Practice Makes Perfect

刚跟宝贝换了新的吉他玄，因为这星期六要跟它一起表演，而且这一次除了自弹自唱，我也尝试挑战Eric黄韵仁老师为“流行性感冒”编写的吉他solo。结果因为练的太激烈了，不小心弄断指甲！！

不过不用担心，再多练习一下就ok的啦！希望当天的表演不会出糗。也希望可以看到你们。。。

1月9日，晚上7:30，在Puchong IOI Mall的Sense Cafe。

Just helped my baby to change a new pair of guitar strings, because she’ll be performing with me this Saturday. And this time, other than just play and sing, I’m challenging myself to play the guitar solo that Master Eric arranged in the song “LiuXingXingGanMao” (Flu). And Gosh! I broke my nail!!

But not to worry, just several more practice will definitely help. Hopefully everything will be going well, and I really hope that I can see you too…

See you on 9 Jan, 7:30pm at Sense Cafe, IOI Mall, Puchong.

Add comment January 7th, 2010

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! And a Happy New Year!!!

A very late greetings, as I was away from somewhere has no internet accessible.

Just wanna wish you a very Merry Christmas, may this Christmas bless you and your loved ones peace and joy.

I had a really wonderful “Christmas present” this year, my “JieRanBuTong” CD+DVD. Thank you very much to all of you who contribute with love, the producers, the musicians, the investors, and all the supporters. Without all of you this gift will never be that wonderful.

Thank you for letting me be part of your music.

Love,

Danell

Add comment December 27th, 2009

First Time in My Eyes

我想，应该大概20年前，
我已经知道这个东西的存在。
而且，我也可能是其中最早期知道这东西的人，
因为我妈自己也已经用十几年了。
而现在科技发达到已经可以不必用了。。。

今天

我，

终于，

戴了人生的第一副隐形眼镜。。。（别误会这不是WALL-E）

其实很久以前已经很想试一试，因为常看妈妈戴的时候，都觉得很好奇到底把自己的手指插进眼睛是什么感觉。

今天碰巧有个朋友说他要去拿隐形眼镜，我就想，不如也去试一下。结果他们介绍了我“大眼珠”效果的，因为看起来眼睛比较有神。

试了一下，我终于明白，所谓把手指插进眼睛的感觉，原来需要换取这么多的眼泪！而且我想我应该花了半小时的时间，终于才把这隐形眼镜戴上去。

果然比较有神。。。

刚开始感觉有点痒痒的，不过戴了几个小时后，真的就没有感觉了。反而担心会忘了把它脱下来。

I think it’s been about 2 decades, I know about this. And I might be one of the early birds who know this too, ‘coz my mum has been wearing this for like more than 10 years. And now the technology has been so sophisticated until we don’t really even need this anymore.

But,

Today,

I,

Finally,

wear my first ever pair of contact lenses… (It’s not WALL-E anyway)

All the while I have thought of wanted to try, ‘coz I always been very curious how my mum actually wearing it like poking her eyes with her finger. And a lot of my friends are wearing contact lens too, and they always say I don’t understand how they feel of wearing it.

And today, it’s so happen that my friend wanted to collect her contact lens, then I was thinking, maybe I should try one too. And they introduce me this, BIG EYE effect lens, ‘coz it will make my eyes look more refreshing.

After trying it, now I know “poking” your finger into your own eyes has costed how much tears!!! I think I have spent about half an hour, to really put them into my eyes.

It was a bit itchy at first, but after a few hours I don’t feel it anymore, and it’s just so comfortable till I’m so worry that I might forget to remove it.

PS: I think it makes me look like Puss in Boots too.

Add comment December 4th, 2009

I think I’m back for Blogging

23 Nov 09, 1:09am (Kuala Lumpur time)
22 Nov 09, 10:39pm (New Delhi time)

从吉隆坡到印度的旅程，我在飞机上看了这一部电影《Julie & Julia》。

不知怎么解释，就是一部故事简单，却很感人的一部片子。述说一个年过30的Julie，过着一成不变的生活，无聊的秘书工作，生活没有目标，然而在阅读传奇女厨师Julia的美食著作后，决定师法Julia，用一年时间，每天按照食谱书《Mastering the Art of French Cooking》做菜，并把烹饪成果连同她的城市爱情生活公布在部落格上，从此让她的生活有了改变。

看了这部电影，我突然觉得好想好好的写写部落格，就像她一样，说说自己生活上的事物，像对自己聊天的感觉一样，跟大家聊聊天。

23 Nov 09, 1:09am (Kuala Lumpur time)
22 Nov 09, 10:39pm (New Delhi time)

《Julie & Julia》I was watching this movie on the plane from KL to India.

I dunno how to explain what’s the movie about, it’s simple, but yet very touching. It’s about Julie, a 30-year-old working woman, living in a boring life as a secretary, and has no goal of life. While after reading the book by the cooking legend, Julia Child’s《Mastering the Art of French Cooking》, she decided to challenge herself to cook all the recipes in the book within 1 year, and blogged about her cooking and her city love life. From then her life changed.

And the movie just inspired me that I should just blog, just like her, everything about herself in her life. And writing it like talking to herself and everybody, talking about passion, ambition, and maybe butter…

Add comment November 30th, 2009

World Vision in India

Hey all,

I’ll be going to India with World Vision to visit the people who need all our love and cares.

Keep update with us and you can do something to help them too.

Love,

Danell

1 comment November 22nd, 2009

On Danell《分享》拉阔音乐会观后感

Finally, the showcase is over. Feeling so much relieved right now.

I really hope you did enjoy the show. The band was superb, and it’s the “coolest” show I’ve ever done.

Those of you who went to the show, please write your comments and which are the songs that you like the most.

Thanks!
终于。。。

这场拉阔音乐会已过去了，也放下了心里的一块石头，真的好开心。

真的很希望你们都喜欢当晚的演出，因为这是我参与过最“酷”音乐会，而且乐队真的很棒！！

在此请大家多多指教，说说你的观后感，你最喜欢的部分及歌曲有那些呢？

March 1st, 2009

One Night in P.M.C.

Every Wednesday night, the one and only entertainment in Changlun, Pasar Malam Changlun. Some U.U.M students known it as P.M.C, coz it sounds more classy. (PS: It’s not medical centre, don’t get me wrong) Hehehe… And it’s just a hundred steps from my house.

Nothing’s really changed since the last 10 years. The price of the food, the location of the stalls including the blind man’s corner, and the taste of the food, still very original kampung taste, where I couldn’t find in any other places.

“Teko sebiji RM1.50!!”

Finally, I found something new in pasar malam, ice-blended milk shake.

And the kites.

每逢星期三，樟仑唯一的娱乐，樟仑夜市场，北大生都称它为PMC，因为听起来比较有气质嘛！（可不是所谓的医院medical centre，大家不要搞错）地点:就在我家附近。

我发现这10年以来好像都没什么太大的改变，包括食物的价格，摊位的位置，连盲人唱歌的角落也还是在那里，还有食物的味道，感觉仍然保持着最原始的家乡味。

唯一的新产品，就是这一个ice blended milk shake，还有新一代的风筝。

January 28th, 2009

My CNY Holiday Activities: Harvesting.

我的新年假期活动基本上跟大家一样是拿红包、吃饱了睡，睡饱了吃之外，我还帮我妈“收割”。因为老家的院子长满了好多小辣椒。

让我觉得很惊讶的是，我妈说，每两三天都可以采到这么多的小辣椒，因为很快的又会长出来了。

除此之外，其实还有很多其他的蔬菜水果，有羊角豆、kacang botol、柠檬草、香蕉、所谓的money菜，还有很多叫不出名字的东东。。。

而最宝贵的，应该就是这一个，据说只有“山芭”才可以找到的野果，洛神花（Roselle）。预知详情可以找找百科全书。

小时候，妈妈都会把它煮成糖水，喝了可以退热，也含有很高的维他命C。而且喝起来感觉就像葡萄汁一样，很好喝。

真的很高兴可以好好放个假回乡过年。接着再跟大家分享我在乡过年的趣事。在此，祝大家2009有个丰收年，Happy 牛 Year！

My CNY Holiday activities, other than collecting ang pow, eat and sleep, sleep and eat… like everyone, I’m also helping my mum to harvest her CILI PADI at her mini-farm at the backyard of my Changlun’s house. I was quite surprise that my mum told me, she can get that much chilies every 2 - 3 days, and it grows back really fast. Hooo…

Other than that, there are also some other fruites and vegetables, like ladies finger, kacang botol, serai, so call money-vege? And lots of things that I can’t even name it.

And one of the most valuable plant, that I think can be only found in jungle is this, Roselle. Find out more in Encyclopedia. We used to drink the juice most of the time when we were small, and it taste really good, like ribena.

Alright, will share more of my CNY activities with you again soon. Wishing you a Good Harvest Year of 2009.

Happy MOOooo Year!!

January 28th, 2009

2008 娱协奖

好久没写了，突然词穷，不知写什么好。不过真的很开心“万年烽火”获得了娱协奖10大原创金曲，这其实对我来说意义非凡。因为一直以来我都好想尝试一些较另类，较音乐性的歌曲。而且，做这首歌时原本只是想”syiok sendiri”而已，却没想到会以这首歌夺下了一座小金人。

当晚，我真的感激，感谢娱协和所有媒体让“万年烽火”有个出头天的机会，感谢黄威尔写了这么棒的歌曲，希望我们可以再有合作的机会，感谢唱片公司SONYBMG让我冒险尝试这么另类的曲风，感谢这首歌的编曲兼制作人乃刚老师编了这么棒的音乐，也让我自由去发挥这首歌，然后要感谢我的声乐老师让我现场表现没有出丑。。。最后一定要感谢一路走来都没有放弃支持我的爸爸妈妈和兄弟姐妹们，一起做音乐的朋友，还有我最敬爱的歌迷们。。。

谢谢你们。

但很遗憾的，为什么我写的“随意门”连入闱的机会都没有呢？

Anyway，我还是很希望大家会留意我专辑里其他的非主打歌，因为都是我真正喜欢的歌曲。

Enjoy!

Haven’t been writing for some time, don’t know what to write. But, I’m so happy that “WanNianFengHuo” (Devastation) has won a PWH Award. It’s even more meaningful than everything for me. Because it’s been my wish to try some alternative music. And we thought we are doing this song just to “syiok sendiri” only. Unexpectedly, the song was awarded a Golden Man.

I was feeling so grateful that night, thanks to PWH and the media for giving “WanNianFengHuo” a chance of glam, thanks to Will for writing this fantastic song and I wish we will work together again, thanks to my recording label SONYBMG for risking their investment to let me try some alternative music, thanks to the producer-arranger NaiKong for creating this track and giving me freedom to improvise the song, thanks to my vocal teacher for making me singing this song LIVE… Finally I must thank my mum and dad that has been supporting me all the way anytime, anywhere, my brother and sisters, friends that doing music together, and also my loving and respected fans, Pinkies.

Thank you so much.

But still, I’m lil’ bit upset, why my composition “SuiYiMen” (Portal) was not even nominated???

Anyway, I still wish that all of you will really listen to other tracks from my album, because they are the songs that I really like too.

Enjoy!

November 26th, 2008

Tomorrow’s Gonna be a BIG Day

好多朋友在电台听到我的新歌“我的志愿”，都说好喜欢这首歌，真的很开心。不过我告诉你，看了MV再听更好听。

明天将会是我非常重要的大日子，除了新歌MV首播之外，也是我第一次发我个人 karaoke DVD，“分享”的首卖会，之外还有件大件事要正式宣布的。想知道会宣布什么，就得等明天啦！

今天看到了这张DVD成品之后，心里其实觉得特别的感动，感觉就好像一份“毕业纪念册”，记载着我这三年来的努力和蜕变，还有跟歌迷们一起度过的美好回忆。所以我觉得这是张值得跟大家分享的纪念辑。

希望你们明天会出席支持。

Lots of my friends heard the song “My Ambition” from the radio, and so happy that they like it so much. But I tell you what, you will like it even more after watching the music video.

Tomorrow’s gonna be a BIG day for me, not just a premier for my new music video, it’s also the launch of my very first Karaoke DVD, “Sharing”. And other than that, there will be a big announcement to make as well. Wanna know what it’s all about? Just wait for it.

The moment I got this DVD, I was so touched to see all the content that gave me a lot of memories. It’s just like a graduation scrapbook that compiled all my efforts and my changes through the past 3 years, and the sweet memories that I had with my fans. So I really think it is a great collective DVD that we could share together.

Hope to see your support tomorrow.

September 27th, 2008