The Guitarist - Part 6

Damien went home tat night and thought of wat Sayo said to him about rhythm...so he google up the word and to his surprise it sounded so confusing...he didnt get anything out of the website and he thought to himself "im dead"....but then he suddenly thought of her....Sayo....he couldnt help but to think tat she had a very beautiful smile..he cant forget the way she smiles at him...so innocent so sweet and so warm...it feels like shes part of him....he was long lost into thoughts about her when his mom suddenly came into his room...

"Damien , can u help cut the fruits please ?

But Damien gave no reply and was just smiling towards his laptop and for tat moment his mom thought that he is sick...

"oh my god...wat is wrong with this boy...DAMIEN !!!! " shouted his mom and Damien immediately snapped out of his day dreaming...

"Oh sorry mom..wat is it ?"

"Wats got into u boy...i'm asking u to cut the fruits didnt u hear ? "

Without replying he went straight out from the room past his mom...

"Ouch !! hey why did i give u eyes for u ungrateful !! "

Because he was the only child left in the house he was always asked to the chores and cutting fruits after dinner...he was a good and obedient son but his mom was never satisfied because of his studies...he aint tat good in studies but wat his mom din noe was tat Damien had a talent for music...

Never was he bothered by something other than music but today his mind is full of her images...Sayo....he cant stop thinking about her and for the first time he was excited to meet someone in his life...

Next day in school he was roaming around he school compound trying to search for her class...he had forgotten to ask her which class she was and he went searching in the middle of a lesson...

"hmmm...i dont see her here...looks like its not this class either.." and he continue his search and out of luck he bump into Mr Koh...the disciplinary teacher...

"Excuse me boy but why in the world are u here like a thief in the middle of a lesson !! "

" Err sorry sir but em..i was er...ehem trying to find my....."

"Trying to find girls aint u ??? "

"Eh sir how do u noe ? " only to realise he made a bad mistake and Mr Koh gave him a hit on his head...

"Ouch !! sir tat hurts..."

"Well it will be even more painful if u r still here my boy...searching girls....where do u think ur at huh young man ! "

"i'll be on my way now sir" Damien turned and he heard grins right above him and he look above and he saw her...Sayo....he smiled....and they both stared at each other for a few moment only for Mr Koh to give another on his head...

"Ouch !!! oh sorry i really am going now !! "

Sayo and her frens burst into laughter...

"hahaha oh my look at his reaction after being hit XD ....damn cute huh Sayo..."

"hehe ya...." only to realise she had fallen to her frens trap....

"haha i knew it XD ur interested in him aint u hahahaha " her frens gather around her and started teasing her..

"Sayo and Damien sitting on a tree...K...i...s...s...i...n...g...hahaha" she blushed and quickly run away from her frens....

"But he is cute hehe....wonder if tat girl he was searching for was me.."

She gave out a happy smile hoping tat she was the one he was looking for....

After class both Damien and Sayo quick footed to the hall to start their practice...she was coming down from her class and he was walking towards the stairs and they bumped into each other..

"Oh Damien....hai..."

"Sayo.....er...hai.."

"Em...lets go to the hall together then" she didnt noe where in the world did she had the courage to even say tat and both of them walk to the hall without saying a word....

Finally Damien broke the silence between them..

"Er i looked up on wat u said about rhythm last night but i couldnt seem to understand wats the meaning of it"

"well its quite hard to understand on by ur own if u never had any music lessons before but its ok i'll teach ya today ok..." and once again tat smile of hers appeared and Damien couldnt help but stare at her and she stared back and the both of them stood right in front of the hall without any movement....the feeling was there again...something magical....soemthing special tat is felt in both of their hearts...it made them blush...made their heart speed up...made them nervous but at the same time made them wanted to noe more about this special feeling between them...could it be tat word thought both of them and they just smiled over it after a few minutes and started their practice...Sayo was an A class music student so to him , she was like the greatest teacher he could hav ever met...the only bad thing is he couldnt concentrate while she was teaching because he found out tat she looks more mesmerising when she teachers...more attractive....

"Damien....Damien are u paying attention ? "

"huh ? oh yeah great tats wonderful i understand now thanks haha " Damien answered not knowing anything...

"is tat so....then tell me wat does this single bar mean ? "

"Damn shouldnt stare at her just now" thought Damien...he thought she was gonna be mad at him for wasting her time and effort teaching but Sayo replied...

"U were staring at me arent u ? Why ? Do u find me attractive hehe..."

Damien paused for a second didnt noe how to answer her question...well of course he find her attractive...which dumb guy in the world wouldnt but he couldnt just answer tat way could he...

"er...er..."

"haha look at u...i was fooling around k dont take it seriously...u noe u gotta noe how to relax sometimes k..."

"ok ok hehehe"

The Guitarist - Part 5

Before Damien stepped onto this very far land , he was one of the most sought after guys in his secondary school....always in the centre of attention bcoz of his wonderful talent and a look tat melts girls heart with an instance...although famous yet he doesnt hav many close friends as he wasnt tat good at socializing..he was called prodigy bcoz he actually learnt on how to perform superb melodies from the guitar all by himself without any music knowledge....the world can be kind sometimes especially when u r gifted with such great talent from the Almighty himself...but Damien was never arrogant , he was never a jerk , he doesnt show off his mighty talent , he just looked like a normal boy with a strange attitude....

He was strange but his music was absolute....wats special about him is tat the melodies coming right out from his strumming was so captivating and mesmerizing tat not a single soul will move when he was singing with his guitar...the emotions , feeling , passion all was there and tat made his songs so powerful...tat is wat a good musician be...a person able to grab the attention of all and telling them a story through his songs and inspiring everyone...he was just tat good...

The reason he never really had a close fren bcoz he always thought tat ppl came near him just bcoz of his fame and not out of sincerity..some even tried to take advantage of his fame therefore he couldnt really noe whether he could trust these ppl...often we hav seen tat humans r dangerous when it comes to fame , power and money...

But everything will soon change for Damien..a change tat even he himself wouldnt hav expected in his entire life..it was in a school performance tat the catalyst for this change came about....

"Ehem...excuse me..."the pianist called out to Damien who was concentrating on his strumming..

"My gosh...this guy is on his own world..hello...mr guitarist.."

Damien snapped out and looked to the pianist..

"is anything wrong miss ?"

"Miss ??? u really r out of earth by calling me miss..fancy someone calling me miss in this era..wat a joke hehe"

Damien was puzzled...he thought she's a bit weird the first moment he saw her but never he expected tat she was weirder than he thought...

"er....sorry about tat...but y din u stop me just now ?"

"hehe u really didnt noe do u" the pianist gave a warm smile

His heart jumped a little upon seeing tat smile..

"noe wat ? "

"u may be enjoying ur guitar and putting in all ur emosions in the song but u're actually out of rhythm" said the pianist..

"har....rhythm ?? is tat really so...cause i really am not very good at theories..."

This is actually the very first time tat somebody actually didnt think of him as a prodigy...this feeling although weird but he felt happy about the pianist critisizing his playing..

"its alright...tats wat usually happen to those who never studied music b4 its no big deal..i'm sure u'll be able to catch it in time for the performance next 2 weeks"

"well...since u mentioned it...would u mind teaching me more about rhythm cause i'm sure ur very good at it compared to me hehe"

"hehe i'll be glad to do so"and she gave another warm smile towards Damien and his heart jumped again as if he was being supplied a 3 volt current...

They were packing their stuff and having some small talks with each other and for the first time Damien actually talked to a person without any feeling of discomfort...

"maybe she's the fren i'm looking for" thought Damien...

"hey wat r u thinking...come on lets go the worker is closing the hall and we dont wanna stay over in this creppy hall alone do ya hehe"

"oh i'm sorry " he quickly race after her to the schools front gate waiting for their parents...

"so how long hav u been playing the piano"asked Damien

"well lets see...since 5 i think"

"5 ??? wow she must be damn good after playing for all those years" thought Damien..

"wat makes u interested in learning the piano ?"

She turned to him looking straight into his eyes thinking..."he seems different from others.."

"well my mom was the one who registered me into piano classes bcoz she thinks at this era u need to be equipped with lots of talents to actually compete with others to survive"

"i see...ur mom huh"

"yeah but after a few practices i find tat i wa starting to really like the piano and since then i kept on playing till this very day where i had to play alongside u" once again injecting a small current to his heart with tat smile...he was a bit shy at the moment bcoz he rarely chat wth ppl especially girls...

"looks like my dads here...see u tomoro after school for practice" she ran off to her fathers car..

Damien was watching her leave just when all of the sudden he shouted

"hey i haven get to noe ur name ! "

She stopped upon hearing his question and she turned around gazing upon him 50 meters away...at tat instance she turned to look at him there was a sudden weird aura coming from the two musicians...it was something tat cant be seen , cant be touch , u can only feel it....it was something magical....

"the name's Sayo...." she shouted and went into her fathers car..

"Sayo.........." wat a beautiful name thought Damien...

The Guitarist - Part 4

"Ok Damien , this is the chance we hav been waiting for a long time right" asked Abel with a look full of hope towards Damien...
"Ya.....i think so....."
"OMG.....u still cant forget the past dont u !!!......for years we hav been composing songs so that we could grap the attention of the ISC and now chance has come knocking on our door and u answer me with i think so!!"
Damien was speechless , Abel was right...he cant forget the past that haunt him for years now , the passion that he once hav in song writing has lost completely due to tat incident , an incident tat he will always remember deeply in his heart.....Sayo......
"sorry Ab , but i think i still need some time to find back my..........." speaking halfway and then stopped by Abel suddenly
"no more excuses Damien , when r u gonna let urself go from those suffering??....its not doing any good to any of us.....now get lost and dont come see me until ur ready to write a song !!!"
It was harsh from Abel but he knew he has to get Damien right on his feet so he wouldnt hav to see those glooming face everyday...he missed the once so called "prodigy "...the future star....how much he had prayed everyday to see Damien back in song writing and singing....
"Well looks like there's nothing more i can do here since i made potato mad , i think its time i head back to think things over" whisper Damien in his heart while seeing Abel walking away dejectedly..
Walking down the same lane everytime he went home , Damien couldnt help but to think tat maybe wat Abel said was true....its actually time to stop making himself suffer...
"the same food again eh young man hehe" asked a lady wearing an apron smiling kindly to him..
maybe he went there too often tat he din realise he actually walked into the food stall tat he always had his meal...
"well u noe me well lady boss"Damien replied with a smile...he found a sit and sat down waiting for his food when something caught his attention...a pair of couple was sitting right beside him and they were cuddling in each others arms........
"wonder how is she now" thought Damien..
"dreaming again har young man" came the old lady with his favourite food...spicy noodles
"well once again lady boss u got me Hahaha"
"well actaully i couldnt help but to think wat could a young man of ur age be bodered about huh"
"lady boss , there r things tat happen in this world tat even we couldnt understand yet it still bothers us bcoz the impact it leaves on us is so great tat it affects us in every way of wat we do.."
after saying out those words Damien paused awhile looking at the lady boss thinking tat maybe he had said too much....
"er....thx for the noodles Hehe"
"ur.... welcome...." lady boss replied with a confused look...
At the instant the noodles enters his mouth , he began to remember the time he and Sayo were together...Sayo , was the one and only girl tat made his life worthwhile....and here was how the story of the guitar "prodigy" and the goddess began.......

The Guitarist - Part 3

After listening to his story , Damien finally understood wat he was looking for all along...someone to actually show him tat true love does exist in this world and tat nothing can be compared to true love...
"Thank u sir for tat touching story , i'm sure ur wife would be glad to noe tat u had never forgotten her no matter how long she had gone away"
"No no my boy , i should thank u...its been a long time since i've chatted so peacefully with someone ever since my wife past away...its like she was the one who made us meet each other haha..."
Yes maybe it was her will to lead Mike to Damien so tat he could understand wat he was truly looking for....after bidding goodbye to Mike and his dad , Damien walk back to his apartment located several meters from the beach...It was half pass eight and he had to rush to his college in time before tat damn guard made another Rm 50 from him again...
On the way to college , he kept thinking of the story and wondered..."how is she ?"..."damn i miss her so much..."
Suddenly there was a knock on his head...bang !!!
"Hey there wat ur thinking about ?"
Damie turn around only to see tat it was Abel...his course mate and best friend...a very short guy with a funny looking face of Mr potato and despite all tat a great pianist...both of them once composed a song which had been nominated as best song award but in the end they lost to a prodigy but it made them the most famous duo in school especially Damien because of his looks...despite being surrounded by girls all the time, in his eyes and heart there is only room for one person....once again his heart sang "Sayo".....
"Oh do u hav to do tat all the time when u see me , i'm not a tambourine ok..."
"hehe u obviously dont look like one but u do sound like tambourine especially when u think of her XD..."
Damien could only stare and poke Abel around just to get revenge on wat he said....
At the front gate of the college dozens of girls are waiting for the arrival of the duo just to get a glimpse of them both and this was wat made Abel happy about going to college being one of the most famous guy in college...
"U see Damien , these are the ppl we should be thinking about , so stop thinking about her and start smiling to them so our popularity will raise man"
"U and ur fame never makes u tired dont u"
Once the door of the bus opens , everyone was ready with their flash guns fully charge and firing at will once the duo step down from the bus...Damien was already used to it before so to him it was nothing but to Abel this is something to more than a dream come true...
"Damien , Abel wait up.."
Both of them turn around and guess wat , it is non other than Mr Tom himself...advisor of the music club..
"I hav guys for u both and its a big one so r u guys ready ? "
"I dont think i could be any more surprise than hearing Damien shit in his pants ahaha"
"U guys hav been selected to enter a song writing competition organized by ISC !!!"
At tat moment Abel went from nuts to speechless...so does Damien...ISC....International Songwriting Committee...they hav been waiting for this day to come for a very long time and now the chance hav come knocking on their door footsteps...
"Ur not kidding right ?" ask Abel
"Only if both of u do not wish to participate in the competition"
"Oh hell ya we're gonna do it and dont worry Mr Tom , i'll get Damien right back in shape in no time to win it sir"
Damien could only see Abel blast his way through the hallway down the music room after talking to Mr Tom...
"What a speed for a potato" thought Damien...

H1N1 Is Not Serious !!!!

First of all a millions of apologies to those tat hav been following my story "the guitarist" but due to some problems in my uni i wasnt able to find the time to finish up part 3 of the story so i hope u all would wait a lil more longer....

Now coming back to the title above i was actually tested positive for H1N1 but now i'm fine after the fevers gone...here i would like to tell everyone tat actually H1N1 itself is not dangerous...its just like a normal flu...the reason tat a lot of ppl died is not bcoz of H1n1 itself but bcoz of other complication during that person infected by H1N1...if there are no complications shown when ur infected then it actually is not serious just a normal flu and u just need to rest well and it will get better...

So i urge the ppl around to not be too afraid of H1N1 ... the only reason ur condition will get worst is when ur infected by other virus or bacteria which can cause some complication to ur system but u hav fever i strongly recommend u to go see a doc to get a more profesional advice...
As for my story , i will continue as soon as possible after my first test is over....thx for the support everyone i appreciate it

The Guitarist ( Part 2 )

The elderly man stopped after saying those words..it meant a lot to him..but Damien couldnt help to resist to ask the question..
"How did she passed away sir"
There was no answer for a moment from the old man , Damien thought tat he shouldnt had ask tat question but then the old man said
"I think my late wife would wan u to noe about her more...she was a very excellent pianist..i think is bcoz she had her fathers talent a very well known musician in our era..she has been performing with her father since young and of course she pass all her exams with flying colours in no time...she was meant to be a great pianist and a great teacher.."
"Wow she must be in the centre light for most of her life"
"Yes she was , but she wasnt happy being the attention of most ppl bcoz this gave her a lot of pressure..it was a windy day on an early sunday morning tat she came here and that was the first time i met her....she was taking a walk on the beach to let her pressure ease by the sound of the waves and wind...this is the only place tat she could stay for hours without being disturb by anyone..." Mike's dad took a deep breath and continued his story but this time his tone was different...its a tone tat Damien knows very well...the tone of being in love...
"I was jogging on the beach when i saw her lying down on the beach..i thought she try to commit suicide so i quickly ran to her to see wat was going on...but as i was standing beside her , my leg went numb , my pupils were dilated , my heart stopped at tat moment....for the first time ever in my life i saw the most beautiful smile tat i could ever imagine...she was lying down with a smile tat called out to the sky pushing away all the clouds so she could take in the big blue sky by herself...i didnt hav the heart to disturb her so i just sat down quietly beside her trying to remember her sweet face...tat moment was the greatest moment of my life bcoz its as if we were in a painting where we see couples sitting on the beach looking over the sunrise mesmerize by the beauty of the sunrise...the only different was the beauty this time was not the sunrise, instead it was her...the sunrise only strenghtens her beauty even more"
The old man grin for a moment and so did Damien , he had tat moment b4...Sayo....
"She suddenly open her eyes and saw me sitting beside her and she got a shock in her life"
"Who r u , y r u sitting beside me ? Ur not trying to do anything bad r u ? "
"Oh sorry if i disturbed u , i wasnt doing anything , i was just taking the fresh air just like u"
" unfortunately my fresh air was polluted by sweat"
"Oh sorry tat was me"
"Hehe no apologies needed i'm used to sweat smell"
And both of them were smiling towards each other and tat was how they met , although simple yet it meant everything...love is like weather...when its bright and sunny day all was happy and sweet...when it rains the all the sorrow in our heart will take its place....
"From tat day on we met each other more and more by day asking wach others opinion on our problems...a good relationship must hav a good foundation which is good communication between two person...only then can u move to the next level"
Damien was only looking for a song inspiration but never did he knew tat he would stumble upon such great wisdom from a person so well experience in something which he had failed...
"We got married after 5 long years together and gave birth to Mike" smiling at his son and patting him on the head. Mike smiled back with much love.
"Everything went well until one day travesty happen..i was working while Mike was at school..it was our anniversary day and she took the day off to prepare a wonderful meal for the three of us...nobody would had expected tat something like tat would happen....an earthquake...everything vanish on tat day...our house...our garden where we would spend time together with Mike....everything...."
He couldnt control his tears and again his heart was full of blood...dripping drop by drop in his body...suffering from the pain...
"Soon as i heard the news i quickly ran home to find her....i was speechless when i saw our home...it was no more home all turned to dust...i lost control and ran through the fireman shouting for my wife...they were stopping me from entering but my heart was fighting with me to see her body so with all my strenght i broke through their grips and went in...i turn everything upside down shouting her name hoping to hear from her...bricks by bricks rock by rock i carried knowing nothing about pain at the moment only hoping to listen her calling out to me yet i couldnt hear anything...i thought i was deaf at tat moment yet i never gave up and i continued digging through every single crack to find her...my hands were bloody but it gave me the power and will to carry on bcoz i could imagine those bloody stains on her face....finally i saw something shining from a distance and without hesitating i ran to it and i saw it......i knelt and i cried and i shout to the rest of the world...it was her hand and she was holding on to the very first necklace tat i gave her years ago...my mind was lost and i remove the rocks from her body without thinking too much and i saw something else....it was the food tat she was preparing...all the foods were scattered but i could recognise the dishes even it was scattered...it was all my favourite...i weep even more and i blame the heavens for the disaster....our anniversary turns out to be her............my hands were exhausted yet i couldnt bear to see the foods tat she prepared go to waste so i took piece by piece stuffing it into my mouth....the bitterness of the food due to the dust was countered by my tears...nothing could be more bitter than the feeling of loosing her..nothing...and then i remembered her piano and i quickly search for any remains of it and tat is where i got this" showing Damien the piano key tat he was holding all along....



To be continued...

The Guitarist ( Part 1 )

Walking down the beach every morning with his guitar on his back looking for inspiration so he could write a song. Tats him , Damien , a person who puts his entire life on music, on his guitar , hoping someday his songs would be recognized. Defying his parents hope , he went on a journey on his own with no one in his life to support him. He does tat every morning , walking down the beach to look at the sunrise reminiscing the lost memories when he was young. He was thinking about how he left home , how he left his friends and someone he loved the most to embark on this gruesome journey. Although separated by a big ocean he had always hoped to see tat person again one day...Sayo....the name tat gave him so much when he left for this country.

"Hello mister", a boy was calling out to him and he turn to face the young boy. A very innocent looking young lad he thought and he replied with a smile
"how may i help u kiddo", and to his amazement the little lad replied
"is tat a smile from u ? "
"u were facing the ocean with a look of despair and u can just smile with the despair in ur heart mister ? u must hav a lot of problems if u can do tat"
Damien was stun with the boys statement and he asked the boy
"u can tell by the way i smile kiddo? U must be very talented to do tat Haha"
"it doesnt take talent to see a true smile mister , bcoz it isnt the smile tat gave u away sir , is ur eyes"
he was really surprise to hear tat from a boy tat young of an age..
"ive seen those eyes b4 when my mom passed away , it was daddy , ever since then he would bring me here in the morning cause this is where my parents met"...
"but urs is more sad and more heavier than daddy's , r u missing someone mister ? "....once again the boy caught his thoughts...
"i'm sure ur mommy would be very happy to noe tat ur a smart boy"..."wheres ur daddy b the way" asking while looking around the beach..."

"he's at the other end , would u like to meet him? " the boy asked excitedly and without having a chance to say anything he was already on his leg towards the other end of the beach lead by the boy. On a rock an elderly man was sitting motionless taking in the magnificent view of the sunrise with a piano key in his hands...
"daddy ive met a good mister and i brought him to talk to u daddy"...the man turned and gazed at his son with a grin and then raise his head to see Damien's face...
"my son didnt gave u any problems did he "...
"no sir he's a very smart boy , ur lucky sir to hav a son like him"...
"no matter how lucky i am it still doesnt change the fact tat i lost his mom...so ur a guitarist eh...y dont u serenate us with a song...u love songs dont u Mike"
"yeah daddy, come on mister play a song for us".....Damien didnt hav the heart to reject their request as both of them r very kind , so without hesitating he sang a song with emotion for them both.

Soon as he finished singing Mike was on his feet applauding but his father didnt even lifted his head..."is it too bad" he wondered yet when he went near him he could see tears rolling down his cheeks...crystal clear tears were flowing from his eyes and Damien thought he must hav sang something tat made him remember his late wife....
"it was mommy's favourite song , u sang it well , mommy would be proud at ya mister"....talking with an innocent smile on his face...
"ur very talented young man" Mike's father spoke suddenly..."very talented indeed"....
"sorry sir i din noe......"
"oh no its ok young man no apologies needed...u sang it as touching as my late wife..she shall be very happy to meet u if she were to still be alive"
"its my honour sir...is tat y ur holding tat piano key ?"
"this belongs to her piano tat she loved so much..she said to me tat her love towards me is just like the piano key...every key has different note and unless different keys are played together it doesnt mean anything bcoz a single note has no meaning...just as the same as our love...bcoz we r different keys tat r played together tat is y sweet melodies r produced from our love and tat is y i love u so much bcoz without u i am nothing"...


To be continued.....