Monday, February 28, 2005
TIME: 9:38 PM
Routiness in life is getting to me..pretty soon you can see me in IMH.
No real point for this entry....just wish all the JC1s happiness in their results---good or not.Doesn't matter what results you get,what matters is what you actually do with it.Sidenote:Hope some of you come back to AJ,the rest I wish you luck in wherever you go,don't forget me hor.Haha.
Gonna start someting new here---B'day wishes.
Happy Birthday to the following people:
DuanJie(24/2)
SeekFong(27/2)
Marie(29/2)
Any1 else whom I didn't mention,please tell me if you want a present or something,cause I won't know.
Feeling Rocked now,send me all rock songs,I want.
Saturday, February 26, 2005
TIME: 11:06 PM
Well...just need to rant a little and relieve some boredom.
Yesterday:Bio SPA...haiz....never had a SPA that came down to so many different answers...1 t-test or 3?which limitation is correct?well freaking hell....who cares...if I had a choice I would go back in time and went arts...something I somehow seem to relate to better.
Survived PE again...yay.
Today:Had a somewhat unexpected exchange with HC band.The band was good,cannot deny the fact,though incomplete(only J2s and they are a small number),they put on quite and impressive performance for their choice piece,quite good...certainly better than us.But,at no offense to any HC peeps reading this,definitely not the best I heard.This of course could be attributed to the fact that well...they're still practising.But they and us...still got to work hard and fast to catch up with some other JCs...haiz.Well let's work for it,and really don't mind another exchange,always willing to make more friends,especially when we didn't even say a word to each other....
Last practice for JC1s before JAE,after that who knows whether you'll come back or not.But like Keni says,we don't care where you go so long as you're happy,so best of luck for your results!
Then went for lunch,which was somehow supposed to be a sort of band lunch i think?which ended up with some fluboes,sax,trumpets,and well...Ben Tan,Keni and Duan...who don't belong to any of those...haha.Kind of sad.Hc peeps wun join us,attributing to the no spoken word to each other phenomenon.Ah well,having Tai,Keni,Mr Leng and Mr Aw can liao...enough to keep us with our sides split ...heh.
Well supposed I'm gonna get yanagisawa(gosh did i spell this right?)992 alto,can some1 tell me if its really really worth it at about 4000 moolahs?Cause like,I play but I don't usually care about price.
I so depressed lately,lousy academics,bad playing,lousy physical state of being,exhausted mental state of being,wouldn't it be nice if I can just have that one week JC1s have as well.But since I can't,gonna concentrate on other things.Like converting my frustrations at some freaking idiots to some positive energy.So I in a fit of anger set this up.YAY!
Mon:Practice(fundamentals)<1>home
Tue:Band(Combined sectionals)<2-3>School
Wed:Practice(fundamentals and sectionals with whoever who wants it)<4>School
Thurs:Rest
Fri:Practice(fundamentals)<1>
Masterclass<2>School
Sat:Band(combined)<4>School
Sun:Rest/Practice(fundamentals/free for all)<1>
Hopefully doing all this is gonna get me to the standard I once was since I suck now.And hopefully I follow.And hopefully inspire others to follow(which probably wouldn't work since those that this will work on are already doing it and the rest...i guess couldn't really be bothered..and yes from now I'm gonna be a bastard in trying to get ppl to practice,even if they're gonna hate me and not talk to me).With luck this is gonna stop ppl from saying band has no seh and can't get gold.
Final thing,now that I think I know what I feel,how the hell to I express it.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
TIME: 11:47 PM
Feeling damn frustrated by some people and some situations these days.Damn bad mood and I hardly show it...should stop bottling things inside.
Flopped AB camp interview me thinks,well gonna kick ass in SYF now.
Failed tests once again,dunno what the hell I'm in school for
Friday, February 18, 2005
TIME: 11:28 PM
I must say,WOW,WOW and WOW!!!And no I mean nothing sarcastic by it,RJ really was good,really impressed.They had so many flutes,and almost all the time I hear one flute playing,very little intonation problems.Also,all those running notes woodwinds tend to have?(much like what AJ has been practising for Vesuvius)Gosh!Clean Precise and no faking!Can really hear the first note to the last and all on time or maybe one or two not very on time but covered up by the rest...but really,it was nice to hear.One slightly dissapointing song though,was mononoke,maybe I'm expect too much since I really love that song.The solos were good,very good,but still some flaws which I probably need to sleep on it before I can actually think of how to express it,by this I mean the flaws are really not very significant,but still there all the same.And the overall song...well I think some bits of untogetherness in it.But really RJ is really good.Can't wait for Atempo.
Er...Shall not mention RI and RGS for fear of demoralizing myself further.
So hearing this,can safely say that unless we work our butts off in the coming 2 months,with the emphasis on "2"which probably means no more than 24 if we follow the normal schedule,but closer to SYF(which I really think is now)practice will increase so lets say that in the next 2 months we have 40 band pracs,thats 16more than if we follow the normal timetable and really 40 pracs ain't that much.We have yet to perfect notes and articulation for the entire piece of vesuvius.We still have to work on precision and intonation,both biggies if we truly intend to get a gold,and definitely hard to work on.Aside from that,we have Singapore Rhapsody and some pieces to get ready for the esplanade concert.So really we are and I repeat are running out of time.Despite this,I must admit that I have yet to see the entire AJ band as one stop slacking and start working,myself can be included.
Really wish time would stop so we can do this.
I don't need the gold...but I really want it,if only to shut those F***ers up that are saying AJ band can't make it.
Anyway,recommended concerts to go to:
ACJC concert 30th march(wonder why?First ACJC is better than us and ACS(i) is playing Vesuvius so its worth a listen for 8.40 after subsidy)
RJC concert 11th april(wonder why?RJC is definitely good no?So isn't that a good enough reason?worth it at 6.40 after subsidy)
AJC concert 22nd may(tentative)(wonder why?For all AJ peeps,we're performing...duh.For the rest...well let's see how well we do in SYF first)
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
TIME: 9:36 PM
CNY:878 bucks!YAY!about a thousand,can use to buy my sax.Din go to school on fri,and no i din pon.
14 Feb:Valentine's day,though I was dateless,it's still so fun,receiving a bundle of chocolates that would definitely make me gain weight but heck...I love nothing more than my love for chocolate...haha.Spent all the CNY I put away to spend on myself buying things for others,but dun really care that much about it.After all its better to give than to receive right?
Bio and Chem test........Haiz........No comment le.
16 Feb:Still receiving chocolates,really thank those ppl who gave me the chocolates,luv u guys and gals...haha.
Finally cleared some make-up pe.yay!
No band for me today,and I still went....and stayed till 6 somemore,I think my priorities are screwed,but then,its so fun to play with ppl.
That'a about it I guess
Wishing valentine's day(friendship day)was somehow here again...hha
Sunday, February 06, 2005
TIME: 10:43 PM
Talking to well...people with better theoretical and practical knowledge than one's self tend to lead to enlightenment does it not?Well,talking well...some1...not sure if that some1 would like to be featured on my blog so he shall be referred to as some1 for now...really enlightened me on the fundamentals of saxophone playing.There's so much more I have yet to do,yet I don't do them,in part cause I'm lazy?Maybe...But I think what I'm facing here is a somewhat egoistical skeptical part of my mind.Somehow through some weird way I have become egoistic in thinking that I'm the best(no offense to any of my section mates).While ego is often a big part of our lives(I believe a quote goes something like man lives for his ego alone or something like that)...and ego is often good.In any case,I digress,ego has made me...stagnant in my level of ability.Instead of thinking of ways of improving,I play what I can and casually avoid the rest,something that no doubt will doom me to failure.So,considering this fact and the rather abrupt awakening to my senses,I think a change is in order.Therefore,I subject myself to the mercies of fundamental Saxophone techniques...no...that's too egoistical,therefore I must go back to the very basics and work my way up again,correcting the weak points in my foundation in hopes of achieving better results.Kind of late to be doing this now especially with SYF drawing near...but hey,its never too late to start,so henceforth and forthwith,any1 who catches me trying to skip long tones or scales study or whatever in favour of some challenging song that I no doubt would not be able to sightread at one go kindly slap me and get me to wake up from that daydream.
On a less serious note,happy CNY every1
Thursday, February 03, 2005
TIME: 11:12 PM
Quick entry:today marks the opening of the 08/04 class stall of fudge and hearts to raise funds in hopes of getting enough to help some of the tsunami victims get a house to live in....lots of other charities doing it I know...but what's a bit more...any orders from you will be much appreciated.
Thanks to all those ppl who ordered today either through me or my classmates,even if some of you did make it hell for me to persuade you....but I forgive you...haha.