“不要为技术而技术， 要为音乐而技术, 技术为音乐服务！”

“在音乐里， 没有绝对， 只有相对的，

所以不可能每一次演奏出一样的强与弱！”

<<满江红>>的浩瀚壮观，

<<草原抒怀>>的旷阔无际，

<<火把节之夜>>的载歌载舞，

<<睡莲>>的宁静柔情。

这四首是四堂课学习和了解的曲子。

这四首曲风格截然不同， 使中阮凸现柔韧音色与爆发力。

谢谢林吉良老师， 这四堂课我受益很深，

了解了你创作的心得和乐句处理，

更是了解阮这个乐器。

音乐没有对错，只有好或不好听！

用心去体会就能把音乐提升到更高层次。

Finally, i will end my work this week. At least there is some air-catching time for me to sort out my other commitment.

First preparing for my diploma pieces- 山涧 and 满江红 ( next year end). Mr Lin Ji Liang gives me some fruitful advices and music elaboration on 满江红. He is a patient and good teacher who are able to motivate and elaborate his thought on his composition.

Then need to memorize 望秦川 for artssphere YMS after series concert. Quite a new piece as in not a lot of ruan musician play that before beside Ning yong, so i chose to present that. Need to let Ms zhang listen first before the concert.

Next need to settle bills, debts and other things to get ready for the "very xiong" 2008 with tonnes of commitment. Must get ready for school too as next sem will not be a easy one i guess.

Next entry will list the things to do before 31 dec

It has been a while since all ruansters last meet up. The previous one was to send zaohiong off for study,. Yah. It was fun and all of them are my best teachers and coaches when i started ruaning at DXY ruan ensemble many years back. They patiently guided me and taught me a lot during the practices. I miss it. Despite the scoldingsss by Miss Ding, we all still went for the weekly practices. Maybe it was her scoldingsss that bonded us so close together. Although most of them never continue to play ruan, but we still have a lot of common topics and interests. Like kboxing and shopping and eating and of coz gossiping....I enjoyed the moment with them. thanks chencheng again for the organising of the outings and even oversea trip....

Finally I had a chance to have lesson with my idol who compose many ruan pieces. He is dammed kind and patient coaching me through my diploma song. We also spent some time chit-chatting and autograph session. Music is a endless sea, when you keep sailing you will discover new island and interesting stuff. I cherish learning from all my teachers as they input a lot of experiences and feeling when they teach. ( will post the photo next time)

What am I going to do? I dislike uncertainty.

Uncertainty brings innovation. But i am not that type of very creative and outstanding person. I really dont know what i am going to do after the 3 years NTU business. I hate making decision because i know when you choosen one, you have to give up other alternatives. i know this question will not have answer. I am just scared to fail. There is no room for failure here.

kao...since i finish my last paper, i had been working and working...teaching music (teaching is never easy) almost non-stop due to next year primary school SYF and my grading students taking exams. ++exhausted and breathless. But good thing are i can earn a lot of money and can relax through retail therapy. And sometime i can feel the satisfaction when i slowly see the students understand and progress in their music. ( i enjoy this job)

Haha. yah going hongkong and macau next Chinese New year. A new experience for CNY beside the usual going visit and get angbao, i am travelling to hk and macau to spend my 5 days there with my cousin. Super expensive i should say as it is a festive season plus weekends, so i think i will travel on non-peak season next time to save those money on shopping.

Next sem will be tough plus lining up of commitment from SYCO, ruanxian, artsphere, school projects, teaching and much more like friends and family. Can i cope? wow i think i will be twice exhausted next semester....

Me and shudup shopping in the town. Far East in search for my clothes to attend primary school friend wedding, but only got a cardigan from ESPRIT and a polo at far east. Haven find any bottom yet, trying bugis street next week.

Me with my new haircut at Heatwave ($21) with super unfriendly service!!!!and new cardigan from ESPRIT ( quite cheap le) Start to like ESPRIT brand but only a few outlets have men apparel and sometime is unreasonably Expensive!

Early sunday morning, me and shudup susposed to meet to swim then IKEA then expo sitex, but she was sick. Thus carry on the plan alone ( without going SITEX), went TP to swim. Then pass by the BHG in Century Square( newly opened) and crowds and crowds surrounded that mall. Nice men section, neat categorization of shirts, tie, pants and undies. After buying RENOMA undies again, i headed to the IKEA to buy some shelves. Keep telling myself to focus on the objective, but i never buy the shelves but a few little things like pillow, towel, table mat, shoe rack and it all cost $70+....haiz should stay more focus. Getting my shelves together with my bro double deck bed. After that, evening went together with family for dinner at ma la huo guo at Tan Quee Lan street. Then went to citylink adidas to spend the 30% voucher shudup gave me...expiring today thus have to use it...bought a adidas black new design bag and a tshirt for xian.....back home i practise ruan for 4 hours then started blogggin....