Baguette croissant ciabatta (Wayang)

Now that's what I call wayang!

Hint: Look carefully at the MPD24.

EMP Vibes 2008

Vibes is an annual club event organised by Republic Polytechnic's Electronic Music Production crew. And 2008 is the 4th year this event is happening.

So what's so special about this party? The music will be spun by our very own DJs; the same guys who provided the music for the Jam & Hop, Hallowscream and Flame Awards afterparties. And as we are party people ourselves, will personally make sure there'll be enough hot grinding action going on the dancefloor.

Not from RP? We don't care! This event is open to everyone; simply contact Asykal (96215645) or approach any EMP member for tickets.

Date: 18th December 2008, 9pm till late
Venue: Homeclub - The Riverwalk, B1-01/06 20 Upper Circular Road
Entry: $12 incl. 1 drink (Pre-sale), $14 incl. 1 drink (Door)
Happy Hour Promotion: 9pm - 11pm, 1 for 1 beer and housepour glasses
$138 housepour bottles
$158 premium bottles

Minimum entry age is 18. Contact Asykal (96215645) for tickets.

La vie (Life)

I wish life was a shoegaze rock song.

yourscenesucks.com (Singapore Version)

I found this website called yourscenesucks.com and it lists stereotypes of teenage subcultures in America. And then I realised, “Hey they should make one for Singapore!” So I decided to write this post.


The “Hypebeast” – Subcrew mesh cap, a $1000 Neighbourhood selvedge denim which he folds to his knee to show its authenticity, a pair of $2000 Visvim Christos (pronounced slippers), Gucci belt, Headporter pouch, Louis Vuitton wallet.

He's in-fact poor and eats bread everyday. But he's willing to part with $2000 to buy a pair of fucking slippers. He visits frontallabs.com religiously to know the latest fashion trends (i.e. what EDC is currently wearing) and to get the best deals under the KNDG section. He queued overnight last Christmas for the new limited edition Dope cap launch, and he's not worked up that it's now worth less than 10 bucks on eBay.

Despite having spent about $10, 000 on fancy threads, he still looks like a fucking Ah Beng.


The “Mat” – Fake Subcrew mesh cap floating on his head, fake Bape hoodie, tapered (pronounced TARE-purd) jeans, tattoos on every inch of his body, slippers bought from downstairs.

His life revolves around ‘Minahs’ and motorcycles. Other hobbies include ‘lepak’, ‘cari-pasal’ and blasting Eurodance Techno from his Nokia 3310 whenever he takes the train, bus or the occasional taxi, announcing to irritated passengers his rather exquisite taste in music. He has the word ‘Boi’ in front of his Friendster account name e.g. ‘Boi Sachok’ or ‘Boi Seluk’ to make it less a hassle for sex-hungry, 16-year old Minahs to look for people his kind to ‘pangkeng’. He spent 7 years in primary school and then 6 years in secondary despite never paying school fees his entire life before he was finally posted into Civil Defence for his National Service where he signed on.


The “Ah Lian” – Fake Gucci bag, short short shorts from New Future, spaghetti strap tops over neon-coloured bras stuffed with tissue paper, Havaianas lookalike...all copped from Bugis Street. (But she didn't pay for shit cause she stole them.)

She tYpEs LiKe DiSh and has 431689736 friends on her Friendster, Facebook and Myspace accounts. She enjoys taking photos of herself in “super-kawaii” poses using her 2 megapixel cameraphone and posting them on her Friendster; yet she'd be furious if a random guy sends her a private message asking if they could be friends. And if you're a guy, never ever look at her, eventhough she's walking around town in her underwear cause she will write a 2000-word entry about you on her blog and make you known to the world. Recently tried to be more 'atas' by hanging out at Haji Lane and moving on to Livejournal.


The “EJ Girl” – School blouse, pinafore (folded at the waist to show off more leg), IJ socks, school shoes.

She is very 'atas' and feels more comfortable conversing in the English language. (cause Mandarin is so ‘Cheena’) She records every detail of her meaningless life on her Livejournal (cause blogspot is so unglam), complete with camwhore pictures shot on the DSLR daddy bought her. She enjoys bitching about her BFF, skipping school to loiter around town aimlessly while still in her uniform, clubbing (despite being underaged), kissing girls (cause she's bi and proud of it) and sticking bloody sanitary pads behind toilet cubicle doors. She thinks she's lesbian and has a butch girlfriend, yet she grinded every guy in the club last night after getting drunk on lychee martinis. She has more guy friends compared to the regular neighbourhood school girl and they all come from St. Pats, St. Gab or is Caucasian.

Warning: Do not stereotype her because her school WILL retaliate if the local press makes a joke about their girls being ‘easy with the opposite sex’.


The “New Urban Male” – N.U.M. singlet, shorts, Braziliano Praia sandals, Crumpler sling bag with paddle sticking out.

He enjoys Dragonboating, suntanning at Sentosa, having sex with men and several other homosexual activities. Thus, he has a muscular physique and a deep-tan complexion. But..sorry girls, he's gay. He wears make up and puts on his sister's dress when his parents are not around, and then he'll take pictures of himself and post them on Fridae.com. His other hobbies include watching Gossip Girls, playing with dolls and sitting down to pee from his vagina.


The "Writer of this post" – Is a culturally-confused Malay who owns streetwear and a pair of Havaianas flip-flops and has dated IJ…I mean EJ girls.

Bugatti citroën peugeot renault (Holiday)

Escargot foie gras grenouille (C)

OMG I am so fucking happy because I got a motherfucking C for my FYP. Yes! And not only that, my GPA is now only 2.8. I am so going to NUS bitch! I’m so glad that the time wasted and the classes missed all went to a good cause. Oh and school will be reopening in less than a week; I can’t wait to learn more motherfucking nonsense that can’t be applied to everyday life. Musique concrete, free jazz/improvisation, Max/MSP and all that experimental avant-garde bullshit. OMG OMG OMG, I am so excited!

Comme des garçons louis vuitton agnès b. (Ponteng)

Ok I really need to go to school more often.

Inquiété (Worried)

I worry too much, even though I pretend I don't.

And I'm slowly starting to hate you my friend.

Décevoir (Disappointing)

I talk too much, but I don't say the things I really want to.

Perdu (Lost)

Sai doesn't know what he wants.

€€€ ($$$)

Money. Money makes the world go round. With money comes big houses and cars and fancy threads. With money comes chicks. Fuck! I need money! Fuck!!

Kanye West feat. Daft Punk - Stronger (Live @ 50th Annual Grammy Awards)

Damn check out the Lemur controllers Daft Punk is using!!

Dior hermès yves saint laurent (Insomnia)

It’s 4.30 in the morning and I’m wide awake. And school reopens tomorrow today. Fuck!

I pray to God I won’t fall asleep in Chuan’s class tomorrow.

Radiohead Says: Pay What You Want

In Rainbows will be released as a digital download available only via the band's web site, Radiohead.com. There's no label or distribution partner to cut into the band's profits — but then there may not be any profits. Drop In Rainbows' 15 songs into the online checkout basket and a question mark pops up where the price would normally be. Click it, and the prompt "It's Up To You" appears. Click again and it refreshes with the words "It's Really Up To You" — and really, it is. It's the first major album whose price is determined by what individual consumers want to pay for it. And it's perfectly acceptable to pay nothing at all.

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1666973,00.html

This is why Radiohead is the best band in the world.

P.S. Please come to Singapore!

Radiohead - The National Anthem (Live)

Ok I don't care, I wanna learn how to play Ondes Martenot!

Un deux trois quatre (As Sick As a Dog)

Goddammit I'm as sick as a dog now. Who's the motherfucker who spread the virus to me?

GAS

Dammit, I spent all my money on pedals. Now i'm broke and I can't pay my phone bills.

Fuck GAS!

Recherche (Searching)

I’ve been searching for things that don’t exist
Love, the meaning of life, invisible pink unicorns
What are you running away from Sai?
What do you want really?
Goddammit Sai what the fuck do you want!

Une autre poésie foutue (Yet another poem)

Random thoughts race through my mind
Yet grief is my sole emotion
I’m well aware you’re no longer mine,
Yet I have an unhealthy devotion

Donning my wrist with little lines
Escaping my snags with narcotic sedation
Breaking the laws of nature and science
With pills that boost the imagination

Picturing you in a satin dress
You’re the star in my coital fantasy
Your body, perfect; I used to caress
And now I feel like losing my sanity

Knowing you made my life a mess
Or maybe I’m just being silly
I don’t know, can’t make a clever guess
Looks like I’ll be guessing perpetually

L'Oréal lancôme estée lauder (A)

Yay I got an A!

Ok Sai you seriously need to get a life; go go out or something! Oh ya, you don't have anyone to go out with.