Yet another unfinished work! I started writing this poem/song while I was in the subway on the way home. In faith, I know that extra lines that I need will come. But for now, here’s what I have …
As water gushes under this broken bridge
I began to wonder how I’ll make it through
Then I hear you whisper into my ear
Put your faith in me my son, I’ll walk with you
… more lines here … (i guess no extra lines for now)
I’ve been very busy lately with different things and have not been paying attention to the thing that is of utmost importance. That is my personal relationship with God. But today, while in transit coming from work, I was reminded by a song that I’ve not heard for a very long time: “Unashamed Love” by Ten Shekel Shirt.
You’re calling me to lay aside the worries of my day
To quiet down my busy mind and find a hiding place
I could not help myself but pause as the tears start to build up in my eyes. I didn’t know how to react until it hit me. Even if I have neglected God, He did not forget about me. And through this song, He spoke to me and quite down my spirit.
How about you? Have you been busy lately, too?
Why not go to a hiding place and commune with our ever-loving God …
I am in the process of writing a new song but it is still in its very early inception. An I would like to stress that it is in the very early stage. The samples that you will hear here are very rough and a little sloppy. The sound may not sound the same on the final version. But I thought it would be fun to keep track of this. I do not know when will I complete it but I already have some things in mind. Here are some MP3 sample of the song without lyrics (yet) 
May 21, 2008: Anatomy
July 06, 2008: Anatomy v1
These were recorded via GarageBand using Les Paul Studio, Fender Mustang Bass & Takamine Acoustic.
I have been blessed to see Marcus Miller live last night at the Opera House as part of the annual Toronto Jazz Festival. The man is a beast! Marcus did not only show us how technical and melodic he can be on his solo lines, but how he also put emphasis on the importance of keeping a tight groove. The rest of the band were all great. The stand-out for me is the harmonica player. I have never heard harmonica in a different context than country-style music. It was an ear-opener!
Marcus played a few bars in the keyboard and a song using a bass clarinet. What can I say, the man is gifted! It was one memorable night!
I had a chance to go to Las Vegas to attend the Symantec Vision 2008 Conference. It was quite an experience! There are lots of things to do and see in Vegas depending on your entertainment preference. I, for one, did not really enjoy myself that much. I am not a gambler and I am not for adult entertainment which are predominant across town. I did enjoy the food and the many eye-candies that the different hotels have to offer. Here are some of the pictures that I have taken while I was there.
Today would have been his 53rd birthday. But alas, there is no one on the other line when I tried to call him. And this will be the case every year for the rest of my days. But this is in no way a hindrance for me and everyone who loves him to celebrate his birthday, his life & his legacy.
Happy Birthday Tatay!
I finally had the chance to look into my Tascam US-122L’s issue with Leopard last night. It suddenly stopped working after I upgraded to Leopard due to the driver. Tascam has finally released a new version for Leopard and also a new firmware. While installing the driver was easy, getting the firmware updater is a bit of a challenge. I have to get it from the German site, as the english site’s file is corrupt. Oh well, in the end it is working again and I am a happy camper!
I cooked up a simple progression on Garageband and did a little bit of testing with Audicity as well. So far so good!
Thanks to this site for the link from AwkwardDog.com to the German site.
I am sure that most of us have seen the animated movie from Pixar, Cars. There is this little-known character that I have come to love. He’s name is Fred. Fred is the rusty-old truck that keeps dropping his bumper whenever he gets so excited. But what really gets me is what he is excited about. He was so excited when Lightning McQueen called his name without realizing that it was actually written right on his plate. He goes into hysteria while shouting, “He knows my name! Lightning McQueen knows my name”! Then the bumber falls. Then there was another incident when Mario Andretti said hello to him and he went hysterical again yelling, “He knows my name, Mario Andretti knows my name”! The bumber falls again. This is very very hilarious stuff but it also makes me wonder …
I wonder what would Fred do if I was there to tell him, “Fred, God knows your name”! Oh man, I can just see him falling apart with excitement! How about you, I wonder how excited will you be if tell you, “God knows your name”! Will you be as excited and hysterical as our rusty-old friend Fred?
Well, there’s only one way to find out. Here we go …
God knows your name!
Updated my gear page today. I will start calling it GP 1.0. Every time there is an update to it, I will start increasing the version. Minor edits will get a minor sub-version update and major ones (like adding something new, read: acquired something new) it will be a major version update. This way, I can keep track of my spending
Here’s the direct link: My Gear Page
I’ve been watching the NBA playoffs recently and I was shocked to see that San Antonio Spurs, the most team-oriented team ever built this decade, is using the Hack-a-Shaq tactic. And to make matters worst, it is being done in the middle of game while there were numerous lead-changes.
