In search of Solace.

Final Line-up

2008-07-13T22:48:00.000-07:00

like all great bands, tat have stood the test of time, Afterburn has too (tho only formed 7 mnths ago) has stood the test of time...and what a cliche might i add, as Ozzy Osbourne's "You can't kill rock n' roll!" has just started playing in my itunes shuffle list. So as i was bout to mention, we have a new member to the band, Shawn. He'll be playing the bass for us. Tho Ahmad previously played the fat strings, due to some internal issues, he had left the band. So naturally we had to find a new bassist, and like all most too coincidentally, i found shawn on S.O.F.T's forums...but due to a twist of fate, Ahmad might have had a spurr of the moment that caused him to make the decision to quit the band. but fortunately, after much persuasion, he has decided to rejoin the band, now as a guitarist. Leading to the current line up, Zephyr on drums/percussion, Shawn on bass/vox, Shorya on Keyboard/vox, Ahmad on guitar/vox, Adam on guitar/lead vox and myself on lead guitar.

And this line up was put to the test for the first time, last Sat. judging from that session, i'd say we cldnt get any better...im glad things are goin up hill. till then.

Afterburn

2008-06-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

after much complaint by friends pertaining to my inconsistent blog updates, here is one finally. so of course, the only thing thats been on my mind ever since i screwed my results, has been the band and the music. so finally we have a name, we're now called "Afterburn" we think its decent enuf for a band name, im not goin thru how we ended up with it. so as for the band itself, we are all improving, at least thats what i feel. our first song is now complete, titled "Saving Grace" sounds ever better. solo fits perfectly in, adam has managed to add variety to the vocals along the way so the song doesnt sound as draggy as it used to. oh but most importantly, our second song, titled "Adam's Tree" is what i foresee as an epic single, not only coz of the lyrics but how it sounds and the meaning behind it, one never explored in song writing before.

so last sat, was one productive session, with us completing the song, and venturing into adam's tree. after which we kinda went out to celebrate adam's birthday. before having dinner at mutthu's curry, we went over to SGH to visit adam's grandma, who was admitted coz she fell. i hope she gets well soon, oh btw i feel mutthu curry is way overrated especially since i come from an indian background. try Karru's Curry at bukit timah near bukit panjang, way better food at more then half the price! so i'll leave ya with some pictures of last sat.

Fish Head Curry @ Muthu Curry

Suntec

Proposed Band Logo

view from Esplanade

Lost in translation

the reason for the lost in translation.

gettin high on Rock!

self time

2008-05-14T08:04:00.000-07:00

today was one of those days where u end up doin every thing alone and start to realize things around you that you normally dont when we have people around.

so skoo ended bout 11, was sposed to meet dhinesh to look at t-shirts in town, but he as usual ditched me (claimin he din wanna get the flu coz it was rainin) so anyway, had lunch, followed by my dosage of library nap and then gym (sucks when u go alone, look like a retard tryna act cool while doin bench press). so i left to outram park mrt, spotiswoode park to collect my pay! (which will go into the funds of getting a new multi effect unit for my guitar) yea so reached the place at 2 sharp. fuckers still having lunch, so the clerk is like *in a typical singlish accent* "boy ah, u comes back aft 3 o'croc, the accountant go markan hor," so i was like wft?

oh u gotta see this area, spotiswoode park, its like a row of colonial shop houses that have this ancient feel, with a some of them as make-do coffee shops that somehow give you the impression they might just have good food. and so they did, i purchased myself a meal which consisted of "satu kosong, satu telor dan teh panaas". i have to admit it was a way hearty meal as compared to a McSpicy meal, considering the fact it was probably 3-4 times cheaper. the setting was the post rain skies, sound of posh cars rolling over gravel and my glasses fogging up every time i sip the hot tea. so after the meal, i still had about 45 mins on my hand, so i decided to explore the area. i'll skip most of the details but i'd like to bring your attention that the tanjong pagar railway station was just at the back of the spotiswoode park. the station as you already know, belongs to our neighbors above us, and amidst the beauty of the spotiswoode park area, the railway station, unfortunately was an eye sore. i shall speak no further. thereafter i took my cheque and returned home.

the day is slowly comin to an end, with me playing my flight simulator X, i'll leave u with a screen shot of my final approach at Stika airport, off Seattle, USA. bon voyage!

Paul Hewson

2008-05-10T10:38:00.000-07:00

PAUL HEWSON

there comes a time in life when u try to shape your "self" to the mould of another being. that being happens to be Paul Hewson, lead singer of U2. not coz im a singer or someone famous but its just that after reading his story thru the words of ANOTHER person has made realize that there's more to what we see in life. forget ur branded clothes, flashy gadgets and socially stereotyped personalities. there a lot more. dont u feel disgusted? juz waking up everyday to what? ur job, school or whatever life u lead but at the end of the day...ur accomplishments are just materialistic. No Point. im not saying, your're sposed to give up everything, but rather give up ur social distractions, its gonna lead u no where.

well, i've made up my mind. besides trying to fulfill life's aspirations, i will dedicate my soul in making this world a better place. because when you're on death bed, and god asks' you, so son, what have u done all your life, you think u've accomplished alot by leaving behind a fucking large amount of money u've earned and u had a gr8 family etc, thats when you'll realize that everything u ever did in your life, had always revolved around you and you.

so now ur wondering, what can i do for a start, i mean im no humanitarian. well i'll tell u...stop eating beef! did u knoe, that the amount of grain that is used to feed one cow that can feed 4-5 ppl, that very amount of grain cld have fed an entire village in some part of africa. there are many other ways u cld make a diff, search the net!

and arent those chain emails enuf for u?

i've drifted off my agenda, well yea paul hewson a.k.a Bono, is one great personality. well i gtg now, make a difference, make this life worthwhile.

2008-04-22T06:02:00.000-07:00

longliveROCKandROLL!

yea, now that i've came over the fact of havin to repeat another sem in school.im jus trying to enjoy life doin what i love most(besides flying), rockin' to Rock and Roll, i was at my singer's place(adam) and like i was jus playing the riff i had created quite sometime back, then i asked him to pen down the first line the came to my mind "Knockin my head on the tabel top..." i thot to myself, how the fuck are u sposed to sing that and the next thing i know, adam sings it in such as attitude that i get this certain euphoria, im like fuck yea, then the comes the next line "Cruising on a 90 with my roof off"...im like hell yea, that was beginin to sound like an AC/DC classic, then came the oth lines which will only be revealed once the bands myspace is up and we've done the recording. oh good new for u old skoo rock fans, Whitesnake has jus released their new album, im so gonna get it, its titled "Good to be Bad"

No Name

2008-04-11T07:35:00.001-07:00

U thinkin whats that, well thats the what u get when u cross boredom and creativity. it a shot of the sun peeping thru the tree in some weird effect, taken on a 2Megapix handphone cam, better ur flashy and expensive black huge cameras cant take such shot, haha what the heck?

for those who were there, its jonathan foreman, lead vocs of switchfoot. it was a great gig/concert. my first and memorable, on the day of my last paper.what a way to end poly?my ass, still got one more sem coz i failed a module, chao ch** fry! but what the heck, the pic not bad ah?
thats joel, another example when u cross boredom and creativity, when workin at RP as temporary admin staff(my ass, we saikang for them ah, plus get shit food)
finally, the view from my latest job. over looks the habour front jetty and sentosa(u can just about see the merlion), jelous? haha, i like my new job. its a media company that does conferences, its only part time tho. the money will go into my funds that will aid me in getting the following stuff:

iphone

new guitar

new effect pedal

clothes

and many more(got ideas?)

anyway, the past few days have been pretty alrite, oh but the most interesting thing, i'll be playing for my company's CEO's soccer team, ahaha

"who here knows how to play football" richard, my CEO

*randomly* "me!" me

*puzzled* "im not sure if i've met yaa?" richard

*trying to be confident* "im ur new temp staff, aditya" me

*suprised* "cool, where do u play?" richard

*suprised* "erm, i dont play professionally, as in i dun play for any club" me

*humourously* "haha, i meant which part of the park (thats "pitch" in ang mo lang)?"

*chey* "oh, haha, i play mid field, right preferably"

*with a huge grin* "fantastic, i'll see at 11 at st. wilfred field on sat, i'll provide the kit, just bring ur boots"

*fuckin schocked* "erm, alrite, sure"

yea so that was it.

oh and i wrote this song at work

not emo, but emotional.

nvm, next post ah, sorry

Saving Grace

2008-04-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

Saving Grace

Ex Nihilo (axe-neeh-low), as the band is now called is finally some substance as today we made our first new song that is worthy of being in the average Joe's MP3. yes, it was that good, good enuf to be played on the air. the song title "Saving Grace". i composed it, we passion and turned out the way i wanted it to be. we haven done a recording of it yet but all i can say it has an epic old skoo rock feel with an influence blend of U2 and Lifehouse. here are the "so far" lyrics.

Saving Grace

why dont you leave your fight

so that i can be your grace

why dont ya come up to me

so that i can see your face

and this world, wont leave us

till we fade away

and this world, wont hear us

till we speak in shame

blahblahblah

why dont ya fall in my arms

so that i can be your shade

why dont your...smth smth

im sleepy, cant think no more, till then

finally!

2008-04-02T06:38:00.001-07:00

Say hello to the new kids of rock and roll', Airbourne. A band that brings back the old skoo stuff that ACDC gave us, the gut cutting riffs and that swing swing rock and roll solos. At a mere, $20, its simply eargasm for a rock and roll band, with their famous debut songs, Runnin wild and Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast its an album any rock and roll fan wld enjoy. i give it, 5 1/2 strings outta 6 strings, reason being, the vocalist is still young and still has to develop (but hats off to that) to reach the likes of Bon Scott, Johnson and oth famous rock and roll vocalist.

Click HERE to get a taste of what Airbourne is all about.

No title

2008-03-24T06:28:00.000-07:00

as much as it might seem to look like a teenage crisis (when it isnt), it is turning to look somewhat like that. so here's the situation i've gotta a repeat a stupid module, which has caused me to get my grad cert next year.which means now an entire year of my life has been fucking wasted. anyway, as much as i feel that this delayed path ahead of me has been laid, and i feel i know where im goin, my parents feel otherwise. and their reaction to the situation sometimes feel like as if i might have gotten into drugs of smth. i feel like a snail, who has his destination in sight but simply moves to fucking slow, with things like trying to avoid birds and people from killing me. all the above has been poured out like how you manage to shit in the mornings with ease coz u dun have to apply any pressure coz its there and just waiting to meet its fate in the toilet and the world beyond. rite now, i really wish i was a nomad. imagining myself with a bunch of oth crazy people with me traveling with out plans in mind, just goin where the wind blows, of course i'll prolly need to strike the lottery before all that happens.

so with all the frustration and anger all cooped up in me, i will not cut my wrist or do any sort of activities that mite resemble the generic word titled "emo" but i will write a song that mite have no relation to the present situation but what the heck....

Sinking

verse

to say your're cruel, would be too sublime

for the things you do, the devils feels ashamed

you can run but you cant hide, i'll get my revenge in time

the way you've treated me, life will treat you the same

CHRS

And i keep sinking in a sea of questions

while you can't see the reasons for redemption

and i keep sinking in a quarry of misery

now that your smile has faded, you should know how it feels to be

sinking....

verse

you ask for forgiveness, i'm asking why?

when i was in your shoes, you said fuck off and die

you've made my world so dark, even my shadow is brighter then the sun

bridge

so as you walked away in sorrow

i turned to hold your hand to forgive you

but like a rose with thorns, i bleed again for you

Sons of Rock and Roll

2008-03-19T08:24:00.000-07:00

Sons of Rock and Roll!

The golden age has passed

BUT WE'RE KEEPING IT ALIVE!

these people are killing it

BUT WE'RE KEEPING IT ALIVE!

oh lord!bless our souls

COZ WE'RE KEEPING IT ALIVE!

We came from nothing, we're sons of rock and roll!

this style we thumping, we're sons of rock and roll!

this riff is rockin', we're sons of rock and roll!

old skoo is coming, we're sons of rock and roll!

2008-03-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

No More

take a look at me now

i am what you are

i have become

the reason for your scar

no purpose surrounds me

for me to stay alive

and now im begging

just for my life

i still remember what u said

you wont let me down

*haha, forget that, you've even lost my trust*(said with sarcasm)

and i used to regret

the things that i've said

but now when i look back

they make so much sense

CHRS

No more, am i breathing you, No more am i missing you!(x2)

E3 gathering

2008-03-14T00:30:00.000-07:00

- the gang -
- Adit -

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exhausted

2008-03-11T07:03:00.000-07:00

the past few days have been pretty tiring, and has drained out all the juices.

worked in the IT fair from the 6th ~ 9th (Thurs - Sun), 11-9 plus everyday!

ok im not gonna sum up the last few days coz loads happened...but most importantly i met up with my sec skoo buds which was a whole lot of fun...nice to see em again (photos will be up shortly!)

today was spent at home, juz making music on my six string butterfly...its so weird coz i've got these whole load of ideas but cant seem to get them together, so all the projects are all in pieces.

well, im juz hoping the band will give me some ideas...haven been jammin for sometime now but will prolly host a session this week, that is if my bassist gets outta camp.

oh and here are the collages for our last outing, courtesy of Zira

Still a long way to go

2008-02-22T09:04:00.000-08:00

yea...thats the crazy bunch...but we still lack one more member who is apparent on hold. Today was Californication and Summer of 69 (gr8 song!). We finally found our bassist (2nd from the left) he's ahmad...crazy guy hu is turnin out to be a gr8 asset to the band oh btw, starting from me on the extreme left(guitarist and riff machine), its ahmad(bass,keyboard,sound engineer), Zephyr(drums) and Adam (vocalist,guitarist,true rocker!)
So like i was playing some riff that i made at home during the last 5 mins of the session and it turned out to be a great song as every one in the band started to add smth to it. so maybe its not all that long way to the top=). anyway it was fun and most importantly productive. Zeph is becomin better too, adam can play Californication closed-eye, ahmad hu just join the band today happens to be a "pro" as proclamed by us, yea but he's good. and me?well im juz spurring the band on...yea...

ROCK IDOL

2008-02-21T09:38:00.000-08:00

there is a reason why, Ozzy is king of metal and why his band is so f*cking iconic!
here's the reason why
~courtesy of Adam

Singapore Airshow 08'

2008-02-21T09:00:00.000-08:00

the title is pretty self-explanatory, i went to the Singapore Airshow 08'. originally i had planned to go during the public period on sunday but realized that i wld not be able to make it on a sunday. but fortunately, with help from a frend, we manage to get tix to visit the show during trade day!(V.I.P baby!) haha...u really have to see it for urself to experience it but i'll leave u with some shots i took at the airshow.btw, for me the main highlight of the airshow was really the aerial display. *at the entrance

*Black Knights in a High Alpha

*Diamond formation
*BK #4 and #5 doin a fly by

*Black knights in a final salute formation!

*The RAAF (Royale Australian Armed Forces) Roulettes

in thier PC-9s

*A380s big booty!

the great divide

2008-02-20T07:55:00.001-08:00

i just borrowed Scott Stapps' solo album titled "The Great Divide" which i must say the songs within kinda give u the same feel as its album name. upon the first listen, it sounds pretty impressive as most song shows scott's ability to break away from Creed style of music while certain songs just have that creed feel. oth then that i rate this album 31/2 stars outta 5, only because Alter Bridge's new album(in my opinion) can easily out do this album. but thats another story itself, which i wont bother elaborating=)

past 3 three days.

2008-02-17T08:46:00.000-08:00

the past three days has been quite an event full one.

friday

it was the usually allocated day where three guys who share a similar passion for music to meet together, in other words, it was jamming day. we've been jamming at Beatmerchants for a few sessions now, quite a decent place. prolly coz its like central for every one. So since my drummer,Zephyr, has finally got a drumset of his own our progress was much notable now. we kinda started this band like last year but it was on and off but now things have gotten into the swing. Especially because we've been wanting to become better ever more. to create music is simply orgasmic. anyway we played californication-RHCP. it was a farcry from the previous time we jammed it last year coz now we've managed to finsh the song...so like ACDC one said "its a long way to the top if u wanna rock and roll" i now realise that its one hell of a long journey...we i see us doin well in the years or decades to come. aft the session, i met up with old frens from my sec skoo for kinda like a small reunioun. it was fun too...had ben's and jerry's (as my fren adam wld say>> "farking shoik") then we had dinner at the garden thingy ontop of vivo city.nice day.oh and we tok loads of pics.

saturday

basically, whole day boring except at nite went to watch this hindi movie with parents and ate at some prata place near botanical gardens

sunday

i freaking broke my nose today, as in yest considering the time im typing this. yea while playing soccer, my frens hand like swung and hit my face as i tried to get past him. it was alrite at first, only seconds later did i realise that the liquid on my face was not sweat but rather blood that was flowing out from my nostrils...if only i could take a pic of myself then coz i always see oth ppl with bleeding noses, not myself. yea whatever. so thats bout it. lookin foward to the week to come

i thot of a line that i mite use when i write a song sometime soon
"no matter how a mirror may shine, its back is always black"

Monday Blues

2008-02-11T07:40:00.000-08:00

whats up with the big fuss about monday blues anyway. i think people are seriously juz too darm lazy to snap out of the weekend mood and get back on the rail once again.hence, blame it on monday blue if u happen to face a screwed up day or just in a bitchy mood. personally, i had a fairly ok monday...not a crappy one but a pleasant one i'd say. restrung my acoustic guitar!(finally can play Rockstar-Nickelback). yea no bad day...had dinner at BK and dhinesh bot me a mocha iced.it was good too. so much for the monday blues thingy, im off to play my acoustic.

Maiden

2008-02-08T22:35:00.000-08:00

Dun let the title of my first post deceive you ( if you thought i'd go on talking about the english metal band, IRON MAIDEN). That aside, i never thought that blogging would be my "forte" ( that means "cup of tea" for those of you who are not verbally inclined) or be some sort of venue for me to express what i feel. But after viewing blogs of friends and other acquaintances, i have actually been somewhat inspired to finally find a venue for my thoughts to dwell. And in the midst of trying to do that, you'll soon realize that i am searching for what mankind, or rather most lifted souls, have been searching for. Solace. Hence, the title of my blog, "In search of Solace". Solace is the comfort or consolation in times of distress. But fret not, i will not turn this into a "emo" blog and post stuff that "attempt" to tarnish other people's reputation. We've all passed that stage in high school. With all that gerbish said, this blog will contain some stuff that is advised "Viewer Discretion" because it will not consider any social norms, whatsoever.