We Made A Stand

I should be in church, or i should've been in church. It's been 2 weeks since i've sat in for a proper service other then Youth. Hmmm.. Sister conveniently forgot to wake me up and conveniently thought i told her i didn't wanna go.

Okay, so it's partly my fault for not waking up but... It's always a better alternative to pin the blame on somebody else=)

Yesterday was interesting in a sense, after youth i headed home to follow my folks to some party in Kemuning. Interestingly, i met Chronicles there. Haha..

While i was there, i made a call to the organizer of the gig we we're supposed to play at to tell her we we're pulling out. Didn't go too well though. She wasn't too pleased.

I gave her our reasons, but she thought it was a pretty lame excuse and that we might actually be having other commitments else where which is why we're pulling out. Fact it, there isn't any other commitment except to God. So it was pretty much the right thing. Although i feel a tinge of dissapointment that we may never be able to play for them ever again, cause she thinks she'll never be able to hire us again cause we give lame excuses but ovearll we know we're doing the right thing.

Our decision will ultimately be vindicated one day. I'm sure it will.

I don't think many people will really understand, cause allot of people have already expressed their dissagreements notably my sister. But all is still well.

But from now on, we'll really research on our gigs before accepting them. And when we do, we'll honour our promises be it good or bad. I think thats only ethical, right guys?

Anyways, on with things..

I was reading the papers this morning and came accross 2 articles which rally caught my attention.

The first being about the welfare abt the policemen. It's been a long running saga this one with the plight actually being brought forward about a week ago when a number of policemen with high qualifications we're actually leaving close, on, or even below the poverty line.

That just makes it tough reading don't you think? Allot of people subsequently just brush of this fact and say why bother abt the pay when you can earn more through other more questionable means?

But that really is the problem isn't it? Josh once posted a video he ripped off YouTube of a policeman in 'action'. They don't really have a choice based on the pittance they receive. But then again, it's still in no way right for us as a society to condone such acts.

But that just takes allot of the shine off some of the honest decent policemen that still patrol the streets for the sake of the community. It is only right for the graft to stop so the force can actually see the urgency to raise the welfare of these public servants.

If you can offer judges a high wage to prevent them from biasness why can't you do the same to these public servants?

Another article that caught my attention was about teenage moms.

Nothin to elaborate there. It's not rocket science but it did provide much food for thought.

Ahh.. yes, i'm getting into the rhythm of blogging. but i just can't seem to place into words everything i have spewing out of my mind. Hopefully i'll improve somewhat in the future.

Have a Nice Day!

Update

It's been awhile since i've updated this place.

Not that there's no time or anything like that, i think i have loads of that since i procrastinate so much. It's just that i can't find myself to type anything in here. I doubt anybody comes here anymore but i'll just attempt to delude myself and write for an imaginery audience.

I've been feeling so tired at night nowadys, or maybe it's just last night. Our so called guys night out didn't go according to plan. Although i seem to be pretty pleased by it since i was so worn out. Paintball was a killer to start with then Tim had to drag me to an extra session in the gym which further contributed to my fatigue.

And yea, I joined the gym! Celebrity Fitness to be exact. I still think its a far cry from True Fitness, but its the convenience if its membership structure which is keeping me there. At RM149 a month and RM188 cancelation it's allot more flexible then most gyms, besides like Tim said I do intend to get fit before heading to Oz next year so i guess its worth it.

Honestly, i'm beginning to hate myself a little for signing up for the gym cause i'm actually paying for physical torture. *sigh*

Everything comes at a price.

On another note, Cross Advertisement secured another gig.

A gig which was supposed to be our big break and pretty much the biggest gig we'll ever play for yet. To us, it was kinda massive. But unfortunately we've decided to turn it down.

I guess we're making the right decision. RIGHT? Sean? Marc?

Right.

Well, it's halloween.

October 31, Halloween; a day of celebration for Wiccans and other pagans; also called November Eve, Hallowe'en, Feast of Souls, Feast of the Dead
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6)Copyright © 2003-2005 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC

I didn't think much of it till the organisers said they we're bringing in tarot card readings and all to go with the theme of the event. However tht didn't deter me too much until Amanda, started berating me about giving up my beliefs and faith for a miserable paycheck and pursuit of fame.

She did have a point, she did go on further. All these cause i asked her for a favour to sing. But yea, she did knock some sense home. Since Sean too was having his doubts since his sister had also pulled out of the gig cause she didn't want to support halloween we called it off. Although, i think Marc still wants to play... does Marc still want to play?

But i guess it's for the best, like how KS was saying if you put God first in your decision you will certainly be blessed beyond your wildest imagination. God has never let me down, no reason i shouldn't believe that now. And thus, we're just believing for better things now=)

*****

I really should be studying, i realised i haven't really put much effort in as compared to last year when i had sean more motivation. I guess i should take avantage of the fact that he's in my marketing and management class to further motivate myself=)

Oh another thing..

Paintball was fun yesterday. Although it also incurred a few more bruisers. sigh.. Those markers we're massive. i like em'! A few casualties were a result with Ghee getting a bloodied finger after getting shot, while the rest of us had really nice 20 cent coin size bruises all over our bodies.

Ahhhh...paintball.

Anyways, thats all for now i guess.

Have A Nice Day!

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The second post of the day..

Guess how i spent my Merdeka eve while everybody was off counting down to the big day our esteemed nation turned 49?

Supporting Malaysian Theatere! Isn't that considered patriotic in a way?

Yes it is! So thats a plus point for me=)

My family and i decided to catch Broken Bridges at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre and how much we enjoyed it.

The KLPac itself was already a welcome reprieve from the new KL buildings. It's fusion of old and new architecture is pretty well in KL but it was nice nonetheless. Sadly the camera's flash had to break down and thus deprieving me of pictures.

The area surrounding the KLPac is also well designed and laid out which basically aids in the initial feel before you even set foot in the Hall. Kinda gives your spirits some 'lift' which may come in handy should audiences find performances below par.

Anyways, thts irrelevant.

The play in itself, was mesmerizing. Altho i thought some parts of the script lacked building up but it was well acted throughout. For the minor details the script lacked, the intensity of the actors more then compensated.

The music was great and well suited in my oppinion. But then again, i'm no big theater fan but when my dad, a complete non-arts fan thought it was really good and managed to stay awake and attentive throughout, you know it has to be pretty good.

Met Sean's 2 sisters and mom there as well su yin so thats a pretty cool thing.

But overall, i really enjoyed my merdeka eve, at least it had a measure of somethin artsy-fartsy. Somethin i think is seriously lacking in my day to day.

I figure this post is pretty dry, but heck. I'm really that bored. 2 Classes cancelled, didn't attend the other cause of practice for College Day on saturday and there you have it. A slow and unproductive day. Oh joy! And i'm stuck here till 6:15 for my drum class which should start late so make tht 6:30.

So much time, so little things to do. I do however have a Finance test on monday. But i'm just so demotivated to study cause i really can't seem seem to grasp the subject. Thats a bad excuse. I'll hit the books after this.

**I can't believe this, i'm actually blogging in the college computer lab. How sad is tht, not 1 post but 2 post in college! But i have Marco beside me, it's a welcome comic relief. ahhhh.. the mullet doing assignment. It's just really rare, he looks so focus!

I sound gay now.

Anyways, Have a Nice Day. Off to help Tim remove some flags=)