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From LA - Hong Kong - KL.... Outro of the trill - 1. LA

Continuing from the previous post, these are not with my Thai peeps.... in the same farewell hangout but after the jam session with Ray Pizzi... I didn't do anything, just press the red button - record.

I curi curi post some short excerpts here. hehe, here you go...
Jamming session with Ray Pizzi, Kakutani Naoko and Matthew Witmer on viola, Chern Hwei on violin







Continue posting later.... at the LAX, in Hong Kong and back in KL..... a span of 3 days, a perfect outro, shoehorn's
journey came to the end.

Ok, now I continue...

After 2 days of insane recordings @ Pablo's and a crazily happening farewell, it finally came to this day... believe me, my last day in LA was a disaster. Wait... this was how it looked like at Pablo's where I sitting there 2 whole days, 2 fucking days nonstop for Mo's album and ADR (Voice over) Giovanni's film


PS: Chern Hwei rebuked me!!!! ok my mistake... As what the first comment said - Connie and Chern Hwei did the laundry for me in the late afternoon while giovanni was packing for me.... I forgot!!! ok?

Back to the last day. Woke up early did my laundry, a lot like a mountain, washed Fumi's car which I had been using for weeks, went to CITI bank to close my account, settled my credit card, went to Bank of america to inform them about my departure, went to UCLA to meet Minh and Rik (They helped me a lot in past), went to.... in short, I got home at 5pm. Keep in mind that my flight was at 12 midnight and I should be there at 9pm. 4 hours, believe me or not, trying to pack everything in 4 hours.... apparently, trying to pack and MOVE OUT from the apartment in 4 god damn hours, that was a disaster! and I finally released my frustration on Connie, poor connie, sorry... :(
There were about 7 people helping me out. Doreen, Connie, Giovanni, Chern Hwei, my 3 roommates, Nori, .... at one point Giovanni couldn't stand anymore and said, Ken you stay away. I'm the Boss, I will pack for you, don't see! Damn, all dumped in.
Anyway, Shoehorn's LA journey came to the end, a happy ending. I've got a bunch of soul mates, 3 very caring roommates - Fumi, Shioko, and Jessica, as well as my old roommate Alice... Alice, I miss you so much... looking at alice, she is just like me, a typical sagi, blur, messy (she is messy from outside, I'm inside). I had my very sweet Connie who I owe so much, my drinking and hangout cronies - Pablo and Nori, I miss you too much, I feel I've lost something very close here. Also Chai and Doreen who sent me and Chern hwei off at LAX... Doreen, I had words when I broke up with her, but I am glad that we became friends again, even closer I have to say, I am glad.... thanks Doreen.

Now, I so regret for not bring back a lot of things. I have only about 3 or 4 T-shirt in Malaysia, no jeans, one slack, one long sleeve, a pair of basketball shoes, some unders and socks... I left my old organizer there that holds lots of contacts and info, some of my music and mastercopies :(

The Gang - Connie, Ken, Chai, Doreen, Jessica, FRONT Chern Hwei and Shioko


Drinking KAKI Nori, this time I won't let you kiss


Thanks Connie


Doreen and I


Old-timers uh??

Bye LA, I will be back soon, putting together to be ready for another runaway.

Then soon, Chern hwei and I went on the flight with a very cute tall girl - SAPO Chin Chin :D

I continue tomorrow with our Hong Kong trip with SAPO and our days in KL.
This is SAPO

When a Sag meets another Sag 2

She said,
空氣的微分子瀰漫著你的香味～濃濃的巴黎香從我的面前輕飄而過～這時我卻駐足在世界的另一端.

She said,
射手敗在射手的手裡
一個不懂
哎～
不懂不懂

She said,
你醒了就好
雖然我還在昏迷



半世纪以前，我经历第一个不懂，震伤了人也震伤自己。还好我是生还者，她藏爱被发现后，消失了几年。
一年前的此刻，又来一次的不懂，让我再次思考这个不懂不懂的不懂，被震重伤的是我。
半年后，旧爱报喜，新郎不是我... 我醒了 － 我放开了这个不懂
一年后今天我有了一个结论－ 当射手遇上射手，地震难免... 只在于大或小，他或她... 从不见有任何一对一拍即合，但可以预测到两个多会被震伤，看是谁早谁迟，谁重谁轻；因为两个在互射。

I exclaimed,
原来第二个不懂的你是另一个收藏者。然后藏宝图被人发现，收藏者准备消失。

I said,
爱， 是易碎物品
请小心轻放

Now I declare,
我不懂自己说什么不懂，夜了... 不懂也就算了。
乱扯！

Flip back to the last page of my diary in Westwood, part 1 wif Thai Smakon

Thanks Thai Smakon



Cute tram



Do it quick!!! Muak....!



Tiff.... looks like my cousin Mee Yong



Recording for Mo's album on Pro Tools



Drinking.... drunk... the camera man ?



Angel wings??



Great partner.... Mo, you did very well :D



This is Tiff's



The smallest - Tram



2nd smallest - Clara



Slightly bigger - Tiff.



Small one but a bit insane. :D - My lovely Cecilia



Damn petter !!!



Thanks peter !!! you made me looked like I wasn't that heavy :D



Hey Tram, why are you grabbing the smallest one?... go try peter.



Looks cute uh?



But try to work with her in studio... Your life might cut short few years right away!



Tiff : Tram! MO-nster at your back



Steven the SuperSTAR. Better check out the film I'm working on "The Wait"! Will be done soon.



This MO-nkey MO, luckily he behaved very well in the last recording....



Thanks Swee... The BBBBBBBBest



Connie and Clara... I like this pix.



Connie and Peter..... big smile

Visiting Alf Clausen @ The Simpsons session

2 Emmies, 5 ASCAP awards, Alf Clausen orchestrates music for cartoon shows, is best known for his work on The Simpsons. I was in his latest simpsons session... HAHAHAHAHAHA... giving me a stimulating view of unique musical experiences featuring many of the finest recording musicians in Hollywood. I went to many scoring sessions... but this one is different. TV series, the recording was done so quick... fast and professional, yet with hollywood musicians... the quality is just tremedously excellent....

Alf is cool, kind, friendly. He noticed me in the middle of his conducting. Talked to me a while. Keen in keeping touch for future opportunities. It was really great pleasure to meet him as I've admired his work ever since I started watching the Simpsons when I was a kid.... but what to do, I had to leave LA a week after the session. Everything came too late - meeting Alf, knowing Mark, getting bill to recognize my work and writing skills.... diu.

O ya, Mark! Mark Watters, and Bill Goldstein... Some people who are giving me confidence upon my return to LA.

Thanks Bill, he's introduced me to a few big composers - Mark Watters, Alf, and Jonathan Sack (check them out on IMDB or google them, they are big in Hollywood). Mark is very helpful and he likes my work. I'll probably look for him when I go back to LA. hope one day have the opportunity to work with a distinguished composer like Mark, Alf... but at this early stage, just looking forward to being their acquaintance... I better prepare well before I become a shoehorn again, running away again back to the crazy dreamland.

curi curi took this pix with my Sony Ericssion


Family's been giving me pressure, ai mei too, the number 30!!! I am right at the cross road.... where to go?

OK i should go. going to meet someone for a children album production.... FUCK.!!! I FEEEEEL I am back ot the old ken before going to LA. But this is Malaysia. no dream! a desert, a cultural desert. Staying here... ya there are chances to do children albums and stuff... then I will be a walking mummy on desert, forsake the principles of making good music.

Flash flash flash.... back in January

New look on New year.... my togs la.



Cathy & me @ Getty on the 9th



Karaoke with Malaysians in East LA..... Freaking happening !!!!! Malaysians are crazily insane :D
This is the leng lui SAPO.



Fumi left to Japan for pilot interview, on 19th... then I haven't seen him since then. :(
He came back after I left.



As what we always do... squeeze everyone in.
Stupid Nori...!
Jessica... where are you?

Continue flashing back in December 2006.. the rest

He's not sure if those days in LA are the happiest in his life... but that was definitely a new shoehorn... now back to KL, is he back to the old shoehorn? Seems like his finding the "horn" all the time, shoehorn hesitates to run away again?

Excerpt from the musical Lost and Found. Voices - Mo, Clara, Music by Ken.

The hippy getaway on the 16th...

Went to connie's company christmas dinner.... great food, and FOC :D Thanks Emmet, Thanks Connie :D


Then the christmas eve makan party. I didn't cook anything this time, I was rushing out some work. Just came out off my room to makan when Makan bell rang :D
Connie, Shioko, Fumi, Nori.... Just miss them...


especially Nori, life without drinking, hanging out and trying those cheap cigarettes with him... I am almost a deadpan.

Shioko's art work.

As usual, the BBQ Fumi :D Hot Hot !!

Swee's cake


After an loopy makan night... my face on christmas morning... Soon, started working... back to a normal day.
OOOooooOOOKKKKKK.... I just tried to be stupid. Put my tongue on top of my lower lip, look like a pair of thick sausages.


Then Shioko made me a southpark face as a christmas present :D
DUH



Unlike me working on christmas, that SAPO Chin Chin went to Grand Canyon for climbing getaway.... DUh I haven't even been there, nor Vegas!!!!! and now I am back to KL. What for I went to LA???


Then on Dec 28, here come connie the Blackhead-Blazer, term modified from NBA Trail-Blazer.... It already became an art
hahaha


Someday in Dec... birds in the sky on Santa Monica Blvd, right outside my apartment where I spent LOTS of time talking to Chern Hwei on phone.... free with 3.99 subscription thank you T-mobile. :D
Errrr... believe me, there were birds... a lot.!!! but just my cellphone camera is a crap!



Ok.... that's it for December :)