Harmonica

Recently I have took up a new thing to do...HARMONICA. Haha. I actually bought a harmonica few years just for fun. All these while I never know how to play it. Just simply blow anything that I think sounds right.

Then the opportunity for me to really learn how to play a harmonica come. Without any hesitation I attended for the harmonica class.

At first I always thought harmonica is easy to learn but not until I went for the lesson. Man, it was not as easy as I thought. Haha. Blow, draw, blow, draw. Just like breathing except that have to exhale and inhale a bit more harder for the sound of the harmonica to be heard.

I even went to buy new harmonica after a few lessons. Hehe. I just know by then that there's a lot of type harmonica available. There's the 24 holes harmonica, short harmonica (not sure how many holes), C-chord harmonica, octave and many more. There even harmonicas for BASS. Interesting. Not as simple as it seems.

Now, I ended up having three harmonicas. Hehe. Sometimes I would simply pick one and just play according to what I know. For lessons I will still use the old one. I find it to be heavier and solid compare to the new ones that I bought. The old one is made of wood, which is no longer for sale, whereas the new ones are made of plastic. Well, for beginner it is recommended that you start with a wooden harmonica. So, I just stick to my old harmonica for my lessons and practice using the old and the two new ones.

Difficult as it may seem, as the lesson goes on, I'm getting there but not that good yet. Still need lots of lessons and practices. So far I have learned 9 songs. Simple songs as in Oh Sussanna, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Do Re Mi etc. I have also just learn Back To Gilwell. I also managed to figure out how to play the national anthem, Negaraku, on my own. Once you get the hang of it, you will be able to find the key for the songs that you want. Of cause this comes from several trials to find the correct key.

There are many lessons to come. Hopefully I will be able to really master the Art of Harmonica soon. Hehe. What I'm learning now is just the basic. Blowing a sound at a time. In a more advanced level, you can blow two sounds at a time. Not sure when I will be able to get to that level. Haha.

End of CNY 2007 Celebration...

Two weeks ago, we celebrated CNY 2007 (the year of the Pig). Well, CNY this year doesn't feel the same. Everything feel different from what we experienced from the previous CNY. Things are going very slow this year. Take buying CNY stuff for an example. Everyone seems don't really care about buying all the food and drinks till the last minutes (2 or 3 days to CNY). Is it because of the economy??? Or people are tired of CNY???

On CNY eve, the fireworks launch by Kuchingite was not as grand as previous years. Maybe is because of the weather. It started raining at about 9pm. When the clock strike 12am, when people usually eagerly waited for the moment for the big WAR (firecrackers and fireworks display competition...HAHA), it's still RAINING. Really spoiled the mood lah. *Sigh*

Could it be of the warning that was given out by the government on fireworks made Kuchingite don't dare to play fireworks before and during CNY? Come to think of it, the warning was given out every year. Kuchingite has always ignore it. This year only they listen? Hmmm, don't think Kuchingite are so obedient. HAHA.

No much visiting was done this year. I stayed most of the time at home. Felt lazy to go out. Haha. Still i manage to get lots of ang pau. Haha. Maybe people still think i'm still young so give me ang pau. A young working adult and yet i still have ang pau to receive. Not bad. Hahahaha. Get ang pau also no use. Lost quite a bit in gambling. Haha. Usual lah, New Year mah. Once a year. But luckily I'm not a heavy gambler. Cant afford to lose so much money in a short period. Juz gamble for fun. :)

Yesterday was the last day and yet the fireworks are not that happening. Money problem??? I guess so. The cost of the fireworks have increase from year to year.

Nothing much for me to talk about this year CNY. It just seem so bored. Hopefully next year will be more happening. Next year will be the year of the RAT. Hey, that's the year that i was born in.

Anyway, all the best to everyone out there in this PIG Year. Hope you all have a prosperous and good year ahead. Happy Chinese New Year....Gong Xi Fa Cai.