A clearer smoke

Hehe, here's a better practice video. It's still not perfect coz we still had some minor changes since this pratice. Anyway, hope it all goes well on concert day. Awesome.

Oh btw, those who know not much about about organs let alone Yamaha Electones, guess how much the organ I'm playing here cost...

It was supposed to come off!!!

Ooohh these government clinics can really get you boiling. The thought of having a brighter smile(not shinier) has just got me elevated until the phone call came.

See, I was supposed to have my braces 'eliminated' from my teeth last Thursday. And I was really really looking forward to it, since it already got postponed once. I was in my kitchen frying some tempura vege the day before when the phone call came:

Nurse: Hello, ini Eh-mee-loo Jun Ren Vear-ga-ra ke?

Me: Ah yea, siapa ni?

Nurse: Ni tepon dari Klinik Pergigian Bangsar ya. Sepatutnya you ade appointment esok kan?

Me: Ah betul. Kenapa? (Nervousness)

Nurse: Ni nak bagitau, esok doktor takde, pergi meeting. Jadi esok tak jadi bukak braces la.

Me: Hah? Err.. uuhh ok... So esok macamne?

Nurse: S'krang I bagi you pilihan, u esok datang , tak datang pun takpe. Kalau datang, kita tukar getah jelah. Next visit baru bukak la ya?

Me: Ok, I datang la esok, s'bab getah ada ni sudah putus. Nak tanya, bila next visit ni, boleh bukak braces?

Nurse: 10 Februari.

Me: Hah Februari?!?! Lama sangat ni. Tak boleh awal lagi ke? (What I really wanted to say: Babi pukimak!!! Lama giler korang ni. Apa ni, cuti Raya tak cukup ke? nak Krismas,New Year s'kali?)

Nurse: Tak b'leh la, s'bab appointment dah full dah.

Me: Aiyo, okla. Apa pun esok saya datang la.

And by then, my carrots in the kuali got a lil' soggy aedy. Crap.

Smoke On The Water

This is just a very amateur-ish video of one of our practice sessions. Me and some of the other people from Yamaha are gonna perform a Smoke On The Water ensemble for the year end concert at Flamingo Hotel. Well, this video kinda sucks coz, the guy playing the bass part went home already and we were still using the drums from the electone (aka digitized) created by my teacher. I'll load another video soon including the real drummer, who happens to be a pretty young talented kid.




P.S. I'm playing the lead, so you hear the loud sax voice and the synth solo, that would be me.