HAPPY BIRD-DAY

Arghh...gosh...i'm 20yo now~! Vincent! you getting older! You have to behave more like an adult, think wise before you talk and be more responsible. (yeah...i knew this since i graduate from secondary school) People will be very surprise when ever i tell them i m 20 this year, either they think i m more then that or less. Most of them says i m more mature then my actually age, maybe is the way i talk and act? Does it mean i m old? soon i will grow older and become an uncle...

I asked myself what I achieved in this 20 years. I think it's a lot...I manage to finish my education level till a diploma level and got my full-scholarship by myself. I have no doubt that i spent my life in the right way! Life is always up and down, and i m a soft boy. hahahaha....i will get hurt easily but i won't show. Thats the way to survive eh? I always tell myself "you only live once", so i will try out what ever i want so that i won't regret!

As previous, i got a lot of b-day wishes from my friends and family. Either they text me or ring me up, i really appreciate and precious their wishes. I feel lucky that finally one of my friend asked me out for lunch on my b-day! Because i didn't celebrate my b-day with anyone for like 3 or 4 years. I would like to say thanks to Eric!!!!!!!!!

i love you!!! and you are the best!!!

Eric and i know each other for 2 years. And i really suprise that he remember my b-day! LOL...He bought me to 1U to have sushi and later on we spent the afternoon for movie.

you no money, i not happy

As a Malaysian, sometimes really confusing that either I'm a Chinese that born in Malaysia or Malaysia Chinese? LOL...what i wanted to throw out is, majority of the Malaysian are not the origin in Malaysia. We are all from different country just like what happen in U.S and Australia. We had Chinese from Main Land China, Indians from India and Malays from Indonesia. See?? But i still can't understand why the government claim Malays as the origin in Malaysia? They are all immigrants like us. And those so-called Malacca Sultanate heroes with the honor of "Hang", they are all Muslim from China. But at the end they said they are Malays too but not Chinese. Even in our history they didn't notice where they from. And those specialities that offered to our so called "bumiputera" are extremely unfair to others. ( origin in Malaysia called themselves bumiputera = prince of the earth?) You may asked some of your friends that live in Malaysia, even all my Caucasian friends know this.

Well...well...I never been to Australia nor US. But do you guys need to fill in what's your nation if you want to apply something. And we are trained to fill in either you are Malays, Chinese, Indians or others, but we will never fill in with Malaysian. So now what? National commercial said others fight for union but we don't have to. But why we are all Malaysian but we are still different? It's just like asking American to fill in the application form either you are Black or White.

what to do? life still have to go on. I still love Malays satay, Indians mamak. hahahaha... ...I watched a great movie from Singapore, "Money No Enough II". It's well portrait they way people stay in Malaysia and Singapore. But i refer to Chinese...LOL.... So if any one of you want to know the true culture of Malaysia or Singapore, you must go and watch the movie. The cinema is full house and flooded with audience's' tears because of the nice act and impressive story line. So, don't miss it ok? must go!!!!!!!

S W U U - E - E - T !

Hola! I'm back safe and sound! Guys, i miss you all from my bottom of my heart! Where to begin with? eh... ...well. I'm really happy that i able to login blogger again after being awhile without pc in my daily life. As some of you know that i went to a music camp for a week. yeah...yeah...but still I CAN'T LOGIN!!!

What else? It's the stupid streamyx again! DANG...The very first thing that i do when i reached home is turn on my pc and login to the internet. Unfortunately, it doesn't work AGAIN! Yes, again...I don't know why must my pc caught in problems everytimes after i leave it alone for weeks or what. This really drive me crazy all the time. I phone up streamyx asap. After couple of days, they sent a technician to my house and help me sort out the problems. The streamyx guy is an old man called Ah Lim, or Pak Cik Lim? haha...he is a Malay thou...

After this and that, here and there. I finally get myself back to the old days with my pc...LOL
just like a kiddo that get his ice-cream from mummy!

SWEET!!!!

World Without Stranger

Had any one of you heard the latest project called “World Without Stranger - Giordano Tee Project” from Giordano? Regarding to the world madness Beijing Olympic 2008, Giordano came out a series of desingers tee shirt. They invited 12 artist all over the world and produced a collection consist of 16 printed tee shirt based on the theme “World Without Strangers” that duly echoes this year’s Olympic Games 2008 slogan - “One World, One Dream.”

Obviously i'm not into any sports, that's why i'm always in shape.

"Round is a SHAPE"

Anyhow, i still want to show my support to the Olympic games. There fore, i bought one of the tee shirt that designed by a Taiwan artist, Stanley Tai (www.tw.myblog.yahoo.com/simon71213). His designs are available for male and female as well.

Concept: “People might appear to be as cold as robots, but we still have a caring, loving heart towards nature. Over-consumed resources, abused woodlands, seasonal migratory birds lost their homes. But the robot shows his love to these birds, flies the airship and convoys them to a safe home (the robot holds the nest of the birds).”

Well, as usual, i took few pics and try to do modeling?? LOL please don't laugh ok??

http://www.giordano.com.hk/web/HK/investors/news/2008-07-03_WWS%20Tee%20Project_E.pdf

prelude to PERMATA

Tomorrow will be the first day of the August music camp that organized by MPYO. Members gonna arrive at KLCC before 1pm to catch up the bus that will bring us to PERMATA, Bangi. sigh...so soon...just another 24hours!!!!

I have to pack up all my stuffs soon and make sure i didn't leave anythings else. If not, i will get myself in big trouble!! I make myself a check list here, i wish i didn't missed up any single item that i should bring along:

as a musician, the first thing you have to make sure that always stay beside you is

YOUR INSTRUMENT!!

This remind me that i used to have a careless colleague, he forgot to bring his instrument before the concert and some rehearsals. How can this happen??? Either he bring his "flute case" without the flute or he totally forgot to bring the flute...so let me ask you...who are you if you are a flutist without a flute? DANG!!!

so the list must start with my beloved Powell Signature! LOL

1. Instrument (flute+piccolo)

2. Music
3. Clothes + jeans + undie/boxer
4. Stocking
5. Shoes (sanddles included)
6. Concert attire
7. Toiletries
8. Electronic gadgets (mp3 player, mobile phone, camera)
9. the Chargers
10. my beloved BROS water bottle

erm...did i miss something ah? Remind me if i did...

MPYO IN ACTION!

Ladies and gentlemen! I know you all had been waiting for a long time! And now let me announce that MPYO going to present you their 3rd concert of the year 2008!

YEAH!!! !!! !!!

It's time for those young and cute musician to rock on the stage!

Featuring our beloved Principal Conductor, Mr. Kevin Field, and Dr. Marc Rochester on the majestic Klais Pipe Organ with us! Ladies and gentlemen, do you know that, DFP (Dewan Filharmonik Petronas) is one of the best concert hall that you can find in Asia and it's the only concert hall that occupied with a 2977-pipe, 44-stop pipe organ (built by Johannes Klais Orgelbau) in Malaysia. For more information about Klais Pipe Organ, you can click the link here to visit their webbie http://www.klais.de/m.php?pid=7.

P R O G R A M M E

arr. CHUA Tanah Pusaka
HOLST St. Paul’s Suite – Finale: The Dargason
BRITTEN Soirée Musicales (Op.9)
GRIEG Holberg’s Suite (Op.40) – Air
BRITTEN Irish Reel
ROSSINI The Thieving Magpie Overture
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No.3 in C minor (Op.78)

T I C K E T S
RM30 Public
RM15 Student
RM10 Student groups of 10 or more

D R E S S C O D E
Smart casual.
Strictly no jeans, shorts,
T-shirts, sneakers and
slippers allowed.

So what are you waiting for? No terms and conditions applied in this fantastic event! Please support us!!!

BOOK YOUR TICKETS TODAY! Call 03-2051 7007

the first step to be fame!

Hey guys! Remember that i told you all about the KFC Toasted Twister? Finally the advertisement came out yesterday with the first appearance at http://fooyoh.com/. I'm here to say thank you to Mr. Justin that found my blog and give me the opportunity to advertise my blog to public. And really appreciate for those who visited my blog before! I'm sorry that i didn't use the right grammer and so on...at maybe some of you guys don't even know what i'm talking about...well...thanks anyway!!!

They put down a title as "Bloger gets Twister-fied". I'm not the only blogger that get involved in this advertisement. There is another blogger that composed a post regarding to the "toasted twister". You may interested to read his post (p/s: he wrote better than me!!!)

http://www.sixthseal.com/2008/07/kfc-toasted-twister.html

APPLE or ORANGE?

The introduction of iPhone turn those gadgets freak crazy! The cool design and functions captured the attention from the public. Everyone planning to own one asap because it's really fun to play it and proud to own it! Rumors nowadays spread every way...they said they can get a iPhone 1st generation about RM600(around USD 250$). cool eh? Can this be true? it's even cheaper then a iPod Classic! Com'on!? To prove this is false, i did a survey by net search and i went to retail stores to get more info too. You gonna pay up at least RM1800+ to get a used iPhone and RM2500+ to get a new one. well...well... believe it or not, the shopkeeper even told me that they didn't offer guarantee...(erm...maybe they are very confident that their "apples" are always fresh!)

So, how can you get a brand new iPhone with RM600? doesn't matter it's the old version or the 3G, it just won't happen! (but never say never, who knows maybe you really can get one, if it does...please let me know!!!!!!!!!!) ok,ok...i think there are some voices buzzing around my ears...maybe you saw it before with your bare eyes...but do you know it's a imitation? a 99.9% imitation? LOL...you can get few companies offering iPhone imitations on the market, majority from China. Yessss...indeed! The first Communist country that host Olympic ever! (this is the new way describe China...muahahaha)

The company name is iOrange...wtf? hahahahhaha...it's true lah...believe me! Beside iOrange, some Korean factory also doing the clone of iPhone, with the same logo and you can't even notice it's a clone without some expert's guidelines!

iPhone's clone
http://item.eachnet.com/prd/1212502818847405_prd.html

And here is the iOrange that i mentioned earlier. It's a good imitation also, they using their very own logo and i think they registered in China also... http://www.iorgane.com/cp_f1.asp?id=18

eh?? why the poster is iOrgane? haha...well...the founder of this company said they got the wrong spelling while they trying to write orange. So instead of orange, they decide to use organe as their product name! You can get either one of them with less then 200USD!!! LOL

so...apple or orange?

buy for quality! buy BROS!

I'm very sure people in Malaysia like to use water bottles that make from polycarbonate. Sort of plastic but it's harder and light. I bought one from Jusco Kepong last few weeks, it's a 700ml bottle with royal blue symmetrical picture. The design is good and it looks class with a cheap price! The stupid me put it into the freeze zone of the frige fill with water! and i leave it over night....

My poor bottle cracked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But Jesus, it didn't broke! but now my bottle looks like pregnant! LOL...yet unique!

It seems the quality really good! so i strongly recommend to peoples!

after i confirmed my bottel are pragnant!

can you see the crack marks?

http://www.livingwing.com.my/product/productlist.php?brand=35&cat=189&subcat=0

I'm not Stupid!!! (KTM version)

I'm 19 going to 20 this year, and considered as young adult yet i can't get in the casino. I completed my kindergarten, primary and secondary education. Do you i m stupid enough to get in your trap? This incident happen on yesterday when i traveling to KL central by the KTM. I made an appointed with Su Mei at Taman Paramount LRT station on 11am to pass my music to her. As usual, daddy fetch me to KTM station and i check in with my touch'n go. It's normal that many foreigners appeared around my area. Olympic is so happening and so does Kepong did. You can see some China-man, Nigerian, and others south-east Asians. I pluged on my hearphone and listen my favorite bossanova music while waiting the never ever punctual KTM commuter.

As expected, they are lated for almost 20mins, due to some "failure" or some "error"s. Well, i don't understand why there are some many this and that happen. Such a bull shit management but something i felt insult is, their slogan are "save time, save money, save energy" (if i'm not mistaken) gee.. .. ..apa itu! I get on th commuter as soon as the arrivel, and there is a Nigerian right beside me. After we passed few station, he suddenly talk to me. I'm in a shock!

nigerian says: Hi! Which country you from?

me says: Hi...I'm local, Malaysian. (definitely not Nigerian!)
nigerian says: I though you are Korean.
me says: no, i'm not. (is this a compliment?)

nigerian says: I like to make friends...blah blah blah
me says: ok...(tell me he is not interested with me!!) nice to meet you

the conversation stop for few mins without reason... ...

nigerian says: actually i have something to ask you.

me says: what can i help you?

nigerian says: i need to travel down to Ninal but i didn't brought my ATM card. so....

me says: ok. i think it's possible i can buy you a ticket ( god damnit! i should ignore him earlier!)

nigerian says: thanks...my gf actually waiting me at...blah blah blah

and i started to entertaint him and try to ignore him. I get a sit just right after peoples living, BUT he sit beside me again! I failed!

Finally we arrived KL central. We wishper to me again.

nigerian says: can you help me buy the ticket? like lend me 10 bucks...
me says: but you just have to take KTM to Nilai, it's the same line!!
nigerian says: it's ok... (leaving)

My goodness, how can he be so stupid? You thought i m little kiddo kah? S.O.B!

stress and moody!

Today is the first day i back to school. Everythings looks just like what they have to be but with some new faces walking around. Yes, they latest intake of the music department. There are a total 11 of them with 2 boys and all girls. The first thing i arrived my college is put to my cello and check out the notice board. It seems i missed alot of things and i have to submit up before 15th of August. Did i said i put my cello? GOSH... ...i can't even remember i owned a cello. arghh... ...and i don't know why they asked us to take a minor instrument as a subject and it's compulsory. Good news and bad news here and there. The good news is - Ms. Ang is pregnant, she is my oral teacher, teach us vocal solfage and she teach Italian too. And the bad news is - i don't have enough time to complete so manythings at once! I have to submit something regards to my major and minor recital and a tons of assignment by Ms. Yuan... ...etc

I didn't sleep well these few days. So manythings cramped together and i m worrying something else. aih... ...ya, EK.. ..if you are reading this... ...please take care ok? I know you got alot of test and exam this coming few weeks. All the best! Hugs!

back on track!

I going back to KLCC today to have my first rehearsal after the long break! It's a chamber rehearsal for this coming MPYO camp. We going to play 'Upon Enchanted Ground" by Alan Hovhaness (http://www.hovhaness.com/hovhaness.html), Op. 90, No.1,written for flute, cello, giant tamtam and harp. The rehearsal venue is the Soloist Room 1 in DFP, and we going to run the rehearsal for 2 hours time. As usual, we tune our instrument before the rehearsal and this is the special day for my new flute also. This is the first ensemble experience for my new flute. My flute works really well today, although some intonation problems due to i still not really use to it. It's because my previous flute had alot of intonation problems and i have to move the angel almost every notes. And now on the Powell Signature i have to move less or even not. hahahaha....so satisfied with it. And my flute sounds rich even in the very dry acoustic!

LOL...looks like a pair of gloves, actually it's harp with the cover!

The rehearsal run not pretty well today. I had a printing error right on the second bar and Bryan struggling with his awkward syncopation rhythm on his harp with weird fingerings. Sui Yen went crazy by keep counting the rest with her tamtam. And me suffering also, i have to deal with a plain and repeated melody. I think this music is kind of minimalism and it's a programme music. I took few pics when we having break in between the rehearsal!

Sui Yen intend to kill me with her tamtam's mallet!!

me with my Powell Signature

Bryan decided to spoilt the gold harp so he can get a new one!

me again!

the music on my stands.

Bryan looks exhausted after the rehearsal!

an encounter with Beng Yew

I text up my friend, Beng Yew few days ago. I asked him out for a movie cause such a long time didn't see him and want to catch up some topics. So, we decided to meet up at Time Square around 1pm. Well, KTM are late as usual and I'm late again. Luckily the show haven't start yet and i manage to rush in the cinema on time or should i say slightly late. The movie we going to watch is "Sparrow", it's Hongkie movie that based on snatch thieves in HK. Hongkie used to named those thief as "Sparrow", I wonder why? Sparrow steal things in real life too? If it does, I should adopt few cause I'm broke now.

I can't say it's a big disappointment. I can just say it's not my cup of Milo. I'm not those brilliant kind of person, and the movie are too "artistic". Anyway, the music are really nice thou. The chords are so beautiful and the mixture of Chinese instrument with western are superb. I can even smells the typical Hongkie aroma from the music. I will give 3 stars out of 5, because it's really not my cup of Milo. You can read the reviews that composed by others by clicking this link: http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/sparrow.html

Beng Yew bought me McD's Apple Pie...YUMMY...but it's cold...sigh...the movie last around 80mins and we head to a music shop called 'Bently' soon as we leave Time Square. I bought a micro fiber cloth for my instrument and Beng Yew bought a "tuner"? "roller"? for his upbright bass. Later on, we walk to Sungei Wang and have our tea break. I took out my camera and snap few pics.

potato wedges with BBQ sauce.

hot cappucino.

seafood with cheese in toasted bread.

garden salad.

Meanwhile, i captured myself and Beng Yew too while he is playing with his new toy.

ya, i almost forget that Sungei Wang is so happening that day. Sort of like there is a Percussion Festival, and i take few pics when the Japanese representative performing!