his zhi zhuo made me realised sth..

I attended Eugene's Concert (PerCuz-Shiok!) alone on 12 May 2007, 7pm @ dbs arts centre to support this unqiue of friend of mine.

He's on the vibes playing Brazilian Landscape by Ney Rosauro..

The group playing Stinkin' Garbage by Ronan Hardiman. (pic below)
It is a piece that allows the percussionists to explore different ways of presentation and he uses the drum corp method. They were tight and the performance was ntertaining. I felt it was the best item in the whole concert. Well done, Eugene!

Eugene works very hard for wat he wants and is v zhi zhuo abt the things he wants or do. He rehearsed the whole concert by himself n that explained his stressful face during the whole concert but was glad n happy that he smiled at the end of the last item.. can feel him thinking, "it's over n done with"

Overall comment: Work on facial expressions, lower all the stands so can see the sticks movment, sound not quite balance for lord of the dance n 4/4 for Four. But it was Well Done, Eugene! Jia you!

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I am a percussionist as well, playing with SWSPE (Singapore Wind Symphony Percussion Ensemble). though i wanted to quit after the last concert but after a 6 mths leave, somehow my heart tells me that i cannt stop playing

i am the real me when i am on the electone (organ) or the mallets.. i dont wan to cheat myself anymore..

also, a Music Teacher @ Kawai Music School teaching toddlers music keyboard. Having learnt the Electone since the age of 5, piano and percussion @ 12years old, my music certs are actually more than all my other certs combined.. haha to think of the money invested by my parents for the lessons, books, time.. i feel that it is time i contribute back to the society.. gonna start teaching ethan n ewan music keyboard privately, my current life is mostly abt children, teaching n music..

My interest has always been on the children, music, teaching n business. Therefore, teaching children music is a good business plan for me. i feel that we shld first enjoy wat we do, then we will b happy, then we will b good @ it n soo.. $ will come in. this is my principal for doing things n it has worked till today..

chatting wif V yesterday after lessons @ Kawai, I expressed my interest to start a children's keyboard class either group or individual for children aged above 5. she sounded interested and will talk to SC abt it.. I told her weekdays evening and one weekend is good for such classes. asked if i'm ok with 4 in a class, i said np since i haf taught the biggest 60 Pri1 children in a class!! hope that this proposal will work out n it will b one step higher for me now..

if the proposal is gonna work out.. i will have to gif up dc bcos somehow i feel that i shldnt b there anymore n this is actually a 2 yrs-later-plan.

"certain things can be done @ certain stages n certain things shldn't b done @ certain stages..."

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sat was a day that i think a lot again.. i thought of studying music teaching for children after ntu. to do sth i really love.. afterall hearing soo much stories of unhappy marriages n marriage problems.. i think twice of getting marry by 25 years old.. n after attending eugene's concert, i woke me n i asked myself wat is my definition of music in my life?

music is my life..