Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Felt a need to start from the last post--
Turned out that the 作文 wasn't exactly due the day after('cos there isn't any Chinese period), so I stayed up when I could've gotten the much needed sleep... Hmph... And the Chem test was postponed to today... 0_o

Anyway, I realised yesterday during combined band prac that different conductors bring out different, how-should-I-put-it, musical sides of the poeple they're conducting... Let me explain... We have 2 conductors, totally different in every aspect I can think of... When both conduct the same pieces, somehow, we, as the people playing the instruments, respond differently ( as in our playing, not verbal)... Take the SYF pieces, for example... With one conductor, the music we played was more warm, more expressive... With the other, some of these were lost... But we do shine playing more rigid pieces, like marches, under this conductor... Why though? Is it because we are more scared of one than the other? Or do we not take one of them as seriously as the other? Or is their conducting styles different, therefore affecting us? Or could it be their personalities?? I wonder...

Listening to a Farenheit album Wanyan lent... Not very impressed yet... Maybe I need to listen to it 1 more time... Oh, and even Hui Min was saying Gackt can really sing... Maybe I should check him out...

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Tuesday, January 15, 2007

Ended up that I didn't go for the Induction Ceremony at all... Down with fever and stomach upset that day... (-_-)''' Definitely not a nice experience... And I've lost 90% of my trust in Chinese Physicians... Urgh...

And why am I still up so late again? 'Cos I've just finished my 作文... And it seems to be very crappy... I don't think I'm exactly in the right frame of mind to write one now... But, hey, what else can I do?? The deadline's tomorrow... Haizz...

Time check: 0023

And it's just Monday--

Oh yeah, and if the Chem test's tmr, I'm seriously d-e-a-d...

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Thursday, January 11, 2007

I'm exhausted, really tired-- I mean, look at the time...

Anyway, I was shock-awakened by my sister's montrous alarm clock's wailing in the wee hours... Couldn't really sleep after that... So I did my usual morning routine, dilly-dallied, and arrived in school at the usual time... Lesson time-- had PE and Jogging today, so I sweated alot alot... Then ate my lunch during recess... Sat through another few periods of lessons... Rushed to St Nics for music lesson after those... Barely made it on time... Froze there (so much so that my teeth were chattering) 'cos it was raining outside and the air-cons were in perfect working condition... Then had lessons until nearly 7... Arrived home at about 7:40... Ate my dinner, showered, and it was nearly 9... And then I started on my homework... Urgh... Aaaannd, I'm just done printing the Geog MNC thing... (-_-)

Oh, btw, for the first time in my life (so far), I was thankful that I had to wear specs... 'Cos when I took a look at my eyes in the mirror, I realised that I was half a moon away from having panda eyes... Yikes... No suprise though.... Sleeping near midnight and waking up at 5:30 when the sky's still dark for so many days/nights...

SIGH

I wonder how the Induction rehearsal went?

Monday, January 08, 2007

Monday, January 08, 2007

Thus begins the second week of school... The first proper week actually...

Anyway, my sister's been kop-ing the toilet every morning to take a s-h-o-r-t shower ever since school reopened... (-_-)''' Hmphh...

That aside, I'm just gonna complain and complain on in this post... I hate waking up in the morning... And I mean early in the morning... 'Cos that's just not my habit... I'd rather sleep later and wake up later... Somehow it's harder to concentrate in the wee hours... And everything's 10 times worser when it's raining... But that's the school system here, isn't it?? So I don't really have a choice... =[

And there's the change of Music Centre again... It...

For-get it... I shall have my dinner and forget about all these...

Monday, January 01, 2007

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy New Year!!!

So 2006's gone in a flash huh... The previous post's about what I feel are the highlights of last year... And that's actually quite a lot, once I type them out... Haha...

Anyway, I've watched Death Note: The Last Name!!! Ahhhhhh!! I still can't believe I watched it on the opening day itself!! But really, you should try to catch the movie... There's no cliches whatsoever, and the totally unexpected twists in the plot is just plain thrilling... And L and Misa are pure entertainment with their antics... But provided that you watched the first movie... 'Cos you're gonna be super blur if you don't... Haha...

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Looking back at 2006...

New subjects, New class, New friends
Class of 3C'06: we're lazy, not enthu in class, never really managed to hand up all our assignments on time, but hey, at times we really enjoy ourselves!! Haha...

Music Lessons at SNGS
Taking music as a school subject was a dream come true, going SNGS for lessons, which is pretty near my home is a bonus, having a primary school friend studying as well there left me whooping in joy... Haha... That friend's YeeCh(ing), and I met Cong and Kelly there too... I'm going back to Cedar for music lessons next year though... Still, I treasure the times we spent studying, giggling and comparing notes together... Also, I met Germaine[L] as we both chose to take music at SNGS... Thanks for the precious friendship all of you gave!

OAC
6 days 5 nights away from home was a first for me, and so was attending a "boot camp"... But I can't forget the High Elements! Even though I didn't even make it to the half-way mark on mine and had to go to the sick bay because of a splinter in my thumb, I really found it thrilling and worth waiting... But the food, I'm not that sure... The campfire night was really fun though...

Birthday Cake
Another first-- Shahini, Varruna bought me a birthday cake during one of the rehearsals! Sweet of them, right?! It's not like I haven't had a birthday cake before, but them buying one for me-- it was totally unexpected... THANKS!!!

Macbeth play
I think this is the major-est of all the events that happened this year... The whole class was involved in the production and personally, I enjoyed it very much... No doubt, we worked very, very hard, especially us costume peeps-- Bao Hui, Jeralyn, Xin Ying and me... Designing the costumes from scratch, working out the colour palette, borrowing clothes and accessories, buying cloth and sewing, painting some costumes by hand, worrying about deadlines, attending rehearsals-cum-fittings(all of us being part-time actors and part-time costume dept), trying to make sure all the actors have enough time to change their costumes in between scenes... All this in addition to the usual homework, tests and CCA... I remember feeling very exhausted during that period all the time and so close to tears (out of frustration and weariness) sometimes, but boy, I can't deny that I had fun... I think the whole class did too... While OAC didn't really bond the class enough, this one brought us together... The way I see it now, everything was worthwhile... At the end of the day, all the hard work we put in really showed up in our performance... Even though not everything turned out how we wanted them to be, the end result was as close as perfect as we could get... And for that, I'm happy!!

Band Farewell
Something I wasn't able to imagine before Aisyah and Candy left band practices to concentrate on their studies, something I dreaded once they did... Kinda weird, not being able to see them around as much anymore... Thank goodness I didn't get too emotional at the Farewell... It'd be so embarrassing if I did... Haha... But Aisyah, Candy, you two are the best seniors anyone can ask for... Thanks for everything... Really... (^^)

Sinking deeper into J-stuff
I watched more anime, Japanese movies, Japan Hour (yeah, haha... Roll your eyes all you want...), read more manga, listen more to J-pop and J-rock this year compared to previous years... To the point that my mother calls me lip-pun siao ("japan crazy" in Hokkien)... Haha... No problem with that personally, though...

However...

Academic-wise, though, I did badly this year... Failed a subject at EYE for the first time ever in my life... Didn't do well for ABRSM practical too... So for next year, I'm gonna work extra hard for these! Ganbarimasu!

Up next year:

  • Grade 6 Theory ( yeah, I'm horrid when it comes to theory)
  • Band SYF ( towards a Gold we go...)
  • Prelims
  • 'O' Levels
  • Grade 8 piano practical
(-_-)''' That's alot, actually...

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Hope you had a happy Christmas 0=]

I've always liked Christmas, even though I don't really celebrate it... I mean, it's kinda hard not to like it when you've got nice, once-a-year Christmas carols playing everywhere, Christmas trees and shimmering deco, presents and a pretty cool weather (though I'll gladly pick snow rather than rainwater anytime)... But it's a pity Christmas is becoming so commercialised... Everyone dashing to exchange presents for the sake of exchanging and nothing else... That's the "spirit of Christmas" huh... Haizz... Well, that's not really up to me to say, is it?


However


Christmas being over means I'm days away from a brand new year... Oh man... Time to reflect... But that can wait till New Year's Eve...

But I'm not very eager to start school now... Haizz... Everbody's feeling the same, I think... 'Cos school term means lessons, homework, tests and exams... Oh yay, I'm so looking forward to it...

That aside, do you know today is Boxing Day? And do you know its origins? My mother thought it was opening up your boxed Christmas presents... Haha... So take a look at this and clear up your doubts...

~2 more days~ (to official opening of Death Note 2: The Last Name)

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Yosh... I've gotten all my Chinese New Year clothes... Not bad, huh... Just 3 days shopping and ta-da, done... Except for shoes... Well... Haizz... Not that I don't like to shop though... Haha... But I still think it's kinda early to shop for something that's like 2 months away... And, man, the rules... No black-coloured clothes, not skulls, nothing that's 'offensive', basically...

I watched Eragon on Thursday... Not that fantastic, full of cliches... But I like that dragon Sapira, the most realistic-looking dragon around... Haha... And it's most likely gonna keep me going for the sequels...

+ Can't wait for Christmas!!
++ No, wait, I can... I need to finish all those holiday homework before that... HAIZZ...
+++ Band's starting soon... (^-^)'''

Monday, December 11, 2006

Monday, December 11, 2006

Mon ami!! (that's French for "My friend")

I'm very pleased to say that, as of yesterday, I've finished the entire season of Ouran High School Host Club... YAY!!! I quoted that "mon ami" from the anime too... Haha... Anyway, its a very funny anime... Should watch... Hope there's another season though... But I think there probably is, 'cos the ending was, how should I put it, quite open... Yep... So I'll just hope... Haha...

Ok, so I spent a few hours wandering around Toa Payoh Central today... My mother, sister and I basically just went into every shop that sells clothes and shoes... And man, it was't a single digit number... In the end, I was the only one who actually bought something, though my sister tried like more than half a dozen pair of jeans... *snigger* The long sleeved top I bought actually comes with suspenders... Yeah, the clip-on ones... If only it came earlier, then we'll have Seyton wear suspenders in the Macbeth play... Haha... (^-^)

Anyway, I thought about doing something like an anime review for those series that I've seen so far, just a simple one... But I don't really have time for something like that now, so it'll just have to wait... Haha... 'Cos I'm rushing to finish all my homework and stuff like that before Christmas and then concentrate on studying for Bio Diagnostic Test after that...

Oh yeah, Candy... I CAN"T TAG YOUR TAGBOARD!?! I don't know why, but I'll try next time ok?? Sorry... o(-_-)o

++ I'm labelling my posts (for fun) starting from this post...

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Sunday, December 03, 2006

urgh
I'm having a flu
URGH