it! was! amazing! all that guitar playing over the years have finally been translated into my solo project.. thanks jon and godesh for making it happen, and for being so willing to give up the limelight to back me, you guys deserve way more credit than i do.

you guys complement my tunes so well, i can’t think of anyone who’s capable of replacing you guys (so please eat healthy and stress less, die later can play more haha)

oh man thanking bandmates also sound so sappy.. get a grip stupid

what’re you doing with me?

btw thanks az, shelley for agreeing to slot me right in the middle; feels great to play to a full crowd, such a rare experience nowadays.. really encouraging to see how we’re all improving in our own ways. safe journey back to boston, see you guys again soon! =)

godesh and patrick

jon

moi

thanks elvira for being there holding the camera and for offering your precious 2sen, and jeff for the great photos! thanks mario for showing up all the way from italy!

Az Samad and Shelley Leong & OPEN MIC (YOUUUUU!!!)
Date: January 17, 2007 , Wednesday
Time: 10pm onwards
Venue: No Black Tie, 17, Lorong Mesui, Off Jalan Nagasari,
Off Jalan Raja Chulan, 50200, Kuala Lumpur(Behind Hotel Istana)
Admission: RM20
Bookings: 03-2142 3737

wednesday! wednesday! performing again! whee! (…) thanks az and shelley for being willing to share the stage with us =)

will be playing 2 songs with jon(vespertine) and gonesh, later during the show i’m guessing about 12am.. it’s been a great priviledge to share my music with them, they totally transformed my songs from the inside out! their level of musicianship has been really inspiring.

it’s been a long time since i felt this challenged to raise the bar for myself. really looking forward to how wednesday turns out!

besides, az and shelley are performing! they’re very warm people and great musicians, so even if i do disappoint, they definitely won’t! hehe.. please drop by if you can if you’re in town, will be nice to catch up with you. =)

it’s finally over! i’m still healthy and i only took 1 panadol to sustain me through this hectic 2 weeks haha! lots of sleep debt to recover though. last year i oded and suffered for the week after..

thank you, to all of you who made this christmas the way it is, for your inspiring dedication and passion =) it’s truly a great blessing and privilege to serve alongside you guys in his work. thank you god for sustaining us all through this hectic week, for the old friendships deepened, new friendships made, and the ever vivid reminder of your amazing work on the cross.

will probably write a more thoughtful post in the morning.. but in the meantime, blessed christmas everyone! may you have a meaningful christmas this year!

a friend once shared with me about how he decided never to let another girl complete him again. i shrugged off that thought quickly because i knew that a love this beautiful has to come with a risk just as great, that she could potentially hurt you beyond repair.

i knew in my head and heart that if it comes, it will still be worth it.

but i’m beginning to understand why my friend said what he did. i guess it’s moments like this that puts us to the test. it’s scary to not only realize, but experience that you’re the only one that keeps me going. and without you, everything falls apart.

it’s even scarier to realize that this won’t be the last time. and there’s no way to prepare myself for it. does it make sense to put myself at the mercy of total abandonment, rejection and betrayal, to love at its fullest?

been back for just a week! watching god’s grace working in our hearts and minds has been truly refreshing. it’s comforting realizing that god doesn’t depend on our talents or wisdom to sustain his ministry, that he doesn’t demand of us to slave to reach a certain quality of performance. it’s humbling to realize that it’s not about that at all.

there’s just no better time in the year to remember this greatest love story ever told, about a love that counted no sacrifice too great, a love that demanded his soul, his life, his all.

and every christmas, we’re reminded that this love demands the same of us as well. this is what we’re really called to, musicians or whatever. to live a life worthy of his calling.

=)

blessed christmas everyone! may his peace dwell upon the hearts of those who know and love him

decided to spend it alone in quiet reflection, and watched the sunset at st kilda beach, where it all started. =) absolutely gorgeous, how one myriad of seemingly endless array of colors gives way to another.

i think it’s profound how life is defined only by moments, not by days, months or years - a significant moment that we reflect, remember and relive over and over again for the rest of our lives..

thank you kathryn lee for sharing that moment with me. i love you.

rather special occasion to mark the end of the year, not often at all that we get to spend a relaxing afternoon with max.. piano lessons tend not to be relaxing at all! thanks eudora for organizing it

speeches by jeremy and claire

been a long time since i received a present eheheh

quite a few people had to go early, here’s everyone that stayed till the end

my dear flemingos

en route to transport after

don’t blame it on the fun times.. blame it on the vsop (courtesy of khai)

=)

thank you so much to everyone who so kindly took time out to share this milestone with me, especially those who had exams the next day; i feel so amazingly blessed to have you guys as friends. i’m sorry i couldn’t invite everyone, i really wish i could, but i can’t afford anything bigger than this.

it was absolutely memorable.. will cherish these memories until i die.

have so many pretty presents! will show when i manage to get photos of them =)

my practical exam was on that same morning! went pretty well, injured my back the night before while practicing.. i was never this frustrated before an exam before. thank god everything’s alright now

happy 16 months baby =) we’ve come a long way..

friendships that should never be taken for granted, immortalized in print (well.. in binary code)

and to think we’re all graduating next year.. we’ve sure come a long way haven’t we?

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final recital’s on the 23rd, that’s two weeks =) practice is looking good, maybe you’ll hear from me then.. there’s ocf convention from 1st to 6th, then flying back on the 10th december.

it’s that time of the year again! looking forward to the gigging

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traxx.fm! (being intentionally vague)

open mic at hard rock cafe, thanks kev for the photo!

huge huge huge thanks to the many friends that showed.. truly blessed to have such a dependable and supportive group of friends! never could have done this without you guys.

thanks also to kev @ broken scar for showing and performing an awesome set! look forward to playing with you again (tomorrow night!) adam our sax player couldn’t make it, so i had to cut (the kick ass) half of the set.. was really looking forward to it cause we made some really good arrangements.. sigh. well there’s always another time i guess.

ah yeah, thanks khai for the photos!

and thanks kat for getting me through it, without you i’d feel like i’ve accomplished nothing.. =)