alvin's posts with tag: eclectica
The exams are nearing and somehow the fear and apprehension hasn't exactly kicked in yet, if at all. Its not that I wanna be relac jack and heck care the exams, I've been trying to stay in my seat and mug my way through, although its proving real difficult to. Hey, at least I'm trying. So Accounting was rather okay today, did my first sample paper and the questions didn't look that scary as compared to last week. I'm just really fearful for Econs because 1) I suck at it. 2) Inability to fully grasp certain concepts and apply it appropriately 3) Graphs are not my kinda thing. Arghhhh.
Asides from trying to wreck my brains on Econs, I've been listening to other sounds apart from the usual trance sets, and so I chanced upon 16 Bit Lolitas' set at Warsaw. Pretty good stuff, although I used to get rather turned off by all the proggy house sounds. I guess my tastes have changed somewhat, been listening to Jody Wisternoff's Way Out There series as well. Speaking of which, Judge Jules is playing tonight at MOS and I'm missing out because of the exams. I did actually agree to going with The Bead but she sternly reprimanded me and said I'm not going anywhere tonight. So much for that. It'd be really nice to actually see him spin live since I'm a fan of his Saturday Warmup shows on Radio 1, along with Eddie Halliwell's show.
I have resorted to retail therapy to de-stress myself from all the exam stress, and so I've purchased Rank 1's Breathing (with the Breaks remix) from Tommy Boy Silver, as well as the Limited Edition vinyl of Life Less Ordinary by Alex Morph. Okay so it was a rather impulsive buy after hearing both tracks played out one after another in ASOT 250, but I'm not regretting it. Unfortunately that means I'm broke for the month, because I've added a brand new CDJ-200 to the growing number of equipment on my desk as well. Its my birthday gift, but I still had to chip in for it, rendering me financially broke at the same time. The Beatport cart is growing everyday due to me not being able to pay for anything now, and when money finally comes in, it'll all go out to my Beatport purchases (currently standing at USD$60). Luckily, I've found employment for the hols, in fact, I start almost immediately. Exams end on the 24th, and I start work on the 28th. Can't wait for the exams to end, so I can start work, and have fun proper.
Mom's leaving for Cambodia once again during June for 2 weeks, which leaves me 2 weeks of sole ownership of the house. Can't wait for that either.
Radio Eclectica's been doing okay so far, not exactly the big bang I wanted, but I've come to terms with it. I guess I expected too much, its an internet radio station after all, getting people to listen to it is always gonna be difficult, and the choice of music being played out is rather niche, which makes the task rather monumental considering the typical Singaporean's openness to new sounds. However, to some of the faithful listeners, the music has been good, and some have actually requested the artist and title of songs being played, which is good! The main draw is the Tranquility Sessions, accompanying people working/studying late as lush sounds pour out of their speakers. The Headbangers turned out pretty well too, pretty much set the clubbing mood for people who were stuck at home, for some at least haha.
Last but not least, the blog title is a phrase from Scrubs, where Jack (Cox's son) says the exact same phrase to him. Cracked me up, that scene.
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