Shoehorn's Ramblings

Breakin' It Down!

2008-11-01T13:35:00.000-07:00

Bravo YKLS!!! Fabulous performance, great energy! Susanna and whoever who ran the production, congratulations!

I love the education behind the show. Great job YKLS. I hope more general public (and not only music lovers) came to the show, and looking forward to raising the music awareness among people here.

Thanks Yaw, Nilesh, Chong Yew, and Tian Kiat for making the band blended well with the choir. I dont feel the band was disturbing like the first time I heard, Thanks the shadow fingers master Cher Siang! LOL

Michael, you deserved the biggest compliment of the night. Every movement they made gave me spine-tingling excitement... my hair stood dude! I even curi curi took pictures with my cellphone.

Young KL Singers are singing Jazz @ KLPac.
http://ykls.blogspot.com/

Inner Voices Online!

2008-10-07T13:37:00.000-07:00

I finally uploaded all videos and audio files from our concert @ KLPac, "Let's Go Mamak"
Check it out @ "Show Reel" page
Inner Voices Official Site

Finally done with the Mamak Show official site

2008-07-04T01:07:00.000-07:00

http://innervoicesband.blogspot.com/

Show details:

L E T ' S G O M A M A K ! The Cultural Common Ground

Aug 1st - 3rd (Friday - Sunday), 8:30 PM @ Pentas 2 KLPac
Adult RM30, Concession RM20 (students, senior citizens & the disabled)

Musicians:
Jazz Band
Julian Chan - Saxophone, Flute
Eddie Wen - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Tay Cher Siang - Piano, Synthesizers
Daniel Foong - Bass
Martin Ngim - Drums
Fung Chern Hwei - Strings

Ethnic Ensemble
Shamsul Zin - Cak Lempong, Gamelan
KamrulBahri Hussin - Malay Percussion, Winds
Prakash - Tabla, Indian Drums
Sesatra - Indian Flute
Jimmy Ch'ng (Hands Percussion Team) - Chinese Drums
Chew Soon Heng a.k.a. Boy (Hands Percussion Team) - Chinese Drums
Lim Hui Chieh - Gu Zheng

The Flavour of Contemporary Ethnic Malaysian Music
Unity Through Music

Inner Voices heralds the beginning of a fresh new experience in the
movement of contemporary Malaysian Music.

Fifty years after achieving 1957, we observe the tremendous progress
and development achieved by Malaysia and Malaysians on a whole,
across a multitude of aspects in politics and economy. Uniquely,
Malaysia is well-known as one of the few countries worldwide that
boasts the success of multi-culture, ethnic and integration, with
communities living, laughing and prospering together. The core of
this success is built on an intricate blend of patience and
understanding which developed among the people after a long process
of assimilation over the years - from interracial marriages, fusion
of culinary experiences, educational exposure and even cross
celebration of religious events.

On the musical front however, harmonisation of what we will term as
the 'Malaysian Music' is still in its infant stage of evolution. It
is observed till today that various elements of local cultures and
its musical elements are by and large segregated individually to its
traditional cultural forms.

Inner Voices will bring the essence of the music combining four of
the main cultures present in Malaysia, bringing together Western and
traditional Malaysian instruments, to showcase and highlight the
beauty of harmonising of these elements, creating a fusion that will
possibly evolves into a whole new sound.

Let's Go Mamak will be a showcase of original compositions and
arrangements by local composer/arranger Ken Hor, and performed by a
stalwart group of local musicians specialising in various genres -
from Malay, Chinese, Indian to Western. The Musical collaboration
will be guided under the musical direction of a local saxophonist,
Julian Chan.

Let's Go Mamak features some of the most prominent names in Malaysian
Music Industry including New York-based saxophonist Julian Chan and
violinist Fung Chern Hwei, BOH Awards recipient Prakash on tabla,
Jimmy Ch'ng from Hands Percussion Team, sought-after jazz pianist Tay
Cher Siang, and the renown percussionist Kamrulbahri Hussin.

收藏者

2008-06-12T13:27:00.000-07:00

有时候
我问你的一句话
并不是想要一个答案
而是你的表情
一种很想将它收藏的表情

有时候
我见你的那一刻
并不是想要永远记着
而是忘掉你的难舍
一种也很想藏起来的难舍

就这样
每一次将你的笑颜收藏
然后每一次暗自神伤
凝望着你的模样
我明了什么是唯一不能隐藏

就这样
每一次将记忆收藏
然后每一次独自回想
计算着与你的时光
我再也不懂什么是可以衡量

在我心里
把你收藏

_{© All rights reserved}

Life is beautiful

2008-06-09T11:05:00.000-07:00

Almost fell asleep at mamak... cold wind woke me up, and whispered at my ears. She says,

"Life is beautiful because it's tough sometimes. Life is even more wonderful when u are enjoying every bit of it after the years of toughness."

Nah, just being corny.

The show is getting near, Julan is coming home soon, all stuff gotta be ready by hook or by crook... Very stressful, but I savour the process. The stress makes me feel that I am alive again, maybe for the first time since I got home.
The process is never easy... setting up the direction and finding the mutual thoughts, understanding the strength of each person in this mamak gang, writer block (again) and the "Oh F*ck I'm Screwed!" realization, some kinda lost and found where we let go Mr. "Timberlake" and got back our Mr Tay, spending long hours with the ethnic guys and experimenting, every bit of revealing the syncreatic voices in this society or simply the tone I'm trying to define mamak, cruelly deleted those unwanted stuff (and regretted most of the time, duh!)... never been easy dude. The way of living I am having now is definitely making my life short and moreover I don't get a cent out of it... But ya, I'm really savouring every moment to get there.

I'm recalling those days I spent long hours with homeless around westwood and santa monica, trying to find new ideas out of their life, meanwhile, digging some inner voices of myself... those days are tough, but invaluable. The moment my tears almost dropped when one of them came to the screening of a film I scored, priceless.

Why do I want my difficult life now? maybe for the sake of determining? maybe to prove something? That I'm not sure.
For the minute of having the pricelessness again, yes I wanna feel that again, in my own country.

BTW, saw this name somewhere online...
Du, Julan (杜巨瀾). Hey he's an assistant professor! Don't play play. LOL.

Finally...

2008-06-03T13:03:00.000-07:00

My name on IMDB... although it's just a small credit.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236436/fullcredits

Malaysian Artistes for Unity

2008-05-18T23:20:00.000-07:00

Don't be ignorant! Check out Malaysian Artistes for Unity Official Site
Pete did a good job. Proud of him.

What is this?

2008-05-18T23:15:00.001-07:00

err am I too free? duh.

A guy carrying the soul of discretion... Maximum zoom on the sibelius LOL
Deadline? duh...

My GuGu Buddy(ies)

2008-05-13T22:14:00.000-07:00

Really proud of him. Chern Hwei is now a member of Sirius Quartet.
He never told me their website... I suppose this one. His info is not in yet. So.... he is the lady for now LOL
Sirius Quartet

too busy to lepak here, but I'll talk more after he told me more...

O ya, Chern Hwei is coming home on June 30th, Julian on the 18th.

An usual morning, but some inner voices...

2008-05-11T11:38:00.000-07:00

Hi Ken, Hope you are well. I know you will relate to this video.

RPz
www.raypizzi.com

"The L.A. Scene"....(The Truth)

Got this from papa Ray in a dizzy morning few days ago. Some fabulous lines towards to the end of his grouching.

In the same morning, finally clicked a link Chern Hwei sent me a while ago. Blown away!
I Am Me, Once More
PS: She doesnt allow embedding.... so click it !

Sounds right for me.

2008-05-11T11:28:00.000-07:00

Harmony is the mother, Rhythm is the father, Melody is the baby.

Art of Foul Language

2008-05-09T21:28:00.000-07:00

Cursing (Foul Language) is a folk art
Very vernacular that kind

~ Classic Quote from the walking penis

无聊！

2008-05-08T15:32:00.000-07:00

《狼来了！》这个故事给人什么启示？

答案在此

蓝色大门狂想曲：一个射手被射的心情

2008-05-08T06:55:00.000-07:00

被射的总是搞不清楚方向那飞来的箭

～张仕豪心想，
“很像是你射的，是吧...”
射手暗里打点另一个射手，
“暗里射，那算光明正大的丘比特？！“

2：00 － 4：45 am
～张仕豪享受被乱射着

4：45 am
“... ...”
～忽然，孟克柔沉默了...

4：59 am
“你又哑了哦？”
好像那无良射手又又又失踪了，

5：15 am
～有人牙痛乱叫了一下
（sorry，笔者无心口臭... 是回教堂喇）

5：30 am
“去了那里？？”
呆呆的等，
等射我的射手。

6：02 am
“坏人！！”
傻傻的守，
守很久了。
刺在我心的又好像不是你的箭。

6：15 am
又很像... 可能...
算了
应该是我自刺的。

6：29 am
同样是射手，
为何只有一个在爽射
一个永远在挨射
～张仕豪觉悟！

6：37 am
蓝色大门前
张仕豪还在等，想：
“孟克柔是坏人”

6：45 am
～张仕豪现在很想咬人！

—————————————————————————

其实我在狂想蓝色大门的情节...
好戏推荐 PS: 蓝色大门是一部台湾独立电影，很不错的校园小品。清清的，淡淡的。
我想起蓝色大门的另一个 posting - 没有想到我遇到了

Pete Teo - Malaysian Artistes For Unity

2008-05-01T07:38:00.000-07:00

The main video will debut live on TV during the AIM Awards 2008 on Saturday 3rd May 2008. Here's the trailer and the interview.

Pete you are the man!

给大红明星的话

2008-05-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

I tried to help Pete out, plugging the project to some BIG singers, some with idiotic ego in their bighead didn't give a damn.

Not only low public awareness a problem in our community, the irresponsible media, the politics and psychic power, and now I see it myself - the ignorance within the industry itself...

An urgent situation to be fixed! Malaysian Artistes for Unity.
I won't point out who? but I am really curious what they think when they see this project on air.

I've been meeting great people since I got home. But those assholes I knew before I left KL in 2004, remain brainless.

我想我也写中文。

大红明星你很红，但也只有红。
红得你看的所有都是红。
那些杂色的你不看的，我太熟你了。
另外那个小喇嘛，有脑也没用过的，我更熟。
但是毕竟一场相识，所以有“好”色的，我忍不住通知你们。

只是叫你在这彩色画上图图你喜欢的红色你嫌烦
最后小喇嘛call我，不知是小喇嘛没脑还是你头塞屎：
你家有团年饭你不来，
就是要大家排排坐看你在别人的运动会唱猴子戏。妈的！

马来西亚十个平民九个爱红，是悲剧。
媒体给了你红色，所以你红。
音乐里你有深红鲜红浅红可能有粉红
可笑的是只有红。
音乐里只有单色的，但偏偏就是那个可以头大。

但是....

时代变了，你的红变粉红，慢慢变慢慢褪。
为什么？
因为悲剧里有人笑，哈！

因为爱看彩色的人越来越多
不然就是平民变贵族多了
所以爱红的平民十个剩五个
其中两三个兼看杂色，怕吗？

所以你头还大什么？
彩色画快出街了，丢掉你的红红眼镜来看吧！

我就看那一个平民会问他的大红明星在哪...

画家遇见爱

2008-04-30T01:42:00.000-07:00

画家转身遇见小女孩，想：
如果一张画含着千言万语
那为何不让我画你呢？
因为心倦泪也乾时
想画你在心深处。
情画藏了十年，
发觉真爱难遇，难舍也难了。

然后发现
最远的距离
不是星星之间的轨迹
而是纵然轨迹交汇
却在转瞬间无处寻觅

到处寻觅，
然后以为寻到了源头，
该上路..。
有些爱人走了几步，到岸了；
也有人走上千里路，
前面还是坎坷无终点。

当两人踏入森林就别失散，迷路了就很糟糕。
可能各自离开森林，可能遇到另一个迷路人
也可能两人一起找到出路。

那画家呢？
就在转角处，再遇小女孩，
惊喜，仔细看，再用心发现，然后再期待... 但心情还会一样吗？

心若倦了，泪也乾了，小女孩不笑了。
这份心情，难舍难了，期待还有来么？

在转角处遇见的惊喜，仔细看，发现了...
原来最远的距离，
不是两人不能相爱
而是拥抱时，心难搭心。
一个不羁奔跑的宙斯，
一个纯洁完美的艾斯特莱雅，
纵然轨迹交汇，
但可以期待吗？

美丽时分谈卅岁死，六十葬

2008-04-27T19:37:00.000-07:00

非常时期，而且还是在忧郁那种的时候，
你遇到到一个你会为自己兴奋的人，陌生人也可以...
那是无价！

如何无价？你发现你还活着，那就是无价。
当你活过你生命的四分一，你还会为自己遇到一个陌生人而兴奋，
那是难得自己对自己有价。

我听说城市人在卅岁死，六十葬。
有道理！

有朋友失业，见面竟然说：
"yo bro still alive arent you?"
"never better... duh! at least you are"
"fxxx 'm six feet under since last year, but my body's still coming to see yo man"
然后就是他的六十葬论

真的很好笑！
苦笑... 然后苦多过笑。
他流泪，我只有苦没有笑。

人为了生活过生活，为了责任为了承诺去干活，搞到精神残废。
活着但灵魂葬了，身躯到六十才可被葬。
很悲！

我还不至于如此吧！我好歹都是干着自己的理想。
虽然还没回到以前的稳定和挥霍...
但如果我有一天捧着现在的理想回到以前的物质享受，
我会笑着活！

人的梦醒时分，我在埋头赶货。
但忽然不留神的为一个陌生人兴奋...
我发现灵魂与我同在
至少现在... 紧紧和我身躯锁着。

谢！

Gloomy Sunday

2008-04-27T02:10:00.000-07:00

外面天气热热的
房里空气凉凉的
工作烦得我难以呼吸
心情更是莫名沉重...

沉重？怎么沉重？

所以在写blog减重，哈！

想起了以前的我，以前的满足...
很模糊的感觉，但不知为何还在很努力地回忆，很酸。
如果我乖乖的不逃，现在应该会过得很幸福
如果我及时补牢，照理我会有我的家，正浸在懒懒的星期天
如果... 算吧！很早就没有如果了，因为是她... 变了
nono, 那个她，死了。
这样的定论比较合理...

段段感情来又去，过客来了去我依然在找
找什么？我忘了...

一直以为只有我在逃，
其实也有别人在逃。
最近才觉悟的，哈真好笑
-_-|||
也有过客逃到我视线外，
真的不见了。
不然就莫名奇妙，
我！变成陌生人。

其实我才是过客，
因为好像只有我还没上岸。
形式上有时好像上了岸，
但我的灵魂还在飘飘飘....
（我在讲什么...）

...我想我是忘了我以前是怎么爱的
应该是在找这个

这个星期天，搞什么忧郁？

Let's Go Mamak!!

2008-04-25T05:07:00.000-07:00

Website is still under construction. So... be patient.

Ken Hor - Composer, Music Director
Julian Chan - Co-Music Director / Band Leader
Kay-Ti Tan - Creative Consultant (Marketing and Promotion)

Jazz Band
Julian Chan - Saxophone, Flute
Eddie Wen - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Justin Lim - Piano, Synthesizers
Nazrin Nasir a.k.a. AJ - Bass
Martin Ngim - Drums
Fung Chern Hwei - Strings

Ethnic Ensemble
Shamsul Zin - Cak Lempong, Gamelan
KamrulBahri Hussin - Malay Percussion, Winds
Rishi - Tabla, Indian Drums
Sesatra - Indian Flute
Bernard Goh and Hands - Chinese Drums
Lim Hui Chieh - Gu Zheng

Message from Hong Choy

2008-04-19T22:11:00.001-07:00

Testing

MothersDay Middle Part.mp3

No doubt, he is one of the most influential person in my life. I regret, I didn't pay enough respect to him when he was still around. What can I do??? I hope he would be proud of me if I did well, and I hope he is still.

From: chiew hoong choy (Friendster)

Date: 07/4/2006 11:03 am
Subject: Re: Ken here
Message: yes,hong choy here. so far so good. I try e-mail to
u but can't get.
yi chien teach me about friendster .
how about u now? find job aready?

Ken wrote:
> Is this Hong Choy? Surprised to see you on
friendster. How
> are you doing?

"The Wait" Full Length

2008-04-19T11:15:00.000-07:00

Finally uploaded the film after 6 months. Check it out.
Click here to watch the film

Neogiovannism Films Presents
A Silver Fish Production
A Giovanni Chen Film

Yuh Wen Fong Steven Toh Sandra Foo

Music by Ken Hor
“The Wait” End Credit List
Click here to watch the film

PS: This is a draft, an incomplete list... not in proper order
Edited by Giovanni Chen
Art Director - Mireia Rey Moreno
Director of Photography - Marcel J. Rodriguez
Executive Producer - Giovanni Chen
Produced by Ken Hor, Steven Toh
Screenplay by Giovanni Chen, Lionel Chan
Directed by Giovanni Chen
Opening Credit by Wei Loon Chow
Production Coordinator - Meei Tyng Wong
Production Assistant - Chun Ling Lau, Kean Lee
Motion Graphic Designer - Jason Ong
Assistant Editor - Pei Yee Lee
All music and sound mixed and mastering by Ken Hor

Sound Department
Foley Engineer Ong Bee Wah, Poh Phun
Foley Artist Ong Bee Wah, Poh Phun, Lee Aik Hooi, Lee Pei Yee, Cheng Siao Chiat, Loke Xiao Yun
Foley Mastering Engineer Kevin Liew
ADR Engineer Lee Pei Yee (Malaysia), Ken Hor (Los Angeles)

Orchestrator and Conductor Ken Hor
Additional Music (Bagua Opening) Lee Aik Hooi
Scoring Assistant and Copyist Lee Aik Hooi
Music Supervisor Lee Aik Hooi (Malaysia), Fung Chern Hwei (New York)
Score Recordist Ong Bee Wah (Malaysia), Fung Chern Hwei (New York)

USA Musicians
Solo Clarinet Eugene Pook
Violin Tan Ka Ming
Cello Lisa Kursel

Malaysia Musicians
Solo Voice Chew Paul Way
Solo Violin and Viola Fung Chern Hwei
Solo Trumpet Isaac Chia
Violin Brian Tan, Dennis Lau, Jenn
Viola Lau Yew Hann
Cello Cheng Siao Chiat, Lee Pei Yee
Piano Lee Aik Hooi, Ken Hor
Synth Ken Hor
Additional Voice Tan Shenq Nan, Ken Hor

End Credit Song "Wait"
Music and Lead Vocalist Heidi Loh
Lyrics Heidi Loh, Giovanni Chen
Band Dire Dilemmas - Lionel (Drums), Jeremy (Bass, Guitar), Agnes (Keyboard)
Producer and Arranger Ken Hor, Cheng Siao Chiat
Recording Engineer Vee Voon Haw

Studios
Film Score, Dubbing Stage, Mixing and Mastering, Foley University Putra Malaysia, Serdang Malaysia
Film Score AMPAC, Damansara Malaysia
Chern Hwei’s Home Studio, New York
Goh’s Home Studio, Wisconsin
Encore Music, TTDI Malaysia
End Credit Song Recording 101 Studio, SS3 Malaysia
ADR Recording Pablo's, Westwood, Los Angeles
Foley Mastering King Studio, Petaling Jaya Malaysia

Special Thanks
USA
Billie Lim Chia
Pablo Matilla
Pablo Eyre
Chia Joon Loo
Khar Hooi Choo
Kean Sin Yeoh
Siao Lay Wong
Weng Mun Lan
Sandra Foo
Yan Ling Liew
Nikki Hwang
David Tan
Ai Shen Liew
Connie Charoonsrisavasd
Miqi Huang
Goh Chia Chien
Minh Do (UCLA Extension ISO Office)
Michael Lammers (UCLA Extension Entertainment Office)
(Special thanks to Goh Chia-Chien for kindly lending his basement bathroom as our recording studio in Winconsin, US)

Malaysia
Kevin Liew (King Studio)
Brian Tan (AMPAC)
Pete Teo
Chan Soo Wei
Justin Lim
Julian Chan
Vincent Kang
Lee Aik Hong
Moh Cheong Fong
Liu Chee Chau
Adrin Teo
Lau Chooi Wee
Encore Music Sdn Bhd, TTDI, Malaysia

University Putra Malaysia Music Department, Serdang, Malaysia
Dr. Zahid Emby
Dr. Chan Cheong Jan
Arif Zain Yusof Ali
Najimuddin Zakaria
Amir Nordin Abu Bakar
Joariniah Deraman
Musripah Sindin

© 2006 - Hor Fook Ken. All rights reserved.

Yuen Fun's Wedding :-)

2008-04-18T04:53:00.001-07:00

Pre-Wedding:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2139205&l=cd9b7&id=34302907

On-Day Wedding:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2141672&l=c628c&id=34302907

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2141942&l=68d5e&id=34302907

Dinner:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2143255&l=a78bb&id=34302907

Solemnization:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2141951&l=d2eeb&id=34302907

Chinese Malaysian Music Expert Database Press Conference

2008-04-17T12:02:00.000-07:00

Check out www.cmmus.org

2008年4月16日

事项：设立『音乐人才资料库』新闻发布会邀请函

『音乐人才资料库』乃由华总全国华团文化咨询委员会艺术教育组负责策划设立。

本组对设立音乐人才资料库的目的如下：
收集华裔音乐人才（个人）资料，分类存档，以便于必要时出版专集，加以推广。
通过所收集资料，设立专案小组（如声乐、器乐、民族乐、打击乐、管弦乐、弹奏乐等），策划活动、加强联系，促进交流，创造机会。
探讨在华社（华校、华团等）推展音乐教育和活动的可行性计划。
推介、引进国际著名音乐活动，以资借鉴。

兹特此函，诚意邀请各位出席于以下时间、地点举行之新闻发布会：

日期：2008年4月19日（星期六）
时间：上午10时30分
地点：华总丹斯里谢富年礼堂

敬恳踊跃出席！

若有疑问，敬请联络本会秘书处。谢谢!

颂祝安康

华总全国华团文化咨询委员会
艺术教育组主任朱芳俊谨启

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Chun Liang the maaaannnnn...

2008-04-14T14:15:00.001-07:00

Still remember him? The third from left, with thumb up.

Proud of my old folk Chun Liang and his wife Christina. Their baby was born on the march 21.
Check out the photos.
http://micahchan.shutterfly.com

Very happy for them.

Fuck.... I am exhausted

2008-04-13T15:02:00.001-07:00

ok. I am going to bed. What kinda life is this? Damn, I miss LA so much lately.

This is crazy!

2008-03-31T09:34:00.001-07:00

Click it to enlarge.

Composers check out!

2008-03-28T19:37:00.001-07:00

Asian Contemporary Music Festival

In the year 2009, ACMF will be put together with TIMF, having its event held in Tongyeong and Seoul, Korea, from March 26 until April 2. The ACME-TIMF 2009 widely welcomes newly composed music that gathers music and people, crossing over generations and continents through new trends and media with open-minded communication.

About ACMF

Application form

搬走了吗？

2008-03-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

如常的回家，回去你心房里的家。
以为我会如常的被想念，但原来挖了个无底洞自己在陷！
心房还在，但你不在。
你也碎了... 你真的搬走了...
是吗？

click here to play “回到碎了的心房里” if the player doesn't work.

碎了就走，留下我单独！
拾碎片，掌被割，心也割...
以为你懂了，但还是没轻放。

累，我去睡。

碎

2008-03-27T10:28:00.001-07:00

爱是易碎物
请小心轻放

你绝心的摔
我慢慢的拾，割到了自己的掌，也割心。

夜了，愁了，感觉重重的...
无助，心哭，我的坟墓在你心里那处？

Click here to play “八卦” if the player doesn't work

我的房间变了，你要来看看吗？
看了才摔可以吗？

没有想到我遇到了

2008-03-25T10:47:00.001-07:00

click here to play “Tum Tum 转” if the player doesn't work.

这些是我在2003年8月23日burn去CD的蓝色大门的照片和故事。我还在光良哪儿工作，那时我已经很累了，很想逃了。两年多后我在飞机上遇到了一个和孟克柔很像的人。看到了还傻了一眼。
见到她3个月后我就开始为一部中文片配乐。导演拿了蓝色大门的DVD要我听电影里的音乐。我做那部电影时满脑都是你... 那部短片有得奖的哦... 哈哈哈
蓝色大门的导演也是UCLA毕业的哦！

我在准备明天在大学的讲座，找着资料，无经意的看到这片CD，好奇开来看看有什么重要的在里面...

现在有想你。

Letter from Dr. Chan, Head of UPM Music Department

2008-03-14T08:41:00.001-07:00

Dear colleagues and friends,

I am spreading information about the Music Program offered by UPM for STPM grads who are thinking of taking up music in local government universities. Kindly forward this mail to your colleagues, friends, music teachers and music schools around who might have contact with potential students. Kindly forward this message as soon as you can, preferably before 22 March 2008 so that potential students will have time to consider before the dealine of application to KPT. Thank you very much.

Regards, Chan

=========================================================================

To STPM graduates who are contemplating studying music in government university:

Before you fill in the application form, you must be wondering which university to choose as your first choice. It is important for you to know what kind of program each university is offering so that you will get to learn what you want to learn later. Below is a brief description about music program offered by Universiti Putra Malaysia.

INTRODUCTION TO UPM MUSIC PROGRAM

Bachelor of Music Program (Music Performance) offered in Universiti Putra Malaysia, under the Faculty of Human Ecology, focuses on music performance, with a coherent and comprehensive content of Western Classical music tradition, but with also exposure to popular, jazz, commercial and traditional music. Performance is the core of the program where every student would have to have a major study instrument where individual instrumental lesson is the main component throughout the course which will lead to a Final Solo Recital for graduation at the last semester.
Besides, students will have to take an orchestral instrument as their second study instrument. Students will have performance experience and training in various combination including solo, chamber, choir and orchestra.
The program also provides a strong and concentrated support courses to enhance the performance skills, which is known as performance support courses. Performance support courses are divided into 1) theory and composition courses, 2) analysis and interpretation courses and 3) history courses. Beside all the performance and related courses mentioned above, UPM's music program also include a number of 4) academic courses in music that prepare students to pursue Master degree in music in various fields like performance studies, music education, music therapy, ethnomusicology.

THE STRENGTH OF THE DEPARTMENT

The department is known for its vigorous training on solo performance and orchestra training. Facilities in the department includes a Steinway 9 foot grand, two Kawai grand pianos, 12 upright pianos, full Orchestra percussions, three double bass, three bassoons, three horns, and other orchestral instruments.
Miss Yeoh Pei Sze (violinist), who is also an examiner for Trinity Guildhall, and Dr Loo Fung Chiat (pianist) are leading the classical performance studies in the department. Students majoring in jazz and commercial music are also increasing under the tutelage of Dr Chan Cheong Jan (pianist, composer) and Mr Arif Yusof Zain (saxophonist), and also with our adjunct professor Ooi Eau Jin. Conductor of National Symphony Orchestra Mustafa Fuzer Nawi is training the department's orchestra, while Mr Ian Tan is instructing the department's choir.

TYPE OF COURSES

A. PERFORMANCE COURSES
First Study Instrument
Second Study Instrument
Solo Instrumental I, II, III and IV
Lecture Recital
Final Recital
Choir I, II, III
Orchestra I, II, III
Chamber music I, II

B. THEORY AND COMPOSITION COURSES
Musical language (Tonal Harmony)
Advance music language
Orchestration
Basic Composition

C. MUSICIANSHIP COURSES
Aural skill I (Solfege, ear training and keyboard harmony)
Aural skill II (Solfege, ear training and figured bass)
Basic Conducting Technique

D. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION COURSES
Performance practice
Repertoire studies
Analysis and interpretation

E. HISTORY COURSES
Musical awareness (Baroque until Classical)
Advanced music awareness (Romantic until Contemporary)

F. ACADEMIC COURSES IN MUSIC
Psychology and sociology of music
Music and child development
Introduction to music therapy

G. MUSIC TECHNOLOGY COURSES
Introduction to music technology
Audio system
MIDI and sequencing
Recording Technique
Electronic Music

H. OTHER COURSES
Jazz Appreciation
Jazz Improvisation
Music Industry

Further information please contact: chanupm@gamil.com or 0389467122 Dr Chan

--
CHAN Cheong-Jan
D.Lit (Doctor of Literature in Musicology-Osaka University)
Senior Lecturer (Music Education, Composition and Ethnomusicology)
Music Department,
Faculty of Human Ecology,
Universiti Putra Malaysia,
UPM Serdang, Selangor,
MALAYSIA
Poscode 43400
Fax 603-8656-1689 (Attn:Dr Chan)
Tel 603-8946-7132
Mobile 6017-871-2011

Job Opening

2008-02-28T19:15:00.000-08:00

Puan Lam was my university lecturer back in UPM. She is running a daycare school now. Please spread the news. Thank you.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Post: Day Care Teacher

Job Specialisation: Education

Minimum qualification: SPM

Requirements: Proficient in Mandarin, Malay and English

Responsibilities: Tuition and homework coaching

Work Location: Bandar Kinrara, Puchong.

Type of appointment: Full Time and Part Time

Salary: From RM1200-RM2000(full time)

From RM800-RM1000 (Part Time)

Application: Send resume through email or call

Contact Detail

Name of contact person: May Lam

Tel 03-80754034/0126569749

email: mh_owyong@yahoo.com

Pocky watching food

2008-02-28T18:38:00.000-08:00

The little baby :)

Meeting Los Angeli @ Midvalley

2008-02-21T12:58:00.000-08:00

Or click here to see pictures on Caterine's Multiply -- <a href=http://caterine.multiply.com/photos/album/35/Los_Angelis_Mid_Valley_08>Los Angelis @ Mid Valley '08</a>

Hapy Birthday Jessica

2008-02-07T13:36:00.001-08:00

This iCard has been sent to you from Ken Hor

Julian's last gig @ Rick's Cafe Casablance before heading to NYC

2008-01-04T04:03:00.000-08:00

One of the best gigs so far !!!

Julian said : My quartet gig at Rick's Cafe Casablanca, One Bangsar on 3 Jan 2008. Amazing band, and a bunch of my best friends! We're playing Kenny Garrett's "Wayne's Thang".

Julian Chan - sax
Justin Lim - keys
AJ - bass
John Thomas - drums

Thanks to Eddie for this cool footage taken with my Panasonic Lumix camera! (less)

Some shows I went lately...

2007-12-04T18:53:00.000-08:00

I went to Angelita's show at NBT with Kayleigh last Saturday. Angelita is so pretty, charming :)
Amazing performance!!

Aik Hooi's recital.

Visited Bee Wah and Pei Yee before the recital but I didn't stay... sorry. Some stupid deadlines ran me nuts.

Gruvavenue Concert @ Actor Studio in October
Some of the best jazz kaki in KL.... I am not thou. LOL.

Check out Gruvavenue @ http://www.reverbnation.com
They just released a CD, live recording from the concert http://sunny-sign-up.blogspot.com

Cards from buddies

2007-12-03T20:18:00.000-08:00

From Wei Yann

Wei Yann and siblings

Hui-Ping

Saw this so many times on my friendster profile... -_-

and this

CherSiang the Wong Fei Hung Malaysian Style!!

2007-11-24T23:14:00.001-08:00

REal Shit!!!! from Malaysia

2007-11-15T17:06:00.001-08:00

Pro Cak Lempong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3R6BPpys-I

Underneath that...

2007-11-08T16:03:00.001-08:00

Keep in mind this actually happened!
Okay so this is how I imagine this conversation went: Wal-Mart Employee: "Hello 'dis Walmarts, how can I help you?"
Customer:" I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week."
Wal-Mart Employee: "What you be wantin on da cake?"
Customer: "Best Wishes Suzanne" and underneath that "We will miss you".

Some recent pictures

2007-11-08T01:47:00.001-08:00

Pan Mee @ Setapak

Working...

Cooking @ Home

Kuan's Sa Sa Lost ...

2007-11-06T08:08:00.001-08:00

Dear all,
My friend, Kuan lost her dog near Jusco, Cheras Selatan on 3rd Nov 2007 at approx 9.00pm, anyone see her pls contact her as soon as possible.

THANK YOU

Lai Kuan
012-298 2842
017-647 9306

Touching Quote ahhhhh--hh- -aAHa--Hhhhh

2007-11-05T07:58:00.001-08:00

love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.

Sorry... wanted to delete this. but, i just couldn't. It's so meaningful.

Another one from her
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

Admin Executive Needed... one stop jobstreet muah muah

2007-10-31T11:25:00.001-07:00

OK.... i am just doing sandie a favour spreading the news. Don't ask me anything about this, ask the boss - Sandie.

Admin Executive
(Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur)
Requirements:

Candidate must possess at least a Higher Secondary/STPM/"A" Level/Pre-U in any field.
Required skill(s): Microsoft Office.
Required language(s): English.
Preferred language(s): Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia
At least 1 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
Applicants must be willing to work in Kuala Lumpur.
Applicants should be Malaysian citizens or hold relevant residence status.
Preferably Junior Executives specializing in Clerical/Administrative Support or equivalent.
Full-Time positions available.

About Long Tail Sdn Bhd:
Long Tail, as the name suggests, believes in the concept of the long-tail business model in the mobile media and entertainment market. It is about the creation of unlimited demand through the digitisation and aggregation of various niche properties in the internet and mobile industry. Long Tail is neither a content provider nor a platform provider. It is just a specialist that helps clients to achieve their objectives, through brainstorming, planning and delivering creative ideas into the commercial world.
Thanks. J

Warm regards,
Sandie Chee
Long Tail Sdn Bhd
Tel.: +603 6203 9511
Fax: +603 6203 9512

Pretty Pey Shen and Handsome Shi Hao

2007-10-21T19:37:00.001-07:00

Happy for you guys... my best wishes!

UPM buddies, must check this out.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Peyshen/PreWeddingPhotos

At the Crossroad - Malaysia

2007-10-20T06:22:00.001-07:00

You guys gotta check this out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9zmRMoDt58

Another Great Quote

2007-10-18T05:15:00.001-07:00

By Angel Hatice: To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.

Great Quote

2007-10-17T18:13:00.001-07:00

Karen: a successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person

You have to see this - The purest love you can ever see.

2007-10-10T11:22:00.001-07:00

Very beautiful !!! very touching...
Sweet and heartwarming... Whatever word you wanna put it....

"Kids knows better than the adults - live up a harmony life, appreciating the uniqueness of multiracial society" Quote from theeyes07

It comes to an end... soon

2007-10-08T09:57:00.001-07:00

And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything seems like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know your alive

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

Pocky's getting to look more like a poodle

2007-09-30T10:58:00.001-07:00

Crazy Pocky... yet materialistic

2007-09-27T04:23:00.001-07:00

Gotcha...

Humping... in a very wrong way. LOL

Done Humping

New Target!!!!

Giovanni's film "The Wait" Poster.

2007-09-26T01:07:00.000-07:00

More info at http://web.mac.com/hfken/iWeb/Wait

Neogiovannism Films Presents
A Silver Fish Production
A Giovanni Chen Film

Yuh Wen Fong, Steven Toh, Sandra Foo

Music by Ken Hor

Some quote

2007-09-25T19:21:00.000-07:00

Saw this at someone's friendster... I thought it was touching.

If a picture paints a thousand words,
Then why can't I paint you?
The words will never show
The you I've come to know

For SAGIs today...

2007-09-25T09:05:00.001-07:00

Thinking about your relationships is not helpful today. You have to act on them.

While your focus has been on other people in your life lately, thinking completely about your current relationships is not going to be possible today. But that is a good thing -- it's time to get yourself refocused on who you are alone, as an individual. You may be running the risk of losing yourself in the noise of socializing. Ask yourself honestly if you are working so hard on friendships and relationships with other people to avoid working hard on yourself.

Idiotic Romance in Sagittarius

2007-09-25T02:03:00.001-07:00

Some one told me...

One day when he stops running, he is trapped... or there is preparation for another witless runaway process? ... whether it's a runaway process on hyperreality or a breathless commitment, the feeling of caring or being cared in comfort, or simply for the sake of running away...

If this will happen, let it happen quick... An affair that will never be stable, sometimes, is too comfortable to commit.

This I am sure...
I am averse to going to wedding dinners.

Updated scores...

2007-09-23T22:10:00.001-07:00

Just update the Wait film score page, with 2 cues... check it out.
http://web.mac.com/hfken/iWeb/Wait

Thanks Paul Way, Pookini... and many others. Love you guys. :D

The man who makes 'The Simpsons' sing - CNN.com

2007-09-23T05:36:00.001-07:00

The story is about Alf Clausen, who never knows what to expect.

Sometimes it's an arrangement of a classic melody, such as the theme to "The Great Escape." Sometimes it's a parody of a show tune, such as "The Monorail Song" (a "Music Man" pastiche) or several numbers from "My Fair Lady." Sometimes it's an original piece, such as "The Stonecutters Song." Sometimes it's basic instrumental interludes.

And sometimes, it's all of the above. After all, we're talking about "The Simpsons."
...Read more at CNN

Watch a slide show of Clausen and his work

This is a posting about me visiting the Simpsons scoring stage and Alf, a few days before I leaft LA - Visiting Alf Clausen @ The Simpsons session. Great composers, successful people in many places except those from our homeland, are suprisingly helpful. They never give you a bitch-slap look because you are new, they won't show off their pride... I am not saying all people outside are one kind and all people here are bla bla bla, If you have never experienced shut your ass up.... I mean in general. Alf probably is one of my heros since I was a little boy. I've never thought I could meet him, definitely not dreaming of being his acquaintance, getting his advice and his compliment and critics on my work, his encouragement... I almost got blast everytime I met someone really great or even some freshees like me.... Sad that I've never felt that way when I met those big names here, except people here who are doing indie and who doing their own shit and not pleasing anyone nor public.

Wait I gotta rephrase what I said... I am not saying those big-name I met in Malaysia are successful thou. They are not, b**ch! but they are the one who monopoli the market here, they are people who make music on the radio, the people who play the politics, the gang who run the industry here... and those so-called idols you see everyday on paper are just puppets. sad for them. The standard is so low, public awareness is just not there... who to blame? Anyway, who cares? Glad to see some good musicians carrying their balls to do music. Dudes, you all have my gratitude and respect... and better do well!!!

Damn, I don't know what I am venting... duh... OK... I am extreme. this is not rambling anymore... raving! It's not that bad... There are still many great people around here, you will hear them, just the matter when. But YOU gotta open up your ears. You can't use your eyes to listen.

Visit Alf's website http://www.alfclausen.com/

Summer Dawn

2007-09-19T14:05:00.000-07:00

I thought of my grand ma everytime I listened to this old work of mine. I wrote this for a class I took in UCLA, in summer 2 years ago around the same time as now, september, summer, and was done on monday early morning. my 2nd year in LA when I did this, my 2nd summer in Westwood. The music was then used in a gig i was working on in December the same year.

If the plugin doesn't work, try this - http://web.mac.com/hfken/iWeb/Music/Scores_files/SummerDawn.mp3

I like dawn, waiting for the 1st of light of the day. I actually wrote this for my grandmother. It didn't take me too long to come out with the theme and scratch, because the thought was so strong.

The beginning child-like theme is me infront of my grandma, she likes to listen me on piano. the main theme with groove is describing each time at which daylight first begins.... getting brighter when it goes to piano improvising with the main theme. the middle part piano solo is all about my grandma, her kindness, tenderness... then comes back to dawn theme, finally back to me playing piano as a child for her.

My family was going back to my hometown to visit her 5 years ago. I decided to stay at the very last minute for a small project. I didn't sleep that night for this project. I completed the mixing just before dawn. When I step out the room for a cigarette, a sudden light made me blink... i thought of grandma at that very moment.

She passed away in that morning...

_______________

Ok.... enough with sentimental thought... before it gets a bit corny. Ok.. did this all in Reason. played it in one by one...
The main theme is made up with Cm9 Cm13 Cm9 FM7/C then 2nd time go to 3 weird chords (they're hella beautiful for me)
Development part is sentimental like - Cm Fm7 Bb7 EbM7 AbM7 DbM7 Dm7 G(b13)...
ps: actually sometimes when you see me doing the piano solo part, not most of the time... I mean sometimes laaa... that means either I was lazy, which has been seldom, or I was rushing out work and I was running out of time... so just Hantam la. LOL.
then back to main theme again.
The idea is pretty simple - Intro (free time), Main theme, Development (free time), Main theme, Recap of Intro (free time).

So far this is the one I played my heart the best at the time I was working.

Official Site Updated and "the Wait" Film Scores.

2007-09-16T00:49:00.001-07:00

Finally spent sometime to update my official site.... it's been a while since beginning this year.

The film scores I did for "the Wait" Giovanni's indie film.
http://web.mac.com/hfken/iWeb/Wait

Check out the credit. Miqi's film was the official selection of a few festivals.

Some songs I did for Ministry of Education Malaysia at the Songwriting page.

Your name??

2007-09-07T18:42:00.001-07:00

Find out how popular your first name has been over the past 100 years, just click below and enter your first name.

http://www.birthdayalarm.com/name

Young Iris

2007-08-16T08:07:00.001-07:00

Warmest blessing

2007-08-08T22:33:00.001-07:00

Lai Yee's wedding last month, UPM table.

Fung Chern Hwei Jazz Trio

2007-07-13T02:48:00.000-07:00

More news on Star Online
After the concert

From left: Yew Chong, me, Chern hwei, Joyce Ho

Yew Chong's Performace @ Sedaya College

2007-07-11T02:58:00.000-07:00

A friend who I respect a lot.

A touching real story. What should I say, I almost cried when I first watch the video. How could this worst happen to a talented musician...?

I finally met him Yew Chong, at his recital at Sedaya college.
He sometimes hardly hear what I say, he couldn't hear the lower range and high register notes when he played on the stage.... If this is the worst thing can ever happen to a musician and he manages to keep up, yet doing well and with pride.. why can't I, why can't everyone of you?

Yew Choong Cheong, a hearing impaired pianist working on his doctorate at West Virginia University, in a recital hall at the the Creative Arts Center on the Evansdale Campus of WVU.

Article About Yew Chong
Video Clip About Yew Chong

Two upcoming events in KL and NYC, from Chern Hwei

2007-05-12T01:04:00.000-07:00

Do well pals.

Flu Epidemic, the virus spreader

2007-05-11T07:48:00.000-07:00

List of victims
Mom - Coma
Seng - Deadpan
Wai - Early stage
Alice - Surrender and back to hometown
Iris - Flu... every bad thing!! But working, still....
Lyn - Mild sore throat
Shaz - Mild sore throat
SJ - Deadpan
OAM - virus recycling. LOL
...... list is growing

from Ken
Long time I haven't felt that I can be so influential or "influenzial" LOL

PS: I just hope Aina, Adam and their family don't get it.... especially their 7-month little sister. Sorry Marisa, I should have not visited you all yesterday.

Some pix last week

2007-05-11T07:33:00.000-07:00

Finally we met up - Joyce Ho, and her buddies. Not sure what other names thou.
Check this cat out... a great pianist came back from Germany.
Laters

Hilarious!!!

2007-05-08T11:34:00.000-07:00

channel 7, abc news in LA
Marc Brown is the reporter... wondering if he knew he was being a laughingstock that night.

From LA - Hong Kong - KL.... Outro of the trill - 2. Hong Kong

2007-05-04T22:45:00.000-07:00

Here I am finally...

I went home with Chern hwei and SAPO... wonderful journey.

O ya, went to meet my coursemate in UCLA, Michael Mak - my close bud in westwood.
Pictures tell everything.

Ken and ChernHwei on Cathay Pacific

Ken and SAPO

SAPO on LRT going to Kowloon

Going to Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙咀 by ferry

Meeting Michael Mak in 尖沙咀

New stuff

2007-04-29T16:03:00.000-07:00

Check this out...
Music for James and Paul Way, tryout @ Paulway's

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

2007-04-29T04:47:00.000-07:00

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

2007-04-26T13:29:00.000-07:00

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

2007-04-17T10:51:00.000-07:00

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

2007-04-15T20:51:00.000-07:00

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

2007-04-15T20:32:00.000-07:00

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

2007-04-10T12:40:00.001-07:00

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 :)

Continue flashing back in December 2006.. the rest

2007-04-10T12:40:00.000-07:00

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.

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

After an loopy makan night... my face on christmas morning... Soon, started working... back to a normal day.

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

Then on Dec 28, here come connie the Blackhead-Blazer, term modified from NBA Trail-Blazer 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

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

Flash back on a surprise party on my birthday

2007-04-04T13:49:00.000-07:00

Just miss LA too much...

Before the party, connie brought me to California Pizza Kitchen, had a sweet romantic dinner.... just too happy about during the dinner and never thought of having a surprise party. Thanks connie.

Flashback on December 2006

2007-03-29T12:11:00.000-07:00

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

2007-03-29T11:49:00.000-07:00

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

2007-03-27T22:47:00.000-07:00

惊喜，仔细看，再用心发现，然后期待...

Go Miqi go Miqi !!!!

2007-03-22T13:11:00.000-07:00

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 !!!

2007-03-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

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

2007-03-16T12:39:00.001-07:00

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

2007-03-07T05:23:00.000-08:00

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

Some updates of Chern Hwei affair

2007-03-07T04:54:00.000-08:00

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 !!!

2007-03-06T14:30:00.000-08:00

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...

2007-03-06T13:19:00.000-08:00

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

2007-03-06T03:25:00.000-08:00

Avenue Q - The Musical

BACK HOME

2007-03-04T21:15:00.000-08:00

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.

Crayon's gig in KL

2007-02-19T05:49:00.000-08:00

Crayon = Pageshadow = Chern Hwei.
He said.....

I'm quite surprised that all of a sudden I start to get jazz gigs in KL coming back this time ---- not just any jazz gigs but gigs with some of the most prominent musicians in KL or even in Malaysia!

I still can't believe it, but I have 4 nights of jazz dates in KL on March.

So here we go:

March 2 and 3 (No Black Tie)
I'm playing with Greg Lyons' Groove Junky, doing his originals and a great deal of Hermeto Pascoal's music. This is the first engagement I get for this vacation.

March 9 and 10 (Top Room)
I'll be playing with Julian Chan's new project, Boplicity, doing some "new s***", according to him. We'll see what we're gonna do, I have a feeling this is something that people don't do much in KL... Julian, anything to add?

Oh by the way, March 11 (No Black Tie...again)
I'll 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.

Guys please feel free to come!!

What Is My Culture by Tan Sooi Beng

2007-02-19T02:20:00.000-08:00

Cultural identity formation and national belonging in the contemporary age is complex.

Most Chinese who are born overseas no longer look to China as their homeland, and the ethnically Chinese who now live in Malaysia are no different. Malaysian Chinese who have visited southern China -- wherefrom their forefathers originated -- have reaffirmed that they are indeed different from the people there. Many have problems communicating; the Hokkien, Cantonese or Hakka dialects spoken in China differ greatly in enunciation. They might even complain that the food there is too bland, and lacks the spices found in Malaysian cuisine.

Nevertheless, the expression and maintenance of Chinese culture and identity among those in diaspora remain important. Certain traditions are selected for revival, transmitted and become emblems of identity. Contrary to popular notions of identity as something essentialist, the Chinese identity -- like all cultures in dissemination -- is not fixed, and is constantly being transformed and localised.

The visions of the Malaysian Chinese identity also varies internally: the Malaysian Chinese community is not homogeneous, and is differentiated in terms of educational background, religion and the degree of acculturation.

The musical arts is one space where Chinese of all backgrounds articulate and rework their identities. Music has always been an important medium for the younger generation to forge new cultural expressions -- and, while the majority of ethnically Chinese musicians in Malaysia continue to be inspired by sounds from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, some are aware of the need for local relevance, so as to reach out to bigger, multiethnic audiences.

Moving Sale

2007-02-01T01:34:00.000-08:00

Shoehorn's stuff for sale
No Butt...!

last 10... no, 9 days.

2007-01-30T05:24:00.000-08:00

Dawn is near and the silent voice sings clear again.. so clear... and a bit blue, a bit gloomy, but I'm calm and cool... and cold.
My last 9 days in Los Angeles. What is going to happen in the next six months back home? Where am I going after six months? a bigger adventure in New York or back to LA? Just, stay calm, just...

Happy Birthday Carmen, How are you?

Silent Diary

When night is deep, and moon is high; when my mind is deep, word is little; when my mood is blue, and the silent voice is loud in my ears... These tunes speak my mood, this is my audio diary.

I'm still alive

2007-01-17T01:59:00.000-08:00

Dude, 'm just too busy... Haven't said a word since new year.
I was sick over the new year weekends.
had a happening weekend - Sunday casting audition of Silver Fish Film, then hung out with some Malaysians for Karaoke in San Gabriel.
Yesterday, we had a farewell party for Fumi, my dearest roommate... And I made KFC again. HAHA. He is going bak to Japan 6 hours later for interviews to get into pilot school... cool huh? his dream since childhood.

Doing another track for Mo's album
Will start doing the end credit of Silver Fish, soon.
Another track for Zino, the german rapper.
Preparing the copyright sheet for the music I did for a feature, the bathroom short, and the Zombie short...

So.... I am still alive, and doing pretty well this month.

A Temp Track

2006-12-30T03:39:00.000-08:00

Rambling on Jan 12 - Finally I replace the auto-play track with link to the song, 手紙 at my Silent Diary ...
手紙 - a Temp Track

The ‘temp track’, a temporary mock-up of a film's soundtrack, is assembled from pre-existing music prior to the real, commissioned score being composed. It is a "blueprint" for the film score

... alright it sounded like I copied from somewhere. I was my note I jotted down in film scoring class laaa... I already memorized it, like a piece of roti tisu!

This is what I keep listening to now... a temp track for the end credit of the film I'm working on now.
I don't understand Japanese, but it's definitely a charming song... I've been listening to it nonstop since an hour ago, I kinda hate it now. LOL.

When doing the song, I shouldn't listen to it anymore. You can only listen to it before you start doing it... It's just my rule.
And actualy it's true! If my itchy finger go click this song when I'm working on it.... hell, the outcome will sound like the original no matter how hard I try to get rid of it.

The song should play automatically and NONSTOP... so, get what I mean? I bet you wanna leave here, right now.
AIYO, there is a button you can press and get it shutup, DUH!

HEY, Check out my baby girl on the side column, scroll down... Pretty eyes huh?

Hug Me

2006-12-29T14:48:00.000-08:00

hug me
Originally uploaded by yasmin the storyteller.

I like SEPET very much. I think this is one thing all Malaysians should be proud of.

SEPET Trailer, still stunning after 2 years.
Check out Yasmin Ahmad's blog.
Also, Check out the review and discussion on IMDB. It is rated 8.0... SEPET well deserves it.