Ok so this is my new blogskin lah.
if you cant see it, just refresh.
it happens sometimes.

the main theme is based on anarchy and anti-capitalism.

the slogan (of sorts) for it is eat the rich.
its an anti-capitalist slogan.
it isnt anti capitalism.
to be accurate, its socialist (kinda).
its an expression against people who lead ostentatious lifestyles filled with excess while people live in squalor.
i'm not for redistribution of wealth, i'm against a wide income gap.
there will inevitably be a wide income gap, but i dont think it should be allowed to be THAT wide.

lemme show you.

G-S-T. what does it mean?
Government Salary Top-up.

and they ask us to buy house brands while they still can afford to live comfortably.
hypocrisy, say i.

the rest of the symbols are anarchist symbols.
the first 1 is the Circle-A.
i chose a more simple design because i dont like how the mainstream has co-opted the word anarchy as a synonym for chaos.
anarchy isnt chaos.
anarchy is freedom. freedom of choice.
the circle represents the letter o.
so we've got an A in an O.
it represents Anarchy and Order respectively.
it means Anarchy is Order.

the 2nd symbol is the black flag, which besides representing black flag (an amazing Hardcore Punk band),
represents absence of government.
no nations. no borders.
no division. no wars (hopefully)

here i quote a song by john lennon, Imagine.
(i love this song, which seems surprising as its quite a slow song.)

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one.

Imagine

beautiful song.
very inspirational.
may be idealistic, but its an ideal to strive for.

anyway, the absence of governance also represents (to me)
the absence of oppression.
where else do you get people who have THE RIGHT to oppress you and muzzle you, innit?
(and in the USA, to swap your life for barrels of oil, in some "War On Terror")

The black Cat represents fighting back when your rights are infringed on.
fighting back against injustice. (I really should get involved in direct action, but i cant find any organisations in singapore which advocate direct action.)

Crass Symbol represents several things.
firstly it represents the first ever band to expouse seriously anarchist ideals (The sex pistols simply used it for shock value.)
also, the symbol itself represents the ideal that power will eventually consume itself.
it consists of a double headed snake chasing after its other half.
the Snake (represnting power and authority) will eventually consume itself.

Finally, we have a restatement of the most important message here.
anarchy is order.
A=O.
1 day thats going on my skin.
fuck yeah.

Motörhead- Eat The Rich

C'mon baby, Eat the rich!
Put the bite on that Son Of A BITCH!
dont mess around; dont gimme no switch.
c'mon baby, EAT THE RICH.

you know what?
i think its time i explained exactly my political beliefs.
its a system called libertarian anarchism.

first of all, anarchy is not synonymous with chaos and disorder, though abuse of privileges granted under an anarchist system could eventually lead to that.

libertarianism is the belief that every1 has the right to do and live however they want, so long as it does not infringe on the rights of other.
thus, people can kill themselves with drugs and such, so long as they do not promote this lifestyle to others.
they can do whatever they want, but its their own business and they shouldnt impose their views on others.

anarchism is the operationalisation of this ideal into a system that CAN be implemented.
simply put, there are no laws.
people live in self-governing communities and police each other's behaviour.
there are rules of course.
decided upon by the people within each community.
by vote, of course.

so if people vote to legalise drugs, so be it.
you dont like it, dont take drugs.
simple.

of course, an explanation of this is also incomplete without mentioning the DIY ethic.
its basically doing things yourself instead of taking the easy way out and paying to get it done.
you can view it as a rejection of over reliance on the capitalist system.

put it this way.
if you know how to cook, why should you tar pau food?

my dream is to 1 day transform these views into implementation.

no, its not a pipe dream to see this realised in singapore.
this system HAS been successfully implemented elsewhere.

Freetown Christiania

this is actually near a model commune, i'd say.
of course, there is no such thing as perfection.
the nearest thing that'd come to it is the swiss government.
frequent referendums mean that the government is truly "of the people"

1 day i hope to see this in singapore, because i love my country and want to see it better (in my view)
1 day. pipe dream i suppose.

that's youth- anti flag.

When all you hear is that, "you cant " or "give up" or "you're a fool"
and you're so sick of all the in crowd and trying to be cool
And you still dont, still you dont. still you dont know what to do...
But in the end you do your own thing, and you tell'em to get screwed!!!

R.I.P. William's Grandpa.

i'm kinda bored in the office now.
i've spent the whole day doing nothing of consequence.
well all i did, exactly, was play diablo 2.
.
.
.
i am SO BORED.

so well.
i'm listening to the misfits now.
i hope you die...
die monster die...

you know what i like about the misfits?
they're poppish without being directly pop.

i mean they use catchy rhythms and sing melodically.
i also like their lyrics.
its... amusingly offensive (at least it would be offensive to the general public)
yes, i listen to more than satanic death metal.

that reminds me.
yesterday i went to watch shutter free with daniel.
CTV (campus tv, formerly residence of cheenapiangs of mcm)
was giving out free tix.
supposed to be a "contest", but obviously daniel gave a large portion of the 80 free tix he had to his friends.

yep.
there's a good side to having an office right next to his.

anyway, satanic selwyn.
right.

so i met a couple of his friends there lah.
i told them i'm a registered member of the church of satan.
they actually ATE THAT SHIT UP!

and no, thats not it. it gets better.
i told another of daniel's friends i was half norwegian.
LOL!
the idiot actually believed me.

so anyway,
yeah.
i had fun.
free movies are always fun.
thankfully i didnt see jonathan foo. (my TV lecturer)
he doesnt like me much.

for my first rehearsal i grabbed helen (his precious mannequin)
and pretended to co host with her.
i actually had a fucking conversation with a mannequin lol.

and also once we were in the director's studio (where they control the cameras selected lighting and stuff)
then they were all focused on the screen (which was zoomed in on helen's upper body.

i crawled over and slowly turned helen by the base.
jonathan freaked out.
heather knew instantly it was me.

speaking of heather...
heather's apparently at mediacorp.
rushing out news stories for CNA.
doesnt sound half as fun as mine lah.

i hope heather makes it out alive though.
heather's really nice.

think we're having a "half-the-class-we-can-get-along-with" gathering next saturday.
no idea who's actually gonna go.
i'm there.
han fen oo, probably.
heather.
sam (unless she goes silent at the last minute like the past 2 times.)
charlene (which is surprising)

ah...
ah...
i dunno lah.
should be fun can liao.

back to the misfits i suppose.

Saturday night- The Misfits

As the moon becomes the night time
You go viciously, quietly away
I'm sitting in the bedroom where we used to sit and smoke cigarettes
Now I'm watching,
Watching you die.

a lot has happened recently.
i've started my attachment.
i'm now attached at the label.
its my school's in house record label.
i'm in charge of pr and advertising.

incidently, i failed advertising.
how ironic, innit?

anyway, i'm having loads of fun.
i have my own desk in my "office".
we stole some stuff like packet coffee for us so we'll be more comfortable in the office.
its just 4 guys.
me, yi song (another mass com guy.)
and 2 other fsv guys.

its quite fun, since all we need to do now is churn out a poster a week.
for now.
we're gonna parody the mas selamat wanted poster for our first poster due this week.

anyway, before i started my attachment i was bored at home.
since i sent my laptop for repair.

so i've sewed a lot.
william thinks i'm becoming a girl since i can sew.
still dont think it makes sense, since many girls i know cant sew.
(i'm actually kinda proud to be able to sew. it lets me do stuff myself instead of paying for it to be done.
its a DIY ethic thing.
maybe i should get a sewing machine, eh?)
so i sewed on lotsa patches on my jacket.
i've got the huge motorhead one on the back,
the slayer pentagram on the left tit.
and the cover of ride the lightning on the right tit.
and the sleeves are gonna be a log of the concerts i've been to.
so far i've only got megadeth.
i mean to sew a black sabbath and helloween patch too.
but i cant find a suitable 1.
hopefully 1 day i can sew on a slayer patch(they came once and i heard they were awesome)and a mayhem patch (probably wont be allowed in singapore though. pussies.)

of course, its topped by a singapore flag patch.

yes, i'm actuaaly proud to be singaporean.
this country may not be the best.
it may be akin to an intellectual prison.
but out base, physical needs are well taken care of.
on top of that, this is my home.

if i didnt love this country i wouldnt hate the governance of it.
i'd simply uproot myself and go.
i love my country, hence i'd like to see change in my country.
i want the best for it.

which brings me to another topic of concern.
the boatloads (metaphorically) of china immigrants.

i dont believe they should be allowed here.
they're just here to scam our money, exploit our education system (doesnt matter about the lack of intellectual freedom. they're fucking commies anyway. who get ahead in life by ratting on their compadres.)

finally, when they've SUCKED all they can from our country, they leave.

of course, not all china people are like that.
there obviously are chinese immigrants who would like to live here.
but to cope with this problem of tarring people with the same brush, we first have to define who is singaporean.

is nationality defined by place of birth?
by how long you've lived here?

nay, i say.
you can just tell who is singaporean by observing their mannerisms.
in this manner, a malaysian PR could be much less singaporean than a long-residing china immigrant.
and the same would be, conversely, so MUCH more singaporean than some1 with the ubiqitous pink IC but would uproot themself and go at first chance.

1 good example?
fashion forward, a channel 5 show my family is watching now.
fake american accent.
gushing so uncharacteristically.
aspiring to dress like "how they do in new york".

you dont have to speak ratty english to sound singaporean.
neither do you have to act like a total bimbo to sound american.

die, cunts.
die.

oh yeah.
P.S.
go check out a band called oshiego.
local band.
i've got their demo.
they're quite tight, technically.

megadeth-promises

Theres so many fighting
To get past the pearly gates
But nobody ever wants to die or get saved

guess what?
i just read something really stupidly biased.

http://www.virtuemag.org/articles/music-how-does-it-affect-you-2

it basically says that metal is bad for your brain.
why?
because apparently the jarring distortion kills your brain cells and that makes you a homicidal maniac.

and apparently some idiot killed his aunt after listening to pink floyd.
pink floyd's music is FAR from jarring.
in fact, i listen to pink floyd when i wanna relax, or have a headache.

THIS is pink floyd.
amazing guitar solo btw.



well so apparently they say the distortion is what kills your brain cells.
so if people with little brain cells (which die as they age anyway) are pissed off killers.
then why arent all the old people murderers???

and they're assuming anyway that all hard rock and metal is homogenous. and that they all use distortion.

right.
grindcore uses distortion.
HENDRIX used distortion, though not as we know it with pedals and whatnot.

power metal doesnt use diistortion.
there're lotsa metal bands that dont use much distortion.

idiots.

future world- helloween

Cause we all live in future world
A world thats full of love
Our future life will be glorious
Come with me - future world

you know what?
sometimes i really think what the fuck is the government doing.

look.
i'll detail it.

1) you guys stopped selling smaller packs of cigs.
thats was supposedly to stop kids from buying cigs just to try.
but then again wont it mean they SHARE larger packs and feel compelled to finish it so as to not waste?

2) you fags keep saying smoking is bad, yet you still sell cigs. why?
you rich FUCK-UPS want the bloody MONEY. greedy CUNTS!

3) you all restrict smokers to certain tables in kopitiams. fine. smoking not allowed at playgrounds. understandable.
smoking not allowed along COVERED WALKWAYS???? what the bloody-corpses-of civil-servants FUCK is wrong with them? this is just fucking intolerance and bloody DISCRIMINATION! its just like apartheid all over again. it isnt like people are forced to remain at covered walkways for extended periods of time. just fucking WALK AWAY LOR!

4) why does every1 look at me funny and think i worship the devil???
that just doesnt bloody make sense.
i actually LIKE looking like this.
i like my DENIM JACKET and am extremely proud of finding it at such a low price lol.

and anyway i hate living with my mum sometimes.
holidays are times where i DESERVE TO bum around and procrastinate and have nothing better to do.
she just HAS to insist on everything being done HER WAY at HER PACE.
fuck that.
i'm gonna bum around when i want to.

kill for metal-usurper

Bringing the demise of this mainstream shit
Skulls will be broken,throats will be slit
Shitting on the posers,making them pay
Bringing back the true metal ways