Why Would I Write

  • Gig #114

    Nothing much to say except that I’ll be performing tomorrow night at KL Journal hotel. Drop by for some cool tunes and beverages!

    Poolside Open Mic #61 ft. Layla Sania [Facebook Event Page]

    Time: 8 PM – 10:30 PM
    Date: 25th October 2018
    Venue: KL Journal Hotel [Google Maps]

    The Poolside Open Mic is our 3rd longest running open mic night which happens every Thursday evening right on TOP of The KL Journal! Each installation features one of our finest musicians, with this one featuring…

    ***LAYLA SANIA***

    Layla Sania is a 16 year old KL native. A young girl with an old soul she dreams to make it big singing jazz, soul and folk. She has been familiar with stage since she was a small girl but has been over the past 6 months more actively singing at various venues in KL, Penang and Sarawak. Amy Winehouse plays a big role in her music. Her single will be released this year. Stay tuned!

    Follow her: https://www.instagram.com/laylasania/

    ***OPEN MIC***

    #1 Senkhan
    #2 2storeyheart
    #3 Marlena
    #4 Fadirul Fais
    #5 Fadhil Zulkifri
    #6 Aishah Soraya

    To sign up for the open mic, email us@openmicmalaysia.org 😀

    ~

    Open Mic Malaysia is the brainchild of Shaneil Devaser, frontman of The Endleaves. Established in 2012 and currently operating in Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu and Johor Bahru, Open Mic Malaysia aims to create sustainable avenues for bedroom musicians, singer-songwriters and professional musicians to share their music and experiences with each other and the public, over evenings of wholesome indie goodness. In partnership with other like-minded musicians from across the country, Open Mic Malaysia aims to… Make Malaysia Great (for indie music) Again.

  • I am not that George Wong

    There, I said it. I had nothing to do with posting photos of some random flight attendant online. If you fapped to those photos, you can thank the other dude with the same name as me.

    I’ve been receiving quite a few messages from people about a certain topic, and instead of having to respond to individual messages about it, I thought I’d write a blog post about it. Could have easily said this in a status update, but hey – might as well make use of my dead blog (RIP).

    For those of you who aren’t aware – that’s good. Keep it that way, feel free to close this tab. For the rest of you – I’ve given you the answer above.

    The fact that reports about viral social media posts are considered ‘newsworthy’ says a lot about our media – and the people who care enough to read them. If the outlets didn’t have an audience to pander to, ‘articles’ like these wouldn’t even exist.

    The worst part about this situation: some of these writers call George a pervert and still have the audacity to stalk the attendant’s social media profile for more pictures of her to post in their articles. Oh, let’s take it to the next level by sharing more of her photographs to our thousands of readers!

    So sanctimonious.

  • Diamonds In My Chain Gold

    Random thought post? Sure. I haven’t done one of these in a while.

    It’s interesting watching how my nephews are growing up. I’m happy that the elder one is generally obedient and very patient with his younger brother. I don’t know why, patience is one of those traits you don’t see in every kid. Hopefully his younger brother will follow in his footsteps. He’s definitely not patient right now. However, they are both extremely loving and caring towards their younger sister, so that’s a good sign. Crankiness seems to be a common factor if you try engaging with them after they wake up. They need a couple of hours to warm up it seems.

    Today’s kids are the TV – or screen – generation. At least based on my observation. Not that there’s anything wrong, it’s just how times have evolved. Like back in my days, it was action figures and army men. TV only became a hobby much later in life. Nowadays, we have access to so many more displays – everywhere we go we either have a TV, smartphone, tablet or laptop. Back then, all we had was the living room TV and the shared family computer. Even I’m a TV kid now – these days I fall asleep watching Twitch streams or YouTube videos, and it’s all by my own volition. I bring my phone into the toilet to Reddit while I take a shit. I listen to podcasts from my phone while I’m driving. I read articles or watch videos while eating if I’m by myself.

    Now that I own a smartwatch, I can’t imagine spending money on a non-smart one. It’s crazy. A few years ago I would’ve said that was a ridiculous thought. Then again, it’s not like I was much of a watch person to begin with. But now that I’ve experienced life with one, I don’t think I could resort to regular watches. My phone already tells the time, why would I need something that only does the same thing? Also, the fact that I can change my watch face to match whatever I’m wearing (not that I do it very often) means I have a watch to suit every occasion.

    Even with access to every kind of music imaginable, these days I still find myself going back to the same old artists – Post Malone, Joji, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers, Dance Gavin Dance, Emery and Tilian are my jam right now. I guess I’m a creature of habit. Every time I hear songs from them played in random locations like cafes and clubs, it puts a smile on my face. I get so hyped for no reason. I used to feel the same way back then when there wasn’t internet streaming music. It’s amazing how the way I react hasn’t changed.

    Vaping is more enjoyable when you have a good coil and good juice. It can definitely replace cigarettes. Not that I’ve been looking to do that – it’s just something I noticed. Snus are still great. I make sure I have some with me all the time.

    I think I am easily influenced – at least by people I like. I don’t think I’m a trendsetter. Not that it matters, but quite a number of things I’m into now are directly because of my friends.

    Dabbing for photographs is very cringeworthy.

    Unironically, I’m a Pewdiepie fan. I enjoy watching his videos. He deserves his success.

    Better Call Saul’s next season can’t come soon enough. I’ll have to settle for Riverdale in the meantime.

    Having a beard hides your double chin. Then again, maybe I should work on losing weight instead. I have been watching my diet again though. Went for a health check up the other day and was told by the doctor that my BMI was a bit high. Fair enough, I thought, since I had let my diet loose for a while.

    My laptop is still under repair, which kinda sucks. On the bright side, I still have been able to complete my work using a tablet – great because it takes a lot of weight off my shoulders when I walk around with my backpack. Typing on the screen is still terrible but I’ve got some great portable keyboards which rectifies this issue. Battery life on this tablet is also insane – I love how I don’t have to worry about keeping it charged.

    Animal Bus is officially in the works. Stay tuned for updates 🙂