true colors.....

Was supposed to enjoy my actual birthday today but in the end has to spend the whole day slacking and sleeping at home cos it falls on a thurs not a weekend.But oh well what the hell hahaz...You might be thinking why i name my post true colors?It so happens that i came to know about the displeasure and dissatisfaction some people have over my nick and because of that,they started to evolve into some flaming maniac making lots of noises and big fuss about it.Woah..actually looking at this from another angle,i'm quite flattered that people bother to make a big fuss out of my msn nick..I'm honored!

Even though i did not personally see what was written in the blog of his/her.It just goes to show how fake certain people are.It is only through situations like this that you actually see the real true self of a person.The thing is...i'm not even talking about anyone that has direct relations with you!Ok,in case the others reading this are confused,i just voiced out and express what i thought of the band Jade.No lies in what i typed and its what i think so i have the right to express what i think.

BUT i don't know why BUT people just have to come and kick a big fuss out of things that don't really involve them.Look,if you don't like something means you won't like it,no matter what others say or do.My impression won't change.So i don't see anything wrong with being direct and express what i think.I think it's better this way rather than to wear a mask all the time and do evil things behind other people's back.

Ok,if you all think what i said about Jade is untrue then let me ask a question.If they are really the best band in Superband,if they are really so good in their techniques why did the judges give them just-pass kind of points?If u tell me that it's because the judges know shit about music,are you saying that the bands are being judged by judges with no standards which links to it being a competition with passable standards only?Think about it.My band isn't that tight or that gd also. I admit,i'm not a fantastic vocalist but it doesn't mean that i'm not entitled to voice out my views.

Actually i have no intention to start wars or whatsoever,but it seems i'm being forced to draw a line with certain people.In the 1st place,the band that i'm shooting wasn't even related to our own friends at all so i really don't know why people can change to being so overly sensitive over this.

Call me sour or whatever fuck shit u wanna say.My opinion still stands strong and it will never change. FYI i was the one who discourage the rest of the band to join this competition cause i just have a feeling this isn't the path to achieve our band's actual goals.

For now...true colors of people are showing up ....one by one....

finally....its being revived from the grave.....

As the title goes...yes finally after a bloody bloody long (x 100) time i picked up my fingers to type this update that you all are reading.Why?You may ask..well its because life has been really monotonous for me for the past few months which causes me to be lazy to put anymore updates in my blog.Wake up go work/school go home online then sleep then wake up the next morning same old shit...boredzzz..UNTIL lately,there's this much talked-about show on channel U that got me alive and awake once more, to voice out my opinions on certain issues.As most of us know,this show i'm talking abt is the Superband competition on tv.It got all the bands so hyped up and enthusiastic at 1st cause there's finally a way for bands to make it big.Even Brian was thinking of joining. But here's the catch:there's no amplification available for the bands as in guitar and bass amps,drums etc...So u call that a band competition huh?It was only after complaints from people that they decided to "compromise" a bit and bring in all the instruments and sound equipment.
Knowing about this,i told Brian and the rest of the band directly:No,i have a feeling this programme is just like the other superstar idol shows where their main aim is to bring in money..so we should wait and see how the whole thing goes.True enough,now that it's being aired on tv, the system works this way.70% general audience votes and 30% from the judges.Sheesh..it's no wonder even the contestants that were so damn bloody obviously bad got thru round after round.Why?Because they have strong support from the general votes.Now is this STILL a competition that is being judged on SKILL and PLAYING?One of the obviously bad groups i have seen appeared on tv is "xia ri feng" a.k.a Summer breeze.I saw them at Suntec performing and i think to myself that this band is one of those that will get kicked out .To my surprise they got thru.Round 2, they got thru again even though they did the same old thrashy hip hop wannabe moves...ok fine...but 3rd round they got thru again!!!WTF!!Impossible cause the judges gave them the lowest points possible!Then that night i talked to Mel about this and she told me the reason.It seems that they have support from a certain self-proclaimed holy group and the China embassy.WOW~!That must be a hell lotta money rollin in!!After them,comes this band which has a very "aunty" kind of name...Jade.Reminds me of those aunties working at cina hair salons haha.Maybe i should change our band to be called Ruby.Has the retro kind of feeling XDDD.Anyway their guitarist missed the cue to end the song at Suntec's performance and they got in.. ok fine maybe the judges overlooked it.Then comes round 2 where the vocal did damn badly cause his voice crack so freakin obvious in the final part of the song BUT they still got in!!!!!!Then comes round 3 where their playing is in a mess in terms of timing and coordination and they still got thru..damn its like really sad how the music scene is nowadays..it has come to a point where good playing isnt really an important factor anymore.Money matters most.I mean i do admit my band (including me) isn't of any high standards or anything but c'mon la if u noe ur voice will crack while singing that octave then try to sing it in another note in that key or dun try to attempt.Or choose a song where u can sing comfortably.I'm sure anyone who has learnt singing should know ur range of notes that u can hit.The very least i try to put in 100% effort for every jamming session.To me,what summer breeze showed me was that they just wanna get it done, get it over with.Didnt spend much time choreographing the dance steps or practice their singing.I know many will not like what i have just written here and will start to flame me back or whatsoever but it's just facts that i'm stating.It's quite sad to see grps and bands like Juz-B and Shinobe that played really well, almost getting kicked out due to poor votes. Cause they really are the ones that spice up the show.I aint fanboy of any groups i mentioned..just my views on the music scene lately....right now, back to a bit of song writing.....

The NKF man...

Yup,this post i am gonna give my views on the latest news going on around people's mouths and the media.The NKF story...Now in case to those who STILL dunno what happen...in brief,The CEO of NKF was suspected and being sued for misuse of donation funds as the SPH somewhat,dug out sources that he flies 1st class,had Gold taps installed in his house and has a 12 yr bonus..(my monthly salary is only 10% of his 1 mth bonus...-.-...)Anyway,25000 is his monthly salary.Well,it seems that he..itchy backside thinking that the media can play play around just because of his status,sued them for publishing untrue facts about his gold taps and other rumours only to get the shit that he threw out,back in his own face.It is said that he gave a weak and poorly motivated look after the court session.Soon after,vandals hit the NKF building,donors cancelled their donations,petitions were out for him to resign...
To me,i think that he made the mistake of blewing it big by stepping on the tail of SPH.As everyone knows that media and the newspapers are the strongest form of information here.They can either bring ur reputation up or down to the gallows.By sueing them,he is issuing an official challenge that he isnt afraid of them...He's f**ked himself up.Good ..let him know this lesson learnt. I think he should step down before he gets more violent protests from people and also..getting the kidney patients into trouble.Yes..the money was said that it could last them 4 decades but what about after 4 decades?Fund rates would plunge..and the patients after that...would be the ones suffering not that man.So pls la Durai Deh....WAKE UP UR IDEA,DON'T BLOODY WASTE OUR 1900 HOTLINES LIAO LA HOR!!!

finally ...update again!

haha,i know how many ppl have been cursing and making noise about my blog not being updated but then aiya sian la nothing to write about might as well don't write correct or not>?,Anyway,to all Roald Dahl fans,Charlie and the chocolate factory will be shown in the 1st week of August so remember to catch this "sweet sweet" movie!Oh which reminds me of a choco joke started by Brian.I think that was the best joke he made out to make mi laff till stomachache,cause he said that a certain person i disliked,somewhat reminds him of a man made out of chocolate.You know,the Cadbury commercial where there's this whole family in a car made out of chocolate?hahaz,due to his brown chocolatey skin color,i can understand why he came up with that joke,the funny part was when we said that he had a snicker bar for his D**k and Kinder surprises for his balls which can open up with toys and Hershey kisses for nipples...That brian never fails to make my day which is why he isnt called the cockster in Marionette for nothing hahaz.Think i might continue and write a super-hero story with Chocolate Man as the villian and me,Leopard Man as the Hero.LOLz.Stay tuned for Mat Leopard's next post regarding the cheating of our donations by the NKF man!!

things to reflect on after D'j party 05...

Finally,the day has arrive,and now that big day is over...,yes..The day of D'j party 05 that we have been looking forward to is over ,must say that thanks to the efforts of Alfe and Emerson and all the bands who rocked the stage,u all were great.The sound quality was much much better than last yr's and the 4 other guys were gd too.To brian,weijie and nic hope u all will improve or maintain,we give ourselves this promise that next yr we will improvve in everything ok??!I also like to thank all for coming to watch the bands and give us support hope to see all of u all next yr!!But ever since yesterday's gig,the response from the crowd left me something to reflect about,it seems the crowd will respond much more better to cover songs than a band's self written compositions although originals show much more abt the band's quality in music.When i reached home,i'm beginning to think:should i bring the 4 guys to continue walking towards the road of originality or should we just compromise and continue playing more covers for street fest and sort of put originals no.2.At 1st,i thought we will have to LL and compromise but after much discussions with Jo and my own band mates,i think we can still play originals but must balance it.Oh well,then it shall be as planned.But i would like to pose one questions for readers: singaporeans keep saying our local bands cannot make it and stuffs,but are the people giving bands a chance, a hope to expresstheir originality? dun get me wrong,i'm not saying that our originals are damn gd or what but i seem to learn that people dun really notice the band's composed pieces but instead the covers they played.So..are we gonna stay as a cover band for life?Just want the views of those who are reading this,i'm not flaming anyone or aiming anyone,just wanna noe the individual opinions... :O

latest gossip....

nothing much lately...why i'm writing the post so late and after so long is because i'm worn out by band stuffs and wrk..haizz now even have to take the stupid course to keep this rice bowl sia..hope i dun fail the exam still a lot of Optical things catch no ball haizzz,and that manager of mine still want mi to concentrate on sales and dun really wanna teach me Wth lo...,there are no customers,NO,NONE,i dunno what sales he want mi to do sia...and still got to get everyone coordinated with the 3rd original that we are performing on St Fest.headache headache..Fortunately,we are moving towards the road of originality and we have got a few originals to perform this yr...for the 5 of us we have put in a lot of effort in composing the songs so hope this yr's response will be gd lo...and also this yr brian and the rest will look much better and more happening than last yr .No more sucky appearances and wigs ,this time is full glam and i will do my best to make us all look gd and take a few pics to put in our webby for future....hmm i myself believe that we all shld eat the humble pie and never to be egoistic or brag abt ourselves which is what i always tell brian and the rest in terms of being in a band..but it seems that thruout a few experiences...being Mr.Nice guy or a tolerant person doesnt really pay off and i ended up getting the 4 others in bad situations at times...Brian still gets flamed..i still get stepped over by some ppl and every gig we went thru always seems screwed up.Bad Luck? I doubt it...I really hate losing temper but who doesn't..but then again its always the ppl with fucked up character around us that likes to take advantage or climb over me.I cant change myself to be a really bad person,well yeah im mean at times but to be a really evil person i just cant do that..so i'm still the Ivan u all noe la horz hahaz...ya tok cock a lot right this blog cos i also dunno what to write so voice out my opinions on people here lohz...still whether u all like mi or condemn me..I still wanna say this: come support us at St fest!! at least come see the other bands or see chio chio cosplayers la if u dun like us haha...getting late think the next update will be after st fest haha i dun like to update everyday one la sori hahahazzz

improving...

Long time never update this blog already.The reason?Not because of Spider-man(get it the reason by hoobastank?LOL) ok lame joke.Anyway,its because Obscurity were training real hard for the gig on April 17th called Guitar Extravaganza.Its Organised by Brian's guitar teacher and I was glad we got thru it smoothly cos i was having bad cough that day.Was afraid that i might screw up while singing but luckily nothing happened.Everyone played smoothly and there was an unexpected crowd which is Mayu's frens all one grp sitting upstairs supporting us!I really wanna thank all that came to the gig that day.On behalf of Obscurity thank u all for coming.and Andrew sorri i didnt remind u abt coming to the gig and still u came with frens hehe thanks!Due to the last min change in drummer our 1st jam with Kelvin who is Nic's buddy wasnt that gd cos he hadnt grabbed hold of the beats in Varuna but luckily during the gig he remembered all the parts and esp. Nic he didnt forget or get distracted during the performance.To weijie,brian and nic,let us all keep it up and improve on our music cause u guys have improve lots since our 1st day together.Keep it up and Kelvin,thanks for helping us last min.Hope u can continue to support us in future gigs!Last but not least,Obscurity will be changed to Marionette in the next gig which is Street Fest. but still the same members....that's all for now.......