Dear May,

Hi May. Glass here. i know the name still sounds kinda weird, but it's okay, i'll find a new one for you soon. cos i'm smart like that. besides, i know you're going to miss me, cos no one in LD could ever replace me as the awesome driver and PA that i was. so. ya gui. come back soon, because i don't think this little stint together that we had(of course my being absent for the past year didn't help) really gave me enough opportunity to know you inside out. but hey, it was fun. and yes, i've said it once and i'll say it again, i'll definitely miss you dreadfully. it's all your fault if you see me with bruises all over when you come back in august. taa! =)

P.S. Get yourself a phone over there ASAP!! Don't you dare say you ain't got no money; GOD WILL PROVIDE!! =P



Love,
Doug.

the people sing.

i want to be .. me.

i want to be .. surprised by hope.

i want to be .. different today.

i want to be .. an influential nobody.

i want to .. know my neighbours by name.

i want to be .. more than i am today.

i want to .. care enough to grieve.

i want to .. make you proud.

i want to .. see the world as you see it.

i want to .. take small steps, not dream of giant leaps.

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Isaiah 58:6-8
6 "This is the fast day I'm after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts.

7 What I'm interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad.

8 Do this and the lights will turn on, and your lives will turn around at once. Your righteousness will pave your way. The God of glory will secure your passage.

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i want to be .. a history maker.

the christening.

i call my guitar, Charlotte.
it was the first time i used her in church today,
and in church we were playing this hymn entitled,
'Give of Your Best to The Master',
by Charlotte A.

The Hellish Riff.

"Remember: No scale is cemented. They are only guidelines to your own creations."

(G Minor Pentatonic Scale): AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

e|-------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3--6-------------------------------------3-----------------|
G|---5b(7)~~~~---------5b(7)--5--3------------------------3--------3--------|
D|----------------------------------5---5--3-----------------5--5-----------|
A|------------------------------------5-------5--3--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------6--3--------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6--6------8--8-----8--10b--8-----8-----12b--8-----8-----15--15-----|
G|---/7--------/9--------9-------------9-----9----------9-----9-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

dilemma.

should i attend a prom.. which i am not a part of.. even though i am offered tickets?
i know i've got loads of friends there.. but then again.. it is their party.

or should i just help them plan the after-party?

or should i just not go at all?

sarah said, "you're the kind of person that would go for something like this."

what's that supposed to mean?


meanwhile.



heh.

the new coach/ the eastern glow.

football, epic fail. there is a reasaon why they call those sort of matches, friendlies. friendlies. light hearted. there's a reason why we're not in a competition. it's just a freaking game. i wish the coach would understand that.

yesterday in a church against church game, i played my worst game ever. worst game because i was placed in a position totally foreign to me. try a .. roy keane role, if you will. protect the defence, disrupt opposition play by making a whole lot of flying tackles, support the wingmen, and support your attacking central midfielder. big ask huh. i don't do that. i play the wing. i own the flanks. i make the crosses. the balls come to me. how come that line sounds familiar.. anyway. after a five or six month hiatus, things have changed. a lot. the whole squad's changed. someone's even taken my place as a winger. i guess they don't play for fun anymore. because now, we have a coach. think, alex ferguson. only meaner. i don't think he's married. he can't be. i've heard of him, even when i was overseas. "meanest s.o.b. they've ever seen" , is what they said when i asked. that was the kinda treatment i got. kinda expected it really. but then again, i didn't expect to play this bad. freaky. no mercy. i could hear all them people screaming at me from all directions. after fifteen minutes of confusion, i was movied to the left back position. what the hell indeed. i made it clear that i wanted out. i got replaced, and warmed up the bench for the match. halftime. teamtalk. what coach said really hit a nerve. said somewhere along the lines of, DO YOUR JOB. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, QUIT. OR I QUIT. YOU CHOOOSE. the thing is, we don't pay him. voluntary work. i'd rather he quit actually.

the match went on. we led 3 - 2. people came out and went back in. there was one samaritan. this young fella. told me to not give up. i'd only get better after more matches. i was just out of it after so long. good lad. i was put back on the field on the 85th minute. coach put me in my favourite spot. i got clattered. i got roughed up real good, but i was comfy where i was. and then i misplaced a pass. i got screamed at again. final whistle went. THANK GOD.

train. get fit. show that coach.

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anywho.

the new house is coming up pretty nicely. i've not seen it since it looked only like a pile of rubble.



sorry, couldn't get the full view of it. i like that curvy side. =) the structure's not done yet though. mom n dad's room is on the second floor, and apparently, the second floor is still non existant. hmm. and then after that is the sky lounge. we came up with the greatest idea ever. build a small tower above the roof, which willl already be pretty darn high.. and make it like a small driving range, and whack them balls into the villages at the back. heh.

i'm designing my own room.. and i was thinking. traditional japanese theme. fully equipped with tatami mats, kotasu tables, and fusuma/shoji sliding screens.. all aimed to give a serene and tranquil environment. whatchu think? i think i'm getting old.











i have a jacuzzi. heh.

the big guns.

i present to you,
the sheraton II.
haven't got a name for it yet though.
























ain't she a beauty?

gonn' keep her for life,
and maybe if ma son's been a good kid,
i'll pass it down.
just maybe.

One For The Road.

uhh. alright. now that i'm back to driving, i'm going to need to create a new mixtape. one for the road. i'm thinking, the old stuff. good ol' rock and roll. i've got all this to start with, so, whatchu think?
mind you, i'm a huge AC/DC fan.

1. AC/DC - Back in Black
2. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
3. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
4. AC/DC - Giving the Dog a Bone
5. AC/DC - Ride On
6. AC/DC - Hells Bells
7. AC/DC - Rock n' Roll Train
8. AC/DC - TNT
9. AC/DC - Thunderstruck
10. AC/DC - For Those About to Rock
11. AC/DC - Let's Get It Up
12. Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
13. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
14. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
15. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
16. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
17. Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
18. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
19. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
20. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

anything else i should add?

touchdown turnaround.

after thirty three freaking hours of travelling, i arrive home.

i was like santa for a little while then, bearing gifts for all.

now. to sleep it off.

but i find that i'll be sleeping on the floor, on a spare mattress, now that the family's given my bed away to the maid.

hmm. bed hunting then. i always fancied them japanese style beds.

maybe it's in the blood.