Working does not need to be toilsome whatever tat word is.
But when work is really fun, It is pure.. Joy!!! to work.
I did one week of classes teaching drums. It is really exciting, but it does include very boring stuff, like arranging make up classes for students who can't come and collecting the fees.. headache for me. I really can't do admin stuff.
But look on the bright side! I get to see many many people young and old, tall and short.. all interested in playing drums. And i get to share teaching experiences and the funny tales with other full time staff.
I am now thinking back to the times when i got this admin job in office.. When i get loads of things that are not challenging... boring actually and had to face rejection from fellow workers who felt i was slacking too much... Gossip behind my back.. long working hours.. Shivers.. oh man.. i don't want to think about it. (deleting...)
I love to go to church. Because i just feel excited, maybe it is the friends in church, maybe it is God. But, there are so many troubles that seem to muddle this excitement and i leave church worried for the rest of my days.
God, i don't want to be in Sunday "Religious" meetings anymore. Bind this religious spirit and cast it far outside of church. Many many people say pastor lau is not a good pastor. I pray for Pastor lau and is still praying, God put her here for a reason.
Perhaps i have been warned.. not to speak bad things about Church and Pastor.. We are all humans. we have flaws.
I know why God you don't want to talk now. You want me to understand many many things and many heaven principles before you can give me an answer to my question.
If you talk now, i might not understand why and i will ask more Whys.
Just like a child begging to know about the concept of sexual reproduction.
This world made many many people into practical humans. Me too. It is the sciences that set the rules. I pray for Faith to erase all these rules. Then again, Faith and Science Coexist.. I won't see Faith if science makes all things possible.
Troubled kid down here God. Give me some lessons that i can practice.
God, if hardened claypots cannot be moulded into a pilaster, mould the clay and cement that are still fresh... the claypot can be a great decoration indoors.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Legs feel like jelly
Another song i watched a million times.
You tube hits 115,255 views to date, i might have contributed 5%. LOL
Its Vinnie Colaiuta again!!! XD
WOW!!! Man!!!
I want to do it like he does.
I remember when i was still teen at sec 3, i wanted to play like that one day.
That was when i copied my traditional grip just like vinnie. Not steve Gadd or Dave Weckl's but vinnie's.. difference is at the angle.
You know monkey see monkey do.
First thing i rewind this section at 3:00 to watch how that traditional grip.
And copied it. Index finger operated:
Ok.. Rewind.. at 2:44.. a nice fill i like. Swis triplet + swiss triplet add 2 stroke + Swiss triplet add 5 strokes in 16ths.
Let me continue to stare at this thing for a while more and learn many many things books cannot see.
You tube hits 115,255 views to date, i might have contributed 5%. LOL
Its Vinnie Colaiuta again!!! XD
WOW!!! Man!!!
I want to do it like he does.
I remember when i was still teen at sec 3, i wanted to play like that one day.
That was when i copied my traditional grip just like vinnie. Not steve Gadd or Dave Weckl's but vinnie's.. difference is at the angle.
You know monkey see monkey do.
First thing i rewind this section at 3:00 to watch how that traditional grip.
And copied it. Index finger operated:
Ok.. Rewind.. at 2:44.. a nice fill i like. Swis triplet + swiss triplet add 2 stroke + Swiss triplet add 5 strokes in 16ths.
Let me continue to stare at this thing for a while more and learn many many things books cannot see.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
...Sday would be fine
Short of money.
So i pray that i will get whatever i can get.
So I need to run more to get the 400 dollars from IPPT Gold award.
Seriously, if i run fast enough, i can help to deliver Mac by foot.
Still continue to train my stroks fast enough to get 100 from christmas bonus.
Splashing away is my favourite drummer, Vinnie Colaiuta,
So i pray that i will get whatever i can get.
So I need to run more to get the 400 dollars from IPPT Gold award.
Seriously, if i run fast enough, i can help to deliver Mac by foot.
Still continue to train my stroks fast enough to get 100 from christmas bonus.
Sounds exciting, but it is gruesome, yet i like it ?!
Sting is my Favourite band.
Sting is my Favourite band.
Seven days from the album Ten Summoner's tale.
Splashing away is my favourite drummer, Vinnie Colaiuta,
No he is not a fish.
Simple song to learn the days of the week LOL!
Monday, November 09, 2009
Small happenings
Dear Monday,
How are you? Have you cleared your wardrobe of all those blue dress? Anyway, i had a great time teaching drums at MDS. I wished you had stayed longer.
Mr Polyrhythm visited me while i was in the practice room. I welcomed him and served him a cup of metronome at 70bpm. The kids can't stop running around the mat, well they were all over the place.
My Polyrhythm told me to use 5 chocolate sweets to make them settle down. But i seem to have the sweets all over the place too. So i picked up 2 to eat and they eat the rest.
I asked if i could try 7 more. But i can't seem to stuff them into the cup of metronome. So i break them up to 3 to eat and then i got it in after a few tries.
I wasn't content so i asked if i could have 9. I am clever this time, i straight away got 4 to eat and they eat the rest.
Well, that was really a secret revealed by Mr polyrhythm. The neighbours were hearing rumours that the odds could not be controlled by the Evens. Well the trick is, get the Evens to eat and they eat the rest.
I plea to know the other secret about riding on the track of a Mr Polyrhythm. But i think He can't seem to handle it himself, he suggested that i go look for the Uncle Metricmodulation. I said ok.
And then mp3 boy let me hear this song by Greg Mathieson, there Vinnie showed me how Uncle Metricmodulation looks like. I figured from assumption that i have to call out the Evens when the Odds are running steadily.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours In-Sane-cerely,
Harry. XD
How are you? Have you cleared your wardrobe of all those blue dress? Anyway, i had a great time teaching drums at MDS. I wished you had stayed longer.
Mr Polyrhythm visited me while i was in the practice room. I welcomed him and served him a cup of metronome at 70bpm. The kids can't stop running around the mat, well they were all over the place.
My Polyrhythm told me to use 5 chocolate sweets to make them settle down. But i seem to have the sweets all over the place too. So i picked up 2 to eat and they eat the rest.
I asked if i could try 7 more. But i can't seem to stuff them into the cup of metronome. So i break them up to 3 to eat and then i got it in after a few tries.
I wasn't content so i asked if i could have 9. I am clever this time, i straight away got 4 to eat and they eat the rest.
Well, that was really a secret revealed by Mr polyrhythm. The neighbours were hearing rumours that the odds could not be controlled by the Evens. Well the trick is, get the Evens to eat and they eat the rest.
I plea to know the other secret about riding on the track of a Mr Polyrhythm. But i think He can't seem to handle it himself, he suggested that i go look for the Uncle Metricmodulation. I said ok.
And then mp3 boy let me hear this song by Greg Mathieson, there Vinnie showed me how Uncle Metricmodulation looks like. I figured from assumption that i have to call out the Evens when the Odds are running steadily.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours In-Sane-cerely,
Harry. XD
Sunday, October 25, 2009
A good Dreamer translates crazy ideas from imagination into action
Not so recently, the idea of individuality has been tormenting me from head to soles.
Sometimes ideas can be disjointed, yet if analysed, ideas are part of a process called maturation and its product, wisdom.
The most recent idea i encountered is "simplicity"
"Simple is beautiful" from my fren's msn nick,
"Get a simple idea and explore it" from Dave weckl's natural revolution,
The word "simple" used to be despised by me as mediocre, and relates to some brainless activities like reciting "abc".
but
Now i have a totally different perspective towards it. Beautiful is just the word.
It is no coincidence that when you have a concept, you will find the whole world agreeing to it as if it is a new found fact.
Even if they don't agree openly, they are actually agreeing in other subtle ways which are totally oblivious to the ignorant public yet too mandane for the informed few.
Now if no one is following me i apologise.. i apologise to my cynical attitude towards a few architectural essays which i do not understand and i thought it is crap... now that is certainly not always true. Certainly if many ideas are written solely for accelerating the process of mental maturation, then the world would certainly open its eyes and come to an agreement.
This also reminds me to keep my words few here, so i won't waste my time looking at crapy selfish pointless essays that i spill so as to remind myself of the ugliness which is not a fact.
Consider this, if ugliness exist, it is where beauty thrive. If the whole world of ideas are good, which then is better? Bad ideas accentuates our receptivity to good ones. Sadly the handicaps(mentally blinded) need some aid, and it is through the use of concise ideas that will cut their corneas like lasik. And most importantly, cut their exposure to the bright luring rays of ignorant and critical company.
Only if News company is taken over by "Facts" company.
Is it true the wise never act and the brave never think?
Stop thinking so much, you are destroying your sight reading skills. Lol!
Sometimes ideas can be disjointed, yet if analysed, ideas are part of a process called maturation and its product, wisdom.
The most recent idea i encountered is "simplicity"
"Simple is beautiful" from my fren's msn nick,
"Get a simple idea and explore it" from Dave weckl's natural revolution,
The word "simple" used to be despised by me as mediocre, and relates to some brainless activities like reciting "abc".
but
Now i have a totally different perspective towards it. Beautiful is just the word.
It is no coincidence that when you have a concept, you will find the whole world agreeing to it as if it is a new found fact.
Even if they don't agree openly, they are actually agreeing in other subtle ways which are totally oblivious to the ignorant public yet too mandane for the informed few.
Now if no one is following me i apologise.. i apologise to my cynical attitude towards a few architectural essays which i do not understand and i thought it is crap... now that is certainly not always true. Certainly if many ideas are written solely for accelerating the process of mental maturation, then the world would certainly open its eyes and come to an agreement.
This also reminds me to keep my words few here, so i won't waste my time looking at crapy selfish pointless essays that i spill so as to remind myself of the ugliness which is not a fact.
Consider this, if ugliness exist, it is where beauty thrive. If the whole world of ideas are good, which then is better? Bad ideas accentuates our receptivity to good ones. Sadly the handicaps(mentally blinded) need some aid, and it is through the use of concise ideas that will cut their corneas like lasik. And most importantly, cut their exposure to the bright luring rays of ignorant and critical company.
Only if News company is taken over by "Facts" company.
Is it true the wise never act and the brave never think?
Stop thinking so much, you are destroying your sight reading skills. Lol!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Thinking about God, thinking of God, thinking for God.
I have realise the real Passion in me.
Learning.
There is nothing as exciting as being a noob. I love it.. and when i am no longer a noob, i find other situations other skills where i can be a noob again. And it repeats itself.
My left hand for example.. it was a chore controlling it.. now it is not hard to do whatever my right hand can do.. i am no longer interested in it anymore... and maybe play some pranks that i am a left hander. Lol! Handedness is no longer an issue. Maybe the issue is.. where should i hold my traditional grip?
I even tried to make myself left master eye.. almost there Lol! and sight reading, improvising, ear trainings, I have to admit i am very noob at these and i love it.
This can't go on if i were to be so fast changing in the things i do.
So did God put a desire in me for all these or did i create my own desires? You will not desire the things i desire, and definitely this has got a lot to do with your surroundings, and eventually the things you desire will determine what you do.
Why a philosopher don't do carpenter work, why Da vinci don't work as a main chef in a well known restaurant? We can actually do anything we want to do.. but we don't do it because it is not what we desire.
God created this desire in us or is this desire a part of our choice?
I would say God created this desire.
When we don't like something.. it is rather absolute.. but when we like something.. we sometimes doubt our extent of liking. If the things we do not like can be so definite( at least for me) then it is these things that are "not" that defines what i like.. and it is absolute. Eventually, i am born with it, circumstances might change it, and God creates circumstances.
But if it is this simple that "the things i like to do defines what i will be doing" then... y is there still uncertainty in what we will be doing most of our time(life)? Is it money? Competition? Or there is no such thing as taking a hobby as a job. No one says that.. but actually almost everyone thinks this way. I am naive, i would seem.. but i am not. I am proposing a change. There are trends that occur because people long for the success of the rich. Simple - money defines what we do now. In ideal situations with equal distribution of wealth and appreciation for effort.. our desires will define what we do.. Slackers will slack happily and labourers will labour happily.
So what are you trying to say.
I hate the idea of money. Especially the idea that i cannot live without money. Hate it to the deepest CORE!
Misunderstanding: Then give me your money Jiaxing..
I cannot live without money.. it is a truth. I am so trapped.. I hate it so much and i cannot let it go. Ultimate irritating disgusting revolting! Now imagine.. you are in a world where everything you can eat is glue.. you hate to eat glue.. but thats the only thing you can eat, people will be fighting over glue.. and you don't want to eat gule but you have to eat... glue.
Confirm there will be glue lovers storing glue in their store room in this situation.. and you are like.. ?! What the heck? You eat a ton of glue a day is it? Y do you want more than what you need?
Throw away the glue! Lets start having chef and farmers.
Learning.
There is nothing as exciting as being a noob. I love it.. and when i am no longer a noob, i find other situations other skills where i can be a noob again. And it repeats itself.
My left hand for example.. it was a chore controlling it.. now it is not hard to do whatever my right hand can do.. i am no longer interested in it anymore... and maybe play some pranks that i am a left hander. Lol! Handedness is no longer an issue. Maybe the issue is.. where should i hold my traditional grip?
I even tried to make myself left master eye.. almost there Lol! and sight reading, improvising, ear trainings, I have to admit i am very noob at these and i love it.
This can't go on if i were to be so fast changing in the things i do.
So did God put a desire in me for all these or did i create my own desires? You will not desire the things i desire, and definitely this has got a lot to do with your surroundings, and eventually the things you desire will determine what you do.
Why a philosopher don't do carpenter work, why Da vinci don't work as a main chef in a well known restaurant? We can actually do anything we want to do.. but we don't do it because it is not what we desire.
God created this desire in us or is this desire a part of our choice?
I would say God created this desire.
When we don't like something.. it is rather absolute.. but when we like something.. we sometimes doubt our extent of liking. If the things we do not like can be so definite( at least for me) then it is these things that are "not" that defines what i like.. and it is absolute. Eventually, i am born with it, circumstances might change it, and God creates circumstances.
But if it is this simple that "the things i like to do defines what i will be doing" then... y is there still uncertainty in what we will be doing most of our time(life)? Is it money? Competition? Or there is no such thing as taking a hobby as a job. No one says that.. but actually almost everyone thinks this way. I am naive, i would seem.. but i am not. I am proposing a change. There are trends that occur because people long for the success of the rich. Simple - money defines what we do now. In ideal situations with equal distribution of wealth and appreciation for effort.. our desires will define what we do.. Slackers will slack happily and labourers will labour happily.
So what are you trying to say.
I hate the idea of money. Especially the idea that i cannot live without money. Hate it to the deepest CORE!
Misunderstanding: Then give me your money Jiaxing..
I cannot live without money.. it is a truth. I am so trapped.. I hate it so much and i cannot let it go. Ultimate irritating disgusting revolting! Now imagine.. you are in a world where everything you can eat is glue.. you hate to eat glue.. but thats the only thing you can eat, people will be fighting over glue.. and you don't want to eat gule but you have to eat... glue.
Confirm there will be glue lovers storing glue in their store room in this situation.. and you are like.. ?! What the heck? You eat a ton of glue a day is it? Y do you want more than what you need?
Throw away the glue! Lets start having chef and farmers.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Life in a faulty tap.
Ever on your tap to realize that no matter how many rounds you turn, water don't appear. Well it is time to call the plumber.
What if you happened to be the water held back by the faulty tap, ever ready to gush out yet restricted?
Well, where is the strength you had when you broke solid walls of the Dam? I hear you could drill a hole through a rock by just drips. Lost for words? Where are your guts that made you splash from great heights?
I know what is wrong. The tap is not good.
Do you hate this faulty tap? Ever wished that you could continue your unfinished marathon through the miles of piping?
Well it is time to call the plumber.
Oi! Jiaxing don't you think i don't get what you mean.. trying to provoke the anger out of me by metaphorical means?
Jiaxing: Did i mention your name?
Don't pretend. You think i am a faulty tap that hinders you from displaying your "glamorous" gift. What are you? Picaso la.. hahaha! Get famous when you die. but no i am sure you can't, see what proportion you depict, steady hands and good brains you have, but no skill.
Jiaxing: I mean i need a plumber. Do i need any more critics to turn a few more rounds of this faluty tap and say.. "Look.. i told you the tap don't work!"
Now i am so stupid to see that i am the problem and not able to find solution to this problem! Don't forget you are dealing with a critical brain, and i doubt you have one. Ok, what if i am not the problem, i am actually a Dam holding you up just in case you sweep through my life and drown the most basic of "common sense" in me?
Will any artistic skill give you money? Music? You are not any bright kid who learn piano at 5 and compose music at 9. What makes you any better to be "Wanted" in the society. Disgrace. Stay stucked there in my Dam!
Jiaxing: If you do believe that. Well done, i think you are a step closer to accepting me. Well it is common sense that water gives life. Remember that time when you almost break down when you were handed that admin office job? You were so good a Dam that not even a single moss grow in your desert.. die in your thirst and see that you are missing a big portion of...
Whatever.
What if you happened to be the water held back by the faulty tap, ever ready to gush out yet restricted?
Well, where is the strength you had when you broke solid walls of the Dam? I hear you could drill a hole through a rock by just drips. Lost for words? Where are your guts that made you splash from great heights?
I know what is wrong. The tap is not good.
Do you hate this faulty tap? Ever wished that you could continue your unfinished marathon through the miles of piping?
Well it is time to call the plumber.
Oi! Jiaxing don't you think i don't get what you mean.. trying to provoke the anger out of me by metaphorical means?
Jiaxing: Did i mention your name?
Don't pretend. You think i am a faulty tap that hinders you from displaying your "glamorous" gift. What are you? Picaso la.. hahaha! Get famous when you die. but no i am sure you can't, see what proportion you depict, steady hands and good brains you have, but no skill.
Jiaxing: I mean i need a plumber. Do i need any more critics to turn a few more rounds of this faluty tap and say.. "Look.. i told you the tap don't work!"
Now i am so stupid to see that i am the problem and not able to find solution to this problem! Don't forget you are dealing with a critical brain, and i doubt you have one. Ok, what if i am not the problem, i am actually a Dam holding you up just in case you sweep through my life and drown the most basic of "common sense" in me?
Will any artistic skill give you money? Music? You are not any bright kid who learn piano at 5 and compose music at 9. What makes you any better to be "Wanted" in the society. Disgrace. Stay stucked there in my Dam!
Jiaxing: If you do believe that. Well done, i think you are a step closer to accepting me. Well it is common sense that water gives life. Remember that time when you almost break down when you were handed that admin office job? You were so good a Dam that not even a single moss grow in your desert.. die in your thirst and see that you are missing a big portion of...
Whatever.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Speak
There are days when the person within me talk from the little breath left.
Wa, emo but it is me man.
So tell me jiaxing, who do you think you are?
jiaxing: i am a wasted piece of dump hurled around by this fickle minded boy who can't decide what he wants.
Me: Hey man, it is not my fault that i can't decide! i am hard pressed almost like truck crushing my head. Money. You really think you can go anywhere without money? Nowhere.
jiaxing: Don't need to care! you can't see my life. you know you always wanted it, you wanted to be that kind of drummer. How hard is it? Just play drums well.. very well.
Me: Hey, you don't attack me like that, playing drums can be my life.. if i literally chew my drum sticks to fill my hunger. Everything we do now, why we go uni? You think it is to learn? To improve knowledge? Maybe! But it is all about money.. will this degree get me money.. will this degree promise a job? Yes it will.
jiaxing: yes you can get money from a certain value you provide to the society. But look at me! This is not you! When did this idea of doing things for money "only" get into your head? When you do something well... you, jiaxing can starve to death and you don't care as long as you have did what you are made for.
Me: I am hungry.
jiaxing: ok i surrender. I will wait.. ...when will you realise me. Dont be a slop like you are now. i am not this flop you are portraying, i am the only gene you can find in the universe that defines a special purpose, just like everyone else is special... but unlike anyone else.. i know i am not a sloppy bum like you now jiaxing! Let me out!
Me: Emo...
jiaxing: ...
Wa, emo but it is me man.
So tell me jiaxing, who do you think you are?
jiaxing: i am a wasted piece of dump hurled around by this fickle minded boy who can't decide what he wants.
Me: Hey man, it is not my fault that i can't decide! i am hard pressed almost like truck crushing my head. Money. You really think you can go anywhere without money? Nowhere.
jiaxing: Don't need to care! you can't see my life. you know you always wanted it, you wanted to be that kind of drummer. How hard is it? Just play drums well.. very well.
Me: Hey, you don't attack me like that, playing drums can be my life.. if i literally chew my drum sticks to fill my hunger. Everything we do now, why we go uni? You think it is to learn? To improve knowledge? Maybe! But it is all about money.. will this degree get me money.. will this degree promise a job? Yes it will.
jiaxing: yes you can get money from a certain value you provide to the society. But look at me! This is not you! When did this idea of doing things for money "only" get into your head? When you do something well... you, jiaxing can starve to death and you don't care as long as you have did what you are made for.
Me: I am hungry.
jiaxing: ok i surrender. I will wait.. ...when will you realise me. Dont be a slop like you are now. i am not this flop you are portraying, i am the only gene you can find in the universe that defines a special purpose, just like everyone else is special... but unlike anyone else.. i know i am not a sloppy bum like you now jiaxing! Let me out!
Me: Emo...
jiaxing: ...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Experiment - in vitro
Lol! In vitro simply means that the rat is kept in a room and everything happens just in that room.
I am the talking rat. LOL!
So today was very very spontaneous.. not really in-vitro any more.. I am released from my own bondage.
I played Basket ball with my friend Jin Chong.. Shooting here and there.
Then the activities afterwards were very indoors. Jin Chong hold the guitar and i hold my bass (Or i should say, my friend's brother's bass) And then we played.
I was always wondering how to create bass lines.. then! After a video i watched on U tube today, I was Enlightened! I know, i didn't know it is really like that. So the basics is just Power Chords. LOL! TATS aLL! Then groove along.. And Lmao!
I go to you tube and there i hear bass everywhere so, hillsongs i tried with pretranscribed tabs by kind souls in the net.
I am turning a little crazy too. So i ate alot. LTTM.
I try open handed playing by imitating a groove i created in FL studio. Feels weird, but i like this feeling.
And then i sleep alot too while jin chong plays the piano.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Day 2
There don't seem to be much of an improvement. But i the weird feelings in the left hand were lesser.
Gotten a right calf ache from shooting basket balls left handed. That's first time i am playing basket ball again after i last touched at 19 years of age.
The poems were Damn funny today! I want to laugh when writing but cannot shake. Lmao.
Gotten a right calf ache from shooting basket balls left handed. That's first time i am playing basket ball again after i last touched at 19 years of age.
The poems were Damn funny today! I want to laugh when writing but cannot shake. Lmao.
Day 1
So i copied off a few nice poems with my under utilized left hand.
I am a lab rat holding a pen.
Left brain says : This rat needs a control set up, do not let too many environmemtal factors affect the results. Do make sure human error is minimized in the timing.
Right brain says : Whatever. LOL! these love poems are really old school and mushy but entertaining. HAHAHA!
I am a lab rat holding a pen.
Left brain says : This rat needs a control set up, do not let too many environmemtal factors affect the results. Do make sure human error is minimized in the timing.
Right brain says : Whatever. LOL! these love poems are really old school and mushy but entertaining. HAHAHA!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Ambidextrous Revolution
I am Bai Jiaxing.
A right handed left brained person who is very logical and practical.
But situations since JC have gotten me very right brainded, especially after a year of architecture course in NUS. I started to lose my mind.
To cut it short, i would like to start a small experiment to test the limit of ambidexterity on a 22yrs old right handed male human.
I have no idea what the results will be or even the side effects.. i have heard that ppl who tried this turned very emo for a while. There are also some unlucky ones who grew a third hand at the corner of their neck. *LOL* (tats not true) Aey tats not funny actually.. i donno i just thought it was funny, then suddenly as i think agian, it is rather lame. Hahaha! Tats funny!
My main purpose is just to switch my drumming to a open-handed playing. Tats all. But, i am someone who must take things to the extreme!
LOL. Embrace the Ambidexterity Revolution with open arms.
We will *disgust about this more as i post more. I have a feeling there is a tinge of *alzhemia or Scihzophrenia surfacing from just a hypothesis phase of this experiment.
No worries, i have Elim and Charmaine to consult if anything happens, they will be able to use their Psychology, or is it? Degree into practical use. Honours? i don't know. I just know the night gown was blue with pink. I want mine with Bright Orange with a polka dots of purple. And maybe a top hi-hat for the head. LOL Tats funny.
A right handed left brained person who is very logical and practical.
But situations since JC have gotten me very right brainded, especially after a year of architecture course in NUS. I started to lose my mind.
To cut it short, i would like to start a small experiment to test the limit of ambidexterity on a 22yrs old right handed male human.
I have no idea what the results will be or even the side effects.. i have heard that ppl who tried this turned very emo for a while. There are also some unlucky ones who grew a third hand at the corner of their neck. *LOL* (tats not true) Aey tats not funny actually.. i donno i just thought it was funny, then suddenly as i think agian, it is rather lame. Hahaha! Tats funny!
My main purpose is just to switch my drumming to a open-handed playing. Tats all. But, i am someone who must take things to the extreme!
LOL. Embrace the Ambidexterity Revolution with open arms.
We will *disgust about this more as i post more. I have a feeling there is a tinge of *alzhemia or Scihzophrenia surfacing from just a hypothesis phase of this experiment.
No worries, i have Elim and Charmaine to consult if anything happens, they will be able to use their Psychology, or is it? Degree into practical use. Honours? i don't know. I just know the night gown was blue with pink. I want mine with Bright Orange with a polka dots of purple. And maybe a top hi-hat for the head. LOL Tats funny.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Diary diary
I had it remodified, looking for a mellow but deep head.
What i thought was unique in her,
A sweet refreshing voice
Speaks of wonderful fantasies never too hard to believe
Heart thumping and exciting momentum
Have great sense of humour in special ways.
Shimmering sparkles and jewels and diamonds with a necklace of dark pearls
I think i don't have enough money to buy her new sparkles and twinkles.
But i know these jewellery are meant for her.
She deserves them all,
Yet humbly, she is delighted to be in her old rags and still doing the work joyfully with a nice tinge of Cinderella in her.
I know she is not Cinderella, she is much more than that.
Maybe a little more toward Ariel, who holds a dream, knowing the change is coming, sings her way to a better tomorrow.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Diary diary,
Mutton goes Yay?! HAHAHA! Really laugh my tears out! HAHAHA!
I love to imagine illogical stuff and then it will seem so funny!
Maybe thats what hits my Funny bone best.
Thankfully the world is logical.. if not, i will be having asthma to catch my breadth laughing.
Chocolate. Peppermint. After 8. No i cannot find. Nevermind, wait till after 8 comes up with something new.
Today's lesson:
Stick trick: Butthead hihat! I GOT it! Left hand butthead: L rr L snare.
Moller technique: left hand semiquaver in groups of 3.. and crash at every group with right hand. Great feeling! I feel like a lefty!
Samba bass: Melodic tom playing... i got that melody finally after these months of wondering what did James and William play.. i didn't dare to ask them play again, but thank God it came stumbling upon me.
THEN Stone's stick control... RRLL rllr LLRR lrrl...
applied it with replacing R with bass kick and hihat going 1/4 notes then 8th notes.
And funk drum groove at 80bpm.. i like this feeling slow!
Today i polished my zildjian again. I hope i am not over polishing.. I am sick in the head. HAHAHA! Actually not polish la.. just putting protective layer over it.
I love her. And this refers to my crash no one else in particular.
I am going to have a relaxed week ahead. I hope to rest well before school starts.
It has been my dream to join jazz band. At least let me play with real life jazz players, enough of playing to Art Blakey records.
Finally i get a chance by James to do a trio drum solo in clark quay, 26 and 27 july.
I don't know but i have a feeling it will be really fun.
James, Jenny and I.
When i first hear of it, my mind wondered to the video of Vinnie, Dave Weckl and Steve Gad trio drum solo... and the dennis, and donno who who drum solo.. but what genre is it going to be, I heard it is "funk".
To Dennis Chambers i listen. To Steve Gad i watch. To Buddy Rich i imitate. To Vinnie Colauita i study. To Dave Weckl i challenge. To the drumsticks i shave wood. To the shoes i sand the soles.
To myself i discipline, reduce my practice hours and go out with friends.
I love to imagine illogical stuff and then it will seem so funny!
Maybe thats what hits my Funny bone best.
Thankfully the world is logical.. if not, i will be having asthma to catch my breadth laughing.
Chocolate. Peppermint. After 8. No i cannot find. Nevermind, wait till after 8 comes up with something new.
Today's lesson:
Stick trick: Butthead hihat! I GOT it! Left hand butthead: L rr L snare.
Moller technique: left hand semiquaver in groups of 3.. and crash at every group with right hand. Great feeling! I feel like a lefty!
Samba bass: Melodic tom playing... i got that melody finally after these months of wondering what did James and William play.. i didn't dare to ask them play again, but thank God it came stumbling upon me.
THEN Stone's stick control... RRLL rllr LLRR lrrl...
applied it with replacing R with bass kick and hihat going 1/4 notes then 8th notes.
And funk drum groove at 80bpm.. i like this feeling slow!
Today i polished my zildjian again. I hope i am not over polishing.. I am sick in the head. HAHAHA! Actually not polish la.. just putting protective layer over it.
I love her. And this refers to my crash no one else in particular.
I am going to have a relaxed week ahead. I hope to rest well before school starts.
It has been my dream to join jazz band. At least let me play with real life jazz players, enough of playing to Art Blakey records.
Finally i get a chance by James to do a trio drum solo in clark quay, 26 and 27 july.
I don't know but i have a feeling it will be really fun.
James, Jenny and I.
When i first hear of it, my mind wondered to the video of Vinnie, Dave Weckl and Steve Gad trio drum solo... and the dennis, and donno who who drum solo.. but what genre is it going to be, I heard it is "funk".
To Dennis Chambers i listen. To Steve Gad i watch. To Buddy Rich i imitate. To Vinnie Colauita i study. To Dave Weckl i challenge. To the drumsticks i shave wood. To the shoes i sand the soles.
To myself i discipline, reduce my practice hours and go out with friends.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Diary diary,
Today i did recordings of the 4 songs.
I had alot of fun and i thought this is what i did enjoy as a decent work.
Lesson learnt:
There is this important thing about time
1) Bulls eyes
2) Dragging
3) Rushing
One of these 2 styles must be there! I had a song with no.2 "Dragging" style!
I was knocked off! I prayed, God please help me predict the inconsistent amount of drag of the drummer! And God did gave me a good amount of prophecy gift to do most of the Dragging hits bulls eye. Thank you God, i am nothing without you.
I went for band practice and there was this song.. Fantallusion... it is a combination of Disney songs. Sadly the songs all cut half way.. very anti climax... i like it cuz i get the happy feeling when i hear it.
"Part of your world" Is in it too.. but it was only 2 bars!!! Man! Kill the composer!
Nonono.. cannot kill.
I played funk with this bassist, and he did Slap bass and was slapping and popping in 32nds.. i was OO! Big eyes! Never ever saw that in real life b4. Now i see it.. it is really awesome feeling to hear it! I was like.. do it again!
And so it was a friutful day!
Tomorrow i hope to start my practice routine again. I have 1 month left to catch my rhythm scales and to do some hihat esercises.
I had alot of fun and i thought this is what i did enjoy as a decent work.
Lesson learnt:
There is this important thing about time
1) Bulls eyes
2) Dragging
3) Rushing
One of these 2 styles must be there! I had a song with no.2 "Dragging" style!
I was knocked off! I prayed, God please help me predict the inconsistent amount of drag of the drummer! And God did gave me a good amount of prophecy gift to do most of the Dragging hits bulls eye. Thank you God, i am nothing without you.
I went for band practice and there was this song.. Fantallusion... it is a combination of Disney songs. Sadly the songs all cut half way.. very anti climax... i like it cuz i get the happy feeling when i hear it.
"Part of your world" Is in it too.. but it was only 2 bars!!! Man! Kill the composer!
Nonono.. cannot kill.
I played funk with this bassist, and he did Slap bass and was slapping and popping in 32nds.. i was OO! Big eyes! Never ever saw that in real life b4. Now i see it.. it is really awesome feeling to hear it! I was like.. do it again!
And so it was a friutful day!
Tomorrow i hope to start my practice routine again. I have 1 month left to catch my rhythm scales and to do some hihat esercises.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Diary diary,
Today i learnt 4 songs, i have to record them in studio tomorrow at 12pm.
80% done for each song.
Polished my Zildjian A custom fast crash. I love her pretty much.
Diary, i need a friend who can be there with me. I am feeling lonely.
I don't want to seek in vain to realise there are so many who wants to be cared for as much as i do.
Lessons learnt from the few hours:
Stick twirl to switch to butt on the left hand... It just happens, don't think too much.
Stick twirl right hand.. ( back - down - up ) *needs more practice
Need to improve on reading of score with swing. * tend miss seeing the off beats, look way a few measures in advance.
find some land marks in the score, when reading. * Together LK, RK, R L
Great improvement to inner clock, continue to train with metronome.
Fill- ins.. start on the 2. And end on the 3. * feels funky ( maybe imperfect cadence ) LOL Try not to start on a strong 1. STOP IT!
*Try next time to start on a 2 with a preceeding 1 & not on cymbals.
I am losing many dear friends. I am turning down gatherings. I am a loner.
Only can stare at her from a distance. No i cannot get to her.
I am going for band rehearsal tomorrow at 7pm, i really miss the times with them when i had so much joy. I miss them.
I miss so much of my days i cannot hear the difference btw chord changes and inversions? I want to know them, yet something is sneering at my age. I am 21 going 22. 3 more years b4 something happens to me. What will it be, 25.
I was asleep in my camp, and someone leaned forward and whispered into my ears.. i could feel my strength depleting and i see pitch black and then i feel a tingling sensation in my limbs as i regain back much more strength in those limbs. I remember i am in that drum studio that i have always been. And i was handed a pair of drumsticks... ?! What the heck is happening to this life?
I had a strange growth on my neck. It was really errie.
Sorry diary, i guess i am talking too much about " I " and me.. that i don't have time to hear you say. Please say something.
Anw the pineapple fried rice at hg point was alot, i can't finish it. But still i poured green tea in it and finished it. Yesterday i had ban mian. Hahaha! How random. Maybe i can find a dinner buddy.
80% done for each song.
Polished my Zildjian A custom fast crash. I love her pretty much.
Diary, i need a friend who can be there with me. I am feeling lonely.
I don't want to seek in vain to realise there are so many who wants to be cared for as much as i do.
Lessons learnt from the few hours:
Stick twirl to switch to butt on the left hand... It just happens, don't think too much.
Stick twirl right hand.. ( back - down - up ) *needs more practice
Need to improve on reading of score with swing. * tend miss seeing the off beats, look way a few measures in advance.
find some land marks in the score, when reading. * Together LK, RK, R L
Great improvement to inner clock, continue to train with metronome.
Fill- ins.. start on the 2. And end on the 3. * feels funky ( maybe imperfect cadence ) LOL Try not to start on a strong 1. STOP IT!
*Try next time to start on a 2 with a preceeding 1 & not on cymbals.
I am losing many dear friends. I am turning down gatherings. I am a loner.
Only can stare at her from a distance. No i cannot get to her.
I am going for band rehearsal tomorrow at 7pm, i really miss the times with them when i had so much joy. I miss them.
I miss so much of my days i cannot hear the difference btw chord changes and inversions? I want to know them, yet something is sneering at my age. I am 21 going 22. 3 more years b4 something happens to me. What will it be, 25.
I was asleep in my camp, and someone leaned forward and whispered into my ears.. i could feel my strength depleting and i see pitch black and then i feel a tingling sensation in my limbs as i regain back much more strength in those limbs. I remember i am in that drum studio that i have always been. And i was handed a pair of drumsticks... ?! What the heck is happening to this life?
I had a strange growth on my neck. It was really errie.
Sorry diary, i guess i am talking too much about " I " and me.. that i don't have time to hear you say. Please say something.
Anw the pineapple fried rice at hg point was alot, i can't finish it. But still i poured green tea in it and finished it. Yesterday i had ban mian. Hahaha! How random. Maybe i can find a dinner buddy.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Diary diary,
I love to talk to you. But you don't seem to be alive. Well, in fact i realise i am talking to myself.
Army training was tough. And i transcribed a song "Voice of truth".. However i think it is too tough for Crystal Wang, i will look aroung for something easy. "Take it all" as Elim says.. is meaningless. I agree.
I am loosing much feel for "rock".. sometimes it don't speak nothing at all about what the music is speaking. It just nail its way down on 2 and 4 as much as a metronome keeps time.
I am very very drained of rock.
:)
You look really cute when you smile.
no other song pleases my more than just to hear your voice.. .. ...
Rose said to me.
" Treasure me boy, very soon i will leave for good "
" If you happen to miss me... don't. "
Days pass and she turns pale. The last petal dropped.
Seeing roses shivering in the fridge,
Don't miss her who smiled at me.
I live in dreams.
I am living a dream even if i am awake. My mind is not logical, and i know there is no need to be. But here i am sitting in front of my laptop realizing that a conscious man is talking to an empty page, if i were conscious, why do i have to sit on a chair when i can wake up to an unconscious world. Every day i unwillingly continue this "daymare" of a world bound by laws. And find my self waking up at night to a place where things can be what i want them to be.
Oh no.. i am conscious for too long and it is eating into my reality of dreams.
Time to wake up, as i will go on to bed to wake myself up.
and i think i will sleep at 10am.. so here i am.. setting my alarm clock in this dream.
And there is an errie thing about my life, why is this daymare i am experiencing, a delayed alteration of what i have went through in my reality of dreams. People tell me in my dreams that it is Dejavu, but i think not, never trust anyone who talks in a dream, they are not awake.
Elim just said bye to me.. I think she is awake now on bed. Poor thing, she has to go back to sleep by 10am for some MOE thing.
Bye bye. I am going to bed. Daymare is soon over for the day.
Army training was tough. And i transcribed a song "Voice of truth".. However i think it is too tough for Crystal Wang, i will look aroung for something easy. "Take it all" as Elim says.. is meaningless. I agree.
I am loosing much feel for "rock".. sometimes it don't speak nothing at all about what the music is speaking. It just nail its way down on 2 and 4 as much as a metronome keeps time.
I am very very drained of rock.
:)
You look really cute when you smile.
no other song pleases my more than just to hear your voice.. .. ...
Rose said to me.
" Treasure me boy, very soon i will leave for good "
" If you happen to miss me... don't. "
Days pass and she turns pale. The last petal dropped.
Seeing roses shivering in the fridge,
Don't miss her who smiled at me.
I live in dreams.
I am living a dream even if i am awake. My mind is not logical, and i know there is no need to be. But here i am sitting in front of my laptop realizing that a conscious man is talking to an empty page, if i were conscious, why do i have to sit on a chair when i can wake up to an unconscious world. Every day i unwillingly continue this "daymare" of a world bound by laws. And find my self waking up at night to a place where things can be what i want them to be.
Oh no.. i am conscious for too long and it is eating into my reality of dreams.
Time to wake up, as i will go on to bed to wake myself up.
and i think i will sleep at 10am.. so here i am.. setting my alarm clock in this dream.
And there is an errie thing about my life, why is this daymare i am experiencing, a delayed alteration of what i have went through in my reality of dreams. People tell me in my dreams that it is Dejavu, but i think not, never trust anyone who talks in a dream, they are not awake.
Elim just said bye to me.. I think she is awake now on bed. Poor thing, she has to go back to sleep by 10am for some MOE thing.
Bye bye. I am going to bed. Daymare is soon over for the day.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Diary diary, i need to focus.
Tomorrow is my reservice day.
Today was a great service, i felt really high in worship.
Even though Elim often warns us it is not the feeling that counts... but,
I just can't help it.. i felt so high. Glory to God!
I practiced my CAGED system taught by jamie on lead guitar,
I focused first on bends
next on hammer-ons
next on pull-offs
next time i must try the rhythmic variations that i have never heard it done on guitar b4. hahaha. Exciting. 9,9,6. with pauses to breathe.
Ok for my drums,
I did a 24ths withs hand only out of the blue without counting..
i think all the exposure to Dennis chambers is sinking into my head.
and now i think of nothing but funky stuff.
hahaha. Dennis chambers, another turn in my drumming life.
Vinnie colaiuta's wonderfully deep vocabulary of rhythms and tempos aside.. back to catch the feel.
So in army i guess i will be training on pillows.. hope my hands will catch up speed.
and ackward myself when i come back to drums.. i heard the feeling will be like this.
You will feel your hands are moving way too ahead of your limbs.
+Transcribe 2 hillsongs praise to teach Crystal Wang.
Hope she like me as a teacher. Hope i am not too strict on her talent which i think is a waste she didn't start earlier. But soon i am sure she is going to surpass her teacher musically with much practice. Hahaha. Of course this teacher is not easy to surpass in terms of speed and coordination. Till the day when drums is like a part of your voice, you will realise, what is moulding you are God given ears to hear great drum voices by the rhythms that comes from within. And these rhythms comes from an input as well as a processed output and the more input and output, the more vocab you will be able to apply.
4 hours of practice a day keeps limbs entanglements away.
6 hours of practice a day keeps dinner away.
8 hours of practice a day keeps all your friends away.
Today was a great service, i felt really high in worship.
Even though Elim often warns us it is not the feeling that counts... but,
I just can't help it.. i felt so high. Glory to God!
I practiced my CAGED system taught by jamie on lead guitar,
I focused first on bends
next on hammer-ons
next on pull-offs
next time i must try the rhythmic variations that i have never heard it done on guitar b4. hahaha. Exciting. 9,9,6. with pauses to breathe.
Ok for my drums,
I did a 24ths withs hand only out of the blue without counting..
i think all the exposure to Dennis chambers is sinking into my head.
and now i think of nothing but funky stuff.
hahaha. Dennis chambers, another turn in my drumming life.
Vinnie colaiuta's wonderfully deep vocabulary of rhythms and tempos aside.. back to catch the feel.
So in army i guess i will be training on pillows.. hope my hands will catch up speed.
and ackward myself when i come back to drums.. i heard the feeling will be like this.
You will feel your hands are moving way too ahead of your limbs.
+Transcribe 2 hillsongs praise to teach Crystal Wang.
Hope she like me as a teacher. Hope i am not too strict on her talent which i think is a waste she didn't start earlier. But soon i am sure she is going to surpass her teacher musically with much practice. Hahaha. Of course this teacher is not easy to surpass in terms of speed and coordination. Till the day when drums is like a part of your voice, you will realise, what is moulding you are God given ears to hear great drum voices by the rhythms that comes from within. And these rhythms comes from an input as well as a processed output and the more input and output, the more vocab you will be able to apply.
4 hours of practice a day keeps limbs entanglements away.
6 hours of practice a day keeps dinner away.
8 hours of practice a day keeps all your friends away.
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