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Total Mayhem for Our Pre-Jamming Session

August 7th, 2006 No Comments

After more than half a year of freeze in our jamming session (drummer got engaged and guitarist got hitched), we proposed to resume our music creation on none other than the National Day of Singapore. Now, prior to this week, I have been practicing hard in vocal and also made readjustment to the chords. Today, [...]

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Yesterday Wins The Most Fruitful Day Of The Year Award

February 25th, 2005 No Comments

I know it’s too early to give such an award but given the rarety of the occassions, I doubt – but certainly sincerely hope – that such a day keeps popping out from my life. At work, I’ve closed one project and closed one deal in record time. Basically for both meetings, cut away all [...]

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Managed to Squeeze out Time for Recording

February 24th, 2005 No Comments

When I started playing World of Warcraft (WoW), I was worry that I may drop my passion of recording and moved onto online gaming. After all, this seems to be a common pattern in my life. Last night arrived home from work early, I was contemplating on whether or not I shall start recording the [...]

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High On Playing Music

January 30th, 2005 No Comments

I remember when I was young teaching myself how to play piano, I would start practicing with my left hand for hours and then my right and then tried to play both hands at the same time. The moment I got it, the feeling was as though I was up in heaven. I would just [...]

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Memorising 8 Songs in 1 Day

January 29th, 2005 No Comments

Attended one internal training by one of my subordinates on the topic of Training (honestly I forgot the exact title). The content was so intense that I can hardly remember all the good stuffs she has presented. What I do remember though is how people memorise stuffs. Now, try not to quote me exactly because [...]

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Hard Life to be a Vocalist

January 16th, 2005 No Comments

was just sharing with my friend TK tonight that it is hard to be vocalist. To be able to sing well on any particular day if you are not as gifted as my band members, you’ve got to … Stay away from alcohol as it dehydrates you Stay away from coffee as, again, it dehydrates [...]

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Eternally Thankful – Launch Date Unknown

January 12th, 2005 No Comments

During the Bandung trip, I have come to the realisation that the old songs of mine better kept within myself. Besides, instead of practicing my songs during my stay in Bundung (Indoesian), I have written new songs. So, for this new solo album of mine, why not? After much consideration, I shall record the latest [...]

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Baby Step on Jealousy?

January 4th, 2005 No Comments

Interestingly, whenever I listen to my old vocal recording, I always find it horrible. Looking from past to present, it is an improvement. Looking from present to past, it is pure embarrassment. Good thing or not? I would rather be like Cynthia who is born with a good voice and no need to do 30-40 [...]

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A Day Of Recording

January 2nd, 2005 No Comments

I was contemplating whether or not to record my new songs written while I was in Bandung or to record the song Jealousy that is long overdue. I have decided to finish off the instrumental tracks for Jealousy. I am so looking forward to finish off the vocal piece. This song will be the classic [...]

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An Advice by Kathleen Carey, The Publisher

December 21st, 2004 2 Comments

Kathleen Carey is the senior vice president of Song/ATV Music Publishing and in Roger Love’s Set Your Voice Free, her advice for aspiring musicians who would like to make it in the music business was: “… Most important, stay true to yourself and in terms of expressing your own individual gift, and don’t water it [...]

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