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I love music. I love listening to it. And most of all, I love playing with it, I mean not just mere playing, but really playing it musically.
My whole musical journey started when I was around 7? 8? I’m can’t quite remember ( like Mahathir ), haha, but it was one of the parents-bring-your-kids to music class sort of thing. I bet a lot of us went thru this before right? So, one fatefull day, my mum brought me to this music school in Serdang. Shaw Music and Art Centre to be exact. I have a choice of learning either piano or the organ ( the modern organ are called Electones by the Yamaha Japan ). As the teacher explained that the piano would cost more to own, my mum went for the cheaper option. The organ. ( For your information, the organ now cost a lot more compared to the piano , reaching to even RM10,000 ++ ) Ok, the rest is history. As time progresses, I find playing the organ rather mundane, and boring. Very technical. It is like a rojak. You can get the whole band in one machine. The left hand for the melody( which can be preseted to any sounds that you wanted, say, the piano, cello, violin, or some stereophonic sound ). The left hand plays the chords, the leg ( haha ) plays the bass and the other leg controls the volume. Then you can add the drums beats. Fuiyoh. Cekap right. Yeah, cekap , but no speciallization. Which I felt is affect me as until today, I can’t call playing a music instrument that I am specuallize in.
Then come the guitar. It started all with my brother learning after he finishes his UPSR. So, a new music instrument in the house!! The Hofma Classical guitar. Hmm… That is when I pick up the guitar and self taught with this book entitled ” bermain gitar dalam 30 hari” Yeah, its true. I bought this book at a mamak bookstore near my house in Serdang then. The book contains chords and stuffs like how to tune your guitar and so on. Ok, the rest is history also.
My guitar playing music influence comes from a very odd source. It was Nirvana. Haha, some of you guys might be surprise. Not Hillsong meh? haha…. No, because that time my church seldoms sing Hillsong songs and I own none of their cassettes. The first ever christian CD that I borrow is the Planet Shatker’s first album and it really blow me of man.
Anyway, come back to Nirvana, my first ever guitar playing song… the song entitled- About A Girl…haha… And some other corny songs like The Man Who Sold the World, Come As You Are, Penny Royal Tea and so on…
Then finally, I got my exposure to drums in church. It also all started in sunday school. Because normally the drums will be vacant and I will have the chance to ‘feel’ the drums. Haha…feel? Yes, because all this while, I’ve been watching and listening to the drums played during Sunday Service, and all I can do is to practice in my imagination. To have this imaginery drums and try to play the groove. Not until Form 3, finally the church had this training for budding drummmers. Thus, I was polished of my drumming grooves. Not skills, but just grooves. Then I started playing in church and there is when my drumming imporve over the years.
Anyway, did I mention I stop my organ class? Yes, at the tender age of 16!!! I finally stop going to the class, finding no improvement in my playing. arghh…. such boring instrument.
But then comes my new love. It still involves the keys but not the organ anymore. Its the piano aka keyboard..hehe…which is what I am learning now in one of the music school in Cheras, toghether with Wee Kee who learn bass.
Anyway, this post is not all about my musical thingy.
It is a respond to a fren’s blog post that I’ve lost touch with the band. I’ve got my reasons. I still love the band. I love the songs that was written. And talking about losing passion with the band is completely untrue. I have to go thru hard time also in my life. But sometimes, when sI am to be caught in a middle of a tricky situation, I have to choose somethings which I felt more important in terms of priority. Of course, I felt badly for not appearing to take the demo and stuffs. But I thought someone that understands that I am busy, someone should have known my situation also and probably drop by my house to say hi or something? Its not far compared to Damansara or something. And how many times have anyone been to my house, it is always me who made the driving to the utmost places of the earth. And one fatefull night, I knew this was coming. I have a choice to attend either a play by a good fren or a camp graduation of my girlfren. I chose the latter because I thought the former wud understand my situation if he is in my position. But the end is inevitable.
But, i know I’m not totally right…
As a fren I suck. I do not know how to handle things at times. Sometimes when a fren share with me their problems, all I can do is silent… a long pause of uncertainty of not knowing what to say to comfort the other person. Though the best I could do is listen.
I am a man with few words.
I rarely talk or joke or whatever.
It happen to me and my family members.
But one thing for sure is that I love all of them deep down in my heart.
That not only includes MunTeng ok…
That includes all my family member, my mum, my father, my siss , ny bro, my granma,
my bestest of frens… weekee, josh, jason, kokhow
other than u 4 there’s no other else man.
And I am sad to lose any one of them….
But sometimes, I just don’t know what to do man.
Gimme some advice…
=)
Soo Mun Teng
Wishing U a Big Blessed Birthday!!!
hehe =)
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