nicthegeek

I stopped my bass lessons early this month, telling Lester I would prob continue again with him some time in August. My decision then was due partially to the fact that I wasn’t sure (a) whether I would be happily employed ergo happily paid by the time August comes and (b) I didn’t have much enthusiasm to carry on playing bass alone in my room.

Since then I haven’t touched my bass, not even cleaned it. I’ve been looking at it though, wondering if my decision to stop would be temporary or permanent. To make it permanent would be a pity, seeing as how Lester had decided I could progress on to learning how to write simple bass lines…(again, he could just be speeding up the process so he wouldn’t have to endure me for much longer ). To make the decision temporary, would mean that I would pick up the bass again for no purpose whatsoever, since my dream has slipped away from me anyway.

Saturday night, I was reading blogs, and as usual, took the usual route through the mafias’ blogs. Chris finally updated with an entry saying that Bon Jovi’s “This Ain’t A Love Song” was on repeat mode in her earphones. It made me think of the first fast song which I ever managed to play on the bass, Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer”.

Right now, I’m itching to pick up the bass again. But…to what end…for what reason?

Just rechecked at Swee Lee on Wednesday, and yup, the one I saw IS the transparent blue flame maple top. 600 bucks singapore.

But I can’t bear to sell away my Yamaha RBX650, especially now that Davis has managed to lower the action beautifully for me.

And I can’t afford the space to place a 2nd bass in my room. I think my dad would take the 2 basses and dump it on my head in my sleep.

oh well, it’s not like I can afford the 600 bucks anyway.

remember this: http://thetaoofnic.blogspot.com/2005/05/bb-414-bass-guitar.html?

Another fit of lunacy hit again, almost exactly 1 year later (I’ve been holding off on blogging this for as long I could have).

Is this not THE sexiest thing you’ve ever seen? Lester let me try out his Ibanze Ibanez Soundgear a couple weeks ago (hey I spell Ibanze Ibanez like Stone does lol). The narrow neck and gorgeously low low action is to die for.

I don’t think this transparent blue flamed maple top is available in Singapore though (hopefully).

oy, crap. geh kiang go and try adjusting the neck on my bass coz I wanted a lower action. I think I gave it one-too-many- twists on the truss rod, now the action is still the same and the curve on the neck is bloody obvious and I can’t play properly (yes, could be an excuse). The strings keep buzzing coz they feel too loose. I gotta go down somewhere and and spend money to get it adjusted properly. nabeh.

haven’t really been touching my bass, especially after I came back from HK. The excuse is coz work is just too tiring, but aiya, excuses excuses. Now excuse until, today when I went for my lesson, I actually FORGOT how to play my scales. *OMG* jialat man!!!! Lester couldn’t take it and he laughed and told me don’t anyhow go outside and tell people I’m Lester’s student *malu*… and I think he said the word ‘practice’ to me at least 20 times.

*bash forehead against wall*

昨天，不知道在幹嗎，大姆指在 iPod 上竟然滑到 五月天＞愛情万歲，還按了 Play。在回家的路上，不知不覺聽了數十遍的＜有你的將來＞。

今天突然間心頭燃起一個好久都沒有在想的念頭：去 KTV 猛點 Mayday的歌來發泄。好久不見，你好，好高興你回來了。

昨晚，第一次看 Superband，感覺好凌亂，好 schizophrenic，整個節目就好想第一支表演的‘band‘Ａmber，都不知道倒抵是要走什麼路纖。 ＊猛搖頭＊ 可怜的牛奶。。。太糟踏這位跳舞天才了吧。除了他之外，許環良應該是這個節目的唯一救星，真的可以看得出他是唯一位懂什麼叫“樂團“的意思跟含意的裁判， 。。。朋友，妳這次選對了老板，關他平時是不是都躺在studio的地上，哈！

看完 Superband，引起昨天的第二個好久都不敢想的念頭，玩 band。算看看，我還省下１年３個月 05天的時間，看來是沒希望了吧，你還回來纏著我幹嗎，殘念ね。 駒，對不起。

barely 11am and I’d rather be home practising bass. to quote 老大﹐ 我想我上癮了!!!! ^___^

haha i actually managed to break one of my bass strings, the D, and had to go Davis to get a new one. wonder if i’ll ever learn to play it properly or not, i can’t even manage 3 quick notes in succession, but no money and more importantly, no patience to go learn it properly -_-

went to collect my lenses too, quite a weird feeling, imagine being able to see clearly without glsses perched on your nose…but i gotta cut my habit of sleeping on the bus if i’m wearing lenses…