Happy days are here again: Spring has started here and it is about time! It was a cold horrible winter. Yard work started yesterday, and will continue. I want less grass to mow and more plants to ignore. All of you up north...keep the faith! Your time is coming soon. Think vacation in Treasure Island. Call the Bilmar hotel and book now!!! We will be there in March!!

6.12.08 part 2: not only that, i also got the chance to go for stargazing the 1st night, wif her of course, haha it waas like 2 am in the morning ,when the few of us,( with some of our comm abang) went down to the open space to stargaze. it was super clear, there were no clouds. super romantic, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i held my arms, it was that time i managed to get so close to her, it was so blessed. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. but sadly, we were supposed to be there for 0.5h de. but some stupid ppl came out from the boys bunk, leaving the door open. then we had to leave earl...

Lucky to have lived through musical employment: I'm turned 60 now, am financially comfortable and still run a small business too. As a young man I remember the opportunities for musicians, - especially pianists, drummers, bass/lead guitar, tenor sax-clarinet, trumpet etc. Even good vibraphone players worked every weekend!! I was taken on at age 14 by a ballet school and earned what to me was a considerable amount of cash each week. Then came the function band gigs - endless almost, British working men's clubs playing for dancing and cabaret on Hammond Organ. I became full time pro. and took on summer jobs as a pianist at holiday (vac...