And We're Back Online...

So, my final exam was finally over, and i don't have to worry about sleepless nights and cramming my head with useless formulas and equations anymore...

The last paper i sat for was "Solar and Wind Energy". Yup how boring. But i'm actually glad that it was the final paper, coz despite that i had only one day to study for it (shhhh..dont tell my mom and dad), i think i did pretty well. Dont get me wrong tho, i am not saying that i totally threw it out of the park,....its just that i think it was relatively less frustating.

And after all, Wynn and jonno sat for that same paper with me.... so we celebrated like mad right after that. The weather that day was amazing. Just look at the pic on the left.... nice and sunny. We probably get like 2-3 weeks worth of nice, breezy and sunny days per annum here in Sheffied. But beware, usually if its nice and sunny today, then its more than likely that tomorrow's weather is shitty. For the rest of the year, we face the "normal" random cycle of too cold, too grey, too windy, too wet or too bloody HOT typical English weather.

These local ppl really take advantage of the pleasant weather that day to act like a bunch of monkeys lying and rolling on the lawn, wearing just a little bit more than a pair of bikinis (of course that was quite a treat for us,..) Having said that, we actually act the same way when its snowing!!! running and rolling on the ground during a blizzard storm like orang utans making snow angles. And of course, by that time the local ppl have the pleasure of calling us monkeys.

Anyway, we are now in the process of completing our next song. It'll be uploaded pretty soon, i hope. Right now, i have to rent my robe, book my yearbook and return some seriously overdued library books...... Damn i am so gonna miss Sheffield....

Ouh but wait,.... now i have to worry about my result.... dammit......

We'll be back!

Somehow, this blog has become an unofficial site for our band, Nevermind the Hazatsu. It's purely unintentional really. And add that up to the fact that i never have anything else interesting to write about in this blog nowadays, makes it looks inevitably true that it is a dedicated band site.

But i prefer to keep this blog as flexible as possible. So, the answer is no. Turning this blog into a band site will never happen, period. It'll be a rojak blog of course, but then again, its more fun that way right?

I promise though, by early June 2006, this blog will be updated with new posts more frequently. And of course, there'll be more coverage of my boring life, my band, and my ever changing interests (which includes golfing and karting, haha).

Songs and videos. Those 2 will be the important elements of this blog. To be honest, we actually have no less than a dozen original materials yet to be published and completed, and we aim to get it done during the course of this summer.

Then again, this blog does not really attract that many visitors. So what? I'm doing this as a supplementary ego booster, and to get that "child" out of my system. Well, we all need a place to brag about things right?

Anyway, special thanks to my band members: Jonno, Wynn, M, Farid. And also some of the blog's most regular visitors: wani, nj, lubna, shizuyo, eima, my lil sis and a lot more other visitors :) You guys provided me with all the motivation needed to keep this blog running.

Well, see you guys in June then!

**The pic above was taken from kudo's fotopages. check it out!

Ariya: Yet another song.....

It was Friday night and all of us were chilling out in my room, telling stories, joking around and laughing all about (thanks Abg Bob for the drinks and snacks). We were just trying to get the edge off, for we had struggled so hard for the past 5 months doing our final year project, and at the end managed submit our report earlier that day.

Ok, so M told his story about how he scored an english chick (hail to the chief!!), and then wynn filled us with his "little" tale of circumcision experience (huhuhu, yeah the guys laughed their guts out), while me, i was just sitting against the wall smiling, listening to guys talking and strumming random riffs on my beloved yamaha.

Then it came to John's turn to come up with something. John,(somehow known as Jonno in this blog) to our surprise, opened up to us about his love life! Well not exactly his love life, but he did share about his all time High School crush! And all this while we'd never thought that John could fall for a girls.

Anyway, her name was Ariya, short for Nurul Ariya Sulaiman (yup, that's her real name). They went to the same high school, and were classmates for exactly 5 years. John told us how he'd fallen for her since day one, but only had the balls to open up and confess his feelings when they were in Form 4. But yeah, like he said, "love can be bitter". He was unjustly rejected and turned down, like a sack of unwanted mouldy potatoes (hehe, sorry jon). But really, i dont think i wanna to go to all the details on how it all happened. It was too sadistic.

But heck, the guys laughed out loud at his story anyway! Not me though, for it all sounded too familiar. John's story of an unrequited love reminded me of my own experience in the past, almost too similar, especially the agony and rapture one's heart had to endure for atleast another 3 years (or maybe less than a year, depends on how long it takes before the next girl come into picture).

Whilst John was rambling about Ariya, i was plucking a spontaneous riff, unaware of what i was actually playing. It was almost fate, because that riff created an atmosphere that reflected John's feeling. We all felt it. I didn't have to say much; i went like "Jon, siapkan lyric la terus", and he understood me straight away. The other guys got on their feet too, and we worked on the song throughout the night.

So that was how "Ariya", our latest song, was written. The picture above is Ariya's actual picture that i nicked from John's pc, and below is their class picture (john, sorry for the pics, tell me if you want them taken off).

Well then, enjoy the song. Below is the video clip of the song, produced by John. Song was written by Izzy and lyrics by John. Performed and recorded by Nevermind the Hazatsu.
(For best listening experience, listen through your headphone at full volume, lying down at the park staring endlessly at the sky...)

P/S: ok, we'll try to record other non-"indo"-esque song next time :)

New Song: "Puteri"

Ok, due to the increasing demand from my pals, i've decided to upload another song here (Jon, Sheila and Ajib - this is for you guys). This song is from our latest demo, and it is called "Puteri". Credit to our bassist, Jon, for producing a really nice lyric for the song. Do listen to the song embeded below and give me some feedback. I'm sure there's still room (a lot of) for improvements. Anyway, another song is due to be uploaded soon. So give us a peek in a few days (or weeks, maybe months).


** I am deeply sorry if this post is too faggot-ishly pink! Just trying to set up the mood for the song :)
(by the way, i think pink is the "in" thing now. Well, atleast it is here in UK)

My Scented Candle

The latest song that i've written - "My Scented Candle". Its a song dedicated especially to my beloved Wani. You light up my life for the past 3 years, and i really appreciate it. This song is about how much effort you've put in and how much sacrifices that you had to make, so that things work out between us. And I want to acknowledge that.

I wish we could spend more time together, for i dont think i've given enough. Its funny, how we only miss and cherish something that is not there anymore and out of reach. If only i could....... ah, nevermind, no more promises.
**Click here to listen to the song** or scroll down to view the video slide show.

My Scented Candle

Loving you,
I can never imagine my life without us two,
Losing you,
Now that's something I can never believe is true.

The journey's ending,

Now look into my eyes,

You're the only one I trust.

In my room,

The darkness is creeping splitting my heart in two,

Then you came by,

Burning yourself to guide me with your light.

Tonight I'm falling,

Deeper by your side,

You're my scented candle,

You are my candle light,

You are my scented candle....

I'm running, I'm holding, I'm living on your light,

You're smiling, You're loving, You're giving all your life...

I'll never know,

What's it like to give without looking back,

But I believe,

God will set you free and make your day so bright,

Tonight I'm falling, Deeper by your side,

You are my scented candle....

I'm running, I'm holding, I'm living on your light,
You're smiling, You're loving, You're giving all your life...

Rescue me, I know you tried.....

Now I can see, with all your light.....

"My Scented Candle" - The video slide show:

**Sorry, video was shut down due to copyright issues...

Sheffield@Gig 2006: The Review

Ok, first of all it has been 2 months since my last post, and in particular, this gig review took me forever. Why is that? Coz I couldn't be bothered and that i was extremely occupied for the past 2 months... projects, job hunting and interviews, assignments, sleep, video games... so you can see where i'm coming to right? i was just plain lazy..

But then enough about that, let's move on and talk about the gig. It all started at half past 6pm at the Broomhall Community Centre, Sheffield, with an opening act by "BANDung", a band from Manchester . They played some really awesome songs, including "Best of You" and "All my Life" by Foo Fighters. Din, the vocalist, incredibly produced one hell of a drive in his vocal... with Dave Grohl-esque tone, he's a serious killer vocalist of the day that's for sure. But its a shame that their band was first in the line up, so most of the crowd weren't fully pumped up yet to really layan the show.

Then came a band from....... ah damn, i forgot,. arrghh, dang, fuck it. I dont think i'm bothered enough to write the whole review, not even for my own band. But then again, the gig website is still active with reviews and videos from the event, so you all can always have a peek there.


Really sorry to dissappoint you guys with this crappy review, and afterall, i dont think anybody would read this anyway, this happens when you leave your blog stagnanted for 2 months kan? yeah i suppose so.

But above all, all i can say about the gig is that it was damn awesome and seriously can be the best event for me this whole year. Special thanks to all the Sheffield@Gig crew, great job guys. Below are some videos of our band playing at the gig. For videos of other bands, try search for "Sheffield gig" at www.youtube.com

**All pictures of the gig in this post was taken from the Sheffield@Gig website