Flashback on December 2006

I had Laksa on Sunday in LOS ANGELES... Together with about other 30 Malaysians... can you believe that?
Went there with Chen family... three lovely brother and sisters - Wei Yann, Chuen and the youngest sister (sorry forgot her name)

NASI LEMAK !!!!!!


Laksa, but Sarawak version


Roti Canai :D


The youngest, Wei Yann and me.
If interested... go goole Laksa Malaysuan Cafe in Artesia.


Shioko's college friends in Japan visited us. They are 33 and 36... Can you believe that??? They look like young chick, especially Maki, she is 36... I hope my wife still doesn't look like 36 when she is.
Woke up late that day... made some KFC for their last day in LA.

This is the best so far, no shit!


Errr... then the KFC again. We had takeaway from the Indian Oven Restaurant across the block. Still the best indian food in Westwood. I love these more than those I had in KL.


Maki, Dragon Ball Fumi, Kyoko


Kyoko, Blurrrrrrred Ken, Maki


The gang, Kyoko, Ken, Fumi, Maki, Pretty Shioko.


Continue flashing tomorrow.... Gotta hit the sack, now!

Some flashbacks

I think this is what I am going to do for the coming weeks here. Putting up pictures I took in the last few months in LA. I was freaking busy especially December and the whole January.....

So, buddies here we go flashback time.
:D

转角，遇见爱

惊喜，仔细看，再用心发现，然后期待...

Go Miqi go Miqi !!!!

A film I scored in June 2006 was selected into a few festival, after International Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival...
Proud of you Miqi...
Check out the short on Ken's youtube

1:55:40 AM miiqiihuang@: a watermelon seed had been selected into Austin Woman's Film, Music & Literary Festival
1:55:41 AM miiqiihuang@: and
1:55:53 AM miiqiihuang@: Sunscreen Film Festival (in Florida)
1:56:04 AM miiqiihuang@: just think u might interesed
2:00:48 AM hfken@hotmail.com: :)

People !!!

Some great musicians, people I met since I got back to KL...
Hope I have time to talk about them.

My DAD, MOM, Seng, Wai, Weng
My cousins, aunties and uncles... too many to list here. I love you all.

Music buddies / Mentors / Maestro
Martha Lee, her mom and two lovely daughters
Adeline Wong
Kevin Thompson
Pete Teo
Mei Chern
Julian Chan and his Boplicity - Eddie Wen, Cher Siang, Martin Ngim, Vincent Ong @ Top Room
Chee Chow Ming @ Top Room
Joseph Arnesto @ Top Room
Mei Sheum @ NBT
Isaac Chia
Dennis Low
Yew Hann
Greg Lyons, Wee Lern, Adriane Palikat, Lokman... @ NBT
Michael Mak in Hong Kong
Chan Cheong Jan, Indra, Arif, Lam Ming Huey, Pei Sze, Fung Chiat, Faudzi @ UPM
My great grand juniors @ UPM
Chan Soo Wei
Wan Jun
Alice Wong
Bang Hean, Mei Ling, Angela, Lai Peng and my ex-colleagues in Encore Music
Hoong Bee
Tan Zzzzz Chew
Chew Paul Way & Paul Wah
James Voon
En Ling
Choon Wei
Karen Ng
Chow Min

Friends
Chern Hwei's family
Ong Ai Mei
Claire and Kar Yin
See Sien & Shanon, Kuan, Fei Liew & his vegie, Cindy - my highschool peeps
Koh Tuan Her and his elder brother Tuan Ren, Lai Ngan Sing
Yen Hui and her white boyfriend, Graeme
Chea Ying
Sien Fei
Judie Lee and fellows from MuBuddies.net
Ai Ping
32
Phik Yun
Yu Hua Band members... too many..
Chee Chau
Old Joe
Basketball Kaki... too many to list here
Cheshjerk and the bastard

A MUST to be next
Yasmin... I didn't make it to your screening.... a cruel twist of fate
Angelita Lee
Low Chee Meng
Minni Ang
Daniel and Faith @ Add Audio
Michelle Lee
Pei Jiun.... I missed your wedding, dumb me!!!
Chia Yuan in Taipei... hopefully
Duan Jing jing in Singapore... hopefully

Fabulous

main hujan
Originally uploaded by yasmin the storyteller.

Main Hujan scene in Mukhsin




So bad that I missed Mukhsin screening, Yasmin was extremely disappointed in the phone. Trust me, I didn't receive your SMS...
Finally went to watch it today with Ai Mei. This is the best among the Orchid series.

I don't hope much, and I am sorry to miss it... I am just hoping to be your acquaintance.

YEAH MUKHSIN

Going to Mukhsin Screening this Saturday afternoon at KLCC... Meeting Yasmin. Can't wait...

Some updates of Chern Hwei affair

Music and dialogue Session with Fung Chern Hwei
UPM Music Department House 4
This Friday Mar 9, 2:30pm

Julian Chan's BOPLICITY with Chern Hwei
Top Room @ Top Hat Restaurant, 7 Jln Kia Peng.
Music starts at 10:29pm
Top room is in Top hat restaurant. I hope I don't show you the wrong one.
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/entity.php?id=8004
http://www.malaysiayellowpages.net/tophat/

Chern Hwei will be joining NBT's owner, Evelyn Hii, to play a classical programme. I'll be playing Mozart's Sonata in A Major and Kreisler's Viennese Waltzes.
NEW No black tie is the building that with many plants and banana trees in front.
http://www.360dhr.com/venuemaps/venuemaps.html

POWERFUL !!!

People tend to ask this question nowadays as we move into our 50th year since independence: What is Malaysian culture? How and when will we get to have our own culture?

The word "culture" here means "a whole set of unified culture that ONLY belongs to Malaysian".

I find this question a little funny.

First of all, I do not see a point of "finding" or "designing" a set of our very own culture, because culture is not meant to be "made" but developed.

I hate to say this, but there IS a Malaysian culture, but our culture is only 50 years old, or less, if you consider Eastern Malaysia as well. What can 50 years do to culture?

We might want to compare ourselves with Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and other South East Asian countries that have such a rich tradition and culture. But don't we ever forget that they always retained the same culture, and those countries have always been there. Whereas Malaysia only existed since less than 50 years ago, the whole system we have just started to run since then.

Culture takes time and culture grows and develops like a little grass that grows under a wall. It struggles to see the sunlight, and it avoids the stones beside it, and yet never give up to see the sun. When it finally sees the sun, take a look at it's shape. It might not be your regular grass, but it's a grass, with a special shape.

That's what culture is like to me. We say our political issues and social problems would be the obstacle of developing our culture, I do not see it that way. I say culture is a natural development based on/ according to its social and political background.

If we try to designate our culture, that's a big mistake as a first step, and that might cause more problems in the future.

What we need to do is to stimulate our younsters to get interested in cultural affairs rather than teaching them what is our culture. For they and their offsprings are the ones that will determine what is our culture.


Chern Hwei

The Extreme Sag...

最有肚量 ~ 射手
最大而化之 ~ 牡羊 o & 射手
最爱往外跑 ~ 射手
最喜欢刺激 ~ 射手 & 牡羊 & 双子 o
最爱好和平 ~ 金牛 & 巨蟹 & 射手
最不重视纪律 ~ 射手 & 水瓶
最不修边幅 ~ 射手
最不会记恨 ~ 天秤 o & 射手
最没耐心 ~ 射手 o & 狮子 o
最喜欢交朋友 ~ 射手 b & 天秤
最容易交到坏朋友 ~ 射手
最不会看脸色 ~ 射手
最会临时抱佛脚 ~ 双子 & 射手
最会突发奇想 ~ 双子 & 射手 & 水瓶
最乐观 ~ 射手
最禁的起玩笑 ~ 射手
最不重视精神层面 ~ 射手
最会伤人心 ~ 射手
动作最快 ~ 射手
最会丢三忘四 ~ 射手
最不会口是心非 ~ 射手
最不会烦恼 ~ 牡羊 & 射手
最多帅哥 ~ 射手
最快乐 ~ 射手
最拿得起放得下 ~ 双子 & 射手
最诚实 ~ 射手
最易犯罪 ~ 射手 & 牡羊
最好赌 ~ 射手
最怕无聊 ~ 射手 & 双子
最不会判断是非 ~ 射手
最会运动 ~ 射手
最不爱用功 ~ 射手
最不懂人情世故 ~ 射手 a

Avenus Q - The Musical

Avenue Q - The Musical

BACK HOME

Crazily busy lately...
Just upload some pictures.
I will tell you guys what happened since I got home, I promise

Mamak with Chern Hwei, Julian and Julian's friend... Julian's friend got us try out his light saber.... DAMN COOL :D
We stay up until 3am in the mamak.... LOL.