Thursday, January 15, 2009
Moved to
http://storyofaguitargeek.blogspot.com
reina ♥
1/15/2009 10:03:00 PM
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Why do i always have to learn things the hard way?
reina ♥
10/16/2008 11:22:00 PM
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
One of my students just sent me this sms
"Thank you for today's lesson. (: It was really great! "
This is the first time any student has sent me a thank you sms! i am wow-ed. haha i can and never will become a full-time teacher, but i must say these things make your day. Its especially satisfying to see your students being able to play after teaching them, and developing an appreciation towards the instrument and the music :)
On a seperate note, i dont know why i seem to have lost motivation for the things im really passionate about. Namely guitar and running. i cant blame this on anyone i know. it irks me that i've such low discipline, and strength of will. ive just been so tired out the past weeks. Also admittedly, ive allowed distraction to come into my life. Good distractions, but well, one must know when to draw the line :) i dont think she reads my blog anymore, but im really proud of bailing who hit a sub-2hours for the boston half marathon! Suddenly, i miss running with her and the other ac cross people!
Just had a second interview with B-M today. Mixed feelings. i think i rambled too much! There was one point where i was elaborating on something and i momentarily forgot the question she asked! Thankfully i regained my memory without too long a pause heh. ive rehashed this over and over with nadia and daniel alr and ive gotten bored talking about it haha. Dangerous writing stuff online too.
ive been so busy, that i only realised that my birthday was coming one week ago! Someone actually had to remind me about it! haha im not going to announce it, if you guys are my friends you should already know ;)
reina ♥
10/15/2008 11:34:00 PM
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Thursday, October 02, 2008
Bizarre love triangle.
One of the first songs i attempted to play on the acoustic. Alongside More Than Words (naturally). its funny how these songs come back to you, befitting the situation.
Everytime i think of you
I get a shot right through
Into a bolt of blue
It's no problem of mine
but it's a problem i find
Living the life that i can't leave behind
There's no sense in telling me
The wisdom of a fool won't set you free
But that's the way that it goes
And it's what nobody knows
And everyday my confusion grows
Everytime i see you falling
i get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for the final moment
You say the words that i can't say
i feel fine and i feel good
i feel like i never should
Whenever i get this way
i just don't know what to say
Why can't we be ourselves
Like we were yesterday
I'm not sure what this could mean
i dont think youre what you seem
i do admit to myself
that if i hurt someone else
Then i'll never see
Just what we're meant to be
-Bizarre love triangle/Frentehaha for the record, there's no love triangle! The lyrics are quite open to interpretation :). Out of curiosity i searched online for its meaning, and i found a whole range- some amusing, some weird and some that hit home.
aiight. shall go study for 431 quiz tomm.
reina ♥
10/02/2008 09:49:00 PM
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
argh. i have tons to do tonight. but here i am procrastinating. why? writer's block. geez. Writing to cure writer's block. hopefully writing about non work related stuff will give me some mojo.
i have a personality profile assignment to do NOW due tomm for 428. its so journ. incidentally, after crisis management lecture today, im starting to think that doing a double in journ/pr is more useful than ad/pr. Furthermore, im only interested in the copywriting side of ad. but, i havent taken so many of the journ prereqs! all my ad modules will be for naught. And i cant write under pressure.
My hands are itching to play guitar. oh ya. im getting my first wah pedal tomm! A second-hand dunlop 535Q. Of course i gotta mod it to true bypass. its not the best wah pedal around, but it'll do- for now. hahaa ive been plagued by gear acquistion syndrome! (GAS)
ahh. okay. id better work. september is ending, time to wake up.
reina ♥
9/30/2008 12:20:00 AM
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Friday, September 19, 2008
431 presentation over today! :) 430 mid term submitted tuesday! Recess in one more day!
Seal's "kiss from a rose" has some intense lyrics. i love how the mixing was done for the instrumentation. i want to study MP&E!
im facing the same choice you had to make 4 years ago. If you could make that decision, so can i. Mind over emotion. i want to look back and have no regrets.
You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain. -Seal
reina ♥
9/19/2008 01:44:00 AM
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
back! Told you it'd be soon. And im in a significantly better mood:)
Maybe its cuz ive had some sleep. Just woke up actually haha. its 11pm now!! Came back, sat on the bed, and promptly fell asleep. Thank goodness i didnt sleep through till next morning, what with com430 AND com431 awaiting me.
Jamming is tiring. Was at tony's place in the afternoon jamming with him and two of his friends, and we were at it for close to 5 hours. We're playing a few songs tomorrow at his farewell/birthday party. We managed to find some decent goodbye songs...not sappy ones like 'leaving on a jet plane'. Heh. Everyone ive asked so far for song suggestions would invariably name that song!
i like jamming at tony's. ive mentioned before that his room is like a studio in itself. i love his marshall amps! Tube amps with the warm 80s rock tone that i love. Today was great fun. We finished practise quite early, but we all got carried away and started playing other stuff:) i am going to miss jamming with tony. And playing with good guitars always makes me happy.hahaa oh yes. i have found the love of my life!
Isn't this a thing of beauty?
Of course i mean the guitar. :)
hahaa i realise something! this is quite a nice picture because...complementary colours! Red-green. purple-yellow. See i still remember visual comm.
Anyway!
The
Ibanez JS 1200 Signature model! Ah. i covet thee!
Got to play with it again today :):) i tried it out when tony first got it about two months ago.. it was love at first sight/feel/note. i used to think signature models were overrated. This is perfect.
Aesthetically- Gorgeous candy apple red.
Feel- The neck is very comfortable. i love the thin ibanez neck and jumbo frets. Enables you to execute fast licks with ease and fluidity.
Tone- Joe Satriani. Enough said.
Oh ya. Its very light! Much as i love my Epiphone, its frickin 5kg.
Now i am in such a dilemma whether to get it or not! The rational side of me knows i should save the money for gear acquisition instead. But my heart (and wallet) alr belongs to the JS! sigh.
Had dinner with the parents after that at bukit timah. They have THE best chilli stingray there :) i dont take spicy stuff usually, but for the stingray i just tahan because it is dam nice. So oily, spicy, sinful- but such gastronomical indulgence. heh.
i have COM430 report to finish up by tonight. COM431 presentation by tomorrow. Man. Next week's going to be madness, with deadlines and quizzes before recess. But at least recess week is coming. Even though everyone knows recess doesnt actually equate to having a break, but not having to travel to our island at 830 (every tuesdays and thursdays for me ) counts for something right :) Always look on the bright side. ahaha. Trying to psych myself for COM430. Dick Cheney and the wonders of image repair. till later!
reina ♥
9/13/2008 11:36:00 PM
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