I started taking indefinite time off from Instagram starting on 21 May 2023. 11 years into using this platform as a consumer and creator, I haven’t realised how my sanity and emotional health was decaying: Most sh*t isn’t my business. Your awesome post-pandemic trip, your boss, your new business venture have absolutely nothing to do …
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Hey friends 👋🏻 Here are Doable ideas, Reflections and Mindfulness to try out this week. Doable ideas 💭 If you need a sense of urgency to supercharge your productivity… There are 2 weeks left in 2022. What are you going to do today to not let your new year resolution become a “someday” list? As …
Happy new year! via GIPHY Well done. You have made it. It has been a tough year for many of us but we have pushed through. Are you ready for 2021? What are you going to achieve this year? Are you determined to make this year THE year where magic happens? The sky is the …
This is a breakdown of how I create my weekly handpan song cover. The process and theories can be applied to any song and any instrument you want to cover with. I hope this inspires you in some way in making music, or makes you understand the step-by-step work behind a 3-minute video. Alternatively, you …
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People seem to have a playlist that contains all the sad songs they feel connected to. And they listen to sad songs when they are sad.
My encounter with handpan how the handpan magic inspired me to create music, covers and this blog It was November 2016. I was in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong with my friend looking for a microphone on a Monday afternoon. We crossed the road upon hearing the pedestrian light signal – it was crowded, noisy …
“hangoutwithv” name, vision explained and how I came up with this name Welcome to my blog. I’m Venus and I’m a music therapy student. Today I want to share a story about finding magical sound in concrete jungle and how it links to my vison. Are you ready to hang out with me? :p story …
The Handpan I’m Using Everything about my handpan: key, tone, and where to find it I’m sure you’ve heard of it or even seen it somewhere. Maybe on the street, maybe on the stage, maybe on YouTube. What am I talking about? Yes. The UFO-shaped pan that produces absolutely amazing sounds. Photo by Kyle Cox on Unsplash If …