Let’s recap on what I’ve set out to do in my personal time during this rather long overseas business trip. Catch up with old friends, checked. Become a male model for a female lingerie shop … OK, that wasn’t planned but I did promise my friend that I will blog about it. Gosh, what was [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Songwriting'
Lyrics of (There Were) Many Ways To Get To You
October 20th, 2008 8 Comments
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Pins Inside My Head
December 7th, 2007 8 Comments
Four months and I have no inspiration or whatsoever to write songs. It is frustrating not to write anything. So tonight, I put aside all the potential social obligations, all the nonsense that I would have done in a routine basis. I sat down and tried to write something. Just anything. And then something came [...]
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In This Wasteland (Of A Thousand Flies)
August 18th, 2007 2 Comments
I wanted to write a happy song today. Somehow I just couldn’t. Happy songs and I don’t mix. Anyway, if my guitarist Jason and my bassist Cynthia are both happy with the dark songs of mine, why do I bother to fight so hard? Just embrace it? I usually compose my music using a classical [...]
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…—… Commemorate 070707 Live Earth – A Simple Song Of Mine
July 8th, 2007 No Comments
It is amazing that musicians from all around the world come together to create concerts of a climate in crisis. As of now (00:30) I am still watching the concerts. I am so inspired to turn green and to take part in saving the planet. I believe that all it takes is for us individuals [...]
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Restoration Of A 4-Year Old Song Exact To The Month Of June
June 12th, 2007 No Comments
Last weekend I had a stiff right shoulder. And because of this stiffness I got to appreciate how wonderful our shoulder joints are in terms of the degree of movement. If I had a stiff neck, life would have been a whole lot easier. I just need to move my head with my body pretty [...]
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When My Social Stars Aligned + New Song: Look Inside
May 21st, 2007 No Comments
There are times when my so-called social life evolves around … online chat. And there are times like these couple of days when my social life suddenly becomes … colorful. Last Friday I had lunch with my old friend EL and gosh, I have not met her for a long time. She has taken a [...]
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So I Have Given The Same Song A Lyrics Remake – What Do You Think?
April 17th, 2007 4 Comments
Jason my guitarist often comments to me that though he is drawn to the darkness of my music, for the good of general public consumption (as we are planning for an open-mic performance soon), it may be hard to hold the attention of the crowd if the entire set of songs are of the same [...]
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My 151st Song – Your Eyes
April 4th, 2007 1 Comment
I have this dream that haunts me from time to time. These eyes that I cannot describe. At times illusions can be so real while reality can be so fake. I picked up my guitar wanting to write a mid tempo song. And there it is, a song that flows effortlessly. I am blessed with [...]
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My 150th Song – Currency Of Time
February 27th, 2007 No Comments
The last song I composed was back in December 2006. Guess I have been busy with the exercise rituals, new hobby of oil painting, practicing for an open mic performance, and to tour Australia. All these while I ponder at the back of my head where has my songwriting creativity juice gone to. This morning, [...]
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What I Found Most Difficult As A Songwriter
October 22nd, 2006 No Comments
When friends of mine learned that I write songs as a hobby since 1994 having close to 150 songs written as of today, they frequently asked me questions such as do you write lyrics first or melody first, where do you get your inspiration from, do you have a band, do you perform, to whom [...]
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