The Boleh Blahhhh!!! Blog

i’m actually used to puasa’ing abroad - spent 6 years is the US puasa’ing and Raya there also..

now puasa in London is abit different cos i’m working and all..most of the time i’ll break my fast alone with some tapau’ed sandwich from the BP’s cafeteria…

during lunchtime there’s really nothing much to do except to go and check out the nearby parks and also shopping malls hehe..

this is Jubilee Square - there’s a stock ticker there - sorta to signify that Canary Wharf is an important financial centre for London…

then i heard a rumble coming from the Jubilee Park - hmm sounds live a live music going on there…

to my surprise there’s a live jazz show going! yeay..some more got guitarist (anything with guitars will turn me on - even dangdut ) haha

so i sat down at the park enjoying the show for about half an hour..the guitarist has a nice ibanez semi hollow guitar but not sure which series..

during Ramadhan , the Friday prayer is held somewhere else to accomodate the sudden surge of friday prayers goers hehe.. where were they all this while?

the Canary Wharf Islam Association arranged for an unused 18th floor of one of the buildings on Bank St to be used as a makeshift mosque. We had the whole floor to ourselves , there’s no sejadah or whatever - there;s plenty of carpeting and the view from there - O2 Dome , East London and Thames River is quite nice

well that’s all for now..later guys..

Omar

since last last weekend I’ve drove down to Cornwall , last weekend I’ve decided just to chill and lepak..some more it is puasa lah..dont feel like jalan2 around London

So over the weekend , i’ve recorded this short number - a jazzy perasan wannabe inspired tune titled Julia

stream the music here
http://i-bands.net/audiovault/play.php?band_id=176&song_id=9274&mode=song_hifi

download the music here
http://i-bands.net/audiovault/download.php?band_id=176&song_id=9274&mode=song_hifi

lemme what you guys think..

for the tech details here are my recording setup:

Fender Telecaster ‘52 Reissue plugged into Line 6 Toneport UX2 which is connected via USB to my HP Compaq Laptop running Nuendo recording software

drums are midi programmed using samples from Toontrack’s EZdrummer

keys are midi programmed using VSTi plugins MrRay Vsti Electric Piano and Native Hammond B4

Most of the key are midi programmed using M-Audio Axiom 25 keys midi controller

oklah too much geek recording details! hehe enjoy the song!

DAMN YOU EBAY!!!!! heheh

well thanks to ebay , I’ve burnt a hole in my pocket and got myself a 10 footer longboard yay! but have to pick it up in Newquay , Cornwall about 5hours drive from London..

Stayed at St Christopher’s Inn again..this time Mariana tagged along with me cos she was in town..

‘Oh my what a longgggg longboard’ hahaha jangan marah Mariana.

mariana posing with my car and board

do you think Omar is overcompensating for something? hahahahaha

it was a fun this weekend..well this weekend I’m just lepaking , chilling maybe help out Ayie move out of his place in Queensway to Kingston..

Selamat Berposa guys..
I miss solat terawikh in Tmn Melawati and the journey back home from the Surau where the air is cold and crisp yet infused with the smell of smoke coming from burning firecrackers.. sighh…

later

lately . been..bit tired ..had to commute to central London for this temporary project I’m on at BP ..but well it’s fun - the office here is pretty nice..one things i’ve noticed , office with lack of ligthing and proper facilities can make one grumpier even more..so this new place is a welcome sight

the day start with yours truly waking up at 6am (zzZZzz…) and rushed to the train station to take the 7.12am London Waterloo train with the journey time around 45 minutes

Waterloo Train Station - from here I will go to the Underground Tube service and take the Jubilee line to Canary Wharf (about 20 mins )

arrived at my office - this is the view from the 4th floor

Canary Wharf used to be a dockland area where ships will disembark their goods - now it has been converted to a corporate area - full of high rise tower building like HSBC , BP , Citibank etc…

coffee break area..

this is my workstation.. IBM Thinkpad laptops connected to two NEC Multisync LCD and Cisco VoIP phone..neat stuff..

after work , maybe I’ll head to Chinatown for dinner..about 30 mins ride in the Tube then head back to Waterloo station to catch the train back to Egham..usually will reach Egham around 8-9pm.

that’s all folks..oh Selamat Berpuasa kepada semua yg Muslim

sorry long time no post folks..

been busy.. currently temporarily assigned to BP project in downton London at Canary Wharf..very nice place with shopping malls down below..

however the commute abit penat and tiring.. had to wake up at 6 am , catch the 7.12am or 7.23am train from Egham to Waterloo Train Station. Take the Jubilee line to Canary Wharf from there..arrive around 830am.

repeat the same process again when goin back..so v tired.. i’ve also moved in to new apartment so no net access yet..but too tired to even bother not having an internet access anyway..

these are some photos taken at my new pad.. used autostich program to stitch together 6-8 photos so I can get a good wide angle view of the bedroom and living room

living room

me bedroom

anybody want to come down London for a visit?

later guys!