon, but that didn't matter because I still failed the swimming test anyway.

And I just graduated from 8 weeks of BSLC (Basic Section Leader Course) in Foxtrot Company at SCS (Specialist Cadet School), which is situated all the way at Pasir Laba Camp near Joo Koon. 4D number? F1313. Double unlucky number, hence they cancel each other out to make it a lucky number. So I felt much happier then. And this was where I felt like a human once again since I finally had MUCH MORE freedom compared to that in BMT.

Plus, I was the Company Best in PT (Physical Training), but I knew I was among the worst 'Best PTs' that SCS can ever imagine. Hence I was the worst of the best? Hmm just maybe. Almost crossover-ed to OCS (Officer Cadet School) but I failed the security clearance. Doesn't matter much though since it was already a bonus to be given the chance to become an officer.

Next up is the start of my 13 weeks of ASLC (Advanced Section Leader Course) this coming Wednesday at Golf Company at the same camp and the bearer of number G1405. It's gonna be fun for sure. And am I the only one that thinks army is fun?

After which is my 2 weeks of CAT (Combined Arms Term), which is basically a reunion with the people from BSLC. Thereafter would be our individual posting results.

To cut short, I WANNA BE...

A GUARDSMAN.

The proud owner of a khaki beret and the Guards tab.

The Elite Guards, Ready To Strike.

And Ready To Love.

LOL!!! (Lots Of Love)

2010-08-28T02:05:00.003+08:00

2010-08-15T17:37:00.003+08:00

On the 6th of March 2009, 6 was all that matters.

But now it's less than 3. True love story indeed.

2010-08-09T12:13:00.013+08:00

BEAUTIFUL ALBUMS ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW:

And you of course, my dearest lover.

2010-08-01T19:34:00.003+08:00

You ALWAYS make me smile, true story. =)

2010-07-24T16:05:00.002+08:00

I still remember my first General Paper essay which I wrote 2 years. It was based on whether it was always important to succeed in life? But nah, that wasn't the point. And it's doesn't matter that I passed it either. THE most memorable, the MOST memorable, THE MOST MEMORABLE thing about it was my decision to hand in the photocopied version of it instead of the original one, only because I chose to leave the original free from the markings that it will endure later.

And what did I learn from all of the above mentioned? Often, it's moments like this which I really treasure the very fact that I can have only one FIRST essay. And truth be told, I was really, REALLY into making sure that it would be one which I can definitely be proud of. A piece of writing which I can keep on reading to myself without thinking that it has been smeared by other people's opinions, and one which I can look at with PRIDE and HONOUR knowing the effort I went through into making it the best of what I could possibly come up with at that point of time.

The same could then be said for myself as well. It seems to me that National Service has more or less sharpened me towards becoming an individual that is more mentally focused. A person that takes great PRIDE and HONOUR in everything that he does, knowing very well the impact that he has on himself and ultimately on other people as well.

It's not just a simple matter of doing the best that you can, but rather, it's a matter of making the best of the opportunities and chances that you have at that given point of time.

And given enough time, I can't help but feel the urge to perfect what can be said and done.

In all, it forms the basis of what I am.

Perfectionism, Honour and Pride.

They are the very foundation of which I base my decisions on, the very workings of which I'm more than familiar with. Time and time again I've proven myself wrong, in many more ways than one. Surely, it might be a matter of me underestimating myself too much but I've grown from that state into someone who is much more confident than what I thought was mentally possible.

One who looks forward into the future and seeing himself achieving states of happiness which were once unimaginable just a few years back.

This level of confidence isn't for the faint of heart; it's for the high achiever.

And now I step off into my new life feeling a heightened sense of happiness, LOVE and purpose for everything that I do. It's not a sudden change, but it's a refreshing one nonetheless. In the next few years I aspire to be one who is more than just a normal individual. For the common population might think of it as being either outstanding or standing out from the rest, I perceive it as being larger than life.

It's an ambitious goal by all means, but I'm no stranger to such admirable aspirations.

Fate is the marriage of coincidence and luck, and blissfully enough I've found TRUE LOVE.

It's really the guiding light I look forward to everyday.

2010-06-21T00:42:00.003+08:00

Hi my name is Muhammad Alsyaari (aka Ali)

I know that I have not been updating this blog, my apologies to all

But lately I have been caught up with army life, which needless to say is alot of fun!

So technically, this is not a proper update from me.

But! My Passing Out Parade(p.o.p) will be in less than two weeks, afterwhich I will be a free man(for a week only of course)

And perhaps after my POP i shall update this blog properly.

Perhaps.

But in case any of you are wondering, I AM INDEED AN EXTREMELY HAPPY BOY/MAN =)

And I might be lovesick too.

2010-06-01T19:27:00.007+08:00

We believe in choices, and believe that what we make of it,

Is in fact the true form of following your heart's desire.

No less can be said of us, dear.

For it is we who now stand, one at heart.

There will be worst days to come.

And the sentiments of separation that follow us to sleep

But fret not loved one,

For this involuntary heartbeat seeks to find you under the full moon

And for all the altruistic efforts of you making me smile

I cannot simply thank, but must repay you of the same means

We are afterall, similar. Not the same, but similar altogether.

Hence explaining the mind-reading signals.

How long does it take? For this heart to wander into your warmth

And call you home, a new home of comfort and delight

How long does it take?Don't tell me 15 months?

Because I'm pretty sure, i fell for you more than once

Oh boy, your perfectionist ways in crafting the right speech

That included esoteric thinking and hidden meanings

Only you, you of all who read, would comprehend

Beyond those reasons, I knew, there was something more to you.

Something perhaps, unimaginable, or unfathomable

That it set me aside to figuring you out

You're not like the rest of your kind, I know.

That is, one of the reasons for saying "there's something in my pocket"

Through it all, my fascination of you, does not end there.

The allure that caught me off guard was truly your personality

Stand straight soldier, let your newly attributed wings spread

I told you before, you make me fly

and now, it's your turn.

2010-05-30T12:24:00.002+08:00

"To say that I am happy, would be a massive understatement."

And I'm no different either. Being in this emotionally state of pure happiness has made me way happier beyond what I can achieve by myself. It's not often that you'll get to experience such a perfect moment, a moment you know that will never be more perfect than it is.

This bliss is never ending, and I'm glad that everything turned out the way it was supposed to be. No words can describe the feelings which were so vividly and passionately felt.

"I wont look back unless you're worth it."

For me, I just don't want to look back.

2010-05-16T22:00:00.004+08:00

For The Lovergirl

I don't think I've ever felt any happier
It's like one of those merry times that happens in dreams
So is this a dream then?
If it is, then I wouldn't want to ever wake up

This mutual feeling is quite cute sometimes
A perfect harmony even
And I stand corrected when I say, this is what it should be like

Day after day, night after night,
Countless moments spent thinking about one another
Closing our eyes and imagining we're both together

I love it when I make you crack a smile
From all the conversations that we had,
To all the giggles which you tried to hide
They are our happy times

Though the days may divide,
You have already survived the worst of it all

All this and nothing else in conscience

Sincere and definitely true

And why am I so happy right now?
It's because I love you.

2010-04-28T02:57:00.002+08:00

2 months on, and it's finally time for enlistment.
BMTC School 3 welcomes you to many weeks of great fun ahead!!!
We hope you'll enjoy your stay here.

Well I know I will.

2010-02-28T23:19:00.010+08:00

WAH!!!

And I even skipped blogging for an extremely long time. OH WELL! Such is the life of a guy who's currently waiting patiently for his enlistment date. Contrary to popular belief, I've chosen to strike off working from being part of my plan. I mainly consider working as a major hindrance to my everlasting happiness and excessive freedom, which I've thus far enjoyed like nobody's business. To those friends of mine who are currently working, this post will succinctly explain why I logically chose to remain unemployed instead.

1. Playing music

On the day which my mom told me that she will purchase the electronic drums for my younger brother, I was more or less shocked just like how I almost thought I had accidentally burned the chickens while cooking them. It was good news because my room would literally be turned into a jamming room, along with the bass and electric guitars. PLUS, money would be saved by not going out to jam elsewhere anyway.

I originally thought that I couldn't find anything worthwhile to do with the drums, since I didn't know how to play it at all and also because I prefer playing the bass guitar anyway. BUT BEHOLD, I chose to play on it JUST for the fun of it and now I must say, I'M QUITE ADDICTED!

And now that I can play the drums, I can now choose to play the bass guitar whilst playing the bass on the drums with MY RIGHT FOOT. It's quite a nice feeling actually and even more so for all the riffs that I come out with. After the Muse concert, I suddenly had a SPARK OF MOTIVATION in learning more bass tabs. Thank goodness I only took an hour to learn the bass tabs for Hysteria and soon after that heightened state of happiness from successfully learning the tabs, I've managed to come up with all sort of riffs that I've never heard of before in my life.

Listening to music is fun, but making it IS MUCH BETTER!!!

2. Doing housework

Not that I haven't been doing them or anything but having more free time gives me the opportunity to allocate more attention to sections of the house that deserves more cleaning up. Take for example the kitchen, bathroom, toilet and my beloved bedroom. A normal routine would be to wash the dishes, clean the sink, wash the clothes in the washing machine and use the EXPELLED soapy water from it to wash the toilet floor. Thereafter I would clean the toilet bowl using DETTOL DISINFECTANT and then clear out the trash bin. All of this has been happening every three days or so for as long as I can remember.

The bathroom on the other hand, would only be cleaned once a month since it's VERY tiring to clean and there are not many people in the house anyway. I'm most probably cheating by using a clothes dryer but it's the MOST CONVENIENT OBJECT I'VE EVER COME ACROSS. My bedroom is EASY enough. Just make both my and my younger's brother bed (he's quite lazy by the way), fold my own clothes, sweep the floor a bit here and there and finally clean my laptop along with my computer table.

All these skills are required since my parents don't live with me anyway.

3. Organizing my music database and listening to more music

I'm supposed to get 15,000 songs by the time I turn 19, but I guess I'm happy enough with 14,000 plus for now. The only thing left to be done is to ensure that all the recently downloaded songs are named correctly and that they are tagged with the proper album arts. Sounds simple enough but doing so is quite tedious although slightly enjoyable. I guess I'm going to spread this task over the next few days then.

And by having more time allocated to listening to music nowadays, I've managed to discover more great songs from my current crop of artists and also listen to my recently new artists such as Adam Lambert, Mew, Phoenix, Ronald Jenkees and Royksopp.

Music is my love, and that's why I have an account here!
http://www.last.fm/user/Alsyaari

4. Training for NS!!!

I now have exactly two more months before I cut my hair botak again. YES, I cut it botak around one and a half months ago and GOD KNOWS how it grew back again in such a short while. For clarification, please proceed to my Facebook pictures to see how I look like with lesser hair.

Most probably I'm going to train after 7pm every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. By the time enlistment comes, I should be able to be fit enough. BY RIGHT AH, Basic Military Training is SUPPOSED to train you for NS. But by training for NS first (I know I'm KIASU), I should be able to have a much more ENJOYABLE time since I don't need to physically condition myself again unlike many other guys out there.

5. Spending memorable time hanging out with or helping friends, juniors, seniors, classmates, ex-classmates, schoolmates, ex-schoolmates, cousins, siblings, NIECES AND MANY MORE

This has GOT to be the main influencer on why I'm unemployed now. I would rather spend time with these people and devote whatever time or knowledge that I have with them than to work LIKE CRAZY more or less every single day for people who I'm not even related to and then go complaining in my head "Oh why am I even working again!!!"

Maybe it's just me but I have many things to do nowadays than ever. Going out every other day to have fun, excitement and NONSTOP LAUGHTER is sure A LOT MORE FUN than working everyday.

Honestly, spending good times with all these people is MUCH more important to me than simply working or anything else for that matter. I've now met SO MANY amazing people whom I wouldn't even have encountered if I choose to work instead. And I must say, I don't regret being unemployed AT ALL.

2010-01-07T23:18:00.002+08:00

Warning: The following post DOES NOT CONTAIN advanced technical details for fear of having too many confused faces even though I've tried my utmost best to explain all that I can. On another note however, this post contains 50 of the most beautiful photos I can find with regards to what I want to put forth in this article. Hence viewer discretion is NOT advised.

It has always been my aspiration to come up with my own Dream PC, one that has SO MUCH processing power that it WILL burn a hole in your wallet, your dad's wallet, your mom's wallet, etc. It WILL eat up benchmarks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and most probably supper as well plus also playing almost ALL games at the highest resolution with ALL details turned on to maximum. There are only a few people who are financially and mentally capable of purchasing the following computer parts of which I deem to be among the best in the world. These items are usually reserved for the enthusiast, those that demand only THE BEST OF THE BEST of what technology has to offer. For those people that demand such uncompromised and outstanding performance, then the following set of items are for you.

Disclaimer: OCZ Technology is a manufacturer of computer hardware based in San Jose, California, USA. Even till now, no one really knows what OCZ stands for.

1. Central Processing Unit (CPU): Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition at 3.33GHz

Undoubtedly the fastest desktop CPU money can buy. Much faster than Usain Bolt.
Price: $1,555

2. Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme

One of the best boards for overclocking. And it’s even more beautiful than some girls I’ve seen.
Price: $669

3. Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): Radeon HD 5970

The FASTEST graphics card on the planet. Expect to see jaws dropping everywhere.
Price: $939

4. Random Access Memory (RAM): Two OCZ DDR3 Platinum 6GB kit at 1,833MHz

12GB of EXTREMELY fast, EXTREMELY reliable and EXTREMELY expensive RAM.
Price: $369 X 2 = $738

5. Solid State Drive (SSD) Storage: OCZ Vertex 250GB

Going to a SSD will never make you go back to a regular hard disk drive (HDD) ever again. So might as well choose the most spacious and fastest consumer SSD in production since you’ve got too much money to spare (as if).
Price: $1,250

6. Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB (2,000GB)

More than enough to store your data, your family’s data, your friend’s data, your pet’s data, etc.
Price: $449

7. Power Supply Unit (PSU): OCZ Z Series 1000W 80+ Gold Modular

80+ Gold implies that it converts at least 90% of electricity received into power.
Modular on the other hand means that the cables attached to the PSU can be attached and detached as you so desire, hence clearing up the cable clutter in the computer casing.
Price: $429

8. Optical Drive: LG 8x Blu-Ray Writer

Because DVD drives are so common.
Price: $449

9. CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14

When it starts cooling everything around it for god knows what reason, you know it's a serious badass cooler.
Price: $160

10. Chassis: Cooler Master High Air Flow (HAF) RC-932

Such objects are often mistakenly referred to as the CPU (which is logically correct anyway since it DOES contain the CPU but on the other hand it ISN’T a CPU). It comes with 4 fans which are more than enough to cool your entire room and it glows red at night (might make your room look like a brothel).
Price: $239

11. Mouse: Razer Orochi

Approximately about the size of a small hamster.
Price: $139

12. Mousepad: Razer Destructor

Currently using this sexy beast now and will never EVER go back to using the back of a foolscap pad again.
Price: $59

13. Keyboard: Razer Lycosa

Much better than buying twenty-six $5 cheapo keyboards at Cash Converters. A worthy investment for the future of your fingers.
Price: $129

14. Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speaker System

A high end speaker system for a high end PC. Even the price is high end as well.
Price: $609

15. Display: Samsung 23” Full HD LED LX2370

Sexy? Check. Slim? Check. Expensive? CHECK CHECK CHECK.
Price: $498

16. Operating System (OS): Windows 7 Professional

Because you’re a professional.
Price: $230

TOTAL PRICE: ONLY $8,541

2010-01-01T04:59:00.003+08:00

Part 4: Logical Induction At Its Best (LIAIB)

Let Rizwan be R and let Alsyaari be A. The following SMS conversation took place on the 28th of December 2009 between 11:49 AM and 12:26 PM.

R: LoL ******* work at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. ????

A: I don't know. How you know eh?

R: Cause I was walking around that hospital then I saw. I was admitted to the hospital ah. Just to tell you. Because I broke my heart.

A: Are you being serious about ******* working there? Cause i'd believe you when you said your heart is broken though.

R: Lol. Yes. Wa lao. Why you only believe half of my story.

A: Because i know the only reason you might be at TTSH is because of either your dental or skin appointment and not due to an emotionally broken heart, unless you're also seeking psychiatric help one day immediately after your 18th birthday. And why i suspected that you went there today is because you usually enquire me about weird sightings of people on the day of said happenings itself, unless you somehow choose to delay such questions which i hardly believe is a trademark of a handsome guy i know who recently cycled to seng kang 2 days ago on a small bike.

R: What the.

Easily THE best SMS conversation of 2009.

2009-12-13T22:21:00.006+08:00

Disclaimer: I love Prom Night

The only thing more memorable than the event itself was the MANY photos I took with the GORGEOUS looking guys and girls that made me feel so high even though I'm still short physically. In essence of what could be said, but yet I still don't want to mention, statistics have shown that out of my 120 photos:

1. I've managed to take with more than 100 different people(which is my target anyway).

2. 45 solo pictures with guys compared to 37 solo pictures with girls. Hence I'm not a flirt since I took with more guys than girls. But considering I took quite a lot of solo photos with the girls, maybe I am anyway.

3. 108 are in landscape, 11 are in portrait and 1 is taken diagonally(a result of arguing with someone who wants to take it in portrait so much e.g SAFIYAH).

4. Exactly half were taken from 11PM to 12PM. Most probably because the promenade ended at 10.45PM.

5. 99 pictures have me in it while the next in line is SAFIYAH with 10(a result of being my daughter).

6. All photos were taken at a resolution of 9MP instead of my camera's full 12.1MP since I very much preferred the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio instead of the 4:3 one.

7. My red hair does match VERY well with the ceiling lights.

All in all, I do have my own selected group of photos that I shall refer to as my favourites. In chronological order, my 10 favourite photos of Prom Night are:

See Cheng Hui
The only person who can be said to be comparable to the level of experience, enthusiasm, knowledge and pure unconditional affection that I have for anything to do with computers and its know-hows. My first real life conversation about it with him only lasted a mere hour. But it was one of the most memorable times in my life. CPU architecture? Operating systems? Radeon 5970? Nvidia's upcoming Fermi? We have it all covered way before you know about it.

Nur Syahirah Binte Abdul Malek(NS BAM!!!)
One of my OCIP Cambodia's mates of which I so passionately refer to as my KAKAK(older sister). And she also happens to be one of the few people I know who not only can tolerate my nonsensical topic starters, but she ALSO adds on to it!!! Not to mention the time when she actually accompanied me all the way to Queensway Shopping Center to buy new sports shoes for myself. I still have yet to find out why she's so in fear of ANTS(those cute little creatures) so much but whatever it is, I'm never EVER short of laughter whenever I choose to communicate with NS BAM!!!

Lloyd Goh Sor Ee, also known as Chinese Ali
Also known as such simply because we are twins and in return I'm the Malay Lloyd. By popular belief, one of us is enough if you want to have more than enough nonsense to last the whole day. Well, 08S16 have both of us and the compounded effect on the entire class has been more than obvious since the day we met. There's also a chance that we might be jamming together in the future since he's a drummer and I'm a bassist. And somehow we love singing "ARE YOU HOPING FOR A MIRACLE!!!" which is from the song HELICOPTER by Bloc Party.

Muhammad Hakim Bin Rafi'e
I swear to you that this classmate of mine is becoming more and more like me the more I talk to him. Although that's not necessarily a bad thing per se, having too many ALIs around is seriously asking for trouble. I for one, don't ever need to memorize my exam's sitting positions for some subjects since I know I'm either sitting in front or behind him. And whenever I'm short of cash I know there's always Hakim around to lend me money. All in all, he's a nonsensical computer(a term for those people taking COMPUTING).

Ong Hui Yi, also known as Miss Ong, Horny, HUI BALLS, etc.
AHA! My fellow vice-captain who, along with myself, has so ever gracefully led the members of Track & Field to places where they have never been before(bubble tea shop). In the short 2 years of which we have reigned supreme in running, you have always been tasked to lead the cool-downs while I chose to lead the warm-ups instead. And the fact that you're a long distance runner while I'm technically a sprinter makes it easier for us to lead the team more efficiently since neither long distance runners nor sprinters will be deprived of a leader to lead them. The girls have you while the guys have myself. I've never been in such a perfectly balanced state of leadership before and I must say, we seriously can't stop running. I shall look forward to running with you the full 42.195KM for Adidas's Sundown Marathon next year!!!

Norzahidah Binte Ma'az
She's one of the VERY few people I've ever met in my entire life that really makes me go "OMG SHE'S DAM PRETTY SIA!!!" Truth be told, I only know her earlier this year during Sports Day itself. And in a rare occurrence that has hardly ever happened before, she was the one who spoke to me first instead of the other way round. The conversation was something about stopping the hockey ball with the whole length of the hockey stick instead of just using the hockey stick's head alone. And yes, I still remember that. Knowing how much I love to break the ice first, this really took me by complete surprise to the point that I still can't forget about it. Want to know more about her? Well, she was theoretically responsible for running Manifestasi almost single-handedly since she was in charge of the audio-visual aspect for the whole show. And yes, her beauty made me so shy to the point that I had to drag Amirah and Hakim along just to take a photo with her. But I'm glad we FINALLY did!!!

Roger You Jincheng
Officially hailing from 08S23, he has now been encapsulated in a class that is no stranger to everlasting nonsense. He's usually smiles with his teeth and here I'm trying to do the same as well. Roger is GENERALLY innocent with a slight pinch of nonsense here and there. And not to mention his H3 Physics status which has now coined him as the 'ANSWER KEY' for our Physics exams, tests and whatever not. When bored, he's usually seen playing his PSP. But above all, he's one of the best and most genuinely innocent friends you can ever ask for.

Siti Safiyah Binte Muhammad Ali
Behold the wonder of my amazing, astonishing, incredible, remarkable, marvellous, any other synonyms of amazing but most importantly my beautiful daughter. They say that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. But I say that beauty lies in the angle of incidence of which light reflected from the said person in question strikes the cornea of the eye of the beholder. In essence, Safiyah may look beautiful from some other angles(of which I don't intend to find out), but she looks most beautiful when she's in the manner such as that being reflected in the photo above. She also happens to be 'A NERD WITH A BREAD IN HAND' which is from my own personal experience, much better than 'A CRAZY GUY WITH A BREAD IN MOUTH(that's me by the way)'. It's without a shadow of a doubt that she has faced the MOST nonsense from me in this short 2 years that we've known each other and I'm most glad that she's still as sane as ever. I should give her some award for that honestly, maybe a treat at some restaurant or something? And I still owe her the 6 months overdue birthday present that I so enthusiastically wanted to give so much. Maybe I should just wait another 6 months and give her double happiness the next time round. But in spite of all the nonsense between us, she makes school all the more merrier simply just by her presence alone. I would feel a bit lonely if she weren't around, just like a tomato in the rain. And oh, if I would to have a REAL daughter like her, I'll be most proud beyond the highest reaches of my spiky hair.

Izzatul Fia Sumono
Presenting to you my fellow music aficionado who is in so many ways as CRAZY, NONSENSICAL, HYPER-ACTIVE, etc, as I am. We are currently competing on who would go to jail first and judging by the number of songs that that we have, I should be the sad winner. She's also known for her HUGE admiration for METRIC but more so for EMILY HAINES which is their lead singer. It also amazes me that she actually buys music instead of just simply downloading them(like myself) and this should be one of the reasons why she's usually at a financial disadvantage most of the time. And she's also like a walking music jukebox in disguise, always singing songs without any warning whatsoever. She might know music just like the back of her hand, but I know music just like the top of my head. Whatever it is, I shall look forward to going for the MUSE concert with you next year!!!

Nuramirah Suyin Binte Zaihan, also known as Big Nose Girl.
Thank goodness there's only one Amirah in 08S16, or else you would have a class that can't stop jumping up and down for no apparent reason. Her being able to speak in both Malay and Chinese is quite unique in the sense that it enables her to communicate easily to almost everyone that she knows. What's surprising is that I prefer to converse with her in Malay instead even though her mother tongue is Chinese. Despite the fact that she can be quite high and crazy sometimes, she also has a much softer side to herself that I've witnessed first hand. And I must admit, she's one of the most mentally strongest person I've ever met. Being able to get through one of the most difficult situations in the worst of times is no easy feat surely, but she was also able to do it well to boot and that's something worthy of my respect and admiration. She might have a big nose, but she has one of the biggest hearts I've ever seen.

And there you go!!! My 10 favourite photos of Prom Night.
P.S, I swear I felt as if I was writing testimonials.

2009-12-07T22:19:00.001+08:00

Part 3: The Prime Directive

It’s the most prominent guiding principle ever conceived which dictates that there can be no interference with the internal advancement of any pre-developed society. The Prime Directive has special implications however, for civilizations that have not yet developed the mental capability for advanced communication and logical reasoning since no primitive culture can be given or be exposed to any information regarding advanced knowledge or the existence of far intellectual civilizations, lest this exposure alter the natural development of the said civilization being affected.

As such, it had been indicated to include purposeful efforts to improve or change in any way the natural course of such a society, even if that change is well-intentioned and kept completely secret.

"Pre-developed" is defined as any culture which has not yet attained significant intelligence and is thus implicitly unaware of the existence of advanced intelligence. The Prime Directive allows scientific missions to investigate and secretly move amongst pre-developed civilizations as long as no advanced knowledge is left behind and there is no interference with events or no revelation of their identity. This can usually be accomplished with hidden observation posts but such personnel must disguise themselves as local sentient life in order to interact with them.

No identification of self or mission. No interference with the social development of said culture. No references to liberty or the fact that there are other far advanced civilizations.

General Order Number 1? So far so good it seems.

2009-11-26T22:40:00.011+08:00

Let's just say that I've been at the right place at the right time on countless occasions for the past week or so, just like how I was lucky enough to hear a guy playing Chinese songs while he was shitting in the cubicle. To boldly go where no Alsyaari has gone before, I've been impromptly blessed with the impending happiness of:

1. The possession of my new black Nokia E52. It's FREAKING slim(9.9mm!!!), SUPER IMBA lightweight(98g!!!), immensely powerful(Symbian OS S60 with ARM 11 600 MHz processor) and a totally no nonsense device(it's an E-series phone, what else would you expect?). Notwithstanding the last point, it bares full resemblance to its nonsensical owner. Thanks to previously having owned an E-series phone before(E51), it is said that once an E-series, always an E-series user attitude.

2. A suitable replacement for my very beloved running shoes which is now almost completely destroyed. Lesson learnt: Don't skateboard using running shoes. But none of my running shoes has ever lasted more than a year anyway. My new shoe is of the same brand(Adidas as well, just like the 3 before it) thanks to my huge admiration for the brand. It still utilizes straps(once again, just like the 3 before it) but only one this time and it's of the exact same colour(red) with some variations here and there. AND WOW! Such is the coincidence of it matching very well with my hair for the upcoming marathon. Once an Adidas, always an Adidas. ADIDAS - All Day I Dream About Something.

3. 3 months worth of transparent prescription contact lens!!! And amazingly enough, I consider it to be my BIGGEST NEED for the marathon but I'm going to use it for other occasions such as Prom Night as well. Running with it was simply pure exhilaration, bliss, enjoyment, fun, etc. It made me ran faster for my training runs and besides, I've managed to improve like NO ONE'S BUSINESS while playing pool with Rizwan a few days ago. Considering that he was also wearing contacts that day, it was more or less equal in terms of visual handicap but yet I won 5-1. Maybe I shall make it more next time? Alas, I took almost 2 FREAKING HOURS to put the lens on the first time. It was eventually reduced to 50 minutes the second time round and ONLY 15 minutes the third time. Talk about major improvements my friend.

In conclusion, I shall conclude that I've finally concluded.

2009-11-22T23:15:00.003+08:00

Part 2: Something In Me Was Dying

And my heart was heavy as stone.
Hard as I was trying,
I never could find, find my way home.

And your voice came out of nowhere,
Be my friend and give me your hand.
Let's take off together,
And then we can live wherever we land.

Girl I need you,
Don’t know what I would do.
Will you see the story through?

It's a cruel world,
And I need somewhere to hide.
But time goes by and you're still on my side.

2009-11-16T17:16:00.009+08:00

In essence of what could be achieved, but not entirely so, I've fallen in love with reality. For one, there is no other worst case scenario of which I can conceive from the conscience that once brought upon the arrival of heights I had gladly witnessed. The calling was done, it ensued but only for moments you could hardly make sense of. Instances of longing and love had touched me deadly. Yet it just aches when I think of things that I should have done.

Holy truth, I choose this mortal life.

In other news,
1. Hemlock, aka ATI Radeon HD 5970, is rumored to be released some time this week. I'm still sad that it had to be underclocked in order to keep the power consumption below 300W which is in accordance with PCI SIG (Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group) standards. But who cares!!! It's going to claim the title of 'most powerful graphics card' anyway. And no, I'm not going to upgrade mine again. My GTX 295 is powerful(too powerful I might add) enough for most games out there.

2. On Sunday, the 6th of December 2009 at exactly 5:30 am, I will be flagged off in what is now officially regarded as the toughest race in my life thus far. The whole 42.195km of it will be fun I'm sure. And in terms of my training regime, I've only ran non-stop for 1 hour 20 mins. That might be a new record for myself but God knows how I'm going to last the estimated 5 hours that I'll take to finish the Standard Chartered Marathon without stopping. But still, my goal is to just complete it and that's all I'm hoping for.

3. Muse at Big Night Out 2010, HERE I COME!!! But this time I won't be going alone(yes I've learnt my lesson from the COLDPLAY concert) since some friends of mine are going along as well. My beloved mom and my beloved oldest sister(the one with the CUTE TWIN BABIES!!!) are even considering to waive the whole $131 ticket price for me since it's near my birthday anyway. Above all, please don't contact me on Wednesday, the 3rd of February 2010 from 7pm till 11pm unless you want to hear my awesomely terrible singing.

2009-11-06T12:07:00.015+08:00

Part 1: The Overture

Of which we had so much, yet ages have passed since our last.
I shake through the wreckage for signs of life.
Scrolling through paragraphs, flipping through photographs.

Read page after page of analysis, looking for the final score.
We’re no closer than we were before.
Oh my friend, it’s never the end.
It's best we don't pretend.

Who are you? A piece of me. What am I living for? A piece of you.
Tooth for tooth, maybe we’ll go one more. Let's see what's really left of us.

You won't leave and neither would I.
Let’s stop the meter from running down.
I love the thoughts we shared that night.
Everything is better when we hear that sound.

I feel for you, I really do.
But nothing adds up the way we want it to.
No words can mend this fix we're in.
Give me your words, I won't even blink.
Right between the eyes, I won't feel a thing.

Was it just a dream, just a dream?
Cause it was real to me.
You say these words again and again.
But they still sound the same.

Je souhaiterais m’immerger dans les profondeurs des mers
Y disparaître pour ne plus jamais être vu
(I wish to disappear into the depths of the seas, never to be seen again)

Only to have me follow you.

2009-10-29T14:21:00.037+08:00

It's not that I've prophesized all of this coming, but judging from where I'm going, my future writings are going to be much more reflective of myself.

Most probably it's just apt to consider the phrase 'the sky is my shroud' from Black Burning Heart as the only one of which I can really relate to in every single key and manner. Looking at the album as a whole, Keane's Perfect Symmetry is a conglomeration of feelings that you wished you have experienced and superimposed it with someone that represents an incomparable significance in your mental imagery. 'As the needle slips into the run-out groove', and there I go once again trying to relive what it really means to have a worn out compass. But was it affected by the solar storm? I don't think so. No one has ever succinctly understood why the sun's corona is so many times hotter than its surface. But seriously, love is no different.

And now I wonder. Has it ever occurred to me then that all 3 of my favorite artists, which is fore fronted by Coldplay and flanked by Muse and Keane, all hail from the United Kingdom? Oh boy, what amazing amazement! I'm at permanent admiration for their level of music which has almost always achieved beautifully crafted lyrics intertwined with hidden undiscovered meanings and only real fans of them, such as your's truly, would go the extra mile to know what they really represent. I'm listening to Muse's Undisclosed Desires now. The slap bass is seriously something that I can never get bored of. And MK Ultra is just pure remedy to my ears. How about Exogenesis then? That is simply a clear testament to Muse's music brilliance.

When running gets boring, run faster. When Ali gets boring, nah it will never happen. I've managed to only find one person who can be said to be comparable to the level of experience, enthusiasm, knowledge and pure unconditional affection that I have for anything to do with computers and its know-hows. My first real life conversation about it with him only lasted a mere hour. But it was one of the most memorable times in my life. And if you're thinking that it's something simple to comprehend, do fret. Years after years of uncompromised daily research have brought me to the point that I really, really want to pursue a career in computer engineering for I know that it's really most definitely my overall forte, other than being a potential love guru of course.

From Windows 98 to Windows Me to Windows Xp and then Windows Vista. Finally, after almost 3 long years of waiting, I'm finally using Windows 7. For starters, it brings the blazing speed of Xp and the unrivaled security of Vista into an operation system that made me buy it only 3 days after its release on the 22nd of October last Thursday. But of course, I kind of replicated Intel's tick tock strategy somewhat;
1. To buy a high end computer one year (bought my beloved VAIO in 2007)
2. Upgrade it the next year or/and the year after that (more RAM in 2008, better HDD and new OS in 2009)
3. Let it last for another year or so (this one will last me throughout my NS years)
4. Repeat steps 1-3.

But since I'm getting a new operating system anyway, why don't I just get a faster Hard Disk Drive(HDD) to go along with it as well? And a fast HDD I did get eventually. In fact, at this point of writing, it's current the fastest notebook HDD in production. Solid state drives(SSD) are in another category of course and I'll dwell about it in the future. You do pay for performance surely ($195 in fact), but the increase in performance itself was more than enough to justify the price tag. In fact, I did a disk clone to the new HDD first before upgrading to Windows 7 Professional since the upgrade will definitely be faster on the newer one and thus taking lesser time to complete.

In comparison to my old HDD, I've upgraded from:
Toshiba to Seagate
160GB to 500GB capacity
5400rpm to 7200rpm spindle speed
8MB to 16 MB cache

It does take someone with a considerable knowledge in computer hardware to identify my new HDD as a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 just by those values alone. Yeah, it's their forth generation of laptop storage family to utilise the capacity-boosting power of perpendicular magnetic recording. Oh and I so love writing sentences like that.

And to put my pictures into words, the disk cloning process of my new HDD and the subsequent installation of Windows 7 wasn't really that straight forward in the first place. But I'm glad it wasn't anyway for I've learnt so much from this experience.

In summary, I had to clone my new HDD with my old one and then upgrade to Windows 7 Professional on top of Windows Vista Business. Sounds easy? Not quite actually. To begin with, since my VAIO was already preinstalled with Vista Business, I was somewhat forced to upgrade to the more expensive ($235) Windows 7 Professional instead of freshly installing the cheaper ($174) Windows 7 Home Premium onto my HDD. And my reason for that? A clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium will require me to install every single program and driver for your hardware again and that is simply too, and I repeat once again, too troublesome and tedious for anyone to fully embrace without any frustration whatsoever.

Since Windows Vista Business and Windows 7 Professional are in the same tier, an upgrade definitely makes sense. Either that or I could choose an upgrade path to Windows 7 Ultimate instead but at $325($90 more than Windows 7 Professional) and offering features that a only minute number of people will actually ever have any use for(support for 35 different languages anyone?), no thank you dear Microsoft.

It was seriously a first for me in upgrading to a new operating system and I've successfully managed to accomplish it all by myself to boot. That by itself is a huge experience booster by any means.

Windows 7 with my new HDD is so seriously blazing fast that it makes Windows Vista with my old HDD look slow by comparison. But wait, it's so slow that there's no actual need for any comparison at all. From a 35 sec shutdown and a 1.40min startup to a 20 sec shutdown and a 45(!!!)sec startup, I can't help but smile every single time I use my beloved VAIO. Everything seems so fast and responsive that it felt like a whole new computer once again. But at an overall price of $430, I'll consider it a real steal compared to purchasing a brand new laptop. And oh, if you want me to do it for you, just ask away since I'm more than willing to help and nothing makes me more blissful than putting a huge smile on people's faces.

'This life is lived in perfect symmetry. What I do, that will be done to me'
I can't agree much more than this.

2009-10-23T07:06:00.003+08:00

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First and foremost, MANY MANY THANKS to my fellow music aficionado IZZATUL for introducing me to my new MISTRESS which happens to go by the name of LAST.FM. And then I went all crazy and (CLICK ME!) was the end result. But really, now I'm gonna aim for a higher goal of which I thought was SERIOUSLY, CRAZILY, IMPOSSIBLE not so long ago. It still IS seriously, crazily, impossible even now. But knowing myself PRETTY WELL, I'm gonna try to obtain 15,000 songs by my next birthday.

My cabinet of FAME.

Lovely CURTAINS of mine.

MY HIGH-TECH, IMBA, BEAUTIFUL, SEXY, WIRELESS, BLACK AND SHINY-PLASTIC COVERED WORKSPACE.

2009-09-14T20:58:00.005+08:00

Set it free
Of what is left, so much time has past with despair
Raise longings, now look what is gone and done
It can't be unsaid, water under bridge roll me further

A little bravado does much of the work
No-one's a stepping stone
Never ever live life in private, alone

Evening after day, yet emotions didn't drift apart?
A pilgrimage of grace which few believe
Seasons will change, more or less
Species vanish, resentment remains both east and west

The sunshine underground encloses all existence
Uphold the impending presence

Coming soon, something good
Though the mountains may divide
Come on, throw the dice and tonight will be done

All this and nothing else in conscience

Sincere, subjective, superficial but true

Rewind and try again
What remains in time entails another beautiful path
That didn't fade away?
Sometimes I need to see
Of the way I really used to be

2009-09-13T21:47:00.011+08:00

FINALLY an update to my music collection!
Do click the following to find out more: MY MUSIC COLLECTION!!!!
And not forgetting my DISPLAY PICTURE as well.
In a space of almost 3 months, I've added:
1,155 songs,
93 albums,
22 artists:

Anberlin
Ashley Tisdale
Boys Like Girls
Cascada
Colbie Caillat
Damian Marley
Demi Lovato
Florence And The Machine
Gossip
Jay-Z
Jessica Simpson
J-Kwon
Kristinia DeBarge
La Roux
Little Boots
Marié Digby
Michael Learns To Rock
Pet Shop Boys
Reggae Gold
The Rapture
Starsailor
Whitney Houston

In all honesty, I love the following 7 albums.
AND YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LISTEN TO THEM TOO!

2009-09-03T23:10:00.005+08:00

At exactly 1.45 p.m today it happened again. Not that it was really physically or anything, but the emotional effect was there. It distracted me into a faraway nirvana of which I've already arrived at, but was forced to leave. It really makes me wonder how I even got into such situations in the first place. Everytime I try to break free, something comes and pull me back to the start. I'm really genuinely stuck on repeat I guess.

For one, it was more of mutual attraction. And yeah, with the skipping of each other's hearts as well. It clicked for only a second sometimes BUT NO! The longest was WAY beyond that! If I'm allowed to, I would have let it last forever but then I decided to let it go. The duration isn't really all that important, but the feeling is.

Now that it I've experienced that smell for the GOD KNOWS HOW MANY TIME, it's now de javu who makes a comeback. It's a sign, a far higher calling than what I'm involved in now. I swear that today felt like it all over again. It was the exact same location with the exact same emotions running through, or at least that's what I think she felt like.

2009-08-30T00:19:00.010+08:00

The length of most of my blog posts is MORE OR LESS proportional to the length of time that has passed between it and the previous post. In the case of this one, it has been close to ALMOST 2 MONTHS. And then I realised, why don't I just post up 100 PICTURES describing what I've been up to for the last GOD KNOWS HOW LONG! Be warned, you might experience SOME lag in the process.

One of the scenes that keeps me awake at night. IT'S TOO BEAUTIFUL LAH!

From left to right, Shahir 'Jackson', my beloved brother - Syafiq 'Bopeng' and Rahim 'Rowley'. Along with a family of MR HAPPIES.

MR HAPPIES.

MR HAPPIES AGAIN.

MR HAPPIES YET AGAIN.

We love to hang around and do unique things...

During an eventful game of BLIND MICE.

Our BLIND MICE happens to be BOTAK.

Just to confirm that he's really BOTAK.

Rahim doing an OLLIE.

A NORMAL LOOKING FEATHER.

A NORMAL LOOKING FLOWER.

For the past few months or so, this has been made almost OBSOLETE.

NICE TROLLEY!

I'm always the one taking pictures...

Somehow, I also found myself involved in the Asian Youth Games as well.

Just need to help out with the basketball victory ceremonies.

COOL OR WHAT?!

This is either gold, silver or bronze. I can't really tell.

Is this gold or bronze?!?!

What's this then?!

Yeah nice MASCOTS.

GOOD BOY, GOOD BOY!

One basket for each team, one lion for each player. As simple as that.

STYLING THE LIONS' HAIR...

GUYS CAN SHOP TOO YOU KNOW!

I was happily snapping photos during my class learning journey to Marina Barrage.

Me trying to model, TO NO AVAIL.

I think this picture SOMEHOW looks nice.

Trying to model again, WITH LITTLE SUCCESS.

H TWO OH.

On an eventful Friday, 24 July 2008, I decided to walk to school. Mind you, I live at MARINE PARADE. This picture of my block is taken at 5:06 AM and it happened to be raining quite heavily as well.

VJC at 5:18 AM.

Siglap mosque at 5:28 AM.

Lagoon View at 5:36 AM.

Somewhere near Bedok at 5:46 AM.

5:57 AM.

Tanah Merah MRT station at 6:08 AM.

Somewhere near ITE Simei at 6:17 AM.

6:25 AM.

Eastpoint at 6:38 AM.

After Metta school at 6:48 AM.

FINALLY! After 2 hours of walking at 5km/h, I finally reached school at 7:02 AM.

JUSTYN KANG CHERN HONG. Best friends since Sec 2.

LONG HAIR SIA.

Yeah, seriously DAM LONG.

With my fellow beloved TRACK juniors from TK.

Trying to pose, YET AGAIN.

The day of my class service learning project.

OH, WHAT A BEAUTY!

My daughter. Siti Safiyah Bte Muhammed ALI.

The shortest two in class.

Roger is a H3 PHYSICS IMBA STUDENT.

THE CAST OF HEROES.

My brother as a GUARD OF HONOUR.

First row, 4th from left. With many other cute little kids at the back.

NICE HELICOPTER.

He was most probably laughing...

HAHAHAHA!!!!

And what's this? National Day celebrations right?

OF SEMUTS AND MORE SEMUTS.
OF ANTS AND MORE ANTS.

We are siblings, PLEASE DON'T ASK HOW.

SEXY MARATHON RUNNER.

MALAY LLOYD AND CHINESE ALI.

YA I KNOW.

PW MATES! IN ORDER OF DECREASING HEIGHT.

How we look like when we wanna SHIT.

The shortest two in class again.

HAPPY AH ATIQAH!

POTENTIAL MATS.

HAHAHAHA!!!! SORRY AH LLOYD!

NASHA IS A RAINBOW!

MISS LIYANA OMAR.

BAIK AH FALCON FAMILY HEAD!

INDIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY MEMBERS.

My oldest sister's house...

Cousin Siti Khairiah loves to HIGH-5 ME!

And saving the best for last, I'm officially an UNCLE OF TWIN GIRLS. Thanks Kak Titi.

FREAKING CUTE LAH PLEASE!!!

2009-07-09T23:38:00.002+08:00

This Is My Confession

As of this moment, I'm currently under SO MUCH stress that it's safe to say that I'm more or less emotionally dead. OH, have I EVER been more emotional than this? I'm just taking some time off from most of the things that I'm doing and for my own safety, I WILL NOT disclose what they are. Besides, the more I do, the higher the diminishing returns. SO WHAT'S THE POINT OF CARRYING ON? This is a TRUE reflection of sadness by someone whom has expeienced so much happiness in his life. Yeah what an irony.

And here I'm stuck for 5 minutes thinking of what to write next since my mind is so constantly full of SO MANY unnecessary thoughts.

When I'm all alone and at ease of mind, I'm accused of being a loner even though I just wanna relax by myself. When I'm laughing like crazy, I'm accused of being an irritant even though I'm just trying my ABSOLUTE best to put a smile on your faces. When I'm not smiling, I end up being the ONLY ONE cheering myself up most of the time. Seriously, thanks a lot. I wonder if whatever I've done has EVER been appreciated. Somehow, all the effort seems wasted to me.

What better way to start off the day by waking up so early but still ending up chasing after 2 separate bus services TO NO AVAIL and thus arriving to school late. I've never felt so demoralised before. OH WAIT there's something worse. Studied SO hard for one particular subject but STILL ended up FAILING WORSE than not studying for it at all! Thank goodness I wasn't the only one with such a predicament. But it didn't matter really, the damage was already done.

OH and knowing that I failed GP essay was seriously the icing on the cake for today. So much for being the subject that I used to cushion so comfortably on.

And 2 relatives passed away in a space of a week. Must I say more?

In what is OBVIOUSLY one of the worst moments in my life right now, I'm seriously wondering how the HECK I've been hiding this so WELL from everyone. My life isn't as rosy as how others picture it. Besides, it's FAR from that. I care SO much for my friends that I don't want them to know just how lucky they are when compared to me. Somehow, I did told a guy friend of mine but EVEN HE broke down into tears.

Even though I'm not very happy anymore, I'm just feeling happy now. So in essense, sadness brought my happiness level from VERY HAPPY to HAPPY. Therefore I'm still happy. I know it's a weird way to put it in perspective BUT WHAT TO DO!!!

2009-06-27T04:10:00.013+08:00

No wonder it resonates so well with me. I shall start from the top and then go down from there. But in actuality, I know it’s obviously the other way round. I know that above all, nobody said it was easy.

Map Of The Problematique
Carrying the fear of being abandoned is almost never an amiable situation. But yet when he finally finds a person that he can get along with, he wants to be free from desolation and despair, just because he’s desperate to keep that certain person by his side. Basically he just can’t think about letting the person go, pretty simple. People do need some attention and some people always need it. On the contrary, he just wants someone to be close to him. Do sum up your whole life in seconds before touching the other side but above all, he’s just as human as everyone else

Blindness
The concept of justice and how it was the standard of objective truth until people started to push and falsify it to their own means. He was the one with the world at his feet, but really, they gave him a life he never chose. Justice's blind impartiality was really a lack of concern and the survivors were left to sing in the rain and suffer. Now, their pleas are finally answered and rescue is on the way. What a return of true justice! Got us a battle? Leave it up to him!

When It Rains
Many people are depressed and it scares him that he could possibly hurt himself and the ones he loves. It's hurting him and everyone knows it. He falls deeper into depression but still he keeps denying it and telling others that he’s alright. Whenever something depresses him, he always avoids dealing about it. Maybe he doesn’t even want to see the Sun anymore. But thank goodness! Help is at his hands and he can finally help himself out of the hole he has buried himself in. It’s going to take a long time, but the time will come eventually and that's all he's hoping for at this moment.

Hardwire
Even though there are other things he wants to accomplish in his life and he'd like to move somewhere else, he can't do that without leaving the life he loves. This state of mind is getting really obvious and he knows that he will be discovered soon enough. Even though at night it means everything to him, during the day he pretends that it’s non-existent. In short, he’s more or less made for such a lifestyle and as such, his life is seriously going nowhere as he is yet to bring himself to forget about it.

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
It’s about social dilemmas and losing yourself in your status and reputation, not knowing who you are, disappearing into everything else and also your surroundings and circumstances. If you live in the world and for the world but don’t live for something more than trying to find your space in it, then you become nothing and your individuality is lost. You’re not real and you’re just nothing and nobody. So, it’s a waste of time fighting for material substances and gain that might not even bring happiness in the long run. But he’s so unaware of it, of being caught up in his own life and his own temporary pleasure. He can’t see the big picture, so when’s it going to stop? How can he stop something that we all were born into and we all live in? Where do we draw the line between a want and a need? Your guess is as good as mine literally.

Collect Call
Encouragement, maybe that’s all that he needs. One can even say that he’s asking (almost begging actually) to be loved. There's just something about it that's magical and he just don’t want to be detached. Oh another one? He knows it's a lie but yet he wants it to be true. Rekindling his heart again just like before will definitely be hard but not impossible for sure. But if the fire's seriously out, how’s he going to stay warm?

Life In Technicolor
To him it sounds like the end of the world is coming and it is inevitable, but love makes the time he have left worth living. Happy, hopeful, inspired, courageous, excited, free, uplifted, spiritual, warm and most importantly, alive! It's just pretty awesome looking back at it again. From the beginning of birth, a life of technicolor to a life full of amazing grace and wonder. There’s nothing else that really needs to be said. Life has just begun and all around him is new and different. Now it’s just a matter of finding that beautiful hand and flying off singing “Oh love don’t let me go” just like how he has been practicing all this while.

I know it was bound to happen.
Sometimes I don't know what's wrong and what's right.
When the worst comes to worst,
I've involved myself in things I shouldn't do.
But yet I still smile.
Because deep in my heart I still know,
I can never live without it no matter how hard I try.

2009-06-23T22:30:00.007+08:00

I'VE FINALLY OBTAINED 10000 SONGS!

Do click the following to find out more: MY MUSIC COLLECTION!!!!

You can now find this link at the left side of the blog under the "Mine" heading. I'll update it as soon as possible whenever new artists are added.

2009-06-21T23:51:00.014+08:00

I don’t know how to say this anymore. The matter of fact is that I was just there positioned flat with my back upon the ground of my agility training arena. Wait, isn’t that just my fancy name for my favourite playground? The place where happiness and excitement lie awake, its even better than the fishes at Long John Silvers and fried chicken rice with sambal . You know, I really acquire pleasure from jumping around and pulling myself up over and over again. Hence my nickname, MUSCULAR MONKEY.

My younger brother’s friends made me SERIOUSLY realise that they are SERIOUSLY NONSENSE. I mean SERIOUSLY, I’ve never felt so SERIOUSLY NONSENSE before and thus, I'm very SERIOUS of what I’ve SERIOUSLY gotten myself into. Without a shadow of a doubt, this paragraph is SERIOUSLY SERIOUS. Also, I’ve spent a significant portion of my precious life doing so much cooking BUT YET I can't even break an egg with only one hand.

Logically speaking, I've nothing else to say but HI. Usually I'll begin my normal conversation with "HEY, HAVE YOU EATEN?" or "HEY, YOUR HAIR LOOKS LIKE SHIT." As with most cases that I've gotten myself into, I'll end up talking with that person till he or she chokes on their food or till they finish their food. Either way, THEY WILL STILL FINISH THEIR FOOD.

But that’s not all. Some people are still oblivious to the nonsense that they are facing from myself or other nonsense people. Hence, they are people whom you should be hanging around with BUT YET they are still not nonsense enough, I WONDER WHY. In the world of nonsense, these people are the ones who will really stand up from the nonsense ones.

This is the second last sentence and what can I possibly be thinking of at this moment? Well, I’m just thinking of what to write for this sentence.

This post is a true reflection of what happens when I keep looking at MR HAPPY every minute.

2009-06-15T23:53:00.000+08:00

HAHAHAHA COME AH! And so I went to Suntec last Thursday, I WONDER WHATEVER FOR. No lah, I came to buy a new camera for myself.

You know, I love to eat AYAM BRAND CHILLI TUNA (SINCE 1892). Suntec is the can while the crowd is the tuna. The chillies are the showgirls and myself.

My next laptop is the VAIO Z and its CHEAP too at a price of $4199 for the Z47GD/X. Trust me, it's worth every single cent from my point of view. But maybe I'll need to put up a list of reasons for that as well.

My new black T900 is COMPLETELY touch screen operated and with a screen size of 3.5 inch diagonally, I can't stop staring at it everytime it's in my hands. I'm a proud owner of this gorgeous ALUMINUM beauty but more so considering the fact that I actually saved up the whole $679 for it myself. WHAT WONDER!

AWW SO CUTE!!!

2009-06-08T04:19:00.016+08:00

So why haven't I been blogging for the last 42.0 years (3s.f) or so? Well to that I have to give my standard answer, WHY NOT?! At least it beats doing nothing! The customary procedure was also implemented and AS SUCH, I refrained from the urge and temptation of the wonderful utopia of nonsensical writings. But behold, I really wanted to. This actually mirrors TEMPTATION ISLAND as much as how my hair mirrors my butt. I woke up one day sweating like NIAGARA FALLS and then I realised that my posts are not up to the level of how high my school pants are.

IN FACT, IT WAS SO BEYOND CRAP THAT IT WOULD TAKE A SPACESHIP 15 YEARS TO GET TO A PLANET CLOSE ENOUGH TO LOOK THROUGH A TELESCOPE AT THE CRAP THAT IT WAS.

I sat down and pondered for about 1 month upon what could possibly be done to alleviate this demoralizing setback. And then I finally realised, I wasn't eating enough VITAMIN D and this consequently resulted in the mushrooming of a HUGE forest of infinitesimal pimples on my once beautiful face. They all clumped together to form one giant ugly looking mount of grease, dirt and ICE-CREAM trapped beneath the epidermis layer on my left cheek.

So do I feel sorry for this? No, I feel no remorse. In fact I feel a little giddy.

You know, I was really kind of hoping to have a cactus in my bedroom. For starters, they don't need much water to stay alive and it isn't really that difficult to take care of as compared to myself for instance. My previous one passed away and how that happened is beyond my wildest nightmares. Maybe my room is harsher than the desert? Yeah, no wonder some people find me HOT.

OH LOOK! It's a horde of drinks that will most definitely leave those pesky ants wanting more of your aqueous secreted waste. Or should I say, a sure method of getting diabetes faster than you can say TAPIOCA.

No seriously, I meant it when I said last year that my trophy cabinet was almost full. The current count is 37 or 100101 in binary. But gosh it looks so much better in binary.

In actuality, the album above is currently being used more for decorative purposes than anything else. And yes, please tell me if you're doing so as well because I feel awkward with a 10% significant value. People would just come along and associate me as THE GUY THAT USES CD ALBUMS AS DECORATIONS even though I believe that I deserve better treatment as a result of my ingenuity.

I collect National Geographic Magazines but yet my Geography isn't that good, to put it in better words. Hence this concludes that reading up upon a particular subject doesn't necessarily ensure a FLYING COLOURS grade in it. But that's just common sense. I'm simply forcing myself to learn the hard way for the benefit of others who obviously don't have any. OH WHAT SACRIFICE!

Hi. My name is Muhammad ALSYAARI (AL-SHA-REE) Bin Something Something. I'm also more affectionately known as Ali due to the very fact that my name might be too hard to enunciate well enough or maybe because I'm one of the very, very, very few of my own species. Go and Google ALSYAARI if you're bored. I have 309 entries, only EZOVEX is worse with 273 and this is as of Monday, 8 June 2009.

I love to play pool and sometimes I play alone just for the fun of it.

I'm also among the best walking photocopying machines.

I dissect my VAIO sometimes whenever I'm bored.

And I have a MASSIVE music collection which recently broke the 9000 mark a few days ago and I should be reaching 10000 songs soon enough. This is 60 of my favourite albums in alphabetical order of the artist's name. Do take a while to scan this self-proclaimed masterpiece of mine.

Now, I shall present to you the true power of what a 5MP NOKIA N82 with XENON flash can do for you. The following are among the best of what I'm currently capable of achieving on a good spiky hair day.

Singapore's Central Business District. Must I say more?

Esplanade Waterfront Stage.

Steps at Mount Faber Park.

Mini class barbeque at Pasir Ris Beach.

During a long thursday afternoon spending 3 hours in the same class.

An edited picture of the ceiling in the lecture theatre.

I'm 100% sure that this was taken in school.

Somewhere in school.

Somewhere in school again.

A-HA! A free treat at Swensens is always welcomed!

But yes, I would also like to add on the following pictures due to their amazing beauty. They might not make sense to you BUT HEY! They do to me!

What I am informally known as. Ali the Iceberg and my MSN display name is congruent as a result.

Yes trust me on this one, it's currently hovering in mid air as a result of the Meissner effect. Sad to say, there's no layman explanation for this one.

Hypervelocity impact at 3KM PER SECOND?! What a beauty!

An amazing result of taking a picture and messing around with it for 30 minutes in Photoshop.

Oh yes, VIVA LA VIDA it is!

In what must be one of the most nonsensical bullshit I've ever heard in a long time, I took a quiz on Facebook and it states that I would be getting married at a ripe young age of 30. WOW! 30?! WOW! JUST TOTALLY WOW! What's worse is that I actually used 30 pictures in this post as well. I can't believe that I'm actually a bit influenced by this NONSENSE.

2009-05-05T23:46:00.012+08:00

My Diet For Today (Idea Taken from ZHAN WEI)

Morning - One black pepper pau, packet of milo (250ml)(3s.f)
During GP lesson - One tube of mentos
Break 1 - One mutton briyani rice, lemon barley bottle (500ml)(3s.f)
During Chem Test - One tube of mentos
Break 2 - One fried mee with one fried egg, lemon tea bottle (500ml)(3s.f)
Dinner - One serving of rice, three pieces of fish, plain water (250ml)(3s.f), tea (300ml)(3s.f)
Supper - Red Bull(250ml)(3s.f), $6.50 candy mix from 7-Eleven

Total cost of operations of Ali = $19.10

2009-05-03T21:57:00.006+08:00

WAH THIS THING IS IMBA SIA!!!!!!!

Presenting to you my recently bought Razer Destructor Professional Gaming Mat (RDPGM). In all honesty, the RDPGM is by far THE BEST mousing surface I've EVER come across. At ONLY $59, it's literally a steal. It even comes with its own carrying case! OMG WHAT IMBANESS IS THAT! Even my Logitech V450 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse (LV4NCLM) is a steal too at ONLY $79. Based on my really unbiased judgement, those $138 are WELL SPENT INDEED!
Picture taken with XENON flash. Basically there are many technologies involved in making these great products, too many for me to list without bringing you to sleep lah of course.

It's only 2.3mm THIN! Above all, the RDPGM and the LV4NCLM have both come together to enhance the level of productivity that I'm capable of. But really, nothing beats buying a new piece of technology with your own SUPPOSEDLY hard earned money!

2009-04-30T22:28:00.019+08:00

I talked to one but didn't even manage much for myself in the first place. How can I ever get used to the very fact that it will all change very soon, maybe too soon for my own liking. But look at it this way, I have a higher chance of attaining it even though if it means losing touch with most of my friends and my so-called well liked personality. Honestly, if this is what it takes to be one, I must really admire myself for coming this far. And you can't really blame me for wondering what it's all about.

Yes, I can't remember the last time it happened. Sitting alone looking down at life and wondering how I've not really taken the time to simply relax from all this. Such chasings are also unforgettable merely for the main reason that I was able to catch up to it. For now, I'm just waiting for it to appear at the perfect moment. It's just a huge waste of resources. Considering the person that I am, such statements have never been more politically correct.

In the end, I lie awake and I dream of making my escape. But I know the time is not now. He is always there praying for my success and talking to him can easily bring me to tears. If one has ever been an indication of the very existence of life itself, such comparisons would be totally biased. Difficulties. No, sometimes it's just unfair. Why must it be that way? All the more it puts more pressure onto the very platform that has more or less cracked a few times during such a long expedition. It's beginning to take its toll, that's for sure.

Some things are hard to stay away from. I can't believe that my affiliation with such entities can be justified within me. The very fact that it happened and might happen again is a mere indication that looks are merely deceiving. Take it off but eventually it will come back again. But question me about such a lost and all you will ever get is another true reflection that you really have to resort to such methods to preserve yourself.

Twisted logic, push them away and bother you they will. Must I keep reminding you that I'm in total disregard of such facts? You keep making it look as if you're the only true master that I can ever think of. Wandered off the path you might have but I guess you will hardly come back to it. I know your real intentions and yes, amiable they might be. Above all, it's stereotypical to assume that you always get most of what I'm currently lacking of now.

Just like the rising of the sun in the sky, it's simply one of those things that shaped me. Of course, I wonder what it's sometimes and it still surprises me up till now. Basically I'm trying hard to meet you since I don't know what to do. You can take a picture of something you see, but really, they are literally a pocket full of sunshine to the very restrictive doings that I'm capable of on any given day or time.

And yes, who could ever forget you. I seriously had enough of what happened in the past. But now it's the present and you're still haunting me. Basically, just let me go. I really hate to mention this but the distraction is inevitable but nonetheless welcomed now. It's also another reason to believe that the stars have written it for me yet again. I'm not a total believer but sometimes such things are hard to not be of immediate importance.

For the person that I am.
Ideas that can never be refined, the signs that I put up.
Death and all his friends?
And how about the hardest part?
Maybe disregarding them is simply part of my plan.
To do it again and again,
Is another reason why I've never been happier with the way I'm living now.

2009-04-25T22:41:00.003+08:00

IT'S TIME FOR SOME RANDOM PICTURES.

This JUNK can actually fit into my locker. AMAZING HUH!

I SQUEEZED all of it into this IMBA BOX. Took taxi home since there is NO WAY I'll survive carrying it for more than a few minutes.

My FAMOUS daughter Siti Safiyah Bte Muhammad ALI. Also known as the PRESIDENT OF THE 23RD STUDENT COUNCIL.

During a typical break. 08s16 is constantly MUGGING for 'A' LEVELS.

Safiyah with her hair down. IT'S A RARE SIGHT INDEED.

PoDoLsInG a.k.a POO YI SING!!!!!!
What you know is just the TIP of the iceberg.

2009-04-22T21:48:00.005+08:00

And it just keeps coming back for more.
The all so lovely moments, and the all so lovely days.
Of me to speak, it's merely too little too few.
The meaning it encapsulates is just beyond belief.
BUT OBVIOUSLY I OVERDID IT.

AND

I FREAKING LOST THE 800M RACE TODAY BY 0.02 SECONDS. THAT'S LIKE 11.9 CM! (3S.F)

AND

I FREAKING LOVE TO TAKE BUS 10 FROM TAMPINES INTERCHANGE.

Coldplay's Viva La Vida (Thin White Duke Mix) is on repeat since yesterday.
THANK YOU IZZATUL, I'LL STYLE YOUR HAIR FOR SPORTS DAY!
I know Saint Peter won't call my name lah huh, SO WHY BOTHER!

The story is long, as long as my hair. Since my hair is short, hence the story is short.
I can tell u ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYHOW!
At the rate I'm going, I'll most likely get PES A for my NS fitness status. It's better than PES B but my mom wants me to get PEST CONTROL.

2009-04-19T20:04:00.002+08:00

OMG I DISCOVERED SOMETHING THAT MADE ME SMILE LIKE AN IDIOT.

800m Finals - 22 Apr, Wed

200m Heats - 24 Apr, Fri

400m Heats - 29 Apr, Wed

4x100m Semis - 29 Apr, Wed

200m Finals - 6 May, Wed

400m Finals - 8 May, Fri

My first race is on Wednesday so I have 3 full days of rest left.
AH THE EXCITEMENT!

2009-04-19T18:38:00.006+08:00

Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.

Okay so basically I've managed to postponed the relay runs for my class from Wednesday to Friday. My hamstring pull lah, what to do! So we ran 4x100m and 4x400m on Friday and almost the whole class came down to support EVEN THOUGH WE WERE RUNNING ALONE. WEIRD RIGHT?

Nonsense lah! We were the second fastest qualifier for the 4x100m but didnt qualify for the 4x400m. During the 4x400m, my legs were in FREAKING GREAT PAIN AND I FELT AS IF I WAS GIVING BIRTH. I completed the run of course but I still don't know how THE HECK I managed to run faster than the 3 other guys.

Our school's IMBA 4x100m relay team.

Friday's training was meant to be a CCA-BONDING SESSION. I eventually brought them to a nearby bubble tea shop after numerous failed attempts of letting them bond by playing games. Bought them a $15.25 candy mix from 7-Eleven and paid $24.20 for their FOOD AND DRINKS. Yi Sing offered to be my girlfriend since he thinks I'm rich. WHAT NONSENSE LEH!

JOO KOON WAS A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT because I wanted to take a photo of the MRT station but there was this Indian lady security guard who told me that "NO PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALLOWED" If you don't want me to take photos, then don't make the station so nice can?! Furthermore, only the station is worth looking at. The rest of JOO KOON literally looks worse than my TOILET BOWL.

2009-04-15T11:21:00.001+08:00

Today was seriously NONSENSE in some ways I SWEAR.

I asked Mrs Barnabas to book a BIG AND GRAND BUS to Chua Chu Kang Stadium and in the end only 7 PEOPLE turned up. Those who don't have a VALID REASON for not turning up, prepare for a lecture by MRS BARNABAS this friday.

ZHAN WEI DON'T KNOW HOW TO SLEEP.

My IMBA Vice-Captain HUI YI (in orange) before qualifying for the 1500m FINALS. She gave CHANCE by not wearing SPIKES. Her 2.4km timing is 10:40MINS and she will win the girls' INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION this year.

THIS SIDE, OTHER SIDE, YOUR BACKSIDE AH.

IMBA LIGHTS.

WE ARE GOING TOWARDS JOO KOON!

Only took a picture of the station at Pioneer. Apparently, JOO KOON WAS A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT.

2009-04-13T22:37:00.002+08:00

Welcome to the first day of the 50th National Inter School Track & Field Championships 2009!
Pulled my hamstring in the 200m race in the afternoon and hence no more competition for me.
I felt devastated, BUT all good things must come to an end eventually.

The Call Room. It's where you report before your race starts. It's air-conditioned so wearing track pants to keep you warm is COMPULSORY.

Mr Poo Yi Sing, TPJC's upcoming top 800m runner. He is seen here putting on his new Brooks spikes bought last Saturday at Queensway for an undisclosed price. Estimates put it at less than $100.

Watching a 800m race in progress. He knows that his competitors are no match for him.
Yi Sing giving chance by sitting down.

His IMBA meditating stance.

Eventually finished with a time of 2:30.00 mins. No one will ever get such a unique timing hence this proves Yi Sing's IMBA-NESS.

2009-04-12T12:33:00.007+08:00

Mind you, I'm proud to be the Captain of this AMAZING CCA for 4 YEARS.
Everyone of them is equally talented in their own special way.
Hence, all the more I'm having A LOT OF TROUBLE in selecting the next group of leaders.
Aiyo, what a headache ah!

2009-04-11T19:41:00.009+08:00

Honey
AHHHHHH it was so freaking awesome that I've nothing else to say but AHHHHH!!!!!!
IT WAS A FREAKING RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD I SWEAR.
Oh good friday, you're really a DARN FREAKING GOOD FRIDAY.

All the movements you're starting to make
Tell me something you did that didn't touch me in any way. It was not part of the plan I assume but I'm just appreciative for the hi-five that you gave me and the Mentos that I gave you. Can you still believe that it all started from that?!?!?! NEITHER CAN I!

See me crumble and fall on my face
If you were to do it again and again, I would seriously literally die in your arms I swear. It has already happened before and I won't be surprised of any further occurrences. But sometimes, a supplementary topping on top of that wouldn't hurt. Do you know that we were under the stars when it all happened? Precisely! I didn't even realise that we were in the middle of NOWHERE!

And I know the mistakes that I made
For it might not be too amiable in everyone else's books, such doings are in fact logically acceptable. Come to think of it, that sudden sensation of overflowing emotions can sometimes be too difficult to comprehend. Nonetheless, it shows how much we've been through as individuals. To come to terms with it once again brings back many awe-inspiring memories that we wished would have last, although they didn't eventually. BUT WE MADE IT HAPPEN AGAIN.

See it all disappear without trace
It has been left behind, far beyond our furthest reaches. I'm thankful it has for none of it was remarkable enough to even be comtemplated upon ever again. A few constrasts were made but most of them left us as victors. Am I even surprised? NOT ONE BIT.

And they call as they beckon you on
I'm sorry to say but some things naturally come and go. In this case, it was just part of life. I've realised that almost everything I've said before came true eventually. The whole institution? YOU BETCHA!

They say start as you mean to go on
It was justifiable but I don't think so. Some things are too deceiving, that I know of very well! And in the end, we lie awake and we dream of making our escape. For that is what we ought to achieve and nothing less. Let's take a brave jump over the side! Without a doubt, I'll never come across another unique situation like this again I SWEAR.

Start as you mean to go on
You know that it will never be colder than death.

2009-04-07T21:15:00.010+08:00

I wake up all alone, somewhere unfamiliar
Only sleep satisfies. Spill all my endeavours, only to talk about nothing praiseworthy in the end. The future was architectured with a tingling sense of doubt underneath. Treasured conformities? I’ve let serenity ensue till the next impend.

Been gone so many days, I'm losing count
It comes to pass from the top of the first page till the end of the last day. Some catapult had just fired me, but nevertheless I motionlessly hypothesize the actuality. Little white shadows, let them blink and glisten. They have always been part of a system that I am!

When I think of home, I see your face
It might be without resistance but I shouldn’t weigh myself down. I won’t relinquish till I fill my heart’s desires. Oh, all the movements I’m starting to make will only see me crumble and fall on my face. I'm fortunate but one last request still lingers in my heart. Please let time be on my side now.

I know I have to wait...

2009-04-05T23:53:00.007+08:00

74 other pairs succumbed.

Run, Bike, Run format.
3km, 16km, 3km respectively.

Amos the road biker, constant velocity of 30km/h.
Ali the roadrunner, constant velocity of 15km/h.

There were two waves in the men's open. Odd numbered pairs were in the first wave while the even numbered pairs were in the second wave. Being in the second one surely didn't help to lessen my anxiety. But soon enough our turn came.

I walked to the front to start obviously. With the sounding of the horn behind me, I ran while constantly being cautious of the runners trying to be funny at the front of the pack. At the end of my first 3km, I purposely finished 2nd in my wave as energy was of the essense for my second 3km. Of course, I tried to stay as close to the 1st guy as possible.

I passed my white velcro tag to Amos, who immediately went off chasing after the 1st biker like no one's business. He had 2 rounds to complete and just as I predicted, he came in first after the first round. Without a doubt, I was overflowing with anxiety at this moment. Things just got worse for me when he once again came in first after his second round. I hurriedly tore the velcro tag from him while running and putting it on my left arm at the same time.

"Come on Ali finish it!" were the last words I heard from him as I set off. I knew what had to be done and there was absolutely no way I would let him down. Coincidentally, runners of the mixed category had just started their race and I could see a flood of them in the distance ahead. I used them to pace myself well and I did it throughout my second 3km, chasing them down one by one was effective in maintaining a constant speed. 400m from the finishing line, I finally turned to look at the runner behind, for I fear that he was in the same category as I am. But lucky me, he wasn't and I knew that being first for the second wave was just seconds away. Nonetheless I sprinted to the finishing line just to ensure that status.

Thereafter the long wait for the results followed. Surprise, surprise! Someone told me that Amos and myself were faster than the first pair from the first wave and thus we were first overall! I called to inform Amos but he told me to wait for the finalized results and in the process, I tried my shot at taking photos of the scenery again.

Maybe I should just stick to running instead. But soon enough, the results were out. Amos looked at it first, after which he turned to me in disbelief. I looked at it as well, to the biggest shock of the day. Eventually we were up on the podium, Amos was too big so I stood behind him instead. With gold medals hung on our necks and plenty of prizes in our bags, we ended off the day cycling back to his house knowing that we have done what we have set out to achieve. And that is to win.

Saturday, 4th of April 2009. A day overflowing with teamwork and perserverance like never before.

2009-04-01T01:18:00.006+08:00

It has never really been a part of you.
The essence of it all has never really gotten into that mind of yours, for you are one who isn't even deserving of a single glance from me. Let's face it, no one really cares or bother about it when all has been said or done but in this case, nothing has ever been said or done at all. Don't for once, even think that you're smarter than the rest because the sad reality is that smartness will never be a part of you. You think you have it all and the entire world revolve around you. Sad to say, you don't even have a world to begin with. Hiding it from other people is just cowardly, I'm sick to my stomach to even know about it.

Leave them alone for goodness sake.
I would greatly appreciate it if you were to stay in a secluded corner of society and just mentally rot to death. But for starters, you're not one to even be appreciative about. They must be blind, but even that didn't stop them from seeing your true colours. Just knowing you has diluted the very colourful foundation that I rest upon, what total shame I've brought upon myself! Never have I met someone who is of a more inferior quality than the worst of the worst of my friends. The previous statement is a real testament of how you stack up in my life but if I were to have it my way, I wouldn't even want to know you. My soul is forcefully made polluted just by the mere thought of your name.

Please find a life.
Above all, I seriously want to get rid of this unwanted hatred in my conscience for I really have no time to even ponder about you for an instance. Seriously, I'm too mentally tired to even think about this issue anymore. And talking about having a life, I wonder when you will ever get one. No wait, you're already dead in the first place.

When blame turns to total shame.
Well, that's what you are.

Once again, this post is not directed at anyone because I just feel like writing something like this. It's an irony but being happy all the time isn't healthy and I'm proud to have learnt it the hard way.

2009-04-01T00:34:00.000+08:00

TJC Duathlon Challenge
Two people one team.
One runner, one cyclist.
Run-Bike-Run Format
3km-16km-3km

(Runner)
Muhammad Alsyaari Bin Mohamed Shahril
TPJC's Track Captain
A crazy guy who just can't stop running since the day he was born. With a stamina that is virtually untouched by most, he is surely one to look out for. Be warned, he is one of the few hybrids that can do both incredibly fast sprints and run long distances with ease.

(Biker)
Amos Nadan Mun En
VJC's Floorball Captain
Another crazy fella with a never-say-die altitude. Has a freaking expensive $2000 road bike that is capable of high speeds (60km/h) so underestimating him is strictly a no-no. Best friends since Primary 4, mess with him and you mess with me.

2008's Results on 29th March
Total Timing For Pair - 56:54.5 minutes
Ranking - 5th

We are going at it once again this Saturday, 4th of April 2009 so all the best to the both of us.
By the way, the first prize is the following Panasonic Viera TV.

APRIL's FOOLS LAH OI!

2009-03-29T00:29:00.002+08:00

By the way, the previous post was written by TERENCE LIM WEI JIE.
Everybody knows that I love COLDPLAY. At the same time, the Arctic Monkeys aren't that bad either.

Hi Tengku Muhammad Shah Bin T S I.

Hi Terene Lim Wei Jie. You look super hot with that Arctic Monkeys shirt of yours.

Supermodel for Hush Puppies underwear.

2009-03-28T23:48:00.003+08:00

Viva la Vida in English

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Viva la Vida in Chinese

我听 Jerusalem 钟在响
Roman Cavalry 唱诗班在唱歌
做我的镜子,我的剑和盾
我的传教士在外国

有个原因我不可能解释
我知道Saint Peter不会叫我的名字
不会有诚实的词
但那时我已经统治世界

Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh
Wo-oh-oh-oh-oh...

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Bloody amazing huh. But still, Coldplay aren't the greatest band in the world. No one beats the Arctic Monkeys.

(I'm sure Oasis will be as good as Coldplay in a weeks time.)

(:

2009-03-27T23:27:00.005+08:00

It all began with Speed Of Sound. Up to now, I perceive their style of music to be at a standard that is simply unrivalled by many. Music is an art, combining the perfect synchronisation of not only lyrics and melody, but also how our way of life is intertwined in it. I believe that they signify the apex of such a definition. Sweepingly atmospheric and elegant, I’ve never really met a band with songs that has closely epitomize the values and principles that I'm guided by.

Let's face it, I SO FREAKING LOVE COLDPLAY TO THE CORE LAH!!!

The best birthday gift ever!!! By the way, It's from my mom and my first sister.

While waiting for the opening act by Mercury Rev, an American alternative rock band. Besides, it was my first time being at the indoor stadium AND a concert so all the merrier!

The sound console is made up of so many computers that it looked like a LAN shop!

The reason to why people don't stumble down the steps and die.

WOAH!!! Hearing the bass of a live performance in the indoor stadium for the first time was absolutely amazing! I wish I had such sound systems at home.

The Singapore Indoor Stadium is literally as big as my butt.

I don't really take pictures of myself often, but surely one wouldn't hurt

My heart kept on beating faster and faster even though I was just sitting still!!!

Ah finally! Life In Technicolor has always been the intro for their Viva La Vida Tour. It's a great upbeat instrumental that really brings people up to their feet. I was jumping by the way.

During Yellow! Those big yellow balloons would burst to reveal confetti in them!

Chris Martin burst one. A sure way of intensifying the crowd's excitement!

Lights will guide you home! And ignite your bones! And I will try to Fix You!

Absolutely amazing!

They were sitting, they were sitting on the Strawberry Swing. Every moment was so precious!

Perform closer to a crazy crowd and you will get an even crazier one.

I WAS SO FREAKING HIGH AT THIS POINT OF TIME!!!

I WAS SO FREAKING HIGH AT THIS POINT OF TIME!!!

I WAS SO FREAKING HIGH AT THIS POINT OF TIME!!!

I WAS SO FREAKING HIGH AT THIS POINT OF TIME!!!

Butterfly confetti during Lovers In Japan and yes, I managed to take some after the concert!

More butterflies!

And it kept on coming.

VIVA

LA

VIDA!!!

It was the encore and what better song to play other than The Scientist. Nobody said it was easy. Oh! It's such a shame for us to part! Ow woooh wowowowo!!!

The moment they started playing Life In Technicolor 2, my heart literally skipped a beat I swear. Oh love, don't let me go! Won't you take me where the street lights glow? I can hear rain coming, like a serenade of sound. Now my feet won't touch the ground!

My seat is the nearest to where I was standing while taking this. Not a bad view eh?

In all, enjoyment was aplenty even though I went alone. There is more gratification in attending my favorite band's concert knowing the lyrics to all their songs. But yet, I didn't have to force myself to memorize all the lyrics just like how some people do. It might be a tour to promote their latest album, but not all songs were from Viva La Vida anyway. Those who only listened to their latest album were merely clapping their hands in sync with the beat when other album's songs were in progress. I would deem such circumstances taboo with a band such as COLDPLAY.

And yes, what could ever be finer than the setlist of songs. Life In Technicolor was always the appetizer but Life In Techinicolor 2 being the last one left me emotionally shaken. Chris Martin is undoubtedly a great crowd entertainer just by himself. He even requested the crowd to commence a Kallang Wave of lights from our handphones and it was simply SPECTACULAR! Together with COLDPLAY as a band, illustrating them via words would only do them injustice. Hence, I deliberately used 42 pictures for this post, a tribute to Chris Martin's favourite number and coincidentally the answer to life, the universe and everything.

In chronological order:

1. Life In Technicolor
2. Violet Hill
3. Clocks
4. In My Place
5. Yellow
6. Glass Of Water
7. Cemeteries Of London
8. 42
9. Fix You
10. Strawberry Swing
11. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
12. Talk
13. The Hardest Part
14. Postcards From Far Away
15. Viva La Vida
16. Lost
17. Speed Of Sound
18. Death Will Never Conquer
19. Politik
20. I'm A Believer (Originally by The Monkees)
21. Lovers In Japan
22. Death And All His Friends

Encore:
23. The Scientist
24. Life In Technicolor 2

Once again, I'm saving the best for last.

From the uplifting chorus of Fix You, the quiet aching of Chris Martin’s solo on The Hardest Part and the joyous celebratory mood of Strawberry Swing, there was no shortage of memorable moments in this concert. None though, could match the massive roar that shook the very foundations of the stadium when the intro of Viva La Vida was played. From the pseudo-military beat, the soaring chorus, to that oh-so-catchy “WO-OH-OOAAAAA” bridge, it was a song practically written with audiences in mind.

So powerful was Viva La Vida, that instead of merely clapping or shouting “Encore!”, the crowd actually chanted “WO-OH-OOAAAAA” to cajole the band out for the encore. In fact, nothing that came after it could quite match the high that it created; not the subsequent equally popular Lost, the concert closing Death And All His Friends, nor encores of The Scientist and Life In Technicolor 2. And even long after the concert had ended, that same chant was heard throughout the stadium grounds as the buzzing concert-goers relived that single magical moment. It might be over, but memories of 23rd March 2009, from 9:13pm to 11:01pm, has been permanently etched in my heart. Viva La Coldplay indeed.

2009-03-19T23:01:00.005+08:00

Ali's Music Collection:
8,074 songs,
588 albums,
257 artists,
22 genres.

Playtime of:
0.0588 years (3s.f) or
0.706 months (3s.f) or
21.875 days (3d.p) or
525 hours or
31,500 minutes or
1,890,000 seconds.

What makes it so great?
1. A huge variety of songs.
2. No missing songs from all albums.
3. All songs are properly tagged with their actual album arts.
4. Most songs are of high quality, 87% with a bit rate of 192 kbps or higher.
5. 3 years of hardwork to collect and tag all songs one by one!!!!!!!!!!

Above all, I never fail to be on cloud nine whenever I open up my Windows Media Player 11 everyday. MUSIC IS MY LIFE PEOPLE!

You know, being with 4E yesterday brought back so much memories than my brain literally crashed. Without a doubt, I feel at home with them around.

Race To Witch Mountain at Marine Square, Pastamania at Parkway Parade and late night chatters at McCafe. I came home carrying a 5kg packet of washing detergent only to realise that we had changed little over the years. Even though I've never seen some of them for close to 2 years, meeting them again felt just like another day with your friends. Only this time, it felt special.

A pillar at Suntec, something about it catches my attention. Maybe it's too smooth, just like my butt.

Moving on, I love Barney. He signify the epitome of gayness (happiness mind you) and hence, he has won my heart to become my true childhood hero.

Oh Barney, I hope you will always be there for me. Please don't go away just like how those stupid brothers of yours did 65 million years ago. On the other hand, Baby Bop and B.J. can seriously go and die.

We might be different in a few ways but at the end of the day, we combine to be the noisiest pair in school. You're a rainbow and I'm the colours that make you up. Without me, you're just another line in the sky. Without you, I'm just an uninteresting collection of colours. AWWWWWW!!!!!! =)

2009-03-13T23:23:00.004+08:00

It challenges everything that you wished you never knew. If you were to take the other side, you would never be able to keep up despite all these happenings. But they have taken the other side and such actions really make little sense. Mundane boring topics about personal viewpoints, no one really cares!

There is this assumption that there is no such thing but the present situation is that I would really adore your non-existence. Certain elements can really impact the success of an icon and rest assured, you're not part of this. Besides, you're not even looking at the needs of others by being your ego-centric self.

Issues such as your personal identity are not even worth mentioning, for you have none. In fact, you're just another joke in my life, meaningless and without a reason. My alibis? They are actually your self-proclaimed friends and I wonder how they even know you in the first place.

The practicality is just lacking, a result of your stupidity. It's basically the sense of pride that you have that really makes me want to turn away in unrivalled shock. Seriously, just come back and face the reality that you're really nothing more than just an utter waste of life.

This post is not directed at anyone because I just feel like writing something like this.

2009-03-09T11:41:00.002+08:00

I'm finally 18 today.

In what can be described as THE best month in my life so far, I'm still entranced in this state of overflowing bliss. In all, I really mean it when I say that words can't describe how I felt in the last few days leading up to this special day and not to forget the special day itself. Well, if only today would last forever...

To all my friends and family members who had graciously contributed to my happiness in the last few days and today, I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to every single one of you.

ME + MY FRIENDS + MY FAMILY MEMBERS = ALI

2009-03-07T00:18:00.005+08:00

Coldplay - Viva La Vida in English
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
Missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

Coldplay - Viva La Viva in Malay
Saya dengar loceng Jerusalem berbunyi
Penyanyi kuda Roman bernyayi
Jadi cermin, padang dan perisai saya
Mubaligh-mubaligh dalam tanah asing
Untuk beberapa sebab saya tidak boleh terangkan
Apabila anda pergi ia tidak pernah
Tidak pernah ada perkataan jujur
Dan itu adalah apabila saya memerintah dunia

Melee - Built To Last in English
I've looked for love in stranger places
But never found someone like you
Someone whose smile makes me feel I've been holding back
And now there's nothing I can't do

'Cause this is real, and this is good
It warms the inside just like it should
But most of all it's built to last

Melee - Built To Last in Malay
Saya telah mencari cinta dalam tempat-tempat asing
Tetapi tidak pernah jumpa seseorang seperti kamu
Seseorang yang senyumannya membuat saya rasa saya telah membendung
Dan kini tiada apa-apa yang saya tidak boleh lakukan

Sebab ini benar, dan ini baik
Ia memanaskan dalam seperti ia harus,
Tetapi paling banyak sekali ia terbina hingga akhir

What I've learnt today:
D for Malay but a distinction for oral. I can't write but I can speak WELL!
Never ask for a table for 6 even though SOMEONE else's favourite number is 6!

2009-03-03T19:42:00.000+08:00

I Am... Ninja Fierce.

2009-03-01T04:37:00.005+08:00

Yo! It's ONLY 4am now and I'm still awake! This must be due to the F&N Nutri Soy, Reduced Sugar, High Calcium, Cholesterol Free milk that I drank earlier. Besides, I savour the weekends as much as I savour the moments whenever I'm using the toilet. But you know what? March is finally here and it brings along with it loads of FUN and EXCITEMENT!!! No wonder it has always been my favourite month every year!

Events I'm looking forward to:

1. School Holidays!
2. MY 18TH BIRTHDAY!!
3. Coldplay concert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moving on, let me introduce you to my 'office'.

Wow isn't it! Basically this is how it looks like at 4am in the morning, during the time when there is much amazing grace and serenity in my surroundings and therefore bringing about a state of pure tranquillity. Silence in itself uplifts peace, splendour, wonder, unparalleled bliss and casts a soothing aura upon me. But this is considering that the cats are not fighting at the void deck and MEOWING so louding as if they are giving birth every now and then.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light, and glitter for me every night they always will. For without you I will fail. Fail miserably to see what the heck I'm typing. Maybe I might not even be typing at all, for the very fact that I can't even see my own hands.

At last, the moment will come and I will leave a happy man. You see the section coloured red? Well, that's where I'll be sitting. Singing the songs of my favourite artist up close and personal with them will be an experience forever etched in my mind. Maybe it might even be as exhilarating as receiving my O Level results, but I don't think I was singing when I was waiting for my results.

BUT THIS IS DA BOMB I TELL YOU!!! Nadira Nasha Bte Mohaidin Bin Hamid Sultan Bin Mohd ALI(!!!) is my new best friend!!! She's CRAZY(like me), SEXY(like me), COOL(like me also) and HOT(like me again, I THINK!). Above all, we both have DAM cool names LAH! She even read MY ENTIRE BLOG in about 40 minutes even though she was already supposed to be ASLEEP! You know, people always say that the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even be touched and that they must be felt with the heart. Today, I felt the genuine warmth and the friendliness of her. Although I'm one who LOVES to joke a lot, I must really say that I was emotionally touched, but not too touched to the point that I feel molested of course!

Okay I wanna sleep now, good morning!

2009-02-25T23:23:00.004+08:00

In theory I was first, but in reality I was second.
It really doesn't matter anyway, for I had already accomplished what I've strived for.
Promises were made and promises were kept.
Above all, I’m the epitome of success and failure ravaged with bittersweet sentiments.

The pro, Mr Goh Wei Hao

The not-so-pro, Mr Koo Cheng Liang

It was fun playing pool with my classmates as well.
Plus Bernard, Xinhui and Andre from 08S05.

In all, it was a day to remember for as long as my conscience allows me.

2009-02-20T22:17:00.006+08:00

This is MY J1 Orientation post for the first camp so please enjoy people. Seriously, it's hard taking pictures and having fun at the same time. If you don't believe me, I also don't know what to say.

Enough said, I seriously love 09S10!!!
Ali & Amelia loves 09S10!
09S10 loves Ali & Amelia!

A flag that caters to those who are academically inclined in Chemistry.

09A05, home to the craziest J1 girl I've ever met. The whole school will know about Nasha soon.

Taken for the sake of wasting my handphone's battery life and memory card space.

Wah.

WAH!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tpjc's version of 'Wild Wild Wet' in progress.

A new method of lifting up a pail. Someone should seriously get a patent for this idea.

When Mr Nor Rizwan Bin Hamson (Councillor, Food IC) gets hungry.

These crazy people make me feel at home with them around. What tremendous elation!

A picture of a sleepy 09S10 taken at the wrong time at the wrong place but by the right person.

Wow it's the second day already? Ouh mai got!

Must let Falcon have a greater share of the picture.

Okay lah, must give Eagle some space too since they are part of our alliance along with Hawk.

HUH WHAT?!?!

I think that's Aisha at the back, dancing for no reason (as usual).

Aisha act cute.
Faslur act handsome.
But both CMI (Can't make it).

Sheik Mohamed Anees S/o S A F. Bollywood material.

Dancing in circles, like Aisha.

Seeee owwwww maaaah peeeee yannnn.

No comments.

I can see Wilson from here.

Wilson + Lady GaGa = Just Dance

Presenting to you (I also don't know what)....

I seriously can't remember what they are up to.

In the darkness I heard a guy screaming at me. I turned around and said hi.

Jumping and clapping in the crowd. A sure way to get yourself hyperventilating like crazy.

It like as if they haven't been to a concert in their entire life or something! And baik Jerome.

In the end, I lie awake and I dream of making my escape.
The J1 orientation camp surely brought me ever so closer to that.

A special thanks to Amelia for being such a great and enthuasiatic partner.
Many, many thanks to 09S10 for being so supportive of the camp.
I love you guys (and girls)(this is for Zee!) so much!
Not to mention the other Falcon Ogls, the other Ogls, Raveen, Melvin.
My daughter Safiyah for being a GREAT camp commander.
The list is endless actually...

2009-02-19T22:45:00.003+08:00

While waiting for my queue number at my beloved family clinic, I went around and began snapping with my trusty ~~phone/camera/mp3 player~~ Nokia N82.

I'm still working on my 'J1 Orientation' post, so HOPEFULLY I'll be done by tomorrow.

2009-02-15T11:09:00.000+08:00

It's only my first day on Facebook and I already have 128 friends.
Hence by mathematical induction, Facebook is better than Friendster.

Urgh, I need to run faster...

2009-02-14T22:53:00.002+08:00

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They freaking swept 3 major awards at the 51st Grammy Awards.
THE Best Rock Album,
THE Song Of The Year,
THE Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.

Best of all,
they are coming here on the 23rd of March and I'm so gonna freaking go!!!!!!!!!

And since its after my birthday anyway, all the more I'm gonna be there!!!!!!!
I've been waiting for like forever for this moment.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, then obviously you're not a fan of COLDPLAY.

2009-02-11T22:14:00.006+08:00

Picture by Ali.
Data by Rizwan.
Data organized by Ali.
Blogged by Rizwan.

No editing was done to ensure the originality of the post.

Background information:
All TKsians take the same subjects during lower sec.
After Sec 2 streaming exam, all students are streamed according to how they fared during that exam.
4A-4E are the Pure Science classes while 4F-4K are combined students.

Let’s look at some of the reasons why there are this many (40%) TKsians retaining:

1. Poor subject combination
Both Arts stream students retain.
All 08S34 students retain. 08S34 is known to be class where all the students take subjects
that are very different from one another.
They should take a tried and tested combination.

Case-in-point:
All 08S16 students promote.
All students who took 4H2 PCME at the start of the year promotes.
08S16’s subject combination: H2 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. H1 Geography.
All students in TK take Geography, either Pure or as an elective, so it’s natural they’ll do well in it.

2. The subjects they take in secondary school does not prepare them for JC
(i) All 4F students retain..
The core subjects of 4F students are pure Literature and combined science.
They are not able to do well in the subjects they take in JC.
However, more data is needed to find out what subjects these students are compatible with.

(ii) More combined science students retain than pure science students.
As the bulk of the TK students are science streamed students, it is safe to say that pure science students fare better in JC because they have a more solid foundation in the science subjects.

Conclusion: If you’re from 4F, don’t come TPJC!
Choose a tried and tested subject combination. Don’t try to be unique.

2009-02-08T20:58:00.003+08:00

I shall let the pictures do most of the talking for now.

It never gets old. Thank goodness it's near to so many places (but not TPJC).

Self made fried potatoes marinated with black pepper powder and salt. Cooked to perfection by a potential househusband who loves to do house chores.

Roger. Supposed to be my partner in the HAT programme but I wasn't smart enough.

Pictures of the school look ugly no matter how I take it.

Shah was illegally racing on the track. By the way, I love this picture. Everything seems so cohesive even though most of it is blurred out.

Near Marine Parade Library, my former 3rd home. Its always windy here and I love it.

While lying down on the bench... and wondering how I would be like in a year's time. Other than that, there's nothing more to it. I'm just dreaming again and again...

2009-02-05T22:20:00.004+08:00

OG 22, it was really nice knowing all of you. I seriously wish that we had more time together though but I'll be back again soon so don't worry. Many, many thanks to Amelia for being such an enthusiastic partner and for talking to them ALL the time.

They look like yummy dark chocolates and I'm waiting for the day till the labels wear off. Until then, I shall eat real chocolates. Valentine's Day is next week, so let's gear up for it people.

2009-02-01T22:49:00.006+08:00

The essense of it,
I could feel it all around.

Keeping my head up
To see what it feels like now

This isn't the first time.
Everything I know, is not wrong.
Everything I do, won't come undone.
I could feel it go, with all the silver lining I could ever get.

I could feel it go
Sweetness I could taste in my mouth
Sweetness I could see with my eyes

And in confusion, confidence.
Give me heart and give me soul.
Just give it to me.
Give me real, don't give me fake.
And I ask, "Will I see heaven in mine?"

Nothing could be better
And nothing ever was

I can hear the impending rain coming.
But it's like a serenade of sound.
So I have no doubt.
Because soon enough, the sun will come out.

Driven to distraction
So part of the plan

Well at least I got a C grade for General Paper and a new microwave oven.
Baik Ali!