Exercise is fun!

Exercise is fun!

I just started exercising like one day ago

*officially*

lol.

And it was and still is going to be more and more fun

in the future, that is.

Well, the thought of getting started with

this exercise thing just came out of nowhere.

It's like I'm suddenly inspired. lol.

Okie,

maybe it's because of the japanese drama I watched.

Hehehehe.

First, I did some warming up exercises.

Mostly to tone down my thighs,

which I really need to work on,

and trust me,

no girls will be satisfied with their thighs,

EVER!

I started this one

while I was watching some Japanese drama.

*sorry I've forgotten the title,

but it was nice,

the guys were adorable, literally, hehehe*

Then, I wanted to try sit-ups.

And you know what,

EPIC PHAIL!

I cannot do sit-ups anymore,

and it makes me ....

feel sad?

LOL.

And a lil ashamed.

Shut up

unless you can do sit-ups 

as fluent as how you walk.

*hmmph*

After that,

I borrowed some sort of

exercise equipment from my aunt

which you step on it,

and you twist your waist

by turning left and right repeatedly.

By doing that,

you can also tone down your thighs too!

Killing two birds with one stone.

Heh! :D

Yeap I know it's nice and convenient

when you can do two things at the same time.

Too bad that's like the only two things that I can do at one time.

Hmmm.

However,

I just did some push-ups.

OHMYGAWD!

I swear,

*as some of you know, I don't like to swear*

if I really do this 10 times everyday,

and I will actually get fit

after a month or two.

Okie,

let's get twisted

twist for another 10 minutes :D

::  p/s  ::

(1) Do not remind me or

force me to continue my exercise routine,

I might ... rebel. :D

some manja moment

*eyes closed, enjoying the current moment*


OHAI.
everything was pleasant, until the thunder came.
Hmm. However, the perfect weather, the perfect lighting, the perfect place*bed*,
the perfect company,
my blister doesn't hurt anymore, the perfect drama at the moment,
I feel soooooooooooo gooooood.
I am loving today very much. :D






::  p/s  ::
(1) The best way to forget,
is to not mention about it.
Even when you think about it,
let it be not more than a minute,
grasp that thought and throw it away.
(2) He's so adorable. He's so much alike
the other actor in Singapore, LOL
(3) Yes I know, amai~ :D
(4) I still don't like the guy above. Friggin noisy meh.

bonne chance pour moi

Ah well.
This is a short post, before I post another one about yesterday's Jazz ensemble's class.






I know it's hard, and it's been really challenging for me.
Forcing myself to my new mindset,
saying everything is gonna be fine.
Every single time I meet this guy,
I always felt a lil different, and of course a lil melancholic.
However, I always put on this smile on my face,
and it seems that I am really making myself happy,
but I did it the hard way.
I understand everyone who has been through breakups, and this kind of breakups
where it did not really end well, however still be able to greet each other
and maybe have some small chats with smiles on your face,
but, deep inside, you know you're not really happy.




For now, I am really trying to keep all of these to myself,
and telling myself that I am gonna get over this,
although I am going to take some time.
No more "if only", but to overcome the situations I might encounter
in the future.
So now, I will do my best to focus on what I am supposed to,
despite that his presence will affect my concentration,
I will decrease the impact to the lowest.
Oh GOD, please, please give me the courage and strength,
enough till I feel much better than this.







Faith, and determination
are the things that I need now.
I must be firm,
and generous.
I have to grow up.







::  Listening To  ::
"Comfortable"
by
John Mayer

Oh lay me, lay me

in your arms.

Those warm cuddling,

make my weariness out of sight,

out of mind.

------------------------------------------------------------------

I am so very tired

after a couple of practices at the music centre

where my Aunt Bibi takes her piano lesson

and of course after a "sorta" long day.

A satisfying day as well, which puts a smile on my face

for quite some time.

However,

the pleasant things won't last long.

Soon I'll be immersing myself into stress,

and might be deep for a short while.

Everything went well today,

and Eric gave me some homework to do

and it's ... a lil massive.

-- choose a harder BETTER mazurka

-- practice scales in F, G and if possible, Bb *in 7 modes*

-- practice chord progressions in the keys mentioned above

-- practice "overjoyed" in the accompaniment style *sing the melody* omg

-- practice "So what" 4-4-4-3

And that's just Private Instruction - Piano lesson. *phew*

Yes it is, no time to slack.

*I know I want to, lol*

I have the weekend all by myself,

so I think it should be fine.

3 days weekend yo.

II-V-I licks here I come.

'doh.

>3<

Hello! :)

Well, yeah. Thought of blogging, so here I am. *feels bad*
lol.
Okie, I promise I will blog about something some time later :)




So, as it's already 12 midnight now,
later in the morning,
I'll be having his class again, and another one in the afternoon.
Aural Training, speaking of which, I haven't really revised on the melodic section yet.
Well, I did it on Sunday, so maybe I should just look through it again later.
Oh my, and also the transcription. Check check.

As for the Private Instruction - piano class, he asked for "Mazurka" last week.
So, this week, I've prepared him two Mazurkas. One in C major *friggin easy I know*
and one in C# Minor, where the difficult part starts at the bottom of page 1 and the rest of page 2.
Gee. He's never gonna be easy on me.
I have a hunch that he's so gonna choose the latter one for me.
Although the C major one sounds more merrily and adorable. lol.
Like bunny hopping around.

Like this. LOL.

*bunny : hop hop hop, hop hop hop*

However, if that's the case,
I'm going to ask him to teach me how to play the ending. *smirk*
LOL. Trust me, it's not easy. It "sounds" easy to you I know, obviously.

LE CHORD PROGRESIONS

no, it doesn't really look like this,

but it's complicated enough to be like this as well.

:D

The chord progressions, hmm. I totally got it on Monday, when Joel showed me how to play them.
However, I've kinda lost some of them, and I played my version.
Doesn't really matter, as long as it sounds right and it fits to the chord progression. lol.
But Joel's version is really nice.



And as for tomorrow *Thursday*,
you might be seeing me glooming in the emo aura.
Oh yeah. Just might. *deep breathe*
Just so you know, ensemble classes always give me this kinda stress.
Well, for that, I've practiced the "Blues for Alice" by Charlie Parker,
in 3 different ways :
(i) Both hands comping
(ii) Melody on the right hand, comping on the left hand
(iii) Melody on both hands.
(iv) Play the melody reversely
(v) Read the notes upside down
(xxxxvi) I don't know, you tell me. :D
And also the 20 II-V-I licks in Eb major.
And also 12-bar blues in 4 different keys : C, F, G and Bb.
Bb is a lil tricky. Okay. I can do this. :)





Anyway....................





Let's hope that I will have
TERRIFIC+BRILLIANT+MARVELOUS+GORGEOUS days
Today *Wednesday* & Tomorrow *Thursday* & The Day after Tomorrow *Friday*.
Heh.

FIGHTO!!!

Okie. Before I officially KO-ed, *just cuz I'm exhausted*
I just feel like saying........




After the past two days (Thursday+Friday) of nonstop emo moments
and whining,
I've finally decided to stop and actually will do something.
Yes, I'll get my spirits fired up and I shall start practicing tomorrow.



On Friday, I only practiced a little, really.
First I played the song that I'm going to play in my coming Friday Performance,
"Find My Way" by The Gabe Dixon Band,
then I briefly played something I might be playing for my Piano lessons.
Remember the pop song that I am still considering?
Yes, "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder.
This time, everything on my own, without the band
and I have to make the song sound full.
And then, I practiced my scales. The modes.
It's only the C key, and it's the easiest key you can ever play.
It was doable, though the fingering isn't as smooth as I wanted it to be.
Anyway, I will practice them tomorrow. And.. ohgawsh, my chord progressions.
ugh. I will get my classical piece done first.
Which I have finally decided, "Mazurka in C Major Op. 24 No.2" by Chopin.
Oh yeappie. It is Cmajor and there's a modulation at the middle part.
So, yeah. I shall do it. :D




Hell yeah. :D
Have a great weekend everyone :)
Oh I just remembered I have a class tomorrow morning.
Okay.   :)







FIGHT!!!

Huggies

I need a hug.

I don't know why.

Maybe it's because of the stress I've got

during this week.

This is only the 2nd week of the semester,

and I have about 18 more to endure.

I guess,

by the end of this semester,

I'll be able to withstand all sorts of stress.

Okay, maybe not all,

but some, more than now at least.

I know,

for all the things that I'm doing and will be doing

from now and then

cannot be compared to

the others at my college.

(my batch and the seniors especially)

Today, after the only class of the day - Jazz+R&b Ensemble,

I somehow felt relieved but not for long.

I could feel stress pressing me down

and I was really tired.

The homework we've got from last class

wasn't complete

and today we've got more.

And I just remembered the transcription I need to do

for Monday's Aural Training's class.

And I have to teach a friend of mine to play a jazz piece

on Saturday, which is not a hard task.

However, it gives me pressure.

So, I came up with this conclusion,

"What gives me the pressure,

gives me the happiness too."

I still need a hug

and

Oh GOD Please,

just give me more faith and wisdom and energy.

I need to go on.

One more day, to the weekends.

*phew*

One thing at a time

I feel nauseous, like I'm gonna throw up any second.
I feel dizzy, like I'd lean on some surface to withstand my body.
I feel uncomfortable. I don't know why.
I feel tired.
I feel stressed.
I feel sleepy. because I'm stressed.
I don't feel like to care about absolutely anything. Because I am pretty tensed up.
I don't feel like being expected to do certain things,
although I have already planned to do them anyway.




And
I have so many things to do.
One thing at a time, and trust me, it's gonna take forever.
Oh geez. GOD HELP ME.

Spare me, please...

I just finished my final class of the day, which is my piano lesson - Private Instruction (3).
It's not something I'll be able to relax myself a bit.

I guess, there are two-three days which will be quite stressful for me,
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The days which have Eric's classes.
Sigh.
I can hardly breathe.




First off, the aural training class was okay, although it wasn't pleasant
compared to the previous classes, Eric was a lil pissed off.
Well, he didn't lose his temper, so it's considered a lil. lol.
After that, it was Malaysian Music History, a very... informative, yet making-all-of-us-sleepy-ish.




Before the second class of the day started, Jesica and I went to have lunch together.
It was pretty obvious that she was very exhausted and she couldn't concentrate in the first class.
She shared her problems and as a friend,
I listened and tried to solve, or at least make her feel better.
Honestly, I couldn't really be in her shoes while she was telling about the stress and tension.
Until I got into my piano lesson with Eric.
Now, I can understand her situation perfectly, except the part that she has gigs outside.




When Eric and I started the class, he gave me choices to choose for my 3 genres,
Classical, Pop and Jazz.
I thought I could play Beethoven's sonata for the classical piece, and I was wrong.
He demanded Chopin, and he actually specifically stated "Mazurka".
Now, I have to find something to fit his requirement and present it as soon as possible.
That's not all.
I might be playing Stevie Wonder's "Overjoyed" for my pop,
in a much more complicated way, R&b especially. The melody, the chords, the voicing.
Jazz?
Either John Coltrane's "Impressions" or Miles Davis's "So What".
Both are modal pieces, based on the requirement for my level,
because all the scales that I need to practice for now on, are "modes".
From Ionian to Locrian, 7 modes in total for each 12 keys.
As for the Chord progressions, I would really need help for that.
I-7  IV-7 V7(b9 b13)  I-7
I-7  bVImaj7  II-7(b5)  V7(b9)  I-7
III-7  V7/II (b9 b13)  II-7  V7(b9 b13)  I-7.
Bonus!
The arpeggios are basically all from what I've learned before,
PLUS  Dom(b9)  and Dom(b5)
in 4 inversions, most probably (if root's included, which is the easiest).







So tell me,
am I really really really going to survive this semester?
It's not really possible, unless I push myself real hard.
Just like what Eric usually do.
This is just the beginning, peeps.





Wish me lots and lots of luck!!
:D
I have to make myself smile, otherwise. =.=

Just ranting(1)

Someone please guide me,




how do you guys actually deal with this??????
I don't understand.




Okay, I know. Take it easy, take it slow.
but 9/8 isn't funny.
It's not easy.
I, as an impatient person,
is going mad if she's going to practice this for the rest of the night.
However, the melodic part was much more easier compared to the rhythmic part,
I'm serious.







I just don't understand,
why is the rhythmic part so hard,
and it's not just now,
it's all the time!





There's nothing else I can do,
besides keep on practicing it until I get it.
But, not anymore, for tonight.
I will go bonkers.
Will be practicing something else.
:)






Smiles!
:)

What will come in the future, it will come.

I know it seems very very ridiculous now.






Accept the fact, Jeannie.
















Hyun Jun is dead.
T_________________T






Yeah. I guess, that's how much I love this tv series,
"IRIS".
T_________________T

胡说（1）

开学已经一个星期了。
最近，不是急着把重要的都记下来，
然后在可以喘息的时候重温那天一切的记录，
就是一直在想着，新的学期，应该怎样正确的过呢？




浪费时间，已经成为我的习惯。
虽然，我所浪费的时间，已经每一天慢慢的减少。
而我觉得，这是我今年第一个有进步的事情。
安排时间，正在慢慢变成我的习惯。
因此，我不喜欢浪费时间。
虽然每一天都可能会有意想不到的事情发生，
但是，我都尽量把这些可能性加于考量，
同时减少计划变更的风险。





这样有规矩的生活，难道你们都不觉得单调，乏味吗？
我想要每一天都能过着有小惊喜的生活，可是没有人可以给我。
如果你说，只要注意你身边的大小事物，就能发现我所谓的小惊喜了。
这样，真的行吗？





下个星期五，对我来说，不是很重要的日子。
但是，为了不让我自己太过失望，
还是要努力。





努力，是为了自己的未来更美好。
这样老套的说法，我不得不同意。
但是我们都知道，每一个明天，都会比今天更好。
为了以后可能会发生的事情，现在就要做好一些准备。





其实，我更认为享受现在准备的过程，
会比以后所会达到的目的的心情，
更充实，更满足。

surreal

Even if it's just a dream,

it felt so real.

I felt so calmed

and comfortable

in your arms.

Even when there's more,

it was like no other.

I saw your face,

but I couldn't recognize you

in anywhere I've been.

You're a stranger in my reality.

So, tell me,

where are you?

"OH YEAH" by 盧廣仲

唯有你的声音

能让我觉得舒服一点。

唯有你的歌，

能让我觉得

心情

真的能够

一下子从谷底

飙到山顶。

我

今天过得非常不错！

虽然言之过早，

不过以现在的心情

就足以开心一整天。

OH YEAH!

:D

I am yet happy enough

The sudden thought

of

being under the bed...

If only my bed legs were

tall enough,

for me to hide under.

And now I wonder,

what I am supposed to pursue,

exactly?

People talked too much around me.

I am now lost,

in a few ways

which I don't even bother to find out the solutions.

Maybe, that's why I gave up

on those few things.

Give me life.

A life.

Give me,

something worth enough

to make me stay positive.

(not literally)

This is when

and

where

I have chosen to be alone,

unapproachable,

unfathomable.

I guess this is how I feel

when I'm listening to

Caroline Lufkin's songs.

They are beautiful.

:)