Welcome to my 2nd blog.
I guess you can say that I'm your classic Virgo - perfectionistic, idealistic, a little anal and OCD. Which to me is ironic, given my early musical alter-ego or public persona, has been mostly sunshine, beaches, ukuleles and chill acoustic music. With artistic and musical expression, sometimes you discover new facets of yourself. I love that about art and music. But as chill and as easy all of it looked, I definitely was so not chill about it behind the scenes. From how we chose to combine different instruments for each song, to keeping it fresh and creative and slightly different each time, to picking the locations, to getting the perfect takes, to video editing. I could be glued to the chair, forgetting to eat, drink or pee... all day all night until the work is done. That was my flow.
Flow is always easy, when you can catch the wave. When you feel like you know what you’re doing, when you feel like there's a clear direction. When you catch the wave, you can just ride on the momentum, and everything seems to go smoothly because you can simply function on "what feels right". But then you have those roadbumps, or even those walls. At those points, time seems to move way slower. Everyday becomes a drag, and you start to feel lost, unmotivated, and stuck. But they are necessary. They are there so you can be better. They are there to give you a better board to ride the wave on, because waves all die off eventually. And I always have to remind myself that it's called life, and it's totally normal. But before I got onto it, I had no idea what it was, or what it would look like.
I still remember when "flow" didn't exist for me. I still remember the time when I had my first ever professionally produced and published solo song, before the whole R&K phase, when I worked with the first producer I had ever worked with. I remember winning a certain competition hosted by a certain label, thinking all of it was so exciting and so cool, before the scary reality struck. And then after all the congratulations, he sat me down, and told me the harshest things, but also the most real and genuine words that I still remember today.
I remember going through hours and hours worth of meetings with him, and feeling very discouraged after all of them, thinking that I suck. But I know all he wanted was to try to fire me up. I still see it as tough love till this day, but I guess I was too soft and meek back then to take it like a pro. It definitely took me a while. I remember typing out something he said to me, as a status on my personal private facebook account, and I posted it only really to have it serve as a personal reminder. Essentially, the point was that I had to step up my game. But it wasn't just "step up your game". It was a creative metaphor. Amongst a lot of other things, he said, “Ok, so you won the competition, you’re just the fittest kid in a fat camp. Now you have to go run the olympics. It’s a different playing field completely." I remember posting something like “fit kid in a fat camp”, just because I found it very tongue-in-cheek, and was a good reminder. I was fired up, determined, inspired, motivated, I had an imaginary bandana around my forehead, and I’m like, heck yeah, let’s do this. And then… One day later, with his index finger pointed towards my direction, and with a firm, but calm kind of assertion, he said “Hey, don't quote me on facebook." Ohhhh-kay. Ooops. *Delete.* (I guess all these years later, I just quoted him again. Oops.)
But I can say that whether or not you agree with his mentoring methods, he was, kind of, my first music industry mentor. I remember a lot of the comments he had on a lot of the songs I had. I remember him finally liking ONE particular song that I had, that he ended up arranging and producing for.
I remember sitting on his producer chair, listening to the finished arrangement of my song on the large speakers he had, and being moved to tears. I remember internally freaking out about the crazy makeup on my face for the music video, but was too chicken to say a word about how much of a freak it made me feel like. I remembered from the first time I walked into the studio to record the song. I showed up with a large mug of tea and honey. He told me immediately I should not have had tea, because if it’s caffeinated my voice will drain and die sooner. Darn. Lesson learned. I then found myself in the recording room, and I was so nervous my voice was shaking. My vocal muscles did not listen to me, at all. I didn't realize a professional microphone can pick up so much of my vocal imperfections... But I stuck it out anyway; I only had one session, I had no choice. Walking out of the studio at the end of it, I really thought he was gonna be so harsh with his words. I mentally prepped for it. But he actually was nice for a change. “Hey, not bad for a first time. You should be proud of yourself.” Phew. okay.
And there it was. My first song ever published.
My stories and memories will always be something I can look back on with a smile, no matter what they are. I’m proud to look back and realize how much I’ve grown, thanks to this producer of harsh words, and many other mentors of mine, I hustled hard and was unapologetic about it when I caught my first wave, in the early stages of R&K. It maybe one of many road bumps right now, but when the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th wave comes, I’ll have new experiences, new stories to share, and new waves to ride on yet again, musical or not, and I’ll enjoy them and cherish them with new perspectives in place. I guess my point is this - Enjoy the ride, enjoy the flow, and be chill with your road bumps or walls. Even if there are no waves to ride on at the moment - still know and have faith that new ones are coming your way. To me, “hope” and “faith” are different. Hope can sometimes produce false expectations, and leave us in despair and disappointment; but faith, on the other hand, keeps us going against all odds. Know the difference. At least, it’s what I know I can always hold on to, and it’s still keeping me going.
Till next time. Choose love, and bring light.
Love,
R
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เค้กตาราง
Checkerboard Cake
แรงบันดาลจากเค้กสไตล์อังกฤษที่มีชื่อว่า Battenberg ซึ่งเป็นเค้กเนื้ออัลมอนด์สีชมพูสลับเหลือง คลุมหน้าด้วยอัลมอนด์บดที่รีดเป็นแผ่น สำหรับสูตรนี้ เราดัดแปลงเป็นรสน้ำแดงสลับกับรสช็อกโกแลต คลุมหน้าง่ายๆ ด้วยน้ำตาลฟองดอง
เนย (นุ่ม) 170 กรัม / น้ำตาลทราย 150 กรัม / ไข่ไก่ 3 ฟอง /
แป้งสาลีอเนกประสงค์ 150 กรัม / อัลมอนด์ป่น 50 กรัม / เบกกิงโซดา 1 ¼ ช้อนชา/
เกลือ ½ ช้อนชา / นมสด 2+2 ช้อนโต๊ะ /ผงโกโก้ 15 กรัม /น้ำแดง 2 ช้อนโต๊ะ
-บัตเตอร์ครีม-
เนย (นุ่ม) 60 กรัม / น้ำตาลไอซิง 120 กรัม /นมสด 2 ช้อนชา
น้ำตาลฟองดอง สำหรับคลุมเค้ก
แป้งข้าวโพด สำหรับนวดน้ำตาล
1. ตั้งเตาอบที่ 180 องศาเซลเซียส เตรียมพิมพ์ขนาด 8*8 นิ้ว ใช้ฟอยล์แบ่งครึ่งพิมพ์ และรองด้วยกระดาษไข
2. ร่อนแป้ง เบกกิงโซดา และเกลือ ใส่อัลมอนด์ป่นลงไป ใช้ตะกร้อมือคนผสมให้พอเข้ากัน
3. ตีเนยกับน้ำตาลทรายให้เข้ากันดี ใส่ไข่ทีละฟองจนหมด ใส่ส่วนผสมของแห้งลงไปจนหมด ตีให้เข้ากัน ใส่นมสดลงไป 2 ช้อนโต๊ะ แบ่งส่วนผสมเป็นสองส่วน
4. ละลายผงโกโก้กับนมสดอีก 2 ช้อนโต๊ะ ใส่ลงในส่วนผสมส่วนแรก และส่วนน้ำแดงลงในส่วนที่สอง
5. นำส่วนผสมใส่พิมพ์ทีละด้าน นำเข้าอบเป็นเวลา 30-35 นาที จนเค้กสุกดี
6. ทำบัตเตอร์ครีม โดยตีเนยกับน้ำตาลไอซิงให้เข้ากันดี ใส่นมสดตามลงไป ตีให้เนียนดี
7. พักเค้กที่อบเสร็จให้เย็นสนิท สไลด์ส่วนบนที่นูนของตัวเค้กออก เล็มด้านข้างออกเล็กน้อย
8. ปาดบัตเตอร์ครีมบางๆ บนเค้กชิ้นแรก แล้ววางเค้กอีกชิ้นทับ ผ่าครึ่งตามแนวยาวเพื่อให้ได้เค้กชิ้นยาวสองชิ้น กลับด้านเค้กชิ้นหนึ่ง ปาดบัตเตอร์ครีมแล้วประกบกัน ถึงจุดนี้ เราจะได้เค้กที่มีหน้าตัดเป็นลายตาราง
9. นวลโต๊ะด้วยแป้งข้าวโพดบางๆ รีดน้ำตาลฟองดองให้เป็นแผ่นสี่เหลี่ยมใหญ่พอที่จะคลุมชิ้นเค้กได้
10. ปาดบัตเตอร์ครีมบางๆ ให้ทั่วตัวเค้ก คลุมด้วยฟองดอง ตัดหัวท้ายให้สวยงาม
Checkerboard Cake
An exemplarily British cake which is a genuine classic for an afternoon tea. This recipe changed the flavour of the cake into sala fruit and chocolate, covered by a smooth layer of fondant.
Butter (softened) 170 g / Sugar 150 g / Eggs 3 / All-purpose Flour 150 g /
Ground Almond 50 g / Baking Soda 1 ¼ tsp / Salt ½ tsp /Milk 2+2 tbsp /
Cocoa Powder 15 g / Sala Syrup 2 tbsp
-Buttercream-
Butter (softened) 60 g / Icing Sugar 120 g / Milk 2 tsp
Fondant for covering
Corn Starch for dusting
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line 8 by 8-inch cake tin and divide into two by placing a thick layer of aluminium foil down the centre.
2. Sift flour, baking soda and salt. Add ground almond and whisk to combine.
3. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Slowly add the eggs, continuing to beat with the butter and sugar mix. Add the flour into the baking bowl, along with 2 tbsp of milk, and continue beating until smooth before dividing into two portions.
4. Mix cocoa powder with 2 tbsp of milk and add into the first half of the mixture. Add sala syrup into the second half.
5. Put both mixtures into their respective side and place in the oven for 30 -35 minutes.
6. For the Buttercream: whip butter and icing together until pale and light. Add milk and mix until smooth.
7. Remove cake from the oven and leave to cool before levelling top and sides of the cake with a serrated knife.
8. Smear buttercream on the first cake before placing another cake on top. Cut the sponges in half lengthways to make two long rectangles. Flip one of the cakes around, smear with buttercream and sandwich the cakes together to form a checker pattern.
9. Place fondant on a surface dusted with corn starch and roll into a big sheet for covering the cake.
10. Spread buttercream thinly over the cake, wrap with fondant and trim both ends.
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