Nuts

Renovation works at my neighbour's house has been driving me nuts for the past couple a' days. Incessant drilling up the walls, feels like they're drilling those nuts right into my head.
Other than that, am in a rut as to how to go about with the upcoming carolling programme for IMU CF. It's so hard to just find a suitable time for everyone to meet. And we gotta be ready by Dec 1st. Insane I tell ya'. In the mean time, the following helps keep me sane.









Acoustic Alchemy & Fourplay. Two different yet amazing jazz bands. One from the UK and the other from US. Both have garnered several awards and nominations including the much coveted National Smooth Jazz Awards. For more information, do check out their respective sites (linked above). Thanks Guan for the 4play dvd. Nathan East reminded me abit of George Huff-(American Idol fame) at first glance. It's amazing seeing them play live...the amount of effort and concentration put in...sweating profusely, and i doubt it was due to heat/excess physical exertion. :P

New axe!!

Finally got meself a semi-acoustic guitar. something which has been on my mind for so long. An SX dreadnought semi-acoustic. It's nothing much to shout about though (relatively speaking~to all the Taylors, Matons, etc. out there) but for the price, its one of the best around. Paid RM1K for everything you see here.
Pros: good volume, solid body, nice finishing, affordable price tag. Cons: sound is to jarring, difference between bass and treble tones are not distinct~prob. can make up for this using the active pickups when plugged in.


The SX dreadnought Model 44CE



View from the bridge(note the usual fine-tuning on the 2nd string) and side.



Shadow pickup equalizer and (not sure what) strings



Headstock and (turtle skin?)pickguard



Strap fasteners~plastic? for rear and metal for front



Back view and close up of the wood.(speculated to be bamboo wood)



Gator case and other accessories(strap, cable, strings, capo, pick+case keys)

Notice how it looks very much like a Taylor to some extent. ;P

Overall, my 1st ever huge investment! yes~this is huge for me.

Metamorphosis

some noteworthy entries from the recent IMU art competition themed 'Metamorphosis'. The 2 categories displayed here are sketching/painting & photography. Hmm, goes to show that medic/pharmacy students are not just complete study nerds. Why, judging from the entries here, you might wonder if the participants are in the wrong course! was gonna join it too myself, but now i know i didn't stand a chance. lol. :P (note Chee Mun's entry:~> the caterpillar 'cum' butterfly. An actual leaf was used in the painting-guess which one. )

Bummer

Prepared to go to Tioman last Wednesday. Left my luggage in the student affairs store room as usual and proceeded to CF. You see, i treat the store room there as my locker cos u can keep stuff there free of charge. However, i forgot they close at 5:30pm. So, after CF (which ended around 7:30pm) i totally freaked out. Ended up goin back home and repacking all over again for the 4day-3night trip. Only thing that i missed was my camera-stuck in bag at IMU! Bummer. Therefore no bag-->no camera-->no photos from Tioman trip here.
*sigh*
Highlights of the trip were playing taboo, snorkelling, more taboo, waterfall, taboo again, fishing on a clear windy night-hundreds of stars filled the clear night sky. Furthermore, there was a blackout on the island..adding to the increased visibility of the stars (wonder if the blackout was on purpose). That was just beautiful. Managed to catch 3 shooting stars. Forgot to make any wishes tho'.