December 28, 2008

Reminder

I've uploaded my HK photos on post December 17th 2008..due to some upload difficulties, I've published them late..hope you guys didn't missed the post..alright gotta rush for church svc..see ya soon! :)

December 23, 2008

Food for thought

felt tat this was interesting, so wanted to share with everyone here ;)

taken from Little Bites of Point

Why the Venus Project must destroy humanity to create a perfect world for humans

Dollars are money, but money is not dollars. Gold is money, but money is not gold. How do I explain these apparent contradictions? Simple, there is a one-to-many relationship between money and things we use for money. Referring to dollars as a form of money is technically accurate, but referring to money as dollars is not sufficient to describe all the properties of money — it limits the definition to dollars. Money is anything we use to trade for what we want. It's a store of purchasing power. It's something people either want, or will accept, in exchange for their property or labor. Sometimes money is a physical object, sometimes not. Not all forms of money are equal.

People will always assign different values to different things. People will always be willing trade things they want less for things they want more. Unless people have nothing, they will always be willing to trade something they possess for something they don't. The price is not a numeric figure glued to a box, it's the difference in the perception of utility between that item and what you are prepared to sacrifice. The price is not measured in dollars, it's measured in desires, and it's different for everyone. Therefore, as long as people desire things they don't have, they will be willing to trade to acquire them. It doesn't matter what they are trading, all that matters is they are willing to sacrifice some object, or offer some service, to gain something they perceived was lacking. It doesn't even matter if their assessment is accurate or logical. It doesn't matter whether the item will yield any benefit or advantage whatsoever.

Human desire is limitless. Econometrics is a failing science because human desire can not be modeled, it is not rational. Producing an abundance of anything will create demand for anything else. Our desires are governed by our biology and our perceptions of utility, both of which are variable, non-quantifiable and often wildly out of touch with reality. If you deny this fact, then you deny humanity because you reject what differentiates us from our creations. We are flawed creatures, not machines. You can not quantify how much you like things in any consistent way. If you asked me to choose between an apple and an orange, I may choose the apple. If you then asked me to choose between an orange and a banana, I may choose the orange. If you then asked me to choose between an apple and a banana, would you call me a liar if I chose the banana? No, you would call me human. Repeat the same experiment tomorrow and it may turn out completely different.

If somebody were to ask whether you are completely satisfied with life, either you are, or you are not. If you are, you're not human. If you're not and somebody then asks you to list everything you want in life in order to be completely satisfied, either you will prepare a list or you won't. If you have no list there is no way any person or system can satisfy your desires because they would have no idea what to do. If you have a list, find out how many of those items are material and how many are not. If they are all material, you're either an idiot (because you didn't understand the question) or a liar. There is no person with a perfectly balanced existence (health, love, family, emotions, interests, friends, challenges, victories, safety, comfort, hope, skepticism, curiosity, memories, optimism, excitement, etc) because there is no definition of a perfect balance. Your own perceptions of balance are variable and non-quantifiable. What is perfect in the current moment will be imperfect in the next, what is perfect today will be imperfect tomorrow. The interminable and unpredictable fluctuations of our imbalances and imperfections continually create and destroy desires until the day we die.

Experience with these imbalances and fluctuations throughout life and events are what define personality, goals, dreams and desires. There is no way any person or system can satisfy you completely without taking away these flaws that make you human. Thus, you will always be lacking something. It is immaterial whether it's real or just perceived, whether it's persistent or transient, whether it's acknowledged or subconscious. You will be willing to trade, you will offer money, for a price.

We are not machines.

December 21, 2008

The S S Show Feeling

Nic:

I have no smiley coz i aint noe the html coding shaitz..er..

but anyway... 81K? we need that cash manz... ccan open mlb clubhouse.. got cafe... pool table and POOL with jacuzzi already.. within that facilities got jamming studio... recording studio... 48"... erm.. make it 84" LCD TV with PS3.. Wii.. and x box 3... LAN shop with 34" LCDs to chill out... KTv rooms inside with only MLB mvs (sad till now onli 2, so gotta wait la).. MLB cafe only selling milo? sure cannot make it dao bi.. maybe sell some kopi peng to boost sales. jokes. Can do alot with that amt of money... PLEASE spend it wisely if YOU THE WINNER ARE READING THIS. That money is like a lifetime saving man... even my dad aint got that kinda cash.. i rather participate shoot some darts then waving my hand on air.. darts mad of gold in that show aye?.. haha... kidding.. anyway.. we had a great time.. and a great shock. hope u all had too!

December 17, 2008

Hong Kong

Woooooo! Went to Hong Kong last week for holiday..still remember the memories there so well..guess I'm in love with HK..if there's a chance, I don't mind migrate there(but I got to have some $$ first ya? and learn some basic cantonese language)..lol..I'm so in love with the scenery,the streets,the tv shows,the food and the shopping over there. It's my first time been so happy and excited about the holiday I spent in another country..normally, when I travelled back to Singapore from overseas, I would soon forget about the place and miss Singapore..but this time is sooo different..it looks like HK really have a strong attraction for tourists..if possible, I don't mind fly there again the second time..or perhaps the rest of my holidays?..haha..I strongly recommend HK is a nice place for holiday! you guys will never regret going there..I promise!

I have taken a few pictures of Hong Kong..hope you guys like the place. ;)

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Halfday Tour






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December 15, 2008

Don't wait up, don't wait there.

Alright. Before I transfer the photos I took in HK into my notebook,guess I just post something to keep my blog 'alive'. :)

mlb:

Please do not wait for us today or tml afternoon, evening or night at mediacorp...


Our soundcheck might be today or the day itself.



The time scheduled for us to report and reherse is within a one hour time frame, chop chop get it done and leave.. your waiting might turn out to be in vain as the reporting time could be any random hour...


My Point - don't leh cheh yourselves, we mean you no harm, appreciate the thoughts but its for your best benefits :)


Time is precious.. take that time spent on hopeful waiting instead on your loved ones.. for yoursleves to relax and enjoy whatever you love doing... for your studies... for anything else that ensures perpetuity and returns.


We'll put up a good show :)


"Music - sonic projections, a pleasing form of energy released, converted into electrical signals which tickles the brain, and hence pleasing to the receiver"


We're gonna continue tickling your brains :)


Rock onz!

December 11, 2008

Tampines North CC

Last Sunday, Mi Lu Bing performing at Tampines for the very first time at North CC(Community Club)!

weiqi:
Halo mlbians... thank you all who came down to give your support today... wonder if u can tell if we were kinda tired.. yup a busy and tiring week for us 3... today a weird thing happened.. usually my side of the equipment will screw up, but we 3 spent 2 whole weeks fixing it! and today, nic's equipment suddenly refused to speak!?!? 1 in a million chance! ok..maybe 1 in a 100, cos he used it maybe a hundred times at least? during practices?? so why today!? and was it just me or did we sound too soft and like cave men? so it seemed as if sam was playing too loud, but in actual fact, it was the music that was too soft. well we learn so many lessons each time there's some kind of screw up during performances.. and yup, MLB kinda like prone to such stuff.. cos band ma haha.. but well, on the bright side, wonder if u all noticed,but we set up and pack up much faster! yay! we're training to be super efficient in our build/tear down speed, required for certain events etc. and also thus allowing more interaction time with you all!!! after the gig, today we finally unwinded... as a band.... wow, so long since we just relaxed together... had to destress la, running here and there the whole week... so we had some ya kun coffee, then played an hour of "left4dead" haha..then we ate lunch, then donuts... then yup... split up for home..quite a san ren tong xing day. Miss such days le, seems like ever since we've been so busy with the band being sorta an official 'job' we have less of such time together, sometimes it is really sad, cos we are friends to begin with, that was our roots,but in a busy and cruel world, sometimes things can get at you, especially friends, it can be super painful, sleepless nites... but i guess though i missed today's sermon in church bout forgiveness and reconciliation, I do know that forgiveness and openess heals every wound, it can turn a scar into a beatiful birthmark. No matter how bad the damage, true friends can reunite and spur on a whole new and amazing journey. It won't be easy as the photo below..zoom zoom haha..more like traffic lights at every turn, but that's the whole point of the journey, dealing with the hiccups, determining how matured one is, how matured your team is. goodnite ppl, down with a flu, so no choice, have to turn in. cheers to a better tmr..

nic:
Helooo!!! After sounding like a caveman and us struggling on stage to hear ourselves... we're here to type some stuff yea..Been a long day.. our pick up time was like before the sunrise... anyways.. shall just speak for myself here since this is slot's been aloted for me *winkz*

Been away from stages for bout a mth now.. feels alil foreign.. its like lost my faith...
kinda miss mdc.. the days whereby i get to practice ever so often.. like it anot.. sing and perform.. smile on stage no matter what happens.. the show must go on.. all this making mdcians ever so stage ready. Shan't elaborate our issues on stage today.. haha.. wei qi above elaborated le la hor... haha.. if not read 2 times oso sian rite?? keke...

I miss the stage.. realli so much.. today i just sang (a lil zhao sia forgive me la hor.. reverb was gao gao.. cant hear myself on stage somemore).. BUT.. i felt i let myself and the band down.. i did not "perform". Oh well.. good days and bad.. today was heng heng ok only haha...

BUT GREAT!!! after spending much money... (3 of us added together almost 2k).. so much sleepless nights researching.. 2 days NON-STOP fixing up the rig.. you see us with an improved rig! setup time 5 min.. tear down 5 min.. BUT SUEH SUEH TODAY guitar duno why no sound la.. sobs...BUT we seasoned le.. calm on stage le ba.. paiseh gota wait for us to start.. but the waiting will soon be over once we finalised everything.

SHOCKER FOR You guys :) what ya saw on stage.

soundcard - 1.2K
mixer - 165
macbook (zhenged) - 3k odd
guitar - 3k
guiatr pedal (guitar rig) - 800
big a** cool big screen WQ's com - 3k
cables and 2 boxes misc etc - 400
keyboard - 2k
stands 250

$13,815 was what you guys saw on stage. (mental sums, forgive the *probable errors my math suck haha)
we shant count my guitars, wei qi's big a** keyboard on stage, programs in our coms, sam's snare at hme.. TIME.

That's how much is put into the music, for us, for our loved ones, supporters (you guys), ....for passion.

It's all sweat blood stained money... thats why we're always broke. no joke. we're real people, not some star shining brightly, teeth glittering hollywoody stars... WE"RE BAND!!!! Curse of the musicians (pui... guitarist seems more cursed) But soon weiqi would be too as he goes digital fully.. (shaitz bro.. financial sunami befalling soon, hope the inflow's enought to sustain us! share share la hor...) One day maybe we'll be successful.. fully supported financially by sponsors and all who have faith in the band.. as all of you do :) have enough.. aint need to worry..

GAMBATE!!! we'll make it TOGETHER.

Thanks for coming guys... sorry to those we didnt have chance to take photos with.. were stuck at the front.. didnt mean to neglect anyone..

We'll meet soon.

(PS, read the letters, drank the drinks, loved the gift, super appreciative for the tissue. NEXT GIG YOU SEE ME BRING TOWEL)

sam:
Wa.. Nic revealed the accounts.. Yea its true, our pockets are kinda empty now but its ok. Don't worry people. We're happy guys and that's most important. With supporters like YOU moving along wth us. Steady le la.. The past week, we've been brisk-walking around the IT part of town. Run here, walk there. Raining also walk. Rain water get into my precious shoes also walk. Soak their slippers also walk. In search high and low for stuff we need to buy.. Damn tired, but its worth it. We gotta improve. As usual as usual though i don't wish say as usual, our performance part can't be perfect. Nevermind, we enjoyed the little interaction and photo-taking part. And i think i looked rather silly in most pictures. I was trying to smile (closed mouth smile becos you know la) at the same time controlling myself from laughing out when our steadymama was holding the fork.
Selamat Hari Raya!

The Pics:



My favorite guitarist Nicodemus Lee!


Sam





Thanks for coming :)

December 08, 2008

Overseas Trip

Hi friends,

Next week I won't be around in Singapore as I will be travelling to Hong Kong for holidays..really enjoy the time you people came in to read this blog(spending your precious time especially for some of you hving exams)..hmm..just hope my tagboard won't be overflood when I came back from HK? hahas. Well got to catch some sleep now..catching the morning flight tomorrow..take care JOSIAHolics! see you guys soon!

December 05, 2008

Upcoming events in December(MLB)

Hello all,

it's finally december! to prepare ya guys for the up and coming...here's some latest info on MLB upcoming events.. :)

UPCOMING!

.7th Dec (Sun), 9am to 1pm - Tampines North CC Opening

.16th Dec (Tues), afternoon [2 hours btw 2-6pm] - Campus Superstar Opening Concert Recording

.20th Dec (Sat), 8pm - The Sheng Siong Show

.23rd Dec (Tues), 830pm - OKTO Live Recording

.31st Dec (Wed), 1030pm - Countdown at Vivo City

.31st Dec (Wed), 1030pm - Countdown at Boon Lay

*Date unconfirmed - On the Beat airs on tv

here's what I have so far... all mentioned events require ticket entry except OKTO recording

will let you guys know about the ticketing stuffs when the dates draw nearer.

also, some info about the OKTO recording, there'll be a live call-in segment where we can call in to ask the boys questions. anyone can call in, so do prepare questions to ask, if you guys have any... and the good news is that you guys can ask anything you want ya? [seriously, anything.] whatever you wanna know about MLB, raise ur questions during the show! :)

by the way, the show of hands [via email @ milubing.fc@gmail.com OR sms @ 82507407] the people who are planning to go for both countdown events on 31st dec? thanks!

will update again as soon as we get anymore info...

enjoy the holidays and have fun during the festive season! :D