Malaysia’s and Singapore’s ukulele community

posted by: Alan
posted on: December 22nd, 2008

Hi all,

Ralph has offered to let us jam at his place for the next jamming session. His house is located 5 minutes away from Tanah Merah MRT Station. A total of about 17 minutes from City Hall, where we would originally jam at.

 

Any objections?

Lets’ discuss on a date to meet up then…

Alan Says:

Kenny: No worries, I’ll see you, as well as the rest next time! Looking forward to that~

Kenny Says:

Alan, sorry we missed ya. The turn out was encouraging even tho the guys were outnumbered!. Really appreciate Glyn & Simon hosting the group, thanks a heap. Hope to see you soon bro.

Alan Says:

Glyn & Simon: Not at all about inviting other people~ We all love to meet more people who share the same love for ukulele playing!

Hopefully I can make it for the next meeting! So everyone keep in touch for now, and I’ll be looking forward to meeting you all in future.

Glyn & Simon Says:

Hey Alan, such a pity u couldn’t join us. Simon & I were looking forward to meeting u and hearing u play. Yah we’re happy with the turnout. Hope you don’t mind that i invited some people too :P Simon will be posting up some videos soon! Keep a lookout everyone!

Alan Says:

Hey everyone,

I just saw the pictures on the Ukulele Movement Facebook, and I’m really surprised at the number of people who turned up. I just wanna say a BIG THANK YOU to all who came~!

Then again, my apologies to all that I couldn’t turn up in the end, due to a last minute problem which occured at work. I was at the client’s place until nearly 12am… =(

Till next time then~

Take care everyone!

wongyy Says:

see u ppl at 7pm Boon Keng MRT…we sure can recognise each other with our cute ukulele….

Vivian Says:

i got a friend who can come with me… yay! i’ll be there a little later though. and hopefully my mom will let me join all of you again next time, as well. =D

celine Says:

hey Dana, of cos you can meet us there too. I’m sure you’ll not have difficulties recognising either one of us.

hey Vivian, you could ask your mum to take a look at Ukulabu, and maybe she would be more at ease (:

YY if there’s any changes do sms me, i’m off to school now!

Vivian Says:

aww! i wanna come too! but my mom’s being a little protective… hahaha. hope that she’ll let me join all of you later! =)

Dana Says:

Hi,

May i meet up with u all at boon keng mrt 7pm oso? as i oso not sure how to get to their place ;)

wongyy Says:

Thats great celin…see u at 7pm!!

celine Says:

hey YY, I’m going from school la hahah.

and my eyelids are okay today, so I’ll meet you guys too at Boon Keng MRT at 7pm later?

wongyy Says:

Noted, Glyn & Simon .

Have already sms Alan and Ralph to meet at Boon Keng MRT tonight.

Glyn & Simon Says:

I’m sorry i meant, look right when u cross the road to WU LING motors. After you get onto Beatty Road, walk straight till you see YICK SENG HARDWARE shop on the ground flr corner unit. We’re just one floor up. Hope this is not too confusing.

Glyn & Simon Says:

Hey guys, it’s more straightforward (though slightly further) to walk from boon keng MRT coz Farrer Park has many exits and u may get lost. After u come out from the MRT station, walk along the length of the big field till u reach the main road. Turn left and cross the road to WU LING Motors. As u’re crossing the road, look towards your left and we’re one lane to the right of WU LING Motors. Call me if you get lost. Alan has my number :)

Wongyy Says:

Oops…Alan….

Seems like Boon Keng is nearer to the place….maybe u study the map first and advise??

With your advise, I’ll inform Ralph.

Wongyy Says:

Alan: Ralph will be coming BUT still he needs a ukulele to play with. I have arranged with him to meet us at Farrer MRT say 7pm..Ok with you?

Celine: Hope you recover as I really miss u if u are not there….BTW, I may be travelling from Sengkang to Farrer so maybe I can meet u up first….

Alan Says:

Celine: Hope you get well soon, buy some eye drops and use it (Not those moisturizing type, but the ones that are meant for sore eyes. I remember they come in very small bottles, and works like magic.) Hope to see you come to the meeting~

Wongyy: I should be stopping at Boon Keng or Farrer Park and walking there as well. Maybe we can meet up.

BUT I’ll be late though, I only end work at 630pm.

PS: Can someone ask Ralph if he’s coming?

celine Says:

i think im alighting at farrer park or boon keng mrt, then walk there.
oh yah, i have something swollen at my eyelid and if it’s still not better or pain/uncomfortable, i might have to give this meeting a miss. but it’s better now as compared to this morning, so hopefully hopefully hopefully it does go away tomorrow. let’s just assume im going, if not i’ll sms Alan :)

wongyy Says:

wow…so many beginner like me….

this fri is exciting manz

I will bring song book and also camera

BTW, anybody meeting up to go to the place?? Cos i am another blur blur…

Alan Says:

Vivian: Welcome~ I received your facebook invitation, and have added you as well. Hope you get your ukulele soon~ Perhaps you would like to join us on Friday evening? (that’s tomorrow). All are welcome~

Looking forward to meeting and hearing from you soon.. Take care!

Glyn and Simon: No problem… See you all on Friday evening~

Glyn & Simon Says:

Hey Alan

I just saw the comments!! Thanks for co-ordinating and even taking calls for pple who get lost :) you can direct some to me no probs :P

Glad to see so many response :) i’m also looking forward to learn from everyone!

Vivian Says:

Hi there! I’m very interested and fascinated in the Ukulele and have decided to get one sometime soon. I also somehow stumbled upon this site while researching on ukuleles in singapore. haha. hopefully i can contact and join all of you once i get started. =)
-Vivian

Alan Says:

Dana: I have emailed you my contact number. You can call me if you get lost. Please give me your contact number as well via email reply. Thanks!

Kenny Says:

Wow, looks like a sizeable group this time. Very nice.

Dana Says:

Hi all,

Here’s another uke newbie, I m keen to join u all this fri…anyone going from raffles pl AIA area? who may i contact should i b lost? need to bring my own uke? hehe :)tks

Alan Says:

Celine: I haven’t been playing much as well.. Being sick and busy with work. Haven’t updated much content here as well. But I’m all recovered now. Hopefully the workload clears…

See you on Friday.
Take care~

Before I forget, can you all bring your song books which we used during the last jamming session? They will come in handy for us practice-rusty folks~ Something to reference on. Many thanks~

celine Says:

hello!
i think i should be able to make it.
but i haven’t been practicing much, quite rusty already.
Alan, is your number the same as the one you gave me on msn quite a while ago?

Alan Says:

Kenny and Ong: Thanks! Looking forward to seeing you all~

Vippy: No worries, its okay if you bring a friend or not. You may contact me if you get lost. I will email my contact number to you. Cheers~

Kenny Says:

I will be there. Looking forward to meeting familiar and new friends as well. Thanks.

Vippy Artpradid Says:

Hi Alan,

My friend can’t make it anymore. No worries then. See you on Friday. Who do I contact if I get lost?

ong teong hoon Says:

Hi alan
Will try to make it on Friday 16th Jan at Glyn and Simon’s place at Betty road

ong teong hoon

Vippy Artpradid Says:

Hi everyone,

I’m game. This would be my first jam session. Hope it’s okay that I’m a beginner ukulele player- hoping to learn more from everyone.

Is it okay if I bring a friend? She’s visiting from Hong Kong (Singaporean though) and I wanted to meet up with her on Friday night. Let me know if can do.

Cheers,
Vippy

Alan Says:

Hi all,

Will you all be able to make it to Glyn’s place on Friday evening (16 January)? Lets say 7pm…

I’ve emailed you all as well, you can reply via email or comment here~

Hope to hear from you all soon,
Cheers!

Kenny Says:

Yeah thanks very much. I can meet up but prefer Fridays as always because no work on Sat. How about you other guys?

wongyy Says:

hey Glyn & Simon

That will be great and thank you for opening up your place….will see how the rest respond

thanks!!

Glyn & Simon Says:

Hi guys,
We are pleased to open up our home office for your next jamming session if you guys don’t mind. At the same time you can also have a try out at the Kala ukuleles :)

Once again, we’re located at 20A Beatty Road. That’s at Little India. If you know where the Kerrisdale condominium or Sinda Indian School are, we’re just next to it.

Click here for details.

Alan has also kindly posted directions on how to get there under ‘NEWS’. Check it out.

Let us know when is good for everyone. Perhaps next week?

Alan Says:

Hi guys,
I have asked Gyln and Simon on the address of the shop, and I have posted a post on it. Check out the post here.

ong teong hoon Says:

Glyn and simon

what’s the address to view the kalas ?

ong teong Hoon

Alan Says:

Hi Gyln & Simon: Glad to hear that there’s Kala ukuleles being brought into Singapore! Thanks for notifying! I’m really excited as I foresee that the ukulele community will expand very soon, at least within Singapore~

Glyn & Simon Says:

Hey guys, glad to stumble upon this blogsite! It’s a great start to a ukulele community in SG/MAL.

You’ll be thrilled to know that we’ve brought in a batch of ukuleles from Kala in various woods and sizes for retail. They’ve just arrived so we’d like to invite you guys to come by and have a look & strum. Maybe you’ll find THE one that you’ve been looking for :)

As we’re now operating from our home office, please email us at glynchan@gmail.com before you come by. We’re located near Little India.

Happy New Year!

ong teong hoon Says:

HI

Let me know the date and time. Will try to make it if I am free that evening.

ONG Teong Hoon

wongyy Says:

I ok with the idea of meeting next year….

Again i need the time and date before confirmation.

:)

Kenny Says:

Well, seems like not really a good time to gather after all because of the holidays and clebrations. Perhaps in Jan-09?

Anyway, Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas everyone. In the meantime, don’t let too much dust gather on your ukes.

wongyy Says:

No problem for me Ralph…will see if there is another suggestion to have a place to gather again…

So Ralph you have a Christmas Gathering after all with your family and not be home alone… :)

Ralph Says:

Problem: My family canceled the trip to Cambodia. They are all here now. I think… no jamin on my place :-(

wongyy Says:

sigh..

Alan, is quite sad if you are not able to join cos i have not seen you perform solo with your uke…

Alan Says:

Hi everyone,

Sad to say, that there is a possibility that I might not be able to make it for the 3rd meeting session. My schedule’s pretty packed till end of the year. I will confirm this again.

But if worse comes to worse, you guys can still meet up, and tell me all about it, plus send me the pictures / videos. I’ll post it up here then…

Kenny Says:

Great! Thanks very much Ralph. Much appreciated. You provide dinner also? (heeheeheehee)

Alan, as for the date I guess it really depends on when you’re returning to KL. Why don’t you suggest when its best for you.

wongyy Says:

Thanks Alan!

For me should be okay but need to know time and date before confirmation.

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