I have always felt that my dreams when I sleep were often really strange. I never can guess what does it really mean. I know there are many 'People say that'-kind of interpretations. Like losing teeth means someone close to you is going to die. Or getting bitten by a snake means you are going to meet your soulmate or 'jodoh' soon. But since my dreams usually border on being completely nonsensical, I'd like to wager if anyone can make sense of what my dreams are made of.

One dream that I still remember, which I had when I was 6 I think, was about a few friends and I being kidnapped. It wasn't as scary as kidnapping goes because it was as if we were just carpooling with our teacher, just that this time she drove a truck. The cargo room at the back of the truck became this really cool playroom with lots of toys, hammocks and pillows. So we were having loads of fun but then it turned out that we were being driven to the South Pole. Then I woke up. And another around the same time was I dreamt that my family owned a zoo or aquarium because it had all of us hosing down a whale. Haha, weird.

My nightmares were also really weird. The scarier ones always have a similar theme - big, old and abandoned buildings, lack of people and huge spaces. And by huge spaces, I mean really huge, until you have this sense of vertigo and emptiness. And usually there will also be staircases and elevators, in a really creepy way. The staircases were always very steep and high, you felt that it led somewhere you didn't want to go. Same thing about the elevators, I'm always alone...so many floors...opening to dark rooms...or long hallways... *Shiver*

I don't remember ever having a dream that when I woke up, I felt happy. They were either ludicrous, weird or creepy. I cried myself awake once when I dreamt that my mother was leaving me (it was when I was little) but in fact, that morning she was going to Hong Kong for a few days. But happy? Does anyone ever wake up from a dream feeling happy?

But another thing about my dreams is that I always dream about the guys I've liked. Every single one. (At least the ones that were 'important'; no Gerard Butler though.) In these cases, I've tried futilely to interpret them. Once, I dreamt that the guy I liked (then) was with me and it seemed ok but he was always avoiding my eye or worse, trying to avoid me altogether! So I took this as a bad omen. That time, in reality, I was trying to get his attention. Then, at a time I wanted to forget him, he would show up in my dreams, smiling and reminding me of him. It was very frustrating.

Now the question is, if I dream about a certain someone, does that translate that my mind is actually thinking about him or at least, wants me to think about him? Because the fact is, after you had a dream that was different, you tend to mull over it for a while. So the result is, you end up thinking about that person. And it can be particularly puzzling if in that dream, it was good situation so you then ask yourself, what if I try to make that happen? Would the outcome be as good as in the dream?

Hmmm. I don't know.

I thought I'd make it easier for everyone to take a listen to the bulk of the songs featured in the Guitar Hero 3 game since I couldn't find a decent site that allowed people to listen to the songs in full, all in one playlist.

This playlist is by no means the complete song list of all the songs in the game - the total would be almost 50, I guess. But these are my favourites so I hope you'll enjoy them too!

I haven't written any posts in a while, considering that there is still not much for me to write. Yet, that isn't wholly accurate as there really are a lot of potential topics to write on; anything from the movie I watched last night (Elizabeth: The Golden Age) to something in an attempt to be philosophical to justify the title of my blog.

The fact is, I have been a true lady of leisure so to speak, fully utilising the hours of my day with nothing. On top of that, with the unconscious knowledge that my really long holiday is almost up, the amount my daily activities frighteningly whittle down all the more. It's a millimetre shy from being unhealthy.

But what can I do. I say, just enjoy the luxury of having nothing to do while I still can. After all, as a aspiring Medical student and doctor, that is a luxury that I will probably only have when I'm so old and physically incapacitated, I need help to get to the bathroom and remembering my grandchildren's names. No kidding.

The only scant development I can see in my own person is the length of my hair, the increased distance that the pointer of the weighing machine has to travel when I park my bum on it, and... oh, that's it really. Ha.

Bitterly sarcastic comments aside, the other change I think I can note - while I'm still rambling about sadly unimportant details of my vacationing self - is my strange, newfound appreciation for music that, I quote my very own music critic 3 year-old brother, "bising". I'm dead serious. He actually said, "Bisinglah, Alla." (He calls me Alla) when I was listening to an Incubus song. And Incubus is fairly mainstream rock. Which isn't as bad in comparison to the other songs now crammed on my heavily burdened phone memory card.

I thank (while the other members of the household would blame) Guitar Hero 3 for this higher appreciation for rock. If you're one of the few who haven't ever heard of Guitar Hero 3 (I mean, they even mention it on Channel V), it's a video game. Now, don't roll your eyes just yet. It's totally a unique game and really cool. The concept is simple - press the correct buttons corresponding to the ones moving down the screen to play the guitar for a rock song. The Career mode is about you progressing as a guitar player in a band, from an obscure bunch of dudes playing from their backyard to 'Guitar God' status. The best bit is the songs you get to play. Most of the songs, even if you're naturally not into rock, are nice.

Proving that real rock music are from another era, most of the songs are old. And I mean, old. There were some that were made before I was even born and by bands that not too long ago, I would never fathom I'd ever listen to in my lifetime. The first five songs you play are the easiest and some of the oldest. There was Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" (1980) and Kiss' "Rock and Roll All Night" (1979). Then to name a few, there's Scorpion's "Rock You Like A Hurricane" (1984), Aerosmith's "Same Old Song And Dance" (1974), Gun's N Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" (1987) and Santana's cover for Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" (Fleetwood Mac-1968, Santana-1970). Not forgetting my ultimate favourite in the game, Metallica's "One" (1988).

As you can see, they're old rock bands and classic songs. And they're actually and quite surprisingly nice to hear. But not all the songs were old, some were very recent hits like Muse's "Knights of Cydonia", Kaiser Chief's "Ruby", The Killers' "When You Were Young" and AFI's "Miss Murder".

The moment I could get my hands on my sister's laptop and Limewire, I downloaded almost all of the songs featured in the game. And when that wasn't enough, my music antennae was on alert for more rock songs to add to my collection. So, suddenly here I was, listening to more of Metallica's songs (my affinity with the band is significant considering that Apocalyptica covers a lot of their songs) and another band called Dream Theater, also a progressive metal band and pretty old too.

I consider myself as always being a rather rock chick for a long time (my first CD that I can call mine was Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory when I was 10). But I never imagined bands older than me - and those of which I know only because you have to be a total frog under a coconut to not know names like Scorpions, Santana, Aerosmith, Gun's N Roses and Metallica - would make their way into my phone/mp3 player. And since Metallica and ACDC has new albums, I've been watching these middle-aged dudes rocking on MTV and Channel V too. Seriously. XD

But it's pretty amazing how a video game (which I myself didn't buy - kudos to brother Nadim) could open my musical pallette like this. It's fascinating how certain things can influence you in such a way. Refreshing. Like Metallica's lyrics in "Nothing Else Matters": Never opened myself this way...everyday for us something new...open mind for a different view...All these words I don't just say...And nothing else matters...

You guys should really give it a try; who knows that you'd find out that you're actually a true rocker at heart and you didn't have a clue.

P.S. For more about the game and to check out its awesome song list (click Tracks from the homepage), go to the official website by clicking here.
P.P.S. I believe Guitar Hero 4 is coming out but it's for PS3 and XBox. Darn.