Was going through some of my older blog posts (2009-2010) for fun. Wow, what a whole lot of emotionally-charged ramblings haha.

I guess now, after 6 months of being a 'freelance musician' and reflecting on the lessons learned along the way, I see the truth in the saying "less is more".

But then, just because I don't write about it doesn't necessarily mean that I feel any different about the things in my life. And boy, some things don't really change much, no matter how hard you try to forget the past.

This time, subtlety is key. As well as patience. Unfortunately, both are in short supply.

Still one of my favourites.

Everyone at some point has been told to "Go to school, study hard, enter a good college/university, get a good job, work hard, and one day you'll be rich!"

But how on earth do you become rich, when you spend your whole life working for someone else? At the end of the day, I have a feeling that someone else is going to be much more well-off compared to you.

Wouldn't it be nice to be that someone else. Do you want to work hard for money, or have money work for you?

Just finished two wedding gigs and a corporate function back-to-back this weekend, and already I feel so deadened and uninspired.

Ironically, I actually made a lot of money. And at least the corporate function had a good buffet spread.

Bah, I get a free buffet lunch every Sunday anyway.

I guess what I really want is to have the freedom to play the gigs that I only really want to play, and not to have to do a wedding gig/corporate function ever again in my life. Or sequence/arrange a boring, cheesy minus-one. Or basically doing any music-related job just for the money. It really drains you in the long run. i didn't get into the music industry to end up doing just this.

This could all change, if everything goes according to plan. Ironically, it is something not musically related that I'm counting on to save me from this nonsense. But I believe in this plan. Now all that remains is to see where it takes us all.

Wow I just realized I haven't written anything here in awhile. I've been busy moving in to my new place (bye bye Heritage! Even though I miss you slightly), and only just got an internet connection today. I'll probably put up some nice pictures when I'm done.

I'm beginning to think that the three most important things I need to know when getting work offers (demos, arrangements, sequences etc) are:

1. How much are you paying me (duh)

2. When do you need it back? (so I can see exactly how much time I have to procrastinate)

3. Is your deadline final or relative? (because I will almost definitely put it off, unless of course you're offering me some serious money)

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I realize that it is a risk putting this up on my blog, what with everyone being connected to the internet and employers/clients checking up on their workforce etc etc. Therefore, if there are any potential employers/clients reading this, please chill out and don't take this too seriously. For the record, no matter how last-minute I am I kinda manage to pull it off in the end.

Seriously.

Drop me an email and I'll send you some samples of my work.

(Sneaky way of looking for work)

So yeah, I finally finished four years of music college last month.

I know I want to blog about it, the whole experience. I also know that now, I feel terribly lazy.

And in between all the late-night Counter-Strike at WCG, late-night sequencing and score-writing (paid) work, late-night suppers after gigs, and late-night movie sessions (Unifi is win! But TM sucks, one more blog post about that), my sleep cycle invariably gets pushed farther and farther back.

What's new, you ask? Well this time, without any major deadlines looming over my head, I can afford to watch, with half-hearted interest, my sleep cycle invariably getting pushed farther and farther back.

I wonder how much I'll miss all this when I'm done.

TRIBUTE TO DISNEY - 15 & 16 April, 8,30pm

Come and support us (ie watch my concert).

Even though my name is not on the poster.

Even if you don't support the institution, at least come and see the fruits of our hard work, and to check out my (hopefully) happening arrangements.

(Just like the upcoming Sarawak elections - don't support the party; support the candidate)

Facebook event here.