Author Archives: ChaySchiller

I came back today with my bass guitar and Michiko and I were able to play together a little more smoothly. I still can’t sight read normal sheet music, but I’ve improved my understanding of the notes on my fret … Continue reading →

I’ve been looking on craigslist quite a lot recently for opportunities to play my bass. The first one I found was a weekly jam session group in Kailua where I can just go and have fun. The second was a … Continue reading →

In Japan, there is a practice of interviewing famous, successful people and asking them what the most important principle that they live by is. Answers are usually such things as “persevering through hardship”, “putting other people before me”, and so … Continue reading →

I brought my bass guitar over today to play with Michiko and show her some of the stuff I’ve been working on. Michiko got out her sheet music so we could play something together. So, instead of playing bass like … Continue reading →

Recently in a conversation with Shuuzo we discovered one of the many differences between our respective languages that often makes translation difficult. I was describing some research I had done on being a foreign service officer, and was trying to … Continue reading →

(I apologize in advance if my bluntness offends you. I’ll buy you a beer sometime.) So last week I got to talking with one of my neighbors, who had me listen to a sales pitch of his and critique him. … Continue reading →