the DRUMS

Hey!
I drew this last night. Well, I traced over the sketch of this that I did a few weeks ago. lol
My computer's working again, for some reason, so I got to use my tablet again!
And so I coloured this in, hah.

It's a lame drawing, I know.

Puteri x

What's that, 2 concerts to look forward to?!

My heart can't take it!
Haha this is actually the first time for me to actually be having more than one upcoming concert at once.

You betcha.
Scored a Jason Mraz ticket for myself, hehe. Well, I'm gonna be broke soon thanks to this, but... YOLO

I'm actually looking forward to Jason's concert more than Laruku's! Weird, I know.
And Laruku is in 7 days. Exactly 7 days as of now. I'm nervous because I forgot all their lyrics.
Lol the problem with learning Japanese lyrics.... You don't really understand them so you forget the concept and shit and so you totally forget the lyrics aaahhhh Idek.

Also:

CornCob

fuck

Puteri x

"Here I go again, getting upset over nothing...."

"I'm the worst at Maths, so if I were you, I would just forget about it and focus on what you truly enjoy in life."  -- Jacob Graham of The Drums

How I wish I could live by these words...
Unfortunately, it's pretty much impossible right now, especially in this country I'm living in.
It's all about the education. All about the fucking education.
You do great in your studies, you get respect and wealth.
No diploma? No degree? No 'O' Level certificate or any of those shit? Bye bye, off in the streets you go.
This sucks balls. It does. I mean, what, why can't you look at uhm.. Talents, maybe?
Wouldn't it be nice if people recognise you for your talents/skills regardless of your highest qualification?
We're all prisoners in this country, I guess...

Went to apply for the April intake of ITE this afternoon and they basically said that every course is full.
Welp, no school for me then! Yay. Nope.
I have other options but I think I'll just stick to retaking my Maths and going to a Polytechnic.
Because I have no other choice. Well, I do, but fuck them.
Wow, remember when I actually got a place reserved for me in NAFA? Cool.
But because I'm not a rich-ass fucking billionaire, I was forced to decline everything.
Studying Art is expensive, man. How fucking stupid is that? Why do you need to spend more to learn Art?
Is it my fault that I love Art but I can't afford studying it?
Why am I stuck loving something that basically sucks money off of my hands? Why me?

Okay, after retaking that damned Maths paper, I'm gonna get a good grade and I'll finally be able to get Maths out of my life because Maths is mY FUCKING ENEMY, DO YOU HEAR ME MATHS

And then that quote would be kinda relevant. Well, whatever Jacob says is relevant to me.

What the fuck am I doing rambling like a mad woman at 1.30 in the morning? I need sleep. But I don't wanna.

Puteri x

Oh yeah, totally forgot I made this.

Out of boredom the other day.

BFFs forever and ever amen.

Puteri x

Hey, Connor.

I don't know how it ended,
I don't know where you ran to,
but I'll always be right here, okay.

Haha. Hopefully it hasn't ended between you and The Drums. I'm so heartbroken right now because of the things I've read. I hope it's just a temporary thing, and I hope you'll really come back to The Drums. It's just not the same without you. Even worse when you're my favourite member. But I respect your decisions, and The Drums'. Whatever happens, my feelings for you guys will never change.

Been thinking about this since last night. It's a miracle that I could actually fall asleep.
I even started tearing up and I don't know why.

Puteri x

L'Arc~en~Ciel in about 2 weeks.

Can't wait!

There are also other upcoming gigs that I have to go for:

• Jason Mraz, 29 June (2 days after my birthday dude)
• Morrissey, 8 May
• Dream Theater, 2 May

And Avenged Sevenfold but unfortunately IT FUCKING CLASHES WITH LARUKU ^
Brb gonna kms by jumping out the window
fuck

Oh well...

I'm getting my pay (yep, I worked for like 3 weeks) soon so I'll be spending my money on gigs and video games, mostly. No regrets.
That job was pretty awesome though. Data entry, as boring as it is, is an easy way to get money haha.
$624 in 3 weeks. That's just rad.
And you just sit in an office, typing shit into a database.
And it's freezing cold and you get to wear your favourite jacket or sweater and mmmm yessss :3
Cos it's always warm as fuck here in Singapore, so I prefer being cold than dying in the heat.

What else should I blog about...? I don't even know.
Well, my PS3 is working again, so I can play video games now. Yep.
Getting Uncharted 3, AC: Revelations, MGS HD Collection,  DMC HD Collection and Infamous 2 soon.
Well maybe not everything. But... THEY'RE ALL EPIC GAMES. ;~;
Also: Zone of the Enders HD Collection. Fuck yes.

My computer, however, broke down because it's a dickbag.
So I can't sync my iPod to my iTunes, and my bro's planning on buying a new computer. I guess I'd have to do some backing up for my music, sigh. I think I've lost most of my documents haha. Of course, I made sure that my Laneway SG 2012 photos are safe and sound. My Iron Maiden Live in SG 2011 ones too.

Man I'm still not over Laneway, it's annoying.
I'm in love with The Drums. They're perfect. Sounds creepy but it's true. I mean, I've never met anyone as amazing as them.

They were the first musicians (that I love) that I've met. It's a pretty big deal, I'll always remember that day.
Tomorrow marks the 2nd month after Laneway. I don't know what to do with my life.
And Connor's still missing haha, I really really hope he comes back soon. I miss him.

Puteri x

More "new" music.

Let's start from the beginning of this year, shall we?

The Horrors - 09 Jan

Chairlift - 28 Jan

The Smiths - 01 Feb

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - 11 Mar

Violens - 17 Mar

White Lies - 19 Mar

Let us start with The Horrors. For some reason, I didn't get into them the same time as The Drums! I don't remember why. Maybe it was because I took my time to listen to most of The Drums' songs haha. But yes, basically I started listening to them because LANEWAY which was awesome, btw. Duh, of course it was awesome. Prolly the best day of my whole entire life. Yes, even better than Iron Maiden, I can safely say.

Okay, anyways, I think that is it, basically. I think my first song was 'Still Life'. Then for some reason, I started listening to their first album instead of their second and third albums. It was a totally different sound. I was pleasantly surprised, and I thought their next two albums would be similar too, but it wasn't lol. I still love all their songs, though!
I love all three albums in a different way, actually. Oh and Joe is my favourite member of the band. What I find funny is, he looks like an adorable and frail little boy but he plays the drums hehehe. He actually isn't tiny though! He just has a cute, boyish face. ;v; So bummed that I couldn't meet him, though! Oh well, I met Joshua and Rhys at least~


Next: Chairlift. Ah yes, Chairlift. For Laneway, Wu Lyf were supposed to play but I don't know what happened, and Chairlift replaced them. I thought I would give them a listen, and I don't regret it at all.
They're amazing, and Caroline's voice is pure perfection. She's really beautiful too! I forgot my first song, I think it was 'Amanaemonesia'. Then it was 'Bruises', if I'm not wrong. When they played live, I was just mindblown. They're just so great during a live performance, so much energy! And Caroline decided to play the synths on her own during Laneway, while singing, which was really cool.


The Smiths! I've actually known 'em for pretty long, like, after I got to know The Cribs last year, since Johnny Marr was in the band for a while. Kinda weird, getting to know The Smiths through The Cribs haha. Johnny Marr is the coolest man I've ever seen in my life. Well I think he's the only one who could actually be both cool and cute haha.

Aaaaanyway, yes, basically I decided to listen to The Smiths because JOHNNY MARR WAS IN IT, MAN. Also, Morrissey. Who's actually coming to perform in Singapore in May. I need to go for it, man! Oh yeah, as I was saying.. Yes. Johnny Marr. My first song was 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'. I actually haven't heard that song anywhere, lol. I saw that people knew it from 500 Days of Summer or something, which I didn't watch. Meh.
My second song was 'This Charming Man', which totally got me into The Smiths! I really love their sound, they're awesome. It's funny how most people got to know about The Smiths through their parents lol, and I'm just sitting here like, "..I just got to know this band in 2011. :I" My brothers don't really know The Smiths too lol. Nobody did, until now. I even bought this one Smiths-special Mojo magazine because ALL THE PHOTOS and the articles aljdhajlfa


The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. This one is pretty special. I actually started listening to them a little before Laneway, but didn't really get into them. I only got into them after Laneway hehe.

And the main reason (lol which is pretty stupid) was because of Kip! Remember when I drew Connor? And remember when Kip wanted to take a photo of Connor and I with the drawing? And! Remember when he mentioned my drawing during an interview in Laneway? Haha I think that's enough to make me want to get into Pains! He's extremely down-to-earth, so friendly, the whole band is, and I love it. I mean who would love a band with members who think they're above everyone else and are arrogant and shit right? Lol okay I have no idea what I'm talking about.
But yeah... Basically their friendliness got me into them. They're such great people, I'm totally bummed that I didn't get to talk to any of them at the airport.. Even though Kip was IN FRONT OF ME ugh. I actually didn't realise. Or maybe I did, but like I said, I wasn't into them at that time... Yet.

I miss Pains. :'''''( I miss Laneway. I miss everyone. Le sigh~ Okay, let's see... My first song I think was 'Young Adult Friction'. I don't remember! I think I was watching their live videos on YouTube instead of listening to the studio versions because LANEWAY EXCITEMENTTT~~

Also, they recently played in Kuala Lumpur a few days(?) after Laneway Singapore and I just-- IF I HAD THE MONEY and if I could actually go I WOULD.
And Connor (who was at that time touring with 'em after Laneway) was wearing this gorgeous yellow dress shirt. Fucking hell, yellow! Reminds me of 'Me and the Moon' haha but yeah he looks so gr8 in yellow. ;_; Okay I'm a creep. (I'm a weirdooo~~ What the hell am I doing hereee~~) But hey Connor if you read this (lol oh plz), I just have one thing to say... COME BACK TO THE DRUMS RIGHT NOWWWW it's been more than a month, where are you?! I miss you! Like, for real! You're my favourite, so it's making me heartbroken okay? Also, I miss you more because it's been more than a month since we first met too. :'<


Okay I'm going out of topic.... Next band, VIOLENS! Now these guys are just pure brilliance. How did I get into them, you ask? I think it's pretty obvious. Myles Matheny, one of the members, is currently playing guitar for The Drums' live concerts. I'm not sure if it'll be permanent though. I'm actually hoping for it. :X But what will happen to Violens?! Lol I'm so confused. I hate this. I seriously hate this.
Yeah, so.... I started listening to Violens because MYLES MATHENY. He's great, man. And adorable. And great. Lol he rarely talks, but he smiles 24/7. Even when I met him he didn't talk much haha, aw. I think it's cute. :'3

My first song was...... 'Already Over'! Actually, I saw Dini's post on Facebook, it was this song, so it was pretty convenient for me to just click 'play' lol. I INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE. The voice. The guitars. The whole dreamy psychedelic atmosphere. Love. At. First. Listen.
I'm confused about the lineup though. Sometimes I see like, 4 people and no Myles. Maybe that's the old lineup? They need a Wiki page lol.

My current favourite song is 'Warm Collision' which features the wonderful Caroline Polachek from Chairlift, of course. <3 I didn't know she actually did so many things with Violens! I didn't even know that they were friends! Lol but I guess all the NYC bands have mutual friends and stuff. The Drums and Pains, for example. The Drums, Pains, Chairlift, Violens... These 4 are all pretty close friends with each other haha. Which is fucking awesome, if I may say so!
You have no idea how happy I got when I found out that Caroline did some songs with them haha, what a great thing.

Also, I bought Violens' album 'Amoral' for like $15 on eBay. Was actually asking my bro to order for me and I'd pay him in cash, but he decided to get it for me for free so... YAY! :>
I need to listen to that album, man. I'm waiting for it to arrive so I can listen to it on repeat on my iPod alsjdhasdga


Last band for now... White Lies! Funny thing is, Violens got me into this band. I know right?! Well, I actually knew them before but didn't bother to listen to their music. I regret that haha. But hey, it's never too late! So anyway.... Violens, they have this mixtape called the 'Winter mixtape' which is almost an hour long, and basically it's stuff that they've done, like the own songs, and some remixes/covers. They did a remix for White Lies' 'Unfinished Business', so that's how I heard White Lies for the first time. Went on YouTube to listen to the original song, and I just.... WHERE HAVE THESE GUYS BEEN ALL MY LIFE?

Harry's voice. It's so deep (lol I like guys with deep voices lol lol lol) and just so perfect in every way, sigh. All their songs are great, seriously. I've listened to both their albums. Well, maybe I like the album 'Ritual' more. But... 'Unfinished Business' from their first album is still my favourite. Another favourite of mine would be 'Holy Ghost'. The intro, man. THE INTRO. Go listen to it. Amazing sound like no other.

And I'm seriously hooked right now. It's like listening to The Drums, you have to do it every day, every hour, every minute, just repeat their songs over and over again because IT'S JUST THAT AWESOME. That's the situation I'm in with White Lies lol. Well, and The Drums still. Basically I'm listening to these two bands on repeat. It's crazy. But I shouldn't do that, because I'd get bored of the songs but I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO 'EM

Also they almost played a gig in Singapore last year but cancelled it because of the disaster in Japan. Aw. Which is okay for me, cos if they had actually played here I'd be like, "NOOOO FUCKKKKK WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS ;_;" so yeah. Hopefully they play here soon! And when I have money!

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I ended up typing too much. O WELLZ.
Yeah, my music taste now is totally different from last year when it was all basically just Metal lol. I guess I'm getting a little bored (don't kill me) of Metal for now, but of course I will come back to it someday...

Puteri x

Back after a month and STILL not over it.

Someone got mentioned in an article! ;)
Hahaha I'm glad Connor likes my drawing enough to actually show it to people ;u; All my creys.
And Kip's (The Pains of Being Pure at Heart) comment made me smile so much!
I remember at the airport he wanted to take a photo of Connor with the drawing and he was like, "With the artist too!" hahahaha basically I died. :''''') Wish I got to talk to him (and the rest of Pains) more! But well, I was too busy panicking over the fact that The Drums were coming out of the arrival entrance thing lol.

Article here: http://pinoytuner.com/article/939/ears-ringing-and-heart-swelling:-laneway-through-the-eyes-of-a-music-fan
One of the best (if not the only) Laneway articles I've read.

Also, look what I bought yesterday:

FUCK YEAHHHH MOE-SUCKRAS.
Pains' 'Belong' and The Horrors' 'Primary Colours'. Nope, still not over Laneway, as you can see haha.

Before that, I went out to meet my hobo friends from the hobo association (lol our group name, really), Rutaba, Melissa and Ying Ying. Basically we just walked around Suntec, went to eat, bought some candy, went to Orchard and looked at shoes in H&M and Y2 ended up buying a pair haha. I almost did, but I decided to buy CDs instead because HMV had a '2 for $38' offer that I couldn't pass up lol, and the shoes were like $50. :<
I had a flipping great time though, these three are the best people ever.
Lol Rutaba and I spent most of our times talking about The Drums like nobody's business.

Also, I cut my hair after like, a year of not doing anything to it. Not even trimming lol.
First time actually being satisfied with a haircut for once! And it was only $12! Br0.

Puteri x