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Didn't have a productive period last week despite have a public holiday. Reason being I was sick on Tuesday night and had to spent the next 3 days on MC. I hate it whenever I fall sick on a public holiday :( Anyway, got much better during the weekend and decided to head down to the salon for a trim to appease my nagging parents.

I had all my blonde parts dyed back to black. Now it looks and feel much healthier and no more frizzy hair! Yay.

Shoulder length hair gone :/ Picture taken on the day of the haircut.

And guess what...

PAUL TWOHILL!!!
*lol* Sorry, I couldn't resist doing the emo look for fun (yeah, I photoshopped in the eyeliner to create the effect. heh)

...decided to try a 'bombastic' look...(no, I don't style it this way for work *lol*)

It feels good going for a change once in a while. Especially when the monotony and hectic schedule of work got me so stressed up (that explains why you don't find me on msn these few weeks). I'm going through more changes...I'm sure they're positive ones but I'll keep it up my sleeves for the moment ;)

Man, 4 new songs to learn for Sat's jamming! I'm running out of time! Take care everyone!

P.s For the first time in my life, I've taken the most expensive antibotics for fever...$8 per pill!!! And 7 pills for 7 days! Geez, I've spent more than $160 on consultation and medication just for that badly-timed fever *sigh*

It's been two weeks since I last blogged (which isn't a surprise for those who's been following my blog *lol*) but it's been more than 4 months since I last cut my hair (which...ermm...isn't a surprise too, for those who know me), so after some nagging from my parents and finding myself spending more time in the bathroom before going out, I've decided to make a trip down to my hairstylist for a trim...

Tada!

Didn't cut too much...just a little trim that make things a little neater.

Trying to look angsty *lol*

Just hope my next reservist won't come so soon man :/ I just dread having my hair cut to normal or short length.

Oh...on another note, I know it's late news but it seems that I'm one of the finalists in Blogfest 2006, a blogging competition organised by some folks in NUS. It's a 'vote-for-your-favourite-blog' kinda thing but I sense a conspiracy somewhere *raises eyebrow*...cos otherwise, how do you explain that my blog (in fact, my entire loversoul.com domain) is blocked/banned from access in NUS since Feb?!! Damn...now I can't blog during worktime...*Oops. Hope my colleagues/bosses won't read this* But hey...they won't! Since they can't access my blog from work! *LOL* Also, I realised from my stats counter that one of the highest traffic access to my blog is from the NUS host...hmm...hope I'm not been spied upon or something :x Sometimes, I do wonder who actually reads my blog (other than a small handful of my friends and band members). Voyeurs? Stalkers? Admirers? Fans? I wished *lol* It'd be cool to know who they are. So...folks, now is your chance to reveal yourself on my comments box!! Heh

Back to the Blogfest thingy...I'm not even bothering to 'compete' with the other contestants which, among them...are babes, intelligent, humourous guys, or those who have deep insight to political/societal happenings...and mine is just a narcissist extension of myself without much content, but since my blog is now monitored by the Blogfest committee (Hi Mandy!), I shall do my part as a contestant and garner some votes *lol* Do vote for me here (under the Most Creative blog category) only if you don't mind the troublesome steps and if REALLY want me to win some prizes or stand a chance to win an mp3 player for yourself, yah? ;) More importantly, do check out my band, LGF if you're into local music :)

P.s Thanks to the only 2 person who voted for me when I last checked the poll :) And yup, I'm the first to vote for myself so that it doesn't look too pathetic on the scoreboard *lol* So sue me.

Here's something random:

Recently on a new path I took home, I noticed this kitty taking an evening nap on a stack of chairs belonging to a coffeeshop in an alley. Kinda cute how "bo chap" it was when I teasingly made some noise just to have it looked lazily back to me and back to its nap :P

*Updated*

I can't remember how many times I changed my hairstyle but here's the current one:

I was going for a similar style on the left. Colour-wise, I bleached and dyed blue for the highlights...not very visible from the pics though. However, the blue is fading real soon despite been only a week after I did it :/

Alot of times, I conveniently ended up taking shirtless pics of myself after haircuts before my shower...hahaha! The good thing about an unpopular blog like mine means that I don't need to give a damn about 'exposing' myself *lol*

Anyway, here they are (click to view. Puke bags not provided):

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Thanks for voting!

After looking at the results, I guess I get to stay huh? Hahahh...it's surprising though, that there are only 11 votes in total, yet I get close to a hundred hits a day. Hmm...maybe there are really only 11 readers out there while most of the hits are from those annoying bots, drug companies, online casinos and what-nots? *ugh! pathetic*

Nevertheless, it's comforting to know that not every Tom, Dick and Harry reads what I'm writing and I don't need to live up to any expectations, obligations or get bothered by just how many peeps get to see my topless pics *lol*

Today is a good day. I think. The past few days have been quite amazing to me.

I snipped off my long hair over the weekend. Utterly short now. It used to be hanging down. Now it's gravity-defying. Back to clay and air fix hair spray. It'll be back to the period where any guys with hair longer than me will draw my attention and induce certain amount of jealousy in me *lol* Pictures will come later.

It's a luxury not to work on Mondays. Everyone in the Department attended a workshop on teamwork and stuff instead...you know...those kind with games and tasks that require trust, teamwork, etc with one another.

It was fun and somehow, the kid in everyone of us ran amok yesterday while we took on challenges and obstacles, laughing and fooling around. Even the elder ones were really sporting.

Oh, did I mention that I get to hug a pretty and voluputuous lady? *lol* I was partnered with this distant colleague of mine and we had to burst a balloon between us by hugging each other really tightly :P

Ok, not to sound perverted or something, but hugs are something really distant to me. Even my parents don't do that when I was young. Nor friends (except Jole). Strangely, it reminded me of all the previous hugs I've had. Yes, it's so few that I could actually count them. And they were all tagged with significant events: One marked the end of a potential relationship while two came from Jole for her birthday and farewell (her transfer to NTU). Yeah, yeah, I'm the 'deprived' type who belongs to the 'NBK' group...'Never-Been-Kissed' category of people who hasn't been in a relationship nor experienced the joys of dating (Read more about it here). So, to hold someone really close and tightly gives me a preview of the warmth and assurance hugs bring :)

Ok, enough about hugging or I'd start sounding like a wacko *lol*

It's been a long while since I've done anything for anyone. So, recently I wrote a song for someone. I kinda miss this feeling of penning songs and strumming with my guitar without a care in the world (it's a different feeling from composing in a band)

...and two nights' ago, it's the first time I received an sms from that very same person while last night's the first time hearing that voice, and carrying a conversation into the night.

Funnily, it's not the first time a lady sings to me on the phone though *lol*

Talking about singing, I'm looking forward to my band's upcoming gig(s). It's been a while since we've graced any stage. And with new songs, new equipment and psyched attitude, I can't wait to explode on stage.

I'll be taking a much-awaited break to go Thailand at the end of the month too (hope my passport thingy won't run into any problem!)...so, that's another hightlight for the moment.

Looking back, I'm glad that my life's gears finally got cranking again. On the journey of life, it's not going in a wrong direction that scares me as long as there are other roads to take. What's scary is not being able to move at all...or to move in circles on the same paths.

Hmm...I'm back to my long-windedness...hahhah...Bet you regret voting for me now huh? *lol*

In a frail attempt to keep tabs with my life's happenings, I shall tackle it hastily. Was supposed to blog the entry below on Saturday but one thing came after another in a flash...so, here are my thoughts during that day. I'll see if I can catch up with writing about Sunday's performance...

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Just got back from my haircut session.

I'm typing this with lots of angst, disappointment and all sorts of negative emotions colliding in my head right now as my mum is still nagging and preaching in the background. Just because I re-dyed my hair red and added some bleached highlights.

First, she went on from how she told me time and time again not to do outrageous colours...and how exaggerating my hair looks. That I'm wasting all my money on stuff like that. How I might as well as not cut when all I did was to trim a little. Next, she said that I'm not a celebrity and shouldn't follow these trends and all...and even celebrities don't do such funky stuff (yeah right). She has to remind me numerous times that I'm doing an office job, especially in NUS, that I should be decent and put on a good image, etc...and that I'd surely get sacked with my experimentations (she even described the make-believe 'dye it back or be sack' scenario).

After which, she lamented that she can't understand what I'm thinking...like why I'd make myself 'not looking like a guy, not looking like a girl' look. Using my size and my hair and even my coloured lens (which I bought last night) as examples against me.

Then, she recalled the old band pics she had seen before...and made judgement on it, saying that none of my friends resorted to all these gimmicks and weird stuff except me...that I don't fit in the band, etc. She based on the point that if all my friends do it, and I follow suit, then it's more understandable.

Next in line, she started quoting me news reports, articles, etc how deadly hair chemicals are, and how they'd 'attack the brain', cause serious problems next time, lamenting that 'next time when I'm old, I'll know the consequences'. But that's not all....she went on the fact that I sleep really late (1-2am) every night, my 'don't really eat much vegetables' diet, and coupled with my 'every night stare at the computer for hours' lifestyle, my health is at great risk.

Then the psychological aspect. She quoted my grandma's famous words 'lao liao lah...go find a g/f!' plus her own 'how come you waste so much time on your guitar and band, etc?!' viewpoint, she'd accuse me of not worrying for my future, planning, etc... And she has to remind me that a few more years later, I'd be 30 and still so 'carefree and bo chap'.

Not sure if you'd still stand it at this point, but there's more. Like how I always brush her off when she's talking these serious stuff with me (most of the time, she's repeating those things above) and how I don't take her words seriously. If I didn't take her words seriously, I wouldn't have tolerated some aburdness and listened all the way (so much that I even blog it down).

It's really a sad thing cos all I did was went for a hairstyling session for tomorrow's performance, and she has to rake up every minute displeasure about me. I can understand her mindset, and being a parent, all these things that I'm doing can be worrying... But I really need to let her see MY point of view. Yes, even though I'm not celebrity, it doesn't mean I can't live a dream or to please myself in the things I do. Why should we confine ourselves to being a humble servant to the norms and do what everyone's doing? I'm not talking about trying to be different in everything I do or just being different for the sake of it...but more of being daring to dream and working towards my personal self-achievements. What's wrong with playing in a band, performing and indulging myself with my passion? I'm not doing any vices nor am I harming others with my self-indulgence. And being so passionate about something doesn't mean that I'm giving up other aspects of my life. I do have a job that pays me enough for my hobby and my basic essentials. I do keep a lookout for potential dates and a potential significant other...it's not like I despise settling down and planning for my future. But while I'm still having a go at it, I'm doing these things to keep myself happy and to keep life going. And frankly, I'm really happy about this lifestyle of mine...about my achievements...about my mindset of things...that I still young at heart despite turning 30 in a few years' time.

In the end, I didn't speak a single word. I've learnt that most attempts to debate her usually end up in more heated arguments. I just let her vent her emotions and took it in a composed manner.

And even though her displeasure lasted till the next morning, we were back to talking terms again.

...and it'd be a sin to talk so much about the topic and not show some pics:

Behold...the infamous hairstyle that caused a mini cold-war (damn...seto said it looked like boyband 5566's Wan Ren Fu's hairstyle *lol*):

Weekend passed quickly with a haircut and jamming on Sat and fixing my pc on Sun. I'm really excited about this week. I'm taking 2 days off and Friday's Good Friday :P

This Wednesday will be our short guest performance in Temasek Poly. The event is actually TP's Talentine Competition or something. I think it starts at 6.30pm in the Auditorium (I'll update once I've got all the details, so watch this space)

Back to the haircut. After some suggestions from friends and checking out my options, I went to my hairstylist on Saturday and walked out of the salon looking like (go ahead and puke):

The 'theme' for this time is back to jrock. I've always wanted to do a style similar to Sugizo (a guitarist from a now-defunct Japanese band, Luna Sea). I trimmed a little and dyed my hair red with the underlying parts black (can't really see from the pictures cos it's not those bleached, bright red). Yes, those short fringe makes me really girly-looking but it'll look better when it grows a little longer. I compromised a little with my ideal colour (which is bright red on bleached hair) cos I had to take into considerations my parents and my job (though I still got plenty of nagging from my parents).

As I took the pictures and browsed through my old pics, I realised I've done quite a lot of different hairstyles and I've decided to do a little 'hair tribute' below *LOL* There are more styles but I lost the pics due to my data being formatted :( Basically, I went from long to short and back to long. I'm more of a 'long hair' guy but I don't know about the future though (subjected to my future g/f I guess *lol*)...maybe I'd end up bald?!

Pardon the slooooow loading time. Things people'd do for vanity...hahah...I'd rather see that as an 'accomplishment'..hahah!

In chronological order (mouse over for comments):

From 2001 to Current

It's about time I change my hairstyle again. Either that or a trim. I'm contemplating on dyeing it too, after 'resting' my hair for the past few haircut sessions.

My initial intention was to let my hair grow much longer (so that I can do more different styles for it) but it's always this transitional period that's hard to get through with...now it's not long nor short and it's getting messier by the day...with my slight natural curl, everyday I wake up to different bad hair days >__< With my parents nagging at me for my long hair (frankly, it's not that long lor!), I think I wanna do something about it. Probably I'll trim it a little and dye it all brown with blonde sections (?) Even though I've always wanted to try dyeing it red/pink/purple, I'd not survive my first night when my parents see that *lol*

Anyway, it's about time too, considering that fact that my band, LGF, has an upcoming gig next Wednesday (7th April) in Temasek Poly. Sigh, it's funny how ugly people like me can be so vain *lol*

Suggestions, anyone? :P

Ugh. There was a heavy drizzle when I made my way to the salon. This time round it was nearby Bugis cos my freelance hairstylist had another appointment there.

The pretty lady boss had this really cute dog (silk terrier I think)! She's really well-groomed and nice to cuddle! (the dog I mean *lol*) Anyway, I decided to go for a trim and gave colouring a miss cos I wanna let my hair 'rest' from all the previous bleaching and dyeing. Showed him the pics of Hyde I took with my digicam but I think he cut it too short *sob*. Perhaps there was a need to trim a bit of my length so that it'd grow nicely *shrugs* I don't think it looks like Hyde's style now as compared to my longer length but oh well...

After some hot iron, some hair spray and styling done by the hairstylist, the results show:

Before and after cutting.

Close-up

One thing though...the fingers of a hairstylist always works magic and I can't recreate the layering effect after I washed my hair! Now I think I look like a boyband :(

Will be visiting my hairstylist in an hour's time. Still a little unsure what style to do. Wanted to grow my hair even longer to try other styles but with the constant nagging from parents, I guess I'll just trim a little or something for now...

Currently, kinda 'obessed' with Hyde's hair...maybe I'll try it...

Will it be a disaster? Will it make girls swoon? Heh. Stay tuned!
(sorry...too late to ask everyone out there for suggestions)

My pc is dying. I resurrected it a couple of times in the past, so I don't know how long it'd hold out. Everyday, I get all kinds different errors and my icq can't load up now. Will be doing a full format really soon. *sigh* Haven't done these delicate tasks fer a looong time. Hope I'll pull it off!

At the rate my hair is growing, I'll probably have to visit the salon pretty soon. But it's only been a month since I last cut my hair! Hmm...have to rack my brains for what style to do this time :/ Or maybe I should just maintain the length and style a while longer?

A month ago...with a little fringe.

A month later...no more fringe.