Happy 2010!

Yes... a last minute trip to Shanghai and Zhenjiang.
At this moment I'm still here in Zhenjiang.

It's not the most interesting trip I had.
I stayed in hotel room most of the time.
I didn't shop alot at Qi Pu Lu.
I didn't went to club, only went KTV once.
But it's a trip I will remember for life...

Don't ask me why I am here. =P
But I'm sure everything happened for a reason.
What's the reason I may not truly understand now.
But I'm sure what happened during the past 8 days... will always be a part of my memory.

Happy 2010 to everyone...

风云再现

Lunch At Riverview Hotel

I try my best to bring Grandma out for meals once every 2 mths.
This time round brought Mum and Grandma to Riverview Hotel cafe for lunch... =)

Grandma's Chicken Rice Set...

My Black Pepper Steak & Salmon Set...

Mum's Seafood Wok Rice Set...

你是我唯一色彩......

Rest In Peace, Junior.

We brought Junior back from the pet clinic despite the vet's suggestion to put him to sleep. We were hoping for a miracle...

For past 1 week, my mum forced fed Junior 3 times a day. He seems to be getting on fine, but of cos feels sleepy and weak all the time.

On Wednesday nite (2 nites ago), Junior kept shaking his body. He became very weak. We can see that his time is up very soon...My mum decided to bring him to pet clinic the next day to put him to sleep. It was a hard decision for her.

But Junior did not make it to the next day. He passed away ard 5am in the morning. My Mum was very upset of cos...

Rest in peace Junior... we hope you felt our love during ur last few weeks of ur life at our home. You were not a stray anymore. You will always be part of our family...

Halloween 2009

Junior has Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV)

Remember I just got a new pet cat named Junior?

He is sick now with Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV). The vet suggested to put him to sleep, but we decided to bring him home to nurse him and hope for the best...

My mum been feeding him at our void deck for the past 3 yrs...She doted Junior the most. He is the most affectionate among all the strays... of cos... the most handsome looking one as well...

Finally, she decided to adopt him few weeks ago cos AVA and town council pple kept coming to catch the strays...

It was only few weeks ago when I brought my mum to Serangoon North to buy cat stuff before bringing Junior home. My mum was so excited and happy doing all the shopping...but this got to happen... can imagine how my mum feels.. she is feeding him few times a day like feeding a baby...he is very weak now... he is so sick he refused to eat anything...

Junior is already 5 -6yrs old..it's very common for strays to have viruses in their body especially when they are always in contact with other strays in the neighbourhood. It's fate that he had to go just when we adopted him not long ago... that's life...

我难过不只是因为它会死而难过，我失落是因为看到妈妈失落而失落。
Hopefully we can provide as much love as possible for Junior during his last days at home...

Videos of recent gigs!!!

These are songs written by me performed at Homeclub:









Some of the covers performed at Homeclub:









Videos taken at Heartland CLAP! @ Chinatown:

Support Azure in October!!!

Azure @ The Ark Cafe

Date: 16th October 2009 ( Friday )
Time: 9pm
Venue: The Ark Cafe 木船民歌餐厅 @ Kallang CC
Azure will be doing a 1 hour set of originals and covers!

Azure @ Homeclub for SCIM (Singapore Chinese Indie Music )

Date: 22nd Oct 2009 ( Thurs )
Time: 9pm
Venue: Homeclub @ The Riverwalk, Boat Quay.
Azure will be doing an 1 hour set of originals and covers!

Azure @ Heartland CLAP!

Date: 24th Oct 2009 ( Saturday )
Time: 8pm
Venue: Kreta Ayer Stage beside Relic Tooth Temple ( Chinatown )
Azure will be doing an 20 mins acoustic set of originals and covers!


Hope to see you!!! =)

《小峰正传》

yes... I'm also an actor... lol... This was the final year project of my friends back in NTU days... I'm not a trained actor so pardon for the amateurish acting skills... but I certainly had fun throughout the shoot! =)

希望晴天快点到来......你会在我身边。

I will be 25 every year from now on...=P

ok... I will be 25 every year from now on...
So dun need to ask me for my age anymore!!! LOL...

Anyway, would like to thank each and everyone who celebrated my bdae with me this year... Life had been very good for me indeed... I have everything I need, and still able to keep trying to get the things that I want... LOL... Guess that's a blessing already...

But somehow... something is missing... sigh... But it's ok... I have been thru the worse already... what else can put me down?

Let God sort them out... Amen.

See you all at Azure's upcoming gigs... cheers! =)

P/S: I had been keeping hamsters, bunnies and guinea pigs for the past 7 yrs... time for a bigger pet....

This is my latest pet cat, Junior... =)

Azure @ Urban CLAP!

《没把握》 词曲唱：Leon Ho


《让你走》 词曲唱：Leon Ho

你知不知道？

哭了

You Are Not Alone...

Azure at InFusion @ Dempsey

Azure performing at Infusion@ Dempsey this coming SATURDAY (5th Sept)!!!

Azure performing at Infusion@ Dempsey this coming SATURDAY (5th Sept)!!!

We be performing 3 sets from 8:30pm onwards.

No cover charge but need to order drinks of course!
Come check us out!

Infusion is at 16A Dempsy Road. Opposite Shang Antique Shop! (if u know where that is ... )

Hope to see you there! =)

Azure performing at Infusion@ Dempsey this coming wed (2nd Sept)!!!

Dear Friends,

Pls support Azure this coming Wednesday 9pm, Infusion @ Dempsey!!

We be performing 3 sets. from 9pm onwards.
No cover charge but need to order drinks of course!
And yes.. we do Chinese Top 40s... other than me, our new female vocalist Betty will be making her debut appearance with us!
She sings really well!
Come check us out!

Infusion is at 16A Dempsy Road. Opposite Shang Antique Shop! (if u know where that is ... )

Hope to see you there! =)

A big thank you to all those that came to support Azure last Friday at the Ark Cafe!!! Below are some videos taken that nite!

《让你走》- 词曲：Leon Ho



《龙战骑士》



《晴天》



《不能说的。秘密》



For more videos, visit:
http://www.youtube.com/user/azuresg

See u guys for our next gig!!!

Azure Is Back...

音乐的道路虽然崎岖，
但天蓝会继续走下去。

8月14日，9点，木船民歌餐厅。

我们沉寂了许久... ...

天蓝重出江湖！8月敬请期待！

我和《心情溶剂》

I still remember my NTU Geyong friend Yongwei called me one nite while I was sleeping saying she will help me register my rap song 《心变》for me to enter the 5th XQRJ (心情溶剂) National Songwriting Competition 2003.

The song managed to get into the top 12 songs in the Grand Finals held at NUS University Cultural Centre!

In order to bring out the hip hop feel of the song, I got 4 SMU dancers to dance with me... My 1st time doing hip hop dance on stage!! ( also the last time ...LOL ) Spent a few days practicing the dance with the dancers at their SMU dance studio. I won Best Performer that nite.

And from then on, me and XQRJ 结下不解之缘。 =)

The very next year in 2004, I was invited to be emcee cum guest performer for 6th XQRJ Semi-finals. That year, both Kelly Poon and my brother Zen got into the Grand Finals. I played keyboard and backup vocals for my brother's song 《看不透》during the Grand Finals.

And in the subsequent years, I was the emcee cum guest performer for XQRJ's roadshows at Youth Park & Bugis Junction, Music Seminars at The Ark Cafe ( 木船民歌餐厅), The Substation as well as NUS LT 27. I was even requested to write a 2 page article on Stage Performance which was printed in the 2006 programme booklet! 我何德何能？感谢XQRJ抬举！=)

And a big thanx to the XQRJ committees from 2005 to 2009, me and my band Azure were invited to perform as guest performers for XQRJ Grand Finals! We must admit we aren't the best Chinese band around in Singapore, so we really appreciate XQRJ very much for giving us the opportunities to be a part of their grand event every year. Therefore I tried my best to come up with interesting repertoire every year for the event. =)

XQRJ made a big difference in my life and music journey. (虽然我在音乐领域，成绩平平。一首歌都没卖到。哈哈！)所以对XQRJ有一份特殊的感情！ XQRJ 不只是一个比赛，它是一种精神！每年的筹委会尽心尽力把比赛办好，忙忙碌碌，为的是让参赛者有一个耀眼的舞台，美好的比赛经验。这一点让我感动。

或许明年，我可能不会再次出现在XQRJ的舞台，但仍然祝福这项创作比赛继续发光发热！

XQRJ加油！！！

P/S: Check out the photos below to see how I from slim turned fat and then back to slim for the past 7 yrs...LOL.

Yup! I was 1 of the 12 finalists of Giant Stars 2009!

Yup... I was busy with Giant Stars 2009 for the past 2 weeks...

Last nite was the Finals recording at Mediacorp TV Theatre.

Everyone had their own "fan club" , so do I!

A big thank you to those who came down to support!

Guanghan and the cell were GREAT! U guys weren't the biggest fan club last nite, but I could hear u guys from the stage!!! LOL!

A big thank you to Alicia who encouraged me to join the contest as well as making the giant banner and posters!

Most importantly, my Dad came! Looking at him cheering loudly with the rest holding signboard with my name, my tears almost fell... Those who know my Dad, will know he is a very traditional father who seldom express his love for me directly... I had to control cos im supposed to continue smiling big big showing my teeth!!! LOL!!! I saw his disappointed face when they announced the results. My heart sank quite a bit.

Many of u kept asking if I'm ok... no worries! =P

我难过，不是因为没得奖而难过，我失落，是因为看到爸爸失落而失落。。。:(

I'm really glad to be a part of this contest! Cos soon I will be too old for all this already lor...

It was a fun experience and most importantly, I've got myself 11 new good friends!

P/S: Was told to smile all the time on stage and in front of the camera during the few days of the contest... Guess what! Last nite I was paying at the Prata shop counter, another customer came towards me to pay as well, I actually smiled at him... 2 seconds later, I stopped smiling and was thinking to myself: Why did I smile at him for??!!!

It was so embarrassing... he must have tot I was interested...WHAHAHAH.

郑重宣布，再次强调，我是“直”的。

I'm a gentle Chinese Rocker...

Something heartbreaking happened that nite just before I perform... But the show got to go on...

I will never forget the ache & pain... But life goes on... I will only get stronger and happier... =)

我是一个很感性的人。

Ok.. I came back from a super long drive around East area.
Basically from Pasir Ris -> Tampines ->Bedok then finally to my destination Simei.

Dun ask me why... LOL.
I never like reading maps from the Street Directory...
I like to 跟着感觉走。很感性对吗？

感性啰。。。每次感性到petrol 没有啰。

So tired... Good nite...

Btw, today I was asked to think about a moment that I feel proud & confident about myself...

I was thinking of this... I love my Azure ( my band ).




P/S: ok.. not quite confident in the video above... Im a keyboardist not a guitarist...

韩国第一跑

All boys like cars... we all want to have our own "Bumblebee". LOL
Mine can't transform into a robot of cos... but I love him just as much...
I brought Ah Boy to workshop to do tyre rotation and balancing this morning...

When I 1st got Ah Boy, everyone say bad fuel consumption ar...pretend sports car ar.... but I guess most important is I smile everytime I see him...

But well, economy bad now... may have to keep Ah Boy for a few more years before I can take a look at the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe ( or maybe the new 370Z Woo hoo!~). Therefore need to take good care of him by sending him to spa regularly...

This car has alot of my memories in it too... Thank you Ah Boy for being with me thru good and bad times...

Transformers

I organised a movie outing to watch Transformers 2 last nite.

Total of 15 tickets... so fun!

My brother bought the Optimus Prime toy last week.

I've always wanted it since I was in primary school... someone promised to get for me last time... lol, I guess it will never come...

I guess it's weird to buy one, then there will be 2 Optimus Primes at home...

Maybe I get the 1st episode version ( which is nicer imo )

Cherish our parents when they are still around.

Yes, just came back from playing keyboard for funeral memorial service for a brother ( actually I dun know him personally )whose mum was called home to the Lord yesterday.

I guess its a phase where we all will have to go thru one day as we grow older... Now and then we have dreams of losing our parents, we woke up from such dreams feeling upset and lost. We told ourselves ," Ok tomorrow onwards must cherish my mum/dad!!!" Then after a few days, we forgot about the dream and continued to take our parents for granted... I'm guilty!!!

Let's remind ourselves! Cherish them while they are still around!!!

May the Lord give peace & strength to the brother and his sister...

Food... yes im on diet... but once in awhile...

“螃蟹师傅”@ Ghim Moh - Shiok... I like the Salty Egg Crab... Recently fell in love with crabs! House of Seafood la, Mellbean la, Jumbo la, now tis Shifu la...

But honestly speaking, looking at the structure of crabs, they have such strong shells, yet we human beings so tik ki ( 铁齿 aka metal teeth aka stubborn) still insist in cracking up their hard shell for their meat as food... But I do agree that prawns are "designed" for our consumption. Transparent thin shell revealing whole body of meat asking u to "eat me!!" thus... more prawning places sprung up here and there...

Hock Lam Beef Noodles @ Upper Serangoon Road - Near my house, I love the soup, which is refillable btw, I always finish 1 more bowl of soup.

Some Italian restaurant @ Serangoon Gardens, but can give it a miss... Brought PK there cos of the good reviews read online....but disappointing service. Served our Aglio Olio so late, only came when we decided to cancel order. The couple who came after us already finished their pizza and pasta. Yes I know, this kind of things happens sometimes.. but how to bring myself back there again? Pizza not bad la...

Shokudo Streets of Japan - Good food!!! Look nice taste nice... will be there soon!!!