A Day In The Life Of An Oblivious Ape.: Hey, waiter of ages; my glass is half empty.

OMG IT'S BEEN HELL OF A WEEK.

Curse thee, AYG...

Urgh.

Yeanyways, what with the pretty packed week and all, I managed to sneak in some me-time to go catch Beats and Breaks 2 at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre last Saturday. Managed to grab Imran to come along as well. (Ohh, Beats and Breaks tau nak pegi, NDP prac tak tau nak datang...) LOL.

The show was brilliant. EFFING BRILLIANT. There is a total abstract difference between listening to a hip-hop track, and actually experiencing one being performed live right in front of your eyes. I mean, the lyrics, the message, the words; they just come alive, given more meaning through the expressions and emotions and passion exuded by the MCs and rappers themselves. Well, I know this rings true for the live performances of other genres as well, but there's just something about the spreading of social messages through hip-hop that makes everything seem so...justifiable. And please, people; gangsta rap isn't included in this whole praise-giving paragraph.

Two MCs who were the highlight of the night's set for me: Figure of Speech (this Chinese/Japanese dude?) and Apocalypse Dawn (I'm assuming he's Malay). Didn't manage to catch which collective they were from, nor could I find any identifying pictures on the web. But damn, they WERE what hip-hop was all about! Every song was preceded by a few minutes of introductory beat poetry, with issues ranging from the condemning of Islamic extremists and their misinterpretation of the religion, to the so-called 'environmentally conscious' efforts of multi-national corporations. Their sound reminded me heavily of The Roots, with heavy emphasis on lyrical expression, leaving a melodic backtrack to accentuate the message and soothe the soul at the same time

It's a freakin' art, I tell you.

So yeah, pretty crazy set that was. The dudes probably finished their NDP rehearsal by the time the show was over, so Imran and I went over to where they were lepak-ing just to say hi. Sorry I couldn't stay long! Work, work, work on Sunday. Pfft.

Went to the gym after work finished early the next day. Found out along the way that RDP had a busking session that day as well. What luck huh? Nevertheless, discipline is a much more firm master, so went straight on down to the gym instead of catching their set.

On another note, I get to clock in at 4 this afternoon! Yay for me.

Okbye.