today is more pictures than words i guess...

stoning in class: what justin wrote on d white board after skul today...

lunch with li jia at nando's...

stone picture of che che...

d spiciness level we ordered... doesnt mean ure eating chicken, u gotta be chicken rite...?

no idea what kheng lam is doing. ooi hoon in background becoming stoner...

supposed to haf lunch today at nando's with ppl who cudnt make it for my bday bash on 14 july... and also d cbners whom i isolated. so somehow d guest list was for 14 ppl... and out of the 14 ppl supposed to come... 1 came. li jia. enuf said. dowana bang ppl here...

suffice to say, without li jia i'd be on d verge of an emotional breakdown now... thanx che... next time order extra hot la... wun die one... =)

who could cheer me up better than my beloved? she had tuition til 5, so i went to popular and bought physics revision book (d previous one was stolen) and some stuff... den went to kfc and intruded on kheng lam's tuition session with ooi hoon... haha... duno if he'd kill me on monday. hmm...

which ming wai post wud be complete without at least one mention of cdd rite? haha... i tell u we cdd so much today. morning: bio lab. cdd. fire drill: stop awhile. go back bio lab: cdd. go class: cdd. after add math: cdd. est no teacher: cdd. after skul: cdd. nando's: cdd. kfc: cdd. omG...

well.. not in d mood to post much. due to being ffk by 13 ppl at d same time... ciaoz...

introducing the greatest pianist, bassist, and songwriter of our times........

hey all! (or rather... urm... justin, li jia, jun lin, mei sze, and ging... dats all??!! nvm nvm...) here's another photo session... haha...

dis is d 'picture' dat my class ppl did after skul on friday... for no reason...

as is very clearly seen, dis is an improved version by yew kean.

my room now... damn messy. usually it's very nice n neat... until friends who come over will ask me... ming are u a girl?? well... here's photographic evidence dat im a.... guy. normal guy.

my faithful iTunes... can u see what it was playin at d time dis photo wuz taken?

any guesses to wat dis is? first person who gets dis right gets a free testi. haha...

moral project

addmath project... lookalikes? hehe...

radio: "roger. target sighted. moving in now."

radio: "hit! a direct hit! command, do you read? i've got a direct hit!!"

radio: "target neutralised."

i thot dat part with my friend calvin was funny. hahahah... he looked like he was constipating coz we were in a pitch black first aid room... lights were off. den my camera flash was disturbing him playing handphone games. haha...

there's been talk lately among us bloggers (i mean, me, justin, tay, n li jia) abt forming a band. or rather, justin is showing off his various abilities... haha... li jia can play piano wor. not bad... justin... no comment. tay jun lin? become a bouncer oso tak layak ler. dancer... mebbe gotta audition him... if not justin gotta multitask: play guitar, sing lead, dance, and also play d fool. hahaha...

well, back to d band thingy. my bro's been in 2 bands so far, both as lead vocalist... AND he was in his junior college's choir in singapore, the victoria junior college choir... which represented singapore to the Choir Olympics in Germany a few years back... isnt dat way cool? he sang bass in d choir, btw... and his 2 bands... d first was called 'spunk', d second 'breakfast for dinner'. how cool izzat? (hey, cant blame me for idolizing my brother, rite?)

anyway, i've always wanted to be in a band. at least get together with friends n try playing a few songs... jamming in a studio somewhere where we actually CREATE music... i've been playing d piano since i was 4, and i've been writing music (for music theory, never tried for piano or pop songs, etc) since... probably grade 4 or 5 theory, which would have been standard 6 or form 1 la. now, i can play a *teeny weeny little* bit of bass guitar since my bro n i bought an acoustic one for us to try out... it's really cool!!

but alas, im not reli reli good at it yet la, jus able to play basic bass lines... a few muse songs... such as starlight, supermassive black hole, time is running out, uno, muscle museum, and trying to play d damn hard hysteria... bt havent practised in a long time... so, a lil rusty. haha...

guys! after spm (and stpm for li jia) wana go jam somewhere anot? i duno where tho. neva did b4. planned to jam with lynnett last time but then... duno lah. eventually tak jadi. mebbe get soh to sing lead... wat music shud we play eh? mebbe cud suggest some songs for us all to listen den we try it out la one day... justin! li jia! come on!! i definitely wana put muse on d list tho, they're too cool to ignore. mebbe get chee kian to do drums.

chee kian plays drums. one time, we DID form a band (briefly) during those boring period in between classes in skul (dis was pre-cho dai di) and i referred to chee kian as 'my drummer'. i told my brother my exam results... i came in 3rd in class, behind someone and chee kian. chee kian beat me in dat exam la. my bro commented "well, dat's wat drummers are good at... beats..." deng....

supposed to do hw now. damn sien la. no semangat. no sms from her yet today... prob studying, she. one thing i like about her is dat... she radiates GOODNESS. i mean, i neva sense anything 'evil' abt her at all. she's jus shining with good. i duno how else to explain it. makes me feel somehow unworthy to be with her, but then again, she did choose me, so who am i to complain when u've got dis chunted chick by ur side? haha... wun be seeing her til next tuesday tho. ='( i need my che che!! sad case la, me.

gotta run. tmr betta not rain. or else, justin youre f**ked.

a weekend of accomplishments!

hey all!! glad to be posting again. duno y i posted 3 times on one day, so i din wana overpost again... waited a few days til there was an increase in demand... then... wham! here i am again. brace urself! haha...

woke up saturday morning to c my mum by my bed... started talking to me abt harry potter 7... so... yeah, it was around 11am. my mum was reminding me abt hp7... her birthday present for me ma? haha... so we went to carrefour where we bought it for rm69.90 and there was hardly any queue. haha... good eh? then came home, told my mum: "looks like homework will have to wait til tmr... cya later for dinner mum..."

i promptly disappeared into my air-con room and into d magical world of harry potter. d thing i like abt hp books is, i actually feel as if im there and im him at d same time... i feel as if im watching everything and experiencing everything at d same time... so much dat when i get distracted (usually by my mum, asking me stuff like wat i wana eat for dinner, whether im hungry, etc etc... thanx mum, but i'd prefer some good ol solitude and silence rite now... sry ya!), my eyes tend to be unable to focus... they dry up fast... my fingers and feet get ice cold, but my face n body is burning with fever... it's reli reli surprising what a book like hp can do to me. d last time dis happened was... any guesses? hp6 la of coz!! swt...

so i'd prefer not to go into details of d book (except for d fact dat harry dies in d end. sad.) altho i cant forsee how they're gona make ginny weasley a dream girl for harry in d movies. i tink she shud be prettier leh... katie leung was horrible too. hmmph. mebbe dats less pressure for daniel radcliffe during a kissing scene... ugly girl? no sweat. emma watson? errm.. eh... engg... eh...

so anyway, i finished d book in less den 10 hours. woohoo! haha... i must be mad. who wudnt be? let's see... mum, dad, li jia, urm...

wait, when i said 'so anyway' i meant to get on with it. so anyway, today (sunday) i woke up at 11 agin... ate breakfast... read newspapers... den tidur agin. wake up, eat lunch. haha... glutton n lazy bum am i. den onli... terpaksa... start doin hw. haih... did addm last touches... den print... den printer habis ink. swt... went to mum's office to do instead... n den bind it there... n den did moral, n binded it there oso. cool! haha... not bad not bad. den went to jusco, ate kfc, bought printer ink, n here i am back agin, supposed to do music homework but replying testi, replying cbox... n writing new post. hmm...

oklah, to wrap things up... dis is a song dat i reali love rite now. it's called 'i'd wait for life' by take that.

dis is their album cover... d missing spot seems to be purposely left there...

(decide to include chords, jus for my pleasure n for any of u who wana play dis either on guitar or piano... btw, i figured out d chords myself. yes, me, my ipod, my piano, and my perfect pitched ears... hehe...)

by the way, if there's a + means it's an augmented chord, an 'o' means it's a diminished chord. if there's a /F or /D or slash anything, it means the letter after d slash is d bass note. for example, Bb/Ab is actually Bb Major chord with Ab as it's base. if there's a 7 after the chord, that means it's a seventh chord. duh?! so F#o7 means F# diminished 7th chord. geddit? haha... now, off you go...

There's a place (Bb) we used to be (Bb+)

There's a face (Eb) that I used to see (C/E)

There's a picture(Bb/F) with you by my side (Bb+/F#)

There's a moment (Eb) that I want to find (Bb+/F#)

I don't know (Bb) where to start or how (Dm) to begin

But I (Cbm) know I love you (F/Eb) still

(Fill: Eb F)

(Bb) If you ever turn away (Eb)

If (F) you ever change your mind (Eb)

If (Bb/Ab) the road ahead becomes (Eb) too (F) hard to climb

If (Bb/Ab) there's something in your heart (G2 Gm) that tells (F#o) you to stop (Gm)

Oh (Eb) to hold (Bb/D) you close (Cm) tonight (F/Eb)

I'd wait for life (Bb)

There's a voice (Bb) shouting inside my head (Bb+)

There's a space (Eb) on your side of the bed (C/E)

There's a hope (Bb/F) everytime there's a sound (Bb+/F#)

There's a silence (Eb) that's playing too loud (C/E)

I don't know (Bb) where you are

or how (Dm) you may be

But I (Cm) know I love you still (F/Eb)

(Fill: Eb F)

(Bb) If you ever turn away (Eb)
If (F) you ever change your mind (Eb)
If (Bb/Ab) the road ahead becomes (Eb) too (F) hard to climb
If (Bb/Ab) there's something in your heart (G2 Gm) that tells (F#o) you to stop (Gm)
Oh (Eb) to hold (Bb/D) you close (Cm) tonight (F/Eb)
I'd wait for life (Bb)

If I (G2) close (Gm) my eyes (F#o)

I'll dream (Dm/F) a little deeper (C/E) baby

Cause you are (Cm) always (Dm) on (Eb F) my mind (Gm G2 Gm)

Yeah you are (Cm) always (Dm) on (Eb F) my (F#o7) mind (F7)

For Life (Bb)

Solo: Bb Eb F Bb Bb/Ab Eb F Bb

If (Bb/Ab) there's something in your heart (G2 Gm) that tells (F#o) you to stop (G2 Gm)

Oh (Eb) to hold (Bb/D) you close (Cm)

Yeah (Cm Bb/D Eb)

Oh (Eb) to hold (Bb/D) you close (Cm) tonight (F/Eb)

I'd wait (Bb) for life

Solo: Gm/Bb Bb Eb Ebo Ebo7 C2 Cm Bb/D F/Eb

I'd wait for life (Eb/G Bb)

ciaoz!

Tagged....

My cousin Mei Sze tagged me... oh well, since i malas wana do my moral project (hantar next monday ah!!) i'll jus do thing thingy first.

Rules:
* Each blogger must post these rules first.
* Each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
* Bloggers that are tagged are to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
* At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
* Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.


Fact #1: I live on the 15th floor.

well... ermm... condominium called seri maya. shifted in in june05... 15 floors is actuali nice. nice view. better air. less noise? well... my window looks out directly to the lrt and jalan jelatek, so... i guess u cud say it's not as noisy as the poor fella living on the 3rd floor. haha..


Fact #2: I have a junior black belt in Taekwondo

in primary school, i was the most senior Taekwondo guy there... which meant i'm in charge of wishing d master every time we start or end our training. junior black belt means half black, half red. it's coz i wasnt old enuf to be black belt. hafta be 15 if im not mistaken... i was onli 12 la. c'mon. but ya, i used to look quite funny in d uniform... haha...


Fact #3: I have 3 pet sisters, of whom only 1 is 'active'-ly my pet sis.

1st pet sis is pei yi from pudu girls' skul. long time neva see her oso. used to chat quite often, but i tink we slowly grew further n further apart... i dont usually mix around with pess ppl anyway. dun reli bump into them in d first place. 2nd pet sis is vivian... i onli noe her thru sms and msn. she's form3 this year. i tink. haha... 3rd n most recent pet sis is of coz li jia. nah, she at leasts still talks to me. haha... quite fun and funny sometimes, but u neva noe wat she's thinking sometimes. whee... oh ya, michelle said something abt pet sis-bro thingy... until now oso havent tell me. dono lah.


Fact #4: my brother is studying medicine.

im proud of my brother. ming hui's in imu (international medical university) somewhere near sri petaling, bukit jalil area there lah. he's gona be a doctor one day! haha... mebbe we can set up a partnership sometime. dats if i manage to get into medicine as well lah. hopefully... hopefully...


Fact #5: i have been musically educated since i was 4.

i started my JMC (junior music course) when i was 4 til i was 6. then i went thru grade 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and last year (barely) passed my grade 8 in piano. theory i have til grade 6, but will be taking grade 8 next year. can skip one, don worry. haha... also, im teaching myself to play bass guitar. i can play a few muse songs and some other simple songs dy. haha... quite funky leh bass. esp when i play all those solos and fills... nice! currently have an acoustic bass. easier. altho doesnt sound as good as its electric cousin, it's more convenient coz i dun hafta plug it in n i can play anywhere i want, anytime.


Fact #6: the most unlikely people have crushes on me.

unlikely here means... u wudnt expect it la. well, for example i noe at least 3 girls who have 'set their eyes on me' b4. but then... well... hard to say something without saying it lah. well, they don look anything like a supermodel la. and they're quite far off from mary kate olsen's size. if u get wat i mean. well in d first place i dun reli noe dem well. i dun tink dey noe me well oso. den tetiba i get wind that... brr... they want to noe me better, and not jus as a friend. creepy sia. and there's another girl dat i've neva met in person, but onli thru phone n online, (NOT vivian) who's asked me twice to be hers. errr...


Fact #7: i like imagining living someone else's life.

sometimes when i read other ppl's blogs... i just stop to imagine living their life... as if what they're describing is my own life. a day in someone else's life, if u wana put it that way. it can get very very interesting, actually. but then u get pulled back to reality and your real life and you appreciate what you have or you are motivated to strive to achieve something you dont have. to look at it positively larh.


Fact #8: im very very VERY particular (fussy) about toilet cleanliness

a case in point: hair on toilet floor. not normal hair. THAT kinda hair. it simply irritates me to no end if i encounter THAT kinda hair on the floor of my toilet. my bro stays at my dad's most of the time, so i usually have the toilet all to myself. but when my bro comes back and/or brings along a few friends to stay over, my nightmare begins... it's such a disgusting thing, u noe? it's like leaving behind a used condom or soiled underpants. another thing that i HATE is soapy floor. i mean, ure done with ur shower but u din wash away the soap still on d floor. wth? then when it's my turn to use it, it's as if im stepping on all the dirt that you washed off yourself. another thing is unflushed toilets, or more commonly flushed-but-still-got-stuff-there toilets. reli reli disgusting... youre forcing me to look at stuff dat came out of your ass?? (well, dis confirms i DO NOT have weird fetishes for poop. eww.) please la, it doesnt take you 5 seconds to check if you need to reflush... or rather, reflush no matter u c anyting there anot... i always make it a point to flush twice... of coz im talking abt d big business la. small one no need so fussy. this means dat if im goin over to your house, i'd most probably try to spend as little time as possible in your toilet... i dont wana intrude on your privacy... and to me, the toilet is a private place. not jus coz private stuff get exposed there, but coz it's where u do lots of biological stuff there. if i HAVE TO use ur bathroom, whether to shower or to use d toilet, i'll be closing one eye... or rather, 'no eye see'... explains why i simply HATE goin to kasturi toilet. even d urinals have THAT kinda hair there. wth is wrong with you??


oh well, dis is d part where i get to tag 8 more ppl to do dis blog thingy. hahahaha... *evil grin*

1. stone che che // li jia
2. stone president // justin
3. sabrina
4. giraffe // christina lim
5. lui lui // lynnett
6. keith
7. ker yi // sexy drumstick
8. zia yen // girl guide (pronounced slightly differently)

well... i dont noe many ppl who have blogs la to start with. haha... my bro abandoned his, or else i'd tag him too. can i tag mei sze back? then she'll end up having to expose anything and everything about herself. haha... serves her right for tagging me in d first place. wahakaka...

the dai di story

once upon a time, there was a deck of cards. they were found resting on my music homework.

i couldnt do my homework because they were in the way, so i had no choice but to stop awhile and observe what the cards were trying to say.

first, they arranged themselves this way.

i interpret it this way. even if we are all big and important people, we still need someone to help perfect us. and this person may be the smallest and least important among us all.

then they shuffled themselves, and then showed me this instead:

this is how i see it. in a group of friends, we need to stay together to stay strong. it only takes one person to betray us and join a smaller and lesser group but which has better teamwork... then the original group will fail, even if it finds the next best person to substitute the missing link. this is because, a substitute is still just a substitute. you can't get the original back without getting the original back. ged what i mean?

next, they rearranged themselves and displayed:

this is the way i see it. if we're all big people, sometimes even togetherness and teamwork cannot guarentee success. some other smaller group that has a smooth and teamwork can beat us... even if they are the smallest of people. do not underestimate them.

after that i think the cards got bored. they taunted me with things i have never gotten in any hand before and what i have always dreamed of.

this is a royal flush. (according to kheng lam, CRITICAL royal flush) the biggest 5 card combo ever. full stop.

this is not a combo to be played. when a game is started, you are dealt 13 cards. if you just happen to have one card of each number, then you have what is called a dragon and you automatically win the game. seen here is the most unlikely dragon anyone will get: a 'CRITICAL' royal dragon whatever. nice eh?

just remember, do your best, hope for the best, but dont expect to succeed all the time. nobody is perfect, and neither are you. it is our imperfectness that makes us human and makes us who we are. appreciate them and turn it into your strength. he (or she) who conquers his/her fears and weaknesses is the greatest person of all.

oh ya, another thing. play more dai di.

the end.