Alrighty. I know that i haven't updated my blog for some time.
Well, yea lyn, I'm lazy!!! Whahahaa..
But anyways, here are my updates on how i'm doing here.
Right now, its -4 deg outside. Really cold. Brr.. I just came back from CK's place not too long ago.
Cars are all covered in frost, and my hands get stiff and numb if I stayed out too long.
Oh wells. I guess winter is here after all.
Sometimes, I prefer my sunny island Singapore.
Lyn, its nice to see that you've updated your blog. Hehe. Dearie smellypoo, I'm glad that you're doing fine back in Singapore. You ar.. Always making me worry bout you. Since I left, you had complained abt sore eye, bad tummy, headache, itchy rashes, morning flu, sore throat... etc.
CANNOT LIKE THAT ONE LO!
I'll stuff you up with vitamins when i get back to SG. Hide them in your mee soto/rebus or sumtin.
ALrighy... Anyways, I had a day of coaching with Dave today. Ghim and I went for badminton coaching by Dave, yeap. Just for info, Dave is UK ranked 34 i think.
Professional eh.. Hehe. Ghim paid for me as well.
Did a lot of footwork and swing techniques. Almost died with his training. Horribly exhausting.
Oh yea, I broke the strings off martin's racket yesterday. Its the second one i broke in 1 year.
Haiz.
Well, the good thing is, Dave commented that I have a very fast and hard smash.. *HIGH FIVE* But the bad thing is, the strings sometimes can't take that kinda pressure and will snap eventually. Its a tradeoff i guess. I'd rather be on the offense for doubles games. YEA!! So i can smash all i want! WEE!
Okay, with regards to music.. I recently joined the Uni of Salford Big Band.
Its not a big band as in numbers, but really just the playing style.
There are about 20 members, and we play jazz, blues, pop and a li rock.
All of them are final year music students i think.
I feel so crap there, but yea, I'm so gonna learn from them.
They use jazz licks, blues scales the the like in the pieces we play. Adlib, improvisation.. etc.
Their solo adlib is way wicked!!! YEA!!! Ultra high altissimo, velvety growls and bluesy notes.
I totally wanna play like them. Yeaps, yeaps.
Speaking of which, I bought a new mouthpiece just for Big Band.
Well, I can also use it in the long run depending on what kinda music i play.
Yea. I bought the JodyJazz ESP Alto 6 Metal MPC.
It costs me around 218 pounds.
That works out to be abt S$650 bucks. Its made from a bar of high quality metal,
and outerlayered with 24k gold. Had a secondary reed for volume and brightness..
MAN!! I just simply love my new mpc... Definately worth the money.
For all those who dunno.. A mouthpiece is a detachable piece of accesory that is needed in order to play the sax. You blow on it to produce the sound that goes thru your instrument.
Thinking back, I sold my old Selmer Bundy Saxophone for 150 bucks. A saxophone accessory costing 4 times the price of a saxophone i sold. Simply saying, I sold my sax too cheap!!! WHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
Anyways, my ref 54 alto costs abt 8,000 anyways.. So i guess it wouldn't hurt buying something that shapes the sound for 650 bucks yea?
Mum, dad, i can use it for a long time.. Dun scream at me ar...
If i had the choice back then , i would have taken music.
Then again.. How can a muscian earn enough in Singapore's business environment? Earn enough to let my parents retire happily and provide my family with all the comfortable things they deserve? Oh wells. Music as a hobby is so much a thing dear to me..
Okok.. Gonna go rest alr. Updates laters.. Nitez. XD
ps. honeybao.. drink more water.
