Audio-Man's Ranting

At a first glance this thing looks like an electronic sitar.Anyways, from the info I've gathered Chapman Sticks comes in a variety of versions i.e. 8, 10 or 12 strings. From my observation of the people who uses this instrument, they tap by using both hands and this instrument is able to produce sounds of both bass kind of sound and a normal guitar as well. Its pretty interesting that one instrument is able to create a nuance of 2 instruments.hehe. It even has passive and active pickups, with midi controller and also 2 channel output i.e for bass and melody (I suppose for the 'guitar' sound)

I must say I only saw a few musicians who uses this instrument. And I must also say that I've never ever held a Chapman Stick before, because I stay in Malaysia, and I always believe that our exposure to music here in Malaysia is very very dissapointing.

Here's another musician who uses a chapman stick...meet Rob Martino, one of the musician you'd find on Youtube should you type Chapman Stick in the search collumn. The name of the song is One Cloud and people, I LOVE THIS SONG!!!




Nuances of the unknown is just like being in the dark....show me the light!

I never disclosed to you guys...I was asked (or to be more pollitically correct, was given a directive) to volunteer for a dance (YES,DANCE!!)performance, at our Managing Director's farewell dinner...and the performance was about 4 hours ago...accckkk...yes, I thought it was going to be a...reputation/public relations disaster especially at work! You know how some..SOME people can be very skeptical towards guys who dance for a performance...anyways, the whole time..from the rehearsal until the last few minutes before the show begins...it was fine. I was doing fine with my flag waving routine for the Chinese dance (I am half Chinese...proud to represent my other half race) until right before my turn to do that flag thinggy..the flag just came off from the stick!!!

Holy shit!! I was trying to put the thing back on but just couldn't focus hard enough to put the damn thing back on...thank God for Nur Asikin ( I won't forget this!!) was there focused enough to put the flag back on and I managed to still get on the stage doing my thing...though I had to do my flag routine slowly...coz I bet if I waive it hard enough it would just fly off and that would just be another traumatizing disaster.

Well..now its over...the rest of the 'dance' went well...except for the flag part where I feel kinda dissappointed because I sort of like the move, trained till my fingers hurt like hell and I didn't get to do it on stage...*sigh*...

Anyways...I realised now people could just go on saying "Sasha, dancer!"....well, if I had it my way, I'd say "Fuck you, you didn't have the balls to step up to do the shit I did, didn't you?"

Of course...that would end up me being fired I suppose...

But you know what, it was kinda fun. I got to wear a chinese traditional costume, show off a little martial art...and I was very impressed with my other half race's culture and history.

Anyways, here's a picture of me with Lee Chee Hao during the rehearsal..

Me and Chee Hao

"Men who looks down on men who dances are pathetic.."

I almost forgot that I was supposed to hang out with 2 of my closest friends here...well,Elaine was kind enough to sms me this afternoon to remind me that there was a get-together with them this evening...or I would've forgotten.Me and my bad habbits.


I also realised that we haven't met for so long and most of the information changed was through G Talk...crap. Although I remember sajna telling me that I'm up-to-date...heck Saj, all of us met was what...3 months ago?I remember we met up at the A&W drive through restaurant in PJ..that was the last one..but how long has it been?

Anyways, it was fun hanging out with them. Talked about almost anything...love life, politics, housemates,work...muahaha...


("Ever Increasing Circle" by Carcass playing on my iTunes now)


Yes, if you noticed I'm the only guy in this hanging out group. Well, I have said it before...I am a normal eccentric guy in Malaysia. I believe I am different, you can compare me to most of the Malay or even the male species for this matter. But however, hanging out with them somehow or rather I realise we are all in the same frequency. We are somehow to a certain degree rather cynical, pestimist and also optimist in a way, sarcastic and also opinionated about certain things.


But you know what, they are one of the few who are down to earth and somehow or rather I feel all of us belong to the same social level I suppose. I suppose that's the main key how we all managed to keep in contact with each other and also tolerated each other. And we share our predicaments in all areas usually. Should we come from different social standard I think we would have lost contact...because in my opinion social standard could somehow or rather 'manipulate' us becoming who we are...am I right? Our attitudes would somehow not be the same as we are today.


Of course, it would bring no justice as I would never know, if I belong to a lower social standard or Saj being a anak datuk would we still be in contact and be friends? Would we ever be friends actually? I never really bothered to hang out with rich kids actually. One of the reasons is I suppose...is because I don't think I dressed to the occasion where everybody is AMPANG (Razif would know what I mean)...I suppose I was a fashion disaster during the Uni days...but then again,my point is...if we were ever socially different in standards would we be friends?

Well, we would never really know because it never happened but I'm glad it is how it is because the three of us are still good friends till now. :D





This is me and Sajna...






And this is Elaine..


I am different.They are my friends.Nuff said.