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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Lenghty Updates
So recently things really happened. I went Melaka, back to reservist, got called for a job interview and got some performing stuff coming. It's quite happening to me. So if you are interested in the read, let's start :)
Melaka
I recently went Melaka, Malaysia with some friends. It's a free and easy tour which explores the other side of Melaka. Pretty much unlike what you will expect in a normal guided tour. We went to a club with an awesome band, ate so much that i have digestion problem the next few days, visited the traditional nyonya house. I never gave clubbing a green light simply because i hate the smoke and the "super sub woofy contra bass" coming out from the techno music.. However my friend knows that i am very into band music and insisted that i should see their house band. I was blown away. The house band is amazing and i actually feel quite ashamed of our local "talents". Still like my standard quote, if you want someone to support you than you got to have the substance. Anyway apart from the band, i can hardly find any pretty/sexy ladies in there(although there are quite a handful of ladies :P ).
So yup food is pretty much the next big thing we did in Melaka. Though it's a big state but the city is actually smaller than Singapore. We pretty much travels in repeative circles during the 2 days there. Foods are special over there. There are so much unique food that we've not seen in Singapore and i give my best vote to Satay Celup! Satay Celup is much like a steamboat idea but instead of getting hot soup, you get boiling satay sauce! And much like a normal satay, you will get all sorts of foods on bamboo skewers. The next thing you need to do is to dip it into the boiling satay sauce and wait for it to cook. It's really tasty but the hygiene level is normally not up to many to take it. You'll probably vomit or get diarrhea because the satay sauce is shared after rounds and rounds of customers and the raw satays are kept in a poorly refrigerated area.
Reservist
It's like an annual thing which most man in Singapore will have to do it after serving their national service. There are two types of reservist, high key and low key. During a high key, you will do trainings like outfield, rifle shootings and what ever that is related to a real operation. Low key is where you'll do admin stuff, do some equipment learning and anything that will just keep you in camp for the next few days. So normally people will get low key near the end of their reservist period.. however this reservist i did was a low key. It's really strange to get low key at such young age.. Imagine i have to go outfield and dig a big hole at the age of 30+? omg..
I still remember during my last reservist i did not see many friends driving in camp but this time round there are lots of CARS. The other thing i noticed is the number of friends got married! These 2 are indeed some shocking and pressurizing things for me. A car is something that i do dream of but i never expect fellow friends to achieve it so fast! It makes me so jealous of their result in life.. The next thing is marriage.. I've to say it's still not in me to do it.. i am probably someone that is just so afraid of such commitment. Shall not elaborate on that. I always feel like asking them "why do you marry you wife?". Sometimes it makes me feel like i am still a kid and i don't understand a lot of things.
Performing
After i've quit my own band, it's pretty much a low time for me. Many kept asking me(even till last fri) if i've regretted quitting my own band. I just feel that i've to move on, nothing much. So nevertheless, i stil have quite some friends who are out there to care about me :D They are offering me small scale performance which is good! I've a wedding gig, a cafe slot and probably (hopefully) a guitarist position in a pub with my friend! These are probably different route from where and what i use to do but still i just can't leave the stage.
I'm also giving private guitar lessons as well as teaching in Singapore Polytechnic Guitarist Club. So if you wanna have some guitar lessons with me or got a friend who wants some coaching, let me know ;)
Melaka
I recently went Melaka, Malaysia with some friends. It's a free and easy tour which explores the other side of Melaka. Pretty much unlike what you will expect in a normal guided tour. We went to a club with an awesome band, ate so much that i have digestion problem the next few days, visited the traditional nyonya house. I never gave clubbing a green light simply because i hate the smoke and the "super sub woofy contra bass" coming out from the techno music.. However my friend knows that i am very into band music and insisted that i should see their house band. I was blown away. The house band is amazing and i actually feel quite ashamed of our local "talents". Still like my standard quote, if you want someone to support you than you got to have the substance. Anyway apart from the band, i can hardly find any pretty/sexy ladies in there(although there are quite a handful of ladies :P ).
So yup food is pretty much the next big thing we did in Melaka. Though it's a big state but the city is actually smaller than Singapore. We pretty much travels in repeative circles during the 2 days there. Foods are special over there. There are so much unique food that we've not seen in Singapore and i give my best vote to Satay Celup! Satay Celup is much like a steamboat idea but instead of getting hot soup, you get boiling satay sauce! And much like a normal satay, you will get all sorts of foods on bamboo skewers. The next thing you need to do is to dip it into the boiling satay sauce and wait for it to cook. It's really tasty but the hygiene level is normally not up to many to take it. You'll probably vomit or get diarrhea because the satay sauce is shared after rounds and rounds of customers and the raw satays are kept in a poorly refrigerated area.
Reservist
It's like an annual thing which most man in Singapore will have to do it after serving their national service. There are two types of reservist, high key and low key. During a high key, you will do trainings like outfield, rifle shootings and what ever that is related to a real operation. Low key is where you'll do admin stuff, do some equipment learning and anything that will just keep you in camp for the next few days. So normally people will get low key near the end of their reservist period.. however this reservist i did was a low key. It's really strange to get low key at such young age.. Imagine i have to go outfield and dig a big hole at the age of 30+? omg..
I still remember during my last reservist i did not see many friends driving in camp but this time round there are lots of CARS. The other thing i noticed is the number of friends got married! These 2 are indeed some shocking and pressurizing things for me. A car is something that i do dream of but i never expect fellow friends to achieve it so fast! It makes me so jealous of their result in life.. The next thing is marriage.. I've to say it's still not in me to do it.. i am probably someone that is just so afraid of such commitment. Shall not elaborate on that. I always feel like asking them "why do you marry you wife?". Sometimes it makes me feel like i am still a kid and i don't understand a lot of things.
Performing
After i've quit my own band, it's pretty much a low time for me. Many kept asking me(even till last fri) if i've regretted quitting my own band. I just feel that i've to move on, nothing much. So nevertheless, i stil have quite some friends who are out there to care about me :D They are offering me small scale performance which is good! I've a wedding gig, a cafe slot and probably (hopefully) a guitarist position in a pub with my friend! These are probably different route from where and what i use to do but still i just can't leave the stage.
I'm also giving private guitar lessons as well as teaching in Singapore Polytechnic Guitarist Club. So if you wanna have some guitar lessons with me or got a friend who wants some coaching, let me know ;)