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name: andre aryanto
age: 20 (gonna change again next october!)
b.day: 10-10-87
origin: jakarta, indonesia
location: s'pore > CCK
occupation: student; changkat primary school (1996-2000), dunman secondary (2001-2004), st. francis methodist school (2005-2006), SMa School of Management (2006-____)
cca: ex-badminton player (2005), CF guitarist (2006), gutarist intern for TPMC
likes: needforspeed!!!, badminton, guitaring, drumming, music, chilling out with friends, sleeping, slacking, etc.
abt myself
Me? A pretty talkative person, haha!! I love playing computer games, particularly because I love cars. I am not a very good subject opener when I'm in conversation, so basically when you talk to me, there'll be some moment in silence, and a few seconds later, I'd talk about absolutely nothing in common that we just spooke, haha!! That's why I'm a boring person, if I get to describe one of my attributes. My English ain't that great either, so that's probably one of the main reason... =P
[To all my indo peeps (others can read as well.. Hope u guys can understand too, heh!)
Heh.. abt gue? gw org ya ma bosen punya, haha! gw seneng main computer, gw jg suka mobil! gw paling ga suka buka topik kalo bicara.. mankanya tu gw orangnya tu bosan. gw tuh juga perlu orang buka topic buat gua juga.. kaloo nga cuma gw tanya ini ono.. ya bosan la tentu, haha! sori ya, blognya bahasa inggris. bahasa gw dah hancur bangat, dah 10 taun di S'pore, haha!!]
Saturday, June 30, 2007
my attempt :))
Well, I'm finally changing my blog song which has been around for the past 1 month. Haha!
Anyhow, I'm gonna try something different for the blog song this time. I played through this entire song on my Ibanez, with the help of my brother with the audio enhancement, etc. I managed to get the guitar connected to the PC and digitally record it to the computer and meshed it together with the actual song. Wonderful how technology works these days eh? Hehehe! Song is called 'Home' by Chris Daughtry, and it happens to be one of my favourite songs this year. If you happen to find this name familiar, that's because he was a former American Idol finalist. :)
I know I have made quite a lot of major blunders here and there in this song, 'cuz I've been playing this song for about 5 times before recording so I can get the correct pitch and sound, and I'm playing in different key from the site which provided the tabs 'cuz I don't know how to play that version, and my fingers are hurting now. Been ages since I last played the guitar for this long man. Haha! So pardon me for my mistakes ya? Hee!
6/30/2007 04:12:00 PM
MTV! mtv!
Yes yes!! So... our project for mass comm this term will be on music videos. But here's the thing, our group may not be enough to make one good vide. Still halfway figuring out how the concept should be like, but don't be surprised if I might need some of you to act in the music videos. Haha! Your name will appear in the credits, don't worry. Hahahaha! ;)
6/30/2007 12:47:00 PM
Thursday, June 28, 2007
happy birthday john!
First of all: HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY JOHN! :)
It was also the last week that Mr Chang will be working in SFMS. He will be shifting over to Fairfield Methodist as of this Monday. So after school, Isaac met up with Marcus and I, went to shop at Orchard, and left for SFMS for a small impromptu farewell gathering with some of the SFMS staff and students. It wasn't the best, but it think it should be a memorable one for Mr Chang. :)
After the gathering we went straight to Marina Bay and met up with the rest of the invited people for the steamboat. There were about 20+ of us. I must say that everything went pretty well. Sang birthday song to him, and played eggs at the open area. LOL!! Fun day it was. :))Gotta get packing for tomorrow! Ciao for now! ;)
6/28/2007 10:40:00 PM
Monday, June 25, 2007
all in 2 days' fun :p
I'm really bored now. While I'm waiting for the completion of CD burnings, I shall blog. Hee!
Anyways, yesterday went to YF as usual. After service there was a 'light' refreshment in one of the classes. The refreshments were sushi! Haha! Church bought quite a lot of sushi, and all of us ate soo much. I came in for service dreading for food, annd the sushi refreshments became my brunch. Haha! So we sticked to our original plan which was planned last week, to go play pool again. Haha! So Marcus, Daniel, Maki, and new guy David went to play pool. KC joined us shortly after. Since there were too many people on one table, I decided to introduce them to a new game. The game which I call 'Survivor'. Goal of the game is to eliminate your opponents' assigned number balls. As long as you have 1 ball left on the table, you're still in the game. Once its sunk, game over. Will explain it in details next time. ;)
So after all the fun, Dan and David, unfortunately, had to go back home. So it was only 4 of us left. We decided to catch Ocean's 13. So we quickly headed down to Marina Square, 'cuz apparently Marina Square's offered the best timing, and the tickets were selling fast too. We got the tickets, and we were seated at the 3rd row from the screen. Hahaha! Not as bad as we thought it'd be like, thankfully. Hee! After that all of us parted and Maki and I took the same train. Was a fun day indeed. :)
Today was the start of a new term. More new students. Now the guys have been outnumbered by the girls in the class. Haha! Anyways, class was fun today. I hope it'll continue to be as fun as the previous term, without the irritant around. Haha! The day ended off playing pool with Marcus at Meridien. Went back to SFMS for a while to kill some time with Tasha, had dinner at Lot 1, and it was home sweet home after. :))
6/25/2007 09:40:00 PM
Saturday, June 23, 2007
cg outing :)
Just got back.. Decided to post an entry before I go to bed. Hee!
Well today was the best CG session ever, I think. Haha! Kidding lah! More of like an an outing today. We had it over at Kristal's place. It was pot luck. Maki and I shared pizza. Loads of fun we had over there. Mahjong, tai tee, and of course TABOO! ;)
But so much for fun. The start of weekend classes for Mass Communication is here. Haix! Not anticipating for it, not one bit. It's like back to the CIM days. Tomorrow's class will be from 9 to 5, in the school itself when it should be at Caldecott Hill! I really hope it's not gonna be boring. -_-
Gotta go pack uo for tomorrow now. Laterz! :)
6/23/2007 12:18:00 AM
Monday, June 18, 2007
d-istinction for mass comm! :))
Today I went back to SMa's campus to study with Marcus and along with the DBA students. I know that if I don't go back to school to study I won't be studying at home 'cuz there're just simply too many distractions. Haha! I managed to cover some parts which has been covered in lecture before but I've forgotten about them. I did something productive today. I also got to check out my exam results. WOOHOO! I got a Distinction for my Mass Communication module! WHEE!! I'm really very happy.. Hard work paid off. YES! ^_^Gonna be a busy week. I hope it'll turn out as planned. Off to NFS Carbon. Ciao for now! :)
6/18/2007 08:18:00 PM
Sunday, June 17, 2007
the zone - planetshakers concert, family day, father's day
Yeehah! It has truly been an amazing week indeed. I'm happy that it ended in a good note. :)
On Friday afternoon before the main event at night, I met up with John, Marcus, Eileen and KC for lunch, after which we went to watch the new "Fantastic 4: The Rise of the Silver Surfer" movie over at Plaza Singapura. Movie was great! I wished I had watched the first part of the movie, 'cuz I did't know much about what had happened and what their powers were used for, so I got a little bit mixed up on who has which powers. Anyways, the movie turned out to be good! I didn't think I missed anything much from not watching the first part of the movie. Hee! After the movie we went straight down to Singapore Expo to queue for seats for the Planetshakers concert. Upon reaching Tanah Merah, I was reminding everyone to make sure they have their tickets with them in hand, upon then Marcus realised he had left his tickets in his parents' office all the way at City Hall. Haha! So Marcus and Eileen went back to City Hall to get their tickets, while John, KC and I spent the "super hot and humid afternoon" lining up for good seats while waiting for them and Rachel & Tash to come. We reached Max Pavillion at about 5PM, in which to our surprise the queue was already pretty long. The queue got longer as each minute passed, and about 2 hours later, all of them arrived, but it was very messy indeed because of the queue. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to get a picture of the queue 'cusz we're pretty much dead stuck in between. All I can say is the queue was LONG. So long it stretched out to Hall 8. Haha! At 6.30PM sharp, the doors were opnened and all of us scrambled in to get the best seats in the house. The place was fully packed; full house. The event started sharp at 7.30PM. THE CONCERT WAS AMAZING!! Unforunately I only knew one song, which was "Majesty", though that doesn't change the fact that I had a great time there! Hehe! Pastor Prince was the guest speaker from New Creation. Some of the things he spoke about were repeated, 'cuz I attended some of his sermons. I felt very refreshed after whole concert. God's presence was amazing on that day. Amazing... simply amazing! The long wait was very much worth it. Whoo! =)
On Saturday I decided to spend the day at home resting after Friday's event. In the evening my brother and "sister" went to Wheelock place to get her iPod free gift and an iPod casing. After which we went for a Japanese dinner over at Sun & Moon. I think it was the most expensive meal I've ever had. I won't mention how much, but it was darn out of my range. For the food that I ate, I can see why it was so expensive. LOL!
Today went to church in the morning, after service had lunch with them and played pool after with Marcus and Maki. Daneil and Clarice joined in after. I think I really need help in pool. I'm really getting lousier each day. Haha! But I had fun day today. After that waited in church until about 4 plus to go meet my brother at Funan. We had dinner at TCC, and we bought a new DVD player which supports DIVX format. I'm sooo gonna burn all the shows into DVD and compile them so I can watch them on TV while having dinner. Wheee! :)) Oh, BTW, wanna take this time also to wish a happy belated birthday to Maki and Daniel Ng and Daniel Loh! =)
Sorry for the super long post. The mood of blogging is finally back. Haha! Here're 2 pictures taken from the Planetshakers concert on Friday. Singning off.. Ciao!
6/17/2007 09:59:00 PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
american shows =)
Yeppie, I'm addicted to American TV shows.. Since the holidays started I've been watching a new series called "Heroes". The show is pretty much like X-Men, but not so sci-fi like creating a storm or attracting magnetic materials. It's about mutants living in an ordinary world from all walks of life, from a cheerleader, to a painter, and their goal is to save the world. Yea. Am I making any sense? Haha! I guess that's all I gotta say about the show. You guys should watch it once it airs here. But I doubt it's gonna be any time soon. Or an alternative choice is to watch it over on the net! Hee!
Ciao!
Some random pictures (finally! haha!)
This was taken yesterday. I'm shootin' stripes. How am I suppose to go on?? 0.o
Hmm, interesting stall name. =)
6/13/2007 09:54:00 PM
Sunday, June 10, 2007
alter bridge - open your eyes
OK, it may be their first hit since Creed changed their name to Alter Bridge. Yes, it's no longer Scott. The rest of the band members remains the same aside from the lead singer. I just happen to find this acoustic performance on YouTube. I thoguth they were pretty amazing!
Enjoy this video! :) Looking back I clearly see
What it is that's killing me
Through the eyes of one I know
I see a vision once let go
I had it all
Constantly it burdens me
Hard to trust and can't believe
Lost the faith and lost the love
When the day is done
Will they open their eyes
And realize we are one
On and on we stand alone
Until our day has come
When they open their eyes
And realize we are one
I love the way I feel today
But how I know the sun will fade
Darker days seem to be
What will always live in me
But still I run
It's hard to walk this path alone
Hard to know which way to go
Will I ever save this day
Will it ever change
Will they open their eyes
And realize we are one
Still today we carry on
I know our day will come
When they open their eyes
And realize we are one
Will they open their eyes
And realize we are one
(its hard to walk this path alone
hard to know which way to go)
Will they open their eyes
and realize we are one
(lost the faith and lost the love when the day is done)
Will they open their eyes
And realize we are one
6/10/2007 01:57:00 PM
Saturday, June 09, 2007
pulau ubin! fun-ness =D
YAY! In my 11 years of stay in Singapore I finally get to go Pulau Ubin on Thursday. Haha! I went along with Alan, Marcus and KC. We initially planned to go in the morning so that the heat won't be so scorching (am I making sense? =p). But in the end, we got there at about 1 plus. Once we got there we quickly rented a bike and started cycling. We were so eager to start our journey that if we actually had paid more attention to the bicycle renting vendors, there's one shop which rents bikes for $4 for the whole day. We rented ours for $6, and we can only use it until 6. Blah.. And the bike sucks too. So sucky, that halfway through our cycling, KC's left pedal broke and my gears kept on increasing at the slopes. So we had to go back again to get our bikes fixed and continued our journey. -_-"
We cycled until about 5 plus, then we had seafood for dinner, which was GOOOOD! Unfortunately they ended up paying so much more 'cuz I kinda forgot, or rather had no idea that we're gonna eat seafood there. Must have slipped off my mind. Hee! Sorry guys. I promise I'll return you guys back the money once I have enough. Thanks once again guys! =)
Things I find most fun and interesting at Pulau Ubin:
1.) Coconut. Such a hot weather there. Drinking a cold coconut juice... aaah, just refreshing. =)
2.) The agriculture farm. We found a lot of interesting platations over there, some of which are the curry leaf and the lemon grass (I think).
3.) Scarecrows! I mean, how often do we see scarecrows in Singapore? If there are, I'd love to know where. =D
4.) Last but not least, the cycling lah! Haha! Especially the slopes... woohooo!! =) Even though we didn't manage to cycle the whole island, I felt rather accomplished already. Haha! Going to Pulau Ubin itself already made felt so. =)
Pictures are at Marcus' blog, go check 'em out. In the meantime, I'm off for afternoon nap now. It's been a tiring week indeed. I need a break. Hah!
Ciao peeps! =)
6/09/2007 04:46:00 PM
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
holidays!!!!! =)
YES YES YES!!! My well deserved break is here, FINALLY! I've been through hell this past semester. I really need this break. :p
Today was our final paper for this semester. So after class, half of my class and I decided to go out together before we meet up again in about 2 weeks plus, or more. Atiqah, Carlo, Farid, Samantha, Zaim and I went to Holland V with Farid being the boss for the day and drove us there in his Volvo. Cool car BTW boss! Haha! Had a great time chatting with them during lunch. Great bunch of people, hilarious too! :)
After lunch Carlo wanted to go back home to get his rest, while the rest of us continued with the journey. Farid then dropped me off at Clementi and I went back home from there. And then left the house again in the evening to go collectt my O level certificate from MOE with Marcus, and then met up with KC and Terrence along with their friend Kenny at Takashimaya. KC and I then left Terrence and Kenny, and we went to Billy Bombers for dinner. Then it was off to salon to get KC's hair trimmed, then back to Takashimaya to meet with Eileen, and it was home sweet home. :)
I have to say that these 4 weeks that I've been in has been a memorable one. I hope next semester will be a better one, and no more assholes will come and bother our class, EVER again.
Peace! ^_^v
6/06/2007 07:17:00 PM