Living in a warzone

I woke up at 7.45 am today to have my final shower in the toilet. BY 8.15 am, the contractors were already knocking on our doors, waiting to start demolishing our toilets. By 9 am, the entire flat was sealed up with plastic sheets, and the drilling began!!!!! Enough about the renovation, it just pisses me off....

Read in the newspapers today that the PAS Youth wing is kicking up a big fuss over the governance of the 5 opposition-controlled states. They claim that Islamic issues are being sidelined and they expect the other states to be governed in the same vein as Kelantan.

In all honesty, I think i have had enough of this call for the further Islamization of Malaysia. Without even going into the constitutional arguments surrounding this issue, anybody with a decent of level intelligence and common sense would understand how ridiculous these demands by the PAS Youth Wing really are.

Less these people forget, the main problems that the country is now facing lie in our under-performing economy, rising inflation, and security. Why is there such a lack of discussion on matters that will truly affect the lives of all Malaysians, instead of just a particular community. Take for example security. There are tonnes of violent crimes being committed each day all across the country. Nobody seems to be perturbed by it at all. Who cares if you're Muslim, Christian, or that you do not drink alcohol. Who cares if you listen to rock music, or even black metal for that matter. It certainly will not cast an immunity on you from possibly being robbed in bright daylight, or raped in a hidden alley, or even have your car stolen!!! And these things are happening to random people each and every single day. (And the police, for goodness sake, stop taking orders from stupid governmental leaders to do absolutely useless things. I know they pay your salary, but you are entrusted to protect us~~~!!!!)

Muslims fanatics have to really wake up. I hold nothing personal against the religion. But these people must really start thinking ahead for the country. What we need now is sound leadership which sadly, our present government is sorely lacking in. We need a direction. Our stupid government has lost the plot completely. They are spending way too much time worrying about putting political opponents ,and not the truly violent criminals behind bars.

So in other words, the government is lousy. The opposition is equally useless. What else are we left with? We Malaysians are truly an unfortunate lot. Please, will the real leaders please step up, please step up, please step up....

Wern-Jhien

Msian bands

Which are my current favorite Malaysian Bands?

1. Bunkface
I think these kids have got a real shot at the big stage. Songs are great, performance in the recording is outstanding. Just refreshing to listen to their music. Check out their website at www.myspace.com/bunkface

ANd not to mention, they got it right by also releasing a catchy Malay Single:)

THey're really the closest thing that we've got to a Malaysian "Greenday"!

I hope to see them live sometime soon...Who should open for Avril Lavigne? BUNKFACE!..haha

2. SilentScream
Goes without saying:) www.myspace.com/silentscream

3. Meet Uncle Hussain
Great music , great sound. Huge fan following.!!!! Enough said

Wern-Jhien

First posting!

This is my first blog posting. I've decided to start a blog because I want to make millions of dollars out of it!!! Why not? Paul Tan is doing well (he's my former classmate from VI apparently). Jeff Ooi got himself elected as an MP. So did Hannah Yeoh. Let's not even talk about Raja Petra. If you check the list in Alexa.com, you'd see that Malaysia-Today is among the most popular websites in Malaysia!!! It's insane how many people read his blog postings each day. Even I'm a huge fan of the site, for reasons best not disclosed:)

But seriously, I am doing this because I feel like sharing. I feel like sharing my thoughts, my feelings, and my random observations on life. I don't expect anybody to be reading my blog. I just want to blog. It'll help if I could make money out of it though:)


ANyway....just one day left to "D-Day' in Haig Road. Come 8 am, August 15th, Friday, my humble abode, my home, my flat in Singapore will be filled with dust, dirt and workmen. In case you're wondering why, our flat is undergoing some major upgrading work. So tomorrow, they're going to break down our existing toilets and provide us with spanking new ones within 10 days.

I really don't get it. What's wrong with the existing toilets you might ask? NOTHING~~ I'm perfectly happy with the way things were. Why must they decide to invade our flats, break down our walls, and put us through the misery of literally living in a warzone for 10 days!!

Good thing i'm heading back to KL for the weekend. We're playing a show in Desa Sri Hartamas at a place called 'Groove Junction'. This show is particularly special. It's almost like a homecoming of sorts for us. We dont' play in KL much. Our shows have brought us to Penang, Miri, Kuantan, Ipoh, Shah Alam, etc...but seldom to KL. I'm really looking forward to it. We're playing a chillout set of songs from our album, plus a few covers. The best part of it all, I get to have my parents around for this show:) I hope that my dad will enjoy the set. He's really the main motivation for me to want to play well this weekend. If he can't see me, I hope at least, he can listen to me play.

It's been 8 long months since he lost his eye-sight. Call me stupid. But i'm still waiting for the miracle to happen. I really miss the days when my dad would spend all his time at home fixing his car, changing the light bulbs, playing the guitar, and mowing the lawn. I still find it difficult to accept that he's blind. But the way in which he picked himself up is nothing short of amazing. He's currently learning how to use the computer. I challenge anybody to use a computer without a mouse. I am almost certain that nobody would be better than him. Yes, my dad, the blindman is better at the computer than most people that I know. In many ways, my dad is the strongest person that I have ever known. I wish that I could be half as strong as him. But most of all, I wish that a miracle would happen. Let my dad see again. I pray every day without fail. I'm willing to give up anything just to have him see again...



Wern-Jhien