HW for HAM

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I m in love with my XA once again!

Went for the Bass clinic above. For those who dont know who Stu Hamm is:
He's the bassist for many of the G3 concerts.
There at Timbre, my jaws dropped seeing how he slapped, tapped and played invoking so much emotions. Think he's fingers are like rubber and the bass guitar's neck like an extension of his body.

But, I think the most inspiring thing that really kinda stuck to my mind was when he was explaining why he picked up the bass guitar. He said something in the likes of causing emotions, happy, sad, miserable, etc. He took his bass guitar as an soloist instrument, I think that really struck me coz I have always treated my bass as an accompanying kind of instrument. I always felt that those who slapped or tapped the bass extensively were showoffs who juz wanted their seconds of fame. But seeing and hearing how he plays seeing how he can express himself so much thru 4 strings and the best thing is that he really works hard at the bass to get the feel he wants..

I think maybe I can really try to make this instrument as he calls it "my craft" not just an accompanying instrument that I sorta know how to play. Well, he also said that if we are jus gonna go up to stage and tap and slap and do all sorts of fancy things but dont keep the bass tight den might as well play guitar instead.

Kinda reminded me of when I first started playing the bass, I felt I could really express myself thru it. But at the same time also muz remember the role of the bass player that the band is as tight as its bassist and drummer.

Keywords to remember:
Tight, Practice, Music Theory

The bystander


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From yesterday's My Utmost for his Highest

Quit praying for yourself and spend your life for the sake of others as the bondservant of Jesus. That is the true meaning of being broken bread and pour-out wine in real life.

This teachings have been on my mind lately. "Quit praying for yourself"..
Maybe lately i m been thinking too much abt helping myself esp now tt I m partially immobile. It takes longer for me to walk to do stuff. U know u keep worrying abt yourself like how am I supposed to recover faster. Can I? or Why is e bandage so itchy or the brace so tight. I kinda think pple should u know at least make sure i m well but I kinda forgot that even within the space of my own home, there are pple with greater needs than I do..

From yesterday's My Utmost for his Highest

Quit praying for yourself and spend your life for the sake of others as the bondservant of Jesus. That is the true meaning of being broken bread and pour-out wine in real life.

This teachings have been on my mind lately. "Quit praying for yourself"..
Maybe lately i m been thinking too much abt helping myself esp now tt I m partially immobile. It takes longer for me to walk to do stuff. U know u keep worrying abt yourself like how am I supposed to recover faster. Can I? or Why is e bandage so itchy or the brace so tight. I kinda think pple should u know at least make sure i m well but I kinda forgot that even within the space of my own home, there are pple with greater needs than I do..

Strangling the bear

Closed down shop @ Arab St

Urs truly..

Prosperity Dog!! Stitcho

Self Portrait

Dear Pebbles

Breakfast everyday that I miss the hostel's breakfast

Sometimes, I wonder if we ever want to see how harshly the world treats you...

Title: Over my head (Cable car)
Artist: The Fray

I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a queue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Let's rearrange
I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
Just say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that's disregard
Find another friend and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you and its effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves

And everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

Everyone knows
She's on your mind
Everyone knows I'm in over my head
I'm in over my head
I'm in over...

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind
She's on your mind

When will u realise...