SherwinJTB Business

Just having a little fun with a nursery rhyme called Pop Goes the Weasel. I just added my own twist and then called it Pop Goes the Clarinet. I do have a dream in this lifetime. To have my own concert to play in. I can’t seem to hide away from all those years playing the clarinet in high school. I never thought of myself as a classical musician, but it would’ve been nice if I had the talent. My lips were ruined for jazz. I threw away my perfectionism a long time ago. Keeping things simple and just giving it a go seems to be a better idea.

I just found out that my prepaid mobile was charging me for staying connected online. I doubt I was downloading much either. Just a little browsing. To think the phone was not actually connected to my wireless network at home. Having the USB tethered to my laptop was not a connection to the internet either. Bluetooth is not a connection to the internet also. Router modem with my Internet Service Provider is downstairs so the signal strength is poor. I add my Wi-Fi network, but the mobile just doesn’t want to connect. Testing out its capabilities by browsing YouTube videos. Having problems loading a video even though the H/3G symbol shows activity. Well, at least the search function is working… I’m currently using Vodafone prepaid on a Samsung Galaxy Fit.

Once a musician… always a musician? I don’t think so! I love talking about playing the clarinet, but I haven’t actually touched my clarinet in a while. I haven’t posted anything on YouTube in a while too. YouTube has a new channel design. I just clicked on the link and it changed the look of my channel. Don’t have the time to further customize it. Well, I do have time if I wanted to mess around a bit. I was thinking about playing more Christmas songs, but too busy playing games. Having a full time job has limited my procrastination. Still keen in learning new things though.

So what exactly have I been planning lately? Nothing special. Buying a new desktop computer may help. Using a laptop is very uncomfortable and annoying. I met someone who was studying in musical instrument repairs. That would be interesting to get into if they did courses in Australia. That would be a nice business to start. Anyway, I better get some sleep.

In this case it’s the internet. Playing games can get very addictive especially if you’re good at it. You get into a routine where the only thing matters is the screen in front of you. How do you stop? Wait for the electricity to fail or start getting back pain. Everything is fine because you feel better after a good night’s sleep. Being spoiled at such a young age is a dangerous path to choose. Having a strict childhood is also bad. I’m one of those people who just happens to think differently. Not many people understand my train of thought.

It’s very frustrating to live a life of being alone. Not being with people who you can relate to. Luckily I found a few gamers at work, but we don’t really spend much time talking. There’s some opportunities to start a small business with the help of government. The only problem is getting approved. I’m using a laptop at the moment. It’s a little more convenient because of the mobility. However, the heat builds up and the fan goes crazy. There’s so much a little machine can do. Everything has a limit. My vision is losing confidence.

Playing Games online and not really knowing who you play with. The world of anonymous with Great Friends.

Playing Games

I’ve had a lot of dreams I would’ve liked to see come true. The only problem was time. I’m pretty good at starting projects. They just never get finished. Now that I’m back to a full time job working for the government, there’s very little time to spare. The only solution is to improve my management skills. Just saying that requires commitment. It’s like what makes you worthy of having the name Sherwin. I try to avoid talking about sleep, but nothing good ever comes out of one eye shut. Unless you want to look drunk or something.

I’ve hidden myself from the search engines slightly by removing links and busting myself with crawl errors. I haven’t had the time to stay active online. It’s 2:20am on a Sunday morning. I’m using up my sleep time to post this message. Not sure how I’m feeling right now. Lately I’ve been telling short stories on my main domain SherwinJTB. I’m also playing games and adding screenshots to Great Friends. I’m probably most active on Twitter because of its publicity potential. A personal website doesn’t really appeal to mainstream public.

Always learning and thinking of new ideas. It’s not really business talk. I’d like to think it’s life. I believe that to become successful in any business is that others think it’s still a hobby. Love the game. Hit and miss, but don’t give up. I just don’t want to lead people into a rut. Try, then try again. It feels nice to motivate yourself. I currently lack inspiration.

It’s been a while I’ve tried expanding my ideas. It would be nice to work in other areas that I’m interested in. Working in a full time job doesn’t leave me much time to do other major projects. Anyway, today is daylights savings. In Victoria we move our clocks forward one hour when the time reaches 2am (2/10/2011).

Time to switch…
From: 2am
To: 3am

The government actually advertises this on Google. Isn’t that nice of them. I found the link here:

http://www.vic.gov.au/daylight-saving-in-victoria.html

I finally got tired of having to put up with the function keys while using my keyboard on the laptop. When you love using the keyboard especially when playing games there’s a lot of repetition. I didn’t mind the F1 popping up a few times because I could click back to the application very quickly. Don’t get me wrong though, I didn’t like the help support window popping up on me. F2 and F3 were a little more annoying because it messed with the lightness and darkness of the screen. I had some tolerance as this was my new laptop we’re talking about.

The problem came when I needed the F12 key. I can’t have my internet connection disconnecting on me every time I hit the F12 key! The application I use requires the F12 key to take screenshots. Then I had to find a solution for this. I’m using a HP Pavilion g series notebook if anyone was interested. I don’t think this was a Windows 7 issue. The solution I went with is to restart the laptop and press F10 when the HP logo came up. Went into the system configuration and disabled the function keys. I’m sure you can get around it yourself with the arrow keys and enter button.

Anyway, this was a nightmare because I didn’t want another second of it. Now I can peacefully go on with my lovely life. Too bad I don’t get a certificate for solving my own problems. I’ll just give myself a pat on the back.

My websites just had a maintenance so I wasn’t able to do anything with them yesterday. I tried to remove the comments section of my Pages because I don’t really want anyone writing stuff there. The Pages made on my Official Site wasn’t made for comments. I’m using WordPress so all I had to do was go to each Page and remove the check on the box that allowed comments. This can be found from the discussion screen options. I also completed a small project playing a game called RIFT. I added the story to my Great Friends sub-domain. I just leveled from 1-50 and had a little talk about the features of the online game.

I’ve been a little busy trying to get on with life. Moving home and starting to pack everything up. I’ve still got three more songs to complete in my first Christmas Collection of traditional songs. I should be able to get that done before everything is out of the house. So apart from cleaning house I’ve also been cleaning my websites. Clarinet Community and Sheet Music Affiliate no longer exists. Well, they’re no longer being maintained. Making SherwinJTB my brand name is quite funny. I used to have an email address with the username sherwinb, but I forgot the password. I’m not even sure I thought about recovering the password.

So what’s the title all about? I’m great at starting and terrible at finishing. Excellent at finding new ideas, but shocking when it’s time to get the stuff done. I could be called an inventor that never invented anything. I’m trying to stay positive as always. It’s fun running my own website I have to admit. Let’s hope the fun never dies.

I’m working towards writing and publishing a yet to be seen music story book. This will be an exciting promotion for myself and a legacy I wish to continue in future generations. I’ve always been enthusiastic when it comes to the clarinet. This will be based on the great instrument that I hold dearly. This book will require skills in musical notation and story telling. Maybe some illustrations too such as cartoons. This is all just speculation as everything I have learned is coming together. Good luck to me and for the love of Australia.

I play the bass and clarinet, and I just have to say that you? are unbelievable. Well done. You get five stars for this.
Hammergunshipping

i? love this on clarinet
Lozzlepoppleful

Very nice! This song fits well for a clarinet. Sounds? jazzy.
yaiochan

Didn’t know the? clarinet can sound so BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE it!
LilyLar

wow you’re really good!

(from a fellow clarinetist )
iwannabelikeyou

Are you a professional clairinet? player?!?!?! cause you should be!!!
tatormellow

I love? clarinet and you do it real justice. Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!
dmaurice1964

I used to play the? clarinet! Your really awesome!
FlashFire0

Very? nice job! you are sooo good at playing the clarinet… and yes, slow songs are very hard! it’s sooo hard that in my band concert we took it out… because it’s sooo hard to stay in tune! But you did very good!
BestFrends4evr

Hey Sherwin,? nice work on the clarinet, excellent clip, simple yet effective, good lighting.
pochilds

Hi Sherwin… how are you?

from Little Bay, Sydney
yagasaki559

Well played, clear,? good ambushur. I used to play clarinet but soon progress to sax.
saintfletcher

Great clarinet playing ?
dragonclaw232

That’s awesome! I love it, you have offically inspired me to start putting some vids up with my flute. :]

The Clarinet is a wonderful instrument,? ecspecially if it’s played very well, :3
FighterMayu

this is great the clarinet? sounds wonderful i also play the clainet
zoey215113

Sounds so beautiful with a, Clarinet!?
deepbreakfast1960

Wow… You’re officially my idol… lol… I play the clarinet and I wish I was, like, 10% as good as you,? then I might be noticed… wow…
musicluver13100

ur really great with? the clarinet.
rukiaxtomboyx

Nice! I’m a Clarinet Player? too. But you kick my butt ^_^ but awesome!!
MrRomanticSeme

love it! CLARINET? ROCKS!
TheWolfOfTheWest

im just a? beginner clarinet i hope i get that good one day maybe even good enough to be in my brother declans songs that would be awesome keep it up kid good luck
declanssister

wow ur so good!! really perfect and super. keep it up man. i’ve just got my clarinet and havent started lessons yet but ur a? relli good inspiration
phunkiefly

You will make people adore? clarinet!
nafunkdegroove

Dude this is really? beautiful! AND REALLY,REALLY GOOD! I play the clarinet. I am already learning the high notes that clarinet players learn in their 2nd year. And I have been playing for 2 months.
clarinetplayer2417

i love? this, i used to play clarinet.

~Holly~
WestVirginiaTHandCB

I love seeing your videos Sherwin. I had an accident at the end of May last year where my teeth went right through my bottom lip and split it in half… its healed ok, but there is still scar tissue which as you can imagine, makes it hurt when I try to play, so i haven’t really played in almost a year… watching you makes me miss? it, but not sad, it makes me happy.

Danielle x
dantwaz