It was supposed to be a cool July evening with a slight drizzle outside. But it stopped, and the muggy humidity has set back in. Still, it’s nice to find a few quiet moment before I fade into blissful rest.
It’s been a crazy three weeks as I found a job for the next two months before I start teaching, played gigs, had rehearsals, was part of a wedding entourage, and even fractured my wrist! But more importantly, I was with the family and friends that I love.
Won’t say much more now, but I’ll let the pictures do the talking:
Got plenty of updates for you kids who still read this blog *blorg*
First off, @pixiedub is having me on her show, The Missing Crease, and I am SUPEREXCITED.
I love sharing music and talking about it! I totally geek out around it, and the only thing that beats spazzing out on music that shoots bullets into your head, is the kind you get to share with people! You know what they say, something is more fun when it’s shared. And @pixiedub seems like one of the most fun people I know on Twitter, plus I’ve listened to her show before, and she’s an absolute blast, like your past!
So here’re the details:
Tuesday, 13 Jul 2010, 10PM (SG Time, GMT+8)
You need to click here –> THIS LINK <-- to end up on the unpopular radio blog, and click on one of the links to listen to the livestream at 10pm!
I've already spent all night trying to perfect my list, cuz it's my first time. And that makes me nervous. So everything has to be perfect. You know how it is with first times.
What you can expect is a rather.. electronic mix that's filled with good beats, subtle hooks and a hazy air of melancholy. The best kind of music for a Tuesday night I'd add.
Next up, my band, Shelves, will be playing a set at Blu Jazz this Friday. We play at 10, and you can find the details below (Or above in the picture)
Blu Jazz Cafe
11 Bali Lane
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010
Time: 10PM
IN FACT, you should commit to catching us play, while drinking a copious amount of beer and RSVPing to the Facebook Event page that Noel so painstakingly put up. Just CLICK –> HERE <-- and say you're coming!
Don't be a stranger either, come say hi! None of us bite, and all the guys are married, and I'm super awkward, so there'll be none of the lewd groupie shenanigans (If you are female).
We're also playing with rockers, Basement In My Loft, who’re also playing Baybeats this year, so you know they’re good! I’m telling you they are, because I love their songs too!
So yeah, good music all round!!! Seriously, come on down and we’ll party like beasts. Bring your friends, tell them to check out the best live music this side of Singapore. Listen to the show tomorrow!!!!
I want to get ink. Specifically that particular ‘X’ you see at the top. But just the ‘X’, and in black, not white. On the forearm where I can see it, and you can see it. Maybe I’m a bit of an exhibitionist in that regard, or an attention seeker. Maybe what I want for it is to be a talking point. Perhaps all I really want is to show what I think on my sleeve.
It doesn’t really mean anything. Simply because, there’s no real significance as to why I want to get ink. It’s a shallow, aesthetic reason, and maybe I shouldn’t hide from that. I’m going to be a teacher, and they do not condone this sort of deviant behaviour. I also go to a church, that while modern, is also rather conservative. And because it’s so shallow, so devoid of meaning, and such an immature, rebellious ‘up yours’ to the societal pressures around me, and I’m not really thinking it through.. an ‘X’ really is the most perfect symbol to remind myself that I took charge of my own life, didn’t care what other people thought of me, and followed my heart instead of my over-thinking, self-reflexive mind.
So if people ask, it’s the most distilled symbol to sum up the last 27 years of my life and how things are going to change around here.
