Quick update

Two days ago went to No Black Tie with Grace to celebrate Loke Shen's birthday. I never knew that it was NBT's 11 or 12 anniversary and surprised to see Cher Siang there and so many famous big shot musicians!! First time ever listen to a Live jazz band with lots of percussionists!! Double thumbs up!! They're just brilliant.. Really wish that I could be there every night.. but thinking of the cover charge, one drink, petrol and tols.. I guess need to wait my income to increase first.. anyway, loving Jazz~ mesmerising =)

Lately, I'm busy with accompaniment jobs and training a friend to sing and play for a competition. I've 5 more days to fix her up and glad that now she is able to play it nicely and humming the tune. Tomorrow going to ask her to sing with lyrics and play. It is a Chinese pop song. She asked somebody to write the lyrics and I'm the composer. It is a Chinese Jazz Pop style. Happy that she is able to pick up in such a short time because she never play jazz before. She told me that she never sing or perform in any public places before. I guess this is a very good opportunity for her to upgrade herself and build up her confident even more. After this competition, I'll try to sell this tune to my manager and see. Going to consult Danny and Chee Hong before this =)

Really, 24 hours a day is not enough.. especially this week.. last week was relaxing~ =) this week mainly is because exams are over for the primary and secondary school, accompaniment job starts back and got tons of new scores to practise including Jazz... Really feel sorry to Cher Siang because almost everytime last minute practise.. even though is last minute, he is such a patient and dedicated teacher. Learning a lot from him.

Overwhelming

Lately don't know what is happening to me. I just get more and more happy. Even now I'm typing this also smiling. Doesn't feel any stress at all even though there are some works to do. Doesn't have any worry at all even though there are so many things to think of. At first, there is only one huge project I'm up to. At first I thought this is going to be tough and it consume lots of my time. Somehow it doesn't!! Recently, I came up with an idea and discuss with a friend of mine. I'm grateful that he really helps me by giving lots of precious advise and some of his idea as well. Right now, I'm coming up with a proposal and going to present it to his boss in January, hopefully I can finish by that time. If his boss says 'yes', then my life is going to change once more. The very first project definitely will change my life up-side down. If the second project - the proposal goes well, it'll enhance my life even more!! And I'm going to work it out even more deeply. Dear readers, I'm sorry to be so secretive, but I've to!! I'll reveal it when the time has come.

Despite these two, few days ago, one of my piano student is taking part in violin competition in KL convention centre. Her mum ask me to be her accompanist. When she asked about my charges, I said I've a different price according to their grade for examination. If it is for performance, I'm charging RM100 per session (one hour) for diploma level and junior level is RM50 per session... So I charge her daughter 50 bucks per session. Her mum gave me a very suprising look and told me that she doesn't want me to be under paid.... I'm speechless at that time.. For me, it is a fair price because her piece is not difficult at all compare to the diploma level and it is not for exam. This is actually making me kind of happy because she is afraid that I'll be under paid... hahhaa.

Just now around 9pm when i'm leaving from the Yamaha centre, Min fuei asked me whether I won the lottery or what. I just don't know how to answer him.. This is maybe because of the dominoes effect. All the little happy moment/thing/event accumulating and keeps on coming. Especially friends. Recently I'm helping a friend who really makes my dreams sweet for every things that she shared to me. Two days ago, she sent me her written lyrics and I'm doing the music. I'm happy that she has growth despite all the funny things she did. She is going to play on the keyboard and sing this song to the public in KL as this is a competition. Tomorrow going to show her the song, I think she'll like it. I'm thinking of doing an arrangement for that song to her after this and record her voice into a cd because this is her very first self written song, lyrics only, haha (i guess laa)... Feel proud and happy for her =)
Too bad that she wants it to be secretive ... I cannot share out much... haiz...

Just as I expected, this month is going to have lots of outing. because I'd a peaceful and quiet Sept.. Today is only 8th, and I've been out for 7 days... which is making me happy also because I got to meet up with friends and talk =) To sustain a friendship need commitment... if you don't commit the time, the relationship between us will get further... That's the reason why I always wanted to meet up with friends =)

I'm just overwhelming~
Appreciate every moment of life because you don't have second chance to try again and for every moment of life is precious!!!

A whole new step!!

Don't know what to blog about recently... because I'm kinda lazy to blog about outing because I would rather use the blogging time to do other thing and call up friends to have a another outing or drink or chit chat than sitting in front of the laptop and use at least 30 - 60 minutes to blog... Now i'm saying this because life is getting more and more challenging!!!

I never regret I took up music as my career. Loving it more and more =) First of all, music is my passion~ Secondly, I'm freelance!! Thirdly, I'm choosing jobs =) Fourthly, quite good money~ Fifthly, flexible.

Things just happened too fast within this year... Haven't got time to take another new breath, something already coming in. Right now, I just can't wait for next year!!! That's it!! Day by day is getting more and more excited!! And life will change up-side-down!! Working hard... thinking hard... planning hard... keeping hard... praying hard...

I remember a paragraph from a book. It says,
If you're driving from a place (forgot the place name) to San Francisco. Let's say from Ohio to San Francisco need 12 hours drive. From your capability, you can only drive there because you don't want to spend expensive flight ticket. Before you even start your journey, you might feel lazy, that's a long journey drive, tiring and so many other excuses. As you know, in America the country side is quite desserted. From one town to another town or one city to another city, if you drive, it is few hundred miles away; some places for the motorway don't even have lamp post; tornado might occurs; animal might be jumping or running across the road; a speed trap; more over, it is a 12 hours drive.

Before the journey start, you must service your car and "trust" / have faith in your car to bring you the the destination. At last you don't want to waste anymore time and start the journey at 5pm after having your tea time and you're estimating to reach there around 5am. You've your start up point and final destination in your mind. Right now when you're driving, the sun set. It is pitch black along your journey. And right now, you're actually only depending on your car's light. You only can see 10 over feets ahead of you. However, if you just concentrate on the dim light that your car is providing, it'll definitely lead you to the place that you're driving to. Or otherwise turn back home. Even if you slow down your speed, you'll reach your destination, it is just the matter of time.