Ethnomusicology

Just came back from SengKang , Dad's place . I brought back alot of things ... 2 of my old clothings , which i kinda like ... and 2 bags , which belongs to Dad . Well , Dad is sick ... and he ain gonna use the bags , so ... Jane told me to bring home and use . My bag is spoiling ... and now , i got 2 new bags ... so im kinda happy . Took a cab home ... and it cost me around $6 .

Conferencing with YongHao and Klein on the phone . Well , the conversation has lots of funny sentences ... made up of vulgar words , constructed by Klein . Well ... anyway , im talking on the phone while blogging ... so ... dun blame me if i suddenly type out my conversation ... U know , sometimes ... u cannot multi-task , so u'll usually get confused with what ur doing ... and do everything altogether .

Woke up at around noon . And felt kinda hungry ... so i went downstairs to eat . Messaged Jane and told Dad that im going down to the hospice to visit him . But , she told me that they're going down to SengKang , back home , to rest . Well , guess that the hospice aint kinda comfortable for him , so ... going home would be a better choice .

Ate some food ... and took a cab down to SengKang . Well , when the cab driver asked where i am going ... i didnt know how to tell him . Because , i dun even know the address . The problem is that i seldom go down to SengKang thats why ... and Mom used to ask me , and i told her i dunno where ... and she is doubting me ... and she said that im betraying her . What the fuck ? Well , she always say that ... but not nowadays .

Amanda and Jock was home . They were busy cleaning the house ... and when i entered , it was quite sparkling clean . I sat at a corner , and listened to my music . While , Amanda and Jock were cleaning the tables and walls . I felt helpless ... but anyway , i had nothing to do .

Dad finally arrived , and he was sitting in a wheelchair . Rolled him into his room , and carried him to his bed . He slept immediately ... and thats a peaceful sign . Jane went off for church , while Amanda and i took care of Dad .

He slept so well that we dun even need to check on him much . So , we played Scrabbles . I won . Anyway , its kinda fun . It refreshed my vocabulary .

Dorothy came later , and she bought us chicken rice . Watched some silly movie , while eating . Yong was reading the bible text to Dad ...

I closed the window and forgotten to on the air-con . How dumb ? Anyway , im talking about now ...

Sidetrack ... Dad was sleeping well , and woke him up to drink some milk , but he didnt want to . So , we let him back to sleep ... but he woke up by himself later , and we fed him the milk . He couldnt drink much , he felt like vomitting ... and so , we stopped . Soon , Jane came home , with some buns . I took one , and later ... tried to on the air-con for Dad .

But whats wrong ? The controllers , the one regulating the air-con ... is all down . I checked the batteries , and realised that its all leaking like hell . Anyway , its totally the same one as the one i have at home ... so i know the functions quite well . I helped them on the air-con later ... after figuring out the better controllers out of the 3 .

Was looking around the room , for some old stuff ... and found the bags and stuff . I wanted to find some clothings ... but i couldnt find anything nice . Actually , some were Dad's clothings ... but , i dun think its nice to take his things like that . To think of it , i still have Dad's ring ... and nobody can help me with it !

Thats around all for the day . So now , there's nothing much to talk about ... Anyway , the conversation im having with them now ... is getting kinda too vulgar and noisy . Klein is shouting about ... and cursing ... while YongHao is scolding him and cursing him back . His frequency is getting kinda out ... and things are getting kinda out of point .

Anyway , both of them likes techno music , which is such a super turn off for me . Why ? It reminds me of the typical gangster kinda people listening and shaking their heads in their cars ... while listening to those vibes pump . U know what techno music is ? If u dun , its some various styles of dance music characterised by electronic sounds and a high energy , rhythmic beat .

There are many types of techno . One of which which i know is called acid techno . They originated mainly from the London scene . It soon spread across the UnitedKingdom and then internationally and is today popular in many countries . However , despite this , it still continues to be mainly a very underground form of music with little commercial impact , and is often seen to be synonymous with the squat party scene . Its kinda of the punk scene ...

Another type is art techno , which in another word is intelligent dance music . It is an electronic music genre , which began as a style of techno in the early 1990's and moved on to include the textures and sound manipulation methods . Unlike the driving , pounding sound of dancefloor techno , it is more cerebral , usually being quite a bit slower , more melodic , less agressive , and more artistic , quirky and improvisational . It is sometimes informally called intelligent techno , experimental techno or braindance . The genre was also known for a while as electronica . Sounda familiar ?

The one i dun really mind is called ambient techno , or just ambient music . Its a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elemtns of a number of different styles ... including jazz , electronic music , new age , rock and roll , modern classical music , reggae , traditional , world and even ... noise ! It is chiefly identifiable as having an overarching atmospheric context . In the late 1970's , it was referred to music that would envelop the listener without drawing attention to itself . Often listeners will forget they are listening to ambient music , which is one of the biggest attractions of the genre . It can be any musical style , including jazz , eletronic music and modern classical music . Didnt i say that already ? Anyway , organic ambient music is characterised by integration of electronic and acoustic musical instruments . Aside from the usual electronic music influences , organic ambient tends to incorporate influences from world music , especially drone instruments and hand percussion . It is intended to be more harmonious with nature than with the disco . Drone instruments are instruments which produces a continuous low humming or buzzing sound , like the Bagpipe .

Bouncy techno is another style of music , that was influenced by the rave scene in Scotland . With bouncy techno's wide range of style , from euphoric Piano melodies to fast gabber kick drums . It is considered to as the link between happy hardcore and gabber music . Elsewhere , bouncy techno was increasinly played alongside the breakbeat orientated happy hardcore that would influence the happy hardcore sound .

The term detriot techno regers to a style of techno music in the tradition of early 1980's . A discriminating trait of detroit techno is the use of analogue synthesizers and early drum machines for its production of the digital emulation of the characteristic sound of those machines .

No matter how , techno still sucks .

All the types of different music ... thats why im taking ethnomusicology . Because i like it ! I think its very interesting ... but in NAFA , im quite sure there'll be lots of research and projects . I think im going to die . But , maybe i should push myself further . Motivate myself ! But , can i take the load ? Can i take the stress ? Im not very sure ... but at least i know , there'll be quite a few other classmates who will be taking the course with me . Jobyna ... right ? So ... here i come ... ethnomusicology !

Anyway , i think such studies on different music will help in my own music ? Well , ethnic music is kinda related to tradition Chinese music ... right ? After all , its kinda traditional .

Life is getting boring when i dun go school . Life is getting boring when i stay home all day long .

Again , ennui on the walls , clutching my chest ... and stressing on my breath . It'll never let me go ... and i'll never be free . I lay on the floor , hoping that it would go away ... but , too bad , it'll stay , on and on .

Jwen tagged on my board saying that she was joking with me . What ? Well , im not sure with that . Actually , i kinda thought that u girls were angry somehow . Im sure u werent joking ... But well , ive other things to worry about .