Media wit? Simply a case of trying too hard.

22nd November 2008
Saturday
Nothing-to-insert (no, not dildos)

Pardon the lack of witty one liners. Cliche as it might seem, one liners still do a fantastically great job in opening a presentation, or conversation - in this case, a blog entry.

Lots of things have been happening in the past week. First the masterclass right after Xinmin's band camp, then birthday celebrations where I got totally wasted, and the practical examination.

The masterclass was pretty alright I guess. But I played horribly. Due to nerves I guess. After playing loud and letting lose my lips, the sound eased up. Matthew Harding is a great trumpeter. His sound is strong and focused. Much like most of the great trumpeters that are around. Initially I was reserved about my opinions on his ability as an orchestral player since he comes from a marine band. But into the first quarter of an hour, all my reserves were gone. Absolutely fabulous player.

After the not-so-disastrous masterclass, came the birthday celebrations for four members of the X-bro group. Details can be found elsewhere. Probably one of the blogs. But the ultimate unglam moment came in the form of a white liquid. Vodka, from a freshly opened bottle right in the living room of Gabriel. Let's just say I got drunk and did a couple of pretty ridiculous things without my knowing.

Monday was the long awaited practical examination, otherwise known as THE examination. Somehow things turned out well. Many thanks to my accompanist, Jieying, who did an amazing job staying together with me. Hopefully, the last minute changes added some colour into the piece.

Then the rest of the week flitted past, like a butterfly in a summer breeze. And finally I am here, blogging a mundane entry on the happenings of the past week.


Away from mundane stuff, I'm pretty much sure that the main media body in Singapore believe that rapping is the 'in' thing now. Some of you might have caught it as well. MediaCorp Advertising Enquiries (MAE). I was left speechless after watching it on television during one of the commercial breaks. Draw more business? Maybe not.

Here is other recent feats that have been featured.

Creative? Yes. Courageous? Yes.

But I'm so sorry but this will not work.
Period.
Why not hire someone competent enough to know the current hype?
Rap is definitely out of the question.