Hey folks, felt like writing all of a sudden, just to pen down some stuff thats happening with my life.

Still feels great to be free from the army and all the childish play in REI and of course having to deal with retards, yes, i decided to disband REI as the name had been tainted and i dont feel like cleaning up, also it was going to be impossible to make it anywhere with the poor & vague direction set previously, whatever is underground will remain underground, that is a cruel fact of the modern society, don't try to be someone else just to gain attention, its just being a poser, who fails, at least through that chapter i was able see what a stubborn loser some people can be, and that without a open mindset you'll just go in circles.

Anyway formed a new band with felix who shared almost the same idea, and have been offered to be taken under a new management company, apparently they have better resources , connections and a better understanding of the market to push us far, plus they are not aiming for singapore market, great! Sometimes doing semi-mainstream stuff is great, it reaches out in the right direction with better returns. Since my goal in life is to be a successful artiste, i'm going for it~

Day by day my job in camp was like climbing a steep slope that gets steeper as you progress, all i want to do is get out of this army life and straight back into MY life, where i actually have enough time concentrating on my band,working, studying for my entry into musical/artiste education in japan!  Around 2 more weeks i'll be out of this hell hole! Hurray, and i'm looking for to gain back the trust i lost for those who were dear to me, so sorry if i've been couped up all these time and seem like i'm trying to avoid things, time is really not on my side, dont want to end up having additional responsibilties and commitments which will distract me from working towards my goal. I really want to work hard on training & exploring my vocal techniques and abilities & to make my education in japan a reality.
With ORD coming another issue is bothering me. . . and that is regarding my finances, have to find a job & save up for my education!

Ok future plans aside, to the topic of REI:

Because we have to be understanding to our friends when they are in need, REI is more or less gone, and most are reluctant to join due to the already tainted name of the band. Well we musicians must learn to move on when the need arises. Have been thinking recently, to be in the entertainment industry you need to have a certain amount of self esteem whilst still keeping an open mind, so far those who were insecure ended up ruining their name and future for themselves, well who said it was easy? Those with little to no self-esteem or motivation should work on being more confident in their abilities and knowing where they stand, if you want to head down to the entertainment industry i'm sure you have to been able to handle all the scrutiny and comments people throw at you.

So at the moment REI is more or less gone now but we're hanging around looking for people to start everything anew in a different direction. Also do my part in trying to write songs & lyrics, but still suck at it, going to have to research on material on that. James, Jane, Jun, chan & I have form a band for the upcoming asian beats! Quite a pleasant surprise when someone recognises you for your capabilties, and like wise i'll return the respect, will try my best to exceed their expectations. Come support me if possible and wish me luck!

Anyway its time for more MOD updates!!!
Ok i admit i love MOD, from the fashion to the music to the culture to the scooters!
Well i took some of my free time to indulge in my hobby, doing things you enjoy really takes your mind off things, all the troubles and politics. But made a promise to myself to cut down the time i'm spending on this hobby as ORD is coming and the main act is about to begin, i'll still use my hobby as a form of stress release & self statment as i still enjoy it.

Its been awhile since i've updated this blog, well first off, freedom is only less then 3months away.
Been so busy for the past days so i set aside the past week for my rest and recovery (i'm sick somehow >,>).
Anyway REI's single has launched, i'm quite satisfied with the outcome of the CD, of course its all thanks to alot of people.

I want to extend my thanks to those that contributed.

Chong - thanks for putting in your hard work for the single, you're a true professional! I bet it was a tough job dealing with us & recording for us, an unexperienced band, but thanks to you i feel that i've learn much in this chapter of my life. By endowing us with your past experience and giving me tips on the path i should take,  without you enlighting me on the music & grooming schools in japan (and of course how the crew of NANA learnt their moves haha) i wouldn't have come to a point where i would have layed out a plan for my future career so seriously, even though i'm still scouting for a school i can join there, i'm 100% on taking that path you suggested. Yes, i'll be going to japan awhile after i ORD and i'm going to work hard to acheive my dreams & make you all pround XXDD. I'll never forget the fun times we spent slacking around the studio, eating pizza and talking about utter rubbish XD~ Cheers to Chong!

Des - Thanks alot for putting up with my stubborness & my constant  persistence and for spending those nights at the studio co-producing with me. Even though i was quite unsure what i was doing, to have someone else agree with you on a idea for the songs was an entirely great feeling, plus you;ve thought me some technical knowhows that i should know and i thank you for sharing the knowledge. I know you've been going through some hard times and hope that i was able to help you. If you felt nothing has came out of this whole thing we've been through, i think otherwise, you have found your direction which is going into sound engineering school and i'm damn excited for you, hopefully when i'm an successful artiste in the future we'll do projects with you! haha!

REI -   As a whole, each member has opened my eyes to view the world differently, i extend my thanks to Des, Koyuki, ID & Hyde starting this band in which we all have our faith in. REI help us all improve one way or the other & i hope we can keep going at it!

Joon -   I don't think Joon will read this but i want to thank her anyway. Another true professional, her coaching tips were useful but i fear it was too last minute for her to groom us, if only she was our image consultant from the start we might have ended up bigger! Thanks Joon for all the Tips and the awesome Makeup!

井上 先生 -   To another unsung hero, Inoue Sensei has also opened my eyes on the music industry in Japan and gave me hope that japan would be a better place for me to kickstart my career, not only that, he is my japanese teacher after all! Thanks for still teaching me the language, i'm working hard on improving myself at the language so i can study in japan!

Maggie -   My vocal coach, thanks for everything you have taught me you were the start of it all! You might be disappointed in me not going the R&B direction, i'm sorry, but i feel my interest lies in the rock industry and i love the visual kei/ glam rock direction. Watch out Maggie Lao shi! I'll make you so proud!

Shawn -   Manager of REI, thanks for the effort & money you've put in, even though i still feel that you do things quite unprofessonally, i will still hope you will do something we both can be proud of. Don't lose hope in us, i've a vision to make it big, so please don't waste my time and start making things happen!

My friends from other bands -   These people i would have to thank have contributed by giving their 2 cents worth, which in turn did have effect on some of my decisions and help me improve in terms of muscianship as well as a person, not to mention to those special persons who gave me a listening ear when i needed someone to talk to and gave me advice in return. To the bands whom i have encountered along the way, from letting me session and perform with them to some who just want to make or play music, some who also gave their support to REI even! So i would like to extend my thanks to them all!  (sorry if i didnt list any down, i'm afraid to miss out their names, so i'll just give a general thanks. I'll thank you guys personally when i get the chance!)

My fans, supporters & sponsors(if any haha :x) -   Thanks to all that gave their support in buying our CD! And thanks for supporting either REI or me, don't worry there is more to come! Keep Jrock spirit alive! \m/ hahaha

To those i forgot to thank, so sorry! please let me know if i missed you out!

    Phew what a chuck of text ~

Anyway, i've been approached by some bands to do vocals for them,
Right know i'm training some songs that are quite tough to try out with those bands, but all in the name of exploration and self improvment do give me your 2 cents if you do happen to hear me sing it! Constructive comments would be great! So keep a look out, might be perform these songs XD

Think i'll die in this song totally not my key, hahaha  :X

    Also hopefully in the future i would want to do these songs,because of the energy it gives,

In the mood for MUCC,

I know they that they sound popish, but its catchy and i just wanna try it out! (or maybe caused they're my key hahah :x)

Hope you enjoyed the videos

Till next time~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jaa ne~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

9:30pm came, and the news showed part of the fashion show only!! ahhhh!!! My vespa was number 8-9 2nd last, but they only showed numbers 1 - 4 for only a 2second period!! hahaha, still was great fun. I rememeber after the event we headed down to arab street to for food. All of us around the table were very sleepy! :3 funny sight, after that we all departed our ways and i rode home sleepily, hehe.

I hope my BLOODY leave is approved for wednesday, stupid ass fucked up clerks, so slow when it comes to other peoples things. Got a long day on wednesday, morning to afternoon got a TV commercial shoot, then at night got another photoshoot for the band. Phew! Sounds tiring but fun.

Well just recieved good news from koyuki, that we can continue to record our other songs! hurray! Hope we settle a time and date soon, got to plan things ahead.
Right now feel so sleepy, no idea why... already napped, maybe its because i'm not talking to much people so i'm dozing off zzzzzzzz............. didnt get to april fool much people today somemore ... T-T

Back to fence tomorrow morning, good night~ I leave you with Janne Da Arc~

Just woke up after a tiring afternoon at the singapore fashion festival at Takashimaya! was damn interesting, got to meet up with some international models and boy! They were tall and stunning! Got to pillion one of them ^^
Anyway heres some pictures and videos about this afternoon.

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Thats me getting ready to move off after picking kiru up~

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Thats Belinda's Pink/White Scooter~ Suits her sweet personality!
Her seats are of a damn nice material (furry kind), plus it was HAND SEWN ( not machine sewn ) by herself, which i feel is a very difficult task. Planning to do this kind of material when i recieve my Ironing Board Back rest.

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Well Thats My Scooter Backstage, while waiting for our Cue XD

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Thats a Pic of AJ scooters, only a few of us though.

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Riding in the models on my vespa XXDD~~~~ the place was quite smokey too (thanks to exhaust fumes)
They made me take off my parka, my shirt, my tie ,and made me wear a T-shirt only (guess i made too much of a fashion statment ! haha! )

Thats us up on stage with the models~ what fun~
I have a video of us riding up on stage though, but the video is too big in size!! 70mb wtf! @#$@^
Guess i gotta stick with Screen shots first. >,>

Its Saturday!!! FINALLY!!!
what a dramatic week i had indeed! Of course it was settling issues with the band, which i think has not been settle totally. Next is my family problems, sigh, thank god my bro in UK was there when i need to talk to him about it, and also help me out in settling the issues. Well, after all the problems were more or less settled, i feel more emotionally stable for now, not to mention the week flew by without me noticeing (maybe it was because of a huge workload)

Well good news, i've got a few chances to earn money (secretly). First off , i was accepted to do a small role in a TV commercial next week which pays  reasonabily. (cant disclose)  And on suday i might be displaying my vespa at the fashion show thingat TAKA! wee! In nov too might have an opening for a paid role for my vespa! Hope i get more casting and good news! ^^

Just came back from a vespa meetup, sorry tired, but was fun seeing old friends and new faces again, really makes riding a vespa in singapore so much more interesting.

Thanks to Xing's Blog, I've continued to challenge myself to sing more l`arc~en~ciel songs again, (even though its really really not my key at all), it will do me good in the future to train like what i'm doing ( i hope ).

Time to sleep, tomorrow is SAT!!! HAHA

Been watching thru youtube again, trying to study J-metal for techniques and omg!

Galneryus!! 

Got and bad feeling we might be jumping the gun to achieve this standard or higher *prays for the best*

Next up~ LOUDNESS!!

Another old song band~
Gives such a nostalgic feel , even for the video grainess, power stuff~ 

Well just my opinion if we cant achieve a good standard in metal, maybe a backup plan would be go like Bis? i'm sure it'll be really popular among the youth of our country                                                                                                                                                              
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After a super long tiring and stressed out day at work, i got drenched for the 3rd time in a row today @,@ hahaha ,
Funny thing is it wont be raining when i leave work or reach home, but it will rain heavily in the MIDDLE of the friggin' journey. Imagine, I leave from work "Bright and sunny" XD, 10 minutes on the PIE "Heavy storm" T-T, reaching home "Bright and sunny" >,>. _|_ mr cloud again for making me come home later then usual drenched somemore.

Anyway i'll post my first attempt at recording a Glay song! Please pardon that i missed some words and some notes as today is the first day i'm trying this song( missed a whole lot actually :P )  XXDD the recording is bad because i recorded with those cheap computer mics, hehehe and its less then half a song, because the lyrics are a mouthful....wth..... but still i enjoyed strumming and singing this song, even though my guitar skills sucks, it was fun XD

Feel free to comment, good or bad i'll accept it, XD

Kunio - I'm in love

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Today sucked, seriously. Army was stressful as usual, then today they had a meeting to force us to sound out our unhappiness and to write what we wanted to get out of the army life.
Sadly i couldnt bring myself to write anything at all, for a mere soldier like me, writing my point of view was like saying, "Hi, i'm unhappy, make my life more difficult please" and so i didnt write anything, i've been in the Army for about a year and a half and to put it frankly, i've learnt very little compared to what i can achieve outside the fence, the army doesnt put me closer to my dreams and goals, all it ever did was shoot my dreams in the leg.
As you can see this post will be quite emo as i'm going through deep waters ever since NS.

Coming home today, i got caught in the rain and was nowhere close to any bridge to take shelther, got totally drenched, even my boots were half filled with water. So, my plan to go to town was ruined by the weather. Thanks mr. cloud _|_
when i reached home, my dad was about to leave for work,but not before he came up to me with some saddening news. Well i guess i'll be moving house soon, going to downgrade into a small HDB flat, who knows where. I understand that he is in a very tight spot financially so i've got nothing to object, i believe my dad is wise enough to make his decisions work out. Its just that i've grown quite attached to my current place, moving out will be difficult for me emotionally....... memories of this place ><~. Sigh..

Yesterday night, i managed to listen to the "Limited Edition" REI music sampler CD, all i got to say was, i was equally disapointed  with how it turned out and how bad it reflected REI to some people. The sound of the guitar had no kick and feel to it, it was like totally muffled out, the bass was almost invisible the drums became monotonus and bleh the vocals sucked. Sure, some might say "not bad, good effort", I say we should continue improving so that our future recordings does not end up like this , ever. What i would suggest would be to put in more effort into the recording process, like add depth into it, more keyboards, more exciting guitar solos, more feel to the drums and more vocal harmonising. So this is what i'm going to continue doing to improve on my part , maybe increase its frequency (self note).

1. Continue to swim, jog, exercise more frequently
2. Continue to session for other bands, explore more vocal styles, maybe gig with some
3. continue japanese class
4. get my keyboards graded
5. maybe sign up for further vocal coaching
6. attempt to compose more songs and write more lyrics
7. improve my stage act
8. sing much more often (instead of shouting/growling/random effects/beatboxing)
9. have more self confidence!
10. take criticism postively
11. save money for my VOICE LIVE and my 2nd mic

Hopefully REI will understand the reason why i'm sessioning for other bands, i'm not running away, i'm trying to improve so i can push our band towards our goals, i dont want to see all our hard work go down the drain. Saying that, i might wanna bitch about my band members, i just hope they dont take it negatively and shoot me(which they will >,>)
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Koyuki needs professional coaching for his guitar, he has potential to be an entertainer, but his guitar skills are just not up to par yet, i believe if he can "chiong" his guitar (maybe learn more scales + shredding + feel and showmanship) he can be a good guitarist as his desire and fire is already there, only thing is that it is very hard to get him to notice that, because  he tends to blame other factors and tend to get ahead of himself.
Kaze needs to explore more, he really has potential this guy, kaze, you shouldnt be afraid to move on stage, you should have more confidence in yourself as well as us, we can make it. Listen to more Jrock if possible or session with other bands if you can and watch more PVs!!! Dont be afraid to ask for comments also.
Kaimetsu needs to be more open to other forms of music and experiment more instead of just keeping the beat, i'm sure you would rock in your world but your world has no place for REI(they would suicide on seeing koyuki). I'm just glad that you already self-realised what i've said and are already taking steps to improve yourself, but i feel you might need to set your goals higher.

I don't know if i'm in the right position to say all of that, because i need alot of work and improvement myself, thats why i keep wanting to jam, i just wish that the others realised that we are still considered "nothings" in the industry we are in and we should set the bar and our expectations higher. Dont stop now, we're not even halfway there, now if only our manager would be more reliable both financially and as a person >,>, lets not stay indie forever.

Sigh i totally feel like shit now for being such a bitch, i want the best for the band thats all.. maybe my visions and goals are very extreme and maybe i dont wanna end up being nothing after all our efforts, but i guess its time for them to bitch about me. Go on shoot me !