j a m e s a t t a r d

One sweet girl

2009-07-06T17:20:00.003+02:00

I never forget her smile, her smell and her eyes.
got enough of living a life of lies.
I don't feel weak when she's away from me,
but much stronger when she's besides me.

Life goes on

2009-07-04T18:30:00.001+02:00

I was almost going to remove this blog till a couple of months ago as I had lost the me in myself to stop and think and write. Life was going too fast under my eyes and sometimes I couldn't really give a damn of what happened around me. I had lost not only the muse to write, but also motivation to experience certain things.

If you had to ask me why this has happened, I would have just stared in oblivious and look for the real answer. Now this conquest to understand the why is not important, and here I am again, sharing a bit of my experiences to my virtual friends.

Life goes on.

Google Maltese site prank

2009-04-08T00:15:00.006+02:00

Like the incident which happened nearly four years ago, Google Malta fall victim of another prank, probably devised on April's Fool.

The prank is very simple - since Google Language Translation web services rely solely on volunteers, which can be you and me, and not on trusted translators, people can give their own translation. This leads to vandalism - much to what happens on a regular basis on Wikipedia.

As an ethical * heq him * individual, I decided to revert the translation to its original form and explaining the reason of the change, thus removing the 'cool factor' which the prankster thought to have achieved.

The changes will probably take a couple of days to come into effect..

Pea - RHCP (Vocal + Bass Cover)

2009-03-25T02:37:00.000+01:00

I am singing and playing this fantastic cover which was made by Flea of the RHCP (find original video here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JGF2UfBJUw ). Please forgive my voice as I am just recovering from a throat infection, however I tried to imitate also the voice of Flea here. Unfortunately the audio is not in sync with the video :/

I dedicate this song to all the 'little' PEAple i know ;) If you know any friends of mine which should be tagged here, please tag them ;) Power to the PEAple!

Here are the lyrics:

Im a little pea
I love the sky the trees
Im a teeny tiny little ant
Checking out this and that
I am nothing
So you have nothing to hide
And Im a pacifist
So I can fuck your shit up
Oh yeah Im small

Fuck you asshole
You homophobic redneck dick
Youre big and tough and macho
You can kick my ass
So fucking what

My 1st baby of the week - Asus eee Pc 901

2008-09-27T15:21:00.002+02:00

It only took 3 days for my little netbook to arrive from Latvia to Malta. I'm so happy I finally got my hands on this nifty toy that words cannot describe it :) Weighing only 1kg, this netbook will be my perfect gadget to use anywhere I go...

Corfu` here we come :)

2008-09-03T19:58:00.002+02:00

Dear readers, in a couple of hours I shall be departing to the magnificent islands of Corfu` - the land of love, chicks, booze and many other fun stuff! See you again in ten days :)

Happy bday Linux

2008-08-25T10:01:00.001+02:00

Today is the 17th birthday of Linux...

On the 25th August 1991 the following message appeared on the newsgroup comp.os.minix:

Hello everybody out there using minix-

I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big
and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has
been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like
any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix; as my OS
resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-sytem
due to practical reasons)among other things.

I've currently ported bash (1.08) an gcc (1.40), and things seem to work.
This implies that i'll get something practical within a few months, and I'd
like to know what features most people want. Any suggestions are welcome,
but I won't promise I'll implement them :-)

Linus Torvalds torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi

Happy Birthday Linux!!!

Groovy weekend

2008-08-24T22:30:00.002+02:00

My weekend started Friday evening with the acquisition of my brand spanking new 6 string Stenmore bass - as a followup I was requested to review this bass, and decided to play Baker Street.

The morning after, me and my work mates went to Gozo for the Gozo music fest and decided to spend the whole Saturday and Sunday by the beautiful beaches of this small island, 'Hondoq ir-Rummien' being my favorite. One of the best weekends to conclude the now approaching end of summer :)

New life

2008-08-21T20:53:00.002+02:00

I apologize to my readers for not blogging for a while ;) I've been thriving really hard to get back on my feet at many levels in my life. However it's now official - I'm again a happy man - I love my job, i love my friends, and I have removed the old phantoms of the past which kept me on hold for a whole year...yep that's right...since 21st august 2007...It was hard to get over it, but life preserves us many nice gifts at the end of the day...

Please remember to check out my alter-ego blog on MADVIP.net. Catch you very soon..

Skydiving [Cieli Blu 2008]

2008-07-07T00:47:00.002+02:00

Me and my friend decided to make a little vacation in Siracusa (Sicily) to try out skydiving - I confess I like adrenaline :) Thanks to all the guys at the Avio Club Sicilia aka Blue Skies aka Cieli Blu. You made our dream a reality!

If you want to know how it feels...well...it's like 'I got my powers back' ;)

The return of Xtruppaw!

2008-07-03T17:01:00.001+02:00

Xtruppaw are coming back...Check out this hilarious movie!

Walking by myself

2008-06-09T22:23:00.001+02:00

I had nothing better to do so I just went on rocking over this blues rock classic. I learned it just now, and as you can see it's not complex once you get the groove going. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did :)

The New World

2008-05-21T17:36:00.004+02:00

In an attempt to escape much of the stressful life I'm currently undergoing, I was invited to be part of The New World. This virtual place on the cyberspace is really addictive. I joined on day 183 of the creation of this world in attempt to make a better society. I started working at a new company and already joined a political party. In a few moment I will also be involved in military. My current aim is to get influence on the society and perhaps gain much citizens to have power over other countries. Ask me for more details...

Rebel Riders Charity Ride

2008-05-17T09:11:00.007+02:00

Tomorrow is a great event for us riders, and also for my band, White Crimson. Rebel Riders Brotherhood are organizing their 13th annual charity ride which gathers hundreds of bikers from around Malta and Gozo (and perhaps even from outside Malta) where we cruise around the whole island. The afterparty will be at 2.30pm at Coconut Grove where White Crimson will be playing. Invitation is open to all public!

Metrokueen

2008-04-24T21:26:00.002+02:00

Extracts from one of our gigs (April 2008)

Valletta Waterfront invaded again..

2008-04-18T15:12:00.004+02:00

I'm sure it wasn't the first time this site was hacked:

Waiting till summer to clean your sinus?

2008-04-14T08:48:00.002+02:00

No way I'm gonna wait the spring season to pass or to wait till I can dive in the sea to clean my sinus! I also got fed up of spraying stuff in my nosey or swallowing 'panadols sinus' pills. Recently I discovered a home based remedy for us sinus victims and it really works. It makes use of the 'Netti Pot'. Google it..now!

Basically it consists of putting salinated water from one nostril and letting it flow out through the other nostril. Then you repeat the process with the other nostril. I know it sounds gross, but this is very effective and is becoming very common worldwide.

Trapping at Bidnija

2008-04-13T15:28:00.002+02:00

Yesterday I went to try out trapping at the Bidnija shooting center with my comrade. It was my first experience and I confess I really enjoyed it. We might take this as a hobby very regularly. Ah if you were to ask, yes we managed to hit quite a number of targets for a beginner :)

Sky Diving, Bungie Jumping anyone?

2008-04-10T11:32:00.002+02:00

For this coming summer I have reserved a couple of days off from work to be able to go somewhere in Europe to practice sky diving and bungie jumping. If anyone is interested (not necessarily Maltese, but preferably European) you can drop a comment here so can we can plan something together...

Banana Weighers

2008-03-18T11:59:00.004+01:00

Is this a joke? :)

Thierry Fremont similarity

2008-03-17T11:21:00.010+01:00

Someone on youtube who is from France and who happened to view some of my videos commented about the fact that I looked like some famous French actor called Thierry Fremont. I took it with a pinch of salt until I googled his name and the similarity was amazing. I mean, I was like scared seeing my face there!

Calm like a bomb

2008-02-24T22:04:00.002+01:00

This is a very powerful song by the masters of funk themselves, Rage Against The Machine. I played it for the first time exclusively on youtube and I would like to dedicate it to all those fuckers who made fun of my dreams and hopes. I want you to know that I'm still kicking ass.

My first dive!

2008-02-23T15:47:00.009+01:00

As I was saying in the previous post, this morning I had a very interesting activity - I went scuba diving with my friend through the Scubashark diving school. Although it was a 30 minute trial dive, it was simply amazing and instructive. We dived in Qui si Sana at a depth of around 5 metres and a temperature of 15 degrees. I had to perform three skills - putting water on purpose in the goggles at that depth and removing it with my breath; removing the regulator from my mouth and holding the breath underwater; and finally, simulating an emergency scenario where my cylinder is out of oxygen and I have to use the regulator of my buddy diver.

Looking forward for a full diving course in spring/summer!

More white hair!

2008-02-23T15:33:00.002+01:00

Last Monday when I looked at myself in the mirror while shaving, I found 3 more white hairs...That's when I realized that although I feel very very young, I am getting older. And that's when I realized that time passes by really quickly so I just had to get off the routine of waking up, going to work, getting back home exhausted, and sleeping. I just had to do something.

Well from this week, I managed to transform my schedule into a very busy one yet still sleeping those 8 hours. I am now coping with three rock bands, music lessons, studying for certifications in Oracle, gym weight training, and I am even open to other activities like the one I had this morning.

Maltese Facebook application a success

2008-02-22T13:10:00.002+01:00

I would like to thank Martin Debattista for writing an article on the Times of Malta concerning my efforts to build a Facebook application. More information here. I would also like to thank Toni Sant for inspiring this initiative in me.