This is The Wishing’s first ever performance to a handful of people at Fete De La Musique 2010 in KL. So Over You is the working title of the song, we still haven’t got a proper title yet and it’s the second song we wrote. Lyrics are basically self-explanatory (really), and I hope you guys enjoy it!

The Wishing – So Over You

I woke up this morning and I realized I didn’t care if you dreamt of me last night
We can both be such pricks
But that’s alright
Couldn’t care less if you’re seeing him or if he completes you
Have a nice life and stay away
Can’t say I miss your taste (or face)

Here’s the final nail in the coffin
That I buried so long ago
And I really hope you hear this song
Because I want to let you know
That I’m, so over you (so over you)
That I’m, so over you (so over you)

It’s been two years since we ended things, you told me you were migrating
Last time I checked you were still around
But that’s alright
Couldn’t care less if I bumped into you, in the backseat making out to
The sounds of Death Cab For Cutie
‘Cos I’ve been there, done that (I was first)

This Wednesday I’ll be headlining the 12th Open Mic at Laila’s Kelana Jaya- it’s been ages since I headlined a show and I would love to see all you guys there! I get to play for half an hour, so I’ll probably be performing the whole AMDW EP from start to finish. Maybe sneak in a few more songs as well.

There is a cover charge of RM10, so come with some cash!

Wednesday at 9:00pm
Location: Laila’s Cafe & Lounge
B-07-01, Block B, Plaza Kelana Jaya, Jln SS7/13A, 47301
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

9.00pm : Hooman Ajdari
9.30pm : Min’z
10.00pm : Jonathan
10.30pm : Works Of Reverse
11.00pm : George Wong
11.30pm : Iai Tai

Cover: RM 10

Click here for the facebook event page. I hope to see all you guys there

The delay for my album release has been too long. Way too long. The songs I’ve recorded are like a year old now, and they haven’t seen the light of day. Everybody has been asking me for my EP. And I’ve been telling them, “it’s not done yet, it’s not done yet”. Well the truth is, it has been completed and been sitting on my desk for the past few months. But I really wasn’t happy with the vocals for But It Was Nice To Meet You and wanted to rerecord it. But because of commitments to work, and partying, I haven’t had the time to hit the studios.

Then just now in the shower I had a crazy idea. I seem to be having quite a lot of these nowadays, maybe I’ve been showering with cold water for too long (my heater blew up a few months back haha). I was thinking of recording some new demos for new songs I’ve written. Then I thought about my current EP and how nobody has listened to it yet. So I thought to myself, “why not release my EP now? Record an additional 6 songs, redo/improve the old ones and re-master/remix them for a full length release later this year or next?”

And so, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m releasing my EP, A Million Different Weddings, for absolutely no cost today. All I ask is for you to drop me a message or comment on this post if you’ve downloaded it. Let me know what you think about it! Spread it to all your friends, spam their walls! Pirate it! Burn it, put it in your car and let everyone who sits in your car to listen to it! Link everyone to this post! Let everyone know about my music! Come to my shows, and sing along! You finally have material to practice with!

In the coming week, I will release the album artwork/lyrics so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the music.

Click here to download A Million Different Weddings EP

I will be writing and releasing new material in the future. So for now, enjoy the fruits of my labor that I’ve been working on the for past year.

Credits:
All songs written and performed by: George Wong
Additional keyboards on Track 1 and Track 6 by: Andrew Yu
Additional keyboards on Track 3 by: Alvin Tan
Additional vocals on Track 6 by: Eve Oh
Recorded, mixed and produced by: James Yee at Chennaniah Studios

A big thank you to everybody who’s supported me so far, especially my family and friends. And to the mademoiselles who have inspired me in more ways than one. You all know who you are.

This week is gonna be a happening week. First week of the month and I already have 2 gigs lined up for you guys! Most likely I will be performing as 2storeyheart, but if circumstances allow, I’ll have Jason up on stage with me for some acoustic The Wishing. Keep your fingers crossed!

The first one will be at Laila’s for Doppelganger’s flash open mic gig.
Click here for the Facebook event page.

This Wednesday (4th of August 2010) at 9:00pm onwards
Location: Laila’s Lounge, Kelana Jaya

The next one will be at The Bee Cafe for IACT’s open mic.

Thursday (5th of August 2010) from 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: The Bee @ Block K, Jaya One

My time slots haven’t been confirmed yet, but do show up for the complete duration of both gigs! There’s always new talent to be discovered at every gig. Hope to see you guys there!

The Wishing performed this song acoustically for the first time last Sunday.

The vocals are pretty soft so you can’t hear much, but anyway, here are the lyrics to the song. Note: I messed up while singing live, so some words don’t match up haha.

The Wishing – Winter Coat

I love to wake up to the ring tone of my Skype
A fresh cup of coffee sitting by my side
I know this call is gonna be good
It’s always good to hear from you

I know it’s late, but it’s okay
Three A.M. doesn’t mean a thing to me
When I get to hear your voice
It’s always good to hear from you

Because over there it snows
You know back home it won’t
And it’ll be eight long hours
’til we see the same sunrise

And if you’re feeling cold
Just close your eyes and know
That if you think of me
I’ll be your loving winter coat

I love to watch you blowing kisses to me on my webcam
You know I’ll tell you that you’ll always be my ten
Oh god I miss those pouty lips
It’s always good to hear from you

And I’m marking the days on my calendar
’til this torturous wait is over
And you’re safely back in my arms
I’ll never let you go, but I’ll pray for now

This music for this song was written by Jason, all I came up with was the rhythm guitars for the chorus. I was struggling to find the right words to fit this song for a very long time, until I looked through some old writings and found these words.

I originally intended this song to be a 2sh song, but I couldn’t come up with any music for it. I decided to try singing along to Jason’s progression and I thought it fit the song well, so it became The Wishing material instead.

The verse lyrics were written about a month back but I only managed to finish the whole song last week when I was suddenly inspired with the melody and words for the bridge. After that, everything just fell into place.

The lyrics were inspired by 2 friends of mine, who’ve had a long distance relationship spanning thousands of miles for a couple of years and they’re still going strong. Hani and Ferhan, here’s to many more years together!

Fun fact: This song was originally titled ‘Loving Winter Coat’.

W00t! My first of two gigs this month!

This Sunday at Dataran PJ, there’s gonna be an all day long gig in conjunction with the world cup finals, and it ends with the screening of the final match on some giant screens. Anyway, I’ll be performing with Jason, so do drop by to check out some ‘The Wishing’ material

11 July 2010 @ Padang Timur, Dataran PJ
3.45pm

More info here and here.

My next gig will be on the following Wednesday, at The Bee Cafe, Jaya One. This will be the first time I’m performing there. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever been to Jaya One before. Haha.

It’s an open mic event, so if you’re interested to play, head over to the FB page to find out more.
I’m not sure what time I’ll be playing, but the gig is from 7.00pm-9.30pm.

New venue, and possibly some new 2sh songs Hope to see you guys there!

So I was in the shower today and I thought to myself “It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on my blog.” I thought hard about what to write, and decided on another introspective piece. The last one I wrote was quite awhile ago, on the fourth of January. Apparently what I wrote made people think about their relationships. Wow. But whatever you guys gained from it, I’m glad- even though it wasn’t my intention to help you guys in the first place

After thinking about what to write, I realized not a lot has happened in my life since then, but there will be some significant events happening in August. It feels like the current of my season is coming to a close (July will be the last 31 episodes of this season) and a new season starts in August.

August.

August is coming soon. Too soon? Perhaps. I don’t know about everyone else but the past month+ and the coming month have and will be the slowest periods of my life so far this year. As most of you already know, I have handed in my resignation letter. I’m working off the remaining 3 months in the company before I can leave. I’ve had a great time working there. I’m glad I had chosen Inspidea to work at for my first job (even though it was more like them that picked me when they called me up to come in up for the interview haha). Like they say, you can’t keep a wild horse chained to a fence or a dragon in it’s cave- if it wants to leave, it leaves. And I have unfurled my imaginary wings and I am taking flight.

I’ll be missing you guys. You know who you are. I will be starting my new job in August, and I believe it will be one of the major turning points in my life.

August is coming too soon. The 8th month of this year will see the departure of one of our good friends, Alvin, to Japan. Drinking will never be the same again, and Santini will definitely close down without you. Come back soon man, we’ll be missing you. But while you’re still here, let’s make every moment count. And I mean IRL (Chatting in Skype or raiding a dungeon WoW does not and will not count!).

August can’t come soon enough. By then, one of my best friends, Seng Yip will be back from studying overseas and we’ll be working on some stuff together. Keep your eyes peeled! I smell awesome times ahead What a way to kick start the month- a trip to Phuket for booze, babes and beaches. Hopefully no unwanted babies.. or bastards will be created on the trip. HAHA.

August is .. I don’t have anything more to write here. So I went clicking through my archives for some ideas. Turns out I never wrote much in August except in 2007. I found this awesome drawing I did back then for the 10th Harry Potter book:

Read the full post here.

Yeah, I miss love. August tells me it’s three years since things ended. I think I’m ready.

The end of a season is the beginning of a new one.

w00t! Remember one year ago when I played in Bangsar’s La Bodega for Fete De La Musique? Well I’ll be playing again this year, this time it’s in the morning (very early I know! but I only found out about it on Sunday and signed up on Monday, so I didn’t have many time slots to choose from- it was either 10am, 10.15am, or 10.30am. I chose 10.30am.)

I’ll be performing at the Bukit Bintang stage (in front of Low Yat Plaza). More info here.

See you guys this Sunday (20th of June), 1030am at the Bukit Bintang stage!

This Sunday, at BSC, 5-6pm there will be a doppelganger open mic and I’ll be performing!
More info here!

Hope to see you guys there!

And sorry for the lack of updates, been really busy but I do have some comics in progress, so stay tuned!

So I’m sure most of you know, I’ve just returned from a teaching stint in Sabah. To be more precise, Sandakan. And man, that place is HOT! The weather over there is insane. It makes KL feel like Mines Wonderland by comparison. Either way, it was a blast teaching the kids over there. It’s always fun to share your knowledge with children! Here’s to hoping they make it to the finals and smash some face in with awesome cartoons

And I’m performing this afternoon at PWTC!

Gig Doppelganger @ Youth Malaysia
Date 5/29/2010
Venue PWTC

1500 Angie Lynn
1515 George Wong
1530 AiQa
1540 Kyoto Protocol
1600 Sausage Named Bob
1620 Revuforte
1630 Handle with Care
1640 Megat the Beatboxer
1655 Figure of Speech

More info here.
Hope to see you guys today! It’s gonna be fawesome