Finally ! gapnap and a physical shop ?
Woohooo!!!… So ..being a broke unemployed small boy with a degree , no where to go…no directions in life …
but hey , i love bumming
after waiting for 2 months…gapnap finally found an opportunity !!..a job that finally suits me , something that i like !
My best friend ,also my bandmate … will be opening a Music School and a Jamming studio in ss2...yeah and the thing is , he is quite inexperience about sales , contacts and stuff ..
so he offered me to be the hero of the music shop , sales team , management..everything lah…..he is a busy corporate man actually , just wanna have his own side business with someone he can trust ..
So , I will be helping him by running the shop on a daily basis , teaching guitar there …honestly , the pay isn’t thattt high….very standard ..***and very complicated …but ..the BEST PART Is …
gapnap will be given a special corner …to place my GUITARS , PEDALS , Pickups etc ..showroom style ! for FREE !! …free rental ! YAY !! hahahaha..
to be honest , i always wanted my own shop..but unfortunately , no money..
Oh yeah ! I will be constructing and maintaining a website for his shop too..i feel like the CEO of the shop..with a side business..haha..
You know , every online-seller dream of having their own store ..but the thought about it..is scary…
renovation , design, lightings , stock take , air con , electricity , rental ..
Selling online , we have no overhead , no rental , electricity …no fixed cost , so we are able to sell at a much cheaper price than a shop
On the other hand , a shop needs to mark up their products to cover rental , sales man , bills and stuff …and if you mark up too high , woop ..your customer aint comin’ back..
so this offer without rental thing for me …is priceless
gapnap.com and my friend’s shop will be a seperated entity …I can get my shop without marking up my stuffs , without rental , without bills , without salesman ..
Oh ,and I will still be running my website
I mean , it’s a win win situation lah ..i get my own store ..
Easier for me to stock my guitars…for free !! ( my mum has been complaining , no space for guitars already..)
my stock room at home…I don’t even have space to SLEEP …now you know why mummy screams at me
Easier for my customers to view my stuff ,test the guitars .. instead of finding my house etc etc ..
Getting walk in customers , more exposure to the real market ..
I get my new Teaching Job at ss2 , near my house ..no need go all the way to Subang .yay !
And he ?
He gets more traffic to his shop
He gets a trustable person (cheh wah ) to run his shop
He gets his side income without running it
And i would say he will be tumpang-ing my network also lah
....cool eh ?
So , should gapnap accept the offer ? tempted ..



July 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 am
address address address!
got jamming studio or not!
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:01 am
good job !
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
niiiiiiiiiiiiice~
whereabouts in ss2 – near kayu nasi kandar? =P
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Darrencw : ss2/10 mate , yeap . there will be a simple jamming studio …still deciding whether to charge it by lump sum package , or by per hour
Akmal : damn , you hit the jackpot ..its the same row with Kayu nasi kandar . Roti tisu anyone ?
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Man, is this what happens to guitarists in Malaysia ?
No future ? Can only sell gear ?
Dude don’t ya feel wasted or something ?
This makes me feel like wanna give up guitar.
Now I understand why my parents forbid me taking up music.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:46 am
hi guitarlamer , yeah..sad but true , it is not easy making a living in M’sia just by playing guitar..
most of the full time musicians have a part time job ..teaching music , selling gears , agent for bands etc …
the people here don’t even support their own musicians ..so i guess you are right to a certain point..
July 24th, 2008 at 6:32 am
gong hei gong hei!!
jealous of u wei that u got a shop now :p
July 25th, 2008 at 2:03 am
hahaha..not got a shop la ..more like a *space* bro..make sure you come lepak there lah ..later i lonely T.T
July 25th, 2008 at 2:25 am
Epic mou!
We all sure come lepak one, no worries..’poong cheong’ a bit!
July 26th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Fuh …Serpent Ash will be guest of honor of the shop lah…conduct guitar clinic mou ?
July 28th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
woiiiiii
dun make me GAS laaaaa