rewind; Switchfoot concert

It's been a more than a year since Switchfoot landed in KL and gave me one of the most memorable experiences ever; I still think about it once in a while to this very day. The concert was unlike anything I've ever been to, EVERYTHING was perfect. Sound, lights, effects, atmosphere, etc. The only imperfect thing was that I said "thanks, but no thanks" to a tall guy who offered to carry me throughout the concert. *sigh*, I could see the band, but compared to that tall guy what I was seeing was probably a spec of all he saw. Haha.. Oh well, a glimpse of Jon Foreman was good enough to make my heart soar and my eyes open like a mouth of a piranha. He's most definitely an inspiration, a talented musician/performer as well as a steady and well-valued lad. That night, Jon, Jerome, Drew, Tim and Chad made magic at the Convention Centre.

Switchfoot influenced or were pretty much the reason for my interest in alternative and indie (although they're not all that indie) but they redefined alternative for me, they made me grow fond of bands like The White Stripes, The Strokes, Fightstar, TAI, Franz Ferdinand, and most recently Safetysuit and My American Heart // Switchfoot also has tremendous amount originality and creativity that NEVER gets old. Their sound creates a portal of escape when life gets you down. Their voices are layered with such passion and heart that it feels like they're speaking to you, and only you. Their lyrics are absolutely inspirational and are so well phrased.. Lastly, they can rock and work a stage like no one else can; though that's just my opinion :)

HANDS DOWN, the best concert I've ever been to.

all photos were courtesy of Kee Aun

- c h e r

play after work

Promising myself that I'd work on my CTR more today, I failed to.... disappoint myself once more Xp.. Haha! I went out with Lee Yee, Bubu and G who just came to give moral support and spend time with us afterwards. Yesterday, we initially had plans to work on our assignment at Pyramid but abandon ship after thinking about the cab problem and that it was pretty far and far too noisy. So, Gardens it was. Believe it or not, we spent about 3 solid hours, doing nothing but researching and working on our assignment. Well, there were a few minutes of using facebook and msn but we got quite a fair bit covered [proud of us *beams*]

Starbucks was unusually quiet today, we didn't have of a much problem with the atmosphere. Not much hustle bustle, up and down like the norm. Besides the occasional poofing sounds of the latte machines; it was all good :) // Caffeine did a good job in keeping us awake and alert after a while of course, how could we have done it on our own? Haha! Btw, G was DEAD BORED! Asking "can you all faster abit ah?" every once in a while, can't blame the fella I guess, sitting and just watching us do work. Wheeee? Haha!

Oh yeah, assignment work went pretty well but that's not what I'm here to talk about. I just found out, that I ain't half bad a bowler :D.. We went to Cosmic Bowl after work time, just to chill out and guess what, it was like some light-blinding-music-booming atmosphere. Disco lights, glow in the dark bowling balls, techno music and laughters of people mocking their friends when their bowling balls headed for the "drains". G, Lee Yee and I played only because Bubu had to meet a friend after, so yeah. This is how it went down:

G, being the only male species amongst us; was in the lead.

I wasn't far behind no? :)

and TRUST ME, Lee Yee was just warming up!

This was how it looked like at the end of round one,

yeah yeah, G had a strike, i know i know.

But you know what,

God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble[s] Xp

This was round two, some comeback huh?

Btw, not to sound totally blonde but

"I broke a nail while playing." Xp

Well, for what it's worth..

Girl POWERRRR!!

:D

- c h e r

TBR house

Just recently our Campus Action Ministry (CAM) rented a house at the Taman Bunga Raya area [nearby TARC and UTAR] for the purpose of gathering for makan, meetings, classes, lepak and eventually renting it out to 2 students who need a place to stay. This house, believe it or not is about 30 y/o! Man, talk about an old house. Well, it definitely needs a whole lot of work and TLC to whip it up into tip-top condition.

There you have it, our very own TBR house.

Yup, 30 years alright.

It may not look like much now but just wait, give it some time.

You'll see, it'll do wonders for the community :)

Saturday morning, a number of us were there to sandpaper chairs, dust mattresses, scrape walls, wipe floors, paint walls, iron velcro tapes onto mattresses, etc. Though we weren't significant in numbers but we definitely were in spirit, working on the place brought a sense of unity and made us work as one, because we all have the same goal in mind, making the TBR house a success by ensuring it becomes a place where youths can seek God, council and have a good time fellowshiping with friends. We definitely had fun, cleaning the place and all. Oh yeah, we were rewarded handsomely with pizza and chao fan afterwards, especially the chao fan. Xp

I believe it will be as good as new in weeks to come, fresh coats of paint, new curtains and furniture, TV! Haha! Although this is just the beginning of much sweat, hardwork and brain-cracking, I know it'll be worth the while and this is something that I'm proud to say that I'm apart of, truly :)

- c h e r

painfully average

Though you might think that I'm blogging, and that's something but it doesn't really feel like it. Here I am, just merely typing (another something, as what many will think) but things feel kind of gloomy today, not that it was a bad day but it's just one of those painfully average days ya know?

I was a little down when my hardwork didn't really pay off, 33/50? It was definitely the average, lots of people scored 33, I mean, it's good but it just wasn't on par with the effort I put in, or so I felt. *sigh* Things aren't as easy as they used to be, and I know not everything goes my way but I'm freaking out for tomorrow, cause there's another test tomorrow! a tougher one, midterms; it feels as though I'm not going to do well ler.. Feeling like an underdog of an underdog actually :\

Hopefully the outcome of our CTR quiz aren't as disappointing; will be waiting for that. In the mean time, it's time to hit the books and shut up about the past :)..

p/s: I miss AJ Rafael .. ..

- c h e r