My Cousin, Jensen the Violinist

Date: 8th March 2009

Venue: University Cultural Centrel, NUS

I am always a big fans of Ochestra and my love to it all started at very young age. My friend was a violionist and he played for a local Jazz Band, which is also the only "Ochestra band" we have in town. They used to perfom once a year for fund raising or any other reason that wasn't told.

When the season comes, he would carry the tickets and force us to buy. Back then, RM10 is really big... sorry.. HUGE...  I was given pocket money RM1 per day and RM10 equal to my 10 days "mee goreng + keropok ayam + jus oren". Items break down, 

Mee Goreng = RM0.50

Keropok Ayam = RM0.20

Jus Oren = RM0.30

 

Yeah, it was cheap... :) By taking away that from my daily recess period would mean I have to starve in the classroom. Pity huh?? But he never fail to put the ticket into my pocket with a return of my RM10 in his hand... I wonder why was I so stupid... haha~! Ok.. that was the 1st Ochestra i attended.

Fast forward...... My cousin, Jensen. He started off with piano.. Oh ya, he is also a good pianist. :) He plays really nice piano and he can be quite emo when his hands are on the piano keys. I always tell him that I am very proud of him and in fact, yes I do.. I love music but I can't play any single music instruments and that's something that really kick me hard. It is not that I am not given chance to take up courses but it was me being so lazy... blame no one.. :| Whenever i went to my cousin house, he would be playing piano and me? I would be building my LEGO house.. haha.. and guess that mould us into who we are...

Last weekend, he invited me to his Uni's Jazz Band perfomance. His uni is quite far from my place but to show my support, I turned out on his big day~!! I brought my camera along and only was told flash is not allowed. Gosh..... sorry couz~!!!

Nieces and Nephews

Date: 28 January 2009 (reunion dinner on the 2nd day of Lunar New Year)

Venue: osc's home

Model: my nieces and nephews (not all of them in the pictures. Sylvia was angrying with one of the kids and locked herself in the room)

Meet my dear nephews, Chon and Jun (Alvin). These 2 boys are so attached to each other. Mum told me that whenever Chon heading home to Bintulu, he cries like a baby and Jun hides himself up for refusing to see his best buddy leaving.... :) 

Pheobe meets Phoebe. We don't have the kind of confusion at home as we don't really call their English name. Girl on spectacle, she is Phoebe, we call her Ah Bui. Yes, she was fat. She scored straight As in her UPSR and that creates quite a hoo-haa back there as her school is not well known.. :) Pheobe is all the way from KL. Yes, we call her English name at home and no worry as i said, no confusion..the reason being... Mum calls her.. "Shio Bi"- Chinese dumpling in hokkien.. hahah~!! A ballet dancer. We sat in front of TV on the 2nd day of the new year just to watch her danced in one of the local CNY TV program.Oh, there she is, the eldest of them all, the girl with her Taiwanese Idol pose....Michelle~!! If you know me well...you would probably know how much I hate this pose...and also the 1, 2, 3 pose....gosh...that's irritating...what to do?? blame it on myself..being old and untrendy... Again, we don't call her English name.... we call her.. Ah Bi. :) Wonder how does this name came about. She was with me since the very day she was born. 

And...there you go.. :) we were BBQ-ing at the courtyard.. and...yeah.... that shows who were working hard and who were not.. 

Gosh... miss the kids...  :) yeah..I love kids..