First Day Teaching

Wow wow.. time reached at 3pm sharp. It was my turn to introducing my music composing class to my members after finished the choir class. Nothing much worried about my performance at first, but got stuck on the last task when forming groups.

First day teaching was quite fun and a bit tension, the class was crowded with more than 20 members who came from different courses and semester. Most of them were very desired to know what the class could offer them. After giving them some explaination of what is the purpose of having this class, they started to build up some confident and believed in what will be taught in this class. Due to time concern, I did not have much time to explain well about my whole program. I believed that many members ignored what I had told them and yet still did not clearly understand how is the program running. I will repeat and elaborate more about program after Hari Raya holidays.

Before next class starts, there are still a lot of things to be managed. I need to take care of the quality of the lesson and also what are the useful materials that they require for their learning. The next problem that I need to take care is the time, trainers, and also forming groups. Sometimes it might not fit to everyone's time schedule as I know that this semester would be a very 'buzy' semester. Certain students may not able to come for the class. This will affect the whole process of learning. Looking for trainers is also another important consideration.

Since this composing club is a new club for everyone including me, and I believe that only Utar has this so called 'special' class that only offering composing music lesson. Three of these problems must be settle ASAP.

Utar Idol

Utar Idol is one of big event that will be hold in my campus by next year. Everyone in a team seems very excited about how are they going to succeed the event. The event needs a lot of people to handle the event. Many empty post are available. I didn't look through every single post in detail. I just pick one of the position which I think I can handle which is Deco & Design Manager. No doubt I believe that my creativity spirit still be with me. I know that this will be my challenge and yet it will help me to boost up my art talent. I really want the task and guess what, my assistant also name khor. I hope that we both can do a great work.

From what I know about Deco and Design is that I need to plan the theme of the event with collaboration from Program Manager. I have the responsibility to decorate and design the stage and venue according to the theme and lastly I am required to lead the on stage and back stage team to decorate and design the venue. Basically I have to coordinate with two managers who are Program manager and also the back stage manager.

No matter how, do hope that I can perform my task well and everything goes fine.

Music Club Theme Song

After having a brief music club meeting on tuesday, I really want to thank Wen Qiang bcoz he has given me a chance to take part in music club theme song. Once again, I have a chance to compose a theme song as what I did for my KRS during seconday school. It would be a headache for me at first, but, once I gets thing done, it will eventually become my wonderful work.

I am also taking part in Design & Deco for our Utar Idol. Although I know it is a heavy task, it is a good experience and learning. There is nothing to lose and in fact it was me to volunteer and get into this assignment. So, be cheerful and enjoy work.

Composing Music Department

At last, I finally found a 'place' where I can distribute my work in music. Thanks to Wei Lun who gives me a chance to take in charge in this department. I am so excited and thinking of what I can do for my handled music members. Besides that, I also feel little anxious about my incapabilities. Many things need to be planned and testified before starting the activities. Although I have some worried about this, I believe thru my hard work and interest, nothing can stop me. The club will be started in week 3. Hopefully everything gets done in schedule. Below are the activities designed by me throughout the short semester.

Week 3 (26/10/05)

Overview of composing and defining the objectives of the department

Forming and assigning a small group of minimum 4-5 people and each of them are responsible to take part in different roles. For example, the group will consist of song writer, singer, composer, and musical players.

Evaluating the members of the group and identify what are the strengths and weaknesses of each members in term of music capabilities.

Assign certain people from music club members to manage the department process if necessary.

Week 4 (02/11/05)

Holiday – No activities

Week 5 (09/11/05)

Introducing the fundamental requirements and basic needs required for making a song with an emphasis to DIY (Do-It-Yourself).

Presenting the different genre of music that exists in the world.

Week 6 (16/11/05)

Introducing the basic chord techniques and analyzing how they are being played in different ways (Part 1).

Showing music clips thru projector. Clips includes interview of artists and latest news.

Introducing and recommending certain softwares that are recently used in a market for composing music.

Week 7 (23/11/05)

Requiring each member to bring some lyrics for evaluation and understanding what are the expectations of consumers in the current trend.

Each group is required to complete their own lyric and submit their own song that has a complete lyric after next semester for evaluation.

Most recommended composer this month

This is the young and talent lady who had been found from the website known as 610t.com

I like the lady very much because she has contributed a lot of creative songs and music to every fans and readers that love her. From her work, I can see her passion in music. Therefore, I like to give her a credit and invite everyone to read her website and blog at http://www.jasemaine-gan.com & http://www.mainestage.blogspot.com. Hope to find more great people like her and post it on the blog here.

Music Composition

After having my exam and holidays, I'm now back to live. Recently I received a new from music club president. He asked me for help in organizing small group of students in music composition. This is a great opportunity for me to approach with music and those great people and learn more stuff. I hope that before graduate, I am able to contribute something to music club members.

2005中国流行音乐原创作品 入选佳作出炉

Finally the result has came out. I'm not in the list. Sigh~ Eventhough I had failed this time, but I will still keep going on. This is only my first time participate on this kind of competition, hope the coming competition will arise by next year. Below are the participants who succesfully go into final round. Congrates to all of them.

幸福意外 陈仁丰
仲夏的昏黄 刘永辉
我让你走 李江雁
憧憬与遗憾 陈奕源、傅志才
拥抱 Jasemaine
情何以堪 刘翰国
是与非 罗慧君
折翼天使 黄荣显
学会 佘金鸿、陈光良
春风 陈思聪

At last, two songs being submited

I'm very excited when there was a singing competition being conducted in Malaysia. The main idea of this competition is to find talented people who has the interest to create their own songs for competition. After being selected as the Malaysia's best 10 songs, those songs will be sent to China for competing into final round.

The title of this competition is known as below:
2005 中国流行音乐原创作品大赛

This competition really meant for me. As I have been waiting for so long searching for this type of competition, and finally,I found this one. Thanks to the great website which is called 610t.com. Even though I know many experts will participate on it, as long as I submit my final production, and my job is done. :)

Two songs have been done and I received a lot of encouragement from my friends. They really like the songs. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, I can't make it perfectly in term of managing the background sound equally. Anyway, I still love my creation. Well done. Hehe.

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Below are the songs which I created for the competition.

参赛曲目：坎坷情路 演唱：关秀芳，许乾元
作词：范仲辉 作曲：许乾元 编曲：许乾元 制作：许乾元 (DIY)

坎坷情路

(男) 凌晨冷风 身体颤动
思潮在汹涌 那么空洞 那么的迷蒙

(女) 同样冷风 它更冰冻
带者你的痛 吹进心中 吹进我的梦

(男) 只想好好地停留在那里
(女) 只想永远都留在回忆
(男) 我想你每一秒
(合) 总比登天还难还高
(男) 我想和你永远不会分离
(女) 每一次都能拥抱着你
(男) 你想我有多少
(合) 不会有什么做不到

CHORUS (合) :
明白我用最真实的脚步 和你翩翩起舞
不能让你伤心痛哭 不能再走向歧途
明白我对你最真的付出 不再那样糊涂
我和你 会永远幸福

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参赛曲目：幸福月光 演唱：许乾元 编曲：许乾元 制作：许乾元 (DIY)
作词：参考 吴诺权 之幸福月光/ 许乾元 作曲：许乾元

幸福月光
只有欢喜 没有苦涩的人生 幸福是海市蜃楼
只有辛酸 没有甘美的日子 幸福是空中楼阁
享受你喜爱的部分 和接受你不爱的部分
才是人生中完整的幸福和享受快乐

CHORUS:

人生走的道路上常常不满
走错了该怎么办 跌跌撞撞
勇敢面对困难
也不怕受伤

人生有许多缺口并不难懂
只要懂得用爱填补
日子依然圆满、美好、轻松
像幸福月亮

人生有许多借口并不难搜
只要懂得用真心
改变一切不满、困难、假装
就是如此简单

Looking for any website which can upload my songs so that everyone who like to hear can download. :)

6 stories to remember

First day when I was entered the tutorial class of Management Accounting, I thought the class will be very boring class. Surprisingly, the tutor was really impressed me and my classmates when he told us that his salary per month could reach to RM50,000!

He told us how he so successful by given us six short stories. These stories really useful to me and I would remember it in my whole life.

1st stories: Number one

He told us that anyone of us must be Number one but not number two. Why? Easy. He asked us whether anyone knows who was the first astraunot stepped on the moon? Of course, most of student would answer Armstrong. How about the second person? Everyone seemed to be silent and none could answer the question.

2nd stories: Be different

He told us that after graduate, we all are competitors. In order to succeed in an interview, you must good in your 'package'. You must be different in the way of wearing, speaking, coorperating and etc.

3rd stories: Knows everything

He asked us how 7-11 different from others and if we opened a shop same as 7-11, why 7-11 so successful? Most of students answered business plan, brand name, location and etc. Tutor said they just a part of it but not the answer he want. Lastly, he told us that its 'everything'.

4th stories: What can u see?

He brought out his Nokia handphone and asked us what we can see. Students replied 'cheap', big, old and others funny answers. Tutor got upset. But, he then told us that, 'Can't you see my hand?'

5th stories: Surprise!

In a jungle, there were 3 guys. American, France, and Japanese. American was good in idea. So he asked France to bring back some wood for fire. He also told Japanese to get some supplies. Three of them started doing their job separately and promised to regroup after 1 hours. After 1 hour, American and France came back at time but not Japanese. They waited and waited. Lastly, they went to find the Japanese. Beside them there was a bush, they heard some noise rustling behind the bush and suddently..... 'Surprise!'. The Japanese thought that they want him to have them surprise instead of giving them some supplies. The morale of this is that the communication is important and by right should communicate properly.

Students praised the tutor saying that he is very hardworking. But the response of tutor was that, 'I'm not hardworking.'

Thinking of Her

Guys, if you are looking for someone you like, plz take a fast action. Nobody is willing to wait for you for so long. It is not worth to just think about her/him without letting him/her know. You never know if you don't try.

曾经有一段的恋情，我没好好把握，也不会珍惜。是不是自己很内向，还是挑剔，我不知道。我能够做的，就只有想念从前。

想念她
Xiang Nian Ta
曲： 许乾元 词：乾元

轻轻的摸着你的脸 不愿意说再见
看着你的头发上 沾着我无声的眼泪
脸表现彼此好好的过 但是为何却寻找另一个天空

每次使我烦千百遍 视而不见
总有一些人对我说 美丽的女子容易变
脸表现彼此好好的过 但是为何却寻找另一个天空

想念她 醒来的呼唤
坚强的挣扎 希望可以见到她

想念她 梦来的感觉
不知道何去何从
也不如真的一样
多么希望看到她

Taekwondo

"Hei..hei.. what happen to CY? Can somebody tell me why he join martial art?". Well, very simple, to get bonny. haha. Before joining this, I ain't received any impression about this. Until the time when I met a girl who encouraged me to join the taekwondo. At first, it seemed to me that taekwondo is a very aggressive and tiring exercises. It did stress a lot with your muscle and you totally would get pain at the end of the practice. After a few days of practices, I just realized that taekwondo not only can improve your ability in speed, agility, strength, healthiness, also make you feel 'easier' to sleep. Hehe. When we watch action movies , sometimes we forget to watch 'something'. Something that will be ignored by many audience when they watched. Which is the way of defeating enemy and defending themself. It is easy to watch but not in practice. Anyway, I will like to share the photo with you guys. Try to search the pic and tell me where am I. Hehe.

The Past

During the end of 1998, it was my last time in Chung Hwa school. It was an unforgetable day in my life. Although every1 seems to be very happy and enjoyable during the graduation ceremony, in fact, their heart full of tears. No one likes to be separated. The truth is that it is time for us to spent the rest of our life in continue exploring the 'unknown' world.

往 事 随 风
Wang Shi Sui Feng

曲： 许乾元 词：蔡惠敏

该 不 该 结 束 就 此 分 手
友 情 分 明 还 没 到 尽 头
因 为 你 们 的 出 现
一 字 一 句 打 动 我 的 心 扉

没 有 人 喜 欢 就 这 样 离 别
无 声 胜 有 声 的 感 觉
会 不 会 难 分 难 舍
不 知 何 时 才 于 你 相 逢

情 如 此 深 往 事 随 风
再 也 不 可 能 阻 止 时 间 停 留
无 法 再 保 留 无 法 再 挽 留
这 一 生 无 法 再 逃 避 的 记 忆
这 一 生 最 令 我 难 以 忘 记 的 事 是 咱 们 的 分 手

Music - My First Song I Ever Wrote

Music is part of my life. I couldn't live without music. Remember when I was in primary school, my bro won a first prize in drawing competition. The prize that he obtained was a guitar. I started to learn guitar at that time. In form 3, my classmate - Max and I borowed guitar books from his neighbour. That was the first time I created my own song.

Searching back my old music notes, I decided to post here to share among u guys. I still remembered that after finished writing the song and lyric, I spent a lot of time reviewing my lyric. That day, I couldn't leave the lyric away from my hand until I went to sleep. Maybe, I really felt a satistisfactory in completing a song like this. I told myself that I will keep on going to create more songs.

The song mainly described a childhood.

小 时 候。 长 大 后。
Xiao shi hou Zhang da hou

小 时 候 的 天 空 没 有 尽 头
无 忧 无 虑 的 心 没 有 伤 痛
可 爱 的 风 筝 在 空 中 飞 翔
陪 我 渡 过 童 年 到 天 涯 海 角

终 觉 得 长 大 后 是 种 负 担
怕 明 天 它 变 成 遗 憾
就 因 为 我 不 要
相 守 太 难
容 易 感 伤

终 觉 得 美 梦 不 能 太 长
任 时 光 流 转 它 没 有 答 案
因 为 我 已 经 长 大
我 要 创 出 美 好 明 天

Dam da da da da….

曲： 许 乾元 词：陈 家立，乾元

Welcome my friends!

Finally, this is the way that I can express my thought and feeling as I wanted to. Thanks to blogger. I'm appreciate that.

There are mainly 2 BIG things that I would like to share with you guys and you might be interested with - my life and my music. I will touch on my past and present music that are produced by me.

So, you are always welcome back!