The past few months have been filled with lotsa traveling. I feel really blessed to be able to go to so many different places and to be able to enjoy myself without pining for someone all the time. I thank God so much for how He's been working in my heart but there's still a long way to go to recover after all the hurt that's been inflicted upon me.
Anyways ... just thinking about the places I've been to in the past few months amazes me lots. Here's a list of places that I've hit since the start of 2007! I'll try to put it in chronological order as best I can.
- Ipoh
- Singapore (3 times already so far, once for Phantom of the Opera, once for our Esplanade gig & last month for Eagles Leadership Conference)
- Port Dickson
- Cambodia
- Malacca
It's been a tiring August filled with travelling plus I've been consolidating stuff for our label Four Forty Records. At the same time I'm working through a lot of my personal issues with Ps Mike & my buddy J-son. There's just so much to do and at times I wonder how God's gonna fix up the mess in my heart. I memorised Romans 12:12 and have been repeating it to myself daily to help me get through the times when I struggle with hopelessness & the pain that revisits me time & time again. The verse gives me strength and I'm thankful that I have God's Word to hide in my heart.
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction & faithful in prayer."
Depressing thoughts aside ... I had a very memorable weekend hitting Malacca and hanging out a bit with some local celebrities during a shoot with NTV7 on Sunday. Anuar Zain is such a cool guy and it was easy chatting with him while we were eating lunch and waiting for rehearsals to start. I didn't feel at all uncomfortable and it made me realise that celebrities are just people like you and me. ;)
I got to meet Sheila Majid again (last time I met her was at the Visit Malaysia Year 2007 launch) and she's very, very nice. I am truly privileged to be a part of the music industry and in some ways I still can't believe I get to meet the very people I used to watch on TV or listen to on the radio. At the same time I'm finding a new faith & belief in Malaysian singers & musicians. I feel ashamed to have not paid more attention because we have such wonderful talent right here in our own backyard ... I wish our radio stations would do more to give room for the English scene to grow. We're missing out on a lot of good music in favour of all the Akons, Gwens & Avrils! We really should give local music a shot cos' there are real gems there!!!
Cheers & do remember to check out Juwita & the other local artistes I met on TV this Merdeka! Tune in to NTV7 at 8:30pm on the 31st of August to catch the Nite of Soulful Stars Merdeka Special!
That's enough from me today-lah. Click on the pix below to check out some of the shots I took over last weekend & share a bit of my life in the Malaysian music scene.
