Attending a Guitar Concert here in Kuala Lumpur or for that matter in Malaysia isn’t exactly a monthly happening. Imagine the thrill when we guitar aficionados in Kuala Lumpur heard about the concert by the Spanish Guitar Duo* (as they call themselves), Josep Henriquez & Hang Nguyen. To add to this already exciting news, was…
Yamaha Music will be having their Guitar Festival 2004 on 5 December. Kudos to them for organising such an event that helps to promote our beloved instrument and create, hopefully, healthy and positive competition. That said, there are a couple of things that puzzle me though. Firstly, why is it called a Festival? According to the Oxford…
On 28 August 2004, I attended a most interesting Guitar Camp organised by the Classical Guitar Society (Sel/FT) Malaysia. The main purpose of the camp was to bring together guitarists from beginner to advanced levels so that we get to interact* with one another and to learn more about the guitar. After the registration in…
In over 20 years of teaching all kinds of students, be they beginners or advanced, private or university students, children or adults (admittedly, I have taught the whole gamut of students – from expatriates to our locals, children of ambassadors or millionaires to even a gangster!), I admit that everyone starts with an interest. For…
2004 – Those who follow feng shui will know that 2004 belongs to a period change. Entering the period of 8 for the next 20 years, this new period represents the Northeast, the mountain, young men, education… For us at the Society, the winds of change have brought the Society back into action again. The…
This website came into fruition with the ‘gentle and determined persuasion’ of May Ling, our sponsors Mdm Lui of Sonata and Mr. Michael Ng of Arrow Vision, and my hard work! (Phew). For a person who knows next to nothing about building websites, I doggedly slogged for more than two weeks, juggling between my work…