Virgin No More...

Yes, officially at 1pm today, i've been uhem, deflowered...
got my first SAXual experience and boy i must say dat it was totally awesome.. (you perverts read: orgasmic)
I must say dat the intructor commented dat i had great potential in achieving a good proficiency in the art of sax.. OK ENOUGH OF THE SAXual INNUENDO..

Yea basically, i learnt how to assemble and disassemble the instrument the proper way. Learnt all the necessary things to look out for when handling etc etc, learnt the various keys and fingering.. we covered pretty gd ground today, considering i hadnt picked up and blew on a sax before so.. it was especially encouraging when the instructor said dat he was pretty impressed dat i could produce a sound right on the first lesson, and dat i had a gd idea of my fingerin position and also a gd set of embouchure muscles. aint blowin my horn (pardon the punt haha!), but i must say dat such positive comments really do go a long way in giving one the will to improve :)

well, nah i aint special, just dat i did a hell lot of homework reading about fingerings, theory etc etc etc and strengthenin my embouchure muscles prior to gettin the sax and before the lesson, which made it alot easier in understandin his words and fostered a clearer communication. i understood him, and he too me~

so we spent bout 15 mins tryin to produce a gd tone and then proceeded to learn the fingerings of the middle register G, A, B, C, D, E, F#(sharp), G, which is like the do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do on piano~ AND, it was great! after which, i was tested on assembling and disassembling the instrument :) whoa, the embouchure's really difficult to get into a good shape AND maintainin it is a pain literally but the homework really paid off~ and i'm glad i didnt read all those for nothin :)

Boon Chye & The 6 Month Plans

sounds like a chapter out of modern history text but no (stalin and the five-year plans).. we sat down for a gd 20 mins or more to discuss wat plans i had and how i was gonna achieve my goals~ so he came up with a special package deal for me becos of my unique situation (i needed to achieve the highest proficiency in a short time, cos i wanna make the SAF band - dat's my immediate goal), and thus the 6 mth plans, which would last 1 1/2 years~

we set down some goals at the end of each 6mth period and he said dat the first 6mths, was gonna be extremely crucial and impt. We were goin into intensive trainin, which would mean at least 3 lessons and about 3 hours or more each week so dat he could monitor my progress and decide whether or not to push me further, very much like wat stalin made the soviets crank out industrial output at 10 fold dat kinda shit~ but no, boon chye aint no dictator at all~

On the contrary, I must say dat i do not in any bit at all regret having boon chye as my instructor. the guy's one helluva teacher and he caters to the students individual needs and abilities and he is really gd at making the lesson effective. I dun think i'd have found a better instructor than him. Well, after all, this is China Jump's resident saxophonist and also an instructor with the SAF band and he's had 14 years of experience playin the sax~ It's only today dat i realised just how big a name he is in the music scene and sax community in s'pore. He was tellin me dat ppl were eager to hear students who were taught by him play, just simply becos they were a student of his! he's got a really big reputation man.. but even so, he doesnt put on any airs at all and is a really humble and quiet guy. just the kinda instructor i need to understand my vision and my goals and guide me towards them~

Grow Up! Get A Life!

he's absolutely right about sayin dat even though one can have a whole lot of determination, one can still succumb to laziness now and then~ totally agree~ which is why i need to constantly remained engaged with him on this huge plan. this takes 2 to clap and it really motivates either of us to wanna help each other help ourselves~ i've spent thousands on this and i will spend more as the days go by.. but after investing so much time, energy and resources into this, givin up will be an extreme let down, to everyone who has been supporting me and also to myself. i'd tell my parents to disown me if i ever gave up pursuin this. i've tried and experienced many things in life and had short sustained interest in those and i dun want the same to happen to this. this is my life, and it's time i put myself in the driver's seat, take control and grow up!

i vowed to myself many weeks back, dat i wanna take this to the world stage. Hell yea i'm gonna do watever it takes to get me there~ and it all begins right now. As they say, the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. It's my first step today, and i'm gonna make my feet take me to places dat i'd never dream i'd ever go to :)