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October 06 2008 娱协奖 Music Awards Nomination A week ago, my artist 起政 called me up real excited : CONGRATULATIONS
Teacher!!! You're nominated for 娱协 Music Awards for Best Music
Arrangement, for the work on 莫文蔚 <手>。 I go: Hmm...... and he
goes: Aiyo dont pretend la, you must be very happy inside! I guess I'm happy... just not thrilled. Is it because I really dont think it's my best work? Is it because I rather another song of mine, 好听的歌 get nominated instead? Or maybe I'm just a little down as I wasnt nominated for Best Production Award. Oh well... I'm actually a VERY competitive person... but that just helps to push me further and harder. Quite a few senior/junior colleagues of mine were already getting Grammy Awards... so I guess you could kinda understand how I feel. But in the end, I guess I just LOVE music! The situations in Malaysia are kinda tough that sometimes I'm afraid of not having the chance to do what I love anymore. But that only making it so much more precious each time I lay my hands onto a new project. Hmm... I guess instead of saying that No Music No Life Cliche... I'd say to myself the very same thing I say to all my students.... Gambate ya!!! My Family Vs Tears Past 2 weeks had been very emotional for my family. All because of my sister's celebrating the happiest day of her life, her wedding. Much tears were shed, tears of joy, tears of letting go, tears of mixed feelings. All of us cried. My father cried during the tea ceremony, my mom cried during the hair combing ceremony, my sister, my brother and I all cried uncontrollably during the wedding reception speech. That's how we are, and That's my family that I'm SO proud of !! The chances of all of us getting together are pretty rare nowadays. So it's actually quite refreshing to see each other all getting this emotional during this family gathering haha.  At the departure gate @ KLIA, baby Chen-Yi started crying when Jie Jie's about to walk in, and he for no reason, stopped crying minutes after we lost sight of her. Could it be that he shared the sadness of separating? Or could it be that he did it on purpose to relieve/ distract all of us from an emotional goodbye? Jie Jie and Richard, be HAPPY always ya! Gogo loves you much ! September 12 How To Afford a RM500,000 HOME ?Lately, I've been contemplating to buy a condo unit. Nice place, nice view, nice location... but the price is close to RM500,000.
 WHat's frustrating is that I cant see myself affording a HOME at that price range:
1) My current salary sure cant support it.
2) Even with additional music production jobs dont even seem that promising, especially when that income isnt even consistant.
3) Selling songs to local artist for RM200/song dont really help either.
4) Bear in mind my wife and my cars are already over 7 years old.
5) Additional savings are necessary aside from pouring all the money towards that HOME.
6) Baby Chen Yi's expenses and education fund, of course with Chen Er and Chen San in mind...
How? The answer is simple: increase the income. But it seems I've pretty much used up my time to full capacity, balancing between work and family.
Me not a money-minded person. All I wanted from life is to do what I LOVE, and to live comfortably. The place I wanted is actually quite far from luxurious... and that sucks even more! I cant even afford a slightly above average kinda lifestyle. What the FUCK???
 Maybe some adjustment is needed in my life. Any tips or suggestions?
August 31 I'm saying it nicely: PLEASE F*#^king LEAVE !!!You being here supposed to help. But you've become a burden and create f%^#$@king tons of stress. My patience is running out... The constant takeover, the constant negativity in your tone and words, the constant blame assigning... I've had just enough of it. The mere sight of you f^%$&king pisses me off. Go HOME!!! I'm trying the best to put it nicely... PLEASE F^%#$king LEAVE!!! August 26 ER VisitNever would I thought I'll visit an Emergency Room... at least it's a thought that never occurred to me. But it happened... Sat night, a day after Chen Yi's full moon party, we heard a scream coming from his bed. We picked him up but soon realised something's wrong... he was crying but there was hardly any noise... his body became so stiff that it seemed like he was in some sorta spasm. Not too long after... he had trouble breathing as his face turned red. Panicked! Panicked! Panicked! What to do? I raced him to HUKM, while listening to his troubled breathing and uncomfortable murmur... remained as calm as possible for my wife and mom... before they took him into the ER. While Chen Yi's finally ok... but there's no definitive answer for this incident. It seems he choked and cant quite catch his breath. Lots of tears were shed that night... from us... from our parents. But so much thanks to Pin as once again, you've helped and supported us for just being there. Being a parent is of course tiring... but not so much physically... but mentally and emotionally that drains all the energy out of you. Chen Yi, be healthy and happy ya. Please allow us more time... to learn to be a great parent! August 14 What MORE could I ask for ?Guess what I'm doing now? I'm writing blog... my lovely wife sitting beside me, feeding baby Chen Yi... and we're listening and grooving to the music I produced. (Alternating between 张起政 <这一刻> and Danny's <Say Goodbye> ) A quiet evening... but what more could I ask for? I got the love of my life, my music, and my future here... Thank God for blessing us! July 25 The Beginning... Welcome Chen Yi !!!2008 July 22nd, 5.05pm - a new chapter of my life began. A baby boy who weighs 2.93kg... Welcome Chen Yi !!! Can I be a good dad? Will I be a good dad? I'd definitely try the hardest I can !!! THANKS to all who had sent in your wishes... We were overwhelmed and still are... but me and Yin do really appreciate it !!! July 16 Summer Blockbusters 2008 ! - Rd 2Alright guys, here we go for Round 2 of Summer Blockbusters : The Incredible Hulk It's LOUD and it's Dynamite... and it's 10 times better than Ang Lee's HULK movie. Definitely worth watching, but it's no Iron Man! GRADE : 4  out of 5Wanted What a stupid movie! I know I know Angelina Jolie's hot... but aside from that, it's just a decent B movie to me. It tries to be flashy and stylish... but it failed to get there. Any Michael Bay's movie would kick this piece of 'WANTED' ass. P.S. Is it really necessary to get that bloody and violence? GRADE : 2 out of 5Get Smart It's funny and smart, light and easy. Definitely a nice change from all the action packed LOUD summer blockbusters.  A few surprising cameos... and Anne Hathaway is HOT!!! I dont think she's any less hot than Angie. Definitely worth catching it on DVD if you've already missed it....GRADE : 3 1/2 out of 5Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Many of my friends seem to be turned off by the character's look... but I remembered walking out from the 1st Hellboy movie LOVING it! Hellboy 2 does offer a lot more. More action, more interesting creatures, more fantasy, more laughs, cool efx... but dunno why, it just failed to engaged me. I really love what I see, but I wasnt immersed with what's going on. Sigh... I REALLY wanted to love this movie... maybe it's my mood, or stress or whatever the hell that's going on.  It'll require a 2nd viewing for me to rate this accurately. But guys, go see this and lemme know what you think!GRADE : ? out of 5Conclusion: Round 2 is so much tougher to judge. But I'll have to go with Hellboy 2! Yes I know what you'd think. I CANT event rate it... but there's a LOT to like and definitely worth watching. Go see it for yourself ya! 2nd Half 2008 is ALL About CHANGES ! It's a weird feelings... it seems the rest of 2008's
gonna be damn interesting... a lot of excitement mixed with some
uneasiness. Life's all about changes... but I dunno if I'm ready for
it... just yet...  1) Change in my work. Well... there's actually not that much change to it.... but still... it's interesting to say the least... Got some big plan, just need some time to put it in gears. 2) Countdown to my baby's arrival. As each day gets closer, my heart gets...... so much love's awaiting you here alright... cant wait to finally meet you... 3) Qi Zheng's album in store in a week. For all I know... it could very well be his LAST album if it doesnt do well. Me and Yin had put a lot of heart and soul to it at the same time praying for it to work. 4) My sister's wedding in Sept... hope I could get myself together and be ready, be the responsible big bro for the biggest day of her life! And there are a whole lot more going on in my head right now and honestly, I'm getting overwhelmed... I just dunno if I could cope with it... I guess I MUST, but I just havent figure out the HOW yet... I think I'll find out the answer along the way... July 06 About Birthday... Happy Birthday!!! It's been a year now since I started my 1st article... still I found that there's not much to see on my blog. Part of it is due to limitations of spaces... and I promise to keep it up this coming year too. Happy Birthday ya!Also, I went to a birthday party last night... a proud student of mine JiaHao celebrating his 20th birthday. There we ran into a lot of our school graduates, Jing Soon, Emily, Alan, Ye Yong, Xiao Hong, Yee Theng and of course Jia Hao. Havent seen them for a long while now... a lot of catching up, a lot of fun to talk bout music and hala-hala. Some still follow the dream, some are down bout it, some are too busy... and some had left it cold. It reminds me of old time... and all the wonderful memories. I really do wish them well... and guys... feel free to let me know if there's anything I could help with. You all know where to find me. I really had a great time... so great that I drank up 5 or 6 can of beers... and Jia Hao's mom even packed up another 3 cans for me to take home haha...  Cheers!!!
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