Mus'art Winds Adventure

...dotx..i know the tittle is lame.. but isnt it catchy?? hhaha...

today went to Mus'art Winds with a friend.. which is located at Jurong Green CC..and when we reached there..its was quite easy to find their practice room... however.. both of us reached there quite late...and the band had already began their practice.. we wanted to enter the room..but it will be very awkward..everyone inside were like strangers to us... and we were strangers to them too..except for my cousin..who is part of Mus'art too...

we waited for an hour outside the door...and ocassionally, opened the door slighty to take a glance of what's inside...haha..we didnt have to courage to enter the room...

well... we decided to wait for their breaktime and then enter the room..which we didnt event know if there is any breaks or when is it...so..it was rather risky... but anyway..we guessed it would be 3.30pm..which was correct!! LOL..

during their break..i saw my cousin coming out from the room..and i hurried to chat with her. we then followed her into the studio...and were introduced to the conductor, Mdm Tan, and were also allowed to sit in and play with the musicians...as they were also sight-reading their new scores..

and so..we spent the day in the practice room( which is a bomb shelter room..surprised?? ) and going through the practice with them...and besides..we were allowed to borrow instrument from them and play together..but i didnt..it wld be embarrassing...

ohh..and they were playing some pieces such as "Westside Story" !! and i saw those scores...and remembered some of the notes..HAHA...

the practice was rather relaxed..not as strict as i suspected...and perhaps..i going there again after my 'O's... yea!!

moody day

...finally got 'time' to update...lolx.. well..i really am lazy to do this stuff... :)

today was supposed to be quite a fine day to me... though there quite some pressure from my schoolwork... but then.. it was tt moment just now..that made me fed up... i guess that i can partly blame the moody feeling on my pettiness...but it was * fault... cant they have the ' stewardship' attitude...?? since those things(BR) doesnt belong to them and they are using those things...why cant * treat the stuffs with care?? those BR are not theirs...and * still dare to make acrobatic acts out of those BR( which are mine) ...and i was glaring at *..he didnt notice me earlier..and i saw * stepped on my BR...please lar...do consider ur weight...it will definitely damage those weak pieces of metals....and those arent urs anyway...who said you have the rights to 'abuse' them?? somemore still can ask me : 'wad??' when he realised i was looking at him...and when i told him off ...he still dare to continue doing those foolish ' acrobatic acts' ...and abused my things again...

i was like.. want to kick him right into his face...ask him to get lost from my sight...idiotic person... i better warn u again...next time i see still doing those ' childish, stupid and clumsy acrobatic acts'... u shall NEVER use my things...

@@ and pls ask me for permission when want to use my stuffs... its rude... esp when the thing was supposed to be used for my trumpet...!!!

spoil my fine day only... see lar...just wasted my precious day...

day before my O level english oral

damn....tomorrow is my english oral examination...damn stressful now... my picture discussion and conversation skills are bad...there's not much time for me to improve on them now... just have to depend on my luck ... :(

for picture discussion...even though i memorised all the 4 Ps..but i just can't apply them in my reading skills... and i always forgot to cite evidence from the picture to support my statements... die...
??!! why is it tt my brain works so slow and ideas just slowly streaming into my head...can't it go faster ??!!

damn...

hmm...my 'O' level english oral is nearing now...coming wednesday..wished me gd luck everyone!! -_- ....

oh yea..listened to the national day rally just now...the PM mentioned abt biomedical science and some other stuffs.. abt focusing on these subjects..hmm..maybe this may hint me on what i would want to study... besides..i have interests in biology too...!!

oh...and just now..i had so many inspirations..they just flowed into my mind suddenly...hmm..must remember to take down all of them before the forgetful-me forgets... lolx...

passing days and nights

haha...finally i've decided to update..rather lazy to blog now... also nth much special happened to me recently..

yea..today finally get the class photo we took on National day... still got a few CCHYSB alumi photos havent take from wan peng...waiting for her to send me.. wait very long le leh...

anyway..recently i've been much more attentive in class liao...trying to focus more on study...maybe its becoz of the coming prelims which made me realise how bad i was in my studies..maybe i will retain for 1 yr in cchy...who knows ??

even though there is much focus on my studies... there's also quite some fun... a few days ago...me, zhi hao, sophia, suxian and peiling still shoot rubber bands at each other in class...lolx... i know its childish..but cant help it...take the opportunity now to be childish than when older....haha...

ok...still left about 2 weeks to september holidays...yes...gg to attend a music workshop for the first time...somemore is by TKWO... woo!!

troubled choice

woke up this morning...first thing i thought of was to go jc or poly next yr?? this matter has been bothering me for a few weeks... i have still not know wad is best for me... shld i accept NYJC 's offer?? due date is 14 Aug... time sure is running out..

my ultimate aim is to get into a university..and to enjoy life while studying...is this possible when in a jc?? or in a poly.. am i able to get into a Uni..??

5/8/06...class tees

irritating: today there's some quarrel gg on in the class.... all becoz of ** ... the class tees is our memorable stuff..if u dun want..forget it...why talk so much.. ?? and who said class tees can onli be wore within yr 2006.. idiot.. u can dun be part of our class..

HAPPY: yeah!! the band is gg to take photos!! means more photos for me..haha..too bad last yr didnt take any... man...it was so stuffy in the phototaking position..lucky i stand next to jason..haha..and emu wanted to change position..lolx..and we observed who he was standing next to...lolx..

ok..today really screwed my playing...esp my sight read.... it just reflects how bad i am.... even though it doesnt matter if i can pass the audition... im still lacking my fundamentals.. its August already..im still lagging away from my 'planned' revision... yet im still in the mood to watch next week's fireworks display...

ok...today got 'free' transport from ms lim... then after audition..went to see her dogs from the house's back gate... the dogs quite scared me though...her " Nugget" was so huge in size... i thought it was a cute little one...scary...

then went to her neighbour house..i think...more dogs in the house...but smaller and cuter ones... heard the owner said that one of the dogs just vomitted..which explained why there was a stench when we went in..argh!!

..and then there were stains on my pants!! must be one of the dogs... eews...

tt's all.... must at least revise one chapter of subject now...

ok..today planned to revise 4 subjects de..still cant make it..too easy to get distracted... went to woodlands library to study..with jerry & sp..along the way met alinia..she was in a rush...lolx.. go there(library) only to chat & gossip..not study... i really cant study in grps... all my concentrations on studying all gone..sianz...

had some very 'mature' talking...lolx..

after some time in the library..went to sakae to fill up our stomaches...lolx..really is my first time there..so xia shui... dont know wad to order...sp and jerry ordered quite alot.. lolx...jerry is very cruel..trying to break someone's relationships with his friends...idiot...too bad..he cant do it..HAHA...

anyway..learnt something new...


CCB = Cucumber

no vulgarities... :)

these few days seemed so boring.. the prelims and 'O's are drawing near..yet there's no mood for me to study..i guess i will failed my english and ss.... really cannot make it...

on thursday, mr toh told me abt the 'life' in jcs & poly...now..i'm really confused..trapped in a dilemma.. i'm really lost in my thinking.. what shld i do??

nowadays..those few friends with me are having their private talks every now and then... its very irritating tt our whole grp has nth much to share abt now..it's so boring..

at least there's one hope of happiness for me during this 2 weeks..next tuesday..some china pple coming to our school...dunno for what purpose..and our NBC band is susposed to perform for them..and tt's means..early dismissal and playing in a band!! yeah!!

and also gg to take photos again..haha..told weipeng to take a photo with him... my files and pictures are getting too much space in my com..have to get a thumbdrive..

25/07/06 Aichi Meiden High School SB

..ENCORE!!! ENCORE!!!....

..impressive....the japanese band was so impressive...esp. " The Incredibles".... hope to watch their performance again....

at the concert hall....ferran was dozing off to sleep..for the 1st half...lolx...during interval...noryln came to find ferran...say she saw Alexa...and the dying " Fei Ren" sprang back to life...(ok..its lame)...sd & zy are also interested in finding her...then...our whole grp moved closer to where she was sitting...

me & jr cant really figure out where she was seating...we expected her to be quite a distance awway from us...lolx...

2nd half.... disco party 3...with the dancers...HAHA..funny... then Incredibles...omg...the whole band treated the concert hall as in outdoor...performing as a marching band...most of us watched in awe....followed which was " Deep Purple Medley" ..the whole band was so sexy..esp Tubas!!..lolx...

the concert ended...after abt 3 encores...(i think)...

most of the audience went to take photos with the japanese band...including me...

outside VCH.. our grp take photos with 1 of the trumpeters....i think its quite a lot(photos) for tt girl...lolx.... waited quite long time to have photos taken..but...it's quite worth it... haha.

Racial Harmony Day

ok...today borrowed a Malay costume from syakinah... in my group of friends...i was the only one wearing it...felt so weird...and they keep suaning me...haix...

haiz..not everyone in my class wore the costume..so disappointing ....

in the hall..ok..this is where alot of photos were taken...HAHA...de lp and jm asked mi some stupid qns..

ms ang was cute in her little china doll outfit!! HAHA...take photos again..haha...

NBC Celebration

yeah!! celebration!!

everyone was susposed to report at the LTR...mr toh giving his speech..reading out the judges comments...ohoh.... Bravo for trumpet solo...bravo for the solos... :)

having pizza meals again...this time in the canteen...ok...this time also got photos taken..with pizzas....

after tt...we were supposed to clear up the mess...the celebration could be much fun..if there were no time limit to get out of school.... :(

zy ' vomitted ' out the coke.. made a total mess(jk)...and also at the clarinet section table...lolz...

wearing the nbc shirts...we took some photos at the fitness corner with mr toh...and i think jeremy was at the piano...practising is for a few days...HAHA...

1st National Band Competition

today, at abt 5.30pm, is our competition..the day finally arrived. we had some final rehearsals in the AVA room...then..trying to relax ourselves as much as possible. this time...i guess we don't have a very high expectation for ourselves...we just try our best...

reaching VCH...outside VCH...our band took some photos... i saw mus'art wind orchestra...saw my cousin...went to say 'hello'....

time is drawing near...it's our time to go to the tuning room... i guess alot of us were nervous...cause we took quite some time to tune...can we really make it??

inside VCH..waiting for our turn to be on stage...while cheering each other up...

mr toh:" you guys have perform so many times...all of u shld not be as nervous like last time...just take this as a performance..try ur best and enjoy urself "....( i susposed he said this..of coz is not word for word..roughly there... :)

we played finish..everyone was like beaming with hope...feelings of hope of getting a gold also start to rouse... outside the concert hall...we were like in a big sale... everyone( including other schools) were trying to get their hands on the NBC souvenirs...haha..ferran is gd at snatching...while i was waiting at the cashier there...he came back quickly with 2 shirts, posters and booklets...LOL....

went back to the concert hall...waiting for the results..tensions started to build up in us...as the few schools before us were getting silver awards...its our turn next...ms lim, the commentor for the competition..paused for a while..looked at mr toh...paused again...and announced:' Chung Cheng High School Symphonic Band...84.5%...GOLD!!!'

'' WHOOOO!!!! WHEEE!! YEAH!!!'' shouts like this came from us...some punching into the air for triumph...( ferran tan doing tt..lolx..)

a remarkable break for us...a break in the 'curse'...

tt evening....we spent time in taking photos...congratulating each other... couldn't have felt much happier...we finally made it!!

it's a sad case tt mr toh wouldnt have time to celebrate the joy with us tt night...he had meetings to do abt NBC...

YES!!! we are gg to gain back our fame in school!! yet..mr toh sae we have to be humble...haha... everyone's msn nick is gg to include a "gold" ..lolz..

Passion Brass 1 yr anniversary 8/7/06

ohh...1 yr has passed so quickly...and also finally we had our celebrations...it has been months we had not celebrate...

today..wearing our very own jersey...nice...haha... me..with no. 10....lolx... ok.. our celebration was at Marina South..eating steamboat... cheap and can eat at there almost the whole day!! wahaha!!

before that..we reached a little too early..so..went and play 'football'...those twist the 'players inside the box... haha...nice and funny game... during a match... the goal keeper score...haha..and is seldom by the strikers.. :) ..ok..after that go into the arcade..play games..had some game battles with wl...oh dear..i lost so many matches to her... :(

ok..almost time for steamboat...we made a mess there... wasting quite a lot of food...even if there is 2 FNN students with us...haiz...

had photos taken during the dinner and after that...went to a nearby soccer field...take photos...den...we began a long journey....

JOURNEY to SUNTEC !!
we walked all the way from marina to suntec..very long journey..not sure wad is the correct direction..but..we still moved on..getting lost while taking pictures...haha..we reached under a highway..ooh..damn dark inside..and wild imaginations entered my head...i thought of stumbling over a corpse...TOUCHWOOD !!

ok..den..take photos on the highway..with background scenery of the Esplanade...running along the highway..our ' goalkeeper is the fastest!!' and our ' forward striker'...the last of all...lolx...











so tired after the whole day of activities...esp the journey..take almost 1 and 1/2 hrs...LOL....

CCHY Opening Ceremony

30th June...our school opening ceremony...a big day for the school...CCAs, teachers...blah..blah blah...

the school had already a number of rehearsals for this occasion...full dress rehearsals....

the VIP of this event: 1st Minister for Finance...

on the day itself...parade marches in the parade sq..it's not a thing u can see everyday... :) the whole dae we practice a lot...esp the dance...yeah!!

during lunch break: having a big lunch at Kahtib Central...a sportsman championship( the winner was me)...hehe.... having fights with jason on a monkey bar...dangerous...risky...easy to lose ur precious...haha...i was kicked right in the face by jason...and this movement was recorded...haha...lucky both of us take off our shoes... :)

finally return to school...for the last item our band is putting up... the dancers' grp(me,sd,jason,jerry,jamie,sp,norlyn & jinghui) practice and practice...haha...

during the performance..we were very nervous...maybe is our first time dancing for the public...haha...though there were not enough coordination in our dancing...the outcome was rather good...and the Minister was smiling..haha...is it really gd?? or hilarious?? lolx...

perfomance ended... ok..take pictures again...had some chatterings with alinia and erika...took photo with miss lim...is it the last??..hope not...well...the pic still with mr toh..other day den ask him from it...

and.....the DANCERS photos!!!

day after P.O.P

ok...im being gg home very late in 3 consecutive days...sure gg to get scolded again....

today..went to watch SSO concert( including 1 trumpet concerto) with zy and jr...sit at the highest and cheapest seats...lolx...during interval met weipeng...

after concert...we met up with sd & jeremy...den..we wait for mr toh's car..gg to eat dinner with him at changi village...we squeezed into the car...and for abt 20 min...so long...
while along the changi rd...we stopped by the rd and watched airplanes...den......we raced against the 1 of the plane!!!
haha....funny sia...

we reached our changi village...and mr toh start telling us abt " ah guas' at there...and tt midnight was their active period...lolx...everything said was den exaggerated...

we had nasi lemak and BBQ sting ray for supper....the queue at the nasi lemak store was long....must be very famous..mr toh also sae it's famous...

we ate, drank(sugarcane) and chat .....until when we are abt to go home...mr toh brought us to see the 'ah guas'...HAHA.... while in the car...mr toh drove the car near to 'them'...and another 2nd round...with the windows open at where sd seating...sd was like shouting and screaming ...HAHA...we laughed all the way....

i guessed we reached home abt 1 am....

P.O.P 2006

P.O.P....feeling tired after last night concert...in afternoon..went to northpoint to get some gifts for mr toh with sd,zy,emu,jeremy....haha....i bought a small soft toy doggy for mr toh...for him to remind of me...lolx...

during P.O.P, mr toh made a speech, and sp cried...sobs sobs...having a pizza meal(canadian pizza) in our sectional areas..provided by mr toh and teachers...as we ate the pizzas..zy who cried earlier in the hall...made the whole section cried...including sec 1s...he sure have charms...HAha...ok...

" Crying is gg to make ur pizza salty...u can forget abt the powdered cheese..."

had a long time taking many photos..with lots of memories behind these photos...worth it...

Reflection:am i feeling sad or happy?? or even worst...nth...i dunno...im so confused...but...seeing some of the other band mates crying...i also have the feeling to join with them....more than 3 yrs i had spent on this band...i knew it was quite a tough journey...but..i just didnt feel the sufferings of those past days....it seemed just like watching a movie..a long one...with selected scenes...with great details...except...the fact that the feeling is not repeated...

but...really want to thank Ms Lim, Mr Toh, alummi ( WeiPeng,GuoXian, etc)...for guiding the band and fostering us...and also had so much fun...also thanks to the other past teachers-in-charge too...

to ms lim & mr toh: i really owed both of u alot...whenever we make mistakes...we were given chances(esp. the SYF 2005..really want to cry)...and of coz punishment...Without ms lim's effort..the band wouldnt have gone to thailand ....and i wouldnt have so much fun...and pictures taken..(although im still wasnt a photofreak yet at tt time)...also...thanks to mr toh..for teaching me musically..plus some other principles of life...

and i believed tt "musicians are more intelligent than the others"....

" have i really put band as my first piority?? .... "

those moments and memories in the new and old school...band rooms...band stores( me, zong yi, and the key story) ..band camps..band practices...i just didnt manage to capture them... its so ke xi...

the night ended at GV carpark..where 'Inferno Affairs" had taken place....haha...

Appasionato II

the concert is finally today!! we had waited for it so long...plus the past practices...really worked very hard for it...

at VCH...ms lim was there to help us sew a few dropped off buttons...and mine dropped off one..hehe..

" Ring....." concert starting soon...quick...get ready....
and just minutes before the concert...me,sd,zy,jason,ferran...all go back to the toilet to check on our hair...and do some final touches on them..haha...we must have really being vain..this also apply to others ba...cos tt night was my first time seeing ming ching styling his hair...lolz..




must have been quite nervous...but first half went quite gd...happy tt my solo part was more of a success...haha...yeah!!! Passion Brass was able to perform too....

2nd half was even nicer...coz there is more upbeat pieces...esp Disco Party 3....weipeng solo is nice....whole audience start screaming...haha...
plus...the spongebob sq pants song and shao nian shi dai...wanpeng really handled the teaching task well...lolx...

the concert was unforgetable...esp when watson conducted us for ' U raise me up'.... so 'cool'...ok....

at backstage...flowers were receieved from my section mates...thank u guys...photos were taken....feeling very tired and happy... sianz that there is school the next dae....

the beginning

ok...i think i started blogging a bit too late le... well...although i had lots of pic taken on special occasions.... i think those true feelings are fading away in my mind...how to preserve them?? at least i hope im in Harry Potter's world....where there is the pensive...store my memories...allow mi to recall those precious moments...haiz...im day-dreaming again....

tt's all for a start......