Wedding Jam
If I receive another wedding invitation in the next few years months, it'd be too soon. As it is, there are still 2 more weddings to attend until end of this year.
It's been coming at a steady stream of one wedding a month, culminating in the ultimate wedding overdose over the past 2 weekends. Just last week was BW & RT's wedding. Then it was WLY & CG's wedding on Saturday. And the day after, SY & HM's. Thing is, they are good friends of mine, and as good friends go, you become a 'sister' or ji mui. In BW & RT's case, BW is LY's brother, and her family has become like my own, so it was an occasion I couldn't miss.
SY & HM's wedding was especially fun for me though. Largely because I got roped into a band. The guys are HM's friends from legal practice (both SY & HM are lawyers) and boy, they are GOOD. The initial plan was for me to sing a song or two with the band backing me up. But IZ, the band leader, asked if I'd like to play with them. My itch to jam could not resist, so I took up the offer after warning them that I'd never really jammed with a band before. That my guitar fingers were way rusty. And that I hadn't touched my saxophone in 3-4 years.
Everything went well though. We were playing top 40 hits, songs from the 80s, Beatles and stuff. Nothing too overwhelming. And I was enjoying every minute of it. Before this band, I was (and still am) singing acapella with Fancy Poultry. It's great fun, and I miss them when we have no gigs in the pipeline. But I didn't realise how much I missed making music with a bunch of people until I started jamming with these guys. I was once again reminded me that I am happiest when doing this.
My favourite two songs from our performance last nite were Let's Dance (David Bowie) and Rio (Duran Duran). It was an 80s music reawakening for me. Never knew I would enjoy it so much. My limited sax vocabulary meant I could only play in limited keys. The guys were kind enough to accomodate my limitations though. Hehe.
Good news is, they want me to play with them long term. And they do get gigs every now and then. So I'm looking forward to more. We don't have a band name, but I think we are unofficially called The Backbreakers (IZ has a bad back from a slipped disk). IZ plays the bass, and he's got this beautiful Fender (I think) in a vintage case. We rehearse in the "mini studio" in his house (the living room upstairs), much to the chagrin of his wife when we create a ruckus in their peaceful sururban home.
MH and GL play lead and rhythm guitar respectively and both have great voices. These guys play and sing like they really enjoy it, simply because they do. And then there's CC, who's a treat to watch at the drums. I wish I had hand and leg coordination like that. I can't even shake a tambourine properly (confession: I have a weak sense of rhythm :P).
Anyway, the crowd enjoyed our music and danced late into the night, eventhough it was a working day today. I got home past 1am and I was still on an adrenaline rush I couldn't sleep until 3am. So it's me on autopilot, typing away right now.
Oh. And I'm so happy I bought a sax stand and this thing that looks like a feather duster to protect the inside from moisture. WOOHOO! Always wanted to get them but I thought, "What for? I hardly play it anymore." Now I have a good reason to. And IZ helped me get 20% off at Bentley's. Wah, good to have connections. Hee hee.
I'm so glad tomorrow's a public holiday.
Damn, I should've taken today off.
Oh, I was tagged by Mint Chutney for this meme. This one's quite free and easy. Let's see...
8 Things About Myself
1. I'm a pushover. I find it hard to say no to people I'm close to. Some say I should stop being "so nice" or I'd be taken advantage of one day. Sometimes I don't know how to draw the line. Some people call it 'giving'. Some call it stupid. I don't know. I just do what I feel is right. I don't think too much about it.
2. I love music. And I can't help moving and bopping and shaking my head to a song. Any song. Even in public. I look like a spaz when I do that.
3. I'm overly idealistic and optimistic. But that has decreased somewhat with age. Still, I never learn that a perfect world exists only in my mind and in fiction.
4. I can't sleep if I don't brush my teeth.
5. I'm a boring drunk. A cheap one too. Doesn't take alot to knock me out.
6. I hate the sound of running tap water. Long story. I also hate the sound of styrofoam rubbing against something. That, I can't explain.
7. While I'm generally bubbly most of the time, I have my dark and morbid days. I tell people that a comet should crash into earth and wipe out the human race. Let the animals rule the world. Being less 'evolved', they have an excuse for always trying to kill each other. Wait a minute. That sounds like a movie, doesn't it?. Oh, never mind.
8. I hate politics. I don't read the papers if I can help it. I also hate being ignorant. But it's less depressing when you are.
I tag Itchy Feet, Geekchic, Shryh, Yules, Spot and Snowie.
It's been coming at a steady stream of one wedding a month, culminating in the ultimate wedding overdose over the past 2 weekends. Just last week was BW & RT's wedding. Then it was WLY & CG's wedding on Saturday. And the day after, SY & HM's. Thing is, they are good friends of mine, and as good friends go, you become a 'sister' or ji mui. In BW & RT's case, BW is LY's brother, and her family has become like my own, so it was an occasion I couldn't miss.
SY & HM's wedding was especially fun for me though. Largely because I got roped into a band. The guys are HM's friends from legal practice (both SY & HM are lawyers) and boy, they are GOOD. The initial plan was for me to sing a song or two with the band backing me up. But IZ, the band leader, asked if I'd like to play with them. My itch to jam could not resist, so I took up the offer after warning them that I'd never really jammed with a band before. That my guitar fingers were way rusty. And that I hadn't touched my saxophone in 3-4 years.
Everything went well though. We were playing top 40 hits, songs from the 80s, Beatles and stuff. Nothing too overwhelming. And I was enjoying every minute of it. Before this band, I was (and still am) singing acapella with Fancy Poultry. It's great fun, and I miss them when we have no gigs in the pipeline. But I didn't realise how much I missed making music with a bunch of people until I started jamming with these guys. I was once again reminded me that I am happiest when doing this.
My favourite two songs from our performance last nite were Let's Dance (David Bowie) and Rio (Duran Duran). It was an 80s music reawakening for me. Never knew I would enjoy it so much. My limited sax vocabulary meant I could only play in limited keys. The guys were kind enough to accomodate my limitations though. Hehe.
Good news is, they want me to play with them long term. And they do get gigs every now and then. So I'm looking forward to more. We don't have a band name, but I think we are unofficially called The Backbreakers (IZ has a bad back from a slipped disk). IZ plays the bass, and he's got this beautiful Fender (I think) in a vintage case. We rehearse in the "mini studio" in his house (the living room upstairs), much to the chagrin of his wife when we create a ruckus in their peaceful sururban home.
MH and GL play lead and rhythm guitar respectively and both have great voices. These guys play and sing like they really enjoy it, simply because they do. And then there's CC, who's a treat to watch at the drums. I wish I had hand and leg coordination like that. I can't even shake a tambourine properly (confession: I have a weak sense of rhythm :P).
Anyway, the crowd enjoyed our music and danced late into the night, eventhough it was a working day today. I got home past 1am and I was still on an adrenaline rush I couldn't sleep until 3am. So it's me on autopilot, typing away right now.
Oh. And I'm so happy I bought a sax stand and this thing that looks like a feather duster to protect the inside from moisture. WOOHOO! Always wanted to get them but I thought, "What for? I hardly play it anymore." Now I have a good reason to. And IZ helped me get 20% off at Bentley's. Wah, good to have connections. Hee hee.
I'm so glad tomorrow's a public holiday.
Damn, I should've taken today off.
Oh, I was tagged by Mint Chutney for this meme. This one's quite free and easy. Let's see...
8 Things About Myself
1. I'm a pushover. I find it hard to say no to people I'm close to. Some say I should stop being "so nice" or I'd be taken advantage of one day. Sometimes I don't know how to draw the line. Some people call it 'giving'. Some call it stupid. I don't know. I just do what I feel is right. I don't think too much about it.
2. I love music. And I can't help moving and bopping and shaking my head to a song. Any song. Even in public. I look like a spaz when I do that.
3. I'm overly idealistic and optimistic. But that has decreased somewhat with age. Still, I never learn that a perfect world exists only in my mind and in fiction.
4. I can't sleep if I don't brush my teeth.
5. I'm a boring drunk. A cheap one too. Doesn't take alot to knock me out.
6. I hate the sound of running tap water. Long story. I also hate the sound of styrofoam rubbing against something. That, I can't explain.
7. While I'm generally bubbly most of the time, I have my dark and morbid days. I tell people that a comet should crash into earth and wipe out the human race. Let the animals rule the world. Being less 'evolved', they have an excuse for always trying to kill each other. Wait a minute. That sounds like a movie, doesn't it?. Oh, never mind.
8. I hate politics. I don't read the papers if I can help it. I also hate being ignorant. But it's less depressing when you are.
I tag Itchy Feet, Geekchic, Shryh, Yules, Spot and Snowie.
says Wandernut on Monday, October 09, 2006
6 wandered by:
OHMYGAWD this is so fun! I'm going to do this now.
I don't blame you for not wanting to read the papers here because they SUCK. But political philosophy, which is about why and how we should be governed, is endlessly fascinating and provides a framework for thinking about our situation. Without having to read the papers here because they SUCK. Did I mention that the newspapers here SUCK? Well, yeah, they do. =P
This is a fun meme!
Yules: DO IT DO IT!
Shyrh: Ya! Tell me about it! 4 page spread on Siti Nurhaliza's
ENGAGEMENT. Not to mention the wedding. GAWD! Who gives a fark?
Can you stop over-achieving? It's making me feel bad. It's hard to be your friend like this. I demand presents in compensation!
Ok, that last bit freaked even me out.
gasp! my first tag?! ok! but gotta wait a while, ok, lotsa things to update first, and still collating the pics for it :)
btw, good job with the band... hope to hear you perform some day!
Box: Whaddya mean over-achieving? HUH? Last bit? Which bit?
Snowie: Whenever you're ready, sweets.
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