This has been a year of change for me. After bidding farewell to Kuching in Dec '06, I embarked on 4 months' journey on the road toggling between KL,PG,JB and SG whilst deciding what to do and where to settle next. A prelude to the next chapter in life, not without moments of trials and testing. Finally it was SG and a few weeks later found myself in a plane flying to other side of the world; Livermore, California to be precise. Spent the rest of the year there for training though personally it was time to Take 5 and recharge. Visited quite a few places: Muir Woods, Sausalito, Treasure Island of the San Francisco Bay. Breathtaking natural sceneries of Monterey and Yosemite. Made it to Hollywood, Universal Studios, Six Flags and Santa Monica of Los Angeles. Stepped unto Hollywood Bowl, Capitol Records and Kodak Theathre. Spent the heat summer and extreme cold up the hills of Tahoe in Nevada. Normal days spent roaming around the Tri-Valley of Livermore, Dublin and Pleasanton. Dropped by Silicon Valey near San Jose for about a week. Explored Milpitas, Fremont and Santa Cruz, particularly Boardwalk and Mystery Spot. Exhilarating times indeed. I suppose highlights would include: Getting in touch with Christopher Parkening of Pepperdine University and Sharon Isbin of Juilliard School of Music, both of whom are head of the respective guitar department and America's pre-eminent classical guitarists. Made it to Guitar Solo Publications (GSP) of SF a few times but unfortunately Guitar Salon of LA was closed on Thanksgiving Day. An eye-opening experience to attend some concerts around the Bay Area. Drove down "the world's crookedest street" (Lombard). Variety of American cars test-driven. Halloween at D&B with seemingly unlimited arcade credits. The cool Meditteranean weather of the Bay Area itself is a joy to experience. In Aug returned to KL for a brief 1 week to meetup family and commomerate the nation's 50th independence. In Dec returned to SG again for VISA clearance. Spent Christmas inside SIA plane above the Pacific Ocean. Luggages checked-in included heaps of souveniors, over 50 CDAs, Backpacker guitar, fiberglass casing, Tarrega's picture frame etc. Wonder how I made it.











































