music has been a big part of my life...
whether is rock, heavy metal, jazz or instrumental....
it really influence my mood, attitude, way of life... a lots... i would say...

metallica, i would say is one of the biggest influence during my youthful years.... inspired by them on how to look at things, deal with problems, pressure, etc....

my contact with them started when i walked into my regular records store... trying to get an album to drive out my boredom... and i turned into the shop owner for recommendation... then he recommended the "Black" album by metallica to me.....

i pop in the cassette when i reached home... (with excitment) waiting for the music to roll on... but to my dismay... .it is too noisy for me to handle... back then... i am not into any rock or heavy metal yet....

second day... i just went back to the store and demand for a replacement with another album....

strangely, after few years.... i began my love to rock music... and find that metallica is one of the best band around with huge attitude and great songs... and i eventually got all their albums... and clearly remember each of their songs.....

people always ask me... what's so great about their music or this band??? their songs is noisy meaningless....... but to lots of people of my generation... we growed with them, experience all the events with them... and somehow what happen to us... related to what they are going through as well....

i felt that day in, day out.... the way i do things.... the strength, inspiration of getting on with life... all draws from the influences from the rock music that i have been listening to all these years....

well, i believe that everybody has something in their life that they are inspired from... not necessary music... perhaps peaple, hero, events... or stories... etc....

but for me.... it is the music that shapes big part of my life....