rehearsals are going really well. lutoslawski's 3rd symphony can be a pain at times sitting through rehearsals as a trombonist because of the large blocks of rests, but i have got to tell you that i am loving it. for one, it is great music, but, mainly, i am playing in a really great section in a really great orchestra. i have been told by folks in the orchestra that lutoslawski's and symanowski's music don't bring out the best in this orchestra, 
suprise suprise, but they still play with an energy and love for music and playing that i don't see in all that many orchestras.my schedule is pretty light which will give me an opportunity to see much more of malaysia than just the park in front of the towers (which are pretty amazing, huh?) it also gives me a lot of time on the horn.
i have touched on the music.
it is humid as crap!
and now to the meals. first day was a club sandwich (i wanted my stomach to have something familiar because i hadn't eaten more than scrambled eggs and a cookie for 24 hours). second day
i had the breakfast buffet, chicken teriyocki and miso soup for lunch, and garlic naan, chicken tikka with fresh squeezed orange juice for supper. i love indian food!!! today was breakfast buffet (it is free so why would i have anything else?), nuts and reeses hearts for lunch (something that required soldering and a lot of work needed to be fixed for electricity in my room to work again. i needed to be here and all i had in my room were reeses hearts and nuts), and cheese naan, chicken tikka, and fresh squeezed orange juice for supper (you will be seeing a lot of that. the restaurant is 2 min away and the entire meal costs just 19 ringgets) amazing.that's all.
Josh
ReplyDeleteI got the blg. I think there was a typo the first time around.
Since this is my first time interacting with a blog (don't laugh!) It may take a while for me to get used to it.
But your reports are just terrific, fascinating, etc, and I even get the pix ok without a long s
wait.
Things back here are cold, cold, cold in the single digit range most nights/mornings -- but there's a warming trend, going up tothe high 20's. Like, wow!
I'm working my butt off doing my radio show and writing food columns for the Albany NY Sunday paper magazine. Keeps me busy.
And Luke keeps me supplied with good music. Was here a few weekends ago and made some CD's for me off his iPod.
I spoke to Joan Panetti at great length the other night. She's a great fan of yours and I'll bet she'd like to see the blog. You can reach her at joan.panetti@yale.edu.
My last radio show was on an Indian restaurant and, since you're such a fan of that cuisine, you might enjoy hearing it. Go to robinhoodradio.com and click on "On Demand." Then click on "The Gadabout Gourmet" and when the list comes up, hit "Aroma Bar and Grill." Maybe someday we'll go there for the buffet on a Sunday!
Sorry to hear about the dented instrument, but all else sounds well.
Enjoy.
We'll be in touch.
Arthur
P.S. What's the exchange rate? Ringgets=?