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Friday, June 23, 2006

Funny Game Show in Japan

I found this clips from YouTube.com
They are hilarious!!



Thursday, June 22, 2006

Being musician, being curse !?

Today during the conducting class, we were talking about how to make career in music.
One of the classmate said that being a musician is like being curse because you just don't want to do something else beside music.

Plus most of musician make less money than other career too!

Actually, this has been one of topics discussing in the class for awhile.
Neil kept telling us stories about how hard to be in music career. At the same time, he got many good stories of successful players, and I can see how great those people were. Stories like that are inspiring, but it is not like that I can see myself to become one... At least, not yet!
Sometimes, I even asked myself what I'm doing here.

Many times I see those good players in school, see their passion in music. I started to ask myself whether I have that passion or not.

Even though I'm not good yet, I can't see myself doing something else. How would it be if I don't play music !?

I just can't imagine that.

Perhaps, this is why I'm still in music. I'm one of them who is cursed to have passion in music.

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Good Old Day

Last week my ex-roommate came back to visit us.
Jason had been my roommate for 2 years before he graduate and went back to California.
He got married with Kate after moving back, and that was 1 year ago.

Guest what!? Now Kate get pregnant and they are expecting to see the baby on this November.
I'm so happy for them, and it was really nice to see them again.

A true friend is hard to find especially when you live far away from homeland. Jason is one of a good-at-heart person I have known, and he is a strong christian too!

I'm sure that god has blessed and looked up on him.

Note: Here is a video clip I got from Youtube.com
Quite interesting, isn't it?

Summer Summer, Yeah!

It has been a month since Spring semester had done.
Now I'm taking 2 classes for Summer I semester.
One of them is an arranging for marching band which I'm so excited.

The class is really interesting and Dr.Fisher is really nice to me.

But arranging class could never be difference. We have many transcriptions to do.
Next week we might actually start to write something for the band...

Man!! This is fun!!

Friday, May 12, 2006

My Spaces

Now listening: many works posted on myspaces.com

This is cool. Now I'm kindda addict to myspaces.com
Listening to music from people who posted their songs on myspaces is much fun and inspiring.

If you haven't beed there, check it out! You may love it!!

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Music Computer Lab

I found myself updating this blog once a month.
Well, this is not a good number.
I should have written something more often.

Sometimes I wonder whether my life is too boring that I don't have anything to write or my laziness to write in English is just too much. (I update the Thai blog a lot more often than this blog)
Whatever that is, from this month, I will try to write more often.

Some people said that working in the music computer lab is the best job you can have on campus next to the TA and TF.
I agree... Not only you can play computer all day long during the work when it is not busy, but could you pay in-state rate for the tuition fee which is a lot cheaper than the full out of state tuition rate.

If you work in the lab 20 hours per week as I do, you would start to remember people face and know the station number that they want. At least, you would know what OS they use, Mac or PC.

I love to see people, so the job at the computer lab is kindda fun.
The only complain that I may have is my work schedule on this semester that has many days of 6 hours shift. At first, I thought that it would be nice since I can work fewer days to correct 20 hours per week. (in order to get in-state tuition, you need to work 20 hours per week) But it turned out to be such a pain because I found myself hardly managing time to study and practice.

Well, but I would say that I'm happy to work in the lab after all. ^__^;

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Ticket again

Last month, I got a ticket (again). This time it was a driving ticket.
The tax sticker on my car was expired since last Nov., and I haven't renewed it yet.

Does it sound reasonable for the police to give me a ticket??
Yes.. it does... I have no excuse.

Sorry dad.
The fine for this has to go on your credit card since I don't have much money left in my account.

I know you read this blog sometimes.
Lov ^^;

Friday, March 24, 2006

March, 24

Well, First, I got a new cell phone... Yeah!!!
This new phone, the Motorola V360, is the replacement model of my old one, the V300.
I got this new one after my old cell started to lose connection everytimes after being used for 10 minutes, which became a bothersome problem when I was on the phone with my family.

This phone can do just everything I ever want my phone to do. It has expandable memorycard, mp3 ringtone, camera with video feature, and mp3 player -- all in one.
I can't love my phone more than this! Though many new phone models have been integrated with PDA abilities, it is just too much for the phone in my opinion.
Actually, the purpose of the phone is to make and receive calls. That is a bottom line, but having phone that can serve some more little things is also nice.

Ok, enough with the phone.
somehow, my credit card information got stolen earlier this month. I found out on March, 8th that someone was using my credit since March, 4th. Whoever that is had been spending my credit over than $400. Luckily, because I caught the weird transaction quick enough, the bank said that they can fix the problem and change my credit account number so that noone can use that card information again.

Now I already got my new credit card with new account number. Hopefully, everything will be ok.

Friday, February 24, 2006

Friends

Today I wanna write about my friends.

She had been my classmate about a year before we really started to talk.
I remember our first "actual" conversation was on the first week of last semester, and that was when we first started our friendship -- I think...,and She is a cool person as I can tell.

Actually, we didn't hang out. We just say "hi" and had short conversations from time to time.
Thanks to the Internet that allows us to post something on blogs. This girl has written many things on her blog, and that is how I know her more. To me, her blog is difference from the others. Her style of writting and her way of thinking is... hmm... what should I call it..... I would call it "sharp" or "smart" something like that... Anyway.. I like it, and that is why I'm glad to become her friend.

Last weekend was the first time that we got a chance to hang out when she agreed to accompany me to Asian grocery store.
She came along with her roommate and guess what happened!!!?

I got lost!!

Oh..boy.. it just seemed imposible for me to got lost because I have been there many many times as long as I have learned how to cook. Perhaps, it was because the bad wheather on that day made me hardly see the exit on highway.

Anyway, I'm glad that she came along. Listening to her stories was fun and that was a good time.

Someone said "when you get one thing, you lose one thing" -- this is an old chinese philosophy.
At the same week(last week), another friend of mine had turned me down. We have been hanging out a lot for about one year before his attitude began to change. He started acting weird a week earlier and it got to the point that I didn't wanna take "s..t" from him anymore.
For me, friendship has its level. When you show your attitude to your friend, it tells how close of your relationship with that person.
If you start teasing your friend like you were his close friend, and got angry when he said something back with the same atitude. That is unfair.

Or... when you asked your friend for help then denied him to show you how to solve that problem, your friend got up set with your attitude and refused to help for the next time. You said some crap and showed attitude like you got up set with your friend because he did not want to help you... What is that mean???

Anyway, this is not the first time that this kind of thing happened to me, so I would just let it go.., perhaps.

Monday, February 06, 2006

No Topic

I should write something, huh..... !?
Since I haven't updated anything for awhile, hmm... Let's see..

okay, First, somehow Thai-Denton Group, the Thai Student Association, chose me to be their president. The title of the job sounds kindda cool! If I told someone who wasn't living here, that person might think of me as some kind of smart, top leader student.. Ha Ha Ha...

Well, I didn't say that I'm not a type of person. As the matter of fact, I was one of the leader in student committee during my undergrads years.
However, being the president of Thai Student Association does not require such high potential and is not a demanding job. It is more like "someone need to be there" type of thing. My job is to bring the organization to its goal -- to aid new Thai students who need help. (mainly, I have just replied mails so far.) ^__^;


My brother seems to be suffered from school lately. He might get low score on the test or something else... Whatever.. I don't know because he never speak it out!!
Man... This is something that has been frustrating me lately. Why can't he just say what his problem is???

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

ICE is back...

Yea.... ICE is back....

Monday, December 12, 2005

ICE is over...

It has been awhile since I didn't update anything.
Now the semester is almost over, and I'm pretty much done with classes.

Because the school was closed on last Wednesday and Thursday due to snow, my jury was moved from Thursday to Saturday afternoon. It was good that I got more time to work on my jury tune but it was also bad because I had to worried about it for two more days, plus the fact that I also had the ICE exam on Monday.

Passing the ICE is so important for me now since it would help me one step closer to graduate. Passing it means that I don't have to worry about improve class anymore.

Well, I did the ICE today afternoon. The training of how to calm down and relax that I have been training myself didn't work really well. And because of the worry, my finger did not move as it was supposed to be. The head of "Confirmation" was a bit off for the first A, but I did better for the rest.

Being nervous during time when I have to play in front of professors is something I really need to overcome.

It was kindda funny to think of that I couldn't remember what I played during the test. I remembered just that I tried to play licks here and there but nothing came to my head clearly.

Anyway, I heard from my friend who was playing there that I did a good job. (for one who doesn't know, the ICE exam is the test that I play solo with a live band.) So I guess that I'm "ok" for now.

Tomorrow is a party day! So let just forget about the ICE and enjoy ^^;

The result of the test will be posted by Wednesday... Well.... What was done is done. I did my best at a time. Whatever out come will be, there is nothing I can do.

The last final exam will be on this coming Friday, then the semester will be over.
Oh..man... I'm glad!!

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

This is crazy!!

Man... I thought that I wouldn't write any new blog until the semester end, but I just have to write this.

Last night, after I finished practicing and was about to leave the practice building, I walked to my car, then one of the police officer shown up and gave me a ticket!!

YES! I mean a UNT police ticket!!

He was waiting for me in the parking lot and, suddenly, pulled his police car over, blocking the way out as soon as he saw me getting in my car.

Why? The reason was that it was about 2:00am when I got off the building, and I happened to be the last one there. Also, he said because the building is closed at midnight.

I can't practice in the apartment; therefore, I have to do it in the practice room... and what is wrong from trying to get ready for school exam??

Oh boy.... I can't believe this!!

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Time fly!!

Have you ever heard someone said that bad time or time when you do something that you don't like would pass slowly, and good time always seems to be gone so quick?

If so, I guess that I have had too much happiness in school because I feel like this semester is going to finish too soon!! As the matter of fact, I don't think that I was so happy in school, but Hey! I didn't say that it was bad.

The reason why I feel that time is passing so fast is because I still have many things to do before the end of semester, and I'm not ready for it.

Oh boy!!.... Could I have just one more month to wrap up all of works that need to be done? Geezzzz!!!!

Sunday, November 13, 2005

Obrigada!

Mr.Karn and his roommate, Mr.Nipatdh, were on their mission to get some food for lunch. They had no idea what would happen to their poor little wallet!!

It was Sunday afternoon after finishing the phone call with their family. As usual, Mr.Karn asked Mr.Nipatdh if he want to eat out. The answer was "YES" but they had no idea where to go. Mr.Karn remembered to see an ads. on TV saying that Olive Garden is holding a special event. According to the advertisement, you would pay around $6.99 for a meal. Mr.Nipatdh agreed to accompany hoping that they will get a good meal and a good prise.

Olive Garden was packed, and they had to wait for 10-15 minutes to get in. Mr.Nipatdh decided not to wait. They drove to loop 288 where Mr.Karn noticed a new reastaurant just opened.

"It is a Brazilian restaurant" said Mt.Nipatdh "it should be good."
"Then, let's try!!" Mr.Karn answered -- having no idea what kind of restaurant it is.

The two men walked into the new restaurant unawares what would happen in the near future. Inside, they noticed two table, both are senior citizen, before them.
"This place is huge!" Mr.Karn think to himself. He began to notice that this Brazilian place is not a regualar restaurant. He noticed that the food price could be expensive, but those feeling was not strong enough to pull him off the place.

The restaurant has two sections. After you get your salad, waiters would come with many kinds of steak you can choose. It is an "all you can eat" kind of restaurant.
The food test gorgeous. Waiters came to offer all difference kinds of meat frequently. It was very impressive.

However, by that point, Mr.Karn and Mr.Nipatdh knew what to expect on the bill. They gorged as mach as they could.

The bill turn out to be $61.59 for both of them, and they paid $35 each included tip. ($70 totel), and that was 5 hours of working that Mr.Karn get paid from the music computer lab.

They laugh hard to themselve for what they had done, for their unawareness of the place they went, and for their most expensive meal in the U.S.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Am I thinking too much?

Ok.. There were many stuff going on though my mind in the pass few days. It started, I guess, when I got the feeling like I need to get out of here. I wanna graduate as soon as possible and fly back to Thailand where I can start something in my life -- teaching, writing song, run the company with my dad, or whatever. Being in Denton is good but my life doesn’t really move anywhere. It is as if being in the time machine. When you get out, everyone had changed. They have been doing job or moving to a new thing, whereas you were still the same. Nothing has happened!!
Well, after getting that kind of feeling, I look at myself and school work that need to be done in order to graduate. Then I got stress out. I have only few classes left to be done. All I need is to improve my saxophone skill. If I were a better player, I could graduate sooner and benefit more from things around me. I feel like I wanna take a break from school for a semester and really focus on my skill so that I can come back with a better shape. Obviously my dad didn’t buy this idea – he actually said the word “I don’t buy it” – so let just forget it. I’m not certain about this idea, anyway.
I think what I should do….perhaps, transfer to the easier school… nah… that might not be a good idea. Maybe, I’m thinking too much. Just keep going and do what I’m supposed to do should be enough. I wonder when I started to have time to think of all that crazy stuff. Perhaps, I should just forget it and just go to practice. Yes, I should….

Sunday, November 06, 2005

วันนี้ลองเขียนเป็นภาษาไทยดูบ้างดีกว่า

ถาม: ตอนนี้ทำอะไรอยู่ครับ
ตอบ: ซักผ้าอยู่ครับ

ถาม: แล้วโผล่มาเขียน blog ได้ไงเนี่ย
ตอบ: อ๋อ... แบบว่าที่ร้านซักผ้าเค้ามี wireless lan ให้เล่นน่ะครับ

ถาม: อ่อ.. มันเป็นอย่างนี้นี่เอง แล้วคนเยอะมั๊ยครับ
ตอบ: ก็เยอะครับ เมกซิกันเพียบเลยแถวนี้ พาลูกพาหลานมาวิ่งกันในร้าน วุ่นวายไปหมด

ถาม: ได้ข่าวว่าเมกซิกันที่นั่น ก็คล้ายๆกับพม่าหนีเข้าเมืองมาทำงานที่บ้านเราใช่มั๊ยครับ
ตอบ: ใช่แล้วครับ.. อารมณ์เดียวกันเลย

ถาม: แล้วที่ไปเล่นกิ๊กมาเมื่อวานเป็นไงบ้างครับ
ตอบ: (ทำหน้าตกใจ) เล่นก๊ง เล่นกิ๊ก อะไร ไม่มี๊ไม่มี รอบตัวมีแต่ผู้ชาย ^^;

ถาม: หมายถึงที่ไปเล่นดนตรี (gig) มาเมื่อวานตะหาก ไม่ได้หมายถึงผู้หญิง !?
ตอบ: อ่ะ เหรอครับ แหะๆ ... (แบบว่าร้อนตัว)

ถาม: เห็นว่ามีเพื่อนมาเล่นแทนทั้งมือเบส กับ มือกีต้าร์ที่เล่นด้วยกันประจำ
ตอบ: ใช่แล้วครับ.. สนุกมากเมื่อวาน ตอนแรกก็คิดอยู่ว่าจะเล่น หรือจะหยุดพักดี เพราะเพื่อนที่เล่นด้วยกันประจำดันไม่อยู่แล้วนักดนตรีที่มันหามาแทนให้ก็เก่งซะด้วยสิ

ถาม: แล้วไม่ดีเหรอได้เล่นกับคนเก่ง
ตอบ: มันก็ดีหรอก..แต่ว่าก็กลัวเพราะอย่างที่รู้ๆ ว่าที่นี่บางทีถ้าเล่นไม่ดีอาจโดนนินทาลับหลังได้ แถมยังส่งผลกระทบกับภาพที่คนอื่นเค้ามองเราด้วย

ถาม: ยังไงเหรอ ??
ตอบ: ก็บางทีเหมือนกับเค้าคบกันที่ฝีมือและผลประโยชน์น่ะนะ ประมาณว่ามึงไม่เก่ง กูไม่คบ อะไรอย่างนั้น

ถาม: กลัวคนไม่คบว่างั้นเหอะ
ตอบ: ก็ไม่เชิงนะ แต่มันน่ารำคาญว่ามะ อย่างมือกีต้าร์ที่เพื่อนเอามาแทนคราวนี้ เมื่อก่อนมันเคยเข้าใจว่าเราเก่งเป็นเทพมาจากไหนก็ไม่รู้ พยายามเข้ามาคุยทำความรู้จักเราให้ใหญ่เลย เดินสวนกันก็ทักพยายามเข้ามาคุยด้วยตลอด ไอ้เราก็รู้สึกดีมีเพื่อนเข้ามาหา

ถาม: แล้วไงต่อ
ตอบ: มีอยู่ช่วงนึงเรียน improvisation skill ด้วยกัน มันคงค้นพบว่าฝีมือเราพอๆกัน แถมตอนหลังมีสอบวัดระดับตัวนึงซึ่งมันสอบผ่านแต่เราไม่ผ่าน มันก็เลยค่อยๆเลิกคุยกับเรา แุถมยังทำท่าหยิ่งๆเชิดๆใส่อีก

ถาม: พอต้องมาเล่นด้วยกันเมื่อวานก็เลยเกร็ง ??
ตอบ: ก็นิดหน่อย เพราะรู้ว่ามันคิดอะไรอยู่เลยรู้สึกไม่ค่อยอยากไปยุ่งกับมัน ส่วนหนึ่งคงเพราะรู้สึกว่ามันไม่จริงใจอะไรประมาณนั้น ส่วนมือเบส ก็ได้ยินมาจากเพื่อนว่าเล่นเก่งมาก ก็เลยเป็นกังวลอีกว่าถ้าเราเล่นไม่ดีเข้าระดับได้กับมัน มันจะมาดูถูกเราอีกหรือเปล่า

ถาม: คิดมากไปหรือเปล่า ?
ตอบ: ก็อาจจะ... แต่บางอย่างคนเค้าไม่พูดกันแต่ก็รู้สึกได้

ถาม: แล้วตกลงเมื่อวานเป็นไงบ้าง
ตอบ: ผิดคาดนะ.. สนุกมาก โดยเฉพาะมือเบส เล่นมีลูกล่อลูกชนตลอด ทำให้ต้องฟังสิ่งที่เพื่อนร่วมวงเล่นมากขึ้นต้องตอบรับกับที่เค้าเล่นมามากขึ้น เหมือนอยู่กับใครสักคนแล้วมันชวนเราคุยตลอด รู้สึกสนุกเพราะว่าต้องใช้คีตปฏิพานมากขึ้นกว่าที่เล่นกับเพื่อนตามปรกติ รู้สึกดีที่ตัดสินใจไปเล่นไม่ถอยหนีเพียงเพราะกลัวหรือกังวลมากไป

ถาม: แล้วลูกค้าว่าไงบ้าง?
ตอบ: ท่าทางพอใจกันมากนะ เมื่อวานคนเยอะด้วยพอเล่นจบเพลงแขกก็ปรบมือชอบใจแถมยังให้ทิปเยอะด้วยนะ

ถาม: แล้วเพื่อนที่มาเล่นเมื่อวานล่ะ
ตอบ: ก็ดีนะ... ท่าทางทั้งสองคนนั้นก็สนุกกันโดยเฉพาะมือเบส เห็นบอกว่าสนุกแล้วยังออกปากชมว่าเป่าแซ็กได้เพราะมาก... หวังว่ามันคงไม่ได้พูดไปงั้นหรอกนะ แฮ่ๆ :P แต่เค้าย้ำตั้งสองทีนะ คงจะชมเราจริงๆแหละ (เข้าข้างตัวเองไว้ก่อน) ^^;

ถาม: สรุปว่าผลออกมาเป็นที่น่าพอใจ
ตอบ: ใช่ครับ รู้สึกดีที่ได้ลองเล่นกับคนอื่นดูบ้าง ได้ประสบการณ์ใหม่ๆแล้วก็รู้สึกมีแรงกระตุ้นให้ซ้อมมากขึ้น รู้สึกว่าเล่นแล้วสนุกขึ้นทำให้อยากเล่นอีก ว่างั้นเหอะ

ถาม: คำถามสุดท้ายแล้วนะครับ
ตอบ: ครับ

ถาม: นั่งสัมภาษณ์ตัวเองเนี่ย สนุกมั๊ย
ตอบ: เอ่อ......

ถาม: แล้วคนอ่านเค้าจะคิดว่าเอ๊งบ้ามั๊ยเนี่ย
ตอบ: เอ่อ..... ไม่มั้ง แหะๆ

ถาม: พอดีกว่านะ... ว่ามะ
ตอบ: ดีครับ แหะๆ

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Working out!?

There are many things that I don't think I would do in my life, and working out in the gym at 6:45am. is one of them. Scott called me two days ago and asked if I wanna go working out with him 2 - 3 times per week. The idea is great! but that I have to wake up around 6:00am. in order to be at the gym around 6:30am. and try to finish a couple set of working out programs before 7:30am. so that I can come back home, get ready for school, and go to work in the computer lab at 8:00am. is kindda tough.
Anyhow, there were many people showing up yesterday, and Scott said that normally there were more people. So... I think to myself. If people could wake up to work out that early, I could do it too. Scott and I plan to work out together agian tomorrow morning. Hopefully, I won't wake up late... ha ha ha.... ^^;

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Yummy Meal and Good Gig

It was around 1:00pm. when I was about to go to library. On the way to the front door,... there he is... The Great Teacher Onisuka!! My roommate was watching the anime series, "GTO" when some mysterious power from the darkness of halloween had pulled me down sitting in front of the TV for another 2 hours before we had to leave for Pa-Noi(ป้าน้อย)'s birthday party at 3:00pm. Pa-Noi is one of the chef at Thai Ocha, the Thai restaurant where I have gig every Saturday night.
The food was great!! It is not often when I can eat such an authentic Thai food like that. We were there until 6 o'clock and I had to start the show then the party ended, everyone leave or went back to work.

During the gig, one of the customer walked toward me. At first, I was nervous about what he had to say... Were we playing too lound?? or something like that. But guess what... He tapped my shoulder and said that we were great! He like the show!!
Wow..!! Isn't it cool. At least, I know that the customer were please and we did a good job. It made me feel a lot better after school had reminded me how suck I am.

I couldn't eat anything for dinner. The food from afternoon was still full in my stomach, so I went back home around 9:00pm, and went to bed not too long after that.

And today I woke up with one question... What the hack I should do for tomorrow test since I didn't really do anything much yesterday and today is the only day left to get ready!! Oh crap!!

Thursday, October 27, 2005

I wonder if this blog supported Thai language

If you can't read the later below, let me know.

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