CRNLS :: Fortes Fortuna Iuvat

Friday, April 27, 2007

-5:50 PM

Thank God a hectic day at the office is drawing to a close. Had to complete some outstanding artworks for an event next week and to send it out for print so the banner can be up tomorrow, all because of someone who can't decide on approving the artwork concept. Thanks eh! My desk looked like it went through a blizzard with files, papers and a whole lot of office stationery being strewn around. It was so hectic that I had my lunch at 3:30pm! Thankfully, it's all sorted out now and I'm back to my leisurely pace at work.

The wifey is sick and went back after half a day. I guess she's recuperating now in the bed. Nice weather today to be sleeping, I must add. But I also must blame the erratic weather for this bout of sickness around me. Seems like everyone I know is falling ill. I think it's the musim or the season to fall sick lah. I wasn't feeling very well myself this morning. My sinus was acting up again. I really want to go for the operation to sort it out. It's damn irritating when it makes my nose act like a leaky faucet.

It's the weekend! It's pay time!

Thursday, April 26, 2007

-2:04 PM

The apple of my eye

-11:42 AM

1. I'm Boyanese and proud of it. I would love to learn how to speak the language though.
2. I had my first surgery at 5 when I fell down and cut my head open. There's still the scar till today.
3. I learnt to ride the bicycle on my own at the age of 7.
4. I was an active performer in primary school, even coming in 3rd for my school Talentine competition. I sang "I'll Be Loving You" by The New Kids On The Block. I went up the stage a total 4 times once when they were handing out prizes at the end of my Primary 6 year.
5. I started supporting Liverpool FC since 7, when I understand what soccer was.
6. I have this feeling when sliding in and out my rings. It's called "nilu".
7. I had this huge crush on a girl back in secondary school who ended up being with my best friend instead.
8. I was an ace in English, Art and Literature.
9. I was to be made captain of my school soccer team in my 2nd year but there was no team that year because the teacher-in-charge left school.
10. I've never really studied for an exam before.
11. I've been trying to put on weight eversince I was 14. Nothing worked.
12. I scored the highest points in my BMT platoon for the SIT test.
13. I dreaded the Standard Obstacle Course.
14. I never graduated from art school.
15. I love the smell of freshly baked bread and DKNY Delicious perfume.
16. I shop like a woman.
17. I used to collect Star Wars toys but stopped when they came out with too many variations.
18. I would blow half of my pay when I was working at HMV on vinyls.
19. I would like to think that I dress well but finding shirts that fit me is a nightmare.
20. I secretly love it when my wife act all childish or when she sulk.
21. I used to wet my bed when I was a kid.
22. I miss my late dad.
23. I love the idea of running and having my own T-shirt line.
24. I like the colour red but is secretly attracted by blue.
25. I'm very self-conscious.
26. I read/buy men's magazine for the fashion spreads at the back.
27. I contemplated learning fashion design but backed out after seeing how most guys in the industry turned out.
28. I am unconsciously rascist towards rich mainland Indians.
29. I love the mole on my upper lip.
30. I wish to have my teeth straightened and whitened.
31. I can be very mean with my words.
32. I initially wanted to be a fighter pilot, then a lawyer.
33. I cry at sad movies.
34. I would love to make music but don't know how.
35. I sing/beatbox/hum/dance when in the shower.
36. I love Take That, know all of their songs, even went to their concert back then. And I'm straight!
37. I love my mom but can't stand her irritating nagging.
38. I sometimes wish that my wife is more confident in herself.
39. I get cold easily and will even shiver in air-conditioned rooms.
40. I always wish for a lot of presents on my birthday.
41. I listen to all types of music depends on my mood. I know my music. I'm often referred to as "The Walking Music Encyclopedia" by Wifey and some others.
42. I wish to own a bigger house so I'll have more space for my junk.
43. I have a recurrent sinus problem.
44. I don't usually have breakfast.
45. My nickname back when I was in the Milo Soccer School was Mighty Mouse.
46. I wish to visit the UK someday for the record shops.
47. I wish to drive the Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet.
48. I never understand algebra.
49. The first cassette I bought with my own money is Kris Kross's Totally Krossed Out.
50. My favourite day of the week is Friday.
51. I am a metrosexual. I go for medicures and I buy facial products.
52. I wish I can go back to school to get my diploma.
53. I hate rats.

Will update more as I come along. I wanna hit 100 with these!

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

-10:46 PM

Can somebody please tell me the purpose of this advert? And what the hell is yppah? I know it's happy spelled backwards but what is the purpose in doing it like that??? I'm scratching my head at this one. Tsk tsk

Monday, April 23, 2007

-12:00 PM

It's past midweek and it's pay day week! Woot woot! Finally something to cheer about! I was at Imran's birthday concert last night and somehow I ended being a part of the set. I was supposed to be running the visuals for the show and the cable connecting the projector was too short for me to do it from a hidden spot in the hall. So I ended up being placed in the middle of the setup along with the band. Luckily I was dressed for the occasion, what with the media and all. So do check out this Sunday's installment of Suria Segar as they're featuring highlights from the concert. I might just be in it!

Today it's off to dbl 0 after work 'cause we gonna have the boys from BS, Akeem, Rauzan & Sleeq to do a lil' showcase for the Thursdays Playas night. Tomorrow, I'll be making my maiden trip down to St James Powerhouse for a Hennessey Artistry event. Finally I get to see how St. James is! I haven't been there the entire time since it was opened. How sad is that. It's gonna be a busy week with a wedding to attend to on Tuesday and all..

Speaking of wedding, it's been about 2 months or so since I've got married and our wedding site, sad to say, hasn't been updated at all since. I'm trying to rectify that and is currently uploading our wedding photos and maybe a video or two on the site. Keep an eye out for that.

On a sombre note, I would like to send my condolences to the family of Eugene Chua (fourth from right,in black), manager of Que Pasa and a member of the Emerald Hill family. Eugene was brutally assaulted by a gang of five outside a pub in Clarke Quay. The fact that the assailants were Malay didn't help at all. I hope justice will prevailed and those stupid assholes punished heavily for taking away the life of a young and harmless man. Eugene, I'll miss the laughter you'll let out everytime you stepped into the office. I may not know about you much but you have still touched me in a small way. You're off to a better place now. May God bless your soul.. Rest in peace, buddy..

Saturday, April 21, 2007

-10:36 PM

Today was my first LAZY Saturday for a long long time. Did nothing but laid in bed & played PC games all day. Very productive, I know. Came across Aresha's Blog and was entertained for a good half an hour by her witty writings and nonsensical photoshop collages. And I came across this little handphone quiz which I don't think she'll mind me stealing.

01) What is the phone brand? Sony Ericsson K800i
02) What are the last 3 digits of your mobile number? 469 >> sixty-nine..hurhurhur

03) What does the 2nd message in your inbox say? "Plse vote n tell all friends to vote 4 Zul 4 Best DJ on www.style-asia.com/motorolasuperstylemix2007" - Zul Subvert
04) Who’s the first person who comes up under the letter M? McD Delivery

05) Who’s the last person you rang? My wife
06) Who was your last missed call from? My wife, again
07) Who’s the 2nd person who comes up under D? Dinesh AKA DJ Rattle
08) What does the last message in your inbox say? “My phone revived heh so all diverts to ur phone off liao" - The wife
09) Who comes up under J? Jasmine, Jeanette, Jeremy, Joachim OETI

10) Go to your Sent Items - what does the 10th message say? "Ok" - to Wifey
11) Who is the 4th person who comes under S? Starhub 1633
12) Who’s your network provider? Starhub
13) How many messages are currently in your inbox? My phone does not list the number. Sony-Ericsson, sort that out!

14) What do you have as your background? Abstract black & purple screensaver
15) Who’s the 2nd person who comes up under R? Rin
16) Who do you have on speed dial 3? I don't use speed dial
17) If you’re on Pay as you Go, how much credit do you have? Not applicable
18) Who’s the first person who comes up under C? Canon Singapore

19) How many bars of signal do you currently have? 5
20) What do you have as your main ringtone? Second Coming - Juelz Santana

Now now, how fun was that.. LOL..

Ok ok, now this is seriously fun. 80's babies! Do you all remember this handheld game "Western Bar"?

That was our equivalent to today's PSPs and Nintendo DSs. Revisit the good old days here!

Ok have fun and enjoy your Sunday!!

And I need a quick getaway outta here. Sail with me, won't you, babe?? *winks*

Friday, April 20, 2007

-4:33 PM

Too much text in my blog, let's look at some piccies!!

When I was just a little munchkin.. check out my pose eh!

As I got bigger, so did my tummy (now where did that tummy of mine go?)

The Beatles hair era and my very first pimp mobile in the foreground

My crossdressing era. Now who's a cutie, eh?

Primary 6 graduate. Yes yes, I was a geek...

Kilo COY Platoon 1 (2002) POP OH!!!

Serving my 7 months in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Death Railway War Memorial

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

-5:51 PM

I want my own T-shirt line now, dammit!

Look at the amount of posts I did today. I must be reaaaaalllllllllly free..

-5:36 PM

The wifey's blog is back! Weeewit!

-4:33 PM

I don't understand why people who are ignorant about design have to be the people I seek approval from. "Too cartoony", "Too serious", "Not exciting enough", "Not reflecting our outlet", "Too much like our competitor's artwork", the list of rejection reasons go on.... ARGH!

Anyone know any places that offers lessons or courses on Adobe/Macromedia Flash? I think I need to upgrade myself and learning Flash could be a great start. I'm also seriously considering taking up a course on motion graphics now. Hmmm...

-11:15 AM

I have a new colleague today. Who turns out to be the ex girlfriend of a friend. It's a small world after all..

-10:25 AM

I have an issue I need to get off my chest. Why oh why do people insist on using irritating songs as their ringtones? It's already bad enough that I have to come across that stupid Avril Lavigne's song "Girlfriend" the umpteeth time when I switched over to MTV, now I have to bear listening to it on the train too?! And no, here's a reality check. Having that song as your ringtone does NOT make you cool! It just shows your lack of taste in music.

If that wasn't bad enough, another phone rang which I had the misfortune to be near at and what do you know... another irritating ringtone! That stupid shrieking Tokyo Drift song, this time! WTF! I think the government need to implement a ringtone regulation or something. Certain songs should be banned as ringtones. I'll sign that petition in a hurry...

On another note, I need to work on my links. To have just 3 links from my blog is pathetic and sad. So all you folks who wish to be in the CRNLS Luchador Association, do let me know and I'll link ya from here!

Monday, April 16, 2007

-2:57 PM

Hi and welcome to Monday. Now, where did Sunday go??????

Saturday, April 14, 2007

-9:40 AM

Friday went good. Real good. I was sweating in the afternoon at workwhen I found out that I had to type out 6 sets of a 57 names list and only told me at about 4pm! I have a show to catch at 7pm, dammit! Thanks to my speed typing honed by late night chat sessions on MSN, I managed to get it all done at about 5pm. I was out of there at 6pm sharp! Took a short walk down to Winsland House to meet the wifey and the BS boys to catch Freestyle: The Art Of Rhyme, a documentary about hip-hop freestyling. It's playing at the Goethe Institute as part of the running Singapore Film Fest

The documentary was inspiring as it was informative. The style of filming and presentation though reminds me so much of my favourite documentary, Scratch. Not surprisingly as both documentaries are released by Palm Pictures. The boys got all inspired and were trying to bust out freestyles after the show. They need more practice is my humble opinion. ;) Rushed back home to change after dinner at YouthPark because a more pressing issue awaits...

I got to see one my DJ heroes, Damian Higgins AKA Dieselboy! The event I was waiting almost half of my life for. You'll never know how much Dieselboy influenced me to pick up DJ-ing. After listening to a CD of his, Soldier's Story, I was immediately hooked to drum & bass and has never looked back since. So there I was, soaking in the experience of witnessing the man himself live and in the flesh. Shawn AKA DJ Livewire pulled me up to the DJ console and let me have a lil chat with Damian. It's kinda surreal to be able to talk to your hero and find him humble and very down-to-earth. There's no airs or superstar ego from him. I handed him a couple of vinyls for him to sign on and gave a copy of a poster I designed for him. He was very impressed with it and so was his MC, Messinian. In fact, Messinian wants me to work on something for him! Damn, this is too much to take. I'm running a sore throat now from all that screaming and singing along to the tunes. The dusty club didn't help either, making my sinus acted up on me. So enough talk, here's some (memorable) pics!!

Me+Dieselboy+Messinian+Aresha+The Loops (KL) crew

Me+MC J Messinian (The best D&B MC I've ever witnessed, fact!)

Me+My Hero, Damian Higgins AKA DJ Dieselboy (Look at how excited I was! Ignore the amount of dust on my hair+t-shirt please)

My prized catch from the night - My autographed vinyls!

Thank you to Aresha for making my dream a reality. Thank you to J Messinian for the constant compliments about my work, providing me an opportunity to work with you and being a beast at hyping up the crowd. Thank you to Damian Higgins for constantly being my inspiration and proving to me that I was right in worshipping you by being humble and down-to-earth and by being such a great DJ. Thanks to all of you for providing me one of the best night outs ever in my life. Long live Dieselboy! Search+Destroy!

Oh, and I added something to my wishlist/shopping list. The sexy black Creative Zen Vision:M

I refuse to be a sheep and join the Ipods bandwagon. The wagon's getting too full and soon it will topple over. Support your local products/heroes/idols!

Friday, April 13, 2007

-11:39 AM

It's Friday! And that means another weekend is near! Woohooooo...
And tonight is the night I'll get to witness the awesome power of a certain Mister Damian Higgins AKA DJ Dieselboy!! Gonna take lotsa pictures and make him sign a couple of stuff! Double wooohoooooo..
Oh oh, and my boss just handed me a belated chinese new year ang pow since I was away during the CNY holidays and she didn't manage to get to me then. She just found it in her drawer! Triple wooohoooooo....
Gonna be a good weekend indeed.. I can feel it (in my fingers and toes..)

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

-3:22 PM

I love being in the office today. I don't know why but it feels kinda good to be working today. It could be because of this new office chair I've been given yesterday to replace the old crummy chair I used to have. Oh and remember the poster I did yesterday? Well, I finished it and I just love when I get an artwork done..

This is for the Thursday "Playas" night on the 26th of April with the BS boys, Rauzan, Sleeq & Akeem. I think this is one of my favourite artworks so far. Pretty neat, don't you think?

And since we're on the subject of plugging, I shall plug this one again!!

It's my hero, the only & only Dieselboy, mudderphuckers!!!! 2 more days! I better get my DIY Dieselboy tee done today!! Can't wait!!!!!!!

-3:11 PM

Close friend and local R&B singer/songwriter, Imran Ajmain is holding a concert on his birthday this 25th of April, 7:30pm at The Playden, The Arts House. Strictly 100 attendees only due to the space limit in the concert hall. Tickets at $19 and they're selling fast! Get back to me for tickets or alternatively write to nurraudah@gmail to book your tickets for this one night only special event.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

-11:43 AM

So it's a Tuesday and work week officially starts (well, for me, at least). And please don't start on Mondays. I managed to finish up whatI started yesterday. The new poster for our Thursday nights "Playas" series. I don't know who's performing/spinning though as I have no news of the official lineup yet..

That's the new poster that I came up with. Though I have this feeling that it'll get rejected. "Not dbl 0-looking enough" they will say. What the heck is a dbl 0 look?! I'm as confused as you people are. But it's normal for works to get rejected. That luchador vector piece that heads my blog was a rejected piece. Thankfully I found new use for it. When oh when will I get my t-shirt business running? Only then I can do whatever I feel like designing without conforming to people's (sometimes nonsensical) expectations. Time to get more work done!

By the way, I've updated my Current Listens list in my profile. 3 new albums and they're all drum & bass. It could be a good year for drum & bass artist albums and I absolutely love that Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch album. Check out one of the highlights of the album, "A Road Less Travelled". Drum & Bass at its most beautiful...

Monday, April 9, 2007

-5:42 PM

I think I look like that every Monday mornings. Hope you guys had a better Monday!

-2:51 PM

Look what the cat brought in. A fresh new Game mixtape!

Peep the tracklist:

01. Get Dollaz feat. Tyrese

02. Gutter feat. Kelly Rowland

03. Gangsta Shit (Vida Diss)

04. Gangsta Bop feat. Akon

05. Hustler’s feat. Nas

06. U Krazy

07. Where I’m From

08. Black Democrat (Accapella Freestyle)

09. Feelin’ It feat. Young Rob

10. Cali Niggaz feat. Ya Boy, K-Dot, Jay-Rock, Dubb, Topic & Eastwood

11. Last Night (Remix) feat. P. Diddy & Keyshia Cole

12. My 6-4 feat. Snoop Dogg & Bun-B

13. Invisible Felon

14. Maniac

15. Colors feat. Sean Kingston & Rick Ross

16. The Pledge

17. T.K.O. feat. Chuck Taylor & The Hurricanes

18. Why You Hate The Game feat. Nas

19. Haterz feat. Tyrese20. Body Bags (With Hot 97 Interlude)

And what the hell is Akon doing in there?

Download your copy here while it's still up!

And just so because I'm a nice guy, here's a lil' Pendulum set from the 24th of March 2007 @ WMC for all you drum & bass fiends

Get it from here and you just have to check out the wicked tracklisting!

00:00 Pendulum - Distress Signal [BREAKBEAT KAOS]
>>> Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) [XL Recordings][00:29]
02:25 TC - Game Over [D:STYLE]
04:56 Matrix & Futurebound ft Louis Smith - Coast To Coast [METRO VS VIPER]
>>> Sub Focus - Druggy [RAM] [07:10]
09:21 Culture Shock - The Bypass [RAM]
10:20 Pendulum & Fresh ft Tenor Fly - Tarantula [BREAKBEAT KAOS]
>>> REWIND [11:08]
13:51 Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum VIP 2007) [N/A]
16:00 Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name [EPIC]
17:14 The Qemists - Stompbox [NINJA TUNE]
19:21 Matrix & Futurebound - Universal Truth [METRO VS VIPER]
21:12 KC - Extreme Steel [HUMAN IMPRINT]
23:57 TC - Mind Killer [D:STYLE]
>>> Taxman - ??? [25:56]
26:55 Pendulum - Another Planet [BREAKBEAT KAOS]
27:53 Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push (Heist Remix) [BOOTLEG]
30:19 ???
32:23 Apex ft Ayah - The Space Between [HOSPITAL]
34:19 Pendulum - Girl In The Fire (VIP) [N/A]
>>> Shy FX & T-Power - Feelings [34:59]
36:21 Pendulum & Freestylers - Fasten Your Seatbelt (1992 Edit) [N/A]
38:21 Pendulum & Freestylers - Fasten Your Seatbelt [BREAKBEAT KAOS]
39:22 Prodigy - No Good (Cut & Run Breaks Mix) [BOOTLEG]
41:28 Mason - Exceeder [MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MUSIC]
43:18 The Killers - Mr Brightside (??? Remix) [ISLAND]
46:43 Pendulum - Slam [BREAKBEAT KAOS]
>>> Pendulum - Blood Sugar (old version)[47:46]
>>> TC & Distorted Minds ft MC Jakes - Jump [59:53]
51:58 Pendulum - Blood Sugar (new version)[BREAKBEAT KAOS]

Thanks to Dubplate Digest for the heads up!

Sunday, April 8, 2007

-10:26 AM

Here's something for the weekend for all you The Game fans..
Here's a few exclusives tracks from one of my favourite rappers in the scene today

The Game - Body Bags (50 cent & G Unit diss)

The Game - Vida (They Love It) (Vida diss)

The Game feat. Ya Boy, K-Dot, Jay-Rock, Dubb, Topic & Eastwood - Cali Niggaz

Also peep the video for one of my favourite artistes, MIA and her new single, Bird Flu. The new album's gonna be bangin'!

-9:55 AM

It's been a good long weekend this week. After past weekends that didn't feel like weekends because they were either too short or when I didn't get to do anything, this weekend has been kinda productive. We finally finish fixing up all our shelves in the room. There's still the TV bracket and table to fix up though. Yes, I know it's been 2 months or so but we're just too tired to do anything right after work. So it feels kinda good to manage to get them shelves out of the way

Did a lil shopping too on Friday. OK OK.. not a lil. I did SOME shopping k? I got myself 5 tops from TopMan. A short step towards that wardrobe overhaul I was talking about. I need more shirts now that I'm a corporate whore. So less t-shirts and more formal tops...

We sneaked out in the middle of the night to accompany the wifey's friend, Noi because she had the sudden feeling of being out. We ended up watching Meet The Robinsons because I had this excuse that we shouldn't watch anything too taxing on the brain for an early morning movie so we had to skip shows like The Breach and The Number 23. And like all good animated movies, this one comes with a moral. I kinda shed a tear at the end of it. I'm an closet emo kid, I'm telling you, except I don't slash my wrists when I want attention.

And check out this blasphemy! 50 cent covering the late great Bob Marley?!?

Check out the video yourselves!

Oh and happy Easter to all!

Thursday, April 5, 2007

-5:06 PM

This made me laugh out loud in the office today. For those who know Russell Peters.. *lol*

-2:58 PM

Painting The Mona Lisa In MS Paint

This is simply mind-blowingly amazing!

-12:44 PM

Monsieur Cornelius Shopping Wants

~~Black tote bag large enough for my laptop~~
Black skinny jeans in size 24 (preferably Dr. Denim or Cheap Mondays)
That nice pair of black shoes at The White Room, Haji Lane
A pair of Nike Free running shoes
A nice fitted black blazer
More Topman tops in size XS
In fact any nice tops in size XS!
M-Audio Trigger Finger
M-Audio Torq Conectiv
ipod Video in black
Playstation 3
Nintendo Wii

All donations, in monetary or kind, to the Monsieur Cornelius Trust Fund are welcome and greatly encouraged. All donations are tax-exempt.

-11:50 AM

I just love these artworks from SCUM! Lovin' them big time!

Oh, and I've gotten my totebag though! One item crossed from my shopping list..

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

-3:10 PM

Yeap, that's the missus with the fresh hair! She had hers highlighted and permed and although she's kinda sceptical about the new hair, I think she looks great with it!

Does anyone know where I can get a nice manly tote bag in black? I need a wardrobe overhaul!

-11:42 AM

Was testing the functions of my K800i at uploading pictures straight from my phone to my blog. It works! I'm so in love with the phone. This has been the best phone I've used in my life so far, not that I've used a lot of phones before. The only way they can improve this K800i is by making the phone slimmer. It's still a tad too thick for a new age phone.

Oh yeah, as you can see I've done my hair! Thanks to Abg Awie from Designer Guy Hair Salon for it. The wifey did something drastic to hers too. Will post a picture once I can get one of her! Oh and please ignore the irritating red dot on my nose. Anyone knows any good foundation for men??

Ikea is showing the movie "Music & Lyrics" at the Botanical Gardens tomorrow at 8pm. Best of all, it's free!! Yeap, it will cost you nadda.. Care to join?

-10:23 AM

I just can't wait! My hero is gonna be here!!

-8:40 AM

What a fantastic scoreline! Who would have thought that we'll score 3 away at Eindhoven. Although I did have this very strong feeling just before kick-off that we'd score 3 but I dismissed the thought as wishful thinking. Risse's goal was a stunner! Now to finish them off at Anfield in a week's time..

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

-5:59 PM

Finally I've joined the Blogger bandwagon!
After years on pitas, I figure I should join the masses and move to Blogger instead. It looks pretty straightforward, unlike pitas which is too HTML-heavy. My blog's looking good. Need a few more touches before I'll finally feel at home here. Till then!