well so far this week i've been eating out a lot... Monday night I had a lovely buka session with the 2 Nadias at our FAVOURITE Kanna Culleeee (Curry) House... yum yum yum! It was a bit of a challenge forme though - going for banana leaf without eating rice. Yup. You heard me - NO RICE... CRAYZEEEEE right?? Well it's part of my commitment to looking small for my 3 videos that we're shooting in the next few weeks... Man - THIS IS TOUGH! :( However my trainer says I'm allowed to treat myself so we went for Swenson's ice cream after that... I inhaled my scoop of hazelnut and chewy chocolate ice cream whilst us girlies discussed all things naughty and nice (and VERY PRIVATE) hehehe...
I'm still amazed at how much rice Nadia can hide in that tiny body frame.
Tuesday - After a 2 hour dance session followed by a 45 minute cardio workout at the gym, I had Buka with some girlfriends of mine whom I havent seen for AGES.... DELICIOUS meal.. Once again I had to refrain from eating carbs so I had the warm chicken mediterranean salad followed by oxtail stew (minus the garlic mash *boohoo*) It was great catching up... it's amazing how much change there has been in all our lives over the last 6 months. Major changes. Lots of sadness. But good to feel there was no loss in hope for a brighter future. I gained a lot of strength from that dinner. I felt my friends resolve. It was uplifting. I miss these girls. Must make a conscious effort to be better at keeping in touch.
After dinner we met up with another bunch of gfs (girlfriends) and headed to a very 'special' place with a very 'special' collection of ppl for a very 'special event' *wink*wink*... (it was great seeing my darling KBF) not gonna say anything more than the balcony is smokey and hot AND that it was a great introduction to an alternative Yong Tau Foo... hehehe *sniggering*
The less weary insomniacs amidst us popped to another venue in town after that.... hhhmm... let's see... a lot of ppl who get the melbourne shuffle and the running man confused... errrr... oooh I got to practice a couple of my dance moves... better stop there.... :)
Wednesday - Buka with mum, abang and the boys - love and relaxed. Steak and Vegetables for me and yummy yum yum lasagne for everyone else.... darn that! Then a wonderful catch up with the two ppl who know me so well and to whom I can turn at anytime - aka my husband and wife. I've missed us hanging out, just the 3 of us... *before you start getting funny ideas, these are Nicknames*. Was mesmerised by the full moon as it allowed my thoughts to wander off to fading memories.
And finally thursday has arrived.... sigh... generally my heart has been heavy this week - personal issues close to the boogalooboo heart - woke up this morning for sahur with an even heavier heart.... sigh... and couldnt get back to sleep so am now running on about 3 hours sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeep .... SIGH
errrr... listening to mastered tracks off the album now - sounding good - am happy - oh and I've done my first entry on the bursa pursuit blog FINALLY - Oh and proud to say I've got 137 members on my bursa pursuit challenge group on facebook :)
i'm starting to bore myself so cant imagine wat it must be like for anyone else reading this.... BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Monday, 24 September 2007
September - An inspirational month
September 5th @ W Wine Room (Work)
was the night of my gig... wat a hectic day! Lawyers meeting in the morning, PT in the afternoon to help prepare boogaloo's body for the gig to come, light meal, get ready and psyched, journey to 1 utama to support Hannah T @ her gig @ Mardi Gras, rush back to town.... SHOWTIME!
It was a fantastic night with a great turn out of friends, media and supporters... Great atmosphere. Great enthusiasm. Great energy. This is what I long for in my music.... a positive inspiring response from people who relate to my lyrics and feel my music...wat a high!
The great surprise for the night was the visit from a top ranking A-list international actor and director knwon as MEL GIBSON - yup - there's no need to re-read that ....
Mel (yeah first name terms.. hehehe.. gross I know) couldnt stay long cos he was being overwhelmed by the crowd... but I had an opportunity to meet and hang out with him after my gig... as well as my buddies :) :)
(Play)
MEL
An incredibly interesting man - obviously well-read, travelled and incredibly adventurous. Interesting and progressive political views (which for obvious reasons I am NOT gonna get into). A family man - passionate about family in fact - and very much took to mum :). A spiritual intellect versed in various alternative and holistic treatments and remedies. Funny and comical. Serious yet relaxed. A joker and a magician. A star.
In the week that followed, 2 other opportunities came up for me to 'hang out' with Mel - and through these 2 chances I met 2 other incredibly inspiring people.
One - Peter, a composer - whom after one listen of a couple of my songs managed to step into my head and completely understand the wheres? whys? hows? of my music. Peter intellectualises music and its amazing. He broke down my songs into a complex combination of classic poetry, formulae & mathematical equations... We talked for hours. We discussed Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Stravinsky, Barber, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Ricki Lee Jones, Carole King, Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Sting & Bjork.... Quite a musical trip to say the least. I was incredibly inspired and encouraged by him... :)
Two - Kata, an interior designer - she lives at a paradise location in Costa Rica known as the 'end of the world' - after only 15 mins of conversation we discovered that we have a mutual friend and the conversation just ran from there. We talked about Malaysia. Costa Rica. Spirituality. The Coast. Politics. The Power of Women. Music. Giselle Bundchen. The 'end of the world'. Travel. San Francisco. The Germans. Baha'i.... Kata has an amazingly powerful auro and I hope very much that we will stay in touch.
PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR (Play)
A very good friend's big 3-0 birthday party... our last opportunity to let out hair down before fasting month :)
The Birthday Boy and me :) xxx
After a good run of positive encounters and inspirational situations, UNFORTUNATELY I had a run in with an incredibly negatve person and experience on the night of this party... but my new motto, which I challenged myself by putting into play, is something that continues to drive me forward. I refuse to be derailed off this positive track of mine :)
'FOR EVERY CHALLENGE IN LIFE THERE IS A LESSON TO BE LEARNT'
SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES....
was the night of my gig... wat a hectic day! Lawyers meeting in the morning, PT in the afternoon to help prepare boogaloo's body for the gig to come, light meal, get ready and psyched, journey to 1 utama to support Hannah T @ her gig @ Mardi Gras, rush back to town.... SHOWTIME!
It was a fantastic night with a great turn out of friends, media and supporters... Great atmosphere. Great enthusiasm. Great energy. This is what I long for in my music.... a positive inspiring response from people who relate to my lyrics and feel my music...wat a high!
The great surprise for the night was the visit from a top ranking A-list international actor and director knwon as MEL GIBSON - yup - there's no need to re-read that ....
Mel (yeah first name terms.. hehehe.. gross I know) couldnt stay long cos he was being overwhelmed by the crowd... but I had an opportunity to meet and hang out with him after my gig... as well as my buddies :) :)
(Play)
MEL
An incredibly interesting man - obviously well-read, travelled and incredibly adventurous. Interesting and progressive political views (which for obvious reasons I am NOT gonna get into). A family man - passionate about family in fact - and very much took to mum :). A spiritual intellect versed in various alternative and holistic treatments and remedies. Funny and comical. Serious yet relaxed. A joker and a magician. A star.
In the week that followed, 2 other opportunities came up for me to 'hang out' with Mel - and through these 2 chances I met 2 other incredibly inspiring people.
One - Peter, a composer - whom after one listen of a couple of my songs managed to step into my head and completely understand the wheres? whys? hows? of my music. Peter intellectualises music and its amazing. He broke down my songs into a complex combination of classic poetry, formulae & mathematical equations... We talked for hours. We discussed Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Stravinsky, Barber, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Ricki Lee Jones, Carole King, Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Sting & Bjork.... Quite a musical trip to say the least. I was incredibly inspired and encouraged by him... :)
Two - Kata, an interior designer - she lives at a paradise location in Costa Rica known as the 'end of the world' - after only 15 mins of conversation we discovered that we have a mutual friend and the conversation just ran from there. We talked about Malaysia. Costa Rica. Spirituality. The Coast. Politics. The Power of Women. Music. Giselle Bundchen. The 'end of the world'. Travel. San Francisco. The Germans. Baha'i.... Kata has an amazingly powerful auro and I hope very much that we will stay in touch.
PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR (Play)
A very good friend's big 3-0 birthday party... our last opportunity to let out hair down before fasting month :)
The Birthday Boy and me :) xxx
After a good run of positive encounters and inspirational situations, UNFORTUNATELY I had a run in with an incredibly negatve person and experience on the night of this party... but my new motto, which I challenged myself by putting into play, is something that continues to drive me forward. I refuse to be derailed off this positive track of mine :)
'FOR EVERY CHALLENGE IN LIFE THERE IS A LESSON TO BE LEARNT'
SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES....
Awesome August Moments
Boogaloo's official birth certificate
*pic to come*
Framed Twins
The mixing is finally over.... *sniff*sniff*
The closest thing to aurora
*pic to come*
Framed Twins
The mixing is finally over.... *sniff*sniff*
The closest thing to aurora
forever and a day....
GO*!!! Gosh... it's been ages... it's been hectic. it's been insane. it's been exciting....
My last entry was end of July and I cant believe 2 months has flown by... been working a lot, mixing; doing lots of promos and making lots of appearances; attending lots of meetings; organising lots of listening sessions. On a social level, trying not to neglect my friends so finding time to chill with them - blah blah blah. RIGHT THEN! this is roughly wats been going on with boogaloo :
AUGUST 2007
Prestige's Top 40 Under 40 (Work)
(Play)
Velvet (Work)
(Play)
East-Side Wedding (Play)
I AM MALAYSIA and other songs debut on the radio waves of TraXXfm (Boogaloo's Highest moment in August!!!)
In the studio the same day were a group of very ill children suffering from chronic lung conditions and diseases... it was heart wrenching
My last entry was end of July and I cant believe 2 months has flown by... been working a lot, mixing; doing lots of promos and making lots of appearances; attending lots of meetings; organising lots of listening sessions. On a social level, trying not to neglect my friends so finding time to chill with them - blah blah blah. RIGHT THEN! this is roughly wats been going on with boogaloo :
AUGUST 2007
Prestige's Top 40 Under 40 (Work)
(Play)
Velvet (Work)
(Play)
East-Side Wedding (Play)
I AM MALAYSIA and other songs debut on the radio waves of TraXXfm (Boogaloo's Highest moment in August!!!)
In the studio the same day were a group of very ill children suffering from chronic lung conditions and diseases... it was heart wrenching
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