take-u-away

I was browsing the web until i came to this tech blog called engadget, and saw the news of this mp3 player, the proposed iPod killer by Microsoft. It’s also rumoured to have tie-ins with the XBox. Cool feature, but design-wise, i think it’s still way behind of the sexy iPod.

Strangely enough, while i tried to google it on the web, i can’t find any links of it to Microsoft, not even when i try searching it from MSN or even Microsoft website! The other best article i could find is this -> http://www.i4u.com/article6040.html.

Just saw this in the news, the new Fifa/Coca Cola World Ranking for Soccer <http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/index.html>, under the new ranking procedure <http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/rank/procedures/0,2540,3,00.html> .

1. Brazil (Still the best!)

2. Italy (Thanks to the World Cup)

3. Argentina

4. France

5. England (seen from the World Cup, erm……)

6. Netherlands (dropped 3 positions)

7. Spain

8. Portugal

9. Germany (they have a great world cup)

10. Czech Republic (a whooping drop of 8 positions)

Japan has got the highest ranking in Asia, but only at the 41th position. btw, Singapore is ranked on the 111th place, and it is the number 1 in ASEAN country, can u believe it? Nah, who cares!

I am a member of NTU’s Chinese Society Geyong group, and i am going to have a performance this saturday at Ai Qin Hai! Haha, well, i’m not a fervent member there, I am usually only there when there’s performance, :p. Er… hihi, also around sometimes so people will know of my presence, :p. Don’t know the people there well, so just like that is enough i think, haha.

Ok, so i am supposed to be at the music clinic for this saturday’s rehearsal. Hmm… this is my first time there, only knew it presence a few days ago when huiqi asked me to go. Basically, music clinic is a company inspiring people towards singing, playing and composing chinese pop music by giving lessons and providing a condusive environment for people to gather to …. make music. <http://www.themusicclinic.com.sg/>

So i brought along my best guitar, and find my way there with only some faint memories of the directions given by edwin. At first, i just remember ….”exit at outram, walk along people’s park complex, then cross the road at where the snack stall is….” then …..er…. dun noe. Then i saw This Fashion, oh yah, then i remember, walk along the road. So i blindly walked….. looking left and right, trying to locate their sign board. Until the end of the road, don’t have leh….. die. Oh, then i saw the 7-11. Yah! i think he mentioned something of 7-11. I tried to walk to the left for a short distance, nope, it’s not around there. Then to the right, still don’t have. Oh no…… Then i turned, aiyah, it’s jus beside me now. Haha, it’s located at some kind of old “cheena” looking building.

Haha, good. I found the rest of the performers at the 2nd level, cramping inside a small studio. Got around 8 people, plus me 9. There were practising their songs already, self-composed ones, quite nice. Melvin has the best seat, cos his the keyboardist. Hey, he’s good with it, can play normal piano style and drum style, somemore arrange the songs on the spot. Edwin is playing the guitar, and weilin is singing. She’s got the style. A little later, a few of them left the room, so i can practise with my partners.

Haha, this saturday is the performance, today is thursday, and this is the first time i met one of my 2 vocalist, and the first time we practised! :p. Our song is Xing Guang You Le Yuan, by Twinz, a hong kong pop idol group. A fairly simple song, with a catchy rythme, and very easy-to-remember chords, and easier to catch melody. We managed to get it ready with just a few trys, hehe.

After which, other people’s turn to practise le. So i am free to start my photo-taking for this blog, yeah.

Caught the next group at the lounge.

And also DeSong practising his song.

Small room right, imagine 9 people cramping inside jus now.

Talking about this sat’s perf, i got a printscreen of the poster.

This sat’s performance is basically one of the events for the Fei Yue Shi Kong <http://www.musicexpress12.com>, or music express in english. I think also to get some funds also bah. Fei Yue Shi Kong is a annual song writing competition organized by ntu chinese society geyong group, registration is open to all students, something like nus’s Xing Qing Rong Ji.

Haha, that’s all i know.