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Suddenly got mood, regurgitated something I wrote when I was young and innocent (14 maybe?) for trombones and tuba (can use bass trombone… but I really wrote it for tuba) It’s nice to revisit some younger works now and then, simply for the fun, or seriously, to see where is the composition ...
This year Philwinds will be going overseas (finally yay) to attend Japan Band Clinic 2009 in May. Before going we’ll be throwing a concert on 3 May 2009 in Esplanade (details to come later)Please download the following donation form to read the details of the donation. In short, your donation will help us defray the ...
Not blogging much about barcamp last week (that was the point - you should have attended!) Suffice to say that I get a pretty good idea how such things can happen in S’pore now. The notable surge in activity after barcamp can be trace to:1. Large number of new follows on twitter2. Large number of ...
A question that needs many answers because of our education system, which doesn’t really give much hints. Now, a group of people will be putting together a book that, if I had my way, would be made compulsory reading for Form 5 students.Go take a look: whatsafterspm.blogspot.comContribute if you can. I personally though it would ...
Chinese New Year is in full swing. Though Ang Pow level had suffered somewhat (recession?) everyone still showed up for family affairs, full of health and wealth that can’t be affected by recently retrenched investment bankers. Soon it will be Feb, bringing 2009 into full swing. So many changes has been slated for these coming ...
I love this organ! (well ok, the organist was great too)Toccata Adagio Fugue Philwinds will once again perform this piece in May I think..
Joshua, though I don’t know you in person.If only in death one could still reason.From The Absurds:For Camus, the absurd was not negative, not a synonym for “ridiculous,” but the true state of existence. Accepting the view that life is absurd is to embrace a “realistic” view of life: the absence of universal logic. This ...
The 福 (fu / prosperity) turned out nicer than the 春 (chun / spring)Wishing everyone a great new year ahead in the year of the cow/gnu/bison/etc. Please travel safely!
According to Merriam Webster, woolly isMain Entry: wool·lyVariant(s): also wooly \ˈwu̇-lē\Function: adjectiveInflected Form(s): wool·li·er; wool·li·estDate: 15th century1a: …
Here’s an article that can make you cry.Pearls Before BreakfastCan one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? Let’s find out.By Gene WeingartenWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, April 8, 2007; Page W10Synopsis: Joshua Bell plays at the Washington Metro during morning rush hour. He plays the best classical solo ...
Today I must have broke my own record in the number of new things installed in a day (actually just evening + night).First I decided to abandon MS Money for GnuCash, which helped a lot with its double entry accounting, helping me to learn my accounts a little better.Then comes the need for Exchange Rates. ...
Copy the list below and bold all of the ones you have done.1. Touched an iceberg2. Slept under the stars3. Been a part of a hockey fight4. Changed a baby’s diaper5. Watched a meteor shower …
Together with them is the Juilliard Trombone Choir.Part 1 Part 2 Don’t know who Joseph Alessi & Wycliffe Gordon is? Or just can’t stand 20 minutes of pure trombone classical/jazz mix? Thanks Roger for link.
Heard through the grape vine that this is good:ReComers will be hijacking one afternoon (10/1, 3 to 5pm) for a quick gathering (which I unfortunately can’t be there.. but then again am I still youth hahaha) See site or ReCom. Come even if you’re new to ReCom - who knows whether ...
I’m sure weddings elsewhere might entail different things. This is my own “notes” so it’s closer to Malaysia/Singapore weddings (specifically, very Chinese / non-religious type). Should be useful for that one off emcee job you gotta do coz you’re a close friend and the newly wed couple can’t afford to get a professional one.Square brackets ...
Got to play with new LEGO sets yesterday Better take some pictures before it’s gone (taken back by government) haha:Since I got a different set from jiaxin last year (the Santa and this Angel were both products of BlackBulb Creations (Nicholas Foo)), and both are related to the Western tradition, I thought I ...
This is about Interesthink.What a long day - although I absolutely did not have energy left for live blogging, I guess I can still probably say a few words while my hair dries. You might have read some off the cuff remarks about Interesthink 2, what remained since then was the interesting crowd, but I ...
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