New pedal addition: MXR GT-OD

Just bought the pedal from Ranking at Bras Basah. $148.50 but got a $0.50 discount. Got it for driving the sound from the amplifier more for doing solos in songs. Intended to use it for the upcoming gig in July. Gonna get a good sound!

It's really a nice overdrive pedal, if it is on its own. Realized that it kind of caused quite a few issues with the clarity of the sound and the noise created with the current setup. Oh well, give me a few more days to get used to it. Might be able to create a miracle tone out of it.

Little green pedal: MXR GT-OD

Monster Tree

Learning this song now. Gonna hit the right feeling for the solo. It's not hard to just play but quite hard to get the mood out through playing.

Life before Japanese lessons...

...is about lots of revision.

22 chapters of these kind of thing. It's tiring... Uber lot of things to memorize. Writing isn't too much of a problem but I can't remember the pronunciation and meaning easily. Damn...

Just tried new Elixir strings on my Les Paul guitar. Same string gauge as my previous Ernie Ball brand. But elixir strings seem so much harder to bend. I wonder if it's cause of the stiffness or cause of it being too slippery. But sliding is very shiok. Can do lots of expressive playing stuff now...except bending. Need time to get used to it I guess.

Philosophical thoughts

As one grows further from the beginning of his time, he will start to wonder about life. Thoughts of everything he has done. Thoughts of people that appeared and disappeared in his life. Thoughts of everything he is doing now. Thoughts of people that are appearing and disappearing in his life now. Thoughts of everything he will be doing in his future. Thoughts of people appearing and disappearing in the life of his future.

I guess I'm beginning to think about all these more and more. I can't bear the thoughts of leaving anyone close to me, or anyone of them leaving me. I'm trying my best to make my life as fulfilling as possible. I know I'm doing right and I know I like it this way. But no matter how hard I try, I can't stop time as it is. Time will continue to flow and the future will always be knocking as each second passes. Can't stop whatever good life I'm having now.

Oh well... That sucks. Maybe I need to do something about it.