Xfresh - 2010

Jumaat - Zero1Zero12Zero1Zero - Happy New Year...~!!! demm...suddenly it's 2010 already. sedar tak sedar la gak. huhuhu...and yeah...jiher ada mention about...bila tiba nyer tahun baru...soalan2 yang sama akan ditanya...seriously aku menyokong. aku pun ada gak ditanya...and selalu aku jawab jer...lepak kat umah. dari dulu sampai la skang nih...aku mmg tak penah celebrate new year kat tmpt lain...kat bangi je aku celebrate...itu pun takde la mercun ke apa ker. it's either kat umah...or...kekadang tu jer...gi kuar mkn2 ngan a couple of friends. nak gi kl ke ...memana ke...nak celebrate...shits...mmg sorry ler...i'm not going. jalan surely jamm punyer...sampai kat sesuatu tmpt tu plak...dah pasti sesak...huhuhuhu...aku mmg tak berapa gemar sesak2 nih...kecuali gigs la...eheheh. so...daripada dok abih duit, tenaga dan masa...pada aku...elok lagi la..aku lepak kat area kawasan tmpt tinggal...ataupun kat umah.

but ada this one time...aku terjebak celebrate nu year kat kl...member2 ajak kuar...kata gi minum2 kat bangi jer...sekali...bila aku dok dlm kete...diorang kata nak gi kl...aku kata...takmo ikut...tapi diorang paksa gak...so...aku pasrah je la. sampai kt kl...jalan mmg jamm nak mati. serious fuck ah...depan KLCC traffic tak bergerak...orang sumer siap kuar kete...nak tgk fireworks...mmg sial ah malam tu...seb baik la aku menumpang...kalo tak mmg aku dah balik ah.

anyway...on new year's eve...exorage ada interview ngan Xfresh.fm. and this was our 2nd time. mmg tak jangka dpt kembali menjejakkan kaki ke dalam konti xfresh. and i guess kali ni kitorang lebih rilek ah...tak kaku semacam cam tahun lepas. yeah...quite a way to end 2009.


and much2 later on...exorage will be performing at Soundstage final...at melaka mall. also...my brother's coming home from Australia. a great way to start 2010 with...eheheh.

thinking back...we did accomplished quite a lot during these few years. just hope we can be better...and eventually the best...of what we can do.

RokDeWerl-SoundDefect-Hujan(not the band)

Selasa - TwentySembilanTwoBelasTuZiroZiroNain - emm...lama rasanyer tak update blog. sebenar-benarnyer...after Rock The World 09...dah plan dah nak update dalam blog...pengalaman perform kat RTW09. but then again...all i can say is...really disappointed with RTW09.

dah lah jadual diawalkan...but...ok la...alasan diorang...sbb polis dah kasi arahan...supaya RTW09 ditamatkan awal...mereka tak benarkan RTW09 berlangsung sehingga lewat2 malam...sbb...berdekatan ngan residential area. tu bleh terima sket la. but the major disappointment was when we perform. ok...diorang suruh datang SOUNDCHECK session TWO(2) days b4 the event. so, ok lah...kitorang wat soundcheck apa sumer...and at that point of moment and time...the sound was nice. dan dah nama nyer soundcheck...bila dah sumer ok...SEPATUTNYE...note down la setting2 kitorang...sekali bila on the day itself...bunyi mmg hancur...mmg bangsat giler ah...serious shitss...sound tak balance langsung...soundman ada...tapi...serupa tak payah wujud di muka bumi nih.

pastu plak...petang tu ujan...kalo ujan sikit2...takpe lah jugak. ini ujan lebat giler...! sampai aku terpaksa berteduh bawah banner Twisties. and then pasal ujan yang sangat lebat tu juge lah...show kena delay...sbb nak kena cover equipments...kalo tak kena ujan rusak la plak...lagi haru kalo jadi gitu.

aku tunggu sampai monoloque punyer show...performance best...tapi..sound still segampang mungkin...huhuhu. that's it lah...tak larat nak tunggu...dlm kol 6 lebih kitorang chow...

demmit...sepatutnyer...a big event like RTW09 ni...could've...no...should've been...way better. tapi...apekan daye...pasrah je la...huhuhu...

C-D-V-D-R

Jumaat - Sabtu : 25/26DecemberTwoZerOZerONinE - pagi jumaat aku bangun agak lambat...ok..that's not quite right...aku bangun mmg lambat...12.30tghari. huhuhuhu...tapi seb baik la cuti...Hari Krismas. waktu siang nyer...mmg takde apa2 aktiviti sangat...just after solat jumaat...aku lepak jap ngan bandmates. after that aku banyak abih kan masa dok umah.

oh yer...b4 that...fidah, a friend of mine...text me saying she's coming over to bangi. nak jumpa aban katanyer...and pastu sekali la jumpa aku. orait lah tu...sbb lama gak tak jumpa dia nih. she's a very good friend...mmg baik dia nih...eventho i've done sumthing that i'm not supposed to...she still accept me as a friend. aku rasa kalo orang lain...takkan nak berkawan ngan aku kot. ok..anyway...we meet up at McDonalds nearby kompleks pkns bangi...sekali ngan aban. just lepak and talked for awhile. aku rasa tak sampai sejam kot...then memasing kena balik. aku sambung lepak kat umah.

^supposedly a CD...

keesokan hari nyer Exorage perform kat RTW09...so...mlm ni...kitorang wat preparations lah...gi jamming...praktis...print & burn kitorang nyer cd. but during that time...sumthing went wrong...the printable cd that dhan bought...turns out to be...printable DVDRs...~!!! DEMMIT...~!! bodo punyer orang kedai...padahal dhan dah mintak dah printable CDR. mmg terus terasa ilang semangat siot...huhuhu. disebabkan dah beli...we just continued on...harap jadi audio cd...penyudah nyer...sumer kena jadi data disc...shits...meaning, kalo sesapa beli...itu pun kalo ada...diorang tak leh pasang dalam cd player...dvd players. haihh...tapi mmg tak leh wat pe dah ler...masa mmg dah suntuk...huhuhu...well...again, a lesson learned...the hard way. heh...~

Soundstage Melaka Mall

Jumaat - 8Belas2Belas2SifarSifar9 - orait...dah lama gak rasanyer aku tak update blog aku nih...well...for one thing...mmg kinda bz for the past few weeks. work & band practice...kitorang (exorage)...kena wat persediaan...untuk Soundstage. pada yang tak tau apa itu Soundstage...secara ringkas nyer...it's THE battle of the bands that most of the indipendent bands are waiting for. Soundstage ni la selalu nyer jadi batu loncatan...or...starting point untuk certain bands that got lucky. but yeah...it's not all about luck...lets just say...luck plays a very minor role.


so...ok...kitorang gerak dari bangi...somewhere around 11am...well actually plan nak kuar lagi awal...tapi...dydo...awek lan...ada masalah kereta...her car broke down sumwhere nearby bandar sri putra. so...being the ever so concerned boyfriend...lan gi tolong lah...well...i'd do the same if it happened to my gf. aaaanyway...after everything settled...kitorang pun bertolak ler...dhan yang drive...coz, lesen aku dah mati...tak sempat nak renew...eheh.

somewhere around 3 sumthing, kitorang sampai ler melaka. the next challenge...mencari a place to stay...cripes...mmg tak terpikir yang sekarang skool holiday...so...all the hotels...motels...travellers lodge...even rumah tumpangan ah seng pun FULL...~! FAK...~!!! but we continued on mencari...dan setelah hampir sejam...jumpa gak la hotel yang ada available room...Straits Meridian Hotel. orait la hotel ni...harga patut...siap ngan breakfast...ada swimming pool(tapi tak berpeluang nak mandi kolam sebab asik dok ujan sini).


so...lepas dah masuk bilik...unpack...lepak2...mandi...then...bersiap gi mkn. nak gi makan...next to the hotel...ada kedai makan...eheheh...biasa la...save cost...kalo makan di hotel tu...tak tau la baper depa charge. yang kedai tu pun...kira orait la...tapi...tak banyak variety. lepas dah mkn tu...nearby the hotel area...ada Pasaraya Keluargaku. disebabkan tak tau nak buat apa mlm tu...kitorang decided gi tgk2(TGK2 la sangat...~!) barang kat situ. lan ngan dhan ni dok tgk jeans...aku personally...mmg tak penah ada jeans...i mean...yang beli sendiri tu...memang takde. jeans yang aku ada pun...gf lama yang belikan...leh kira ngan sebelah tangan jer baper kali aku pakai jeans tu. aku mmg tak minat jeans. tapi...budak dua orang ni...racun mmg kuat...maka...mlm tu...1st time aku beli jeans...~! ahahaha...mmg siot ah..eheheh. after that...kembali ke bilik...on tv...Charlie and The Chocolate Factory tgh on...huhuhu...tak penah tgk citer nih...so...layan la movie tu...huhuhu...sakit ati siot tgk movie kat tv...iklan tak hengat nyer...huhuhu. lepas abih citer...terus tidoooo.

Sabtu - 9Belas2Belas2KosongKosong9 - aku terjaga kol 7.45am...yang lain aku rasa cam dah bangun...cuma belum bangun dari tilam memasing...huhuhu...pastu memasing paksa diri bangun...gi siap2...basuh muka...gosok gigi...dan pegi breakfast. orait gak lah menu hotel nih...ehehe...mkn dah free kan...so...2-3 round gak ah. lepas dah abih makan...gi balik bilik...dan bantai tido balik...ahahahah...~!!!


"WOI...bangun woii...~ check-out kol 12.00tghari....~!!! skang dah kol 12.30 dowwhh...~!!!" aku dgr suara dhan separa menjerit. FAK...~!!! terlajak siot...~!!! kelam kabut kitorang bersiap sumer...by the time bagi balik kunci...masa tu dah kol 1.00pm...seb baik la diorang tak charge extra...huhuhu. kitorang terus tuju Melaka Mall...situ la venue Soundstage kali ni. masa tu...masih hujan...dan...segala2nye untuk Soundstage...blom siap. stage nyer saje yang ada...huhuhu. bila dah tgk camtu...kitorang pun amik keputusan round2 mall tu...tapi...nothing much sangat pun sana.

fast forward a bit...the rain stopped at around 7.oopm. FAK...~!! just imagine kitorang berkampung kat mall tu baper jam. tunggu diorang setup everything...around 8.45pm...the guest band for that day perform...Rock & Roll Jon...very good band...lagu catchy =D. oh yeah...we're the 5th band to perform that nite. huhuhu...it was fun...really fun...mmg enjoy giler. well...err...eheh...eventho ada some minor glitch during the starting part of "Insanity Love"...but dhan...really manage to cover things up...and we really did play our hearts out.


didn't get the chance tgk sampai abis...tak larat dah...plus...mmg kena balik mlm tu gak. so...bertolak pulang ke bangi around 12.00++...again...dhan kena drive...sampai umah kol 2.00am. well...that's basically our trip to melaka...and 2 days after that...we received the result...and we made it to the finals...we're one of the top 5...woohooo...~!! that's unexpected...seriously...eheheh...meaning...we're going back to melaka...that's gonna be another adventure...~

Of Keyboards & Numbers

Isnin - 4Teen2BelasTuZiroZiroNain - setelah cuti 3 ari...perasan malas untuk kembali bekerja sungguh meluap2...shits...literally have to drag myself out of bed. lepas dah mandi bersiap apa sumer...aku kuar la umah...awal gak masa tu...around 7 sumthing. so...i took my time...bawak moto rilek je...bila dah bawak moto style rilek2 nih...fikiran tu kekadang menerewang. i thought to myself...i never liked working in a bank...so what the f*ck am i doing now...? i can only laugh at myself for the time being.

i never was a banker to begin with...i started working for Bumiputera Commerce Finance. jadi kerani gak la masa tu...tapi...aku keje dalam opis...bukan dalam bank. and seriously...at that time...aku leh terus terang cakap...idup aku lebih senang...ye lah...keje walaupun berlambak...tapi OT sentiasa approve...masyuk la aku masa keje BCF. aku masa tu keje bahagian loan disbursement...applications yang nak diproses...mmg banyak...serious...tapi aku takde hal punyer. tapi the main reason aku happy...sbb aku tak perlu interact DIRECTLY dgn customer...tak macam keje aku sekarang.

then...the bank merge with southern bank...and that's where everything changed. aku dimasukkan dlm banking line...shits...benda paling aku tak suke...terpakse gak aku telan...so...bermula lah kisah idop aku bergaul ngan duit dan nombor2...huhuhu...dlm suke x suke...even dah beberapa kali aku amik keputusan nak berenti...diam tak diam...aku dah hampir 7thn dgn bank...damn...never thought it would be that long. tapi bila dah lelama nih...rasa malas plak nak berenti....sbb...kalo aku berenti...then carik keje lain...blom tentu aku leh dapat gaji sepertimana yang aku dapat sekarang...cuti pun mesti revert balik kepada 14-16 hari setahun. tapi ada a friend of mind cakap...kalo experience dah banyak...leh demand...hurmm...ntah lah...tgk lah camne...heh.

and tau2 je aku dah sampai dkt depan opis...huhuhu...(sebenarnyer bahaya memandu/menunggang dlm keadaan separa sedar)

Akreditasi

Ahad - Thirteen2BelasTwentyZiroNain - hari ni...aku bangun agak awal...6.45am...sbb nye...kitorang(the band - exorage), telah bersetuju nak pergi ada this one course called Program Akreditasi Artis Tempatan dalam bidang Seni Persembahan. It was held in Subang Jaya...not quite familiar with that area...but...it's not really hard to find it...then again...kalo tak call..mmg tak jumpa la kot tmpt tu. so...kitorang bertolak dari bangi...around 9.00am. sampai dalam kol 10 lebey...located in the Taipan area. KL Music Academy nama tmpt tu...

sampai kat situ...jumpa ngan this one girl nama zila...well..i think it's zila la nama dia...crap...i'm so bad with names...kinda cute too... =P. anyway...1st thing's 1st...dia soh gi mkn...huhuhu...kami mmg pantang disuruh makan...mmg konfirm takkan ada sifat malu2 punyer. makan mihun goreng...huhuhu...sedap...tambah lagi sket lah...wuhuh...pepagi terasa cam dah heavy...ahahah.

"kelas" start somewhere around 11++am...biasa la...awal2 start klasses...sesi pengenalan...berkenalan...bla bla bla. ok...aku mmg tak penah blaja main muzik secara formal...so i know shit about those music theories or whatsoever...tau sesikit pun sbb member aku ariff ajar. so...that's what they gave lectures about...diorang ajar gak la...chord formations...and ntah hape benda lagi ntah...kena tgk nota balik...aku tak ingat...



as u can see...frm the picture above...aku tak paham langsung memula ape benda yang "cikgu" tulis...awal2 dia terang kan pun aku dok nganga. but ok la dia mengajar...kasi explain balik sumer...kira aku daripada awalnyer gelap gelita...skang ni dah samar2 lah...heh. after that...makan tengahari plak...dan lagi sekali...tara segan punya...makaaannn...~!!! rehat sejam...lepak2 sat...after then class sambung balik...adulahaiiii...nasik dah naik mata...mmg gile babi punye ngantuk ah...tak tipu...huhuhu...dan agak nyer cikgu dah nampak sekor2 layuuu je...dia soh jamm, guna score yang dia kasi...lagu belaian jiwa siot...huhuhu...bila main by heart...mmg mudah...tapi...bila try nak ikut score...mak aih...sengsara rasa...rasa itulah lagu paling susah di dunia...ye lah...orang tak biasa...silap...bukan tak biasa...tak reti langsong....~!!! tapi...slo2 dia ajar laa...eheheh.


orait lah...for the 1st day...heh...we have to come back again for another 4 sundays...huhuhu...there are probabilities that we can't make it...but...we'll try. kursus ni...bagi aku...mmg...syok...really...hurmm...how should i put it...a very good way to enhance ur knowledge about playing music. but...malang skali...eventho...kementerian dah support benda nih...kuar duit...untuk encourage bebudak muda...bermain muzik dgn cara yang betul...tapi yang datang hanya 10 orang...huhuhu...

dah ah...kena tido...AAAARRGGHH...sok keje..huhuhu...~

Tak Jangka Jumpa

Sabtu - DuaBelasDuaBelasTuZiroZiroNain - Huhuhuhu...lama nyer aku tak update...heh...dah mula dah penyakit...penyakit malas nak type. tapi takleh dibiarkan...nnt jadik cam blog lama aku...terbiar gitu jer. nothing exciting happened for the past few days. nothing except...on thursday - 10thdec09 -...aku berjumpa dgn someone yang aku dah lama gile tak jumpa...pada aku la...aku rasa amat lama...tak tau la that someone tu rasa sama ke tak...huhuhu.

she came into my life somewhere in the middle of this year...masa tu wat show somewhere in cheras. menarik dia nih...comel...ada aggresiveness...and rilek jer....cool character lah...i loike...eheheh. dia main drum...siap twin pedal tu...jamming main cover lagu yang aku sendiri tak berani nak try...huhuhuhu...respek2..~

we never did plan to meet...so...pada aku...mmg totally unexpected...what a surprise indeed...~
masa jumpa tu...aaaaa....~!! aku happy sangat rasa nyer...sampai tak reti nak react camner...the awkwardness tu terasa...huhuhuhu...over excited la plak aku nih...eheheh.

jumpa...lepak...dia makan...sambil borak...aku tgk dia makan...tau2 dah satu jam...isk...aku dah kena masuk keje balik...dia plak...rupanyer baru balik dari penang...dia drive all the way...kesian siot...rabak jer rupa...so...better dia balik...get some rest...haiih...hope to see her again...