hee paiseh just realised it was so long ago tt i post an entry... i cant really rem wat i did/happened for the missing days in between but here's roughly is wat i can rem right now:
10th nov i think.. sat, many of us from school headed down to lavalee to support our teachers in their gig... kevyn, our vocalist teacher fronted the band w musos from sch... matt, my replacement private teacher for dave beyer(out for tour w christopher cross 2wks, back for 1 wk lesson, out for 4 wks) played for this gig... wana see him in action man! he's a great teacher with wide knowledge on techniques n analysing drummers... he's great! see his drum kit n his setup... really interesting.. he's solid n stable.. i hope i can play for gigs in not too long future.. hmm pics up later!
last wk (11-17nov) was a really bad week... feeling down, stoned, numb to everything... i did record my playing for rock drum class so mayb i'll put it up soon after i screen if it's ok.. haha feeling bad as usual i cant hang ard sch to practise n chill w frds... something happened in my house but not gonna mention here.. it's been a scary wk but now everything's fine.. last fri was really bad.. coz it's TGIF n i have to get home early... cooked yummy dinner n watched tv lo.. wat to do... got 宫，野蛮皇妃 on tv 7-8pm..so nice~~ sat practice was zoned out.. not efficient at all!but nite was great! finally get to jam! me, sho and chris! i asked miles but he, nori,yuji,taka,toyo r heading down to baked potato to catch some great guitarist(sorry forgot name) playing tt nite.. didnt feel like hanging out coz was tired n zonked out.. would be a waste of time,$ n brain-dead to get my ass down anyway...some chick corea musos played too i think... well i guess next time ba... same nite, poncho sanchez was playing in lavalee...ya for same reasons, didnt go down.. jamming was awesome! hehe we r in the same rhythm basics EW and it's the only time we(students) get to jam w one another, unless we organize our own jammings... i never get ard doing it.. coz i was hibernating, 闭关修炼, didnt really socialize ard... tt's y i must stay near sch! hope we can jam again soon... it was really fun! after tt, we went to vons to grab some booze n pizza n headed down to their home to chillout.. sho, chris, love, roman n me! great apartment! too bad i didnt take photo of the hangout.. but not my home leh.. it's pretty big n the living room is way chill! 2 sofas, coffee table.. music coming out of the macbook thru bass amp... awesome! it was a great time hanging out! chris's gf is soooo sweet! he just received a package from her. in it was her handmade art n craft n full of encouraging words! awwww... these guys here r making me jealous...love as well! coz he's always toking to his gf via internet! quite chio!his desktop is her pic! ;) sho has a french gf! well, i guess for girls to wait for guys is usually not a very big problem... and some of the gfs may come over to US too... i guess for the other way round, tt would be some problem i think.. but thenn again, i dun wana have such emotional baggage from long distance r/s.. it's too much for me.. haha i rather spend the energy on music or just get a bf here! lol joe has the same thinkin as me... too much to handle.. and with no car to get me home, i ended up sleeping in their living room til morning to get bus home.. btw, the sofa isnt as bad as they mentioned! it's pretty comfy.. home to bathe, had lunch n out to school again.. meeting axel for a jam.. in the end didnt do much also...discussed wat song to play in future jam sessions... no guitarist also...hard to play too.. 4pm there was a perf in the loft 2nd floor of sch... i was blown away! i didnt know there would be an artist painting on the spot w live music! it was way cool! singer is our sch teacher, his dad plays drums/percussion accessories/sings really well! brazilian i think.. apparently, he has been ard for a super long time n has loyal fans in the crowd! 有眼不识泰山 hmm i think my chinese improve over here... lol it may go downhill after i move out of my current home.. percussionist is the hubby of singer... the keyboardist is really awesome w the DJ too! the DJ is always busy mixing the sound effects.. then normally it's like very short effects then he quickly go n choose another disc to mix another effect... hehe 1st time i see such a perf.. it's really cool n i hope to do such projects some day! and it would totally be cool to bring this band down to SG for mosaic fest! perfect fit for the fest! well maybe after i get back to SG n get my links in esplanade back in check n we'll see! pic later!
and ya i didnt prac much on sun.. abit at nite n then axel sent me home...
mon was all right... went to do some apartment hunting in my area... saw like 2 places tt might b suitable for me.. cant rent whole apartment :( then back to school online to find more places.. i found 2 suitable ones(price, location wise) n emailed them! hehe so happy to finally see something lo..jammed at nite w axel finally.. no guitarist coz miles had to settle something n couldnt make it.. we played blues n it was fun...tried out this blues tune tt i had to play for class next day.. it was fun..practised earlier in the day n figured out some fill-ins.. someone opened the door while we were playing n it turned out to be valerie! hehe i didnt expect the door to open n i think i looked abit stunned... she gave a thumbs up b4 closing the door! lol may post the recordings here during class after im done w editing.. where can i post audio?? tues EW w tony was fun! i think i screwed up on the extended blues last chorus(u can hear from the recording) coz i didnt bring the sheet i wrote up to the stage.. i attempted to memorise and all was going well til i did a fill, thinkin it was normal 12bar blues. i havent hear any of my own playing yet... too scared to hear myself playing n screwing up.. :( i must face up to reality n work on my weakness... it was a great lesson! 5 drummers only instead of 8 and we all got to play twice! hehe 2nd time wasnt as great i played but it was fun! maybe it's the thanksgiving wkend n the hangout on sat nite tt contributed to the feeling good thingy... maybe it's the jam.. i duno.. but i do know tt i didnt practise as hard last wkend coz i can feel things r running abit backwards..technique wise.. ganbatte!!! prac my double pedal abit...so fast rusty le.. haha 1 day no prac no smooth 16th notes on bd.. but i got the RH LH RF LF thingy going... hehe got some tips from love on sunday so can work on something...WHEN i have TIME
today was okay, but was feeling exceptionally sleepy n tired.. couldnt stay awake during practise...went to nap for like 10mins instead n back to practising.. my techniques r rusty le! must work alot! down to contemporary class.. was excepting another ECM thingy or jazzy stuff but it was funk! gosh... heheabit swung some more...wrong shoes today so my bd was really not very stable at times but it was fun playing tt song... getting used to reading charts which r written in cut time..the bars jump really fast... i must get the songs soon man...i dun wana buy from itunes leh... save some $$ :( maybe for contemporary EW, i may get those learnt in class.. meanwhile,
www.pandora.com is sufficient for me.. too bad, only avail for listening in US! it's a great online radio tt plays style/music u want... oh, there's sooooo many oldies on the radio here... i hear all the time lo.. i feel old...now i can understand why how come US ppl like these kind of music... not only the old, the young ones too! coz they grow up listening to these! im just pretty amazed.. hopefully in near future Sg can be something similar..not only latest poptunes, but wide variety of music... dun have to be classical all the time, but just exposed to diff kinds of music... it's pretty ok right now, can be better, esp the parents can help to cultivate a music listening habit.. i think it helps in overall well being n destress-ing, etc...
tml no sch! thanskgiving day! not open even if i wana go practise... fri no lesson but open for prac... and fri is the biggest shopping day in US! well maybe i popby some stores in pasadena but see how it goes... shd be damn crowded n must go early... it's crazy one lo.. stores opening at 4, 5am for the sale... faintz...ok i guess tt's all for now! pics, videos, audio later!
Labels: Daily life, performances, school
