Circa Vita

Granaina ("Diamante Negro" by Antonio Muñoz Copy": 4 weeks into practice

2020-02-24T22:00:00.000-08:00

Original (A. Muñoz):

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BWV903 (Chromatic Fantasy and Fuge) - 9 months into practice (Fantasia part)

2020-02-22T22:00:00.000-08:00

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Jovano Jovanke

2020-02-20T22:00:00.000-08:00

Macedonian Traditional:

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Nietzsche, Playground and Five Minutes (VST Rig Sample Inspired by Pat Metheny)

2020-02-18T22:00:00.000-08:00

Inspired by Pat Metheny:

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Tobie Karolino (Duo Re-arrangement)

2020-02-16T22:00:00.000-08:00

Original by HomoHomini (Disco Polo):

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BRA-zil Browsing (2016)

2020-02-14T22:00:00.000-08:00

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AH ŠTO ĆEMO LJUBAV KRITI: Sevda-menco Interlude

2020-02-12T22:00:00.000-08:00

Bosnian Traditional:

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Spain (Chick Corea): VST Guitar Rig Sound Sim (Mike Stern Inspired)

2020-02-10T22:00:00.000-08:00

Inspired by Mike Stern:

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Buleria (La Tumbona by Paco de Lucia) - 9 months into practice

2020-02-08T22:00:00.000-08:00

Original (Paco de Lucia):

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A-Smooth (Takeshi Suda, 2013)

2020-02-04T22:00:00.000-08:00

Inspired by C-Smooth (George Benson):

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BWV903 (Chromatic Fantasy and Fuge): 20 Months into Practice (Fuge part)

2020-02-02T22:00:00.000-08:00

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Cordoba 1/2 & Alsran the Cat (4 Month into Practice)

2020-01-31T22:00:00.000-08:00

Original (Vicente Amigo):

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Long Farewell (2019) flamenco interlude idea

2020-01-29T22:00:00.000-08:00

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Fantasie (S.L. Weiss) D moll / LH Stretch Fingering

2020-01-27T22:00:00.000-08:00

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90s Big Rock Ballad Guitar Sound Sim

2020-01-25T22:00:00.000-08:00

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"Forgiven" Re-recording

2020-01-23T22:00:00.000-08:00

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Toying Around Rondeña Tuning

2020-01-21T22:00:00.000-08:00

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Amber City (1999, Takeshi Suda)

2020-01-19T22:00:00.000-08:00

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Bombay Café (1999 Takeshi Suda)

2020-01-17T22:00:00.000-08:00

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Jake to the Bone (TOTO) Solo copy (2012)

2020-01-06T22:00:00.000-08:00

Original:

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Nanatsu-no-ko/ Cho-cho Chamber Orchestra Arrangement

2012-05-17T14:35:00.001-07:00

Nanatsu-no-ko/ Cho-cho Chamber Orchestra Arrangement

Sony MDR-7506 Comes Back New

2008-11-05T01:21:00.000-08:00

The long-awaited headphone repair was completed yesterday, and I went to pick it up today.

Amazingly, it came back brand-new, i.e. replacement as a whole!!

It came back in a commercial packaging material, with all the accessories including an adapter plug tip and a leatherette bag that I lost somewhere long time before.

So I've got a brand-new MDR-7506 out of my 10 year-old, broken headphone plus 90 bucks. Cool!!

It was brought in like this....

BEFORE

AFTER

1991 Fender Custom Shop 57 Stratocaster Mod. by Guitar Violence

2008-11-04T07:36:00.000-08:00

This heavy mod Fender Custom Shop Strat has been my main guitar for quite a long time.

It's just that I invested too much on this cat to take it with me everywhere I gig.

I mean, I would not be able to reconstruct in case of theft.

Has 3-piece body and v-shaped neck just like Eric Clapton.

It's not a Relic but is with normal wear and tear over twenty years adding a nice aged appearence to it.

Yeah, I like how an aged lacquer face looks.

What makes it a real "one of a kind" is the pickup configuration it has: Bartolini V90s, Seymour Duncan Little 59, Bartolini V90s, Seymour Duncan JB from neck to bridge.

It has a 3 position strat pickup selector and another small 3 position flip switch that is activated when the strat PU selector is at the middle position to deliver signals from Bartolini PU/PUs as selected on the small flip switch.

On the back of the head is the old Custom Shop logo.

Crocodile Locking Pegs were not so popular when Sperzel was in fashion back in ten years when I decided to have replacements.

However so, I prefer Crocs because Sperzel requires enlarged holes on the head, and adding an undesired "Future Guitar" appearence. Well some like it to be like that... I don't. In case of Croc Pegs, they need some kind of a stuffing such as a wood chip between the hole and the sleeve.
The bridge has been replaced with a pre-Gotoh Wilkinson VS Vintage, but it's fairly rusty and need another replacement, or should I WD40 it?

I cannot bring it around for rehearsals and gigs any more, for I have invested too much on this... Well that's why I need that Ibanez that nobody wants to steal.

Translation/Interpretation

2008-11-02T18:57:00.001-08:00

Another element of the blog is the posting related to my translation/interpretation activities.

This includes column postings exploring translation/interpretation technicality or seeking helps/opinions concerning some specific topics.

Ever since I started translation/interpretation back in 12 years, I've been self-taught with respect to the translation/interpretation, seeking resources mainly from the books commercially available and from the Internet as required, while cumulating experiences in on-the-job, tried-and-true practices over the entire career.

I commenced to offer truly commercial or paid services when I was hired on the location in the US at a language service company, and eventually became a freelancer after working as an interpreter for a company in Japan.

Well it started off as a source of little pocket money to check out some concerts, and is full-fledged in the fields ranging from musical/entertainment-oriented materials to legal, financial, ecological, and some medical fields to be offered to the clients including numbers of ministers in and out of Japan. While it is of my greatest pleasure to be accredited to the point where my linguistic ability represents the National Governments of numbers of countries in such occasions as UN conference or general meetings, I've always been on an intensive challenge to meet the requirements of those clients.

If I were to live twice, I would attend another educational institution for a systematic study in the art of translation/interpretation, but I spent all the learning opportunities for my music and law as my parents required. In other words, time is up, and I am up and running!!

All in all, I would like to have an opprtunity to share experineces with other professionals in the field through these postings.

If you are in the field or really good at English drafting, please kindly share your opinions here in the posting.

Thank you in advance for sharing!

Woodstock Jazz Festival - Impressions

2008-11-02T15:23:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite Alto solos.