I mentioned in my last post that I'll be posting the other videos, specifically Descendants of the Dragon and A Simple Song. So here they are:

Descendants of the Dragon - arranged by JD Villanueva





A Simple Song - arranged by me



Thanks, Clarissa!

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Arranging for the HKPO and Lee Hom Wang has been a great experience for me, and I hope there'll be more gigs of this kind what a great way to end the year 2008.

My arrangements: (I also did A Simple Song but couldn't find the video)

Falling Leaf Returns to Its Root (Luo Ye Gui Gen)



Heroes of Earth (Gai Shi Ying Xiong)



This is one of Gerard's arrangements. The other two were Jingle Bell Rock and Last Night.

Open Your Heart (Fang Kai Ni De Xin)



This one is Marvin's (as well as Forever Love)

Mi Mancherai


I couldn't find JD's yet, will update this as soon as I do.

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All photos by Jacky, except those that have her in them. Thanks again Jack! For more photos, visit Jacky's Multiply Site.


Day three, we were in Ocean Park from morning till afternoon.




In the double decker bus.

Dex and Ria




Jacky and JD





View from Ocean Park entrance:






Jacky, Ria, JD




Jacky and me.




We went to the aviary





This duck looks really exotic (and delicious) he he




Me and Jacky posing beside the Mine Train, which we rode later.





Mine Train. I enjoyed the view during the ride, when the train wasn't swooping downward.






Entrance to the Atoll Reef. Here, Jacky is pointing to the Philippines on the map. According to the legend on the map, the Philippines is coral country (coral reefs are indicated in orange)




Fantastic sea creatures. God is amazing







Someone once told me that the Sea Horse is the only species whose male members carry the unborn offspring in their womb. The females inject the eggs into the males' body. Hmm, I wish humans had that option! He he.





Many Nemo's in their sea anemone homes. These anemones are poisonous to other creatures.




More fishies.




Shark!




Cable car time. JD's favorite part of the trip! (Not)











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In the evening, Dex and I watched Lee Hom Wang in concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, conducted by Gerard Salonga. We didn't have Jacky with us, so all I have are these pictures taken before the start of the show:








I'll just find the YouTube videos and link them here.


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After the show, we went out for a few drinks.


JD and DJ



Ria and Jacky



From left: Gerard, Michael Priddy (bass trombonist of HKPO), Dex, Jonathan Clarke (principal trumpet player of HKPO), and Rose (Jonathan's wife)



Gerard and giant beer!

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Today is our first day here in Hong Kong. Had a blast watching the rehearsals with Gerard S. conducting the Hong Kong Philharmonic for Lee Hom Wang's show. They're really outstanding musicians! I was also happy to hear my arrangements this morning and afternoon. Tomorrow will be the start of the concerts. After that, we had super sarap dimsum. I forgot the name of the place - will blog about it tomorrow.

Too bad we weren't able to get pics of the orchestra during rehearsals. Tomorrow we'll try to do so during the break time.

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In a couple of days, Dex and I will be leaving for Hong Kong, together with Gerard, JD, DJ and Jacky (and little Antonio). We will be watching Gerard Salonga conduct the Hong Kong Philharmonic for Lee Hom Wang's concert. I am so excited! I've just finished two of the three arrangements I'm making, and haven't been sleeping for the past week (I'm lucky to get 4 hours of sleep these days).

Lee Hom Wang is a performer of many talents. Aside from singing and dancing, he also plays Electric Guitar, Drums, Violin, and a lot of other instruments. I really like the songs that were assigned to me to orchestrate for his concert.

Will be updating when we get there.

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My newest software purchase, Tubesock. I find it very useful because I get to watch my favorite videos taken off YouTube on my iPod, over and over if I need to (like I did with the various concert performances of Lee Hom Wang, as reference for my arrangements for the his concert with Gerard Salonga and the Hong Kong Philharmonic).

Yes, I know there are freeware versions of this, but why not make a programmer/developer happier this season by actually paying for his efforts?

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