Videos!

I am recently viewing loads of videos in Youtube. And i really mean loads of them.

And i just found out about HIM!! Yes, HIMMMMMM! The one and only Cobus Potgieter!! He is really an awesome, awesome, awesome drummer!!

Here's some for you to see!

The Great Escape - Boys like Girls


He also did a tribute to Michael Jackson just days after his death by playing and adding more beats to his songs - if that's what you drummers call it. LOL.

Beat It - Michael Jackson


Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson


Black or White - Michael Jackson


Billie Jean - Michael Jackson


I think you guys will like this. Enjoy! * And girls, please, remember not to drool just by the look of him playing the drums. XD

Umbrella - Vanilla Sky


Diary of Jane - Breaking Benjamin


One of my favourite songs - Avenged Sevenfold!! Yay!

Afterlife - A7X


Bat Country - A7X


Now this next song that he remade was really amazing! It was so impressive that people like me who doesn't understand a thing about drums could really see that he's just AMAZING!

My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson


Well, as you've been informed, Ceremony At The Avenue just played for SABS IU Night. A friend of ours just recorded a few of our songs that night. So, below are the two videos. It's a little messy and noisy, but i do hope that you enjoy it.

Pressure (Cover) - Paramore


My Heart (Cover) - Paramore


And well, i've been listening to loads of lyrics these days, and i've found some really inspiring and lyrics that gives me strength to live on with all these unnessecery problems around me.

The videos below, please read the lyrics and sing along if you can! LOL.

Let the Flames Begin - Paramore (live)


What a shame we all became, such fragile broken things
A memory remains, just a tiny spark.
I give it all my oxygen
So let the flames begin
So let the flames begin
Oh glory... Oh glory!

This is how we dance when
when they try to take us down
this is what we'll be oh glory...

Somewhere weakness is our strength,
and i'll die searching for it
I can't let myself regret such selfishness.
My pain and all the trouble caused,
no matter how long
i believe that there's hope
Burried beneath it all and...
Hiding beneath it all and...
Growing beneath it all and -

This is how we dance when,
when they try to take us down
this is what we'll be oh
This is how we stand when
when they burn our houses down
this is what we'll be oh glory...

Reaching as i sink down into light...

The Kill - 30 seconds to Mars


Conspiracy - Paramore (live)


Please speak softly for they will hear us,
and they'll find out why we don't trust them
Speak out dear, for i cannot hear you
I need to know, why we don't trust them

Explain to me, this conspiracy against me
and tell me how, i lost my power, oh yeah

Where can i turn, coz i need something more
surrounded by uncertainty i'm so unsure of
tell me why, i feel so alone
coz i need to know, to whom do i owe

I thought that we'd make it
because you said that we'd make it through
And when all security fails, we'll be there
to help me through


Well, that's all for today. The song above really helped me through loads of things and i really, really love them. Hope you enjoy the songs that i had put here. =)

Till next time!

~ Jocelyn

Well

Hullo there.

Before i launch into the story of my life these past few weeks, i shall make three announcements.

~ Ladies and gentlemen, there will be a charity show for the Chinese government schools in Pahang on the 30th of August, 2009. This charity show/concert will be held in Vistana Hotel, Kuantan, involving a lot of people and VIPs. Not to brag, but a lot of awesome performances will be performed on that day from the Talent Makers from KL and my books will be sold there too - My 'Sweet' 17. Remember, the price will be $17 per book, and i will be donating 15% of my profits while i get a total of 5% only. So, to any one of you who wanted to get one but couldn't go online to buy, my books will be sold there on the 30th in Vistana - yes, in Malaysia! - before the charity show starts - and it's only a limited amount of 60 books. If any of you who is interested to go to the show, please contact this number to get tickets 013-9324415 (Cecilia Lau). There will be 4 types of tickets sold; RM 20 (for normal seats), RM 50 (for VIP), RM 500 (for opening ceremony VIP) and RM 1000 - if i am not mistaken. People in Kuantan who loves classical music, please do not hesitate and just come! This might be your only chance to really get to see something unique from talented and passionate children and it won't be a disappointing show, i can assure you. Spread this to your friends, families and cousins and relatives.

The cover of my book. Though simple, but i think it's nice. If you can't make it to the show, you can order it online. To order it, please go to www.redleadbooks.com and look under fiction. Or just simply type the name of my book there. Thank you.


Well. Now that this thing's settled... I don't know why I'm still so silly some times! It has been years since! Oh my gosh, i probably made the biggest mistakes of my...um, of this week. But! Not gonna tell you what it is =p. Only, trust me, it's unspeakable, but surprisingly, i don't regret it like i used to. Hah, i knew how to get over it now. Just forget about it XD

~ Oh, and this is for the previous post. I just knew about the results today and i just passed my violin grade 8 exam! With a Merit! I am so relieved, though i think i could have done better in a lot of ways. But, nonetheless, i am pleased with my results and i just had a realization - i finished my violin grade 8! Yay!

~ Ceremony At The Avenue! is in need of a new drummer. Yes, we really need one! Anybody who is reading this, please spread this news around to your friends, families, cousins, school, friends... LOL. But if you think you're up for it, please leave a comment below or in the chatbox, and don't forget to leave a contact number and a name! We look forward to playing with anyone of you out there! Yours truly, CATA.

SABS International Understanding Night 2009 was a blast. =) Yes, it was. Though there were some complications and a 'mild' technical problem, i still think it was awesome. Job well done to the committee, and a very nice show performed to Caprice and Hayad. It was a pleasure to meet them and it sure was a pleasure for Ceremony At The Avenue! to play for so many wonderful people.

I enjoyed the time and am glad to have met so many old friends again. I missed you guys! I dunno if you guys felt that i changed - for the better or for the worse - but i do hope you guys enjoyed what all of us had prepared and played for you guys.

This is the only picture i got/ found. Any of you who had taken more pictures, please pass it to me! Your name shall be credited here, no worries ;)

And last but not least, this song is Paramore's newest single; Ignorance. It is an awesome song, as it can relate to me in ways you couldn't even begin to imagine. Their third album will be coming out in September 29th! Yay!

Please listen to the song while looking at the lyrics. The lyrics is the sum of everything i can say to you people right now.

Ignorance



If I'm a bad person,
You don't like me.
I guess I'll make my own way,
It's a circle, a mean cycle.
I can't excite you anymore.

Where's your gavel, your jury?
What's my offense this time?
You're not a judge but if you're gonna judge me,
Well sentence me to another life.

Don't wanna hear your sad songs.
I don't wanna feel your pain,
When you swear it's all my fault.
Cause you know we're not the same.
We're not the same
Oh we're not the same.

The friends who stuck together.
We wrote our names in blood,
But I guess you can't accept that the change is good,
It's good
It's good
It's good

You treat me just like another stranger.
Well it's nice to meet you sir.
I guess I'll go.
I best be on my way out.

Ignorance is your new best friend.

This is the best thing that could've happened.
Any longer and I wouldn't have made it.
It's not a war.
No, it's not a rapture.
I'm just a person, but you can't take it.

The same tricks that once fooled me.
They won't get you anywhere.
I'm not the same kid from your memory.
Now I can fend for myself.


Now you can see, why this song relates to me in loads of ways. I can totally feel the full impact of this song, and i think i truly understand it to its extent. I totally love it!

I found that as I'm growing up, i really see the true faces of people around me. Cautious, people. My advice to you, from personal experience. Friends who once cared, can turned their backs to you in a second. Friends who once loved, can turn and step on you on their way out - of your life. It doesn't matter of their age, everyone is still human. It's a pity, cause we can rarely find a person that will stick with us no matter our status and backgrounds. But, if you do find one, remember to grant him/her a special place in your life, cause, no matter what, they are the special ones and you must appreciate and love and hold on to them no matter what.

Remember kids, material ain't everything. I know that I'm a teenager and can't judge anything in life yet - but i ain't judging nothing. I'm just expressing myself, or i can't even do that now? But you gotta know this, sooner or later, i am going to be an adult, and i have to think about things that is important and think for myself. Unless you end my life, which, I'm sure, will shut me up permanently - and will shut you up permanently too. *sigh*

But why am i being burdened for things that are repeated and happening every single day? Why me, and not others? Why is it always have to be me?

When i didn't succeed, you guys looked down on me. And when i do, you guys tried to pull me down. Why?

This is neither a war, nor a rapture. I really don't have anything to say, and i don't want to say anymore. Let this come to a past, and maybe things will go back to normal. But if things do get 'extreme'... whoa. Then. Let us be reminded that it ain't my fault. I'm just a teenage kid - who thinks a little bit more. I do not announce that I'm perfect, this is all just my opinion. Please remember this.

Oh! I just found out something amusing! Not gonna tell =P Till next time!

~ Jocelyn

*panic attack*

I HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR HOURS TO MY FREAKIN' VIOLIN EXAM!!!!!

And i haven't even started practicing. I didn't go to school today, due to this 'royal' day. Funny how my mum treated us like 'royals' when we have our music exams - and it's not even our school exams! Hah! Music is far more important to me, punk.

But... I think I'm going to die - literally. I couldn't play my scales well (hesitated in loads of parts), and my Bach (pronounces as 'Barkh') totally sucks. Okay, so i admit, i am nervous about it. But this is my last grade exam and if i flunk it, my mother would disown me (i would disown myself too).

SO I WISH FOR LUCK AND I WISH FOR FLYING FINGERS AND AWESOME MEMORY AND GREAT AT ANSWERING IN AURAL AND READING NOTES FAST IN SIGHT-READING ---------

I am supposed to be practicing. I cannot believe i am here right now.

Goodbye.


Jocelyn

OH MY GOSH!

OH MY GOSH MICHAEL JACKSON IS DEAD!

Seriously. I am not joking.

Oh my... Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, is dead. Holy crow!

Here's the news.

Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. He reportedly died after suffering from a cardiac arrest and falling into a coma on the way to hospital. The news was broken on a celebrity Web site, and spread via social networks such as Twitter and Facebook before traditional media would even touch the story.

It’s a shocking and premature end to the life of one of the entertainment world’s most famous and iconic characters, but it’s now been confirmed that Michael Jackson is dead. He suffered a heart attack at around 12pm midday at his Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles, and was taken to UCLA hospital after falling into a coma.

Doctors are now saying that paramedics failed to resuscitate the singer after finding him not breathing when they arrived at his home. Michael Jackson was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. It’s a truly global news event, and one which was broken on the Web first, hours before more traditional news outlets got hold of the story.

TMZ.com, a celebrity gossip news site owned by Time Warner, broke the story of Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest around four hours after it happened. The news then spread across the Web in that most viral of methods, with Twitter updates and Facebook status updates getting the news out there faster than any other method could.

At 5.20pm, TMZ then announced Michael Jackson had died, although its use of just one unnamed source meant most people were skeptical and willing to wait for confirmation from a more reliable source. That confirmation took another hour or so, with The Los Angeles Times, Reuters, and The Press Association then confirming his death.

Oh my gosh, and you know how this news was broken to me? I'll tell you how. I woke up first thing today, my mum came rushing into the house. When she saw me, the first thing she told me was, 'Michael Jackson is dead.' I was like, 'What the... ... ...' I was speechless. Besides not having a proper 'good morning' greeted, i was told that Michael Jackson is dead. A very good morning for me, today. Holy crow!!


Jocelyn

A-noun-ce-ment-S

First of all, i would like to congratulate Taylor York from Paramore to finally being the official member of Paramore! Wooots, congrats!! He is an awesome rhythm guitarist and an awesome song writer! He has been with Paramore since their early days and he deserves to be in the band after such a long, long time. Yay, Taylor!

Second, Ceremony At The Avenue! is in need of a new drummer. Anybody who is reading this, please spread this news to your friends, families, cousins, school, friends... LOL. But if you think you're up for it, please leave a comment below or in the chatbox, and don't forget to leave a contact number and a name! We look forward to playing with anyone of you out there! Yours, CATA.

Third, Folios are killing me. I. Am. Dying. I haven't even started anything! Yes! Not a single thing. And i am supposed to be doing TWO folios. I am going to die - in pieces. My teachers are going to strangle me and i am going to let them. Why? Cause that way i won't be alive to do anymore folios! Nice plan eh?

Forth, i am currently addicted to theses two songs, no thanks to them.

How you love Me Now - Hey Monday



Run, Don't Walk - Hey Monday



Do watch these two videos and try to figure out why i am addicted to them.

Fifth, I am wacthing Spongebob now. So... ciao!

Jocelyn

When

I knew that the departing, that the last time we meet (for now), was going to be sad, but i never expected it to be so damn depressing. At least, for me.

It's even more depressing now, come to think of it.

I don't know when or how i will see them again, or when will we all hang out like we used to again. Even if it's just for a movie, just to hang out, or just to have dinner... It's terrible that everything and everyone had to be so darn busy.

And next year? You ask about next year... Next year everyone's leaving. And I'm going to be here, alone.

I can hardly bear this today, i don't think i could handle all of them leaving next year.

Yeah, so we had arguments, we had disagreements. But didn't that make our bonds even tighter, closer? Already, i miss everyone and everything and every time.

Yeah, maybe this meant very little to you guys. Maybe this is all just an experience, or a play thing. But to me, all of this meant everything to me. I grasp everything that we ever had close to my heart, close to my soul. I love doing this and i want to do this again, as soon as possible, no matter the arguments, the fights, the sarcasm. I love all of this and i really cherish every moment we ever had. You guys were so good, like the big brothers i never had. I love you guys so much, it actually hurts, and i don't think i care what you guys think about me anymore. All i know is that, I may be the worse friend you guys ever had, or maybe the most sensitive/easily pissed off/weird person you guys had ever encounter. But believe me when i say this, i love hanging out with you guys, no matter what we were doing, and for the past few months, you guys had been my life.

I will miss everything, just as i am missing it so much right now.

School is starting. Everything is changing, yet again. I don't think i can cope up with everything in school anymore. All that I had ever want is to do music, and that is the end of it, no matter if i success in it or not. And all that i'm thinking now is where and how will i end up to be without them. I had once thought that i already have everything, that i can do everything that i had ever love with them, together. But now... Us falling apart just proves to be the one thing i can't have, no matter how much i enjoyed it. I really think that. What if we really had that offer? Not everyone is me, and not everyone won't hesitate to accept it. I want to do this, so of course i choose that path, i am lookng into that path. But i can't make everyone see the same way as i do, or choose the same things as i do. People have different perspective on things, and the attachment is making all of it worse. I want them here with me, to make the same choices, but i can't seem to hold on longer onto them. They need to make their decisions, and i need to move on with mine.

But i wanted so badly that everything will go on.

When i first heard that they are going to leave, that we won't be able to perform together anymore, it's like a knife had cut straight into my heart. It ached, and it never really healed.

But i guess that this is inevitable. I had just chosen not to think of it months ago. Now that it is actually happening, it's unbearable.

It hurts so much to think of this, to dwell on this. But this is what i feel. I may be talking like i'm breaking up with somebody - but in truth, this is what it feels like to break up with music, to break up with something that i love so, so much.

Okay, i may be taking things too seriously/desperately, but this is really what i feel now. I dunno what you guys are thinking, but i want you guys to know (if you're reading this), that i treated this whole thing very, very seriously. I had even thought - dreamed - that we had
that chance. I hope we do, in the future, but i just have to move on - for the moment.

I love you guys, and i hope we could continue doing this forever.


- Jo

The inspiration of Random-ness

I am feeling a little bit peculiar today... Mostly because i've been 'helping out' - more like working there, really - in my mother's new shop. It was fun/boring. And i really don't wanna go back there anymore. LOL.

Since i have nothing to report to every one of you, i have decided to post up some taken-a-long-time-ago pictures i've been keeping in my phone. Hope you enjoy while i slowly and delicately upload each one of them.

My sister's soft toy. She thought that by tying it's ears up it could look like CJ7.

My teacher's puppies - before she gave them all away... All ten of them. Aww, poor, cute little puppies!!




The jambu that has a cross stem at the back. I took this picture last year, when i still had black fingernails during the long holidays...


My sister and my brother sleeping. My sister hugging my brother, my brother hugging the bear. Wtf? But cute, nonetheless.

Ahh, this. These three PINK things. Unfortunately, none of these belongs to me - not one of it!


Supposedly, the moon.

Um... I do not know what is this.

Me and my brother - in the music room, doing nothing, just foolin' around.

Hah! Lika, Krystyl, if you guys are reading/seeing this, please do not kill me. LOL!!



Last year, i followed my mum to the market when she wanted to buy chickens for business - i mean, her restaurant. I wanted to just tag along and see her buy her stuffs. I thought it was fun, you know, and i wanted to learn how to buy some food stuff anyway (for later days, you know, in case). But - After looking at the pictures, i'm sure you know why i vowed never to go there - ever again.

The chickens there were soooooo disgusting!!!

Chicken hearts. CHICKEN HEARTS!!!

So, past all the eeeecky things, here's a nice piece of blueberry cheese cake. It was and is delicious! My 'godfather' made them for my family. I thought of taking the picture to 'show off'. LOL. Seriously though, the best cheese cake i've ever had.

I... really don't know what this is.

Ahh! The bird nest in my garden! My sister had to be the itchy-hands one to take the picture. But... It looks a little weird, and very very small.

After a few weeks, the birds are out!! This is what they look like. Well, hmm, personally, i think they look like very small dinasours - from this angel, at least.

My brother sitting on Pauls' shoulders. He was pulling Paul's hair, LOL, like a horse...

Ahh, Chia Hern and I, in the ballet studio, when i still had that weird hair of mine. LOL.

My - ahem - OUR hamster, Lucian!!! He is so adorable. But now, he is too adorable to even go near to it. One of the main reason is his house looks so beautiful with all the extra 'decorations' and he just smells sooooo 'good'!

And now, the official 'Hamsters'. I don't know why, but my mum kept calling them hamsters. Perhaps it's because when we first got together, my mum bought Lucian back. And so, i think the name caem ffrom there.

Personally though, i thought it was quite appropriate. LOL.

Hah! Paul, now don't complain that we can't see the drummer. Now we can ALL see the drummer. Can see you only, actually.

In Pizza Hut. Stupid posses. LOL.

Carl knew i was taking this picture though. He was doing this ON PURPOSE!!

The end result after asking them to 'move here a little', 'no, forward abit', 'no, back a little', and 'yes, there'.

And at last, the 'triumph' of a 'true' guitarist!

Hope you enjoy those pictures - which i've kept so long - which i've uploaded for so hard. Maybe now, i can clear the memories in my phone. Yay!

Jocelyn