It’s amazing how the holidays can be this amusing! I guess being in a united class definitely plays such a big part since I’ve been interacting with them MUCH, it’s almost like 24/7 HAHA. Well we (the Steamboat Gang as they call it, even though I wasn’t there to have steamboat with them the other time. Guess I’m part of it? LOL) were actually supposed to go to East Coast Park on Monday to celebrate Kok Ming’s birthday! Call it a blessing in diguise, the utterly tremendous tycoon-like rain actually blew us to VivoCity instead. There, we split up half-half, each group going to a fast food outlet. Well it was almost the same group of people who went to BK the other time. This time it was the same, haha, Anyways, we waited for the princess (err no she’s not any birthday girl. Birthday boy’s a boy.) Miss Tay Huiyi from her fabulous ballet lesson. By the time she arrived, it was close to late middle afternoon! Anywayz, pity her for those broken blisters on her toes. May they get well soon dancing queen!

As we waited and waited, we actually went to sentosa. No, before that, we hogged the enormous VivoCity directory board (it was huge enough like a dining table to host us 11 people. Mind you, Secondary 4 people.) for at least a good half hour. Then the dancing queen came and off we went to the marvellous Sentosa (well it also actually stands for something really terrible but let’s just brush that aside)!

When we arrived via the monorail, I was already groggy from all the laughter I’ve created. I guess laughing’s a tiring job but whatever the case, we had fun. Then as we alighted at the Beach Station we hung out at the toilets (what??) where there was a beautiful array of garden-like features by the sink area in the Gents’ wash-up area. My goodness, Jerry became a gorrila in need of much attention indeed. Hello animal exhibitionist. In the making. The slaps of his hands, the puffed out mouth and the bouncy footsteps. Tell me he’s not a monkey.

We then actually further wasted our precious enjoying time to wait for the tram. No we actually had fun in the tram takin photos. And guess the dancing queen’s gotten over her blisters because she ended up trying to fake annoyance. Hello, driver’s mirror?! Hehe

As we reached unexpectedly (my goodness, one stop??) by the Bicycle rental store, we wasted a couple more precious moments trying to persuade one another to rent a bike. Hello?~ But it was all fun, $5 an hour, wow. Anyway, so of the 12 of us, 10 of us got a bike ($50 earned, just like that!) while the dancing queen and her accompanist (LOL) held on to the valuable $2-per-pax Birthday Cake. They were really up to no fun because all they did was to slowly creep up behind the cyclists and then stop and chat. Then try to find us. Then stop to chat. Then follow us. Then stop to chat. I guess.

Anyway, poor photographer Wanni fell down as she went down the slope. Actually not exactly went down the slope. See, we were going up the slope when she decided she was actually decelerating. Instead of coming down to push the bike up (which was a much wiser choice), she turned to go down before attempting the cycle of fate again. Guess all hell broke loose when somehow she turned left and she turned right and just at the split second of clutching her breaks, she hit something and tumbling down she went. Sad. Hope you appreciate our shocked faced when out of a blue, you shouted ‘I fell down, HAHA’. HAHA.

Anyway I guess all our butts ached like nothing (we could actually be the coloured-butt monkeys) and they felt bruised. How brutal. We didn’t come off the bikes for a good 1 hour and then we returned the bikes. Nice uncle to allow us to just messily leave all 10 bikes in his store randomly. So we found a nice bench area to settle the cake down. With a few shots of the birthday cake unlitted, I sincerely shouted a couple of times, ‘Can a kind public soul please help us take a group photo?’. I repeat, a couple of times. No heads turned, no attention shown. Guess I’m just a big time loser. But whatever the case, injured-yet-helpful Wanni Power Superwoman Chermel approached the kind lady just opposite of us to help us take a photo. Nice.

After the cakes and celebration, (3 times birthday song?) we approached the waters. Poor birthday boy dodged helplessly from being pushed in the ice-cool waters. Sad case, Jerry, the supposedly hero who would take the birthday boy down into the water fell in all by himself. Planned? Maybe. But anyhow, he kind of lost his specs in the waters! So one by one, guys went down to find. Me, Justin, birthday boy (WHO TRIED SO HARD STAYING DRY) And guess what, a miracle happened. The guy who lost his specs found his specs. So what did we get wet for?!?!?! AHHHH.

Bathed and off we went out of sentosa. A nice few hours gone just like that. At the train station, 12 became 3 as Clay, Wei Ling and I went off to GVMax for our Enchanted show.

Ever ever after. It may only be a wish away.

Thanks guys, for this memory.

Goodness gracious, I’ve so many plans for the hols! It’s uncountable and for the fact that we’ve only one month, a depressing one month, so many things would be left undone and unaccomplished! Talk about living life to the fullest.

I’ve so many plans;
Go exercise (swim, jog, badminton sessions)
Repaint my room (get ready for maroon and brown!)
Get my diploma pieces ready (saxophone)
Practise my vibrato (saxophone)
CLASS Chalet!!
BAND Chalet!! (hopefully in the midst of planning)
Get a tan (hahaha…)
ASSIGNMENTS (dreadful)
Read novels (niche area for english)
Revision (get all my facts right)
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE
Buy next year’s texts
W-O-R-R-Y for next year

Guess the list goes on! And on!

WELL! I’d be updating, life’s gonna get horrendous and excruciatingly painful.
Dread for it for one more year. Or at least this month, hopefully next year’ll be a breeze.
But I guess it never happens. To me anywayz.

I’m such a sad little man.

Good Lord! I can’t believe school’s just —– like that! ENDED! HAHA! DONE-ded! Yea man! LOL! But guess what, it’s assignments time!!! Just take a look at the whole list!

English: 5 Compositions
English: 5 Comprehensions
English: 2 Movie Novel Reviews

Chinese: 20-Idioms Test [GREAT huh!~]
Chinese: O’ Level 2001 Chinese Paper
Chinese: O’ Level 2002 Chinese Paper
Chinese: O’ Level 2003 Chinese Paper

E Math: Set 1, of Paper 1 & 2
E Math: Set 2, of Paper 1 & 2

A Math: Textbook Revision Ex 10
A Math: Textbook Revision Ex 11
A Math: Textbook Revision Ex 12

Social Studies: Given Worksheets [my undone ones]
Social Studies: SEQ Question on Chapter 6
Social Studies: SEQ Question on Chapter 6
Social Studies: 1 Online Journal Entry

History: SEQ Question on the Korean Conflict
History: 1 Online Journal Entry

Chemistry: 25 Essay Free Response Questions [and THAT'S alot!]

Physics: MCQ Revision Paper

REVISION, REVISION x infinity

School’s going to ENDDDDD in 2 days! Can’t wait

WELL it has been pretty crazy! I was at this saxophone masterclass over at Bedok Reservoir and it was really, really awesome! So many many thing I’ve learnt, and I’ve got to really remember them and start practising!

Alternate fingerings:
C to D
Ab key
In-tune C#s
Finger placements

Tone improvements:
Strap adjustments
Reed placements
Vibrato (no more diaphragm crap! It’s all jaw now)
Air stream
Expressions
Air support
Breathing (well the most important, all the time, is just to breathe as much)

Ballade:
Nothing much, but he showed how much I could do with the vibrato to express sections and passages.
Really great!
Dynamics (p should be softer HAHA cos when I started p, it was actually f)

All in all, everything just went really well in place! Professor Vincent was such nice person and I can’t wait to see if he’d be coming to Singapore again next year! ALSO! Lots of homework. TONS! But whatever the case, hopefully everything’ll turn out just fine.
Still waiting for the nice weather after the rain. HAHA.

All the best. To me.

Still going tough on us, the school! It’s already the last week, what’s with mock exams? Hahaha…

I gues nothing can be perfect, at least in everyone’s lives. Haha, always something pops up with everything’s going on fine and well. Oh well as the chinese saying goes, ‘The nice weather after the rain.’

Oh when that happens, I’ll rejoice.

Guess not so soon.

 p.s Sometimes it’s just good to stay home watching plays and musicals and operas and ballets and dramas rathan than facing the hustle and bustle of life! Guess I’ll go rent some of them and coop myself up. And my room needs to be done. And my revision should start. And I’ve got to plan for next year. And set my goals. And handle all the itsy bitsy imperfections. Haha, I’ll deal with it later. I just need a break from all. A-l-l.

I did a little spring cleaning this afternoon after my music homework! Eww my room’s so filthy and dirty! Have yet to vacuum and mop it, but I’ve cleared one thrash bag so it’s not that bad! But it’s so irritating how I want to throw my whole stack of books and stuff but I just can’t! And because of them my whole table’s full! Haha!

One whole table full of books! And those are just Music, A Math, E Math, Physics and Chem! Social Studies, History, English and Chinese are missing because I don’t even have space for them! They were put off into my plastic cupboards. Sad.

Can you see that pile on the right?? Those are my A and E Math pile! SO huge! 2 ring files, more than 10 A4 notebooks, TONS of worksheets, 2 thick textbooks and more papers and equipment! You can barely see it because my photography skills don’t do it justice At all. But whatever the case, it’s humongous!

Look at how both my Math tower the tiny sciences! And I’m scoring lower for science too heh..

Haha these are but a few of my many birthday presents! The framed saxophone is I think from one of my bandmates! Pauline? Or maybe Geraldine! SORRY! And the green little thing is from Wei Ling! HAHA Finally I get to show them! Though they were *sorry* kind of like.. Well look at the greeny’s face, it didn’t like the dust… At all.

And just when I thought I was finally cosying up to my class… We’ve got to split next year. There goes one of my fondest secondary memories…

And so life’s like that! One more week of horror and terror and trauma before I get the work (study) at my own pace!

And oh as the title mentions, I’ll be painting my room soon!

I guess it’s our passion(s) that allow(s) us to live life to the fullest:

 And so it goes…

Guess every one faces difficulties in their lives, just depends on which phase of their lives they are. Haha, from dreaming of getting hold of that toy machine gun to the obstacles of getting your degree or PhD. LOL.

But I guess every one also knows where they turn to for comfort. So life ain’t that bad. I guess!

Yea… Life’s just a journey…
Just that.. When’s every bad thing going to end?
(“When will I get my machine gun…” ponders the little kid.)
(“When will this end???” the toubled undergraduate ponders.)

Life’s a Carnival Ride!

Haha woo! Graduated as Band Major last night! It was really nice, this 5-day Day camp, because I finally got to get down to learning so many things I never thought being in the band would learn. Cheesy as it can be, being in the band really emphasises so much on one’s character development and life skills. And that really allows me to grow so much, finally nothing doing with academics!

I was that close to not being able to experience the joys of this camp! I still can’t believe it. But really, it has really benefitted me alot! One of them being getting away from school! HAHA not that school’s anything bad, but it really was a change having a musical school week! Hehe…

It took my mind off so many things as well. We did this display band techniques.. And it was extremely tough! Kind of like drills throughout the whole day, and staying awake at the lectures too. There really isn’t anything negative about this camp other than the food! HAHA yea, the people there were amazing, but I just had a hard time getting close to them at first, but on the Passing Out Parade day, we actually cried. :’(

So memorable, this camp. I don’t really know what to write about it because I’d be this old naggy senior citizen lol but yea!!! It’s just, I’ve gotten to know SO many wonderful people in this camp, far different from even my school, where so many big-headed monsters flaunt their assets (some do not even have any ) ). I already can’t wait for the outing.

Waking up at 6 everyday, march from 9am to 11am, 11am to 1pm lectures and lunch, 1pm to 6pm march. Nice huh?!

BUT also, cannot imagine the many people involved in my life bringing me up to this stage of proficiency in music
Thank you SOOOO much!! Without you guys I really can’t imagine how I could have managed.

Lots of thank yous and loves, and now, back to the real world haha. :( 

Just want to share one of my favourite songs around… Found my VCD yesterday… Yea a day before my confirmation! But I slept during the show. Haha gonna watch it again.