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Card Flourish - Goldston's Card Flower
Here is a card flourish that I thought was quite pretty and unexpected, the first time I saw it years ago. That last part was unexpected.
Jinx Chin
Apr 20, 20201 min read


Shopping at a Food Distributor - Foodlink Australia
In the age of Covid Quarantining, I try to stay at home as much as possible, except for days when we gotta get groceries. On these...
Jinx Chin
Apr 19, 20201 min read


More Magic - Cigarette Trick
Here is a trick I used to do with an actual lit cigarette. Since, smoking is on the decline (and that's a good thing), and I don't smoke,...
Jinx Chin
Apr 19, 20201 min read


Blast From The Past - Magic Time
I found this old video of me performing a magic trick for some friends at a Buka Puasa (Break Fast) get together in 1997. Wow! I had hair!
Jinx Chin
Apr 19, 20201 min read


Dalgona Coffee - Nice and Lethal at The Same Time
So there's this thing that's been trending recently about this drink known as Dalgona coffee. Supposedly this trend started out in Korea,...
Jinx Chin
Apr 3, 20202 min read


Day Nine or Ten...Who Cares! It's Magic!
I've lost count of the days in my little self-quarantine, but in my isolation, I've been doing what I can to keep from going stir-crazy....
Jinx Chin
Mar 28, 20201 min read


Not Your Father's Sungei Gombak (Gombak River) in Kuala Lumpur
The name of "Kuala Lumpur" literally translates to "muddy confluence". Basically, it refers to the part where two rivers meet to form a...
Jinx Chin
Mar 26, 20201 min read


Coronavirus Quarantine - No Gym? No Weights? Hmmm...
While we all continue our unprecedented collective "house arrest" for our own health's sake, I thought it would be somewhat fun to try to...
Jinx Chin
Mar 24, 20201 min read


OK I'm Quarantining Myself - What Now?
So here we are in the midst of keeping ourselves away from our fellow man, and woman....and we seem to find ourselves in unfamiliar...
Jinx Chin
Mar 20, 20201 min read


Travelling to Sydney in The Year of Corona
We are going through some really unprecedented times. Doesn't it feel like a premise of a disaster movie? The only difference is, it is...
Jinx Chin
Mar 19, 20201 min read


Crash and Burn (Hoka One One Bondi 5 Long Term Review and Warning)
About 2 years ago, I thought I'd give jogging yet another try (as a lot of us do from time to time), and I guess this gave me the excuse...
Jinx Chin
Jun 3, 20194 min read


Road Trip #2 (The Epic One)
After the fun that was had during our epic road trip #1, it was only natural that we were looking forward to the super epic trip that was...
Jinx Chin
May 28, 20192 min read


Lightbulb Removal Hack
How many people does it take to unscrew a lightbulb where the glass part of the bulb has come off, leaving only the metal base still...
Jinx Chin
May 5, 20192 min read


Mic Shootout!
So for the Sydney studio, I decided to get a new mic (great excuse to get new gear!). However, there were a few important criteria that...
Jinx Chin
Apr 17, 20194 min read


sE Electronic Tube Mic
Click here to read about my first proper microphone! About 10 years ago, I found that I was doing studio work most of the time and no...
Jinx Chin
Apr 10, 20192 min read


Tribute To My First Microphone
I think it is time for me to wax lyrical a little about this gem of a condenser microphone that I bought way, way back in 1998. At that...
Jinx Chin
Apr 6, 20193 min read


Road Trip #1
One of the good things about being a freelance composer, or being a freelancer in general, is you get quite a lot of freedom to go for a...
Jinx Chin
Feb 3, 20192 min read


Looking After Your Most Important Musical Asset
OK this sounds rather cheesy, but bear with me here. Let's get it out of the way first. Your most important musical asset....is you....
Jinx Chin
Nov 17, 20184 min read


Gettin' My Sing On
When I'm done with work for the day, sometimes I like to relax by singing my heart away like a smooth and slightly sleazy lounge singer....
Jinx Chin
Oct 19, 20181 min read


On The Other Side of The Big Screen
As a media composer, I expect pretty much all my work to be done behind the screen, supporting the visuals as best I can with my music....
Jinx Chin
Oct 16, 20182 min read
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