Monday 28 July 2014

No mater where you originally came from, we fight together for you


This post's title is from the lyrics of a song in Māori language (Te Reo) by Stan Walker, "Aotearoa", celebrating the New Zealand indigenous language week (Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori) 2014 which was last week.

"Ahakoa nō hea mai koe, ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu"

My heart goes to all those who are hoping to contribute to, but struggling to settle in this beautiful country, Aotearoa, New Zealand.


Friday 11 July 2014

No music, no life



Many people like to listen to music. No TV shows or movies will complete without music. Even sports games which would be great excitement of their own, incorporate recorded and even live musics to add even more fun. "No music, no life" is well said as without it our life will be tasteless.

However, how many people feel urge to play music themselves? I have no ideas. What I know is I am feeling it more than ever in my decades of mingling with musical instruments which has now a confusing name, keyboard.

When I started playing a keyboard, general public have no access to any alphabetical keyboards connected to computers. Even for professionals, punched cards are the normal medium for data entry. Decades later, virtually no musical keyboards are without being connected or equipped with some kinds of computers nowadays.

Even better, now heaps of synthesisers are available as applications and plugins. They would have costed fortunes for each a quarter century ago. There never has been a better time for keyboard players. Make some noises and have fun!