OMG! OMG! OMG!

I was at Swee Lee Music @ Bras Basah Complex...looking for guitar strings... really did not know what brand to choose....was not even sure what string gauge to use...extra light, light, medium....decision, decision, decision...

While I was looking at these packs of strings, I saw this one tall ang moh... who was half-squatting beside me... looking at those small guitar amps on display...

Suddenly he turned his head and looked at me... and said,

" Would my old strat sound good with this baby"

Being a shy person, I just numbled, " think so..maybe".

That was the time that I had a good close look at this mat saleh.

Boy! I could not believe my eyes. This guy who was then standing so close to me was no other than..

OMG! OMG! OMG!

RITCHIE!!!.......RITCHIE BLACKMORE!!!!.

I was so like wanna die...my lips were locked tight and my throat was as dry as Sahara Desert. He kept staring at me for he knew that I was in such an awkward position....or you can say, STAR-STRUCK...phew...

"yea yea..i'm ritchie" - he simply said

I GAVE HIM ONE HELL OF A BIG HUG.

He then sat naturally on that tiny amp....and plugged-in one of those guitars on display... think it was an Ibanez RG...and started to play...

Oh boy, without any effects, Blackmore sounded just like Blackmore....

He then played a famous riffs and then looked at me....who still having my jaw wide open...just like... a male cat when saw a pussy cat...

He asked, “You know this one, kiddo?”

I replied, " Yep, Catch the Rainbow"

He then played another one of his trademark riffs,

I said confidently, “that’s Lady of the Lake”

Then, dia changed click the pick-up selector & did that familiar double-stop riffs, I immediately said, “oh…that’s Mean Streak…Purple’s newer ones…”

He then stopped playing, placed the guitar back on its stand and said,

“You’re really into Purple heh?"

I answered, “ Nope…..I’m SOOO into BLACKMORE!”

He then stared sharply into my eyes & after a while shaked his head...

He then picked up his big black bag which was left on the floor & took out something...

oh…. it was just an old Fender Strat Guitar Neck......

He passed that neck to me and said,

"Think you deserve this.....memory from California Jam...."

Then I started to realise the significance of this old guitar neck

OMG! OMG! OMG!

This guitar neck was the left-over of that Strat he smashed at the TV Camera during the concert with Deep Purple way back in 1974 at Ontario Speedway.. that concert fondly remembered as California Jam.

OMG! OMG! OMG!

Boy! Thought I died & gone to heaven....tears started to roll on my cheeks....I could still recalled watching that concert in a friend's home on video-tape...when I just 14....I guess

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Suddenly a familiar tune was heard…. JAI HO – PUSSY CAT DOLLS???

OOOOOOH…..That was my alarm tone….alamak!

So it's ALREADY 7am!!!

Just when I was just enjoying one of the best dreams of my life…that stupid Nicole Scherzinger & her Friends came & kacau...

What a luck!!!

A nite with Ritchie was 1 THOUSAND TIMES better than with that freakin' Dolls....

it that really???...hehehe..

So then it wasn't California Jam....

but my HEAD was JAMMING with MIGRAINE.....

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This story was inspired by my nephew....which I improvised....

Robots have TRANSFORMED in CA$H COW$...

Wow!!! The opening week of 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' was such a hit that the box-office collection of USD 200M in just 5 days!!!

Money! Money! Money!

In S'pore too, it was difficult to get tickets for the show with most showing times were fully booked.

At the cinemas, we were surprised to see many adults, especially men, a large number of them there.

When asked whether they were there to watch Optimus Prime or Bumble Bee, they answered: " We are HERE to Watch the Foxy Lady called MEGAN!"

So that explains....

bye bye King....bye bye Angel....

I was driving when I heard the news on the radio mentioning the death of Michael Jackson.....suddenly my head spinned & felt so whole of emptiness in my gut...

Strangely, I do not feel sad....but more of an emptiness... a vacuum...

A moment later...the news was still on...mentioning the passing of Farah Fawcett...suddenly my tears started to flow and sad overcame me....

I stopped at the nearest petrol kiosk....park one corner.....not knowing what to do...

May you Rest in Peace....King...Angel...

H1N1, are we being tooo Afraid?

When MOE announced that schools will be reopened as scheduled next week, a lot of parents were agitated.

Why???

Most wants the hols to be extended another week with rationale that those who came back from holidays overseas will have ample 7-day at-least to quarantine themselves at home.

Well, is that a correct perspective to this issue???

Don't think so...

I believe the spread of this disease can be prevented if everyone has a
GOOD SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

If not, forget it lah...

Ask ourselves, do we even put-on a face-mask when we are having cough & flu???

The answer is: NO

So, why school holiday needs to be extended???

"The Chair in the Doorway"

It is very privileged to know that Living Colour will be releasing their much-anticipated album on 15 Sep 2009...called, "The Chair in the the Doorway".

Not too sure, whether you guys know this band...but they ever won the Grammys in the 80's for their album "Vivid".

Anyway, below is the video of their 1st single hit which was released in 1988 called, "The Cult of Personality"

is UnEmployment Rate going North?

Last week, it was announced that a total of 12.8K of jobs were lost in the 1st quarter of this year...thus pushing the overall employment rate to a 3-year high of 3.3%.

Thus for those of us, who still have jobs, please be grateful since there aremany out there jobless & struggling to secure whatever job they can find...

Yeah, it is very FASHIONABLE for us to always condermned our work situations, our bosses...even collegues....BUT do REMEMBER, many job seekers out there who are willing trade with us our situation with their's...

So do be GRATEFUL for what we have....



Below are photos of a job fair held in China recently.
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OMG!!!

Happy Bday Suu Kyi

It is not REALLY SAD for Aung San Suu Kyi had to celebrate her 64 Bday in prison?

If not mistaken, she has total spent 15 years of her life in prison while still fighting for democracy for Myanmar..

For me personally, she resembles that undying attitude and steadfast and willingness to sacrifice her own life for the better good of Myanmar.

As you can see the junta really has not solution....they really do not know what to do to this lady...with the watchful eyes of millions across the Globe...especially with Internet...no news can be hidden...

So you can see that men with guns become powerless when faced with such a lady of inner ward steel.

My prayers for you, Suu Kyi...

When REAL MADRID becomes REAL MAD...

First, they managed to get Kaka at £56m then 2-3 days later, they successfully got Ronaldo at £80m...

Best of all, they are not stopping at these two... they are also trying to get David Villa, Karim Benzema, Franck Ribery...etc..

Wonder how can they manage the economic cost of having these stars in the team. Apart from that, how they managed to get these stars to gel in a team that can win all the time?

What will happen if at the end of next season, Real remain barren & trophyless... what will happen then?

Whose head will roll?

The Stars' or Florentino Perez's???

that Crooked Man still WANTS that Crooked Bridge...

Mahathir recent spiteful comments about MM Lee's visit to M'sia was really hurtful and degrading.. He called MM a 'little Emperor' and describing S'pore as a 'new Middle Kingdom'.

But, what is there to expect of Mahathir???

He could have STILL contributs alot to M'sia now but he chooses to be JUST an arm-chair critic & shooting from his mouth!

Apart from all this....he stills want that CROOKED Bridge!!!
Can you believe it?

But, why he keeps pushing for the Bridge huh?
Is there anything we should know of?

unHoly Diver

I whispered a prayer of gratitude upon finding out about that £80m world-record transfer of the unHoly Diver... Can't imagine a Diver like him can cost that much...

While almost everyone raving the skills of that selfish Portuguese, I, for one, beg to differ...

WHY?

The main reason for his unbelievable scoring records in open play were due to those unselfish team members playing alongside with him like Rooney, Giggs, Park, Fletcher, Carrick, Paris Hilton...ooops...

If not for these unselfish souls, Ronaldo's scoring records would just be average.. only at dead-ball situations, he is ALRITE that's all... but Beckham has done that already...

It is really strange that people often forgets that Football is a Team Sport. And for Man Utd, getting rid of Ronaldo is GOOD RIDDANCE while that £80m is SURE a FAT BONUS!

Well done Sir Alex & Man Utd!!!

Ronaldo, for sure, will FAIL in SPAIN...

Smitten by Thee...(Part One)

This is a love story which I wrote long time ago....

Smitten by Thee (part one)

Have you ever, in your life, meet a stranger so Beautiful & Such a Joy to Your Eyes that she literally sparks the protective nature in you into immediately wanting to protect her and look after her for the rest of your life?

WOW!!! That happened to me the day before.........for the very 1st time. It happened like this:

It was a Very WET day with heavy downpour.

Thus turning SINGAPORE into SINGAPOUR.

I was in the train to Harbour Front - wanting to check-out the new Vivo City.

Suddenly at Outram Station, in came this a VERY BEAUTIFUL & STUNNING female person. She was definitely among the Top-Ten of the Most Gorgeous Ladies ever created by Divinity.

This is NOT an exaggeration but a Real F-A-C-T.

She moved into the train & stood beside me.

She was alone.................me too......

With my jaw dropped, I was totally FROZE by the sight of her. She stunned me in BIG way.

Then there was ringtone of that song by the late Nat king Cole, "When I Fall in Love".

It was her phone that rang.

She answered (alamak sorrylah for the eavesdropping) and said, "For Pete's sake,I just wanna be alone, OK?"

Then she hung up and stare blankly with thoughts elsewhere.

I just felt like holding her in my arms and said "it's ok baby, I'm here to protect you........everything will be juz fine..."

But I FROZE.

She was not more than 19. And me 20. Alright, man.....a marriage in heaven?

What should I do? What should I do now?

Suddenly, out from my mouth came these words,"I LOVE.........Nat King Cole too".

She turned & looked at me up & down.

"Do you really?", she asked cynically.

“So what other songs by Mr Cole that you like? Enter Sandman?”

A sudden surge of anger erupted inside of me.

I looked her directly in the eyes and said, “Just a minute ago, you are like the Most Beautiful Person on this Earth I ever seen & I feel like wanting to love you & being with you till Kingdom Come. BUT now, I realize you just a Piece of Shit who judge a person by his looks.”

The Train Stopped.

HARBOUR FRONT Station, finally....

I quicken my steps out of the train.

Suddenly, I heard, “Care for some cuppa?”

I turned around & there she was.....smiling.

She walked to me & took my hand.

“Let’s go, cowboy….”

To be continued...

Smitten by Thee (Part Two)

KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU

She: It's almost unbelievable that behind that Rocker persona, you don't smoke nor drink. I believe you don't even have a tattoo. You certainly don't possess the criteria to be a Rocker...(laughed.)

Me: The Rocker part of me is that love for Heavy Music & Distorted Guitars Sound, that's all.

She: How about that typical long hair?

Me: That's just a silent protest against the modern notion that all men must have short hair & women long.

She: What other interesting philosophies that you subscribe?

Me: Meat is Murder. No, just joking. Though, I'd try consuming less of it. NOW, can we start talking about YOU?

She: What about me that you wanna know?

Me: Everything...... First, what's the story behind that strange name, Janis Lyn?

She: My late Dad was kinda hippie who loved Janis Joplin so much. But fortunely, he's smart enough not naming me Janis Joplin Teo. Though he still took the first two name of Janis Lyn Joplin & combined it with his surname......so I became Janis Lyn Teo.

Me: Your mum's a Caucasian?

She: Yes. You must've guessed from my looks. She's an Irish from Dublin.

Me: Just like U2.

She: Yah, in fact Bono is my distant uncle.

Me: Wow!!!

She: Gotcha!!! Can you Not drop that jaw? Is the 2nd time I saw it today.....

Me: Any qualms in revealing your age & you're still studying?

She: I'm 21....I'm presently in between jobs....

(Ha,ha, ha....I was thinking she was 19 but as it turned out she was older than me. But she's really something.........not only easy on the eyes but her ability to "energize"....that feeling you have whenever you smelled red roses. That BURST of GOOD FEELINGS.........Simply Beautiful, I must say.....)

To be continued....

Smitten by Thee... (Part Three)

So freakin' Missin'....

Absence makes the heart grows fonder. Missing you in every heartbeat.

Oh, I much I miss Janis who left for Dublin for what she called a "Christmas furlough" to celebrate the festive with her mum's family.

I have never missed someone as this. My heart is aching & wrenching and...this mind going thru' the movie marathon of Janis.

AM I IN LOVE?

MAT ROCKER IN LOVE?

No way.....man...
.

This is RIDICULOUS....really

Janis maybe sweet for the eyes with such a beautiful physique of a goddess.......

May be that it!!!

Not that I love her but it's just maybe lust...u know that animal side of things..

I'm Confused!!!

Is this love that I feeling?

OK, relax lah...... YES, I miss her....BUT nope, this is not love...yet

Suddenly, my phone rang!!!!!

It's Janis!!! In my desperation, I mumbled out in a very quick succession ..like a machine gun....& all I could hear was, " I reaaallly miss you like crazy..................never felt like this before...I really MISS you"

All she could answer was, " Me too"

Then we hang up.

Oh, what have I done........exposing my self like this to her.......

NOW, I feel really naked........

To be continued...

Smitten by Thee (Part Four)

iS the YEar still...nEw?

To me, yesterday was my New Year's Celebration.

Why?

That was because I finally met my sweetheart after more than 2 weeks of separation.

Who's the sweetheart?

Janis lah...

Unlike my previous dates with other ladies where we would spent time in cinemas & window-shoppings, my date with Janis always at Starbucks or any quiet makan place where we exchanged ideas ......and glances...

Yesterday, we met & spent almost 5 hours together.

But a major portion of that time spent on the topic of religion. Janis is a Catholic and me, Muslim.

Dangerous Liasons, you think?

Actually, NO.

Because when I talked of Moses and that Red Sea episode, Janis knew what I was talking about. Imagine, if I was to mention Moses to others, they may think I was taking about the FAT guy from 'Under One Roof'.

Sorrylah, Tan Ah Teck & Dolly.................though I really LOVE Vernetta Lopez whom I think really GREAT.....

Anyway, back to the date with Janis yesterday...

Janis was shocked when I told her that Holy Mother Mary is mentioned more than 30 times in the Holy Quran. There was also a whole chapter of her there.

What more shocking to Janis was that the whole espisode of Holy Virgin Mary conceiving Jesus when no man has 'touched' her is documented in the Holy Quran.

That The Holy Virgin has been mentioned as the best of female creation according to Islamic Prophetic Traditions.

Actually, Janis was totally unconvinced of what I've told her. Lucky me, I had that old laptop with me & Thank God for Wireless@SG.

Both Janis & Me decided to seek knowledge & answers from the great GURU, MAHARISHI GOOGLE, whose disciples are millions across the Globe.

Finally she's convinced and said, "One thing I love about you is you never failed to amaze me.....it is provindential that our paths are crossed as I'm sure it's meant to be..."

All I can say was, "Can you pass me that laptop?"

WHY?

Need to check what 'provindential' means?

WOW!!!

In my heart, I'm now sure too that she's the one for me.

To be continued...

Smitten by Thee... (Part Five)

love DON'T LIVE HERE...anymore

Last night was the time I met Janis after quite a long while when both decided to "cool" it for a while....which became quite a loooong while.

We met at her place. Her mum was in Dublin since Xmas. Janis was sweet enough to want cook me dinner but I was smart enough to mention, "I feel like eating Kentucky tonite. Why not I get them to your place?" She agreed. YES.

I reached her place @7.30pm. She was already at her door waitin' in her too casual attire....a worn-out OASIS T-shirt & shorts. Her long hair was in pony-tailed. Any way, she's gorgeous in a million ways!!!!

I felt a little awkward in her place alone with her. "Hot & spicy, right?" she asked of the KFC. I stopped & answered, "alamak...Original lah...didn't know you like hot & spicy?" She frowned.

We started to stare at one another. Deep inside we both knew HOW MUCH we missed one another......& before we knew it............we were both in full embrace........then naturally...locking lips......Nature took its course.....

PASSION RULED......................

......and before long.....we were about to get into our birthday suits that I could swear that I heard...........

........my late Dad's voice whispering so close to my right ear that I could EVEN feel his breath, saying, "Son, remember, whatever you do, PLEASE NEVER TARNISH OUR FAMILY NAME...." Then the whisper's gone.

I FROZED....and immediately ceased whatever I was doing.

I turned away.................Janis was shocked totally and looking at me expecting an answer.

Getting properly dressed, I said, "Sorry Jan. This not a Good time. Perhaps I better leave...." & quickly I made myself to the door...in a very "blur" & confused state...

Next I heard she said, "Yeah...you'd better leave...from this house & from MY LIFE!"

I was home by 9.30pm.

DAZED & CONFUSED!!!

But very deep inside, I know I did the RIGHT thing.

Thanks DAD for saving me...

THE END

Amazing Dolls

Well, though I do not have a personal liking of Pussy Cat Dolls, I do like some of their songs...which I think are really infectious.



Their latest single, Hush Hush, which I really like in terms of its beautiful melody & heart-felt lyrics...so here's:











For those who play the guitar, here's the chords:

Intro: Bm - A - G - Em -F#m

Bm

I never needed you to be strong

A

I never needed you for pointing out my wrongs

G Em

I never needed pain, I never needed strain

F#

My love for you was strong enough you should have known

Bm

I never needed you for judgement

A

I never needed you to question what I spent

G Em

I never ask for help, I take care of myself

F#

I don't know why you think you've got a hold on me

Bm

And it's a little late for conversations

A

There isn't anything for you to say

G Em

And my eye's hurt, hand's shiver

F#

So look at me and listen to me because

{Chorus:}

Bm A

I don't want too, stay another minute, I don't want you, to say a single word

G Em F#

Hush, hush, hush, hush, there is no other way, I get the final say, because

Bm A

I don't want too, do this any longer, I don't want you, there's nothing left to say

G Em F#

Hush, hush, hush, hush, I've already spoken, our love is broken, baby, hush, hush

Bm F#m

Bm

I never needed your corrections

A

On everything from how I act to what I say

G Em

I never needed words, I never needed hurts

F#

I never needed you to be there everyday

Bm

I'm sorry for the way I let go

A

From everything I wanted when you came along

G Em

But I'm never beaten from broken up defeats

F#

I know next to you is not where I belong

Bm

And it's a little late for explanations

A

There isn't anything for you to do

G Em

And my eye's hurt, hand's shiver

F#

So you will listen when I say, baby

{Chorus}

Bm A

No more words, no more lies, no more crying, oh oh

G Em F#

No more pain, no more hurt, no more trying

{Chorus}