Monday, October 19, 2009

building





am building my #7, not a strat this time, its PRS Santana body style, but a CE22 type neck, bolt on.
one difference is i'm using 5 bolts instead of 4 to secure the neck, and also am gonna glue it in(set neck). should technically do wonders for the sustain, will update you guys later when its done.
Body is using Nyatuh/Nato wood, flamed aa grade.
Neck is a 5 piece flame nato/walnut/flame maple/walnut/flame nato 5 piece, with joint at headstock.cos if it breaks from a drop can easily just glue it back.
Feel of the neck is raw, ibanez prestige wizard styled thickness..
Fretboard is Macassar Ebony.
the body has just come back from spraying, havent had time to sand it down and apply buffing yet. just wanted to try out my 5 bolt system and fit the neck.
also put in a set of dunlop straploks which you cant see cos i countersunk them. which means it'll have to be used with straploks alone. 
(this feature was inspired by warrior guitars...)
List of things to be added:
1.Planet Waves Auto-Trim Machine Heads
2. Ebony or rosewood trussrod cover
3. Dimarzio Humbucker from Hell at neck, Dimarzio Paf Pro at bridge
4. Dimarzio 500k Pots, 3 way selector.
5. Wilkinson 2 point strat styled Bridge
6. Dunlop 6110 fretwire
7. Bone Nut
8. Roller Saddles
9. Danish Oil+Beeswax finish to the neck.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

how to forget it all

i build guitars. and teach music.

its a passion. and a calling. and damn fun!

building a set neck guitar, #7 Joshua Custom. Neck's like a ibanez Prestige, but with prs style headstock. my favourite. ebony fretboard.

#8 is gonna be a strat, # 9 is gonna be a EBMM Styled one ebony fb and maple neck, # 10 gonna decide later....

tomorrow pictures. 

Monday, July 6, 2009

some random story.


What is happening in the picture?
Why did it happen?
If you were in that room, looking at the scene, and given one hour, what would you do, and why?

the picture depicts a teenage girl lying inert in a living-room.

she is lying thus because her soul has been sucked up by the television in her living-room. this is part of an insidious alien invasion. we have not been aware of it, but while we were sleeping last night, aliens switched every tv in our homes with these evil soul-sucking devices. DON'T TURN ON YOUR TV WHEN YOU GO HOME TODAY! not unless you want to suffer the same fate as this poor girl, with your soul trapped in the TV and your house wide open for the aliens to take over.

if i were there, i would get the *toot* out of that room before the TV sucked my soul out too. then i'd turn off the mains, thus deactivating the soul-sucking TV. then i'd get some tools and dismantle the TV, thus hopefully releasing the girl's soul and bringing her back to life. then we'd go on to help others and in the end we'd save the world from the alien invasion.

this might need slightly more than an hour, lol.=D

The End

thats what sieh jin ( http://siehjin.blogspot.com/ )wrote.

now heres my story.(for you dumbasses please note that this is a work of fiction)

Two days ago, i came home to this sight. A total stranger lying on the floor of a home completely alien to me, at the exact location of where my house used to be.

the only thing i recognized about the interior was the colour yellow, in that i was familiar with the colour, not that my house was coloured yellow in any way. It made the place look wider and warmer.

i dont like warm.

I just ignored the person and went up to where my room should have been. and found that everything had changed, with my music studio transformed into a painting studio, and my bedroom transformed into an ikea advertisement.

somehow, i was drawn to the bed. next thing i knew, i woke up today. 2 hours ago i came downstairs to see that the scene in the living room hadn't changed a bit. there was still a body, lying 3 feet feet-first from the 21" CRT television which was built into the cupboard. there was an xbox (i never owned an xbox) on the shelf below it, along with what appeared to be a dvd player. to the left there was an immaculate armchair, in a pale cream colour, which appeared yellow due to the sun's unceasing glare.

there was a, old stained mahogany desk and chair set facing the glass sliding doors, on which the organized clutter overflowed tidily. A moderate mantelesque waist-shelf displayed pictures of a loving family, reinforcing that the pictures did not belong to me.

some books and a pair of tarnished silver candelsticks held no attraction for me, the pine wood floors just adding to the general warmth of the ambience. A straw woven mat, probably handmade by child laborers in pakistan lay snugly on the floor below her.

a recumbent bike stood in a side of the middle of the length, reminding the observants that laziness can also extend to exercise. a cushioned wooden armchair, with its back to the sliding door, allowed for an evening of comfortable reading, with the position catching the last of the suns rays on the back of the sitter.

i smiled.

she was sleeping just the way i used to in form six all those years ago, with my head rested on my right bicep. curled into a fetal position like i do when cold or scared from a nightmare.

she hadn't put away her brother's little wooden cart, which he loves to drag behind, trailing him full of little playthings which he pretended were heavy and that he was a strongman like in the city we saw one day with him on my shoulders.

oh, how i loved her at that very moment. 

Sunday, June 7, 2009

i'm so damn tired

just had a gig yesterday night.

damn tired, played drums, had to carry everything back into the studio...

with i had less fat and more muscle, but brownies are so damn nice.

been in pain for 4 days.

man i'm so sick of emotions, wish i could just be a damn terminator...

Thursday, May 21, 2009

encouragement

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”- Romans 15:5-6

was just encouraged by this... seems apt, for the time

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

I Like reading James.

“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.”- James 3:17-18

Global day of prayer.

I'm going to sitiawan and then parit buntar in conjunction with the global day of prayer, representing mnpn, malaysia national prayer network as part of pastor ann's team, along with johnathan, and adelynn, please pray for me.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

dissenting voices raise.

“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!”- Philippians 2:5-8

been unproductive lately, only worried about money and not studies... even though maths is next week monday

Thursday, April 23, 2009

darn sad





someone comfort me...

shameless plug

i just watched "He's just not that into you" yesterday and it was GOOD.

hilarious, lighthearted take in dating, relationships etc.

somewhat skewed by the lowered moral standards of the world, nevertheless it is entertaining and informative in equal parts.

however , guys, if you plan to watch this and hopefully get some insight into the female mind, dont. It wont help.

heres a quote from warner bros:

Based on the wildly popular bestseller from Sex and the City scribes Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That Into You tells the stories of a group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings as they navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex... and hoping to be the exceptions to the "no-exceptions" rule. 

Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call--and does--while Alex advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn't think there's a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight. 

If you've ever sat by the phone wondering why he said he would call, but didn't, or if you can't figure out why she doesn't want to sleep with you anymore, or why your relationship just isn't going to the next level... he (or she) is just not that into you. 

The film boasts an all-star cast, including Academy Award® winner Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting, Hollywoodland) as Neil; Jennifer Aniston (Marley & Me) as Beth; Drew Barrymore (Music and Lyrics) as Mary; Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, The Day the Earth Stood Still) as Janine; Kevin Connolly (HBO's Entourage) as Conor; Bradley Cooper (Yes Man) as Ben; Ginnifer Goodwin (Walk the Line, HBO's Big Love) as Gigi; Scarlett Johansson (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) as Anna; Kris Kristofferson (Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story) as Ken; and Justin Long (Live Free or Die Hard) as Alex. 

A New Line Cinema Presentation, a Flower Films Production, He's Just Not That Into You is directed by Ken Kwapis (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, NBC's The Office) from a screenplay by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein (Never Been Kissed), based on the book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo. Nancy Juvonen produced the film, with Drew Barrymore, Toby Emmerich, Michele Weiss and Michael Beugg serving as executive producers and Michael Disco and Gwenn Stroman co-producing. 

The behind-the-scenes creative team is led by director of photography John Bailey (Must Love Dogs), production designer Gae Buckley (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2), editor Cara Silverman (Keith), costume designer Shay Cunliffe (The Bourne Ultimatum), composer Cliff Eidelman (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), and Grammy Award-winning music supervisor Danny Bramson (Mission: Impossible III, Almost Famous). 

He's Just Not That Into You will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. --© Warner Bros

Monday, April 20, 2009

Happy Birthday Jinni!

this is dedicated to Jinni Lim, 23 on the 18th of april 2009! (so that i dont forget)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

yay.

today i managed to wake up for church, was only 10 minutes late!.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

lousy day

today damn boring, whole day sleep, wake up go for class, realize no more class, come home, sleep some more, wake up go for work come home sleep.

Friday, April 17, 2009

20's CG 16th april 09

had a ridiculous day today, doing one maths assignment until wanna die.....

and gonna pass up at 6.30 tomorrow morning....

plus played some left for dead... man i suck nowadays, can get pawned by part 3... on advanced, cant even get past part 2 on expert...

so i can either play more...or screw it. hahhaha

and at night went for dinner at fu kua restaurant... damn nice place, must go there again.

ate bittergourd with egg and prawn(i didnt want to eat but melissa and mark seduced me to eat it)

man that sounds so wrong...

and ate marmite chicken with chilli padi, pork trotters with sweet black pepper sauce, stir fried lettuce, and tofu with long melon which we ended up calling hairy butt melon...

and went for cell group, rachel choong and i led worship, then had guest speaker called...

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BIBLE STUDY!!!

aiyah lisa u soooo lame....

anyway it was about how the woman subject to bleeding for 12 years touched jesus' cloak and was healed. and then later we had a time of anointing and prayer, and uncle william asked who got special needs, so i went to be prayed for. Suddenly he ask me to share qwhat the need was....

i damn paisehman! but still shared... about how i have been struggling with porn, and how fugged up my relationship with my family and my mother is, and how i cannot pass maths...

so then they all prayed, and rachael wong closed in prayer. and then we all went to al fariz maju for mamak.

and lordson is having exams tomorrow. God Bless you, Dude! 

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

joys of doing a job well



Hoo boy! installed an acoustic guitar Pickup today! drill hole lah, cut hole lah, stick stuff into hole lah, .... damn obscene sounding.

and then plug in time... SHIOKKKKKK!

sounds damn good man....

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

exhaustion


another long day, finally finished the cabinets for taman sea cf, made my own bass cab,

went pasar malam, jammed with sam, came home and played the prestige a bit... damn tired.


Sunday, April 12, 2009

the long week

darn, since wednesday never blog,  too damn busy...

heres the breakdown:

thursday: did some work on guitars, went harmony, got a free tuner cos mr tan thought its spoilt, i tool home and soldered 1 wire and fixed it but mr tan say i can keep it! 

friday: went harmony again to get some parts for James' guitar, got a repair job,helped mr tan sell a keyboard and pedal and some strings and fast fret, went over to Musicmaster and bummed, fixed up the guitar

sat: finished up the guitar, collected pay for the job, thought of song for night's performance, in the end went with who am i by casting crowns, suggested by rachaelW, great suggestion. had the song nothing but the blood of jesus, hillsong, stuck in my head, the cg party when they asked for an encore sang that. met some pretty girls.. most memorable was yenyen, the rest kind of a blur...

sun: woke up late for church, missed church service but came in time for makan, then grabbed yewleung to do soldering for cf speakers and my subwoofer, hopefully stable and doesnt spoil. went bak kut teh with him, then taught him guitar. then we  went to williams and ate some more, drank some lemon and  sprite. gonna go sleep soon..

Thursday, April 9, 2009

had a LONG maths class today, suddenly the awesome lecturer, mr chua kuan chin gave us another week to pass up our assignments! i just started this morning, so was like at the second question....so damn happy!

and then later went for cheow sang bak kut teh with Jinni, and RachW, and suddenly Hugh and Rach2 and Sean stalked us in another car ahahha... so i just sat there like stone, didnt say much.

and hung out with Nasser, jammed a bit, and showed him some pedals...

and came home, and sold JamesY the Art and Lutherie! Enjoy it, dude!

now prepping for exam on friday...

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Just watched Fast and Furious with Sam cos Jinni took a raincheck, meeting her tomorrow though for dinner.

fast and furious is good.

tired like duck

Tuesday, April 7, 2009






well i completed my second guitar!

Pictures are here:

Monday, April 6, 2009

# 1: the creation

new blog new blog!

cos xanga's so damn slow.....

lets try blogspotlah....

also cos ppl kepoh me into getting another blog.

for memory: must remember to wake up for church!

play basketball more.

make better guitars

cook more

and spend less.

question to myself: should i continue and go for the canticle singers ? cos i got in already. dang.