Talking about music, it play a huge part in my life. Of course, we also need other things in life, but for me, it will not complete without a music. I am a music lover and a sucker for good music.
Kiddo
As a kid, I just heard from TV, radio, and what my parent heard. It just about, that I like the song. And that’s it. And, during that I started to like music (By that time, I really like Ice, Ice Baby, ahak,ahak).
High School (SIGS)
I listen to pop a lot. This time, late 90s, boyband are like BSB, 5ive, O-town. Yup, talking about boyband and pop. The girls always talking 'bout who is the hottest one in the band . I remembered, I'm always watching 100 Billboard Chart every weekend. And Elton John, ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ was no.1 during that time. And also, I listen to R&B music, Boyz II Men, Usher. And there was, a weird group name Chumbawamba.
SAMURA
I bought my first cassette, Mytown. Haha, I think this boyband has already disbanded today (but one of the member had formed a band named The Script). I remembered there was one music store in Wetex Parade,Muar (popular shopping complex by that time among students,and probably other people) that I always bought the cassette. I can’t remember the name the cassettes I bought at that time. Dunno if, right now, the music store is still there (I think it still there). This time, more pop music that I bought. Everytime, when I went for outing, I will went to that music store. Searching a new cassette. My father also bought cassettes from music store. During this time also, I bought my first walkman. I remember when my mother said that I wanted really bad to bought a walkman. And finally, my father bought me a walkman with a recorder. He said if I want to record something (he know what I like even I didn't tell him). It was still with me right now. Almost 10 years old. Although it has fallen so many times, and even dipping in the river, the walkman was still doing okay.
Matriculation
This time, the rock music started coming to my life. I don’t know how it influences me. Maybe it was from my father.By that time, I started, listening to rock but mostly alternative music. I listen to Linkin Park, Silverchair, The Vines, Nickelback and I even bought their cassestte.( p/s: Thanks, Merin for checking my drawers, haha :) And Mariah Carey still can be found in my drawers .Hehe.
UKM
Life getting tougher. By this time, I listen more to old skool rock. Talking about Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and I really like Maroon 5 :). But during this time, I was started not to buy the cassette because these day so hard to find a shop selling cassettes and they selling more CDs. It’s quite expensive. My father have maybe influence me because he listen a lot to Jimi Hendrix, Sweet Charity. Even Lefthanded, before they became famous, they had played at my parent wedding.
I remembered during my final year, crashing my dissertation, when I was doing something to the graphic things (the map actually) I listen to Wings and Search over and over again. Funny, I dunno how many times, the cassette was playing over and over again. Luckily, the cassette was not broken :)
But, of course, the most important thing is, I learn how to play the guitar. And it was the first time I bought the guitar. Actually, I didn’t tell my parent that I bought the guitar. I'm afraid that they will not like to know that a girl play a guitar. Until my last day in UKM, when I was about went back home, my parents came to get my things, the saw it. To my surprise, my father said that it was great guitar that I bought and my mother just asked ‘this is ur guitar?’ Yup. It was a relief.
UM
It was really stressful time. I was more developing preferences old skool stuff. Mostly 50’s, 60’s and 70’s until 90’s.But, rock music was still the no.1 genre. Sometimes, I prefer a live version or acoustic version of a song because we experimental a lot with that song. Yeah, sometime I feel bored too.( p/s : Thanks Mara for lending the guitar. Actually, I broke one of the strings but I freaked out, so I change all the strings. Sorry if it is not sound the same. Hehe :P
Today, almost 100 cassette that I bought. There are various music from rock to R&B, pop. Although some of cassette have mold in it, (my house have quite some mold, so it was easy to get the mold. Huhu).
The most important thing, the music means a lot to me. Anyway, whatever happen, we must not forget our responsibility. (Hoping to be a poet and a writer :)
